@TkyoSam I thought it was a great interview. I knew about the concept of "immersion", but this interview really hit it home for me. Quality could have definitely been upped in various ways, but anyone complaining about not being able to hear what was being said or didn't understand the concepts presented needs a new set of headphones and a brain.
when you said i can't imagine watching...i immediately thought of gintama. i was like yooooooooooooo ima grow up to be a psychic ;] i actually learned english(no, 'tis not my 1st language) while watching subbed anime which is kinda weird, no? i got 6th place in my whole country and people were like "how the f did you do that dude?!you've never even been awake in an english class..." and i can't really reply 'cause "uhh i just watched lotsa anime in japanese" won't fly even if it's the truth.fail
@leukocyteofdoom Wtf are you talking about? You can use english, sure, but your train of thought in this comment is a complete wreck. Punctuation would help as well, but your main problem even before that is that you can't make a clear point (if your comment here is any indication).
I learn in a similar way, so I don't feel so strange now. As for a content comment, this can be used for learning anything really and I’m among the slightly less lazy so I just subscribed to your blog. Interesting read and I get your humor – refreshing!
@TkyoSam Why didn't Katz turn down the volume when you asked him, I thought that was annoying as fuck, here you are trying to speak to him and you've got the fucking volume turned all the way up. What a rude prick.
So true, I learnt Japanese at school for 2 and half years, I was even the best in class ( not being up myself, I did get the best grades in my class). Despite all of this my Japanese sucks, seriously, I can't even carry a conversation for 5 minutes. But now I'm gonna try this method and see how it works out
lmfao... just like my friend... who says he has no time and watches reruns of fucking tv shows for like 3 hours a day (he doesnt want to learn japanese or anything but hes a perfect example)
This works, can't tell you how much this thing works! Although in the beginning you might not feel it, if you keep at it for a while. You will notice huge improvements
Ok well... i thought this video was going to tell me something i already didn't know. i agree with you both BUT. learn to make a better interview. have your questions and thoughts planned out so your not wasting time and saying ummm. Also turn off the loud annoying sound in the back round. it should be quiet. so people actually understand what your saying.
@ManDuhPandaPooh constructive critism indeed, this was totally on the fly with Khatz and I (hence all the cussing and dragon ball in the BG). You want to see a better interview see mine with Arudou Debito.
@TkyoSam Yes, actually i speak Japanese very well. =) and watching your dumb ass video only decreased my interest of wanting to talk to others learning Japanese. if they are going to be as annoying as you were in this video. if you cant speak freely without taking FOREVER to get your point across buy some damn Que cards honey.
@ManDuhPandaPooh Yeah, you're Japanese is sooo awesome, cause on your channel you have sooo many vids of yourself. I didn't force you to watch my video. I did, however, force you to watch me and your mom bump uglies last night, which I do feel sorry about. You kept being like "dude! let me join!" and I was like "dude! naw! thats like YOUR mom dude! fucked up bro! fucked up!".
Well either way, you should be taking out all this repressed mother anger out on HER instead of me buddy.
Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that's about it."
Dude thank you for this video, this girl at this at my college HAD SOME NERVE to tell me to to focus only on my text book and she said a WHOLE BUTCH OF OTHER BULLSHIT. Guy, over 81 percent of Japanese I know comes from self study and recreational activities such as anime, music ect. I gained an additional 40 new words from Detective Conan Alone.
(3) Going to language school is a good thing but it builds a technique that limits the learner. It's like learning a Martial Arts: where students are limited to movements, manuevers, etc of their art. I learned A LOT of Japanese from going to school for it but I was upset that I didn't know 'true' Japanese.
(4) People have time to learn anything but aren't willing to put in the time.
I've visited the site on and off for about 1.5 years. Now I know how the publisher looks! ;-P
A couple of things to point:
(1) The dude shooting the video needs to grow up. He sounds like an eager kid trying to show off. Anyways, he asked some good insightful questions regarding learning Japanese.
(2) Very interesting point about picking fruits (learning phrases).
That's all they do in my school when you learn a language, they give you a table and expect you to memorize it. I spent 2.5 years learning Spanish, I don't know any. Spent 7 weeks in Japan, and no more Japanese, and when I was there barely studied.
It's been 8 months of some massive immersion and plus good srsing and watching a lot of japanese media. I'm at the stage of calling me almost fluent. 75-80% there.
My advice: Just try and see for yourself. You don't need to follow everything he says, AJATT is not a method per se. You see, all you need is to do a little trying on the SRS. If you don't know Kanji yet, take a look at the intro of "Reviewing the Kanji". There's a free sample on in the internet, I won't post here because I think youtube will block. I already finished the book and I can say that everything seems clear now. Again, just try. It won't hurt you. :D
so ive been doing a lot of listening the past 2 weeks now and im still in the jibberish stage but im starting to hear words and pick them out a lot clearer than before. i just have one question, when i pick out a phrase that i recognize but dont know the meaning of, should i look it up in english? simply, how should i find the meanings?
so my friend just told me about this and it looks interesting. He initially came to me for help to learn Japanese. and in about 5-6 months he already knows more than me...a lot more and im in my third year of Japanese at my school!!! but i pretty much already knew tht classes will only get me so far. so i guess this really works and i advise everyone to tell everyone about this. PEACE
I am having some difficulty learning kanji because if I don't recognize the symbol & can't pronounce it, I don't know how to go about finding it's meaning.
i think your methods are good, but just by listening and immersing yourself in the language 24/7 by listening, wont you need to know atleast some of the vocabulary to make you better understand what they are saying? maybe its just me idk..lol..but i think the way you are saying to learn it, is the best way, but you need to learn the japanese vocabulary too right?
