This is interesting, I've learned Japanese for 14 years and I started teaching it last year. I now have several students who's attending basic Japanese class with me and I can compare your progress and their progress, you're doing pretty good if I have to say, the most important thing in learning Japanese is having constant motivation and enjoying the process. Good job, がんばってください！
ohh woaw 14 years is a long time! When I learnt how to say a basic phrase in japanese and a real japanese person understood me for the first time, that changed my life xd
that’s amazing!! would you mind sharing why you decided to learn japanese at first place? because me as a japanese, i don’t really feel like it’s the strongest language in the world..
@@JUSTINBUSH555ery easy to distinguish. Just immerse yourself into the media of these countries, which is also fun. I found my refuge in Anime, J-pop, j-rock, K-pop, k-dramas - within a week I could tell apart Japanese & Korean from other Asian languages.
Hey can you tell me how I can learn as much as possible in 30 days when I already know the minimal basics as well as Kana systems and some kanji? What would you recommend? Cuz I’m going to Japan this summer and need to learn as much as possible besides what I already know. It’s not enough to get by
I can also recommend renshuu. It's somehow like Anki. You can freely choose what you study, create your own sets of words, or take already prepared ones for your level. And you can track your own progress (how many kanji, and words you know) to show off to others or look at their vocabulary and cry. And a couple of games(shiritori for example) to add more diversity to your studying
The farther along your study you go (consistency and bite sized chunks every day is key) the easier it becomes I feel. You get used to the flow of studying grammar, kanji and vocabulary - and the more you learn the more everything starts melding together. The dopamine of FINALLY learning a kanji that is used in a word you use or read so often starts stacking up and it is well worth pushing through the first few grueling months of not being able to comprehend anything, and fumbling over your hiragana and katakana scripts.
This video randomly popped onto my recommendations, and you earned a sub immediately. You give great energy, brotha. Keep us updated on your Japanese journey.
That's awesome man! I've been learning Japanese for almost 6 years now, on and off, about 2 years of serious study. On and off because I can already have pretty deep conversations, but the more I learn the more I want to get that n1 baby!! ToKuni Andy is a goldmine man, he describes complex grammar in an easy to understand way. Good luck on your Japanese learning! 頑張ってファイト！💪
Hey bro. If you ever get bored by textbooks or anki, do not forget you do not need them to learn Japanese. It's fine to use them If you enjoy using them, but just do not fell forced. If you just keep listening and reading, you will learn Japanese, even without studying grammar and vocab separately.
one thing I realized was that the bottleneck of my learning so far was learning grammar so I could understand what they say in, podcasts, videos and animes. But I get it, don't force your self if you have studying in textbooks and take breaks so you don't burnout. Have an awsome day:D
i love nihongo con teppei :) but he's honestly more for intermediate learners IMO. I recommend starting with Japanese with Shun for total beginners. his recent vlog stuff might be too difficult though, but his oyasumi podcasts are really beginner friendly and even most of his vlogs are too.
@@issumatar maybe u saw one of Shun's less held back videos, because i would almost say its not even an opinion who's easier to understand but it's been a long time since I've seen the beginner con teppei so I could be wrong, maybe. definitely both should be checked out though
@@humanbean3 im going off of their spotify podcasts. I've listened to quite a bit of both, japanese with shun used to be my favorite before finding nihongo con teppei for beginners. teppei will repeat his sentences multiple times, and will use the same word multiple times in different sentences to help give you more context which allows you to deduce the meaning of the word without having to look it up, for these reasons i find his much better. this is just my opinion, coming from someone who is still quite early in their japanese learning journey, i found myself actually able to understand a lot more of what teppei says in an episode vs an episode of shun's
@@issumatar Oh I see. Well, perhaps it's a preference or maybe I didn't listen to both of them enough when I was more of a beginner. I used their youtube to listen to their podcast uploads, and youtube actually was very accurate with Shun adding japanese subtitles. I find his speech much easier to understand as well. That being said, I listen to teppei's regular podcast and I love it. He's hilarious.
I've been using Japanese most my life, but enjoy watching videos on how people study it (because I teach it as a hobby on occasions and want to expand my horizons). I can imagine you speaking quite fluently in the future, and you have a cool voice, so I look forward to watching a video of you speaking it in the future :)
It took me way to long to realize you were not talking about 'Japanese from zero' (the books and video series of George Trombley) but simply generally about 'learning Japanese from zero' 😄
I'm a Japanese and learning English and Spanish now. Learning foreign languages make our life much better! I subscribed your channel, I can't wait when you become to speak Japanese!
