#1 English Challenge: Creating Videos in English as a Non-Native Speaker!
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- Опубліковано 24 кві 2024
- If I were to take on this challenge 100 times, would I grow?
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A brief self-introduction:
I am a content creator based in Tokyo, Japan. I share content on TikTok, Instagram, and UA-cam. In addition to my role as a content creator, I work as a photographer and videographer, collaborating with various camera equipment companies. If you are interested in working with me, please feel free to send an email.
My dream is to travel the world and continue sharing positive content with people. I strive every day to achieve this goal and move forward.
I want more people to appreciate the beauty of photography. To achieve this, I create content introducing camera equipment to spark interest in people worldwide.
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Your English is excellent! I had no problems understanding you. I should add that I work for the federal government in Canada. I work with a lot of people who are French-speaking, and people from other countries, such as China, Taiwan, various countries in Africa. In comparison, I can understand your English easily and you are very fluent.
I am American and I find your English amazing. I never strain to understand what you say. Whatever help you need I support you and your journey! 👍🏻👍🏻💕
There is an English language expression that goes something like this “You are your own harshest critic”. Language is all about communicating. You certainly do that!
Your English is actually quite good, Yuu. The best way to learn pronunciation is to listen to conversations. Movies are an excellent way to do this. Disney is perfect because they usually don't have a lot of slang and the dialogue is easy to understand. Americans tend to speak very fast and don't leave much room between words. Like any new language, learning the nuances will take time, but I think you are doing great!
You speak great English !
Keep doing what is best for you !!!
I live in the United States. Your English is very good and I enjoy listening to you speak it. I admire your hard work and determination to learn the English language. I support you 100% with your challenge.
100% Support! 👍🏽
A new vocabulary word: Reprieve. It means a break from something hard that you weren't really expecting but because of it you can get the rest you need. The word rhymes with receive (to get or catch as in baseball or as a gift) and retrieve (to go get such as a baseball rolled away and you need to go catch it). Reprieve was a word on my college entrance exam.
Exposure works.
Genuinely, even with subs, you can learn nicely. Gan-Ba-te, Yuu.
Yuu, one thing school children use in the US to learn grammar is sentence diagramming or making a graph or drawing of sentences with the parts. To do this, you draw a horizontal line. With the sentence: "The cat sat on the mat", for example, you would write "cat". Then draw a line through the horizontal line to separate the subject from the rest of the sentence. A slanted line will hold articles like "the" as well as adjectives and strings of words describing either the verb/action (adverbs) or the recipient of the verb. After this perpendicular (Purr-pen-dic-u-lur) line (up and down line) separating the subject comes the verb. On the horizontal (hori-zon-tul) line is "cat" line then "sat mat". "On the" will be on a slanted line under the line. This way, you can add to the main words and fine-tune how you want the sentences to sound. With the sentence "The cat sat on the mat", you can then add descriptions, etc. If you want to make more than one verb or adjective, you make branches (like with Kanji) and have a horizontal line for each main word. The word "and" typically gets a line connecting the branches like a bundle of sticks. This was how my middle school taught sentence structure and made grammar more art-related or more interesting to people who like visuals when learning.
Good luck with your journey! Remember that you have already learned a lot and know more today than you did the first day you started to learn English. And 100 days from now, you will know even more.
More fun English. The word "before" refers to existing or being earlier than whenever the referenced thing is mentioned. The word "because" explains the cause of something. "Fore" means earlier or leading up to (preceding) something. Bode refers to living in something, whether an emotion or a physical place. Someone's abode is their home or the place where they live. The word "foreboding" then means to live in the anxiety of the time spent waiting for something to happen. These word pieces or word roots work together, like in Japanese, to make meaning.
