hehe the girl seems so innocent at the beginning but turned out the be the one who plotted the entire love story up! :P just like Juliet in Romeo & Juliet... Girls heart is a needle in the middle of an ocean. Must be patient enough to watch it flow up you cannot clear muddy water with your hands... <3
I really like the song. And the lyrics... but the story line... Not so much. It looks like she only used him as a rebound... But other than that, wonderful song.
I love this song...though the first time i heard this song was in japanese..can someone tell me if Michael Wong did a cover or is it the other way round or perhaps he did a japanese version? I swear to my childhood memory i heard the japanese version, but i didnt know who coz it was on chinese radio...the chorus have "inou" at the end..
LOVE THIS SONG A LOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anybody knows any similar Chinese song, I'm not Chinese, so I don't know a lot about Chinese songs. But the rhythm is so wonderful :X
No tengo la letra exacta pero por lo menos tengo la mas aproximada, me refiero al subtitulo en español, no se porque les mienten a la gente con un subtitulo que no se aproxima a lo que dice ni siquiera en el ingles, jajajajaja.....
sigh if it's really true that gurl really did drugs then that's really sad NAUGHTY BAD GURLZ THESE DAYZ -_- o well w/e she did idc this song is awesome :>
wo she ani was my first words that i have learned in mandarin , now i fairly speak it, and thx all to my ex-gf unfortunately we had to apart coz of the parents disagreement for our relationship :(
....great song...I really like the story and ballad music................................
i like to playing this ballad song on my acoustic guitar, it's that so romantic............
......English Subtitles is better!! for me a Malay people at Malaysia cuz i don't know chinese langguage........thanx fr da create english subtitles.......... : = )
I love this song, i swear, 319,498 views on this are mine ive listened to it so much. Guang Liang is very creative and hes an amazing singer, What i like best is he makes this beatiful music and doesnt need to talk about drugs, sex, or bad stuff. I also love how his music tells a sort of story. Tong Hua is definently a song that will make you cry, this one makes you happy.
I love how just spits his water out when she asks him, "SO..... what did you say here the last time...? ;)" *spits his water* "Uh... I forgot?" XD Classic.
Stop dissing on how the lyrics and commentary are put. Just listen to the music and love it. Stop making a big deal about little details! Btw..I love this song. It's my fiance and my song. Thanks for the upload!
@duy3o3 >>> I agree with you, I see a lot of posts who look at the dictation and fails to hear the words and see the emotions being portrayed in these clips! This is definately moving watching this video. I give it two thumbs way up!
Dude, it's not "I didn't open my mouth". It's "Before I speak" or "Before I say". The following shows it's speaking not eating, why is it "open my mouth"?
The video starts out with two friends sitting having a snack. He tells her he likes her and she gets upset and leaves. Later she has problems and she turns to him for comfort. Little by little she falls in love with him. Then one day much later they are sitting together again and she wants to know if he still likes her as more than a friend. Originally she wanted him only as a friend but now she is in love with him. I can explain it further if you need more explanation. I understand the Chinese.
u know, ur actually the first person on youtube ive seen who actually says that Guang Liang is cute! Most everyone typically says that its Jay Chou over Guang Liang hahaha
Of couse when people live near each other, they share something in common. IMO, this should be desirable. There is no need to constantly trying to prove superiority. Every people has its up and down in history.
I really love this song, hehe. I can relate, like I'm sure many people can! ;D
And with regards to the discussion, I have to agree with James. I'm learning Chinese now, and have studied Japanese for a long time before, and even in Chinese we have manditory 'history of the Chinese language' classes. Chinese belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language group, further divided into Sinese and Tibeto-Burmese groups. Nether is at all related to either Korean or Japanese. Only written characters are borrowed.
ahahaha u wot? their sentence structure, particle use and vocabulary are hugely different and they belong to completely different linguistic families. the use of chinese characters for many years before the invention of katakana and hiragana means that some chinese words would have entered the japanese vocabulary but in no way is japanese derived from mandarin. in fact japanese is closer to korean since they are both part of the altaic linguistic family, but even they share almost nothing
I speak Mandarin, so i understand a bit of Japanese since its so similar. Written Japanese characters are modified Chinese characters. And its actually Altaic, Austronesian, and Southeast Asian. So you can count Chinese as either Altaic, since it once was part of Mongolia. So really we're both right because Korean and Mandarin were derived from the same origin of some language widely known in most of Asia [minus Russia] long long ago...