I felt so lost on my journey because I didn’t know where to start. This video helped me a lot, I’ve already learned the basic hiragana. And feel like I know where I’m going now. Thank you!
yes the original kanji (chinese characters) had 50,000 characters but for you to become fluent and good in Japanese (nihongo jouzu), you just need to learn 2136 kanji characters, and yeah that's still a lots. there are a lot harder things about Japanese language other than kanji.. for example, "keigo"
Keep grinding man. I been studying Japanese everyday for almost a year straight. But only like an hour a day of grammar study, plus lots of input from anime, podcast, and music. I'm only at the N5-N4 level, a slow journey for sure. haha
I have been keeping up every day to some extend but not as much as I want. I'm on a 606 day duo lingo streak, and combined with my other apps and study, I have improved quite a bit. Still N4 level though. It's kinda a bottleneck in learning Japanese. @@clockedfre
This was a really cute video. I have been lurning japanese for like 6 months now. I use alot of different techniques witch is fun. I will not say im any good yet, but i have managed to make a japanese friend over youtube comments 🎉. I have absolutely fallen in love with this languige, i also think it sounds absolutly beautifull. Hope you have a good languige jurney 🎉
i've been learning for almost three months now with my best friend. we've mastered hiragana/katakana and know about all the first grade kanji, though we dont remember readings. i feel like we're gonna give up soon, but somehow we're still going.
yoo big probs that you still continue learning the language! A strong goal in mind definately helps. When I'm in motivation slumps I think to myself "If I stop studying" the next time I go to Japan I won't be able to talk to natives in Japanese.
I recommend video "You Don’t Have to Study Kanji" by Kaname Naito. It shows that you should not learn readings separately, you should learn the kanji words in context so you actually learn to recognize them in sentences rather than kanji alone. This should help mitigate the struggle of learning Kanji.
I passed the N5 test in December. You should be fine if you practice for around 3 to 4 months a bit intensively. Learn verb conjugations as that could throw you off if you don't know then well and practice a lot of listening, trust me.
Omg we started at the same time! I've been using duolingo which has been great for teaching me structure! I also use HelloTalk to talk to Japanese natives who have taught me so many new words!! Also thank you for the podcast recommendations. I'm still very new and probably won't understand much but that's okay! Baby steps, and I just need to get used to hearing it. Understand the rhythm!
Really great video man, it's heart-warming to see a fellow traveller on the same journey. Some advice from a fellow traveller: at some point in your journey you're going to get quite confused about japanese grammar and japanese logic. So when that happens I highly recommend that you check out Cure Dolly's structure course on japanese grammar. Essentially there is a big problem with japanese teaching in the western world: japanese grammar is taught with reference to european grammar concepts but Japanese is not structurally designed like a european language and so a lot of inconsistencies pop up. You need to understand the logic of japanese from its own perspective and that's what Cure Dolly teaches.
Thank you man! yeah I think I saw her the VR lady talking about Japanese grammar! Like the word 入れる which means: put in ,others moving. Like I don't understand why they have "others moving" as a meaning to the word haha. I'll have to look up her more, thank you!
Best thing to do is talk with a native in Japanese about things important in your life -- in Japanese. I've been lucky enough to do this in Japan and it feels easier I think because the native person is doing some of the hard work for you and helping you along faster.
Hi I'm actually aiming to take n5 test on July and started learning hiragana just yesterday tho I consumed alot of Japanese in my life (listened jpop, watched jdorama religiously and watched anime as long as I can remember) but just motivated to learn it coz of work (my bosses were 4 japanese) I want to understand them and just having a hard time understanding their English words with Japanese accent. And maybe someday move to Japan and work or live there. this motivates me alot thanks
Man, I started learning last year and was following Andy's lessons. But I got super burned out because I was studying every single day for HOURS for like 3months. So I ended up taking like 4 months off 😅. Just started over last week, but taking a more relaxed approach this time. Listening to podcasts daily for immersion, some vocabulary maybe 20min a day, and will pick up grammar again later Also been writing out the kana since I forgot most it 👀 lol
@@wedb4876 definitely still beginner 😂. I don't know how people become "fluent" in any language in 6 months. I can recognize some kanji and words and write super simple sentences but it takes me time, so I'd say I probably have the combined comprehension of a 1 year old 😅
Tbh like to even get to a point where you can even barely read manga comfortably took me ab a year and some months of just grinding 10k words in Anki I still had to look stuff up but it was 99% not common words like 天網恢恢
@@kanak_attack I definitely suspect this to take at least a year to get some basics. I was super ambitious in the beginning but melted my brain lol. Now that that's done, I'm being more realistic about my goals.
i just found your channel through this video and I feel motivated knowing I know of someone about the same level in Japanese as me, not to mention that I plan to learn swedish one day too, fate brought me here
Hey I also came to Japan for the 1st time this January. And same like you I was impressed and I get motivated to learn more and more about japan including the language. Your vid gave me more motivation to add structure to my learning process which I might say quite brutal 😂. Also it is hilarious how you explain things in this video I cant stop laughing. Good luck for your study!
It is best to learn the kanji at the same time you learn the vocabulary. That way, you don't have to worry about learning characters and readings you don't need. Please see kanji as a kind of spelling. Thank you for choosing Japanese. I'm rooting for you!
@@_.lik._2172 I use vocabulary books and apps to learn English vocabulary. I think Japanese language learners know better than I do which ones are best.
If you just care about being conversational, then aim for N3 level. N5 is SUPER basic Japanese, so you won’t understand, nor be able to read, much since you only learn around 100 kanji at N5. At N3, not only will you learn the most used grammar points and words, but you’ll have enough Kanji knowledge to read about 80% of the Japanese you see on social media. BTW, I’m not saying N2 and N1 are useless. However, they are the levels where you get diminishing returns when it comes to everyday Japanese. Anyway, that’s my advice. Totally agree on JFZ and Tokini Andy being great resources to start with. Used them both myself, and I would do so again if I was starting over. Wishing you the best in your Japanese learning journey!!
