odd for me, if i pay too hard attention to japanese speech it blurs together, but if i don't concentrate as hard i can remember the sounds and pull out words i recognize.
@TulsaIzMiiHood That remind me of when I look at a page out of the corner of my eye and a word pops out at me. The first time this happened with Japanese I practically did a cartwheel ahahah!
aaand subscribed to great info. was always worried about actually speaking in a conversation because everything seemed to fly right past exactly as you said it lol. but now as i think about it. the method you said, is somewhat like what an infant does when he/she's learning to speak. hearing and mimicking what he/she hears. thanks for posting these videos
kemushichan, acutally, listening to your videos are a great help as well. Thanks to you, I now know how to use "ippa". Is this what you meant by picking up things?
I have a question. I know what "~to omou" is. You kept saying it in the interview fashion video. However, I dont get the context. Can you please explain? Thanks! I'd email you but I dont know if you would respond to your kemushi mail.
@Chichiri520 Thanks for the question! :) I actually DO answer those emails (more frequently). :) What do you mean "the context" the context of the conversation topic or the grammatical context???
Very helpful especially the explanation of 'rhythm' and 'word breaks' that explained a lot. Now to practice picking up each word even in normal speed speeche
You are so right about the abc thing, and I just discovered your channel today. I'll be starting Japanese classes next week, I was really hesitant at first but your videos have really inspired me. Keep up the great work
You are a quite an actress, Kemushichan! I hope you can find a job in broadcasting area.
Technology which breaks stream of sound into words is called "voice recognition" in software. This is the first barrier before analyzing any language.
I found that the easiest parts on TV for VR are commercials because these needs to be understood by everyone and have lots of visual clues also. The second easiest parts for VR are news because they speak so clearly. The most tough parts are comedies.
@dzunku1 Hmm!!! Actually, you've brought up a good point. I'm going to look into voice recognition technologies and how they teach machines to "break up sound" into meaningful parts. This would be great research to share with the KemushiFans
@kemushichan The most advanced commercially available VR is used on iPhone 4S and called as Siri. Siri is VR, AI, and VS combined technology and amazingly sophisticated. (AI=Artificial Intelligence, VS=Voice Synthesizer) It works on English only now, but Apple is planing to offer Japanese version in near future. Once it obtained two languages capability, I believe that machine interpreter becomes reality, AND it can be a powerful learning tool OR a powerful spoiler. (will continue)
Hi!!! : ) I got linked back here by your newest video. I must have listened to you back then, because I have moved ear training and mimicking to the head of my study techniques. I do this while I clean and cook usually. Another new thing I do is study in the gym. I never used to do that, but it works great and I end up really drilling phrases and new words, because of the nature of studying while lifting.
@GengoNoTabi Right??? Its my favorite (and perhaps one of the easier) things to do that's really rewarding. The biggest downside is that it makes me look a bit crazy when caught mumbling to myself on the subway or rambling in another language to my dog hahah. :)
@6lue5kies Definitely. This is one of the biggest disconnects I see with many speakers. They can speak about studying or walking around tokyo with friends but have trouble describing their daily life in their homes. It shocked me when I first realized I didn't know how to describe the statue of liberty or how to describe NYC well.. (how do you say "i bought crepes at a boutique bakery) in way that sounds intelligent hahah... :) I totally agree with you!
That piano in the background is frustratingly distracting -_- Anywho... you probably get asked this a lot, but when did you start learning Japanese and how long did it take you to become fluent?
@kemushichan That is so interesting. I keep trying to learn, but I pick it up then stop studying. I have very good pronunciation; I just can't seem to keep at the learning part :\
@kemushichan Hi, you mentioned that it is important to listen to heavy amount of Japanese conversations in your daily study. since i don't live in Japan, would you please give a recommendation of the best site, podcasts or anything that can train the listening skills? arigatou
@whatsgoingonyall For leisure, I love to watch movies or TV on mysoju (dot) com . For study, I have a few podcasts I found for free in the itunes store by searchin "advanced Japanese" If you email me I can help you more specifically :)
@kemushichan thanks so much for mysoju :) BTW i tried searching for advanced Japanese podcasts and i'm sorry to say but my Japanese is not that advanced yet lol :) this is only my first year of studying, but 大丈夫よ！ちゃんと勉強しなければなりません！(did i say it right?)
I'm planning to visit Tokyo next month, I will def visit the bookstores to get all the books you recommended.
