The Eternal Question (J4M-82)

[oobeedoob]

Mariko is so cute!!!

[yanyanyanyan70]

あの～日本が心の中に本当にHOMEですからね。

日本へ行きましたでも帰りたいね～

[nichirenx]

I really need to learn japanese.

Listening to the language in some of the movies really calms my nerves. It is like the flow of it is a song or something.

[WaterCrystalline]

The People. The Knowledge and culture that flows within Japan. The food, the outstanding innovations in the field of technology, Gaming, and many other things. Things that simply show how amazing it's people are. Truly a paradise ( for some ) worth living in! And Of course, because The Gaming industry is heavily focused in Japan ^^ More Job Oppurtunities, etc.

[nokonoko90]

To study Korean in Chinese characters, while walking around in an AoDai speaking Castillian (Spanish) with a heavy Russian accent, just to annoy the locals.

[toastybeer]

@Cptraktorn me too, oddly... I must be watching too much anime...

[MegaDarknero]

@toastybeer You can never watch enough anime.

[BBoyBlack1337]

Ore wa hentai dakara.

[tokyofreakz]

Because of Mariko! :D

[sanshinboi]

僕の彼女がいるから。

[Cptraktorn]

For some reason i knew exactly what she was saying.

[brendanraymond]

hey you uploaded this on my birthday :D

[sebias2]

Hola Victor poco a poco me voy viento todos tus videos =) La ultima ves que comente sobre algo en japones fue en mi semestre pasado >_< he avansado un poco, de echo manana tengo un examen de la forma de preguntar como lo hizo la chica =D　～ほしい、～ほしがっている、～たい、～たがっている。Numb­er Counters, y Usando ～んです。Usando un tema como de compras en un　デパート

Aver como me salio esta oracion =)

私は日本に旅行したいので、友達と一緒に秋葉原に買い物に行きま­す。でも、今わたしはお金がない。残念ですね！！！

[RyleyLearnsNihongo]

I want to go there to improve my 日本語. I am still a beginner. I also want to go there to learn more about the culture there. I think their vending machines look awesome also lol.

[romanceunderthemoon]

Nihongo is a beautiful language, and Japanese are a beautiful people and have a beautiful culture.

[guhimura]

damn dude...mariko, you´re a very cute girl

I guess I´ve always been atracted because of it´s culture, and the people seem soo nice! I love japan´s traditional architecture, and traditions in general. That´s why I became horrified when I saw the tons of videos of "Racism" in Japan against foreigners...investigating more about it. Just saw your video, thanks dude! soy de Costa Rica...se hablar inglés bien!, un así que por ser no precisamente un Americano, igual se interesarian en mí? jaja

[fzshinobi]

@Gimmeaflakeman . . . I don't quite understand what your point is. See my comment. It was not fitting in the reply (here).

[Gimmeaflakeman]

@fzshinobi

Misunderstood. Thought you were saying there was no point in visiting since you've seen TV dramas. My apologies.

[fzshinobi]

@Gimmeaflakeman

そうですか　大丈夫ですよ　^_^

[fzshinobi]

TV does not = real world, but dramas do tend to closely model and reflect aspects of the society the depict.

And even if "TV = real world" why would that give me no reason to visit? There are multiple reasons I could visit for. Sight seeing and mountain climbing are good enough for me.

Also, it's not that I have had no experience with the Japanese, just not in Japan. I just completed an Intermediate course in Japaneses Culture and Language, in which I had one of the kindest teachers I've met.

[fzshinobi]

To most replies on here:

Yes, there is quite a LOT of violence and crime in Japan, especially Tokyo. And on top of that, it has the highest suicide rate in the world.

Also, Japanese people might come off as nice in general, but you should keep in mind, there is something known as hypocrisy. And of course there is that pride-superiority factor in them.

I don't really know why I want to VISIT Japan. I guess I've been influenced by J-drama and anime.

[wolffrost]

because... a want a fugu license =3

[MrAxeu]

datte ne, boku no kanojo fukuoka sundeshimasu? aha japanese = muzukashi!

[raioneinjeru]

The politeness of japanese people inspires peace in my heart and a friendly enviroment in head. The way they express them selves towards others gives me an example of how we really need to be to have a better future IMHO. That is one of the reasons I dream to visit Japan (and even live there). Raionenjeru desu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.

[SilverGunZoO]

ぜんぶがすきです

[wehrmanj]

私はビクターさんとまり子さんといっしょに富士山に登りたいです­。

[coconors]

I love the language and I like the country

[alexleyva22]

she's really cute it reminds me of a friend i had in college...

[iareryc3]

私の専攻は、英語ですけど英語をほしくて教えてつもりです。

I don't think that's gramatically correct, but oh well.

