何で日本語を話す？

[rianajp]

内容に全く関係ないですが、

嵐の相葉くんにどことなく似てますね～

[kurobanetetsuo]

私は日本語をならっています。Adviceどうもありがとう。

[jonstill]

Except the problem is Japanese dramas suck so bad. They are so bad that Japanese people watch Korean dramas.

[anime8explode]

In high school I had 2 good teachers, tomoko & rin.

I if you want to learn Japanese my advice is

1.You can't learn Japanese from just anime.

2 if you can practice with a Japanese person,by normal person I don't mean morning musume or yakuza. that won't work.

My final advice if you cannot get a teacher or go to Japan, watch drama. My favorite drama is Great teacher onizuka,Odoro Daisousasen & Hanayori dango .The Important thing is pronunciation if you don't have that down you can't speak Japanese

[anime8explode]

@anime8explode

This a rough translation of what he said.

[VVAANNEE101]

分かった　でもごめんね. I already messed up your advice in my experience with the two first you mentioned. But the last one is still okayドラマを見ます。ドラマでいろいろな言葉を勉強した。

[mark95427]

ew. just ew.

[marinesfan]

おもしろい！

[lilja4ever]

「こんにちわ、あの・・・モーニング娘です///」

[LuNyc1]

鼻寄り団子

[KawaiiMim]

ありがとうね!  ^^

[002watt]

え？これって日本語って定義していいの？

日本語って奥深いな～～～ｗ

[hidetton1]

勉強になります＾－＾でもその被り物は、韓国風ですねｗ



[vinsanity0505014014]

unko

[ariesmajor]

this is.........noooooooooooooooooo­ooooooooooo!

[vinsanity0505014014]

きんも~~~~~~~~~~~

[MrHannya777]

@vinsanity0505014014 お前がな

[nekochibi135]

★☆ すごいね! I alost understood like almost 4% of that! :D im gettin better :D ありがとう-ごさいます♪

[VocalYachi10]

XD morning musume

[mamimamipoko]

あはは

[nekochibi135]

What does yoroshiku mean?

[unholyimage]

@nekochibi135 "Yoroshiku" is short for "yoroshiku onegaishimasu". It doesn't have a direct translation into English out of context, but I would assume he said it at the end of the video. In this case it means something like "hope to see you soon".

It's generally just a term to express your desire for someone's cooperation or preferential treatment, but can also be used in a "nice to meet you" situation. The best way to understand it is to come here and see it used.

[wallacyrochamoreira]

que estranho! eu gostaria de aprender a falar japones!!

[sannkyaku]

カメラの編集うまいなぁ～ｗｗｗ

女「hey!koichi」

ko「おーい、こーいち様～」

ko「それ、私です（顔どUP）」

ko「アニメから日本語を学ばないでください・・だってばよぉ～­」

ko「・・・・っ！？（しまった的な顔）」

うけんねコイツｗ

やっぱ友達になってほしいわ＾－＾

[ms3103alex]

もしもしうめぼし！！！！！！！！！

くだらねぇ～～～～～！！！！

ニヤニヤしちゃうｗ

[astig600]

日本語とっても！むずかし！taena suko na ako!

[takako0157]

もしもしうめぼしｗｗｗｗｗありがとう使わせてもらいます。

[tikiyu100]

わくわくさんにそっくり。

[Tigerlily0107]

ahhhahahahahhahahahaha!!!!!!!!­!

moshi moshi umeboshi!!!!?? what the heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell!!!!!! LMAO

[pandy0127]

funnyfunny silly

[billydex100]

↓と同じくもらっときますわぁ～ｗｗ



[ugottastopbeinglame]

ヤクザとモー娘ｗ

[mamuya423]

nice

[SssassyBbbaker]

日本語上手！日本のハーフかと思ってました＾＾笑

[toshilog]

あなたの日本語は発音がおかしい。

内容もすこし軽薄だけど。！

もっと勉強すべきです！

[tro11buster]

