How I Learned Japanese

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  • Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
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    Learning Japanese, and living in Tokyo for 9 years, had a profound influence on my life, especially professionally. It wasn't necessarily meant to be. It came about because of a personality conflict I had with my boss. I might have ended up in Beijing instead.
    0:00 - A personality clash at work resulted in me learning Japanese.
    2:39 - Learning Japanese in Hong Kong.
    4:37 - What I did to improve my Japanese skills once I moved to Japan.
    7:09 - How I dealt with not understanding everything I heard in Japanese at the beginning.
    10:41 - It is much easier to learn Japanese today.
    12:16 - How is my Japanese today?
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  • @Thelinguist
    @Thelinguist  3 роки тому +96

    I enjoy Japanese, including the sometimes indirect nature of communicating in Japanese. Acquiring Japanese largely through listening, reading and speaking, has been a slow gradual road of discovery. I've never been interested in writing tests to determine my level in Japanese.
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    • @mypartyisprivate8693
      @mypartyisprivate8693 3 роки тому +1

      It was VERY interesting to hear the particulars of your language learning this time around: your posting in Hong Kong, and so on. As more of a casual learner of languages myself who lives abroad, very enjoyable. Thanks!

    • @sleepsmartsmashstress740
      @sleepsmartsmashstress740 3 роки тому +1

      If you have mastered Mandarin it becomes very tempting and a lot easy to delve in Japanese because you have a good hang of how these crazy characts of match sticks represent concept. There are many loan words and in a lot of situation Japanese use Mandarin character for a concept remote from what that means in Mandarin

    • @amevaio92
      @amevaio92 Рік тому

      Hi Steve,
      As a foreigner who studied and mastered Japanese, I am curious how you deal with Kanji because how I mastered the language is different from how it was the case for English. I learned mostly on brute memorization because there are tons of Kanji characters that need constant daily memorization whereas English has 26 alphabets only.

    • @daenackdranils5624
      @daenackdranils5624 8 місяців тому

      i am discouraged to go in japan because of the commentaries of a pretentious canadian teacher called graham. he pretend to be a encyclopedia. he say that learning a language takes many decades. he just make me want to not go in japan. why should we go in a country where basically nobody want to learn interna' languages even after getting an american influence the last century? when japnese is just like learning greek , hebrew , russian mandarin or thai , those so hard languages we feel it's a waste of time? if we have to rely on the words of those boastful people it's preferable to take them negatively. no need to go in japan with those YT videos anyway it's no more different than going there for real

  • @Neo-Reloaded
    @Neo-Reloaded 3 роки тому +235

    You're right. We need patience. We don't have to be in a hurry while learning a language.

    • @brendon2462
      @brendon2462 3 роки тому +24

      I mean it should be a life long thing anyways with no finish line. Even natives never stop learning something new or improving.

    • @ikemen2329
      @ikemen2329 3 роки тому +9

      It took me a year to finally catch basic japanese speaking and I need to tell you the feeling is totally worth it.

    • @husky7601
      @husky7601 3 роки тому +10

      @@ikemen2329 I’m trying to self learn Japanese because I’m almost 15 and my high school doesn’t have Japanese class. I have 3 more years of high school to try and self learn. I think I can do it if I’m patient and take the time to do it.

  • @osamahabbas3443
    @osamahabbas3443 3 роки тому +162

    I started learning Japanese in March 2020, and I have read 10 novels till now ,but I know its a long road.頑張ろう

    • @theblackryvius6613
      @theblackryvius6613 3 роки тому +13

      I have a few books and manga but have finished reading NONE of them. Started same time as you. XD

    • @bjap2442
      @bjap2442 3 роки тому +11

      I started around the same time as you do and I can't even pass the first page of a manga, how did you do it?

    • @theblackryvius6613
      @theblackryvius6613 3 роки тому +1

      @@bjap2442 Really just takes patience. Blah blah blah. My man probably already does a lot of reading in his native language anyways. Me, I don’t read much beyond the internet

    • @osamahabbas3443
      @osamahabbas3443 3 роки тому +19

      @@bjap2442 ok there is no secret I just followed one of Steve's advice which is to accept uncertainty.I read I look up the words and use deepl dictionary and I don't care if I understand it or not because you start with zero comprehension but then it becomes 2% then 10% which means you are progressing but you have to be patient and don't ever get frustrated.U really recommend watching steve's video its titled uncertainty

    • @osamahabbas3443
      @osamahabbas3443 3 роки тому +5

      @@theblackryvius6613 part of the reason is that I spend most of my time reading but I also listen to podcasts,but thats it I don't use anki or rtk ,I rarely study grammar

  • @hiroyukinaritomi353
    @hiroyukinaritomi353 3 роки тому +53

    I'm super honored and proud of you, Steve, as a Japanese. I'm pleased that you've learnt and benefited from our Japanese TV shows and movies. As you've done, I've always learnt and benefited from your country's TV shows and others. I've got motivated. Thanks a lot, Steve.

