How I passed the JLPT without opening a textbook

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  • @radianthole
    @radianthole 2 місяці тому +814

    "I say Tadaima every time I eat food"

    • @KYSheng
      @KYSheng 2 місяці тому

      "I say Otsukaresama to my family every morning"

    • @erni2619
      @erni2619 2 місяці тому +24

      That sent me so hard😂😂😂😂😂

    • @NatiiixLP
      @NatiiixLP 2 місяці тому +35

      That's the most threatening 日本語上手 aura.

    • @user-kl1xp7by7s
      @user-kl1xp7by7s 2 місяці тому +2

      おもろ

    • @subterranea9095
      @subterranea9095 2 місяці тому +1

      you bastard! we say, "who's fire is it anyway!?"

  • @RowleyFan2
    @RowleyFan2 2 місяці тому +504

    "I got caught up with One Piece"
    THAT'S IT, THAT'S THE ONE

    • @littlered6340
      @littlered6340 2 місяці тому +6

      No one can disprove this one

    • @JasonB808
      @JasonB808 2 місяці тому +6

      Just watch Tom and Jerry and you have caught up to Gear 5 Luffy in 15 minutes 😂

    • @shoseki
      @shoseki Місяць тому

      Gambatte!

  • @SaiyanHeretic
    @SaiyanHeretic 2 місяці тому +316

    Getting caught up on One Piece is harder than N5 fr

    • @spacebiggles
      @spacebiggles Місяць тому +3

      I caught up after I passed N1 abd another test harder than N1, can confirm

    • @HeikiDaNaa
      @HeikiDaNaa Місяць тому +1

      I’ve passed N1 but have yet to catch up with One Piece 🫠

  • @radianthole
    @radianthole 2 місяці тому +131

    "Japanese loan words make sense to me"

  • @RiccardoGabarriniKazeatari
    @RiccardoGabarriniKazeatari 2 місяці тому +268

    I studied 5 units of a course and then started translating (decyphering?) anime songs' lyrics using a grammar book and a dictionary, and asking questions online when I couldn't find an answer by myself. I watched tons of anime, took notes of new words (by the thousands), learned grammar points for n2 and n1 online. It still took me 5 years but I passed the N1 without ever completing a course. I'm proud and I feel stupid at the same time

    • @aubreymorgan9763
      @aubreymorgan9763 2 місяці тому +24

      hahaha i'm basically doing that now. Only i'm trying to translate manga, i can't memorize things well so i thought active learning would be better i have a vocabulary source and Kana list adn I have to look up the kanji, lol. so i'm translating manga and Japanese novels, while watching movies and anime to figure out grammar and pronunciation. I feel dumb but I think its working better for me.

    • @aeourude3908
      @aeourude3908 2 місяці тому +3

      It’s pretty efficient actually. Gets a little messy when you’re trying to review millions of words added to your deck though…

    • @kaltaron1284
      @kaltaron1284 2 місяці тому +6

      I think my first foray into Japanese was trying to make sense of the opening song of Escaflowne with only a dictionary. I didn't get "iranai" at all. It was a long time ago.

    • @TheWormooo
      @TheWormooo Місяць тому +2

      N1? Damn you're good lol.
      I study 4 years in Japan university, 6th year in Japan now. Most likely I'll fail if I take N1 lol.
      Took N2 8 years ago tho, but from what I heard N1 is just that hard. Not even japanese can do N1

    • @BARDI77
      @BARDI77 Місяць тому

      I am trying N1 in one year just to see if I am capable... I want to die

  • @_KITE
    @_KITE 2 місяці тому +56

    On a more serious note, it takes a while to pass N1 - especially if you’re focused on learning the language and not just trying to game the test.

    • @ahabrawgaming1289
      @ahabrawgaming1289 Місяць тому +6

      N1 in one year is not possible. Maybe N3 year its possible if you know what youre doing. Some people took them 3 years to get N3 lol

    • @_KITE
      @_KITE Місяць тому +4

      @@ahabrawgaming1289 agreed - I didn’t pass N1 until I was in college, but then again, I’d never actively studied for it

    • @littlered6340
      @littlered6340 Місяць тому

      @@ahabrawgaming1289 probably gonna take me 2 years to finish studying for N3 so 😭 (1.5 years in, about a quarter through N3 grammar. Doing great on vocab and kanji but grammar kicking my entire booty)

  • @zUJ7EjVD
    @zUJ7EjVD 2 місяці тому +337

    I passed on the JLPT. Learning Spanish is quite fun.

