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Does learning Japanese help learning Korean?
This makes learning Korean much easier than Japanese. Japanese has 46 letters in its alphabet. If you’re looking for which is easier to learn between Korean or Japanese, Korean wins this round too. There are more sounds in Korean.
Is it hard for Japanese to learn Korean?
Conclusion. In terms of difficulty, I think Japanese and Korean are at about the same level. Some parts are harder for Korean while other parts are harder for Japanese. However, considering the larger number of sounds and the different particles in Korean, Japanese is definitely the easier language to start in.
Is Korean easier after Japanese?
Korean is really easy to pick up after knowing Japanese. The grammar is the same, and the alphabet is phonetic which is much easier than having to continuously learn kanji. The vocab is analogous too, since Japanese and Korean both take the main body of their vocab from Chinese.
Does BTS speak Korean?
Korean fluently, obviously. A lot of the members can speak Japanese very well and they have released exclusively Japanese albums. Jin and J-Hope can speak good Chinese and RM can speak English.
How long does it take to learn Korean after Japanese?
Simply put, I would recommend learning Korean after either (1) several months or (2) at least a year of studying Japanese. Given such a simple answer, the considerations in learning one before the other is enough to give me a headache after a few minutes! Nevertheless, allow me to expand a bit on my answer in the paragraphs to follow.
Is it possible to learn Korean from Japanese sounds?
With the exception of the /z/ consonant sounds (which Koreans usually can’t pronounce), the sounds in the Korean language are a superset of the sounds in Japanese. This means that in order to learn Korean, you not only have to learn most of the sounds in Japanese but also additional sounds, many whose difference I can’t even tell.
What are the similarities between Korean and Japanese grammar?
Both Korean and Japanese share the same sentence structure; which is SOV (subject + object + verb) with particles linking the words in the sentence. Prior knowledge of a particular sentence structure accelerates the learning process in terms of understanding the grammar with the same syntax.
Should you learn Korean hanja or kanji first?
Because Korean Hanja is NOT “active” and mandatory for anyone wanting to learn, it’s best to learn Kanji from Japanese so not only will you grasp the concept of Kanji but also easily mastered the character and its meaning.