Friday, February 09, 2007

Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)

I just got word that I passed my JLPT Lvl1. Now that's cheerful news. Both me and my study companion, my wife, have been struggling with the preparation for this test for the past year. Actually I only started 3 months before the test. But it was pretty intense mind you. The test as well as the preparation. Early mornings, hectic lunches, busy weekends. Phew! That was some ride. I'm glad that's over.

Now, back to my original objective. Must get rid of my stupid Kanji-phobia. I have this phobia ever since I started learning Japanese. I really would like to be able to read a Japanese book or newspaper without sweating it out with the dictionary. Maybe I should start with manga. But for now if you'll excuse me. It's time to open that expensive champagne and party!
My proud certificate. BTW, passing mark is 280

5 comments:

Unknown said...

おめでとう!!!
Omedetou!!!
So is JLPT Level1 the highest level?

dngllfr said...

Félicitations!
So are your standard now equal to a primiary student in Japan?

David C. Ng said...

Yeah, I figure that my Japanese level could be about Primary 4 or 5 native Japanese here.
Yes, Level 1 is highest. I heard that people take this test 3 times before they can become translator. But not, I don't have such high aspirations for myself.

Unknown said...

From the cert that you have posted, seems like you barely passed! 281/400 is 70.25% right?
And you need 70% in order to pass.
So what did WWF get?

David C. Ng said...

Heh heh, it's not easy just to score on the line kiddo.
WWF didn't fare too well either. Somewhat better than me though. But her passing score was 60%. So cannot compare orange to apple.