When you start to learn Cantonese, you will notice that there are many English loanwords like bus (巴士: baa1 si), taxi (的士: dik1 si6), cheese…
Probably you have heard that Spanish and Italian are quite similar languages. It’s true that they are both Romance languages, which means they are derived…
Do you think Japanese Kanji(漢字) is too complicated and hard to memorise? It’s true that there are uncountable Kanjis and each Kanji has multiple pronunciations,…
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…
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…
Probably many people know that Chinese characters are used both in Japanese and Chinese, and they share uncountable vocabulary. However, do you know that many…
Do you know that the concept of the verb come and go in Japanese and English are different? Not only that, the usage of come…
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…
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…
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…
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’,…
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…
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 speaker, rather than the listener…
Both 不 (bù) and 沒 (méi) are negative determiners in Chinese. They can be put in front of a verb or an adjective, in order to convert the…
The three “de” particles of Chinese,「的」,「地」and「得」; are all pronounced as “de” with the neutral tone. Even though they sound the same, they have completely different…
High and tall, are used to describe vertical distance and length. These two words seem like synonyms, but they are not really the same.…
Breath deeply or breathe deeply? Take a deep breath or take a deep breathe? Breath or Breathe? It is a difference of one letter…
Have you ever tried to translate a word, and realized it has no replacement, or lack corresponding concept in any other languages? If you answer…
Even though we use English in a daily basis, the choice of word can still be annoying from day to day. Such as in what…
If you want to learn a new language and have been struggling to pick one, consider Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)! Here are 5 good reasons why…
