Quote:
Originally Posted by Sitron
To be honest I thought it would be all fun, and that I within a year would be proficient in this language. But it turns out to be way harder than any other language I've learnt. I've reached a point where it isn't just fun, exciting and new anymore. Now I really have to force myself into keeping up with translating childrens books and Japanese articles.
|
Sounds like you've hit the hump. This is the hard reality of learning Japanese; once the honey moon glow fades, you find you've still got a lot of work to do. Chin up, though. Maybe it's time to try a new aspect of Japanese, or start delving more into the culture. I love to cook, so whenever I get worn out with text-book learning, I throw myself into learning to cook japanese food instead. I translate recipes and try them out. So I'm still learning, but it's more fun and immediately rewarding and gives me a breather to go back to how I felt when I was starting up.