Japanese alphabet-Boin Version

[akcrazzy]

i loled

[MrTheOZmel]

Great!

[toffenher]

What does it mean??? Translation please please!! :(

[Simuleino2]

...... awesome...

[stanfordcommajack]

I am learning it A I U E O, Ka Ki Ku Ke Ko, Sa Shi Su Se So, etc. since when can it go A Ka Sa Ta Na.. ? :o

but i will admit this is really catchy! :3

[shinreigaku]

@stanfordcommajack "Boin" means vowel, so in this song, the letters are organized by the vowel sound of each character rather than the consonant sound.

[stanfordcommajack]

@shinreigaku ohh okay, that makes this much more clearer, thank you!

[xSutekinaSonya]

I'm in AP Japanese at my school. I expected this to be the easy "a ka sa ta na, ha ma ya ra wa" I learned as a first year.

Instead, it made me feel like a loser. o-o

Must practice and challenge the freshmen I TA for and my fellow AP students...

[Eewyi4]

I'm currently learning Japanese [I'm Finnish] and I must say that this helps me to remember hiragana! I can already sing along, since the pronouncing is pretty easy for us, Finnish and Japanese are quite similiar in that way~ :3

[aeondolphin]

I learned

あ い う え お

か き く け こ

さ し す せ そ

た ち つ て と.... and so on... not that odd order!

[TheMihir119]

The boy creeps me out!!!

[yuan813j]

very nice song



[crearyify]

wow im going back to sckool



[Asa2067]

nnnnnnnnnnnnnn N! lol

[Asa2067]

this was the highlight of my day lol

[Daarkangel92]

@Asa2067 Ikr.

[adorathao]

lol, I feel like a preschooler again.

[dinobublz]

wow this is halariaz

[ThePaxkivimae]

Welcome back to kindergarden

[eeskaatt]

forget romaji! start from scratch! just like how japanese babies do :)

[eeskaatt]

To anyone who is starting to learn the syllabary, forget the romaji or the romanized version! go straight to the Hiragana and Katakana. It is much easier that way. I now know the Hiragana and Katakana but since I started with Romaji, I have troubles of identifying the character especially when reading. The one that always get first to my mind is the romaji, which is not good. Just use romaji for a LITTLE time. just for pronouncing. BELIEVE ME, I hated myself for starting with romaji!

[eeskaatt]

Why didn't I search for these children's song when I was starting to learn the syllabary? Now I'm finish, I hope they have children songs for the grammar part. :)

[MsSANTREE]

น่ารักอ่ะ ^^

[ANUVISXX]

@MsSANTREE o.o! alguien sabe que idioma es este?  (MsSANTREE)

[regor35400]

ん !!!

[Buryatkaful]

give me words of song please!!!

[znnz113]

da fack...?



[Sailormoonlovers101]

what dose boin version mean

[yaginagi69]

@Sailormoonlovers101 boin=母音=vowel

[yaginagi69]

@Sailormoonlovers101 boin=母音＝vowel

[Sailormoonlovers101]

@yaginagi69 thanks

[yaginagi69]

boin=母音＝vowel

[yaginagi69]

boin / vowel

[FluffySmartAss]

DUH! Why didnt i learn it like that? XD Ive been starting with a i u e o and ka ki ku ke ko instead of a ta ka or o ko so ect.

[bigbossjo]

If you wanna learn hiragana (or katakana for that matter) look op a romanized song-lyric from a japanese band (for instance AKB48) and print the romanized version on paper.

Then you just write the romanized version over in hiragana or katakana (depending on which one you are learning). The idea is to do it out of your head, but if you have to take a peek at the beginning that is all right off course. With 1-2 hours over 3 days you'll be able to write and read 1 alphabet; trust me ^^

Good luck!

[54ducks]

OMG i wrote this down on a peace of paper and now i can sing it when i want!

[pretty5pixie]

Now I know how babies feel when they see the alphabet

[gr12798]

@pretty5pixie lol

[LT1209]

@pretty5pixie omg i died laughing...its soo true :)

[muriladao]

God bless people in Japan. 。・°°・(＞_＜)・°°・。

[MrAbracab]

ака Сатана :D

[2000anonimatus]

aka SATANA Oo in my langue means SATAN

[Arcticteddybear]

It's funny how there are people in japan right now listening to the alphabet and going "HOLY F****** SH*T?"

