Chapter 8 !!!!

Today I started on the grammar for Chapter 8 - a lot later than I expected, but I have been enjoying time with friends :) Chapter 8 of Genki focuses on the short (informal) forms of verbs, い adjectives and な adjectives, and nouns + です. I am so happy that I am learning the short forms because it is commonly used in speech and so I can now understand more of what certain characters are saying to friends in Japanese drama and anime, it also means that the Japanese I write from now on will sound less overly formal. I received my first passport and I am looking forward to getting a job so I can save for my first trip to Japan. I was jealous of all the people who went to the Tokyo Hanami where many of my favourite J - Vloggers from Youtube met up and had a great time. I have been enjoying the cherry blossom in my garden though, even if it is no where near as beautiful.

Less frequent updates

My updates have been less frequent because I have reached a point in my learning where I am really trying to practice all the grammar and vocabulary I have learned all together. I have around 800 flashcards on the go on Anki and some practice has involved me just writing pages and pages of sentences in Japanese. I am a slow learner but Im getting there. Tomorrow I will begin learning the vocabulary needed for Chapter 8. Chapter 8 looks very scary; there are many very long grammar points for that lesson that all look confusing to me. As the chapters have progressed they are adding more and more information so its taking a long time to complete this.