Learn Japanese - Japanese Body Language and Gestures Lesson 4

[vanillesossenchecker]

The right answer is D: It's a Maneki Neko

[otolol]

"Chotto" means and "Wait" right?

[xXAsaki78sanXx]

Mmm... when you did "chotto" Hiroko -sensei, i thought in a japanese cat

[kaikanphase]

If I rememer well for say "wait a sec" to elders you way Chotto Matte Kudasai

[RissyRoman]

O.O what happens if you do it to elders?

[arcadefighter1]

@RissyRoman The world will explode and we will all die.

[rckrvt19]

@arcadefighter1 lol

[xXNarutoMoviesXx]

@RissyRoman I think it's just rude to say it to elders.

[eggshapedcarrot]

I've gotten into the habit of using the 'chotto' gesture in public places in Canada... and it makes me look a little rude XD Ahahaha

[katsumiizumi]

HIROKO san ha totemo kawaiiiii~ <3

[tija1012]

What happens if you do that to an old person? O.o

[alicema92]

Thumb up if you know this gesture from Naruto :)

[BlueKrock]

To who???

[TheUltimateguy123]

@BlueKrock Elder

[TheRK2O]

It's similar in my culture

[sisterprincess101]

I read in my tranlating book "chotto" means "umm"

[Ssymour]

I'm so gonna go to an old japanese lady, wave at her and shout "Chotto! CHOTTO!" then run away giggling like a little school girl lol !

[Ssymour]

I knew straight away what this gesture was , because my Japanese Teacher always did it. At first we thought he was saying "Go away" or "Shoo" ... but he always had a big smile on his face . We figured it meant "Come here" or something along those lines , lol !

[ayakatsukiko]

why cant you say it to elders?

[anaduds]

shi means death? because the numbers.. ichi, ni, san, yon, why yon? and why nana (shichi) ? O.o

[ATTO2020]

i lorn this from naruto :P

[tidenburg]

For people confused about the use of "chotto" here. It still retains it's "a little" meaning as you're asking for a little of someone's time, hence it's use.

[animelover3321]

I don't know why but you remind me of utada hikaru...

[hrvoe123]

I need help... if chotto mean that what does Koite Koi mean.... Someone please reply... Thanks

[taggedJC]

"koi" I believe literally means "come here" as a command. "Chotto" means more like "a little bit" as in "come over here, it'll only take a little bit of time".

"Chotto" is very versatile. If someone asks you "Do you drink sake?" and you answer "Chotto", it could mean you actually don't drink at all ("a bit, but not really and I'm being agreeable by implying I do drink it") or that you drink a lot ("a bit, maybe even a bit too much but let's not say anything too impolite here about my drinking h

[jlee562]

you use sumimasen towards elders.

[Power26Twister]

i've a question , i heard somone that said "koi" and not "chotto" is it wrong?

[hannahmcallan]

very nice english...=)

[44okiru44]

hey it's the opening song played in koto ? that's sound nice, and very japanese

[ivanraikov]

But hiroko, I can't say that word in Mexico to somebody, because that word in Mexico means gay jejejejejejejjeje funny isn't it.

[GothyPingu]

@karolbeatbox wait is "matte" (mat eh) :)

[2hopelessromantic]

What would be proper to say to elders instead of chotto?

[HoneyDews17]

i once met an old man from japan...he was asking for direction, so i help him...he didnt notice he drop something so i called him out, "Chotto!" and , PAM!!...guess what happen?

[karolbeatbox]

Does this word mean also: "wait" ?

I have seen translation of anime where one person called another "ciotto" and that person stopped. Like it was "Hey, wait for me!"

Is this the other meaning of this word?

[karolbeatbox]

It is an offensive word in Poland (written differently, but pronounced the same way).

Word "cioto" used in expression said directly to the subject of our sentence, would mean:

- a boy who cries/a boy who is too touchy/ acting like a girl

- or gay person (word used in riddicululing way),

- or male prisoner who other male prisoners rape

Example "Ty cioto!" would mean "You faggot!"

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So be careful, don't do this to elders....

in any country.