    • @radianthole
      @radianthole 2 місяці тому +3

      hhhhhhhh

    • @joacomaskaric2598
      @joacomaskaric2598 2 місяці тому +8

      Bien ahí che!

    • @erni2619
      @erni2619 2 місяці тому +20

      Ah a fellow Spanish learner, guten tag mon amis

    • @chiefpanda7040
      @chiefpanda7040 2 місяці тому +3

      Me gusta comer tacos con mis amigos

    • @captaindanger13
      @captaindanger13 2 місяці тому +6

      @@chiefpanda7040 you just reminded me about how, in my 6th grade intro to spanish class, we had a project where we had to make a powerpoint talking about the foods we like. Each slide was just "me gusta (insert food here)" with a picture of the food. lol

  • @asdf256
    @asdf256 2 місяці тому +105

    N4 at heart

  • @Mitsoukee
    @Mitsoukee 2 місяці тому +68

    12月にN1を受ける予定の自分はこの通知が来て嬉しかった。
    チャネルの名前を気づいたまで。

    • @AnnaMorimoto
      @AnnaMorimoto 2 місяці тому +18

      二文目にオチを持ってくる所が良いですね!「~だった、~までは。」というような倒置法っぽさがありますね。外国語としての日本語であえて文節の順番を変えるとは、流石N1を目指してらっしゃる方の文章構成は違いますね。私ももっとこういう読み手を意識した効果的な表現ができるようになりたいです。
      差し出がましいようですが、N1合格を目指してらっしゃると書いてらしたので、二点文法上の違和感を指摘させて下さいませ。「てにをは」と「~する+まで」の部分です。「チャンネル名に気づくまで」などとするのが自然かと思われます。
      師走まで残すところ後、半年ですが「一年でN1に合格する方法」という題名に釣られてしまうほど常日頃からN1を意識してらっしゃるご様子。きっとMitsoukeeさんなら合格できると信じて、陰ながら応援しております!

    • @Mitsoukee
      @Mitsoukee 2 місяці тому +13

      @@AnnaMorimoto 直してくれてどうもありがとうございます!🥹
      あたしは日本語学科を卒業した時から間違いを直してくれる先生や母語話者はもういないので、とてもありがたいです。

  • @light535
    @light535 2 місяці тому +52

    I'm on N3 right now. Road to N2...
    Also loved the Tekken reference lol

  • @playingcasually
    @playingcasually 2 місяці тому +29

    Set my desktop wallpaper to 明日から本気だす

  • @MarcelYT16
    @MarcelYT16 2 місяці тому +27

    I study the scene where Jotaro approaches Dio every day

  • @coolbrotherf127
    @coolbrotherf127 2 місяці тому +18

    Watching Japanese streamers and pretending I knew what they were saying helped me think about taking the N5.

  • @sugaminny1447
    @sugaminny1447 2 місяці тому +20

    No but honestly I accidently said よいっしょ while i hung up my coat at the start of a job interview and the Japanese interviewer commented on it 😅 i didn't even realise i said it, it was extremely embarrassing.. he's my boss now

  • @five-toedslothbear4051
    @five-toedslothbear4051 2 місяці тому +11

    1:26 I need to stop watching UA-cam and go get on my exercise bike and watch anime, because obviously the reason that I haven’t even passed the N5 yet is that I’m only on episode 461 of One Piece.

  • @KaiserFranzGaming
    @KaiserFranzGaming 2 місяці тому +33

    I'll try beginning mornings with the 「心臓を捧げよ 」, thanks for the tip!

  • @KingJH0510
    @KingJH0510 2 місяці тому +18

    Watching every the first take in one sitting is INSANE 😂
    But not more insane than catching ip to one piece

  • @Nahreru
    @Nahreru 2 місяці тому +4

    Now I understand why I progress so slowly in my japanese learning journey. Thanks for the tips.

  • @asatorftw
    @asatorftw 2 місяці тому +5

    The tip with the Switch is actually good. Theres loads of nice games to learn Japanese on there!

  • @bunnywae
    @bunnywae 2 місяці тому +14

    I started eating my chips with chopsticks and wrapping my bananas in plastic. I'm basically N1 already!

