#mandarin learning

[saintsqueensbutchers]

Writing any hanzi with more than 4 strokes

[lvb-learns-languages]

my brain and body are lowkey fucked and work is a thing but i want to figure out if i can figure out learning languages again - among the many languages i want to learn - so let's see if we can plan a schedule here:

japanese - this is maybe #1 right now just because i'm in a japanese mood. i think i'm going to continue being in review mode - starting with the n3 vocab - and then i'm going to try and demolish the reviews from the lower levels (including n2 kanji). after that i'll start relearning the grammar but i'll start with n4 grammar because this brain remembers nothing. - i will also continue trying to do one comprehensible input video per day, just for listening practice, and read at least 2 pages of japanese totto-chan. it's definitely getting harder the further i go in the book (i'm on page 45 now and i'm definitely comprehending less than the beginnings of the book) but i have read the book in indonesian and english before and that really helps, i feel. also funnily enough, i feel like i have more reading stamina in japanese than in chinese, maybe thanks to anime and stuff.

mandarin this is the big thing that i should tackle isn't it. i have been a learner for many years and even though i have made progress i'm proud of, i kinda ghosted my teacher and she's now too busy for lessons (i'm not sure if she said she'll find time). the other issue is there isn't a chinese media that i'm into, unlike japanese skdjfksjfksjk - i will try to resume reading one easychinese article per day and summarize - at least 2 pages of children's chinese les mis - once a week, work through the hsk 5b textbook/workbook, even if it's slow

french i will maybe try to do one busuu lesson per day and see where it takes me? i'm not in a hurry to get anywhere but i also def want to learn french

dutch i need to find a resource to learn dutch that is NOT duolingo because that's where i used to learn it

croatian the thing was during covid i hyperfocused on croatian, got all the way to a2 before running out of resources, and have now forgotten most of it. i will need to redo the a0-a2 course and then try out the new learncro app which starts at b1!

i realize this is a lot and very ambitious on top of my other responsibilites which i'm not really doing great at and my motivation is also truly fleeting but i will try to at least do 1 and 2.

[saintsqueensbutchers]

Here’s how I learned Mandarin in only 3 months

I didn’t. Bro this shit’s hard as fuck

[rosearcanaeum]

我的图书馆太爱了！

I love my library so much!

I loved this book as a kid! And now I get to learn from it again!

[saintsqueensbutchers]

My mandarin study plan is basically like, I just do it until I get a headache and then do either French or Spanish afterwards like a digestif

[saintsqueensbutchers]

Learning Mandarin is a constant cycle between these two

[saintsqueensbutchers]

When the subtitles have pinyin alongside hanzi

[rosearcanaeum]

As my family would say: Parade Time!

Im really proud of myself and so happy to notice another jump (incremental) in my efforts to learn a new language.

My handwriting is delightfully elementary but! My pronunciation notes for names are now actually 汉字 (even if i had to check the dictionary for the right 字). Learning how to read has already helped with grammar. Im connecting more of the correct words together too.

And i stuck with it on purpose! My usual audhd ass will satiate on a new hobby in about a month for interest of that level. And i veeeeeery carefully, not startling or directly acknowledging the interest. And made it to the point of like long accomplishment reward feedback and now its self sustaining! On purpose!

Lol, thank you for witnessing my brag <3