Question by Jake: Japanese or Chinese? Which is would be more important to learn right now and in the next few decades?
Japanese or Chinese? Which is would be more important to learn right now and in the next few decades?
They are both fun and hard, but what are reasons and things I need to consider before really studying one? I am in Chinese 102 right now, and Japanese 101.
ALSO, what is a more fun place to visit?
Best answer:
Answer by Chelsea March
i would say chinese..china is rising..i’m learning mandarin chinese too..tough i would say..well u have to consider why are u learning that language and whether u would apply it in ur daily life, i would say, but learn both if u can, after all, u would lose nothing by learning extra language..bout both places, i would say it depends on an individual..both places are equally fun actually..
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Well, i am originally from China, and i have also learned Japanese, which i forgot most of it since i came to the US long time ago.
i personally think that knowing Chinese is definitely an advantage, and China is rising FAST! so i will go with Chinese (simplified).
and after you can speak Chinese well enough, it is easier to learn Japanese. they share a lot of similarities.
btw, China is definitely more fun to travel. it is much diverse. Japan now is just very westernized.
don’t get me wrong, i love Japan, but China is just more original.
I think Mandarin would probably be your best bet. I live in China right now to learn the language and the culture. It will definitely be a feather in your cap to have that on your resume.
As I said, I live in China but have also been to Japan. I think that Japan is a more comfortable place for most westerners to be – China is still a developing nation. You’re also less likely to be ripped off in Japan. That being said, if you go anywhere in China or Japan be prepared to have people stare at you and, possibly, take your picture. In Japan, they have a bit more respect about it but in China you have no recourse but to just deal with it. It’s kind of interesting being treated like a celebrity because we really are but it also gets mighty tiring. The best way that I can sum it up is that Japan was exactly what I thought it would be; China is NOTHING like I thought it would be.
Learn Chinese if you want to be a businessman.
Learn Japanese if you want to understand the content of porn movie.
Japan: 130 million people
China: 1300 million people
By a factor of 10, Chinese is a better option!
Also, what do you want it for? To order food in a exotic restaurant? either!
to help you in your work? By far Chinese!!! To make business? by far Chinese!!! to travel? Chinese of course!!!! (Fantastic country, and …dirt cheap) (on the other hand, if you want to travel in Japan, make sure you have a lot of money with you, everything there is obscenely expensive) Also, if you want to have fun, come to China! (no, I am not Chinese…just live here!) if you want to feel discriminated…go to Japan (People in the subway will not seat next to you, some japanese friends have tried to convince me that is due to respect for foreigners, I think it is they don’t like westerners) instead, in China, you will feel the warmth of people! Safety? both are equally safe, with one advantage. In China people drive on the right side of the street…the RIGHT! in Japan, they messed that little detail and are constantly running over careless, jet-lagged foreigners that turn to their left before crossing a street.
Mandarin I’d say. generally it will be a lot useful in the future compare to Japanese. However you have to consider your personal needs. What do you need the language for? then choose one of them.
One thing you have to know is that Japanese is a little bit easier for english speaking people than Mandarin, since Japanese combined English and Chinese.
For visiting, I’d say both are great! Japan is a great place to shop and everything(if you enjoy a more modern aspect ), it also have some culture places to visit. For China, it’s HUGE! You can spend years in China and still have places that you haven’t been to. There are many different cultures in China. It definitely worth to go to.
There are a lot more Chinese in the world than Japanese, so chances are you will get more use out of being able to communicate in Chinese.
Chinese of course…
Chinese is the world’s most difficult language.