Saturday, June 4, 2011

What level is my japanese speaking level (video)?

Question:


Ok i write in japanese better than i speak because 1.write in japanese all the time like everyday and 2. i have more time to think about grammar and stuff while im writing which is much harder when you are spontaneously talking and cant go back. And i understand japanese even more than both writing and speaking because understanding a language is always easier for most people. So i decided to make video blogs occasionally to improve my japanese speaking ability which is not up to par right now and look back on it to see how much i have improved. I used to make videos a year ago and i still look back at those videos now to boost my self esteem when seeing how much i have improved in a year and i want to be able to do that again a year from now. So where do you think im at so far. around lower intermediate or maybe upper bigginer?

video----> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_etap383O…

Answer:


You are very closed to be perfect, except using some wrong words and minor stuff.
(ex: hikokishita => hikkoshita or hikkoshimasita or hikkoshi wo shimashita)
You only need to expose yourself into real Japanese world and get more experiences.

I only concern that your way of speaking is sort of girlish and possibly annoying some grown up men. It's OK, you are a girl and adressing to young people. I recommned that you should also practice some more polite form, if you had some plan to have something like formal job interview or student exchange. I think you could, but just trying to be friendly in the video.
(I told this because some people learning Japanese through anime or internat might not lean decent way of speaking.)

After all, you are very good and ready to spend life in Japan.

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