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Category: Reading and language learning blog

Reading in Traditional Chinese with zhuyin

Inhae November 30, 2023 Reading and language learning blog

I finished my first novel in Chinese. I read in Traditional Chinese, and my e-book could display the Zhuyin, which made reading much easier.

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Reading in Chinese

Inhae October 19, 2023 Reading and language learning blog

Update on the books that I have tried to read, am reading, and will read in Chinese.

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Exploring new authors and series

Inhae October 5, 2023 Reading and language learning blog

Some of the authors and series that I have discovered recently.

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Black and white drawing of a cat resting its head on a pile of books. There are house plants on each side of the pile of books.

Korean reading challenge

Inhae September 26, 2023 Reading and language learning blog

In this post, I’m talking about my Korean reading challenge and go through several collections of short stories I bought for this challenge.

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I am on Mastodon!

Inhae November 18, 2022 Reading and language learning blog

I’ve been using Mastodon for 10 days, and I like it more than Twitter. If you’re there also, please come and say hi!

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Reading update and November plans

Inhae November 11, 2022 Reading and language learning blog

I am only reading one Japanese book at the moment, but I am waiting for two books to arrive (I ordered them last week!).

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Finished two books, started two more!

Inhae October 24, 2022 Reading and language learning blog

I finished two books, one Korean and one Japanese (loved them both!). I also started a Korean zombie novel and a Japanese crime mystery,

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Currently reading: one easy and one difficult book

Inhae October 14, 2022 Reading and language learning blog

I am very happy with the Korean book I am reading for the #22tlreadingchallenge: an engrossing detective story that is very easy to read. However, I am struggling with my Japanese book, the 1973 winner of the MWJ award: complex story with a lot of difficult words…

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September readings

Inhae October 1, 2022 Reading and language learning blog

I read two winners of the MWJ award and I am halfway through the third one!

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August readings

Inhae September 1, 2022 Reading and language learning blog

I mainly read in Korean this month, but I did finish the Kaga series by Keigo Higashinot! I also finished a whole chapter of a book in Chinese, a huge achievement!

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July readings

Inhae August 2, 2022 Reading and language learning blog

I am currently waiting for the Summer to end, and the good news is that July is over! I haven’t read as much as I wanted, and I did not finish my book for the #22tlreadingchallenge. I also only read one winner of the Mystery Writers of Japan Award. Mystery Writers of Japan Award –..

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June readings

Inhae July 1, 2022 Reading and language learning blog

I read six books this months (three in Japanese) and managed to keep pace with my reading challenges 🙂

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Currently reading

  • Cover of 개구리 정운의 살인with “살인“ written in big letters at the center. The cover is filled with green leaves on a completely black background and some ripples effect on the foreground.
  • Cover of 交错, the illustration is a surface that looks like water in which two silhouettes are reflected.
  • Cover of 硝子の塔の殺人, the illustration is glass tower illuminated in red on a blue landscape with waves in the background and full moon in the sky.

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