[wehrmanj]

Marikoさんにあいたいです！ (hope this is correct)

Thanks for the びじん Victor, she's very brave!

[Gimmeaflakeman]

Good.

Either

と会いたい

or

に会いたい

Yep, Mariko is a cutie!

[danieru1979]

日本語は素敵な言語です

日本の女性は世界の一番可愛いです

＾＾

[sukaikun3]

my best friend shibashiba went there only to find an easier way to learn japanese..however i never told him that it would be possible

[decoysupreme]

what is the difference between doushite, nani, nande?

[slashreigncarnates]

doushite - why, ,nani-what , , ,and nande - (informal way of asking'why ') - why,, , ,,and also there is "naze- which also means 'why' , ,ganbatte ne !

[amaterasuka]

It's not as black and white as that

[AgentCell]

doushite = why

nani= what

[dlfgsts2]

Why? TO KILL YOU!

[giugnhgbvinierngvb89]

はやすぎた！

君はとても美人だ

[NeoXC]

Very pretty girls like Mariko in Japan, the weather ( I really love the emphasized seasons in Japan), the TV any day, everything in Japan seems positive mostly (happy and cheerful), I love Japanese food (really...anything, even Yakitori), the culture (community oriented), the music (not just traditional.. all the genres seem to have their own unique style that sets itself apart from the rest of the world eg. Jero), the cleanliness and attention to detail, the country is beautiful, I lived there.

[Ralfire]

I have always wanted to see Japan. After raising 4 kids there is nothing left but the dream.

[sugoiakl]

I want to go for so many reasons, so I'm going to sum it all pretty much into one statement. I just love Japan!

[coolixm14]

Why do English speaking people say Japan and Japanese say Nihon. silly...

[usaverageguy]

I travel all over the US and have found that no matter where you go, people are pretty much the same. The culture in New England is different than California but most people just want happiness for their families and friends. Going to Japan will allow me to see it this concept is true around the world. I suspect that it is. By the way, Mariko is beautiful but she speaks to fast for a true moron, such as myself. Sorry only 3 stars

[hurryingfred]

日本の仕事が欲しいですでもいま日本の経済はひどいですよ。大変­ですね。それから頑張りましょう。

[abba149]

Great show

[7ManUguy7]

i want to play pro soccer there, im bored of the US, and i like how everyone's respectful over there

[tarzanXXR]

hm....she looks more like a chinese, doesn't she? just my thought...no offence meant...

[Fuyudo]

i want to see Mariko :D

[annagulaev]

I want to study how uncharismatic people fare in Japanese society, and I want to know what degree of humility, pride, self-promotion and confidence are expected and polite vs how these things actually affect people's success, both socially and professionally.

And I want to live in a city with great public transport, and learn a new language, and experience something other than the sameness that is everywhere in the US.

[heeton]

これは・・・ギザカワユス☆

[angel21d]

Comment wo kakinokotteageta :)

[BeautifulMidnite]

Whoa! I understood! Unfortunately I still have a hard time making sentences, so my kotae will be in english.

Arashi? ahhaah. I would say I was kidding, but I like them a lot at the moment. But, I'm interested in the language and culture. I want to see as many museums and shrines as possible. I like the Heian, Edo and Meiji periods. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum,Hot Springs, Ryokan,KANAMARA MATSURI (hahahaha) Johnny's entertainment store (lol) There's much more, but too little space to type^_^

[Tass1701]

'Cause I just fell in love with Mariko!~

I wanna date Girls halve my age and party once a year in the subway on yamanote line with all my other gaijin friends only wearing my shoes!!111oneone.

Second to that I want to become a ninja like naruto.

[HikkiFanUK]

Ahaha, love the video. Mariko is *so* cute xD

[GReddy1987]

i wan't to make a new start in my life!

[chad5161]

きゃぴきゃぴギャル

[norsehawk]

I want to go to Japan for:

The great food.

Cooking in a sento or in a Japanese bathtub after a long day.

Feet under the kotatsu in wintertime.

Efficient public transportation.

Mountains (I live in Florida which is FLAT)

Gyudon

Chuhai

The culture.

It would be fun to live there for at least a few years (don't know if I would want to be a 'lifer' like Cooney)

[creepyk1d]

coupon cabin is talking to me D:

[thatjapanesegirl]

She is so cute!

[Ido013]

うん日本はとても面白いですからやっぱり行きたい

Correct me if I made a mistake （^ω^）

[Gimmeaflakeman]

It's ok... but I would have said.

うん. 日本はとても面白いですね。やっぱり行きたいなー。

In this sentence, から and やっぱり have similar meanings. Another alternative to your sentence is...

