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@senseiismail9448

2 жыл бұрын

I downloaded it. Seems helpful.

@johnstephen2908

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@AppliedMathematician

2 жыл бұрын

Ok: Downloaded it, but it has pronouciation totally different from what is written. Written in hiragana as a-no-hi-to is spoken as a-los-to ? Hm, need to find some native speaker, or just go to Japan.

@CriSaturn

2 жыл бұрын

If you want learning more Italian i can help you if you like it 🇮🇹💙🇯🇵. Yes the hard part for japene Is know what words get 'L' pronunciation then 'R', or else 'V' instead 'B'

@ian-gm6qh

2 жыл бұрын

I bought the premium version, but it's a shame that a lot of the N3-N1 level doesn't have a pronunciation sound or a sentence sample, which is why I bought the app in the first place.

As a Japanese person, first of all, I’m so happy that there are people who want to learn Japanese. but one thing I’d like u to be careful with is that Japanese people rarely use phrases in anime or manga. so I recommend you listening to japanese REAL conversation if u truly want to become fluent in Japanese. I hope everyone watching this video will achieve the goals they set themselves! Thanks for reading 😊

@hannylemus8728

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your recommendation! Do you think is a good idea to learn from seiyuu interviews or radio programs?

@Peraliq

2 жыл бұрын

I believe any serious learner can tell when アニメ　drops 敬語　or uses slang. To me its like being ESL and listening to sitcoms and not realizing when something is far too over the top. In real life speech is not so static, but what do I know, I am only monolingual with a hobby in japanese study.

@phen-themoogle7651

2 жыл бұрын

​@@Peraliq Yeah ,after studying a few different ways it's natural to tell the difference between anime Japanese and real life Japanese. Especially if you have some Japanese friends, but anime/games/visual novels in Japanese have some pretty nice conversations sometimes. The thing about regular real life Japanese is that it gets boring when you're really advanced because it's the same routine always. I've been using Japanese for 20+ years, and sometimes I just get bored talking with native speakers. Finding a really good conversationalist among shy Japanese people is hard too. I've become more shy over the years adjusting to Japanese people which makes it a lot harder as well.

@victoriap4291

2 жыл бұрын

@@phen-themoogle7651 As someone experienced in Japanese, do you have any tips for beginners/intermediates?

@phen-themoogle7651

2 жыл бұрын

@@victoriap4291 Advice for all levels would be to continue having fun with how you study and it becomes as natural as brushing your teeth everyday. There’s a lot of walls people bump into at different levels and feel they aren’t improving, so sometimes it’s good to challenge yourself to studying a new way as well. Or maybe just diving into the deep end by immersing yourself in your hobbies in fully Japanese for a certain amount of time could feel very refreshing (overwhelming if you want to understand all the nuances but just try to understand the atmosphere and enjoy it). There’s a plethora of ways to study or play/have fun in Japanese so if you do what feels right to you at the time then there’s no wrong way to study. But having certain short term goals can propel you forward when you feel lost. Sometimes I would aim for 100 new words a week, or when I had too much energy when I was younger I would go for 100 a day when I had the time too lol Of course I couldn’t remember every word at once, but words are always recycled in languages (so maybe I was reviewing them often naturally) and with more exposure you can remember them. I read an article that it takes about 5 different encounters with the word in similar or different context over a period of time to understand them deeper. And some say it takes 10000 words for fluency so if you’re consistent with 10 words a day, that’s 3650 a year so in about 3 years it’s possible to be fluent if you know how to use the words in context. (Or can be fluent with less vocab if you know all the words in context) It’s okay to forget stuff a lot since passive understanding is more important at first too. Everything balances out with consistency,exposure, and time.

I think one of the most common mistakes people do is to pronounce “tsuki” like “suki”. Mostly people who’s main language is English pronounce “ts” like “s”

@coenx1

2 жыл бұрын

I was able to notice the difference, and through my learning, I've made sure to know it well. Very subtle, but it's there.

@Uncorrupted12

2 жыл бұрын

Whose Most

@TakahashiQR

2 жыл бұрын

La verdad el japonés no tienen una pronunciación difícil, el "Tsu" lo he escuchado que a veces ni pronuncian el "su", solo hacen el sonido de la T exagerado

@user-te6fy5oy9m

2 жыл бұрын

Ho ho ho

@RandomPerson-ui3xv

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-te6fy5oy9m do you love god

A tip I'd give for more introverted people is for "practicing with natives" is that you don't have to use apps like italki to interact with natives. The majority of my interaction with natives is actually over Twitch, since it gives me time to understand what they said and reply in something remotely understandable. I'd especially recommend small streamers since they have the capacity to actually pay attention to your conversation. Just remember to be polite when talking to them. They may not be able to express it, but they're people all the same as you, so treat them like it.

@Kaiilayn

Жыл бұрын

I screenshotted your comment and I will put it in my database. Today is my first day self learning and I’m having a blast with Hiragana. I’m worried about speaking with Native speakers and you just gave me a golden idea whenever I’m ready months later. I will make sure I come back and thank you again for this awesome tip if its helpful! I hope I can keep up though!- first time learning a new language. (I’m Arabic)

@FumeiYuusha

Жыл бұрын

I'm definitely seconding this. Streams are an excellent way of 'practicing with natives'. I usually watch people who play multiplayer games with their friends, so it's like listening to friends talking with each other kind of, more casual, more natural than watching anime or drama. And I would also add that playing online games on Japanese servers can also help with practice too, but only once you're at the level where you can understand the game and be able to communicate well enough to ask for help or start chatting with strangers in-game.

@FumeiYuusha

Жыл бұрын

@真田 幸村 - Crimson demon of war It depends on what your preferences are. Watching content that is boring to you won't be interesting just because you watch it in Japanaese. I would go under all/tags/日本語　or alternatively all/tags/japanese to see streamers who stream with these tags. From there you can filter to activities, games or content that mostly drives your attention, and select a streamer that fits your needs.

@aurora_xx6736

Жыл бұрын

This is a great idea

@asheeshal7959

Жыл бұрын

@@Kaiilaynhii random but hows your journey going? :D

Tips to learn Japanese more efficiently: - Do NOT attempt to learn more than one language at once. If in doubt, learn the one that you're most interested in. - Repeat every letter/word/sentence out loud to get a closer pronunciation (tip from Teuida). - Avoid trying to learn everything at one sitting to prevent yourself from forgetting words. - Try to memorize kana/kanji stroke order for more efficient writing. - If you feel unmotivated and/or tired, take a break and proceed your learning after a while and remember: you can do it! - Watch anime and practice singing in Japanese. They will help you to increase your vocabulary. - Try not to skip the difficult parts of learning. They may be essential. - Get yourself a partner conversation or use Teuida! - Use your Japanese knowledge in daily occasions (Example: whenever you're going upstairs, count every step in Japanese). - After finishing your studying session, write out everything you have learned so far, physically (pencil and paper) or virtually (note pad app on phone/computer) - Keep watching this video as many times as possible for days or weeks. It is not possible to learn everything in a few moments. Now, I wish you, the reader, a very happy learning, do not give up and give it your all! がんばってください! 💪✌️

@jaggerdr16

10 ай бұрын

thank you very much for these tips..i just started learning hiragana

@ladygagafan6078

9 ай бұрын

i saw u in another video's comment section

@TheEstampe

9 ай бұрын

Bummer, I used to learn 4 foreign languages at the same time when I was a high school student (yes, European here). If I had known. 🙂

@Link-Link

8 ай бұрын

What's Teuida?

