Easy Japanese 1 - Typical Japanese

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  • @yoshi31713
    @yoshi31713 5 років тому +3984

    Wow. As a Japanese, I admire anybody who aspires to learn this difficult but very rewarding and beautiful language...

    • @omarfaruque6043
      @omarfaruque6043 5 років тому +25

      hi work with me about invest in Bangladesh

    • @40EntrepreneurDrive
      @40EntrepreneurDrive 5 років тому +96

      Hello Yoshi! It is quite a challenge but it sounds so beautiful and also has great opportunities to travel there. You guys have such a great and Rich culture! I hope to visit soon in one day live there. 😍

    • @吴轩-l9z
      @吴轩-l9z 4 роки тому +35

      Although I know all the kanji in 日本語,日本語 is still far more difficult than English or French for me.:(

    • @bestrafung2754
      @bestrafung2754 4 роки тому +48

      私は6年間日本語を勉強しています。

    • @richardblackhound1246
      @richardblackhound1246 4 роки тому +40

      Yes, you are very lucky to have such a beautiful language and beautiful country. I lived there for three years! I wish Japan and all the Japanese people the very best.

  • @Andrew-co4fz
    @Andrew-co4fz 8 років тому +1352

    this video is so easy to understand that it took me only 2 years of constantly studying japanese to really understand them speaking

    • @bbsantic
      @bbsantic 7 років тому +5

      LOL. So i'll need almost two years to get there :)
      I think this is too fast. German video (Easy German) is some 20 times slower than this.

    • @rin-101
      @rin-101 3 роки тому +61

      Dammit. Your profile pic fooled me.

    • @sweeterman691
      @sweeterman691 2 роки тому +14

      How's your Japanese now sensei?

    • @addictrogue516
      @addictrogue516 2 роки тому +14

      @@sweeterman691 hoping that sensei didn't give up !

    • @sweeterman691
      @sweeterman691 2 роки тому +10

      @@addictrogue516 That’s the ninja way!

  • @SonuSharma-fz4kj
    @SonuSharma-fz4kj Рік тому +205

    I still remember seeing this video two years ago and felt sorry for myself for barely understandung something to today where I can understand almost 90% of everything without seeing the subtitles..
    Great job mate

    • @meepomain
      @meepomain Рік тому +10

      Yo... if i remember i will post a comment on this saying the same thing in 2 years... hopefully

    • @SonuSharma-fz4kj
      @SonuSharma-fz4kj Рік тому

      @@meepomain good luck

    • @cocoarecords
      @cocoarecords Рік тому

      Awesome wow

    • @batgirlp5561
      @batgirlp5561 Рік тому +1

      I hope I will post a similar comment in a year or 2 as well.😂

    • @YemTin-c1b
      @YemTin-c1b 10 місяців тому +2

      How did you learn words i just started and have learnt hirigana and most katakana but i only know small amounts when it comes to words

  • @ceciliacastro7962
    @ceciliacastro7962 8 років тому +1510

    I find this language very attractive.

  • @saule.moncada1856
    @saule.moncada1856 6 років тому +291

    The old guy at 2:13 and 3:56 sounds the most pleasant to the ear, apart from the interviewer..

    • @Myrope
      @Myrope 4 роки тому +28

      Right? I would love to listen to him telling a story.

    • @saule.moncada1856
      @saule.moncada1856 4 роки тому +4

      @@Myrope 👏👏👏

    • @noahbarrong
      @noahbarrong 4 роки тому +12

      guy's got a great voice

    • @saule.moncada1856
      @saule.moncada1856 4 роки тому +8

      @@noahbarrong..and well-spoken.

    • @mjeffbr
      @mjeffbr 3 роки тому +3

      Yeah, I don't study japanese and know absolutely nothing about it, but when he spoke it instantly sounded more beautiful

  • @MrQwerty2524
    @MrQwerty2524 9 років тому +521

    I completely forgot i was here for practice and had to watch it again to focus on the pronunciation, haha.

  • @moorooster223
    @moorooster223 4 роки тому +37

    from this I learned two important words. omotenashi, and omoiyari. I think omotenashi is to perform hospitality, so as to have someone's fulfillment, and omoiyari is to feel something just from your thought, so as to have compassion or empathy. great great words from a most beautiful language.

  • @revyflores
    @revyflores 6 років тому +136

    I’ve been studying abroad in japan! I’ve finally hit my six month mark and I’m proud to say I am able to listen and understand these conversations without looking at the subtitles!!! A few words I wrote down for future reference, thank you so much for this video! It’s very helpful❤️

    • @fostinawhat4861
      @fostinawhat4861 2 роки тому +7

      Can I ask what you used to study before going to Japan? I already know hiragana, katakana, and some Kanji. But understanding them speak is still hard for me.

    • @revyflores
      @revyflores 2 роки тому +11

      @@fostinawhat4861 I didn’t study really at all… I learned the language upon arrival purely through immersion, it took about six months to pick up and then the last six months was spent perfecting it :,). While I was there I studied using books that the program provided us + GENKI books, though. Aside from that I already speak a few diff languages so picking up another wasn’t too tough. Sorry, hopefully that helps some🥺.

