5 Japanese Brands You Pronounce Incorrectly
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George : Now repeat after me!
George: *listens*
Me : *repeats hesitantly*
George : Very good!
Me : *happy squeaks*
Right! :D
thrilled I am not the only one
Gotta admit, i had a pleased laugh also. Funny lad
I hadn't got to that part yet and when he said "VERY GOOD!" I was expecting him to say like "Very good." like a casual tone but he just straight up yelled LOL
I totally thought that ASICS was pronounced like the word “basics” because the logo in the front of the word looked like a ‘b’ to me. 😂 Also, had no idea it was a Japanese brand! You learn something new every day!
LITERALLY SAME 💀💀💀 Also I have no idea if anyone has ever said the word around me, but if they did I probably thought they were saying A6 lollllll.
Actually the logo kind of looks like a backwards 6 too, now that I think of it. I wonder if that was intentional? 🤔
agreed 💯
@@revangerang now that I look at it, it looks kind of like an "a" as well as a 6. Interesting.
@@dumbdude7698 ohhh you’re right!
True 😂
You made me laugh out loud in real life.
Even if I expected the “very good” part, I still laughed every time.
Saaame 🤣
Ghibli actually comes from Arabic qiblī and means “southern”. In Italian it’s the name of a wind that blows in the Sahara desert from south towards the Mediterranean Sea.
You beat me to it. If it is the name of a Maserati car it could well be a wind. Think: Mistral, Khamsin, Bora, Ghibli, Merak and the new Grecale.
Spanish speakers also empathize the "i" in Nintendo. I was told I pronounced it wrong, but so glad you say I say it correctly.
In Spanish we also pronounce Toyota like the Japanese. You made me so happy with this.
I was thinking the same thing!
Spanish pronunciation sounds a lot like my language Setswana, spoken in Botswana, Africa.
The way I remember the phrase "I don't understand" in Spanish is to think "No Nintendo." 😅
@@arcderek no entiendo* 😂 but close enough
@@MegaCrow122 Exactly! Lol
It makes me laugh every time you encourage our pronunciation without hearing us! 😋
I'm so glad I found this channel after I spent time binge watching Japan vs USA's videos featuring you. You are a nice, sweet, smart, beautiful, and adorable human being 💕
😂. See my trip in japan in my UA-cam channel pls. 24 cities and u will enjoy!
Uuuuuugggggghhhhhh USA
I notice more and more westerners have this weird fetish with everything Japanese and Korean. It’s cringe af.
@@jollygoodgordon5580 Why is it "cringe" to be interested in other cultures? I was an ESL tutor for years, and specialized in teaching conversational English to Korean women. I now have a small but lovely collection of Korean celadon porcelain, as well as several Korean movies. The film *Chunhyang* is an education in Korean culture in itself. It's also absolutely gorgeously filmed.
*Chunhyang* was a marvelous jumping-off point for conversations as well. My students were delighted at my interest, and eagerly answered my questions about the story, as well as some of the clothing and events. That seemed to open the door for them to ask about US culture, so we had fantastic times chatting over tea and coffee, with my students sharpening their skills at listening, and especially at wielding our bizarre verbs.
Now tell me again how eyeroll-inducing my interest in Asian cultures is.
Omg he's so cute !! Haha
I think George's videos will always make me laugh. George truly is the best Japanese teacher
Girl, you just thirsty because he's cute.
I had no idea ASICS was a Japanese company! I thought it was a Norwegian company. I’m completely shocked by that. They have been my favourite running shoes for years.
I didn't know about the story behind the Ghibli name *.* As an Italian, it makes me appreciate our Japanese bothers even more (and Mr Hayao Myiazaki in particular 🙇🙇🙇). Oh, wow, in Italian we say Nintendo with the same accent as the Japanese :D
Thank you for teaching us!
such a good video! i love how you explain where the name comes from too :) i can definitely see this becoming a series. great to see you again!
amazing! also very interesting to learn the history and background of the brands. more videos like this please :)
There was actually a Japanese exchange student that went to my high school in my senior year. Her name was Naho Aoki, so I have known how to properly pronounce that family name for more than 25 years now. Also, I took a Japanese course about three years ago and my professor said I had the best pronunciation and handwriting in the class. Sadly, I have forgotten most of what I learned because I have no opportunity to use it; I need some Japanese friends to help me remember, to learn more, and to retain what I learn through regular use.
Also, I was a little surprised by the fact Honda wasn't on this list, considering Americans pronounce it wit a short O sound and Nihonjin pronounce it with a long O sound.
