Polka, Duolingo, and the Cursed School [Hololive/ENG SUB/Duolingo]

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  • @animatrix1490
    @animatrix1490 3 роки тому +714

    I cannot believe how legitimately entertaining it is to see her making up a narrative to go with the stupid Duolingo sample sentences and character designs

    • @SeizetsuYamiyo
      @SeizetsuYamiyo 3 роки тому +36

      Polka is a Genius when it comes to entertaining the crowd, that's why she's the whole circus.

  • @Doctadoone1
    @Doctadoone1 3 роки тому +551

    Never before has someone smashing my phone sounded so lewd.

    • @alphashadowXD
      @alphashadowXD 3 роки тому +31

      .....um something raising and it isn't my shield

    • @Handsy_McGee
      @Handsy_McGee 3 роки тому +22

      Hard flashbacks to her tightening my tie...

    • @ivanivan744
      @ivanivan744 3 роки тому +24

      You better hope Yandere Polka doesn't use her phone-crushing grip on your throat...unless, y'know, you're into that kinda thing

    • @alphashadowXD
      @alphashadowXD 3 роки тому +2

      @@ivanivan744 .......um idk if I am or not

    • @MegaZeta
      @MegaZeta 3 роки тому +13

      Because weebs are unable to understand voice acting outside of suggestive contexts and are thus unable to understand Polka's interpreting the image as a delinquent bully and voice-acting it accordingly

  • @kamen.rider.decade
    @kamen.rider.decade 3 роки тому +366

    3:06 Unexpected Onee-san voice acting
    6:55 Polka: So "homework" isn't "work you do at home?"
    Tomoshika: First time?

    • @animatrix1490
      @animatrix1490 3 роки тому +10

      I don't know, I feel like the English robot lady started it :P

    • @MegaZeta
      @MegaZeta 3 роки тому +25

      3:06 isn't "Onee-san", it's Polka interpreting the image as a delinquent bully who's destroying your phone in front of you

  • @jjrambles683
    @jjrambles683 3 роки тому +196

    3:43 lol in the chat "help me, Polka's turning me gay."

    • @yoursonisold8743
      @yoursonisold8743 3 роки тому +27

      @Seventh Second Polka's a girl last time I checked, so if the viewer felt attraction towards her, the only way it can be gay is that she was also a woman. So les.

    • @takodachi8283
      @takodachi8283 3 роки тому +7

      @Seventh Second what happened to the lesbians??

    • @evelynminer8568
      @evelynminer8568 2 роки тому

      Mood

    • @Sliced1111
      @Sliced1111 5 місяців тому

      She's keeping me straight.

  • @PlushLordOfTheSeas
    @PlushLordOfTheSeas 3 роки тому +102

    CRUNCH "this WAS your phone" hahahahaha
    pol-chan gonna be fluent in english soon

  • @starrynight7783
    @starrynight7783 3 роки тому +253

    I just noticed this. I've seen several anime where they have Americans speaking and they all use that posh rich tone. She also uses it too.

    • @VBandit47
      @VBandit47 3 роки тому +70

      A lot of foreign English teachers are British

    • @CEFG100
      @CEFG100 3 роки тому +34

      @@VBandit47 That explains a lot, actually.

    • @flowerdolphin5648
      @flowerdolphin5648 3 роки тому +5

      @@VBandit47 or use a British accent

    • @jaffa3717
      @jaffa3717 3 роки тому

      I'm British and I've never heard anyone speak like that

    • @starrynight7783
      @starrynight7783 3 роки тому +16

      @@jaffa3717 This is true, but have you ever heard an american try to imitate a British accent. We almost always butcher it. I'm sure they're doing much the same.

  • @TheMrCarnification
    @TheMrCarnification 3 роки тому +101

    Why is no one talking about how she memefied the "boom" this on the spot? 1:05

    • @orbitcol7296
      @orbitcol7296 2 роки тому +2

      As expected of the talented multi task fennec!

