Random JP Lesson #3

[Aganeu]

見てて可哀想になるくらい肌荒れひどい...

[randomyoko]

@Aganeu まともに返信しようとしたけどそれ言うためだけにアカウント作っ­て削除した低レベルの人だったようなのでやめまーす。

[MyFaceToo]

yoko your awesome i love you for teaching things about japan

[sopeopp]

i was yelling MASHITA at the screen cuz you took a while LOL XD

[ethanj2003]

Kono lessons ha benri dana!! kyou ha ippai manabimashita Yoko Sensei! Keep em coming this really helps with learning Kanji!

[TheKarieboo]

Could you for your next lesson use romaji? I'm not the best at kanji :(

[PowerCrumb45]

I want a Japanese teacher who makes funny sounds like you during lessons :D

[MargaritasAntesPorco]

could you teach me judo, sumo and kendo while you're at it

[BroccoliCheeze]

can you teach me how to fly?

[TheNegoFeio]

I wanted to write a comment in kanji, but I couldn't... sorry.

[AllenGraph]

wonderful radicalness

you're the bestest teacher in all the land ☺

[choukawaii4eva]

Do you have any tips on remembering stroke order as well as properly writing Japanese characters? If so, I'd love to see a video on it as well as more useful tips to learning how to read, write and speak in Japanese.

[HypX2]

@choukawaii4eva For the basic building components there's not much else to do then to learn them the hard way: Write it down. A lot. Until you couldn't forget it anymore.

Composite kanjis are usually easier - you just break it down to components and write them one after another (top->down, left->right).

I usually search for patterns even where noone teaches them. For example the top 4 lines of 楽(around 白) is written in the same order and direction as the bottom ones in 求。

[choukawaii4eva]

I have one question for you, though. Do you (usually or always) follow stroke order for kanji, hiragana, katakana, etc. I do for a lot of kanjis but when I write in hiragana/katakana I don't always do because after I write the word it looks really messy. (in school, my prof was really stern about writing neatly! (O.O) Because I could never remember stroke order, I would NEVER volunteer to write on the chalkboard in front of the class lol.

[randomyoko]

@choukawaii4eva hi. hmm i always follow the strokes...cuz theyre the way they are since its how people back in the day thought was effective. hmmm i have to analyze it and tell you later!!XD thanks for your feedback to have you go write massively on the chalkboard one day!!XD

[choukawaii4eva]

When I was learning Japanese in university, the textbook said that 吸う means "to smoke" like in タバコを吸う lol. It never said anything about "inhaling!" And the mistake you made with 叱る, I used to always get in trouble for stuff like that. Is it 帰る or 帰える? lol. (Don't worry, I know it's 帰る :)

[randomyoko]

@choukawaii4eva LMAO!!!! YOUR TEXTBOOK LOL thats so funny! we do use it for that of course but like its basically inhaling whatever that comes out of cigarrettes and thats why its smoking, it doesnt directly mean that haha funny!! yeahhh what we call ''okurigana'' right?? its something that you have to remember and it was obviously in this vid that i dont use the kanji usually LOL! <lazy

[HypX2]

Thanks for the lesson. I knew 呼ぶ and 吸う. (I thought you we're gonna say 'suck' for 吸う :) )

It didn't know the rest so it's really useful. I did guess 吠える although I've never seen it, maybe because it's not 常用漢字 (at least according to my dictionary). But it's easy to remember, so yay!

有難うございました

[randomyoko]

@HypX2 omg you are so smart!! i actually picked it from out of jouyou kanji thinking that it might be a good idea lol i NEVER thought someone would point it out lol!! im so impressed!!! yeah i thought about 'suck' but then i didnt have a good example LOL! コメントありがとうございます！！

[mosesamdying]

this is awesome!!! kanji is one thing i really need to work on with my Japanese. this helps a lot.

ｱﾘｶﾞﾄ!(´▽｀)

[Taylenism]

Nice! I actually remembered the kanji you showed pretty easy :)

[nerdyme69]

I love this Yoko!!! I think most of the japanese lessons they post on youtube are for beginners. Your videos are perfect for me!!!

