[4C] "Where is it?"

[Dadadavid]

Clicking your link to make annotations only brings up an identical page playing the clip. No annotation possible. Am i missing something?

[Aploosh]

@Dadadavid

Sadly, I think YouTube changed the rules so only the person who posted the videos can add annotations to them.

[mewshiemewshie]

@Aploosh thank u for posting these !

[william2603]

What is : Kore wa do desu ka? The guy who sell the house said that.

[mewshiemewshie]

@william2603 It means: How is this?

[awwshucks92]

They need to explain the vocabulary more, not just grammar. Otherwise it's a great series.

[ppedroff]

whats the diference between wa and ga

Im sorry this doesn't have much to do with the lesson but it is confusing

[Aploosh]

@ppedroff

Read the comments on video [4A]

[gokharol]

1:27

YES...

[gokharol]

still don't get the damn "ga" an "to"!!!

I know it means something like "and" , but I don't get when I use it. T.T

[gokharol]

put a "ka"at the end of sentence, well, I think it's right ;)

[Ashitanoyuki]

omoshiloi beidio desu ne.

arigato gozaimasu aploosh san.

Translation:

interesting video.

thank you aploosh.

[Aploosh]

Douitashimashite, Ashitanoyuki-san!

Translation:

You're welcome, Ashitanoyuki!

[44Tiburonsito44]

I love the credits song. Upload? lol

[0Megaman0]

Ugh, Yan-san is such a Japanese wannabe, with his "ahhhh" type of expressions -.-

I don't know about you all but when I become comfortable in Japanese, and I'll be suprised, I'm just saying the good old english pronounced "ohhhh"

[44Tiburonsito44]

I understand what you trying to say but people get so comfortable into the language, that expressions just become stuck with them, Y'know?

But yeah i'd stick with the ol' american "ooooooh" Lmao

[Stoner2109]

Yan scored a nice house, man.

[Zetioun]

Yan-san is really fat.

[PuppyPaws]

gah D=

this lesson is pretty hard

i might have to watch it a few times to get it

but im sure ill get after about the 3rd time watching XD

thanks for the load =D

5/5**

[fynnfish]

very filled episode! but i wrote down all the grammar and many phrases, that makes the whole thing much clearer ^__^

[dev0lter]

yeah right, i need to review this first 4 episodes...

[ShinobiDoNinja]

i think im gonna have to review all the 4 episodes before moving on to the 5th one ..

its hard but its veeeery fun .. it just need time ..

man that yan is locky with his new home ..

[anatsaus]

aplooooosh,tsugi no,lesson,19 kara 52 made..onegai shimau. arigatoo

[shigybang33]

arigato chan.. this helps me.. i just need to review wat ive wathced so far.. ^_^

[cheezeofages]

Ah this episode is a bit tricky...I'll need to practice this one a bit more.

[mynameisoresama]

this is helping so much, i also have a note pad handy for when it goes to fast :p

but thank you for uploading this!

[CirtolthielMelethnin]

i'm afraid i'm cramming too much in. so far i've watched 4 episodes with no break but i think i've remembered pretty much. i need to go back and review positions though, ugh.

[Nitsua177]

yah, the position thing is a little hard. especially since they say it all so fast

[reallydonotcare]

dude i did ( am doing the same thing) my mom is making me get off the comp after this ep.

[harakuplease]

i was doing the same thing, so i started writing down every sentence structure in a notepad file to review and refresh my memory every day

[captanJ]

kinda cheezy , but good!

[nazi7spartandog]

arigato gozaimas.. because of this i learned japanese and i courted a japanese and now we have 17 children..we are now in mt. fuji...

[reallydonotcare]

r u serous

[LadiesMan769]

Have you learned honor?

[shtfsth]

asoko is like saying, over there. koko is like saying, here. soko is like saying, there. i think it's like this cause i know spanish and it makes sense when i looked at it that way.

[teenagefairy]

arigato gozimasu..um.. for uploading!! lol

but i don't get it..how do you know when to use wa or no or ni?!

[MasterDarkLink92]

I'll try my best to help you. "wa" is used after the topic of a sentence."no" is used to mark possesion like "watashi no = mine" or what they taught in this episode. "ni" is used to mark direction, indirect objects, or time.

[asngurl2525]

THank you very much 4 uploading dis really helpful Japanese video!!!

But can someone tell me what arimasen means, I still don't get it.

:]]

[fynnfish]

i hope this is correct:

Arimasu =It (not living) is.

Imasu= It (living) is.

