The Chinese I got wrong is what stays with me the most

We are already halfway through 2026.
Don't rush, just take it one step at a time.
Building up step by step will surely become your foundation.

At the vocational school today, I heard from the students in the theme park department

"I might actually be really good at Chinese."
"I think I might like Chinese!"
"I want to keep at it until I'm fluent!"

these kinds of voices.

We are halfway through the first semester.
I can feel their confidence and enjoyment of Chinese
growing little by little.

Now, today I'd like to talk about"memory retention."

When learning Chinese, don't you find that you still remember the words that made you break into a cold sweat,
the expressions that frustrated you because you couldn't say them right,
or the phrases that made people laugh at you?

I have also had many frustrating experiences in court interpreting where the words didn't come out the way I wanted.

Every time that happened, I would look it up in the dictionary later,
"I see, that's how I should have said it,"
and I would resolve to definitely use it the next time it came up.

Strangely enough, expressions learned that way
stay with you firmly.

In other words,
making mistakes in language learning is a very important catalyst for learning.

Especially in a classroom or lesson setting,
it is perfectly fine to keep making mistakes.

Even if you feel embarrassed for speaking funny Chinese,
that is a chance for it to remain in your memory.

Precisely because it is not an actual interpretation job or a high-stakes situation,
be bold, speak out loud, make plenty of mistakes,
and master the language more deeply by that much.

The more you feel embarrassed, the stronger your Chinese will become.

Read aloud in front of everyone,
give presentations,
and put words into practice while making mistakes.

That experience itself
is what leads to "usable Chinese."

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