  • @PhsykoOmen
    @PhsykoOmen 2 місяці тому +6

    The Yakuza line has now deleted 90% of your job opportunities

  • @Sakamori14
    @Sakamori14 2 місяці тому +10

    僕のやり方は、N1の準備の時に教科書を全部捨てて、道元を見てばかりいた。
    落ちたけど、より有意義な時間が過ごせた。

    • @Dogen
      @Dogen  2 місяці тому +6

      確かに有意義な時間になる。

  • @henryxyz1
    @henryxyz1 Місяць тому +3

    Thanks for the tips Dogen I just passed N0

  • @nonri500
    @nonri500 2 місяці тому +33

    Instructions again unclear, got a spot in Trash Taste Podcast instead. まぁ、いいか。

  • @Trainfan1055Janathan
    @Trainfan1055Janathan 2 місяці тому +8

    Watching these lessons has actually made me better at translating the anime "PaRappa the Rapper" into English.
    I kept thinking that 頭高型 words were being spoken with emphasis, so I kept italicizing that work in the translation. After going over some of my translations, I realized, "Oh, that's just how your _supposed_ to say that word.
    I also kept thinking that 平板 words like 行かない were being spoken with a lack of interest, and would translate accordingly, not realizing that's just how you're supposed to pronounce it. It's really embarrassing going through my old translations and correcting every instance where I misunderstood the accent of a word.

    • @la.zanmal.
      @la.zanmal. 2 місяці тому +1

      ... Wait, there's an anime of that? I only know the video game.

  • @mikekrow
    @mikekrow 2 місяці тому +6

    and here i am trying to pass N1 just by studying.

  • @radianthole
    @radianthole 2 місяці тому +37

    "I play Yoru in Valorant despite my will"

  • @yuvcharmer
    @yuvcharmer 2 місяці тому +3

    0:55 My mind is blown hearing Dōgen giving a Tekken 8 reference. Now I wanna see him play that game.

  • @philmason9653
    @philmason9653 2 місяці тому +2

    Dude you are a hero for that final punchline. Thank you.

  • @truthserum3050
    @truthserum3050 2 місяці тому +6

    you inspire me to keep trying

  • @lastnamefirstname8655
    @lastnamefirstname8655 Місяць тому

    nice. good job. congrats!

  • @notusneo
    @notusneo Місяць тому +1

    Youre so real for this

  • @user-ly9fx1ve9i
    @user-ly9fx1ve9i 2 місяці тому +4

    the real real way to pass the JLPT is to find exams from previous years and memorize those

  • @sunmakergg
    @sunmakergg 2 місяці тому +2

    the hidden techniques, thanks for sharing

  • @ammaranuar2544
    @ammaranuar2544 2 місяці тому +3

    How foolish of me for thinking that this was gonna be a serious video lol

  • @jf8050
    @jf8050 2 місяці тому +1

    I wish I had that kind of determination like you discussed in the video. I can only study for a couple hours a day and then get tired. You definitely have my respect. ,🙇

  • @aigoowastosbabaloy7102
    @aigoowastosbabaloy7102 Місяць тому

    Very useful 😂

  • @nomad_boreal
    @nomad_boreal 2 місяці тому +2

    Akira soundtrack is actually bangin

  • @yuki_musha
    @yuki_musha 2 місяці тому +2

    00:40 Hime hime! Hime! Suki suki daisuki! Hime! 🎵

  • @nathanlitvin2033
    @nathanlitvin2033 Місяць тому

    Amazing hahaha

  • @HealyHQ
    @HealyHQ Місяць тому

    Ah, now it all makes sense!

  • @hxc7273
    @hxc7273 2 місяці тому +6

    Nezuko body pillow is the way

  • @warcatbattalion
    @warcatbattalion 2 місяці тому +22

    1:09
    you mean RTA? you aren't jouzu enough

    • @illiiilli24601
      @illiiilli24601 2 місяці тому +2

      This. Had to look up what RTA was last year after my favourite UA-camr started doing GeoGuessr RTAs

  • @theoskyblue7633
    @theoskyblue7633 2 місяці тому +1

    I recently started chugging through the "First Take" content and I feel so seen lmao

  • @weeklyfascination
    @weeklyfascination 2 місяці тому +1

    I spoke to the foreigner working at the convenience store... in Japanese. He's always very genki.