    • @fostinawhat4861
      @fostinawhat4861 2 роки тому +6

      @@revyflores yes that was helpful, thank you! :) I'm just going to talk with japanese speakers, watch more videos like this, and listen to japanese podcasts . I feel thats the best immersion I can do without moving there directly. Again thanks for your input :)👍

    • @pushpap4907
      @pushpap4907 2 роки тому +2

      Eat almonds,1 tea spoon of honey before sleep and daily spinach 100gm.little raw onion pieces,while eating food's,weekly once forest pig.walk 20mins in sun, don't use mobile or any electronic items while walking,walk alone.sleep 9 hrs a day.u will live upto 100yrs and most intellect.monthly 2 days go somewhere,don't stay at hometown

    • @kamikoto1558
      @kamikoto1558 2 роки тому

      @@fostinawhat4861immersion immersion immersion. Refold has a good guide for it if ya want but I'm guessing you've either dropped it, found refold, or happy with whatever way ur learning by now :)

  • @Miguel-hx8hg
    @Miguel-hx8hg 5 років тому +70

    People seem so cute and polite. I used to study Japanese when I was 13, now I am 30 but I still remember how to write hiragana and katakana. Kanji is just another world, I have the feeling my occidental brain is not ready for it. Love Japan 🇯🇵. Best from Spain 🇪🇸

  • @SmartBoy-ku7rq
    @SmartBoy-ku7rq 3 роки тому +73

    Recently I learned how to read and write in Hiragana. It took couple of weeks. And now in this video I can read some sentences. It feels so great being able to read something in Japanese

  • @lextube
    @lextube 10 років тому +1225

    This was great! Although as I think this is aimed for Japanese leaners I think it would be helpful to remove the romaji, and to use just the normal script but also Furigana above the kanji.

    • @Thebigfish0
      @Thebigfish0 10 років тому +118

      No, I think Romaji are way too helpful for phonetic articulations. It helps you quite well in pronouncing the words. Hiragana, Kenji can be learn independently.

    • @narsplace
      @narsplace 10 років тому +231

      james nayci As a Japanese learner for two years never use Romaji.

    • @Marodot
      @Marodot 10 років тому +117

      I agree, the first thing you should do when learning Japanese is to learn hiragana followed by katakana, which should just take a couple of days, two for me personally. Avoid romaji at all cost.

    • @Thebigfish0
      @Thebigfish0 10 років тому +36

      I'm just saying that "Romaji" are helpful somehow in learning the phonetic aspect of the Japanese words that are translated in symbols namely Hiragana, Katakana and the intricate Kenji. So, in order to curiously know what lied behind any Japanese alphabet and how to translate it into a latin-based word you have to make some efforts to spell it correctly. So, for begginers, Romaji letters are very useful to help the learner to acquire the appropriate pronunciation of the Japanese alphabets and yet develop his visual recognition of letters. Personally, i've tried it with the Korean Hangul, i've learned how to pronounce them as well as the order of their placements in less than 30 mins with the help of latin alphabets that represent every single separated Hangul alphabet, and as you know the Korean alphabets are separated in 4 structures for one word or two or more. Therefore, I find that Romaji is the best way to acquire the phonetic pattern of the recognition of the Japanese sounds. These are some reasons why I firmly recommend Romaji as a basic part to start connect Japanese alphabets with their representative sound. Everyone has its own successful way of learning the spoken foreign language. narsplace that's really brilliant to hear that you've learned them without depending on using Romaji, maybe because you are studying it in another way, in a way where you may have to memorize every Japanese alphabet with its sound to rewrite it dependently and in this case you are using the visual method of acquiring the letters which is brilliant and advantageous

    • @lextube
      @lextube 10 років тому +90

      I don't get your point, James. I don't think you get everyone else's point either. We're not talking about methods to learn hiragana and katakana, we're learning about the overall language learning method. Once you learn hiragana and katakana, there is no need for romaji at all It should be less than 1% of your learning aid in Japanese and you should stop using it as soon as possible. Children in Japan learn Kanji readings based on furigana anyway, so should everyone else. Else why try to learn and immerse in Japanese and distance yourself from the entire writing system by learning words from romaji? It makes no sense. Same goes for Korean. It has it's own alphabet. Once you learn it, why do you need to use romanisation? The only language close to this where you may be more likely to use the romanisation is Chinese because it uses Pinyin, but again you wouldn't learn just the pinyin in Chinese as then you're just missing out on the whole reading side of the language. Considering most people who learn a language now is likely to use it predominantly online, the reading part to me is absolutely vital.

  • @alskndlaskndal
    @alskndlaskndal 6 років тому +79

    The guy talking about wabi sabi has the smoothest voice I've ever heard, he should have a radio show.

  • @Pinklaeti75
    @Pinklaeti75 10 років тому +514

    So, finally, there's Easy Japanese.The people seems so nice, here. Keep making videos, please :) !

  • @alehh._
    @alehh._ 6 місяців тому +4

    starting japanese here at 2024, will come back when I totally understand this video. Good luck to everyone practicing!!

  • @reinerwilhelms-tricarico344
    @reinerwilhelms-tricarico344 5 років тому +7

    I like it that this comes with proper transcription and even translations in the subtitles, otherwise I wouldn’t have a chance to understand this. Being a beginner, it took me more than 2hours to get through most of this, using both dictionary lookup and trial and error with google translate to analyse it in detail. It was really challenging as it was way above my level, especially when it comes to conversational Japanese. But it was well worth it - I think I learned a lot here.

  • @codybilbrey4811
    @codybilbrey4811 10 років тому +25

    ありがとございました!私は日本語をべんきょうしています。
    Thank you very much for making this video! I really like these series of video. You can learn so much about world cultures. I am especially grateful for this video because as a Japanese language learner I am provided with a lot of insight into the language and culture. And the best part is it real. Real people in real life in real Japanese. Looking forward to new videos! Thanks again!

    • @Khoirul_Anam1978
      @Khoirul_Anam1978 4 роки тому

      あなたは不信心者です。地獄はあなたの場所です。

  • @viettran7704
    @viettran7704 Рік тому +7

    My first visit to Japan first time last month for 2 weeks and I love everything about your country and the people very much!

  • @TheEcletickGamer7
    @TheEcletickGamer7 Рік тому +19

    People...please send me good vibes, Japanese is my 3rd language on the go. It's about 6 months now,barely getting some words here and there, Hira and Kata just fine, and writing being my best developed skill right now. 日本文化を愛する皆さん,ブラジルからこにちわ🍾🍀

  • @u13613to
    @u13613to 4 роки тому +39

    During quarantine I discovered a japanese book at my house turns out it's a japanese language guide. I decided to start learning, everytime someone finds out I'm learning japanese they give me weird stares and I feel less.
    I really want to learn and this language , it's a challenge.
    Thank you for your videos! They help a lot!

