Learning Korean, Japanese & Chinese together | Comparison + tips

Hi friends! In this video I discuss the similarities, differences, level of difficulty and tips for learning Korean, Japanese and Chinese, either separately or all at the same time. People often ask me if its possible to learn more than one language at a time - and I say it most definitely is! Stay tuned until the end for some language-learning tips specifically for these languages.
Do you have any other tips? Do you learn any of these languages at the same time? Share your story in the comments!
Timestamps:
Can you learn more than one language at once? - 00:28
Similarities & Differences Overview - 01:02
Similarities - 02:42
Differences 03:22
How easy are these languages? - 04:28
Easiest parts of each language - 05:40
Language learning tips - 06:43
Credits:
I'd like to thank Lynne Botes and Willem Botes (my parents, camera people, support and script-checkers), Cecilia Miao (from LingoDeer), Brixton Sandhals (my fantastic fellow KR/JP language-enthusiast), Angela Whittle (Polyglot friend) for their input, thoughts and help while I made this video.
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[@LindieBotes]

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[@itshry]

The Easiest Grammar: Chinese The Easiest Pronounciation: Japanese The Easiest Writing System: Korean English speakers perpective

[@diya-rc4fr]

I think Korean is easier to pronounce than Japanese for English Speakers.

[@jessicajerez88]

@@diya-rc4fr for Spanish speakers like me the Japanese pronunciation is much easier because the phonetic sounds are much similar between the two languages (but that's not happen with the English), so in my perspective I also think for English speakers might be easier the Korean pronunciation. (Sometimes I struggle with the English and Korean pronunciation😅)

[@bennyt914]

@@diya-rc4fr As a native English speaker I found Japanese pronunciation much, much easier than Korean. As a disclaimer, my first language of study before either of them was Spanish, which might have had an influence. Looking at it objectively, though, I think there's much less to learn for Japanese. You just need to get the らりるれろ sounds down. You can get by with minimal attention to pitch accent through the beginner and even intermediate stages. Korean has more sounds that aren't used in English, as well as distinctions between levels of aspiration which don't appear in English.

[@bxws]

精辟，can't agree more

[@frogmanthelibertarian1482]

Well yes but actually no xd

[@CuriousEditor17]

I'm learning korean right now... and then I'm planning to learn japanese... and finally chinese... cuz I'm a language lover 😊😊😊

[@diamondsaf5064]

me tooo

[@masha_elr3058]

Nazia Muntaha .. I am a language lover too I started with chinese mandarin but I don't have friends that speak chinese even my family

[@user-tj3kq7en3x]

Personally, i'll recommend learn a korean first. Because asian language is very similar. especially, korean and japanese has deaply relationship each other. But i think for foreigners, korean is more diffcult than japanese, korean has many diffcult pronunciation. As like 'eul-leul', and korean alphabet also. So i think korean has many diffcult pronunciation, so it will be easier if you learn another asian language.

[@FalconWindblader]

Mariam El-Rawas I grew up in an environment where more than 90% of all the people i know are Chinese-speaking ones, & i hardly needed to use English for anything until i turn 20. By around 23, my level of proficiency of English became native regardless. I picked up Japanese with practically NO ONE to talk to in Japanese around me & till this day, i've yet to step foot on the land of the rising sun, but i'm ready to take the JLPT at N1 level this year after studying for years regardless. Your environment helps a lot in language learning, but it ain't an absolute necessity. I'm a living proof, & i sure as hell don't think this ability is mine alone.

[@yichaochen4249]

Mariam El-Rawas let's we make friends

[@trilingualteacher8664]

I'm a Korean who grew up in China, so I'm trilingual-fluent in Korean🇰🇷, Mandarin🇨🇳, and English🇺🇸! I learned Japanese for a year and it's easier to learn because I already know Korean and Mandarin. Very similar language! It's great to see other people learn these beautiful languages!

[@sunflower553]

好羡慕你

[@sunflower553]

我只会说汉语和英语，我想学习日语

[@gohitosun6859]

对于朝鲜族，学日语真的是有天生的优势...自小说朝鲜语，在学校学了中文和英语，然后一学起日语，集朝鲜语的语法、中文的汉字、英语为一体，对日语的语法、汉字词、外来语触类旁通...羡慕...😂

[@shengyang8935]

North korean who's living in China should draw a line with South korean by establishing a brand new language or completely abandonning traditional one.

[@somethingggggg]

@@shengyang8935 I am happy they know our language, it takes a lot of work to get efficient in it, I applaud them.

[@santjevana8279]

I started learning Japanese once, then I gave up and started learning Korean, and now Mandarin Chinese is distracting me... *Update: So I got very interested in Portuguese...* Edit: Thanks for all the support guys, I'm glad I'm not the only one struggling with this issue :)

[@danielanunezalonso5683]

Lol I can relate SO MUCH

[@DragonSkaterrr]

i wanted to learn chinese, now i gave up and started learning russian, but chinese is popping up again

[@cosmicglot2297]

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[@usumikazu5900]

this is happening to me right now omg I can relate

[@jd3k385]

Nice choices. Actually, Portuguese is so underrated, it's spoken by almost 300M people in almost every continent, and as a bonus, it opens up the romantic languages pandora box ;)

[@karlacoralic2696]

I’m learning Korean now and then after korean I plan on learning japanese and then chinese so yeah

[@alexandersonmei]

Whoa...how come we got same plans?! I'm also learning Korean now and planning to learn Japanese next!

[@user-eb2dr2oo3t]

First, I must learn Japanese even though I’m Japanese...

[@user-hs8xy3hv5c]

I will learn Japanese, and luckily I am a native Chinese speaker.

[@winwinslinesarehidinginsms7402]

Army💜💜

[@Carlossss_m]

welcome to china！

[@CeciliaMiaoTV]

I like the analogy to triathlon. If our body can handle different sports simultaneously, so can our brain!

[@LindieBotes]

I gotta give credit to my dad for coming up with that analogy! I usually use one of a cook doing different recipes but this makes more sense :P

[@LiborSupcik]

what is the distinction? Is not conditioning an instance of learning as say taming is. The cues in mental or memory learning are more subtle ... yet they run the same routines process behind. I can read in 5 or 6 tongues to spot a misspelled word that does not belong...

[@selehadinhabesi3855]

@@LiborSupcik This argument is not neccesarily true....... but i will allow it

[@citrusskies3567]

i started writing an English essay in Spanish before don't worry😅

[@wavyswave8293]

Why I wanna learn Korean : family Japanese: family Chinese: family Having families in a different language is hard because it’s hard to communicate so I’m taking time to learn these 3

[@iamgorgeous]

Are you nct's relative?

[@thatonenerd311]

LMAOOOO🤣🤣🤣

[@armyblinkmidzy4878]

@@iamgorgeous hehe

[@princeofyeonderella9505]

@@iamgorgeous lol😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@birdyashiro1226]

bruh

[@orangesky2845]

I really don't understand how you manage to find enough time to learn all the three languages at the same time,but your success deserves respect.