Woaw thanks for taking the time to write this comment! Yes N3 would probably be the better goal to strive towards for me. I just wanna be able to converse with people and when I travel back I'll get to experience Japan on a whole different level :D I wish you an awsome day! :DD
I am Japanese and speak a little English, but the English subtitles for Japanese anime only represent about 70% of the highly sophisticated and complex dialogue in Japanese. Please learn Japanese and enjoy 120% of lots of Japanese otaku culture. I support you.
I started to learn Japanese since January this year and here's my current progress: - I remember hiragana, katakana, and all N5 kanji (some other kanji too but only a few) - I know basic grammar and some particles (は、を、も、に、へ) - I can speak a little bit and slowly 😅, reading and listening are quite decent - Writing is what I'm impressed the most, I can write on paper or on the internet without looking or using a translator to form a sentence 😄 It's very fun journey, I feel like a kid again when I tried to memorize hiragana and katakana. I did the old fashion way with writing, I will write some new Japanese words on my notebook everyday until I remember them. I didn't use Anki nor Genki textbook, my learning method is something else 😂 日本語を勉強はなんか楽しい笑、みんな頑張ってね！
Speaking and Listening Japanese are not too hard and there is lots of material with fun to learn Japanese like anime or manga. The only problem is kanji… it’s hard even for Japanese. I’m Japanese but have lots of unknown kanjis so take a time😂
I almost got into the grammar too soon. What I mean is when learning a language the first part is understanding, then speaking, reading and last writing. Remember how we learn our first language, we don’t read or write. But for some people might be ok depending on your mind, but if you feel overwhelmed just focus on learning to understand by listening and learning new vocabulary.
I think I've been studying seriously for ABOUT as long as you just maybe a bit more hours in practice a week and I also use italki to learn with a tutor. I started like pre-2023 but it was so on an off. I am for sure going to check out the beginner podcast that sounds great. I'm not sure how much of Genki I've gone through since I have the textbook but I don't look at it too often tbh since my teacher goes through it. I've been having a lot of fun and would spend more time if I didn't have to work.
I think it's great that you take time outside of your work and try to learn something. I think the most fullfilling thing about learning japanese is to be able to understand more of Japanese from e.g. a podcast :D
I plan to study 5 hours a week or so my overall goal overtime is to be able to play Japanese video games on the Sega Saturn and Dreamcast especially, read manga that has not bee translated, and watch Japanese movies and anime. I can't believe I didn't think of podcasts though! I'm always listing to stuff on my phone at work so I might as well study while I'm cleaning! Good luck on your journey im gonna commit myself to mine.
I need to get on the ball like you did to be honest, lol I've been struggling to even get consistent due to life, lack of motivation, and my terrible ADHD 💀 Although I can recognize a good amount of words and characters, I feel like I could get the hang of the language easily if I just get past the first hurdle of staying on top of it daily.
I hope you'll get in the habit of it again, sometimes life strikes you and you can't study. I think I'm not doing enough :( but I just try to learn some words (3 new words in anki) every day, takes like 20-30min, and study in textbooks during the weekends. it feels like alot actually, maybe I have to turn it down.
You are so funny and expressive. You might be an Anime soul. xD Inspiring experience but, would like to see more of the story than just a quick summary. It sounds a bit like a solo mission but, this is how most inspirations feel like until we make it to the other side. I really like this docu tv program NHK Cycle around Japan. It shows the islands and low populated, beautiful areas and very sweet people who live there.
Yes more time on the individual time segments. Your attitude is great and that's the most important thing. No need to get limited in your interests. But, If the segments are too fast, there is no time for immersion. If you are feeling very critical about what you do (perfection-chauvinism) it's important to write down the good parts and acknowledge them because some of us really filter out our good qualities and only look for things to fix. PS I find direct learning creates a lot of resistance. push too hard and you loose the good feeling. indirect learning like watching things in the background works better for me. ;) @@ritchiart
@@lerandersh8821 Hmm I quite don't understand but I think you mean that give more time for immersion and don't rush through the basics? Or more of embrace my own personality and show more of who I am? Anyways hope your studies goes well ma boi!
With the goal setting, in business school, I learned an effective way to set them using the SMART acronym. Basically every project I used it and it's always worked effectively. The acronym means Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-based. Set a specific goal (learn basic Japanese to be able to watch an anime episode) that can be measured (through checking my knowledge regularly) and is realistically achievable, will it give the intended results, and when do you want to complete it (in ... months/years). So you can say "I am going to learn basic Japanese by practicing every day for 1 hour and by checking my knowledge every week to be able to watch and understand a whole anime episode in 1 year"
woaw this is amazing, I think Ruri Ohama the youtuber also talks something about this method of setting better goals. Instead of just being wishy washy about it.
I hated the fact that I had to learn both Hiragana and Katakana, I mean, honestly why do they have two identical systems it doesn't make any sense. But now that I know both, it feels amazing to have done the thing that I was so scared of at first
I think this video needs a example of you speaking japanese phrases you learned or something, or else we cannot gauge things like improvement in intonation, confidence in your grammar, your array of vocabulary.