By the way, I usually won't subscribe to someone until I've watched at least three or four of their videos, but you are so fun to watch and listen to, you earned my subscription with just this one video.
I’m some level well below “newb,” just hoping to pick up a little pronunciation. But George makes us all feel like champions: “Are you Japanese?”
George Japan = #1 Student Affirming Teacher of the Year!! Thank you for the encouragement! (It works, btw!)
Had so idea that asics was a japanese bran, but now I do! Thank you for sharing and it's fun to see you being back to uploading again!🧡
Lol it’s always so fun that he reacts to us saying it! Very good!
I’m so glad I found your UA-cam channel George, you crack me up while also teaching me Japanese culture ❤️❤️ thank you!
Hello george, wonderful video as always. I loved that you clarified the Ghibli vs Jiburi (vs jiblee) pronunciation. I've always pronounced it with a hard "g" (even/especially after learning where the name came from), so it makes me happy that you agreed with me that both are valid. Of course, if I'm ever in Japan I'll make sure I say Jiburi. Love from Canada :)
I also really enjoyed learning about the origins of Nintendo. I knew it was originally a playing card company, but your facts were so interesting!
I like when George teaches us Japanese but I like when he reacts to us after speaking the Japanese 😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️
Yay! Another video from our favorite guy!!!! Hope you're having a wonderful and blessed season so far George-san!!!!
Hello George, recently i have been tuning into live streams of locals in Japan travelling around different areas in Japan. I like asking those in the chat what their fav order from Japanese McDonalds are, and many suggested something called Gracoro. Have you tried it? Also, i asked them how they liked teriyaki burger and heard from few that it is not great or decent xD. I don't care though because ever since you mentioned that teriyaki burger in a video before, I want to try one so bad!
I love Gracoro. But I’d say teriyaki burger is still my most favorite.
Murasaki imo shake....or gtfo
Gracoro burger is patty of macaroni and shrimp.
Thank you for always making me laugh 🤣
Seriously thou I would love to have you as my Japanese teacher. Have a great day!
Thank you for watching! You too!
You just popped up in my list and I love your video. Informative and fun. I'm very smiley now. Thank you 😄
fun fact: spanish and japanese phonetics can be very similar (there are some exceptions of course) so we pronounce words similarly, for example all the vowel sounds (a e i o u) are the same in both languages. So we can pronounce japanese words correctly, although sometimes we missplace the entonation. There's even some words that are the same, like the word for "bread" (pan).
p.s: loved all the "VERY GOOD" 😂
I think that's the case for most latin languages. Also, it makes sense that the word for bread is the same in Japanese and Spanish as the former comes from the Portuguese word for bread (pão) which is also why it's spelled in katakana :)
As a Spaniard, I have no difficulty in being understood in Japanese, both in phonetics and in accentuation.
the phonetic proximity of the two languages must have helped me a lot
So true. The pronunciation of japanese is easier in french than english too. :)
true. I am native German and specially the things in the end like "Aoki" I pronounce right anyway. Just because it is the same pronunciation as if you would just read it German.
Ah ah ah, I'm italian and it's the same here. It's just english that has weird, nonsense ways to read words.
I had no idea Asics was even Japanese!
Some of the bits of trivia were really interesting
*VERY G-*
ood!!
Simple editing is best and funniest. George you do it the best. Always love your videos and your humor. 💙
Thank you for the knowledge and everything 💙😸
You make learning fun !! I had to giggle at your reactions 😂
I absolutely loved the story behind the brand Toyota. That type of attention to detail matched up with the mentality definitely demonstrates how Toyota became such a succesful car brand! Thank you for sharing that information and especially for teaching us a new perspective of the kanji for ten in Japanese :)
And they gave us Kanban!
Too bad they no longer follow that attention to design and service. Was a Toyota loyal. But now their cars are constantly being recalled (with emails to prove coverups) and they don't admit when their computer systems are messed up (took my money incorrectly, ending up in fees every month). No more.
@@aewtx
I’ve always owned Toyotas and never experienced a recall. Just donated my 2004 Camry to charity last year after putting 380,000 miles on it. I’ve got a 2019 now and really love it.
I’m sooo happy you are doing more videos! You’re soo funny I LOVE your videos!! Thank you for uploading more!
You have an old-internet style of humor and I love it! I haven't laughed out loud at a translation video before. Thanks for the video : )
I enjoy the extensive history of each brand and the meaning behind their names.
Thanks for giving me a good laugh George - I love your videos 🤣
This video was very helpful and fun to get a background stories as well :)
Ahhhh so happy to see your channel growing George! Thank you so much for not only teaching better pronunciation, but the really cool facts too!
