"You watch anime?" She saw right through his weeb soul lol

@innoc3ntbystndr

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao 🤣

@DisasterRasta

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@samster978

2 жыл бұрын

lolll

@user-ou9sw7mj6q

2 жыл бұрын

timestamp?

@timothyalan34

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-ou9sw7mj6q 3:05

Matt: [in Japanese] "are you not surprised I speak Japanese?" Japanese lady in New York: [in English] "nobody applauds when I speak English...what is your point" those old ladies are gangster lol

@fart_head60

2 жыл бұрын

@Glitterydark808 yep!! is i was in an area where they mainly spoke japanese most of them would know a few words if not basically fluent in english, but if u were at a chinese resturant and u just started speaking chinese it would be surprising due to the area i would be in

@maxalmonte14

2 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha right 😂😂

@clotho5437

2 жыл бұрын

If you make this point, you don't know how good Matt's Japanese is, its rare to find second language English speakers as good as him with Japanese.

@somedude335

2 жыл бұрын

@Glitterydark808 the japanese lady still gangster. Humbled the fuck out of him lmao

@tumau3908

2 жыл бұрын

@@somedude335 That's just plain rude

"He's been perfecting his Japanese over the years with total immersion into Japanese media" - That's a lot of words for saying he's a massive weeb.

@vladimirhorowitz

2 жыл бұрын

lmao that's actually pretty true, but at least he got something out of it. I don't know any weebs but I doubt they speak Japanese like this

@twistedbliss58

2 жыл бұрын

It makes no sense that people negatively label someone for liking Japanese media yet that doesn’t happen for the massive consumption of American media in other countries

@vladimirhorowitz

2 жыл бұрын

@@twistedbliss58 I think the derogatory nature of the term, fair or not, comes from the negative association of Japanese film and art with perverted stuff like Hentai and Japanese porn in general. American media is omnipresent in every country, but anime is much more of a niche form of entertainment.

@beedle556

2 жыл бұрын

i bet you only speak english

@twistedbliss58

2 жыл бұрын

@@beedle556 that’s not an insult like you think it is.

As soon as Matt start speaking Japanese, the lady took him to the fresh counter where the best products are.

@TheGodQuac

2 жыл бұрын

I mean Japan and USA has a very bad history between them and I can't blame the Japanese people for that

@davidronson8712

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGodQuac It's a standard business practice, the clients you care about, get the better stuff, it has nothing to do with American or Japanese.

@DarthRane113

2 жыл бұрын

@Crus Harold beat me to it and even a lot of the older generation get mad at the fact that Japan didn't surrender after the first drop. It took 2 cities being wiped out for them to be like,"oh shit" one wasn't enough for their government.

@kylekramer2917

2 жыл бұрын

@@DarthRane113 bruh how would u like if two of ur cities got nuked

@obviousness8113

2 жыл бұрын

I saw that! She was saving the good stuff lol

If a Japanese person tells you your Japanese is good, they're being kind. If they ask you how long have you lived in Japan or if you ever have, that is a true benchmark.

@BlindGardener

3 жыл бұрын

Or if they ask if you have a Japanese mother.

@default632

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlindGardener They assume it's the mother, not the father.

@default632

2 жыл бұрын

@Hermes Belmont YES! The goal is to not be asked. And then when you tell them, they won't believe you.

@anderslenart8570

2 жыл бұрын

18 years and counting. Great place to be.

@abhinandannaag240

2 жыл бұрын

That why I have great respect for the Japanese people 🇯🇵🇮🇳

Year 2050: white guy speaks to Martian in fluent alien 😂😂😂

@PeterBridgesPeteyCanoe

3 жыл бұрын

Why would he not speak martian? Alien? Hmmm? That is like saying , speak to him in human

@havif1071

3 жыл бұрын

Some day this comment will be re-visited

@HisMajesty99

3 жыл бұрын

Lmaooo

@elund408

3 жыл бұрын

I grok that

@cyb8490

3 жыл бұрын

Well for aliens, we are the aliens. The irony

Japanese here. His Japanese is so perfect that I felt it hit home when I saw him continuously nod at everything he said. Even when he said いえいえ “ie ie” (humble way or saying “not really”).

@educateyourself3872

2 жыл бұрын

His skill is better than mine. I understood everything he said but I don’t know why he said アメリカ人で and not です。Also, he ends sentences in て a lot. I don’t know if that’s natural? I thought that’s only for command forms when it ends the sentence. At first I thought he stumbled on 覚えれるの at the end but maybe no. That’s a hard one for us English speakers when we’re speaking fast!