PS: I find that you speak Japanese really fast (in a good way) is that the normal speed i will usually hear in normal conversations?
- This is the BEST movie on the truth of studying japanese (or any lang)...... {{particularly because written japanese is so different to casual spoken}} - fav
@kemushichan Good girl ( not meant to be patronising) I have witnessed the slums of india and the tragic poverty and disease of africa . I live amongst the hidden poverty and underclass here in the uk . Please be wise with your gifts and benefit those you might otherwise be blind to when you next walk down your local street . Namaste .平和 木下 テンプ
Respond to this video... Just hope you intend to use your undoubted talent ,gift ,privileged life and blessings to help prevent the terrible suffering in this world and not just pass by on the sunny side of the street .
Ugh, wish I was as fluent as you! Still studying at the university, going into my fifth semester of Japanese. Love your videos, great insight into learning the language! Could you maybe make some videos tailored to the intermediate/advanced student? That would be awesome!
Hello. Perhaps in a future video, could you explain the difference of when one should use "ha" versus "ga"? I am confused by these particles. Thanks!
HAHAH this is soo true..in any language if you do not listen enough i mean like REALLY surround your self with all type of learning tools you will be sooo lost
I've been studying a number of languages, including Japanese & Spanish, and yesterday was the last day of a bilingual Spanish camp I was councilor at. I can totally get what you are saying about word breaks and things. Just by listening to the camp leader speak in Spanish I've been able to pick out certain words I've learned and learn the different uses the one word can have in different languages. Listening & understanding is HUGE! That is a big thing I've learned at the camp last week. Thanks!
Your videos always amaze and inspire me. I think I am going to seriously book off my coming Monday holiday to get back in the studying groove. I have a lot to refresh on because I made the mistake of getting lazy with the summer... Thank you so much for posting this. I hope this coming school year I will be brave enough to make some close Japanese friends who will help me learn. I'm always very shy about speaking...so I think I need to find someone I get along well with. ><
Thank you for addressing this! Listening is, personally, one of the hardest skills to develop >_< I'm definitely going to try this study method :) Thank you!
I love this video! Thanks! Also, I didn't know you had a twin/ friend who looks exactly like you hehehehe (; As for the LMNOP thing, I ALWAYS messed up when we like tested on them because I would miss M or N because they sounded slurred and similar ;/. Thanks for the video again!
Thanks for this video! What a great way to encapsulate something even veteran learners need to remind themselves sometimes. Keep up the great work! I can't wait to see your next video! :D
I love watching your videos! I'm not even trying to teach myself Japanese, but I feel as if most of your videos work for all language study. Even a couple videos that are strictly about Japanese are cool, because I can tell how much you've improved since I first subscribed. Thanks for the listening tips!!
@xxnovaxstarxx Wonderful! A lot of people also liked this style when I did the "Difficulties of Japanese" series, saying that many of the concepts to many other languages as well. I agree! I'm just surprised at how many people enjoy these videos who aren't studying Japanese! I wonder how they got here...
天才！Brilliant points made in this video. Thanks for the encouragement. I find that book-learning is always good for structure, but the real magic happens when I'm absorbed in a ドラマ or listening to music. That is how babies learn, after all. Lots and lots of listening and trying it out themselves. Then as we get older we start learning proper grammar and the parts of speech in order to refine the language. In my experience, learning Japanese has been a cycle of the same process.
Yeah i agree with what's said in this viedo, Japanese is the seventh and probably the last language that i will finish learning , i remember that the first japanese show that i got addicted to was ''がきの使い’’ and when i talk to japanese exchange students now in my university i can understand people from the Kansai region much more easily than those who speak standard japanese LOL
Sounds kind of like Rosetta Stone, repeating over and over. I used Rosetta Stone (Spanish) many years ago for work and it worked fairly well, but now that I don't need to know the Spanish language, I forgot most of it. I've heard negative things on youtube about Rosetta Stone since then and it's pricey. For me, I think the biggest problem learning Japanese will be the reading and writing. Oh why can't they just have one way of writing Japanese?