chinese is not altaic, its pretty much a seperate language group in its own right, considering the number of dialects and variations. calling chinese altaic just cos it was conquered by mongolia is like calling french germanic because they got beaten by the nazis. WRITTEN japanese uses a lot of chinese characters yes, that's true, but SPOKEN japanese is totally and utterly different to chinese. saying japanese was derived from mandarin 'in the past' is like saying chimps are 'derived' from human
We're not even talking about nationalities here. if you reside in a certain place, you're gonna speak the language that the place speaks and each specific group in that area will have similar languages; ergo every Altaic language was pretty much in the same area of land as well, not necessarily nationality. Additionally, I can obviously infer that you do not speak Chinese because if you did, you would know first hand that they're extremely similar, just as all Altaic languages are.
i was trying to use an evolutionary analogy to relate to the languages, not the people. i don't know why you insist on chinese as altaic, i have never seen that said anywhere else
i speak intermediate chinese and beginners korean. i also know japanese sentence structure is similar to korean. please compare these sentences and explain how they show GRAMMATICAL similarities;
chinese: yinhang zai nar? (bank is where)
korean: eunhaeng eodi-e isseoyo? (bank where there is?)
wow we're not even on the same level. lol you're chinese is weird, i understand where you're coming from now. its not that i'm making fun of you or saying you're wrong, which i'm actually petty sure you're right, but grammar structure in chinese is different the way i speak, which is native, but not from china, from Taiwan so it has a mix, whatever, anyways, this is a pointless argument, so whatever, respond if you like
Like this since you are still watching this in 2012 :D
MegaCream100 1 week ago
i like you!!!
cutetammy6 3 weeks ago
LOL.. at 3:28, she will never ever forget to take her purse back! that "she" would not be only her. lolz
manchestar2 2 months ago
thx to the sub :D
imlluvia10 3 months ago
Better than __-pop junk!
kenjokenjo1 4 months ago
love that wine bottle appearing out of her bag :D
Kiser153 5 months ago
Awwww
TheChiqitaa 6 months ago
this guy is not that handsome and in addition, he does not know how to kiss. he got kissed by another not-really-beautiful girl eachtime.
phamduc1987 6 months ago
I feel your pupils.
pawdregry4g 7 months ago
naw how cute :D
whatsup4686 7 months ago
hehe the girl seems so innocent at the beginning but turned out the be the one who plotted the entire love story up! :P just like Juliet in Romeo & Juliet... Girls heart is a needle in the middle of an ocean. Must be patient enough to watch it flow up you cannot clear muddy water with your hands... <3
zaikapasaica 8 months ago
can you please put pinyin words for it?,,^_^
chloelovesghian 8 months ago
I really like the song. And the lyrics... but the story line... Not so much. It looks like she only used him as a rebound... But other than that, wonderful song.
duaci36 9 months ago
非常感谢你为这个字幕歌曲。我已经把它给我的中国未婚夫。我已经告诉我的诗歌,但在我的语言她这些东西。这表示,她在她自己的语言。谢谢
DixiePenguin 9 months ago
OMG !! so sweet!! I will do it for my girlfriend!!
MrBaogiaho1812 9 months ago
It's really sweet.!!! so sweet!!
MrBaogiaho1812 10 months ago
nice song,thanks for the subs.
liroy9477 10 months ago
"..It's really sweet"
DarkShonobi 10 months ago
I love this song...though the first time i heard this song was in japanese..can someone tell me if Michael Wong did a cover or is it the other way round or perhaps he did a japanese version? I swear to my childhood memory i heard the japanese version, but i didnt know who coz it was on chinese radio...the chorus have "inou" at the end..
mindxcircus 10 months ago
@mindxcircus Michael Wong doesn't know japanese so i highly doubt he sang it in japanese, and he was the one that wrote the song if that helps =p
XxUntoldxStoryxX 9 months ago
so cute !! I love Guang Liang ..I love you..
buzine305 10 months ago
sao mà thích cái clip vậy chứ : )
SoupAndSunday 10 months ago
this MV somehow managed to makes me smile,,,
NelWingstorm 10 months ago
Just suggestion, you might want to separate the conversation at the top.
oOAyeKhineOo 10 months ago
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I watched an asian music video all the way through with my undivided attention :D
theguyi26 11 months ago 2
Their first "kiss" was kinda gay... :/
yoursecretlove 11 months ago
Haha! This is cute.
