Comments on: Katakana – サ to ソ http://www.goddesscarlie.com/language/katakana-sa-to-s/ Learning Japanese through Drama, Food, and staring at Japanese boys Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:52:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ChrisG http://www.goddesscarlie.com/language/katakana-sa-to-s/comment-page-1/#comment-78 ChrisG Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:23:29 +0000 http://goddesscarlie.com/?p=397#comment-78 I previously used "Never Eat Shredded Wheat" which is a bit harsh because Shredded Wheat is pretty tasty, but it rhymes so that helped a great deal. I previously used “Never Eat Shredded Wheat” which is a bit harsh because Shredded Wheat is pretty tasty, but it rhymes so that helped a great deal.

]]> By: GoddessCarlie http://www.goddesscarlie.com/language/katakana-sa-to-s/comment-page-1/#comment-76 GoddessCarlie Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:42:17 +0000 http://goddesscarlie.com/?p=397#comment-76 I would say that method wouldn't work for me as I'm often not good a spatial things. For instance, to remember which way east is, I have to say "Never Eat Soggy Weetbix", which is probably a very Australian thing there! But that way I remember which way is east and west (going around clockwise). However, I can see how this is a good method. I love it when you get to the stage when you don't have to think about a story, you just know it. I would say that method wouldn’t work for me as I’m often not good a spatial things. For instance, to remember which way east is, I have to say “Never Eat Soggy Weetbix”, which is probably a very Australian thing there! But that way I remember which way is east and west (going around clockwise).

However, I can see how this is a good method. I love it when you get to the stage when you don’t have to think about a story, you just know it.

]]> By: ChrisG http://www.goddesscarlie.com/language/katakana-sa-to-s/comment-page-1/#comment-67 ChrisG Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:33:07 +0000 http://goddesscarlie.com/?p=397#comment-67 I agree learning Hiragana first helps, but can also confuse things! せ (se) and サ (sa) still keep catching me out. The story I'm using to remember is that "the longer line in せ (se) bends and heads east.. and east starts with e... so it's se..." Maybe that's a bit long-winded but the story is starting to fade away and I'm getting the answer without thinking about it. I agree learning Hiragana first helps, but can also confuse things!

せ (se) and サ (sa) still keep catching me out. The story I’m using to remember is that “the longer line in せ (se) bends and heads east.. and east starts with e… so it’s se…” Maybe that’s a bit long-winded but the story is starting to fade away and I’m getting the answer without thinking about it.

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