  • @moneyinvestingwithvandi7727
    @moneyinvestingwithvandi7727 3 роки тому +57

    Japanese sounds like a fascinating language

  • @Disgusted19
    @Disgusted19 Рік тому +10

    I learned english by myself when i was 15years old and i'm still learning but at least just a new vocabulary now i'm 18 and i began to learn russian
    I'm interested to talk to someone in his mother tongue and most of people think that it's hard to learn such thing as a blind man so guys i'm in love with languages and that's my hobby
    Even though i don't know how they can be helpful in my career but anyway i do it for fun
    It's enough for me that it changed my mindset about lots of things

  • @haicautrang5304
    @haicautrang5304 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you Steve I AM SO EXCITED FOR LANGUAGES IN LINGQ 5.0!!!

  • @jorgejimenez1554
    @jorgejimenez1554 3 роки тому +2

    It's been really helpful. Thank you.

  • @neotakehaya
    @neotakehaya Рік тому +4

    I appreciate you taking the time to talk about this subject and share your experience. I myself am learning Japanese, and this video has been very insightful, thanks so much!

  • @Oceancurve
    @Oceancurve 2 роки тому +1

    Great stories Steve. Thanks for sharing your Japanese leanring Journey. Definitely more difficult to learn back then. Being patient, not rushing and a good attitute are all key.

  • @sethwood7105
    @sethwood7105 3 роки тому +4

    So I used to live in Tokyo learning Japanese as a language student, since returning to the states I’ve almost completely lost my fluency. I’m hoping to follow your videos to get back on track and pick up a few other languages. Thank you for the great resources.

  • @constancechan7748
    @constancechan7748 2 роки тому +7

    Your story about learning Japanese is very interesting ! I totally agree with your opinion that patience is of great importance when it comes to any foreign language learning!

  • @TysonLondon
    @TysonLondon 2 роки тому +1

    Story time with Steve! Really enjoyed hearing about your experience! Great video!

  • @karry77777
    @karry77777 3 роки тому +8

    日本語に興味を持ち学んでくださり本当にありがとうございます♪

  • @mimi-tx7mk
    @mimi-tx7mk 3 роки тому +3

    素晴らしいです!いつも為になるお話を有難うございます!

  • @paulwalther5237
    @paulwalther5237 3 роки тому

    I’ve watched so many of your videos and I’ve been curious about this topic. Thanks for sharing.

  • @vdandres7424
    @vdandres7424 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you Mr. Kaufmann for any advices to learn languages.... ありがとうございます... And you have the whole reason about learn languages Kaufmann先生... I care it so much...

  • @yusleiby1
    @yusleiby1 3 роки тому +5

    Such an interesting is i would describe your personal story through this amazing language. I agree with you, these days is way more easy to learn languages. Your experience has helped me to keep working on my progress even tho i sometimes think i don't improve too much. But in fact this is a time consuming and long journey that as you said having the right attitude could be a better and much importantly enjoyable journey. Thanks! excellent your videos!!

  • @fahey5719
    @fahey5719 Рік тому

    Helpful indeed. Thanks.

  • @colorlace
    @colorlace 3 роки тому +2

    Your attitude is inspiring!

  • @Neo-Reloaded
    @Neo-Reloaded 3 роки тому +53

    As far as I'm concerned, the reason why he has improved his Japanese while learning other languages is that each language you learn gives you more sounds and more patterns.
    Don't be afraid of getting rusty in a language. Once you start using it again, you will recover your fluency.

  • @Pruflas-Watts
    @Pruflas-Watts Рік тому +12

    Learning to read and write in Japanese is so important, especially learning the 2000+ "every day kanji".
    I learned to speak Japanese very well by memorizing phrases to accumulate grammar quickly, then I went on to useful word memorization at 20 new words a day while constantly listening to people talk and trying to talk back.
    This improved my speaking and listening rapidly, but it really began to took off after I started reading grammar books to understand more particles and specific speech connectors, including verb conjugation.
    The biggest mistake I made was dedicating all of my time to listening and speaking. Although I got really good and can get close to JLPT N1 levels in speech/vocabulary knowledge, my Kanji is severely limited and because I didn't focus any of my energy into studying Kanji, I am now hamstrung trying to improve my Kanji so I can read clearly.
    I feel like reading will greatly improve language acquisition almost more than anything else, as it allows you to really visualize speech and fill in the blanks for unknown words much quicker.

    • @youknowkbbaby
      @youknowkbbaby 10 місяців тому +1

      In other words don't listen to Steve 😊

  • @israelcanada8969
    @israelcanada8969 7 днів тому

    You are my inspiration Steve!

  • @FujiyamaSoundProduction
    @FujiyamaSoundProduction 3 роки тому +23

    私は日本人です、みんなが日本語を学んでくることは嬉しいです!