What really helped with my Japanese was playing video games especially Japanese games with Japanese on. Hours upon hours of exposure + good fun. Death Stranding taught me soooo much 😂 got to be careful of watching anime because you pick up on slang and might sound weird when you combine it with beginner conversations
I have the same idea as yours 😂 my first time in japan (about 2 day ago) was amazing🎉 make me want to learning Japanese, i hope that when i travel there next time, i will be able to speak some 😂
Not only you need to learn those 100 kanjis but also hundreds of their combinations. Exemple learned (水/water) and (田/rice field) but if you put these to together (水田) it means rice field full with water but the Kanji 水 is not gonna be read as "mizu" anymore but more as "sui". So yeah, you need to get those 100 kanjis plus 800 vocabulary + 600 words that has those 100 kanjis with new prononciations. Books like Genki and Minna no Nihongo can be helpful with this. 頑張ってね!
This is interesting, I've learned Japanese for 14 years and I started teaching it last year. I now have several students who's attending basic Japanese class with me and I can compare your progress and their progress, you're doing pretty good if I have to say, the most important thing in learning Japanese is having constant motivation and enjoying the process. Good job, がんばってください！
ohh woaw 14 years is a long time! When I learnt how to say a basic phrase in japanese and a real japanese person understood me for the first time, that changed my life xd
I don't even understand the difference between Korean and Japanese
You're talented🔥
that’s amazing!! would you mind sharing why you decided to learn japanese at first place? because me as a japanese, i don’t really feel like it’s the strongest language in the world..
@@JUSTINBUSH555ery easy to distinguish. Just immerse yourself into the media of these countries, which is also fun. I found my refuge in Anime, J-pop, j-rock, K-pop, k-dramas - within a week I could tell apart Japanese & Korean from other Asian languages.
Hey can you tell me how I can learn as much as possible in 30 days when I already know the minimal basics as well as Kana systems and some kanji? What would you recommend? Cuz I’m going to Japan this summer and need to learn as much as possible besides what I already know. It’s not enough to get by
Me and you are literally living the same life studying Japanese, feels like we are on a mission together but without talking to eachother
hahah daym that's deep :D
he dont kno u like dat
I can also recommend renshuu. It's somehow like Anki. You can freely choose what you study, create your own sets of words, or take already prepared ones for your level. And you can track your own progress (how many kanji, and words you know) to show off to others or look at their vocabulary and cry. And a couple of games(shiritori for example) to add more diversity to your studying
”To look at others vocab and cry”😂 Never heard about it actually.
It's a nice site but also a bit confusing
@@UzumakiHarutoJP Why? Maybe I can help somehow
@@hlthere eh I don't really know how to explain it, but it's alright
Thank you for the recommendation, it’s actually good app.
The farther along your study you go (consistency and bite sized chunks every day is key) the easier it becomes I feel. You get used to the flow of studying grammar, kanji and vocabulary - and the more you learn the more everything starts melding together. The dopamine of FINALLY learning a kanji that is used in a word you use or read so often starts stacking up and it is well worth pushing through the first few grueling months of not being able to comprehend anything, and fumbling over your hiragana and katakana scripts.
We're all in this together ! :D I get dopamine hits when I can sound like eren yeager and understand what I'm saying haha
This video randomly popped onto my recommendations, and you earned a sub immediately. You give great energy, brotha. Keep us updated on your Japanese journey.
That's awesome man! I've been learning Japanese for almost 6 years now, on and off, about 2 years of serious study. On and off because I can already have pretty deep conversations, but the more I learn the more I want to get that n1 baby!! ToKuni Andy is a goldmine man, he describes complex grammar in an easy to understand way. Good luck on your Japanese learning! 頑張ってファイト！💪
Thank you! gl to you too :D
Hey , this is so interesting!!!!
And keep studying a lot !!!
応援しています！！！頑張れ👍
I'm not interested in learning Japanese whatsoever, but you made my day. You're hilarious 😂 new sub.
Keep it up, bro. This language is so beautiful and rewarding that it is a pleasure to study it instead of being a chore.
Hey bro. If you ever get bored by textbooks or anki, do not forget you do not need them to learn Japanese. It's fine to use them If you enjoy using them, but just do not fell forced. If you just keep listening and reading, you will learn Japanese, even without studying grammar and vocab separately.
one thing I realized was that the bottleneck of my learning so far was learning grammar so I could understand what they say in, podcasts, videos and animes. But I get it, don't force your self if you have studying in textbooks and take breaks so you don't burnout. Have an awsome day:D
@@ritchiart I love Ur passion am also on the same journey 😌ありがとう
i love nihongo con teppei :) but he's honestly more for intermediate learners IMO. I recommend starting with Japanese with Shun for total beginners. his recent vlog stuff might be too difficult though, but his oyasumi podcasts are really beginner friendly and even most of his vlogs are too.