summergirl26 11 months ago
LOVE THIS SONG A LOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anybody knows any similar Chinese song, I'm not Chinese, so I don't know a lot about Chinese songs. But the rhythm is so wonderful :X
tatchantouch 11 months ago
oh my gosh...i love how cute he is when he looks blank...blur..HAHAHA
BeverlyWan 11 months ago
traducelo
Anita3694 1 year ago
So cute:)-3
babeyruthless2457 1 year ago
Tragic. I've known hookers with better personality.
mvirtuallyhere 1 year ago
20 people just jealous of how good this song is and how great Michael Wong is and i'm not even chinese. Love it. Even have this song in my ipod.
khmerboy09 1 year ago
LOL! that chick is a mess.
beautiful song... hilarious video :)
sbort 1 year ago 12
@sbort a HOT mess at that! ;D
ximokiss 2 months ago
The end is so funny, nice to see a story in a song... A least she didn't die or get hit by a car like the others!!
lastset88 1 year ago 2
very humorous vid definitely 2 thumbs up
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Amiguita.. Si ves este video antes de verme... No te preocupes.. Te lo traduciré cuando nos veamos ^^
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arturomarvin 1 year ago
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arturomarvin 1 year ago
"What should you HAVE said."
519573 1 year ago
omg its fantastic ! :D
Qulukraly 1 year ago
aweeee! "i feel better when i'm dressed like this ._." xD.
Hey! Her dress looks much better when she's scrunching it up like that hahha.
TheUnusedSpork 1 year ago
Lovee -3
ErwinG89 1 year ago
He has 40 years old??? o.O I though He was 20something... XD
helenchg 1 year ago
First class! Word.
mallowthim 1 year ago
Love this song. Cute video!
robbyjai 1 year ago
"hahaha"
ripits 1 year ago
la la la... beautiful song :X:X:X
aponvo 1 year ago
LOL! tian a! zen me ze me zong!
kbbles 1 year ago
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sucky suucky 5 dollaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!
MrAapenkind 1 year ago
as in this guy "michael wong" is badass in a good way
MEGGAization 1 year ago
AH thanks for this. I love this song!!!
beatrice1979b 1 year ago
No tengo la letra exacta pero por lo menos tengo la mas aproximada, me refiero al subtitulo en español, no se porque les mienten a la gente con un subtitulo que no se aproxima a lo que dice ni siquiera en el ingles, jajajajaja.....
GesemBrighton 1 year ago
sigh if it's really true that gurl really did drugs then that's really sad NAUGHTY BAD GURLZ THESE DAYZ -_- o well w/e she did idc this song is awesome :>
sasukes135 1 year ago
I love the song!
IamChristine10 1 year ago
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IamChristine10 1 year ago
This girl went to jail, she take drugs......
IamChristine10 1 year ago
@IamChristine10 are you sure where the proof dont just say say only
yokogal 1 year ago
@yokogal My mom read it in Sing Tao or World Journal, okay?
IamChristine10 1 year ago
@yokogal If you don't believe me type her name for her record...... :P
IamChristine10 1 year ago
i love their love :D
duythanhhp 1 year ago
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Three years old. This is first time to see it. It is beyond words, but brilliant and perfect.
yagtex 1 year ago
Three years old. This is first time to see it. It is beyond words, but brilliant and perfect.
yagtex 1 year ago
第一次,是骗人的。。。每个人到会受到第一次的感觉。。。。看是好过还是不好过。。。。自然点。。。自然点。。。
floopy23 1 year ago
wo she ani was my first words that i have learned in mandarin , now i fairly speak it, and thx all to my ex-gf unfortunately we had to apart coz of the parents disagreement for our relationship :(
slawekbiernat 1 year ago
This one is so funny, especially the very beginning and the very end. :D
And the girl didn't die.
I was surprised she got drunk, but it was cute when he asked if she wanted a drink and she pulls and empty bottle out of her bag.
This song is beautiful, and the music video's really cute.
akisura12 1 year ago
....great song...I really like the story and ballad music................................
i like to playing this ballad song on my acoustic guitar, it's that so romantic............
......English Subtitles is better!! for me a Malay people at Malaysia cuz i don't know chinese langguage........thanx fr da create english subtitles.......... : = )
MrEclipse86 1 year ago 15
das ist so traurig schööön<3 ;/
SvenjaChan666 1 year ago
the quality of this video is very good
SupremeChickenx 1 year ago
我当做没听到你赶快忘记吧!拜拜!
好残忍啊!
