So I get most of my studying done at work (shhhhh.... don't tell on me.) Mostly because I'm so tired when I get home & I still gotta cook. Anyways, I started IF (intermittent fasting) last night and I'm doing a 14-10 schedule. Wish me luck! I need to get myself back on track with… Continue reading Ah, life…
Tag: cats
It was (でした)
Pronounced desh-ta (no I sound) https://videopress.com/v/ZOxSzwT7?preloadContent=metadata Ahhhhhh 🤐😬😳 Eep. Please don't judge too harshly. That was the best way I could work on pronunciation and remembering things. Next up will be combining the past with the negative, but it's 10:30 on, EST and Im going to bed!
Day 3
😛 犬ですか？いいえ、犬じゃありません。猫です。 Translation: is it a dog? No, it is not a dog. It is a cat. Learning currently じゃありません(jaarimasen) which is 'it is not.' As usual, the sentence structure is backwards, where sentences would literally translate to Dog, it? No, dog it is not. Cat it is.
Day 2
やあ! I've returned and I'm back with hella tooth pain. 😭 Fussing aside, です is 'it is' in Japanese. Example: ねこです。 Speaking of cats, here's my spoiled boy 八六。if you look really hard in the background you'll see his mom Halsey. Always happy to have a snuggly baby with me. Studying or not. 💞 Next… Continue reading Day 2
Day 1 (take 2)
Long vowels have a very subtle pronunciation difference between regular vowels. The example used in the online text is こういち, which is also Koichi, who is the creator(?) of TextFugu and Wanikani. From TextFugu Season 1 The small tsu is used when there's a double consonant and is placed in front of the consonant that… Continue reading Day 1 (take 2)
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