[MaggieKSullivan]

It took the second time watching it to get it. XD ♥ 

[ChanteMarquis]

I get it :D

[ceramicpizza]

@conversedante whats even sadder is that according to the transfer students to my school recently, they're learning the american alphabet at 3 too.

[savetherocks]

@nenarocksz The speed is useful for forcing learners to read faster.

[xxLeeshaxx1]

BEST SONG EVER! How this isn't in the charts, I have no idea! XD *favourites*

[DeltoraQuestAnimeHD]

I think it needs to be a bit faster :/

[themrwikel]

q dice esta cancion ahhhh

[freshkour]

日本語を学ぶのは難しいです

[freshkour]

@terapretu

lol i agree but if it was in English it wouldn't be Japanese.. >_<

[DaGame1x]

too fast..

[ralphjude09]

na ka mahatsu dewa nnnnnnnnnnnnnn n.lol

[Chibchub123]

@ralphjude09 <- fails at Japanese.



[andrameda13]

@conversedante Is there any other way? XD

[Ellieways]

I am having WAY too much fun with this. X)

[benitofinito]

My brain just dumped.

[GameSquad001]

@Conversendante - Don't feel bad they are doing the same thing with our alphabet over there ^_^. English is one of the hardest languages to learn because our language is a rendition from everyone elses therefore there is truly no references to look to when learning it.

[pygeng]

omg killing me... slowwwwww down!

[jellypanpan]

cute song but too fast

[ralphjude09]

the word of ra ri ru re ro little bit of r this is so addicting

[krischo96]

verry cuite soong :*

[shanarock12]

i fond a relly ezy way to learn this its gust like english ppl !!!!! gust hear it GOOD lol if u dont know and u relly want to know i well try to tell u by texting

[Laureniva12]

She said "nani" that isn't the alphabet!! IM CONFUSSED. which bit is the alphabet.

[zamm0rock]

@Laureniva12 na and ni are in the alphabet...

[soileh55555]

@Laureniva12 I think nani means what. so what isn't in the alphabet like other alphabets is n. since the rest are V or CV only n is C

[InuYasha790]

@conversedante XD yeah... i never learned this song when i was 3... never... i just learned the alphabet in 3rd grade...

[MyShadowism]

is this song really tells all hiragana and katakana ??

[sasorishadow]

@MyShadowism no just the hiragana,

[nosere24]

this is so hilarious

[RichoRosai]

@oMOHSEN8o Die terrorist faggot

[MaitlandJones]

@RichoRosai Die Troll faggot

[luvjintian]

feel like i'm a kid again,haha.

[kyokopuff]

zomg haha where can i download the song for my mp3 lol

[hAwAiIaN808rOcKsTaR]

this is adorable and it really helps hahah

[ichigofieldsforever]

@conversedante And this is why people take Japanese class rather than Spanish.

[mrA991s]

awsome

[cheese0134]

私の日本語わらいいです。（T_T)

[RukiaKuchiki1555]

I love the little kid they use he makes me laugh LOL

[BillSolarz]

Have your own Japanese teacher that will teach you the language, virtually "on call" 24 hours a day! See the video - youtube.com/watch?v=wfseANZtMN­g

[AshleyEatsRainbows14]

@conversedante hey :c

you gotta start somewhere ^_^

[NEONarcueid]

AHHHHH ahora entiendo!!! ._."

[inmahpants]

@conversedante And Canadians ={D>

[dragonairlover]

i like how theyre all confused about the ん character. lol.