@kantishna39 Yup! Rosetta Stone definitly builds on this idea of audio-mimicry, but often leaves it at that. Obviously you will also need a structured approach to grammar, writing, reading, and many other aspects of the language, but mimicry is a very integral part of it. If Rosetta stone went beyond that it would be so much more of a complete package worth the buy. :) In the meantime, don't forget your listening practice!
reading and writing isn't too difficult actually. But I advise people who want to learn Japanese to just well take a break from your career, or add to your career experience and move to Japan. Dunno. I took advantage of being a student and lived there for two years. But I also know turkish, spanish, mandarin. Its my luck of being a student able to work and live in other countries while pursuing my degree. anyway writing and reading takes time, and lots of self-study
also you should continue to study languages, the skill is always needed. I can't imagine someone saying they don't see a need for it unless they're not into pursuing opportunities that are well more interesting than what most people tend to do. Its my motivation to pick up languages, and try to maintain them even if its just at a basic level. Doors do open up with language skills.
@JapaneseAmericanGuy Thank you! I should've posted all the bloopers of when she tried to run into the scene. Eventually I was basically like: " whatever... i'll pick you up :P", so here is her big debut! ahah. I love my little Lily! :)
I've been watching Japanese variety programs for the last couple of years (I'm an avid arashi fan and I have .... 1200 videos with them, *cough* loads of variety shows they've done) and I have noticed how at first I didn't get ANYTHING they said but today I watch it like I'm watching shows in English/my native language, I can hear every word (even though I don't understand 100%) I'm totally convinced that it helped me better my 'real' Japanese listening skills because of it, plus I'm having fun!
@kemushichan Well, basically I watch all Arashi shows XD Arashi ni shiyagare, Himitsu no Arashi-chan, VS Arashi and I have all of their older shows (C, D & G no Arashi and Arashi no Shukudai-kun), but there were a couple of other shows that are interesting, like Nepleague and a show I saw called Tousouchuu, I think. It was a lot of fun to watch! I also watch shows where someone from Arashi appears as a guest, and often it's a variety show so I always find more and more interesting programs ;D
I'm a beginner and I've started to focus on listening and shadowing, too. Not 'real' Japanese as yet, but certainly the CD's that my grammar textbooks come with, which I usually ignore :P Thanks for the tips, insightful as ever :)
I watch a lot of anime, and I know im not learning because of the speed. The only source of Japanese I can think of are my friends who are learning it with me. Otherwise the Japanese community only reside mostly in the city.
:( So when i'm going to go over there. I dont think it will be the same.
Will they actually speak that fast? And if so are friend's going to be enough?
@wogboypaul Suprisingly, we often learn Japanese more easily from (non-native) peers than from native speakers. Its a bit less daunting to mimic your friends that you're used to listening too, AND they don't speak as quickly. For now, this is a great start!
@wogboypaul Ooo cool! No, "KemushiChan" is just my "stage" name per se. Seeing as to how it means fuzzy worm ... it would be an embarassing name ;). I think my name is a nice presence in Japanese though :). It's very memborable to have your name as your name, unless you can think of one even cooler!
@wogboypaul yup! Japanese names with "ichi" in the name are typically for your first born son, and names with "ji" (literally "next") are for the 2nd son ;)
Great video! I had thought about this kind of idea quite a bit, but in a very vague manner, because... well, because I only had the foggiest notion of the concept. Once again you have made a video that increased my understanding of language study. Thanks a lot!
I can understand some Japanese. Usually I'll recognize a word or two and guess what the conversation is about. I just need to watch more random native videos.
I get what you mean :) When I hear the word 笑う in a sentence It tends to come through as わーだーう rather than わーらーう when it's being used fluently o.o Same for like ぼくは it cam come across as ぼくーあ～
@kemushichan Guess it's just a learning process T_T But yuh! o3o can you maybe do a little video explaining the Kanji world? o.o For me and others? Cause it'd be nice to see your side of understanding Kanji beyond just books and recognition :3 Like Radicals and key ways for you to recognize them? ^^
Like for me when I see the Radical 言 I recognize it as some form of language :)
There are books solely for radicals. :) If you send me a youtube message, I'll check the full name of the book I have when I get home and let you know. It's really amazing but I forget the name of it right now.
In reference to the LMNOP part, I absolutely thought it was something like "elemeno" and "p". I was like, what's an elemeno? Hehe.
And tip to other people looking for natural Japanese reference (other than dramas/resources), if you change your YouTube location to "Japan" and click "Browse," you'll find A LOT of native references :)
odd for me, if i pay too hard attention to japanese speech it blurs together, but if i don't concentrate as hard i can remember the sounds and pull out words i recognize.
