Learning Journal Week Five

[Mark Kligman]

It is now week 5 of my learning schedule and as the weeks have been progressing, I have become more and more confident with my skills in Ukrainian and its application in common settings. This week my language partner and I discussed Ukrainian food, table manners and cultural differences in a dining setting compared to the Russian culture. We then focused on learning basic food and dish names and how to place an order at a restaurant or any other dining setting. I also learned how to describe the food in terms of their characteristics such as healthy, ripe, fresh, medium-rare, etc. After establishing a strong foundation in the food category we went into weather. My language partner and I conducted conversations regarding the weather, temperature, and seasons of the year. My objective was to learn how to ask about the weather and conduct a conversation on that topic and I was able to do that relatively well by the end of the week.