    • @theblackryvius6613
      @theblackryvius6613 3 роки тому +2

      よかったな〜

    • @massacredsnake706
      @massacredsnake706 3 роки тому +2

      やった〜

    • @tylamason6712
      @tylamason6712 3 роки тому +1

      Si Senior!

    • @user-vf7cn3oy8g
      @user-vf7cn3oy8g 3 роки тому +4

      残念なのは近年欧米の大学では日本語科が縮小されたり廃止の傾向にあるそうです。これは中国語科の増設のためらしい。

  • @onna-wa-majidegomi
    @onna-wa-majidegomi 3 роки тому +4

    You are such a talented man. It's incredible of you to speak so many languages.

  • @dartharaneus67
    @dartharaneus67 3 роки тому

    Very inspirational story!

  • @neiltalbert7091
    @neiltalbert7091 2 роки тому

    Great mindset advice

  • @wiztotheone
    @wiztotheone 3 роки тому +2

    ありがとうございます!

  • @brazilianacademy
    @brazilianacademy 3 роки тому +199

    There's no secret to learn a new language. You just need to be patient and to dedicate some time to study.

    • @nolandderlugner1351
      @nolandderlugner1351 Рік тому +10

      some time? you need alot of time

    • @Maggysaur94
      @Maggysaur94 Рік тому +16

      That's not necessarily true. You can study A LOT and still can't speak a new language. Sure, you are able to write and read in the language, but speaking and listening is a completely separate skill. It's not easy.

    • @lesliebonilla8330
      @lesliebonilla8330 Рік тому

      @@nolandderlugner1351 I agree! 😂👌

    • @RoyKoopaling
      @RoyKoopaling Рік тому +1

      No. There are secrets. Methods. Indeed there are whole courses established to make that road smoother!

    • @RiverWorksCo
      @RiverWorksCo 10 місяців тому +2

      What you need for success is motivation. Without it, failure is almost granted. And yes, there are no secrets, but tricks you may never have thought of, so it's better to listen to all who already have experience in learning new languages.

  • @mr_noodler
    @mr_noodler Рік тому +10

    I have learned Japanese through long term commitment and consistent studying most days (1-2 hours per day) since 2014. Learning how to read and write has taught me how the grammar works and what things mean. I really do have a long way to go still, the journey is not over yet. Best of luck to new comers❤😊 To be truly good at a language you need at least 10 years of commitment despite what you find on the internet (3 months)😂😂😂

    • @ivan_3578
      @ivan_3578 Рік тому

      The learning never ends. It's endless journey.

  • @yakamoz1108
    @yakamoz1108 Рік тому +4

    I've been to Turkey by group tuor at first time and then I've learned Turkish for 10 years. And also I started to re-learn world common language, English. Furthermore, I starred to learn Spanish with Dualingo from last Desember. I'm 62, so not enough aged to learn foreing languages but they're just my hobby. FRom now, I keep on leaning them and want to cherish my current hoby. It's my treasure. I think you have the same thought as me, too. Anyway, have a learn, I'll also continue on learning. (I'm Japanese tutor now)

    • @StillAliveAndKicking_
      @StillAliveAndKicking_ Рік тому

      I strongly advise against Duolingo. Babbel is much better IMO. Also LingQ short stories. Just avoid Duolingo it’s scheiße, and very very inefficient.

  • @ernestorevollar3632
    @ernestorevollar3632 Рік тому +1

    I'm really impressed by the Steve's wisdom, smartness and willingness to learn any language, especially tricky languages such as Japanese. If you want to dive into an unfamiliar culture and language, you have to be patient and mindful to do so because learning anything requires commitment, self-confidence, motivation and an endless interest to deal with it. His level of that language is outstanding because he's an open-minded person who seeks many challenges since he's able to learn and handle several languages which began 60 years ago. Looking for new adventures and goals is always powerful and beneficial to maintain our wellness and health through learning. Keep up the great work with your language learning journey as always, you're a wonderful polyglot and you can do it regardless of how old you are 😀❤. There's no age barrier to do and achieve what we are so passionate about.

  • @IntroMakerFTW
    @IntroMakerFTW Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much for sharing your experience! It does give me motivation.
    I've been studying japanese mostly by myself for 2 years, and a by a lot of youtubers standpoint, I should nearly be fluent, or aiming at N2, and while thats possible to do, that's not the average time lol. So yeah it's great to hear a well grounded story of learning japanese ^^

    • @andreascarl9636
      @andreascarl9636 Рік тому

      After 2 years you should "not" be near fluent in Japanese, it would be quite an amazing feat. Most students, after 2 years, would be around N4 level (having finished Genki 2 textbook), would not be able to hold a conversation, would know about 500 kanji but unable to read anything (except sentences especially constructed for their text books).