@sinistarz0253

8 ай бұрын

@@TheEstampeStill, if you want to speed up your learning process is better to just focus in just one.

Being a foreigner living in Japan, I would actually recommend against using romaji at all! If the person is really serious in studying the language, he/she should start with hiragana and katakana. After memorizing hiragana and katakana, they can use some beginner books (I used Minna no Nihongo) to learn grammar and some basic vocabularies. The book will also introduce easy kanjis. Also, starting with polite form (~masu) will be easier to transition to casual form in the long run. I also practiced my reading speed skills during karaoke (of course hiragana and katakana). If you're not in Japan, there are youtube karaoke videos you can use.

@aryaheis

2 жыл бұрын

Hii ,i suppose u understand Japanese well ,i ve this back paper in Japanese language subject.,if u could plz help me with it,as it is only mcq's I dnt think It ll be hard to solve ,it ll be just great if u could help 🙏🙏🙏🙏

@tsoma_region5296

2 жыл бұрын

Are there baddies in Japan

@tsoma_region5296

2 жыл бұрын

@@grxyse7430 I want a japanese girl and if im fluent i know I can pull one

@tsoma_region5296

2 жыл бұрын

@@augustinajackson3774 Nah

@elvisbarahona4892

2 жыл бұрын

So that means that if imma begginer i have to start with Hiragana and Katakana alphabets and daily conversation and after that the Kanjis?

I’m a Japanese. Even Japanese people forgets kanji, hiragana and katakana. Don’t worry if you can’t remember that humongous amount of kanji. Every Japanese people struggles remembering kanji and makes a mistake. So don’t be worried.

@happycook6737

Ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words.

@myblaonga

Ай бұрын

That makes me feel better

@lilsaumench3525

2 күн бұрын

Thanks that's make me relief 😂 im at the point that I'll pull my hair off bcs of trying to memorize kanji 😭

Kanji is so hard tbh. However, learning Kanji is so necessary. Full Hiragana paragraphs are even more difficult to read than those which include Kanji. I also use the Mochi mochi app and I'm learning the N4 vocabulary course. Love its pretty interface and sounds

@DinnerForkTongue

10 ай бұрын

Right? I'm only beginning on kanji and I can already recognise the weight they pull in the writing. Reading a full-kana sentence is weird by this point, it looks jumbled and messy.

@TiagoBarufi

2 ай бұрын

Kanji is beautiful

@trunggm0309

Ай бұрын

how to download it bro?

I was obsessed with Japanese folklore and horror stories as a child and I've always wanted to learn the language to understand the stories and the culture better - this year I'm finally deciding to take the steps to learn Japanese and this was just the push I needed, thank you for this video ^^

@g1nnym1

Жыл бұрын

Me too! Me and my friend are very interested in Japanese urban legends and stories, and I’m a beginner currently trying to learn Japanese 😄

@zzz_phyr

Жыл бұрын

Same here!!

@dre5908

Жыл бұрын

Same here. Nearly 5 days in and I'm currently on the 'M' column. The mnemonic tactic works perfectly for hiragana so far.

@sanguinesatellite808

6 ай бұрын

Same for me! I really love the way Japanese horror stories are written compared to how it's done over here in the west - I like the focus on more psychological elements rather than just gore and jumpscares (though if you like that, all the power to you). I'm taking a Japanese class in my high school, and I'm around 2 and a half months into learning, and I'm having a lot of fun with it!

@rjunplugged-bl8kw

6 ай бұрын

How’s your progress so far?

As a Turkish, I support you 100% on giving us content about Japan/Japanese. The reason I'm following you is your Japanese side. Don't mind people telling you otherwise, do what makes you feel good and bring viewers. Love your content and waiting for more!

@ruriohama

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much🖤

@acanthoscurriageniculata7141

2 жыл бұрын

@@ruriohama You're welcome! People always ask for content in Turkish or content about Turkey, but we already have enough of these. You're unique with what you're doing. Also, being a global channel and attracting people from everywhere is very important.

@n.sadequi4381

2 жыл бұрын

turkish people are one of the most racist peoples i have seen so far in my life.

@neptune0909

Жыл бұрын

hey I'm learning turkish rn .. Got any tips ?

@sinanemrebasar2070

Жыл бұрын

@@neptune0909 Depends on what kind of tips you want my friend

The culture one is the one most people miss even when "advanced". People who aren't bilingual tend to think of language as a "barrier" that can be overcome without it affecting how they think. This is why so many supposedly N1 or "advanced" people still don't speak natural Japanese. They're essentially expressing the same ideas they would in their mother tongue using Japanese grammar - which sounds even more unnatural than "grammatically wrong but culturally sound" Japanese. I think it's also the major reason why the myth of "no matter how good you are at Japanese, Japanese people won't accept you" is so widespread. Even when among themselves "fitting in" is an important aspect of Japanese culture, and if you can't shift your mentality in line with Japanese mentality, you won't fit in - language alone isn't even close to being enough.

@shabadooshabadoo4918

Жыл бұрын

Fitting in is overrated. Trust me, thats a lesson learned by a lifetime of fitting in. Thank you, thats my TED talk.

@user-tp5vv3kg7h

Жыл бұрын

@@shabadooshabadoo4918 Not it Japan it isn't.

@shabadooshabadoo4918

Жыл бұрын

@@user-tp5vv3kg7h Yeah, its much better to be forgettable 😂 Good advice

@AwildGwen

Жыл бұрын

Yeah and for us americans standing out is a big hin for us. I can see how that can affect an american learning japanese

@FSVR54

Жыл бұрын

@@user-tp5vv3kg7h it is

I'm building my muscle memory by writing Hiragana over and over again and I think it's cool how I get quicker with each line and my handwriting gets cleaner. I think it's also good to make and keep notes to remind yourself how far you've come since the beginning when you look back on those notes.

@kasiazdrojewska3616

Жыл бұрын

Nice! On the other hand I haven't been able to achieve than with roman alphabet having used it for nearly 30 years now, so I don't have that expectation of my Japanese characters either... :P

@DinnerForkTongue

10 ай бұрын

I did a whole repetition practice out of hiragana (an entire notebook line of repetitions for each and every kana) with romaji for subtitles. Then when I practiced katakana, I did the same thing, only with hiragana subtitles instead of romaji for the regular ones (for the unusual ones like "hu", "vu", "yi" and such I had to use romaji). It worked _wonders_ for both my memorisation and my handwriting. Nowadays whenever I see a word I want to transcribe, I don't use romaji at all.

