How to Learn Japanese
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What brand is your shirt Yuta? UniQlo?
Hello!
Read my comment please please please I really need a reply, it not in this comment but in the comment in this video
You’ve really gone down the Language rabbit hole. I bet your timeline is full of Steves and Stephens.
Yuta can you make a video explaining which topic markers are appropriate for specific sentences or do you go over that skill in your premium lessons
This guy seems like someone who would teach you the kind of Japanese that real life Japanese people today actually speak.
@@Thelaretus is it link thing is a video learning type or like a live learning
Now how did you draw that conclusion?
literally
@@inotagirl3149 video learning. Though don't get confused. Because it's like a newsletter where he sends you a single video every day, so dont get stuck looking for where to find the second episode in his 3 video course that he shows you first. shows you at the very begging
he also looks like the kind of guy that watches anime for research purposes
Easy peasy japanesy xD
His humor has reached another level
yeah that was epic
I adore him
Yes, Yuta cracked me up on this one! Yuta is an excellent UA-camr; I always eagerly wait for and view his videos!
That is not original
@@tomato4300 It does not have to be
"Adults can learn languages faster than kids!"
I'm crying with relief. This was so encouraging!
that was painful to me
@@mitsimitsii I know so many fluent bilingual kids, and kids who are learning a second language. It feels like they have the advantage, where others around them are learning, too, so they always have someone to practice with. They "have" to learn it for school, or they just have more time. It's easy to feel like, as an adult, maybe you've missed your opportunity to learn another language. So to hear that gave me a lot of hope.
If you're on the younger side, that absolutely does not mean you're stuck learning a language for longer! ❤️ You have an opportunity to be consistent, to ask others for clarification and for help, to practice with those around you. You have the choice to be as proficient as you want with a language, and you have years to put it into practice. I'd say that years of experience speaking a language - when understood correctly and used consistently - will trump the ability to understand grammar. I believe kids often learn their second language more naturally than adults. 🙂
Do your best artic we got this! ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ
@@arcticpuffin8800 An adult is fluent in using a pen and keyboard. The only hinderances are EGO and fear of failure. Start your target language with nursery rhymes and laugh at yourself. I have spoken English for 40 years and still make mistakes everyday. Language study will always be an uphill journey which will keep it fresh due to the challenges.
@@yaketythack "I have spoken English for 40 years and still make mistakes everyday"
This is a really worthwhile thing to keep in mind!
Even native speakers make mistakes in their language _all the time_ . People think that fluency and competence mean making no mistakes, but that's not true! It takes a huge burden off your own back to realize that most language use is imperfect, and that perfection is not the goal. It's not meant to be perfect! The point is just communication and expression - as long as that's being achieved, one's doing well, I say :D
Yuta: "1000 hours seem like a lot right?"
Me: **Looks at 3800 hours of Skyrim played on Steam**
"Well, yes but no..."
I spend at least 50 hours a week on Minecraft for the last past 6 years
@Kindle Berries change that to "spent 3000 hours to fall in 60th percentile in FPS shooters skill-wise and failed..." thats me. :D So japanese here I come.
i beat u in DOTA 2, Guild Wars 2, Final Fantasy XIV and a few more. I'm a nolife gamer/anime watcher... multiple monitors to play a game+watch anime @ same time
*looks at 11,000+ hours in dota 2*
so yeah about that. I can use 10% of my power i guess
Lmao. I also have near 2000 hours of dishonored and near 900 hours of CS:GO. And yes, I do regret it.
Yuta's English has actually gotten a lot better. His accent is a lot more understandable and he's using more complex vocabulary. Keep it up!
Definitely the videos he must constantly be talking English at this point so he is just gonna get even better
yeah. ive watched this guy years ago and hes definitely more fluent in english now than before
CRINGE
@@coolbluetunes9885 damn bro, that's really cool. but who asked?
@@user-ij7xq5uj3d This is a COMMENT section. Not a Q&A section.
"Just like I watch anime for 'research purposes.'"
im dying
💐💐💐
Tbf watching aot no subs legitimately taught me alot of new vocab though
Says the one with a kubey merch
@@natsukijones1759 did u know some basic japanese while watching it unsubbed
@@saxo333 not basic just japanese in general
On the behalf of all english speakers, I apologize for our ridiculous lack of rules and chaotic pronunciations.
