Learning Japanese
Today, by some miracle and an inordinate amount of practice, I’ve managed to recognise all the basic katakana. It’s still an insanely difficult task to translate works in katakana to english, with an assorted array of gotchas to catch you out. But it’s not different to English really… probably simpler than English when you really think about it…
It’s been a very long time since I’ve had to actually work at a subject. School had usually been easy, so having to practice regularly has been interesting. Next up will be learning to read hiragana, but I figure another week focusing on katakana will be more beneficial than trying to rush through too quickly.
Overall, I’m impressed that I have progressed this far. I was always being negative and telling myself it’s too hard. But with a handful of good and encouraging friends, and a neat little robot to quiz me at my whim, I’ve been able to overcome the barricades I had placed in front of myself.