Arimasen=It (not living) isn't.

Imasen=It (living) isn't.

[marziottaffm]

I would replace "it" with "there".

"it is a cat" becomes "neko desu"

"There is a cat" becomes " neko ga imasu"

[sulemgothica]

yeah its right.

[Jamelto123]

WOW! Simply amazing! But I have a question, when do we use ni and no or ga? They haven't addressed that much. Something else troubles me, now I plan on either studying in Japan or getting a job there, I have a year before I finish high school, how will I practice?

[ikadir18]

juiisan - imasu is used to describe PEOPLE and ANIMALS whereas arimasu is used for NON-LIVING things (keep in mind that plants are included here). Soko is used to describe a POSITION near the other person whereas sore is used when talking about an OBJECT which is near the other person

[Laurelindo]

lol, try pausing this video right before it hits 01:28.

[mrmrmanhuman]

I dont get it. ???

[Laurelindo]

Well, I just thought her expression was pretty hilarious. :D

[juiisan]

Omg so hard. i dont get wat is arimasu and imasu mean. Also wat soko, koko, and asoko mean. please tell me.

[BenTennison10]

Then why dont you watch from lesson 1?

[ffaabbuull248]

imasu and arimasu are existing verbs. you use 'imasu' for something that is iving, and use 'arimasu for something that isnt living. example:

daidokoro ni, inu ga imasu.

in the kitchen there is a dog

and

daidokoro ni, teeburu ga arimasu

in the kitchen, there is a table.

[ffaabbuull248]

also koko, soko, and asoko tie together with kore, sore, and are. however koko is a bit more like 'here' and kore is a bit more like 'this'

kore/koko -> this/here [near me]

sore/soko -> that/there [near you]

are/asoko -> that/over there [far from both of us]

later, you'll also learn kochira, sochira, and achira

♥♥

[nagaokarowena]

thank you very much

[YungFil]

This is very interesting and educational. I am really trying to learn this language. I am also working from a book and tape. This is another method that will help. Thanks for having this here. Doomo Arigatoo gozaimasu

[AureusNoctua]

Like most people here, I'm trying to do one episode every one or two days. I really need to practice what I've learned, next to that: I also want to learn the words.

[BlueangelM]

LOl.. I love kaiho's face expressions!!.. KAWAII NE?!... haha.. HEs upset all the time.. haha

[Narf0108]

LoLz ~ I learn as much up to the point where I begin getting confused, at which point, I stop and practice what I learned so it sinks in xD~

[niah26]

my brain hurts.. i'm slowing down.. i watched like 2-3 episodes the first day. haha.. then i took a break for a couple of days then watched the 4th..

writing in japanese is tricky.. i only got e cause it looks like a z.

[edwingarciarios]

hah, funny how the teacher presses her lips together after every japanese pronunciation.

[lovehina887]

thank you Im learning a lot watching.

[psper1]

the women is cool!

[intelsilver]

What is the frequency with which we have to learn this? an episode per day? or a part per day? or as many as you want?

[NSquarticsurface]

I'd do one per day maximum. That is probably good for the beginning, because with any language (or subject) you can learn a lot quickly in the beginning. After four or five (maybe more depending on the person) I would slow down.

You need to let it sink in. You should make sure you have all the major points of an episode down, or you will have a snowball effect. Missing one concept in episode four could lead to not understanding several in episode 10.

[intelsilver]

your are so right

[5470462]

lolz i had tried to learn too much 1 one day....poor of my head

neko=cat inu=dog

right? i aint pretty sure of what i learnn

[Kyuukami]

Wow, so many things to learn. Hiragana's, words that describe place and numerous different ways to say something. Mou. Too much. T.T

[jipemaster]

Those skits are useful for helping to understand the native speakers, they speak so fast, but these skits help a lot if you keep watching them.

[Sfenj]

Sugihara is by far the most lovable spunky Japanese girl of them all. I love her, she could teach research methods and make it fun. But there are times I can't help thinking Kaihô should bitchslap her for repeatedly humiliating him, like with the nasty water or the kitchen cabinet. I think he came close in the supermarket sketch. Cute girls are so duplicitous: check her out at 2:49.

[FruityPanda]

Yeah! These help so much!

[winstoncs]

These lessons are really instructive and educational. These must have been made in the 70's. Thank you for taking the trouble to compile and upload them for the benefit of all learners.

[intelsilver]

80's, i think it says 1984 at the end or beginning

[poohbearnikki]

These lessons are awesome. Thank you so much for uploading them, I don't know what I would do without you.