For the people wondering why they're talking in English:
1) It makes it easier to find for people who want to start learning the language, which is the target audience.
2)Khatz's method has been adapted to learn Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean, or even Romance languages. Being in English lets people learning non-Japanese languages know about this method.
"they're learning about spanish, but not learning spanish" Wow, I've never really though about that, but it's true! Ok, japanese movies, manga, anime - here I come :D
@buck22dblaze and i recommend you watch some of my other videos before you think i suck. I do agree I cussed worse than a sailor with tourettes but I watched your videos and they just simply sucked ass dude. How bout you make a fuckin' video worth watching and gets more than 13 hits before you talk shit... bitch :D
@TkyoSam You're obviously an intelligent guy, but when you talk like that you just sound like a hateful jerk--although from your response it seems you've found a way to amuse yourself with that fact. I hope that being ironic and abrasive at the expense of those who actually appreciate what you're trying to do works out for you as a life strategy.
It's like... we're so far behind in our own native language(as far as producing media) how can we possibly create something even half as crappy in our second or third language?
As far as media goes(if you want to make something that people would actually buy) best to use your first language.
@japanesechallenge Why would they speak English in a video intended to teach people how to learn Japanese. If the target audience is people seeking to learn Japanese, it would be pointless to speak in a language that they obviously don't understand considering they're watching this video.
@Andjealous: Yes, in anime they talk in a much ruder way than in real life, but you can still hear lots of vocabulary used in anime and it helps you to memorize those words. Besides, there are many anime characters that use Keigo(polite speech).
@kiguchiterrier What we learned from your post is that it's okay to say something extremely racist as long as you preface it with "sounds awful and I'm sorry, but..."
These videos helped me soo much. I'm learning Koreanand the problem I'm having is remembering the characters so I can write words and sentences. Any advice?
@ciciluvsmw Hangul is easy^^ Even I learnt that shit. I sugges tprint out a hangul chart and learn each vowel and consonant, then go to a site with basic korean and start from there. Also immersing yourself is awesome too. Luckily Korean has an awesome tv series and movies culture^^
You have to be really uninformed or dumb if you think by watching anime you will talk like anime girl. You just imitate the words and sentences that they speak, you don't have to imitate the WAY they speak. You know what I'm saying?
@LifeFirst But the sentences patterns do affect how you speak. There are sentence patterns that if you use you will sound effeminate or rude. It goes beyond simply understanding the words. This is why you should be careful.
Amen. I had to learn the hard way that no one uses 敬語 outside of the business/law/medical setting. I tried to use it with older Japanese people or staff at my school and they would laugh their asses off. One teacher told me I sound like a rich 200 year old lady when I speak Japanese.
how do you learn particles, sentence structure, different words having the same meaning, posative and negative froms, difference between plain and formal forms, and past and non past tenses from anime or music?
@howler602 read khatzumotos blog and u will see. if u dont look at is blog well ill tell u the answer to ur question anyway and that is that; for all intents and purposes you dont learn those things, because there useless
"Even my camera is in Japanese....because I bought it in Japan". Yikes. Wouldn't mind this guy so much if he wasn't so vulgar. Maybe no one has cared enough to say anything, but would it hurt to be a little less sloppy?
"Wait, no one fucking speaks like this!WTF!" lol. So true man, if you actually read textbooks vs let's say a drama. You'll notice they way they talk is NEVER like that lol. "I pity the fool who uses a textbook! "
Thanks Tkyosam for putting the AJATT videos up. Without them I wouldn't know where to start learning japanese. I'm 500 some kanji strong and the number is still going up. Much props.
if you say the word 'apple' you immediatly think of an apple, (a real one or a picture, ..or maybe new york or something obscure ;)
thats the way you need to think about words in a new language.
if you learn from a text book tho when you you see 'ringo' you first think of the word 'apple' THEN from the english think of the picture of an apple or whatever. thats going about things the long way. translation in text books slows you down. bad way to learn!
sam is fucking funny true person enjoying life i enjoyed the interview with katz i just started reading his stuff and i have to say im enjoying it i will stay with katz method of learning japanese its alot better then all the bullshit textbooks and classes that ive tried and made me give up on it a few times
sorry dude i didnt mean khatz. i've been following this method for ages now. i was responding to a persons comments below. they basically just said 'this works'....i was just seeing if that ment it worked for him? is he fluent?
