Do Chinese people speak the same language as Japanese people?

Yes, they are so close to each other. But most of us are mistaken in thinking that they share the same languages. But it is also true that some educated Chinese and Japanese speakers can read each other’s written language. Since countless (Han Chinese characters) partake in both writing systems, this is possible.

Why do some Japanese words look like Chinese?

To accommodate differences, the Japanese used Chinese characters not just for their meaning, but also for phonetic purposes. As cursive became more common in writing the characters, the phonetic characters began getting more simplified in appearance.

Can someone who speaks Chinese understand Japanese?

People in China who finished Chinese national education can easily understand over 50–60\% Japanese Kanji. Because Japanese Kanji is actually ancient(traditional) Chinese, which all Chinese should learn in national education.

How much of Japanese comes from Chinese?

DNA – Based on the latest worldwide human gemone project, Naional Geographic 2.0, Japanese are 75\% Northeast Asian / 25\% Southeast Asian, while Chinese are 72\% Northeast Asian / 28\% Southeast Asian.

Why does the Japanese language contain Chinese characters?

Let me first give you a brief history of the Japanese language and how it evolved to contain Chinese Characters. The Japanese language originally only made use of hiragana (ひらがな, the “original” Japanese words that are not Chinese) but after trading started between China and Japan, Chinese words were “brought over” into Japan.

Is there a lot of slang in Japanese?

Because Japanese is such a polite language, there’s sometimes a misconception that slang isn’t used often. But, Japanese actually boasts tons of slang words! It’s hard to teach slang because the words are often blended from a long string of other words or pop culture references.

Are Chinese usages becoming more popular in Japan?

It is not unheard of for languages as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean to exchange terminology, and now it looks as if some contemporary Chinese usages are becoming more popular in Japan as well. Chinese, Mandarin in particular, is very widespread and has some very interesting developments.

How do you say some in Japanese?

The main (and most common) answer is: You don’t say it. The same way there is no definite article in Japanese, indefinite (and by extension, vague quantifiers like ‘some’) can be omitted. Some verbal forms might help emphasise the idea of existence/quantity (‘ある’ instead of ‘です’ etc).