I watch the Sakura TV channel here on youtube. I watch about 5 videos a day in the morning. They have like 800 or so videos. They usually talk about world events, completely in Japanese. I took two semesters of Japanese and I watch anime all the time. I usually know what they are saying but sometimes I don't. I can't speak it very well b/c I forgot a bunch of vocabulary.
I can't seem to find the "channel" you are talking about. Did they take it down or something? If not, would you give me a link to their channel please?
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khats explains it good but i don't agree with the sub things i have been studying japanese on and off for about a year and i'm in between stages 2 and 3 of what khat says and what i do know is pick out the right English from what they sub so it helps you learn after a wile you understand phrases and can tell when a sub on an anime is wrong.. it helps me =D
yepp there are alot of people that benifits from subs but i have to give him credit because after you get a little better than me subs will hinder you because you know so much but you don't have time to listen to what they are saying very intently to pick up some words you may know if you listen closely. but for right now they are very much helping me =D
Mickael10592: it goes really fast depending on how much you expose yourself to Japanese material. I have been learning for about 3-4months. Im unemployed so sure i have had more time then most. But because of that its going really incredible fast. I now know like 900kanjis. So keep it up but dont worry if you get frustrated just learn more! :D
I really want to be fluent in Japanese, so I'm doing what he says. But, when is it getting possible to understand just one or two sentences of what Japanese people are saying ?
I know it's going to take a while before I can see ( and test ) results.
...have you checked out the ds japanese coach game?? im immersing myself in japanese all day while (when i can) learning kanji through that game. i picked up katakana and hirigana straight away ( didnt realise that was the wrong way to go about it then ) .
but i think the game is a really good supplement for this method of learning! especially for remembering kanji and even stroke order and stuff!
If you read his website it talks about how INPUT is a lot more important than OUTPUT. Thats why if you AREN'T hanging out with friends, listening to it from media or anything else is good too.
at the end he says i'm not very good at explaining this ... this guy gives the BEST explaination on how to immerse yourself into a culture (with the goal of learning their language) fantastic video!!!!
wonder how many people understood Sam saying "pera pera". I have been using khat's method for about 3 mounths now, and it is working. You really have a point about people taking classes only knowing polite Japanese. I saw a guy on a forum who had taken classes for 2 years but when he read manga he had no clue what うん meant. Things like that are kinda important.
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His methods work in theory, not so much in practice. You'll always find yourself forgetting to do whatever you set out as goal. It's incredibly difficult to create a coherent plan, then stick to it without harming yourself (and others).
My point is it's difficult. Yes, I agree 100% with what he is saying too. My point is it's hard to stick to your plan and you keep forgetting to do things. A good method is not everything, you actually have to go and do it. That part his method does not address.
none said it was going to be easy i feel you i dont know japanese either but i wanna learn i only know some stuff like how to say hi thank you some numbers everything we learn is cause we put time and we really want to learn like math in school or how to use a computer or on to do stuff in the internet like you didnot know how to post comments on youtube or go online and do w.e you may not have know how your computer works like onto you got in it and you started to do stuff on it
Yahags, I think I know what you're saying. But the point is to be immersed and have fun in Japanese. You will return to an activity that you genuinely enjoy, every time; conversely, you will naturally resist endeavors that cause you suffering. Really, you're supposed to have fun with Japanese. A week without Japanese should feel like a week without sex, not a week of blowing off homework and cutting class.
How can his method only work in theory and not practice when he used the thoery himself and reached japanese fluency in 18 months? Dude stop being such a skeptic "know it all" douche bag and get your head out of your ASS!!!
BrokenVai: It doesn't work that way. To go and do something whether you like it or not you have to move your ass and do it. I like Egypt for example yet I don't go there. You have to take initiative, then stick to your plan. That requires a lot of energy.
Ronelbe, there's some stuff he's not telling us.
Sheesh, I also read his blog for years and use his method my whole life. No need to get personal and call me names. :P
Haha. Really, in making Japanese something that you love being in, there is no initiative to take. From what I understand of your experience, it sounds like you've done a lot of boring stuff in Japanese. Everything requires energy. I don't see that it doesn't work in practice. Saying it doesn't work in practice means that you can't do the method. What you're really saying is that the method takes time to let it happen. First, there is no work. Second, everything takes time. Common sense.
ok maybe I should have used different wording for what I wanted to say: You have to put huge amounts of effort into whatever you're doing even if you "love" it. I call that "hard work". You might want to call it something else. :P
Without doing the doing you won't achieve anything no matter how you like something. How to do the doing, the hard work? It's something nobody talks about and most people feel uncomfortable with. :P
To tell you the truth, I am so far confused with everything you keep saying. If you've read his blog for years, you should specifically know how the method works. I've only read it for at least 4 months, and I know perfectly well how it works.
Look, it just seems like you're making it so much more complicated than it really is. All you need to do is learn the alphabet/phonobet of the target language, break into your target language's books/media for sentences, and listen to media along the way.
OK. I agree, probably I'm being bit incoherent about this lol.