Another root word that can be helpful when learning vocabulary is con-, which means together. Words using this include "connect" (like puzzle pieces fitting together or experiencing a connection where you understand each other) and "convene" (coming together, like for a meeting). "Convene" rhymes with "seen". Another word that uses it is "contraction" (when two words come together into one, like "are not" becoming "aren't"). "Contract" is a form drawn up between two or more people to make a deal or a shared plan. "Conjecture" has two root words in it. Con- or together. And then there is -ject, which can refer to words or thoughts or meaning. "Abject" means without words. "Object" has the root word "ob-" referring to something you can see, so an object is meaning or idea you can see. "Conjecture" refers to a conclusion or understanding gathered from thinking and logic (if one thing is true then something else can also be true). For example, because one and one equals two, then two minus one equals one. The word "logic" comes from Latin "logos" which literally means "meaning". Any word that ends in -logy pulls from this. "Psychology" is the study of how a person mentally experiences the world (that is what a "psyche" is, the internal experience of the world outside). "Sociology" is the study of how people are social. Having -logy at the end of a word means it is the study of something.
It makes me so happy that you are doing this 😀. I didn't even have to read the subtitles, i understood everything. You are doing well and getting better and better at this 👍
You got a book called The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman a while back, so it may be good to know some words in "Chapter 1: How Nobody Came to the Graveyard". Nobody means a lack of a person, and has been used in stories as a name to go without being seen. In this case, it is the name of a person hiding from someone. A knife is the item in the kitchen you cut food with, and the handle is where your hand goes so you do not cut yourself on the blade or sharp end of the knife. Polished means the handle of the knife had been cleaned so much that it was shiny or the light could shine off of it. Razor is the sharp blade used to trim or cut hair on a face or shave. A fine razor is one so sharp that you don't cut yourself shaving. To slice something means you cut it, like with pieces or slices of bread or butter. Immediately means as soon as something like an event happened or occurred. Street is another word for road and is used for a road that is often in use like the road to a favorite store. To slip in or to say something or someone slipped in means to come inside without being noticed or seen. An example of a wisp is the steam that comes off tea or something hot, or what the smoke does when you blow out a candle. Another word for steam is mist, such as what comes off a pond in the morning or fog (that cloud that makes it hard to see where you are going on humid days or days when a lot of water is in the air. Water in the air is referred to as vapor.) Slithered suggests how a snake moves. Twined is like when you put string or a cord or something used to tie things together and tie things loosely together. To pause is to stop moving. Landing means the flat area of a building connected by stairs. This can include all the rooms or apartments on a floor (2nd floor, etc., on an elevator or the box that takes you up and down between floors or landings. A handkerchief is a little towel kept in a pocket if you need to sneeze, typically made of silk or cotton so you can wash and use it again. Pocket is the little bag put in clothes to hold items or things. A coat is like a heavy jacket, like what you wear when it is very cold. To wipe off something is to clean it. The word gloved means the man is wearing gloves or hand coverings for cold weather typically sewn or made from fabric instead of knitted from yarn. Knitted gloves are called mittens, because hands used to be referred to as mitts. That is where a catcher's mitt in baseball gets its name. An old tough guy phrase was "Get your mitts off me" meaning let go of me. Anyway, back to the book. A floor is the flat surface you walk on and sweep with a broom. A brightly colored anything is hard to look at because of how intense the color is, like the color has a bright light shining in your face. To surround something is to have something all around. To say a bedroom is surrounded by toys means there are toys on the floor, bed, everywhere. Half-finished means a task was started and left unfinished or not completed yet. Models are small representatives or smaller items that look like a bigger item, like a dollhouse is a little house for dolls. Barely means something or someone just made it in time like almost not making it somewhere or almost being late but getting there on time. A toddler is when a baby or infant learns to walk but is not quite ready to walk without someone to catch him or her. To totter or toddle or wobble all refers to the way babies walk when they first start walking. To flex is to spread out like to flex your fingers means to uncurl or open your hand like to reach for something or receive something. In this case, the man is moving his fingers to make them less stiff or more bendable or easier to move, suggesting his hand was sore from holding the knife. Professional is someone who does something for money. Completed