TulsaIzMiiHood 4 weeks ago
@TulsaIzMiiHood That remind me of when I look at a page out of the corner of my eye and a word pops out at me. The first time this happened with Japanese I practically did a cartwheel ahahah!
kemushichan 4 weeks ago
Your laughter reminded me of the sounds Sims make when they watch TV. :D
tidenburg 1 month ago in playlist More videos from kemushichan
@tidenburg that doesn't sound good! Perhaps I shall play my first round of SIMs just to figure out what you're talking about...
kemushichan 1 month ago
@tidenburg OH do you mean my evil twins disgusting laughter??
kemushichan 1 month ago
aaand subscribed to great info. was always worried about actually speaking in a conversation because everything seemed to fly right past exactly as you said it lol. but now as i think about it. the method you said, is somewhat like what an infant does when he/she's learning to speak. hearing and mimicking what he/she hears. thanks for posting these videos
wangtang32000 1 month ago
@wangtang32000 :) I'm glad you like it! Thank you!!!
kemushichan 1 month ago
You hit the nail on the head!! In prayer for your book! Blessings
Soulessaint 1 month ago
You know this is really really great information... You should SELL a BOOK!!! haha
TheBuddhaKid 1 month ago
@TheBuddhaKid :) ^_~ I might just be very soon. Stay tuned!
kemushichan 1 month ago
kemushichan, acutally, listening to your videos are a great help as well. Thanks to you, I now know how to use "ippa". Is this what you meant by picking up things?
I have a question. I know what "~to omou" is. You kept saying it in the interview fashion video. However, I dont get the context. Can you please explain? Thanks! I'd email you but I dont know if you would respond to your kemushi mail.
Chichiri520 1 month ago
@Chichiri520 Thanks for the question! :) I actually DO answer those emails (more frequently). :) What do you mean "the context" the context of the conversation topic or the grammatical context???
:) Kemushifan (at) gmail (dot) com
kemushichan 1 month ago
Very helpful especially the explanation of 'rhythm' and 'word breaks' that explained a lot. Now to practice picking up each word even in normal speed speeche
Artathelite 1 month ago
@Artathelite :) Thank you! Hopefully there will be more insight to come soon! In the meantime, feel free to ask me any questions :).
kemushichan 1 month ago
You are so right about the abc thing, and I just discovered your channel today. I'll be starting Japanese classes next week, I was really hesitant at first but your videos have really inspired me. Keep up the great work
moonchi09 1 month ago in playlist More videos from kemushichan
@moonchi09 Thank you! :) If you have any questions please feel free to email me and I'll do my best to help!
kemushichan 1 month ago
You are a quite an actress, Kemushichan! I hope you can find a job in broadcasting area.
Technology which breaks stream of sound into words is called "voice recognition" in software. This is the first barrier before analyzing any language.
I found that the easiest parts on TV for VR are commercials because these needs to be understood by everyone and have lots of visual clues also. The second easiest parts for VR are news because they speak so clearly. The most tough parts are comedies.
dzunku1 1 month ago
@dzunku1 Hmm!!! Actually, you've brought up a good point. I'm going to look into voice recognition technologies and how they teach machines to "break up sound" into meaningful parts. This would be great research to share with the KemushiFans
kemushichan 1 month ago
@kemushichan The most advanced commercially available VR is used on iPhone 4S and called as Siri. Siri is VR, AI, and VS combined technology and amazingly sophisticated. (AI=Artificial Intelligence, VS=Voice Synthesizer) It works on English only now, but Apple is planing to offer Japanese version in near future. Once it obtained two languages capability, I believe that machine interpreter becomes reality, AND it can be a powerful learning tool OR a powerful spoiler. (will continue)
dzunku1 1 month ago
@kemushichan (continued)
The days of learning foreign language by books and dictionaries will be things of past in five years. This is my prediction.
Too bold? Then think who use YellowPage these days? Who use encyclopedia these days? Do you?
dzunku1 1 month ago
Hi!!! : ) I got linked back here by your newest video. I must have listened to you back then, because I have moved ear training and mimicking to the head of my study techniques. I do this while I clean and cook usually. Another new thing I do is study in the gym. I never used to do that, but it works great and I end up really drilling phrases and new words, because of the nature of studying while lifting.