  • @CyrilJap
    @CyrilJap Місяць тому

    Dogen, watch the translator of Shota Imanaga in the video called “Shota Imanaga joins MLB Central”, the way the translator changes his voice tone depending on the language he speaks is a great example you could use in your video.

  • @paulwalther5237
    @paulwalther5237 2 місяці тому +1

    I liked the JLPT. I took it several times and I'm a bit burned out on it now but it was fun for a while.

  • @bluerexplaysgames722
    @bluerexplaysgames722 2 місяці тому

    "Only as Cloud"
    You got me.

  • @orti1283
    @orti1283 2 місяці тому +2

    おいおい Ghibli museum in Mitaka is amazing!

  • @TheSmurfboard
    @TheSmurfboard 2 місяці тому +2

    I got my dad to trade in the Rav4 for a Mazda. Woodstock ? Hiroshima !

  • @unduloid
    @unduloid 2 місяці тому +34

    Spaghetti? I ate mussels out of the jar with chopsticks for over a year! Still didn't pass any JLPT level though.

  • @Krisipoke
    @Krisipoke Місяць тому

    Nice Goemon reference.

  • @sutorippuwebmaster8783
    @sutorippuwebmaster8783 2 місяці тому +3

    Well, that's your problem. It took you a year because you didn't get a Dreamcast and play Kikaioh and Chu Chu Rocket to 100%.

  • @seandobson2682
    @seandobson2682 Місяць тому

    Nice.
    The Tekken reference caught me off-guard lol.

  • @GoldFishBoy1337
    @GoldFishBoy1337 2 місяці тому

    The N5 ending got me.

  • @JosephPriceArt
    @JosephPriceArt 2 місяці тому

    OK, trying that matcha latte every day one. Does it make a difference whether you buy it from Starbucks or make it at home?

  • @ratoh1710
    @ratoh1710 2 місяці тому

    0:48 Oooh that's where I went wrong! Silly me used actual black magic to get myself a Canon camera, I read the guide wrong

  • @serpently9404
    @serpently9404 2 місяці тому +3

    Very legit 😂

  • @noah1502
    @noah1502 Місяць тому

    そうだよね〜

  • @rotorhead4757
    @rotorhead4757 2 місяці тому +1

    Never leave the house without a box of pocky

  • @Juror63
    @Juror63 2 місяці тому +1

    Another Master Class in sarcasm. 🤣

  • @regisphilbin529
    @regisphilbin529 2 місяці тому +2

    ナイスビデオDOGEN。

  • @FlanderDev
    @FlanderDev 2 місяці тому +2

    Why is this so hilarious

  • @jacoboblanco1555
    @jacoboblanco1555 2 місяці тому +1

    I walked with my feet pointed inward.

  • @haves_
    @haves_ Місяць тому

    1:20 ok caught me off guard on that one

  • @helenaborgespeixoto7598
    @helenaborgespeixoto7598 2 місяці тому

    0:02 Now I know what Kokimoto Mishima was wearing lol

  • @cmos905
    @cmos905 2 місяці тому +2

    Lmao hilarious. But does he actually have Japanese tutorials? Or only skits ._.

    • @Dogen
      @Dogen  2 місяці тому +3

      I have a video series on Patreon that breaks down Japanese pronunciation and pitch-accent in detail with high-quality native recordings. Here is a sample video from the series! ua-cam.com/video/mxLwyrfRxEM/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared

  • @GraceofGod247
    @GraceofGod247 2 місяці тому +6

    😂 So Jozū

  • @danielduarte6802
    @danielduarte6802 2 місяці тому

    He got that Furlan salute

  • @Suedeash
    @Suedeash 2 місяці тому +1

    I changed my phone's language to Japanese. Where's my N1 certification?

  • @muhammadsetiawan9228
    @muhammadsetiawan9228 2 місяці тому +1

    "I listened all the albums from akb48"

  • @anna8282
    @anna8282 2 місяці тому +2

    But... I don't want matcha latte, I prefer yuzu cha 😭😭
    Maybe that's why I'm not nihongo jouzu 🤔🤣

  • @tofuutekken123
    @tofuutekken123 2 місяці тому

    that xiaoyu reina part caught me off guard lol

  • @rkcoder
    @rkcoder 2 місяці тому

    xiaoyu is actually op in tekken recently lol

  • @merru.
    @merru. Місяць тому

    LOL, that how to draw book, I have it.