@000snow000

2 жыл бұрын

@@educateyourself3872 で can be used to connect sentences so he probably intended to continue speaking on the same topic. The て form for verbs is used in many different situations, not only in the imperative.

@vmistaken6872

2 жыл бұрын

You sure it’s not house house 🧐

@seufimeaqui9034

2 жыл бұрын

@@vmistaken6872 LUL

@deterpinklage4406

Жыл бұрын

@00 2 Indeed

He’s Japanese is VERY good. He is using “Keigo” that we used two elders correctly. Also the way he is speaking is super authentic. No accent at all. When he did vow (ojigi), lost myself LOL As a native Japanese who speaks English here in NYC, I know how hard to speak non-native languages with no accent. I admire him SO much.

@guscox9651

2 жыл бұрын

That's interesting, I didn't know accent vs no accent was such a big deal. I feel like in English there are so many different accents anyway that if some Chinese looking person spoke with or without one I really wouldn't notice. But obviously English is different because we always expect to be spoken to in English anyway, lol

@riisu808

Жыл бұрын

Where do you recommend learning -da/-desu syllabaries and other forms of politeness in Japanese culture? I have some books but I want to have real world experience, as an American. Any advice similar to how a native Japanese speaker would learn English?

@RishiKundu97

Жыл бұрын

@@guscox9651 Im an english speaker born in America with family from West Bengal, India. Im a native english speaker, okay in Bengali, and learning Hindi and Japanese. Interestingly, I happen to speak english with a slight Indian accent. My take on this is that english, as an international language, is naturally “abused” so to speak. Having so many people who learn it as a second language out of necessity means that most people nowadays don’t really bat an eye when hearing english spoken with a different accent. (American, British, and Australian, english are good examples of how different primary english can be). For region specific languages like Japanese or Bengali, I would say it is important to respect accent/pronunciation because native speakers have never heard their own language spoken differently. Such a subtle thing, but I have 100% respect for a white guy I know who can speak a bit of hindi. He tries his best with the accent and that’s all I care about.

@DylsOwntYou

Жыл бұрын

Hes definitely not using 敬語 he said to the counter lady まだまだ which is why she asked the question "do you watch anime?" Because he sounds like an anime character 😂

@ericjay6021

Жыл бұрын

@@DylsOwntYou that's fresh.

Matt is like when you're playing an rpg and you put all of your stat points into only one skill. His Japanese level is unreal.

@joveairbrice8075

3 жыл бұрын

This comment should have more thumbs up 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@j93til55

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@Jimmy-ln2kw

3 жыл бұрын

But his self discipline and consistent upload schedule skill is still level 1 :/

@victorbatista609

3 жыл бұрын

It's called minmaxxing

@lastninjaitachi

3 жыл бұрын

All points on language proficiency.

I'm Japanese and I swear his Japanese is literally flawless! In general, people whose mother tongue is English tend to have a typical accent when they speak Japanese.(Of course, that's totally fine and we glad if anyone learn our language) However, his Japanese is sooo smooth that I may not realize he is American if I listen to him with my eyes closed. That's so impressive and inspire me a lot. I admire you!

@zach_factor1683

3 жыл бұрын

neither did the woman at the beginning of the video! when he turned around she was like "oh youre american??" 😂😂

@KazuLanguages

3 жыл бұрын

@@zach_factor1683 Yeah just amazing😂😂 I imagine it requires a looot of effort!

@tr1338

3 жыл бұрын

This guy absolutely blows my mind with his ability. I'm insanely jealous.

@KazuLanguages

3 жыл бұрын

@@tr1338 Absolutely! I wish I could speak English like that🤣

@KazuLanguages

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaredwilliams6853 I agree! At least, in this video, he made ZERO mistakes grammatically(or I didn't even realize) That's really insane!

As a japanese speaker, seeing Xiaoma finally not knowing a language is pure joy 😂

@axo_lolt4083

9 ай бұрын

It was 2 years ago, he maybe speaks it now

@YJ-7

9 ай бұрын

@@axo_lolt4083Fr if he could learn Chinese he could learn Japanese (speaking) insanely fast

@sageofsixpathskakashi3742

9 ай бұрын

@@axo_lolt4083 no, my weakness

@PaleBlueDott

Ай бұрын

@@axo_lolt4083 NANI???

@axo_lolt4083

Ай бұрын

@@PaleBlueDott tf

It’s amazing just how happy people are when you speak their language it’s fantastic to watch their reactions.