GengoNoTabi 1 month ago
@GengoNoTabi Right??? Its my favorite (and perhaps one of the easier) things to do that's really rewarding. The biggest downside is that it makes me look a bit crazy when caught mumbling to myself on the subway or rambling in another language to my dog hahah. :)
kemushichan 1 month ago
@6lue5kies Definitely. This is one of the biggest disconnects I see with many speakers. They can speak about studying or walking around tokyo with friends but have trouble describing their daily life in their homes. It shocked me when I first realized I didn't know how to describe the statue of liberty or how to describe NYC well.. (how do you say "i bought crepes at a boutique bakery) in way that sounds intelligent hahah... :) I totally agree with you!
kemushichan 2 months ago
@6lue5kies That's a great idea!!!
kemushichan 2 months ago
ur awesome, really.
ijcn0jir3nvjn3fjcifn 2 months ago
That piano in the background is frustratingly distracting -_- Anywho... you probably get asked this a lot, but when did you start learning Japanese and how long did it take you to become fluent?
Omicronmu89 2 months ago
@Omicronmu89 I'll try to play more quietly next time ;). :) I've been speaking Japanese for 10 years.
kemushichan 2 months ago
@kemushichan That is so interesting. I keep trying to learn, but I pick it up then stop studying. I have very good pronunciation; I just can't seem to keep at the learning part :\
Omicronmu89 2 months ago
@kemushichan Hi, you mentioned that it is important to listen to heavy amount of Japanese conversations in your daily study. since i don't live in Japan, would you please give a recommendation of the best site, podcasts or anything that can train the listening skills? arigatou
whatsgoingonyall 2 months ago
@whatsgoingonyall For leisure, I love to watch movies or TV on mysoju (dot) com . For study, I have a few podcasts I found for free in the itunes store by searchin "advanced Japanese" If you email me I can help you more specifically :)
kemushichan 2 months ago
@kemushichan thanks so much for mysoju :) BTW i tried searching for advanced Japanese podcasts and i'm sorry to say but my Japanese is not that advanced yet lol :) this is only my first year of studying, but 大丈夫よ！ちゃんと勉強しなければなりません！(did i say it right?)
I'm planning to visit Tokyo next month, I will def visit the bookstores to get all the books you recommended.
PS: I find that you speak Japanese really fast (in a good way) is that the normal speed i will usually hear in normal conversations?
whatsgoingonyall 2 months ago
WOOOOOOWWWWWOOOOOOOOWOWWWWWOWWWWOOOOOOWWW!!!!!!!
- This is the BEST movie on the truth of studying japanese (or any lang)...... {{particularly because written japanese is so different to casual spoken}} - fav
soilsminor11 3 months ago
@soilsminor11 Thank youUuuUUUuuU~!!! :) I'm glad you like it! ! Please share with your friends!
kemushichan 3 months ago
池袋ウエストゲートパーク だね！1:15で
ExplodingBombchus 5 months ago
@ExplodingBombchus あのー「東京湾景」と言うドラマです！
kemushichan 5 months ago
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seikism 6 months ago
@seikism fail! :P
kemushichan 6 months ago
@kemushichan Touched a nerve else you would'nt of removed the comment .
seikism 5 months ago
@seikism Of course! Everything I've experienced I hope to use to help more than just myself.
kemushichan 5 months ago
@kemushichan Good girl ( not meant to be patronising) I have witnessed the slums of india and the tragic poverty and disease of africa . I live amongst the hidden poverty and underclass here in the uk . Please be wise with your gifts and benefit those you might otherwise be blind to when you next walk down your local street . Namaste .平和 木下 テンプ
seikism 5 months ago
Respond to this video... Just hope you intend to use your undoubted talent ,gift ,privileged life and blessings to help prevent the terrible suffering in this world and not just pass by on the sunny side of the street .
seikism 5 months ago
THIS VIDEO SPOKE TO ME!!!! NOT JUST ABOUT MY JAPANESE STUDIES, BUT MY SPANISH STUDIES TOO!!!!! あなたの助けをありがとうございます！！！
funnyhour101 6 months ago 3
英語聞き取れるようになりたいです！
sarasarapowdersnow 6 months ago
Ugh, wish I was as fluent as you! Still studying at the university, going into my fifth semester of Japanese. Love your videos, great insight into learning the language! Could you maybe make some videos tailored to the intermediate/advanced student? That would be awesome!
leetskees 6 months ago
Hello. Perhaps in a future video, could you explain the difference of when one should use "ha" versus "ga"? I am confused by these particles. Thanks!
