Japanese Pronunciation: Rhythm (Exercises)

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  • Опубліковано 7 гру 2022
  • Here are some exercises to practice your sense of rhythm. We use haiku (俳句) and children's song to instill you the rhythm of mora-system.
    If you haven’t seen the original video about Japanese Rhythm, check it out first: • Japanese Pronunciation...
    日本語の「拍」のリズムに慣れることでより自然な発音をすることができ、また日本語の「音」がよりはっきりと聞こえるようになります!
    By getting used to Japanese "haku (mora)", you will be able to pronounce Japanese more naturally, and you will be able to hear Japanese "sounds" more clearly.
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  • @py8554
    @py8554 Рік тому +296

    I love this Japanese poetry recitation for Japanese learners. Thanks!!

    • @kanamenaito
      @kanamenaito  Рік тому +38

      I’m glad you like it. I think it is really useful to get sense of Japanese rhythm.

    • @MysteryTako
      @MysteryTako Рік тому +8

      @@kanamenaito It absolutely is! I actually heard at least one of those exact poems recited in an anime recently and thought it beautiful but couldn't fully understand it. I've been casually trying to teach myself Japanese on and off as a hobby for over six years now, and your channel has taught me as much in four videos as a fortnight of grinding out lessons on some language app ever did! I would love more such practical videos like this, I feel the main barrier to fluency at this point (besides my difficulties with kanji) is my lack of any opportunity to actually SPEAK the language, and these poems fascinate me.
      But of course, you're not a Japanese poetry channel. I wonder, IS there a channel explaining Japanese poetry somewhere? 🤔

  • @1stMilcom
    @1stMilcom Рік тому +237

    This is pure gold for Japanese beginners like myself. Thanks for the hard work put into this video! Subbed

  • @kanamenaito
    @kanamenaito  Рік тому +246

    Here are the texts for the exercises (original, kana, romaji) and translations:
    “Okuyama ni” by Sarumaru Dayū (奥山に - 猿丸大夫)
    Original:
    奥山に
    紅葉踏みわけ
    鳴く鹿の
    声きく時ぞ
    秋はかなしき
    Kana:
    おくやまに
    もみぢふみわけ
    なくしかの
    こえきくときぞ
    あきはかなしき
    Romaji:
    Okuyama ni
    Momiji fumiwake
    Naku shika no
    Koe kiku toki zo
    Aki wa kanashiki
    Translation:
    Wander deep into the mountains
    Treading on the fallen leaves
    Hear the sounds of deer calling
    Autumn makes me sad
    “Ichihatsu no” by Masaoka Shiki (いちはつの - 正岡子規)
    Original:
    いちはつの
    花咲きいでて
    我目には
    今年ばかりの
    春いかんとす
    Kana:
    いちはつの
    はなさきいでて
    わがめには
    ことしばかりの
    はるいかんとす
    Romaji:
    Ichihatsu no
    Hana sakiidete
    Waga me ni wa
    Kotoshi bakari no
    Haru ikan to su
    Translation:
    Iris in bloom
    In my eyes
    I see this year's
    Spring is leaving
    Antagatadokosa Song (あんたがたどこさ)
    Original:
    あんたがたどこさ 
    肥後さ 
    肥後どこさ
    熊本さ
    熊本どこさ
    船場さ
    船場山には狸がおってさ
    それを猟師が鉄砲で撃ってさ
    煮てさ
    焼いてさ
    食ってさ
    それを木の葉でちょいと被せ
    Translation:
    Where you guys are from?
    Higo
    Where in Higo?
    Kumamoto
    Where in Kumamoto?
    Senba
    There was a raccoon dog in Mt. Senba
    Hunter shot it with a gun
    Boiled it
    Grilled it
    Ate it
    And then hid it with leaves
    Original kana:
    あんたがたどこさ
    ひごさ
    ひごどこさ
    くまもとさ
    くまもとどこさ
    せんばさ
    せんばやまにはたぬきがおってさ
    それをりょうしがてっぽうでうってさ
    にてさ
    やいてさ
    くってさ
    それをこのはでちょっとかぶせ
    Lyrics as they are sang:
    あんたがったどっこさ
    ひーごさ
    ひーごどっこさ
    くーまもっとさ
    くーまもっとどっこさ
    せんばさ
    せんーばやーまにーはたーぬきーがおってさ
    それーをりょーしーがてっぽーでうってさ
    にーてさ
    やいてさ
    くってさ
    それーをこーのはーでちょっとかーぶーせ
    Lyrics as they are sang (romaji):
    Antagatta dokko sa
    Hiigo sa
    Hiigo dokko sa
    Kuumamotto sa
    Kuumamotto dokko sa
    Semba sa
    Semmba yaama nii wa taanukii ga ottesa
    Soree o ryooshii ga teppoo de uttesa
    Niite sa
    Yaite sa
    Kutte sa
    Soree o koonohaa de chotto kaabuuse

