Sarruby

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Help me to better grasp ～ていた and ～た in c/[email protected]
[–] Sarruby 4 points 2 years ago

Oh wow - thanks! The perfective is something I didn't study before I went, and I learned it from primarily hearing it in the negative (e.g. 宿題をまだやっていない？！ - mom to her kids). So, I was kind of familiar with the perfective but this crystalized it for me. I didn't know the 言っている nuances either.

That video is so helpful - thanks for linking!!

Japanese is harder/easier than other languages in what ways? in c/[email protected]
[–] Sarruby 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks!

Japanese is harder/easier than other languages in what ways? in c/[email protected]
[–] Sarruby 2 points 2 years ago

Thanks!

Japanese is harder/easier than other languages in what ways? in c/[email protected]
[–] Sarruby 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks!

Japanese is harder/easier than other languages in what ways? in c/[email protected]
[–] Sarruby 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks!! I like that analogy.

Japanese is harder/easier than other languages in what ways? in c/[email protected]
[–] Sarruby 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Thanks!! Yes, I am a native English speaker.

Oh I never thought about resource richness! Thanks.

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Japanese is harder/easier than other languages in what ways? (self.japaneselanguage)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Sarruby to c/[email protected]
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I want something to say when my other language-learning friends talk about how hard/easy XYZ language is.

For example, for easy parts:

  • No genders
  • Easy vowels/consonants

For difficulties:

  • Kanji
  • Formality

Please help? Thanks!

Edit: summary of comments for my future reference:

Easier:

  • no genders
  • resource rich for learning
  • simpler tenses

Easy and hard:

  • pronunciation (consistent, but accent hard to eliminate)
  • grammar (consistent but different)

Harder:

  • Kanji (like icons)
  • formality
Best replies to「日本語、上手ですね」 in c/[email protected]
[–] Sarruby 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I like this article's suggestion: https://japaneselevelup.com/the-best-response-to-nihongo-wa-jouzu-desu-ne/

tl;dr: 日本が好きですから！

Personally, I usually deny it:
いや、忘れてます！
いや、まだまだです！

And then say something ironically difficult:
片言だけですよ！
最近使っていないからレベルが衰えています。
Because it's entertaining.

Edit: formatting