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I think like Florian mentioned (in a comment below), it is subjective. For some "anime" is something special while a "cartoon" is just for kids. I guess it has that ring to my ears too. Thanks for watching!!

I’ll check it out!

Very good. You know it when you see it! I think the first Moomin show was a German puppet animation-I don’t know if you mentioned that or my daughter who is obsessed with all things Moomin.

Yumi was a radio DJ in the 1990s and was told she shouldn't say でかい on air. I think it is pretty normal Japanese now, though. The Japanese teacher I worked with also was quite strict. She forbad me to ever say スゲー and corrected me if I didn't use the adverbal すごく form when using すごい to modify something. One comment a Japanese friend said was, "We usually just say すごいかわいい even if not technically correct." Of course, Yumi says that all the time. I'm just still a little scared 吉田先生 might hunt me down and rebuke me!

Anything goes!

Not one of the choices! Haha

いいですね。 Maybe I will do "Another 5 anime words you already know" video :) There's also なに？！

Definitely! かわいい is everywhere. :)

了解！ I'll do that!

Nani???? 😂

@@geisa_ponte You know, I finished this video and thought. Man, I forgot naaaaaaani?!! I'll have to do 5 more anime words you already know. :)

In Fukui, where Yumi is from, そうか is ほうか. Sometimes, you naturally add the あー before and it becomes あ、ほうか！ ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A6%8F%E4%BA%95%E5%BC%81

Normally, the prefix お (as in お客様【おきゃくさま】, customer) or ご (as in ご主人様, master/husband) is used to add politeness and respect. However, with おバカさん, it’s more of a cute, playful usage, often for irony or affection. The お softens the word バカ to make it clear it isn’t meant as a real insult. It’s interesting that many words we commonly use are actually a combination of these polite prefixes and the core word. For example, ごはん (rice; meal) and お茶 (tea) are great examples.

Thanks! Glad it helped. :)

Good question! The pitch accent diagram has a white dot after the last kana in the word. In a two-kana word, it would be the third dot. That is to show where a particle would fall. For example, using the particle が, it would be: はしが. If that meant chopsticks (箸), it would be HLL (High - Low - Low) in the standard Japanese accent. If that was bridge (橋), it would be LHL. As I mention in the video, I remember it because it kind of looks like the shape of a bridge with the middle part (the し) being higher than the ends. I didn't mention it in the video, but there is another はし which means "edge" using 端. That is LHH. It's a minor thing, but as you progress with your Japanese abilities, the small details make a difference. Let me know if my explanation doesn't make sense! :)

@@LearnJapaneseMakoto Yes, thank you so much for such a detailed answer 🙂. It's the が particle I missed (as a 3rd syllable to low the pitch). Now it's all clear! Your videos are very helpful and easy to understand. ありがとう

@@dorotak-k8211 Great! It's helpful to have the one-extra dot to show the particle since there are many words that fall on the particle like "はし bridge" and many that do not like "はし edge".

Good point. Japanese pronunciation and "spelling" is definitely more consistent and logical than English.

@@michaelleoncini2670 yes! I should have mentioned that.

Me too! I think of it all the time while seated at my computer to do work... I need to go to the gym more often.

The other day I was talking to a friend (American) and he was saying he always takes some coffee or something to drink while driving to and from work. He just likes to nurse on some liquids while driving even though he isn't thirsty. This expression came to mind.

Yes! I love your breakdowns and grammar explanations. Please keep posting these. Thank you.

@@yutooober Thank you so much :)

Thank you so much! This is not only very helpful, it is extremely motivating too! Thank you for your great effort and work! Please keep posting more!

​@@AriadneAmongHerselves Thank you! Your comment is extremely motivating for me too! I'm glad it helped and I'm working on more.

This is so helpful! Accidentally met your channel and watch it immediately, love how you explained thoroughly and gave insight for each vocabularies, new subscribers here!

Thank you!

Yes. The software I use doesn't support furigana automatically, but I'll be sure to add it for the next one! Thank you :)

Indeed. We had a good laugh afterward, though. Actually, I remember me laughing. I can't remember if she did...

@ 😂😂 maybe…not so much 😅

It's a true story! The cactus! The おばあさん! 😂

Yes, I’ve had that experience too when I’m with my wife. If I want to say anything, I have to be very proactive. But once you break the ice, it usually gets better. A slightly different scenario but still a true story: Yumi and I honeymooned in Singapore, where most people speak English or Chinese. I remember one time when a lady started speaking Chinese to Yumi. Seeing Yumi’s confused expression, she immediately turned to me and switched to English. It was hilarious.

真っ白な海国だ！

Glad you enjoyed it! I'll do more of these quick comparison videos of tricky word pairs. There are a lot of them! 😬

Awesome! This was in a very rural area. But at that time (1998--I'm old!) there weren't very many foreigners in that area of Fukui. I think I scared the poor lady. But you are absolutely right. Japanese people are the nicest in the world.

Glad it helps! It may seem like slow going, but the more you practice reading hiragana (and katakana and kanji), the faster you will get. Keep at it!

天才！😀

Thank you! You made my day :)

Thank you so much! :)

よかった。日本人でもそうなんですね。　 😂

I'm not the only one!

Japanese does use pitch accent, though it varies across different regions. What you see here is based on the standard Tokyo dialect. Unlike the tones in tonal languages like Thai or Chinese, Japanese pitch accent is more about the subtle rise and fall in pitch rather than changing the quality of the sound entirely. For example, hashi (橋) means "bridge" with a high-low pitch pattern, while hashi (箸) means "chopsticks" with a low-high pattern. Still, knowing a little about pitch accents will greatly improve your pronunciation.