Introduction:
To study Japanese first we have to know the Japanese, learn the Japanese sentence structure, grammar basics, and word order.
A language is not just its vocabulary words or textbooks full of common phrases. You absolutely should learn the basic phrases, especially if you will be visiting Japan with only a month to learn how to speak or read a new language. But it’s also important to get a handle on Japanese grammar and sentence structure. This way, you will at least have a little bit of information memorized to help in a contextual situation where you are not entirely sure what someone said or how to respond. Understanding or studying any language is not an easy task. Studying Japanese will take a lot of work but it is not so difficult. Being literate will require hours and hours of studying, especially the kanji. I am not even fully literate.
English is a West Germanic language first spoken in early medieval England, which has become the leading language of international discourse in the 21st century. English has developed over the course of more than 1,400 years. The earliest forms of English, a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century, are collectively called Old English. English is the largest language by a number of speakers, and the third most spoken native language in the world, after Standard Chinese and Spanish. It is the most widely learned second language and is either the official language or one of the official languages in almost 60 sovereign states. There are more people who have learned it as a second language than there are native speakers.
Things to keep in mind
- The Japanese language is more recent. It is the official language of Japan and the 8th most spoken language in the world. A number of speakers: 126.2 million (as of 2019). 8th most spoken language and English is the largest language by a number of speakers, and the third most spoken native language in the world, after Standard Chinese and Spanish. It is the most widely learned second language and is either the official language
- There are a number of words that are similar between English and Japanese. Some examples are:
- (Pah-so-kon)- personal computer
- (tie-coon)- Tycoon
- (ree-key-shah)- Rickshaw
- (bee-chee)- Beach
- (koh-he)- Coffee
- (chou-koh-[reh-toe])- Chocolate
- Virtually all of the sounds of Japanese have close or almost -close equivalent in English. Japanese words sound like English Because they come from English words. When west America forced its way into the Japanese concept to absorb so they “borrowed” the English word for those things.
- 10% of the vocabulary of modern Japanese comes from English.
- The most common Romanization system from Japanese is based on English spelling and both languages are non-tonal.
- Both languages usually start sentences with the subject and both languages have polysyllabic words.
- Both languages are written left-to-right, although Japanese may also be written vertically from right to left.