  • @lornforlorn4867
    @lornforlorn4867 Рік тому +2

    Kauffman's story is so good. He stood up for himself. He had a bad supervisor in Hong Kong and negotiated on his own behalf. He had to learn Japanese to survive. 90% of people would have just accepted a bad situation because they saw no alternatives to survive.

  • @RcNuke
    @RcNuke Рік тому

    One more time surprise me and make me better to start again learn another language. Thank you so muck (muito obrigado).

  • @TediousDraven
    @TediousDraven 3 роки тому

    Thank you for your experience throughout the fascinating language that Japanese is. I have recently started to studying it, it's fascinating how a language can be so interesting regarding to the gramatic, and the method to connect sentences it's simply amazing! I hope I can get to a level in will I will be able to speak with a native on a normal way-daily-talk. Thanks for the video, Steve! You're a inspiration to me.

    • @opdhaka
      @opdhaka 3 роки тому +1

      Wow.. That's great to see u learn japanese... By d way ... I also teach Japanese at my channel.u can check it out .i am a starter although ... Just like her , i also promote this language..hope this helps u

  • @hopperhelp1
    @hopperhelp1 3 роки тому +3

    Yes. This is exactly the video I needed to see.

  • @RubyDuran
    @RubyDuran 3 роки тому +15

    Attitude is everything! I started self-learning Japanese a little over two months ago and it’s so exciting! I’m excited for this journey and to be sharing that part of my journey on my channel 😊 it can be tricky with certain resources. Having a study friend and immersion certainly helps :)

    • @opdhaka
      @opdhaka 3 роки тому

      Wow.. That's great to see u learn japanese... By d way ... I also teach Japanese at my channel.u can check it out .i am a starter although ... Just like her , i also promote this language..hope this helps u

    • @Im-BAD-at-satire
      @Im-BAD-at-satire 2 роки тому

      日本語の文法に文に大変強いだけど少し学んています。

  • @wafahassan4771
    @wafahassan4771 3 роки тому

    You are amazing sir thank's for your advices. Iam learning jappanese right now i learned hiragana and iam willing to continue ありがとう先生。

    • @opdhaka
      @opdhaka 3 роки тому +1

      Wow.. That's great to see u learn japanese... By d way ... I also teach Japanese at my channel.u can check it out .i am a starter although ... Just like her , i also promote this language..hope this helps u

  • @KillerTacos54
    @KillerTacos54 3 роки тому

    Fantastic video

  • @NeonRabies
    @NeonRabies 3 роки тому +8

    このビデオをありがとうございました!中国語を分かるから、日本語の漢字の勉強が簡単ですか?読むのが難しい!
    LingQ is really great with the text and speech components, there's entire podcasts that have the text transcribed so you can check which kanji are being used.

    • @user-vf7cn3oy8g
      @user-vf7cn3oy8g 3 роки тому +1

      因为日语里一个汉字有好几个读音,所以念起来比较难一点,可是一看就懂,使中国人一目了然

  • @flaguser4196
    @flaguser4196 3 роки тому +14

    As someone who is proficient in multiple (programming) languages, learning the differences and similarities between them help me notice and appreciate that such language features actually exist. Otherwise, I would have just taken those features fore granted. Perhaps the same applies to human languages.

    • @markkeilys
      @markkeilys 3 роки тому +2

      As a novice in multiple programming languages, and someone learning Japanese (and getting into linguistics in general). it does also apply to spoken languages... at least imo

    • @StillAliveAndKicking_
      @StillAliveAndKicking_ Рік тому

      French and English seem to me to be almost dialects, and in a sense they are as they are dialects of Indo European with significant cross fertilisation, mainly from French to English. German, which I am learning at about B1 now, seems totally alien. Then again, Forth is so different to C and C++, which differ markedly from Fortran. I feel that programming languages are far more distinct when you look at ones with different conceptual foundations.

  • @machidraws1
    @machidraws1 Рік тому +3

    im in college learning japanese, and i think what makes it hard to learn in the classroom is how hard the teachers push all the technically correct stuff like proper grammar, politeness etc etc

  • @MrAndyRachmat
    @MrAndyRachmat 11 місяців тому +1

    Japanese is one of the languages I am learning on at the moment. I love the language and the unique culture. Perhaps sometime I will visit the country with my ex girlfriend. Aamiin

  • @unknowndreamz3843
    @unknowndreamz3843 3 роки тому

    You motivate me sir

  • @ariohandoyo5973
    @ariohandoyo5973 3 роки тому +14

    Japanese languange is cool however, Most difficult to learn. I'm english learner, i fell in love with japan as well.😘🇯🇵

    • @opdhaka
      @opdhaka 3 роки тому

      Wow.. That's great to see u learn japanese... By d way ... I also teach Japanese at my channel.u can check it out .i am a starter although ... Just like her , i also promote this language..hope this helps u

    • @evelynmedranolanguagerubio2004
      @evelynmedranolanguagerubio2004 5 місяців тому

      I agree.