    • @moma-b
      @moma-b Рік тому +6

      This is exactly what I needed. Thank you so much for making this video!
      (the dog content is just the cream on the top of the cake 🐶)

    • @jackz9730
      @jackz9730 Рік тому +1

      Doing gods work, such a good video! Your videos help out a lot.

    • @Tomuvalerie
      @Tomuvalerie Рік тому +1

    • @kostyashoomsky4201
      @kostyashoomsky4201 Рік тому

      Great videos! I think they are super useful for beginners!
      I think there's a typo in the last line of original lyrics of the song, which is: それを木の葉でちょいと被せ. I think it should be ちょっと, not ちょいと.

    • @fertxus
      @fertxus Рік тому +3

      Wait, in the last one, they are boiling, grilling, eating, and hiding the tanuki or the hunter?

  • @lowyolei3756
    @lowyolei3756 Рік тому +106

    I have been learning Japanese for a long time, and this is useful, you are a really good teacher, never stop, one day you will be the best on youtubep

  • @CreativeCreatorCreates
    @CreativeCreatorCreates Рік тому +35

    I taught myself Japanese in late 94/95 for a trip I took in 95. (With a second in 97/98) The internet was not anything of what it is today, so what I had were tapes and library rentals. I was able to mimic Mora but did not know that’s what it was. I am THRILLED to have found your videos and thank you for inspiring me to refresh my skills. 🙏✨

  • @gaburincho
    @gaburincho Рік тому +21

    Maybe it's interesting to point out that most of the lines start on beat (first mora), but the longest ones (せんーばやーまにーはたーぬきーがおってさ and それーをりょーしーがてっぽーでうってさ )starts "upbeat" (on the third mora), not caring at all if the accent of the word matches with the rhythmic accent of the music (which is usually very important in western music). Actually it's quite complex to be a child song, as also the beats of the bars change constantly (4/4, 2/4, 3/4 and so on....). おもしろい

    • @Celeste_779
      @Celeste_779 Рік тому +2

      yeah this tripped me up when I was trying to follow along lol
      I knew something felt off but I didn't know what it was, cool info!

  • @nath6374
    @nath6374 Рік тому +59

    your english accent is very good! I don't know if you studied music, but I noticed that you were in tune when explaining pitch accents in another video. I like your teaching approach! congrats!
    edit: 9:07 I got to this part after I made the comment! sorry! 😅

  • @izJeikii
    @izJeikii 4 місяці тому +5

    I’ve been practicing the children’s song a few times a day for the past 3 days, and I finally have perfect spacing between the sounds. It just clicks, also I feel like this also helped me pick out the longer sounds in other speech

  • @iamthestormthatisapproaching69

    YOU ARE CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED, YOU NEED MORE FOLLOWERS!