a lot of people put faith in things like this before actually seeing whether it really works for them. (not saying he was or not just clarifying)
for example i CAN say this works because ive been doing it and it DOES! haha
.....i guess im just curious to see how many people have stuck it out till the end and so now are 'fluent'.
i now tkyo sam is pretty much good evidence that it works, im only half way there myself. but i think AJATT's 'success stories' page on the site needs some work. it would really help newbies have some confidence that it works.
i dont know whether (because its a fairly new idea) that not that many people have finished this method? but hopefully soon there will be more success stories
i can say for myself i learned the most japanese by GOING to japan. (i dont even wanna get into the ppl complaining about they wanna go and dont do anything about it). i went one time for 3 months, i realized how much i learned and that i was starting to catch onto things way faster, so i came back for a round 2 for 8months (japanese language school) and i can say that i can probably get through a good amount of situations if needed.
Khatz really does know what he's talking about, my ability to speak Japanese has excelled excellently over the course of one summer. Now I know things I never knew knowable.
Khatz makes a damn fine point!! So does Sam. They do make a point where it makes things easier to learn a language when it is just dumped on to you and you spent time with it. Like the protaganist of the Last Samurai.
for anybody who has a version of windows vista other then ultimate and wants to turn their computer japanese, google vistalizator and you can download the software their to do so
wow I really like listening to Khatz speak, hes very insightful, and this is probably one of the best sources I can always to go back to for advice, anyway if you can, I'd like to hear you or Khatz's view of Rosetta Stone, I was kind of thinking of using but I'm really not sure, thank you
Rosetta Stone also uses immersion, and can prove a good resource, but rosetta stone is more specific on association of pictures with words, whereas Khatz's method is more on picking up sections of language throughout all mediums, such as music, manga and anime =]
Rated 5 stars and commenting to help the video in results as I think although its only 30 mins in total its probably one of the sources that will/has helped me the most in learning japanese. Katz speaks a lot of sense and points out the simple fact that being immersed will help you without you realising, ive gone to university in a different part of the country (in england), and coming back after 4 years everybody says my accent has changed, its just something that naturally happens
khatz its a very inteligent man, at school i took french for 5 years 2 years later i can barely say 'hi my name is' in french lol =/ but thats education for you its not exciting nor does it sink in enough that your be able to remember it
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Sigh, Japan rulez but damn! i guess if i want to become a Mangaka, i need to learn all the Bull****. You should learn from real people instead of anime lol nah thats gay Japanese is Japanese!. WORD!
There's a bit to much uptight people here. It's a good source of information here, He's just sprinkling his style of humor around. Maybe for the viewers and since it's just his personality. How does having a diploma pass as unintelligent? Lighten up people.
Need more katz. His advice makes lots of sense. It all seems blank from space but eventually you see continents then mountains...cities and plains, eventually you get down to the really complex!
The part about like "90% percent of star trek is star trek words" makes alot of sense. I'm going to watch japanese Seinfeld and that whole show is basically like everyday conversation so it would probably work well.
I'm starting to get kind of excited about trying this method :) the only thing that sucks is that i have to go to school and go to work and that takes up most of my time and not one person speaks japanese. It'll make it more difficult.
When you say learn from real sources do you still look up new words you hear in a Japanese dictionary? Seems like just listening to music and watching shows wouldn't cut it. You might pick up a few words and expressions from video but music will still be gibberish and the majority of the videos too.
I love your videos Sam. I started watching about a week ago and finally subscribed. You seem like an awesome dude. I'm trying to learn Polish not Japanese but the concept from this will still work.
Outstanding comments from Katz. The info he is sharing makes so much sense. I have taken three semesters of formal Japanese classes at a local college, and I still don't feel I have mastered the language. From this day forward, I will use Katz' practicle recommendations. He is very knowledgeable. Thanks for the upload TkyoSam. You rock dude!
Awesome, I stumbled upon this interview, but I've been following Katz's site to learn Japanese for a while now. Learning a language in class is definitely failure prone. You learn what, 100 kanji in one semester of Japanese language class? Haha. I've learned 900 on my own in about 2 months with Katz's method.
