Classical Chinese and English are grammatically similar. So We can learn classical Chinese by using English grammar which we have learned for a long time. There are many kinds of word classes in English and classical Chinese but only noun and verb are analyzed in this paper. The Chinese noun`s usage is similar to that of English in word order. But there are different forms in their shape of a word. Chinese noun does nor change its`form although it is moved to the other part in the sentence and the case is changed. On the other hand, English noun changes its` form according to singular plural and case. Chinese verb does not change its` form like English even though number and tense are changed. Except for this, there are many resemblant shapes of using verbs between Chinese and English. We can find out the usage of transitive intransitive auxiliary verb awarding verb causative verb and be have verb is very similar. The western people are accustomed to logical and analytic thinking. They like to classify somewhat. But eastern Chinese people do not so. they like to be significant inclusive and adaptable. We can also find out the perceive difference between the two in their language habits.

• 柳在潤(全州大 漢文敎育科) | Liu jai yoon