[Gingababe123]

hiroko makes me lol ^,^

[uzerofutube]

This gesture looks feminine with the arm bent.

[Coldheart61595]

why won't you do it to elders?? o.o

[slickl07]

Because elders will kill you.

[SoulEaterFanX]

@slickl07 God i started to laugh when i read that xD

[thisdudechills]

is there any differences between kocchi kocchi and chotto? 'cause I saw one using this gesture and said kocchi kocchi. thx ^^,

[wanieamylee]

chotto mate o ! xD

[MegaChAoS22]

GRANDPA! chotto! :3

[Talkingcamara2]

@MegaChAoS22 For some reason i found that funny XP

[mrdubcrazy]

Arent alot of these gestures made mainly by women?

Also can u tell me what 'Ekageni sharase konoduaho' means?

[mrdubcrazy]

Arent alot of these gestures made mainly by women?

[Melicioel7]

Was looking forward to this one since lesson 1 ^_^

[BambiiChanOKawaii]

Why not to elder?? Is it disrespectful to them or something?? :3

[britneyslut]

O.O WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DO THAT TO ELDERS ?

[cokemiguel2]

b come here

[TheRub45]

why can you say chotto to an older? can you tell me shite kudasai?

[iluvpandas18]

watashi? *points me*

[paperclipguy2]

untill now I have 4 out of 4 yay :3

[Unicornzilla]

is it true that you sometimes do not need to use

wo or kudasai, in most phrases????

[babygirl91580]

ohhh i know this one they use it on anime all the time : )

[beccaotaku]

Y can't U do dat 2 elders?

[HIROKOCHANNEL]

@beccaotaku because people do this to kids/pets/someone younger. :)

[beccaotaku]

@HIROKOCHANNEL Oh ok TY

[britneyslut]

@HIROKOCHANNEL So what do you say to elders ?

[DekiNoSama]

0:25 It can't be go away she smiling toooo hard xD

[xtazy115]

i could have sworn it was "go away"

[DekiNoSama]

@xtazy115 in english the way you say come here is go away and go away is come here

[anirudhkrishnamani]

what if i say..

"ora ora"?

[B4IRUTUARU16]

i thought someone was waving to me lol 

[NiekG]

Can you please explain to me why there is a 'tsu' in the hiragana for chotto, whilst it is spelled with 'tto' in romaji? Is it some kind of conjunction?

[cabbage521]

@NiekG The supposed smaller 'tsu' sign is actually a symbol which doubles the consonant it's in front of.

I had the same trouble, but the sign actually turns 'to' into 'tto'. :P

Like: いっかい, it is said 'Ikkai', because the small 'っ' doubles the 'k' of the Hiragana in front of it. It's weirdly hard to explain, but... XD

[NiekG]

@cabbage521 Ah I see! That explains a lot. Thanks, haha!

[WaffleBanisher]

Funny how you don't give infomation about not doing it to elders. I was extremely curious as to why not. :P

[TaigaToraDora]

LMAO I GOT SCARED AT THE ENDING.

"Be careful, don't do this to elders."

*Music*

LMAO

[xoxoLadyViperxoxo]

i sometimes hear chotto as little or in anime, Chotto matte kudasai! i dont know if thats the spelling but i think its means please wait! dont know, im still a beginner so please bear with me.

[japanesepod101]

@xoxoLadyViperxoxo Yes, you are right! The spelling is correct too :)

[xoxoLadyViperxoxo]

@japanesepod101 thanks for your responses!!

[troudan]

@japanesepod101 Forgive me if you've already answered this, but why must you not use that gesture with elders?

[RhymeBlack]

@xoxoLadyViperxoxo

Yup. It is (pretty much) directly translated as: For a moment (chotto) wait (matte) please (kudasai). 'Please' can also be "onegai shimasu" but it is "kudasai" when you use it for like... a favor.

[AsajjVentress]

LOL! That means "go away" in America... That could be a hard one to get used to.

[Ilcantodellanima]

in italian too!!

