Chinese Vs Japanese Characters: Unraveling Obligation Expressions / Learn Languages

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Unlocking the Mysteries of Kanji/Hanzi: Chinese vs. Japanese 🇨🇳🇯🇵✍️
Dive deep into the fascinating world of kanji (Japanese) and hanzi (Chinese) with our latest video, where we explore the intricate use of these characters in expressing obligations such as 'must,' 'should,' and 'had better.' Through a careful comparison of sentences in both languages, we reveal the nuances, similarities, and differences that define their use and meaning. This video is a must-watch for students of Japanese, Chinese, and even English learners curious about the cross-linguistic insights that kanji/hanzi offer.
🔍 What You'll Discover:
Detailed Analysis: Four example sentences in both Chinese and Japanese, highlighting how kanji/hanzi express obligation.
Cultural Insights: Understand the cultural context behind the usage of specific characters in different scenarios.
Cross-Linguistic Understanding: Evaluate whether a Chinese speaker could understand written Japanese based on kanji and vice versa, offering unique insights into language learning and comprehension.
🌐 Who Should Watch:
Japanese Learners: Enhance your understanding of kanji and their application in expressing various degrees of obligation.
Chinese Learners: Dive into the world of hanzi and explore their use in formal and informal contexts.
Language Enthusiasts: Anyone interested in the fascinating cross-over between Chinese and Japanese scripts and their implications for language learning.
💡 Why It's Important:
Grasping the use of kanji/hanzi not only deepens your linguistic skills but also enriches your cultural understanding and appreciation of Chinese and Japanese languages. This video bridges the gap between mere character recognition and meaningful communication, shedding light on the subtle yet profound connections between these two languages.
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#Kanji #Hanzi #JapaneseLanguage #ChineseLanguage #LanguageLearning #CrossLinguisticInsights #ForeignLanguages #Linguistics #AsianLanguages #ScriptComparison #LanguageComprehension #BilingualLearning #Polyglot #LanguageTips #CulturalUnderstanding
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Tim Keeley, a seasoned professor and language enthusiast, brings four decades of experience living in Japan and mastering multiple Asian languages as well as many European languages.
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@Sam-shushu 2 ай бұрын

This is really good content for those of us studying both! thank you! my Korean and Chinese are at the "I can get around and chat" phase, but my Japanese is in its infancy

@polyglotdreams 2 ай бұрын

Great combinations.

@andysu6809 Ай бұрын

the japanese characters 2 me: 1, they r very ancient or very old fashion. In china, there is this big fundamental change periodically it goes from 1 dynasty to another dynasty and dat big change also bring some changes to the language system things like writings meanings but no change linguistically cos average joe could not afford to go to school bk in the days. The biggest change to the entire language system took place about 60 or 70 years ago in china we call it the "The counter feudalism campaign or revolution" my understanding is dat they tried 2 create a universal language for every1 regardless 1s political social class status position even gender i think. it's basically more flat out straight forward average joes speaking style. 2, im a chine. my sense is dat the words or characters japanese employ or use are more common among high end class, social elite, ruling class and scholars bk in the days of old china. some of the japanese characters i saw r very very formal they only appear in authority script, among rich people and scholars. say dat "明日" my instinct kicks in rite away dats somebody whos highly educated maybe highly respected a very civilized way 2 express tmr. some of the words or characters have a very strong characteristic of representation of sth. but again im a chinese we have totally different customs and stuff and i dont know a word of japanese. those r just my very first sense of reaction. well done tim u nailed it pretty hard in this video.

@polyglotdreams Ай бұрын

Thanks for your input 👍 🙂

@desireeshelton8944 Ай бұрын

Thank you for this video! Could you make more Japanese/Chinese videos like this? As a student of both languages, this juxtaposition is so much fun.