  • @fabio-2301
    @fabio-2301 3 роки тому +17

    "Open the bag please" said Polka calmly

  • @nonchalantlymj6044
    @nonchalantlymj6044 3 роки тому +405

    4:45 I just learned about allophones in linguistics the other day and I found out that most vowel sounds in english sound exactly the same to native Japanese speakers because they only use 5 vowel sounds whereas English has over 20. I just think it's interesting how mask and musk sound identical to her while native English speakers know exactly how different they are.

    • @HDFlood_
      @HDFlood_ 3 роки тому +68

      As if having 20 vowel sounds isn't already a problem, schwa (/ə/) can be used for any of the five vowels as any of the five can be reduced to ə...
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      Potato (First o)
      Support

    • @HDFlood_
      @HDFlood_ 3 роки тому +30

      To make things even worse, the schwa (about: Reduced vowel) sounds just like the wedge (cut: Stressed vowel).

    • @HDFlood_
      @HDFlood_ 3 роки тому +33

      To be fair, we do that way more than we think, blending and slurring our speech. It's just one of the things English learners are gonna have to adapt to.

    • @imensor4700
      @imensor4700 3 роки тому +31

      I know some americans who have the same problem with german words. For example Blume and Blüme sound exactly the same for them even though they clearly sound different for me. So thats pretty funny. Me as a german i didn´t encounter anything like that for the english and the japanese language. I can pronounce and hear anything just fine. I wonder if there is a language with words that germans wouldn´t be able to tell apart even though they sound totally different to native speakers?

    • @ruizu02
      @ruizu02 3 роки тому +16

      As a teacher, this is freaking difficult yo teach to a new no native learner, cuz for them there is note difference between "Sun and Son", so You need yo activate the Phonology chart trapo card, and tell them that there are around 20 different vowels sound, instead of 5 XD

  • @highfall60
    @highfall60 3 роки тому +119

    OHPUN YOUR BAG, PRIS. god damn my sides she's so aggressive it's amazing

    • @mysterygaresh7300
      @mysterygaresh7300 3 роки тому +6

      Also with the phone...let's just say I didn't see the follow-up coming.

    • @kennyp4670
      @kennyp4670 3 роки тому +5

      YESSS I fucking love how animated Polka is hen she talks especially her 'aggressive' tone (also see: IM BED. is QUEEN. ookkkaaayyy? Your. BED. IS Single. OH YEAHHHHH) lol

    • @mysterygaresh7300
      @mysterygaresh7300 3 роки тому +3

      @@kennyp4670 Those streams are just...Polfection.
      Even though I didn't understand it fully, it was fun to watch the source streams!

  • @dashknife-edge6539
    @dashknife-edge6539 3 роки тому +189

    Remember her voice, guys. She's gonna hit big as a seiyuu.

    • @joerahmat5726
      @joerahmat5726 3 роки тому +8

      dint she already did voice actress before hololive ?

    • @fabricioramos3091
      @fabricioramos3091 3 роки тому +4

      @@joerahmat5726 I have done my searches myself, since they are idols they have probably been seiyuus, but, I have not found much, although I have come across anime characters that have almost the same voice as them

    • @yoursonisold8743
      @yoursonisold8743 3 роки тому +3

      Polka does voice acting, but you wont exactly hear her talk about that herself.

    • @polygon2745
      @polygon2745 3 роки тому +4

      @@joerahmat5726 she was an aspiring VA but it didn’t really pan out for her according to what I’ve read

    • @elitefdc2171
      @elitefdc2171 3 роки тому +1

      Her voice is in the latest Monhun

  • @Jayzgame
    @Jayzgame 2 роки тому +7

    Absolutely fucking lost it at “No, this was your phone” 😂

  • @nicholasfaleao9676
    @nicholasfaleao9676 3 роки тому +61

    Daily Japanese lesson no.1: Shukudai (homework) can be remembered because you feel like "dying" doing it

  • @sansnom5269
    @sansnom5269 3 роки тому +11

    Polka on full Gyaru outfit, shouting one agressive valley girl, Los Angeles accent, is something beautiful to witness.