@toshilog

人の日本語がどうこう言う前に自分の日本語の語彙を見直したほう­がいいんじゃないの？発音とアクセントの違いが分かってないよう­だけど。

[whiteroom13]

女も馬鹿面をしてるな。

中国人かい。

[xkumagorobeamx]

う～ん！う～ん！花より男子はとてもとてもいいなドラマです。

[froot6g]

本当に日本のハーフですか？アメリカではアジア人は多くは日本人­だ！と言います。

[satori137]

@froot6g 実はアメリカで日本人より中国人が多いと思いますが。

[TheDandy0]

だってばよ☆

[kjkjoofooo]

日本語うまいなｗ

[endooohaaan]

ＧＴＯは先にマンガで読まなきゃダメだよー（＞д＜）ドラマは知­らないけど、アニメは途中で終わるしネタばれするから（☆□★）­

[capixie]

花より団子　が　好きです。

[dwyhuen]

i think you're really great. i am a canadian and trying to learn japanese. and i think you really really did some great job there!

[kurohyakuable]

「もしもしうめぼし」はいただいとくｗ

[gmsandme]

もしもしうめぼし～∩＾ω＾∩

[Grophrane1337]

Lmao 1:00-1:05

[Otustelija]

@ doomavenger, do you have some kind of insecurities with your sexuality ?

[doomavenger]

fucking homo

[Ccatk]

日本語の発音は英語より少ないよ（50＋α）

[5smile22]

モーニング娘。をバカにするなぁ～～!!!

[ENeMy227]

エスニシティーみたけど、君かなりの雑種だね。

[Apezeer]

けっこう　顫動音が上手だよなぁ、本物のやくざもその感じだよね

[hiyougojin]

ヘンナ単語ってなんだよｗお前何気に日本舐めてるよな

[earththanks]

NARUTO!

dattebayo

[misachi92]

ohh! I kinda understood this. Awesomeee. :D

[M4rsu]

There is no thing such as japanese. It's a LIE. NOONE in Asia speaks "japanese". THERE IS ONLY CHINESE. Japanese people speak chinese, or nothing at all. STOP LYING.

[TsusokaYnM]

I LOVE Hana Yori Dango =]

[Toubuki]

あなたは本当に可笑しいだよ！ｗ

I lol'd hardcore. xD

[Waribiki]

Moshi moshi umeboshi!

[Vtricks]

マクドよりモスのほうがうまい

[prettypanda]

haha, I have that hat!

すてきなぼしだね！

[snooBlike]

u china people have some problems,...

[lassejannick]

.. it's japanese

[ultranordic]

yes, but they speak the same language in japan and china so you can't tell the difference.

[kisekimieru]

Actually, no. Diction and pronunciation, and the words are totally different. You might be referring to the writing system, Kanji, since its origins are in Chinese writing. :)

[ultranordic]

You are mistaken. They speak the same language in all og the Far East; Chinese.

[kisekimieru]

No, my dear, you are the one who is mistaken. I speak Japanese and a little Mandarin myself, and I can tell you that it's very different.

[ultranordic]

そうですか。私は中国語が話せる！日本人も中国語で話すね。

[kisekimieru]

まぁ、まぁ。　それから、どうして｢日本語と中国語は同じよ」って言うかな～

それでバカだな～

[bunponpinpinnihon]

guddo じゃなくて　good？ か　こうゆうのでいえば英語のほう難い　ってか日本語こんなに話すなんてすご！

[realismnotideology]

absolutely right.

pronunciation and intonation are most important

koichiben is almost perfect

for example

"su~shi~" is bad

"sushi" is good

anyway take it easy

[CrystalhawkEnt]

this video does seem kind of redundant, then again it was worth watching it just to hear you say もしもしうめぼし。I'm so gonna start using that now (not to any of my japanese friends obviously, that'd be dumb.

[sparklinchampagnee]

halfだと思ってたぁ！！日本語本当に上手だね＊

I can't believe you lived in Jp for only an year?!

