Hangul Test

     I passed the 4th grade of the Hangul language proficiency test. I got the news today. See http://kumo.typepad.jp/weblog/2006/11/november.html

     I ordered the certificate at once. I'm going to put it up on the wall of my study. The next target is the 3rd grade and this grade is my last goal. I need to increase my vocabulary of Korean words to pass the test. Though it's hard work for me, I think I can in the near future.
     By the way, I'm wondering what language to learn next. I'm hovering between Russian and Pekingese. I heard that Russian has six types of declinations. I had managed to learn the declination of German nouns into four types. Six types of declination must be more difficult than that of German. As for Pekingese, the pronunciation looks difficult. It's completely different from that of Japanese.
     At any rate, I will slowly start learning one of two languages next spring. I hope I'll reach the beginner level in two years.

(Vocabulary)
proficiency  熟達, 熟練, たんのう
decline  (専門) [他] 〈名詞・代名詞・形容詞〉 を語形変化させる [自](専門) 語形変化する