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justin9213
May 29, 2006, 07:48
Why learn Japanese?
What can I use this for when I learn it?
How useful is Japanese?
Buntaro
May 29, 2006, 08:16
In order to speak with Japanese people.
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).
Oh and as far as pop culture goes it's probably at number 2.
justin9213
May 29, 2006, 11:51
Why not learn spanish?
JimmySeal
May 29, 2006, 12:28
Because most Japanese people don't speak Spanish.
Why not learn spanish?
You tell us!
Mike Cash
May 29, 2006, 19:17
Why learn Japanese?
What can I use this for when I learn it?
How useful is Japanese?
It's a tool of my daily existence. It feeds, clothes, and shelters a family of four.
epigene
May 29, 2006, 19:22
Why learn Japanese?
What can I use this for when I learn it?
How useful is Japanese?
You don't have to learn it if you have no intention to visit Japan, get to know the people or study it simply from curiosity! :cool::blush:
Mikawa Ossan
May 29, 2006, 19:25
Why learn Japanese?
What can I use this for when I learn it?
How useful is Japanese?
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.
Buntaro
May 30, 2006, 08:55
supeingo o benkyou suru wake? Hitsuyou nai ja....
justin9213
May 30, 2006, 10:00
what that mean?
Mikawa Ossan
May 30, 2006, 18:33
Why learn Japanese?
What can I use this for when I learn it?
How useful is Japanese?
You could use it to read that last post, for starters! :p:p
(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
May 30, 2006, 19:57
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.
Fehrant
May 31, 2006, 01:14
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.
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