Gotta have to rethink it from scratch. I just know something is wrong, gonna have to find out what it is lol.
in short: Yes, his method works, but you still need to do it. You can be all LOVE LOLVE <3 <3 about something and just sleep the whole day and not accomplish anything, no matter how super-duper awesome and cool your method is.
if it works for some people, who really cares at the end of the day, its like sending people across a border. Some get past some dont, but the most imporant part is getting past imiggration :)
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What many foreigners do not know is that many Japanese determine YOUR reality here is Japan. Even if you have passed 1kyu and speak like a gaijin talent and know kanji better than most Japanese natives, if Japanese WANT you to be a beginner in order to conform to "the moment" (social setting, etc.), you have to or you will be considered a rude gaijin.
After six years here in translation, some idiot city couselor pulls a 知らん振り on me and then hints to me that I should go for 4 kyu.
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Many people ASSume that speaking with Japanese people is going to magically improve them. That is pretty far from reality because they are the LAST people on this Earth who want a gaijin to be equipped with Japanese skills. If you are really advanced, they will actually run away from you. If they don't run, look out because they are going to try to pimp ur ass for something up the road.
That's a great way of explaining how to learn languages! I will try this with Spanish, put on music or what ever in that language and just absorb the sounds etc. Thanks for the video!
Makes sense..I just applied to Temple Universities Tokyo Campus. Hopefully I'll get in and by late August when I arrive in Tokyo, I'll learn a thing or two doing his program.
This is probably a really stupid question but its bugging the hell out of me.
the past tence of desu is deshita pronounced "desh-ta", is the past tence fifth step godan 'u' verb for to speak (hanasu) hanashita pronounced "hanash-ta"
Khatz is teh awesome. I never realized till I saw these vids that he has a bit of a British accent--it makes me read his site with a whole new perspective.
For the doubters out there: try the Heisig Kanji method. You'd be surprised how much Japanese you can understand if you know the meaning of all the Kanji.
Extremely well thought out especially at a young age and he is absolutely right about the instant gratification factor in people -
People should know that a new languge is not going to happen over night. It's immersion and repetition (for me at least) that make things start to stick in your memory. I can say at least a dozen small phases just from watching Hong Kong Film and Japanese film etc.
It's so much easier learning that way&if u have native speakers as friends u remember what they say.
cat where is the books you said that are downloadable because I went to your site and clicked on one of the books and it takes me to amazon where I have to pay please tell me where I can find these downloadable books on your site. I really want to learn japanese so please if you have the time reply back to me asap I really want to try this. thank you
Seems like you got a bit pissed because I asked this?lol
If so calm down please, because I don't plan on moving to Japan anytime soon, but am just looking to travel. However, if I really like it, I might want to go back and visit regularly..and being interested into foreign languages, I'd also be interested to learn the language a bit, but in that case I think learning to speak it at a decent level (not even saying fluently) would be the best use of my time.
It always sucks when you post a comment and it doesn't show up LOL.
Anyway, I have a question: I have learned foreign languages before (e.g. English), so I now it takes quite a bit of time..and I've been wondering if it's possible to learn mostly/only spoken Japanese. Or is there some kind of problem with learning the spoken part if one doesn't know any/barely any Kanji?
He went to a LANGUAGE SCHOOL. The whole point of which is to learn the language. Secondly, He lives in Japan. His better Japanese is probably to do with his living in Japan and being around the language all the time, and not his 2 years at school.
i've only took classes and been on a three month exchange when i knew hardly any japanese but i've tried to find authentic material online, through movies ect which helps alot. sometimes studying a word alot helps me remember it.
hey! i know this sounds cheezy but after i watched this i changed all my sites to japanese. and im really practicing kanji more. its going to be difficult for me because as you can see i cant spell in english let alone japanese but im trying! thanks
one of those lazy fucks who couldnt read katz site... ^^
Hi Sam, I find this rather contradictary, he says at 1:35 that you should learn Kanji first then later says that you should be learning the language like the locals do!?
i love this guy.. i'm using his approach to learn german...i have 3 months left until i move to germany to be au pair. :p
eple47 2 days ago
i can read and write it and i cant respond back to people....
CrissySnow 1 month ago
@TkyoSam I thought it was a great interview. I knew about the concept of "immersion", but this interview really hit it home for me. Quality could have definitely been upped in various ways, but anyone complaining about not being able to hear what was being said or didn't understand the concepts presented needs a new set of headphones and a brain.
Ixandius 1 month ago
I like his attitude and his method, but he looks a bit pretentious and overconfident.
ronateau 3 months ago
Does Khatz have a channel?
richardcadbury 4 months ago
can this method of learning work for any language???
Elyana45 4 months ago
when you said i can't imagine watching...i immediately thought of gintama. i was like yooooooooooooo ima grow up to be a psychic ;] i actually learned english(no, 'tis not my 1st language) while watching subbed anime which is kinda weird, no? i got 6th place in my whole country and people were like "how the f did you do that dude?!you've never even been awake in an english class..." and i can't really reply 'cause "uhh i just watched lotsa anime in japanese" won't fly even if it's the truth.fail
leukocyteofdoom 5 months ago
@leukocyteofdoom Wtf are you talking about? You can use english, sure, but your train of thought in this comment is a complete wreck. Punctuation would help as well, but your main problem even before that is that you can't make a clear point (if your comment here is any indication).
Ixandius 1 month ago
Love the first, utterly brilliant analogy (and everything afterwards of course).