うん。日本はとても面白いので、やっぱり行きたい。

うん。日本はとても面白いので、やっぱり行きたい。

Those are MY options. A native friend suggested this...

うん、日本は面白いから行きたい。

[Ido013]

Is ので a way to create a pause to say you're going to add more to the sentence?

As for the native option, do they remove the 「とても」 since I'm already using a verb ending in たい?

[HereComesSeth]

i want to go to japan to start a band there, theres a lot of awesome musicians and a lot of musical scene over there!

[draggt03]

I want to go to japan AGAIN because its been like............7 years since i been there and i miss it very very much.

[XxDarkDiazxX]

Basically because the culture is so different from what I'm used to here in the Americas, considering that I've lived in South America as well as the US, and it all seems so different.

[caletcalet]

i`d like to know beautiful girsl like you MARIKO.  greetings from vzla.

[Kazumac18]

cuz im an anime otaku and i love japan, not just for the anime but for the culture and the way of living ive always wondered how it would be like.

[teamtippmann]

i wanna go to japan for the history! unlike the anime people. you see i want some background on japan.

[kealiiballao]

I want to go to Japan (again) because the people are really courteous and respectful of each other, and the public transportation is really efficient. Also the country is amazingly clean.

[ElevenColors]

私もまり子に聞きたい一つの質問があります！

好きなタイプは何ですか？

[IndigoLynx]

smooth ;)

[Insaneagram]

Is [your name]です like an informal way of introducing yourself? Would you normally introduce yourself like this? Or is it only to be used in certain situations? Just wondering.

[Insaneagram]

Because, obviously, they have a giant fire breathing, singing robot baby in Tokyo! Or at least they did :/ it's probably been moved now. Seriously though I'd like to visit a Japanese castle one day. I love castles and traditional Japanese architecture is beautiful.

[eirinbe]

I can't believe i understood the question. :o

Maybe I'm not that much of a moron anymore! Thanks Victor, you are a genious.

Oh, and i want to go to japan because It's such an interesting country. And the people are pretty :)

[Snelis]

Well mainly because of Japans amazing culture, and to experience the gigantic gap from swedish culture to the japanese. And to one day meet Mariko......................

j/k but man she is very cute!

[commodore256]

Because of all the cool stuff that Victor taught us. ^_^

[kurai6]

会いたい人がいるんですから　＾＿－

[FadedHonesty1]

Because I want to get into robotics in Japan after I get my computer engineering degree.

[dudejaca]

Hey vic a little question, i already asked this to my sensei and what i got was that when you use 行 you should use へ and when you use に is in the case when you want to say that you somehow exist (ed) in that place, ex watashi wa uchi ni imashita. I hope you find the time to answer this

[Strifezilla]

i want to go see her now

[KingHaukIII]

Because I've never been there :)

[250mxrider]

なぜなら、日本人の女の人がとてもきれいだし、素敵ですから。

[jakemonrean]

She was cute.

[sahanoel]

i want to go to japan..because idk. i gues im asian at heart and ive always loved japan and anime scince i was very young :3

[ADF203]

I've never cared much for spending my holidays on the beach. I'd rather travel around in Japan, learning about the culture and whatever.

[Tiiba]

I really don't know?!?

[zeeslag123]

why do I want to go to japan? because she's there!

[ericsurf6]

What was her name again?

[synterlu]

大好きから

[Radrey]

愛してる

[betamaxdc]

wow

[DOTQWERTY218]

who said I want to go Japan? lol, but I guess I would go to see Nintendo in Kyoto, Japan and the Tokyo Game Show, if that is worth going too but I would rather go to E3 game convention in LA.

Probably might go Japan next time I'm in Korea. Should be interesting at least.

[general081]

For make love beautiful women.

[JustAMinuteOYourTime]

Because the country and its culture fascinate me. And because it will improve my Japanese by an order of magnitude.

[DavePerry2012]

I love the design and architecture.

Besides Hong Kong, Tokyo is the one big city I have a real interest in, partly because it is huge, yet almost free of violent crime.

I like the fact that Japanese society is polite yet people can still be very expressive and creative.

I find some Japanese women very attractive. :-)

I want to meet Maggie.

[DOTQWERTY218]

you should try Seoul, South Korea too, it is nice. Taipei, Taiwan and Shanghai, China are pretty cool to check out too if you like big cities in Asia.

[lordblazer]

Tokyo. Interesting. Beijing, and Shanghai are huge and have really low crime rates. same with Seoul XD. HK is cool though I loved it. My problem with Tokyo is that it doesn't have enough life. ITs so quiet and it can be one of the loneliest cities to live in. Kansaii >Tokyo

[k113132]

its like the most fun, to the eye the mind and the heart when in Japan ^_^

[Pikatroid42]

I want to see the Gundam in Odaiba!