[@ananyajere]

Ikrr

[@yugiohfanatic1964]

she has no life

[@yoangyu]

im at home all day but im not doing anything lmao

[@ananyajere]

@@yoangyu hekk same😭

[@yoeul]

I agree with you after learning Korean and Chinese. Korean is very easy at the beginning but has gotten a looot harder. Chinese was super hard at first but as you get more advanced it becomes easier because as an English speaker you don't really have to change the way you think with the sentence structure.

[@shaolin89]

Well, it only stays "easy" until you really start to become literate in it, reading classical texts etc. Once you reach that level its like starting all over again, lmao.

[@yoeul]

I never said they have the same sentence structure, I said you don't have to change the way you think that much. Compare the English sentence "They also eat bread on Mondays" to the Chinese "They on Mondays also eat bread" and then the Korean "Mondays on they also bread eat". Also in Chinese you could say something like "I think Chinese is fun" whereas in Korean it would be "I Chinese fun think".

[@FalconWindblader]

Ada Tempete didn't say anything about 'similarity' in sentence structure (which by the way, is called 'syntax') between Chinese & English. hell, he/she didn't even use 'similar' in his/her original post! what he/she meant was only that with Chinese, you need farrr less work rearranging stuff around, than with Japanese & Korean. with Chinese, you'd only need to put one or two components earlier or later, while with Japanese & Korean, you'd almost hafta rearrange everything.

[@FalconWindblader]

Ada *Facepalm... "they didn't use Korean or Japanese in their original post. They compared English and Chinese." Why do you think they say Chinese is super hard at first & gets easier AS AN ENGLISH SPEAKER?? they picked up Korean, didn't they?? they're using English as a STANDARD, as a REFERENCE, instead of comparing both Chinese & English DIRECTLY. Also, in the original post: "Korean is very easy at the beginning but has gotten a looot harder." "as an English speaker you don't really have to change the way you think with the sentence structure." Again, English as a REFERENCE, as a STANDARD, Chinese is easier in this sense, at least when compared to Korean or Japanese. "Some sentence structures are so weird form an English speaker point of view they don't make sense" Did anyone said anything about Chinese & English sharing similar, even identical syntax?? this is in RELATIVE terms, WHEN compared to Japanese or Korean IN RELATION to English. of course there're times where Chinese syntax is gonna sound weird! point here is in Chinese, it's SOMETIMES. in Japanese & Korean, it's ALL THE TIME. Damn, you really need to work on your comprehension of what people are writing...

[@rickr9435]

Ada Pieńkowska well, you can also write those two sentences as小李高过小张 & 星期一他们也吃面包

[@seokjin3000]

I studied Japanese in high school and continued into college. Kanji was a nightmare. I turned to Korean and it was incredibly easy. The Hangul alphabet is amazingly easy. I definitely should have started with Korean.

[@user-oq7sx6lx6m]

But grammar is really hard

[@PickledJar.]

@@user-oq7sx6lx6m I'm not good enough at korean to tell you this for sure, but the grammar in Japanese and Korean is really simillar so that why they found it easy

[@user-uq3um5nq7d]

@@user-oq7sx6lx6m grammar isn't that hard if you can just remove your knowledge of your mother tongue, how it works, how it's so different to what you're learning and just start anew

[@PigeonsBox]

I'm a Korean learning Japanese, Chinese and.... I Also 100% agree with you, kanji is nightmare to me XD haha! we don't use Kanji nowadays so, if there is a korean book or sign u can easily read that if you know how pronounce the korean even if you don't know what that means. So I think it would be quit a good choice to studying Korean first between three languages. And this video is really rights. Koreans can learn Japanese quickly. Execpet kanji. Booooo 😭😭😭 mom, I hate kanji why our neighbors using this. Boo 😭 (I don't hate Chinese or Japanese. It means just Kanji is difficult languge to learn quickly. It needs time and so many many writing effort) Let's cheer up and good luck to your studying R.Y! :D

[@Kubo121]

If you want to speak advanced Korean, Kanji will be a must. Koreans feel intelligent when they use Chinese words. Pure Korean is becoming less and less used in advanced Korean. I think Chinese characters are essential to learn the language of East Asia.

[@user-pf5yd2zd1o]

Korean pronunciation is easier for me than Japanese surprisingly.

[@bunnyrabi]

Yea it is easier both than Chinese, because her Chinese pronunciation not that good...

[@sunithasajith2001]

Yes, as an South Indian it's for me too

[@albgres181]

I don't believe it, I'm sorry ._ .

[@pleasehelpmereach10ksubwit85]

Agreed

[@user-mk4us5tg3m]

@ghost god guess thats because you're native chinese i tried to learn chinese and i gave up 😔😭

[@maryam9469]

Why i want to learn korean, japanese and chinese. One word : Nct

[@juliana213703]

giiiiirl, yes

[@cathyzhang6933]

lmaoo global group

[@petrichorrs]

Hahahajah lmaoo yess

[@aile07]

XDXDXDXDXD kinda relatable

[@kzhluvz]

omoooo yesssss

[@user-pn1oh9ij1p]

I’m 12 , I started with Japanese and now Korean is sooo easy for me :). I want to do Mandarin as well. Now I speak : English Japanese French German Fluently :)

[@camillahuang9325]

Yes, you should also learn some Mandarin, because if you know English now, when you learn Chinese grammar that is definitely close to English grammar.😊

[@chocoholicbeverage]

Do you have any tricks for learning Japanese grammar and pronouncing words correctly (intonation)?

[@user-pn1oh9ij1p]

Han Solo whom'st'd've will snipe you the pronounciation is actually not a problem for me, every syllable has the same length and there are barely any emphasised exceptions 🤷🏼‍♂️, what’s your native language ? I don’t exactly know what you mean ... and for grammar , I’m really sorry , I just study hard and after a time you get a feeling , especially because Korean and Japanese grammar are so similar... I guess I didn’t really help you :(

[@user-pn1oh9ij1p]

Mayesha Sarker thank you so much .... what language do you speak ?

[@user-pn1oh9ij1p]

Han Solo whom'st'd've will snipe you also try out italki , it is a good price ( still not cheap if you do it in a weekly base) , but I think SPEAKING PRACTISE is important

[@manningbartlett522]

My experience - Chinese seems really hard at first but it then gets easier because the grammar is not too hard to master, and after a while the characters start to make sense (and definitely get easier to memorise). Japanese and Korean seem easier at first, because the pronunciation seems easier. However they both get harder and harder as you get further along.

[@user-fo1oj3wf1b]

Manning Bartlett did you learn how to type in traditional Chinese or simplified Chinese? Idk I’m dumbeheoehdhbr

[@k.5425]

I've seen that a lot of people are saying this.

[@k.5425]

@@user-fo1oj3wf1b most people learn simplified Mandarin. If you Learn "traditional Mandarin" it's like learning old English. It would maybe only be useful in history books, old Chinese movies etc..

[@zelda7278]

I am Chinese,now I am learning Japanese,I totally agree you!Japanese grammer is so difficult!

[@D.Wapher]

@@k.5425 Not quite as old English, just more complicated characters to memorize for the most part. Simplified characters are easier to learn don't get me wrong but traditional characters are worth learning if you are interested in the full culture behind the characters.

