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Michael – I just started it late last week and I’ve seen the first 67 cards. lol. I’m trying to keep my Anki reviews around 30 minutes/day so that I have time to read and study grammar. My sentence deck is the biggest of my personal decks but I also have the most fun with it. I’m going out of town for 5 days next month and don’t want to bury myself in reviews while I’m gone… I hope to move through Core 6000 at a decent pace but not kill myself like I did with RTK. That was a disaster toward the end. How far are you in the Core 6000 deck? When did you start it?
Thanks for sharing your reading experience! That sounds exciting!
Michael – I’m reading おむすび弁当, a book about bento. It’s not nearly as hard as what Missing posted a photo of as it’s a how-to book with photos. :P I understand a lot of it but not all. There are words in every paragraph that I don’t know. That’s part of what convinced me to finally start plugging through Core6000… I think my grammar knowledge has outstripped my vocab and that will only get me so far.
When I read, I read it out loud or in my head, but actually trying to read the kanji and all the kana. I slow down on some kanji that I feel I should know and try to remember it from my RTK studies. That’s probably why it takes me so long, because I am not just reading through without stopping. However, I’m not stopping to look things up in a dictionary, just stopping to try to remember what I recognize I’ve seen before.
Yesterday’s pace is the same as tonight’s – 2 pages in 15 minutes. Hopefully it’ll get faster.
Turtle – 4 pages in 30 minutes. :)
Hello! Welcome to the forums and good luck with your studies! :)
Cassandra
I just signed up for Twitter specifically for the contest. Other than that, I’ve never used it. And have no plans to… :P
My reading speed is turtle slow as well. But I think that’s the point! To get practice and to push yourself so that you get faster. :) Join in, Joel!
Hurray! Just registered. Now I’m headed to bed. lol. Will start in the morning.
I hope you stay healthy this time and read a ton! :)
Awesome! I’m joining in for the first time.
I definitely agree that one should read the fine print to know what it is that you are signing. That is a legal document, after all. :)
On the other hand, I’ve been using Japanesepod101.com for three years and really like what they offer. It’s not a bad company, just be aware of what offers you’re signing up for. Their marketing is rather annoying but the actual product is great.
Hi Daniel – Welcome and good luck with your studies!
Cassandra
Today – Lang-8 post, Jpod101 lesson, 30 minutes of Anki (finally started Core6000), and I’m about to go sit on the couch with a book.
Anybody else study something interesting today?
I actually understood quite a bit of what I read. It’s a foodie book, part cookbook, so not difficult reading. I can’t read it out loud, though. lol. I understood way more of the meanings than I did readings…
Today I sat down on the couch and started reading a book called 「はらじゅく畑」のおむすび弁当. Without a dictionary.
Hi Ive! Welcome to the forums and welcome back to Japanese! :) Good luck with your studies!
Cassandra
Hi Kameron! Welcome to the forums. I would love to visit Hawaii someday. Good luck with your studies! :)
Cassandra