    • @aldrichsmith
      @aldrichsmith 3 роки тому +2

      Good luck!

    • @adammiller6299
      @adammiller6299 3 роки тому +9

      Don't let people's weird stares discourage you!

    • @Liefd3
      @Liefd3 2 роки тому +7

      Never let others discourge you from learning things you're interested about. As long as you're not doing harm, you do you!

  • @borntolose_livetowin
    @borntolose_livetowin 8 років тому +1633

    After 11 months of learning japanese, I'm finally able to understand 5%-10%. 日本語が むずがしい です ね。 :)

    • @leopoldoarzadum4330
      @leopoldoarzadum4330 8 років тому +73

      o.o ganbate bro!

    • @Insane_ForJesus
      @Insane_ForJesus 8 років тому +111

      It's because of the grammar. If you studied Chinese in this amount of time you would understand way more trust me.

    • @borntolose_livetowin
      @borntolose_livetowin 8 років тому +137

      Anthony Stringfellow
      I've read that you must study japanese for around 2 years for a decent understanding. It's hard, but worthy. Japanese makes fun to me and the studying itself keeps my braincells active :-)

    • @christopherpoblete8562
      @christopherpoblete8562 8 років тому +170

      shit, i've been studying it for one week, i'm fucked up

    • @borntolose_livetowin
      @borntolose_livetowin 8 років тому +100

      Christopher Poblete
      no, you just have a new hobby now :) a lot of people are studying japanese and are mastering it. がんばって!

  • @IrakliGogava
    @IrakliGogava Рік тому +12

    I've just started Japanese.. few months ago and I'm Loving every second of it.. i know it is very hard language but i love how it sounds, i love culture, i love people.. i even love Kanji and it's different pronouncing and even the stroke order lol! i hope in few years i will be Fluent enough to travel to japan and hopefully i'll make friends there! Wish me luck!

  • @come_soon_jin
    @come_soon_jin 2 роки тому +1

    Correct me if I'm wrong :-
    0:00 to 0:15
    Minasan : everyone (Minna means everyone, San is used as respect/or to say _dear_ everyone, I guess?)
    Konnichiwa : hello
    Kumagai Mona : (just her name)
    Desu : is (so basically she's saying I'm kumagai Mona)
    "Easy Japanese" wa : wa is just a particle used to signify that Easy Japanese is the object of this sentence.
    Sendai Kara : from Sendai (Sendai is a city in Japan on Honshu island) so basically, Kara means from.
    Ookuri : send (in this context, present)
    shimasu : will
    (So ookuri shimasu means will send/will present)
    Kyou: Today
    Machi : town
    Hitotachi : people [you can also say hitobito for people but hitobito is a bit bookish while hitotachi is more casual.]
    Machi no hitotachi: people of the town. (So "no" means of)
    Nihon : Japan
    Tsuite : About
    nihon ni tsuite : you add ni before saying tsuite.
    dou omotte iruka : what do you think
    kiite mitai : try asking
    to omoi masu : I would like (to is used as I would like *to* try asking)
    0:25 to 0:40
    Konnichiwa: hello
    Etto : well
    Kyou wa : today
    Desu ne : (I didn't understand why she said this here)
    Nihon ni tsuite: About Japan
    Nihon no ii tokoro :-
    Nihon : Japan
    No : of (remember "machi no hitotachi"? People OF town. So no means of!)
    ii : nice
    Tokoro : places (or more like points. As in good stuff about Japan)
    Ni tsuite: about
    Hai : yes
    Okikishite Run desu kedo : (didn't get what this means)
    Nihon no ii toko? : Good points in Japan?
    Hai : yes
    Omou : what's
    Ano : y'know
    Nippon no ii tokoro:-
    Nippon : Japan
    No : of
    ii : nice
    tokoro : points / features
    Sakana : fish
    Dattara : in that case
    Yappari ne : it's obvious!
    {Done for today, spent half an hour on researching and typing out. Hope this helps all Japanese beginners like me and feel free to add on in replies! If not, I'll continue adding later!}

    • @iagonoah6974
      @iagonoah6974 Рік тому

      Underrated comment!!! ありがとう

  • @omexchannel4211
    @omexchannel4211 3 роки тому +4

    I am a Filipino and teaching English to Japanese professionals. This channel is very helpful to my job. I am a very big fan of Japan that's why I started collecting some Japanese staffs. And i decided to create my channel(beginner) to show how much i appreciate their food nature and stories.

    • @travzss
      @travzss 3 роки тому

      i’m an english speaking filipino trying to learn japanese hahaha

  • @rockmanhunter
    @rockmanhunter Рік тому +2

    I'm finally dedicating myself to learn japanese, and this video give me such a positive and great vibes to learn more and become fluent. Thank you so much!

  • @suk4honesty
    @suk4honesty 10 років тому +101

    the lady at 1:50 seems so sweet haha :) and the lady who asks the questions (interviewer?) seems sweet too

    • @Meimoons
      @Meimoons 9 років тому +8

      vickie g she was just like the most adorable thing, honestly~

    • @huynhngocnamgiang
      @huynhngocnamgiang 6 років тому +7

      i could hug that obaasan for real haha she seems a nice person!

    • @SeiryuuT
      @SeiryuuT 3 місяці тому

      Yeah so lovely! And やった at the end :D

  • @qui-shawntran7248
    @qui-shawntran7248 9 місяців тому +1

    this was soooo lovely!!! thanks :D I love that the older man said that compassion and being kind can manifest in choice of words. Such a beautiful reminder to use beautiful language to each other--native language or not.

