To learn an asian language: Korean, Chinese or Japanase? the most rewarding, the biggest culture, the easieast

Question

I'm at the university, i'd love to learn an Asian language. I've got 3 choices: Korean, Japanese and Chinese. I want the most rewarding, the biggest culture, the easieast. What are the differences between these people? different culture? religion? respect of nature? nicest people?
ps: i already speak French and Swedish.

Answer 1

I'm Taiwanese. I will tell you.
Chinese is the most rewarding language because it can be used in China, Taiwan and Singapore.But it's the most difficult language in these three language because Chinese word and prononciation are complicated. Although Chinese history and culture are long, I think Japanese history and culture are more interesting and richer than China and Korean. Because Japan is the richest most advanced country of the three countries.

You know what? In China and Taiwan, there are many people who learn Japanese for third language.(Second language is English)

In Japan, there are many people who learn Chinese for third language.

In Korean, there are many people who learn Japanese or Chinese for third language.

Do you know why there are not many people who want to learn Korean.
Because it can only used in Korea, and Korea is smaller than Japan.Japanese culture and fashion are richer than Korea.

For Chinese people, Korean grammar is not only different from Chinese, but also words are different.
Although Japanese grammar is different from Chinese, there are many kanji which can help us to read more easily.

I think you can take Chinese and Japanese into consideration, but Chinese words are very hard, and Japanese grammar is totally different from English.

Japanese structure is S.O.V..

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Mandarin is the most widely spoken language of the three. It has also got a very rich culture, a lot f history too. When you ask about the nicest people, I'd say it differs from person to person. I mean I've met nice Japanese and rude ones, you can't judge the whole nation just because of one person. It's the same with religion. Also, I'd like to tell you, French and Swedish does no help in learning Asian languages such as Chinese, Japanese nor Korean.

Answer 4

From what you have described, I suggest you narrow down your choices to Japanese or Korean. Learning a whole new language is a very difficult task and it is quite difficult to pull through all the way if you don't have the motivation. Can't really tell you about the differences between Japanese and Korean since i don't learn Korean. But for Japanese, I really love it. Pronunciation is pretty easy and straightforward, phonetics of various characters don't change a lot compared to English. There is a lot of grammar rules to remember but it once you learn them, it is easy to use them(most of the time at least). Also there are different kinds of formalites, casual, polite and keigo(super polite), which means more grammar rules and things to remember but that makes it all the more interesting. :D I generally like all their culture too, like the gestures and some customs such as saying 'itadakimasu' before eating etc. In conclusion, just learn whichever language you think you have the most interest in. Doing something that you don't quite like is a drag and you will not probably go far in it unless you are super disciplined.

Answer 5

Go with Chinese, in terms of number, more people speak that language then korean and japanese. Personally, I found Chinese much simplier to learn, plus there are many Chinese movies you can watch and music to listen to. My Chinese speaking friends who went for Japanese classes told me how difficult it was so beware. As for culture, if you think in terms of doing business or working, you'll be better of in China with its rapid development rather that the other two coutries. S. Korea and Japan are also developed countries so you may not get to see the side of exotic Asia if you visit than if you went to China.

Answer 6

I'd say Chinese. Korean n Japanese have alphabets, but chinese doesn't. The hardest one is chinese, then japanese, and korean. The biggest culture, reward, is Chinese. It is the second most important language for now.

Answer 7

First, let me correct something... Korean & Japanese do not have alphabets, they're in a form of sounds, particles.

Chinese & Japanese are mostly spoken, and it's best to learn one of those too.

Korean's a beautiful language to learn, but it's not really required as much as Japanese & Chinese.

Answer 8

Hell yeah, French and Swedish.



Chinese, though. China is apparantly going to be the nex world power, so it's the most practical one to learn. (I hate hate hate Asian langauges, but I'm learning Chinese in the future because it will be very beneficial to me in my future of International Business.)

Answer 9

if i were you, i will choose japanese, because japan has more interesting culture and history than korea or chinese..(only my opinion, though) and for me, it's easier than chinese language xD

Answer 10

mandarin most spoken, jap currently richest