New Language: Chinese or Japanese

[ChipWrecked]

I play (the game which must not be named) in California. So I have some Chinese:

Ay Yay Yai!

[7ontheline]

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This is why you should learn Chinese..




Lawrence

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She is SO hot it's not even funny. Numerous people have told my wife that she looks like Zhang Ziyi - I am a lucky man. (She does look like her - not AS hot, but no shame in that really)

[sexdrugsmoney]

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Say I learn Chinese. Will this help in learning Japanese in the future? Will Japanese after Chinese be so minorly useful to the point that it'd be far better to learn Chinese very well than to try to learn both?

My reasoning is that as far as I can tell, and as far as many are saying, Chinese is going to be GREAT to know in a few years. Economically and for business this makes Chinese the clear choice. However, from what I can tell, China is no where near as clean or technological as Japan. It seems shady and run down, while it would seem really cool to be a part of the Japanese culture. Even so, I don't really like travelling very much and I do like money a lot, so I think this should be more of an economic decision than one for enjoyability.

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If you are serious you will already have a phrasebook of both languages and you can go through and compare.

You'll find almost no sound similarities, and about 2000 Characters of Chinese are found in the Japanese language.

Aspirations of learning this then that are all good, but get one first, and if it's chinese, be prepared for a studious 3-4 years.

Cheers,
SDM

[chisness]

i am very serious and will probably buy the rosetta chinese software this week

i'm willing to put a lot into it and think it'll pay off

[Lawrence Ng]

Luzion are you high?

Lawrence

[lastsamurai]

i WOULD learn viet...so next time you play at commerce you know what DO MAH means.

[Lawrence Ng]

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i am very serious and will probably buy the rosetta chinese software this week

i'm willing to put a lot into it and think it'll pay off

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Learn what "taa ma deh" means..and use it wisely young one.

Lawrence

[Bill Murphy]

Mandarin, and its not even remotely close.

[cnfuzzd]

off hand, i will say japanese, buts thats only cause there is an eighties song called 'turning japanese'.

I also question the wisdom of allowing this forum to determine you class schedule. That should always be guided by the precept of "no mwf classes"

peace

john nickle

[chisness]

cnfuzzd,

i actually plan on at least initially trying to study it at home with computer software -- while i could take a few classes at my school, i won't have time for it in my schedule (it's a one course every quarter for all four years deal, which just won't fit)