Learn Japanese - 09#Conversation at a Bus Stop

[wisesakura]

PEOPLE!!!! When you learn languages, I do not recommend to compare it to other languages, especially to say "it's like ______ in English". It's NOT!! That's how you develop a bad accent! Just do your best to become a clean slate, like a child, and just LISTEN and IMITATE!!! Then you will actually speak mandarin/japanese/swahili rather than sound like a bad language student, hehe. You can do it, it just takes practice! Take it from someone who speaks 5 languages and people are always impressed!

[jason54953]

i like your classes

[kyouninja]

Love the music. Ongaku ga suki

[elmo7trm]

هو كله دس دس, مافيش شتيمة ولا ايه؟؟

[CoverSongsUnited]

2 years of studying and I'm a complete fail

[TheIndigoAurora]

@CoverSongsUnited you're not alone.... :'D

[kermitdfrogz]

@CoverSongsUnited

That's because there's more videos than this one.

[MrTonyInchpractice]

no no no, kyoto linguisticians- when you are waylaid at a bus stop, by a stranger brandishing a wall-clock and answering her own cronologic questions, this is not conversation.

i like there being a bin near the bus stop. how thoughtful!

[freedfighter96]

It's hilarious how some Japanese word sound like English words if u use a Japanese accent. Like "ereba-ta" is elevator and "resson" is lesson

[HitodamaKyrie]

@freedfighter96 Hilarious? You know they sound like English because they're loanwords right?

Examples: Asufaruto = Asphalt; Syankou = Thankyou. Loan-words.

[Brunswick999]

@HitodamaKyrie Nahh bro it's just a massive coincidence lol. Some people are just unobservant...

[OCoptimusconvoy]

how do you say "could you please repeat?"

[777Kiana]

Awesome again! Um... that guys - - visiting Japan? And can speak that fluently? I've been trying to.. but not doing so well..the only things I can remember is

"yes" "no" "thank you" "yourwelcome" "I am _____" "And you?" "How're you?" "Iam well" " your welcome" "shut up" " damn it"

"Its risky" "whats that?" and some numbers....

[caletcalet]

this is fabolous, wonderful

GREAT class.

[undocumentedspot]

desu like masu is for formal speaking, which is the style you have to speak with almost everyone,  Desu,masu is not added to informal speech, for example Jikan ari masu can become jikan aru.

ichi jj desu. can be ichi ji . Not exactly is and are. It is better as a beginner to use formal way, it is easier, you might sound rude without the desu and masu, sometimes especially with verbs in their dictionary forms might sound like a command.

I'm also learning (;

[JayFFAFAlesanaES]

What if the person says you need the, I don't know, say 433 bus, how the hell would you understand that? You'd be like "Ban desu?... What?!?!?!" :P

[fromsevenseas]

just study the numbers

433= yonhyaku sanjuu san

not too complicated, you just basically need to learn the numbers from one to ten (ichi, ni, san, shi/yon, go, roku, shichi/nana, hachi, kyuu/ku, juu/ju)

and add "hyaku" for hundred

(for example nihyaku is 200)

there are some exeptions, though like 600 = roppyaku 800= happyaku

and the same with ten "juu" for example 20 is as simple as ni(2)juu(10)= "nijuu"

12 is juu(10)ni(2)= "juuni"

[fromsevenseas]

the real difficulty is with counting suffixes when counting stuff because it's different for small animals, big animals, long subjects (like pen, rose...) and so on! and the days! first day isn't "ichi nichi" (ichi=1 nichi=day) but it's "tsuitachi" 1. day -tsuitachi 2.day -futsuka 3. day -mikka 4.day -yokka 5. day -itsuka 6.day -muika 7.day -nanoka 8.day -yooka 9.day -kokonoka 10.day -tooka

[JayFFAFAlesanaES]

Thanks :D Big help :)!

[fromsevenseas]

no problem!

[Ultra44]

"desu" with a silent "u" mean that something "is". "Am", "is", and "are" are all the same word in Japanese. It is used when speaking more formally. It goes at the end of sentences because they are not constructed the same way as they are in English. Verbs go at the end of the sentence. "desu" is not a verb and is an exception to the rule.

So when she says "yoji desu" it means "It is four(o'clock)" yoji=4 desu= it is

I'm just starting Japanese but I know that's what it means.

[TheCrazyStudent]

Ultra44: "desu is not a verb and is an exception to the rule. "

Not quite. Desu is indeed a verb, or a kind of verb. This can be proven in many ways.

1: "Desu" is often refered to as a "copula". A "copula" can also be called a "copular verb".