iTuber012 6 months ago
いいなー
Camaman 6 months ago
@Camaman 何がですか？
kemushichan 6 months ago
@kemushichan このビデオを見つけたってことなんです。しかも最近、あの問題が超えようと勤めてたんです。
Camaman 6 months ago
You're very Helpful *U*
Ryosamaninja1 6 months ago
@Ryosamaninja1 :) Thanks!
kemushichan 6 months ago
HAHAH this is soo true..in any language if you do not listen enough i mean like REALLY surround your self with all type of learning tools you will be sooo lost
MamiYare 6 months ago
I've been studying a number of languages, including Japanese & Spanish, and yesterday was the last day of a bilingual Spanish camp I was councilor at. I can totally get what you are saying about word breaks and things. Just by listening to the camp leader speak in Spanish I've been able to pick out certain words I've learned and learn the different uses the one word can have in different languages. Listening & understanding is HUGE! That is a big thing I've learned at the camp last week. Thanks!
Glory2theLamb11 6 months ago
Thanks for keeping me motivated.. every time I feel like I'm slumping, this gets me back to it! :D
Also, totally didn't know you had a twin! lol ALSO, more puppy D:!!
Thugmunk 7 months ago
Your videos always amaze and inspire me. I think I am going to seriously book off my coming Monday holiday to get back in the studying groove. I have a lot to refresh on because I made the mistake of getting lazy with the summer... Thank you so much for posting this. I hope this coming school year I will be brave enough to make some close Japanese friends who will help me learn. I'm always very shy about speaking...so I think I need to find someone I get along well with. ><
WhiteEnvy13 7 months ago
Thank you for addressing this! Listening is, personally, one of the hardest skills to develop >_< I'm definitely going to try this study method :) Thank you!
Daylady1028 7 months ago
あたしはにほんごがすき！！！！
jhflirtman 7 months ago
I love this video! Thanks! Also, I didn't know you had a twin/ friend who looks exactly like you hehehehe (; As for the LMNOP thing, I ALWAYS messed up when we like tested on them because I would miss M or N because they sounded slurred and similar ;/. Thanks for the video again!
fagbowsa 7 months ago
@fagbowsa Nah, I'm pretty sure she just cloned herself with an editing software.
TheInuyashaFan917 7 months ago
nice tip, i watch koichiben videos, it helps out a lot.
ultraali453 7 months ago
@ultraali453 awesome!! :)
kemushichan 7 months ago
@kemushichan also, nice editing, there was lots of stuff going on in this video.
ultraali453 7 months ago
@ultraali453 omg thank you!!! I worked so hard on editing this one...
kemushichan 7 months ago
@kemushichan your welcome, kemushichan :)
ultraali453 7 months ago
Thanks for this video! What a great way to encapsulate something even veteran learners need to remind themselves sometimes. Keep up the great work! I can't wait to see your next video! :D
Hrollaug 7 months ago
Your so helpful.. God thank you.. Im going to actually start studying more :)
Nooklet 7 months ago 5
@Nooklet good luck! :) remember you can always ask me questions :)
kemushichan 7 months ago
I love watching your videos! I'm not even trying to teach myself Japanese, but I feel as if most of your videos work for all language study. Even a couple videos that are strictly about Japanese are cool, because I can tell how much you've improved since I first subscribed. Thanks for the listening tips!!
xxnovaxstarxx 7 months ago
@xxnovaxstarxx Wonderful! A lot of people also liked this style when I did the "Difficulties of Japanese" series, saying that many of the concepts to many other languages as well. I agree! I'm just surprised at how many people enjoy these videos who aren't studying Japanese! I wonder how they got here...
kemushichan 7 months ago
I dont study Japanese at the moment but I find this video useful for my other languages. Thanks!
houlmouth 7 months ago
thank you yet another episode of this! Also I like that piano melody at the end of the video.
JonBlizzle2 7 months ago
Very helpful video! ありがとうございます。
Orenjism 7 months ago
Aww this was so encouraging. I think I have a little crush >.<
IntenseCHASE 7 months ago
天才！Brilliant points made in this video. Thanks for the encouragement. I find that book-learning is always good for structure, but the real magic happens when I'm absorbed in a ドラマ or listening to music. That is how babies learn, after all. Lots and lots of listening and trying it out themselves. Then as we get older we start learning proper grammar and the parts of speech in order to refine the language. In my experience, learning Japanese has been a cycle of the same process.