  • @xiaoxiaostickguy
    @xiaoxiaostickguy 3 роки тому +35

    1) Her making up scenarios out of these lessons is really funny.
    2) POLewd voice gets me.
    3) The Chitanda voice really tugged at my heartstrings.
    This is why Polka is my favorite.

  • @Kpyocap
    @Kpyocap 3 роки тому +73

    Her voice acting is top notch

  • @Raysrays
    @Raysrays 3 роки тому +4

    to this day i love the “where are yooooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooou”

  • @Archedgar
    @Archedgar 3 роки тому +21

    Polka hides her Ara ara~ power level. She's actually a master-level Onee-san when she wants to be.

  • @yoursonisold8743
    @yoursonisold8743 3 роки тому +18

    This fennec always makes me laugh. She is just so witty and creative.

  • @1011約束
    @1011約束 3 роки тому +136

    Polka's bedroom voice has "unique" properties.

  • @VBandit47
    @VBandit47 3 роки тому +16

    I've never been so happy to have my phone broken in my life

  • @bippaasama
    @bippaasama 3 роки тому +128

    "mask"
    "musk"
    "How are they different?"
    [Sad Elon Mask noises]

    • @Brave_SJ
      @Brave_SJ 3 роки тому +25

      Elon Mask, CEO of Tulsa

    • @VidyaAntics
      @VidyaAntics 3 роки тому +4

      @@Brave_SJ he'll need to drown his sorrows with a nice meal from Slim Pickin's.

    • @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess
      @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess 3 роки тому +4

      I think Japanese speakers can't tell the difference between those sounds cause they don't exist in japanese. English has this very bad habit of having a lot of words that look and sound alike with just a minor inflection to differentiate, very confusing for a non native

    • @anyapeanutlover
      @anyapeanutlover 3 роки тому +3

      @@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess
      Like Read - Read, Lead - Lead, Your - You're, Die - Dye, and so on.

    • @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess
      @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess 3 роки тому +1

      @@anyapeanutlover Precisely, native speakers are the ones who mistake words like you're / your, there / their / there, etc, the most, cause they sound the same but are different words. And natives learned by listening first, while people who learned English as a second language mostly learned grammar first

  • @thelemonlimebronyofficial8070
    @thelemonlimebronyofficial8070 3 роки тому +26

    3:45 damn, she could rival Kanata with that level of strength

  • @necromancerslave2449
    @necromancerslave2449 3 роки тому +22

    damn polka's voice range is amazing

  • @zeromailss
    @zeromailss 3 роки тому +8

    Sadistic polka is actually really good, need more of her seriously

  • @kaelan7793
    @kaelan7793 3 роки тому +76

    Hinata will be missed

  • @purpl-p6745
    @purpl-p6745 3 роки тому +9

    The many voices of Omaru Polka
    -------------------
    0:03 normal
    3:06 onee san
    5:28 childhood best friend
    Bonus elon mask: 4:13

    • @MegaZeta
      @MegaZeta Рік тому +2

      *3:06* is definitely a delinquent voice, not the onee-san cliche. For context, Polka’s twisting a water bottle to make the sound of her crushing your phone

  • @TheJanstyler
    @TheJanstyler 3 роки тому +17

    God damnit. Polkas Onee-san voice is in a dimension of its own.

  • @FirstDagger
    @FirstDagger 3 роки тому +23

    5:40 Dear god, Polka Chitanda Eru is destructive.

  • @Yeoldevideos
    @Yeoldevideos 3 роки тому +7

    Lmao that one comment at 3:43 "help me, Polka's turning me gay"

  • @g_y.rtz420
    @g_y.rtz420 2 роки тому +3

    deliquent polka is so fucking funny hahahahahahahahaha

  • @rich1051414
    @rich1051414 Рік тому +1

    The 'where is my homework' girl is definitely a bully demanding someone else's homework.

