! Study Study Study !

Hiragana1 and Katakana2 came first.
I did 2 rows each week. I would not recommend doing 4 rows in 1 week.
With Dakuten I just remembered what the sounds change to. I didn't actually study them. Same with Combination Hiragana. (0_o;)
* * Forgot Verb Groups! I learned the verb groups before I dove farther into vocabulary!
Vocabulary.
Kanji kind of slips in there.
I am not really focused on learning Kanji at the moment but I'm still learning them.
I follow people on Twitter who tweet in Japanese(and English) so I see some Kanji almost every time I log on.

-Listening
Listening to songs you already know in English, in Japanese.
I listen to Disney songs in Japanese with Japanese subtitles in kana and some will have Romaji(depends on who subs it).
Listen to the songs and follow the subtitles. Try singing along.
Even listening to them while you are doing other things is good. Which is what I am doing right now.
podcasts, vloggers(video bloggers), any chance you get, take it.

-Writing
I use Lang-8 a good bit. I have met a lot of really nice and helpful people from that site.
Make up a paragraph. It can be about anything. About what you did, what you plan to do or something made up. 5 or more sentences in English(or your mother tongue), that way you know exactly what you want to say.
Go thru and write the words you already know in Hiragana/Katakana(don't worry about Kanji right now).
Add which particles and conjugations you would use before trying to look them up.
Post it to Lang-8.
If you receive corrections, don't get distraught or discourage. Corrections are a good thing!!!
Be sure to study those corrections!
I started plucking out the words I used in the paragraph I wrote, writing them in a small notebook(the size of my hand) and study them when ever I can or when ever I feel like it.

Memrise(listed in my resources) is great! I use it almost every day.
I was recently introduced to a site called Lingocracy. I haven't been able to use it much, but from what I have seen from using it, it is great for reading and vocabulary. You can learn more about the site before actually using it here.
I also think with reading, you learn grammar. It's like listening helps you with pronunciation.
After you read for some months(or years) you'll eventually get use to how sentences are set up. Maybe? I'm still in the process of getting it down. ^_^;

I have been studying for 8 months now. Self-studying. So I am a beginner still.
Being a stay at home mom you don't have much free time to study, well at least not without constant interruptions.
I practice thru out the day by talking to my self. Using words and sentences I know.
But wait until my son is in bed before studying. Reading, posting. Stuff I need to focus on, I wait until the end of the day.
I try spending 2 to 3 hours studying and be in bed by 12AM(sometimes it's 1 or 2AM), so that I get 6 to 8 hours of sleep(all depends on what time my son decides to get up).
Whether or not my methods work, I guess only time will tell.
I am very excited and impatient with learning.
(ﾉ^▽^)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

がんばります！

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Masu Form

Masu Form/polite form

Group1
う to い
う, つ, る
飲(の)む - 飲みます(to drink)
取(と)る - 取ります(to take)
話(はな)す - はなします(to talk; speak)

Group2
...eる and ...iる
drop る add ます
見る - 見ます

Group3
する - し＋ます
くる - き＋ます
勉強する - 勉強します

Polite Negative
add ません instead of ます
わかる(to understand) - わかります(understand) - わかりません(don't understand)

Past
add ます instead of ました
わかる - わかりました(I understood)

Negative Past
add ませんでした(I didn't understand) instead of ます

Let's...!
ましょう instead of ます
勉強しましょう。 - Let's study!

Verb Groups
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Masu Form
NEXT Ta Form

If there are any mistakes please comment with corrections, they are greatly appreciated!

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Update 6

Haven't posted in a while.
ごめんなさい。
This past week has been productive, last week, not so much.
But this week, so far, I have learned,
これ kore = this
それ sore = that
あれ are = that over there

この kono = this
その sono = that
あの ano = that over there

ここ koko = this place
そこ soko = that place
あそこ asoko = that place over there

だれ dare = who
だれの dare no = whose
どこ doko = where

I also learned numbers 1, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 1000, 10,000

Right now I am trying to form my own sentences more.
I'm working on counters.
ex. いっぴき ip(piki) = 1(small animal like pets, fish, reptiles)
いっとう it(tou) = 1(large animal like lions, bears, horses)
いっかい ik(kai) = 1st floor(floors of a building)
etc etc.
My vocabulary is still pretty small, but I'm learning.

Please do correct any and all mistakes you may see!

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Genki I start over + random update 5

So I am starting over with the Genki I book because I kind of screwed my self by jumping through it.
I am going to be more thorough.
I have issues focusing which is why I was basically skimming it.
I stopped at lesson 3 and started over.
I am now halfway thru lesson one again. I feel much better doing it this way.

I am getting better with creating sentences.
At first it was a bit difficult but the more I read the easier it got.
It's still a work in progress, but I'm getting better. :)

My manga came in the mail finally. a few days ago! I am excited!
I haven't started reading it yet though.
For obvious reasons.

Once I get better at Japanese I plan to do these entries in Japanese, Romaji and English.
I like seeing others doing it, because not only is it interesting but it is also helpful.
I posted about it on Twitter a little while back, but, like I said it is helpful. It has helped me learn a few kanji and helps with my vocabulary.
And I hope by doing that I will be able to help others in the future as much as it has helped me.
Maybe even make a video or two ... maybe. lol. (っ◕‿◕)っ ✿

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Vocabulary

Before heading into Kanji I am going to work on my vocabulary.

I know all the Hiragana and Katakana but I figured I would work on vocabulary in those instead.
I figured it would be easier, not sure why, but yeah.
It has small tests.
If anything I wont forget Hiragana or Katakana! lol.
Kanji, I am pretty excited and nervous, but more excited than anything.

*EDIT*
debating of rather or not I should add 20 Kanji a week to the 28 vocabulary I already am doing?
I will probably try it out for a few weeks just to see how it goes.

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Blasphemy2010 (side account; Japanese and English)
Blasphemy90 (main account; English only).
So, I made a family friendly twitter account where I will be practicing my 日本語(Nihongo/ Japanese)。
So if you want, you can follow me.
It'll be a bunch of the most random sentences. Anything that pops in my mind plus any questions I may have.