CallistoKumo 7 months ago
Yeah i agree with what's said in this viedo, Japanese is the seventh and probably the last language that i will finish learning , i remember that the first japanese show that i got addicted to was ''がきの使い’’ and when i talk to japanese exchange students now in my university i can understand people from the Kansai region much more easily than those who speak standard japanese LOL
abdullahazaz 7 months ago
Sounds kind of like Rosetta Stone, repeating over and over. I used Rosetta Stone (Spanish) many years ago for work and it worked fairly well, but now that I don't need to know the Spanish language, I forgot most of it. I've heard negative things on youtube about Rosetta Stone since then and it's pricey. For me, I think the biggest problem learning Japanese will be the reading and writing. Oh why can't they just have one way of writing Japanese?
kantishna39 7 months ago
@kantishna39 I know right! Hiragana and Katakana aren't bad but Kanji is a whole other level :(
InfamoDestinedSinger 7 months ago
@InfamoDestinedSinger ;)
kemushichan 7 months ago
@kantishna39 Yup! Rosetta Stone definitly builds on this idea of audio-mimicry, but often leaves it at that. Obviously you will also need a structured approach to grammar, writing, reading, and many other aspects of the language, but mimicry is a very integral part of it. If Rosetta stone went beyond that it would be so much more of a complete package worth the buy. :) In the meantime, don't forget your listening practice!
kemushichan 7 months ago
@kantishna39
reading and writing isn't too difficult actually. But I advise people who want to learn Japanese to just well take a break from your career, or add to your career experience and move to Japan. Dunno. I took advantage of being a student and lived there for two years. But I also know turkish, spanish, mandarin. Its my luck of being a student able to work and live in other countries while pursuing my degree. anyway writing and reading takes time, and lots of self-study
lordblazer 7 months ago
@kantishna39
also you should continue to study languages, the skill is always needed. I can't imagine someone saying they don't see a need for it unless they're not into pursuing opportunities that are well more interesting than what most people tend to do. Its my motivation to pick up languages, and try to maintain them even if its just at a basic level. Doors do open up with language skills.
lordblazer 7 months ago
Nice Video
V78thgz 7 months ago
@iamredapple1993 =) THanks for watching!
kemushichan 7 months ago
"This is some REAL Japanese TV." Lol!!! That puppy is so cute! :D
JapaneseAmericanGuy 7 months ago
@JapaneseAmericanGuy Thank you! I should've posted all the bloopers of when she tried to run into the scene. Eventually I was basically like: " whatever... i'll pick you up :P", so here is her big debut! ahah. I love my little Lily! :)
kemushichan 7 months ago
I've been watching Japanese variety programs for the last couple of years (I'm an avid arashi fan and I have .... 1200 videos with them, *cough* loads of variety shows they've done) and I have noticed how at first I didn't get ANYTHING they said but today I watch it like I'm watching shows in English/my native language, I can hear every word (even though I don't understand 100%) I'm totally convinced that it helped me better my 'real' Japanese listening skills because of it, plus I'm having fun!
jamasunda 7 months ago
@jamasunda I LOVE variety shows... and MATSU-JUN~! :) what variety shows?
kemushichan 7 months ago
@kemushichan Well, basically I watch all Arashi shows XD Arashi ni shiyagare, Himitsu no Arashi-chan, VS Arashi and I have all of their older shows (C, D & G no Arashi and Arashi no Shukudai-kun), but there were a couple of other shows that are interesting, like Nepleague and a show I saw called Tousouchuu, I think. It was a lot of fun to watch! I also watch shows where someone from Arashi appears as a guest, and often it's a variety show so I always find more and more interesting programs ;D
jamasunda 7 months ago
I'm a beginner and I've started to focus on listening and shadowing, too. Not 'real' Japanese as yet, but certainly the CD's that my grammar textbooks come with, which I usually ignore :P Thanks for the tips, insightful as ever :)
nabusan 7 months ago
@nabusan ;) good good.
kemushichan 7 months ago
I watch a lot of anime, and I know im not learning because of the speed. The only source of Japanese I can think of are my friends who are learning it with me. Otherwise the Japanese community only reside mostly in the city.
:( So when i'm going to go over there. I dont think it will be the same.