  • @yousra3722
    @yousra3722 Рік тому +4

    Why there's no easy Japanese channel😔 even in the main channel there's barely any. I want moree😭😭

    • @easylanguages
      @easylanguages  Рік тому +3

      Hi! Unfortunately, currently, we don't have any active co-producers to produce Easy Japanese episodes on regular basis. Once we find a team in Japan, we will do our best to provide more Easy Japanese content and open a dedicated channel. 😀

  • @nerosonic
    @nerosonic 10 років тому +355

    as a Canadian citizen, my objective is to learn French, but I love how cute Japanese sounds to the ears

    • @ruebenknight7207
      @ruebenknight7207 10 років тому +11

      I speak/ learn french!
      Go french!

    • @reihino7857
      @reihino7857 8 років тому +1

      I am confused like you too.

    • @leopoldoarzadum4330
      @leopoldoarzadum4330 7 років тому +5

      who cares?

    • @SeniorGarbonzo
      @SeniorGarbonzo 7 років тому +3

      私の国は もう カナダ だ でも、少しなすべての言語が 大好きに オンラヌで 学んでいます。English is always nice to have learned first so I have a good chance of having my questions answered when I get stuck though...

    • @mymicks21
      @mymicks21 6 років тому +27

      I am also Canadian, I failed french in school but I have been learning Japanese for almost two years and have been loving it and doing well at it. I think it's better to learn a language you like instead of what the schools want you to learn.

  • @kovaxim
    @kovaxim 10 років тому +24

    I love this, I have been waiting for this for a long time. Ok, I'm lying, I wasn't waiting for this but it really really is a great idea to introduce Japanese. Obviously I like the language, culture, people and much more. Looking forward to more episodes of Easy Japanese. Keep up the good work! =D

  • @ruslanvolkonsky1664
    @ruslanvolkonsky1664 10 років тому +2

    I am so grateful to see there are now videos for Easy Japanese!!! Thankyou very much!!!

  • @gzdlky
    @gzdlky 3 роки тому +11

    20 years ago, when I got my first English class at school, I said one day I will understand and speak this language so easily that even I will be surprised. I got 8 on ielts academic lately. Now , here I am ,33 years old mother. One day I will speak and read Japanese naturally. I hope it won't take 20 years this time 🤭

    • @opdhaka
      @opdhaka 3 роки тому +2

      thats great to see so many people learn japanese ! ganbatte kudasai -ALL D BEST !
      by d way , i also teach japanese at my channel ;
      you can check it out incase you need any help ;
      ILL BE GLAD !

    • @gzdlky
      @gzdlky 3 роки тому

      @@opdhaka Thank you so much 🙏 I am going to your channel right away

  • @neezduts69420
    @neezduts69420 2 місяці тому +2

    I wish easy Japanese had their own yt channel like easy German and polish

    • @easylanguages
      @easylanguages  2 місяці тому +5

      Hi! Unfortunately, currently, we don't have any active co-producers to produce Easy Japanese episodes on a regular basis. Once we find a team, we will do our best to provide more Easy Japanese content and open a dedicated channel. :)

  • @xen05z
    @xen05z 9 років тому +416

    Shit. I've been listening to Japanese music for almost 13 years and I thought that would give me an advantage in listening. Hell was I wrong

    • @phantomendgamer
      @phantomendgamer 8 років тому +39

      No, it helps a lot haha. It just gets harder when you get into conversation so it's a good idea to start with songs in my opinion :p

    • @SuperBORG26
      @SuperBORG26 7 років тому +23

      It's okay not to understand everything. at least u try

    • @cptnboo6573
      @cptnboo6573 6 років тому +17

      I actually most of the time get the gist of what they are speaking about, lol. I think I could understand really easy conversations by now.
      And that's only because of the ungodly amount of fucking anime I've seen lmao

    • @gracewood6768
      @gracewood6768 6 років тому +12

      u shouldnt rely on jmusic, even on other languages, because composition is deep (idk how to say this, a bit formal since it's a form of poetry?)

    • @SpartanTaco300
      @SpartanTaco300 6 років тому +7

      A lot of the songs have so much english it's hard to tell what's being said. There's songs I've listened to for years before realizing they were entirely in English or half English. You need to look up the lyrics and translations.

  • @diannegail9440
    @diannegail9440 8 років тому +2

    the best video ever 😭 with romaji, japanese subtitles and english sub 😭😭 hontoni arigatou.
    anyone knows other videos similar to these one. this is really helpful . thank you for translating everything 😘

  • @wiscgaloot
    @wiscgaloot 4 роки тому +3

    What a great video! Now I'm in Korea and trying to learn Korean for my business trips, and I so wish someone had a video like this with 5 or 10 minutes of "street Korean"!

  • @matildawolfram4687
    @matildawolfram4687 2 роки тому +2

    My brother studied languages at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in California. The pace of study was intense. Students had to master the language course in 36-64 weeks. Psychologically it was very difficult, but fortunately he was helped by Yuriy Ivantsiv's book "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages”. The book " Polyglot Notes" became a desk book for my brother, because it has answers to all the problems that any student of a foreign language has to face. Thanks to the author of the channel for this interesting video! Good luck to everyone who studies a foreign language and wants to realize their full potential

  • @wiitubeaccount
    @wiitubeaccount 6 років тому +116

    I will understand this 100% effortlessly one day
    도전!

    • @Anna1fofinha1
      @Anna1fofinha1 5 років тому +2

      Day of Saint Never.

    • @christiant.g.994
      @christiant.g.994 4 роки тому +13

      That's Hangul lmao

    • @dmand2353
      @dmand2353 4 роки тому +6

      韓国語?ww

    • @lennontism
      @lennontism 4 роки тому +14

      Maybe they used Hangul because Korean is their first language, dunno.

    • @Justminxxy
      @Justminxxy 4 роки тому

      So, how’s the Japanese going today?

