As a teacher, I think that fluency is 4 pronged: spoken language, written language, how someone interprets the language used and how they interpret the the culture and social context it's used in a given situation, and that's further altered by their intent with the language and where you want it to go. The further they grow in their ability, the more specialized their language will go; key to this is befriending those who will help guide the way they grasp new concepts and people
Wow I've never heard of those rail pass things. I was planning on going to Hiroshima to visit some people next summer but I also wanted to go to Tokyo but I didn't want to pay for 2 shikansen rides. I'm interested in getting a pass so do you mind telling me how you got it and how much it cost?
hey tokirocket! i was wondering if you knew what kind of level of japanese katekyo hitman reborn is, since they stopped publishing them in english a while ago and yeah.
I come from the other side of the learning curve, where I learned to speak before I could read (I still can't read anything beyond the syllabaries). So when I went to Japan last summer, I often had to ask for directions because I couldn't read many of the signs, especially at train stations :)P
It's good that you mention (in another video at least) using other resources, because manga have terrible grammar. Talking to strangers in such a manner would be just unseemly.
I've seen TUNS and TUNS of videos geared to help beginners. Not one comes close to your videos. Thank you so much. Most other videos discourage manga etc but you embrace it. I'm not a manga fan but I see the usefulness of manga as a study tool. Your explanations are clear and motivational. Thank you so much.
HEYY TOKIROCKET!!!! Glad your back on youtube <3 U seem hyper in the vid lol :P but awsome vid nonetheless, origato for japanese learning techniques ;)
@tokirocket this is quite true about the decline in handwritten kanji that they decided to add more Kanji (200 ish) to the everyday kanji list (forgot what that list was called, umm Joyo Kanji . . .) This is where i heard said news on this site:
I seriously wish I could be your friend in RL. YOU ARE SO EFFING COOL. Seriously. I've been to Japan, and ever since I went I REALLY want to learn how to speak it/read it. You've got a very good insight as to an easy way :D I LOVE IT! I learned my Hirigana and Katakana from "My Japanese Coach" the DS game ^^; I also tried learning from Manga :3 You're super awesome dude!!! <3
ok ive watched all ur vids and ive sent a couple messages like 2 and a few comments so hopefully u see this lol but ya Ive also been collecting Japanese manga but i cant find the original dragon ball series at all 1-42 in Japanese so idk if u know someplace tht might have the whole set or even some of them and if not its ok i was just wondering xD thanks
I would totally recommend watching Japanese TV! Japanese dramas, but also variety shows are really useful for more real-world stuff, and I think they're just as entertaining as anime :)
Very interesting video. I am learning japanese by using rosetta stone, listening to japanese music and seeing japanese anime , and japanese movies constantly 24 / 7 . bombarding my brain with japanese. And I try to think in japanese and look up the words I wanna think. Everywhere I look I see new stuff I wannt know how to say in japanese. I have not thought of the DS. I am going to try that out. Also I use "Heisig - Remembering The Kanji" and "Japanese the manga way".
@akirasugoineko I saw Learning Japanese the manga way, but from what I saw, the manga inside are made for the book... so it's not what you're thinking. While I have the Heisig book, I'm preferring memorization and reading in context. The main weakness for Heisig is that the kanji are being placed in a different context from how they will be used once you've memorized them. Learning Kanji is like learning people's faces "I can see Bob at the Candy store" so when I go there, I expect to see Bob.
@tokirocket How exactly do i pronounce kazegusuri i cant do it im going to japan is 6-7 months and i wana learn basic things iv learned like every greeting acouple shopping stuff useful phrases
I really enjoy writing in Japanese, I love that they have a stroke order. Whilst I was learning it, I found that watching videos on how to write it, and learning the stroke order really helped me memorise all the Hiragana and Katakana.
@InvidiaRaindrops profecieincy in hand written kanji has also dropped in Japan, so don't feel bad. The prevalence of computers and cellphones makes handwriting less and less important. I'm saving hand written kanji for last. Once I have them all memorized and an use them, then the stroke order can come last. Since we didn't learn from a young age, we don't have as much time to grow into Japanese, a lot of use want to learn faster, so some things get dropped. For me it was stoke order.
On the topic of video games as learning aids, My Japanese Coach for the DS is excellent if you are newish (You obviously are not, but for others) and can still find it. The PS3 is also region free for PS3 games. Sports games are helpful especially if you are already familiar with the sport in question. Though sports games never seem to be on sale so be prepared to spend a bit more than you would expect. My copy of Pro Yakyuu Spirits Kanzenban for example was nearly $100 when it was new.
@tokirocket :: NOOO you don't understand! i am spoiled because i never bother learning the kanji cause i know what it means from the furigana (i had learned through speaking/hearing, so my writing and recognition is horrible.. i can't write MOST of the things i say. so i guess my problem is opposite of yours, lol)
@tokirocket :: but!! we keep the household japanese only (all of my daughter's books are in japanese only), so i get to study somehow when i read to her.. still.. it's all in hiragana. LOL
GAH! The manga shops in Japan are amazing!! When I went to visit my brother I memorized the bus route and walked there every day... Even though I couldn't really understand the manga XDD I l got my brother to send me the Japanese version of Final Fantasy XIII and learned all of the characters in 2 weeks because of my "colour synthesesia" lol that helped. Then I got my brother to help me with the language.
