New words and practicing basics in Japanese こんにちは！げんきでづか

げんきでづ。わたしはお。。。嬉しい！

あなたはどこのしゅしんですか

わたしはUSAからきました。はじめまして！

Today I learned a few new words.

さい rhino

いぬ dog

ちおくれとう chocolate, but I think I got this one wrong?

あいす ice cream. Is this one wrong too?

うしcow

えほんbook

おにぎりonigiri

Please correct any mistakes I have made. I've been studying hard but sometimes I feel like learning is impossible!

What helps you retain what you learn? I have been having an extremely difficult time learning hiragana. I thought maybe watching videos for kids would help, but so far hasn't. So I literally sat down today and wrote out all the words and expressions I know, and cross checked everything with an English to Japanese dictionary, and with friends, and I wrote down every character and made every sound. I feel like it's helping. What tips or tricks do you use?

Example:

Ko n ni chi ha

こんにちは

Japanese vocab: kitchen (part 1) I had the idea to start learning vocabulary one room at a time. Thank you to my friends for the help!!

電子レンジ or レンジ　

れんじ　(renji)

Microwave

オーブン　

おーぶん　(o-bun）

Oven

包丁　

ほうちょう　(houchou )

Knife

冷蔵庫　

れいぞうこ　(reizouko )

Fridge

台所

だいどころ　(daidokoro or Japanese also call kitchen )

Kitchen

カウンター　

かうんたー　(kaunta- or counter)

Counter

机　

つくえ (tsukue)

Table

椅子　

いす　(isu)

Chair

シンク　

しんく　(shinku )

Sink

Practice sentences:

"Listen for the timer on the microwave"

(n/a)

"Pre-heat the oven"

オーブンをあたためる

O-bun o atatameru

"Hand me the knife"

ナイフを取っ

Naifu o totte

"Open the fridge"

冷蔵庫を開ける

Reizoko o akeru

"You cook food in the kitchen"

キッチンで料理する

Kitchin de ryori suru

"Clean the counter"

カウンターを片付ける

Kaunta o katadzukeru

"Push in your chair"

イスをおす

Isu o osu

"Put dirty dishes in the sink"

使ったお皿をシンクに置く

Tsukatta o sara o shinku ni oko

Bonus sentence:

おなかがすいた

Onaka ga suita

I am hungry

ぴっざ ^_^「pizza 何じですか？に時ではありますか？いいえ！三時でわありますか？いいえ！四つ時はありません。 今日ぴっざたべます。私はピザがほし。^_^ 好きぴっざです。 *anyone who corrects, can you please also provide Romaji! ありがとう！ EDIT: what time is it? Is it 2 o'clock? No! Is it three o'clock! No! It is 4 oclock. I will eat pizza. I am having pizza (I don't know why I said this twice, I must have gotten distracted). I like pizza.

Looking for other beginners in 日本語 I'm slowly learning Japanese with the help of a few websites/programs, and my younger sister, who taught herself to read and write Japanese. I'm looking for more interaction. Duolingo does an okay job but I definitely need to learn more words and practice on my reading comprehension. Anyone interested?

こにちは、italki.com! わたしわcassandraです．わたしは28です。わたしはにほんごおべんきょうしています。ともだちになりましょう！

Hallo! Hallo, ich heiße Cassie. Ich bin eine frau und ich komme aus USA. Ich bin 27, und ich haben zwei katzen. Ich bin learnen Deutsch. I'm using Duolingo right now so I'm a beginner. I really could use practice with pronunciation. I lived in Germany for three years as a child but I forgot All my German. I'm just looking for someone friendly to practice with maybe once a week or once every two weeks. Danke Schön