So, remember when I said in my last blog that there was a part in the beginning of my Japanese in 10 Minutes a Day book that claimed if you could speak those statements correctly you could learn Japanese? Well, I'm still highly amused with the diagnostic test. So, I've decided to share it in video format for you here. Be prepared to watch me speak Japanese. I promise you this is verbatim. No typos.
So, as you can see, the best way to tell if Japanese is a feasible language for you to learn is to find out if you can ask what sake is, tell yourself what sake is, and ask someone to give you some. God bless the Japanese. I have mad respect for a culture that supports getting smashed with a deceptively small shot.
Anyway, I didn't get much further than this today because I had a lot going on. I did manage to finally watch the season finale of "I Survived A Japanese Game Show" however. Which reminded me of this awesome phrase "gomen nasai" (go-men nah-sigh). It means "I'm so sorry." It's possibly the second most important phrase for a westerner to learn before visiting Japan, because you will screw something up big culturally and apologizing is like saying "hello" over there. In case you're curious, I believe "sumimasen" (soo-mee-mah-sen) is the number one phrase to learn. If you'll remember from my last blog, that means "excuse me" in an apologetic fashion.
"I Survived A Japanese Game Show" also reminded me of my friend's comment stating that a trip to Japan is super expensive. So, tomorrow, in addition to my Japanese lesson I will share some incredible information on how to save a good deal of money on travel that fair country. That's all for now. I should actually start winding down for the night.
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