[ZyriaLuvWG]

awesome lesson and what that music at the end i want my dance students to do a performance of japan

[IAmWaverly]

That one's actually not that different for me. My family already does that, but the palms are face up.

[angelnhanako]

haha but isn't chotto mean -a little bit

[japanesepod101]

Yes, it also means " a little bit" :) Its meaning changes a little depending on the context.

[supernova1493]

@japanesepod101 thats right, when i learned english i noticed i just cant translate literally cause it wont make sense sometimes, it depends on the context. So take a look to this, it will be important not only with japanese but with most languages you may like to learn later ;D

[TaigaToraDora]

@angelnhanako isnt that sukoishi? am I spelling it right ? x_x

[adanBLURbis]

ou k..

[animeangela227]

if someone did that to me, i would probably walk away thinking it was to leave them alone or something!!

[Rena5582901]

I dont get it? Why shouldnt you say it to elders? Some one tell me :'(

[Houck1337]

It's impolite to say it to elders. Your better off saying "kite kudasai"

[Pixiemel2]

is "come here please" also kochi kudasai? or something similar?

[japanesepod101]

You could say "Kochira ni kite kudasai" (formal) or "Kocchi kite" (informal) for "Come here" :)

[kimslandthegreat]

Because it's impolite when you do that friendly action to the older people. (Thailand also has that kind of culture)

[DekiNoSama]

@Rena5582901 Would you say Hey Granpa come here now!

*I'd get hit being older or not xD

[britneyslut]

@DekiNoSama lol :) yep i think ever race elders is like that

[takineko]

Don't do this to elders? Haha, why?

[japanesepod101]

This gesture is pretty informal and so you should avoid using it with people much older than you :)

[takineko]

Oh okay. ^^

[digimaster44]

arigatou your teaching is great

[Misspinkpaws]

Chotto...youre videos are great I want to say thank you :)

[sonikku10]

When I saw this gesture in the preview on the last video, I was slightly confused. But when I saw it here, I understood immediately.

My Japanese friend sometimes says こち、こち to me when using it.

[japanesepod101]

Yes, people often say something like こっちこっち (over here!!) when doing this gesture :)

[AkatsukiKein]

I Saw All Your Lessons.. Thank You Thank yOU tHANK yOU!!!!!.. You Are The Best..!!..(And You Are Kawaii >-0.. ^w^

[chamekke]

This series is fantastic!

[nadim776]

What the next episode will take about ???

I mean which gesture.I really like this :)

[Sk8ierBoi00]

Haha, I won't do it to elders. That made me smile xD

Wooow, all of your lessons were amazing. I WANT MORE haha.

[japanesepod101]

More are on the way! Keep watching!! :]

[smurashige]

The gesture and body language lessons are a terrific idea! Please continue them, and perhaps, as you go, you might differentiate the gestures and body language of men and women.  どおも!

[LOZLinkWolf]

arigatro sensei!

[veemon]

Cutest sensei ever!

[uberloss]

Don't you have more gestures? :( What happened to "Do you know the meaning of this gesture?"?

BTW why did this gesture looked differently at the beginning of the lesson? :D

[japanesepod101]

I'm glad you like the gestures video.

We originally filmed 4 of them to see if people liked them before doing more. Since we got such a good response, we will be making more, so stay tuned!

[Azimuth1]

My Japanese teacher used to do this to us to get us to come to the front of the class and it would confuse us because we thought she was telling us to go away or something.

I remember she told us about how she was in New York once and wanted to gesture someone over to take a photo for her and the guy thought she was telling him to get out of the way and walked off!

[japanesepod101]

Poor guy! It can be confusing, can't it!

[romanpr1nce]

i'm gonna do it to elders and cause mayhem in japan

[wimper96]

what is a polite way to say it to elders?

I don't want to be impolite :]

[JeremiDesuyo]

I believe "Kite kudasai", "Come please", would be suitable towards elders!

[japanesepod101]

Good answer, thanks!

[Ltron9]

I love her!!!!! Thanks!

[CAesuoMykcM]

Awesome!!!!!!!! I'm learning with these videos nicely done....