I've been studying Japanese for 2.5 years now. I've pretty much achieved my main goal which was to be able to enjoy written Japanese in video games, manga, (light) novels and whatever text I come across on the internet. I still have lot to learn but I'm really proud of the progress I've made. I have couple of tips to give: 1. While you should absolutely have a specific goal to aim for from the start, don't forget to set smaller goals to make the journey easier. The main goal will take a lot of time to achieve and there'll be times you feel like you're not making any progress but if you set smaller goals, you will reach them and you can look back on them. You can spend more time on looking at how far you've come rather than how long you have still to go. 2. Don't stop. This is especially true for flashcards and such. The longer the break, the harder it is to come back. I said I've studied Japanese for 2,5 years and I mean it. I've been actively studying every day. You don't need to go that far. You can take it more casually. Study once a week if you think that's enough for you. Just keep it consistent. That way you'll keep on learning and you don't have time to forget the things you've already learned. Of course, if you notice that you don't actually enjoy learning the language, feel free to drop it. No reason to continue doing something you don't like, unless you feel like the end result will be worth it. 3. This is not necessarily a tip from me but rather a revised version of the tip given in the video. Don't try learning Japanese by sticking with romaji. I disagree with the reasoning that it'll make your pronunciation bad. Plenty of languages use the same alphabet, yet not all letters and words are pronounced the same. The same combination of letters can be a valid word in multiple languages, yet they're pronounced differently. For example, religion is religion in both English and German but they sound nothing alike and a Finnish 'R' is very different from English 'R'. So by that logic, it shouldn't be any different when it comes to Japanese, other than people not being able to agree on one way to write romaji, there seem to be multiple variations which makes it confusing and already a good enough reason to not rely on them. My reasoning for avoiding romaji is that is limits you in the amount of resources you can use for learning Japanese. You'll miss out on much better resources that were written for people who actually want to learn Japanese and not just daydream about it. If you don't want to spend couple of days to couple of weeks learning hiragana and katakana, then I doubt you want to spend the time learning Japanese in the first place.

@mikkey_

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the tips! But can i ask what apps or books did you use to learn Japanese?

@musicaescultura3779

Жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias por tus valiosos consejos!!! Saludos desde México, de alguien que esta aprendiendo ingles y japones

Honestly, for people who just want listen to/understand anime? Learning how to read will STILL speed up the process, because you're taking in information differently when learning how to read. So, any mental learning blocks you may have by only doing auditory learning? Chances are you'll overcome them learning how to read simultaneously. Of course, it's not NECESSARY for that particular goal, but still SUPER helpful.

@whitelichmage7004

2 жыл бұрын

Now that there is true wisdom. Good to hear this since for an English speaker learning Japanese I'm currently prioritizing the grammar over the pronunciation. You see Japanese being a language vastly different from English has a total of 3 writing systems. Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. The Hiragana and Katakana while initially difficult for learners new to a character based system will become accustomed to it's simplified design after figuring out the obvious differences and seeing a pattern on how each character works. The Kanji however will be a bit more difficult as it consists of a more complex design with more than 2000 characters borrowed from the Chinese alphabet. However once you get the writing out of the way Japanese gets a lot easier with it's much simpler sentence structure, only about 5 vowel sounds, no gender verbs/proverbs, plurals and many garaigo words borrowed from the English language. To be honest i want to learn Japanese so i can understand anime without subtitles and reading does play a huge part when it comes to learning a new language as you want to be able to read and understand the Japanese subtitles/text. However learning more quickly doesn't mean that you'll have the language better memorized. If anything it is better to learn a new language slowly as it builds a better, longer memory process when you learn a few new words at a time rather than several in one sitting over a long span of hours.

@Bear_8m

2 ай бұрын

I want to learn Japanese simply because I'm bored is that dumb? I also want to watch animes and understand what the characters are saying, so how should I learn. I also cannot talk to people online/In person because I have extremely strict parents Should I just stop trying to learn Japanese stick to reading subtitles? 😭

@Fif5t0014

2 ай бұрын

@@Bear_8m Learning something new is great way to cure boredom. Probably the best thing you can do when you're bored. Keep going! Ganbatte!

@Bear_8m

2 ай бұрын

@@Fif5t0014 thank you.

@myblaonga

Ай бұрын

@@Fif5t0014 In a simpler sense you need to learn the input part of the language then by watching japanese media your brain will start absorb things like a sponge

I am in my first week of learning Japanese and I'm very motivated and having fun so far! I have a goal of understanding and casually speaking Japanese with others so I want to really understand the language and culture (as you mentioned). Right now, I am learning Hiragana and have it mostly nailed down, but as you mentioned there are no shortcuts and it takes lots of practice. I'm really looking forward to (hopefully) learning the language enough to converse with people. This is really great advice! ありがとうございます！

@kaylaharrington6587

2 жыл бұрын

Same!! And I understood what you said at the end🤭 I’m so proud of myself

@joshualot2305

Жыл бұрын

Today is my first attempt of learning Japanese! I'm printing the hiragana and katana chart to memorize the words then proceed with basic grammar and sentence. I'll be back to read what you say at the end! I'll update you soon if I understood in on my own! :))

@josejuarez3532

Жыл бұрын

@@joshualot2305 That's awesome to hear! Beginner-to-beginner tip: stroke order is really important and makes it a lot easier to distinguish similar looking characters like shi (シ) and tsu (ツ) or n (ン) and so (ソ). 頑張って (ばんばって)！ :)

@marcellputraw41

Жыл бұрын

@@joshualot2305 hello how about now?

@yassine3978

Жыл бұрын

How is it going(any update)

I've been learning japanese with duolingo for about a year now, and I actually love learning new kanji, because it tells you a lot about the culture and history of the people who speak the language. Like for example, I find it cool how the Kanji for Sun 日 and Moon 月 also mean Day and Month. Because that is kinda how these are measured. Or the Kanji for University are 大学校, which mean "Great/big School". I mean, yeah, that's what it is! Or, I once read that the Kanji gor Spring, 春 can mean "Three 三 People 人 enjoying the sun 日" and you can see how all these other Kanji are part of the word "Spring". Kanji are also cool for for learning and recognizing Katakana. I had a lot of trouble remembering Katakana, since a lot of them look similar (shi and tsu are still my nemesis >_

@ProCelestialEmpire

Жыл бұрын

You completely got the essense of Chinese characters' fun and origin as well as their way of thinking. I believe you can master Chinese in 6 months. Chinese grammar is way easier than Japanese, and words are more easily constructed. E.g., 直升飞机: helicopter, literally is Vertically Elevated Flying Machine... where 飞 means fly and isn't it like a bird waving wings? 电影: Movie, which is Electrical Shade . 第一: First, which is Di One.