Xiaoyaozi999 1 year ago
I love this song, i swear, 319,498 views on this are mine ive listened to it so much. Guang Liang is very creative and hes an amazing singer, What i like best is he makes this beatiful music and doesnt need to talk about drugs, sex, or bad stuff. I also love how his music tells a sort of story. Tong Hua is definently a song that will make you cry, this one makes you happy.
oIPoiiZo 1 year ago 4
...agree...!!!!
MrEclipse86 1 year ago
Michael Wong- First Time
bigcloudzr 1 year ago
his voice is beautiful...so gentle and relaxing
roflSTOMPkittenz 1 year ago
Nostalgia....
DynnoJMelloe 1 year ago
dang i love dis song so much make me so sad
mai268 1 year ago
i love this song!!!i love fairytale too!!!tong hua!!
spartaforever1 1 year ago
this video makes me remember ours first times .. the first I kissed you.. the first touch ... the first one I loved you... I missed you..
rogersingle 1 year ago
haha the wine bottle was unexpected
Kiser153 1 year ago
hey good music xDD but im wondering does anyone know where i can download the song?:o
MrStriker210 1 year ago
@MrStriker210 try a filesharing website
masterchief9064 1 year ago
Just like my love story..... Except for the fact my partner now, never reveal his feelings at all during our friendship...
arweyn07 1 year ago
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arweyn07 1 year ago
I love how just spits his water out when she asks him, "SO..... what did you say here the last time...? ;)" *spits his water* "Uh... I forgot?" XD Classic.
SabreLeonheart 1 year ago 4
Classic song, but that girl is a bitch! I would never pursue a girl who acted like that!
matt999tye 1 year ago
The video says "you dui sai"
you=again
dui=against
sai=strategic stronghold
(I will have to check my original copy to see if it is
sai meaning conpetition)
jackcarpentersax 1 year ago
aw , a lovely song ! :)
0Ziinz0 1 year ago
this is how taiwanese people . . speak in mandarin . . sounds a bit different from mainland mandarin . . but understandable =]
Gaarakan123 1 year ago
This is adorably awkward. xD
ispaceout 1 year ago 2
i miss huyen... this song happen to us before.. i hope you forgive me...
haroldfabico 1 year ago
i love this song because... this thing happen to me and huyen... i miss huyen i hope you forgive me..
haroldfabico 1 year ago
luv this song so much, everytime i listen to this song, i remember my first time kiss a girl. . . ohhhhhh . . . crying
thangdoan07 1 year ago 2
haha this is very cute..!!! dame is hella bad ass...!!! i like it
Mr436088 1 year ago
Its chinese
Sensible118 1 year ago
How cute!
MiakoKoneo 1 year ago
that heehee at that end is so funny llalalaallhahahahahaha
LokBuddha 1 year ago 3
sorry, is this chinesse or is japanesse?
zuzrumak 1 year ago
@zuzrumak this is mandarine....i think thats how u spell it man..dar...in? well u get it..i think
ArkticBanana 1 year ago
chinese
hoanghai1707 1 year ago
Favorit.
xXFTGamerXx 2 years ago
oh god!!! I love this song very much!!! and now I found it here!!!! Thank youtube!!
thainguu 2 years ago
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Walking4ways 2 years ago
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Last part was so cheesy
frizzleflow 2 years ago
Stop dissing on how the lyrics and commentary are put. Just listen to the music and love it. Stop making a big deal about little details! Btw..I love this song. It's my fiance and my song. Thanks for the upload!
duy3o3 2 years ago 46
@duy3o3 >>> I agree with you, I see a lot of posts who look at the dictation and fails to hear the words and see the emotions being portrayed in these clips! This is definately moving watching this video. I give it two thumbs way up!
prettyflag09 10 months ago
you can put song and dialog in two different places or colors
AzureSky317 2 years ago
ROFL!! I LOVE how she pulls the bottle of wine out of her purse when he asks if she wants something to drink!! Aww, such a cute video ^^
HelloPandaBiscuit 2 years ago
what is de shi hou?
ZhouWeiShen 2 years ago
shi hou= time
de= this/that
rainbowryd 2 years ago
what website did you make this sub?
ZhouWeiShen 2 years ago
u dont use websites, u use a program like Window Movie Maker....or some other progams.....
ArkticBanana 2 years ago
i cant upload videos that made by movie maker..
what is the other program?what are you using?
ZhouWeiShen 2 years ago
i am using window movie maker...you probably can't upload it cuz u didnt click save to my computer on the side where it says under 3.Finish Movie....
