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Probably you know that we cannot translate everything to other languages. There are many untranslatable words in each languages. However, do you know that even translatable words may not have exactly the same meaning...
When you are asked the color of the apple, what do you reply? In reality, there are red, green and yellow apples, but there are colors associated with the object. Most of the people...
Learning how to express time in Japanese is essential and useful. Before we get started, I would highly recommend you to know about numbers in Japanese – at least you know how to count...
After learning numbers in Chinese, French, and Japanese, you will learn about English numbers today! In fact, English numbers are easy yet tricky. Let’s get started! Cardinal Numbers vs Ordinal Numbers We use...
Japanese has two systems of numbers: the native Japanese numbers and the Chinese origin numbers. Native Japanese and Sino-Japanese Numbers The native Japanese numbers can count almost everything except people, other living things, time,...
One of the way to ask questions is by using the question words in Chinese. Where do we place the question words in Chinese questions? The question words are simply placed in the...
You only need to know 16 characters to write all the numbers in Chinese! Moreover, it is relatively easy to learn Chinese numbers – they are simple, logical and regular. Once you remember these...
Who said that numbers in French are way too complicated? As long as you remember the basic number, know how to do the counting, and understand how the patterns work, you will get it...
は (wa) and が (ga) are probably the most frequently used particles in Japanese. At the same time, these two are confusing since there are no English equivalents. Both of them mean the same...
Perhaps you have heard about a large portion of Japanese vocabulary is borrowed from traditional Chinese characters. Surprisingly, the borrowing of words actually goes in both directions between the two languages. Known as wasei-kango...
In the previous post, we have learned how to construct a basic Chinese sentence. Today, we will learn how to build up other information using adverbs. 1. Basic Sentence Structure The basic form...
Imagine if you have to mention the ‘noun’ again and again in a text: Angelina Jolie is an American actress. Angelina Jolie was born in California. Angelina Jolie has received several big awards… How...
In English, we can use ‘to give’ and ‘to receive’ regardless who is giving and who is talking. Differently, in Japanese, there are two verbs for expressing ‘to give’: あげる (Ageru), くれる (Kureru); while...
There are two verbs to express existence in Japanese: Verb (Basic Form) Verb (Polite Form) Meaning Usage Example いる (iru) います (imasu) to be located living things (can move by himself/itself) people, animal ある...
We have learned that we can use「的」,「地」and「得」to connect adjectives and other parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adverbs). In this lesson, we will discuss how to use Chinese adjectives in the basic sentence. In...
The answer is ‘no’. Just because they are both used for introducing relative clauses does not mean that they have the same usage. The quick rule to get it right: If you could...
Origin of the Story In ancient time, there was a musician named Gong Mingyi. He played zither – a traditional Chinese plucked stringed instrument – very well. A lot of people enjoy listening to...
In the previous lesson about ‘This’ and ‘That’ in Japanese, we concluded that the prefix: ‘ko-’ is used when ‘the object near to the speaker’, ‘so-’ is used when ‘the object near to the...
If you are learning Chinese, you should know a few 成語 (chéng yǔ) or Chinese idioms. They are widely used in books, articles, even in everyday conversations. The good thing is, most of the...
Both 漢字 (Japanese Kanji) and 汉字 (Chinese Hanzi) are translated as Chinese Characters’. At the present time, approximately 70% of the characters share the same meaning in both languages. Let’s take a look at...