WaywardWinds 6 months ago
I learn in a similar way, so I don't feel so strange now. As for a content comment, this can be used for learning anything really and I’m among the slightly less lazy so I just subscribed to your blog. Interesting read and I get your humor – refreshing!
wrouillie 7 months ago
I really love how candid your videos are :)
Honestly. They rule :P
cmunch7 7 months ago
DRAGONBALL Z!
DrLucozade 9 months ago
he sounds pretty Jamaican :D
bradynpage 9 months ago
Sam, I am just wondering what kind of job Khatz has? It's ok if you don't want to disclose.
namitsu1 11 months ago
@namitsu1 I think he just works on his blog now, just go and email him if you are curious yoz
TkyoSam 11 months ago
@TkyoSam Why didn't Katz turn down the volume when you asked him, I thought that was annoying as fuck, here you are trying to speak to him and you've got the fucking volume turned all the way up. What a rude prick.
frosty321 6 months ago 3
The first seconds are awesome... the passion, the power
namitsu1 11 months ago
So true, I learnt Japanese at school for 2 and half years, I was even the best in class ( not being up myself, I did get the best grades in my class). Despite all of this my Japanese sucks, seriously, I can't even carry a conversation for 5 minutes. But now I'm gonna try this method and see how it works out
MsTamable 1 year ago
omfg i'm trying so freakin' hard to listen to you both but all the background noise is so distracting!!! you should've put subtitles or something >.<
pinkfox2691 1 year ago
lmfao... just like my friend... who says he has no time and watches reruns of fucking tv shows for like 3 hours a day (he doesnt want to learn japanese or anything but hes a perfect example)
MinM66 1 year ago
Check my video where I question khazumoto's outrageous claim that he thaught himself japanese to a "NATIVE LEVEL" in one year!!!!
Is so, how come I can't find any videos of him speaking the alleged "native level"
Is he going to come out and accept my challenge?
japanesechallenge 1 year ago
@japanesechallenge He does have a video, and it's on his YouTube channel.
NinetytoFirst 1 year ago
@Tommydgunz are u still looking for anime without subs
BriCareful 1 year ago
Want to learn Japanese? Where to start?
KANJI AND ANIME
PenguinWalrus0 1 year ago
This works, can't tell you how much this thing works! Although in the beginning you might not feel it, if you keep at it for a while. You will notice huge improvements
atech14 1 year ago
Ok well... i thought this video was going to tell me something i already didn't know. i agree with you both BUT. learn to make a better interview. have your questions and thoughts planned out so your not wasting time and saying ummm. Also turn off the loud annoying sound in the back round. it should be quiet. so people actually understand what your saying.
ManDuhPandaPooh 1 year ago
@ManDuhPandaPooh constructive critism indeed, this was totally on the fly with Khatz and I (hence all the cussing and dragon ball in the BG). You want to see a better interview see mine with Arudou Debito.
TkyoSam 1 year ago
@TkyoSam Yes, actually i speak Japanese very well. =) and watching your dumb ass video only decreased my interest of wanting to talk to others learning Japanese. if they are going to be as annoying as you were in this video. if you cant speak freely without taking FOREVER to get your point across buy some damn Que cards honey.
ManDuhPandaPooh 1 year ago
@ManDuhPandaPooh Yeah, you're Japanese is sooo awesome, cause on your channel you have sooo many vids of yourself. I didn't force you to watch my video. I did, however, force you to watch me and your mom bump uglies last night, which I do feel sorry about. You kept being like "dude! let me join!" and I was like "dude! naw! thats like YOUR mom dude! fucked up bro! fucked up!".
Well either way, you should be taking out all this repressed mother anger out on HER instead of me buddy.
lol
TkyoSam 1 year ago 9
@ManDuhPandaPooh You sound like an enormous pretentious asshole and I feel sorry for the people who end up talking with you in Japanese.
HotPocketEXE 11 months ago
@ManDuhPandaPooh
Can you speak Japanese as well as this good man here?
You need to quit complainin about the quality and be happy he even made a video for your dumb ass.
gottagobooboonow 1 year ago 3
Dragon ball :D
poli21 1 year ago
Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that's about it."
PrMnT562 1 year ago 11
@PrMnT562 that was the best comment I've ever read since being on Youtube. You sir, are god^^
TkyoSam 1 year ago 2
@PrMnT562 this video has ntn to do with shrimp, lol
tiffpanit 2 months ago 2
@tiffpanit I KNOW BUT IF YOU PAY GOOD ATTENTION TO THIS SHORT VIDEO AND WHAT I PUT YOU'LL UNDERSTAND ;)
PrMnT562 2 months ago
Is this guy from Africa? I can quite place his accent.
yurismir1 1 year ago
@yurismir1 Yep, Kenya
singingturtle 1 year ago
@singingturtle Thanks. I meant to say, "I can't quite place his accent", but you got it.
yurismir1 1 year ago
Dude thank you for this video, this girl at this at my college HAD SOME NERVE to tell me to to focus only on my text book and she said a WHOLE BUTCH OF OTHER BULLSHIT. Guy, over 81 percent of Japanese I know comes from self study and recreational activities such as anime, music ect. I gained an additional 40 new words from Detective Conan Alone.
DPAce456 1 year ago
"Hey there goes me Lucky..." Someone was hungry lol
gaijinadrian 1 year ago
Please turn that shit down!!!
...
