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The '''Japanese and Korean''' languages have many similarities. They share many vocabulary words borrowed from [[Chinese]], and much of their grammar has a similar form. | The '''Japanese and Korean''' languages have many similarities. They share many vocabulary words borrowed from [[Chinese]], and much of their grammar has a similar form. | ||
| − | Words like ''denwa'' (telephone) and ''jeonwa'' are easy for native speakers of one language to learn in the other language. Both languages use [[postpositions]], for example ''Tokyo e'' means "to Tokyo", just as ''Seoul e'' means "to Seoul". Both languages avoid the use of pronouns wherever possible, especially [[personal pronoun]]s like "you". A person's title or a relationship term is used instead; see [[Pronouns in Japanese]]. | + | Words like ''denwa'' (telephone) and ''jeonwa'' are easy for native speakers of one language to learn in the other language. Both languages use [[postpositions]], for example in [[Japanese]] ''Tokyo e'' means "to Tokyo", just as in [[Korean]] ''Seoul e'' means "to Seoul". Both languages avoid the use of pronouns wherever possible, especially [[personal pronoun]]s like "you". A person's title or a relationship term is used instead; see [[Pronouns in Japanese]]. |
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The Japanese and Korean languages have many similarities. They share many vocabulary words borrowed from Chinese, and much of their grammar has a similar form.
Words like denwa (telephone) and jeonwa are easy for native speakers of one language to learn in the other language. Both languages use postpositions, for example in Japanese Tokyo e means "to Tokyo", just as in Korean Seoul e means "to Seoul". Both languages avoid the use of pronouns wherever possible, especially personal pronouns like "you". A person's title or a relationship term is used instead; see Pronouns in Japanese.