Counting...

こんばんは！
いま、にほんごのしゅくだいをしています。It is fun.
Today we learned how to describe a store's business hours with から and まで. I think this phrase will be very useful and I am excited to use it.

Recently in Japanese class we have learned many different counters (floor...time...age...money). It is difficult for me to remember the special exceptions and rules for each set of numbers. There are so many! かい、がい、くじ、じゅっぷん、はっさい、ひゃく、びゃく、ぴゃく - and those are only the beginning of a long list. I hope that as we use them more they will feel more natural. Maybe it will just take a lot of studying~

みんなさん、がんばって！

Why Japanese?

In middle school, I had a few friends whose families are from Japan. They often spoke in Japanese around me and I could never understand...So I decided to take Japanese in high school. After studying Japanese in high school, I wanted to continue learning the language in college. I love learning about Japanese culture, food, Miyazaki movies, and so many other features that make Japan a unique country. I have never been able to speak another language; college seems to be the perfect time to learn. I have not been to Japan but hope to visit some time soon. Even though I studied Japanese for a few years, I have a hard time remembering vocabulary and grammar structures. So far our class has learned about sixty words and we have only had class for one and a half weeks! I can't wait to see how much we know by the end of the year.

マデレンはだれですか。

はじめまして。私（わたし）は　タッカーです。ボストンからきまして、アメリカ人（じん）です。十九（じゅうきゅう）さいです。ことし、コランビア大学（だいがく）で一年生（いちねんせい）です。日本語（にほんご）が大好き（だいすき）ですね！　どうぞよろしく。