Your encouragement after every phrase is so funny. I wasn't ready for "are you Japanese?!" at the end 😆🤣
Hi George I'm going to Japan after I finish highschool
Same
Very gooood!
Very gooood!
Never a dull video when it comes to George!
Thanks for the background info! It was so interesting.
I love how George explain the background/history each of the brands mentioned!!
Addition, my Japanese colleage told me that the car brand Nissan (日産) is also often mispronounced by non Japanese speakers and confused her. Interesting!
P.S: your sense of humor is leveling up LOL
more commonly mispronounced would probably be mazda. We all pronounce it mazz-da but natives pronounce it ma-zu-da
oni chan
On Top Gear, the British pronounce it "Niss-on", but Americans pronounce it "Nees-on".
Idk which is correct.
George, you have lots of facial expressions and I love that😄
Always enjoy your videos filled with humour😆👍
A good blend of useful info and comedy! Thank you!
Finally you are back!!!
The video was great 👍👍
Great and useful video! As an Italian, I found that Japanese phonetics somehow resemble ours and that makes it easier to correctly guess the pronunciation (except for Asics, that was difficult 😂). For example, the pronunciation o the letters A, E, I is identical.
Fun fact: in Italy Toyota and Suzuki tv advertising's are mostly dubbed by the fantastic Haruhiko Yamanouchi (an actor, dancer, mime, choreographer and stuntman) which always makes sure to spell Japanese words correctly.
Thanks George! That was really interesting. Someone once told me Muji meant something along the lines of ‘no-name’, so it all manes sense now. Great little bits of history too :)
Thanks for that !! I really needed the extra smile today !! Arigato !!!
Arigatou for watching!
Thank you so much for this wonderful video. Totally learned something new or many somethings. Well done.
Every single brand which you put forward had so many interesting facts!!!😳😳 It was extremely surprising. Your encouragements after every word pronounciation are the most hilarious expressions I have ever seen😂😂😂 it makes learning Japanese in a memorable and Japaneasy way! 😆😂ありがとうございます先生！！！Waiting eagerly for your next educational video 😆😆😆 just went and saw all the merchs...🥺🥺 Wish I can buy everything and I mean it E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G!!!! It's awesome 🤩🤩🤩
Thank youuuuuu!!
George! (haha I always say that out loud when I see a new video!) thank you for making us more japanesey hehe and glad you are posting again!
Thank you for watching!!
Very informative. Thank you! Subscribed.
Just subbed to the channel... I really like these helpful How To vids. I have been fascinated by Japanese culture since I was born. I also love watching NHK news! I can't wait to see all your older vids as well... I hope you are having a great New Year!
I learned a lot with this, not just the pronunciation but the interesting back stories. Loved it! Beri guu! 🤣
Honestly, I think the back stories are the best part. The pronunciation is more like a bonus!
I love your channel. I've been self-studying Japanese for awhile now. I can read/write Hiragana and Katakana but I still have a lot of issues with Kanji and keeping conversations. I know my basics and some other stuff. Do you have any tips on how to practice better?
I try to talk to myself, both asking and answering questions. Mad but helps a little xxx
Great video! Entertaining and informative!
Hi George! I love how encouraging you are, it makes me want to study more 😊 ありがとうございます！
George truly a natural comedian.
George is one of the funniest japanese UA-camrs and incredibly talented.
I love all the back stories! You have a very nice approach!
😂😂I loved this video 👍👍👍Thank you so much
So interesting to learn a bit of history behind a company name. Makes me realize how much entertainment I grew up with comes from Japan :)
You are FUNNY!!!!!!!!🤣🤣and thank you for assisting with correct pronunciations! I’m a Brit, but I love languages, so this is great!! 😃🥰 I love anime and love the listening to Japanese original versions 🤣🤣😅
Sub over dub every time!
@@debhamwood yup! Though I don’t mind dubbed Anime🤣, but now I can actually watch both in English or Japanese (with subtitles)😃! He’s inspired me to learn how to pronounce Japanese words properly… but in a fun way🤣🤣🤣
I love your videos George, educational and you crack me up laughing every time :)
Thank you George very informative and educational.
Arigatou Gozaimasu 🙏🏼😌
Arigatou for watching!
I love learning from your videos. Thank you!
So many neat curiosities and such a fun person! Totally caught me by surprise with that first "very good!", it made me laugh IRL
Thank you!
Also, I definitely see why Spanish speakers might have an easier time with Japanese pronunciation. We would pronounce most of these brands and names the same way. Thanks, George!