Loveeeee YOuuuuuu.
tacojohn69 1 year ago
Download a language pack for windows. You'll be fine for the reading part. lol
Pwner5889 1 year ago
(3) Going to language school is a good thing but it builds a technique that limits the learner. It's like learning a Martial Arts: where students are limited to movements, manuevers, etc of their art. I learned A LOT of Japanese from going to school for it but I was upset that I didn't know 'true' Japanese.
(4) People have time to learn anything but aren't willing to put in the time.
LaCrimsonLey 1 year ago
I've visited the site on and off for about 1.5 years. Now I know how the publisher looks! ;-P
A couple of things to point:
(1) The dude shooting the video needs to grow up. He sounds like an eager kid trying to show off. Anyways, he asked some good insightful questions regarding learning Japanese.
(2) Very interesting point about picking fruits (learning phrases).
LaCrimsonLey 1 year ago
He Sounds like a really smart dude. I think i will give having a japanese environment a try
Gell1welt69 1 year ago
randomized note cards pwn
RiVa667 1 year ago
He reminds me a little bit of Donald Glover in terms of looks.
metalburb 1 year ago
i'm trying you program starting today and vlogging my progress on this channel :) i like your blog so far and i'm going to stick with it :D hopefully
walkingtojapan 1 year ago
i heard the DBZ song =D...im gonna totally try his method of learning j...
darkest1hourxx 1 year ago
That's all they do in my school when you learn a language, they give you a table and expect you to memorize it. I spent 2.5 years learning Spanish, I don't know any. Spent 7 weeks in Japan, and no more Japanese, and when I was there barely studied.
TokyoNerd 1 year ago
Oh god, Gintama in English would be HORRID!
BruckThatsMe 1 year ago
You kind of look like wayne brady. :D
jakuthu 1 year ago
It's been 8 months of some massive immersion and plus good srsing and watching a lot of japanese media. I'm at the stage of calling me almost fluent. 75-80% there.
atech14 1 year ago
Everybody learns differently, and I think I understand what he is saying..
Language is getting use to ..
phonetics the way it sounds..through music, videos, anime, drama
learning kanji to be expose to the writing and hiragana and katakana.
through reading you are force to use all the standards of a language, reading uses speaking and listening to your own self..
the basic thing is that learning any language will take time ..so I understand that
UzumakiMatrix 1 year ago
yo yo !!! i went on this site its seems legit but i heard learning like this is bsis that true???
BriCareful 1 year ago
@BriCareful
My advice: Just try and see for yourself. You don't need to follow everything he says, AJATT is not a method per se. You see, all you need is to do a little trying on the SRS. If you don't know Kanji yet, take a look at the intro of "Reviewing the Kanji". There's a free sample on in the internet, I won't post here because I think youtube will block. I already finished the book and I can say that everything seems clear now. Again, just try. It won't hurt you. :D
TruthWithin9 1 year ago
omg dude that was so funny "lucky charm"
rsilvia1999 1 year ago
@Maddieshagger ur a homo too!
TkyoSam 1 year ago
w00t!
NERD FIGHT!
TWD360 1 year ago
no need to swear
thunderedblade 1 year ago 6
@thunderedblade shut up fag!
TkyoSam 1 year ago 2
hehe, that guy learned japanese just like I learned english/german :D
been trying to learn a wee bit of japanese now ^^
DudeJr1337 2 years ago
so ive been doing a lot of listening the past 2 weeks now and im still in the jibberish stage but im starting to hear words and pick them out a lot clearer than before. i just have one question, when i pick out a phrase that i recognize but dont know the meaning of, should i look it up in english? simply, how should i find the meanings?
joeschmo88 2 years ago
did you even read the faq on his site? lol
TkyoSam 2 years ago
wow this guy seems like a clever cat
DeathOfCrane 2 years ago 4
Oh shit. Cantonese Dragonball in the background.
MajinBror 2 years ago
a stitch in time saves.... uh..... what the fuck i dont know that ? LOLOL
B4IRUTUARU16 2 years ago 3
so my friend just told me about this and it looks interesting. He initially came to me for help to learn Japanese. and in about 5-6 months he already knows more than me...a lot more and im in my third year of Japanese at my school!!! but i pretty much already knew tht classes will only get me so far. so i guess this really works and i advise everyone to tell everyone about this. PEACE
erhsbboy 2 years ago 15
I am having some difficulty learning kanji because if I don't recognize the symbol & can't pronounce it, I don't know how to go about finding it's meaning.
davidthebright 2 years ago
um u could buy a kanji dictionary, although they are kinda confusing. but it could help you.
erhsbboy 2 years ago
i think your methods are good, but just by listening and immersing yourself in the language 24/7 by listening, wont you need to know atleast some of the vocabulary to make you better understand what they are saying? maybe its just me idk..lol..but i think the way you are saying to learn it, is the best way, but you need to learn the japanese vocabulary too right?
samsik86 2 years ago
You learn sentences, that way you learn how to use vocab in the correct way.
joebevis92 2 years ago 4
I watch the Sakura TV channel here on youtube. I watch about 5 videos a day in the morning. They have like 800 or so videos. They usually talk about world events, completely in Japanese. I took two semesters of Japanese and I watch anime all the time. I usually know what they are saying but sometimes I don't. I can't speak it very well b/c I forgot a bunch of vocabulary.
rainsan 2 years ago
I can't seem to find the "channel" you are talking about. Did they take it down or something? If not, would you give me a link to their channel please?