@arcadeguy781

Жыл бұрын

I just started using that app a couple of weeks ago. I’m already up to unit 4. I made a mistake trying to learn romaji so I should have an easier time studying using just hiragana/Katakana

@music_lover3641

Жыл бұрын

Chinese is my second language, so I can understand some kanji, but just can't pronounce it since the pronunciation is different

@allendracabal0819

Жыл бұрын

The "dots" on so (ソ) and tsu (ツ) point more downward than 45 degrees, and the dots on n (ン) and shi (シ) point more to the right. So just look at the dots and decide if they are angled at steeper than 45 degrees (ソ and ツ) or less steep than 45 degrees (ン and シ). By the way, Kanye's video makers have trouble with this, too; it says ガソバレ in his video for Stronger.

@whatsuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Жыл бұрын

Meamwhile I tried that to learn hiragana while in my Japanese class. My pronunciation is good but my expectations for how fast we would have to learn to read hiragana were way too slow and that's on the class and me. Never informed me not to rely on romaji as we would move away from it entirely and now that we are I'm left behind and will struggle to do group work/ workbook and now I can't withdraw to another language class

Thank you for your advice I’ve been trying to start learning but I wasn’t sure where to start. You helped me avoid learning the wrong way.

i do not learn japanese because of anime in fact i learn it cuz i love how kanji looks ! seems interesting to see how much your kanji learning can grow with time

@KaniForLife

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah Idk why but it looks like an alien language... Maybe I'm watching too much "Predator" smh

@narashikamaru0

2 жыл бұрын

@@KaniForLife i would say alien language to korean alphabet more i learned their alphabet just out of curiosity cuz they seemed like a building blocks to me and i was right not like i will use it or anything but i was curious one day so i gave it a try BUT for kanji i think they look more aesthetic specially for decorations and writing news

@salvadoran_uwu

2 жыл бұрын

I think very much like you.

@joshushushu

2 жыл бұрын

why is shikamaru learning japanese? haha joke

@narashikamaru0

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshushushu hahaha deidara too

iam nearly fluent in japanese, but its really interesting to watch this video from the beginning of learning the language. i can say this is 100% true. i did it exactly the same way but i was warned about everything before, so i learned kana at the very beginning and added kanji after half a year. but honestly, i have a big advantage, not everyone has, because my wife is japanese, so i can practice every day with talking and so on. good video =)

When it comes to learning kanji, I do it through learning lyrics to songs I like in japanese. The lyrics almost always have kanji and alot of videos have the english subtitles as well. With music words are over enunciated and slower than casual talk. it's a fun way of learning, and I think it really does help

Hey Ruri, I can't thank you enough for sharing these invaluable tips! I'm just about to embark on my own 6-month journey of learning Japanese and documenting it on my channel. Your experiences and insights are truly inspiring and will be a great guide for me. Keep up the amazing work, and thank you once again!

10:14 "there is no right or wrong in this world, there are just different of values according to different cultures and different ways of understanding." good one.

Great video! From my experience, not enough people learn pitch accent and it improves your Japanese so much. It’s like not learning stress in English, even though there are only a few words where stress makes a difference it still sounds super weird if your stress in wrong, same for Japanese. And in the case of Japanese, there are more words eg あめ vs アメ, 橋 vs 箸 vs 端, 神 vs 髪/紙, 今 vs 居間 etc. The argument is usually that different reactions have different pitch accent but it’s the same with English stress systems, they differ, that’s language lol. But learning the basic pitch patterns really improves your fluency and sounding good and pleasant to listen to in a very short amount of time too

So young and so wise! You definitively master the topic. Great help, thanks

英語の勉強に使わせてもらってます。いつもありがとうございます

"Nobody likes Kanji." My sole reason for learning Japanese is Kanji. I literally just wanted to learn to new language, and picked japanese because of Kanji. I love it so much. 日本語の勉強が本当に大好き。漢字が本当に大好き。

@ruriohama

2 жыл бұрын

それは失礼🙇🏻‍♀️

@phen-themoogle7651

2 жыл бұрын

Here's some kanji that you may enjoy or that might change your mind: 鬱、躊躇、駱駝、蛇蝎、樽、饂飩、麺、蝙蝠、:)

@nightmareoktopus3640

2 жыл бұрын

@@phen-themoogle7651 I'll look them up, 😊

@yo2trader539

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine writing Japanese only in Hiragana or Katakana. That will be a nightmare for us because there are many words that have the same sound. It's been a long time but following is what I remember from my Kokugo (国語) classes in junior high. The same root word in Yamato Japanese was written differently to express different meaning. For instance, 橋・箸・端, all read HASHI (はし), and it originally meant "boundaries of two worlds" in old Japanese. So bridge, chopsticks, or corner/side...are written in different Kanji but the root meaning and word is the same. The verb "HASAMU" (挟む, meaning to place in between or sandwich something) also stems from the same root word. (And "HASAMI" 鋏, often written in Katakana, meaning scissors, is a derivative of the word "HASAMU.") Another famous example that most Japanese speakers will know is "Matsurigoto." In ancient times, religious and political authorities were one of the same. But as separation of power started to take place around 6-7th century AD, religious matters were written as 祭事, whereas political matters were written as 政治. In modern Japanese, "matsurigoto" (usually read as "seiji") refers to politics and political issues only. But we all know that "omatsuri" means festivals/parities, often having origins in local shrines and temples. If you really get into Japanese cultural history, you'll notice the word "KAMI" is written as 神、上、守、頭 depending on the meaning. For instance, the chief administrator of each district was titled 守, as in 信濃守 (Shinano-no-kami) or 伊豆守 (Izuno-no-kami), in the past. The many Shinto Gods/Dieties were written as 神. The common way to refer to the Shogunate or Lord (and the administration) was 御上 (O-kami). Honorary Imperial Court Titles, dating back to the Heian Period, were called 雅楽頭 (Uta-no-kami) or 掃部頭 (Kamon-no-kami). The original word "KAMI" had connotations such as supreme, superior, or godly. Kanji tests ask mean questions even for native speakers. (We can read but cannot always write them, especially cuz nowadays we type.) Since Japanese was a spoken language thousands of years before the introduction of Kanji, around 1,500 years ago, you will find it quite interesting to see how/why different Kanji was selected to describe different meaning. And no, most natives speakers have no idea about any of this, even the educated ones. Only those with Japanese literature and linguistic training can identify the origin words. (It's a bit like people who can explain which part of English words originate from Latin, Greek, Germanic, etc.)

@nightmareoktopus3640

2 жыл бұрын

@@yo2trader539 Very insightful and interesting, thank you. :)

I was a little skeptical at the beginning - but this is a very valid and good video. A lot of really good points raised and I love the educational perspective.