  • @Mobik_
    @Mobik_ Рік тому +2

    I watched this video several years ago, a bit more than 3 and I couldn't understand anything. For the past 2 years, I decided to study Japanese every day and now I'm able to understand around 70% of the video without reading the English subs but using the Japanese subs as helper.

  • @ruebenknight7207
    @ruebenknight7207 10 років тому +6

    I really hope they do more Easy Japanese , I really enjoyed it!
    ありがとな

    • @bzuku9554
      @bzuku9554 5 років тому

      Rueben Knight ありがとう*

  • @seoulmate1360
    @seoulmate1360 7 років тому +1

    I'm so happy I understood 90% of the conversation without looking at the translation/dialogue below.

  • @uklahuklah6613
    @uklahuklah6613 6 років тому +4

    これ、本当に勉強になりました!便利で楽しい練習ですね!

  • @lampboy926
    @lampboy926 Рік тому

    途中出ているお爺さんめちゃくちゃ優しそうな印象で見てる自分も笑顔になりました。。本当癒しますね。。

  • @dorol6375
    @dorol6375 2 роки тому +3

    0:47 holy shit.
    After a month and a half of studying japanese, I can finally understand one full sentence in this video that isn't just "hey guys."!!!!

  • @EdwardHua1992
    @EdwardHua1992 Рік тому +1

    This as the first episode of a series called Easy Japanese is simply ludicrous.

  • @tomasdiaz1371
    @tomasdiaz1371 5 років тому +55

    日本に住んでいてもう一年以上になりましたが、僕的に日本の良いところの一つは日本は安全な国であることです。

    • @narihira_ariwara
      @narihira_ariwara 5 років тому +3

      逆に、良くないと思うところはありますか?

    • @juandissimomagnifico7819
      @juandissimomagnifico7819 4 роки тому

      yeah from what ive heard japan is really safe

    • @trice1857
      @trice1857 4 роки тому

      s s ワロタ

    • @zhouying8068
      @zhouying8068 4 роки тому

      親愛なる私、私は今少し忙しいです。
      また、UA-camはあまり使いません。 Instagramに私を追加してください
      私がよりよく話すことができるように。
      Instagramでチャットする方が理にかなっています。 メッセージを送ってください、Instagram zh48629)
      UA-camではありません

    • @amerikagaijin
      @amerikagaijin 3 роки тому +2

      @@narihira_ariwara 皆が真面目すぎ

  • @emanuelezamboni6782
    @emanuelezamboni6782 8 років тому +1254

    Oh my god they actually have hair like in anime

    • @kubadzejkob332
      @kubadzejkob332 5 років тому +51

      They're so photogenic, these Japanese girls...

    • @RockDavid
      @RockDavid 5 років тому +14

      haha your a fool ha ha ha love it

    • @hallojanelle
      @hallojanelle 5 років тому +9

      They really do!

    • @RockDavid
      @RockDavid 5 років тому +26

      @@garrett8850 TYpical white boy and Japanese Ignorance :)
      Good job

    • @joseagnacio8464
      @joseagnacio8464 5 років тому +1

      Hahahaah

  • @egggs8761
    @egggs8761 5 років тому +2

    I just found this channel 5 minutes ago and i love it so much already!

    • @40EntrepreneurDrive
      @40EntrepreneurDrive 5 років тому

      What is your language learning level? Are you still learning vocabulary or just needing Japanese listening practice? I just discovered a 24-hour Japanese news Channel and also QVC Channel with random stuff that they talk about that they sell. That might be helpful to play in the background if you're just wanting to listen and if your level is up to par. Type in Japan live stream and you will get a couple of news channels and also the shopping channel.

  • @incaroads001
    @incaroads001 Рік тому +1

    This is a very attractive way to learn Japanese. I knew many people, myself included, who would watch TV with a dictionary in their hands and try to make sense of what was being said. It was, universally, a failure. There is an almost overwhelming drive to speak "real Japanese". That is, we all wanted to talk like the Japanese kids who were our friends. This is a MISTAKE ! Get a good solid book type course that has explanations of grammar, and comes with tapes. Study these books diligently for a year or two, and you will find that you can reliably understand almost half of what is said to you on the street, or that you hear on television. Now you're off to the races. Good Luck !!!

  • @parapullo
    @parapullo 9 років тому +3

    The kind of japanese course I've always dreamed of!!! Thank you!

    • @3DJapan
      @3DJapan 8 років тому

      +Paolo Tavano It's not a course though, it's just street interviews. You can find lots of those with English subs on UA-cam.

    • @parapullo
      @parapullo 8 років тому

      Hey Phil! Can you suggest me some of them? Thanks in advance :)

  • @astrostar49
    @astrostar49 Рік тому +1

    This was awesome. I'm learning Japanese, and I'm happy I found this video. Very helpful. Thanks for posting.

  • @SumisuSnape
    @SumisuSnape 9 років тому +5

    THIS is exactly what I was searching for to learn japanese, thanks a lot

  • @maikopasma9176
    @maikopasma9176 4 місяці тому +1

    This video was 9 years ago
    There still isn't an easy Japanese channel

  • @animeonly1993
    @animeonly1993 9 років тому +154

    this is above and beyond "easy" lol wouldnt be able to understand without subtitles
    優しいというか、じまくがなければ分かりません

    • @かどDノバイオリンだいすけのヸオロン
      @かどDノバイオリンだいすけのヸオロン 7 років тому +21

      The natural fluency could actually be regarded as quite hyper-advanced in a way... The word easy is just something to encourage people to learn I bet.

    • @mavsworld1733
      @mavsworld1733 5 років тому +26

      It's really not, the problem is that most people learn Japanese by learning grammar and relying on using their own native language for translations. Natives don't really talk that way, so it makes it hard to understand them. If you learned just by talking to Japanese people most of it would be really easy to understand. I'm not that good at Japanese, but I learned by talking to natives, and I can understand this whilst doing something else at the same time. I'm not trying to show off about my level, just at how simplistic the ideas are. The reason I can do something else at the same time is my brain can just recognize the sentence and feed me the relevant idea. I wouldn't be able to do this is it was something like a history lecture. If you want to get good at Japanese just watch loads of stuff aimed at kids, with no subtitles. language is all about learning basic phrases, then either substituting, or putting them together.

