Writing Practice 9/12/2016

In Genki there's a section for each chapter containing reading and writing exercises. I think I'm going to do the writing practices here, and potentially post them on italki for corrections.

My first prompt is to write about my daily routine, so here we go. I'm going to write as if I'm a student, because otherwise things are far more dull. I'll provide English translations as well, but they're going to be terribly choppy due to the nature of these sentence structures.

私は朝たいてい八時半に起きます。台所で朝ごはんを食べます。それから日本語を二時間ぐらい勉強します。十二時に宿題を一時間します。一時に彼と昼ごはんを食べます。二時ごろにたいてい図書館で本を読みます。時々喫茶店でコーヒーを飲みます。六時によくレストランで友達と晩ごはんを食べます。楽しいですね！八時に帰ります。彼とゲームをやります、それから十二時半に寝ます。

I usually get up at 8:30 in the morning. I eat breakfast in the kitchen. After that, I study Japanese for about 2 hours. At 12 noon I do homework for about an hour. At 1 I eat lunch with my boyfriend. Around 2 I usually go to the library to read books. Sometimes I get coffee at the cafe. At 6 I often eat dinner with my friends at a restaurant. It's a lot of fun! At 8 I return home. I play games with my boyfriend, and then I go to bed at 12:30.

Next is to write as if I'm leaving a note for a roommate, telling them where I'll be today.

サラ、
私は今日大学でライト君と英語を勉強します。それからレストランで昼ごはんを食べます。六時ごろにライトの友達に会いますから、家で晩ごはんを食べません。それから映画館にいきます。十時ごろに帰ります。
- ホリー

Sara,
Today I'm going to the university to study English with Laito. After that, we're eating lunch at a restaurant. Around 6 we're going to meet with Laito's friends, so I won't be eating dinner at home. We're going to the movie theater after that. I should return home around 10.
-Holly

Finally, I need to write a brief summary of what I did this past weekend.

金曜日に友達の家に行きました。そこに晩ごはんを食べました。テレビを見ました、それから九時半ごろに家に帰りました。土曜日に彼と公園に行きました。暑かった、でもまだ楽しかった。家で晩ごはんを食べました。日曜日に母と買い物に八時間ぐらい行きました。眠かった！それから日本語を三時間勉強しました。午前一時ごろにねました。

On Friday I went to my friends' house. There I ate dinner. We watched TV, and then I went home at around 9:30. On Saturday I went to the park with my boyfriend. It was hot, but still fun. We ate dinner at home. On Sunday I went shopping with my mom for about eight hours. I was tired! After that, I studied Japanese for about three hours. I went to bed at about 1 AM.