Fangsryoga 2 years ago
Type in SakuraSoTV. I forgot the 'so'. They have like 1500 vids now.
rainsan 2 years ago
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Fangsryoga 2 years ago
Well put with the 4 stages, the picking up of the language, it's simply about immersing yourself and incorporating and memorizing.
CamButler 2 years ago
HAHA the first 2 seconds of this video are the best! Watching Katz power up is most epic!!! HAHAHA LOVE THESE GUYS!!!
xshadex0 2 years ago 3
I think I'm on the 2nd stage of understand japanese. I know what your saying is right.
DaddysGirl1230 2 years ago
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khats explains it good but i don't agree with the sub things i have been studying japanese on and off for about a year and i'm in between stages 2 and 3 of what khat says and what i do know is pick out the right English from what they sub so it helps you learn after a wile you understand phrases and can tell when a sub on an anime is wrong.. it helps me =D
segatasanshir0 2 years ago
Same me and you have the same mind i swear lol.When he said dont use subs i was like subs help me more!
AgentSpiral 2 years ago
yepp there are alot of people that benifits from subs but i have to give him credit because after you get a little better than me subs will hinder you because you know so much but you don't have time to listen to what they are saying very intently to pick up some words you may know if you listen closely. but for right now they are very much helping me =D
segatasanshir0 2 years ago
The problem with subtitles is
you are tempted to look at the subs and remember that rather than the Japanese
Japanese follows a different sentence structure so the subs don't follow the same order as the audio.
you may pick up 1 or 2 words but you'll be picking up English mostly.
joebevis92 2 years ago
GINTAMA hahaha thats sick
TouchePro 2 years ago
目を使うな、感じるんだ。
Ihatemyusernamemore 2 years ago 3
Mickael10592: it goes really fast depending on how much you expose yourself to Japanese material. I have been learning for about 3-4months. Im unemployed so sure i have had more time then most. But because of that its going really incredible fast. I now know like 900kanjis. So keep it up but dont worry if you get frustrated just learn more! :D
Generaldude 2 years ago
I really want to be fluent in Japanese, so I'm doing what he says. But, when is it getting possible to understand just one or two sentences of what Japanese people are saying ?
I know it's going to take a while before I can see ( and test ) results.
Mickael10592 2 years ago
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I don't think I could ever learn Kanji O_o
IHaveNoNameRawr 2 years ago
I love the way at the start of the video you can hear
頭からっぽのほうが夢詰め込める。
DBZ is awesome
Ihatemyusernamemore 2 years ago
...have you checked out the ds japanese coach game?? im immersing myself in japanese all day while (when i can) learning kanji through that game. i picked up katakana and hirigana straight away ( didnt realise that was the wrong way to go about it then ) .
but i think the game is a really good supplement for this method of learning! especially for remembering kanji and even stroke order and stuff!
peace
mowgli123456789 2 years ago 3
He said : "If you only hang up with japanese people as far as possible"
Okay, but how can I speak with them ? In English ? I don't think that could help me :/
Mickael10592 2 years ago
If you read his website it talks about how INPUT is a lot more important than OUTPUT. Thats why if you AREN'T hanging out with friends, listening to it from media or anything else is good too.
TkyoSam 2 years ago
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HeyoKid 2 years ago
He lived in Chiba also, so we got together all the time ;)
TkyoSam 2 years ago
His method WORKS! I've been using it for about a year, and I know more Japanese now than French (which I took for 3-4 years during high school)!
eyebags1001 2 years ago
LOOOL , Kanj first..kanji and anime..
bezerka 2 years ago 20
if you have time to say you dont have time, you have time...
that is epic and this guy is ultimately brilliant. no joke... wow
xshadex0 2 years ago 4
what does the black guy do for a living
snookere8 2 years ago
computer engineer
19fas88 2 years ago 2
at the end he says i'm not very good at explaining this ... this guy gives the BEST explaination on how to immerse yourself into a culture (with the goal of learning their language) fantastic video!!!!
stert 2 years ago 4
Isn't kanji used in most(if not all) Japanese games?
BLueKiNGRoSe 2 years ago
totally true!
bezerka 2 years ago
wonder how many people understood Sam saying "pera pera". I have been using khat's method for about 3 mounths now, and it is working. You really have a point about people taking classes only knowing polite Japanese. I saw a guy on a forum who had taken classes for 2 years but when he read manga he had no clue what うん meant. Things like that are kinda important.
goshinbi44 2 years ago
I understood it. ;D
I agree with you, many classes are so contrived and fool people into thinking they're sufficiently proficient with minimal / no experience.
waraix3 2 years ago
Thankyou soo much for this sam, you are AWESOME.
sargeantscigar 2 years ago
And lawd does this guy need to write a book with prophecies..