    • @kezako6783
      @kezako6783 4 роки тому +1

      ​@@mavsworld1733 Yeah... I've been trying with MIA ( close to AJATT ) method for almost a year, and I have nothing to show for it. I understood like 10-15% of what they said. I'm back to textbooks now and programs that I can actually understand without subtitles ( very basic ). We'll see how it goes, but I'm done with learning threw immersion from the start.

    • @mavsworld1733
      @mavsworld1733 4 роки тому

      @@kezako6783 I don't want to come across rude, but if you were only able to understand 15%, those seem like bad resources to be using. I don't know about Ajatt or MIA, but unless from the images you are able to achieve a much higher level of comprehension then I wouldn't expect to learn from that. That said, if that's adult content after a year, then you are doing better than most people I have seen using traditional study methods.

    • @kezako6783
      @kezako6783 4 роки тому

      ​@@mavsworld1733 That's not rude, that's realistic ( although a bit arrogant ) and I came to the same conclusion, hence "I am back to textbooks". That being said, 1 year is a short time to learn Japanese, whatever the method you choose. Especially when you learn to read at the same time.
      I assumed you knew MIA ( massive immersion approach ) since you have the same approach ( and have similar alias ) as "MattVSJapan" ( you can look for his channel on UA-cam if you're interested ). He has interesting insights, but his method is really time consuming compared to others when Japanese is already one the most time consuming language there is to learn as it is. But basically "just watch loads of stuff aimed at kids, with no subtitles" got me nowhere so far. It might work on some people, but certainly not me.

  • @fusiontv5269
    @fusiontv5269 5 років тому

    1:34 2:12 emba... 3:30 3:35 sorry (*3:45 like = Kirai) (4:25 +++ subject then backward read) ne = particle

  • @Dadarkxy
    @Dadarkxy 10 років тому +2

    Great ! ^^ I started watching this channel mainly for "Easy Polish", then very recently started learning a bit of japanese just for fun, I was disappointed to see there was no "Easy Japanese" on this channel... And now here it is :D

  • @andrewconnor4429
    @andrewconnor4429 9 місяців тому

    I'm ramping myself up to start learning and this video really hit the spot! My favorite meal is fish and rice, I like woodworking, baseball, anime and old school social styles. I need to broaden my horizons and this will enrich my life and connect me to a whole different way of talking and relating and living and I'm ecstatic to commit to this... Such a good video!

  • @zyukusi
    @zyukusi 5 років тому +64

    日本語とても大変です。
    私は日本のことが好きなので勉強して日本に馴染めるようになりたいです。
    まぁ、日本人なんですけどね

    • @spookyk3867
      @spookyk3867 5 років тому +35

    • @safir2241
      @safir2241 5 років тому +5

      I DON’T UNDERSTAND KANJI YET ARGHH

    • @舞人23来来軒
      @舞人23来来軒 5 років тому +1

      なんでやねん騙されたわ

    • @slytherinserpent73
      @slytherinserpent73 4 роки тому +1

      Same....kanji is hard, I cant understand them

    • @Ahn-mu3db
      @Ahn-mu3db 4 роки тому +1

      @@safir2241 今は?少し漢字分かるの?
      Do you know some kanji now?

  • @syedhasan4572
    @syedhasan4572 Рік тому +1

    The thing that cracks me up about Japanese old dudes, you ask them about Japan, they are like ah! In their mind,
    " I have been waiting for my whole life for someone to ask me about Japan", "whats best about Japan?" "Let me make it big".
    Then you hear some unexpected random things 😂

  • @jamesm.9285
    @jamesm.9285 5 років тому +10

    2:13 Why does this guy seem so cool? :D Haha, I've recently gotten to the point of studying these videos in Japanese. Thanks for this series!

  • @wits3392
    @wits3392 Рік тому +2

    I'm so proud of myself, it took me only 5 years of continue study to finally understand the first minute

    • @nalayak862
      @nalayak862 Рік тому +1

      amazing, i am proud of you, stranger ❤

    • @wits3392
      @wits3392 Рік тому

      @@nalayak862 Thank you stranger 🙂

  • @Tennishead21
    @Tennishead21 10 років тому +20

    Fantastic idea; as a Japanese learner, I find this very helpful. :) One thing I would like to suggest to make it even better it to put the Hiragana over the more difficult Kanji in the subtitles.
    Otherwise it was very enjoyable and I look forward to more Easy Japanese in the future. :)

    • @Adventurenauts
      @Adventurenauts 10 років тому +11

      Yeah, and without romaji

    • @Adventurenauts
      @Adventurenauts 10 років тому +6

      By knowing Kana. If a learner is advanced enough to want to tackle this type of video, Romaji acts as a crutch and can potentially hinder better pronunciation. One should already know the pronunciation of the Hiragana and Katakana.

    • @Adventurenauts
      @Adventurenauts 10 років тому

      ***** kanjidaisuki.com/learn/beginner/writing/3/

    • @Adventurenauts
      @Adventurenauts 10 років тому +2

      ***** Sorry for all the comments, but this link is good too allnihongo.com/why-using-romaji-is-bad-for-your-japanese-health/ Furigana is the way to go.

    • @ohmyprettygirl
      @ohmyprettygirl 6 років тому

      I wish a lot of Japanese subtitles, not just in videos but also in media would use Furigana. Im good at Kana, but Kanji Im still not very good with

  • @yasmina7212
    @yasmina7212 2 місяці тому

    Thank you so much! I can learn about the culture and the language at the same time!!! Tysm for putting the hiragana and translation 🤧

  • @halfthefiber
    @halfthefiber 10 років тому +7

    I love this already!

