Japanese vs. European Languages
There are many reason that one might want to learn Japanese. Some people are interested in Japanese because of the cultural phenomenon that many products from Japan have become… from video games to anime.
Japan is also liked by many people because it has a strong traditional culture and a very strong business culture which has promoted Japan to being the second largest economy in the world.
Japanese is a language like any other foreign language in its approach but we also must remember a few things if we want to be successful in learning it.
Japanese is one of the more difficult languages to learn for English speakers because it does not use the same script for reading and writing and also because it has few similar words with English.
Spanish or French, on the other hand, use the same script as English and also share many words because English borrowed a great number of words from these languages and other Latin influences thus resulting in many cognates between the languages. This means that you can pick up a great number of words simply because they are very similar to the English equivalents.
This means that learning Japanese is a little bit more tricky but I am not saying that it is impossible.
However, my best advice for you is to keep your reasons for learning Japanese strong if you want to get far in it.
My best advice to you is to make sure that your reason for learning the foreign language, in this case, Japanese, is a strong one.
This can either be your interest in something like anime or it can be something like a business investment for your future.
This will mean that your journey of studying Japanese will be kept well even though it is a strong one. So, keep studying and every time you feel that you are growing weak in your resolve to learn Japanese, remember the reason you want to learn it and keep that pushing you forward. Good luck!
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