  • @SuperSaiyaman3
    @SuperSaiyaman3 3 роки тому +7

    3:12 shit hits different

  • @kamo7293
    @kamo7293 3 роки тому +8

    6:15 she just made the teacher into a delinquent teacher

  • @GuyJeen
    @GuyJeen 2 роки тому +1

    Lol that one comment at 3:38
    Polka in Ara-Ara voice: Is this your phone?
    That one guy: It is now.

  • @picardcook7569
    @picardcook7569 2 роки тому +2

    That mask musk thing really validated my own struggles with learning phonetics in other languages

  • @alexanderjamesaustin
    @alexanderjamesaustin 3 роки тому +5

    i wasnt expecting a seductive polka voice

  • @nosferatu5
    @nosferatu5 3 роки тому +11

    Thanks for translating these, I watched the whole vod of the previous one because of your last one. She’s having so much fun with these.

    • @smolhane
      @smolhane  3 роки тому +5

      Hey, thank you for watching! Yeah, even without knowing Japanese, her Duolingo VODs are quite fun!

  • @X33Ultras0und
    @X33Ultras0und 3 роки тому +4

    Polka is such a character.

  • @acynonyx5818
    @acynonyx5818 3 роки тому +12

    3:44
    Understandable have a nice day

  • @ButtonHasher
    @ButtonHasher 3 роки тому +7

    2:14 lol, Nice subs you got there

  • @cc9787
    @cc9787 3 роки тому +4

    Onee san Polka hits different..... And i love it

  • @IMzKDC23
    @IMzKDC23 3 роки тому +3

    6:16 I felt dominance

  • @Shannovian
    @Shannovian 3 роки тому +2

    Of all of these videos of them doing Duolingo, Polka seems to be one of, if not the best.

  • @Cane-Aubright
    @Cane-Aubright 3 роки тому +4

    “Tanaka!” Has the same energy as Reggie yelling “Canadians!”

  • @queenigelkotte
    @queenigelkotte 3 роки тому +2

    Polkas voice is so nice and her little yush~ gives me life

  • @user-bd7sf6nu4s
    @user-bd7sf6nu4s 7 місяців тому

    I love Polka turning the equivalent of “I beseech thee to grant access to thine bag” into “run them pockets”

  • @ramramraider
    @ramramraider 3 роки тому +3

    Hinata oruka? Hinata owaruka? Thank you for a 10 min clip of Polka!

  • @T33K3SS3LCH3N
    @T33K3SS3LCH3N 3 роки тому +3

    I'm almost certain she must've done professional voice acting at some point, she is crazy good at switching between completely different voices and speech patterns the spot and making them sound natural.
    Which is extra weird because her default persona slurs her words like crazy.

  • @darkbrisco
    @darkbrisco 3 роки тому +2

    That circus clown sure knows how to get tents pitched.

  • @Hulfor
    @Hulfor 3 роки тому +2

    Polka speaking english sounds so dandy

  • @takodachi8283
    @takodachi8283 3 роки тому +3

    Flexing her voice acting skills.

  • @kamo7293
    @kamo7293 3 роки тому +14

    4:18 as an English speaker, that is interesting

    • @cmplstofB
      @cmplstofB 3 роки тому

      Can you easily distinguish between these two sounds? Or do you judge them by context?

    • @kuromatsu7892
      @kuromatsu7892 3 роки тому +4

      @@cmplstofB For me, I can easily distinguish them by sound. They're very different. On the other hand "must" was also listed and I would say "musk" and "must" are easier to confuse one another with than "mask". However, this is also based on where that person is from, and what accent they have.

    • @nuui2hou
      @nuui2hou 3 роки тому +3

      while japanese have only 5 vowel sounds english has about 23, so it’s hard for them to differentiate

    • @cmplstofB
      @cmplstofB 3 роки тому

      @@kuromatsu7892 Thank you.

  • @RJB_TV
    @RJB_TV 3 роки тому +23

    boom

  • @Kostiw4
    @Kostiw4 3 роки тому +8

    I got jump scared by an Oreo ad...

