I'm from germany and currently in school for my A-Levels and a vocation as design assistant. I've started learning japanese so that after school, I can work and maybe even live in Japan. I've started to understand the first few sentences by now, nothing much but still something. Thank you very much for your Videos!
Thank you Fumi Sensei; Even though I’ve been in Japan for years, I’ve found your lessons helpful and interesting, especially with my intonation and pitch accent. Your kind and patient approach is much appreciated! ありがとうございます
Dear Fumi Sensei, I thank you for the time and effort you are giving us all here with your channel, it has immense value and a very wise and intelligent approach, please continue doing what you are doing! It will bring you more visitors that speak Japanese one day, me included! I am currently spending around 3 hours with Anki decks learning vocabulary and Kanji daily, am trying my best to find at least 2 more hours for immersion and grammar along with it, however I am struggling a bit to find reading material that has furigana. I don't want to neglect reading since I know it is imperative to be fluent and get used to it as soon as possible. Are there any books, stories, manga, or reading material that you could recommend for someone that learned hiragana and katakana and is actively learning kanji, preferably that is close to how native speakers speak? Also, I am concerned about not understanding nuances of polite and casual speech, and formal speech that respects the social hierarchy that appears to be built into the language. Are there any efficient ways or content that could help me learn to distinguish the two, do you recommend immersion to be the best way to go about it as well? Again, thank you sincerely for your time and good will! Be well and Bless you!
Thank you for this video, I learned a lot from it! I already mastered ひらがなとカタカナ and basic sentence structure, but immersion made me frustrated every time. I didn‘t consider how watching anime exceeds my vocabulary skills, so I always resorted to using subtitles. Knowing that your videos are N4/N5 friendly, I‘ll try immersion again by watching them without subtitles. Furthermore, I think it‘s good advice to not force yourself to do boring re-watches of content. I tried that, but it didn‘t stick with me. I‘m happy to hear that consuming fresh content will help me as well! I‘d like to finish this comment with a question about reading. I‘d love to immerse myself with a book, but there is no visual context plus たくさん怖い漢字. I‘ve tried books for children with ふりがな, but they are even more boring than my textbook 😅 Do you have any advice on that, or is it necessary to expand my vocabulary and kanji skill further before reading books?
I had learned a few words when im listening and doing stuff. Its not impossible but only certain people can do two things at once without losing focus. Words that are often repeated for me I latch on. This one person who talks random stuff will often add spaces between his words. Like あの。。。(Um...) and He sometimes would say in this combo あの、まあ。When he speaks and what other topics he talks after. I have passively learned watching lots of 仮面ライダーとデジモンアドベンチャー which still rings in my head from time to time.
I love your videos! Talking about immersion, I have been living in Japan for five years, and I have always worked in factories, so I always needed to communicate in Japanese (even though my Japanese level is low). Some months ago I bought the 千と千尋の神隠しillustrated book and started "reading" it with the help of some Japanese friends. They record the reading of two pages and send me, then I start working with the shadowing method , reading and recording myself again and again until I find it's close to their reading and then I send it for them to point where I can improve. Besides that, I started using your videos to practice listening. I listen to a very small part and without reading, I try to write what I've heard (I just do it until I fill one page of my notebook), then I start the video again and correct my mistakes (I'm glad your videos have the captions and your voice is clear). The kanjis I already know, I write them, otherwise I write them with hiragana. Then I chose some new kanjis to learn. In my kanji notebook, I write first the FURIGANA and then I start writing the kanji until I fill an entire line with the same kanji. At the end of my study, on the next page, I write the furiganas of the kanjis I practiced so when I start my next day practicing, I try to write them without looking. I discard the ones I already know and start it all over again. Unfortunately, I can only do that hard study on weekends but I can tell you that it's worth it!
