Essay 2-02b: My Language Learning

I have ever learned two languages, Japanese and English.

First, I will write about Japanese learning. Japanese is my favorite language, because Japanese is beautiful, I think. Japanese has a few word style. Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji and Classic Japanese. I think that Japanese is the most difficult language of all languages in the world. I have learned Japanese since I was a baby, because I am Japanese. In kinder garden, I learned Hiragana. Hiragana has 51 words, a voiced consonant and the Japanese voiceless bilabial consonant. When you learn Japanese, you have to remember 51 words of Hiragana at the first. It is difficult for little children.

In elementary school, I started to learn Kanji. Kanji is one of the most difficult thing in Japanese, I think. I have learn Kanji for 14 years, but I have many Kanji which I don't know. Classic Japanese is difficult, too. I learned classic Japanese in junior high school. I'm not good at classic Japanese, but Japanese classic story is interesting, I think. I have learned some Japanese classic story. My favorite Japanese classic story is "Taketori-monogatari". It is called "Kaguya-hime" now.

Speaking Japanese is as difficult as writing and reading Japanese. Japanese has Keigo. There are three type of Keigo, Teinei-go, Sonkei-go and Kenjo-go. We have to change three of Keigo of speaking to suit the occation. Teinei-go is normal keigo, so it is easily to use. However, Sonkei-go and Kenjo-go are difficult to use. When we talk with older person, we have to use Sonkei-go. When we talk with younger person, we usually use Kenjo-go. If we make a mistake when we use Keigo, we give unpleasant feeling to person to talk to. I sometimes take a mistake choosing Keigo. I have to study Japanese harder.

I have learned English, too. I began to learn English in junior high school. I learned alphabet in kinder garden, and I learned Roma-ji in elementary school, so I knew how to use alphabet when I entered junior high school. I learned grammar and words of English in junior high school. I was good at English then. However, I went to Kumamoto National College of Technology. I didn't learning English there. After retired the school, I went to this university. My vocabulary of English is not enough. I have to learn English words harder...

I have learned Japanese and English, till now, but my ability of using languages is not enough. I understand I have to study harder. I will learn languages harder than before.

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