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

Easy Languages: Stories of Language Learning

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