GoddessCarlie wrote:I love reading and it is exciting to think that one day I will be able to read Japanese and not sit there for half an hour sounding out every syllable.
Yeah, I remember how frustrating it can be to have to stop and analyze a word to figure out what it means. I still have to do it at times, but not as often as I used to. As you learn more, I think you'll find the same thing will happen with you. Having to break your flow of reading to figure out a word can really suck the fun out of reading if you have to do it a lot. Unfortunately it's something all of us that learn another language have to go through.