What are the pros and cons of learning the Japanese language?

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Every language has its own advantages and disadvantages

Japanese is one of the world’s major languages, with nearly more than 127 million speakers in the 21st century. This language is primarily spoken throughout the Japanese and there are also a few 1.5 million Japanese speakers living abroad, mainly in North and South America, who have proficiency in Japanese. No country other than Japan has used Japanese as a first or a second language in the earlier century

Check out these pros and cons of learning the Japanese language

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Pros of learning the Japanese language

It is not a Tonal Language

Tonal language has different meanings based on the tone used in vowel sounds, all depending on the speaker’s tone. It requires proficiency and familiarity with the given tones as it conveys different meanings that result in improper meaning. But this does not belong to the Japanese language. 

Knowledge in rhythm

In Japanese, you just have to know the rhythm in how the words blend with the pitch, like high and low. And the context itself will do the heavy work for you, as you have the knowledge in rhythm well.

It Lacks Gender Nouns and Articles

You do not need to use gender nouns and articles such as “a” and “the.” and there are a few exceptions in that. SO you do want to consider these when constructing sentences.

Particles

The Japanese language includes verbs and particles compared to other languages for the limited use of gender nouns and pronouns. Particles have a more significant impact on the structure and meaning 

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Basic Grammar is Easy to Understand 

Japanese’s basic grammar structure is S-O-V, which makes Japanese learning more fun and interesting, and also so easy because it has a simple grammar structure. You can skip the pronoun and particle. You can also avoid the subject and object by focussing on the verb. 

Loan Words and an Alphabet System for Foreign Words

Native speakers use loan words and they sound like the original English words to figure out the word, especially in the right context. These foreign words are called Katakana and they are easy to remember. For a native English speaker, you can learn even in just a few weeks.

Cons of learning the Japanese language

It Has a Complex Writing System

If you want to be proficient in the language, then you need to learn the three scripts and you should also learn the characters. alphabets writing in Japanese is of no small feat. Kanji has tens and thousands of words nearly 2,136 characters for daily use.

Its Homophones Can Be Overwhelming

The Japanese language has 45 basic syllables in 26 alphabets. These 45 basic syllables may find this exciting and a lot easier to learn these homophones that have different meanings which may be challenging to you and, the characters are different from each other.

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Thus learning the Japanese language has both advantages and disadvantages

There are many Ways to Effectively Learn the Japanese Language. invest Learning in yourself and it’s a lifestyle worth pursuing. If you are ready to upskill there are plenty of creative ways to learn the language, one of the great ways to start your Japanese learning is Multibhashi, which has experts for teaching your classes. Best of luck.

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