[thesecretsofkat]

Amazing Teacher. I'm writing everything down. (MUST learn)

[dorki3]

Loving this Kanji tip! You are helping me & my colleagues with our journey in learning & remembering the Kanji!

I not only enjoy your quirky & cute videos, but really appreciate your efforts for helping us better understand your native language!

[shimewaza]

I have a question that I've been wondering about for a while. When Japanese write kanji by hand, they often simplify them by omitting or merging strokes to make it easier and faster to write. This seems especially true with complex kanji with over 10 strokes. Is this simplified writing method taught in school or do people just pick it up by themselves. Is there a "correct" simplified form or do people develop their own style?

[kittengenocide]

The best way to spread your channel is to wear less clothes in your videos.

[randomyoko]

@kittengenocide lmao!! i dont wanna admit but its so true. having big boobs would help too which i unfortunately dont LOL

[MargaritasAntesPorco]

Hooked on Kanji!....jya, ju-pun yasuminasai

[MargaritasAntesPorco]

Yoko-Sensei!

[randomyoko]

@MargaritasAntesPorco hai!!

[Bluqueen210]

Omg im new to this kind of stuff but it is so interesting! I love your videos :)

[kirukim1]

Thanks~

[Markdotea]

Kyou Zangyou SHita!! I understood it!XD

[SkriptKitty]

There's actually a free program that shows you the strokes and teaches you all the readings of over 1,000 kanji. It's called zKanji if anybody wants to google it and dl it.

[JunmaiShu]

Keep them coming, please :)

[HardStyleDesign]

LOL I watch these videos but i'm always baffled cuz i don't know a lick of Japanese. :P

[SaanHardStyleZ]

another really awesome video.. thanks yoko!!

[TheGreedyChompers]

Hi Yoko!

Would you like to do a video teaching some basic japanese that can be applied when tourist visit Japan? Thank you very much! :)

[randomyoko]

@TheGreedyChompers that is a great idea!! i should do that :D SUCH a good idea XD im totally on that hahaha thank you so much!!

[ThomasAnthonyBowman]

10:17 hahahaha. Cute :))

[ve8729]

Another informative video, Yoko. I knew three of the four kanji readings well. I've seen 吠える before, but forgot the reading since I don't see it that often. I love learning kanji, it's a lot of fun. :)

[vetarwyn]

Hi Yokoto, great lesson as always....

今日も楽しみ勉強になりました。。。You are a good teacher。

Can you have some lessons regarding giving and receiving verbs... (あげる、もらう、くれる）。。。。お願い。。お願い。。お願い­。。



[vetarwyn]

勉強になりました。。。。ありがとうございます

[davidjames212]

I am really enjoying these videos!! =D I also found a really good Kanji tool. It's called Kanji alive.

ありがとうございます！

[quakemaster789]

COULD YOU PLEEEEEEEEEEEASE POST A COPY OF THE NOTES ON FACEBOOK PLEEEEEEASE:)~

[goswami]

hey yoko how comes theres no "vi" hiragana or katakana i have to spell my first name with the "bi" >.<

[stargateheaven23]

@goswami You can use ヴィ like this.

[NukeMouse]

You say this is "kinda boring" and that you wanna be a better teacher? I refute! You make all the learning so much fun and I get a few chuckles/giggles out of it which is good enough in my book. I think you already make a great teacher! The lessons are helpful and informative, can't wait to see more! :)

[Nimzowitz]

You're a great teacher!

[randomyoko]

@Nimzowitz aawwwww you're so sweet, thank you!!:D

[EmiChuPan]

Your videos always make me happy!! I find your Japanese lesson videos very useful. Please make more :)

[randomyoko]

@EmiChuPan awwww really ;D thank you so much!! and yes i will make more!!XD

[SirenoftheVoid]

nice,i like this.i have a good base of japanese language knowledge,but i haven't tackled kanji so much.the new expressions are fun and good to know too

[randomyoko]

@SirenoftheVoid mmhmm!! thats how i feel about english!!! im glad you liked!!! thank you!!:D

[Nimzowitz]

Thankyou さんきゅうさんきゅう！Two lessons from you today! Now let's watch!