[@selenaromanoff6302]

Korean: Kpop Japanese: anime Chinese: for speaking more fluently in my own language OwO

[@szecr]

@성이름 what

[@Lina-lc9qk]

Why l learn language Korean: BTS Japanese: Anime, and show off😂 Chinese: Cdrama (Chinese drama)

[@user-sc7lv2iv4i]

한국은 bts 없으면 관심도 안주는 나라 ㅋ

[@cindyding8507]

Bruh same kpop anime and c drama 😍

[@justfair4882]

Korean : K - DRAMA'S , K - Pop Japanese : Anime and Manga Series Chinese : C - Drama's

[@sarjanaojha2116]

That's what I want to learn these languages for.

[@_ellen1646]

@@user-sc7lv2iv4i 케이팝에 케이드라마 살짝.. ㅋ큐ㅠㅠ 뭐 이것도 우리 문화니까 습.. 관심 없.. 없어도 괜ㅊ낞아요 :')

[@Lyricwayz]

Why I want to learn these languages Korean: it’s interesting Japanese: it’s interesting and I like manga Mandarin: it’s a beautiful language

[@chelvalier_e5899]

Hola, me podrías contar tu experiencia aprendiendo chino mandarín? En mi país no hay escuelas que enseñen chino mandarín.

[@nikizhao2622]

@@chelvalier_e5899 jajajaja de dónde eres? Yo soy de China y vivo en España

[@chelvalier_e5899]

@@nikizhao2622 soy de Lima, Perú

[@nikizhao2622]

@@chelvalier_e5899 Vale, creo que hay poca gente aprendiendo chino en Perú, entonces es difícil encontrar una escuela o algo. Tal vez podrías buscar videos en KZbin???

[@chelvalier_e5899]

@@nikizhao2622 la verdad, los 3 idiomas que domino, los aprendí de forma tradicional. He probado con videos de ytb, pero me parece que no es lo mismo.

[@mickey9LaFlare]

Glad this was recommended! Im learning Chinese, Korean, and Spanish at the same time!! 감사합니다 !

[@imtired3937]

Buena suerte!

[@tasita_de_te]

suerte♡

[@goatkoala573]

Korean letters are really nice to see

[@user-dr3zp9ko6z]

literally same

[@NoName-bw6ln]

I'm learning english, french, spanish, latin and korean at the same time lmao

[@yeri3429]

why im learning these korean - my future chinese - school japanese - no reason

[@maxheller7815]

how will you incorporate korean into your future. I might need to learn korean when I'll be older as well :D

[@linxiao143]

Korean- My future Chinese- School Japanese- I’m not learning it lolll We are similar but I’m not learning Japanese at all

[@mibiji1480]

when she said "itll be more productive to learn korean and japanese instead of korean and german in instance" i got hit the way im learning korean and german at the same time sjjsjs

[@yakmo.]

I love the way Chinese language sounds like even Japanese and Korean have nice sounds/accent

[@michaelmars1013]

I wanna be trilingual with English, French, and Korean

[@lindsayxx6144]

im fluent in French and English, im learning Korean right now haha

[@wewewewewewewewwewe]

I’m already trilingual and I want to learn French and Korean too!!! :( I love these languages more than myself :DDDD

[@user-mr4gx9gq1i]

Haha good luck with french, the grammar .. i am myself and sometimes I don't understand and make mistakes but keep going I recommend you to try to fix it from the beginning(I am also learning Korean,Deutsch and Arabic)

[@Odinsday]

jUnGcAkE iS a whoLE sNaCc I’m learning French right now. The grammar is not that bad. The pronunciation in combination with verb conjugation kills but that’s also part of the fun. Korean is soooooooo much harder.

[@nuriaredondo4090]

French has a difficult grammar but I think it's a really cool lenguage

[@satimy5695]

Im learning korean for bts and kdramas hahaha Quarantine is actually doing me some good

[@Simon-wd1cg]

bakla

[@user-no9im9px6e]

@@Simon-wd1cg va

[@joan0671]

Good for you~ 그 손을 내밀어줘 세이브 미 세이브 미~ ^^*

[@dianaemilygarcia1750]

how is it going did you learn

[@satimy5695]

@@dianaemilygarcia1750 yes i used the website howtostudykorean.com i finished up till the intermediate level and some of the advanced. It took about 6 months and i stopped studying since. I just watch kpop videos now and look up the words i don’t know :)

[@lauhernandez9626]

I know I came too late but, these are my reasons why I want to learn Korean: Understanding K-dramas, K-pop/rock Japanese: I'd like to go to Japan some day Chinese: Figuring out what the Chinese are saying while I'm visiting the grocery store (here in my homecountry there are lots of these)

[@user-xm2kx9ne6z]

I’m Korean and your intonation and pronunciation is perfect! Sound like a native..

[@tomasmartin185]

Angie she’s said that it took her a long time to get to that (she started learning about 10 years ago I think)

[@imtired3937]

Man. I really want to get pronation in korean. Idk why but I really hate accents. And I don’t know if I will be able to bare with me having an accent when speaking korean. I’ll try my best

[@Crystal_12gem]

Ivara just keep trying

[@pokaay3163]

lil meow meow trash just listen, speak, and listen some more!

[@cute-tt6dy]

Hey, can I ask? 형용사나 동사로 부사를 써도 괜찮아요?

[@Fm-ns6fp]

I learn -english -french -german -chinese -japanese At the same time and im still trynna gather my sanity Edit: my native language is indonesian, english french mandarin and german are included as subjects in my school basically it's a must to learn 4 of em

[@ndpd7695]

Hope you'll survive

[@pokaay3163]

It might become draining trying to learn so many languages at once, and sounds a little counter-productive. You’ve still got a life to manage so trying to balance like 5 languages on top of that sounds like a death wish. Try picking 2 or 3 languages that you especially want to learn or are the farthest into and focus exclusively on those for the time being. You can pick up the rest when you feel it’s not become as much of a burden. If this doesn’t pertain to you then don’t mind me, it’s just my friend tried doing that too and gave up in like 2 months. She did stick to French though, and is very determined!

[@lllxxcvhvvb8017]

Viel Glück 😊

[@user-gr3sd6xm7d]

I won't to learn 1 Arabic 2 French 3 Korean 4 Japanese

[@sulfuricblantas4569]

I'm trying to learn: -ASL -Dutch -Spanish -French -Korean -Japanese -Mandarin + I have college next year ⊙-⊙

[@KatAnejo]

I’m learning these three right now. I always thought it was too late for me but I don’t think so anymore. I’m learning Korean because I’m engaged to a Korean, Japanese because my host family (I don’t want to speak English to them all the time) and Chinese because my best friend is Chinese.

[@WestCoastUSA546]

As long as you are alive- nothing is too late. Why would you ever think otherwise?...

[@revatijagdale8969]

from where are you learning these languages?? Please give me some suggestions.

[@KoreanLetsGo]

being a Korean, it's interesting to see the different viewpoints of our language :) haha 한국어 공부하시는 모든 분들 화이팅!! 언젠가 한국어 마스터 하실 수 있을 거에요!!

[@AliKing-ci5db]

Hi I want to learn Korean but I want to find a Korean friend to help me!🙃

[@lovelyWaad2156]

@@AliKing-ci5db hey I am willing to help but I am not Korean

[@bangjade1595]

@@AliKing-ci5db im korean

[@user-st5gb9gq8x]

@@AliKing-ci5db 헬로맨

[@Morett-ql6mk2rs9i]

I'm from korea Need any help?