"If you have time to say you don't have time, you have time."
sargeantscigar 2 years ago 4
タラコ唇すぎるｗｗｗｗｗ
massh00 2 years ago
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His methods work in theory, not so much in practice. You'll always find yourself forgetting to do whatever you set out as goal. It's incredibly difficult to create a coherent plan, then stick to it without harming yourself (and others).
yahags 2 years ago
how i look at it if you really wanna learn it you will try your best to do it is not hurting your self
and what he is saying is right how you think you learn your 1st language by mother father friends
you just listing and see the word and start matching it and stuff thats what he done here whit japanese
ROBDOMINICANKING 2 years ago
My point is it's difficult. Yes, I agree 100% with what he is saying too. My point is it's hard to stick to your plan and you keep forgetting to do things. A good method is not everything, you actually have to go and do it. That part his method does not address.
yahags 2 years ago
none said it was going to be easy i feel you i dont know japanese either but i wanna learn i only know some stuff like how to say hi thank you some numbers everything we learn is cause we put time and we really want to learn like math in school or how to use a computer or on to do stuff in the internet like you didnot know how to post comments on youtube or go online and do w.e you may not have know how your computer works like onto you got in it and you started to do stuff on it
ROBDOMINICANKING 2 years ago
dude you're missing my point and what I'm saying. It's like you're on about something else. who said anything about math, srsly wtf .___.
yahags 2 years ago
Yahags, I think I know what you're saying. But the point is to be immersed and have fun in Japanese. You will return to an activity that you genuinely enjoy, every time; conversely, you will naturally resist endeavors that cause you suffering. Really, you're supposed to have fun with Japanese. A week without Japanese should feel like a week without sex, not a week of blowing off homework and cutting class.
BrokenVai 2 years ago
How can his method only work in theory and not practice when he used the thoery himself and reached japanese fluency in 18 months? Dude stop being such a skeptic "know it all" douche bag and get your head out of your ASS!!!
Ronelbe 2 years ago 3
BrokenVai: It doesn't work that way. To go and do something whether you like it or not you have to move your ass and do it. I like Egypt for example yet I don't go there. You have to take initiative, then stick to your plan. That requires a lot of energy.
Ronelbe, there's some stuff he's not telling us.
Sheesh, I also read his blog for years and use his method my whole life. No need to get personal and call me names. :P
yahags 2 years ago
Haha. Really, in making Japanese something that you love being in, there is no initiative to take. From what I understand of your experience, it sounds like you've done a lot of boring stuff in Japanese. Everything requires energy. I don't see that it doesn't work in practice. Saying it doesn't work in practice means that you can't do the method. What you're really saying is that the method takes time to let it happen. First, there is no work. Second, everything takes time. Common sense.
BrokenVai 2 years ago
ok maybe I should have used different wording for what I wanted to say: You have to put huge amounts of effort into whatever you're doing even if you "love" it. I call that "hard work". You might want to call it something else. :P
Without doing the doing you won't achieve anything no matter how you like something. How to do the doing, the hard work? It's something nobody talks about and most people feel uncomfortable with. :P
yahags 2 years ago
To tell you the truth, I am so far confused with everything you keep saying. If you've read his blog for years, you should specifically know how the method works. I've only read it for at least 4 months, and I know perfectly well how it works.
Look, it just seems like you're making it so much more complicated than it really is. All you need to do is learn the alphabet/phonobet of the target language, break into your target language's books/media for sentences, and listen to media along the way.
BrokenVai 2 years ago
OK. I agree, probably I'm being bit incoherent about this lol.
Gotta have to rethink it from scratch. I just know something is wrong, gonna have to find out what it is lol.
in short: Yes, his method works, but you still need to do it. You can be all LOVE LOLVE <3 <3 about something and just sleep the whole day and not accomplish anything, no matter how super-duper awesome and cool your method is.
yahags 2 years ago
if it works for some people, who really cares at the end of the day, its like sending people across a border. Some get past some dont, but the most imporant part is getting past imiggration :)
bezerka 2 years ago
DBZ is going to loud!
StormWolf01 2 years ago
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What many foreigners do not know is that many Japanese determine YOUR reality here is Japan. Even if you have passed 1kyu and speak like a gaijin talent and know kanji better than most Japanese natives, if Japanese WANT you to be a beginner in order to conform to "the moment" (social setting, etc.), you have to or you will be considered a rude gaijin.
After six years here in translation, some idiot city couselor pulls a 知らん振り on me and then hints to me that I should go for 4 kyu.
nattokirai2009 2 years ago
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Many people ASSume that speaking with Japanese people is going to magically improve them. That is pretty far from reality because they are the LAST people on this Earth who want a gaijin to be equipped with Japanese skills. If you are really advanced, they will actually run away from you. If they don't run, look out because they are going to try to pimp ur ass for something up the road.
nattokirai2009 2 years ago
This comment is directed to anybody!
1) Gibberish
2) Pick out words
3) Pick out phrases
4) Know all but few words
What I dont get is how to pick out words.
Help please?
OniNekoX 2 years ago
go to his friggin website bro, lol.
i put it in the video description for a reason :D
TkyoSam 2 years ago
Does Katz have a YouTube ????
JapanSoundz 2 years ago
I love Katz, he seems like such a sweetheart :)
salem0427 3 years ago
oh i found his sight a long time ago, i didn't know it was you..lol and the space repition works great...
Xenthoid 3 years ago
That's a great way of explaining how to learn languages! I will try this with Spanish, put on music or what ever in that language and just absorb the sounds etc. Thanks for the video!
anne241163 3 years ago
Katz is like a frikkin' genius. I'd be really excited to see him tackle another language.
crazyparkourkid 3 years ago 5
now o know a liek about 60 words and i can write katakana but i wont give up on it
DoUbLeH9 3 years ago
it' good to do sommething new just study just like learning english
devapein 3 years ago
i live in a rural comunity with No japanese ppl bnut i just got some friends on skype
ironsaviorguy99 3 years ago
haha you were talking about tokyo cooney going to language school
ironsaviorguy99 3 years ago
he's a smart dude, i like him
6663000 3 years ago
lol "is that linkin park or something?"
