Different Language Similarity & Comparison

There are often similar words among different languages. It’s interesting to compare them and understand the history of languages development.

Loanwords between Cantonese and English

When you start to learn Cantonese, you will notice that there are many English loanwords like bus (巴士: baa1 si),…

7 years ago

Same Words in Spanish and Italian

Probably you have heard that Spanish and Italian are quite similar languages. It’s true that they are both Romance languages,…

7 years ago

Simple Word in Other Languages Can Mean Different

Probably you know that we cannot translate everything to other languages. There are many untranslatable words in each languages. However,…

7 years ago

The Sun is Drawn in Red in Japan – Apples are Drawn in Green in France

When you are asked the color of the apple, what do you reply? In reality, there are red, green and…

7 years ago

Reverse Order Words between Japanese and Chinese

Probably many people know that Chinese characters are used both in Japanese and Chinese, and they share uncountable vocabulary. However,…

7 years ago

30 Japan-Made Chinese Words

Perhaps you have heard about a large portion of Japanese vocabulary is borrowed from traditional Chinese characters. Surprisingly, the borrowing…

7 years ago

Chinese Characters of Japanese and Chinese Are Not All The Same!

Both 漢字 (Japanese Kanji) and 汉字 (Chinese Hanzi) are translated as Chinese Characters'. At the present time, approximately 70% of…

7 years ago

Colour Names in Languages Can be Different!

Don’t you think the colour of carrot is orange from eye to eye? Cucumbers are all green instead of blue?…

8 years ago

30 Similar Words in Japanese and Korean

Have you heard that Japanese and Korean are similar languages? They are two different languages, but there are many similarities,…

8 years ago

Similar Words in Japanese, Mandarin Chinese and Korean

There are many similar sounding words between two languages among Japanese, Mandarin Chinese and Korean languages. That means, there are words…

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