Through new words, you can reach new world
At our national day’s reception, I tried to address the guests in Icelandic… at least for a few sentences.
For Japanese people, it is very difficult to pronounce ð or þ. I struggled for several days practising with my speech cards.
I am lazy to learn the grammar of new languages, but I love to pick up simple daily words and conversations. Through learning a new language, you will discover something more than just the language.
If you do not have a word describing a certain good or feeling, you do not have the concept concerning that particular good or feeling. When you have a word, you can acknowledge the concept.
The second most popular foreign language in the University of Iceland is Japanese. I am very happy and proud of this fact. It shows how eager you are to expand and enrich your conceptual world. Through learning Japanese, you will encounter a different culture, a different society, and a different philosophy of life.
I am also curious to widen up my world, through learning Icelandic. I suppose winter in Iceland with this weather is the perfect time to stay at home and learn new words.