ohh woaw I didn't know that, I'm definately gonna check him out then :D
i honestly found Nihongo con teppei for beginners to be easier to understand than japanese with shun
@@issumatar maybe u saw one of Shun's less held back videos, because i would almost say its not even an opinion who's easier to understand but it's been a long time since I've seen the beginner con teppei so I could be wrong, maybe. definitely both should be checked out though
@@humanbean3 im going off of their spotify podcasts. I've listened to quite a bit of both, japanese with shun used to be my favorite before finding nihongo con teppei for beginners. teppei will repeat his sentences multiple times, and will use the same word multiple times in different sentences to help give you more context which allows you to deduce the meaning of the word without having to look it up, for these reasons i find his much better. this is just my opinion, coming from someone who is still quite early in their japanese learning journey, i found myself actually able to understand a lot more of what teppei says in an episode vs an episode of shun's
@@issumatar Oh I see. Well, perhaps it's a preference or maybe I didn't listen to both of them enough when I was more of a beginner. I used their youtube to listen to their podcast uploads, and youtube actually was very accurate with Shun adding japanese subtitles. I find his speech much easier to understand as well. That being said, I listen to teppei's regular podcast and I love it. He's hilarious.
I've been using Japanese most my life, but enjoy watching videos on how people study it (because I teach it as a hobby on occasions and want to expand my horizons). I can imagine you speaking quite fluently in the future, and you have a cool voice, so I look forward to watching a video of you speaking it in the future :)
It took me way to long to realize you were not talking about 'Japanese from zero' (the books and video series of George Trombley) but simply generally about 'learning Japanese from zero'
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Lol I thought it was also about JFZ 😂
hahah omg xd It's hard to be clear sometimes :)
Omg tg I saw this comment, I thought he would be reviewing the Japanese frm zero books too😭
I'm a Japanese and learning English and Spanish now. Learning foreign languages make our life much better! I subscribed your channel, I can't wait when you become to speak Japanese!
I felt so lost on my journey because I didn’t know where to start. This video helped me a lot, I’ve already learned the basic hiragana. And feel like I know where I’m going now. Thank you!
good!
This is amazing , looking forward for more !!
This video is picking up nice. Can't wait to see your future content
Nihongo Con Teppei is the best! I’ve been listening to him for years
yes the original kanji (chinese characters) had 50,000 characters but for you to become fluent and good in Japanese (nihongo jouzu), you just need to learn 2136 kanji characters, and yeah that's still a lots. there are a lot harder things about Japanese language other than kanji.. for example, "keigo"
oh I've head that thing: "keigo". Fuck that haha. I just wanna become Nihongo Jozuo xd
I just started learning japanese today and i found your amazing video that motivated me sm, Thank you
Thank you for this awsome comment, have a great day😇
@@ritchiart you're welcome 💖
great honest video! i'm looking forward to the future updates
Keep grinding man. I been studying Japanese everyday for almost a year straight. But only like an hour a day of grammar study, plus lots of input from anime, podcast, and music. I'm only at the N5-N4 level, a slow journey for sure. haha
and now? did u keep up every day? and is ur level much higher?
I have been keeping up every day to some extend but not as much as I want. I'm on a 606 day duo lingo streak, and combined with my other apps and study, I have improved quite a bit. Still N4 level though. It's kinda a bottleneck in learning Japanese. @@clockedfre
This was a really cute video. I have been lurning japanese for like 6 months now. I use alot of different techniques witch is fun. I will not say im any good yet, but i have managed to make a japanese friend over youtube comments 🎉. I have absolutely fallen in love with this languige, i also think it sounds absolutly beautifull. Hope you have a good languige jurney 🎉
Amazing! hope you still continue to learn the language!
@@ritchiart どうもありがとうございます。🥰 Ritchi も。
nice
i've been learning for almost three months now with my best friend. we've mastered hiragana/katakana and know about all the first grade kanji, though we dont remember readings. i feel like we're gonna give up soon, but somehow we're still going.
yoo big probs that you still continue learning the language! A strong goal in mind definately helps. When I'm in motivation slumps I think to myself "If I stop studying" the next time I go to Japan I won't be able to talk to natives in Japanese.
I recommend video "You Don’t Have to Study Kanji" by Kaname Naito. It shows that you should not learn readings separately, you should learn the kanji words in context so you actually learn to recognize them in sentences rather than kanji alone. This should help mitigate the struggle of learning Kanji.
I’m Japanese. and I’ve learned English. This video was interesting , because I’m curious about how foreigners learn Japanese.
I passed the N5 test in December. You should be fine if you practice for around 3 to 4 months a bit intensively. Learn verb conjugations as that could throw you off if you don't know then well and practice a lot of listening, trust me.
can you read, write and speak somewhat fluently with N5? (or are you a higher level now)
Thank you so much! ❤ Because you made this video, I get starded and now I know what to do. Arigato gozaimasu, if that went right😅😊❤️
haha awsome to see this comment, this made my day :D
Great tips mate! Thanks for sharing it all! 😊
woaa I think you're cool! thanks for sharing your progress!!
thanks for stopping by! :DD
Omg we started at the same time! I've been using duolingo which has been great for teaching me structure! I also use HelloTalk to talk to Japanese natives who have taught me so many new words!! Also thank you for the podcast recommendations. I'm still very new and probably won't understand much but that's okay! Baby steps, and I just need to get used to hearing it. Understand the rhythm!
Really great video man, it's heart-warming to see a fellow traveller on the same journey.