is what a task is when you finish something, like when you complete your work then you can play with cats. Leather is cloth made from animal skin or hide (animal skin). Lambskin is the skin of a lamb, meaning this is the kind of leather referred to on page 8. Carpeting is the fluffy or soft and squishy floor covering known as carpet. Carpeting suggests that the entire floor in the room is covered with carpet. An attic is a storage or place for keeping or storing items for later use that is under a roof and above floors usually lived in by people. To shine is to give off light or to reflect or show the light or appearance of someone like a mirror reflects your reflection so you can look at yourself. A photograph or a photo can reflect a place or a person. A person can reflect back on an event or look back at a time or place as a memory. A casement window is a window with a heavy case around it like to keep out winter storms; these can be called storm windows or one way of weather-proofing a house to keep the weather out. To diffuse means to break up a fight or a mist. Having diff at the front of a word means at odds with or separate from, to be distinctly other. To infuse means to join together, like when tea leaves are added to hot water. A crib is a little bed where babies sleep if they are not sleeping with parents, which is common in places like the US. A crib has walls with bars (or slats) for the child to look through but not wide enough apart for a baby to squeeze through. A big problem with cribs is when babies learn how to climb out. To lower is to put down low compared to where something was before. A teddy bear is a stuffed animal bear named after Teddy Roosevelt who became famous for thinking a bear was too cute to shoot while hunting. Accustomed means to be used to how things are. Dim means there is very little light to see by. Skills is another word for abilities you can make money from or profit from, like your abilities with cameras. To sniff is to use a nose to smell, like to sniff a pretty flower to see how it smells. To ignore means to not pay attention to or to not heed (pay attention) to something or someone. To dismiss is to decide not to do something or to not appreciate something (being fired or to lose a job can be called being dismissed). To hone in on means to focus attention and energy on something. To hone in on the sound of a cat is to focus on the sound in order to find or locate the cat. Milky refers to being like or reminding one (an indirect way of saying you) of milk either because it is white in color or smells like milk. Nighttime means during the night. Daytime means during the day. A diaper is what is put on babies to keep their clothes and the surrounding area clean until the baby can use a toilet. Shampoo is what cleans hair during a shower. Rubbery means like rubber, either in texture (how it feels) or the smell of something. "Something to suck", at the bottom of page 9, means what the baby does to drink milk or what someone does when drinking something through a straw. Now you have the vocabulary to read Chapter 1 through the end of page 9 of The Graveyard Book.
One of the most important factors in learning English is to remember, depending on the country or the area you are visiting/ interacting with words or phrases, can be different.
Example: soda in the North is called Pop.
I mentioned that including "ject" in a word refers to an idea about words. Ad- on a word typically means something or someone is being added to something. An adjective, then, is a word that adds to the meaning of another word.
As a non native speaker myself, I understand the initial struggle, especially if you didn't have a proper guide! I can only say your english is good already, and remember pronounciation is one of the last things you fix since it's one of the hardest parts🫂💪 be kind to yourself and remember you're already doing good! All the best with your challenge, I'm sure you'll do great!💯❤️
Another root word that can be helpful is this one: mono in front of a word means one. Monotone means one tone, like a mosquito makes. Adding ous to the end of the word means to focus on something. Monotonous means to focus on that one tone to the point it bothers you, like a mosquito buzzing in your ear.
so lovely to listen to you speak both in japanese and english. I like to listen to you when working. So calming. Don't worry.. you are getting better and better each time I hear you
An idiom or phrase that came up today was "to stick out like a sore thumb". The mental picture is a thumb in a splint (like if it got broken and needed to not move aka be immobilized) so it cannot be part of a fist. This usually means to feel like people are looking at the speaker like they don't belong or stuck out as different from the rest. For example, a blond 6 foot tall foreigner would stick out like a sore thumb in Japan.
To feel conspicuous means to feel self-conscious or like a black sheep in a herd of white sheep. For example, the girl's answers on a test were conspicuous, even though she claimed she had studied, because they were about cats instead of math.
You're doing great! I also create english videos as a non-native speaker. What helps me a lot is to watch series in english that are not originally english so you can understand the synchronized voices best✨
In this video you make me really feel that you go into an English offensive.