A question about the J-pop/rap, some of the songs are like mostly in english, should you take out of those? Or just keep them in? Besides that, Khatzumoto you are a such a wonderfull speaker man, and sam thanks for putting all of this up.
It really is common sense, it's just that we're so used to learning out of textbooks, hands on experience sounds irrelevant.
But all of this is entirely true. I mean, I lived in Jordan for a year and a half and I learned fluent Arabic without even taking a class. Ironically I forgot it all after a few years in the US, but still. The same thing applies to anime. Ive been taking Japanese classes for about four months now, yet like 60% of the vocab I know I learned from Anime. It's Simple.
i have compleatly changed how i study japanese! you make it so much easier than it is because its exactly the way you said. you can learn about it but if you want to learn it you have to really do it! thanks so much!!
Wow, the way he studies is so similar to how I study!
The best metaphor for how I'm learning is "learn like a child". Surround yourself with the language and the culture and you'll pick it up!
My studying tools: Japanese music on my Mp3, changed all my computerized objects that have a Japanese setting to Japanese, watch Japanese TV, Movies, Anime, read books in Japanese, find websites that let you talk to Japanese people, talk to Japanese people on Xbox live hahaha ect. ect.
Wow its really great to see this interview! I'm SO glad to hear Khatz's common sense argument of Anime Vs. Textbooks. If it's made by native speakers for native speakers then its all good! TOO DAMN RIGHT!
Would love to see more with Katz. I love his theory on learning Japanese. Started trying it a week or so ago and my Japanese friends tell me my comprehension is much better now. And I've just started.
That's not the point, mate. It's being surrounded by Japanese things, even if you don't know it. The idea is to get you used to how it sounds and stuff like that. Reading the subs means your brain ignores the Japanese being said, which negates the point of it. I have my internet browser in Japanese, and a kanji poster on my wall, to get me into the Japanese spirit. Learning a language isn't just words, it's the whole culture
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Has anyone used AJATT? Does it work?
Leemumbaful 1 week ago
For the people wondering why they're talking in English:
1) It makes it easier to find for people who want to start learning the language, which is the target audience.
2)Khatz's method has been adapted to learn Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean, or even Romance languages. Being in English lets people learning non-Japanese languages know about this method.
dmwalles 1 month ago
screw the haters Sam! Being yourself is all that matters in life. Thanks for uploading your videos. Keep it up!
misaXTC 1 month ago 2
real talk!
darksidehero 2 months ago
9:28 my favorite part, so true It's real. It's RAW son!
JonBlizzle2 6 months ago
why is everyone hating on the camera guy? I don't think he embarrassed himself in the least
marioman756 7 months ago
I disagree with most of the people who are criticizing you. This is really good information, and I have used this with French and Russian.
Jauhara 8 months ago
cant we do both imersion and studying or am i wasting my time?
DeatHMeisteR92 8 months ago
I wonder if the interviewer realizes just how much he really is embarrassing himself by using such language....
darkmatter88 8 months ago
hey um i'm going to jordan so if i try to learn japanese while learning arabic will it be a problem
pinky315 8 months ago
GO DRAGONBALL Z ^.^
pokesingz1996 8 months ago
"they're learning about spanish, but not learning spanish" Wow, I've never really though about that, but it's true! Ok, japanese movies, manga, anime - here I come :D
muffeCx 9 months ago 4
Khatz, the filmer is going to reduce your ability to think intelligently. I recommend you find some new friends.
buck22dblaze 10 months ago 10
@buck22dblaze and i recommend you watch some of my other videos before you think i suck. I do agree I cussed worse than a sailor with tourettes but I watched your videos and they just simply sucked ass dude. How bout you make a fuckin' video worth watching and gets more than 13 hits before you talk shit... bitch :D
TkyoSam 9 months ago
interesting conversation, could do without the "fag" and "that's gay"... since we're on the topic of being an "aware" language user.
rosplodj 10 months ago 11
@rosplodj thats kind gay, fag
TkyoSam 9 months ago
@TkyoSam You're obviously an intelligent guy, but when you talk like that you just sound like a hateful jerk--although from your response it seems you've found a way to amuse yourself with that fact. I hope that being ironic and abrasive at the expense of those who actually appreciate what you're trying to do works out for you as a life strategy.
rosplodj 9 months ago 18
@rosplodj shizzle
TkyoSam 9 months ago
@rosplodj I gave you both a thumbs up. That made me chuckle.