[@LindieBotes]

Are you learning any of these languages? What are your tips and experiences?

[@thompoz7114]

I learned chinese, I found it super easy, although the textbook/classroom chinese differs from the everydays chinese. I practiced writing the characters, I basically skipped pinyin. To your other video: 你的匈牙利语发音很好。

[@ariana8272]

Please!Do reply!Can I start with Mandarin?!Will I be in problems starting with Mandarin?!😢Please help!!😭

[@LindieBotes]

+Marline's day starts today not at all! Do whatever makes you happy! If you have enough motivation, resources and time, anything is possible. Go for it! Don't be scared! :D

[@ariana8272]

Thank you so much! You're so kind!Thank you! So lastly is it completely alright if I start with Mandarin?Which one will be good for me?☺

[@LindieBotes]

+Marline's day starts today sure! There are no rules. This video was just my own experience, but I know many people who started with Mandarin. The grammar is super simple! There are many apps you can look for to help, and great textbooks online. Lots of resources on Tumblr as well if you just search mandarin or Chinese under the tags. Good luck!

[@reikobayashi3620]

I can speak japanese because i am Japanese, and it is indeed very easy for me to understand korean and read chinese. The korean words are similar to japanese and the chinese writings are similar to japanese writing so i kind of know the meaning. I’m currently living in Thai so i also can speak thai and of course English. #skillz

[@srunseanny168]

Rei Kobayashi it mean you know five languages include your native language right?

[@reikobayashi3620]

srun seanny yup

[@gianniskappa7241]

Rei Kobayashi you are very lucky i am struggling so much with japanese it just seems impossible

[@louroaloysius1922]

すごい

[@bubbletae286]

Rei Kobayashi lmfao I laughed at how you put #skillz at the end😂 tru tho u do have skillz, im the other way round, im chinese and understand chinese and its easy to read japanese because some characters are the same so u can just kinda tell what its trying to say, and im currently learning korean and its quite easy too because lots of words sound the similar in chinese. I live in england and also know english, I guess I could say #skillz too?😂😂❤️

[@angeladavis5734]

me too i'm a language lover.Presently, i am learning japanese, then korean and finally chinese😊😊

[@robotinasupersonica4417]

I speak Spanish, Russian, Portuguese and French. Now I am learning Korean, Japanese, Chinese and Arabic. I cannot agree more with this young lady!

[@Ricky_Evans1611]

You're lying

[@Matthew-yy7ks]

Her analysis is perfect. She’s amazing. I’m Korean. I learned Mandarin and Traditional Chinese letters in highschool. Then I had some Japanese friends in university and I suddenly could speak some Japanese words and sentences because I realized what she said on this video. (Also I learned Hiragana from Japanese friends) The pronunciations of Japanese vocabularies were really similar, the grammars were same at all, and the idioms (like ‘trying something’ is ‘do + see + something’ in Korean and Japanese). As well I learned Chinese characters for a long time (in Korea many students learn old Chinese characters which are used in Taiwan and Hongkong) so I could read some Japanese words when Japanese friends show me something because they share Hanji (Kanji, Hanja). On top of that Mandarin was quite interesting because Mandarin was quite similar to English grammar and Mandarin grammar was the easiest so I still remember everything even though I learned it 10years ago. However still for me as a Korean mother tongue, Mandarin is quite difficult because of the tones. Mandarin sounds so beautiful so I keep learning it but the biggest problem is the accent yeah.

[@angieje]

Chinese intonations are less difficult compared to Japanese ones. There are only 4 main tones and a light tone . If you know English, the grammar and intonations for question statements and exclamations will not be difficult as it is similar

[@alias_peanut]

@@angieje u speak chinese?

[@angieje]

@@alias_peanut ya

[@Deandzzzzzz]

You mean it’s still challenging to understand Mandarin of different accents? I admit that’s a bit problem you know given China’s wide diversity of dialects and culture.

[@Matthew-yy7ks]

@@DeandzzzzzzSorry my words were kinda confusing a bit. No I meant the tones. The 4 tones.

[@felicianavargas5611]

I'm learning mandarin. My advice is learn the radicals. For me, knowing the base of the word helps me remember what it means

[@realisticequestrian8229]

Agree.

[@christinewang6146]

Agree. Radicals is important in Chinese. As long as you know the radicals, sometimes you can guess the meaning of the word.(I think it's easy to guess the meaning. Maybe because I am native speaker.)

[@rialee7393]

@@realisticequestrian8229 Im born in Hk and we all speak Chinese AND BOY I FAILED EVERY SINGLE TEST PERIODOT

[@realisticequestrian8229]

@@rialee7393 that's okay. I think there was a statistic released a few years ago that close to 40% of Australians are illiterate. Just because you live in the country of your mother tongue, it does not mean you're a great test taker.

[@TooManyChoices1]

Feliciana Vargas Learning Japanese and I agree 👍! “Radicals” and read tons of simple sentences.

[@henry4353]

Your comparison of three languages is so accurate and informative. Thousand thumbs up!

[@Lukas-jq4vw]

For anyone interested, Korean has very similar grammar to the Dravidian languages (mainly spoken in south India) for example: Tamil (one of the south Indian and Sri Lankan languages) has very similar grammar to Korean

[@alcalc7428]

I'm starting with Japanese since it's kind of in the middle of these 2 languages. If you go with Japanese first you can go straight to any of the 2 quite well. It would be easier to learn Korean because of the grammar and it would also help with Mandarin because of Kanji. Starting off with Japanese would give you a background edge on the 2 as opposed to starting with Korean which will only give you a background on Japanese because of grammar or starting with Mandarin which will only give you a background on Japanese because of Hanzi.

[@yannieeekim5262]

Same, I'm also starting with Japanese but I already know the alphabet of Korean and some few other words.

[@angieje]

I’m also using Japanese as a bridge for Korean. And also using my chinese background as a bridge to understanding Japanese

[@denssenap4436]

am Korean and I agreed with him. If I know correctly you have to know about 2k of Kanji to speak Japanese fluently, which is a great advantage to learn Chinese and Korean. but 2k of kanji... kill me...

[@lindavel43]

This is so true. I didn't see it that way....I did too start with Japanese and just started Korean like a month ago. But, I don't dig deep. Just like 15 min a day, because my target language is Japanese. After Korean I want to learn Chinese. But, I am also doing a refresher in French because I forgot most of my high school French. But, I blast through the lessons because I speak Spanish so French is easy for me, and I had it for 4 years before. Languages are so fun :)

[@maxheller7815]

i agree 100%. after acquiring an intermediate level of japanese. I want to learn another east asian language but I can't decide which one yet. so by having this basis, no matter what i choose I'll have some sort of advantage

[@JoonLanguageTube]

I am a language lover as I speak Chinese, Korean and Japanese. For me, I also loved comparing pronunciation of different Chinese characters when I was studying. And I also picked up Japanese quickly after learning Chinese, as grammar structure is really similar with Korean, my mother tongue. But I have a slight different approach in language order. My suggestion would be to learn Chinese first because you would learn all Characters, and then learn Japanese as it also has many similar characters and then Korean because it is similar to Japanese!