And this helps me as a a German to bring my English into a better shape.
Yuu, more root words (parts that build meaning in words): pre- means before or leading up to, such as in preparation/prepare (to get ready by putting in work) or previews (the advertisements or ads for a movie). Another helpful root word is ab- with means without or ending (like to "abdicate" refers to step down from a position of power or "abject" means without thought like "abject terror" refers to being speechless with intense fear.
Great! Love to hear you speak English! You speak very well! Love your videos Yuu! God Bless you on your new adventure!☝🙏❤
I am from the US and have watched many of your videos. I love the way that you speak English. You make it sound very poetic, and you put sentences together in a really beautiful way. It is very different than the way we speak here, we honestly sound less cultured in my opinion. It makes me wonder if the way you learned to speak in your primary language influences the way you speak English and that's why you sound the way that you do? But I really enjoy it. I wish more of us used English the way that you do.
Having an accent when speaking English as a second language is good as it differentiates one from being a local. You are easily understood when speaking English and if you do want to become even more proficient then engage with English native speakers on zoom
Yuus, your English is awesome. You're doing very well at speaking ,I can understand you perfectly. I'm very happy to know you .Keep up the great work. I absolutely love your pictures as well 😊. I appreciate your friendship and love your pictures!!
If it changes anything, I have been learning Korean for two years and I still have no grasp of the sentence structure. But watching Korean language movies and conversational videos, I comprehend more when I can see the subtitles and hear the words they are speaking. Things begin to click. I understand and read and speak simple sentences in Spanish - but when it comes to speaking it back, my brain starts to buffer and it’s like I’ve forgotten everything.
I think you’re doing a great job with English. You’re able to write and speak more eloquently than most because you are using words that are less commonly used. I believe we speak more simplistically since we know synonyms and they may seem overly exaggerated if we use them. I know it might not make sense, but it’s what I believe you do!
Your English is excellent! I understand everything you say... You are a great person, always kind, I hope I can meet you in person and invite you for lunch or dinner somewhere in Japan during my next trip.
Fluency starts with being confident. You DO speak English. Very well, actually. So please say instead, "As most of you know, I am working on becoming fluent in English. " ❤
I love your English, and I understand everything you say. Thanks for the posts.
Yuu, your English is easy to understand, you're doing great.
Audiobooks would be another great way to learn by listening. Especially if you have the written text you can reference. I'd recommend Terry Pratchett. Enjoyable comedic fantasy that is very well written.
You are a brave kid and your english is good enough to be understandeble.
I am portuguese and i always tried to speech/understand english. But your english is mush bether than mine.
And i learn with you too 😊
Thanks for teaching us how to be brave as you are.
Keep healthy and strong. I guess that we all suporte you in your journey
your english is pretty good for just starting
Your English is very impressive ❤ Keep doing what you are doing! You are doing great!
Personally, I think video gaming and watching movies in English are another way to learn the language. During my school time, English courses were too basic.
You speak very well. It can be helpful to find someone who speaks English to practice with. I don't know how hard or easy that would be in Japan.
Woow man, Your English is quite good.
I'm not sure if I could speak English this fluently in front of camera like You.
Good luck and keep it up! 👍
respect. I'm German. I wish my Japanese was as good as your English!
Your English is so good can understand you perfectly...dont worry just talk alot like this and you'll be fine ❤
I need to do my own Japanese speaking challenge. I’m sure I would sound quite funny trying to speak in Japanese to a Japanese person. I’m amazed at how fluently you speak English. It would be a lot of fun to talk with you. It is quite difficult to give pronunciation advice in writing! I’m looking forward to the results of your speaking challenge.
Your english is so good Yuu. Don't worry, we like you the way you are. I want to learn japonese language, but is so difficult❤
You are great at it💖💖💖 Thanks!
