First Week in Japanese 101

初めまして。私の名前は夏麗麗です。私は中国人です、大学院生です。

Hi everyone, nice to meet you! My name is Lili Xia, and you can call me Lily.


I'm the first-year graduate student in the department of East Asian Studies. My advisers encourage me to enroll in the Japanese language program, since the Sinology among Japanese scholars are of the highest level and it's academically essential for me to peruse Japanese research. Though I've studied Japanese on my own this summer, I'd like to hone my oral speaking with 先生 and my classmates, and this course will offer me great opportunities to achieve my goal.


It was really fun and effective in my first 3 days of class with oral, writing skills and general knowledge about 日本語. Still I’m a bit confused about the stress (or fortis) of Japanese pronunciation. I hope one day I’ll speak like a native.


Looking forward to study with all of you this semester!

じゃ、また。