Oishi!

[vanityfair00]

So far in Japanese I can introduce myself, exclaim that it's cold, and talk about food. Yesterday I had my longest conversation in Japanese to date with a fifth grader

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[firefly124]

And she was right. They were just okay, which is pretty good when you consider that they were dried fish parts.

LOL! Thanks for the early-morning giggle.

[vanityfair00]

:-p

[michchick2]

Very funny.I took a Japanese class a long time ago.I think I remember eight words and three are numbers.It is very difficult.You are so great for going for it.Thank you for your updates.A little laughter goes a long way.

[vanityfair00]

It's more about survival than anything else. If I want any independence at all, I need to learn the language.

[droxy]

fish parts= snack food

[vanityfair00]

Or in the case of school lunch, dessert.

[ginny_weasley31]

*giggles*

I can't even imagine trying to have a conversation in Japanese. The very thought hurts my head and I know I'd fail miserably.

[vanityfair00]

I have a daily podcast that I listen to which helps with the vocab and grammar. And not being able to understand anything...and I mean anything is a great motivator. :-) I'm sure you'd pick it up too if you had to.

[e_danae]

So you know the word "delicious" in Japan already? That's a quick start!

[vanityfair00]

If you ever come to Japan the most useful words are oishi (delicious), samui (cold), and honto (really?) People are very interested in knowing if I think Japanese food is good or not, so oishi was an early word. :-)