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petrea_mitchell) wrote2022-10-20 05:09 pm
petrea_mitchell) wrote2022-10-20 05:09 pm
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10 months of Chinese to go
Now I am at the halfway point. I don't feel halfway ready!
I have passed through checkpoint #3 (of 4) in Duolingo and #2 (also of 4) in HelloChinese. Disruptions to my schedule (like the entire stressful week a couple weeks ago) are pushing back my expected completion dates. I'll probably hit the last of the lessons for both of them in January.
And then there are a lot of supplementary practice activities, especially in HelloChinese, and I'm also thinking about how much specialized vocabulary I need to memorize. I have at least gotten 科幻大会, "science fiction convention". Worldcon (世界科幻大会) is a little harder because 世界 is familiar to me from Japanese and I still want to read it as sekai (the correct Mandarin is shìjiè).
I also need a huge amount more practice at listening, though the extra activities in HelloChinese should help with that.
I have passed through checkpoint #3 (of 4) in Duolingo and #2 (also of 4) in HelloChinese. Disruptions to my schedule (like the entire stressful week a couple weeks ago) are pushing back my expected completion dates. I'll probably hit the last of the lessons for both of them in January.
And then there are a lot of supplementary practice activities, especially in HelloChinese, and I'm also thinking about how much specialized vocabulary I need to memorize. I have at least gotten 科幻大会, "science fiction convention". Worldcon (世界科幻大会) is a little harder because 世界 is familiar to me from Japanese and I still want to read it as sekai (the correct Mandarin is shìjiè).
I also need a huge amount more practice at listening, though the extra activities in HelloChinese should help with that.