[3A] "There's a Cat"

[LularLollelSquiller]

Man 80's Japan looks cool, or whenever this was made. Today's Japan is whackk

[TheMillenniumactress]

okyakusan... i love that word

[lewisleos]

And how do you say? 'there is a Fucking cat!!!'

[123japanesecom]

I don't think the narrator is any good. She talks to slow and makes me want to sleep

[evhwolfgang2003]

@123japanesecom She's not on the second version. They replaced just about everybody, but Yan is still on them :D

[katanamanatee]

Good to see them encouraging safety with not using their seatbelts... Kore wa shiitoberuto desu. Shiitoberuto o shimete kudasai. Bakatachi.

[mewshiemewshie]

i love the music at 3:20 :D

[TreesAreYourFriend]

LOL. Kaiho parading in with his "Kasa" :P

He is indeed the definition of a fruit XDD

and WTF at 1:25. A baby?!!?

Oh, those Japanese. <3

[agentsmith11]

Thanks for posting

[benitofinito]

"Look that cat is stuck!"

Ha Ha Ha Ha

[drunuk]

i wonder what yan is up to these days...

[montfast]

love the videos. get a chance to actually hear Japanese being spoken

[toniklose]

This espisodes are really good and usefull to who wants to learn japanese. Thank you to who create them and to who are sharing it whit us. Domo Arigatou Guzaimasu

[jpopdancingkeyboard]

Man, Yan is one popular dude.

[gokharol]

Could someone explain me what is "ago"?

[eien21]

@gokharol ok it means chin

but if u were referring to this video then i'm not quite sure

if u tell me at what point in the video it was used then i'll be glad to help u ^_^

[gokharol]

No, it's not in the video. ^_^

Someday I was in a japanese store, and suddenly came a boy pointing to a book and saying: "ago", to his sister or friend.

I don't really think he was saying "chin" back then. 0_0

Do u know if he could be saying something similar and I just made a mistake?

[eien21]

@gokharol sorry for the late response

i was busy w/ christmas shopping ^_^

anyway i think he made of said anou or ano

anou = uhh or excuse me (used to get someone's attention)

ano = that over there (since he was pointing to a book it's probably this one)

i might not be able to respond to future comments because of the upcoming holidays

Merry Christmas to you and your family

Feliz Natal (sorry if it's wrong)

i don't know Portuguese so i used google translator

[Kiflaam]

Quote: "The woman is easiest to understand, ka?" -I think you would want to put "ne-?" or "ne~?" or even maybe just "ne" without the question mark. (if you were using "ka?" to mean "ya?" or "right?") Someone please confirm this.

[gokharol]

i agree!

(sorry for replying one month later ^^)

[gmchyck]

how does yan san have furniture after just getting to japan ???lol

[annzmanz]

and all these personal slaves?

[FullMetalAlchemist05]

*holds a mp3 player*

kore wa nan desu ka?

hahah

[ShinobiDoNinja]

oooooooooohhhhhhhhhh yan-san is veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery locky with this home ..

i wish i was him

domo

[funnyfurtuson]

The woman is easiest to understand, ka?

[shuke1128]

中文是日文的母亲，日文比中文难多了。

[fgah]

不能如此说.日語近蒙古語糸而蒙古語系由Turk語系發展過來.­你只可以說漢字是日漢字的母親.学日語其实对中国人甚難而另方面­对非中国語系族群相对易一點,除了認漢當然有優勢.

[shigybang33]

yan-san says it to fast.. yan is a poser ^_^

[FlorinTheGrave]

ee, so desu

[scarecrow138]

actually yan is a total pimp. look at that outfit.

[cmstwc]

where is Episode 3B?

[19BlackLord91]

watch?v=LFl0Fpl_jPw&feature=re­lated

[AkinaGod]

what does "Do desu ne." Stand for?

[hoagypuppy]

"dou desu" means "how" ne calls for the listenrs response.

[AkinaGod]

Is anyone else having a hard time understanding Yan-san?

[bobertspliffski]

Word. He's all mumbly.

[sointex]

ya right dude, yan-san is just so freaking sweet at japanese that his japanese is even better than actual japanese people. just because you cant understand it doesnt mean he's mumbly, it just means you cant even begin to understand how godly yan-san is at japanese.

[sg475250]

It's a bad sign when the real estate agent brings his own fan to visit your (future) house... but I guess the random people dropping off free food at all house of the day makes up for it.

[dukhi420]

But at least its a little helpful for people who are not having japanes friends

[ikadir18]

My Japanese friend is from Tokyo and she said there is no such thing as 'na', just 'ga'

[haggiss]

my japanese friend is from china and she said stfu.

[RelVleDy]

Something that has been bugging me: What is the CORRECT pronunciation of the word "ga" in sentences like "Neko ga arimasu yo."

Sometimes they pronounce "ga" as it looks ("gu ahhhh"), but the teacher seems to favor naaah, replacing the "g" with a "n" sound. Which one is the correct pronunciation?