Summary of Common Mistakes When Learning Japanese! 🎌😄 1. Romaji Overload! 🚫💥 Avoid relying solely on romaji when learning Japanese. Remember, hiragana and katakana have different pronunciations! Don't get trapped in romaji, folks! 2. Kanji FOMO! 😱🔤 Don't underestimate the importance of learning Kanji. It's essential for daily life, especially at work. Embrace the challenge and find a fun way to conquer those Kanji characters! 3. Goal Confusion! 🎯✨ Setting clear goals is crucial. For anime enthusiasts, focus more on conversations and take a break from Kanji. But for work or school purposes, prioritize grammar and daily conversation. Stay on track! 4. Native Speaker Practice! 👥💬 Don't miss out on practicing with native speakers! Japanese speakers can easily tell if you've learned primarily from anime. Connect with natives to improve your skills and communicate authentically. (I recommend using Teuida) 5. Beyond Textbooks! 📚🌟 Textbooks alone won't cut it. Some can be outdated and make you sound unnatural. Explore language-learning apps, have conversations with natives, and immerse yourself in Japanese media for a well-rounded learning experience. 6. Embrace the Culture! 🎎🌸 Language and culture go hand in hand. Dive into Japanese culture to gain a deeper understanding of the language. Learn about customs, traditions, and what makes Japan unique. It'll enhance your journey! 7. Enjoy the Adventure! 🚀😄 Remember, there's no one perfect method for learning Japanese. Embrace the journey, experiment with different approaches, and most importantly, have fun along the way! Let's master Japanese together! 💪🇯🇵

Wow this is actually so helpful. I’m currently challenging myself to learn Japanese in one year but it’s been hard trying to find a goo curriculum to adhere to. I’m not going to lie I tried to avoid kanji because it’s so hard but I’ll definitely stop now 😅

Went to Spain for a year and decided that there's no better time than now to actually do and learn what I've wanted to do and learn for years. I'm starting with a beginner's class in Japanese in september. But I'm also always a little anxious when starting something new so now I'm watching a bunch of youtube videos to help me start out a little better :D You gave a bunch of really good tips, I've found that talking with people and actually taking part and being interested in a culture helps a lot with learning a language (it's the same with learning Spanish for me), so I'm also planning a trip to Japan with a friend to have something to look forward to~

I started learning Japanese mostly to be able to understand my favorite songs. Using them to learn Japanese was kind of a blessing and curse at the same time; I could reinforce vocabulary easily with tons of repetitions but my vocabulary is slightly skewed towards uncommon or rare words that are unusable in daily conversations. I learned 闘気、かぎ爪 or even weirder words like 鴨る and 濫觴 before learning simple words like 枕. Fortunately, I don't use just songs but also anime/drama and other sources as learning material and I quite happy with the progress I am making. Just something to keep in mind while learning a language.

@trueblack6760

Жыл бұрын

濫觴 は、だれも わかりませんよｗｗ コメントが おもしろかったです。

Thank you for making this video! I noticed that I have made almost all of these mistakes. I stopped learning Japanese over 6 months ago but I'm planning to re-learn it this upcoming summer so thank you for making this video! It helps a lot and I'm so excited to start re-learning the language!

Memorizing kanji and vocabulary takes time in my opinion.The way I quickly remember it is by writing it in a book .listening is the next level🙂

@aryaheis

2 жыл бұрын

Hii saktia ,will u plz help me pass a small test for i ve to pass the test as i got back paper in Japanese language subject.

@saktia8961

2 жыл бұрын

@@aryaheis .i am amateur

As someone who speaks daily Japanese, I must say that your feedback is pretty good. Like for any language, people must learn and practice all aspects of the language. It is especially true for Japanese where the culture is especially important, for instance, we need to understand more than just the sentence or the kanji, we kind of need to also understand the point of view of the Japanese people in order to understand them properly and ensure that our message is correctly understood. That is not an easy task but it's totally rewarding so good luck to all learners here and yes, having a specific goal and a good motivation is key to improve.

Can't believe that now I discover this channel. Thank you so much Ruri, enjoying your videos 😍

Mochi Mochi is a good and cute app tbh🤗 . It took me only two weeks to memorize all N5 minna no nihongo vocabulary in the app that I didn't believe I couldn't do before. I knew the app from my classmate and now from you. Thank you for explaining the app, now I truly understand how it works. 👍👍

@khalilahd.

2 жыл бұрын

I just got it and I already love it

@johnstephen2908

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing, i'll try it

@alittlemei

2 жыл бұрын

Just downloaded it, thanks

@era2s

2 жыл бұрын

thanks! downloading it now

@paithoon5506

2 жыл бұрын

@@khalilahd. Same here ^^

Appreciate your energy and positive energy. Thank you MochiMochi. 😉 Having a strong reason for learning will be so vital to even have the passion to keep going.

YESS! I also agree that learning culture is one of the most fun parts of learning a language

The way I learn more kanji is by reading texts. It seems difficult at first but, the more I read the more I got familiar with kanji in which it enriches my vocabulary knowledge by reading diverse topics. Also these days, technology makes everything easier with vast array of online dictionary and apps.

Wonderful and inspiring video. I love your point about the importance of considering the culture when learning another language. That does seem to be too often overlooked. The language learning process can be made much more meaningful and effective when we take our time and delve into the culture, history and literature of the language we are studying.

I'm a new Japanese teacher ( still a beginner tho) and I agree with this video 100%!! I've met so many learners who talk like anime characters and they sound too dramatic or poetic for me😭😂 I'm glad there're so many new learners, but please be careful how important to listen to/actually use REAL Japanese, not anime Japanese😂　Anyway thanks for making this video!❣️

@ruriohama

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah exactly😂 they sound too dramatic for daily life😂😂

@DD2799

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my god, I feel you 😩

@jos-josradvanji6203

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine there's one person in there who IS just dramatic in general,no matter if english or japanese x'D

@aryaheis

2 жыл бұрын

Hii nyan ,will u plz help me pass a MCQ test for i ve to pass an back paper examination

Thanks for this video! I can't wait to get started! Been wanting to learn Japanese for a long time and finally pulling the trigger on it. This helped me get my concerns and priorities in check.

Seeing your video 3 weeks into starting to learn Japanese has already made me thankful the app I'm using started off with Hiragana. Already just watching video's or reading text I'm starting to pick up on stuff.

I JUST SAW THIS WHEN I JUST FINALLY LEARNED TO READ HIRAGAN AND KATAKANA PROPERLY BUT KANJI IS KILLING ME. THANK YOU.

this video was very helpful and it makes me even more excited to learn your language & culture! thank you so much ❤️

"10:13 there is no right or wrong in this world 10:16 they're just different values according 10:18 to different cultures and different ways 10:20 of understanding" With those wisdom words you will help to better this world! You Rocks!

Your tips were sooo helpful. Thank you so much!

I really love your content Ruri, I intend to learn Japanese and your advice broadens my mind. Thank you so much.

I decided to study japanese again pretty recently. I was in the middle of a Japanese Lesson when this video popped up on my recommendations. What a timing. :3

Yes, +1 for the culture! That's an important part that many overlook. Thanks for bringing that up.