Yep, same in German.
This is very true. Most Japanese and Spanish phonemes sound extremely similar.
@@elsiezayasmuniz5395 Yes, we pronounce almost everything the same but its weird at the same time because its easier to learn japanese grammar and vocabulary using english xD
@@rosetoren3881 Not really, german does share the same vowels as Spanish and Japanese, but the overall german pitch is rather flat and monotone. Japanese in comparison is more focused on various pitches. I still know plenty of German people who mispronounce Japanese car brands and food. ^^
Finnish people ROCK Japanese language by nature. The way our language is pronounced is very similar. Mostly. J is a big exception but learning that isn't too difficult. Spelling, grammar, vocabulary etc is a whole different story though. We don't have an advantage there.
Aaah THIS was terrific!! 1st time here and…LOVED IT 💕 And YOU….made learning fun 😎 Thank you, Sir…new Subscriber now!!
Every video makes me smile. Love the attitude so infectious.
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Thanks, George! ✨I admit I mispronunciation every Japanese brand. I also mispronounce English words, and spelling them correctly is a challenge.
Thank you, spell check…but I wonder…🤔
Do Japanese characters get misspelled?
Do you have spellcheck on your smart phones and computers? 🧐
Is spelling and grammar terms in Japanese?😳
You're so funnyyyy 😭😂😂😂 and your videos are super fun to watch
George's videos always make me smile!
Thank you so much for going over the correct pronunciation of Ghibli! I can't count how many time I've had to explain why it's not pronounced with a hard "G" like you would if it was a normal Japanese word. I normally don't mind when people use the English/Italian pronunciation, unless they're claiming that's how it's pronounced in Japan.
Edit: in regards to Studio Ghibli it's a soft "G", when regarding other brands it would be pronounced with a hard "G".
The correct pronunciation IS a hard g. It's the Japanese who mispronounce it …despite the fact that every other instance of the word ghibli, in Japanese sources, is written ギブリ (i.e. giburi …which is the genuinely closest that you can get to an accurate pronunciation, with Japanese pronounciation), so I cannot imagine how Miyazaki managed to get it wrong.
@@ZarlanTheGreen not sure what sources you're refering to but if you read the studio's logo that is written in katakana above the english logo before the start of EVERY Ghibli movie it's written as ジブリyou are correct that the original pronunciation is with a hard "G" however in regards to the studio Miyazaki decided it should be pronounced with a soft "G" for whatever reason. there might be an interview somewhere that explains why he chose to go with ジブリ instead of ギブリ maybe to distinguish between the studio and the plane it's referencing. Regardless my only pet peeve is people saying Ghibli is a Japanese word when it's not :/
@@Nerd_Girl_1412 *_Every_* Japanese source that writes ghibli in katakana, writes it as ギブリ. The fact that the "Ghibli" in Studio Ghibli is always written ジブリ, as *_the one single exception_* to that, goes without saying, and nowhere in my comment did I claim that it isn't written as ジブリ. On the contrary, I agreed/confirmed that it is written ジブリ.
…and that Miyazaki wrote it as ジブリ, is *_an error._* Not an intentional decision by Miyazaki, but an error, as Studio Ghibli have clearly stated. You can look this up anywhere. Of course they still insist on keeping the katakana as ジブリ, regardless, for some reason, but…
ok, but that doesn't change the fact that most (if not all) Japanese people as well as Miyazaki himself pronounce it as ジブリnot ギブリ which was the point of the video
@@ZarlanTheGreen also after doing my own research on Japanese Google, no not EVERY article uses ギブリ they do infact write it as ジブリ much more than ギブリeven if you interchange them in your search the immediate result comes up with ジブリ
Pronouncing Japanese words is really easy I don't know how people pronounce them wrong so much.
It's all in their A E I U O, then it's pretty easy to catch on, even someone who is say 40 can grasp kinder-level Japanese, I may not understand Japanese word for word, other than a few phrases & long a*se sentences, but very very basics of the sound vovels. Cyberbunny here on UA-cam does some catchy songs & explains the Japanese alphabet, really interesting. 😆
I think a lot of people just don’t care or are unwilling to learn. They say other language’s words incorrectly too like croissant and bruschetta
This was so much fun. :) I learned a lot, too!
I just love your enthusiasm in the way you say very good
Every time George praise us, I laughed so hard that I think he is saying it in sarcasm... 😂
BTW how does 'George' sound in Japanese...?