[Tigerboy83]

You will find that both are in common use, and will depend on who is speaking and where. I think the second is more common, but both are understood.

You can see that Yan san moved to Japan in August. You can hear the cicadas (semi) in the background, common at that time of year.

[chuckong]

hi. im not japanese, but i think it is pronounce as "nga"

[shawnzer06crahan]

In the beginning, is that guy saying: Kore wa dou desu ka?

If so, what does it mean?

[bubblebubbletea]

Dou desu ka means "How is it?" so "Kore wa dou desu ka" basicaly means "How's this?" in reference to whatever the "kore" is. Basically he was asking him what he though of the apartment layout he was showing him.

[thedipmeister]

I'm confused..can somebody explain to me the difference between "___ wa ____ desu" and "___ mo ____ desu" ?

[MisterKwakkles]

"mo" means also, or too. (The video doesn't explain that very well at all.) For example, two males, standing next to each other, stating the obvious that they are men.

Watashi wa otoko no hito desu. (I am a man.)

Watashi mo otoko no hito desu. (I am also a man.)

[shawnzer06crahan]

But both hitoko and hito means "man": How come you use both?

[shawnzer06crahan]

Never mind.

[shawnzer06crahan]

I think wa means is and mo means too.

[332076]

i suggest u to watch ep 2 and u will understand - the difference is detailed there, but MisterKwakkles is right, and his examples are good

[gadzijezyk]

"Wa" doesn't have meaning in words. It's added to point out the main subject of sentence. And it sounds better with "wa". It's similar to english when you add "the" or "a" before words. It doesnt do anything but makes the sentence sound better.

[dhurley05]

So innocent.

[MasterDarkLink92]

so does "dewa arimasen" mean "it isn't"?

[RnRnR]

she really takes the pronunciation of her name a bit too far...I think..

[diffikult666]

neko ga imasu yo :D

[TheMIssingSock]

wft?! lol, that baby was funny!

Yan-san is fat. >.>

Was that old man a monk?

[kaoshisane]

hahahahahahaahahaha

under my kasa kasa kasa xDxDxD

[FlingNdirt]

at 8:57...does Yan-san's rental house have "herbs" growing on the porch LOL

[xthexcolorxredx]

AHAHAH! Yea!

[TheMIssingSock]

It's a japanese maple, they resemble pot, but since they're in japan, I'm pretty sure it was a japanese maple.

I only know this because we have a japanese maple tree, and I call it our little plant 'o pot. :p

[climitactnami]

XD kasa wars!

[Noir97]

These Vidoes Are Great!

Thank you for uploading them.

If you have anymore or any other languages please upload them too.

A BIG Thank you again!

[Isaku23]

thank's for uploading these videos they may seem old but they are accurate

[timster112]

hmmm... Ramen :P

[truescool]

you can stay undermy kasa kasa kasa a a a under my kasa

[darkzero297]

What the hell kinda umbrella is that? lol, poor mine-san.

[YellowYackets]

arigato gozaimasu for uploading

[truescool]

oh man that's not easy

[brazilianchipmunk77]

Basic 1 goes all the way to Episode 18. I wonder how many basics there are then.

[jipemaster]

Do they use 'imasu with 'furoba'? or are they saying arimasu extremly quickly?

[edwingarciarios]

arimasu very quick....imasu it stricktly for people or as an auxiliary verb like on motte imasu which means to have, but dont bother with this yet

[singinghetty]

omg no part b

[TamberAnn]

There is, but a different person posted it

[MiraSensei]

Yansan bows like a woman. Only women usually place their hands on their knees to bow... Well guys do to but usually only in a sitting position...

[brazilianchipmunk77]

thats helpful thanks

[abby724]

The 80s were great, weren't they?

[singinghetty]

i guess yah ^ ^

[nagaokarowena]

tnx you very much

[E3momochan]

I adore the umbrella scene. Leaked awesomeness. But, why was the baby parachuting?!??

D:

[HaoRhe]

I guess it was the only toy they had that was light enough lol

[rawrstuhh]

that lady is kinda annoying..

[blackangel4321]

dare no?

[shaelmone]

lol yan, you so crazy.

[downrightfierce]

is yan indian?

[HaoRhe]

ah. He does kindda look Indian doesnt he?

[rawrstuhh]

the skit kinda makes sense....

[xA7XxRyan]

I did. Only because I'm in my fourth year of japanese :pp

[GTpanik]

that's awesome im in my 3rd year in japanese

[RajuX]

wow really have u been teaching urself for 3 years

[GTpanik]

the lord blessed me

[RajuX]

haha okay XD

[inshinzo]

i didn;t understand a thing :/ but i guess there going to explain all just like in the first skit

[smileSUSHI]

wow...did anyone understand the WHOLE skit???

[mogarman]

domo arigato gozaimasu