2: "Desu" corresponds to the English 'is/are/am'. The rootform of this is 'to be', and is very much a verb. "to walk, to look, TO BE"

3: "Desu" has many other forms. One is "de aru" which, just like many other Japanese verbs, ends with "ru".

[viaana93]

i don't think so, but "desu" like "function word" in japanese.. it used in positive sentence.. in negative sentence, it changes to "dewa arimasen".. if i'm not wrong.. ;p

[mmb101]

That guy looked nervous as fuck and the chick was like freaked out and shit lol

[zatulryosuke]

suki desu~!

thx for upload~!

yey

[SirSausage]

This video is no longer availabe?

Why?

[MatrixOfDynamism]

it is

[SirSausage]

Oh it still works. I must have got a strange error.

[XXSamuraiBloodXX]

lol i almost fell asleep...0_0

[fitheachsidhe]

anyone else think sensei is kind of cute? or maybe thats me since I kind of go in for the nerdy chicks.

[OMGWTFSTFUMF]

omg i understand! yay..

[cchhouji]

domoarigatozaimashite

[FP4L1430]

thanks!

just to make sure is that thank you very much

we use gozaimasu in formal right?

[cchhouji]

domoarigatozaimashite

[123fireomg]

why do i see many japanese people wearing masks?

[Excelryu]

Because they have a cold. Japanese don't want other japanese to catch their cold so they wear masks.

[cchhouji]

arigato

[FP4L1430]

:]

I hope you can upload more

because I want to learn from her:D

arigato[is there a u at the end jw]

[diegolcornejoo]

it can both ways arigato or arigatou :3

[FP4L1430]

thanks:D

[jesuisbebe]

ありがとう！

[oOocoolguyoOo]

why i cant search for part 7 and 8?

please upload it i want to learn japanese language really bad..

tnx in advance ^__^V

[Chinimini]

I have fallen in love with Tanaka..

[hafedhdeyah1984]

mee too

watashi love her

[FadedHolySoldier]

3rd, im in love with this teacher , she is SOO kawaiii ^__^

[hafedhdeyah1984]

you too Oh my God:)

[oOocoolguyoOo]

whoa so you guys may became rivals lol ^__^V

[sepultura140]

katajikinai aiwakatta . =) mina san konnitchiwa mohammed desu hajimimachite

[amadeus2490]

inversek: well did you or anyone help them?

[jack112c]

i am going there few months later and i dont know even a japanese word. will i be screwed up?

[poohbearnikki]

Yes. Unless you go with someone who knows Japanese, or you meet people in Japan that can speak the language proficiently (and there are less than you might think) you will be totally confused.

[QRTrojans]

Arigato Tanaka Hanako chan!

[Callum027]

Whoah, careful there. Chan is used on children, may I suggest using さん(San) instead?

[cantonesedude]

田中花子 is smiling is this lesson! cool!

[rodrigotrovao]

I want moooree!! Thanks Hanako Tanaka! :)

Domoarigatogozaimashita! :)

[crimsonmoon92]

Japanese is the easiest language I've ever encountered, whenever I speak Japanese it's very easy for me.

But that's because I was Japanese in my past life.

[Dr4g0nstyl3]

the pronounciation is very easy but the grammer is much easier in mandarin,korean and cantonese

[tinyke3]

indeed japanese is one of the easiest languages around xD (I should know, I learn lots of languages c: )

[masakitapakita]

I realy enjoyed that lesson so much, i study japanese and it realy improved my language a lot thanks for posting

[yurushii]

This chick is hot! Ooki chinchin o motte imasu yo! LOL!

[amadeus2490]

yurushii wa ecchi desu!

[yurushii]

LOL! Yay! Look at my videos.

[Tagemandbagem]

She's like a hot librarian.

[BabyJoker2010]

hmm that boy did well..

[arpgme]

where is 7 and 8???

[bl8de]

how many more of these vids are there

[rjkoehl72]

田中花子先生がかわいいですから京都日本語学校に行きたいと思っ­ています。yeah.

[Enseni]

Ever considered student exchange? I would think it'd cost less since you wouldn't have to figure in the travel expenses. But from what hentai has taught me, good luck to ya.

[rjkoehl72]

dfdf

[electricland]

Learn this stuff.

Important.

[mlamb2]

Excellent resource for beginners or those who wish to review.

[hikari7]

nice video, good for beginners =)

[raziel1687]

Tongue Twister XD

[namida1984]

: ) !!!!!!!!!!

[namida1984]

good!!!!!!!!!! more please!!!!!: )