Japanese Language by Giovonna C https://padlet.com/giovonnac8480/hm6u1cdkmqzx en-us 2017-10-17 16:30:17 UTC 2017-10-18 07:28:18 UTC hello@padlet.com Writing giovonnac8480 https://padlet.com/giovonnac8480/hm6u1cdkmqzx/wish/197984972 Japan uses 4 distinct systems of writing. The 4 systems are Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana and Romaji.]]> 2017-10-17 19:05:45 UTC https://padlet.com/giovonnac8480/hm6u1cdkmqzx/wish/197984972 About the 4 systems of writing giovonnac8480 https://padlet.com/giovonnac8480/hm6u1cdkmqzx/wish/197995611 Hiragana is the one of the original writing systems in Japan. It is used simple words, conjugations, particles and children literature because it is the first set of writing which is learned.
Katakana is used to write foreign words 
Kanji is based off the Chinese writing system and has 2000 symbols. 
Romaji is a randomization of Japanese words ]]> 2017-10-17 19:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/giovonnac8480/hm6u1cdkmqzx/wish/197995611 Talking giovonnac8480 https://padlet.com/giovonnac8480/hm6u1cdkmqzx/wish/198051447 When adressing people you use their last name because people in Japan find it disrespectful to call people by the first name unless you are family or partners. There is four ways of addressing people and they are Chan, Kun, San and Sama. Chan is used for close friends and children, San is universal mode, Kun is somewhat condescending and Sama is deferential. ]]> 2017-10-17 23:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/giovonnac8480/hm6u1cdkmqzx/wish/198051447 what i know about language: elijahg2959 https://padlet.com/giovonnac8480/hm6u1cdkmqzx/wish/198075112 language is a distinct language you speak or learn. ]]> 2017-10-18 02:05:25 UTC https://padlet.com/giovonnac8480/hm6u1cdkmqzx/wish/198075112 what japan know about language: elijahg2959 https://padlet.com/giovonnac8480/hm6u1cdkmqzx/wish/198075415 Since Japanese first gained the consideration of linguists in the late 19th century, attempts have been made to show its genealogical relation to languages or language families such as Ainu, Korean, Chinese, Tibeto-Burman, Ural Altaic, Altaic, Uralic, Mon Khmer, Malayo Polynesian and Ryukyuan]]> 2017-10-18 02:07:57 UTC https://padlet.com/giovonnac8480/hm6u1cdkmqzx/wish/198075415