  • @lalithakagupati6341
    @lalithakagupati6341 Рік тому

    Great Sir

  • @naturalmedicinewriting5208
    @naturalmedicinewriting5208 3 роки тому +1

    Interesting story

  • @Corey-dk3xi
    @Corey-dk3xi 3 роки тому +5

    Hey Steve,
    I'm somewhere near the beginning of my Japanese language journey. Your mention of a reader series from Naoe Naganuma caught my attention. I did some reading, and it seems like it was written in the same spirit as the Chinese reader series from DeFrancis and Teng, which was an indispensable part of my early Mandarin study. It's definitely the kind of thing I'd like to have as part of my no-screen study sessions, but it appears to be out of print. Do you happen to know how one could get ahold of those online?

    • @qwqqis
      @qwqqis Рік тому

      hi corey, hows the journey going so far? Just looking for a little insight as I am skeptical that i would ever get anywhere

  • @Japanslang
    @Japanslang 3 роки тому +14

    3:05 Just like the first English sentence we learned "This is a pen."😂😬😂

    • @gloojaam6756
      @gloojaam6756 3 роки тому +4

      Omg same in my country and also “ This is an apple “😂😂

    • @linkswords10
      @linkswords10 3 роки тому +7

      これはペンです

    • @marcocrescenzi1387
      @marcocrescenzi1387 2 роки тому

      @@gloojaam6756 此れは林檎です

    • @jimmg4585
      @jimmg4585 4 місяці тому +1

      In Brazil: "The book is on the table"

  • @ShaolinViolin
    @ShaolinViolin 3 роки тому +4

    動画ありがとうございます。私は仏な勉強する方じゃなかった。日本に住んだから自然に手に入れた。しかしやっぱりこれから上手になるのはSTEVEが言うどり聞きながら読む。あなたのおかげでもっと頑張ろうと思った

    • @aoeu256
      @aoeu256 2 роки тому

      日本に住んだことがないけど、日本語能力試験N2に合格したんだよ! でも、日本に住んでいる外国人から、いろいろな悪い話に聞いたんだから、これからどうすればいいわ分からないから、中国語を勉強に決めたんだw。

  • @Australianprivatelabelwines
    @Australianprivatelabelwines Рік тому +2

    Strange to learn mandarin in HK.
    HK speaks mainly Cantonese

  • @gfm9565
    @gfm9565 2 роки тому +4

    Luckily, you chose the right place. There was many Japanese living in Hong Kong (from 70s to 90s) and many Hongkongers like me are deeply influenced by Japanese culture. In Hong Kong, people prefer English to Mandarin. We'd rather learn Japanese as our 3rd language.
    First is Hongkongese and English, second is Japanese. Certainly, Mandarin is easy to us and we don't need to take any class to learn Mandarin unless one would like to be expert in translation.

  • @user-rh1lr9cx6c
    @user-rh1lr9cx6c 2 роки тому +1

    めちゃめちゃ日本語上手いですね!!

  • @zbsbadanilmuhikmah1944
    @zbsbadanilmuhikmah1944 Рік тому

    I agree with you

  • @valq10
    @valq10 3 роки тому +11

    Steve, I always knew you were an "absolute lad" as we say in my native language of Thames Estuary English, but your origin story of convincing the Canadian government to give you a new job in a location of your choice because you refused to work with an annoying boss has elevated you even more in my eyes, if such a thing were possible. Now you officially have "mad lad" status.

  • @savascool3416
    @savascool3416 2 роки тому

    I try to learn it on my own and I don't know what to do : with french or English or German or polish it was much easier : after a year of just creating a mini language environment for myself ( which consisted of talking to people on the net, watching and reading things I like in one of the languages)it d see the results. But with Japanese it doesn't work like that at all. Firstly, because I couldn't find anyone to try to speak in it with and another thing that was ruining my watching/reading experience is ... grammar. Like, it's so completely different from what I'm used to. Even if I translated a sentence word by word it d still be bearly possible to understand (while it d be pretty easy with English or any other languages i learn). And I usually learn grammar like this : I read or watch something and then when stumbling upon something unknown which really doesn't allow me to understand anything I'd go check it out on the net and thus a new grammatical rule is learned. But with Japanese it didn't work : these unknown grammatical things they never end * while in case with other languages the acquired grammatical structures would eventually start to come across and be repetitive. Like I'd start to see them again and again eventually * . So all the methods I use with the other languages just don't work with this one. And I don't want to go and study things through textbooks : it's just not my thing and most of the time you are given useless stuff there that you wouldn't ever encounter in some real language practice. So I'd eventually give up every year after a couple of months telling to myself sth like I should ve been spending more time on my french or polish or German etc because it would give results.