CyborgNinja7 8 months ago
HAHAHAHA the DBZ cha la la theme at 2:32 BBAHAHA
ZeBraMusiq 10 months ago
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Khatz, you're awesome!!...but your cameraman is a moron.
CatEatsGuts 10 months ago
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CatEatsGuts 10 months ago
"saying 'fuck' makes me cool and less fat!"
black kids cool though
smokelakes 10 months ago 2
@smokelakes your mom yo, your mom
TkyoSam 10 months ago
someone please apply ajatt's method to weight loss. can we just agree at this point that you can't lose weight without excersising?
katinkers 10 months ago
wow Sam sounds like a total idiot when he's talking to Khatz
blahblah2018 1 year ago 8
@blahblah2018 your mom likes it when I talk dirty, so, ya know, just warming up.
TkyoSam 1 year ago
5:10
It's like... we're so far behind in our own native language(as far as producing media) how can we possibly create something even half as crappy in our second or third language?
As far as media goes(if you want to make something that people would actually buy) best to use your first language.
ArchetypeXE 1 year ago
@japanesecallenge is it because he's black? ...
crrops 1 year ago
katz is a genius and tkyosam is so funny man!! lol
mngapro 1 year ago
CHeck out my video where i challenge khazumoto to make real video of him speaking
"native level".
japanesechallenge 1 year ago
Check my video where I question khazumoto's outrageous claim that he thaught himself japanese to a "NATIVE LEVEL" in one year!!!!
Is so, how come I can't find any videos of him speaking the alleged "native level"
Is he going to come out and accept my challenge?
japanesechallenge 1 year ago
@japanesechallenge what are you talking about there is a video here on youtube of him speaking Japanese.
LifeFirst 1 year ago 2
Oh my freking god!
Is that kazumoto form alljapaneseallthetime?
If so, how come you guys are spaking in english?
Maybe you should rename your system "allenglishallthetime" or
better yet, allbullshitallthetime" LOL
japanesechallenge 1 year ago
@japanesechallenge Why would they speak English in a video intended to teach people how to learn Japanese. If the target audience is people seeking to learn Japanese, it would be pointless to speak in a language that they obviously don't understand considering they're watching this video.
UNR3AL12 1 year ago
@Andjealous: Yes, in anime they talk in a much ruder way than in real life, but you can still hear lots of vocabulary used in anime and it helps you to memorize those words. Besides, there are many anime characters that use Keigo(polite speech).
AnimeAddict9999 1 year ago
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@kiguchiterrier What we learned from your post is that it's okay to say something extremely racist as long as you preface it with "sounds awful and I'm sorry, but..."
yurismir1 1 year ago
DRAGON BALL Z ON THE TV IN THE BACKGROUND
dontbefooledxiii 1 year ago
Make more videos. Your really inspirational.
tacojohn69 1 year ago
TkyoSam — these videos ROCK! All these haters in the comments section here can shove it!
yankeewh1te 1 year ago
use this then watch youtube vids an I SWEAR you will look down on everyone who cant speak japanese as good as you
BriCareful 1 year ago
These videos helped me soo much. I'm learning Koreanand the problem I'm having is remembering the characters so I can write words and sentences. Any advice?
ciciluvsmw 1 year ago
@ciciluvsmw Hangul is easy^^ Even I learnt that shit. I sugges tprint out a hangul chart and learn each vowel and consonant, then go to a site with basic korean and start from there. Also immersing yourself is awesome too. Luckily Korean has an awesome tv series and movies culture^^
TkyoSam 1 year ago
@TkyoSam kk cool thanks soo much for your help :)
ciciluvsmw 1 year ago
@TkyoSam I'm also using this system to learn Korean. Been working out for me really well.
danieljames86 1 year ago
but isnt it bad to talk like an anime girl i mean or person ya know what I mean.....??
BriCareful 1 year ago
@BriCareful
You have to be really uninformed or dumb if you think by watching anime you will talk like anime girl. You just imitate the words and sentences that they speak, you don't have to imitate the WAY they speak. You know what I'm saying?
LifeFirst 1 year ago
@LifeFirst But the sentences patterns do affect how you speak. There are sentence patterns that if you use you will sound effeminate or rude. It goes beyond simply understanding the words. This is why you should be careful.