Some advice from a fellow traveller: at some point in your journey you're going to get quite confused about japanese grammar and japanese logic. So when that happens I highly recommend that you check out Cure Dolly's structure course on japanese grammar. Essentially there is a big problem with japanese teaching in the western world: japanese grammar is taught with reference to european grammar concepts but Japanese is not structurally designed like a european language and so a lot of inconsistencies pop up. You need to understand the logic of japanese from its own perspective and that's what Cure Dolly teaches.
Thank you man!
yeah I think I saw her the VR lady talking about Japanese grammar!
Like the word 入れる which means: put in ,others moving. Like I don't understand why they have "others moving" as a meaning to the word haha. I'll have to look up her more, thank you!
Very authentic video
Wow! Amazing. Thank you so much
Best thing to do is talk with a native in Japanese about things important in your life -- in Japanese. I've been lucky enough to do this in Japan and it feels easier I think because the native person is doing some of the hard work for you and helping you along faster.
Hi I'm actually aiming to take n5 test on July and started learning hiragana just yesterday tho I consumed alot of Japanese in my life (listened jpop, watched jdorama religiously and watched anime as long as I can remember) but just motivated to learn it coz of work (my bosses were 4 japanese) I want to understand them and just having a hard time understanding their English words with Japanese accent. And maybe someday move to Japan and work or live there. this motivates me alot thanks
awsome, I'm glad it helped!
自分の日本語を完璧だと思っている日本人に会ったことがありません。安心してください。
Wow! Now I feel the urge to learn Japanese. Keep up the good work no time to slack. The Shinkansen has left the platform and you are on it 👏👏👏
😂😂king!
got this video recommended and I am very glad about it
I'm very happy that you liked it!:D Have an awsome day!
So far I'm learning Japanese and I hope we can reach the end point together❤❤
Man, I started learning last year and was following Andy's lessons. But I got super burned out because I was studying every single day for HOURS for like 3months. So I ended up taking like 4 months off 😅. Just started over last week, but taking a more relaxed approach this time. Listening to podcasts daily for immersion, some vocabulary maybe 20min a day, and will pick up grammar again later Also been writing out the kana since I forgot most it 👀 lol
I'm glad you started learning again :D keep it up!
What was ur level after these 3 month ?
@@wedb4876 definitely still beginner 😂. I don't know how people become "fluent" in any language in 6 months. I can recognize some kanji and words and write super simple sentences but it takes me time, so I'd say I probably have the combined comprehension of a 1 year old 😅
Tbh like to even get to a point where you can even barely read manga comfortably took me ab a year and some months of just grinding 10k words in Anki I still had to look stuff up but it was 99% not common words like 天網恢恢
@@kanak_attack I definitely suspect this to take at least a year to get some basics. I was super ambitious in the beginning but melted my brain lol. Now that that's done, I'm being more realistic about my goals.
i just found your channel through this video and I feel motivated knowing I know of someone about the same level in Japanese as me, not to mention that I plan to learn swedish one day too, fate brought me here
Hey I also came to Japan for the 1st time this January. And same like you I was impressed and I get motivated to learn more and more about japan including the language. Your vid gave me more motivation to add structure to my learning process which I might say quite brutal 😂. Also it is hilarious how you explain things in this video I cant stop laughing. Good luck for your study!
hahah I'm glad this video helped you out :D
Nice, keep up the good work! It certainly pays off when you’re able to be in Japan and navigate freely and talk to whoever you want.
Yooo that must be a peak moment in life haha
It is best to learn the kanji at the same time you learn the vocabulary. That way, you don't have to worry about learning characters and readings you don't need. Please see kanji as a kind of spelling.
Thank you for choosing Japanese. I'm rooting for you!
Are there any good resources you reccomend for getting started?
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I use vocabulary books and apps to learn English vocabulary. I think Japanese language learners know better than I do which ones are best.
Excited to hear more about your progress! Definitely subscribed :>
If you just care about being conversational, then aim for N3 level. N5 is SUPER basic Japanese, so you won’t understand, nor be able to read, much since you only learn around 100 kanji at N5. At N3, not only will you learn the most used grammar points and words, but you’ll have enough Kanji knowledge to read about 80% of the Japanese you see on social media. BTW, I’m not saying N2 and N1 are useless. However, they are the levels where you get diminishing returns when it comes to everyday Japanese.
Anyway, that’s my advice. Totally agree on JFZ and Tokini Andy being great resources to start with. Used them both myself, and I would do so again if I was starting over. Wishing you the best in your Japanese learning journey!!
Woaw thanks for taking the time to write this comment! Yes N3 would probably be the better goal to strive towards for me. I just wanna be able to converse with people and when I travel back I'll get to experience Japan on a whole different level :D I wish you an awsome day! :DD
応援してます！
My god, this is so me when i first started learning japanese 5 years ago.
I walk the peasant way
I am Japanese and speak a little English, but the English subtitles for Japanese anime only represent about 70% of the highly sophisticated and complex dialogue in Japanese. Please learn Japanese and enjoy 120% of lots of Japanese otaku culture. I support you.
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You're so funny omg i hit the subscribe button from the beginning 💪🔥🤣
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頑張ってください！
たくさんの日本人があなたを応援すると思います😊
また日本に来てください！！！！
日本より🇯🇵
愛を込めて❤❤❤
Bro I’m learning Japanese too and I feel like my struggle is so similar to yours!!