  • @HaruJapaneseLanguageCenter
    @HaruJapaneseLanguageCenter Рік тому +1

    steve さんがすごく頑張っている人です。🏆🏆

  • @lovegodmyself
    @lovegodmyself 3 роки тому +2

    Good to hear from you! I originally from HK then moved to Canada. It would be great to know if one day you would find learning Cantonese is interesting too! : ) By the way, I am a die hard fan of Japanese culture since I was a kid, especially fascinated by their food and cartoons which are too awesome! It would be great to learn Japanese through your UA-cam channel too or to see how you interact with your Japanese buddies by sharing both of your skills and experiences living in different countries!

    • @Thelinguist
      @Thelinguist  3 роки тому

      I kind of speak Cantonese, but it's not my strongest language. ua-cam.com/video/PasEt5guyeg/v-deo.html

    • @opdhaka
      @opdhaka 3 роки тому

      Wow.. That's great to see u learn japanese... By d way ... I also teach Japanese at my channel.u can check it out .i am a starter although ... Just like her , i also promote this language..hope this helps u

  • @breannaplatt6685
    @breannaplatt6685 2 роки тому +2

    I have been learning Japanese in school but I feel so behind all of my classmates are so ahead of me but this is my second language so it’s hard

  • @HamabaJuJu
    @HamabaJuJu Рік тому

    お疲れ様でした

  • @alwaysuseless
    @alwaysuseless Рік тому +1

    I'm leaning toward learning only languages that have an alphabet: German, Spanish, French, Arabic, Russian. Currently, B2, A2, A2, zip, zip. Obviously, I will be missing out on a lot by not learning Japanese, Chinese, or other eastern Asian languages, but my time is limited. Everyone's is.

  • @pmags1331
    @pmags1331 Рік тому

    Thank you for sharing. Do you think it is hard to learn Korean?

  • @jordanakajody1
    @jordanakajody1 3 роки тому +2

    I hope you do LingQ in dead languages too some day. It would be amazing to read, say, The Iliad, with the help of such a useful tool.

  • @guilhermesampaio5318
    @guilhermesampaio5318 Рік тому

    My main interest in learning japanese is to understand sumo. So I'm glad that maybe I'll be able to understand that quickly.

  • @kamilpiechota9147
    @kamilpiechota9147 Рік тому

    Hello.
    How long does it take to learn Japanese?
    How can I learn to speak Japanese by myself at home? (What methods to use?)

  • @strauss7151
    @strauss7151 Рік тому

    Can you read katakana and kanji as well? Or just Hiragana was sufficient to make you proficient?

  • @eduardogutierrez4698
    @eduardogutierrez4698 3 роки тому

    I wish for Alish Ivelich to interview Steve Kaufmann in Nonnative Creative.

  • @jimmorrison2657
    @jimmorrison2657 3 роки тому

    You could write a book Steve✌🏼

    • @janstone2365
      @janstone2365 3 роки тому

      He did: www.amazon.com/Way-Linguist-Language-Learning-Odyssey/dp/1420873296

  • @jirojapandaily6751
    @jirojapandaily6751 3 роки тому +2

    What a great video.
    I’m Japanese and learning English .
    I uploaded Japanese life.
    Your video is good help for me.

    • @ayi3455
      @ayi3455 3 роки тому +1

      Konnichiwa.
      Hajimemashite.
      I'm learning Japanese, now.
      I hope to take JLPT test N4 this December.
      I have learned Chinese before up to Hsk-3 level.
      My knowledge of Chinese characters help me memorizing basic Kanjis.
      Chinese and Japanese are like Latin and English..
      There are many words brought to Japanese from Chinese, but the grammar is completely different.
      English adopted many words from Latin, but those 2 languages have different grammatical patterns...

    • @opdhaka
      @opdhaka 3 роки тому +2

      Wow.. That's great to see u learn japanese... By d way ... I also teach Japanese at my channel.u can check it out .i am a starter although ... Just like her , i also promote this language..hope this helps u

    • @jirojapandaily6751
      @jirojapandaily6751 3 роки тому

      @@opdhaka Yes I will check your channel

    • @jirojapandaily6751
      @jirojapandaily6751 3 роки тому

      @@ayi3455 That's good. I hope you will pass the exam

    • @ayi3455
      @ayi3455 3 роки тому

      @@jirojapandaily6751
      Thankyou....

  • @Kiyos473solitaryqueen
    @Kiyos473solitaryqueen 24 дні тому

    Hello, Mr.Steve,I have been learning English for more than 10 years,but still my level is in B1,how can I improve it further?

  • @jayangli
    @jayangli 3 роки тому +1

    Even someone has friendly and smart as you, can have conflict with this other person. And you refused to do the job because of this person and this was what 1960s? It can happen with anyone and we are all vulnerable. Who knows what this conflict was, only you would know. I have met many people like that and have conflict and I won’t tolerate it now. Thanks for sharing your story.

  • @libriniserenagobbo9717
    @libriniserenagobbo9717 3 роки тому

    What do you exactly mean when you read A Lot? You still had to work, correct?