To those who don't know much about Japanese, Matt has spent many years studying and practicing what's called pitch accent after he became fluent but still had an accent. Pitch accent is kind of like tones in Chinese. The pitch goes up and down during the word in different patterns and you have to remember ans practice that pattern for every single word. That's why all of them praise Matt's pronounciation or think he's Japanese. Very few foreigners get to the level of pronounciation Matt is at

@t3hsis324

3 жыл бұрын

Pitch accent is definitely a doozy for someone who isn't native... So is some of the other subtile rules like counters. It feels like there is a counter for so many different types of things. 😅

@Miksu__

3 жыл бұрын

@@t3hsis324 Wdym by a counter?

@t3hsis324

3 жыл бұрын

@@Miksu__ like animals you would say ikko nikko, etc... Long things have a counter, round things, then there's the generic counter. I don't know the Japanese word for this particular part of the language.

@Miksu__

3 жыл бұрын

@@t3hsis324 Ohh okay

@t3hsis324

3 жыл бұрын

@@Miksu__ do you know the word for this? Id try to find a page to go into better explanation as it's quite complicated. That was just the tldr version.

Can you imagine how cool it would be to just start speaking a foreign language out of the blue to someone. I would be so proud to be able to do that!!

@Iamonepercent

3 жыл бұрын

Just do it. Learn another language, nothing is stopping you at all.

@josephhill2868

3 жыл бұрын

@@Iamonepercent what are you learning? I'm doing mandarin 🇨🇳

@ASquidWithC4

3 жыл бұрын

if you feel that way you'll probably end up trying to learn another language at some point in your life, and you're going to regret not starting earlier so don't wait

@lanarazborsek2041

3 жыл бұрын

@@Iamonepercent Yes! I did that with German and English(it's not my native language) and now Korean

@PyroNikPyro

3 жыл бұрын

@@lanarazborsek2041 Ich höre/lese gar nicht mal so häufig, dass Leute versuchen deutsch zu lernen. Freut mich :)

You can see how good his Japanese is by seeing him answering "not really" when people praise his Japanese skill.

It never ceases to a amaze me how many friends this guy has, truly inspiring.

You just got reverse Xiaoma'd lol

@sarahmargaret234

3 жыл бұрын

I made $ 6,500 profit just within 14 days of my Investment with an initial amount of $ 2000 all with the help of Mr James

@sarahmargaret234

3 жыл бұрын

+ 1 7 8 5 6 1 5 0 5 2 7

@sarahmargaret234

3 жыл бұрын

He is always active on Whats@App 👆

@shelderevanston5864

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I'm a living testimony of Mr James trading services , he has really changed my financial status for the best

@shelderevanston5864

3 жыл бұрын

@Mark Anderson + 1 7 8 5 6 1 5 0 5 2 7

Imagine if everyone put this much effort into learning other languages and appreciating other cultures! I love seeing people from different backgrounds come together and laugh/make a connection.

@jaxorgate

3 жыл бұрын

@Ibiso no

@MusicFanOnline

3 жыл бұрын

@Ibiso Having a bad day, today?

@ravenmcoc1717

3 жыл бұрын

Prople call it cultural appropriation nowadays

@Kitxne

3 жыл бұрын

Currently learning Spanish after I gave up learning Mandarin for 5 years in school and no progress. It's really hard to learn let alone Japanese and Korean

@BlueCatSW9

3 жыл бұрын

Rawr 123 if you want to try again one day go to mattvsjapan’s channel. It’s possible, but the method you used didn’t work for you.

When a Japanese person looks at a white dude and says, "Sorry 😔, I don't speak Japanese." Priceless 😂

Such a complimentary culture. I loved how the locals explained he sounded like a native speaker, pronunciation on point! 🙏🤗🙏

If anybody doubted Matt's Japanese ability, here's like 10 native speakers confirming that he sounds native and doesn't even have an accent haha. Impressive.

@chrisfuhs1529

3 жыл бұрын

Any who can speak another non native language knows you can’t be like a native only near native Matt even said it himself that his Japanese is not perfect and after a while Japanese can tell he is not native It’s normal

@JHulse29

3 жыл бұрын

@@tangente00 maybe, but a few asked him "are you a native speaker?" Or "is your mother Japanese?" That is def a big compliment for a foreigner

@alucardjp1

3 жыл бұрын

I am not Japanese but have also livid and work with Japanese for the past 12 years. You can tell that he is a foreigner like all of us by his flow when he talks . But there is no question he has a really good intonation

@lyhthegreat

3 жыл бұрын

Japanese people likes to over complement sometimes, like if you just let out a few japanese words they would say you are "jyozu"..but yeah matt's japanese is definitely at least n2 or above.

