The reason I want to learn Japanese

Learning Japanese Language (Nihongo) from Basic Words and Common Phrases

ByHendy Irawan

Here are several basic Japanese language (Nihongo) words and common phrases that I am trying to learn. Basic words: Anata. あなた. You. Watashi. わたし. I. Common phrases: Konnichi wa. コニチワあ. Hello. Arigatou gozaimasu. ありがと ございます. Thank you. Anata wa dou desuka? あなた わ どう ですか？ How are you? Watashi wa yokunaidesu. わたしわ よくないです. I am not good….

Sorry, I don't speak Mandarin!

Chinese Language (Mandarin) Survival Guide: Basic Words, Phrases, and Sentences

ByHendy Irawan

I promised myself that I would learn to speak and write at least two new languages (to at least somewhat-acceptable conversational level) within the next three years, that means my deadline is by the end 2021. ⏳ But why Mandarin, the standard Chinese language? Statistically speaking it is obvious: Mandarin is spoken by 1.2 billion…