@polyglotdreams Ай бұрын

Thanks I will do my best

@junweipan2494 Ай бұрын

Chinese grammar is the most reasonable and simple in the world. recognized worldwide

@joshadams8761 2 ай бұрын

Would be interesting to know how much Korean a Japanese speaker who knows Hanja could understand. Japanese and Korean are possibly related, and, even if they are not, their similar grammar, word order, and use of politeness suggest that they were in close contact at one point.

@polyglotdreams 2 ай бұрын

Quite a lot.

@alanguages 2 ай бұрын

808 Chinese cognates among the three, which are the most known.

@alanguages 2 ай бұрын

I did contact James Heisig one time about making a 'Remembering the Hanja' book. Unfortunately, he thought it was not going to have enough of an interest overall to warrant it's creation. I guess it would be like a niche (Language learning), of a niche (Korean language), of a niche (Old Korean). In that case I did not even consider bringing up an idea for 'Remembering the Chữ Nôm'.

@polyglotdreams 2 ай бұрын

Niche but interesting

@alanguages 2 ай бұрын

Niche x3.@@polyglotdreams

@alanguages 2 ай бұрын

At least there are some material that use the 808 Chinese cognate characters towards Hanja and Kanji. Thus all three are able to be analyzed and are transferable knowledge.@@polyglotdreams

@Zapatero078 2 ай бұрын

Yes

@polyglotdreams 2 ай бұрын

Thanks

@townaldtrump1316 26 күн бұрын

ü can be found in French pronunciation. I think it is not too difficult than the r in Russian😂

@brolol3136 2 ай бұрын

Hey there, linguistic comrade! 🫡😊 Thanks so much for the *comprehensible input* 😅😂🎉 Have a swell day 😀

@polyglotdreams 2 ай бұрын

My pleasure... thanks for joining us here.

@makeemar 2 ай бұрын

This made me wonder if it's easier for a Japanese speaker to learn Mandarin or for a Chinese speaker to learn Japanese 🤔. As for the Japanese structure "I must/have to", I always found it quite bizarre. Seems a very complex way to say simple thing!

@polyglotdreams 2 ай бұрын

A bit complex... yes

@alberty7767 2 ай бұрын

I don't think anyone say 可以行 in China or Taiwan

@polyglotdreams 2 ай бұрын

Perhaps, but it is understandable, right? Maybe it's just a mainland thing.

@hiptumast6986 Ай бұрын

@@polyglotdreams 可行: doable. 可以行 in chinese sounds like "can do" in english, odd and not quite understandable by chinese

@junweipan2494 Ай бұрын

Taiwan and China are both one nation. Taiwan is dominated by ethnic Chinese. It is currently a pawn in the United States’ anti-China strategic layout.

@johndoes7569 2 ай бұрын

Learning Mandarin Chinese it's sometime hard to not use the Japamese character meanings......Like the famous example 手紙...I always try to not use the japanese meanings otherwise......Japanese and Chinese are not like our European languages. For a Chinese, daily Japanese only in hiragana/katakana is imposible. On the other hand, for a Chnese speaker, if he watch some 日本政府の議論 it's much more easy I guess..... {edit: reading the script)

@polyglotdreams 2 ай бұрын

頑張って下さい）

@johndoes7569 2 ай бұрын

@@polyglotdreams どうもありがとうございます/太感謝了

@humildehomem 2 ай бұрын

It's hard for an English speaker to learn Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian...

@johndoes7569 2 ай бұрын

It's hard, only if you don't want to.......

@polyglotdreams 2 ай бұрын

Anything can be hard if you don't put in the effort and have a passion for it.

@humildehomem 2 ай бұрын

@@johndoes7569 I know it. Everything depends on the right mindset.

@humildehomem 2 ай бұрын

@@polyglotdreams Yes. I understand that. It's difficult to learn those languages, but if one desires to do it with passion, magic happens!

@derpauleglot9772 2 ай бұрын

Who knows... There are all these people who got good at Japanese within a few years by immersing hardcore on the internet, which is what I had to do to learn English...as a German speaker....after studying it in school^^ I'm only at an intermediate level in Japanese, but things are getting easier. It has a *very* steep learning curve in the beginning though.