
Donald asks…
Whats the difference between hiragana,kanji,and kana in the Japanese language?
whats the difference?Oh and how to write “time travel” in japanese?
admin answers:
Hira-gana ,Kata-kana
“Hira” means =easy (more easy to write)
“Kata” Means=part (part of Kanji)
we Japanese didn’t have own writing systems.
We use Kanji to write Japanese.
We invented more easy writing sysytems.
It is Hiragana and Katakana.
Hiragana was used by Females for 1,000 years ago.
Katakana was used by preasts for 1,000 years ago.
Time travel = jikan ryokou ?????
time=jikan ??????
travel=ryokou?????????

David asks…
Anyone able to help me with the Japanese language?
OK, I want to travel and one of the places I want to visit is Japan, and I want to be able to talk to people in Japanese. I’m planning on going like in 2 years and during these 2 years I want to learn Japanese. I’ve looked at websites but Its kind of difficult with all the characters :S I don’t know how to start
admin answers:
If you have a NintendoDS they make a Japanese program. The very best thing though is to take a class so that you have interaction with other people. The Japanese communication style is very different than our own and sometimes what you say is just as important as how you say it.

Daniel asks…
Could I travel the world if the only language I know is English?
Would it help if I learned their language or is there something that will help me. I want to travel the world when I get older and I was wondering if I need to learn their language? I’m currently a Junior in High school and I’m might be taking Japanese my Senior year or maybe Spanish.
admin answers:
Kira:
In theory… Only in theory all you need nowdays is English. However, if you actually want to get in contact with the culture of country X, then you have to learn the language that the people of X speak. Traveling as a tourist is one thing, and experiencing the culture is something completely different.
Finally, if you want to learn Japanese or Spanish… Don’t waste your time taking classes, dude. Learn on your own, by doing interesting stuff in the language you want to learn each day.

Mandy asks…
How to learn more than one language at once? Chinese, Korean, Japanese?
I want to Learn Chinese (simplified Mandarin), Japanese, and Korean. Korean is very easy for me and I love k-pop and the Korean culture. I also, want to learn Chinese and Japanese for more job opportunities, traveling, etc. Is it possible to learn these three languages at once (with the goal of being fluent in each language)? Any tips? ![]()
Thanks for the advice and support!
admin answers:
Ah. Well…
From a young age (5 or 6) I started learning Mandarin (I’m not a native Mandarin speaker, I speak a different Chinese dialect at home). I am now fluent. When I was ten I started learning Japanese. I am near-fluent now. About a year ago, I started learning Korean. Due to its grammatical similarities to Japanese, I found it easy to pick up, though I am not fluent yet.
Here’s what I’ve learned:
Chinese is actually more similar in grammar structure to ENGLISH (yes, ENGLISH!) than to Korean and Japanese. (e.g. English: I love you. Chinese: Wo ai ni. I = wo, love = ai, you = ni. As opposed to Japanese and Korean, Anata wo aishiteru, and neoreul saranghae, where anata = neo, )
wo = reul, ai = sarang and shiteru = hae. Only basic example, and I know that there ARE some exceptions, but Korean and Japanese are more similar to each other than to Chinese.)
Mandarin – Most of the focus is on the tones, though Mandarin only has four so it’s pretty easy. Hard part? The writing. (I can’t write 100% in the language!) Good thing is, though, that unlike Japanese each word is usually only read one way. Most of the reading and writing is memorisation =.=;;;
Japanese – the alphabets (hiragana, katakana) are the easy part. The kanji is the more complex part, where one kanji may be read several different ways and mean different things each time. Speaking has no tones, you could say it monotonously and it’d still mean the same thing. But no one does that lol.
Korean – the reading and writing is probably the simplest out of all three. The grammar is similar to Japanese though there are exceptions. Speaking has no allocated tones, but your tone of voice (questioning, stating) could mean the different between asking a question and just stating something. (Arasso? Arasso.)
I found Korean to be the easiest of the three, but that’s just my opinion.
So, down to your question:
Is it possible to learn these three languages at once (with the goal of being fluent in each language)? Any tips?
It is possible to learn the three at once, yes.
But to be honest, once I started learning Korean, it seriously screwed up my Japanese. Chinese stayed unaffected, since it wasn’t similar.
It may take years of practice, but with enough dedication, yes, you can become fluent.
The only tip I can give you is practice. And more practice.
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