Wow, you're studying really hard and you have kind friends! I'm glad that my videos are helping it. I'm sure your Japanese is improving. Thank you for sharing your method. 私も、これからもたくさんいい動画を作りますね。一緒に、がんばりましょう😄
Hi Fumi Sensei, thank you for the explanation about immersion learning. I want to ask regarding this topic. If i play a game, then i changed the language to Japanese, is it considered as "Immersion Learning" too? For Example, I'm currently playing an RPG-Genre Game called "Persona 3". I usually use Japanese dub and English subtitle. I sometimes changed the in-game language to Japanese, so the subtitle is in Japanese text too and there is no furigana. Many kanji and sentences that I don't know the meaning. But mostly, there are sentences and kanji that I don't know. So, I have to search what is the meaning of it. It's a little bit time consuming though, but it's okay for me, since I'm learning the language and I have to forced myself, like it or not. For your information, based on the search from the internet, the game that I'm playing right now is maybe N2 or N3 level of Japanese. My question is, is it okay for me as a beginner to learning immersion through playing game? I'm considering myself as someone who understand between N5 or N4 level Japanese even though i have not taken the test yet till now. Thank you very much.
When it comes to immersion, if watching an anime or drama series, is it better to watch the same episode over and over? For example, watching the first episode 5/6 times so you understand more and more before moving to the next? 動画ありがとう、ふみ先生！
CloudXDP-san, Good question! If you're the kind of person who can watch the same episode over and over, then I recommend you do. But if you're someone who gets tired of things easily, I wouldn't recommend it because you might lose your motivation. So it depends on your personality. Motivation is key, and each of you has a different way of staying motivated😊
I try to listen mini lectures backgrounded through UA-cam when cooking & organizing something. When driving only with music backgrounded.【Not only for language acquisition but also math, science, even society too.】 *Thanks for teaching experized term 'immersion'.* Fumi sensei made(and make continually) my english also expanded and correct many aspects contained like i thought onomatopoea(?) is shabushabu.(( ・_ゝ・). I will study past contents more carefully on the desk when having coffee.
Hi mam I'm hussain from india I want to learn Japanese language in Japan school will u plz make a video for foreigners how to join the japanese school fees and all help be❤plz
Hi, Hussain-san, thank you for your suggestion. However, I’m not an expert on Japanese language schools, so I don’t think I can make that kind of video. I’m sorry.
I wish for Fumi sensei to upload podcast on spotify 😭 Your voice is really soothing. Thank you for your video
Apple Music too please 😢
Thank you, An-san, Sonita-san,
I'm thinking of starting a podcast, hopefully, before this year ends.
まっててくださいね😊
@@SpeakJapaneseNaturally 楽しみにしています!😍💯
I'm from germany and currently in school for my A-Levels and a vocation as design assistant. I've started learning japanese so that after school, I can work and maybe even live in Japan. I've started to understand the first few sentences by now, nothing much but still something. Thank you very much for your Videos!
Thank you Fumi Sensei;
Even though I’ve been in Japan for years, I’ve found your lessons helpful and interesting, especially with my intonation and pitch accent. Your kind and patient approach is much appreciated! ありがとうございます
ロブさん、
I'm glad to hear that my lessons are helpful even for a non-beginner!
Thank you so much!😊
I need to watch your videos everyday. Because i want to learn nihongo badly.😊
Dear Fumi Sensei, I thank you for the time and effort you are giving us all here with your channel, it has immense value and a very wise and intelligent approach, please continue doing what you are doing! It will bring you more visitors that speak Japanese one day, me included!
I am currently spending around 3 hours with Anki decks learning vocabulary and Kanji daily, am trying my best to find at least 2 more hours for immersion and grammar along with it, however I am struggling a bit to find reading material that has furigana. I don't want to neglect reading since I know it is imperative to be fluent and get used to it as soon as possible. Are there any books, stories, manga, or reading material that you could recommend for someone that learned hiragana and katakana and is actively learning kanji, preferably that is close to how native speakers speak?
