Doing · part 2 — making progress

Talk about progress and how it's starting to click.

上達の手応えと、まだ伸びしろがあることを話せるようになりましょう。

Key English phrases

I'm getting the hang of ~.
I've come a long way.
It's starting to click.
I've still got a way to go.

Example conversation

AHow's the Spanish coming along?
BSlowly but surely. I'm finally getting the hang of it.
AThat's great. Can you hold a conversation?
BA simple one! It's starting to click, but I've still got a way to go.
AYou've come a long way, though.
BTrue. A year ago I knew nothing!

In context

My Spanish is finally coming along. I'm getting the hang of the grammar, and the other day I held a whole conversation with a neighbor — slowly, but I did it! It's really starting to click now. I've come a long way from the days of pointing and miming, though I've still got a way to go before I'd call myself fluent. Progress, not perfection, is what keeps me going. What are you making progress on?

When to use it · practice

Drew asks how a skill is going. Say you're getting the hang of it.
Drewがスキルの進み具合をたずねます。「コツをつかんできた」と言いましょう。
Reflect on your progress. Say you've come a long way.
自分の進歩をふり返りましょう。「ずいぶん来た」と言いましょう。
Stay humble. Admit you've still got a way to go.
謙虚に。「まだ先は長い」と認めましょう。

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