@lyhthegreat

3 жыл бұрын

@@JHulse29 there's plenty of hafus like that lady in the video these days

Not only does the homie speak great Japanese, he also acts very Japanese. He didn't accept not one compliment, that's the Japanese way right there lol

@jjgriffiniv1307

2 жыл бұрын

So is it polite to reject a complement?

@jolierichardson8683

2 жыл бұрын

@@jjgriffiniv1307 yeah it’s humble to deny praise

@Daesma999

2 жыл бұрын

@@jjgriffiniv1307 yup. I'm rejecting it in all languages I know anyway, so.. :D

@arogueburrito

2 жыл бұрын

@@jjgriffiniv1307 that's common in Japanese culture. In Chinese culture, you're supposed to strongly disagree when an elder talks down on theirself. In the US, we have a very low context culture. Asian countries have high context cultures

@roejieks

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshuafurtado2299 that’s kind of what this whole video is dude

I think Matt is a wonderful human being ....and I think he's doing the human race a great service ....by learning all the different languages that he knows and Bridging the Gap between all different cultures in the world .....I just think it's beautiful and wonderful that he does this ....I'm just an American that only knows English and I kind of feel bad about that ......I wish I could learn languages as easily as he does I think everyone on Earth should learn everybody else's language so we can all come closer together to each other .....all the world can be one .....and we can all be brothers and sisters in this world thank you Matt so much for doing what you do .... Because you make so many people happy to hear you speak in their language I love watching you do this SO MUCH..... Thank you from my heart

IM FROM JAPAN AND IM IMPRESSED TO SEE HOW WELL HE SPEAKS JAPANESE- すごすぎる。。

When I visited Japan for the first time and tried having conversations, I was also asked "do you watch anime?". I took this as a sign that my Japanese was trash, but seeing Matt be asked the same question makes me feel a little more confident about it lol.

@jaghies4769

2 жыл бұрын

lol yea they def just thought you learned some off anime.

@SalamanderMagic

2 жыл бұрын

maybe they use it like an icebreaker w foreigners bcs lets be honest, in the west, most people who are interested in Japan became interested because of anime.

@enamouredwithdread

2 жыл бұрын

@@SalamanderMagic Exactly

@alexjv1370

2 жыл бұрын

@@SalamanderMagic what’re you talking about? *Closing my Japanese war book*

@Zellkids

2 жыл бұрын

@@SalamanderMagic of course. that is the main reason. westerner never have real dedication to learn after seeing how hard it is lol

Matt: Wow, your Japanese is really good! Girl: Thanks, I'm Japanese. 🤣

@picardy7488

2 жыл бұрын

I think she’s half

@manuelsilva6244

2 жыл бұрын

I've seen a Japanese comment saying he speaks better then her, I don't know if that's true or not

@Jenny-yd3oh

2 жыл бұрын

@@manuelsilva6244 yeah her pronunciation is not that good🤣

@CrayonsYummyYummy

2 жыл бұрын

Yea as a half Japanese aswell i'd be pretty wtf'd if a white guy told me my japanese is good lmao

@DrJustininJapan

2 жыл бұрын

hahaha that's hilarious 😂

All of your videos are so much fun to watch!

Just tuning in and love the content. Kudos to you!

If you didn’t get your reaction in the states, you’ll 100% get it at a Lawson.

@solid_fire9388

3 жыл бұрын

sup Carci, love your no damage play throughs !

@avianiza

3 жыл бұрын

😂 True lmaoo

@chriscarlone527

3 жыл бұрын

Literally facts. Lawson and the 711 konbinis were my jam out in Kanagawa

@ispikel5901

3 жыл бұрын

Yo

@milomsen

2 жыл бұрын

@@xiaomanyc8368 ?

He must be felling like a God watching anime without SUB.

@brianacevedo2036

2 жыл бұрын

Or hentai 😤💪

@HaroonKhan-gv7zl

2 жыл бұрын

Not really, anime in japanese just becomes another medium of entertainment after a while.

@nirmalkrish4113

2 жыл бұрын

hhahahhahahaa love it.

@DSX1

2 жыл бұрын

weeb hideout detected

@joey070893

2 жыл бұрын

@@brianacevedo2036 Yamete onii-chan!

this is such a wholesome channel. incredible.

I was very invested on the video and it cut just like that lol, what an ending

2 days later.... Xiaoma speaks fluent Japanese. 🙂

@DrJustininJapan

2 жыл бұрын

😂 so true!! he's amazing

I love how she said she wasn't impressed because many Americans speak japanese now 🤣🤣

@keidanekeith668

2 жыл бұрын

But is it really True though😂

@kamaboko1

2 жыл бұрын

@@keidanekeith668 it is.