I started learning a few months ago but had to stop progress for some time due to many things going on at once - managed to keep up what I've learned so far (Kana, some numbers, the の and は particle) and now I've set my goal to visit Japan for some weeks in maybe 2-3 years with the goal to just get through with using Japanese. Having that clear goal motivates much more and things like "yo, I could theoretically order sth in the restaurant" feel like huge milestones early on :D

As a South Korean trying to learn a lot of languages, this tip really helped me in learning Japanese! Thanks!

This is very helpful! I want to travel to Japan so I'm learning Japanese while I'm in my youth. I will try my best to keep these in mind, thank you ma'am!

Very informative! Thank you! I have been learning for about half a year and it is absolutely a slow process. I like that you talked about giving it time though. I was using Duolingo for months and I got frustrated. I thought it wasn't working and that I was too slow at learning. Then a friend watched me do a lesson and was like "you can read that?". That really sparked something in my brain that had me go, oh dang I can read that! Haha So it was working, I just didn't notice. I was too focused on learning it all quickly. So now I am taking a slower laid back approach and not freaking out that I am not fully fluent (obviously). It has helped with keeping me calm and enjoying the process.

I just got started, and although I am no where near ready to talk to a native speaker, I'm very happy to know I did start the right way. I practice via apps like Duolingo (and the one you recommend, from now on lol), I have a dictionary at home and on my phone, I practice writing Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana, and listen to KZread videos where people speak Japanese (althoug I don't understand a lot because it's so fast, I can pick out several characters already and name them). Thanks for this insight, it really made my whole day :3

How can you NOT like Kanji?! :) It's a very beautiful and interesting thing with long and rich historical and cultural background. Without it, Japanese, as well as Chinese, would lose a lot of their charm. By the way, imo, it's a pity that Vietnamese and Korean rejected their hieroglyphics in the past century. Yeah, of course, Kanji can present notable difficulty for beginners - but it's that kind of challenge that is really interesting to overcome! 漢字を嫌っちゃだめだよ！

@GeorgAnkar

2 жыл бұрын

@Hạo Nhiên Yeah, if at least the basics were to be taught, that would be great

@BahaariTV

2 жыл бұрын

No hate at all, but I can understand why Koreans rejected it after all they've been through

@carolinemasson7172

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. I love learning the Kanji, it adds a lot of beauty to the writing, but I find it actually makes the language a lot easier, because sometimes it's harder to recognize words in Hiragana, but immediately when I see the Kanji for it, my brain knows what's going on.

@BahaariTV

2 жыл бұрын

@@carolinemasson7172 Exactly. I agree. It's the beauty of it. Many teachers don't make it fun for the learners, so yeah I get why many are afraid of Kanji or they hate it, but there's a lot of fun to it

@itsnottouya

Жыл бұрын

I really like it too! I’m definitely far far away from being fluent in Japanese. I can only say a couple of things. Though kanji is really fun to learn!

Mistake 6 is so true..I'm learning Korean too and for much longer time and trust me understanding their culture, way of living, way of expressing feelings towards each other and living between them (not necessarily physical) and noticing every single detail of their behaviour, facial express and basically treating yourself one of them to understand them is very useful

You are absolutely correct on interacting with native speakers. That is how I learned Finnish, Swedish, and English. Japanese came later and by now it is reduced to : "僕は少し日本語を話しました" or some such. Surprisingly Finnish grammar and pronunciation are not unlike Japanese.

@verolyth

Жыл бұрын

i'm learning swedish also its a very pretty language i like it a lot

i love kanji because i'm chinese and it helps me to see the meaning or context better than just using hiragana or katakana :)

@user-tm5gc8sl5h

3 ай бұрын

Same here! :)

Stunning video! Many thanks to the author of the channel for the recommendations! The problem with many people is that they want to take a "magic pill" or get "secret knowledge" and immediately have skills and abilities. However, the truth of life is that knowledge, skills, and abilities do not come by themselves. You can't learn a foreign language without doing anything, without wasting your time and effort, just like you can't learn to ride a bike lying on a comfy couch, listening to lectures and watching videos about "modern methods of learning" on a bike. To really learn something, you have to really practice every day. You're going to fall down while you're learning, and you're going to get bumps - that's normal! The ups and downs of learning are an integral part of our lives. Motivation from success and depression from failure will always be your study companions. However, every student has problems in his or her studies that he or she lacks the knowledge to solve. It can be: poor memorization of words; no progress in language learning; the student can speak, but does not understand speech by ear; misunderstanding of grammar; incorrect pronunciation, etc. Agree that a problem you don't know how to solve is very demotivating. In order to find the answer to our question we have to spend a lot of time to read videos, articles and books by polyglots. In today's world, we have to solve problems as quickly as possible. I don't have time to study and analyze a huge amount of information. My goal is to master the basic knowledge of a foreign language as quickly as possible and already start earning money effectively in the international arena. I settled on the practical guide by Yuriy Ivantsiv " Polyglot's Notes: practical tips for learning foreign language". This book is always in my bag. If I have a problem while learning a language, I quickly find the answer in this book. There are many different techniques and tips for learning a foreign language in Polyglot Notes. I have made my own individual schedule and plan for language learning. Now I know what I am going to study, how I am going to study, when I am going to study and what results I am going to achieve. No problem could stop me! With an effective language learning plan my professional skills are more and more in demand internationally every day. Friends, don't stop there! Everyone has talents that millions of people around the world need! Learn the language and make your ideas and dreams come true! Thanks to the author of the channel for the informative and useful video! Your videos motivate me.

Thank you, Rubi Ohama! I really liked how you explained some mistakes in learning Japanese and promoting the Mochi Mochi app! It was very easy to understand and very helpful to watch! ❤

Started learning way back in 2011. Now in 2023 I use Japanese every day at my job and I've had a side gig translating technical documents since 2019. So while I think I have a long way to go, my Japanese is pretty good. I often find myself attracted to videos like this that give advice for beginners, because I have very strong opinions on the topic and want to see what people are saying. Often times I come away annoyed because the advice is not helpful and sometimes even harmful. But the advice in this video is 100% spot on. Please anyone watching this, take all of this advice to heart. You will thank yourself later on.

Although I grew up in Japan, I went to American schools. It was a few years after the war and the system didn't offer Japanese classes. In fact the Catholic school I went to discouraged the use of any language besides English to its multi-cultural students. Though I could speak Japanese, I couldn't read any of it. I started learning katakana and hiragana on my own and moved on to Kanji. Kanji books were so boring to me and forgetting most of what I learned was so demoralizing. So I turn to manga. I started with kid's manga that had kana written besides the Kanji then moved on to more adult material that didn't have the kana. I wasn't trying to learn kanji, I was just trying to follow the story. Eventually I began to recognize many of the Kanji characters. Just as in English, it's easier to read than it is to spell. With the advent of the computers typing Japanese has become so easy because Japanese doesn't have a complicated phonetic system. There are only 5 vowel sounds, similar to Spanish. This way of learning may not be for everyone, but if it works for you go for it. I would like to suggest that you pick mangas that are close to real life situations. Shima Kousaku was one of the ones I loved reading, about a man working in a big corporation who rose to the top of company. It was well researched and reflected ongoing business trends onto the stories. Sometimes the process of getting there can be as rewarding as reaching the goal.

