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Japanese is harder/easier than other languages in what ways? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Sarruby@lemmy.world to c/japaneselanguage@sopuli.xyz
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I want something to say when my other language-learning friends talk about how hard/easy XYZ language is.

For example, for easy parts:

  • No genders
  • Easy vowels/consonants

For difficulties:

  • Kanji
  • Formality

Please help? Thanks!

Edit: summary of comments for my future reference:

Easier:

  • no genders
  • resource rich for learning
  • simpler tenses

Easy and hard:

  • pronunciation (consistent, but accent hard to eliminate)
  • grammar (consistent but different)

Harder:

  • Kanji (like icons)
  • formality
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[-] DokkaeCat@lemmy.comfysnug.space 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I noticed that because I speak german (primary language) the pronounciation is "better" because we have similar sounds in german.

[-] DigitalAudio@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, absolutely! Though German still has many “e” sounds (long, short and ä) none of which truly match Japanese’s. But overall, I’m a native Spanish speaker which has almost identical vowels to Japanese (u being the exception) and yeah, German is pretty similar as well.

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