[dragonairlover]

@oMOHSEN8o O_o i wish i knew other languages. i try, but is really hard. TT_TT

[RebgelShadow]

I get it! :D

[theherotop]

@conversedante same as me =P

[xxBrownSugarxx1]

i thought this was suppose to help someone learn the alphabet..... lol

[volleyball994pimp]

Oh i get it she saying

a sa ka etc. all the ones that are ah.

then i, e, u, o. why doesnt she just go in order the other way thats how i learned it.lol

[Roxygirl10onCP]

i tried singing the english alphabet when it said a japanese letter but, i think the alphabet is longer than the english one lol

[jebug29]

dang, if japanese kids can learn this, they could learn abc in a heartbeat

[DragonGodXIII]

@conversedante

We all have to start somewhere xp

[christiwisti]

i am 10 and i have decided to try and learn a new language so i can be more smart and communicate :)) but im so skeptical :(

[shadowg3]

A , I , U , O , U 

[orangerupee]

これは何ですか。笑

[markovidak32009]

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[RaileneUnderlife]

@conversedante Lol the 3 year olds have the advantage :P so young, their minds so easily molded. And yes XD I am one of those sad people, sue me :D

[Basturmater]

@conversedante That is not sad, it is beginner. Just because young people are beginner in their native language does not mean older people cannot be beginner in their target language.

[warnwarnwarn]

I read "延ばすと　あ　の音" but what about "mitsuke yaoo" ?

I think "みつけ mitsuke" means "get/find" and "やおお yaoo" is like "hey oh" lol.

"延ばすと　あ　の音みつけやおお ：

あかさたな 。。。はまやらわ"

"nobasu to A no oto mistuke yaoo :

a ka sa ta na ... ha ma ya ra wa"

Am I right ?

[Nihonrocker]

@warnwarnwarn Well, you're partyly right. Mitsukeru is the verb for Find/Look for something, but in it's volitional conjugation it's Mitsukeyou

見つけよう. It means "let's find/look for the sounds of あ

[warnwarnwarn]

what does she say before Mr. ん ?

[Purly]

@warnwarnwarn Something like "the missing/seperated partner is..."

[warnwarnwarn]

@Purly Ok thanks ^^

[warnwarnwarn]

I love it :P

(learning japanese too)

[Chibchub123]

@Loveseekingmissile forgot to finish the sentence in my other post :) "nobasu to A oto no mitsukeoo" the literal translation would be something like "when you stretch A you find: A, Ka, Sa, Ta, Na, etc..." btw

[Chibchub123]

@Loveseekingmissile Boin is a song style in japanese, it has to do with the beat or tempo or something, i dont know how to explain it very well :)

[Chibchub123]

@Loveseekingmissile 延ばすと　あ　の音 (thats the part you are talking about) What it means is - "When you extend the sound you get". the "A" in it changes as he goes through the letters, so its A, I, U, E, O and then he "extends" the sound to A, Ka, Sa, Ta, Na, Ha, Ma, Ya, Ra, Wa... and so on.

[meideiprod]

Poor Mr. ん. He has no vowel to keep him company.

[mimispiderie]

a ka sa ta na

延ばすと　あ　の音

words that end in "a" sound (nobasu is like if you 'extend' the sound, it ends in "a")

母音〔ぼいん）a, i, u,. e, o (vowels)

子音 〔しいん）k,s,t,n,h,m,y,l (r), w (consonants)

[VitaNuovaRevolution]

....lost

[daylotion]

I like this song!

[XenHSA]

Don't skip ANYTHING!!! You WONT learn like that. If you fail the quiz, REDO IT! Don't assume that you will get it later, it does not work like that. If you do ALL of the work, then you will learn the whole alphabets under 2 months. (Depending on how hard you work)

So make sure you work. You can't learn this stuff over night. You gotta work. And trust me, it will pay off.

[Nicro327]

@XenHSA I learned both in 3 weeks :D but I'm 13 so I guess I'm able to squeeze things in like that.

[XenHSA]

Hirigana is easy to learn. Katakana is a bit harder because it is remembering the same thing, but with differenet characters.

To learn both, and remember them as easily as you would learn Hirigana, do this.

Go back to Hirigana (or if you haven't began learning, then start like so), then right EVERY character 50-100 times each. Half in Hirigana, the other in Katakana. Everytime you finish one section (ka ki ku ke ko, na ni nu ne no, so on) you quix yourself. If you fail, redo the work.

[rod6685020]

kikyoyouthekillermiko your right

[BladesOfZimagog]

at 00:56 did any1 else think that sounded like nani?