CrayonEater 3 years ago
Makes sense..I just applied to Temple Universities Tokyo Campus. Hopefully I'll get in and by late August when I arrive in Tokyo, I'll learn a thing or two doing his program.
Thanks for the vid
SonnyInTokyo 3 years ago
Ha! I'm applying to TUJ for January '10. I'm working on Remembering the Kanji now. :)
AndrewLandry 3 years ago
I just got that book too - the stories really do help me remember them.
I gotta tell ya, since I applied it's all I can think about! I won't be able to sleep until I hear back from them haha
Good luck to ya
SonnyInTokyo 3 years ago
you could of downloaded a pdf for free
ironsaviorguy99 3 years ago
I don't learn well from PDF's, plus I like to support the author.
But thanks
SonnyInTokyo 3 years ago
He's watching some Cantonese thing in the background!
Lawrencellw 3 years ago
This is probably a really stupid question but its bugging the hell out of me.
the past tence of desu is deshita pronounced "desh-ta", is the past tence fifth step godan 'u' verb for to speak (hanasu) hanashita pronounced "hanash-ta"
If anyone knows please reply!!!!
damn i'm a nerd:(
KineticGuy2007 3 years ago
I have no idea what a "past tence fifth step godan 'u' verb" is but yes the past of 話す is 話した
Juukyuu1989 3 years ago 3
Yes, hanashita is pronounced like hanashta. -shita generally is pronounced like -shta.
and like desu is dess, -masu is -mass.
sarah10692 3 years ago
thenk you very much! :)
KineticGuy2007 3 years ago
Khatz is teh awesome. I never realized till I saw these vids that he has a bit of a British accent--it makes me read his site with a whole new perspective.
For the doubters out there: try the Heisig Kanji method. You'd be surprised how much Japanese you can understand if you know the meaning of all the Kanji.
monme375 3 years ago
This guy's a genius.
LordBalto 3 years ago 3
Extremely well thought out especially at a young age and he is absolutely right about the instant gratification factor in people -
People should know that a new languge is not going to happen over night. It's immersion and repetition (for me at least) that make things start to stick in your memory. I can say at least a dozen small phases just from watching Hong Kong Film and Japanese film etc.
It's so much easier learning that way&if u have native speakers as friends u remember what they say.
ohworldgirl 3 years ago 3
strange... it seems that u dont have an American accent tho still props to what you do man
wtzOlt 3 years ago
cat where is the books you said that are downloadable because I went to your site and clicked on one of the books and it takes me to amazon where I have to pay please tell me where I can find these downloadable books on your site. I really want to learn japanese so please if you have the time reply back to me asap I really want to try this. thank you
jsol210 3 years ago
being interested in..
MakaDonVeli 3 years ago
Seems like you got a bit pissed because I asked this?lol
If so calm down please, because I don't plan on moving to Japan anytime soon, but am just looking to travel. However, if I really like it, I might want to go back and visit regularly..and being interested into foreign languages, I'd also be interested to learn the language a bit, but in that case I think learning to speak it at a decent level (not even saying fluently) would be the best use of my time.
MakaDonVeli 3 years ago 2
It always sucks when you post a comment and it doesn't show up LOL.
Anyway, I have a question: I have learned foreign languages before (e.g. English), so I now it takes quite a bit of time..and I've been wondering if it's possible to learn mostly/only spoken Japanese. Or is there some kind of problem with learning the spoken part if one doesn't know any/barely any Kanji?
thanks!
MakaDonVeli 3 years ago
Yeah, you can't function in Japan UNLESS you READ, WRITE, and SPEAK mofo!
Besides, unless you are surrounded by the language for like 10+ years I doubt you are going to become fluent just by listening to it <.<
TkyoSam 3 years ago
i thought the whole point is that khatz learnt it in like under 2 years just by listening to it??
mowgli123456789 2 years ago 2
He went to a LANGUAGE SCHOOL. The whole point of which is to learn the language. Secondly, He lives in Japan. His better Japanese is probably to do with his living in Japan and being around the language all the time, and not his 2 years at school.
orangelixir 3 years ago
How the fuck do you learn Japanese?
DavePerry2012 3 years ago
lol, this and like 4 other of my videos explaining it :P
TkyoSam 3 years ago
Huh?
;-)
DavePerry2012 3 years ago
Hmm actually this Katz guy has a point, I think I might do this.
madpat2007 3 years ago 7
Katzumoto is amazing
IchibanOutlaw 3 years ago 3
this guy should get on youtube, he'd have success! I love the way he talks and expresses what's on his mind!
tehblizz 3 years ago 8
i've only took classes and been on a three month exchange when i knew hardly any japanese but i've tried to find authentic material online, through movies ect which helps alot. sometimes studying a word alot helps me remember it.
trkrichardson 3 years ago
hey! i know this sounds cheezy but after i watched this i changed all my sites to japanese. and im really practicing kanji more. its going to be difficult for me because as you can see i cant spell in english let alone japanese but im trying! thanks
one of those lazy fucks who couldnt read katz site... ^^
blackgem90 3 years ago
well it helps, and hey if you like to learn just do it im doing the same ;)
RisingSoldier115 3 years ago
does katz hav a youtube channel?
uniquebonkers 3 years ago
Hi Sam, I find this rather contradictary, he says at 1:35 that you should learn Kanji first then later says that you should be learning the language like the locals do!?
basch2020 3 years ago