Day 6 October 23, 2014

Today, we learned to use "nee" which basically means "isn't it?" For example, I could say, "Genki desu nee?" This means "doing well right?" We also learned that students of an elementary school in Japan are called "kodomo" because they are seen as young children. We also learned that Arnold Schwarzenegger is nicknamed "Shuwa-chan" in Japan. I found this funny because "chan" is an honorific that means cute and it is feminine.We learned the stroke order for ha (は), hi, ( ひ), hu [also known as fu] (ふ), he (へ), ho (ほ), ba (ば), bi (ば), bu (ぶ), be (べ), bo (ぼ), pa (ぱ), pi (ぴ), pu (ぷ), pe (ぺ), and po (ぽ). Learning to write Hiragana is difficult because I have to memorize the stroke order as well as the characters in general. Learning them in order will be essential to forming words later on. I find this challenge fun and interesting. Learning a new language is fun in general! I look forward to being able  to write my own sentences in Hiragana as well as Katakana. Our time learning Hiragana is nearing its end.

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\-Time logged: 1.67 hours

-Total time logged: 9.97 hours