Things I Know So Far #1
Okay, I'm going to start doing these regularly to keep track of all current progress. I know some of the basic numbers:
1 is ichi
2 is ni
3 is san
4 is yon
5 is go
6 is roku
7 is nana
8 is hachi
9 is kyuu
10 is just
100 is hyaku
1,000 is sen
10,000 is ichiman
I also know the days of the week- Getsuyobi, Kaiyobi, Suiyobi, Makuyobi, Kinyobi, Douyobi, and Nichiyobi. I just got done learning a bunch of -masu words; ikimasu: go, kimasu: come, mimasu: watch, kikimasu: listen, kakimasu: write, nomimasu: drink, tabemasu: eat, yomimasu: read, aimasu: meet. I know a bit of kanji and katakana, but I want to wait a little so I have a better grasp on the vocal language. I think that will make the written language easier to learn. I'll slowly try to convert over to writing these in katakana and kanji as I continue to learn. That's enough for today, so. . . BYE! :3
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こんにちわ！Hello!
Romaji (writing Japanese words in English Alphabet) can be helpful at the beginning, however, the Japanese do not use Romaji.
I highly suggest that before you go straight into learning Katakana and Kanji, you begin learning hiragana. Hiragana can be very useful for beginners. For example, It can help you learn Kanji along the way, since complicated Kanji can also be written in Hiragana. Once you learn Hiragana, it will be a very useful tool in learning Japanese. You can even begin writing words you already know in Hiragana.
Katakana is also helpful, it is often used to write "Loan words" the Japanese use. (For example, Orange juice in would be written in katakana, and pronounced similar to how English speakers would say it, Orenji jūsu.) I suggest that after you master Hiragana, then you should try to work on Katakana.
頑張ってね! Good luck!
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