  • @NeniomFood
    @NeniomFood 2 місяці тому

    Why not ditch the kanji and use hiragana and spaces intead? Do you think I can get a job in Japan if I pass the N5 next year?

  • @robtannen
    @robtannen 2 місяці тому

    Shout out N5!

  • @ygrtj
    @ygrtj 2 місяці тому +2

    I don't know how much is true and how much was just for a joke

  • @Veerexx
    @Veerexx 2 місяці тому

    Homie had a big year

  • @miguelangelsanchezpla3181
    @miguelangelsanchezpla3181 2 місяці тому

    Dogen 先生 why does your 抱き枕 sound like だきまから here?

  • @marulovesramen
    @marulovesramen 2 місяці тому +1

    Instead of going alone, I said つれしょん to my 仲間

  • @YamiZee
    @YamiZee 2 місяці тому

    My love will always be xiaoyu but i understand that in the path to fluency sacrifices must be made.

  • @penttikoivuniemi2146
    @penttikoivuniemi2146 2 місяці тому

    I did eat spaghetti with chopsticks for the past year. Mainly since the only utensil I owned was a pair of chopsticks.

  • @AymanSully
    @AymanSully 2 місяці тому

    JIJI 🐈‍⬛ ❤

  • @KuroShiiiro
    @KuroShiiiro 2 місяці тому

    TIL Dogen is (was) a Xiaoyu player

  • @KingDom.mp3
    @KingDom.mp3 Місяць тому

    0:55
    This move lowers your social credit score so do this with caution.

  • @caynebyron
    @caynebyron 2 місяці тому

    Why I gotta get personally attacked like this?

  • @felipoto
    @felipoto 2 місяці тому

    Bro I did switched to Reina thinking it will help my japanese somehow 💀

  • @Blooddrunk
    @Blooddrunk Місяць тому

    reina is the right choice tbh

  • @MrSaywutnow
    @MrSaywutnow Місяць тому

    "I got caught up on One Piece."
    I never even started.
    Clearly, this was my biggest mistake.

    • @Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger
      @Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger Місяць тому

      I started One Piece back in 2008 and got lost thanks to Toonami being the only way I could watch it; when they stopped airing, I stopped watching.
      Its been 16 years and I'm too intimidated to start again.

  • @kyrarose4517
    @kyrarose4517 2 місяці тому

    I KNEW Mystical Ninja Goemon from my childhood wasn't for naught!

    • @Dogen
      @Dogen  2 місяці тому

      Incredible game

  • @kaltaron1284
    @kaltaron1284 2 місяці тому

    Jokes aside I think visiting the Ghibly museum is totally worth it. No regrets on that regard.

  • @wcjerky
    @wcjerky 2 місяці тому

    You had all your Gundam models tell you「日本語がとても上手ですね!」

  • @ragdoll86
    @ragdoll86 2 місяці тому

    So I clicked on the video thinking if he did it in one year then maybe it’s something useful and I can learn something and get to that stage in maybe five years. And then the video began 😂

  • @Chinocchi
    @Chinocchi 2 місяці тому

    Dogen zako.

  • @synthesis6458
    @synthesis6458 2 місяці тому

    I passed jlpt by memorizing all of naruto handsigns, catching all pokemons in pokemon go, and getting adopted by a yakuza leader

  • @pirateradioFPV
    @pirateradioFPV 2 місяці тому +1

    じゃ〜僕は自転車乗りながら[ 姫、 姫]を歌った

  • @Erizou90
    @Erizou90 Місяць тому

    If he went to the Ghibli museum, he would have done it in 10 months, tops.

  • @lukrio99990
    @lukrio99990 Місяць тому

    This is kind of too accurate lol, i hated using genki so now i watch 2 episodes of Cardcaptor sakura everyday. Its working

    • @lukrio99990
      @lukrio99990 Місяць тому

      So much of immersion learning just sounds like being a fucking weeaboo :(
      Like nooooo I promise I'm being culturally enriched by this I'm not gross lolol

  • @EvgenyUskov
    @EvgenyUskov 2 місяці тому

    don't stop at N1 - strive for Kanji Kentei level 1 and Nihongo Kentei level 1