Sakimichi's JP Thread [Hiragana Stage]

Hello, this is a self-motivation thread to learn the reading and writing system of Japan. Feel free to make your own too. Let's learn Japanese together~

Goal 1: Finish memorizing all Hiragana by April
Goal 2: Finish memorizing all Katakana by May
Goal 3: Grammar Structure by June

Why I'm motivated to do this
I've always known I can't stick with ITH and TA forever, there are many great otome games on PSP but they are all in Japanese. Simple Visual novels are easy to understand, but my frustration to play dating simulations like Brothers Conflict motivated me to pursue studying JP language...and I know someday

Materials I'm using:
Notebook and a Hiragana Chart Print-out

Progress (Done):
a i u e o
ka ki ku ke ko

がんばて!

I have finished hiragana
I just learned these in katakana yesterday
アイウエオ A i u e o
カキクケコ Ka ki ku ke ko
サシスセソ Sa shi su se so
タチツテト Ta chi tsu te to

I'm at Sa right now ;3;
Dont make me jelly Bu
im warning ya ;3;

Sakimichi wrote:I'm at Sa right now ;3;
Dont make me jelly Bu
im warning ya ;3;

Or what ;3;

I'll be helping you learn anyway XD

So nerrrr ( T_T)＼(^-^ )

I can read all the hiragana but I fail at writing them ;A; Let's work hard together!

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Muahaha. I'm still at it. I kin say things! And write things. I've been writing in hiragana for a few days now. It's getting easier! I dun hafta look up anything anymore! XD And and, this feels so cool.

それ　は　たべもの　じゃありませんでした！
それ　は　僕　の　くるま　でした！
僕　の　くるま　は　たべもの　じゃありません！
　
I uh, dunno if I did that right. ; And and, I'm not trying to show off or anything, I swear! I'm just trying to practice. >:

Yay just learned the particles
And how to use verbs with negative and positive ^^

Yeah I had uni today

ふ is a difficult character to write, so is そ.

There are different ways to write both of them that are somewhat simpler, I figured you guys might like to know that. -w-

Also, once you've learned the characters try looking for images of stylized hiragana and reading those, it will help you recognize the characters better.

かんばて、みなさん！

I think I learned it by writing a lot.
Here's a free text editor:
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It's very useful for translating too, I highly recommend it!

I sware by this program
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Japanese dictionary/study guide
Myself and a friend of mine use it daily
It has all you could need

Writing your own flash cards or making your own on an online application greatly helps with memorisation. I recommend handwriting so you can remember the stroke order.

Handwriting is your ticket to quicker memorisation!

みなさん、がんばってくださいね！

Is this still on? >< Hiragana and Katakana were covered in a day but I have not so much motivation for grammar.   I've been stuck at the end of essential grammar from Tae Kim's guide.

Laramie Castiel wrote:

Writing your own flash cards or making your own on an online application greatly helps with memorisation. I recommend handwriting so you can remember the stroke order.

Handwriting is your ticket to quicker memorisation!

みなさん、がんばってくださいね！