At first glance, Japanese letters appear intimidating. After all, there are three Japanese writing systems. Not only are there the curvy hiragana and blocky katakana alphabets, there are also the Chinese characters known as kanji. I have good news for you: hiragana is actually quite straightforward! Learning how to read Japanese begins with learning how …
Social media is flooded with any number of jokes about English spelling and pronunciation. Who hasn’t seen memes lamenting phrases like the grammatically correct “English can be understood through tough, thorough thought”? Who hasn’t noticed how baffling the pronunciations of words such as “colonel” and “phlegm” and “timbre” are? By comparison, Japanese pronunciation is a …
Japan has only grown in popularity over the years. It’s famous for being an excellent travel destination, and anime merchandise can be found all over your average mall. Consequently, the demand for accessible Japanese language tools has also grown. If you don’t know where to start and are looking for some Japanese phrases you can …
The Foreign Service Institute of the U.S. Department of State ranks the difficulty of the languages they teach by the number of hours it takes to achieve professional working proficiency. For example, they estimate 24-30 weeks to learn Spanish or French. Japanese, by comparison, has been estimated as taking an average of 88 weeks, alongside …
Becoming bilingual can change your life. Having a second language under your belt massively widens your field of opportunity, giving you the chance to meet new people and experience the world through a dazzling array of unique perspectives. And it’s never too late to start learning. Wherever you are in life, you can start your …
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