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Old 12-06-2009, 11:19 AM   #1
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I was wondering does anyone know Japanese, and is it a easy language to learn?
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Old 12-06-2009, 11:22 AM   #2
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I learn some Japanese but not a lot.
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I only know a few words...

But trust me, it is a HARD language. It has four scripts with hundreds of characters and each of those characters are complex in learning and writing. Not to mention you have to pronounce them with a different script, the Romaji script.

Asian languages are pretty much the hardest languages to learn if you were not born in an Asian country and have grown up in it.
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Old 12-06-2009, 11:28 AM   #4
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im going to take japanese next years
but idk konan made it sound to hard
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im going to take japanese next years
but idk konan made it sound to hard
^_^" Ahaha...

It's not IMPOSSIBLE to learn, but I'm sure it takes a ton of energy and commitment.
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im going to take japanese next years
but idk konan made it sound to hard
the writing is the only thing i find difficult. and i know some... but not a lot.
example: o genki desu ka? hai, genki desu
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I know it.

Whether or not it'll be hard for you depends on your language background. If you only speak latin based languages like English or Spanish, then it'll be significantly harder than if you've a background in Chinese or Korean.
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i can speak and understand but i cant read or write
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I only know a few words...

But trust me, it is a HARD language. It has four scripts with hundreds of characters and each of those characters are complex in learning and writing. Not to mention you have to pronounce them with a different script, the Romaji script.

Asian languages are pretty much the hardest languages to learn if you were not born in an Asian country and have grown up in it.

LOL, Im gonna give it a try, i really wanna learn it and go visit Japan one day ;add this to the other 4 languages i speak
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I can speak Japanese pretty fluently. Not 100% though. For myself, the language is not hard at all, due to the fact that I want to learn it. However, if you aren't interested in the language, it will be hard for you to learn it. The writing system is complicated but easy once you get the hang of it. There are three 'alphabets' the make up the Japanese language. They are:
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- Katakana カタカナ
- Kanji 漢字

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LOL, Im gonna give it a try, i really wanna learn it and go visit Japan one day ;add this to the other 4 languages i speak
That is cool that you know other languages as well. I know English, Japanese, and a little bit of Spanish. I plan to learn Korean and Chinese (most likely Mandarin) also, because I want to eventually receive a doctorate in East Asian Linguistics.
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My great grandma is teaching me since hardly anyone else in our family will carry on our Japanese ways lol xD
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Nihongo wa hanasemasu ka.
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Yonko no isu.
Kyou wa nichiyoubi desu.
That's about all I know. I only know romaji ^_^"
But, I am learning.

I think it is ridiculously hard. But that's because I know English and Spanish. And SRhyse is right, learning a bit of Korean helped.

To learn I'm using the game My Japanese Coach and the book Breeze Into Japanese by Kazuko Imaeda.
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It is easier for people who know either Korean or Chinese, to learn Japanese because all three languages are intertwined.

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Yonko no isu.
Kyou wa nichiyoubi desu.
That's about all I know. I only know romaji ^_^"
But, I am learning.

I think it is ridiculously hard. But that's because I know English and Spanish. And SRhyse is right, learning a bit of Korean helped.

To learn I'm using the game My Japanese Coach and the book Breeze Into Japanese by Kazuko Imaeda.
When you typed "hanasemasu" it is supposed to be "hanashimasu" instead of "se."
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I was wondering does anyone know Japanese, and is it a easy language to learn?
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I know a few words that i can pronouce but that was just by watching Naruto.
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