Also, I am concerned about not understanding nuances of polite and casual speech, and formal speech that respects the social hierarchy that appears to be built into the language. Are there any efficient ways or content that could help me learn to distinguish the two, do you recommend immersion to be the best way to go about it as well?
Again, thank you sincerely for your time and good will!
Be well and Bless you!
A great video. Thanks a million
Fumi! I love your content thank you so much for all you do. You have helped me more than you will ever know ❤
Thank you Jader-san, I’m glad to know that my videos are so helpful!!
Thank you 😊😊✨
Thank you for this video, I learned a lot from it! I already mastered ひらがなとカタカナ and basic sentence structure, but immersion made me frustrated every time. I didn‘t consider how watching anime exceeds my vocabulary skills, so I always resorted to using subtitles. Knowing that your videos are N4/N5 friendly, I‘ll try immersion again by watching them without subtitles. Furthermore, I think it‘s good advice to not force yourself to do boring re-watches of content. I tried that, but it didn‘t stick with me. I‘m happy to hear that consuming fresh content will help me as well!
I‘d like to finish this comment with a question about reading. I‘d love to immerse myself with a book, but there is no visual context plus たくさん怖い漢字. I‘ve tried books for children with ふりがな, but they are even more boring than my textbook 😅 Do you have any advice on that, or is it necessary to expand my vocabulary and kanji skill further before reading books?
I had learned a few words when im listening and doing stuff. Its not impossible but only certain people can do two things at once without losing focus. Words that are often repeated for me I latch on. This one person who talks random stuff will often add spaces between his words. Like あの。。。(Um...) and He sometimes would say in this combo あの、まあ。When he speaks and what other topics he talks after. I have passively learned watching lots of 仮面ライダーとデジモンアドベンチャー which still rings in my head from time to time.
ふみ先生！ふみ先生の動画が大好きです。２０１５年から２０１９年まで大学で日本語を勉強しました。でも、卒業したから、あまり日本語を話しません。まだ、日本語をペラペラになりたいですね！毎週に家で仕事をしながら、ふみ先生の動画を見ます。この動画は有益です。「有益」正しいですか？英語の意味は「helpful」ですか？教えて下さい ：）ありがとうございます！！！
I love your videos!
Talking about immersion, I have been living in Japan for five years, and I have always worked in factories, so I always needed to communicate in Japanese (even though my Japanese level is low).
Some months ago I bought the 千と千尋の神隠しillustrated book and started "reading" it with the help of some Japanese friends. They record the reading of two pages and send me, then I start working with the shadowing method , reading and recording myself again and again until I find it's close to their reading and then I send it for them to point where I can improve.
Besides that, I started using your videos to practice listening. I listen to a very small part and without reading, I try to write what I've heard (I just do it until I fill one page of my notebook), then I start the video again and correct my mistakes (I'm glad your videos have the captions and your voice is clear). The kanjis I already know, I write them, otherwise I write them with hiragana. Then I chose some new kanjis to learn. In my kanji notebook, I write first the FURIGANA and then I start writing the kanji until I fill an entire line with the same kanji. At the end of my study, on the next page, I write the furiganas of the kanjis I practiced so when I start my next day practicing, I try to write them without looking. I discard the ones I already know and start it all over again.
Unfortunately, I can only do that hard study on weekends but I can tell you that it's worth it!
Wow, you're studying really hard and you have kind friends! I'm glad that my videos are helping it.
I'm sure your Japanese is improving. Thank you for sharing your method. 私も、これからもたくさんいい動画を作りますね。一緒に、がんばりましょう😄
Hi Fumi Sensei, thank you for the explanation about immersion learning.
I want to ask regarding this topic. If i play a game, then i changed the language to Japanese, is it considered as "Immersion Learning" too?
For Example, I'm currently playing an RPG-Genre Game called "Persona 3". I usually use Japanese dub and English subtitle. I sometimes changed the in-game language to Japanese, so the subtitle is in Japanese text too and there is no furigana. Many kanji and sentences that I don't know the meaning. But mostly, there are sentences and kanji that I don't know. So, I have to search what is the meaning of it. It's a little bit time consuming though, but it's okay for me, since I'm learning the language and I have to forced myself, like it or not. For your information, based on the search from the internet, the game that I'm playing right now is maybe N2 or N3 level of Japanese.
