Ever since I gave up on Duolingo, I've been watching YouTube videos and looking through website articles to teach myself Japanese. I've already filled 7 pages of my notebook with notes and I prefer writing it out as it sticks in the head easier and is more rewarding looking at a complete sentence that I wrote out on paper that's somewhat legible. I would recommend this strategy as I can learn what I want whenever, unlike Duolingo where you have to learn whatever's on the current stage.
I've been making notes on all the days of the week and other date related stuff. To help memorise, I wrote down what the kanji at the beginning of the word means (like how the "satur" part of "saturday" is named after saturn) and added "day"at the end so I ended up with:
Moonday 月曜日
Fireday 火曜日
Waterday 水曜日
Treeday 木曜日
Goldday (moneyday's also fun to write) 金曜日
Earthday 土曜日
Dayday 日曜日
Because I now know what the kanji mean because of the stupid words I wrote out above, I can recognise what day of the week is written...most of the time.
Today's put for Day 1 of #pinupchristmas and Christmas Tree Shopping 🎄🎄🎄🎄 Im so excited as we get a real tree every year and my house smells sooooo amazing for the month of December #ootd #pinup #pinuplife #pinuplifestyle #nzpinup #nzpinuplife #nzpinuplifestyle #alternativepinup #crazyhair #mermaidhair #pinkandbluehair #mollietovcreations #hellbunnycapris #themostwonderfultimeoftheyear #christmasoutfits #christmasfabric #christmaspinup #treeday #summerchristmas #officechristmaswear #somuchtodo #missmollietov (at Grandview Heights, New Zealand) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5gnAgSAIys/?igshid=v5fqouparutf
Happy Tree Day! Little White Tree, Saint Vincent Island Botanical Garden #treeday #happy #tree #beautiful #white #nature #botanical #amazing #island #caribbean #cruise #memories #unforgettable #picoftheday #followme #luchin482014 https://www.instagram.com/p/CfX0gx1MQ-X/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
E no dia da árvore o que fazemos? Plantamos uma :) foi a primeira, a idéia é de plantar mais uma em frente a nossa casa. Parceria com nosso vizinho biólogo. #diadaarvore #plante #planteumaarvore #treeday #natureza #miomondo #mipiacecosi #vegan #veganapeloplaneta
Vejo duas senhoras gigantescas de madeira viva. Sábias e calmas, ancestrais. Os entes mais importantes do planeta terra. As árvores. . . . . #diadaarvore #treeday #arborday #arvore #arvores #tree #trees #arbor #floresta #forest #mataatlantica #serradomar #Paraná #Brasil (em Trilha do Camapuã tucum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFa7t8BlLgX/?igshid=17lxmg345aj2m