LETS LEARN HIRAGANA -Helpful tips on how to memorise and remember kana!- PART 5 (MANGA+BOOKS)

[inyazserg]

Thanks! It`s useful. I`d like to add that I like both your inner and outer sides.

[KaxyzKoi]

@inyazserg my inner and outer sides :O?

[inyazserg]

@KaxyzKoi The men understand my words

[KaxyzKoi]

@inyazserg >.>

[inyazserg]

@KaxyzKoi konpanwa! I`m just from my evening aiki-do lesson.

[KaxyzKoi]

@inyazserg Oh, what is aiki-do :)? Also dont forget it's konbanwa!

[inyazserg]

@KaxyzKoi @KaxyzKoi

Konbanwa) I just told it as I had heard it from some movie.

I`ve been searching for a demonstration on Aikido for 40 minutes. Watch this small video "Aikido - This Will Blow Your Mind". Sorry, the Yutube didn`t allow me to add the link... (

By the way, it is almost 3 am in Ukraine.

[KaxyzKoi]

@inyazserg Oh haha well thats good :) Do b and p sounds sound similar in Ukrainian? oh lmao so akido isjust...fighting? or dodging haha i cant tell

[inyazserg]

@KaxyzKoi My native language is not Ukrainian though I hear it everyday around on mass-media and in village people speech. In my part of Ukraine we speak Russian. Though Ukrainian sounds milder for one`s ear.

Both p and b sound similar in Russian and Ukrainian. I had told you that I had had had )) pronounced good evening as konpanwa due to the fact that I heard it in some teaching video. For me it really sounds like koMpamwa. I remember it from the learning software called Rosetta Stone.

[KaxyzKoi]

@inyazserg ah okay! Well that's interesting! I didn't know that parts of the ukraine spoke russian but then again I really don't know much about that region of the world! I've always wanted to learn russian :)

Ah yes, some people actually do choose to romanize the japanese n sound as an m in some systems, however i dont prefer it simply because it makes it difficult for people to learn to write the hiragana 'n' when learning japanese, but it does have a similar sound in some cases :)

[KaxyzKoi]

@inyazserg and i ran out of space LMAO I'm not a fan of rosetta stone myself, but if it works for you then that's good, just make sure to learn the correct japanese spelling :) Because japanese words are so...like consonant vowel + consonant vowel sounds ect, there are not nearly as many sound combinations in the language as we may have in english or in russian, so a spelling error will surely result in a different word with a different meaning almost always.

[inyazserg]

@KaxyzKoi I live near the border between Russia and Ukraine, also my ancestors are from Russia, my GGmother lived there and my granny has come from there, but my granddad`s ancestors are Ukrainians. I think, two thirds of Ukraine are a little Russians. And almost half of Ukrainians living in Ukraine speak Russian and are partially of fully Russians. I don`t know who I am - speaking and thinking Russian, with mixed roots, Ukrainian by passport. Possibly that`s why I like Japanese definiteness

[inyazserg]

@KaxyzKoi konbanwa - it`s 5 AM in Ukraine. I haven`t slept at night, soon the foreigner comes to my city and I have to know English terms to be able to translate his speech to my aikido trainer. They are buddhists). Both are buddhists. If only you knew Russian I would show you some of my stories.

[KaxyzKoi]

@inyazserg Oh that's cool :) I wish I knew Russian! One day I'll learn it ;3

[inyazserg]

@KaxyzKoi I suppose it`s not harder than Japanese. Also, there`s a lot of people on the Internet who may be your penfriends. Добрый вечер)

[KaxyzKoi]

@inyazserg :) What does Добрый вечер say/mean :O

[inyazserg]

@KaxyzKoi

Добрый вечер) This combination of words mens the ordinary "Good evening". "Добрый" means "kind" or "good" and it tne past time was used as a definition for "good"ю Now this use feels like an archaism. Добрый now means "kind" when you tell about people or your KIND granтн. So, it is odd to tell добрый on the evening - we know that the nature is neither kind or angry. We use this word without paying attention to the words included.

