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it’s written in the stars

Learning katakana is so hard for no reason because it sounds just like the english word but you don't realize until you know what it means. Like if I said "sutukesu" would you automatically realize what it is?? No but when you know it means suitcase it's really fucking obvious isn't it

And "kureyon" means crayon. It's so simple. I learnt it a few months ago and at the time it took like 5 minutes of struggling until my tutor said it (I have to read it out and then translate it, she didn't say it before). I always go one syllable at a time but with katakana it's so much simpler when the words are fast. It was literally:

"ku-re-yo-n???"

".....kureyon"

"OH CRAYON??"

I was sounding it out like I'd never heard a word in my life. And you know the second you figure it out you will feel stupid. (It literally sounds just like crayon when it's said fast enough I'm still mad I didn't get it)

I learnt "macudonarudo" today and I was struggling. It's fucking McDonald's.

Other simple words that I was clever enough to actually figure out without being a moron for 10 minutes are "kare" (curry) "baiorin" (violin) and "pa-ti" (party)