Why learn Japanese?
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The7thSamurai
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I learn it because it's fun and challenging. Don't know how useful it is though, but it is the 9th biggest language on the planet (English being the 3rd) and probably one of the most important business languages (English being number one there of course).
The7thSamurai
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Oh and as far as pop culture goes it's probably at number 2.
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justin9213 said:
You tell us!
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It is only as useful to the extent that you have dealings with Japan. The more dealings you have with Japan, the more self-evident this will become.justin9213 said:
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You could use it to read that last post, for starters!justin9213 said:
(I'm not trying to be mean. The last post is not mean or inciteful, either. It's just playing with your original question and applying it to Spanish.)
sl0thmachin3
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People study Nihonggo for various reasons, personal, business or otherwise. It could be because they are interested in the culture or maybe they plan to work or study in Japan.
Your question could also be asked of people who study foreign languages and you'll get the same answers you got from previous posts.
Your question could also be asked of people who study foreign languages and you'll get the same answers you got from previous posts.
Justin9213, it seems as if we somehow have to come up with a life-threatening reason in order to convince to study Japanese. Certainly, if you live in the states and live in the typical environment there, Spanish might come more handy than japanese --after all, the ratio of Spanish speaker per capita is much more significant than that of Japanese speakers (in the states, of course).
You have the commodity of knowing one of the most used languages already, commercially speaking. You can go to many countries, and chances are they will speak a bit of your language because they were taught so at school.
At any rate, as far as Japanese goes, it's very specific, and thus you have to find your own specific reasons to study it. If you want to be rational about it, you might be better off learning Chinese, because more people speak Chinese than Japanese. Then again, is all a matter of circumstances and preference. Some people learnt it because they had no choice, and for some others it is a hobbie. That's all that there is to it.
You have the commodity of knowing one of the most used languages already, commercially speaking. You can go to many countries, and chances are they will speak a bit of your language because they were taught so at school.
At any rate, as far as Japanese goes, it's very specific, and thus you have to find your own specific reasons to study it. If you want to be rational about it, you might be better off learning Chinese, because more people speak Chinese than Japanese. Then again, is all a matter of circumstances and preference. Some people learnt it because they had no choice, and for some others it is a hobbie. That's all that there is to it.