Andjealous 1 year ago
Dragonball Z in the Background : D
aqnlex 1 year ago
@aqnlex Do you mean Dragonball =)
JesterUrTomcat 1 year ago
@aqnlex Oh, never mind Dragonball Z is there too, lol
JesterUrTomcat 1 year ago
Great explanation and tips, and funny vid too.
FoodCubes 1 year ago 2
There are other methods
benitofinito 1 year ago
learning Russian, but the ideas all apply and thank you!
mw227 1 year ago
oh! anime songs forever
02kazutomi 1 year ago
lol. sam's just like "ya"..."ya"... lol
rustyxcarbine 1 year ago
hi in the previous video you talked about a large page with links can you send em to me?
yuriythebest 1 year ago
Amen. I had to learn the hard way that no one uses 敬語 outside of the business/law/medical setting. I tried to use it with older Japanese people or staff at my school and they would laugh their asses off. One teacher told me I sound like a rich 200 year old lady when I speak Japanese.
ec050507 1 year ago
DRAGONBALL!!!!!
i knew i recognized that song in the background! lol
Tartersauce101 1 year ago
Sam is an idiot. He's just embarrassing.
hydrolist1 1 year ago 54
@hydrolist1 I might be an idiot, but you're blocked^^
TkyoSam 1 year ago 10
@hydrolist1 yeah but he can speak japanese, can you?
LittleMissHell1 1 year ago
how do you learn particles, sentence structure, different words having the same meaning, posative and negative froms, difference between plain and formal forms, and past and non past tenses from anime or music?
howler602 1 year ago
@howler602 read khatzumotos blog and u will see. if u dont look at is blog well ill tell u the answer to ur question anyway and that is that; for all intents and purposes you dont learn those things, because there useless
CoolManNowicki 1 year ago
dragon ball z =3
MrJordan180 1 year ago
katz is like a modern day philosopher
561chris 1 year ago 8
Stop saying stuff like "You fag" and "Yeah, it's gay." It makes you sound like a retarded 12-year-old.
Temoshi 1 year ago 24
@Temoshi
calm down, sir.
mark95427 1 year ago
You seem very logical.
jakuthu 1 year ago
"Even my camera is in Japanese....because I bought it in Japan". Yikes. Wouldn't mind this guy so much if he wasn't so vulgar. Maybe no one has cared enough to say anything, but would it hurt to be a little less sloppy?
noblegaijin 1 year ago 6
"Wait, no one fucking speaks like this!WTF!" lol. So true man, if you actually read textbooks vs let's say a drama. You'll notice they way they talk is NEVER like that lol. "I pity the fool who uses a textbook! "
atech14 1 year ago
You were like "say stay black Catz" and he was like, *mumble mumble wtf black?*
PiedmontEddy 2 years ago 35
lol
TkyoSam 2 years ago
Thanks Tkyosam for putting the AJATT videos up. Without them I wouldn't know where to start learning japanese. I'm 500 some kanji strong and the number is still going up. Much props.
wolfwood002 2 years ago 3
oh my god just shut up.
vinniram 2 years ago 3
bitch, tonight!...YOU!
TkyoSam 2 years ago
UH... i like pizza
B4IRUTUARU16 2 years ago 2
props to katz, man i hate his writing persona on his site, but hes really insightful to listen too.
sonny8988 2 years ago
sink or swim method! i like it
LastRqss 2 years ago
this is how i would explain how it works.
if you say the word 'apple' you immediatly think of an apple, (a real one or a picture, ..or maybe new york or something obscure ;)
thats the way you need to think about words in a new language.
if you learn from a text book tho when you you see 'ringo' you first think of the word 'apple' THEN from the english think of the picture of an apple or whatever. thats going about things the long way. translation in text books slows you down. bad way to learn!
mowgli123456789 2 years ago
I think you should change the way you speak english first Sam because you sound like a douchebag.
politrix 2 years ago 20
But I am a douchebag ;)
...plus, all I'm doing is repeating the shit your mom was saying while I was fuckin her last night :D
TkyoSam 2 years ago
hohohohohaaa
Burn!