My question is, is it okay for me as a beginner to learning immersion through playing game?
I'm considering myself as someone who understand between N5 or N4 level Japanese even though i have not taken the test yet till now.
Thank you very much.
1番のドラマのことなんですが、色んなところで英語の翻訳がドラマの声から早過ぎてそこからもし翻訳が先に出てくると自分が「日本語にするとこれかな？」っとその後声が出て来ました。合ってると「よかった！」合ってないと「ああ、惜しい。もうちょっとだけで合ってるのに」っと多分それもいい勉強になるかな。2番の「わたし」、「わ」が殆ど聞こえて来ませんですね、初耳です。ありがとうございましたいい勉強になりました。このビデオ日本語の教育の為シェアーしておきますね。
シェア、ありがとうございます！
「わたし」が「たし」になるのは、特にカジュアルに友達同士と話す場合です。
頭の中で「わ」と言っているので、「たし」のようになっていると私も気づいていませんでした。日本語を勉強している人に質問されて、その時に気づきました😅
Thanku very much your vedios very helpfull for listening 😊
It’s my pleasure! Thank you ✨✨😊
When it comes to immersion, if watching an anime or drama series, is it better to watch the same episode over and over?
For example, watching the first episode 5/6 times so you understand more and more before moving to the next?
動画ありがとう、ふみ先生！
CloudXDP-san,
Good question!
If you're the kind of person who can watch the same episode over and over, then I recommend you do. But if you're someone who gets tired of things easily, I wouldn't recommend it because you might lose your motivation. So it depends on your personality. Motivation is key, and each of you has a different way of staying motivated😊
Thank you, i have decides to switch back to subs in anime, i also play japanese visual novel games that help with immersion
Great!!! がんばりましょう！😁😁
just watch your favourite movie in target language. bam! currently learning Japanese and (little bit of) Spanish.
Arigato Fumi Sensei❤
Dou itashimashite😊
Hello there sensei! At 4:07 I have been doing the 1st one since 2021, it's a really slow process though. Hehehehe 😅
Slow is better than nothing, GK-san!😄
I try to listen mini lectures backgrounded through UA-cam when cooking & organizing something. When driving only with music backgrounded.【Not only for language acquisition but also math, science, even society too.】 *Thanks for teaching experized term 'immersion'.* Fumi sensei made(and make continually) my english also expanded and correct many aspects contained like i thought onomatopoea(?) is shabushabu.(( ・_ゝ・). I will study past contents more carefully on the desk when having coffee.
조모경さん、Thank you for your comment😊
I'm glad my videos are interesting and helpful to you❤️
Hi. In the site it says one video per week and then one video every 2 weeks under the pricing plans. Which is correct?
It’s one video every two weeks now.
I’m sorry for the confusion. I corrected the site.
Hi mam I'm hussain from india I want to learn Japanese language in Japan school will u plz make a video for foreigners how to join the japanese school fees and all help be❤plz
Hi, Hussain-san, thank you for your suggestion.
However, I’m not an expert on Japanese language schools, so I don’t think I can make that kind of video. I’m sorry.
👍❤🌷🍑☕
😊😊✨☺️
Can you discuss about the whole japanese grammar in shortly.just the grammer topick.
It would be a very interesting video. I'll think about it. It might take time to think how to explain though. Thank you for your suggestion!!😄
Day 55 of hoping Fumi will date me.
Stop simping and go out to the real world...
私の英語はダメ🙅です。
中国語の字幕をつけてみましたが（Chat GPT翻訳）、変な翻訳ですか？😅
中国語の字幕は正しいですけど、字幕をわざと見なくて、英語の聴力を練習たいと思います。
結局は、英語は全くダメです。😅