Not an utter failure...
Nov. 23rd, 2004 01:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elfsSo, this morning I managed to get through the second listen-through of lesson 50 of my Japanese courses. Contrary to the advice given in the course, I've been supplementing my understanding with other materials, such as a book on how to read Japanese and Rita Lampkin's grammar text. Both have been indispensible. I've learned the Kanji for 夢 (ゆめ), which means "dream", and the verb こらす, meaning "chastise."
And, as is quite obvious, I've become a Mai HiME fan. Since I can't wait until Friday for the translation, I decided to download the Monday night raws and see what I could understand.
Not a damn lot. A line here, a phrase there. Better than i was doing three months ago, but still not nearly fast enough to understand what was going on. It was easier in the scenes where Mikoto and Natsuki were arguing about Mikoto eating too much, and when Mai and Takumi were talking about his most recent hospitalization for his weak heart, but during the combat scenes I was completely lost.
But, it was nice to know that it's no longer an undifferentiated stream of syllables-- verb structures, adjectival forms, and common phrases are becoming much more familiar as I go on. Here's to hoping that I'll pick up ever more.
And, as is quite obvious, I've become a Mai HiME fan. Since I can't wait until Friday for the translation, I decided to download the Monday night raws and see what I could understand.
Not a damn lot. A line here, a phrase there. Better than i was doing three months ago, but still not nearly fast enough to understand what was going on. It was easier in the scenes where Mikoto and Natsuki were arguing about Mikoto eating too much, and when Mai and Takumi were talking about his most recent hospitalization for his weak heart, but during the combat scenes I was completely lost.
But, it was nice to know that it's no longer an undifferentiated stream of syllables-- verb structures, adjectival forms, and common phrases are becoming much more familiar as I go on. Here's to hoping that I'll pick up ever more.