And the second word "вечер" means just "evening".

[KaxyzKoi]

@inyazserg oh well thats cool :D Thanks for the lesson! How do I pronounce those words :O I can't read the alphabet yet!

[inyazserg]

@KaxyzKoi O, I`ll answer. Though after transcription into English those words will sound with a very strong accent.

Dobryy viecher (vyecher). Sorry, I don`t know how to give links to youtube videos, so, please, Japanese teacher, finв this video  Сергей Матвеенко "Добрый вечер". I think, the sounds produced by Russian letters are not hard - just try to be hard and pronounce them without aspiration.

[KaxyzKoi]

@inyazserg ah yeah well russian is a totally different accent!

I think I've heard that word before :O I will look that up though! It is hard for me to pronounce most european languages ^^ the things you do with your tongue, im not familiar enough with it! It'll take practice but ill get it :)

[inyazserg]

@KaxyzKoi

After I had practiced English a lot and made a lot of speaking in English, I kissed one girl and she was frightened with my tongue! I think the difference is just in the way you apply your tongue to different points in your mouth. Exercises would help you. How did you practice Japanese pronunciation?

[KaxyzKoi]

@inyazserg LMAO wtf, that's just that girl being weird i think! or you were a bad kisser ;3 It is practicing though, the position of your tongue is very important :) Japanese I just tried to copy what other people were saying until I got it right! and still my accent needs lots of work but I try all the time!

[inyazserg]

@KaxyzKoi You may think what you want until you really try. Do English speaking girls kiss differently from our girls? 

[KaxyzKoi]

@inyazserg I wouldnt know man XD but I can assume not.

[inyazserg]

@KaxyzKoi I think that there are no scientific works on the topic of tongue and oral receptors and the compatibility of one`s tongue to them. Though i`m not sure. Maybe there has been a guy once who measured a pleasure from English- and Russian speaking tongues. Notice: some places on one`s tongue are more sensitive. Some work more and have less sensitivity. The way of pronunciation may affect those two points. There`s a small possibility that extra-sensitive russian speakers would faint

[KaxyzKoi]

@inyazserg ahaha maybe XD I know probably more about that stuff than I should, I read everything on sex and stuff but I'm sure there is a slight difference, but speaking and kissing are 2 very different things, and you don't exactly try to roll your rs and shove your tongue down someones throat in the same instance.

[inyazserg]

@KaxyzKoi

))) You just imagine my rs and someone`s throat simultaneouly. Who knows how rs affect other muscles of my tongue, and so, the feelings.

[KaxyzKoi]

@inyazserg lmao whatever you say

[inyazserg]

@KaxyzKoi OK, so

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[KaxyzKoi]

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[inyazserg]

@KaxyzKoi and what`s fighting for if you can dodge? You just shift your body so that the agressor gets tired of unsuccessful attacks. I`m just a beginner - 3 months but I`m back from my training (gentle training where the attack is just mildly simulated) and my hand hurts from one almost real move.

[MrCwaniaczek]

Emm Whats the differences between Korean Chinnese and Japan?

[KaxyzKoi]

@MrCwaniaczek LOL what a question. People write multi-dozen page essays on this. Do you mean in terms of sounds, in terms of writing? speech? culture? or did you mean korean/chinese/japanese? like the language? or did you mean korea/china and japan??

[MrCwaniaczek]

@KaxyzKoi I mean how do you know that this is japanese korean or chinese country for example?

[KaxyzKoi]

@MrCwaniaczek um...I'm still not sure what you mean :c' can you be more specific? Like how can you tell that something is from China, Korea of Japan? Cause that's pretty difficult to ever be able to figure out ;;

[MrCwaniaczek]

I want to know whats the differences betweeen All of these countries. How can you figure out what country is it . If you can tell me :)

[KaxyzKoi]

@MrCwaniaczek But that's the thing, there's like a million differences between then so I can't explain them all :(! hey all have different writing systems. Korean looks like this 내 이름은 케이트입니다 . Japanese looks liek this 私の名前はケイトです。 and Chinese is like this 我的名字是凯特. Korea and Japan have both been influenced by China in the past, but they still have very different histories...also Japan is an island and China and Korea aren't...can you be more specific as to what you want to know?