ArkticBanana 2 years ago
Bad translation.
x3curtis 2 years ago
Dude, it's not "I didn't open my mouth". It's "Before I speak" or "Before I say". The following shows it's speaking not eating, why is it "open my mouth"?
x3curtis 2 years ago
It literally means I didn't open my mouth. Translated directly, thats what it means, but in English it doesn't sound right...
rainbowryd 2 years ago
wait are these clips from a movie?
azndawg44 2 years ago
its a music video....
ArkticBanana 2 years ago
i dont really get tis, i mean the beginning and the ending
anybody who get it? :/
loveguilun15 2 years ago
The video starts out with two friends sitting having a snack. He tells her he likes her and she gets upset and leaves. Later she has problems and she turns to him for comfort. Little by little she falls in love with him. Then one day much later they are sitting together again and she wants to know if he still likes her as more than a friend. Originally she wanted him only as a friend but now she is in love with him. I can explain it further if you need more explanation. I understand the Chinese.
jackcarpentersax 1 year ago 2
@jackcarpentersax
o0o0o0o i see thnx!
loveguilun15 1 year ago
you are welcome
jackcarpentersax 1 year ago
nice nice =] cute video ^ ^!
choaskingdivine 2 years ago
i'm not chinese but i already like this song. what if i'm chinese then i must be listen to this song everyday. Thumb up for this song. love it.
khmerboy09 2 years ago
LOL
7w5 2 years ago
aaww that's so cute!!
shado474 2 years ago
i love his songs!
IisMusic 2 years ago
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OMG this dude's a pervert!!!
thunders2020 2 years ago
great sub!
loopper9 2 years ago
hehe. I love her face at 3:54
xSecchanx 2 years ago 18
bwahahah ikr
firesushi200 2 years ago
I think wang guang liang's really cute and sweet. i don't see why ppl don't care for his looks much =[
LusterLily 2 years ago
What do you mean? My sister and I think he is quite a dashing man.
HAHAHA! It sounds strange even typing that. :-D
Tentenlaw 2 years ago
@Tentenlaw
Agreed. He's awfully cute.
FruitsandCoffee 2 years ago
does anyone know the song at the end of the song that was being played in the background? (4:57 - 5:41)
edwoo35 2 years ago
haha this was awesome.
MrIlovedramaseries 2 years ago
a few translations that i would disagree on here and there, but overall really good vid! =D
ArkAngel993628 2 years ago
So funny man ^^!
Aishiteru1902 2 years ago
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i love this song
xXsophiaXx711 2 years ago
cool article about michael on new network mixspot.....com coming out of new york
lystraroll1 2 years ago
Thanx a lot. Nice to know what is said between them... I'm not that god yet =o)
MissFroglover 2 years ago
whats cuo sai mean
cheweyboy42985 2 years ago
Hen ke ai!(:
Ye Guang Liang hen ke ai!:D haha
He probably is my favorite singer, his songs are just so sweet, wonderful, and full of meaning!
KiraKiraAya 2 years ago
u know, ur actually the first person on youtube ive seen who actually says that Guang Liang is cute! Most everyone typically says that its Jay Chou over Guang Liang hahaha
ArkAngel993628 2 years ago
JAY CHOU FOREVEHHH
but i like guang liang's songs better xD
tsukisakura1 2 years ago
What's with the sick people trying to shout "kawaiiiii"?!?!
This ain't no Japan nor manga! Chill out!
DoomDevil 2 years ago 6
Agreed, this video is "fei chang ke ai," not "kawaii" :)
fxcxcrunner 2 years ago 3
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paqisetan 2 years ago
It's so funny an cute ^^!
Aishiteru1902 2 years ago
that was so sweet and cute! loved it ,<3 great singer!
bcmusicdancefanatic 2 years ago
Of couse when people live near each other, they share something in common. IMO, this should be desirable. There is no need to constantly trying to prove superiority. Every people has its up and down in history.
sgtsk 2 years ago
kawaiiiiii!!!
paulakem 2 years ago
lol story of my life...minus the happy ending.
