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Gomennasai, baka (lemmy.zip)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

The cognates are what make it so easy. It's like adding -o to English words to get Spanish; you can just add -u to Korean to get Japanese pronunciation like 약속 --> やくそく

Cultural concepts translate directly, e.g., 선배/후배 --> 先輩/後輩, honorifics in general, 月火水

Also you might enjoy this: https://youtu.be/HiUGWXe6Yzk?si=8g35dQxxbXOGW27c

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

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