[@saravanakumarkumar5047]

Please refer chinese book details I'm varsha from india

[@ChadGardenSinLA]

I really love this! Thank you so much for making such a comprehensive analysis on comparing these three related east Asian languages.

[@pagingdrbitchcraft]

I feel so validated. The fact that I picked up the similarities as I was discovering Korean, after attempting Mandarin as a kid and 2 semesters of Japanese in college, makes me feel confident that I actually do have the capacity to learn all three.

[@PassionforDreaming]

I actually did the reverse! I started Japanese before Korean but then stopped Japanese because I got fed up with kanji. It really did make learning Korean easier though because of the similarities in grammar. The only thing was that when I started Korean, I had no idea there were spaces. My professor told me that I had to add spaces to my writing but I didn't know because I was used to Japanese!

[@okashi3806]

You're describing my situation a 100% :D started with japanese, got sick of the kanji, had lots of korean friends, started learning korean and was amazed how similar grammar and words were so that i could make progress easily. I didnt know about the spaces either and wrote everything together. The thing I am mostly struggling with atm is the pronounciation and the "connecting the konsonant of the prior character with the vowel of the next character"

[@user-no2vw8tm2s]

PassionforDreaming how could you possibly not know that Korean uses spaces? Look in any textbook, they all use spaces. I guessed we're talking about a very early learning stage, right?

[@James-uv8hy]

Learning the Kanji is like learning a separate language in itself, it does get slightly easier to memorize the more you learn though

[@FalconWindblader]

Well, Japanese is one of the few languages on earth that uses THREE different writing systems almost all at once after all...

[@namyocs6522]

Actually Korean also has Chinese character called Hanja.But the number is far less than Japanese and for the beginner,it is rarely to see Hanja at the first stage of learning.Hanja is used more in formal situation and studying field.

[@DefineMorena]

This was definitely very encouraging! I'm currently learning Korean and I'm hoping to learn Chinese afterwards (but only on an intermediate level).

[@LindieBotes]

I'm so glad! Have a great time learning Chinese!

[@changkyuns_im5215]

I am learning • Korean • Thai • Spanish • Latin

[@lisa8202]

Learning Japanese with a textbook for korean natives is probably the biggest flex ever. Huge respect for you

[@LaurenHulton]

My little (not so little) story about my language journey. Don't read if you don't care haha I started learning Korean a few months ago and I remember being able to speak basic conversations on the first day and being able to read it all within just half an hour. I learn languages easily anyway but I fell in love with Korean with how fast I picked it up, now most of my friends are korean, it literally opened up a whole world (why I always loved languages anyway). Then I did try Japanese but I struggled terribly and lost motivation. Even when I went back to try it again, I just couldn't. I guessed Japanese wasn't for me other than the most common phrases. I studied Chinese instead of Japanese at that point, I was scared it would be a huge challenge as people always brought up the negative first at it's difficulty. Surprisingly, I picked up Chinese as easy as I did Korean. It's a little more challenging from time to time but I think the passion for wanting to learn is so important. After watching this video, seeing all three compared actually made me look at Japanese differently, it makes much more sense now. I think I'll start studying it again, thank you so much for that push! Hopefully, I will be able to catch up on my Japanese. Currently happy to say other than my native language, I speak 3 languages intermediately, 3 at a basic level and soon Japanese will be better!!! Just subscribed, again, thank you! You made me feel somewhat proud of my self but also made me want to work harder

[@GORDO-HUMILDE]

can you understand chinese audios? I'm learning korean and I can understand some words when I listen to korean audios, but I tried chinese and the listening is sooo hard.. I gave it up, I don't think chinese is for me

[@crackedpotgenius]

i kinda understand what u were saying. It happened to me for Japanese language whereby i easily grab it as compared to Korean and Mandarin.

[@vunguyenmaiha3392]

Omg. I'm the same as you. I have thought that Japanese isn't for me But I'll try again 😎💖

[@aikawo9712]

Ur korean pronunciation is really perfect ✊💚

[@robertirnazarow5400]

Hey this video is amazing!! thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and study tips! 😊

[@sarabordagaray0166]

I'm from Argentina, my native language is spanish, I speak english (b2-c1) and two days ago I started learning korean. The alphabet is simple but even with that the process is difficult cause I have to get fluent in reading in handful before I get into grammar

[@mantarrayaazul7433]

y como te fue? ya dominas en coreano como el ingles o esta basico (A1-A2)?

[@DongyuGwak]

Im korean. I can tell you clearly. Maybe Writing system is the only thing that you can feel easy to learn while you are learning korean. korean and Spanish are totally different. We dont have genders in words. I was very confused as soon as i started learning spanish and i gave up.😢

[@user-zv7gw8ji5d]

Can we be language partner ? Argentinian girl

[@user-fs7qy6jr1x]

my mum is Korean and my dad is Cantonese-Vietnamese and when i forget a word in English my brain basically brings out all the words with the same Chinese origin ommgg lmaoooooo

[@antu5739]

어서 오세요 can you tell me for a Vietnamese, which language would be easier to learn first amg Japanese, Korean and Chinese?

[@sujin6458]

You are so lucky 😱

[@svenkorlos5146]

Vietnamese of course learn Chinese.

[@citrusskies3567]

SAME OMGGGG but I speak 4 so only my mom can understand me at home xD

[@harounben342]

You have a cool mix!

[@RobertHeslop]

Maybe that explains why my Korean language exchange partner insists I’m a “genius”, because of how muc Korean I’ve learned quickly in one month. But I lived in Taiwan for 10 months and Japan for 5 months, so I know some Japanese and Chinese. A big ‘reveal’ I made today was when she asked me to translate “I went to the supermarket with my mum yesterday” and I said “oh, I think I’ve figured it out, Korean is nearly just reversed, so I yesterday with my mum the supermarket went… 나는 어제 우리 엄마랑 슈퍼마켓에 갔어요”

[@Eikomaniac]

Robbie Heslop Very close! This would be better said as "어제는 엄마랑 함께 슈퍼마켓에 갔어요." but the 함께 can be replaced with 같이.

[@AwesomeTreee]

Eikomaniac could I by chance say 엄마하고 instead of 엄마랑 함께?

[@Eikomaniac]

AwesomeTree 랑 is used much more commonly in speech whilst 과/와 and 하고 aren't as common. Regardless though, yes, it's still acceptable to use 하고

[@AwesomeTreee]

Eikomaniac oh, okay, thank you!!

[@ciroperfetto999]

There are many components to how to talk Japanese quickly . A resource I discovered that successfully combines these is the Fergs Magic Blueprint (google it if you're interested) without a doubt the most useful remedy i've heard of. Check out all the interesting information .

[@RaissaLayene]

Lately, I've been learning Spanish and French at the same time, and It's so funny how you can learn them at the same time and not mix. You've been my inspiration for learning for a long time thanks for the tips.

[@alixiatiu4060]

this is exactly the video I needed! I'm also learning these 3 languages :)

[@halfbloodprince2610]

I'm already a trilingual and want to expand it more so I'm learning more languages...wish me luck😅

[@marionnette6231]

Same, i want to learn japanese

[@makisroumpas5512]

I want to learn korean and then i will be a polyglot

[@lynneltifi6121]

I want to learn Korean so I'll be trilingual lol

[@winwinslinesarehidinginsms7402]

Fighting✊ (It's a Korean word for "good luck")

[@shrutis]

same, let's do it buddy

I am learning Korean and Japanese together. I am a native Turkish speaker and in my case Korean is the easiest one because of the grammer. Turkish, Korean and japanese grammers are so similar.

