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The Learner's Words : 3


AlfieOmega

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*sigh* Sure, there are problems of reading in China, but there are even more things to care about when you go to your hometown for the holidays...

 

1) Speaking of what I know.

I am pressured to show my relatives and friends how much I know. I'm always saying the same words: "Hello, my name is Josh. I am a Philippine person. I am also an American person..." and so on because I studied a little Chinese. It does seem fun to show my progress in Chinese, but it does get repetitive.

 

2) Writing of what I know.

It's the same as the top. I get bored sometimes, and I combat that with writing all the Chinese I know. Sorting countries, cities, languages... but when you are doing it in the front of your 6-7 year old cousins, they will question what this means, what that meant... it's not bad being the teacher at times but it's still very repetitive.

 

3) Speaking and writing in front of your Chinese aunts and uncles.

This time, it's not repetitive, but fear-inducing. What will they say of my Chinese? Is my pronunciation any good? Did I miss a stroke? It's not as bad as your little cousins, because they won't see a single error, but you need to be a bit more watchful around those who can actually see the errors. Such as my Japanese uncle....

 

"Your 'Sha' is wrong!", "Inverted stroke order.", "Lai! Like 'lie'! Not Lei!"

 

Eh, I like being corrected. I just prefer those words coming out from my Chinese teacher more than my relatives that I don't have a single memory of... 对ä¸èµ·...

 

Until the next time, å†è§ï¼

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