[theSEGAtwistisover9k]

are you saying (FU)ragana sound like it lol 

[KaxyzKoi]

@theSEGAtwistisover9k Furigana are the small hiragana placed beside kanji and occasionally katakana in books aimed at young children to help them read the characters that they can not recognize otherwise.

[theSEGAtwistisover9k]

@KaxyzKoi how stupid of me not to know that lol :)

[KaxyzKoi]

@theSEGAtwistisover9k Haha no it's not stupid for you not to know! Unless you're reading material aimed at a younger audience, it doesn't come up a lot.

[theSEGAtwistisover9k]

@KaxyzKoi while i agree with you that reading manga and Japanese magazines etc. are good to improve reading skills the problem is i don't understand anything i'm reading so i find it hard to get into.

what do you sagest??

[KaxyzKoi]

@theSEGAtwistisover9k I suggest reading the material with a dictionary and/or kanji dictionary on hand so you can learn while you read :P

[theSEGAtwistisover9k]

@KaxyzKoi good thinking thanks :)

[TheSmoothCriminal]

I torrented the genki textbook and cd's \(^o^)/

[azuki2]

あなたのおっぱいは素晴らしい



[KaxyzKoi]

@azuki2 Lmao you can't even see them XD

[Kokiri971]

@azuki2 wtf >.<

(╯°□° )╯︵ ┻━┻ FLIP DEM TABLES

[ojyhofoy]

I usually into disney animation and batman, but I am interested only acquiring on sexxy hentai hardcore comics from japon.. I would like to know where can I get top high quality hentai comics with top quality character design with super dirty filthy awesome story?? Also if I can ship sexxy hentai comics to canada without an hitch on customs.

[KaxyzKoi]

@ojyhofoy Well, I don't read super sexxy hentai hardcore comics, however I would think that you could download them easier than shipping them to Canada.

[sindridge26]

PM me...! i want to know you!

[KaxyzKoi]

@sindridge26 What's there to know?

[sindridge26]

I like you, your smart!... did you know Pokemon eat Pussy????. I am one of Pokemon!.HEHEHE. i am studying spanish, though i am asian.

[KaxyzKoi]

@sindridge26 lol thanks...actually no I didn't know that, I don't even know what that's supposed to mean. Good luck with the spanish though, I mean I'm studying Japanese but I'm white, dunno if that's a necessary detail :P

[yeseverymomentcounts]

あなたの胸を見る

[KaxyzKoi]

@yeseverymomentcounts haha yes my chest is usually not covered when its hot outside...

[enteradj]

@KaxyzKoi - i think he meant, "あなたの胸を見ることができます”

[KaxyzKoi]

@enteradj LOL maybe, except you cant so it's all good XD

[yeseverymomentcounts]

地獄をシャットダウン



[Kokiri971]

Your wallpaper is the same as the wallpaper I've had since I was a baby. o.O

[KaxyzKoi]

@Kokiri971 LOL that is very weird!! I guess wallpaper is mass produced though~

[animefanny]

i just received the book: a guide to reading and writing japanese :D

looks great :D ty for the suggestion :D

and from writing lyrics in japanese i have learned almost every hiragana :D only about 6 wich i sometimes forget :P ty soo much :D

[RhymeBlack]

Kevin and Aaron at ispeakjapanese . net disagree with stuff like textbooks. Aaron was studying for forever with them and when he thought he was doing good he went to Japan and everything fell apart. So they really don't work for some people.

They have easy methods and they're really helpful. If you want to do their whole course it would cost. But that only makes sense. They've put a lot of work into that.

