Is that so. I couldn't really tell the difference that much before since we never had any lessons regarding western languages except english. I also see a lot of similarities between the two but it seems that the two are really a lot different.Quote:
dutch? dutch won't help you a single bit ... the dutch tend to understand german but in contrast, germans are not likely to understand even one single word of dutch ;)
I had mandarin language lessons for my elective class back in high school and currently studying nihongo at my college elective class at the moment.