Spanish vs Japanese - What's the difference?
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Of or pertaining to Spain.
* 2005 , J. P. Sullivan, Martial, the unexpected classic , page 1
Of or pertaining to the people or culture of Spain.
* 1996 , Oscar Zeta Acosta, "From Whence I Came", Oscar "Zeta" Acosta: the uncollected works , page 42
* 2007 , Lynette Rohrer Shirk, The Everything Tapas and Small Plates Cookbook , chapter 1
Of or pertaining to the language.
* 1918 , Julián Moreno-Lacalle, Elements of Spanish Pronunciation , page 12
A Romance language primarily spoken in Spain and in the Americas.
* 1873 , Frederick Marryat, Mr. Midshipman Easy , page 163'
* 1928 , (Otto Jespersen), An International Language , page 48
* 1995 , Hanna Pishwa & Karl Maroldt (editors), The Development of Morphological Systematicity , page 146
A town in Ontario, Canada
(collective plural) People of Spain, collectively.
* 1976 , Robert Rézette, The Spanish Enclaves in Morocco , page 62
People of Hispanic origin.
* 1970 , Henry Sioux Johnson, William J. Hernández-Martinez, Educating the Mexican American , page 87
Of, relating to, or derived from Japan, its language, or culture.
A person living in or coming from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry.
* 2007 October 16, Madeleine Brand, “Japan Struggles to Meet Its CO2 Emissions Limits”, Day to Day , National Public Radio,
English plurals
(uncountable) food.
The main language spoken in Japan.
As a verb spanish
is (printing) to subject to spanishing, a printing process in which an ink is deposited on the bottoms and sides of depressions formed in a plastic material.As an adjective japanese is
of, relating to, or derived from japan, its language, or culture.As a noun japanese is
a person living in or coming from japan, or of japanese ancestry.As a proper noun japanese is
the main language spoken in japan.spanish
Adjective
(-)- Whether Martial's heart was in the Spanish highlands or whether he was happy enough in Rome will be discussed later
- Though she was Indian like the rest of us, she had a fine Spanish nose.
- Spanish cuisine is not as spicy hot as Mexican, but it is flavorful and bright.
- Fundamentally, the Spanish vowel sounds are only five, even though as a matter of fact there may be different other sounds for such vowels as [a], [e] and [o].
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* (English Citations of "Spanish")Derived terms
* spanish * Spanish Armada * Spanish chestnut * Spanish dancing * Spanish flu * Spanish fly * Spanish Guinea * Spanish influenza * Spanish Inquisition * Spanish Main * Spanish omelette * Spanish onion * Spanish Sahara * Spanish walk * Spanish Water DogProper noun
(en proper noun)- "If he speaks Spanish , my daughter can converse with him ; she has but shortly arrived from Spain."
- Therefore in Novial, as well as in Esp-Ido, we simplify the spelling in all words containing double letters in the national languages, from which the words are taken: pasa'' (E ''pass'', F ''passer''), ''efekte'', ''komun'' (F ''commun'', E ''common''), etc. In this we follow the beautiful example of Spanish''', which writes ''pasar'', ''efecto'', ''común'', etc., and even extend it to cases in which '''Spanish makes a distinction in sound and spelling, as with ''ll'' and ''rr'': ''bel'' S ''bello'', F ''belle'', ''koresponda'', S ''corresponder , etc.
- In contrast with the creole languages discussed above, the article systems of Rumanian, French, Spanish , and Portuguese are more complex, since neutralization fails to occur to a large extent.
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* (English Citations of "Spanish")Synonyms
* (language) CastilianDerived terms
* Old SpanishSee also
* (es) * Language listNoun
(en-plural noun)- The Spanish are not the only ones selling their goods along the wharves and the inner streets.
- Sixty-four percent more Spanish are functionally illiterate compared to Anglos in Lubbock (only 15 percent more of nonwhites than Anglos).
Quotations
* (English Citations of "Spanish")Synonyms
* (people of Spain) Spaniards * (people of Hispanic origin) HispanicsExternal links
*japanese
English
(wikipedia Japanese)Adjective
(-)- A Japanese saw is one that cuts on the pull stroke rather than on the push stroke.
- In the United States, Japanese animation has had a tremendous surge in popularity over the last few years.
Noun
(Japanese)- A Japanese will typically have black hair, brown eyes, and pale skin.
- Motoyuki Shibata isn’t a typical Japanese .
- Let’s go out to eat. I’m in the mood for Japanese .
Usage notes
As with all nouns formed from -ese , the countable singular form ("I am a Japanese") is uncommon and often taken as incorrect, although it is rather frequent in East Asia as a translation for the demonyms written in Chinese characters (Japanese kanji).Proper noun
(en proper noun)- I’ve been studying Japanese for three years, and I still can’t order pizza in Tokyo!