MazdamusPrime 2 years ago 2
amen *sigh* lol
OtakuSnake 2 years ago 2
same here theres never a happy ending
ripplease 2 years ago
so many people can relate to this except the happy ending :(
tnahk69nim 2 years ago 2
I totally agree, too bad life couldn't be like this...actually have a happy ending:(
KiraKiraAya 2 years ago
I really love this song, hehe. I can relate, like I'm sure many people can! ;D
And with regards to the discussion, I have to agree with James. I'm learning Chinese now, and have studied Japanese for a long time before, and even in Chinese we have manditory 'history of the Chinese language' classes. Chinese belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language group, further divided into Sinese and Tibeto-Burmese groups. Nether is at all related to either Korean or Japanese. Only written characters are borrowed.
MichaelBerthelsen 2 years ago 3
rotfl haha awkward CUTE kiss lmao
asainboy555 2 years ago
awesome
james2529 2 years ago
this is so cute ^^ at first it was so sad the way he was doing all those "first"s without her actually doing it to him.
at the end its so adorable and cute they say i like you to each other =)
NlessJurnE 2 years ago
I luv how its a little awqward haha
568085534 2 years ago 2
i love it. <3
JayChouLady 2 years ago
cachuo
benkin1965 2 years ago
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I love this song
MrDevilrush 2 years ago
who carries a bottle of wine in their purse?
Clg1688 2 years ago 5
obviously someone who planned it before :P
Dynewind 2 years ago 4
is it just me or does he have a lazy eye?
slikaznricer 2 years ago
I love the end of this video . Awsome !!! Very lovely
Kimjiheo 2 years ago 3
hmmm im thinking
she says Baka, n i haven't heard this in mandarin chinese, but i have heard in japanese and it means "idiot"
n im thinking, he doesnt like take her up on her "offer" so she could call him like "you idiot"
it might make sense
Peachandsmytheproduc 2 years ago
maybe she said maakaa :D
kill4these 2 years ago
that means let go?
bulik12 2 years ago
No. For the most part, the translations are accurate though. When he says "tian a, zen me zhe me zhong" It means "my god, (she) so heavy."
spiked3310 2 years ago 2
haha your funny! :D
XxKingdomTwilightxX 2 years ago
she said bai kah pronounced like that, it pretty much means the same thing, idiot, japanese is derived from mandarin essentially
m1serynmarazmus 2 years ago
ahahaha u wot? their sentence structure, particle use and vocabulary are hugely different and they belong to completely different linguistic families. the use of chinese characters for many years before the invention of katakana and hiragana means that some chinese words would have entered the japanese vocabulary but in no way is japanese derived from mandarin. in fact japanese is closer to korean since they are both part of the altaic linguistic family, but even they share almost nothing
james2529 2 years ago
I speak Mandarin, so i understand a bit of Japanese since its so similar. Written Japanese characters are modified Chinese characters. And its actually Altaic, Austronesian, and Southeast Asian. So you can count Chinese as either Altaic, since it once was part of Mongolia. So really we're both right because Korean and Mandarin were derived from the same origin of some language widely known in most of Asia [minus Russia] long long ago...
m1serynmarazmus 2 years ago
chinese is not altaic, its pretty much a seperate language group in its own right, considering the number of dialects and variations. calling chinese altaic just cos it was conquered by mongolia is like calling french germanic because they got beaten by the nazis. WRITTEN japanese uses a lot of chinese characters yes, that's true, but SPOKEN japanese is totally and utterly different to chinese. saying japanese was derived from mandarin 'in the past' is like saying chimps are 'derived' from human
james2529 2 years ago
We're not even talking about nationalities here. if you reside in a certain place, you're gonna speak the language that the place speaks and each specific group in that area will have similar languages; ergo every Altaic language was pretty much in the same area of land as well, not necessarily nationality. Additionally, I can obviously infer that you do not speak Chinese because if you did, you would know first hand that they're extremely similar, just as all Altaic languages are.
m1serynmarazmus 2 years ago
i was trying to use an evolutionary analogy to relate to the languages, not the people. i don't know why you insist on chinese as altaic, i have never seen that said anywhere else
i speak intermediate chinese and beginners korean. i also know japanese sentence structure is similar to korean. please compare these sentences and explain how they show GRAMMATICAL similarities;
chinese: yinhang zai nar? (bank is where)
korean: eunhaeng eodi-e isseoyo? (bank where there is?)
james2529 2 years ago
wow we're not even on the same level. lol you're chinese is weird, i understand where you're coming from now. its not that i'm making fun of you or saying you're wrong, which i'm actually petty sure you're right, but grammar structure in chinese is different the way i speak, which is native, but not from china, from Taiwan so it has a mix, whatever, anyways, this is a pointless argument, so whatever, respond if you like
m1serynmarazmus 2 years ago