Lead lead read read they're their there your you're fuck
Nah bro that's a good thing
EZ PZ JAPANEZY
i know how to talk frensh so ez pz japanezy
fucking there their and they're are the death of me
@@llamapartyy “there” indicates location, “their” indicates possession, and “they’re” is a contraction of “they are.”
Example sentences:
“The town’s over there”
“That new car is theirs”
“They’re not here just yet”
00:15 Step 1 alphabet
03:58 Step 2 Grammar and Vocabulary
06:18 Step 3 Get input
11:54 Secret ending
His humour is with such a straight forward face and so simple. Still funny lmao
hey 8man the girl you rejected is in the video
@@-sukicchi-8703 I didn't reject her. Yukino reached out first. Else you think I'll skip on totsuka. These girls are nothing
@@hachiman205 mood-
Yes lol
hi hachiman
"Confidence is great, but self-awareness is also important."
- Yuta, 2021 (Very well said
Yuta: "Says there are 3 alphabets"
Me: "mmhm"
Yuta: "Lists the three"
Me: "mmhm"
Yuta: "Starts with a fourth"
Me: "NANI!?"
The type of guy that needs an /s after every such sentence, I see
Can no one see I was making a joke? Why so serious? XD
@@awesome_by_default I sense a G-Dragon reference in that reply lol
@@thedanceninja I don't know what G-Dragon is lol.
@@awesome_by_default 權지용
My personal short hand for japanese;
- Learn hiragana/katakana first and vocab
- Hiragana is native japanese writing
- Katakana is for foreign words and are usually pronounced mostly the same as we'd say in English although it's best to keep in mind that japanese doesnt have certain letters that exist in english, so it's best to pronounce it with a japanese accent to get things across smoothly. Televi being Tere-bi for example
- Kanji is short-hand, they use chinese characters to represent ideas concepts and things. Instead of spelling out television you'd say TV for example. This is functionally the same and used to break apart sentences and make out clearly what you're saying.
So to review;
- Hiragana is most of what you'll be writing in.
- Katakana is for foreign words introduced to japan
- Kanji is a form of shorthand.
With this alone you can see that it'd be optimal to learn hiragana/katakana since that's what you'll be learning most of the time, and then as you learn vocab dedicate some time to learning Kanji so that you can shorten the amount that you're writing hiragana/katakana.
Sentence structure is subject - object - verb - adjective.
So instead of: I own a room in that apartment. You'd say something along the lines of: The room in that apartment, I have ownership.
For the most part you can make English comparisons because it's not all too different, like: That apartment, I own a room.
You want to consider the subject first and then say whatever it is you're going to say about that subject afterwards.
I'm a Spanish speaker and i have some advantage because almost all the sounds are the same as my language. One thing that is difficult to me (aside the Z sound and tsu sound) is the fact that in Spanish you can order the sentences like in japanese but not always, my head says to me "do it in that way" but that way is wrong most of the time.
The structure's sentence is maybe with Z, Tsu sounds and Kanji the thing most harder about Japanese language to me.
then there's German with literally every word being irregular, you just need to remember every single one for every form...
Every word isn't irregular and at least the words are written the way they are pronounced for the most part.
@senΔtouji haha, fighting about proper names for things is also very common around here. But german isn't that hard I guess, everybody I tutored so far made pretty good progress.
It sure is difficult in the beginning, but for me after learning it for a while, it now seems mostly logical and I've started to notice how it all fits together. Most irregular forms are shared by multiple words, so in the end when you've learned a good amount of irregular forms, it gets easier. They aren't so irregular as they feel at the start. Sure, I make some der die das errors all the time but even that starts to feel intuitive at some point.
@senΔtouji German only has 4 cases. The Russians, not wanting to be outdone, decided on 7 cases with no definite or indefinite articles. Just like German, eventually things just start sounding correct.
A funny take, but just a little bit true
soudayo, soudane: all ages, all genders
soudaze: young men
soudawa (first one): women
soudawa (second one): "I remembered."
soudayone: "I agree with you."
soudazo: fathers or old men
soudaro: "I was right."
souda: men
soune: a woman is choosing
sou: so
yareyaredawa--
that's interesting though, a lot of these are familiar for me too even if i'm still studying hiragana, tf have i watched too many radio shows and anime?
sometimes i pretend to talk to someone in the shower and my grammar's prolly whack but then i know so many japanese words that even i am surprised
@@missasyan did yareyaredawa or やれやれだわ mean "do it"?