[KaxyzKoi]

@RhymeBlack cool yeah im not so big on online learning courses just cause ive been taking japanese at school. Textbooks can suck for japanese because they dont explain enough or because they dont teach you the difference between formal/informal, they use words that arent common now ect. but this is just for learning hiragana :)

[RhymeBlack]

Do you know how to speak Japanese very well? I'm still kinda a beginner. Though I've got passed pronouncing and such. I've memorized several words and sentences. Example: Mattaku Doumo arigato gozaimasu Kawaii desu ne (X3) Kakkoi Watashi no namae wa -fill in the blank- desu Itadakimasu oishii gochisousama deshita baka aho Etc.

[KaxyzKoi]

@RhymeBlack I'm not sure about that.~ loll from that list i can assume that youve just watched a lot of anime XD; I hope you continue to study and learn some more things :D

[RhymeBlack]

@KaxyzKoi

lol

Indeed. I didn't really learn that much from watching Anime. But yes, I have been wanting to be able to do that for a while.

And btw, I have tried that lyrics hiragana thingy and it indeed helps a lot. Also found an awesome website that helps too.

learn - hiragana - katakana . com

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I find it very useful. It's fun too. ^^

[killawind1287]

actually trying to teach myself Japanese. downloading free software on the internet, bought japanese language books and flash cards. It's semi-difficult. My biggest problem is memorizing what words mean what. I can read, and annunciate Japanese no problem, Just can't ever remember what the heck the words mean.

[KaxyzKoi]

@killawind1287 you'll get it eventually, just keep studying :) and maybe switch your learning methods if youre having problems~

[Trixiaoyu]

ひらがなはとっても簡単 ですね! I learned the entire Kana in 10 days. Simple stuff people. Try Kanji - with over 2000 漢字 to learn, now THAT'S HARD!! :-(

[KaxyzKoi]

@Trixiaoyu Of course Kanji is harder :P I also learned kana in about a week, but some people learn differently or have different difficulties. Learning kana in a week is lucky~

[jimmyjam9014]

if she didnt wear glasses and fixed her hair she'd be bomb

[KaxyzKoi]

@jimmyjam9014 Fixed my hair? :P Actually I just had a shower in this video so it was all flat...but what do you mean fix :P and..I like my glasses :)

[jimmyjam9014]

@KaxyzKoi the shower explains it but i think if u go and stylize it a lil bit of curls or something ud be bomb

[KaxyzKoi]

@jimmyjam9014 Lol well if you watched any of my other videos you woulda seen that my hair isnt always so flat ;P It has a bit of a natural wave, but honestly I'm wayyyy too lazy to do my hair ^^ I'm not one of those girls that wants all the guys looking at me all the time ;p

[grimakis]

@KaxyzKoi Well, I really have no interest in learning Japanese yet still I'm watching these videos... So you do the math.

[KaxyzKoi]

@grimakis Oh well...okay ^^'

[grimakis]

@KaxyzKoi Actually I was watching because I bought a Wonderswan Color, and all the games are in Japanese. Lucky for me, there are no translation guides i can find. Unfortunately, I don't think I'm capable of learning Japanese.

[KaxyzKoi]

@grimakis Of course you're capable, if you're really motivated. I can't imagine wanting to play one video game is enough motivation thoug

[grimakis]

@KaxyzKoi Ahh, there are several games, however you may be right. After I finish mastering Greek, maybe I'll move on to Japanese.

[KaxyzKoi]

@grimakis Best of luck with Greek :D

[jimmyjam9014]

@KaxyzKoi pshhh its a good thing if guys always wanna look at u lol xD

[KaxyzKoi]

@jimmyjam9014 ...why? I already have a boyfriend...and the kinda guys that check girls out all the time are usually ugly/annoying/creepy ^^; imo

[jimmyjam9014]

@KaxyzKoi come on not all the time are they creepy, cuz if they dont check u out ur either ugly/annoying/creepy or they r gay lolz, and so wut if u already ahve a bf its always good to get complements right? 

[KoriSenbay]

Do you know the origin of Japanese characters? watch?v=oL2T37JMFWY

[Padorakku]

You look like my actual girlfriend and my ex TOGETHER wow....

xD

[KaxyzKoi]

@Padorakku y-you mean like...those 2 people combined?

