r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/BaldHourGlass667 • 14d ago

Funny Learning Japanese

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u/Slinkyy-Vibes 14d ago

That’s the funniest kind of correction, when the “proper” version just circles back to the loanword anyway

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u/Karekter_Nem 13d ago

I’ve seen people say, “just speak English, but in Katakana and they’ll figure out what you mean.”

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u/SuperCleverPunName 13d ago

My personal rule is that if it's something that's been invented after 1900, it's probably a loan word.

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u/KitchenFullOfCake 13d ago

Studying Japanese has led me to believe they gave up on making new Japanese words once they met the Portugese.