@DrJustininJapan

2 жыл бұрын

hahaha that's awesome

@victorvien

2 жыл бұрын

yes! lol its a culturally popular/business language. I’m more impressed when they speak Igbo or Zapotec.

@luminisant

2 жыл бұрын

@@kamaboko1 hardly any Americans speak fluent Japanese. Loads of weeaboos attempt and fail though.

I’ve lived in Japan for 13 years. Even the way he responds to their reactions is Japanese 😂his gestures and everything

2:37 "your Japanese is really good"... you have passed the test I will now introduce you to even better sweets.

"We're trying to film white guys speaks amazing Japanese" LOL!

@Paul-yk7ds

3 жыл бұрын

lol I loved that line too

@soseikiharagatatsu7859

3 жыл бұрын

He revealed it at the end what good man

@evang6703

3 жыл бұрын

White guys have fun in Japan Part III 🥵

Such an absolute goal, well done. Going through Genki books and I'm just inspired now.

@naga1461

3 жыл бұрын

look at matt's refold method, its much better

@currently9143

3 жыл бұрын

@@naga1461 this is the best of advice that guy could recieve, hopefully he takes it

@DengueBurger

3 жыл бұрын

NO MORE GENKI

@darvin50k

3 жыл бұрын

heavenly father i pray that you keep the person reading this alive an safe healthy an financially blessed amen🙏

@soseikiharagatatsu7859

3 жыл бұрын

Glad I can read hiragana and katakana kanji ちょっと難しい

Love these videos. Impressing every time. Those 2 at the supermarket thought they could show off but y’all came in and out done it haha

I learned first 10 signs of hiragana today, so seeing you speak so fluently makes me so motivated!

His Japanese accent is about as close to native as a non-native speaker can get. Good job!

@RedFenceAnime

3 жыл бұрын

So how close is "as close to native as a non-native speaker can get" to native?

@gabrielherman8930

3 жыл бұрын

@@RedFenceAnime how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

@kamallahsen4422

3 жыл бұрын

@@RedFenceAnime have you heard foreigners speak english and you can barely recognize that they are foreigners, just like that

@suginami0

3 жыл бұрын

@@RedFenceAnime a non-native speaker will almost always eventually say something that a native speaker can pick up.

@g60force

3 жыл бұрын

@@gabrielherman8930 arrigato! XD

I’ve actually been watching Matt for years. He is the biggest beast language learner I’ve ever seen. He is mad dedicated

@Abdullah-zr7mw

3 жыл бұрын

I'd say Laoshu is, Edit: the biggest beast.

@king_n6991

3 жыл бұрын

@@Abdullah-zr7mw I agree. Loashu was on a whole different level

@Abdullah-zr7mw

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jess-737 in every department when it comes to learning a language(s) and interacting with people Loashu was just miles ahead.

@samiam9154

3 жыл бұрын

@@Abdullah-zr7mw I really liked Laoshu but his method wasnt teaching how to master a language, but rather how to quickly pick up basics to be able to start having a simple convo asap. Laoshu himself was also more into being a polyglot but he had his most time and history spent with Mandarin, which is why thats probably his best language. Matt vs Japan's method is about mastering and spending a huge amount of time on a single language to get as close as possible to a native speaker. As Jessica said its comparing apples to oranges and which you prefer depends on how many languages you are interested in, and how good you want to get in it.

@Abdullah-zr7mw

3 жыл бұрын

@@samiam9154 respectfully referring back to the original comment of him saying that Matt is the biggest beast at learning languages, I'm saying Laoshu is the biggest beast. Laoshu can actually hold a conversation in Japanese with a stranger even though he knows less than matt. You can't compare the two...they are not in the same basket 👍

Your videos are amazing brother keep it up!! Inspiring!

All these folks are so smiley! What a nice experience 😄

I UNDERSTOOD LIKE 70% OF THIS VIDEO, MY EFFORTS TO LEARN JAPANESE HAVE BEEN TOTALLY PAYING OFF

@theblackryvius6613

3 жыл бұрын

Good work! I just read the subtitles cause I’m lazy. Haha

@James_Edward59

3 жыл бұрын

Wow I don’t even speak Japanese and I was able to understand everything you just wrote just from watching this video!