Good luck w.studying Japanese♪

[watagamusan]

最初見た時、日本語上手で驚きました。すごい！

[17Kuro17]

1:14 EPIC!

[TheNoel]

I remember watching this originally and having trouble understanding it.

しかし、一年間後、考え過ぎないでよく分かります！

[42317]

Who is that incarnation of female cuteness? ;-)

But seriously, why are TV Dramas better for learning Japanese than Anime? After all, "GTO" and "Hana yori Dango" were Manga AND Anime in the first place.

[tindra777]

that's erin from koichi's tofugu blog. and i agree, she is really cute! ^^

[JapanFan1984]

I may be wrong but from my personal experience and learning I find the dramas better because a lot of my friends watch only anime and when they speak Japanese they try and sound like the animes they watch and sound too cutesy and its hard to understand what they are saying, whereas in the dramas they speak like normal people speak on an everyday basis(most of the time anyways). Personally I'd rather not sound like a cartoon character when I speak, I don't do cute well:P

[42317]

True. But it depends on the Anime they're watching. There are very "dorama-like" Anime out there, although I do admit that they're kinda rare lately.

[akihoxboo]

haha

so japanese isn't your first language?

[kuroibuta]

I love your videos but why did you make one that gives advice on Japanese learning, when you are speaking Japanese, lol!

[torachanau]

moshimoshi umeboshi. haven't heard that before but i'm gonna use it all the time now.

[so54541]

日本語うまいね＾＾ You speake　nice Japanese:)

[yahags]

On the thumbnail to this video you look like you suck someone's dick. :)

(seriously guys, paste the title of this video which is "何で日本語を話す？" to youtube search and look at the first thumbnail and tell me if I'm wrong)

[poisanpoisan]

英語がはなせるようになりたいんです。

[poisanpoisan]

こおういちさん、にほんごじょうずですね～！

またビデオブログたのしみにしています。

[achi1524]

おもしろいね！！！　私英語がんばる！　

[stevedasteve]

ehh so why are you wearing a panda costume..?

[nanocirque]

同じぼうしがもっていますよ〜

めっちゃかっこいいやろう！？

[felly12360]

もしもしうめぼし、めちゃうける。使わしていただきます

[shakiin000]

「だってばよ」ってアンタ。

モー娘の真似やばいよ、それ。

笑い死にするかと思った。

[hungryhippo12345]

hahahah you're too funny....moshimoshi umeboshi....:P

[hakonesamurai]

いい味だしてるなこのパンダ

[burichu]

ＦＡＩＴＯ！ＯＷＷＨ！♪

[lmizi]

That is so funny ... hilarious... specially the Iakuza and M.musume thing...amazing..

[ipppoi]

あんの。。。話す　の　たこ　わ　なんで　お　です　か？更に、あなた　わ　母子　が　すき　です　か？　あなた　わ　大きな　慮　の　母子　が　しょゆする　です。

[lowfatguy]

もしもし梅干し！

コウイチさんいいよいいよ最高だよ！

[Electroism]

=D I (L) YOUR HAT.

YUR AWSOME ^^!

[kishixKaisei]

xD I almost died laughing!  Thanks for being an almost-murderer jeeze..

[trancesuchtiger]

I really enjoy this video. Where are you from?

[trancesuchtiger]

Work on your intonation and you'll be perfect.

[Mariko9993]

Wow you studyed in Japan!! .....I wish i could do that

[elentaritinuviel]

Heehee. You're so funny. ^^

[Maiko9993]

オオオイ　コウイチ！　僕もはんぶん日本人ですけど。。オレはアメリカ人じゃない。カナ­ダ人です

[sandclow]

wow .. your japanese languase is easy to understand for me. I learned Japanese Language a bit. Keep your good working!

[mysquishy123]

The Character following the yakuza seems like Morning Musume's Sayumi Michige, wasn't it? haha, i didn't like her that much.

[J7Panda]

コウイチさんのビデオはとても楽しいです

nice panda☆

[TheCountPao]

I love the first way he learnt how to speak Japanese (from anime). 'DATTEBAYO~' LOL. I'd use the charcaters, but my computer got wiped, so I don't have my languge bar...