    • @smolhane
      @smolhane  3 роки тому +1

      I wish I could turn off ads, but the UA-cam overlords are not so kind...

    • @ProGamer-ej1jo
      @ProGamer-ej1jo 3 роки тому +2

      Bruh I wish the ads I got are oreo ads dude, instead I got cringy tiktok or similar weird dancing ads

  • @cc9787
    @cc9787 3 роки тому +9

    THAT CHITANDA VOICE ACTING!!!! ITS SOUNDS JUST LIKE THE ACTUAL VOICE ACTRESS!!! WTF??

    • @eugenefindit
      @eugenefindit 3 роки тому +2

      That *Oreki-san* especially was perfect. I got chills. 😁

  • @rarukumaaru7612
    @rarukumaaru7612 3 роки тому +2

    DJ Polka in action! XD

  • @thatoneguy1687
    @thatoneguy1687 Рік тому +1

    I looooooove your channel!!!!!!!
    Xooxo

  • @KahlevN
    @KahlevN 3 роки тому +1

    Fantastic job with the editing, definitely a subscribe!

  • @maiconoliveira4221
    @maiconoliveira4221 2 роки тому +1

    surprised to see that 'musk' and 'mask' sound similar to a Japanese

  • @feta_cheesecake
    @feta_cheesecake 3 роки тому +2

    Ah yes, the fabled 田中 arc of the manga

  • @PraetorianOpti
    @PraetorianOpti 3 роки тому +2

    Omae, Open the bag Please!

  • @mamaharumi
    @mamaharumi 4 місяці тому +1

    "Oh, Miss Tanaka..." ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • @stewy497
    @stewy497 3 роки тому +1

    My phone...
    Well, it's fine. I'm out of contact anyways.

  • @TheKevinMutz
    @TheKevinMutz 3 роки тому

    3:28 - Thank you, now i have a new religion. Bless

  • @CardCommander
    @CardCommander Рік тому

    She broke my phone but the neurons...

  • @D_YellowMadness
    @D_YellowMadness 2 роки тому

    Someone in chat said "Polnee-chan!" & I misread it as "Phonee-chan!".
    When you slow down the Japanese audio, it's like slowing down Chop Suey by System of a Down by 25% so it's weird hearing how slow the slowed down English audio is.

  • @ProGamer-ej1jo
    @ProGamer-ej1jo 3 роки тому +1

    "Soup and tea, please!"
    Wha-

  • @AlejandroRodolfoMendez
    @AlejandroRodolfoMendez 3 роки тому +2

    The song was awesome

  • @Ammothief41
    @Ammothief41 3 роки тому

    Duolingo is practically a language unto itself.

  • @imensor4700
    @imensor4700 3 роки тому +1

    Ara Ara, anata ha no denwa desu ka?

  • @CEFG100
    @CEFG100 3 роки тому +1

    3:04 I need an adult?

  • @bluestormpony
    @bluestormpony 3 роки тому +2

    Ara ara polka makes be feel things

  • @vexrich
    @vexrich 2 роки тому

    7:14 CS:GO players when you go A site instead of B.

  • @Cynder454
    @Cynder454 3 роки тому

    I got caught off guard by the Hyouka reference! It feels like I'm the only person I know who's watched it (very good anime btw, would recommend)

  • @RocaDeearCenjar
    @RocaDeearCenjar 3 роки тому +1

    It's weird how when Gen 5 debut I thought Lamy was the cute member of the group, but now the other 3 have surpassed her in that regard.

  • @user-xn2gd8kz1m
    @user-xn2gd8kz1m 3 роки тому +1

    Chat goes brrrt *KININARIMAS*

  • @stuckin1945
    @stuckin1945 3 роки тому

    A Hyouka reference in 2021??? Holy fucking shit Polka I love you

  • @katiekawaii
    @katiekawaii 3 роки тому +1

    これはあなたの電話ですか。 いいえ、これはあなたの電話だったものです。

  • @festuca
    @festuca 3 роки тому +2

    Ain't 2:10 freaking kawaii???