[Padorakku]

@KaxyzKoi yeep, my ex has a similar noise and mouth, plus she had glasses...and my actual gf is blode and your eyebrows are similar too..wow, weird XD

[KaxyzKoi]

@Padorakku Lol well thats strange~

[MAJORLYCL3VER]

How did I know you were Canadian when you said "house" xD good video, thank you!!

[deadlymassacre1]

5:55 o GOD thats like a dictionary

[KaxyzKoi]

@deadlymassacre1 loll i know right XD? It's huge!

[deadlymassacre1]

@deadlymassacre1 What is the name of that manga/dictionary? Also, I am using the way you suggested for remembering kana (romaji to kana) ^.^

[KaxyzKoi]

@deadlymassacre1 uhh i really dont know what its called OTL I got it at my saturday school and it was published back in the 90s im pretty sure.

and I hope it works for you :D

[Basturmater]

1:02, kitty face FTW.

[KaxyzKoi]

@Basturmater Lol kitty face? I dont see a kitty face XD

[Basturmater]

@KaxyzKoi In the annotation :D

[TUBAKI9998]

@skwerl23

i love kana!!

わたしはかながあいです！←miss

わたしはかながすきです！←correct

私(わたし)は平仮名(ひらがな＝かな)が好き(すき)です！←­best

[alphafour]

heyy I really like your lessons, especially the one about DS stuff! I was wondering if you were planning on ever making any videos with tips on how to learn kanji? I've done the first 250 or so but now that I've learned this many I'm starting to find it difficult to fit anymore into my head.. can you suggest anything?

Thankss :)

[KaxyzKoi]

@alphafour Heyy~ I might make some videos on learning Kanji in the future but with Kanji I usually just pick up one or two every so often as I practice reading and so I don't really just sit down and study them...I think the hiragana methods could be applied to Kanji as well, but I'll see what I can do about a kanji video :) Thanks for the comment~

[cardo32]

i recently learned hiragana from a book called "Lets Learn Hiragana" its a great book that helped me go from nothing to being able to read and write in hiragana. The thing i noticed is that some of the hiragana are writen slightly diffrent but do look very similar to what ive seen you write and from the comments. how do i find out if what im learning is proper hiragana? i dont want to think that i spent the last month learning how to write hiragana improperly.

[Ak4IT3nShI]

Would you mind to send me a message with a link to this book? I've been looking for it since a long time ago, it would be very useful if you send me a link to download it.

[skwerl23]

わたしはかながあいです！

i love kana!!

the best ones are

シツ　ソン　ノ

great kana lmao

[KaxyzKoi]

@skwerl23 Hope you don't mind a correction, but Ai is a verb - Aisuru and it means to love, I think you knew that. But in Japanese it is rarely used to say that you like something, more like a romantic love I believe. So a correct sentence would be watashi wa kana ga suki desu.

Suki is the word for like and it is used in most situations like this :)

[xXJapanmusicXx]

I allso study Japanese ^^ I´ve learn allmost all hirgana now, im so proud =3

I got the genki bok today but i think it was quite hard.

[KaxyzKoi]

@xXJapanmusicXx keep studying :D You can do it ^_^

[TheJrockJunkie]

Oh, verb conjugation.

Fun stuff. We're still going through some of it in Spanish 2. v.v

Where'd you get that verb book? I'm interested in getting one. c:

And does it mention, like, how to form a sentence with the verbs?

[KaxyzKoi]

I believe I said in the video that I got it from chapters XD so yeah...got it at chapters. Umm I'm not sure but I doubt thats something that would be majorly helpful. Mostly its just to learn the verbs and their conjugations

[tmrdrgz]

You have the same dictionary as me ^_^ I don't highlight the words I know but I put bookmarks on the pages where there are new words I have learn so I can keep looking at them every now and then :)

[Lil1995RockSTAR]

betwean thnks for the links ^_^

and for the video !

[KaxyzKoi]

youre welcome :) glad you like it!

(I think you mean by the way thanks for the links, I dont know why you say between :P )

[Lil1995RockSTAR]

yea the gazette ^_^

they rock!

[KaxyzKoi]

I know :D yay!