Anyway, simply classic!

[adamisaac]

That was so good. thanks!!!

[TOOTHFAAIREE]

ahahah. i like the yakuza part

[Chihuahuii]

Hana Yori Dango! Yay!

[kalavinka1]

このビデオいい所もあったんですけど、まだまだ発音がおかしいい­ですね。外人としか日本語話してないの？顔はハーフに見えるので­日本の親戚と話したら？上達するよ。がんばれ！

[kamihairu]

you want to learn to japanese

would go to Takaaki Nomi "野見隆明"house!

he can speak japanese very well.

[kamihairu]

i can't speak English

i live japan

[klewis9995]

i can`t speak japanese i live in USA

[kamihairu]

正しい日本語を学びたい時は

鳥肌実に教わろう！

[xThaPoochx]

LOL PANDA

[sellingaccount]

何で日本語を話すの？ Why Can I speak Japanese?　No wrong translation!!! you idiot!! 何で日本語を話すの？means Why do you speak japanese you idiot!!

[zengyun]

I dun mind the otaku acting+ bad complexion face, but pleaaasse stop with the irritating slang. Spreakkk Properry!!

[tiffanymondesir]

PANDA!

[jotei01]

Just wondering.. Why are you giving ways of learning Japanese IN Japanese? Shouldn't this vid be in English so that native English speakers can find ways of learning Japanese? ... baka

[alt7111]

Hmm- watching some anime can be helpful, I think, as long as you don't get the idea that it's actually ok to go around talking like that. I do agree with you about the dramas though- I can't say I think that even the best of them are great television, but they're good practice. I've been doing a bit of fansubbing of dramas lately. One thing I would suggest is taking the plunge and watching some Raws before you feel you're ready to.

[alt7111]

Beyond that, you'll need some books. You should at least have the textbooks from a series used in University programs. I used Nakama to start, but there are other series- Genki is often recommended. Beyond that you'll need dictionaries and usage references. The basic and intermediate dictionaries of Japanese grammar are a good start here- they can be had for about $100.00 for both volumes on ebay.

[alt7111]

Go through the programmed books as quickly as you can- don't memorize much. Aim at reading through 2 years of an intensive Uni program in a few months. At the same time watch 2-4 hours a day of Japanese television. Get some parallel text books and start learning to read. After a year you will at least be able to get the gist of almost anything you watch, without subtitles. That's only a beginning of course, but it's a better one than most Uni students get in that time.

[animefreak247]

thanks for the info ^^

[TeAcUpGiRl]

HE SAID DATTEBAYO!

[xlostgeishax]

You're funny. And I like your hat.

I enjoy watching because you speak slow and I can understand almost everything :)

[MazyLoron]

wow that was some morning musume impression... lol nice gokusen reference!

[shuji13]

i LOVE the GTO live drama

[loumiven]

i watch anime in my free time.. im really surprised that i somehow understand what their saying even if i didnt take jap lessons... i now understand a little but i cant read katakana hiragana!!

[nuppon]

日本語って言っても東北弁とか普通に日本人でも通じないからねぇ

英語訛り入ってても適当に単語並べてれば通じるはず

[CREATA7]

koichi sama omae tte nande kakoiin da XD

光一様　お前って何でカッコインだ

面白いやつだな

それとも可愛い

[Kittermew]

So, uh?..You do speak english....fluently?..

@-@ Which language do you speak better??

[koichiben]

english, by a lot

[PaintballerM4]

How can I learn from you!!! How did you learn!?

[satanicdude66]

素晴らしいビデオの男性愛それらの全て

[freaklord2]

One question, do you play World of Warcraft?

[koichiben]

no.

[freaklord2]

oh, okay..you kinda look like some of these farmers

[sniper11235]

why is it that all over the net, everything that is writen in japanese and chinese is just squares?