  • @babak159159
    @babak159159 10 років тому +2

    本当に心の底から感謝します

  • @Martin_Raul
    @Martin_Raul 10 років тому +18

    Good idea! I don't understand anything but I find Japanese culture interesting :)

  • @crayolaclouds2696
    @crayolaclouds2696 8 років тому +2

    This is completely perfect, thank you for existing.

  • @chrism3537
    @chrism3537 10 років тому +26

    why are the japanese so polite so friendly so cheerful SO CUTE

  • @tompribyl2884
    @tompribyl2884 5 місяців тому

    This video is a great help in my language learning journey. I wish there was a transcript posted so that the vocabulary and kanji could be studied offline and then return to the video.

  • @zethroodwood9572
    @zethroodwood9572 5 років тому +61

    1:13 that confirms my theory that Japanese people have hair like in anime

    • @ricoco7891
      @ricoco7891 4 роки тому +1

      zeth roodwood Fashion sense, too

    • @detoxeagle7389
      @detoxeagle7389 4 роки тому +1

      Oh

    • @iikou3925
      @iikou3925 4 роки тому +2

      KENMA

    • @nhanmilo11nguyen89
      @nhanmilo11nguyen89 4 роки тому +1

      Sanji

    • @meooowww3672
      @meooowww3672 4 роки тому +3

      It’s mostly the “gothic “ or “emo” or just guys who like rock (song genre) in Japan who have that type of hairstyle lol.

  • @armwrestlingfan6804
    @armwrestlingfan6804 6 років тому +3

    This is amazing for learning japanese. Finally found someone who fully translates :D

  • @aimeshaela9737
    @aimeshaela9737 2 роки тому

    Still learning.....maybe almost 4 month i able to write and read hiragana and katakana ...... actually iam admire with japanese peoples and their politeness and they hard work....

    • @come_soon_jin
      @come_soon_jin 2 роки тому

      I commented this before and I'm pasting my comment here with the hope of you correcting me or telling me what I don't know hehe 😅. I would really appreciate if you can help 🙏🏻 I'm a beginner, please add to my knowledge if you can!
      Correct me if I'm wrong :-
      0:00 to 0:15
      Minasan : everyone (Minna means everyone, San is used as respect/or to say _dear_ everyone, I guess?)
      Konnichiwa : hello
      Kumagai Mona : (just her name)
      Desu : is (so basically she's saying I'm kumagai Mona)
      "Easy Japanese" wa : wa is just a particle used to signify that Easy Japanese is the object of this sentence.
      Sendai Kara : from Sendai (Sendai is a city in Japan on Honshu island) so basically, Kara means from.
      Ookuri : send (in this context, present)
      shimasu : will
      (So ookuri shimasu means will send/will present)
      Kyou: Today
      Machi : town
      Hitotachi : people [you can also say hitobito for people but hitobito is a bit bookish while hitotachi is more casual.]
      Machi no hitotachi: people of the town. (So "no" means of)
      Nihon : Japan
      Tsuite : About
      nihon ni tsuite : you add ni before saying tsuite.
      dou omotte iruka : what do you think
      kiite mitai : try asking
      to omoi masu : I would like (to is used as I would like *to* try asking)
      0:25 to 0:40
      Konnichiwa: hello
      Etto : well
      Kyou wa : today
      Desu ne : (I didn't understand why she said this here)
      Nihon ni tsuite: About Japan
      Nihon no ii tokoro :-
      Nihon : Japan
      No : of (remember "machi no hitotachi"? People OF town. So no means of!)
      ii : nice
      Tokoro : places (or more like points. As in good stuff about Japan)
      Ni tsuite: about
      Hai : yes
      Okikishite Run desu kedo : (didn't get what this means)
      Nihon no ii toko? : Good points in Japan?
      Hai : yes
      Omou : what's
      Ano : y'know
      Nippon no ii tokoro:-
      Nippon : Japan
      No : of
      ii : nice
      tokoro : points / features
      Sakana : fish
      Dattara : in that case
      Yappari ne : it's obvious!
      {Done for today, spent half an hour on researching and typing out. Hope this helps all Japanese beginners like me and feel free to add on in replies! If not, I'll continue adding later!}

  • @Sammm30
    @Sammm30 5 років тому +3

    2:12 there's something about his voice I really like wow.

    • @AcroGrade
      @AcroGrade 5 років тому

      Yeah man, the way he carries himself too

    • @bobasking
      @bobasking 5 років тому

      Exactly!

  • @wagnersouza6970
    @wagnersouza6970 4 роки тому

    I addopted the Easy Japanese method using romaji and english phrases bellow the japanese sentence to study my lessons..very good

  • @icanwatchthevideos
    @icanwatchthevideos 4 роки тому +12

    3:03 these guys are hilarious 😂

  • @ceka50
    @ceka50 4 роки тому

    I'm surprised how much I understand. I think learning a new language is really rewarding, and really helpful in understanding another culture.

  • @Ferinoification
    @Ferinoification 8 років тому +16

    how cute in 2:10 when she says: hazukashii

  • @hadilqasem2634
    @hadilqasem2634 4 роки тому +1

    ohh so sweet 1:59 ... the way she is talking and her voice is relaxing just like a character in a studio Ghibli movie 😍❤

  • @Thebigfish0
    @Thebigfish0 10 років тому +4

    Please, keep making more Japanese videos because I find this video more helpful and especially when you put the Romaji that permits you to articulate and listen to the words accurately. Thank you and best of luck :)

  • @kaanyavuz6777
    @kaanyavuz6777 4 роки тому

    It is excellent that you have chosen a wide range of people when you making the video.