[AnimeAddict1041]

uhh waaay too fast, but helpful... kinda thanks anyways :D

[kikyouthekillermiko]

N is such a lonely letter it should meet up with 1 (ichi? isn't that one in Japanese?) please correct me if i'm wrong T.T

[Kevanzer]

This is way to fast for me :(

[starwolffan13]

Easy i learned all of it on the first second .... or did i ... MYSTRIOUUS!!!X

[shinesinpines]

N is such a loner

[MemeNiehe]

uh....."faint".... i dont think i'll ever learn them all. xd.

[kenbear2725]

i feel ya :)

[Tamizushi]

don't worry. learning hiraganas is the easy part. Kanjis are what's gonna make you loose your hairs.

[TechnoRaver94]

i know I'm starting katakana/kanji next semester I havent had Japanese class since 1st semester last year so over a year with no japanese i forgot A LOT of stuff O.O

[AngeloSantoni]

Katakana and hiragana will be back in 2 weeks, I'm sure. About kanjis... mmm... eh... uh... Katakana and hiragana will be back in 2 weeks, I'm sure, hehe.

[kawaiisuzuka]

OMG this is the cutest alphabet i've ever heard!!

[DeliciousChromatics]

That cracked me up. xD

[CrazyRandomDancing]

Im with the kid when he gets the ............ in his bubble lmao. idk what she sayin

[Gyroglle]

what's naka ma haruze wa mean?

[aj200820082008]

i assume its a letter in their alphabet lol

[sakuramankai94]

i think that its saying that "the one without a friend" because n is the only one that doesnt have that kind of group like the others.

[Gyroglle]

ah, i see

[LiqwidNiTRO]

great tool to learn hiragana =D

catchy

[DarkWitchArizona]

the "n" sounding one looks like an italic h lol

[adnanhafiz]

haha... i thought so too

first i learned the letters, i thought it was h, but turned out to be 'n'

[AboutNobody]

eh :D

i dont understand anything lD

[mykriztal]

njh

[lolilove22]

It's basically just a fun way to learn hiragana. It's supposed to stick in your memory ^_^

[blue2kid3]

lol same i am trying sooo hard to learn but omg i vvould take school over learning j.

[sakuramankai94]

i learned those in a month, so even as dumb as me can do it if she puts some effort in it ^o^ so, gambatte kudasai!

[haibuihoang]

^^ hay nhi?

[dog74735]

my dad lived there for 8 years hes right it is long

[KGBailey7]

yeah ん is the only 1 that makes an "n" sound.

[gokharol]

How great!! I've learning it, so I 've changed my youtubelanguage to japanese and I'm loving it! *-*

[KGBailey7]

*_*

[gokharol]

Hey, can someone here (that speaks japanese) tell me what's this symbol I see a lot in magas? It's something like this : |

Looks like a vertical line, and another one like this : - (but bigger)

Thanks all

[Kichesias]

Do you mean 'to' ト ?

@_@ Sorry, your question was confusing.

[AppleOranges12]

The dash ーis used to lenghen the vowel of the previous sound. The name Mary for example is written in Japanese katakana メーリ　(me ri). The dash lengthens the "me" sound so when its spoken, the "me" is held slightly longer than the "ri" sound. The resulting sound will sound more like "meeri" than "meri"

[toakicalixton]

Nihon no seikatsu ga yokunaro tameni nihongo wo moto benkyou shitemasu

[gokharol]

AH LOVE THIS!!

IT'S SO GREAT!!!

[HraefnFlyht]

ん is in a class by itself.

[HraefnFlyht]

I notice this lady pronounces を wo the same as お o. Why is that? I've heard other speakers pronounce it wo.

[KokoroNoKawari]

Wo is used for O particle in writing is prolly the reason. I do not recall Wo being used for anything else

[inkPrince]

Could any one jot down and translate what they sing before each vowel, pretty please?

Thanks

[wowfreak10]

lol, i'd do it if i was good enough at Japanese.

[tom101942]

Hey. (btw anyone please answer this next question) I heard that foreigners learning Japanese sound like a girl if they learn from a girl and sound like a boy if they learn from a boy. Is this true? My teacher is a woman so I would like to avoid awkward situations in the future lolz.

[siekh2]

Hmm.. I can only say that if you're a guy and you learn from a girl, you'll say watashi wa... And that is what girls say ^^

[tom101942]

Whats wrong with saying 私は?