べんじょう！べんきょう！べんきょう！ じょうはちにちじょうにがつ　（１８日１２月） こんいちはみんなさん！ すみません、わたしはあたらしいしごとがあります。すこしべんきょうしました。 きょうわたしはかんじをしました。 カンジはたのしいでもぶんぽおはむずかしい！本はほんそしておみやげだよ？！ちょうっとすごいでよ、でも。。。何？ ----- ------ ----- What I tried to say: Hello everyone! Sorry, I have a new job. I have studied little. Today, I did Kanji. Kanji is fun, but the grammar is difficult. 本 means book AND present? A little cool, but....what? ----- ------ ----- What I want to say more elaborately: Hey everyone! Sorry, I have a new job so it's been difficult to study for the past month. Today I did a little bit of Kanji and found that it is a bit difficult. Some kanji has various meanings. Not to mention there is the On'Yomi and the Kun'Yomi. I sort of understand the difference, but researching about how to read kanji isn't enough. I need verbal..I need to hear. I wish I were going to school for this, but my research of this language is all I have. There are so many questions that I am not ready to overwhelm in this journal entry for the sake of potential readers. I'm not giving up though!!!! Kanji is therapeutic and fun!!! ¡Me encanta!

Days of the Month Practice きょうはむいかじゅいち月です。 (What I'm trying to say: Today is November the 6th.) きのはいつかじゅいち月でした. (What I'm trying to say: Yesterday was November the 5th.) あしたはなのかじゅいち月です. (What I'm trying to say: Tomorrow is November the 7th.) わたしのｔんじょびはじゅろく日ろく月です. (What I'm trying to say: My birthday is June 16th) The following days of the month were written by memory.... １－ついたち ２－ふつか ３－みっか ４－よっか ５－いつか ６－むいか ７－なのか ８－ようか ９－ここのか １０－とおか １４－じゅうよっか １７－じゅうしち日 １９－じゅうきゅう日 ２０－はつか ２４－にじゅうよっか ２７－にじゅうしち日 ２９－にじゅうきゅう日

Japanese Numbers いまはごぜん十二じゅ五十一ぷんです（or, like in military time: 一じゅ五十五ぷん)。そしてわたしはねませんです。 It has been a few weeks since I last posted anything in Japanese. I have been quite busy lately aiding my mother during and after her recent surgery as well as working on a few house projects. I really miss studying my Japanese and have only had the chance to learn on a few things in between. Currently, I am setting my focus on numbers as numbers have a lot to do with everything in life: Your age, the time, the day of the month, the year you're in, with money, and what I'll eventually learn: counters. Recently, I have learned how to say the months, the days, and all my numbers in Kanji as well as the Kanji for 月and 日. In order to practice, I have created my own little calendar in which I plan to wake up each morning and tell myself in Japanese what day, month, hour, and year it is until is in tattooed in my brain ( I realize how complicated it is to say the days of the month and not to mention the switch between ぷん and ふん in terms of time). Having said that, if you don't mind, please let me know if my calendar looks okay and if I should fix anything.