deatheart360 2 years ago
sam is fucking funny true person enjoying life i enjoyed the interview with katz i just started reading his stuff and i have to say im enjoying it i will stay with katz method of learning japanese its alot better then all the bullshit textbooks and classes that ive tried and made me give up on it a few times
weirdoeric666 2 years ago 4
this works
nuff said
duelarm 2 years ago
so did it work for you? u fluent?
mowgli123456789 2 years ago
khatz is self proclaimed fluent yes
LastRqss 2 years ago
sorry dude i didnt mean khatz. i've been following this method for ages now. i was responding to a persons comments below. they basically just said 'this works'....i was just seeing if that ment it worked for him? is he fluent?
a lot of people put faith in things like this before actually seeing whether it really works for them. (not saying he was or not just clarifying)
for example i CAN say this works because ive been doing it and it DOES! haha
mowgli123456789 2 years ago
.....i guess im just curious to see how many people have stuck it out till the end and so now are 'fluent'.
i now tkyo sam is pretty much good evidence that it works, im only half way there myself. but i think AJATT's 'success stories' page on the site needs some work. it would really help newbies have some confidence that it works.
i dont know whether (because its a fairly new idea) that not that many people have finished this method? but hopefully soon there will be more success stories
mowgli123456789 2 years ago
this guys alright but the swearing guy behind the camera needs lessons on new swear words
CoolestFilms 2 years ago 4
Wakari-masita ka TkyoSam San..did i say that right?
CoolestFilms 2 years ago
Great man, tkyoman, tkysam.
Go ahead and have a bright future, buddy!
BruceIno 2 years ago
shizzle!
TkyoSam 2 years ago
This method works like a charm. Keep up the vids tkyosam. Khatz method works like a charm.
atech14 2 years ago
i can say for myself i learned the most japanese by GOING to japan. (i dont even wanna get into the ppl complaining about they wanna go and dont do anything about it). i went one time for 3 months, i realized how much i learned and that i was starting to catch onto things way faster, so i came back for a round 2 for 8months (japanese language school) and i can say that i can probably get through a good amount of situations if needed.
seamonkeywater 2 years ago 2
Khatz really does know what he's talking about, my ability to speak Japanese has excelled excellently over the course of one summer. Now I know things I never knew knowable.
hatman900 2 years ago 2
who's the guy Khatz was talking about?
SigmaStealth4 2 years ago
If you mean at 1:06, then he was referring to the character Jarod from the TV show "The Pretender".
Theperson45 2 years ago
I can learn japanese a lot easier now cuz of this video. Thanks
revenantwings7 2 years ago
Katz, thank you so much for your advices. I like your mentality and I'm going to follow your advices.
deleonchristian 2 years ago
YOO your boy Katz is the man. I do japanese 24/7 and I'm way ahead of the class.
williamross356 2 years ago
Khatz makes a damn fine point!! So does Sam. They do make a point where it makes things easier to learn a language when it is just dumped on to you and you spent time with it. Like the protaganist of the Last Samurai.
gaijin140 2 years ago
that's EFing awesome lol the famous sam is answering my question lol ty
DinoBiteinWhite 2 years ago
SAM how do u use SURURU. I dont how use the yahoo "remembering the kanji' website for the typed out japanese. So i can just copy and paste.
DinoBiteinWhite 2 years ago
get the Hesig file off Khatz's site(under the kanji section in the table of contents). Copy the story as the question and the kanji as the answer.
TkyoSam 2 years ago
This guy is amazing at explaining things.
IHaveNoNameRawr 2 years ago
Sounds awful and I'm sorry, but I am always heartened to see really intelligent black people...
kiguchiterrier 2 years ago 55
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yurismir1 1 year ago
@kiguchiterrier Travel. Look past "color" and get to know people.
buck22dblaze 10 months ago
Learning a language the "practical way" is the best, for sure.