Many thanks for the tips, i'm about to start learning the language myself.

This helped a lot! Thank you!

Ruri your videos makes me so so so happy and I really really enjoyed watching your videos so so much you inspired me so so much and I wish you reach 500K Subscribers very very soon!♥️😊🥺

Thankx ruri for making this video. Now i feel more motivated to learn japanese as a beginer and the whole idea of speaking japanese like anime and sound weird it really scares me and makes me shy. But i will learn Hiraganas, Katakanas and Kanjis so that way one day i can travel to Japan and speak fluent on that language. As a Spanish Mothertongue speaker and fluent in english it will be fun because of the culture that i love from Japan and their Language. Bless Up.

Thanks for these tips .. I totally agree with you regarding the culture part while learning any language!

About to go to Tokyo in September these vids are definitely needed 👍🏽

One of the main reasons I want to learn Japanese is because of kanji, they're really interesting and fun, and I feel like the way that a lot of kanji is structured (which specific radicals) really reflect Japanese mentality and culture. It's actually really easy for me to memorize kanji because I have a good memory, but the only thing that offers hindrance to my progress in Japanese, is that most learning material available on the Internet is in English. I already speak two other languages fluently and I feel like my native language is comparably more similar to Japanese than English. So i would prefer if i could get some material in my own language. But I'm not gonna give up on learning Japanese.

@japaneseowl

Жыл бұрын

Hello, I just started making Japanese vocabulary videos if you need some easy learning material :)

Haha I’m Japanese and I hate kanji- I’ve hated kanji since I was a kid- I never did my kanji homework and I kind of regret that but now I’m doing all the homework again. Japanese is my first language but I’m more fluent with English because I go to an international school. I’m not sure but I feel like Japanese is easy to learn- I’m fully Japanese and Idk why but my face turned more like a American person some how it’s weird. I love your video! It’s a good advice!

TYSM,This was very helpful 😁

Thank you @Ruri ! I just downloaded MochiMochi and i think this exactly the kind of app i wanted!!! :)

Thank you so much, Ruri! This video was so helpful. In most Japanese books like Genki, they explain pronunciations of Katakana and Hiragana with "Romaji". I wonder if it's ok....

One of the main problems I've seen and experienced is just the lack of self discipline and motivation, some people decide to learn Japanese and go to town the first few days with a few hours of Japanese per day, and then after those days they drop it because they lack motivation (and self discipline to keep going) . Time management and planning are really useful if you want to achieve your goals long term, better to go 20 minutes a day for a few months (ideally longer) than 1 hour a day for a few weeks.

Very good and thorough! Thank you.

Thankss it has motivated me alot and also helped me 😭👍✨

Thank Ruri , I love this video ^^ will download mochi mochi

@rafiii1128

Жыл бұрын

How did it go? :D

Alternative advice - from someone very bad at Japanese. Background: I used to be a classics scholar, became interested in linguistics, choose to study Japanese to learn a CV structured language, outside of Indo-European, with tones, that loved verb conjugation. Advice - 1. I want to first address 'don't use romaji.' This is not bad advice, but it doesn't actually go far enough. Japanese doesn't use syllables in the way English does. The base unit is the mora. The kana are built from this (language exists in the mouth and ear). The reason reading kana helps is because of mora. Introduce this early. 2. Don't neglect particles. Language is held together by the small word ('is' 'to' 'not' 'by). You probably get 'ha' and 'ga' and 'ni' early, but, hearing particles is important. Even if you don't know what they do, at least be aware of what the common ones are to start hearing them 'attach' to words. 3. Don't neglect verbs. I came to Japanese because I love conjugation. Japanese loves conjugation. Do look ahead. Don't worrry about the weird conjugation endings you don't know how to use yet, but look at them. I would rather know 'taberareru' is going to work as a verb than hear 'tabe' and wonder where the wordd ended. 4. Listen actively. 5. Don't forget, Japanese is tonal. This gets me in some hot water, as some people want to argue the point. But, pitch/tone are an important factor in hearing and understanding the language. Japanese has a lot of homophones, this will help sort...some.. of them. Also, particles usually attach before pitch is determines (from what i gather, bad at Japanese). This is just cool. 6. Learn the radicals before/as you're learning kanji. You can cram the kanji. But, even you memorize the newspaper kanji, you get to japan, find a new word, go to the dictionary... Knowing the building blocks will let you take apart the whole. It's like 250 vs thousands. 7. Don't get distracted by the minutia. This is my bane. I spend three months trying to memorize the rules of rendaku instead of just trying to speak, making mistakes, and getting a natural feel for it. Rules are rules. Languages do kind of sort of a little follow some rules sometimes. But they are things that flow naturally out of the mouth too. The only way to pass the hurdle of actively thinking about it all the time, and just doing it, it by doing it, a lot. 8. Aizuchi. This is a bit like 'listen actively.' but in listen actively, i mean, listen for verb conjugations and sentence structure. Here, 'listen actively.' Aizuchi. - Japanese works with a lot 'unstated' and so there is an art to signaling polite listening. If you can sound fluent in this way, people will feel more comfortable and natural talking to you. 9. Grammar is God. I could have put a bunch under this, like conjugation, particles, etc. I originally was going to talk about how funky japanese adjectives are, and how few of them really seem to be true adjectives, but I thought about more verb things. I know people know this, but the grammar is matters. Vocab matters too, Japanese especially doesn't' really have a lot of cognates in the core of the language, so a lot of core concepts are built in very different ways than in English, but some of that also gets swept up in grammar and syntax. 10. Talk to Japanese people. Really, it is a remarkably welcoming language culture as a whole (sure there is a bit of 'talking monkey' or whatever, but there is more genuine excitement that foreigners want to learn the language. Embrace that, it's a rare treasure.) I come from a study of dead languages. You have no idea how cool it is to be able to have native speakers. It's not some dead language or some conlang where there is endless debate over this or that, it's a living language. No one cares to debate because they have lives to live that require use of the language. Talk to Japanese people. Several would like to talk to you. Some want to speak your language, some are happy to let you practice theirs.

I love your way of speaking English and your voice also. Lots of love from Japan :)

Been learning for a bit, and I absolutely adore Kanji because it's so convenient! You can easily identify verbs by seeing the conjugation next to the kanji, instead of having to guess what kana are and aren't part of the verb, you can make texts SO MUCH SMALLER AND EASIER TO READ if you refrain from using kanji all the time, and helps with distinguishing homophones (you have pitch accent when talking, but only kanji for writing) I only really despise kanji when it comes to names because I have to remember different readings (which isn't a big deal if I remember words that use more than one kanji as just one word separate from the kanji itself, but it becomes a hassle when I have to read someone's name because I have no idea what reading that should be)

We would love to know more about Japanese culture can you please make some videos on them..

