In this assignment, I was supposed to read a book completely in Japanese. I read a level-zero book which is the easiest level lol. it was just an informational book 4 pages long about a mantis. It's a very simple and straightforward dialogue, it starts off by saying that the mantis is green, it has big eye's and it gives birth to cute baby mantises. That's about it, even though it's very simple I still struggled trying to read this I had to keep looking back at my chart and sometimes I couldn't find the character's that were in the book. It was slow but I eventually was able to read it which is a big stepping stone for me. I'm glad that in this class we are actually being taught to read Hiragana and Katakana because I know that there are programs that don't bother with teaching to read and just focus on speaking and conversation. When I go to Japan I want to be able to read signs and menus at restaurants so it's easier to get around. Obviously, my ultimate goal will be be able to read and write in Japanese with ease but that's gonna take a good long while. It's hard to Compare Hiragana and Katakana to the English alphabet because they're so different in my mind. hiragana and katakana and kanji aren't different alphabets they work together to create the written language of Japanese. all three of them are complementary to each other. Overall I learned a lot of new words and characters from this assignment.
Good job, Liberty! The best way to become a writer of Japanese is to become a reader of Japanese. First book down... you'll keep getting better page by page.
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