Easy Languages: Stories of Language Learning

21: 4 Asian Languages You Can Learn Together (With Hyperpolyglot & Author Tim Keeley)


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Join Rita in this special episode and listen to our remarkable guest, Tim Keeley - a hyperpolyglot & author - as he tells us about his fantastic life journey in 30 languages and gives us valuable insights into the historical and cultural ties that bind 4 of the major East Asian Languages: Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Japanese. Tim explains - examples in support - the fascinating similarities these languages share and how it is an advantage to learn them together.

Show Notes
  • Polyglot Conference
  • Polyglot Gathering

  • Polyglots mentioned in this episode:

    • Richard Simcott
    • Luca Lampariello
    • Judith Meyer
    • Map of Japan

    • Ryukyuan languages, Japan

    • Chinese Dynasties Timeline

    • Scripts & Language Structure:

      • Alexandre de Rhodes & the Vietnamese Script
      • Hiragana, Katakana & Romaji
      • Old Names for Japan
      • Korean Script (Hangul)
      • “Japan Made English” (Wasei-Eigo)
      • Particles in Korean & Japanese
      • ...more
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