I’m taking Korean as my target language now, and it has a really interesting order of subjects and objects. In Korean, as I observed, instead of the structure “subject-verb-object”, people say “subject-object-verb.” To clarify subjects and objects, Korean has different hangul characters at the end of the nouns. Furthermore, when denying a statement, Korean has the “not” at the very end of the phrases and sentences. As a result, to understand a sentence, you must listen to the end of it to decide if it is an agreement or disagreement.
Also, as I noticed, many Korean characters have final consonants. When people read them quickly, the final consonants might combine with the next character and sound like other different consonants. They might also stress the initial sound of the next hangul character.
There are different levels when encountering a new language learning, but every level is connected to the others as well. To have a more holistic understanding, I decided the order of learning on my own while noticing the importance of each level at the same time. I started Korean by learning the hangul alphabets and then moved on to words(semantics), phrases, sentences(structures), and then grammar. I formed a basic understanding of Korean based on example sentences and the tone people use in K-dramas and TV shows. Therefore, for my learning plan, I’m starting from simple words and phrases, basic grammar points, and sentence structures. I will move on to small paragraphs and look at the logic or the transition between the sentences to have a better understanding of the structure of this particular language.
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I think your observations about the language are connected well. I am also taking Korean and I know that there are 24 characters made up of 10 vowels and 14 consonants. And I think your plan sounds delightful!