  • @victorvila1389
    @victorvila1389 2 місяці тому

    What are these reading materials in hiragana he mentions? Thanks!

  • @jinhyun070
    @jinhyun070 3 роки тому

    Any plans on adding Hindi to Lingq??

  • @austinzobel4613
    @austinzobel4613 Рік тому

    Thank you Steve for your insights! It really gave me an Aha! moment.

  • @mariotaz
    @mariotaz 3 роки тому +2

    I study (immersion included) for 12 hours a day, not because I have to, but because I want to. I'm also subscribed to LinQ. It's great.

    • @user-jd9sj1mq2b
      @user-jd9sj1mq2b 3 роки тому +1

      Same here. 6-16h per day, average about 12. Good stuff. Keep it up.

    • @mariotaz
      @mariotaz 3 роки тому +1

      @@user-jd9sj1mq2b こちらこそ

    • @bigbuggie5
      @bigbuggie5 2 роки тому

      12 hours? You don’t have to go to school or work?

    • @mariotaz
      @mariotaz 2 роки тому

      @@bigbuggie5 Odd but I'm currently travelling throughout Australia. I left in November 2019 (Started Japanese in October 2019 just before leaving). During the Pandemic, I've been living in Melbourne (while having to jump between jobs to keep money coming in and whilst living at a hostel > host family > friends (currently)). But throughout all that time, I still studied everyday, even now I'm only at my computer responding to this just before starting my main study for the day.
      That said, I'm also leaving to go back to the U.K next month now that curfew/lockdown has ended.

  • @Neo-Reloaded
    @Neo-Reloaded 3 роки тому +8

    My main takeaway from this lesson is that we can learn a language without living in a country where this is spoken. He learned Japanese living and Hong Kong. I also have been learning English without visiting any English speaking country. However, this method has a downside, you will come across expressions that aren't used in everyday conversations. That's why you have to be careful while learning with books and traditional methods.

    • @skylarlim4181
      @skylarlim4181 3 роки тому +5

      i have to disagree. it’s clear he said his learning of japanese only boosted when he was in japan itself. hong kong was just when he started learning japanese.

    • @MrBwaki
      @MrBwaki 3 роки тому

      went to japan when i only knew how to said basic sentences after a few month i am now able to communicate my idea more fluently even though my japanese is still broken

  • @Ian-uu3dz
    @Ian-uu3dz 3 роки тому +3

    Could you make a video about how to learn a language without using LingQ, there are many I would like to learn that aren’t available on the site yet.

    • @Thelinguist
      @Thelinguist  3 роки тому +1

      Is the lack of content that is the problem. I think most of my videos talk about how to learn.

    • @haicautrang5304
      @haicautrang5304 3 роки тому

      they're coming out with more soon though, someone said on the forum that the beta should be out in like 3 months

    • @Ian-uu3dz
      @Ian-uu3dz 3 роки тому +1

      @@Thelinguist no not exactly, I think I’ve just become reliant on LingQ and I can’t find any other method that is as efficient. Looking up words in a dictionary one by one is a lot more trouble than using LingQ

  • @songthanh896
    @songthanh896 Рік тому

    すごい!素晴らしい!Steveさんは英語や日本語や中国語やフランス語が話せます!私の出身はベトナム、今日本にすんでいます、大学院の医学を勉強していいます。英語が話せます、でも、日本語の話が下手です。日本語は面白いですが、学ぶのは難しいです。私は今でも英語を使って日本人とコミュニケーションをとっていますが、それでも日本語で話そうとしています。日本語を話す自信がない。ありがとうございます。Steveさんのビデオは本当に役に立ちます。

    • @youknowkbbaby
      @youknowkbbaby 10 місяців тому

      Why did you use katakana to write communication?

  • @user-mo6dt9lw7g
    @user-mo6dt9lw7g 3 місяці тому

    About 30 years ago, I was teaching myself French (my C language) I bought a little Hachette book at the FNAC, with tapes (cassettes! imagine!) . One of the phrases was "Oui, nous avons des gants. Mais, ils ne sont pas en laine mais, ils sont en nylon". I felt incredibly frustrated with the book, thinking, "when am I ever going to need THIS? How will something oh! SO STUPID, ever stick to my mind?" 30 years later, it is the ONLY thing I remember from the entire book and recording! 🤣 Unfortunately, while I can have, I would say, a B2 or C1 level conversation in French (honestly, many times it depends on the day, I do not get to speak it too often) I've never learned to spell it properly. Il faut que je m'y applique !

  • @wm32T
    @wm32T 2 місяці тому

    It's my third day on LingQ learning Japanese. The system is very promising, and I particularly like the way that words can be joined arbitrarily to form phrases so that I can practice longer sound sequences to train my ear. However, I've found something annoying: the text-to-speech does not work properly. In the first mini stories, the Japanese words change their pronunciation when I combine them into phrases, e.g. 七 as nana when it is an isolated word, and become shiti when in 七時. Is it the rule in Japanese? Or is there really no hard rule for that? More frustrating is that sometimes と is pronounced as TOO (i.e. in English), and 会う is pronounced as AID-YOU. When doing the flashcards, sometimes it included additional sounds (at the beginning or at the end, it repeats the first word or last word in English or in Japanese).