[@justarussian8714]

Korean grammar is the hardest among those three Asian languages

[@butterflyduy4971]

Bende türkçe biliyorum, türkçe çince tercümanlık yapıyorum ana dilim başka

[@zzz5248]

aynen cidden grammar olarak benziyorlar suan bende Korece ogreniyorum belki ilerde Japoncaya baslarim .d

@@zzz5248 kendi kendine mi öğreniyorsun?

[@zzz5248]

@ evet kendi kendime ogreniyorum istersen gelistirebiliriz birlikde konusarak sosyal medya kullaniyor musun?

[@leech8110]

I learned Vietnamese because I wanted to understand the people at the nail salon my mom goes to 😂

[@graemep7729]

So cool!

[@sridevichilupuri8879]

Vietnamese is one of the hardest languages out there and congratulations for learning it...

[@justfair4882]

Congratulations for Learning Vietnamese !

[@syeorii]

leech I am Vietnamese !! Thank you for learning it 😊

[@randomwizard257]

I needed this video, thanks!❤

[@yokddaekkupmimo]

Wow,,, I am Korean and I just stopped by your video but I am so impressed how you are getting through the sentence system very exactly which even I have never thought about while using Korean. And your Korean writing is so cute

[@johanslays_]

안 녕 .😊I'm learning korean and it's pretty hard for me😞

[@yingenchen8918]

Gulya.fidan Ulker 안녕하세요! I find it hard too. I can read/write Hangul but I don’t understand what I read/write😅. The grammar is the worst bit though😢

[@johanslays_]

@@yingenchen8918 same!!!! I can't remember words 😭😭

[@kingsejong5983]

Gulya.fidan Ulker , Jeon Jungkook Well I m really proud of you guys can read Korean!!!!

[@yingenchen8918]

King Sejong I wouldn’t really call it read though...I can read the Hangul but I don’t know most of the meanings so I don’t _really_ know how to read Korean

[@DakotaAbroad]

I'm currently learning Japanese and Mandarin. (I did all of Japanese Duolingo and livestream and am currently working through Mandarin!) My tip is to use the language! My fiancé is Chinese so I'll practice with him sometimes. I also have quite a few Japanese friends. I'm also a HUGE fan of playing games in your target language so if you're also into games try that. =D Overall, just use your language with your hobby! You like sewing? Find a sewing community online. You like cooking? Look up recipes in your target language. You can do it with any hobby I'm sure. Use the internet in your target language.

[@LindieBotes]

I never thought of games! That's a great way to learn. I'm not much of a gamer but that's excellent for you! :D

[@MrParlam]

Language Learning Lounge you just another yellow fever head

[@UzumakiNaruto-ln9kg]

Im Makkachoking i think the more u learn chinese, the better ur japanese will be. :) im chinese too, ive been learning japanese too.

[@pencilonpaper1026]

Time to play some games in Russian then lol

[@user-fi3qz9kb4r]

i agree, im doing the same with English and my skills has got improved wo without noticing!

[@ellevehaler1758]

My main goals are Korean and Japanese, but I’m learning Korean and Chinese now. Doing both Chinese and Japanese at the same time would be so hard, imagine how confusing all the characters would get. Korean and Chinese have some similarities, especially the vocabulary, but they’re different enough. Doing Korean and Japanese at the same time works to an extent, but both have a similar grammar so it’s better to get one to an intermediate level first and then pick up the other one.

[@KamomeGakuen]

This is not my hobby, but it's one of my dreams to learn exactly these three languages. I was previously told it was impossible, so this is a great boost of confidence! Thank you for making this

[@PastaMasta123]

When she said Chinese will b smooth sailing after u learn the writing system. I died, because I dont think I'll ever be able to learn get past the writing lol

[@adelene300]

You can do it*\(^_^)/* you can also read all the sign boards in japan if you know chinese!

[@marcello7781]

I started with Chinese, then my curiosity made me want to learn Japanese and then I choose Korean as well. This video was so satisfying to watch!

[@sicabeat]

your handwriting 💯 this is a great comparison/study tip video 👏👏 ...reading/writing in korean is definitely a breeze. i once taught a 6-year-old how to master it within a day. King Sejong created the korean alphabet system with the common people in mind, so that everyone could be literate and not have to struggle with characters. hence, the simple sticks and circles 😆

[@alixcardinaud9952]

You said some really true things ^^ I watched your video about a year or two ago and I've come back to it ^^! It's really good! Now I'm learning Japanese and Korean and hope to get to Chinese one day! Fighting💜😊 and thank you💙

[@amberjl6689]

I started with Korean, when I'm fluent, I'll learn Japanese.

[@user-og6zo4st9f]

한국어 쉬우니 열심히 하세요!

[@amberjl6689]

@@user-og6zo4st9f 괜찬아!😊

[@satimy5695]

Same!

[@comfycabin124]

나는 노트북에 한국어 사전을 가지고 단어, 발음 및 의미를 쓰도록 제안합니다. 얼마나 빨리 배우 느냐에 따라 하루에 배우는 단어 수를 변경할 수 있습니다 (전형 대화 단어와 안녕하세요, 작별 인사, 좋은 아침 등의 문구를 배우는 것이 좋습니다). 둘째 날에는 새로운 단어를 배우는 것뿐만 아니라 전날의 단어와 구를 수정하는 것이 좋습니다. 이것은 당신이 배운 것들을 잊지 않도록합니다 (이것이 제가 영어를 배우는 방법입니다). 한국어를 배우는 여정을 즐기시 길 바랍니다😊 연습은 완벽합니다💜

[@phunweng962]

Native Chinese, study abroad and working in Japan, now starting my Korean journey

[@lynn-vn8xw]

Here is my future language journey, please read even if you don’t care 😂: I’m native in English and fluent in Arabic. Right now I’m learning Korean, I’ve been learning for 4 months and I’m pretty confident in it already. I’m learning French next year because both my parents are native fluent, I’m going to tour Europe and I always go there. So that will be easy. I’m going to learn Korean then too but just strengthen the language. Then in 2 years my family is going to South Korea, Japan, and China. I really want to learn Mandarin so I will learn that and then Spanish. After that I will learn Japanese and German since my family is moving to Germany for my college.

[@raviu2646]

Good luck

[@human-qi9mg]

hello i am native in Arabic but im also fluent in english i started to learn Korean but i took a long break and i cant seem to learn anything can you please tell me how and what you used to learn Korean please? sorry if i am bothering you

[@lynn-vn8xw]

Yasmina Tahan Yes, of course! asian-lang-stubyblr.tumblr.com/post/171218797266/625-words-to-know-in-your-target-language here is a link to the most important words you need to know. Put these onto the app quizlet because it automatically translates it for you. After learning them really well you can understand most of what they’re saying in my opinion. If you need any help, feel free to ask me!

