Japanese Lesson - Japanese Without Thinking

[SunshineTheHedgehog]

I say 'eeto..' a LOT without even thinking, and I'm in London. Like even when I'm shopping and I'm looking for food on the shop's shelf.

[Brunswick999]

These videos slot perfectly into my ad breaks :)

[MegaChar99]

seugoii !! !!!

[christinegirl19]

i say "nani!?" "hyaku" "eto" "iya" and all that other stuff

[yaoigirl418]

sometimes, when I hear something shocking, I don't say,"Whaaaaat?!" I say,"Ehhhhh?!"

[yaoigirl418]

sometimes, when I hear something socking, I don't say,"Whaaaaat?!" I say,"Ehhhhh?!"

[dibsquared]

When ever I get hurt I end up saying "itatatata~" When I'm hesitating I end up mumbling "aaaannooooo~" to myself.

[MissFizzy93]

@dibsquared got that too.. with the "itatataa.." people start to stare really weird.. XD

[lslewis]

The eeto/ano part is so true. It's difficult for me to get it to sound natural or as natural as the English equivalent--"uhm." So I try not to use it until I have a natural, more fluent flow.

[KiriouSs]

ahahah funny

[takeshimiyagi]

I really like your guys lessons man, it's really cool!

[KuroiiTenshii]

The word I use without thinking instantly is Itteeee.. when I hurt myself badly. Not ittai. I also notice when I speak Japanese I say umm or uhh.. still have to change that haha

[Surenity88]

"Gomen ne okasan" You won't be showing this to your mother." "Aaah" lol

[kamisamanoko]

I find myself saying 'ne' at the end of my sentences a lot... even in english!!! o.O xD

[xninjasiix]

lmaooo me too!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gilo1223]

can you make something like the alphabet cause without this i am NOTHING

[blabityblabblab]

god this is hilarious!

[yoniieh]

the words i use the most are ..yatta!..baka!..uhu! and those itsy bitsy daily words :P

[Tauchp]

Well.. I think he means people who had lived outside Japan their whole life and are trying to learn Japanese.

He lived there many years when he was a kid so he's feels like he belongs there too.

[J91122]

hah i found myself saying all those phrases minus the uncool etto....haha being fluent is awesome

[NearLovesHisL]

i would just say "ummm"...lol

[silverwingsz]

I think these videos are too short! :(

[emikojung]

yea!!!

[kumikoangeloflight]

XD　「ヤバイヤバイ本当」 "This is really risky" is the literal translation

[stardingo747]

I need to correct what I said earlier; I did not mean to say you won't have ANY friends in Japan, I meant to say, you won't have very many.

Again; Japanese racism is more societal, than it is institutional, for the sake of not having unemployment, they will give foreigners work if they are needed in a given field. Here in the U.S. its the polar opposite; nonwhites will generally not get work, even qualified, and even needed. Again though, a given nonwhite could have several white friends.

[hirofan]

かけごえの意味は何ですか?

What's the meaning of "kakegoe?"

[luvme124654]

the word i use a lot is *ittai*

[Drpepper11M]

Hehe, 'Welcome to the Super Sexy Keiko Shoow!' Gahaha So Cute.

[Ronelbe]

I find it funny how oftenly in these videos george says stuff like "When foreigners say this", "Foreigners are" ETC doesnt he know that he too is a Foreigner?

[mantafish]

He is a citizen of Japan, so technically he is not a foreigner.

[haddy55555]

There is a divide though between the 90% of foreigners that sound like idiots speaking Japanese and the 10% that sound good. He's good so I think he can slag "typical foreigners"

[eugenesuke]

yes but he's referring to other foreigners

[OrenjiOtaku]

The term is not quite the same to the literal meaning in Japanese.

[oxxide]

ていうかおばちゃんやん

[akasaart]

even when i lived in japan, i usually kept using "umm" and "uhh"

so of course this sounded very unnatural, just the same

[kumikoangeloflight]

ehhh? O.O So you were thinking English ne? Did you pick up on any new words? I wanna know because I'm afraid of going to Japan and forget everything I learned.

[akasaart]

very true

[FelineFantsy]

Yoishou! XD

eetto. (I'd use this one the most)

This is too funny.

[shounenbat510]

For the lifting one, we say "Uffda!" here in Minnesota. That's a little easier than the one George was doing.

I agree with the "eetto", though. It would sound right if I tried to say it right now while I'm still working my way through beginner's Japanese.

[Mumeisan]

It's true, I hear people who can't speak Japanese say "eetto" and it makes them sound very un-natural. I agree with George that if you're going to use it, you should use it if you speak great conversational Japanese.

[jahlove111]

more videos pleeeeeeeeaaaaaaaase!

i love them! they're great!

[TAKENnameARGH]

Etoa = a finnish verb, To disgust, to be disgusted.

Etoo = (It) DISGUSTS!! Haha!

[Ninja4Butoku]

You are epic.

[pretymisty14]

i dont like how you translated the first one >:0 that word derives from "yoshi" its like the same work >.> y dont u look it up smarty..

[221091brian]

Hhaah about time you guys did another Youtube video.

Haha champion

[yesjapan]

Full-length versions on YesJapan!

[enygma3d]

I find now that since I've learned what ええっと actually means, I find I actually tend to actually use it without thinking about it when doing japanese lessons with my tutor. It sounds like the right thing to say when speaking Japanese. English, I will use "uhh" and "umm" without thinking as well. Kinda neat. Still don't use あの at all, but came across it on numerous occasions.

[rodrigopetrucci]

Man these videos are so great

[Eyehield2192]

hehe..thanx for the uploade!

[Shylilsweety]

More videos! :]

haha poor Keiko.

[Gabkicks]

another great vid :D Please keep em coming!

[audioiv]

Why do the Japanese always say things like "ehh" whenever someone is in the middle of talking? I've never understood that, as if you were to keep saying "yes" when someone was talking they would think you're either rude or not paying attention.

[heyjeySigma]

the "ehhh" is the equivalent of our "uuuhh/umm" or "you know" in the middle of speech.

nothing special really if u think about it.

[heyjeySigma]

damn anyone know where I can buy or watch more of these shows?? I searched through all internet and I watched everything available!

I'd really appreciate any help. the site is kinda down in georgeandkeikoDOTcom so cant even register there

[yesjapan]

All the YouTube videos are short clips from our full-length videos on the YesJapan website.

[heyjeySigma]

Are all George and keiko shows available on the site? or just a small collection?

it's too bad their main site has broken links/ not fully functional.

[Stelgim]

george and keiko shows are moved to YesJapan, well I have at least found them there

[isuckatguitar12]

@yesjapan i thought the videos were free? i cant watch them :(

[yesjapan]

@isuckatguitar12 -- 4 free Japanese Education videos are available every month on YesJapan.com's Videos Page

[boligrafoaraujo]

Haha, I say えっと．．． and あのう．．．

[Auron710]

awesome vid =)

[Fearrah91]

Best show ever ^^

[Fearrah91]

Great video :D

[khoraza]

i love this videos

[chimera15]

I never use those cause it sounds so weird when I do it. lol

[Majutsukou]

It sounds unnatural for most native English speakers because they just never seem to catch on to differences in aspiration. Still funny though.