I read each one of these in a different anime character's voice
@@babijjones6432 やれやれ means something close to "it's a drag" or "what a pain" I believe
@@babijjones6432 jolyne from jjba says it, basically equivalent to like "what a pain" or "good grief"
her father, jotaro, says yareyaredaze, as he was a teenager/young adult at the time
"I'd like to speak to the manager of English verbs" - Yuta-san
"WHY ENGLISH PEOPLE WHYYYY"
Lol that was funny
yea, that one part made me come scroll through the comments to find another person who thought it was funny, until I found u
🤣Same reaction
When he said that, I 100% agree and I'm an English speaker as well
@@toluyole same bro
True
The only reason "Easy, peasy, Japanesey" was funny is because Yuta said it.
"... and line stickers"
yes the most important form of communication
"Comprehensible input" is a very important idea and it corresponds perfectly to my experience learning English as well. When I got to a point where I could watch films, sitcoms, and listen to audiobooks and understand a decent part of what was happening, learning started going a lot faster.
started learning kanji and vocab recently, and it’s slowly getting easier. after getting some of the basic words down, i’ve been able to piece some sentences together and make sense of them. there’s not a better feeling than being able to understand a whole sentence in a book or show
How far have you gotten now?
My native language is Polish. I've learnt English, so I can now learn Japanese easier. What I mean is, there are probably not many Japanese people who can talk in Polish language, so I'm glad that I've learnt English well enough to learn Japanese from you for example.
Keep a great work :)
Now teach Japanese ppl Polish, only stonks matte
@@duckyies I don't think there are many people who would like to learn Polish especially because Polish is a language which you can only use in Poland, nobody understands it except Poles and some other people from other countries who wanted to waste their time learning it. It's more like some kind of enigma code, so that's why I feel like a super hero when I go abroad and say something in Polish xd
But I could give it a try
I feel u :(
I speak spanish but I'm learning japanese trough english, although I've been exposed to english since I got access to the internet it feels kinda unnatural cuz I use a foreign language to learn another foreign language :(
Well, I don't mind learning Japanese through English, even tho my native language is Polish, I sometimes think about something in English except in my native language. Maybe because I've been learning English for more than a half of my life, so about 13 years now. Still not perfect tho :( but well enough to learn other languages :)
yeah , thats great
hey ; thats really awesome to see so many people tryna learn japanese !GANBATTE KUDASAI [all d best]
by d way , i also teach japanese at my channel [i'm a starter all though] HOPE IT HELPS ;
The biggest challenge is maintain your initial motivation. You need to find something that makes you want to learn, otherwise you'll quit. Motivation needs to be consistent, not given in large bursts. I get a lot of motivation from wanting to read untranslated Japanese books, and play untranslated Japanese video games. These are things that are a consistent desire, so I never want to stop. Another problem is getting too motivated. If you approach learning a new language with a "fuck yeah, lets do this. I'm gonna totally do like an hour a day or something" then you'll start to get unmotivated, and it'll get worse every time you encounter a hurdle. I sufferered from gradual burnout on my first Japanese attempt, and eventually figured out that I need to make learning a cozy experience so that I don't scare myself off. Starting small may see counter-productive, but in the long run, you'll be the more successful one compared to someone who goes all in at the start.
hey ; thats really awesome to see so many people tryna learn japanese !GANBATTE KUDASAI [all d best]
by d way , i also teach japanese at my channel [i'm a starter all though] HOPE IT HELPS ;
This. I was so hyped up learning jp to the point where it seemed like a chore and because of that I lost my motivation. I found a new resolve to continue learning and I'll take my time, learning in my own pace and use different learning materials so it wouldn't bore me.
I've tried and failed so many times, this time i took it seriously like i would take an college class, 1h+ a day, but thats because i need this intensity to keep focused, y'all have to know what works for you
you do YOU
It's been no problem for me so far, but I must admit it's just been half a year since I started. I hope my motivation doesn't die
This is spot on. It took me years of learning Chinese to understand how deep the rabbit hole actually goes when it comes to learning a language. It literally never ends, unless you dont want to learn anymore.
The hardest part is getting started tbh. once you get into it and start genuinely enjoying it, it doesn't feel like studying, it just feels like pursing some entertainment
Learn Line Stickers with Yuta
Title: how to learn japanese
Thumbnail: **has a cross on the very book that I study from**
Me: **visible panic**
Hotel: Trivago
Its the best book you can get
@@leanderrosso yea I think so
@@killuazoldyck6452 just make sure you get through the textbook as soon as possible and get into reading real japanese. i recommend skipping the exercises too. the important thing for getting good is reading and listening to a lot of native content, and looking up the new things you encounter while doing that. textbook japanese usually isn’t the same things real japanese people use.
