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soryang

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1. When the actors in Korean historical dramas start speaking Japanese...

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Sun Jun 30, 2019, 06:58 PM

Jun 2019

...I just have to read the subtitles. Taking on another Asian language is a bridge too far for me. I tried to start learning Mandarin but it actually impaired my comprehension in Korean so I gave up after a few months. When I see people who know multiple foreign languages (and claim to be proficient) I'm amazed.

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expressing feelings in Japanese [View all] yuiyoshida Jun 2019 OP

When the actors in Korean historical dramas start speaking Japanese... soryang Jun 2019 #1

One of my best friends got a job at SFO... yuiyoshida Jun 2019 #2

Wow. soryang Jun 2019 #3

My friend learned from family... yuiyoshida Jun 2019 #4

NEVER too late to try. You're smarter than you realize. Haggis for Breakfast Jun 2019 #5

Yes, thanks for the encouragement soryang Jun 2019 #6

I'd imagine that Mandarin and Cantonese would cross-contaminate. Igel Jul 2019 #7