  • @colinjames2469
    @colinjames2469 Рік тому +6

    Your sense of humour is hilarious! Really enjoyed that lesson. 🙇🏻‍♂

  • @Slipping_thru_the_Seams
    @Slipping_thru_the_Seams Рік тому +3

    loved the children's song part

  • @christophermoore6110
    @christophermoore6110 Рік тому +4

    Wow, thanks! Looks like going to have to practice on the song, I get confused when there’s so many long vowels😂

  • @kamokurii
    @kamokurii Рік тому +21

    It’s a blessing to stumble upon your channel❤ I’ve been longing to be taught by native Japanese who can also speak in English so well, and so you are! I love the way you teach and sing! ❤Ah, I become remembered of my Dad. He ever sang a Japanese song for me with the same rhythm like the one you taught, Kaname san. But I don’t know the song title😅 Anyway, thank you very much for the lessons, and also for creating this channel!❤

    • @geegee6630
      @geegee6630 Рік тому

      Thank you!! I don't think I will ever be able to speak Japanese!! 😢

    • @twth23
      @twth23 2 місяці тому

      This song is known as あんたがたどこさ (Antagatadokosa).

  • @alansheiness8148
    @alansheiness8148 9 місяців тому +3

    Just two videos and I am very impressed. I’m in my third week of an hour or so a day of three different well known apps plus UA-cam bits. I’ve studied enough to have already been struggling to put my finger of what makes Japanese ‘tick’. I knew from thinking about our alphabet vs theirs that how these consonant-vowel pairs are each single alphabet characters is somehow linked to how differently our brains are forming sounds into syllables then words and then sentences. After watching two- only two- of your videos, it’s so obvious looking back. I promise you, being able to do the moras in a steady even beat is a whole level of pressure. In reading, it’s hard to read every (new to our brain) character without a hesitation to recall THAT character. In speaking, it will be to have such perfect recollection of each word that you can feed them from brain to mouth at a steady rate one mora at a time. Haha I’m in trouble because I can’t play drums and I can’t hold a music beat and this language requires rhythm to an internal metronome. I am in deep trouble. Two months before Tokyo touchdown.

  • @robertstump7899
    @robertstump7899 Рік тому +36

    I think I must have gone through the first poem thirty times already. This is incredible. Thank you so very much for this.
    ありがとうございます、先生

  • @MeikamiB
    @MeikamiB Рік тому +11

    The algorithm that brought me here nailed it this time. I needed this kind of language training! Thank you for making these videos!

  • @magritmura6119
    @magritmura6119 Місяць тому

    The beat of the song sounds so playful. Thank you.

  • @LeeRichardson808
    @LeeRichardson808 Місяць тому

    The poem by Masaoka Shiki is so beautiful, thank you for sharing it with us! I loved this video and these exercises.

  • @emperorgiese
    @emperorgiese 8 місяців тому +1

    11:57 He thought he could get away with that 😭

  • @stevew2460
    @stevew2460 3 дні тому

    ありがとうございます. Beautiful

  • @ScrubLordKyle
    @ScrubLordKyle 22 дні тому

    Easy re-wind timestamps!
    1st Poem:
    Slow Speed - 3:13
    Standard Speed - 4:05
    Standard Speed (In Full) - 4:34
    2nd Poem:
    Slow Speed - 6:53
    Standard Speed - 7:30
    Standard Speed (In Full) - 7:57
    Song:
    Full Song - 8:24
    1 Line At A Time - 9:23
    Sing Along - 10:35
    Sing By Yourself - 11:15
    Happy learning everyone!

  • @S._R._
    @S._R._ Рік тому +1

    Great video. Thank you! 😊

  • @threeroseflowers
    @threeroseflowers Рік тому

    Thank you so much for the exercises, for explaining so clearly!!!!

  • @tom87856
    @tom87856 Рік тому +6

    What a splendid pedagogical resource. Skilfully done. Thank you!

  • @MihaNihongo
    @MihaNihongo Рік тому +13

    I really love the poem session! Can you make another poem recitation video and talk about its meaning? Or maybe are there any websites I can visit to learn more about Japanese poems? Thank you in advance ^^

  • @JS-pf5fv
    @JS-pf5fv 7 місяців тому +3

    i love this explanation and has opened my eyes as part of my difficulty in understanding.
    that said, have you thought about creating playlists to group your videos? for example a playlist of all your videos on 'pronounciation exercises' to make it easier to find specific videos?