@@user-lw3ri8us4w I will keep that in mind thanks
This was so encouraging, thank you!
2:18 very good compliment
"Why English people? WHY?!"
I laughed sooooo hard at this 🤣
" " these things exist, you should use them. 🧐
Reminded me of Filthy Frank way of saying it :)
Me too! X'D
It reminds me Atsugiri Jason, an American already learned Japanese and lived in Japan for 9 years. He became comedian and the famous quote was "WHY JAPANESE PEOPLE??" for learning Japanese language especially kanji.😂😂
Blame the Normans.
When I try to learn a new language, I noticed I had to forget every English grammar rule I've known
Nice profile picture.
@@benignbirdhouse1056 thank you :]
You have to learn English for about 5 years and for about 10 years if you want to know English completely
@@huserman2033 English is my native language so.. I've known it since I learned how to talk?
@@Kai.Linstruth oohh okay I didn't know about this but if you don't know English is not my native language because I learning English
Brilliantly articulated process, thank you Yuta!
ありがとうゆた先生！I love your videos so much and they’re really helpful as someone learning Japanese! 💕
"And some people learn it as an excuse to watch anime."
Me, currently with two different anime tabs on my browser: How dare you come for me like this.
Only two?
@@gigachad6804 Never you mind that!
@@ekho5712 lol
I have 16 anime tabs, 10 manga/doujinshi tabs, and 3 light novel tabs....the chrome grouping system is a great addition I must say
Never have i been so insulted by something i agree so much with.
"and that's why you won't be become magically fluent just by moving to Japan unless you already know enough Japanese to understand conversations"
Shots fired at Trash Taste podcast
Oh, they know it. Connor and Garnt also kinda close themselves off in a foreigner bubble because of the nature of their work. Joey, though, is walkin around interviewing eroge seiyuu, cloverworks kantoku, etc.
People think you have to be immersed all day to get enough input. But in reality ajatt is flawed. Now you can activley immerse for 2 hours a day. If time is allotted I mean. Then if you desire then do passive listening. Though eventually you have to get out there and practice what you have learned. Stephen Krashen and his school of thought, has books on all this. On how to aquire a language v learning one.
My aunt didn't know Japanese at all when she moved there. She learned it through survival though....
@Franco too little lmao. Even I, who doesn't really invest much time in learning Japanese, know that.
Joe The Anime man doesnt really get "input hypothesis" or AJATT at all and he gives advices like "just speak bro and use textbooks" His podcast where they talked why anime is bad for japanese is autistic just like all members for that podcast and all his minions believe everything what they say and then spread bullshit. Mattvsjapan even made video where he explains why anime is good for input and goes deep into details explaining everything with 2 part videos after that podcast.
I found this video quite helpful, thank-you! Great advice! 👍
Really like the way you teach! Videos are very informative, practical, and cool.
There is a lot of channels out there that teach people japanese, using mostly or only japanese. If you are at a semi decent level, you can get a lot of comprihensible input and grammar reinforcment from channels like 三本塾Sambon Juku. They tend also to speak slower and clearer, so it will be easier to understand than watching anime or tv shows.
watching anime or tv shows is still good because it forces you to listen carefully
@@noirody6256 Yes, I am not saying to not watch anime, it is a great way of passive studying. These channels will however expose you to more natural japanese, rather than anime japanese. Tv shows in my opinion can often be too difficult to follow depending on your level.
hey ; thats really awesome to see so many people tryna learn japanese !GANBATTE KUDASAI [all d best]
by d way , i also teach japanese at my channel [i'm a starter all though] HOPE IT HELPS ;
All of Yuta's videos were a plug and lead to this one. Today is the day guys, where we learn the kind of Japanese that real-life Japanese people actually speak.
Yuta, you the man!! I really enjoy your humor throughout the video 😂 i really want to learn Japanese and I did click the link the other day and received the emails. I need to make some time just been busy a lil extra lately with family. A very helpful video!!
💯, Yuta it was a pleasure to watch this video. Thank you.
Me: Buy all the Minna no Nihongo books
Yuta: Don't use Minna no nihongo
LOL I did the same and I used them for school and it helped me a lot 😭
I find them really good i guess its what works for the individual
i knew they were bad but i still bought them.. im a disgrace 😭
@@louisabone2614 exactly. I find them better than Genki for exemple
@@souricette16 i do too I tried alot of text books genki, japanese from zero and more
First one i found i really learnt from was minna i think as it is in japanese and no romanji you learn like you would in the wild 😂 you use the words you know plus a few new words
"Why English people!? Why!?"
We didn't make the language, we just begrudgingly speak it.
Beg what now
@@SilentOnion begrudgingly means reluctantly or resentfully
@@edmg7 That's not much better tbh
@@default632 it's.... middleschool vocab
How can an English speaker not know what the word begrudgingly means?!
1:50 Honestly, I've been so amazed when I got to UK and people ask to say other common words for that letter like "E" for Elephant and so on..
Like wtf dude. And I'm not talking just for myself, not even between themselves cannot understand what letters they be saying.
Now, some people just simply understand and others cannot without help, sadly...
I learned so much with you, thanks from Brazil!
Having chemistry exam tomorrow but instead, I’m watching how to learn Japanese🥰
Hope it will help me🦋
the way i learned english was by watching a lot of youtube videos... looks like is time to find Japanese minecraft youtubers
hey ; thats really awesome to see so many people tryna learn japanese !GANBATTE KUDASAI [all d best]
by d way , i also teach japanese at my channel [i'm a starter all though] HOPE IT HELPS ;
Time for you to dive into the Hololive rabbit hole, then.
@@TotemoGaijin lol I actually learned a few like 可愛い(かわいい) and 歌(うた)
@@koceme you forgot 草
@@TotemoGaijin I think Hololive introduced people to more Japanese words/phrases than anime did, a bit of Japanese internet culture, and a few kanji.
Your english explanation is very fluent and soothing!! Of course very useful too. I enjoy studying japanese, and I'm happy to find your channel which is soothing, fun & useful at once!!!
Hpfumu . . . Thanks for the video!
It lights up a lot of things, even I watched a 3-7 video already about how to learn Japanese.
Thx again!
Me, a Chinese person who knows a lot of kanji: Learning Japanese will be easy!
Me, after encountering words like 勉強、大丈夫、心配: What on earth...???!!
me who got used to simplified Chinese:
haha *no.*
they took it to the next level there
I am learning Japanese for 1 month
So i can identify 2 of the kanjis the first one means to study and the second one means alright
I cannot recognise the 3rd one
@@erenyeager3873 what??? How???
Benkyou, Daijoubu, Shinpai
Whenever I start thinking of how hard learning Japanese is, I always remind myself that it could be worse, I could be trying to learn English...
Bruh I dont even need to think that, Rememberaing the spellinge of Inglish words is harder than learning Kanji
I mean English grammar is really easy but pronunciation is hard af, for me Japanese pronunciation is kind of easy bc I speak Italian too and the sounds are really similar
@@Gabriel-ir1zt I'm an American and have been an obsessive reader from the time I was a young child and I still can't spell to save my life.
As a native spanish speaker learning English was really easy compared to other languages. I would even say that learning english is easier than my native spanish... well maybe except for spelling.
English is like the easiest to learn
Yuta, I must say you are an exceptional Japanese teacher. Your English is very commendable and your knowledge and teaching experience far exceed many instructors I have witnessed. I have been drawn towards your lessons after following them closely and I am enjoying your lessons each time and forever more. Boy, I can't wait to speak Japanese fluently as a hobby!
Japanese grammar is quite complex but being very regular there are no major exceptions in the use of grammatical components. Yes, there are only two irregular verbs (hooray) but let's not forget that they are 来る (to come) and する (to do). する must be used to the ending of verbs derived from nouns like 勉強する （to study) 勉強 is a noun that means "the study" but if you want say "do study" you must use the suffix する and then conjugated in the modality, tense and active or passive. 来る is used to describe a movement towards the speaker so the sentence "Next week, bring the book as well." become 来週、教科書も持ってきてください。
持ってきて(+ください) --> verb "motsu" (hold in hand) + te form + kuru written in kana ( + kudasai). I always hear native speakers claiming that grammar is useless, but in my opinion it cannot be neglected if you intend to study a foreign language as adults (children learn very naturally for full immersion).
you havent tried german yet😂
Man you gotta teach me せんさい
Tokyo people "Ringo Taberu?" (I've got some apples. Eat them!)
Osaka people "Ringo Taberu?" (I've got apples for you! Take them and eat them!)
Kyoto people "Ringo Taberu?" (It's already late, get out of my house)!!!!
is this true?
that is so confusing
I think this is accurate
@@thomasontdeker It's pretty much said that Kyoto people are one of the most indirect people in Japan. So when they compliment you sometimes it isn't really a compliment lol
京都人は隣人が騒いでると「賑やかでよろしゅうございますなぁ(うるさいから黙れ)」って言うらしいな
Isn’t it more like “would you like some apples?” Or “would you like to eat an apple?”
I've been using the Remembering the Kanji series of books, which teach you by making you learn radicals rather than actual Kanji, and they let you learn what sound they make through the contexts of whatever you're reading rather than giving a standard pronunciation. They also have a book on learning Kana, and they all make you use the imaginative part of your brain rather to memorize instead of repeatedly writing over and over until you remember it.
Did I mention that it teaches you to learn in a matter of weeks rather than years? *(Clarification below.)*
Matt vs Japan made an entire video on how great of a series this is, and I agree. Definitely give it a watch.
*Edit:* For people calling me out on the "learn in weeks" bit, I agree. My point is that the course teaches you on a 4-6 week time scale, but learning Kanji is a lifelong journey, even for native speakers. I'm not saying this is a miracle "master all 2000± Kanji in your sleep" deal, I'm just saying it gets you going faster. Instead of making you learn the shapes, you learn the structures that make them up. That makes learning future shapes easier, saving you time. I'm sorry if I made it sound like "the last Japanese book you'll ever need" with that statement. Hope this clears this up.
Interesting, might checked those books out
I love these books exactly because they explain how kanji are made and with knowing the logic it becomes so much easier to learn. But I wouldn't say it teaches within a matter of weeks, at least not for most people. You might be able to understand it quickly, but it takes practice to remember everything long term, so unless you're surrounded by it or a rare genius it takes longer than a few weeks to really be able to write and read enough correctly for daily living in Japan.
gonna check them out i hope it has pdf
Weeks? Mmmmm...
Remembering the Kanji is amazing. i learned around 80 kanji in a week just by following the book.
I love the way he explained it seems that his passionate and i really enjoy to listen
keep it up yuta-kun
Dōmo arigatōgozaimasu
Thank you so much for this video! I just started my journey on learning the Japanese language and even though I am excited and motivated I was also slightly discouraged from not fully grasping how to start learning! HOWEVER, this video helped me out so so so much. You are EXCELLENT at explaining the topics at hand without making it complicated and also you’re very good at creating examples to further help the learning process take place! Bless you.
Everytime I hear an American character mispronounce "kawaii" as "kowai," I cringe so hard! Like in the Animaniacs reboot when in Dot's "Cute Song," she said, "let's make everything a little more kowai" or something like that. Such cringe!
Also, for learning Japanese, I read Wikipedia articles in Japanese.
NHK does something called "NHK easy". Articles dumbed down with a quick lookup on most kanji they use.
I'd advise you to try that.
here you go ua-cam.com/video/efeQYCUFWeo/v-deo.html
honesly i wouldn't put such a fuss, they're trying to relate to japanese culture, and let them be. sooner or later of saying it wrong, they'll feel pretty embarrassed when they learn the true reading.
Not a bad idea. But it's only one form of literary Japanese, so you might want too branch out. There are places where people upload webnovels and there's always NHK. (Screw semi-skimmed NHK; I was already done with Remembering The Kanji when I started reading in earnest) Visual novels and manga are okay too for what they are. Some Seinen titles seem intentionally designed to be more verbose to challenge older readers.
Any Japanese that serves a purpose is good Japanese and they each represent their on facet of the language.
Theres a piano brand called Kawai, I cringe at Americans saying kowai too! Same for Howaii.
English speaking people can tell the difference between 'a' sounds and 'o' with our ears just fine. The problem is we generally speak lazily and people get it because it generally doesn't change the words we hear. Where it WILL change the meaning, we manage to convey the proper word just fine: think "not" versus "note." The bit with kawaii versus kowai comes from the unwritten sound schwa, written phonetically as "ə" and is the soft vowel sound that is neither a Japanese 'a' nor 'o' but a sound not in Japanese, generally written as "uh". If we make a substitution for a vowel sound, it will be to insert that one. It is so common, it can be the sound for every English vowel. Here is a list of each vowel being a 'ə' sound: If we're saying "the" without emphasis, the 'e' is a 'ə'; The 'a' in "about" is a 'ə'; the 'i' in "pencil" is a 'ə'; the second 'o' in "common" is a 'ə'; the 'u' in supply is a 'ə'.
So, when we say kawaii or kowai and it sounds off, what's really happening is we're saying kəwai which is neither kawaii nor kowai. I guess it sounds closer to kowai, so it will generally come across that way.
Nice explanation.
I suspect Japanese people also slur their vowels a bit, but I'm not enough of an expert to prove it.
thuh
uhbout
pencuhl
suhpply
kuhwaii
Among all Latin languages, Romanian (very likely Portuguese as well) has not only the schwa sound but a letter assigned to it. It looks like this: "ă". This is one of the 8 vowels in Romanian language. Yes...8 🙂
Anyways...in contrast to English, Romanian as Spanish, is kinda 99% a phonetical language. The way you pronounce it is the way you write it down.
"You will get there!"
Thank you for your encouragement!
just subscribed to your newsletter email learning system thingie, it's amazing!
My best learning happened with a paid tutor. She broke the process into small parts and gave me homework to do. It helped a lot.
My friend was devastated when some Manga don't have English translations. So, she took 3 months to learn Nihongo... it's been 3 years and she has been accepted to a high school in Japan.
That's impossible in 3 months. Maybe she learnt some phrases
Wtf? How old is your friend?
This video is amazing, thank you Yuta sensei
After trying Busuu and Duolingo courses, your videos are a fresh breath of air. I subscribed to your email group and am looking forwards to learning more Japanese. ありがとうございます！
I've been watching Yuta for years and I'm still amazed by his ability to explain these things. Also his English is amazing. He's teaching his language, using another language which he had to learn. That's mind boggling to me.
In fact, I just think learning any other language is incredible.
I am not gonna lie, I came here 60% for the learning and 40% for some jokes.
hey ; thats really awesome to see so many people tryna learn japanese !GANBATTE KUDASAI [all d best]
by d way , i also teach japanese at my channel [i'm a starter all though] HOPE IT HELPS ;
Sounds very fun learning with you!
Thanks for this my guy. I found my motivation to finally start learning Japanese and here I am. It will probably take so long before I reach my goal or I will probably quit someway through but right now, this video is a big help for me
-Yuta: speaking about irregular verbs in English and Japanese.
-Me: *laugh in French*
LMAO XD
Don't remind me about French class
Same here for portuguese lol
I like having french as my first language. It makes other languages look like easy mode.
Laugh in French, a.k.a. Mdr
actually laughing in french is lmâeu'x
Yuta: What's the past tense of write? Is it writed?
Me: Written.
Yuta: It's wrote.
Me: That too. lol
English… man.
Technically wrote is the past tense and written is the past participle. You can say "I wrote a paper," but you can't say "I written a paper." You'd have to say "I had written a paper."
...Which I guess is just a whole other can of worms on its own, so your point still stands lol.
Eigo is muzukashi 車
@@dosh7276 muzukashii, i-adjective ;)
Wrote = Past
Written = Past participle
Yeah eng is so hard. I can only speak fluently because I started talking with native eng speakers. I actually became fluent in less than a year or something like that
Just wanted to say I found you from your video on Duolingo with Japanese. Duolingo is how I started, but after watching multiple of your videos I will look for a more formal teaching/learning method. Thank you for the great vids!
one of my favorite channels 😊
"Confidence is great - but self awareness is also important"
Well goodnight folks!
Wow, I just registered to your lessons and I'm so excited to learn with you. It's very generous of you to do it for free. Thank you so much! Cheers!
This guy seems so chill, I love how casual his lessons feel!
I can tell he is an excellent teacher. Some fairly valuable information received. Very cool.
Yuta, my favorite japanese teacher.
Its like he can look through my soul.
It's always nice when you meet someone that knows your language. There's a kind of implicit consideration for the other that people really welcome.
Great channel btw! I'm hooked on it.
Tried to start to learn Japanese now and this video is really beneficial and helpful! Thank you!
I really like how he shows the different pitches for different words. It’s very helpful
I’m so glad you spoke about comprehensible input. Steven Krashen is a genius!
You know your stuff Yuta, mad respect to you!
I have done that... told a girl she was scary...luckily her expression alerted me to my mistake and I quickly corrected myself.. I always take care now
This was very helpful. Thank you.
Thanks Yuta for the wealth of great info you provide 👍
When you mentioned “it’s not good enough to discuss deep philosophical things like is your waifu better than other people’s waifus” that was an instant sub
There are no confusing rules in English pronunciation. You have no idea what you are talking about. Having said that, I'm off to thoroughly mix my dough in this rough trough with a bough so it doesn't get tough, though I want to make sure not to row into a row in my canoe later.
Ah yes, this is what happens when people continue to spell modern English words with Middle English spellings
@@accelrailgun5065 What? You mean ENGLSIH spellings should ditch the French influence of the Middle Ages and begin to make sense? No, my good man, that would simply not do. I'm sure a Brit somewhere is *draughting* a response as we speak.
As a French native: I understood everything but my inner voice has no idea how to read that.
careful not to get into a row either, while you're at it
@@asdref5941 lol... im survive... but it sucks
That was really insightful and actually gave me the way for my goal with the language.
YUTA! THANK YOU SO MUCHHHHH!
YOU ARE INSPIRINNNNGGG!
I've basically finished part 2, so today I ordered my first fully Japanese book. Already really excited for it.
But I think translating from your native language to Japanese is just as important as the other way around, which is why I started translating books to Japanese. I am currently working on a book for reading beginners (simple, short sentences), but it really helps with understanding how the sentence structure and grammar works.
Im not even trying to learn this language but i like this guy and his videos. He seems cool!
This is the best place to come if you want to learn a more natural way to speak Japanese. I'm only 3 months in and I can already tell how proper my speaking is going to be with what I have learned so far. So your channel is definitely needed. Thank you! :)
I'm currently learning Japanese (With your program:)), and I cant stress the importance of watching Japanese youtubers. It seems like a very small tool, but seriously, whatever hobby or passion you have find a Japanese youtuber who makes content about that. I'm a car guy, I love to work on and modify cars. so watching Japanese car youtubers is great for me because I have a deep understanding of the subject mater in the video so I can take that knowledge I already have and use it to help me understand the language being spoke in the video. I find it to be such a great tool because you're much more immersed in the content since (language aside) you care or are passionate about the subject mater of the video
Yuta, please don't look into slavic languages, you're going to have a heart attack
yea... know your feeling.. I'm speaking slovak, 2 of my classmates know how to write corectly.. :D and it's the same in every classroom in Slovakia.. 3 from 25 ppl can speak/write corectly slovak.. ppl on university don't know how to speak/write politely.. even my boss make mistakes with plural.. -.-"
Idk Russian has been pretty easy to me so far. Maybe it being my mother tongue has got something to do with it but most probably it’s just because of how smart I am 👉🏻😎👉🏻
Серьезно?
@@TitovIgorBro you are gay
@@margaretavanekova4808 polish here, and it’s pretty much the same, sometimes i have to think twice before i say something because i’m not sure if it’s correct or not
One thing other thing that should be mentioned is that CONSISTENCY IS KEY. Not just for learning Japanese or other languages, but for learning new things in general.
I appreciate this a lot man thank you
This video is motivating. Breaking it down like you do really doesn't make it seem so difficult (which it probably still is, but it makes it easier to start).
“Some use learning Japanese as an excuse to watch anime”
*me who wants to learn Japanese so I wan watch anime without having to read*
(2)
Same, but also to play Japanese games without needing a translated version.
@@M4SOPMODII it really do be that way when i'm playing Ryu ga Gotoku (Yakuza)
@@cmlyn77 Yakuza 😭
And here I am, a brazilian guy, using english as second language, listening to the great Nobita talking about Japanese which I intend to be my third or fourth language😂
brasileiro ta em todo lugar mesmo mds
Em todo canto do mundo! ZA WARUDO!😂
@@fred_asv6610 estamos em todos os lugares
Na paz guri! Um forte ガンバーレ pra ti aqui do sul! Aproveitar que com sotaque não têm fiasco!
Me representa! Eheh
Actually, the reason I checked this video was that in the cover you put the X over what is my university’s main japanese grammar book, so it made me laugh and made me intrigued 😂 (I’m italian)
I’m on my third and final year of a course of foreign languages for mediation purposes, and I think that after 3 years I know the basic aspects of grammar and many vocabulary, but I’m still not fluent in the oral part as I’m really bad at putting the elements of a sentence in the right order and sometimes I tend to omit or confuse the most important parts, which are the argumental particles (such as が、を、わ and so on).
So I’m curious about what I could learn by watching your videos 🤗
You gained a new japanese student/follower