I started to learn Japanese since January this year and here's my current progress:
- I remember hiragana, katakana, and all N5 kanji (some other kanji too but only a few)
- I know basic grammar and some particles (は、を、も、に、へ)
- I can speak a little bit and slowly 😅, reading and listening are quite decent
- Writing is what I'm impressed the most, I can write on paper or on the internet without looking or using a translator to form a sentence 😄
It's very fun journey, I feel like a kid again when I tried to memorize hiragana and katakana. I did the old fashion way with writing, I will write some new Japanese words on my notebook everyday until I remember them. I didn't use Anki nor Genki textbook, my learning method is something else 😂
日本語を勉強はなんか楽しい笑、みんな頑張ってね！
こんにちはフッドカールさん進捗状況はどうですか
@@crobatgaming5661 こんばんは。進捗は実際に順調ですけど、日本語で会話するのはまだとても難しいです。
YO, WE HAVE THE SAME LEARNING TIME!
Amazing. I study like 1 hour a day and am at 1700~ vocab now
Woaw your probably eligible for jlpt N4 then. Congratz!
@@ritchiart am not sure cuz I probably don’t know a lot of N5 or N4 words (or grammar points.), but I’ll get there soon enough I guess.
@@koyuki6113 Yes ofcourse! For me I focus on Genki 1 and vocab atm
how long have you been learning japanese?
@@Xyrez 2 months or so
…後ろの棚に「さよなら絵梨」がある〜〜！！📕
日本語の発音可愛いです！😂頑張ってください〜っ！
I also started learning Japanese two years ago (reached N3)because of JoJo 😂, welcome to the world of kanji and similar vocab😂
I’m Japanese!
I’m looking forward to see a video where you are speaking Japanese:)
Ganbare!!!
HEHE next video is gonna be fun😈you'll see
kaname naito i recommend his channel
Speaking and Listening Japanese are not too hard and there is lots of material with fun to learn Japanese like anime or manga. The only problem is kanji… it’s hard even for Japanese. I’m Japanese but have lots of unknown kanjis so take a time😂
We’ll see how I do xd
I don't see why people over estimate the difficulty of kanji 😂 99% of the times when you don't know a kanji you just don't know the word itself
がんばってください！
I almost got into the grammar too soon. What I mean is when learning a language the first part is understanding, then speaking, reading and last writing. Remember how we learn our first language, we don’t read or write. But for some people might be ok depending on your mind, but if you feel overwhelmed just focus on learning to understand by listening and learning new vocabulary.
I think I've been studying seriously for ABOUT as long as you just maybe a bit more hours in practice a week and I also use italki to learn with a tutor.
I started like pre-2023 but it was so on an off. I am for sure going to check out the beginner podcast that sounds great.
I'm not sure how much of Genki I've gone through since I have the textbook but I don't look at it too often tbh since my teacher goes through it. I've been having a lot of fun and would spend more time if I didn't have to work.
I think it's great that you take time outside of your work and try to learn something. I think the most fullfilling thing about learning japanese is to be able to understand more of Japanese from e.g. a podcast :D
Din energi är oslagbar haha. Så jävla skön
I plan to study 5 hours a week or so my overall goal overtime is to be able to play Japanese video games on the Sega Saturn and Dreamcast especially, read manga that has not bee translated, and watch Japanese movies and anime.
I can't believe I didn't think of podcasts though! I'm always listing to stuff on my phone at work so I might as well study while I'm cleaning!
Good luck on your journey im gonna commit myself to mine.
Is that why your name is "Sega Saturn" :D. Have a succelnt and awsome day!
@@ritchiart I do go feral for anything Sega Saturn related lol
I've been learning Japanese for like 2 years now and I still can't speak it that well yet 😅. Yes I also did this too when starting out 3:57
I need to get on the ball like you did to be honest, lol
I've been struggling to even get consistent due to life, lack of motivation, and my terrible ADHD 💀
Although I can recognize a good amount of words and characters, I feel like I could get the hang of the language easily if I just get past the first hurdle of staying on top of it daily.
I hope you'll get in the habit of it again, sometimes life strikes you and you can't study. I think I'm not doing enough :( but I just try to learn some words (3 new words in anki) every day, takes like 20-30min, and study in textbooks during the weekends. it feels like alot actually, maybe I have to turn it down.
Lykke til! Du kommer til å elske det. 😁
Tips: Satori Reader 🙌 Tror til og med Tokini Andy har noen videoer hvor han snakker om det.
Norske äre best! hahah. Tack så mycket! Jag har laddat ner satori reader whohoo!
Your impression of nihongo con teppei is hilarious
XDXDXD
You are so funny and expressive. You might be an Anime soul. xD Inspiring experience but, would like to see more of the story than just a quick summary. It sounds a bit like a solo mission but, this is how most inspirations feel like until we make it to the other side. I really like this docu tv program NHK Cycle around Japan. It shows the islands and low populated, beautiful areas and very sweet people who live there.