I am a begginer in learning japanese and I truly recommend, as Ruri says, to use different resources: videos, apps, books are fine, music. And also I think its important to write, to practice the writting of the Kanas and Kanjis is very useful to memorize them, and of course not only read, you have to listen real conversations or examples with native speakers. In the other hand, I am practicing reading stories for kids too, such as Issounboshi, only using Kana and I am trying to let the Romaji way little by little. At the moment I'm not into kanjis yet, but I will try, anyways as you start learning you could see some Kanjis on the way, and books use to have Kanjis with Furigana (Hiragana above the kanji to know how to read it).

watching it as i started learning hiragana and katakana for fun, and immediately downloading mochimochi😄thank you!

dont underestimate the power of a cute interface. i have the prettiest notebooks for my study now and it makes me wanna study much more 😂

At university I study Chinese and Japanese, and in fact I have seen many of my fellow Japanese who are terrified of kanji. Actually in my Chinese course the study of characters (hanzi) is considered as a natural step to get to read Chinese, while in my Japanese course most of the students are immediately in crisis. In my opinion kanji are the least of the problems for a Japanese student. First they come (in random order): 1) The SOV sistem (subj. obj. verb.). 2) Double system of verbal and adjectival conjugation (you must know the class to which each new verb or adjective belongs) 3) The particle system (personally not my problem but it is a topic that sometimes creates doubts) 3) The negative form of an expression does not always mean its opposite... (I know it sounds mysterious) 4) Not being able to speak directly of a feeling, desire, thought of another person, we must use a periphrastic form*, like: Verb / い adj + と 思 う Noun / な adj + だ と 思 う *ok seems like a small thing, but English is a very straightforward language and remembering to use this form is not easy at first finally to return to the kanji: To pass the HSK 6 (Chinese C2) about 2,500 characters To pass JLPT N1 (Japanese C2) about 2,000 kanji So, why for students of Japanese kanji are so scary?

@happycook6737

Ай бұрын

Because western students don't need to memorize much so their memory muscles are weak. Western schooling places too much emphasis on understanding. To be successful at kanji you actually need to memorize and many of us aren't great at that

新生活はいかがですか。 るりさんに良いことがたくさんありますように🌸🙏🏻

you are my role model and your my favorite youtuber ❤

Thanks for your effort. Your videos really aren’t difficult. I started learn English two months ago and your videos help me to improve my listening skills. When I started learn this language I didn’t watch youtube and TV it was not right. Sorry for mistakes

The only mistake I made is that i didn't meet you sooner 😳

I m a native Spanish speaker and I think the sounds in japonese are very similar to spanish sounds. I think that helps me learn japonese a little faster . kanjis was a little bit hard to understand but I think I get it

I can confirm the value of making language exchange friends. We've been friends for 2 years and gotten to share some wonderful times together. She and her husband visited me in America once. I cannot wait to see them in Tokyo!

Good content! Thanks for the advice!

I am in the second month of learning Japanese and tried to avoid from the beginning romani. Try to learn kanji passively, like on Spotify reading the lyrics while listening to a Japanese song, downloaded a book about hikoichi a Japanese fairytale and I copy the story from the pdf(and writing down the kanji a second time with the furigana next to it) and read the Japanese harry potter while listening to the audiobook. Sometimes I also write down the dialogues of the 101 podcast. And there is also yutas language course... To learn vocab fast I use the pimsleur course and as an app Ja sensei..... So until now I got into Japanese about 240 hours in these two month.. And it is still so difficult to understand

For me the pronounciation is easy because I am hungarian and we have 14 vowels in our alphabet (like u, ú, ü, ű, ó, á, é,). I started right away with hiragana and katakana, and found that english apps are having trouble describing how to pronounce japanese letters, and sometimes they just can't. In hungarian I can directly describe the sounds of the japanese alphabet, for example the く can not be described in english with letters, but in hungarian it would be "kü". English people literally have to learn how to make new sounds, which must suck. Hungarian also has the almost the exact same word order in sentences as japanese, and very similar intonation, so it's a huge advantage. I have to get a hungarian japanese language book because I just can't bear the english descriptions. Looking forward to learning japanese.

@idkk8295

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I'm polish and I have no problems with the pronunciation too! Polish also has many more "sounds" which are hard to describe in English. For example, "tsu" in Japanese sounds exactly the same as "cu" in Polish. Sometimes it's funny to me how english natives try to pronunciate words from other languages, as they simply lack of a few sounds in their own alphabet! And it's fascinating, how it would not be a problem for them if only they were taught a different language as a child.

I just started learning today. I started immediately by writing every character in hiragana and studying that hard. I wanted to handwrite it because I think having that physical attachment to the symbol helps with memory. But my brain is pretty fried now. A lot of new information to take in, but so far it's really enjoyable

This was so helpful! Thank you!

can you do the same video but with turkish? i want to learn turkish but I don't know where to start:(

I thought for a long time about which language I wanted to learn: Korean, Japanese or Chinese. After this video, I felt motivated to learn Japanese. Although this language is more difficult than Korean, and all the information I need to learn scares me. But I really like Japan, its culture and anime. This language sounds so beautiful to me. So I want to start learning Japanese to be able to speak and understand native speakers. thanks for this useful video❤️ But, by the way, is it true that if you know, for example, Japanese, learning other similar languages ​​(Korean, Chinese) will be easier and faster? 🤔

@Peraliq

2 жыл бұрын

Japanese On Yomi 音読み is a derogative of chinese, meaning kanjis that have readings from chinese orgin. So if you learn Kanji and the On Yomi and Kun Yomi meanings, it should be easier to learning Chinese readings. But I've heard chinese is a tonal language and that is why it so difficult to learn regardless.

@rhiannn3416

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it's true, because the sentence structure is a lot more similar to Chinese or Korean than it is to english.

@kanade4113

2 жыл бұрын

That's definitely true ! I started learning Korean a few years after I started Japanese (my level was N3 at the time) and it really helped me ! Korean and Japanese are similar (or very close) in many ways, the sentence structure is the same, both languages have particles, counter words, and some vocab sounds pretty much the same - Like としょかん/도서관 toshokan/toseogwan, しゃしん/사진, きおん/기온 kion/gion

@chaerna

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I feel exactly like you! At first I wanted to learn Korean but I soon gave up. Then I decided to learn Japanese! I love Japan so much! It’s a very beautiful country with a beautiful language and I like the culture!

One thing that helps me learn a language is mediaaa!! Watching/ reading news, watching shows/ documentaries/ just any video of real people speaking, childrens books/ shows its simplified language easy to get your head around, music, just listening to someone talk can help you learn pronounciations, sentance structures and more, plus listening out to words you know is fun, i always feel proud when listening to rammstein and although im not fluent in german yet i can sing along sometimes and just understanding what they are talking about even if its just picking out words i know from sentances