  • @danishx67
    @danishx67 Рік тому +2

    This was so helpful. Such a fun way to learn and practice! 😊

  • @UmSimplesLeigo
    @UmSimplesLeigo Рік тому +6

    Nice work, your videos are really helpful, it feels like you are teaching right next to me

  • @radiredwolfgirl
    @radiredwolfgirl Рік тому +6

    Hii, just wanted to say, I loved this video so much! I've been studying Japanese for a few months now and this was super helpful!! Poems and songs really help to understand the rhythm of the language, so thank you so much!!! Really enjoyed singing that song at the end too

  • @tolotwin5503
    @tolotwin5503 Рік тому +1

    Very helpful, thank you!

  • @UncleSoth
    @UncleSoth Місяць тому

    Finding your channel is amazing, thank you so much!

  • @user-gk8pt4qi8h
    @user-gk8pt4qi8h Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much for the video.

  • @joaoafonsodinizpaixao6482
    @joaoafonsodinizpaixao6482 Рік тому

    This was great! I loved it! Thanks ❤

  • @nancygandhi2436
    @nancygandhi2436 9 місяців тому +2

    I loved this episode. I wish you had also translated the children’s song. I recently discovered your channel, I think it is excellent - even though a lot of it is too advanced for me. Thank you!

  • @elizabethhafferty1200
    @elizabethhafferty1200 Рік тому

    I am studying Japanese, and I have found your videos extremely helpful in many ways. Thank you for all the thoughtful (and helpful) videos!

  • @jamesrichardson2624
    @jamesrichardson2624 Рік тому +6

    These are great exercises! Thank you very much!

  • @p4lladion
    @p4lladion Рік тому +4

    this channel is such a blessing, singing along to the song really helped me understand the rhythm of japanese better 🩷 tysm

  • @JapanReels
    @JapanReels Рік тому

    Thanks so much! Great/different content! Please keep teaching us subjects that are usually not covered by other channels!

  • @Billieebeee
    @Billieebeee 6 місяців тому

    This is absolutely wonderful! Thank you so much! ☺️

  • @LooLuisa
    @LooLuisa 4 місяці тому

    Ahhh Im so happy I found this channel! What a great video! I’m gonna watch it many times! ❤ Thank you!

  • @fmhwdt
    @fmhwdt 11 місяців тому

    This is perfect practice and I can learn some beautiful poems and songs!! Thank you Kaname San!

  • @keiththomasgenkikeith7970
    @keiththomasgenkikeith7970 Рік тому +1

    Thanks so much for this very accessible pronunciation lesson. Subscribed straight away 🎉

  • @glanwen10969
    @glanwen10969 Рік тому +4

    In my mother tongue Finnish we have long and short vowels and consonants, so that is not really been a problem for me in spoken language when learning Japanese. Although, when I have listened and sometimes tried to learn Japanese songs, separating words from each other has been challenging, the word rhythm is sometimes"off" or "upside down" to my ear. I believe it is due to Japanese having a pitch accent and not stress, and when been sang, the pitch is not always heard if the melody goes against it. As there is no stress, the word lines get blur to a foreign ear, if the melody and rhythm isn't 100% supporting the lyrics. Also in music a long note makes a short vowel sound long, which adds to the confusion, if the words are not all familiar.

