Me Time!

[Estéema]

I've learnt both languages in uni. Find Jap easier maybe coz I've interest in it's culture but Korean language tougher maybe in those days Kpop not born yet & no Korean drama to glue me to its culture. :rotflmao:

[zac's mum]

I learnt Japanese at that time when J serials were very hot. Easy to pick up spoken and grammar sentence structures from watching the J serials. Although the tested compo writing was tough to pick up because Japanese has varying degrees of formal language structure. The hiragana also hard to remember for beginners, must memorize.


My friends who went for Korean lessons during their adult years, told me that Korean words/characters are actually a modern invention and very logically planned with all the lines and circles combinations denoting certain sounds? Therefore easier to pick up? And with all the K-dramas readily available, the spoken part is definitely easy to pickup, at least the common phrases are all well known to any average Singaporean. Sarang-aeyo and kamsa-hamnida everybody knows at least!

[Estéema]

The Korean written words were all designed by the 1st Korean emperor, whom the ppl were proud of for his wisdom.


Our lecturer shared that the emperor also designed the 韩服 as he loves watching the dancers after holding court with his subjects & the other thing he designed was the place he holds court can be turned into a private room when he fancy any lady & all the sides will drop its adjustable walls to give them privacy & every subj will move off away when the 'walls' drop. Oh one more detail, the shrubs and small water grooves surrounding the court's perimeter is to give further privacy for the emperor's private enjoyment, we were told. :evil:

I visited Korea's palace in the year of The Winter Sonata but it was opened (walls not dropped) and barricade around it.

[starlight1968sg]

There are chinese characters in jap words and at times, can figure the meaning

There seems none in Korean words.
The names of Koreans, however, are written in Chinese characters.

[Jennifer]

https://i.postimg.cc/d0cZYCxY/A1-BAD8-B8-0003-43-BD-9-B2-C-E091-C42-C92-F2.jpg\">


My ME time activity this morning.

[Estéema]

starlight1968sg:

There are chinese characters in jap words and at times, can figure the meaning

There seems none in Korean words.
The names of Koreans, however, are written in Chinese characters.

SL,
You're very observant. :salute:

Yes. The Hiragana has its origins fr Chinese characters.

Just that the Korean emperor then wants to show his literary prowess. The Korean characters were given very deep thots & was considered very advanced in its development & link of meaning to their Korean life.

To add an interesting pic :-


https://i.postimg.cc/zD0W7cCR/IMG-2882.jpg\">

[phtthp]

Heavy rain now, flooding in Bukit Batok, Chua Chu Kang


https://stomp.straitstimes.com/singapore-seen

[Estéema]

West side seems most areas flooding. Chinese Garden covered in wide pool of rainwater. All the lake flooding almost to brim.



https://i.postimg.cc/nzVrQnwS/IMG-2884.jpg\">

[phtthp]

Hi Esteema,


The hiragana characters look very hard to learn. How long take to master hiragana characters ? 5 years ?

Are there any nice Japanese song to hear, something equivalent to Korean "Winter sonata" that type of love song ?

[Jennifer]

with ah boy at Bugis Junction, almost could not locate Challenger unit B1-26