[apu000]

I want to visit my idols!!!

btw Great Video Mariko ^^

[Jmadiso1]

I'm going to Japan to study. =]

[watsursnbaby]

じゃあえいごのせんせいですからね　Correct me if I'm wrong Victor, but I could have sworn that I heard her use the colloquial ん pronunciation of the の particle at the end of 行きたい as a subtle way to request an explanation to her question, right? Or am I just a moron? P.S. One month till I'm in Yokkaichi.

[Gimmeabreakman]

YES! Purposely did NOT mention that as a test! Congrats! Gonna talk about that in the near future!

[klynik]

Good video Victor and Mariko.

I wanna go to Japan because I find the culture overall interesting. Japans contrast of rich history and traditions with its modern aspects and new technology is intriguing. I really like the food, the matsuris, the nice people, etc. In terms of violence, its also much safer than many other countries.

[Otakku432]

I want to go to japan because they have a whole lot of festivals that seem to be so much fun!! I also want to tour around famous historical sites and other tourist hot spots along with visitng Akihabara and go to one of Hello!Project's concerts(mainly Berryz Koubou's) and shake their hand..maybe a photo XD ....need to learn japanese first though hahaha

[goodbyeblackskies]

to see my family. C:

[Rikoshima]

haha i dont really have an answer but when a cute japanese girl says comment, i comment

[HypnoSurf22]

I'd like to go to Japan again because there are many more festival's I'd like to see. I want to see the Gion matsuri and the Nebuta matsuri. I also want to climb Fujisan.

Thx for the vid Victor and Marikosan (^_^)v

[kageromaru]

She gets 2*5 starts from me... <3

[RMSanford]

日本に行ったら、易しく日本語を練習し出来るし、たくさん美味し­い食べ物があるし、行きたいんです。

僕の日本語が違ったら、教えてくだいさい。

[RMSanford]

oops, meant to say 「教えてください」。

[apexdna]

She's super cute ...

[decoysupreme]

Mariko gets an instant 5 stars. Mariko is the best!

[watcher8o]

Ladies like her are good reasons to go to Japan.

[enbejey]

Haha. Cool video and nicely edited.

To answer Marikosan: With an interesting culture, good food, and nice people, why not go to Japan? It's a unique spot.

Great video!

[iamtakingover]

5 stars

[aaaaaaaaooooooo]

一つの質問があります sounds like a direct translation from "I have A question"

Most Japanese people without a script would say 今日はみなさんに質問があります or something.

[Gimmeabreakman]

I would say...ちょっと聞きたいことがありますが。

or

ちょっと聞いていいですが？

[firebourn]

I thought doushtie means how

[Gimmeabreakman]

Example?

[luzur]

日本の女性たちですから。。。

[Tyrannies666]

You know what Victor?

if not because my cat got my tongue, i can speak just like her. O my gosh..thx for posting this vid with sub added man. I always wanted give a shot for little converstation like this.

I am from Malaysia, even my english arent perfect yet.. I love languages an afford to learnt specially German, French n Jap. Still need a someone to talk(practice) with..

[GuamRin]

そうですね、日本の文化が大好きですから。日本は面白くてきれい­な国だと思います。今、僕はグアムに住んでいます。グアムから日­本まで飛行機でやすいですよ本当に～

[supermanx2k6]

heres the comment just cuz mariko asked for it :D haha jk jk but hey victor have you come up with the name yet for the new series???

[matman125]

I actually understood the beautiful, talented, enlightened Mariko without the subtitles.

However, kanji is still kicking my little A! I will still need to practice on that.

[dapefley]

well because my fiance is japanese... and I'm an international business major and hope to work and live in Japan.... ore wa nihogo wo benkyo shimasu. demo ore wa nihongo wo chotto sukoshi hanasemasu to wakarimasu.. mo ikkai itte kudasai... lol

5* keep it up...

[omgitslukky]

Well, there is a number of reasons.

[TheJEShow]

Another great J4M. :D

I remember it was supposed to be a 100 episode series, wasn't it? Too bad it's almost to 100. :<

[Gimmeaflakeman]

New series starts after the 100 mark is up.

[TheJEShow]

Ooh, good to hear, that's awesome. :D I'd be sad to see J4M end. Feels like it only just began yesterday,

[6663000]

You should call the next series "Japanese for Mormons"

I though that's what it said the first time i watched a J4M video :P

[lordblazer]

I have a japanese friend from Nagasaki that's a mormon, and there are mormons here in beppu.

[decoysupreme]

Does Mariko san have her own channel?

[Gimmeabreakman]

No. Sorry. She only appears on this channel.

[iFukuyama]

yey, i understood it all^_^ save your wtf''s=P