  • @StarOnTheWater
    @StarOnTheWater 3 роки тому +7

    I've been learning japanese for a couple of months. Played the video at 75% speed. Understood nothing lol

  • @maxdevick7518
    @maxdevick7518 5 років тому +2

    You can use these easy Japanese videos to practice the language shadowing technique when learning Japanese

  • @patorishiadesu9973
    @patorishiadesu9973 2 роки тому +11

    Here to learn Japanese hehe

  • @dongzhiyang6550
    @dongzhiyang6550 7 років тому

    すごくエネルギーがあふれてる、元気を出すビデオです!!

    • @zhouying8068
      @zhouying8068 4 роки тому

      親愛なる私、私は今少し忙しいです。
      また、UA-camはあまり使いません。 Instagramに私を追加してください
      私がよりよく話すことができるように。
      Instagramでチャットする方が理にかなっています。 メッセージを送ってください、Instagram zh48629)
      UA-camではありません

  • @denosaur4444
    @denosaur4444 3 роки тому +8

    Imagined if we had subtitles that displayed over our chest so people could understand you.

    • @opdhaka
      @opdhaka 3 роки тому

      thats great to see so many people learn japanese ! ganbatte kudasai -ALL D BEST !
      by d way , i also teach japanese at my channel ;
      you can check it out incase you need any help ;
      ILL BE GLAD !

  • @professorhamamoto
    @professorhamamoto 9 років тому

    Very nice channel. I have subscribed and will recommend this channel to my students. This is the "real" Japan in conversation with ordinary Japanese people.

  • @OmkarBhatkar
    @OmkarBhatkar 3 роки тому +6

    Started learning japanese today. Day1. What better motivation than watching this video..😀😀

  • @cyrill_acetabalbag2522
    @cyrill_acetabalbag2522 Рік тому +1

    This is my best friend now for learning Japanese

  • @veyyazel5042
    @veyyazel5042 4 роки тому +2

    now I'm in dilema.
    what should I learn first, French or Japanese?
    I love these languages so much!

    • @launomad
      @launomad 4 роки тому +1

      Where r u from? As a french person i would say japanese ^^ french is wayy tooo harddd haha life is too short for that

    • @Ash-vt5cp
      @Ash-vt5cp 3 роки тому

      If your native langauge is English, or some other latin langauge, then French will obviously be a lot easier. The problem with Japanese is, the 'beginners hump', i.e. compared to many other languages (especially other European languages) you have to learn a relatively huge amount just to get to a point where you can read very basic material, thanks to their writing system and otherworldly grammar. Many people quit during this period because they lose motivation after seeing little to no progress in listening/reading real Japanese material. But once you've reached that point, things will start picking up much faster.

  • @matteovrizzi
    @matteovrizzi 4 роки тому +1

    Very interesting - hearing from real people about their opinions and the way they say it. Great idea, great video.
    The man talking about snowfall and tattoos is such a gentleman! Would love to meet him and have a chat with him!

  • @ticketsfromhell629
    @ticketsfromhell629 3 роки тому +3

    To everybody trying to learn japanese: がんばって

    • @deniz3213
      @deniz3213 3 роки тому +1

      ありがとうございました😊

  • @ges735
    @ges735 Рік тому

    Did Japanese in high school for 4 years as a subject and its been 3 years since then. Really want to get back into it. I can listen for like 15 seconds then I completely lose track of what they're saying xd

  • @Adventurenauts
    @Adventurenauts 10 років тому +6

    When I saw this I died of absolute excitement. Can't wait for Mandarin!

  • @liliandrali
    @liliandrali 5 років тому

    I love a voice of the old man on the fish market.I have understand a lot what he said even I am just beginner in Japanees language.

  • @giovanenegrini
    @giovanenegrini 10 років тому +28

    That's awesome! I just don't see what's so funny about it! haha Everybody is laughing and the women are kinda shy. I like it and I gotta say, it's very different from Easy German hahaha
    Great work guys, keep going!

  • @henrikdavidila9646
    @henrikdavidila9646 4 роки тому +2

    I remember watchin this video 3 years ago when I just started learning Japanese. I couldn't understand anything. Now I can understand about 80-90% of what they are saying. Makes me kind of emotional seeing the progress
    日本語を勉強している皆さん頑張って!諦めちゃダメだよ

    • @uwu-ue3ev
      @uwu-ue3ev 4 роки тому

      I am so glad for you. :)
      Hope I could wrote it in japanese though, lol. I started learning japanese few weeks ago so I wish I will be able to say the same thing as you someday.

    • @uwu-ue3ev
      @uwu-ue3ev 4 роки тому

      わたし は アイスクリームがすきですね。:)

    • @uwu-ue3ev
      @uwu-ue3ev 4 роки тому

      I just noticed that ":)" looks differently on each keyboard.

    • @tobi3308
      @tobi3308 2 роки тому

      what tools or material do you used for learning japanese? I'm sort of not progressing much with my study

  • @vacuumcarexpo
    @vacuumcarexpo 4 роки тому +32

    Easyと言いながら、メチャメチャ応用から入るという手法(笑)。

    • @zhouying8068
      @zhouying8068 4 роки тому

      親愛なる私、私は今少し忙しいです。
      また、UA-camはあまり使いません。 Instagramに私を追加してください
      私がよりよく話すことができるように。
      Instagramでチャットする方が理にかなっています。 メッセージを送ってください、Instagram zh48629)
      UA-camではありません

    • @Oxalis_acetosella
      @Oxalis_acetosella 3 місяці тому +1

      しかも仙台の訛りも入っているという。

  • @TS50ER
    @TS50ER 2 роки тому +1

    The man who talks about tattoos speak with a wonderful cadence.

  • @lpr5269
    @lpr5269 8 років тому +10

    Omoiyari is "compassion" according to Google translate.

  • @BischannelYT
    @BischannelYT 9 місяців тому +1

    熊谷望那 teeth is so cute, shes in TBS Sendai now

  • @warker6186
    @warker6186 4 роки тому +4

    when her friend say anime,
    the other friend say "sorry" :D