  • @axemtitanium
    @axemtitanium 3 роки тому +46

    I can't tell if chat is cheating for her or if she's really that good at English.

    • @gehirndoper
      @gehirndoper 3 роки тому +16

      At least the way she's studying seems effective. She tries to imagine the scenarios to make it more memorable.

    • @Shadrake
      @Shadrake 3 роки тому +1

      @@gehirndoper mnuemonics are very helpful

  • @MasterAlucardGV
    @MasterAlucardGV 3 роки тому +1

    the only dislike is from elon musk

  • @Beert2632
    @Beert2632 3 роки тому

    3:03
    why does this sound so much like Kronii, lol

  • @birdindeed9457
    @birdindeed9457 3 роки тому

    indeed, caw

  • @lukieforrie9268
    @lukieforrie9268 3 роки тому +1

    What is the name of the song she uses in the background?

  • @shirazu-kun
    @shirazu-kun 3 роки тому +2

    Elon Mask 😂

  • @VidyaAntics
    @VidyaAntics 3 роки тому

    I have to say, I'd let Polka mug me any day.

  • @banjofries
    @banjofries 3 роки тому +1

    *Soup...*

  • @Andicus
    @Andicus 2 роки тому +1

    Dang this makes me want to learn Japanese now.

  • @nicholasfaleao9676
    @nicholasfaleao9676 3 роки тому +4

    Daily Japanese lesson no.3: Particles are the little characters before a word. For example watashi *wa* nick desu. They are necessary to a sentence.
    Wa - pertains to something in particular
    Ga - pertains to something in general
    No - shows ownership
    Mo - basically makes every sentence into "also".
    O - follows actions like eating, buying, and drinking (generally).
    Ni - follows actions like travelling, going, and meeting (generally).
    These might be wrong so feel free to correct me!

    • @Shadrake
      @Shadrake 3 роки тому +2

      WA and Ga never cease to confound me in how they're supposed to be different.

  • @jekblom123
    @jekblom123 3 роки тому

    She can't tell the difference between uh and ah?

    • @smolhane
      @smolhane  3 роки тому +2

      It's not a difference that really comes up when speaking Japanese, so most Japanese people probably can't tell (unless they have some level of fluency in another language). Kind of like how most native English speakers probably won't notice a difference between aspirated and unaspirated "p" without some guidance.

  • @BackwardsHAT93
    @BackwardsHAT93 3 роки тому +1

    Lol she’s cheating using the chat

  • @moondust2365
    @moondust2365 3 роки тому

    Wait, _kaban_ in Japanese is bag? In Tagalog, _kaban_ means sack. Specifically, rice sack.
    _Isang kaban ng bigas._ = One sack of [uncooked] rice.

    • @smolhane
      @smolhane  3 роки тому +2

      Huh, that's a nice observation! So _kaban_ refers more to things like purses, handbags, backpacks, etc. _Komebukuro_ might be one word to use for a bag of uncooked rice (with _fukuro_ meaning "bag"). I suppose it's possible the two _kaban_ words have a common ancestor that was as generic as "bag" is in English, though! Sadly, I didn't find a lot on the etymology of _kaban_ in Tagalog from a quick search.
      Also interesting to see Tagalog apparently has different words for cooked and uncooked rice, like Japanese!

  • @jdcreep5394
    @jdcreep5394 3 роки тому

    elon mask...

  • @Strlz_Remtachi
    @Strlz_Remtachi 3 роки тому

    B O O M

  • @Wwronggg
    @Wwronggg Рік тому

    Lol, why is she being seductive when saying English sentences?

  • @glovely4119
    @glovely4119 3 роки тому

    0 DISLIKES WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT

  • @steveisthecommissar4013
    @steveisthecommissar4013 3 роки тому

    Why the hell is watching somebody learn English so interesting to me when I already know it I’m American

    • @smolhane
      @smolhane  3 роки тому +1

      I guess it gives you a different perspective on the language when you watch something like this! Polka also adds a lot of flair to the lessons, of course.