[@user-fx8mz6qg6j]

you are not human

[@comfycabin124]

@@human-qi9mg I know you weren't talking to me but, I suggest getting a Korean dictionary and writing the word, pronunciation and meaning down in a notebook. Depending on how fast you learn, you can change the number of words you learn per day(I suggest learning typical conversation words and phrases such as hello, goodbye, good morning, etc). On the second day, I recommend not only learning new words but also revising the words and phrases from the previous day. This ensures that you won't forget the things that you've learnt(this is how I learnt English). I hope you enjoy your journey in learning Korean😊 and remember, practice makes perfect💜

[@stephengoh5456]

Wow! You're so talented! Love it. Thank you.

[@kelly.studies2]

I love your videos! inspire me a lot. I started with Korean and tried to start Japanese, then I ended up giving up Japanese. But after getting to know his channel, I went back to studying Japanese together with Korean and it became much easier.

[@isaacsarver7088]

Definitely inspired to learn all three right now :D

[@LindieBotes]

Personal choice! Languages open doors :)

[@aliabassi8045]

Imagine if there was a language with the writing system of Korean, the pronunciation of Japanese, and the grammar of Mandarin!

[@karna5998]

Make it

[@danieldoel6216]

@@karna5998 Conlanging for the win!

[@stevendorsey4850]

I tried starting with Japanese first, but the Kanna was something that I found difficult to memorize, and I wanted to learn to read and right in the same pace as learning to speak it. Now I'm trying to learn Korean first with *Talk To Me In Korean,* and I'm finding this easier, since the writing system is simpler for me. It will allow me to learn all the elements of hte language more simultaneously.

[@yeomanesque]

You explain things crisp and clear. I wish I could do that!

[@LindieBotes]

Thank you so much for saying that!

[@linn2527]

I currently can speak three languages: Swedish, Arabic and English And I want to learn: Korean, Chinese and French Wish me good luck 🙏🏼

[@adelene300]

Good luck 加油*\(^_^)/*

[@sunflowersky1432]

I can speak English and Spanish (my mother tongue) but I’m learning Korean at the moment and I want to learn Chinese/ Mandarin

[@lolgamer_102xd3]

I can speak English , Arabic , and French I’m learning Japanese at the moment then Chinese .

[@mrone3407]

@@BooksRebound it's better to start with the real arabic which is "fus-ha" cause all the 22 arab countries's students study arabic at school and it is used in media news etc . So you will be able to communicate with anyone from the 22 countries but as you might have known already each countrie has a dialect so you might not be able to hear arabic on the streets .

[@comfycabin124]

I can speak: Japanese, Korean, Chinese and English I am learning: French and Spanish I want to learn: German and Italian I don't know why I did this, but have a good day!💜

[@user-ty3bd4hp1x]

This is so motivating I am learning Japanese and korean and some people have told me to learn one at a time but I also want to add mandarin and Thai so watching videos like this is motivation so thank you

[@RJ-vm7tn]

I am just about to start learning one of these languages (probably Japanese). I’ve had many Korean, Japanese, and Chinese friends in my life and love their cultures and languages. Thanks for the tips and advice! This video is incredibly helpful and you are very intelligent 😁.

[@CyndyTangerineyyyy]

Oh wow, these are the languages that I'd love to speak at the conversational level one day!

[@Hyunatic]

I started learning Japanese a few years back and my mind was blown with the language differences and I didn't get most of them. Now I've learned a lot of Korean and I understand how they work in both languages :]

[@Nancy-ej4cu]

your voice is very calming, when having a rough day it helps alot also the music thanks!

[@ScorpioRoberts]

I absolutely loved this video. I started self learning Japanese, but when it got to the writing part I got overwhelmed. I then started focusing on Korean, because the writing system was super easy. I am still learning Korean through different online courses and Korean Language books I have purchased. I find parallel text books helpful and also reading Korean newspapers. For fun though, on the Duolingo app I have been getting familiar with Japanese, Chinese, German, Spanish and French. One day I hope to be fluent in them all, but for now my main focus is perfecting my Korean.

[@marthaebinu7198]

This video was motivating! Sometimes I wondered if I was crazy trying to learn two languages like Korean and Japanese at the same time. Your video was really encouraging though!

[@runa505]

I started learning the 3 of them. I'm happy to find your channel.👌 I hope to get useful tips from you.👍 Keep up the good work!💪💪

[@priyansisharma1563]

I'm indian and i started Learning hangul...and it's quite fun to learn and very logical.

[@saurabhsrivastva165]

I'm a Hindi speaker 🔊 can you tell me how much similarities we have between Hindi and Korean

[@Amberramsdell]

I'm so happy you made a video about this. I've been studying Korean for about a year and just started Japanese this month. I was hoping to start Chinese in a few months as well. It felt like I was starting to understand Korean grammar more easily when I started my Japanese grammar but then I also thought hey maybe I'm weird 😅 🤷‍♀️🖤💚

[@hanakostaycool3061]

I really needed this! 감사합니다!

[@helenwinter3320]

I remember watching this video like one year ago when i was still struggling with my decision wich language to learn and because of this video i learned mandarin, because of the grammar. I wanted something with an easy grammar cuz i was still traumatized by french lol

[@flexbabe1122]

Freeeench tensesssss

[@gericapo8739]

True, let aside german 😢

[@rojenncey639]

SAME FRENCH TRAUMATISED ME SO BAD that is why I'm still struggling on what to learn first cause I'm going to do all 3 of them and I'm just figuring out what to start with

[@rojenncey639]

I'm learning French for 6 years now in school and de grammer gave me nightmares but I'm used to it know so maybe i should just start with Japanese then korean then Chinese. i still can't speak at all but i can understand and write with French.

[@helenwinter3320]

@@rojenncey639 nice! I had french for four years and i am still completely incompetent lol i hated french so much haha

[@PattyFromPorto]

Just found out about this channel, I'm learning korean chinese and japanese are languages I want to learn

[@haroldquesnel8275]

This is great...thanks! It's late for me now (Montreal), but for sure I'll check out more of your videos this weekend and get back to you!

[@matthewgregory7317]

your on to something shordy dont lose hope keep it up we rooting like hooters go crazy stay blessed

[@anniesotirova6698]

I am so glad that I find you in youtube, your videos are so usefull. Continue to work over them and develope yourself!

[@rimun5235]

My problem with learning many languages is that like a triathlete, you are a master of none. If we broke the skill of a triathlete on their performance in an individual event, they would not even qualify. I notice this with many polyglots. They speak a lot of languages but at a mediocre level. I speak three and I have noticed a lot of polyglots speak even worse French than I do and they have had the immersion experience that I haven't had. On that note, this all depends on whether or not you want to get by or actually master a language. This was very motivating though. I really have been yearning to learn Chinese for a while and I regret putting it off when I had the free time because now I have none. I have to study and cannot deviate. :(

[@LiborSupcik]

Well so what? There is no Olympic games in multilingualism. The competition for neurons makes sense but is a naive realism since the resource is abundant. Also if you see many mediocre polyglots you would, [makes sense] deduce that the tongues compete for neurons. [cause=effect instances bias] I chose to believe her saying tongues help each other.

