Japanese Progress 2000 SRS sentences reached
Well, I finally reached 2000 SRS sentences. It’s been a lot of work to get this far and this is just the beginning. Still an estimated 8000 more sentences to go until I reach some sort of fluency in Japanese. I can see myself going beyond that mark so I can discuss advanced topics on an adult level. (politics, science etc.) I created a progress bar in excel like one of those thermometer progress charts you see everywhere. It’s kind of neat to see your goal in a different manner than just digits.
So this has been about a year of serious Japanese study and I’ve come to the 20 percent mark of my goal. It doesn’t seem like a lot but I also did Heisig to get familiar with the Kanji, so all of that time wasn’t just spent on sentences.
I hope you realize fluency doesn’t come with doing SRS reps? Fluency comes from input and practice, and SRS is just another way to supplement your input. Don’t lead yourself into believing SRS is the most important thing, as it’s not!
Still, respect for actually working toward the 10,000 sentences mark
Yes, I know. The SRS sentences are just a foundation on which I’m building. I still do tons of reading and listening along with that.