How Similar Are Chinese and Japanese?

This video looks at the similarities (and differences!) between Chinese (Mandarin) and Japanese, two unrelated languages that have mutually influenced each other. Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101: ► ◄, or learn Japanese with JapanesePod101: ► ◄ *Black Friday sale: Courses are currently 51% off for a limited time!* (Full disclosure: if you sign up for a premium account, Langfocus receives a small referral fee. But the free account is great too!) Thanks to Eric Yang and Hao Yi for their Mandarin audio voice samples! Support Langfocus on Patreon: Special thanks to: Nicholas Shelokov, Sebastian Langshaw, Brandon Gonzalez, 谷雨 穆, Adrian Zhang, Vadim Sobolev, Yixin Alfred Wong, Kaan Ergen, Sky Vied, Romain Paulus, Panot, Erik Edelmann, Bennet, James Zavaleta, Ulrike Baumann, Ian Martyn, Justin Faist, Jeff Miller, Stephen Lawson, Howard Stra