  • @renechoi4396
    @renechoi4396 2 місяці тому

    ❤ this was awesome, would love more of these!! ❤

  • @lafilmscene2456
    @lafilmscene2456 6 місяців тому

    Thank you ! Loved it

  • @timitoi9836
    @timitoi9836 11 місяців тому

    This is fantastic! More of this please! 🙏

  • @nikosrakos957
    @nikosrakos957 4 місяці тому

    ありがとうございます

  • @Tomuvalerie
    @Tomuvalerie Рік тому

    I like this practice. Really helps me.Thank you Naito さん。

  • @sofihardy97
    @sofihardy97 6 місяців тому

    Thank u sooo much it's very helpful!!🤩👌🏻

  • @dixit246
    @dixit246 Місяць тому

    Excellent teacher

  • @user-fp5gq9bj6y
    @user-fp5gq9bj6y 3 місяці тому

    Thanks so much for the content you make, this is extremely useful!

  • @Maxime-fo8iv
    @Maxime-fo8iv 6 місяців тому +1

    Thank you so much!

  • @hankchung7623
    @hankchung7623 Рік тому +1

    I like the song very full of Japanese style! Thank you for sharing & demo🎉

  • @michaellam5355
    @michaellam5355 11 місяців тому

    This is great exercise.❤ Thank you so much!

  • @user-uh6wt4yl1n
    @user-uh6wt4yl1n 7 місяців тому

    Thank you so much this is a very fun way of learning !

  • @sukisuki258
    @sukisuki258 Рік тому +1

    your videos are amazing, for sure the best around here!! 教えてくれたいありがとう!!

  • @GoldenShrike
    @GoldenShrike 2 місяці тому

    This was so fun!! I need more somgs and poems

  • @TheYaha97
    @TheYaha97 3 місяці тому

    Thank you! I already made up my mind to like and subscribe halfway through the video, but then I saw your dog at the end, and now I have no choice.

  • @dragonair3885
    @dragonair3885 Рік тому +1

    Awesome Japanese reading session such eassy recitation, The feeling was great when I was able to sing at end 😄

  • @111milltown
    @111milltown Рік тому +2

    Kaname san, Great video! I l am learning so much from you. Just subscribed, matane!

  • @oichiana2002
    @oichiana2002 6 місяців тому

    Thank you for this lesson, i really like the pacing of learning

  • @jonathangray6563
    @jonathangray6563 Рік тому

    Awesome. Thank you.

  • @uberstudent
    @uberstudent Рік тому

    These videos are really good.

  • @ameliasato1785
    @ameliasato1785 8 місяців тому

    Very good! Thanks!

  • @kaiofkai
    @kaiofkai 4 місяці тому

    Appreciate your work man , it really help me in understanding pronounciation of Japanese.👍🏻😊

  • @alejandrogomez5620
    @alejandrogomez5620 Рік тому

    Really helpful content!

  • @MrCageman
    @MrCageman Рік тому +2

    Subbed. Great, great content

  • @vids9647
    @vids9647 7 місяців тому

    Thank you very much! It was fun.

  • @deuxanges5220
    @deuxanges5220 Рік тому

    Good idea love it thanks

  • @kyawzinlin2580
    @kyawzinlin2580 Рік тому

    Lesson done😍😍😍
    ありがとうございます
    先生😍

  • @julchen818
    @julchen818 Рік тому +8

    Ich hab gerade deinen Kanal gefunden und bin begeistert!
    Großartige Übungen hast du dir da ausgedacht, Lieder und Lyrik eignet sich wunderbar, um den Sprachrhythmus zu erlernen. Ich werde das Video bestimmt noch ein paar mal hören, bevor ich alles kann.
    Wenn ich mir etwas wünschen dürfte, würde ich sagen: Bitte gerne noch mehr Lyrik!
    Ich wünsche deinem Kanal viele weitere Follower und hoffe, du bleibst noch recht lange dabei.

    • @riaconradt2554
      @riaconradt2554 Рік тому +1

      Ich habe nie gedacht, dass die japanisch Sprache so musikalisch ist. Es scheint aber so zu sein.

  • @boogaan8759
    @boogaan8759 Рік тому

    What a great video!

  • @s0r4hq
    @s0r4hq 5 місяців тому

    this kid song is now stuck in my head help!!
    but hey these exercises are really satisfying to do, thank you!

