Learning Journal #10

[Kristen Mejia]

This week was really fun because I focused on food, one of my favorite things, ever! I learned the words for different tastes like spicy, sour, salty, sweet, etc. I also learned phrases that express being content with the food, and phrases that describe the quality of the food. Next I focused on describing the textures of different foods. Then I learned phrases for complimenting the cook, criticizing the food, and for explaining that I am full, but would like to keep eating. Lastly, I learned some expressions about asking a cook or waiter to make my food a certain way. I find that these phrases will be extremely useful when I study abroad in Korea and go out to eat, or even if I just want to practice. I documented all of this in my notebook, and I learned over 20 phrases. I used a Youtube video by SweetandTastyTV (which has become one of my favorites). I am really happy with my progress this week! (: 

[Bowman Rains]

Kristen, I found the food portion of vocabulary in my target language interesting as well.  I feel like this vocabulary is some of the most important.  As long as you can order food, you should be okay in a foreign country.  When learning about vocabulary for food in Indonesian, I was interested in the different types of words used to describe food.  Some of these words are more descriptive, and some words do not even have a translation in English.  It is interesting how different cultures describe their food.

[Jocelyne Rodriguez]

I agree with you! Learning about food was also the most interesting topics in my study of my target language. I got to learn useful terms but I also got learn about foods I did not really know existed!