I feel like you speak amazing. But ofc speaking often helps, but love the accent, very cute😭🫶🏼✨
Some tips: slow down, enunciate, and emphasize words in your sentences. Your English is easy to understand, but in order to reach native level, you'll need to understand the tonal quality of English conversation. It's kind of like a roller coaster, going up and down in pitch, whereas "proper" Japanese speech is flat. Also, regarding pronunciation, try to understand the shape and movement of the mouth for certain sounds. Many English speakers struggle with ら・り。る。れ。ろ because they don't know the starting position of the tongue - the same for Japanese people learning "L." The English "L" starts with your tongue a bit closer to the back end of your upper teeth. Compare り with "Lee." Anyways, I hope this comment is helpful.
Great job! 👏 👏👏 It would be even better if you take a pause every now and then to help accentuate your speech. Admiring your courage to take up the challenge to keep on improving your English.
Your English is lovely to listen to, and your pronounciation is good. Fluency will improve as you become more familiar with the syntax, semantics, and idioms used by native speakers. Cheering you on your journey! 👍👏❤
I have no doubt that you will succeed at your goal to learn English. ❤
Your English is brilliant mate.
You speak excellent English Yuu san, your pronunciation is not really bad as you think. Believe me here in Germany most of the people can't speak fluent English and have difficulties as well to pronounce English words. So be more confident and keep on practicing 😘.
You are doing great! If there are any expressions or whatever you hear and dont understand just ask and we will explain. When communicating in english with my japanese friends it has been my experience irony and sarcasm are lost in translation.
Keep up the good work!!
I learned recently that a group of cats is called a cluster. Cats adopt their humans into their clusters, too. Therefore, I guess those of us who have a cat can say we're part of a cluster, too.
Your english is very good...wow what a big word ...phenomenon...👏🏻excelleny...a tip; listen to sound rhymes on you tube
I think you speak very good English. I'm learning Japanese for one and a half year, but your English is much better than my Japanese. Keep up the good work man!
You are doing great.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I think you need to cut yourself some slack. I’ve watched a lot of your videos and your English is perfectly understandable, so any further improvements are just icing on the cake 😁
Your English is amazing. I want to learn Japanese but I am having a hard time.
I think this is a great personal challenge. I remember deciding to take a German class in high school, because I live in Arizona, and many people speak Spanish here. I wanted to speak something different. I have forgotten much of what I learned because I did not have the opportunities to use it on a regular basis. I would have been better off studying Spanish. Foolishness of youth I guess. 😢
Yes!!!!
As someone that is also a non-native speaker, Dutchie, I find it amazing that you've gotten so far and that you are understandeble. I didn't need to rewind to pick up what you where saying and that, my friend, is amazing!! Keep going, I believe you are going to get so far!
I always understand everything you say. Your pronunciation is excellent. If you begin to slowly reply to your comments on English, perhaps we could help even more.
As others have written, your English is very good :) I have no problem understanding you. And don't worry about your accent. I've watched a few Japanese channels that aim to teach Japanese - It'll take a long time before my Japanese is as good as your English :P Just keep at it :) I live in Australia after moving here from Belgium at age 5, more years ago than I care to think about, so I learned English in school.
I think you really speak rather well. Your accent is not thick and you are very understandable. I wish you luck with your practice.
My advice would be to remember emphasis. The Japanese will change their pitch where Americans will say the word with more emphasis. And this is the hardest part, and you must be patient with your progress.
Your English is really great!
Какой же Вы милый🤗🤗🤗
I understand you perfectly!
I think your English is good.. aw that’s cool.. thanks Yuu😊
i will be watching for new videos!!
Your English is great!!❤
Did you know the word “content” is pronounced differently depending on its intended meaning? If you’re talking about a feeling of peace, you say “conTENT”, but if you’re talking about materials, you say “CONtent”
Good luck 👏👏👏
Your graps of the English language is much better than you think. So what would you recommend for someone learning Japanese?