[w0ahsz]

You don't have the Asian Language package installed on your comp. ;x

[sniper11235]

actualyn i installed it several times

[keakusanagi]

パンダの帽子はかわいい。 どこからそれを得たか。^^ それはかわいい。

[kakkoiguitaaplayer]

less talk and more cute nipona girl

[KazeGaara89]

Who's the hot chick? :O

[theonlyisamu]

lol@アニメから日本語を勉強しないでだってばよ！

[ferretboy787]

You know Koichiben, I really enjoyed your video, while I understood it, I think majority of your fans do not which is exactly who you were trying to give advice to. Is it possible you made the "Learn Japanese from anime in only 5 minutes a day!! 1337!" video for that reason?

[koichiben]

that would be why, though, I don't think the english one covers everything - more videos soonish, though.

[ferretboy787]

lol!!! "Anime kara nihongo manabanaide kudasai dattebayo"

[leiurameshi]

i can understand what he says but when i speak japanese its like im murdering the language lol XD

[PimpMatt0]

あなたの帽子はくまであるか。施行

^is your hat a bear???^

[PimpMatt0]

ちょっと私は日本語をまた話してもいい :)

[Juliettejones]

hahahahahaha you are so crazy guy =DD

[xXoOfallenangelOoXx]

lol the yakuza part nice vid tou!

[thekaje2]

I also like the Yakuza part.

[thekaje2]

Dude, I would go gay for you. That was fucking awesomeだってばよ.

[juliajade]

stop being cute panda

[cuchuoichammuoi]

are u jap ?

[hitati80]

Are you Japanese? lol

[hanakosama]

ah! ah! ah! しつもんがあります！

so did you spend your senior year in japan then? or did you finish school here, and postpone college? ちょっとconfusedだけど...

i meant to spend this summer as an exchange student, but...umm...yeah, long story....now i'm in the process of looking for colleges on the east coast that have good japanese programs, and offer some sort of exchange program....

[koichiben]

i spent second half of junior year and first half of senior year, and got back in time to graduate and go off to college. Good luck on finding a college!

[MrDenny246]

wow i only took 3 years of japanese and i can actually understand all ur saying. Too bad I'm not going to take japanese 4. Can't stand the teacher.

[TruthSeek]

FIGHTO! OH! OMFG! XD

[SpydaSoQuick]

watashi wa Yoendris Desu!

dozo yoroshiku!

[mangabunnie]

the ending was cute and i need to get one of those hate to bad i dont speak japanese, i speak chinese thou ^^

[drgentlewolf]

大事ですよ（だいじゅですよ・・jya jyi jyu jye jyo）・・・may be korean

[pandapuffz]

haha, good to know that drama's will actually help. Love that ending part. 'fighto OH!' atleast I know I'm not going about things the wrong way! *looks over to book case of study material* @.@

[Switchfeets]

エエ！ 韓国っぽい。ヤ、でも発音がまあまあいいよ。ちょっと、流れが遅­いんだけど～さ。日本語頑張ってね！ところで、アメリカ人なんだ­よね。そのため、韓国語を母国してる人たちの発音の問題がないよ­ね、それで、うちの耳になんとなく発音がキレイと思うンヨ。

[koichiben]

そういってくれると本当に嬉しいんだ〜ありがとう！

[fredydb327]

haha. Gokusen. Only drama I've seen. What I basically think you said was the different ways people speak in anime and dramas compared to standard spoken japanese. That's a topic in Gokusen too, haha. Yakuza ways of talking, just like Yankumi. Haha. Fight-o oh. Faito-oh.

[konyamato]

Which Japanese area did you stay in?

Plase tell me if you can.(*^^*)

[koichiben]

nagoya

[Winampd]

とてもおかしいです。Ｈａｈａｈａ．

[Dutchlandguy]

Is this guy from China ???, he speaks a very funny japanese,

[TheSenseofTouch]

タイトル"何で日本語を話せるの"はもっとよくないですか？

"何で日本語を話すの"は"Why DO I speak Japanese"ですから、今ちょっとこんどうしている。

good points! why is i