I studied three languages at present and this completely deserves a celebratory weblog put up.
I did two classes of EBS 초급 태국어 [Study notes here, videos on YouTube], learn some stuff in Korean and began studying a Japanese novel (!!). It’s been a protracted, very long time since I studied so laborious, and are available right here to weblog about it too.
Thai
I’m going to attempt to work tougher for Thai this yr, and hopefully to share extra sources with everybody within the coming days. For many who know Korean, I do suggest the EBS sequence. I’m nonetheless working via the sequence, however to this point I loved it so much and maybe I’ll put up about it once more! Lately, I’m engaged on grammar, in addition to having the ability to parse Thai sentences with out counting on any form of romanisation. It’s form of tough, additionally as a result of newbie textbooks will at all times include the romanisation, and typically on the identical font dimension, and even in daring *face palm* and this makes it very difficult not to have a look at it. I’m getting higher at recognising the fundamental / excessive frequency phrases. Once I’m learning, I have a tendency to put in writing out the sentences in Thai and annotate on the pocket book as a substitute of the textbook. Writing it out actually helps me to recollect and recognise the phrases.
Japanese
I’ve an entire stack of unread Japanese novels at residence, because of having Kinokuniya shops right here in Singapore. I’ve been very unhealthy at studying them, largely as a result of I’ll begin one and some pages later, I put them apart and weeks/months later, I’ll really feel too drained to restart from the start as a result of I can’t keep in mind what I learn. For now, I’m beginning on a brand-new novel and hopefully it’ll stick. Extra like I’ve to stay to it. On the peak of my Japanese studying capability, I used to be studying extra Japanese novels than I did Korean, however now I believe I’ve learn extra Korean than Japanese. Time to do extra for Japanese!
Korean
I suppose I’m at all times essentially the most constant in the case of Korean. However as of late I’m studying for the enjoyable of it, and never for a selected goal and I realise how a lot I miss that carefree feeling. In relation to the dilemma of whether or not to maintain one thing you’re keen on as a passion or flip it into your profession or livelihood, I nonetheless don’t have a solution in spite of everything these years. 🙂 I’ve additionally been easing again into Korean dramas, which I’m tremendous glad about. I completed watching 여신강림 (True Magnificence) and *squeaaaaaals* I’m a sucker for highschool / college romance dramas and even when the plot is relatively cliche, I’ll nonetheless lap it up if there’s good appearing and good chemistry among the many leads. Please watch it. Extremely really helpful.
On a random apart, when you ever really feel like your fringe is entering into your eyes and interfering along with your work, please don’t minimize it by yourself. Simply don’t.
Since you’re more likely to find yourself with uneven, overly quick bangs.
Don’t ask me.
Simply don’t.
I seem like this now:
