I really enjoyed S2. As a healing anime, it was still relaxed but there were moments where there was some tension (like with Peter). Just based on healing, S1 was better but I still really enjoyed S2.
Gonna mention some Indian onomatopoeia! 😄✨ - “chip chip” for something sticky - “dhishoom dhishoom” punch noise - “dhichkiyaon” gun sound (yeah it’s seems kinda weird) - “dhugg dhugg” heartbeat - “tip tip/rim jhim” rain sound - “chamak chamak” lightning crackles and shiny objects - “dhamak dhamak” thunder clap - “ghanann ghanann” rumble of the sky Lol for many of these you need to hear them being said by a native to fully grasp them 😅
As someone who has lived in Spanish, English and French speaking countries, and someone with 4 siblings (2 brothers and 2 sisters), it always struck me how "sibling" doesn't translate well to Spanish or French. In Spanish, the word for "brothers" is used as "siblings" is used in English, unless they're all female in which case you'd say the word for "sisters" in Spanish, and French doesn't have a word for it. If you translate "siblings" to French it will translate to "brothers and sisters". Since my siblings have different genders, I always tend to say "I have brothers and sisters" in Spanish or French. I like the convenience of the word "sibling" even if it's more vague than the words "brother" and "sister".
in spanish the masculine form of a word contains the feminine , so brothers includes females and males , the only case when you would have to use sisters is if any of all your siblings is a man
In Sweden we have a word called ”lagom”. It basically means the right amount of something. -How much coffee do you want? -Lagom! (Not to much, but not to little)
Brown Dash Not really, atleast not from my point of view. Even if you get ”just enough” you could take some more if you wanted. But lagom is a amount where you don’t want any more! That’s how I look at it
Yeah it's kind of like a measuring system. Lagom is like eating until you don't want anymore, A lagom amount is enough to satisfy you but not overwhelm you. If you eat Lagom amount of pizza you are full and content, you don't want anymore of it.
In Germany we have an equivalent for 'Shinrinyoku', which is 'Waldeinsamkeit', defined in english as 'the feeling of being alone in the woods' .. but nobody uses it or knows about it anymore, because it's quite old.
English does have a sympathetic translation for Kormorebi in the word: Dapple, as in the light dapples through the trees and accross the Forrest floor.
i was just about to comment this , but I've only ever heard it used to describe the shade as apposed to the sun light like in your example ,so as i understand it (at least in England )it would described as "dappled shade" as apposed to "dappled sunlight".
The definition of dappled is "marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background." It doesn't have to do with sunlight or shade but the patterns made on the ground. I'm not sure if this clears anything up but I'm off to listen to "59th Street Bridge Song" by Simon and Garfunkel... "I got no deeds to do, no promises to keep I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep Let the morningtime drop all its petals on me Life, I love you, all is groovy..."
So I'm from Germany and there are soooooo many words that I think don't have any translation to English (or everyother language) - 1st and 2nd ones are related to each other. We have *Heimweh* (Homepain) and *Fernweh* (Farpain) and while Heimweh means that your kind of miss your home, Fernweh means quite the opposite, that you miss being far away from home. - 3rd word is *Sturmfrei* (Stormfree) and it's more a teen-youth-kinda-word because you say it when you're (finally) home alone and the parents are all gone so that you can invite some people (or date) to your place. 4th one must be *Abendbrot* (Eveningbread) and it literally means evening bread. I mean.. for real. It means that you eat bread in the evening. 5th word is *tüddelig* (???) and it's used more in the northern part of Germany. You say someone is tüddelig more likely to older men or women meaning that they're a bit slow and forgettable but still super nice and heart warming. Last word in this list (I could continue for hours) is *fremdschämen* (foreignashamed) means that you are sort of feeling a shame on what someone elses behavior is like.
There's actually a word for Fernweh, it's wanderlust (which, funny enough, is a word in German too although with a slightly different connotation). And Fremdschämen's second-hand embarrassment as somebody already stated ;) You're still right though, there are tons of German words without an exact equivalent in English - the most famous probably being the modern nouns English borrows from German, like Kindergarten, Poltergeist, Schadenfreude, Blitzkrieg...
In New Zealand Maori, my favourite word is Taurangawaewae, which means, my place to stand, which means kinda like the place you come from is where you can be most yourself, or gives you the most power, I guess :) "New Zealand is my Taurangawaewae"
I'm glad Japanese has komorebi because it's one of my favorite things but I never had a word for it. When I was going to the university there was this beautiful small grove of orange trees between the dorms. I would go out of my way to walk through it on my way to class just to experience komorebi. Plus the sun-sweet smell of orange blossoms is amazing.
Wow, her English was pretty good. I've never heard an Australian speak so clearly! :) I don't have any Danish onomotopoeia, we don't use them much, but our most famous example of an untranslatable word is "hygge", which is a description of an atmosphere in which you are content (and typically in the presence of good company) while doing something stress-free. Cozy comes close to describing it I suppose.
Mys would be the Swedish version of hygge. I actually think they mean the exact same thing. Would you agree? I don't speak Danish so I'm not entirely sure...
A common borrowed word from German is Schadenfraude which directly translates to "harm glee", usually used when you take joy in other people's misfortune.
Think we swedes stole that aswell, skadeglädje litterally harm glee. Here it atleast it's less that sadistic and more like feeling a joy/glee of lesser misfortunes, like someone you done like getting fired or losing his phone, etc..
Well, sadistic means that you enjoy to hurt other individuals , while Schadenfreude is the reason you laugh when someone stumbles (and obviously doesn't get hurt srsly)
We just stole the whole word on that one 😂 though the proper way to say it is "laughing at the misfortune of others" that doesn't fit on a scrabble board and schadenfreude does (just)
I think this is one of my favorite videos you guys have done, as of now... As I’m fascinated by language, in general. But, especially learning about words that are a part of the Japanese language, that don’t really exist in other languages.
In Portuguese we have the term "Desenrascar". It essentially means that you are currently not in possession of any means to solve a given problem and that you're going to have to think outside the box. It can be used in many ways, sometimes among friends even, after one friend has requested the help of another one too often we can get fed up and just say "Desenrasca-te", which can be roughly translated as "Un-screw-yourself", as in, "This situation is not my responsibility, fix it yourself, I don't care how."
"Desenrascar" is a verb though! You can also say "Vou ter de me desenrascar." Which can be translated to "Guess I'll have to un-screw-myself." It would be similar to saying "I'll have to make do/come up with something." Usually said with a sigh when faced with an unpleasant/unsolvable task.
If I understood Komorebi correctly I would say there IS an English word - dappling. As in "the ground was dappled as the sun / moon shone through the leaves" We grow things in dappled shade - where there is an overhead plant blocking a lot of the light but some still gets through. A lovely word in both languages, I think!
I don't have a single word, but the French phrase "l'esprit de l'escalier" is one of my favorites. The literal translation is "the spirit of the staircase," but what it really means is that feeling you get when you come up with a great comeback five minutes too late to use it. (When you're walking away down the stairs, you see.) My favorite onomatopoeia is from ancient Greek. The English word "barbarian" comes from the Greek "barbaros," which means "foreigner," or, more literally, "non-Greek-speaker." 'Cause to the ancient Greeks, anyone else was just spouting nonsense: "bar bar bar..."
Saudade in Portuguese means a great longing for. You would use it in place of I miss you, but it means so much more than I miss you. It’s a heartbreaking longing for someone or something.
Thanks for being so upbeat in this crazy time of the pandemic. I was supposed to start JET Program this Sept. But have been resorting to videos to be connected until I'm able to travel to Japan. 😄
I really can't overstate how excited komorebi makes me, I have always loved watching leaves move in the wind and watching the shadows they cast on the ground or walls so having a word for that is amazing! Otherwise in English you get the very pretentious sounding, "Light dappling through the leaves". I'd much rather use komorebi!
A few words in Swedish with no direct translation in English are; Orka = When you don't really want to do something or don't have the energy for it. Ork, which means energy is the original word, but by adding an a, it turns into a verb. Fika = Sweden is very big about fika. Many people describe it as having tea or coffee, but in Swedish it is to eat something in the afternoon, which usually consists of a pastry or a baked good together with a hot beverage, or a sweet drink. Farmor/Mormor = These are translated to Grandmother in English but they specify what grandmother you are referring to. Far means father, and mor means mother. Adding them together creates fathermother - your father's mother, or mothermother - your mother's mother. Same goes for Grandfather, only you add father at the end instead of mother to show that it is whoever parent's father.
When my family said "grace" we would express gratitude for the food we will receive. So it's similar to itadakimasu. However it's my understanding that itadakimasu means to be thankful to the food itself as well as those who farmed or caught it and prepared it.
The app Memrise that I’ve been using to learn Japanese says よろしくおねがいします means “nice to meet you(after introduction)” and はじめまして means “nice to meet you(before introduction)”
When Shiori was describing the meaning of "komorebi" I came to think about the swedish word "mångata" which I don't think there is a word for in english (or any other language that I know). It literally translates to "moon road" which is what you would describe the light that the moon shines on, for example, the water, it kind of creates a road of light on the water surface.
About the word Shinrinyoku or "forest bathing". In America we have a phrase "taking it all in". The sight, the sound, the smell, the feel. To fully experience a place or moment. Although the phrase doesn't just apply to nature I believe it is the closest in meaning.
Y’all should do a series where you make food from popular cooking videos on UA-cam (like Jun’s Kitchen or Basics with Babish) but have the staff pick the recipes and not tell you what you’re making until the day of. You could add a gimmick like only seeing the video once before cooking from memory or having to source all the ingredients on a narrow budget.
Komorebi is kind of like ‘ Dappling’ it’s whats used to describe the light coming through the trees. It’s probably the closest translation I can think of x
YAY Shiori, domo arigato gozai masu! Here's a couple more: Tondemonai & Kinose. I grew up with my Japanese mom telling us "tondemonai" when ever she thought our requests were ridiculous. A friend once asked me to translate what mom just said. My literal translation was "even if you fly it won't be there". It was funny to see my friend's confused look. As a kid spending weekends at my grandparents small farm in rural southern Chiba Ken was so much fun during the day but a tad scary at night. Whenever we heard a sound outside we'd run to mom all freaked out. She would tell us it's "kinose" which roughly translates as "imagination" but can also be translated literally as "the tree's fault". Of course as kids we understood it as the latter which only freaked us out more imagining the tall trees outside coming to life and scratching at the walls.. I sure miss Japan, left after I finished kindergarten, never been back in decades.
I taught an adult conversational English class in Hiroshima for several years. We always said "sayno" at the end of a set or before we take a break and none could explain it's meaning. I never thought to understand otsukaresama with my barber, I always just considered it, "we're done" or something really simple; never anything that complex.
In English we'd use "sun dappled" to describe a road with that sort of pattern on it, though its almost the inverse, describing the light rather than shadow.
In Greek, we have the word "φιλότιμο" literally meaning "love for the honor". However, it's not being used like that. Its meaning is very complicated and there is no direct translation to any language. In layman's terms, it means the inner sense to do something good for another person and do not let them helpless or deceive them in any way. i.e. If you're feeling sick and tell someone that you're ok, but you don't look ok at all, the 'φιλότιμο' of the other person will make them help you no matter what and in any way they can. Another example would be when someone in front you in a queue loses their money, your 'φιλότιμο' will make you give that money back to them and not try stealing it. In short, It's an unconditional feeling towards the other person, a sense of honor and total integrity, all of them combined or separately depending the situation. A very special feeling that I believe is completely present in the Japanese culture besides Greek and can be expressed only with the word 'φιλότιμο'.
The go-to Dutch adverb/adjective is "gezellig" (the noun being "gezelligheid"), the atmosphere you feel when you're enjoying yourself with people you like. Edit: I read a response saying there would be more Shiori in the future and that pleases me very much as her bubbly way of presenting is very energising.
In Italian we have something like "Itadakimasu" , we usually say "Buon Appetito" which kinda means "have a good meal" , even it's not a really literal translation... Appetito means "hunger", but more like being pekish. :) We don't have an ending phrase thou.. we just say thanks for the meal, but it's fairly optional XD
Best word that can't be translated into English in the Dutch vocabulary: Gezellig. A room can be 'gezellig', which means as much as 'making you feel comfortable/at peace/'warmth'', but also having company can 'make you have a good time without much effort'
Shiori belongs in front of the camera! She's so cute and full of energy. Loved the video. There were a couple words I've never heard of it before! Very nice.
In the netherlands there is the concept of Gezellig, which is a warm kind of feeling that you get when you're with nice people hanging out for example, and you'll say that it was 'gezellig'
In turkish there is an untranslatable word that I really like which is "Yakamoz" and it means the reflection of the moon on the sea that create a silver line on it. I love the sea and I love the moon so this is one of my most favouritr words ever. And actually in german, the onomatopeia for dokidoki is very similar. It's toktok.
"My English is not so great" Oh, Shiori, don't be so Japanese 🤣, your English is really good. I don't have any problem understand what you are saying, great pronunciation and vocabulary! Shiori speaks better English that some of the other actual English people who I have met.
The german word "Weltschmerz" is a good example for words that don't have a direct translation :) Wikipedia explains it like this: "(...) the kind of feeling experienced by someone who believes that physical reality can never satisfy the demands of the mind." or "(...)more broadly as "a mood of weariness or sadness about life arising from the acute awareness of evil and suffering"(...)"
Komorebi would be "dappled" sunlight. Not precisely the same, but same general meaning. In other news, yoroshiku seems to be kind of all-purpose, in that it may be said to you upon first meeting someone, (sort of like, "Nice to meet you") but can be used in any situation where one person does something, or receives something, from another. And doesn't gochisousama deshita actually mean, "you are a feast"?
"Itadakimasu" - a lot of cultures around the world have a word with the same meaning. Just to clear things up, it's exactly like saying grace (without the religious implications) you're basically just giving Thanks for having food.
There is a word from the portuguese language called "saudades". It's a deep feeling that you have when you miss someone or something. There isn't an english equivalent of this word thought.
Awe I really loved this episode! Love learning fun things about the Japanese language & Shiori is super cute & energetic ♡ My first time commenting on this channel too. Looking forward to more episodes Emma!
These are Dutch words that doesn't have a English translation to my knowledge: 1. * Gezellig *. It's something like the word 'conviviality'. Used in a conversation: "Do you want to come over and hang out and catch up? Oh, *gezellig*!" or: "How was your get-together with friends/family? *Gezellig*!" 2. *Uitwaaien*. We mostly use it when we go to the beach to get some fresh air and feel the wind and to clear our minds. 3. *Uitbuiken*. We use this word after dinner/having a lot of food. When you eat too much, you need time to sit down, relax and let it digest. It's before you end up in a food coma, haha. xD 4. *Koukleum*. This word is used for people who cannot stand the cold. Someone who is always cold, when maybe other people around are not.
The one I prolly use most often ist "blubb blubb" (pronaounced like bloob bloob) and is basically the sound of bubbles. Usually used when something/someone is drowning literally or figurativly speaking. Or also like the fish that do the bubbles and you just say like "blubb" as in "I don't care" or "I don't have a clue" "did you say something?" "whaterever"
I think the closest you could get to an English equivalent to "yoroshiku" is to be found in older, more formal, expressions like "I am at your service/disposal" or "I am your humble servant" or rather "I submit myself into your care" etc. Although the first ones especially have a slightly different meaning, they still have a similar sort of sentiment, just more submissive and grovelling.
When a Buddhist initiate receives robes, they say "itadakimas" and put the folded robes on their head. The nuance being that you are receiving something too nice for you (or beyond your means to appreciate), so you treat the object/food with respect.
As i German i would say: "Ohrwurm" - "Ear worm" . that one Song that keep sticking in your head for days. and "Kopfkino" - a imagination of things (in your Mind) that would possible happen or possible not :) and please more vids with shiori :)
we have lots of words that just don't translate at all, but as they don't I cant really explain them 😄😄 Davka! 😄 One of the things we do in Hebrew if we want to emphasise a word is to say it twice. Like le'at is slow but if we want someone to do something really slowly - instead of saying "slow down" we say "le'at le'at". Opposite works too - maher is quick - so we say "maher maher" for "hurry up!"
I just realize that ペラペラ can mean "someone talks too much that is annoying" or "very good at speaking something" depending on raising the sound or dropping the sound "annoying" sounds like going downstairs but "well spoken" is going upstairs I know both meaning but never realize they are written exactly the same.
In Jewish tradition we have something like itadakimasu. It is a blessing called "Shechechiyanu" (The ch as gutteral as in German 'ich' - or Scottish 'loch') It literally means thank you for letting me get to this time and place, and like itadakimasu means we pause for a moment to be thankful for whatever that particular thing is. For example you always say it when you eat the first fruit of the season. (grateful to be alive, to be experiencing something again after a whole year!) And of course thankful for those who made it possible (including G-d).
Brazil's onomatopoeia to a sad situation (when the situation happens you sad that, followed by a sad face or something), or when the person is sad, is: TUURURU, more like in japanese pronunciation. Because of naruto sad theme song on the flute.
Thank you for making your videos, Emma! ;> I usually watch your old vids while learning Japanese, helps to move on :D Appreciate ya really much, you're gorgeous
6:22 The word _komorebi_ reminds me of the meaning for the etymology of cheetah which roughly translates to "dappled sunlight" in Hindi, which describes its body. Variants of cheetah relates to the leopard also. So in a sense komorebi means dappled sunlight, for how the sun's light casts a shadow on the forest floor from the leaves of the trees.
komorebi = sun-dappled? "the trees are green with leaves, and the sun shines through the leaves to leave dapples of light on the ground. The phrase is meant to evoke pleasant feelings of nostalgia."
Two thoughts - first animal sounds are often great onamonapia, plus I love the sound a frog makes in Japanese. Also I think it would be interesting to look at what common words English uses that there is no adequate translation into Japanese. Or English words that are often misunderstood in Japanese.
Closest translation I can think of for 木漏れ日 would be 'sun dappled'. 木漏れ日 is one of my favorite words too :) Edit: Kept watching and must say that 森林浴 comes in at a close 2nd!
There must be. I think almost all languages have those. I am turkish and sometimes I just can't find a corresponding single word to translate from english to turkish or vice versa.
I don't think you'd use those words exactly, you'd probably just some the language's insult system... Also I've never heard the first word... Only the second one (=^・^=)
@@dynamicgecko1213 Yees same for example 'kolay gelsin' I have a neighbor (ojiisan) who works in his garden a lot and every time I pass him I want to say 'kolay gelsin' but there is no Japanese expression for that
In portuguese we have "saudade/saudades", which does not translate really well to english. This is the most common example we generally use for this question. One that is not really an onomatopeia, but has not meaning in other languages: "eita!" You can use in many situations, like: "Eita, nóis!" which can be very poorly translated to "wow, fellas!". It has more of a surprise effect. It can be used on its on and will mean the same: "Você ficou sabendo que o Fulano terminou com a Cicrana?" ("Did you hear that John Doe broke up with Joan Doe?") "Eita!!" / "Eita, nóis!" ("Wow, fellas!" - see? makes no sense, =P / "Wow!!") But it can be used in other contexts, like a sight because you have to do an awful job: "Eita, nóis... / Eita..." There are other contexts, but it is so natural to use it that I'm find hard to list other examples.
In Sinhala/Sinhalese we have "Aney", which is a tricky one even I can't define. It's something you say when you want to express annoyance, admiration (for something cute sometimes), sympathy, or when pleading. It depends on the context.
Good to see you've finally unleashed Tokyo Creative's greatest asset (SHIORI)
She's so cute
Abroad in Japan BOSS BATTLE UNLOCKED
SHIORI vs NATSUKI
hahahah
Natsuki would be second, although you are the most valuable sarcastic entertainer.
Wow, now a tag team video ft. Chris & Emma Vs. Natsuki & Shiori.
Shiori is so funny, energetic and entertaining! Please do more videos with her!
Shiori; a rival to natsuki?
Obiᅮᅮ nope, natsuki is in a class of his own
@@shadowchrome_ for better or for worse 😁
More like "For better AND for worse" ( ´艸｀)
Obiᅮᅮ mmmm id say slightly worse, natsuki has a backstory
natsuki is on his own ascended plane of existence
Omg. Shiori is so adorable. We need more of her
More Shiori coming right up!!
I really enjoyed S2. As a healing anime, it was still relaxed but there were moments where there was some tension (like with Peter). Just based on healing, S1 was better but I still really enjoyed S2.
Chris got a lot cuter.
lmao
Good tits for a guy.
Lost a lot of weight
God dammit, I was drinking water.
Shiori your English is great! You were really easy to understand and you explained everything well
Gonna mention some Indian onomatopoeia! 😄✨
- “chip chip” for something sticky
- “dhishoom dhishoom” punch noise
- “dhichkiyaon” gun sound (yeah it’s seems kinda weird)
- “dhugg dhugg” heartbeat
- “tip tip/rim jhim” rain sound
- “chamak chamak” lightning crackles and shiny objects
- “dhamak dhamak” thunder clap
- “ghanann ghanann” rumble of the sky
Lol for many of these you need to hear them being said by a native to fully grasp them 😅
森林 is such an amazing kanji
That's a lotta forest
Is 2 kanji
"Do you have words in your language that cannot be translated?" *Laughs in German*
Daswaldsterben is my fav :)
Chuckles in Swedish
Chuckles in Norris
For example Schadenfreude, they just copy pasted it into English because there is no such thing
Wait till you get to regional dialects, regards from Belgium
As someone who has lived in Spanish, English and French speaking countries, and someone with 4 siblings (2 brothers and 2 sisters), it always struck me how "sibling" doesn't translate well to Spanish or French. In Spanish, the word for "brothers" is used as "siblings" is used in English, unless they're all female in which case you'd say the word for "sisters" in Spanish, and French doesn't have a word for it. If you translate "siblings" to French it will translate to "brothers and sisters". Since my siblings have different genders, I always tend to say "I have brothers and sisters" in Spanish or French. I like the convenience of the word "sibling" even if it's more vague than the words "brother" and "sister".
in spanish the masculine form of a word contains the feminine , so brothers includes females and males , the only case when you would have to use sisters is if any of all your siblings is a man
I agree, the same goes for cousin(s)!
In Sweden we have a word called ”lagom”. It basically means the right amount of something.
-How much coffee do you want?
-Lagom! (Not to much, but not to little)
I was just going to write this... you beat me to it 😆
Maria Sjölund Haha, sorry! 😅
So it’s “just enough” in English.
Brown Dash Not really, atleast not from my point of view. Even if you get ”just enough” you could take some more if you wanted. But lagom is a amount where you don’t want any more! That’s how I look at it
Yeah it's kind of like a measuring system. Lagom is like eating until you don't want anymore, A lagom amount is enough to satisfy you but not overwhelm you. If you eat Lagom amount of pizza you are full and content, you don't want anymore of it.
In Germany we have an equivalent for 'Shinrinyoku', which is 'Waldeinsamkeit', defined in english as 'the feeling of being alone in the woods' .. but nobody uses it or knows about it anymore, because it's quite old.
English does have a sympathetic translation for Kormorebi in the word: Dapple, as in the light dapples through the trees and accross the Forrest floor.
Komorebi refers to the sunlight itself though, so the closest translation for it would probably be “dappled sunlight through the leaves” in my opinion
i was just about to comment this , but I've only ever heard it used to describe the shade as apposed to the sun light like in your example ,so as i understand it (at least in England )it would described as "dappled shade" as apposed to "dappled sunlight".
The definition of dappled is "marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background." It doesn't have to do with sunlight or shade but the patterns made on the ground. I'm not sure if this clears anything up but I'm off to listen to "59th Street Bridge Song" by Simon and Garfunkel...
"I got no deeds to do, no promises to keep
I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep
Let the morningtime drop all its petals on me
Life, I love you, all is groovy..."
So coming from 3 different directions of it, this word is even cooler!
sunbeams!!!
There are words in English that don't translate into English.
As a resident of Somerset, the film Hot Fuzz comes to mind...
The bit starting at 8:30 is too funny! Shiori and Emma play off each other so well!
So I'm from Germany and there are soooooo many words that I think don't have any translation to English (or everyother language)
- 1st and 2nd ones are related to each other. We have *Heimweh* (Homepain) and *Fernweh* (Farpain) and while Heimweh means that your kind of miss your home, Fernweh means quite the opposite, that you miss being far away from home.
- 3rd word is *Sturmfrei* (Stormfree) and it's more a teen-youth-kinda-word because you say it when you're (finally) home alone and the parents are all gone so that you can invite some people (or date) to your place.
4th one must be *Abendbrot* (Eveningbread) and it literally means evening bread. I mean.. for real. It means that you eat bread in the evening.
5th word is *tüddelig* (???) and it's used more in the northern part of Germany. You say someone is tüddelig more likely to older men or women meaning that they're a bit slow and forgettable but still super nice and heart warming.
Last word in this list (I could continue for hours) is *fremdschämen* (foreignashamed) means that you are sort of feeling a shame on what someone elses behavior is like.
The first one does exist in English (and probably many other languages). In English it's "Homesick" :)
@@timlarsson You're right, thanks!
The last one I guess is cringe
fremdschämen seems to be the same as second-hand embarrasment, but still those other words were really interesting!
There's actually a word for Fernweh, it's wanderlust (which, funny enough, is a word in German too although with a slightly different connotation). And Fremdschämen's second-hand embarrassment as somebody already stated ;) You're still right though, there are tons of German words without an exact equivalent in English - the most famous probably being the modern nouns English borrows from German, like Kindergarten, Poltergeist, Schadenfreude, Blitzkrieg...
In New Zealand Maori, my favourite word is Taurangawaewae, which means, my place to stand, which means kinda like the place you come from is where you can be most yourself, or gives you the most power, I guess :) "New Zealand is my Taurangawaewae"
I'm glad Japanese has komorebi because it's one of my favorite things but I never had a word for it. When I was going to the university there was this beautiful small grove of orange trees between the dorms. I would go out of my way to walk through it on my way to class just to experience komorebi. Plus the sun-sweet smell of orange blossoms is amazing.
Do a Japan quiz with Emma and Shiori vs Chris and Natsuke!
Shiori is so cute 😭💕
Shiori is so cute and energetic! Would love to see more videos with her in.
Wow, her English was pretty good. I've never heard an Australian speak so clearly! :)
I don't have any Danish onomotopoeia, we don't use them much, but our most famous example of an untranslatable word is "hygge", which is a description of an atmosphere in which you are content (and typically in the presence of good company) while doing something stress-free. Cozy comes close to describing it I suppose.
That one's in good company with Dutch' "gezellig(heid)".
Mys would be the Swedish version of hygge. I actually think they mean the exact same thing. Would you agree? I don't speak Danish so I'm not entirely sure...
@@ischa1921 - Google translate says yes. Personally I have no clue, it's never come up when I've talked to Swedes, but I believe you.
A common borrowed word from German is Schadenfraude which directly translates to "harm glee", usually used when you take joy in other people's misfortune.
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So could it be translate to, “sadist” or, “sadistic”?
Think we swedes stole that aswell, skadeglädje litterally harm glee. Here it atleast it's less that sadistic and more like feeling a joy/glee of lesser misfortunes, like someone you done like getting fired or losing his phone, etc..
Well, sadistic means that you enjoy to hurt other individuals , while Schadenfreude is the reason you laugh when someone stumbles (and obviously doesn't get hurt srsly)
Common borrowed Swedish words in English is 'ombudsman' and 'smorgasbord' (last one is smörgåsbord in Swedish).
We just stole the whole word on that one 😂 though the proper way to say it is "laughing at the misfortune of others" that doesn't fit on a scrabble board and schadenfreude does (just)
森林 the most beloved of kanji for Bob Ross
Hahaha! Best comment!
Bob types "林"
Bob: "We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents"
I was an instant fan of Shiori from the livestream. I can't wait to see more videos featuring all the people at Tokyo creative.
I think this is one of my favorite videos you guys have done, as of now... As I’m fascinated by language, in general. But, especially learning about words that are a part of the Japanese language, that don’t really exist in other languages.
In Portuguese we have the term "Desenrascar". It essentially means that you are currently not in possession of any means to solve a given problem and that you're going to have to think outside the box. It can be used in many ways, sometimes among friends even, after one friend has requested the help of another one too often we can get fed up and just say "Desenrasca-te", which can be roughly translated as "Un-screw-yourself", as in, "This situation is not my responsibility, fix it yourself, I don't care how."
"Desenrascar" is a verb though! You can also say "Vou ter de me desenrascar." Which can be translated to "Guess I'll have to un-screw-myself." It would be similar to saying "I'll have to make do/come up with something." Usually said with a sigh when faced with an unpleasant/unsolvable task.
If I understood Komorebi correctly I would say there IS an English word - dappling. As in "the ground was dappled as the sun / moon shone through the leaves"
We grow things in dappled shade - where there is an overhead plant blocking a lot of the light but some still gets through.
A lovely word in both languages, I think!
I don't have a single word, but the French phrase "l'esprit de l'escalier" is one of my favorites. The literal translation is "the spirit of the staircase," but what it really means is that feeling you get when you come up with a great comeback five minutes too late to use it. (When you're walking away down the stairs, you see.)
My favorite onomatopoeia is from ancient Greek. The English word "barbarian" comes from the Greek "barbaros," which means "foreigner," or, more literally, "non-Greek-speaker." 'Cause to the ancient Greeks, anyone else was just spouting nonsense: "bar bar bar..."
I was told itadakimasu was to show appreciation for the life you have taken to sustain your life
Saudade in Portuguese means a great longing for. You would use it in place of I miss you, but it means so much more than I miss you. It’s a heartbreaking longing for someone or something.
Thanks for being so upbeat in this crazy time of the pandemic. I was supposed to start JET Program this Sept. But have been resorting to videos to be connected until I'm able to travel to Japan. 😄
I love Shiori so much! Thank you for putting her into a video!!
I really can't overstate how excited komorebi makes me, I have always loved watching leaves move in the wind and watching the shadows they cast on the ground or walls so having a word for that is amazing! Otherwise in English you get the very pretentious sounding, "Light dappling through the leaves". I'd much rather use komorebi!
A few words in Swedish with no direct translation in English are;
Orka = When you don't really want to do something or don't have the energy for it. Ork, which means energy is the original word, but by adding an a, it turns into a verb.
Fika = Sweden is very big about fika. Many people describe it as having tea or coffee, but in Swedish it is to eat something in the afternoon, which usually consists of a pastry or a baked good together with a hot beverage, or a sweet drink.
Farmor/Mormor = These are translated to Grandmother in English but they specify what grandmother you are referring to. Far means father, and mor means mother. Adding them together creates fathermother - your father's mother, or mothermother - your mother's mother. Same goes for Grandfather, only you add father at the end instead of mother to show that it is whoever parent's father.
When my family said "grace" we would express gratitude for the food we will receive. So it's similar to itadakimasu. However it's my understanding that itadakimasu means to be thankful to the food itself as well as those who farmed or caught it and prepared it.
I fully embrace the idea of more Shiori on future TC videos. Please Emma, bless us with the kawaii.
Komorebi is my favorite word! I've always loved the way light leaks through leaves and creates bright spots on the ground!
The app Memrise that I’ve been using to learn Japanese says よろしくおねがいします means “nice to meet you(after introduction)” and はじめまして means “nice to meet you(before introduction)”
When Shiori was describing the meaning of "komorebi" I came to think about the swedish word "mångata" which I don't think there is a word for in english (or any other language that I know). It literally translates to "moon road" which is what you would describe the light that the moon shines on, for example, the water, it kind of creates a road of light on the water surface.
Lovely video, very informative!
About the word Shinrinyoku or "forest bathing". In America we have a phrase "taking it all in". The sight, the sound, the smell, the feel. To fully experience a place or moment. Although the phrase doesn't just apply to nature I believe it is the closest in meaning.
Y’all should do a series where you make food from popular cooking videos on UA-cam (like Jun’s Kitchen or Basics with Babish) but have the staff pick the recipes and not tell you what you’re making until the day of. You could add a gimmick like only seeing the video once before cooking from memory or having to source all the ingredients on a narrow budget.
You guys need to do more videos together!! You're both so happy and positive, it's very refreshing. 😄😄😄
Komorebi is kind of like ‘ Dappling’ it’s whats used to describe the light coming through the trees. It’s probably the closest translation I can think of x
YAY Shiori, domo arigato gozai masu! Here's a couple more: Tondemonai & Kinose.
I grew up with my Japanese mom telling us "tondemonai" when ever she thought our requests were ridiculous. A friend once asked me to translate what mom just said. My literal translation was "even if you fly it won't be there". It was funny to see my friend's confused look.
As a kid spending weekends at my grandparents small farm in rural southern Chiba Ken was so much fun during the day but a tad scary at night. Whenever we heard a sound outside we'd run to mom all freaked out. She would tell us it's "kinose" which roughly translates as "imagination" but can also be translated literally as "the tree's fault". Of course as kids we understood it as the latter which only freaked us out more imagining the tall trees outside coming to life and scratching at the walls..
I sure miss Japan, left after I finished kindergarten, never been back in decades.
I taught an adult conversational English class in Hiroshima for several years. We always said "sayno" at the end of a set or before we take a break and none could explain it's meaning.
I never thought to understand otsukaresama with my barber, I always just considered it, "we're done" or something really simple; never anything that complex.
In English we'd use "sun dappled" to describe a road with that sort of pattern on it, though its almost the inverse, describing the light rather than shadow.
Aw this was so wholesome! You should include Shiori in more videos, she was so cute :D
In Greek, we have the word "φιλότιμο" literally meaning "love for the honor". However, it's not being used like that. Its meaning is very complicated and there is no direct translation to any language. In layman's terms, it means the inner sense to do something good for another person and do not let them helpless or deceive them in any way. i.e. If you're feeling sick and tell someone that you're ok, but you don't look ok at all, the 'φιλότιμο' of the other person will make them help you no matter what and in any way they can. Another example would be when someone in front you in a queue loses their money, your 'φιλότιμο' will make you give that money back to them and not try stealing it. In short, It's an unconditional feeling towards the other person, a sense of honor and total integrity, all of them combined or separately depending the situation. A very special feeling that I believe is completely present in the Japanese culture besides Greek and can be expressed only with the word 'φιλότιμο'.
The go-to Dutch adverb/adjective is "gezellig" (the noun being "gezelligheid"), the atmosphere you feel when you're enjoying yourself with people you like.
Edit: I read a response saying there would be more Shiori in the future and that pleases me very much as her bubbly way of presenting is very energising.
In Italian we have something like "Itadakimasu" , we usually say "Buon Appetito" which kinda means "have a good meal" , even it's not a really literal translation... Appetito means "hunger", but more like being pekish. :)
We don't have an ending phrase thou.. we just say thanks for the meal, but it's fairly optional XD
Best word that can't be translated into English in the Dutch vocabulary: Gezellig. A room can be 'gezellig', which means as much as 'making you feel comfortable/at peace/'warmth'', but also having company can 'make you have a good time without much effort'
Shiori belongs in front of the camera! She's so cute and full of energy. Loved the video. There were a couple words I've never heard of it before! Very nice.
PS I tried following the link to Emma's channel (UCAKZ) in the description but it doesn't exist?
In the netherlands there is the concept of Gezellig, which is a warm kind of feeling that you get when you're with nice people hanging out for example, and you'll say that it was 'gezellig'
In turkish there is an untranslatable word that I really like which is "Yakamoz" and it means the reflection of the moon on the sea that create a silver line on it. I love the sea and I love the moon so this is one of my most favouritr words ever.
And actually in german, the onomatopeia for dokidoki is very similar. It's toktok.
"My English is not so great" Oh, Shiori, don't be so Japanese 🤣, your English is really good. I don't have any problem understand what you are saying, great pronunciation and vocabulary! Shiori speaks better English that some of the other actual English people who I have met.
The german word "Weltschmerz" is a good example for words that don't have a direct translation :)
Wikipedia explains it like this: "(...) the kind of feeling experienced by someone who believes that physical reality can never satisfy the demands of the mind." or "(...)more broadly as "a mood of weariness or sadness about life arising from the acute awareness of evil and suffering"(...)"
Sisters from different nations. Also, Shiori is like sunshine personified. Great vid!
Komorebi would be "dappled" sunlight. Not precisely the same, but same general meaning. In other news, yoroshiku seems to be kind of all-purpose, in that it may be said to you upon first meeting someone, (sort of like, "Nice to meet you") but can be used in any situation where one person does something, or receives something, from another. And doesn't gochisousama deshita actually mean, "you are a feast"?
"Itadakimasu" - a lot of cultures around the world have a word with the same meaning. Just to clear things up, it's exactly like saying grace (without the religious implications) you're basically just giving Thanks for having food.
you must have shiori on every episode she is the best
There is a word from the portuguese language called "saudades". It's a deep feeling that you have when you miss someone or something. There isn't an english equivalent of this word thought.
I want to see Shiori vs Natsuki battle to the death
Awe I really loved this episode! Love learning fun things about the Japanese language & Shiori is super cute & energetic ♡ My first time commenting on this channel too. Looking forward to more episodes Emma!
I have just discovered your youtube channel today, and i love it!!!
These are Dutch words that doesn't have a English translation to my knowledge:
1. * Gezellig *. It's something like the word 'conviviality'. Used in a conversation: "Do you want to come over and hang out and catch up? Oh, *gezellig*!" or: "How was your get-together with friends/family? *Gezellig*!"
2. *Uitwaaien*. We mostly use it when we go to the beach to get some fresh air and feel the wind and to clear our minds.
3. *Uitbuiken*. We use this word after dinner/having a lot of food. When you eat too much, you need time to sit down, relax and let it digest. It's before you end up in a food coma, haha. xD
4. *Koukleum*. This word is used for people who cannot stand the cold. Someone who is always cold, when maybe other people around are not.
The one I prolly use most often ist "blubb blubb" (pronaounced like bloob bloob) and is basically the sound of bubbles. Usually used when something/someone is drowning literally or figurativly speaking.
Or also like the fish that do the bubbles and you just say like "blubb" as in "I don't care" or "I don't have a clue" "did you say something?" "whaterever"
I think the closest you could get to an English equivalent to "yoroshiku" is to be found in older, more formal, expressions like "I am at your service/disposal" or "I am your humble servant" or rather "I submit myself into your care" etc.
Although the first ones especially have a slightly different meaning, they still have a similar sort of sentiment, just more submissive and grovelling.
Itadakimasu is an all encompassing thank you, including thanking the life form you’re consuming.
When a Buddhist initiate receives robes, they say "itadakimas" and put the folded robes on their head. The nuance being that you are receiving something too nice for you (or beyond your means to appreciate), so you treat the object/food with respect.
As i German i would say: "Ohrwurm" - "Ear worm" . that one Song that keep sticking in your head for days. and "Kopfkino" - a imagination of things (in your Mind) that would possible happen or possible not :) and please more vids with shiori :)
we have lots of words that just don't translate at all, but as they don't I cant really explain them 😄😄 Davka! 😄
One of the things we do in Hebrew if we want to emphasise a word is to say it twice. Like le'at is slow but if we want someone to do something really slowly - instead of saying "slow down" we say "le'at le'at". Opposite works too - maher is quick - so we say "maher maher" for "hurry up!"
Welp, Shiori's reaction to "pitter patter" has filled my Adorable Quota for the day.
Fun AND instructive!! Super cool! :)
@Shiori always brightens my day! :)
Ganbare!
Yes! :) Such unique energy, more Shiori! Oh, and you know the pink wall... it's good!
I just realize that ペラペラ can mean "someone talks too much that is annoying" or "very good at speaking something" depending on raising the sound or dropping the sound
"annoying" sounds like going downstairs but "well spoken" is going upstairs
I know both meaning but never realize they are written exactly the same.
In Jewish tradition we have something like itadakimasu. It is a blessing called "Shechechiyanu" (The ch as gutteral as in German 'ich' - or Scottish 'loch') It literally means thank you for letting me get to this time and place, and like itadakimasu means we pause for a moment to be thankful for whatever that particular thing is. For example you always say it when you eat the first fruit of the season. (grateful to be alive, to be experiencing something again after a whole year!)
And of course thankful for those who made it possible (including G-d).
Brazil's onomatopoeia to a sad situation (when the situation happens you sad that, followed by a sad face or something), or when the person is sad, is: TUURURU, more like in japanese pronunciation. Because of naruto sad theme song on the flute.
More Shiori please! Like you said, she is wonderful!
Thank you for making your videos, Emma! ;>
I usually watch your old vids while learning Japanese, helps to move on :D
Appreciate ya really much, you're gorgeous
The word about shadows through the leaves sounds similar in meaning to dappled to me
In German, we have a word called "Weltschmerz" which kind of means "melancholy or the state of sadness about all the things going wrong in this world"
More Shiori in the future please and language episodes too
Thank you for the informative video! You two are amazing :3
I don't know why but this made me so happy
6:22 The word _komorebi_ reminds me of the meaning for the etymology of cheetah which roughly translates to "dappled sunlight" in Hindi, which describes its body. Variants of cheetah relates to the leopard also. So in a sense komorebi means dappled sunlight, for how the sun's light casts a shadow on the forest floor from the leaves of the trees.
komorebi = sun-dappled? "the trees are green with leaves, and the sun shines through the leaves to leave dapples of light on the ground. The phrase is meant to evoke pleasant feelings of nostalgia."
Two thoughts - first animal sounds are often great onamonapia, plus I love the sound a frog makes in Japanese.
Also I think it would be interesting to look at what common words English uses that there is no adequate translation into Japanese. Or English words that are often misunderstood in Japanese.
This was really interesting and informative!
Closest translation I can think of for 木漏れ日 would be 'sun dappled'. 木漏れ日 is one of my favorite words too :)
Edit: Kept watching and must say that 森林浴 comes in at a close 2nd!
Shiori is just the cutest!
Are there any words in English that wouldn't translate over to Japan conceptually or linguistically ?
There must be. I think almost all languages have those. I am turkish and sometimes I just can't find a corresponding single word to translate from english to turkish or vice versa.
I don't think you'd use those words exactly, you'd probably just some the language's insult system... Also I've never heard the first word... Only the second one (=^・^=)
@@dynamicgecko1213 Yees same for example 'kolay gelsin'
I have a neighbor (ojiisan) who works in his garden a lot and every time I pass him I want to say 'kolay gelsin' but there is no Japanese expression for that
Ben's Fake News Writer As a german person I can confirm.
Rebecca Dean Oh, I don't need that confirmation I'm half-German myself.
In portuguese we have "saudade/saudades", which does not translate really well to english. This is the most common example we generally use for this question. One that is not really an onomatopeia, but has not meaning in other languages: "eita!"
You can use in many situations, like:
"Eita, nóis!" which can be very poorly translated to "wow, fellas!". It has more of a surprise effect. It can be used on its on and will mean the same:
"Você ficou sabendo que o Fulano terminou com a Cicrana?" ("Did you hear that John Doe broke up with Joan Doe?")
"Eita!!" / "Eita, nóis!" ("Wow, fellas!" - see? makes no sense, =P / "Wow!!")
But it can be used in other contexts, like a sight because you have to do an awful job:
"Eita, nóis... / Eita..."
There are other contexts, but it is so natural to use it that I'm find hard to list other examples.
Bit like oh shit in english which is a perfectly reasonable response to every situation tbh
Shiori was really awesome and her english was really good! :D
So polite thankful for everything kinda words .. Like food, work, nature.
In Sinhala/Sinhalese we have "Aney", which is a tricky one even I can't define. It's something you say when you want to express annoyance, admiration (for something cute sometimes), sympathy, or when pleading. It depends on the context.
If you were to transliterate it into katakana, it would be アネ〜
I think there are plenty of other meanings for it, too.
I had learned Yoroshiku as Dozo yoroshiku... I had never heard in any other way. Interesting.
One of the onomatopoeia we use for a heartbeat in english is lub-dub. I love that. it sounds so funky