I’m taking the N3 in december too and just found this thread (you guys make me doubt my decision now, it seems so much harder than I expected. Probably much more of a jump from N4 than I thought)
In terms of my daily routine, I do WaniKani every day (obviously), which includes all lessons and reviews that are outstanding. I give myself the challenge to get 0 and 0 before going to sleep every day. I also keep a grammar diary, where I tackle 2-4 grammar points a day (depending on how well I understand them or already know them the firs time around) and then do repetitions for about the next four days (which includes A LOT of writing, but hey).
And then (mainly just because I really like the stories and they provide quite a challenge for me still) I work through a few of Souseki’s ten nights short stories for about half an hour a day (both listening and reading).
That’s my ideal daily japanese ritual, but it’s quite time consuming, so sometimes I find myself skipping certain parts when I’m too exhausted from work or something. I also try and read a few articles on NHK easy news a week.
What I’m really worried about is my listening, as I haven’t really found anything that works for me yet (apart from the Souseki short stories, but that doesn’t provide enough diversity of course).
Sorry for the long post and I’m not even sure if anyone even still follows this, but as it’s just under two months away, I figured it might be useful to revive it a bit
Recently I found, in another wanikani post, a website called
supernative.tv is a really good practice for listening.
I was aiming for N3 this year but finally decided to take N4
My understanding of うち/うちに is that it’s for naturally occuring phenomena as opposed to a person’s controllable action, as in
暖かいうちにどうぞ or 冷めないうち食べてね
Meanwhile, 間 is for something happening during actions that people do 電車に待つ間、ゲームする
My understanding of particle に after either term is a) more formal and b) a stronger emphasis on the specific time period during which the prior action occurs.
So in your examples of the kids watching TV while the mother is having a nap, 間に has more of an effect of the kids watching TV specifically while the mum is asleep; implying that they are going to stop watching as soon as she wakes up. Without に their act of watching TV sounds more casual and not necessarily done deliberately because the mum is sleeping
Anyone here taking the N3 in Denver, CO?
I will have just moved to the area around then (Pueblo, so still kinda far though).
Hopefully I’ll be able to make some Japanese study buddies there. :3
Reading and listening i where I think I’m weakest (in terms of N3 practice exam material anyway). I think I’ll concentrate on these two areas during the time that’s left to study. I’m pretty sure I’ll nail the kanji section.
Agreed. Kanji seems quite easy in comparison (That being said, if they just change this tiny little stroke on a kanji I’d pr o baby still be lost but hey).
Reading will Probably be an issue for me too, but mainly because of speed. I’m just about to finish wanikani though, so I just really wanna do that to… then I’ll concentrate on reading and listening xD
