When you start to learn Cantonese, you will notice that there are many English loanwords like bus (巴士: baa1 si),…
Probably you have heard that Spanish and Italian are quite similar languages. It’s true that they are both Romance languages,…
Do you think Japanese Kanji(漢字) is too complicated and hard to memorise? It’s true that there are uncountable Kanjis and…
Probably you know that we cannot translate everything to other languages. There are many untranslatable words in each languages. However,…
When you are asked the color of the apple, what do you reply? In reality, there are red, green and…
Probably many people know that Chinese characters are used both in Japanese and Chinese, and they share uncountable vocabulary. However,…
Do you know that the concept of the verb come and go in Japanese and English are different? Not only…
は (wa) and が (ga) are probably the most frequently used particles in Japanese. At the same time, these two…
Perhaps you have heard about a large portion of Japanese vocabulary is borrowed from traditional Chinese characters. Surprisingly, the borrowing…
In English, we can use ‘to give’ and ‘to receive’ regardless who is giving and who is talking. Differently, in…
In the previous lesson about ‘This’ and ‘That’ in Japanese, we concluded that the prefix: ‘ko-’ is used when ‘the…
Both 漢字 (Japanese Kanji) and 汉字 (Chinese Hanzi) are translated as Chinese Characters'. At the present time, approximately 70% of…
皆さんこんにちは！ お元気ですか？ Just like Italian and Spanish, there are three words of demonstration in Japanese: Object near to the…
Both 不 (bù) and 沒 (méi) are negative determiners in Chinese. They can be put in front of a verb or…
The three “de” particles of Chinese,「的」,「地」and「得」; are all pronounced as “de” with the neutral tone. Even though they sound the…
High and tall, are used to describe vertical distance and length. These two words seem like synonyms, but they…
Breath deeply or breathe deeply? Take a deep breath or take a deep breathe? Breath or Breathe? It is…
Have you ever tried to translate a word, and realized it has no replacement, or lack corresponding concept in any…
Even though we use English in a daily basis, the choice of word can still be annoying from day to…
If you want to learn a new language and have been struggling to pick one, consider Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)! Here…