Hi Yuu, I was thinking about how you might learn more English vocabulary, and I wonder if you could access study materials for the vocabulary part of the college entrance exam called the SAT. Typically, the materials for this test have pronunciation, definitions, and examples for how to use the words in a sentence. Some even have the root word (like the pieces of Kanji that build the meaning). One of my favorite root words is circum- referring to a full circle. For example, circumstance (the whole or entire situations/events that make something possible), circumspect (-spect refers to seeing, so this is seeing something from all sides), and Circumvent (-vent referring to something happening like invent is to add to what exists in reality, so to circumvent something means to go around or to avoid).
You are perfect Yuu✨️🌹
Yuu please make fun content. Your English is good. you will gain more viewers if content is more about japan like things you can only find in japan.
❤ You're doing amazingly well, Yuu. Disney movies are amazing. Watch Malificent.
Also just a small piece of advice to not wear that jacket when doing podcast because the mic causes it to sound very loud. 😊 No big deal though.
Haha I think so🤣🤣🤣👕
I enjoy listening to you speak
English. You speak it very well, but I understand how you feel/think. When studying any language it's important to have the opportunity to speak it with a fellow leaner.
For example, I've wanted to learn Korean language. But I don't have any opportunity to use the language, verbally, so I've not studied.
I think one very important thing is to watch programs, listen to podcasts, interviews, etc.. in the language you want to learn. It tunes your ears to the sounds and cadence of the language and eventually you hear words and phrases and start understanding better. It is difficult if you don't have people to practice with but once you develop some command of the language it is amazing how you sometimes discover opportunities you didn't know were there to practice! Best of luck!
I have Netflix and there are tons of Korean dramas on there. Keep studying and you may find you don't need subtitles. In addition there are lots of Korean markets at least where I am, and it's a great opportunity to speak Korean even if it's just the basics. Hello, goodbye.
I do the same with Mandarin when I greet the staff.
Your English is so good 😊
It is amazing
Do you focus on American English? A fun movie to watch would be Enchanted (2007), a different version of the Cinderella story.
I am trying to learn Japanese. Every day I study, watch films and listen to Japanese music and podcasts. It is hard!!
Yuu you have become part of my heart, and an excellent educator. Truly hope that your path will cross with Julien Ando Thank you, your passion is from your heart and felt with love.
don't worry, your english is very good, (i don't know if my "giudgment" matter since English isn't even my native language by the way 👀😅) 😉😁
Your English is great. We English speakers can help you if you would like
Um, I think you can speak English - fluently. Your pronunciation is more than clear enough for me and I've yet to see you make a glaring grammatical mistake.
What's more, your English accent is adorable.
Yuu would you like to practice english conversation in tokyo? I live here!
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Yuu-kun, honey! If you can't speak English, then I can't speak English! 🙆🏻♂️ Please, like pretty please, stop selling yourself short. ✋🏻🤚🏻 I'm an English teacher and your English is spectacular! You have a Japanese accent and you need to practice pronouncing your "th's". THink instead of Sink. Other than that YOU SUCCESSFULLY COMMUNICATE ALL THE TIME, my Yuu-kun. 👨🏻🏫👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Hai! 🇺🇸🤝🇯🇵 Sweet boy, 🫵🏻 you are a phenomenon!
Yuu, please share why you say you can't speak English. Do you want encouragement or feedback? Is this part of being humble in Japan? You could easily have a conversation and make friends with what you just said here.
It's going to be a peace of cake. ENGLISH = the easiest language in the world. Period.
Cute jacket btw
Your pronunciation of the word "remain" was wrong. I hope i could help because I'm not a native speaker. 😅
You know your English is really good so stop to be THAT Japanese 😂. Just be a bit more a western person, enjoy genuinely your skills. I swear it does not harm ! On anybody 😜
It does get irritatingly tiresome to hear you repetitively bringing up your "oh, poor me, it's so hard to speak English as a Japanese." in many videos. PLEASE stop empowering your victimhood and your deficiency! You are sabotaging yourself by thinking this way. Just change your thinking to "I am speaking English so beautifully fluent and enjoying it very much!" and repeat this mantra again and again.
Hi Yuu! I am an American learning Japanese, and would love to practice with one another! Would be cool to FaceTime or Zoom or something! お知らせ下さいよろしくお願いします！