Fajjani 2 years ago
Khatz should have his own channel.
tarkonis 2 years ago 6
for anybody who has a version of windows vista other then ultimate and wants to turn their computer japanese, google vistalizator and you can download the software their to do so
joebevis92 2 years ago 3
wow I really like listening to Khatz speak, hes very insightful, and this is probably one of the best sources I can always to go back to for advice, anyway if you can, I'd like to hear you or Khatz's view of Rosetta Stone, I was kind of thinking of using but I'm really not sure, thank you
geto235 2 years ago 3
Rosetta Stone also uses immersion, and can prove a good resource, but rosetta stone is more specific on association of pictures with words, whereas Khatz's method is more on picking up sections of language throughout all mediums, such as music, manga and anime =]
sargeantscigar 2 years ago
i love that dbz ending that song take me back dam
ROBDOMINICANKING 2 years ago
lol katz said stay black
Mattenlamb 2 years ago 5
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i can hear DBZ in the backround
T0MIWAR 2 years ago
Rated 5 stars and commenting to help the video in results as I think although its only 30 mins in total its probably one of the sources that will/has helped me the most in learning japanese. Katz speaks a lot of sense and points out the simple fact that being immersed will help you without you realising, ive gone to university in a different part of the country (in england), and coming back after 4 years everybody says my accent has changed, its just something that naturally happens
Great vid!
Fromatic 2 years ago 3
khatz its a very inteligent man, at school i took french for 5 years 2 years later i can barely say 'hi my name is' in french lol =/ but thats education for you its not exciting nor does it sink in enough that your be able to remember it
angeliroth 2 years ago 5
Kathz is inspiring, that dude really knows what he is talking about. He gives me the motivation to continue with the japanese
stoffer03 3 years ago 14
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Sigh, Japan rulez but damn! i guess if i want to become a Mangaka, i need to learn all the Bull****. You should learn from real people instead of anime lol nah thats gay Japanese is Japanese!. WORD!
kareem021 3 years ago
wow I think katz is a genius, maybe the best thing for japanese learning since heisig. the interviewer doesn't sound like the sharpest crayon though
greatfool66 3 years ago 70
Yeah, i sounded like a dumbass in the video. Aw well, don't worry, in the porno I made with your mom I sound A LOT better :)
TkyoSam 3 years ago
touche!
sinbishop94 3 years ago
ha ha good come back!
kareem021 3 years ago
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lol owned. fuck the college nerds that needa put a comment into every crack along the road....#
im studying the same way you guys are, and its the best way.
Kazangsta 2 years ago
ha ha sharpest crayon? classic!
kareem021 3 years ago
@greatfool66
There's a bit to much uptight people here. It's a good source of information here, He's just sprinkling his style of humor around. Maybe for the viewers and since it's just his personality. How does having a diploma pass as unintelligent? Lighten up people.
LookSquirrel 1 year ago
Need more katz. His advice makes lots of sense. It all seems blank from space but eventually you see continents then mountains...cities and plains, eventually you get down to the really complex!
HirotoKatsuo 3 years ago 3
DOUBLE SCREEN!!!
orangelixir 3 years ago
The part about like "90% percent of star trek is star trek words" makes alot of sense. I'm going to watch japanese Seinfeld and that whole show is basically like everyday conversation so it would probably work well.
I'm starting to get kind of excited about trying this method :) the only thing that sucks is that i have to go to school and go to work and that takes up most of my time and not one person speaks japanese. It'll make it more difficult.
6663000 3 years ago
10% is star trek words, 90% is regular japanese
TekkenIdiot 3 years ago 7
haha oh yea
6663000 3 years ago 2
When you say learn from real sources do you still look up new words you hear in a Japanese dictionary? Seems like just listening to music and watching shows wouldn't cut it. You might pick up a few words and expressions from video but music will still be gibberish and the majority of the videos too.
I love your videos Sam. I started watching about a week ago and finally subscribed. You seem like an awesome dude. I'm trying to learn Polish not Japanese but the concept from this will still work.
wrekreant 3 years ago
@wrekreant polish?! my mother tongue! Good luck with that! :) Powodzenia
pesahson 1 year ago
When will we get some more video from Katz???
bigred143 3 years ago 4
im editing some videos for him now :D
TkyoSam 3 years ago
Outstanding comments from Katz. The info he is sharing makes so much sense. I have taken three semesters of formal Japanese classes at a local college, and I still don't feel I have mastered the language. From this day forward, I will use Katz' practicle recommendations. He is very knowledgeable. Thanks for the upload TkyoSam. You rock dude!
zenoyogo 3 years ago 2
Good video
CanadianInJapan 3 years ago
This Guy cool
elitechrstn 3 years ago
thanks for posting! Excellent.