@4039cameron Awesome. ^^ There are actually a few different types of synesthesia (colors for letters, colors for words, colors for sounds, colors for music... and some not realted to colors, but other types of merging, such are personalities and numbers), the one you have (letters with colors) is called Grapheme color synesthesia. I happen to also be a Grapheme color synesthete. I had it for letters and numbers all growing up (numbers especially), when I started learning Japanese, the kana also!
Hey tokirocket! ^^ you are so cute! I am so glad that you have started to make youtube videos again. Hope you reply to this comment!
oh and btw I took your advice on learning the hirigana and katakana, I made these flash cards and I am memorizing them. Thanks for all the helpful advice lovely! :)
@oOoMISHYoOo Yay, I'm glad to help! Thanks for liking my videos -^^- ... You can make kanji cards next too. :D Just making the cards yourself is probably great practice!
As a teacher, I think that fluency is 4 pronged: spoken language, written language, how someone interprets the language used and how they interpret the the culture and social context it's used in a given situation, and that's further altered by their intent with the language and where you want it to go. The further they grow in their ability, the more specialized their language will go; key to this is befriending those who will help guide the way they grasp new concepts and people
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Wow I've never heard of those rail pass things. I was planning on going to Hiroshima to visit some people next summer but I also wanted to go to Tokyo but I didn't want to pay for 2 shikansen rides. I'm interested in getting a pass so do you mind telling me how you got it and how much it cost?
KatrinaluffKuya 1 month ago
U remind me of "boxxybabee"
secretgirllisout 1 month ago
lol i went to book off a couple days ago but not in japan, here in america. i found one here in hawaii.
cpsparkles521 2 months ago in playlist More videos from tokirocket
日本のマンガ・・・読まれているのを見て、とても嬉しいです。
風邪薬まで飲んでいるなんて！
よろしくお願いします。
yasuyuumizu 5 months ago
haha i have been playing a full japanese game, ever heard of ouran high school host club? or rather, 殴蘭高校ホストクラブ ^^
shoujo otome games are fun to start out as your first japanese game xD ooops ^^'
LittleBayPony 5 months ago
i hope if you ware my teacher of Japanese language.
bob4ubaby1 7 months ago
hey tokirocket! i was wondering if you knew what kind of level of japanese katekyo hitman reborn is, since they stopped publishing them in english a while ago and yeah.
hirukoSAI 7 months ago
ps. Belated congratulations! Good health and well wishes to you and your growing family ^_^
forestguardian2003 7 months ago
Funny and relatable.
I come from the other side of the learning curve, where I learned to speak before I could read (I still can't read anything beyond the syllabaries). So when I went to Japan last summer, I often had to ask for directions because I couldn't read many of the signs, especially at train stations :)P
It's good that you mention (in another video at least) using other resources, because manga have terrible grammar. Talking to strangers in such a manner would be just unseemly.
forestguardian2003 7 months ago
I was just wondering what the manga you were using as an exsample was?
JimbleInWonderland 7 months ago
I've seen TUNS and TUNS of videos geared to help beginners. Not one comes close to your videos. Thank you so much. Most other videos discourage manga etc but you embrace it. I'm not a manga fan but I see the usefulness of manga as a study tool. Your explanations are clear and motivational. Thank you so much.
readwriteread 9 months ago
Very helpful :) Thanks
ManifestYourWorld 9 months ago
Great video! Glad you are back!!!
Konata1zumi 10 months ago
HEYY TOKIROCKET!!!! Glad your back on youtube <3 U seem hyper in the vid lol :P but awsome vid nonetheless, origato for japanese learning techniques ;)
GL on future vids!
ThaThree 10 months ago
@tokirocket this is quite true about the decline in handwritten kanji that they decided to add more Kanji (200 ish) to the everyday kanji list (forgot what that list was called, umm Joyo Kanji . . .) This is where i heard said news on this site:
maginican 10 months ago
I seriously wish I could be your friend in RL. YOU ARE SO EFFING COOL. Seriously. I've been to Japan, and ever since I went I REALLY want to learn how to speak it/read it. You've got a very good insight as to an easy way :D I LOVE IT! I learned my Hirigana and Katakana from "My Japanese Coach" the DS game ^^; I also tried learning from Manga :3 You're super awesome dude!!! <3
o0Pompay0o 10 months ago
ok ive watched all ur vids and ive sent a couple messages like 2 and a few comments so hopefully u see this lol but ya Ive also been collecting Japanese manga but i cant find the original dragon ball series at all 1-42 in Japanese so idk if u know someplace tht might have the whole set or even some of them and if not its ok i was just wondering xD thanks
BruceLee194 10 months ago
I would totally recommend watching Japanese TV! Japanese dramas, but also variety shows are really useful for more real-world stuff, and I think they're just as entertaining as anime :)
CultureQuirk 10 months ago
Are there videos on your channel explaining how to learn Japanese through Anime? I would love to watch one.