Thanks
Yes more time on the individual time segments. Your attitude is great and that's the most important thing. No need to get limited in your interests. But, If the segments are too fast, there is no time for immersion. If you are feeling very critical about what you do (perfection-chauvinism) it's important to write down the good parts and acknowledge them because some of us really filter out our good qualities and only look for things to fix. PS I find direct learning creates a lot of resistance. push too hard and you loose the good feeling. indirect learning like watching things in the background works better for me. ;) @@ritchiart
@@lerandersh8821 Hmm I quite don't understand but I think you mean that give more time for immersion and don't rush through the basics? Or more of embrace my own personality and show more of who I am? Anyways hope your studies goes well ma boi!
日本語を勉強してくれて嬉しい！あなたはとても面白いのですぐに大好きになりました。勉強頑張ってください！You got a new sub! Love from Japan
I'm glad to meet this young man because now I know I get all my good looks from my Swedish Gramma 😊
I'm blushing but at the same time true xd
With the goal setting, in business school, I learned an effective way to set them using the SMART acronym. Basically every project I used it and it's always worked effectively. The acronym means Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-based. Set a specific goal (learn basic Japanese to be able to watch an anime episode) that can be measured (through checking my knowledge regularly) and is realistically achievable, will it give the intended results, and when do you want to complete it (in ... months/years).
So you can say "I am going to learn basic Japanese by practicing every day for 1 hour and by checking my knowledge every week to be able to watch and understand a whole anime episode in 1 year"
woaw this is amazing, I think Ruri Ohama the youtuber also talks something about this method of setting better goals. Instead of just being wishy washy about it.
I've watched this video about how you learn Japanese to get some listening practice of English😂 thanks for your video, you're really cool
I'm studying japanese for 13 month now. i passed n5 after ~6 months and right now i'm on 1018 kanjis on wanikani. kinda addicted to this language ^^
日本語すぐい
haha awsome!
You are so funny I love it!
Am a complete beginner thanks for the info
I have started my journey last week. Focused on hiragana/katakana for the first week. Now focusing on Anki.
Awsome, it's fun learning new stuff and seeing the progress! :DD
That was interesting ))) looking forward to seeing the updates about it. Ps: i Guess to know “you’re already dead” has been most helpful.
オタクに入ったおめでとうございます
Keep on rockin it! おやすみ
got it at the library!? *almost ups and walks to the library despite it being 12:34 AM*
whuat? xd
awesome!
日本語難しすぎるよー。でも勉強するの凄いことです‼︎
I hated the fact that I had to learn both Hiragana and Katakana, I mean, honestly why do they have two identical systems it doesn't make any sense. But now that I know both, it feels amazing to have done the thing that I was so scared of at first
Love your hair ❤❤
海外の若者が日本語を学んでいる動画を見ると嬉しくなります。頑張って下さいね！
Kom till Japan igen😊
I love learning so this was fun to make. 日本に帰ります
I think this video needs a example of you speaking japanese phrases you learned or something, or else we cannot gauge things like improvement in intonation, confidence in your grammar, your array of vocabulary.
You're right
What really helped with my Japanese was playing video games especially Japanese games with Japanese on. Hours upon hours of exposure + good fun. Death Stranding taught me soooo much 😂 got to be careful of watching anime because you pick up on slang and might sound weird when you combine it with beginner conversations
It's okay to pick out slang if you wanna sound like a jojo character XDXD but it may not be the best to do that haha
its funny how i also watched anime for 6 months while jojo was the first and started getting interested in the language same back ground
haha great!
おうえんしてます！！！！
i use the book for "japanese from zero" the book is sooooo good i am still on lesson8 but i feel smart already ahahah
My 1st is Russian, and, as you can see, i well know English
I have the same idea as yours 😂 my first time in japan (about 2 day ago) was amazing🎉 make me want to learning Japanese, i hope that when i travel there next time, i will be able to speak some 😂
Daym I hope you stay was amazing with all the cherry blossoms that I didn't get to see, you're lucky xd
@@ritchiart ❤️
it’s been a year for me, i’m not very far. i’ve used duolingo and a kanji learning app but stopped. i’m still keeping my 1 year+ streak though lmao
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日本語は日本人でも難しいです。
ひらがなカタカナはいいとして、漢字もあるし。造語も多い。
マスターしてる人は日本人でもいないくらい深いです。
でもこうやって勉強している人がいるのは嬉しい。
私も外国語を勉強したい気持ちになる。
“Meow, that's a lot”
This line resonated within me.
XD
Are you still learning japanese today ? Please share an update 😁🙏
yes I'm considering making a video about it! Am just taking a break at the moment. Glad you asked :DDD
Thanks for answering, happy new year !
I'll be waiting for the 1 year progress update in my subscriptions page ;)@@ritchiart
Not only you need to learn those 100 kanjis but also hundreds of their combinations. Exemple learned (水/water) and (田/rice field) but if you put these to together (水田) it means rice field full with water but the Kanji 水 is not gonna be read as "mizu" anymore but more as "sui".
So yeah, you need to get those 100 kanjis plus 800 vocabulary + 600 words that has those 100 kanjis with new prononciations. Books like Genki and Minna no Nihongo can be helpful with this. 頑張ってね!
Japanese is hard lmaf XD
I would highly recommend listening to these two podcasts: Miku real Japanese and Yuyuの日本語podcast. Excellent for beginner learners of Japanese!