@user-mz9kz8be1h

3 жыл бұрын

i see astolfo i see culture

@goviralshortz

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-mz9kz8be1h YOU ARE 100% CORRECT LOL

@user-mz9kz8be1h

3 жыл бұрын

@@goviralshortz astolfo gang 😈

It's kinda refreshing to see Xiaoma be the one who's kinda clueless for once. Learning a language is really hard, and when you only see the end result and you don't see the thousands of hours of practice, it's easy to forget what went into it and to instead say "oh, why am I not as good as him?". Seeing you in the process of learning a language and being humble about it is actually really motivating. We all go through that stage at one point.

@xiaomanyc1391

3 жыл бұрын

W•H•A•T•S•A•P•P!!MY MANAGER +•1•7•0•9•9•1•0•0•7•6•3 I•N•V•E•S•T•INC•R•Y•P•T O B•T•CA•N•DE T•H E•a•r•n•P R•O•F•I•T

Good work mate I speak fluent Khmer and it's an amazing experience when you do. And they are such a humble nation I've had people say "Why would you speak our language" It makes me want to cry TBH. I love Cambodia sooo much

Xiaoman, you’re my inspiration to learn other languages

@ObservationofLimits

2 жыл бұрын

It's Xiaoma NYC... Not Xiaoman

@robjohnson212

2 жыл бұрын

@@ObservationofLimits He liked my post, so he didn't seem to mind. It's hilarious to know it got under your skin though. LMAO!!!!

@tadicahya6439

2 жыл бұрын

People outside America who forced to learn second language since childhood: *you need inspiration?*

@robjohnson212

2 жыл бұрын

@@tadicahya6439 Your English is horrible. Try re-writing that so it makes sense.

@ryoid6001

2 жыл бұрын

@@robjohnson212 ah yes,insulting the other grammatical skill when you can't make a good comeback,very common in argument

His pronunciation is like a native Japanese. Better than my half Japanese friend Lol. I’m Japanese btw

@racval79

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

OH WTF THAT'S MATT HOLY SHIT i haven't been this excited about a collab in a long time lmao

@clay2889

3 жыл бұрын

@@VomitTheSoul time really do be flying that fast

You deserve all them subs man!! Pretty cool stuff

He is amazing, all the languages he can speak. He should turn that into big bucks as an interpreter somewhere. He has an awesome skill.

@arpudli8962

2 жыл бұрын

He is happy .leave him alone Karen 😂

This is why i'm learning Japanese myself now. it will make my next trip there much much easier... May need to watch more anime though...

@Doughyy736

3 жыл бұрын

Me too, idk if anime helps you much tho, but if you feel like it does, go for it :)

@bobboberson8297

3 жыл бұрын

@@Doughyy736 Anime is literally how the guy in the video got fluent in japanese

@Miksu__

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobboberson8297 Anime and a lot of other stuff

@redvirknight9430

3 жыл бұрын

@@Miksu__ Mostly anime and manga, the most important thing is that you enjoy your immersion.

@ZaiyeProject

3 жыл бұрын

I’m currently learning and I would like 100% recommend doing that! For one anime’s are dope and two it does help but ONLY if you pay attention. Now don’t try too hard but in a lot of anime’s there will always be certain phrases/words that you’ll hear no matter what genre of anime you’re watching. Try to pick up on them.

Love this channel so much. Watching you guys shock people with their native language is amazing, and you can really see the appreciation there. It has definitely pushed me to start learning more languages, so thank you very much! Keep being awesome!

Awesome! My Japanese isn't really good after 6 years of studying, it is encouraging to see he had been studying for 10 to get that good! It is discouraging to see others say they were so fluent after 1 year... It makes me feel like I will never get there. THIS video seems more realistic and is motivation to keep going! THANK you!! ありがとうございました、日本語は簡単ではありませんですね

I loved this video. I love Japan and it’s culture, they are so respectful

@DrJustininJapan

2 жыл бұрын

i love living in Japan!

3:42 in and I'm pausing to write this, that lady bowed way low, she had total respect for how good his Japanese is.

@Sara-dw6fu

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah cuz it’s hot 😂🙌

Damn, that first surprise lady hit him with the "nihongo jouzu". It happens to the best of us...

Oh my gosh, to hang out with you guys for a day. Much love from Norway

I absolutely love these videos!

this will always be my favorite channel. When i see someone from another country speak that country's language, and i see how the people from that country respond with light in their eyes, it just warms my heart.