Will they actually speak that fast? And if so are friend's going to be enough?
wogboypaul 7 months ago
@wogboypaul Suprisingly, we often learn Japanese more easily from (non-native) peers than from native speakers. Its a bit less daunting to mimic your friends that you're used to listening too, AND they don't speak as quickly. For now, this is a great start!
kemushichan 7 months ago
@kemushichan YAY! You re-motivated me! Thanks so much!
Umm, is that your Japanese name? I mean Kemushi? I've also been planning a Japanese name haha
真次。SHINJI
Will they laugh at you if you have one? :D
Thanks again. I followed you on twitter by the way, I hope you can follow me too. paulGRIMboiii :D
wogboypaul 7 months ago
@wogboypaul Ooo cool! No, "KemushiChan" is just my "stage" name per se. Seeing as to how it means fuzzy worm ... it would be an embarassing name ;). I think my name is a nice presence in Japanese though :). It's very memborable to have your name as your name, unless you can think of one even cooler!
kemushichan 7 months ago
@kemushichan Since my name is Paul. It's ポール like pole.. Hehe.. At least Shinji means second faithful son :D
wogboypaul 7 months ago
@wogboypaul yup! Japanese names with "ichi" in the name are typically for your first born son, and names with "ji" (literally "next") are for the 2nd son ;)
kemushichan 7 months ago
@wogboypaul Thank you so much again! :D
wogboypaul 7 months ago
Wow I never actually thought about that... Well explained though really liked the vid :D
Languagemasterxxx 7 months ago
Great video! I had thought about this kind of idea quite a bit, but in a very vague manner, because... well, because I only had the foggiest notion of the concept. Once again you have made a video that increased my understanding of language study. Thanks a lot!
GengoNoTabi 7 months ago
I'm going to watch "Beautiful Japanese" again.
GengoNoTabi 7 months ago
@GengoNoTabi THank you! I saw your comments! :) You're always so supportive!
kemushichan 7 months ago
melot!
NIXMONARCHY 7 months ago
Thank-you for the time you give to youtube 8)
jiminouye 7 months ago
@jiminouye THank you for appreciating it!
kemushichan 7 months ago
I can understand some Japanese. Usually I'll recognize a word or two and guess what the conversation is about. I just need to watch more random native videos.
Oty3d 7 months ago
@Oty3d you should see the comment someone posted, about changing your location to "Japan" and seeing all the native speakers that pop up :).
kemushichan 7 months ago
Wow... This is so true... I'm gonna try listening to more Japanese podcasts, Thank you!! :D
KyonKun0993 7 months ago
@KyonKun0993 WOO!
kemushichan 7 months ago
I never knew you had a twin. How come you don't make her study harder?
thepostfk 7 months ago
@thepostfk She's such a troublemaker :P
kemushichan 7 months ago
I get what you mean :) When I hear the word 笑う in a sentence It tends to come through as わーだーう rather than わーらーう when it's being used fluently o.o Same for like ぼくは it cam come across as ぼくーあ～
skibblesx 7 months ago
@skibblesx totally right?! Actual "spoken" language is very different from approximated, lab-like audio samples :)
kemushichan 7 months ago
@kemushichan Guess it's just a learning process T_T But yuh! o3o can you maybe do a little video explaining the Kanji world? o.o For me and others? Cause it'd be nice to see your side of understanding Kanji beyond just books and recognition :3 Like Radicals and key ways for you to recognize them? ^^
Like for me when I see the Radical 言 I recognize it as some form of language :)
skibblesx 7 months ago
@skibblesx
There are books solely for radicals. :) If you send me a youtube message, I'll check the full name of the book I have when I get home and let you know. It's really amazing but I forget the name of it right now.
WhiteEnvy13 7 months ago
im so glad i subscribed here, so many doors just opened in my head
rampage222555 7 months ago 3
@rampage222555 ;) *shuts them*
kemushichan 7 months ago 6
In reference to the LMNOP part, I absolutely thought it was something like "elemeno" and "p". I was like, what's an elemeno? Hehe.
And tip to other people looking for natural Japanese reference (other than dramas/resources), if you change your YouTube location to "Japan" and click "Browse," you'll find A LOT of native references :)
Nyanko 7 months ago 20
@Nyanko Awesome tip! =D Thanks for sharing!! I hope people THUMB it so we can all see !:)
kemushichan 7 months ago
@Nyanko How do u change your youtube location?
mjbitz 7 months ago
Cool video and thanks for the advice!
lankeysob 7 months ago