Bold to come after English speakers about their bad Japanese pronunciation when I’ve heard how the Japanese pronounce “McDonald’s”. 😜
Go after Denmark instead. Danes pronounce Subaru as su-BEAR-ru and it makes me want to stab my ears when I hear it.
I want to stap my ears out with Yanks saying mom instead of mum. 😅
@@tristanbackup2536 I never called my mother either of those, but when referring to someone else’s mother I’d say “your mum”. I’m Canadian though, so do with that what you will.
It's not that the Japanese can't pronounce McDonald's though, they're just reading the katakana spelling 😅
These videos give me such joy
ジョージ先生、楽しいネタありがとうございます！聞き取れて嬉しかったし、歴史も知れて良かったです！
おー！よかったです！
hii
I actually knew how to pronounce Toyota and Nintendo correctly because my second language is Spanish 😂 (I’m Mexican) and in Spanish it’s pronounced exactly the same as in Japanese, granted in Mexico and Latin America in general we tend to pronounce words with their original pronunciation without changing it up unlike here in the states
The accent is different, though. I think most people I know in Mexico pronounce it Ninténdo, not Níntendo, since no tilde in Spanish would mean the accent is on the second syllable (and it's still a little bit different anyway, since Spanish uses stress and Japanese uses pitch accent). It is definitely closer than the way English speakers pronounce it, though. As for Toyota, from my experience, people pronounce it as Tollóta, since Japanese "yo" isn't really a sound in Spanish (it's much closer to "io"). U's are also slightly different, but unfortunately that sound doesn't exist in English either. Still much easier to pronounce than English, though!
something happened and what I posted for other site showed up here and can't erase it or edited.
You're back! Waking up to see that you have uploaded a video is the best thing that happened today!
I really enjoyed this video, so educational and fun.
Good to finally know how Japanese pronounce Ghibli. I thought pronouncing it with J sound was a habit of English speakers because they tend to pronounce G and J the same way. So since it's a Japanese company and in Japanese G is always pronounced as G like in golf, I thought that's the correct way. I didn't know it had to do with an Italian word. Even though that would also dictate that it's pronounced with a G. So Miyazaki just made up this pornounciation?
I was curious when you said that Toyota originally should've been Toyoda and what the reason was for changing it. To be honest I feel like it's a pretty lame reason and only people that over think it would have a problem with it.
I don't understand what exactly is different in Nintendo. Is the emphasis on the nin part the big change? I guess English speakers tend to put emphasis on the ten part.
Also I've noticed how English speakers always say the e at the and of words like you said it in the English pronounciation of anime. It sound like they say it like it has anyother y at the end. Like the word yay but without the first y.... Damn it's hard to talk about pronouncitaion in a language that doesn't really have consistent pronounctiation rules lol
Going back to the e sound at the and of words. For example,when American people talk about the Junji Ito manga, Tomie it sounds like they say Tomiyay :D
If this video would be about names too, then you could add Gunpei Yokoi to it, because English speakers often pronounce his name like the English word for gun. Even though I don't think his name has anything to do with it :D I noticed that Gaming Historian said it like that at first. But nowadays he says it correctly. I've mentioned this on one of his videos but I don't know for sure if my comment was the reason he changed it.
For the Nintendo pronunciation, the major difference isn't necessarily what we would think of as pronunciation. More like the pitch and rhythm. English speakers "sing" the wrong notes and they're off-beat to the way Japanese people do. We have some distinctions like this in English too, like present (noun) and present (verb)
Omaiwa mo shindeiru
e*
NANI!!
Dattebayo mendokuse′
Cool video, I hope to see more of this kind :)
I learned a lot from this video and I liked the history behind some of those brands. And you answered questions that I had like Toyota instead of Toyoda. I didn't realize it was because of fewer strokes since I knew the founder's name was Toyoda. You make learning Japanese very interesting and I love it. Had to subscribe to your channel.
Once foreign names are put into some other language, you aren't mispronouncing those names in those languages as they are being pronounced with the phonology of those languages, not the original language's phonology. Pronouncing such Japanese names with English phonology when speaking English is correct. It's only incorrect when you say Japanese names in English with Japanese phonology as you are supposed to be saying those words in English, not Japanese.
Watching George video's always make me smile. ^^
You are funny 😂 i enjoyed the history behind it thank you for your effort!
lol I love this! George is so funny and I learned something!
I love this channel. It is fun learning a new language.
I always love it when he goes "VERY GOOOD! 👍😯👍"
I love your editing when congratulating the viewer at attempting 😅🙃😂👌🥰
The "very good" and the "wow" did it for me! 🤣 🤣 🤣
Amazing !! ❤