[@andysouthkorea4003]

Makes sense somehow. But to master a language there is something we gotta know. To be a master in one language, you need to keep working on the "maintenance". As a Korean who learned English, I found this. I knew I could be higher level that a person who learns Eng as a second language can untimately reach, and I think I did, but then I need to keep putting my time constantly, to keep this "sense" of English in my brain. So I chose not to do it, instead I just keep my English as enough as I can use in my work(overseas sales), and I use the rest of my time to learn another language. Polyglots cannot be(or very hard to be) fluent lile a simultaneous translator(interpreter), but they can somehow make it to use multiple languages for their work, and that is I guess more benefit financially.

[@LiborSupcik]

Hey Ahn to reach a person's heart speak their language well. Tongue is a tool. If you sell to Eng natives do improve. I think you should [just if you sell to the natives, your English is not effortless to process ].

[@mchobbit2951]

"Do you know every single word, grammatical construction, cultural expression, figure of speech, that has ever been said in your native language?" Actually, since I started learning languages, I noticed how bad the average English speaker is at English. The average English speaker forms awkward sentences and cannot keep who and whom and good and well straight. Yet because he or she is something called a native speaker, he or she is never criticized or corrected. Yet when Luca Lamparillo, who is a second language speaker who speaks better English than the average native speaker used the rarer idiom "So to say" instead of "So to speak", the comment section jumped on him. They expect perfection when it's not your first language, even when THEY are far from speaking that same language perfectly even though it's their native tongue.

[@mchobbit2951]

Okay, I phrased that wrong. What I meant is that a lot of native English speakers really don't KNOW the correct, formal grammar. Using slang in your private life but knowing it's not what you'd use in a formal letter or a business meeting is one thing. But I've gotten a lot of business emails where people wrote "real" when they meant "really" and "good" when they meant "well". I'm not above talking that way myself, but in a business mail? There's a time and place for casual, informal language and it's not in a business mail. And let's not get started on not being able to keep their two/ to/too and where/were/we're straight. Then, the same people would nitpick a non native speakers email and point out the tiniest mistake, such as the French guy wrote "informations", instead of "information" when they cannot even spell we're. I hope that makes sense. Also, what I meant by awkward sentences is not informal speech or slang or regional accents, but things such as I once heard a native speaker say "Look at the TV" when he meant watching TV repeatedly. As in "I'm going home to look at the TV". Unfortunately I can't think of an example now, but sometimes I hear sentences that are just put in an awkward non standard order. It's not slang and it's not informal speech, nor does it feel intentional. It's a word or phrase plopped somewhere in the sentence where it shouldn't be or two sentences uttered in the wrong order. And it's likely the product of what you mentioned...sometimes we struggle to think of what we want to say and what comes out is all scrambled. It's just that I didn't seem to notice it before I started learning languages and now I do. I also notice when it happens to ME, because it's not like I'm perfect either. Either way, I do agree with you that even native speakers did not "master" a language. Most of us couldn't read a very advanced technical text effortlessly. I still come across English words I'm not familiar with every once in a while. I've even heard of people taking advanced foreign language classes and being asked to learn words they didn't even know in their native language. If they had to learn those to "master" that language, then they didn't yet "master" English. And really, master means that you have nothing else to learn.

[@christoskennedy2117]

I’m learning two of the languages in this video so thanks it helped a lot!

[@HappiAcrossCultures]

Oh my goodness!! You are such a beautiful inspiration!! I too have been learning Chinese, Japanese, and Korean all at the same time~~ I've had the honor of studying abroad in Japan and taking Chinese and Korean classes, as well as studying abroad in China and taking Korean classes!! These languages totally help out each other!!!!! It's sooooo much fun to learn them with eachother!!! I'm currently trying to improve my Korean by using Japanese grammar and Chinese characters~~~ It helps out so much!!! Do you also feel that having characters rather than alphabets make it much easier to understand the meaning?? You're so wonderful and beautifully passionate!!! I'm so inspired to see your video!!! Amazing job!! ほんまに尊敬します！！！　你真的太优秀了～ 厉害了我的姐～～ 나도 너처럼 되고 싶어요!!!

[@pt3363]

I’m learning Chinese in English that’s not my mother language. By the way I’m 100% Japanese but I think your Japanese pronunciation is really good:) You don’t have strong accent.

[@yzhi9726]

I'm native Chinese learning Japanese right now ! Do you need a accompany to practice mandarin ? Add me on Facebook !

[@pokaay3163]

Sana my friend is learning russian, I only know нет да and каре which I picked up from him lmao. I’m learning korean and he picked up 방탄서년단 (by his request).

[@sulfuricblantas4569]

@@pokaay3163 💜

[@vee1340]

Native german, fluent in english and learning japanese (also in english) ^-^

[@tiko952]

Is it too hard to start with Chinese? Cause I'm starting my Chinese courses in a week and I'm kinda scared😅

[@tiko952]

@@baltzlyn5769 thanks💓💜

[@xuzhao5155]

Tiko Tiko practice makes your better 加油

[@xuzhao5155]

Tiko Tiko Tiko Tiko lol In your free time, you could listen some Chinese music or watch some videos which could help you get used to Chinese pronunciation. It is also the method that I learn English. I am a native speaker of Chinese and if you have some questions about Chinese vocabularies, perhaps I could help you

[@tiko952]

@@xuzhao5155 thanks for advices it's really helpfull

[@xuzhao5155]

Tiko Tiko It is not a big deal 不客气～

[@kmr14726]

I studied abroad in China for 6 months. For me, it was the best decision to also take a class and learn the language while I was there. In the beginning, it was extremely hard. I had only studied Spanish and French before in high school. But, putting myself in the environment and having my colleagues teach me words everyday helped me tremendously

[@ananyajere]

Zhenda Hăo

[@huiqinjinxi4514]

Environment is very helpful when one tries to learn a foreign language. My son was an Australia born Chinese and I took him to Beijing when he was two year old and his kinder teacher told me after 3 months that he finally spoke his first Chinese word although it sounded very weird and no one could really understand him then, but he picked it it up so quickly after that.

[@redpaprika6060]

This actually motivated me! It's been a while since I started Japanese, but it was hard for me to get invested and I barely made any progress, and now I'm interested in learning Korean as well while I'm still learning Japanese xD I admit it is hard making time to learn new languages in a busy life, and I feel stuck and demotivated easily, but it's so incredible when I can understand something! Also I'm so proud of myself for being able to learn English and just how much positive impact it had made on my life, and just how much I use it, that I want to do the same with other languages. And if my Japanese teacher can know English, French, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Russian, I can learn more than 2 languages!

[@elineraukema2864]

I'm learning Chinese and I love it so much. 😄 Chinese grammar is very similar to English indeed, that's so chill! I might also start learning some Korean or Japanese some day, they seem like interesting languages as well!

[@layslifestyle2265]

Eline Raukema I think the Grammer structure between the both is in a reverse direction

[@newagehero9605]

poortaiwanese im learning Korean and Chinese first that way when I start learning Japanese its going to be easy to follow up on

[@tsyngiautan5201]

We Chinese are really poor at grammar, cuz I rarely have any complicated grammar.

[@oblivion2563]

I think you gave an excellent and objective point of view of the 3 languages. Agree with you assessment.

[@suzanu10t30]

I just wanna learn these three so I will be able to talk in 8 languages