ChibiTristan 10 months ago
I have the new Nelson kanji book too. Makes me soooo sad that apps on the iPhone can search for kanji now. If only I had that when I was studying!
tropirei 10 months ago
Very interesting video. I am learning japanese by using rosetta stone, listening to japanese music and seeing japanese anime , and japanese movies constantly 24 / 7 . bombarding my brain with japanese. And I try to think in japanese and look up the words I wanna think. Everywhere I look I see new stuff I wannt know how to say in japanese. I have not thought of the DS. I am going to try that out. Also I use "Heisig - Remembering The Kanji" and "Japanese the manga way".
akirasugoineko 10 months ago
@akirasugoineko I saw Learning Japanese the manga way, but from what I saw, the manga inside are made for the book... so it's not what you're thinking. While I have the Heisig book, I'm preferring memorization and reading in context. The main weakness for Heisig is that the kanji are being placed in a different context from how they will be used once you've memorized them. Learning Kanji is like learning people's faces "I can see Bob at the Candy store" so when I go there, I expect to see Bob.
tokirocket 10 months ago
@tokirocket How exactly do i pronounce kazegusuri i cant do it im going to japan is 6-7 months and i wana learn basic things iv learned like every greeting acouple shopping stuff useful phrases
MrRubberDuckClan 2 months ago
I really enjoy writing in Japanese, I love that they have a stroke order. Whilst I was learning it, I found that watching videos on how to write it, and learning the stroke order really helped me memorise all the Hiragana and Katakana.
But I'm still yet to remember basic Kanji >.<;;
InvidiaRaindrops 10 months ago
@InvidiaRaindrops profecieincy in hand written kanji has also dropped in Japan, so don't feel bad. The prevalence of computers and cellphones makes handwriting less and less important. I'm saving hand written kanji for last. Once I have them all memorized and an use them, then the stroke order can come last. Since we didn't learn from a young age, we don't have as much time to grow into Japanese, a lot of use want to learn faster, so some things get dropped. For me it was stoke order.
tokirocket 10 months ago
On the topic of video games as learning aids, My Japanese Coach for the DS is excellent if you are newish (You obviously are not, but for others) and can still find it. The PS3 is also region free for PS3 games. Sports games are helpful especially if you are already familiar with the sport in question. Though sports games never seem to be on sale so be prepared to spend a bit more than you would expect. My copy of Pro Yakyuu Spirits Kanzenban for example was nearly $100 when it was new.
SunaipaaUrufu 10 months ago
i read shonen jump and shoujo comics a lot, BUT i am spoiled by the furigana. hehe, being forced to speak it was the only way i ever learned..
shotamerican 10 months ago
@shotamerican furigana won't spoil anyone, I know way too many people who can recognize kanji but they don't know the readings.
tokirocket 10 months ago
@tokirocket :: NOOO you don't understand! i am spoiled because i never bother learning the kanji cause i know what it means from the furigana (i had learned through speaking/hearing, so my writing and recognition is horrible.. i can't write MOST of the things i say. so i guess my problem is opposite of yours, lol)
shotamerican 10 months ago
@tokirocket :: but!! we keep the household japanese only (all of my daughter's books are in japanese only), so i get to study somehow when i read to her.. still.. it's all in hiragana. LOL
shotamerican 10 months ago
Thank you soo much! I now know where to start in my quest for learning japanese :D lol
vangaurd204 10 months ago
This is some really great advice. Thanx so much! ヽ(*’-^*)
WhiteCherry5 10 months ago
GAH! The manga shops in Japan are amazing!! When I went to visit my brother I memorized the bus route and walked there every day... Even though I couldn't really understand the manga XDD I l got my brother to send me the Japanese version of Final Fantasy XIII and learned all of the characters in 2 weeks because of my "colour synthesesia" lol that helped. Then I got my brother to help me with the language.
4039cameron 10 months ago
@4039cameron Awesome. ^^ There are actually a few different types of synesthesia (colors for letters, colors for words, colors for sounds, colors for music... and some not realted to colors, but other types of merging, such are personalities and numbers), the one you have (letters with colors) is called Grapheme color synesthesia. I happen to also be a Grapheme color synesthete. I had it for letters and numbers all growing up (numbers especially), when I started learning Japanese, the kana also!
tokirocket 10 months ago
Hey tokirocket! ^^ you are so cute! I am so glad that you have started to make youtube videos again. Hope you reply to this comment!
oh and btw I took your advice on learning the hirigana and katakana, I made these flash cards and I am memorizing them. Thanks for all the helpful advice lovely! :)
oOoMISHYoOo 10 months ago
@oOoMISHYoOo Yay, I'm glad to help! Thanks for liking my videos -^^- ... You can make kanji cards next too. :D Just making the cards yourself is probably great practice!
tokirocket 10 months ago
Hahaha. Same ones I have :D
candykicksbaby 10 months ago
Hy check up my drawings ,tell me what u thinck thx!
qpae123 10 months ago