Learn Japanese: Left, Right, Forward, Back GenkiJapan.net

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WARNING: Do not press play! This song will infect you!


Here's another Genki Japan song to learn Japanese for left, right, forward and back i.e. some useful directions (especially if you are in a Japanese taxi where they'll only speak Japanese!)

Can you do the dance whilst singing it?

左　= hi da ri = left = the kanji is a guy with a tool (工) in his left hand
右　= mi gi = right = the kanji is a guy putting food in his kuchi 口 or mouth.

Left tool. Right mouth. Easy to remember!

Usually in Japanese we'd say "migi hidari" instead of "left right" as in English, but I kept it this way to make it easier to remember for you. Plus it's always written 左右　in Japanese.


前 = mae = means "forwards" or "front" or even "before"
後ろ = u shi ro = means "back" or "backwards". If you just have 後 on its own　you read it as "ato" and it means "after"

The other words are "sit down" in Japanese which is suwatte 座って
And "stand up" which is 立って

There are more formal ways of saying these two, but this is probably how your Japanese teacher talks to you when playing games etc. Put a "kudasai" on the end to make it a touch more formal e.g. suwatte kudasai.

And if you have a look at the http://www.GenkiJapan.net website there's a free ebook called "Get Fluent in Japanese" which I'm giving away when you subscribe to my free "Learn Japanese FAQ" newsletter!
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There's also a German version of this song at:
http://www.genkienglish.net/learntospeakgerman/linksrechts.htm

And the English version is in the Genki English Teacher's Pack: http://genkienglish.net/cdset.htm

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Be genki,

Richard
http://www.GenkiJapan.net

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[killzone1231000]

richard, your e-book really helped me with my japanese. I can now speak full sentences maybe not with perfect pronounciation but close enough. I can also understand the other person who is speaking japanese too! Thanks man!

[GenkiJapanNet]

@killzone1231000 Cool! Glad to hear it!

[papayabadger]

O_O IS THAT MIKU?!

[DrownedBeliefs]

I'm returning to this video after about a year of study. This was actually one of the first things I learned and it caught in my head today, so I thought I'd contribute something I'd come up with.

This tune can be used to remember directions on a compass. It follow EXACTLY the same tune for West, East, North, and South (i.e. left, right, forward and back here, so the association is easily made).

Nishi, Higashi, Kita, Minami. 西,東,北,南.

Hope this helped someone!

[adam5metcalfe]

Can you use Hatsune Miku in one please!!!

[adam5metcalfe]

KAGAMINE RIN!!!

[fabo929]

rin kagamine ? XD

[Zeldafankid555]

RIN KAGAMINE OMG!!! NOW I WANNA LEARN JAPANESE x5,000 MORE THAN BEFORE!!!!! X3

[Gyuunyuu101]

They used Kagamine Rin!! :D im happy now!! X3

[RozalaR]

@XxCloudfrostxX i think it is her XD

[Fantasyvid]

Ahahah! That's Rin, right? ^_^)

Anyway, thank you so much!

[NakatamiHigurashi]

@XxCloudfrostxX It does!

[Hanakochan10]

RIN-CHAN!? O.O I'm embarrassed to watch and sing this.. It seems so kiddy.. >///< BUT IT'S AWESOME!! *it's stuck in my head* HIDARI MIGI! MAE USHIRO! TT///TT