remikit 3 years ago
Awesome, I stumbled upon this interview, but I've been following Katz's site to learn Japanese for a while now. Learning a language in class is definitely failure prone. You learn what, 100 kanji in one semester of Japanese language class? Haha. I've learned 900 on my own in about 2 months with Katz's method.
gmancer 3 years ago
ooh the pretender i know that i watched it constantly like 6 or 4 years ago :P funny that he mentioned it
RisingSoldier115 3 years ago
A question about the J-pop/rap, some of the songs are like mostly in english, should you take out of those? Or just keep them in? Besides that, Khatzumoto you are a such a wonderfull speaker man, and sam thanks for putting all of this up.
IchibanOutlaw 3 years ago
lol SAM are you baked in this vid?
マイク
usercreated 3 years ago
usercreated thatwasnt funny
elitechrstn 3 years ago
katz is so awesome, he's my new role model
and yes, i'll stay black ;D
HikaruAio2 3 years ago 2
It really is common sense, it's just that we're so used to learning out of textbooks, hands on experience sounds irrelevant.
But all of this is entirely true. I mean, I lived in Jordan for a year and a half and I learned fluent Arabic without even taking a class. Ironically I forgot it all after a few years in the US, but still. The same thing applies to anime. Ive been taking Japanese classes for about four months now, yet like 60% of the vocab I know I learned from Anime. It's Simple.
Otarku 3 years ago
i have compleatly changed how i study japanese! you make it so much easier than it is because its exactly the way you said. you can learn about it but if you want to learn it you have to really do it! thanks so much!!
blackgem90 3 years ago
Wow, the way he studies is so similar to how I study!
The best metaphor for how I'm learning is "learn like a child". Surround yourself with the language and the culture and you'll pick it up!
My studying tools: Japanese music on my Mp3, changed all my computerized objects that have a Japanese setting to Japanese, watch Japanese TV, Movies, Anime, read books in Japanese, find websites that let you talk to Japanese people, talk to Japanese people on Xbox live hahaha ect. ect.
akaiYaMa9 3 years ago
Wow its really great to see this interview! I'm SO glad to hear Khatz's common sense argument of Anime Vs. Textbooks. If it's made by native speakers for native speakers then its all good! TOO DAMN RIGHT!
mezbup 3 years ago
Does Khatz have a youtube channel? Would love to see more video's
sheerblade 3 years ago 7
whats the name of his website?
uniquebonkers 3 years ago
alljapaneseallthetime . com
Thesmitster 3 years ago 3
Would love to see more with Katz. I love his theory on learning Japanese. Started trying it a week or so ago and my Japanese friends tell me my comprehension is much better now. And I've just started.
bigred143 3 years ago
wow this is like the best help to learn japanese thing i have seen on youtube yet. imma try this it makes since.
segatasanshir0 3 years ago
Very interesting and informative.Thanks Khatz and Sam
Accune 3 years ago
khatzumoto irl lolwut
yahags 3 years ago
So do we watch anime in Japanese with or without subs?
ForgottenFriend88 3 years ago
Without.
JohtoKen 3 years ago
But then how will I know whats being said?
ForgottenFriend88 3 years ago
That's not the point, mate. It's being surrounded by Japanese things, even if you don't know it. The idea is to get you used to how it sounds and stuff like that. Reading the subs means your brain ignores the Japanese being said, which negates the point of it. I have my internet browser in Japanese, and a kanji poster on my wall, to get me into the Japanese spirit. Learning a language isn't just words, it's the whole culture
Siibillam 3 years ago 2
Oh I understand now thanks:)
May I ask where you got your poster from?
ForgottenFriend88 3 years ago
how many languages can he speak??
PiperResurrected 3 years ago
like 5
TkyoSam 3 years ago
A lot: English, Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin, Swahili? and a few others.
sinbishop94 3 years ago
so how do you make the transition from college japanese to the real way japanese is spoken?
FadedHonesty1 3 years ago
There is no transition :s
You can treat it like learning a new language that is very similar, I guess that works...
Just don't try to speak/write at first, start out with just reading/listening.
Yokoi483 3 years ago
mmmmmm stay black?
MrHiberto 3 years ago
wats the background song playing at around 3:40 it sound like the dragon ball z opening theme song.
xxHOLiCxxx 3 years ago