    • @Thelinguist
      @Thelinguist  2 місяці тому

      We use the best text to speech resources we can find. Not our systems.

  • @user-jb7fb7nn1r
    @user-jb7fb7nn1r 2 роки тому

    え、私が生まれる前から日本語を勉強しているんですね。それはスゴイです。

  • @FluxNomad678
    @FluxNomad678 Рік тому

    If learning by basically reading and maybe sometimes pausing to look up vocabulary, do you think Grammar can intuitively become apparent? Rather than just try to cram and retain the rules of Grammar from school books? Not to say the latter has no value, but use it just for occasional reference and not worry about it so much?

  • @BarefootShaman
    @BarefootShaman 4 місяці тому

    これが、何年も経った今でも私たちがあなたの声に耳を傾けている理由です。
    UA-cam には多言語がたくさんあります。しかし、あなたのレベルの経験を持つ人はほとんどいません。ありがとう。言語をどのように学んだかについて何か本を書いたことがありますか? 「私はどうやって日本語を学んだか」というタイトルの本など?
    平安あれ。
    😀

  • @user-np8sd4us1z
    @user-np8sd4us1z 3 роки тому

    好厉害👍

  • @flikitisideways9953
    @flikitisideways9953 Рік тому

    usted por casualidad habla tambien espanol o frances? or any other latin grandchild language will do id learn it if ud allow me just a 20mn conversation please

  • @user-kj8yl6sn2z
    @user-kj8yl6sn2z 3 роки тому +1

    ستيف ضع ترجمة عربية لنفهم مقاطعك في تعلم اللغات الأجنبية ؟

  • @ulliusrussus
    @ulliusrussus 3 роки тому +2

    今西は!ありがとう!

    • @theblackryvius6613
      @theblackryvius6613 3 роки тому +3

      *こんにちは
      あなたの投稿は「こんにしは」と言った。が、「今日は」の発音とは本当に「きょうは」だから、まだ違ったね。お邪魔してすみません笑。

    • @karifurai8479
      @karifurai8479 Рік тому

      今西はって…おもろっw

  • @footballfan283
    @footballfan283 3 роки тому +2

    I love 日本

  • @Tumtumtickler
    @Tumtumtickler Рік тому +1

    ここり
    does that mean anything

  • @sleepsmartsmashstress740
    @sleepsmartsmashstress740 3 роки тому

    Hey Steve if the question was Why I Learned Japanese - I would proffer - being ahead with the years you are now out of your mind ha ha !

  • @gauravbisht4649
    @gauravbisht4649 3 роки тому

    How I learn Japanese?

  • @moisesflores9109
    @moisesflores9109 Рік тому

    Currently, do you consider to be more fluent in Chinese or Japanese?

  • @rorychivers8769
    @rorychivers8769 3 роки тому

    Is everyone in Canada so cool? I imagine to be a country populated entirely by Leslie Nielsens.
    I just want to tell you both good luck.

  • @sasasa359
    @sasasa359 2 роки тому +2

    その国に住んでも全くその国の言語を学ぼうとしない人もいるし、積極的に学んで地元の人とコミュニケーションを取ろうとする人がいますが、絶対に後者の方が好感もてますものね!私も英語頑張ります!ありがとうございました励みになります!

    • @youknowkbbaby
      @youknowkbbaby 10 місяців тому

      Why use katakana to write communication? Doesn't japanese have kanji for that word?

    • @JugemuJugemu3
      @JugemuJugemu3 3 місяці тому

      @@youknowkbbabyCommunication is usually written as コミュニケーション in Japanese.

    • @youknowkbbaby
      @youknowkbbaby 3 місяці тому

      @JuteTwineVain no I mean, why not use the native(traditional word) for communication? I know these katakana words are used more in modern times because of English being widespread.

  • @user-kx6rp4nm2n
    @user-kx6rp4nm2n 3 роки тому

    あたしは、日本語をかなり上手レベルで喋れるなんですけれども、将来に中国語と韓国語などの言語も話せるようになりたいんですが。

  • @iansteels9195
    @iansteels9195 2 роки тому

    Talking is more important than anything, having bought a lot of text books I hardly use them. Dictionaries on the other hand often come to the rescue .

  • @margarethany
    @margarethany Рік тому

    I came across this channel few days ago then I found this, i wish there’s another series of how i Learn German (but not from english, but from other language perspective), then i realize his last name..ouch 😅

  • @nickkerinklio8239
    @nickkerinklio8239 Рік тому +3

    So he didn’t watch thousands of hours of anime?