  • @exploringjapan1041
    @exploringjapan1041 Рік тому

    One I always wanted to practice singing ❤thank you

  • @iamgoingtokorea
    @iamgoingtokorea Рік тому +2

    How can you not be famous ? Such an underrated channel ! Please create more, I watch it everyday now.
    PS: You are super cute.

  • @eliansolomon727
    @eliansolomon727 11 місяців тому

    ありがとう、日本語を勉強しているので役に立ちます

  • @Sora_008
    @Sora_008 Рік тому +1

    とても面白いですよ〜ありがとうございます!

  • @piumikanishka8731
    @piumikanishka8731 10 місяців тому

    Thank you ❤

  • @LemonEyesNL
    @LemonEyesNL 3 місяці тому

    Amazinggg!!!

  • @BillBaran
    @BillBaran Рік тому

    Thank you!

  • @tonycadena47
    @tonycadena47 4 місяці тому

    You are awesome !

  • @naturligfunktion4232
    @naturligfunktion4232 Рік тому

    I love this!

  • @ematise
    @ematise 9 місяців тому

    You are a good teacher! New subscriber here ;). Thank you for your efforts!

  • @lolychan1
    @lolychan1 6 місяців тому

    ありがとう、カナメさん。❤

  • @carissa1159
    @carissa1159 Рік тому +1

    Will wait for your new upload now. New subscriber here.🇵🇭

  • @CW-xf1li
    @CW-xf1li Рік тому +2

    Okay. This lesson is gonna take a good long while. I don't know any of these words, but I'm not giving up. Cool poem though.

  • @crypandora66
    @crypandora66 6 місяців тому

    I love the dog music video at the end 😂❤

  • @asuranrocks
    @asuranrocks 10 місяців тому

    learning poems is awesome!

  • @LidiaCunhaCosta
    @LidiaCunhaCosta 10 місяців тому

    Muito top 🇧🇷

  • @purplesam2609
    @purplesam2609 5 місяців тому

    This is so so helpful but also oh my god I am so bad at following the longer lyrics it's really funny trying to sing along

  • @WerIstWieJesus
    @WerIstWieJesus Рік тому

    Exactly what I was looking for as an absolute beginner. I've already learned "Sakura" and "Soran Bushi". ... and I like Haiku. More of those exercises!

  • @User-nf9ik
    @User-nf9ik 27 днів тому

    uttesa
    niitesa
    yaitesa
    kuttesa
    🎶🎶 what a BANGER!

  • @nerissathomas7777
    @nerissathomas7777 7 місяців тому

    Fun Song!❤

  • @misslovedog8177
    @misslovedog8177 Рік тому

    it is today i found out that I have a habit of always pronouncing a short vowel after a double consonant via the last song. Thanks! Now I can be concious to always make sure im pronouncing the vowel properly in those situations!

  • @rodrigobelio9999
    @rodrigobelio9999 7 місяців тому

    この秀歌で正岡子規を紹介してくれて本当にありがとうございます!約二百首の詩を読み、夢中になりました。他のこの特別な短歌の解釈を読んだ事があって、「いちはつ」の書き方が「一初」だったと言っていましたけど、「鳶尾」の意味の方は説得力があると思います。
    日本語を教えてくれてありがとうございます。

  • @thomascrossland3548
    @thomascrossland3548 2 місяці тому

    どうもありがとうございます

  • @louislewis6823
    @louislewis6823 Рік тому

    thank youuuuuuuuuu

  • @lucaswilson4373
    @lucaswilson4373 5 місяців тому

    Man I absolutely loved this and found myself cackling at my attempt to sing it at the end... then I got mooned by the Corgi ;O

  • @alvarolemos3193
    @alvarolemos3193 9 місяців тому

    You can also show this poem as a good example of why kanji are so important.

  • @no_follow5906
    @no_follow5906 Рік тому +4

    Hey, you're very good on explaining Japanese and your level of English is amazing, it's much better than mine is, lol. I enjoy your lessons, they're very professional and casual at the same time, wish you more subscribers!