@xiaomanyc1391

3 жыл бұрын

W•H•A•T•S•A•P•P!!MY MANAGER +•1•7•0•9•9•1•0•0•7•6•3 I•N•V•E•S•T•INC•R•Y•P•T O B•T•CA•N•DE T•H E•a•r•n•P R O•F•I•T

@DrJustininJapan

2 жыл бұрын

such a great comment!! 😊

I’m a Mexican American who didn’t grow up speaking Spanish or wasn’t taught it by my parents and now that I’m older I’ve been trying to learn. I’ve always wished that I could get reactions like this when I learned it HOWEVER the problem is I look Mexican and there are so many Hispanics in America especially CA where I’m from that not a single person would look twice if they seen me speaking Spanish lol so I’ll never know what that feeing is like unless I learn another language after Spanish.

@mustafabirinci5755

3 жыл бұрын

Don't learn a language to impress others bro. Learn it for yourself and for the opportunities it can get you.

@g60force

3 жыл бұрын

my advice Tagalog (from Philippines) it consist of English and Spanish... and even more of their own obviously!

@gofastER

3 жыл бұрын

I’m half Japanese. My white mom wanted to send me to Japanese school. My Japanese dad didn’t want to pay for it. I’m 40 and still struggling to try to learn.

@Playfulpat

3 жыл бұрын

It doesn't work as much for spanish because people from Spain are white lol. not super weird to see a white spanish speaker in America either

@James_Edward59

3 жыл бұрын

Patricia Stewart Yea it’s definitely not. I don’t think people realize how many Mexicans from Mexico look super white.

Understanding a language is one thing, but when you get compliments about your pronunciation with a language like Japanese, you’ve just put yourself in the top tier of foreigners.

Im surely not the only one who´s addicted to these videos. Its fucking addictive, specially for people who love languages and foreign cultures. You just can´t get enough of this. Asia is so wonderful.

xiaoma boasting about matt's japanese like a proud parent

Chinese: "Aiyaa, he speaks so well that freaks me out!" Japanese: "K" :v

His japanese is great, especially when you dont have much access to Japan it is harder to learn it. Bravo!

Japanese is a pretty hard language to learn so this is really something. He respects the culture as well. Nice to see.

@leebug3424

Жыл бұрын

His channel is literally called "Matt Vs Japan". This whole video is basically him mining gotcha moments from random people.

@Lampchuanungang

Жыл бұрын

Very true your comment, or ya love japanese or ya leave, there's no gray zone with japanese, middle terms. And all others asiatics idioms and cultures. 🥂🥂🥂🤙🤙🤙🤙

@jarrodyuki7081

Жыл бұрын

its one of the easiest.

@Lampchuanungang

Жыл бұрын

No way There are other more acessible than jap.

@akpokemon

Жыл бұрын

@@leebug3424 what is 'literally' your point.

I love how the cashier had a full convo with matt while occasionally turning to xiaoma to say “matcha no green tea”

I love how you guys are little little kids going around just trolling everyone but in the most wholesome way possible, I'm sure a lot of Japanese people appreciate it although they can be strict with their culture.

@DrJustininJapan

2 жыл бұрын

yes, the Japanese people seemed so happy interacting with them 😊 🇯🇵

@topperhatschire

2 жыл бұрын

Their strictness just means they want respect. What's more respectful than going into depth learning their language well?

@SecreZ

2 жыл бұрын

@@topperhatschire Exactly, but because of that strictness they're usually hesitant when it comes to foreigners doing anything with their culture, not sayin' that's a bad thing.

I need to start practicing my Japanese again, I took a year of it in college and never continued with it. I can only pick up parts of what you guys are saying

This is amazing! I'm impressed!

As a Japanese, I can say you are doing awesome😎

more shocked at seeing Matt outside than anything else lmao

@Ryosuke1208

3 жыл бұрын

Damm straight 😂

@prod.lamell

3 жыл бұрын

Technically still inside

You need to do the hot ones channel. Tell us all about the different languages how many you speak, how many you are learning. Etc. I've just found your videos I'm on like the 7th one. So cool man. Awesome 👍

i remember watching a vid of matt's osnce. i have been trying to find his channel for days now

I love these interactions; really inspires me to learn a new language!

omg Xiaoma and Matt collab!!! i can't wait till i can gain the confidence i need to just strike up convo with grocers and other japanese speakers when i'm out and about. so cool to see you guys get reversed Xiaoma'd too; those girls were so friendly!

love seeing how happy they get

Wow...Matt's Japanese is too good and with a real Japanese accent....I'm amazed...🤩😍😍😍❤❤❤

Those un-shocked Japanese folks are just americanized. He goes to Japan and everyone would be going 日本語上手!! 😂😂

@damo169

3 жыл бұрын

ive Seen quite a lot of videos of native Japanese people flat out refusing to talk to non Japanese people and doggedly trying to engage with them in English even though the person talking to them is fluently. It’s got to the point that the government has released videos telling Japanese citizens to stop because it reflects badly on the nation.

