Learning a New Language My First Steps

So far I have only done a few things to start. I have a full time job and some other side hustles working with graphics. So time learning a new language is limited. I have some notebooks ready to use for the designated Languages I want to try. I went on pinterest and printed out different things in each language I am interested in, that way I can practice writing some words or alphabet.

I started with Japanese I feel like it will be a good Challenge. Japanese has 3 writing systems. Hirigana, Katakana and Kanji. So I will try one at a time. As I get more interested in learning the more I do. It's good to practice, practice, practice especially the alphabet. If the languange you are studying is new to you, look up some YouTube videos of people speaking that language to get the pronunciation, Tone, accent. I have a friend that their family is from Puerto Rico. One of the family members lived in Alabama, they said it was funny listening to the kids speak spanish with a southern accent.

I'm sure Japanese will take quite a while Because I do not have 5 hours a day to focus on it. Try to learn what you can about the culture and history of the language you are learning. I believe that learning about the culture helps you in your Language learning journey. Learning Japanese will be hard for some people but not everyone and did you know that Japanese has different ways of speaking? But you don't need to even try to learn this until much later. It's like we do in English. You would speak differently to your friend than you would to your parents and you would speak differently to your boss than you would your parents.

Next blog post I'm going to talk about a Language I learned about recently. You'll get a good laugh on how I found out about this Language. Hope you come back to check it out. As always leave a comment about what language you would like to learn. If you have a Language you want me to research and talk about let me know what it is and I'lln see what I can do! Until next time I leave you with this...

こんにちはお読みいただきありがとうございます

Kon'nichiwa o yomi itadaki arigatōgozaimasu

Good afternoon Thank you for reading

Starting The Journey

This is something new to me especially at my age. I have always wanted to learn anything and everything about a subject I'm introduced to, such as, my work, crafts, people from the past. I am always researching. In the past few years I have been into researching languages and cultures that go with them. I started with French because I took it in highschool and I was really surprised at how much I remembered. I also added Japanese to my list as I find it interesting.

There are so many resources these days that can help you learn. I have found so many resources on Pinterest I made a board and continue to add to new things I find. You can find Language Learning groups on Facebook so far everyone in the groups have been helpful and very kind to newbies.

One thing I never thought about when I started wanting to learn other languages was that for people who do not speak English learn it the way we learn their Language. I have heard from a few people how hard it was to learn English because we have so much slang and words that sound the same but are spelled different and mean different things, such as They're, Their, There. Even Native English speakers have problems with those words.

In the coming blog posts I will share what information I gather along my Language Journey. Right now I'm looking around at Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Icelandic, Swedish and ASL. I don't only look at the Language I look at the countries that speak these languages the history of the language and the people. It's amazing the things you learn about places and Culture. I am researching every country I can find to make a list of what countries speak what languages.

I leave you with a video from a YouTube channel called WikiTongues it shows people speaking different languages and some languages I have never heard of. They also show videos of people speaking languages that are near extinct. I am of the mindset that we should not let any Language die, it's a part of our history.

Please leave a comment below and tell us about your language or what Languages your are looking to know more about or maybe you want to learn a language. Have a great day!

KarenH