I have decided to write a progress journal every week instead of bi-weekly, because that will better support my motivation and learning goals.
My goals from last week, with completed in italics:
- Basic Hindi: Lessons 10, 12, & 13
- Find children's book to practice reading. [Not yet. Considering if this will be worthwhile, since I am not focusing on reading.]
- Role-play shopping experience.
- Start translating a song either into or from Hindi. [Not yet. Still on my bucket list.]
- Study Hindi at least one hour per day. [I averaged 30 minutes per day.]
This week I learned more about post-positions, possessives, and numbers. My main two topics (and subjects of meetings with Abhi) were shopping and hobbies. To practice shopping, Abhi and I role-played very silly shopkeeper/customer situations. It was very fun and allowed me to practice language structures that I learned from Mango lessons, as well as learn new (like, We don't have it in stock!). To practice hobbies, Abhi and I simply took turns asking each other about our interests/hobbies, asking for details and reasons why we like them.
I also practiced with my fiance this week: we spoke in Hindi about how I want to attend a certain language institute in Delhi. He also made a pun, which was my first in Hindi. Sleep and gold are the same word sona in Hindi, so I asked him "Aapko sona chahiye?" [do you want to sleep?] and he responded "Nahi! Mujhe silver chahiye!" [no, I want silver!].
Today I used the Can-Do language statements to determine my level. I am between the different beginner levels in the different categories. It gives me insight into what to work on.
This week my goals are as follows:
- Mango lessons 29-37 [restaurant theme]
- Role-play restaurant scene
- Role-play another shop scene to practice
- Start learning how to verbally explain schedule
- Study Hindi at least 45 minutes per day.
- Try to watch a Hindi Discovery Channel video
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