@gibblesddlucario8211

3 жыл бұрын

Uhh. I kinda beg to differ. I feel like it's quite the opposite. If you were to speak it to a japanese person while NOT in japan, then they will be surprised, but of you speak it while in Japan, they don't really care much, since it's more normal to catch foreigners speaking and practicing it over there.

@gibblesddlucario8211

3 жыл бұрын

Oh and the "上手" is a hidden japanese rule. Lol and shouldn't be taken too seriously.

@justinjeffries1554

3 жыл бұрын

@@damo169 the government has told them to stop trying to speak english? Lmao I just got back to the states after living there for 2 years and if anything they are ramping up and ENCOURAGING English speaking among the populous 😬😬 Idk where you heard that from.

@justinjeffries1554

3 жыл бұрын

@@gibblesddlucario8211 Lived there for 2 years and this depends entirely on where you live. Granted, a lot of the time it's that fake "nihongo jozuuuuu" they say because they want to make you feel better but you surprise a genuine amount of people breaking out Japanese even in Sendai 😂😂😂

2:31 I never would have thought Matt would have gotten hit with a 上手 before

@default632

3 жыл бұрын

That was probably genuine.

Love these vids makes me smile

Man… I’ve been watching Anime sub only all my life & can barely understand basic words, I’ve tried without subs & I understand like 5% of it. It’s is amazing! Gives enthusiasm for those who want to learn new languages.

I am extremely happy to realize that after 10 months of hard study i do understand almost all of these day to day conversations.

I think it's awesome how much you guys know and pick up just from hearing it once, I'm learning Japanese and it's wayyy more difficult than any other languages I've studied

@t3hsis324

3 жыл бұрын

What really puts my brain in a tailspin quick is the order in which sentences are constructed. It is so different to English!

@river6223

3 жыл бұрын

@@t3hsis324 Definitely, so confusing!

@TheCudlitz

3 жыл бұрын

Don't be disappointed because of this. Xiaoma is a really experienced guy with language learning. He's at fluency level of Mandarin, so don't take his skills as a comparison for a new learner like you. If you do, you'll just get disappointed at yourself. Instead, just imagine that one day you will develop this ability, by constant improvement. And it's all gonna be alright!

@river6223

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheCudlitz The skills Xiaoma shows certainly motivates me to keep learning and be as good him :)

@TheCudlitz

3 жыл бұрын

@@river6223 Absolutely agree with you on that. I probably was misunderstood in the last sentence that I wrote in my first comment, so it's edited now. I didn't mean "you'll be good" in terms of "your skills will just be... Good, not great, nor perfect". No, I meant as of saying "when that time finally comes, you'll be alright (as opposed to being disappointed, what I mentioned before), there's not gonna be any need to worry then". That's kind of what I meant. So, I absolutely think you can be just as fluent as him, I don't think you can be just be a good speaker, as it may have appeared.

Ty for the subtitles.

Y’all definitely smashed those two!

I love how excited Xiaomanyc is so excited telling people he speaks Japanese. (:

@DrJustininJapan

2 жыл бұрын

hahaha that's so true!! 😂

Japanese is truly a difficult language to come off as a native in. I took it in college and we had Americans come talk to us who had been studying for years and years and still couldn’t get a lot of it down. They never lived there of course. I think that’s the key.

"I am not that good" "Wow good!" That made me chuckle.

i’m trying to learn japanese as well. i know the characters of hiragana and mostly katakana for now. i can’t wait to become fluent

How many languages you know every time I see you i found out you learned a new one

Being able to pick up languages as fast as these guys is a serious talent/gift.

@cbtowers4841

11 ай бұрын

No, Matt learned Japanese for 10 years. The only Japanese the other guy spoke was completely wrong even though it was so simple (instead of "What is this?" he said "Why is this?) To be fair, he also said thank you, which is so common it was even in a Queen song. So he doesn't speak Japanese at all. It's not that quick and easy to learn a language to that point of fluency.

@Soreto23

6 ай бұрын

Both of them have been learning the language for over 10 years

As a half Japanese I love watching Xiaoma’s videos in Chinese but it’s so cool to be able to understand both sides of this one!

This makes me want to deeper my learning and actually speak japanese language

There's something that's very heartwarming to see people connect!

@DrJustininJapan

2 жыл бұрын

100 agree!! 😊 💕

i love this channel so positive and i loved when you did the hug video its so sweet

Amazing how a whole different world opens up by knowing and speaking different languages

Really lovely, guys. If we want the world to come together we need to all learn we hav more in common than not. Thank you.