Friday, August 26, 2005
Costly errors in Japanese
I picked up my form for December's Japanese exam today. I'm hoping to improve on last year's 58% marginal fail dullardry, proof if proof be needed that I'm not a morning person.
I suppose I ought to have been able to pick up the missing 2% somewhere in the last year; I haven't had a Japanese lesson in absolutely months, but I'm getting a lot more conversation practice. Take this little gem with the staff at my school
Dan: imeji chenji?
Staff member nods, happy that I have noticed her new hairstyle.
Dan: shitsuren shimashita ka?
Staff member's smile remains, but I notice a slight tightening of the jaw. I go back to eating my lunch. For those not in the know, imeji chenji is when someone gets a new look, shitsuren suru is being crossed in love, a popular cause of imeji chenji amongst Japanese girls.
Main problems to work on are vocabulary, listening comprehension and the fact that I'm a jerk.
I suppose I ought to have been able to pick up the missing 2% somewhere in the last year; I haven't had a Japanese lesson in absolutely months, but I'm getting a lot more conversation practice. Take this little gem with the staff at my school
Dan: imeji chenji?
Staff member nods, happy that I have noticed her new hairstyle.
Dan: shitsuren shimashita ka?
Staff member's smile remains, but I notice a slight tightening of the jaw. I go back to eating my lunch. For those not in the know, imeji chenji is when someone gets a new look, shitsuren suru is being crossed in love, a popular cause of imeji chenji amongst Japanese girls.
Main problems to work on are vocabulary, listening comprehension and the fact that I'm a jerk.
