I learned Japanese through Anime so whenever I hear simple words in Japanese, I understand them except long sentences.
I only know a little Korean words because I have Korean classmates plus facebook friends that are fans of Korean Idols like BTS or EXO.
안녕하세요, 바보, or 오모.
Though I'm learning Mandarin or 中文 throughout my ...... reply
I'm still learning haragana, so I can read many word without knowing the meaning.
I'm learning Chinese too and the raws of 19 Days has helped me A LOT. It's really interesting when you understand something of these manhuas.
I really like KPOP and manhwas but I don't know anything in Konean but oppa, noona, yung, anyo... reply
I took the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) and I was shocked to get the result. I took Korean Language classes from a cultural center in my country. At first, I wanted to learn Japanese but it was a bit too difficult to self-study especially since I was a university student. I wanted to attend Japanese Language classes but they cost a lot mor...... 1 reply
I'm half Japanese and half Korean, so I naturally learnt to speak both languages. However, I moved to New Zealand when I was 7 months old, so I was forced to learn English. I remember being able to speak both languages fluently, but I was so young so now I've forgotten. I can still understand a lot of Japanese, and a tiny bit of Korean, and can als...... 1 reply
I originally typed this up as a reply to someone who wanted to learn how to speak JP, KN, and CN, and it was too long to waste so I think I'll post this here to help anyone out.
On speaking: If you're going to learn Japanese and Korean, learn the alphabet. Japanese always ends in a vowel, and Korean has those double letters like "ae" and "eu" (tha...... 1 reply
i felt the same, so 5 years ago i started learning Japanese and then went on to Korean, i still use subtitles for some things (Mostly Korean as i have only studies it for 3 years), but it does help especially as there are some things that cant be properly translated and you only really know the full meaning in Japanese/Korean. Sometimes it can be d...... 3 reply
I think that learning South Korea and Japanese would be fun And if I were to to learn Japanese or South Korea it would be better to watch a anime manga or a movie without any subs and I wouldn't wait for it either And I would understand what a song or TV show means And I don't think I am the only one having these problems
I already learned japanese, 1,5 years i think, i learn it without teacher. I just keep searching how to write hiragana, katakana, and kanji. I already did it. So you just need to write 1 word several times, and try to write something. For speaking, i decided to buy a dictionary, big one of course. I read it, and now i can speak and write japanese. ...... reply
I am fluent in Mandarin Chinese. I can read without many problems, but writing trips me up. I can write basic sentences, but I will at least need a Chinese dictionary to search for words from memory.
I am learning Japanese at school. The knowledge and skills I have are very basic.
I've tried learning a little Korean at home. I can only read Korean ...... 2 reply
Honestly I am fluent in Japanese ( English is my second language) , but because of money being really tight (I am a college student) I have not been able to buy manga, ( but I do read on Japanese manga websites that give you some chapters of the manga to read, I also plan to start buying on the kindle once I get one.. Which may be after I graduate ...... 2 reply