Your videos are a gift. Thank you for giving learners such a thorough description of japanese phonetics-related subjects. This is incredibly helpful for people who want to learn how to pronounce correctly
Ouais, enfin! Je vais créer une vidéo dans laquelle j'explique l'accent et l'intonation, espérons-le bientôt!! Hope Google Translate is good enough haha
You got me subscribed right after watching fu sound video (but still quite difficult haha). I’ve been wanting to learn pitch accent in much detail but it’s really difficult to find. Most Japanese teacher wont teach it or sometimes just the very definition. I appreciate it you covering pitch accent. Thanks
Thanks for another very helpful video. Just found your channel today and all of your work is amazing! As an added bonus you taught me a very useful new word in English -- "ultracrepidarian", wow, what a great term!
Hello! First of all, thanks for the informative video! When you were showing the example of a flat type verb iku (14:10), some of the conjugations also showed the odaka pitch accent. Does this mean that a base verb can have multiple pitch accents depending on the conjugation type? If so, is there any kind of logic behind this or is that just how you need to learn it? Thanks in advance!
11:41 あめ: The pitch falls from あ E3 (164.814 Hz) to め F2 (87.307 Hz) according to Flex Pitch on Logic Pro. Here, I’m pronouncing the word very clearly for the practice, but the difference is within an octave. Of course, the pitch would go up or down more than an octave depending on how you emphasize words. For example, when I’m surprised and say “まじで,” I imagine the pitch would go down more than an octave between ま and じ. If you want to visually check the difference in pitch, you might want to download some free pitch analyzer. (I don't know which one is good.) Thanks:)
@@campanasdejapanese I use chromatic tuner online, but my my normal voice seems to be around 120 Hz and with pitch, 180+ Hz (and I am still practicing). but the real challenge is, I need to hone my listening skills, I do not seem to understand the pitch of the native speakers, how do I practice listening. It is really hard recognizing different pitch as each one of them have a different voice. :( . and If you see another account on your notifications, know that it was my alt (LOL). and thank you for reply
@@prilk1704 I recommend shadowing. There’re a lot of studies saying shadowing is effective for improving listening skills. (Not just listening) I REALLY don’t want you to think I’m recommending shadowing because I’m planning to release a shadowing practice video in a couple of hours haha
I’ve only looked up a few words, but it’s great!! I didn’t know about it. Thank you for letting me know:) I’ll put a link to the app in the description!
Thank you! This is the first time I have finally understood pitch accent! All the other lessons I’ve had in school and elsewhere-even two years living in Japan-only hinted at it, but I never understood it. Now I do. どうもありがとうございました！
You mean intonation? Pitch-accent and intonation are 2 different things. In either way, honestly, I don't know. JUST living in Japan probably won't make you speak Japanese fluently, but will definitely be a big plus!
I will mention that I did not learn about pitch accent when I first started studying Japanese, but after 4 years of speaking the language I had a natural intuition for intonation and picked up the proper pitch accent for vocabulary. Again, this was without explicitly learning about pitch accent. So I would say so IF you are learning Japanese during that time.
As I said in the video, you don’t need to memorize any of it. When you become fluent enough and genuinely curious about the rules behind the Japanese pitch accent, come back and watch this video again!
my god, your videos are truly something!!
Thank you for saying that!! I appreciate it:)
Your videos are a gift. Thank you for giving learners such a thorough description of japanese phonetics-related subjects. This is incredibly helpful for people who want to learn how to pronounce correctly
Your channel is a real goldmine.
Thank you, I appreciate your kind words:)
Just found your channel. So underrated. Thank you for your time and efforts in making these concepts as easy to comprehend as possible. ありがとうございます!
Excellent video and explanation. I was really surprised when I saw the subscriber count.
Yeahhhhh, enfin ta première vidéo sur les pitch accent ! félicitations et merci !
Ouais, enfin! Je vais créer une vidéo dans laquelle j'explique l'accent et l'intonation, espérons-le bientôt!! Hope Google Translate is good enough haha
@@campanasdejapanese For this time Google translate did a great job 😂
Thanks again for your amazing videos ;)
この動画を作りくださってありがとう。二回目の動画のこともとても役に立つので登録しました！
thank you for the videos, you explain things really well
Excellent explanation, thank you 👏
U help me learn fundamental skills well. I will learn Japanese with least difficult, especially for a beginner. Thank u so much.
Thanks for the video. I was curious about pitch accent, and found your video. Very useful.
Glad to hear that!
Thank you for your videos! I've been self-studying Japanese for the past several weeks and you content has been super helpful!
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@@campanasdejapanese Hi！Why does the last sentence, "日本の大学で物理を勉強しています", not go down after ほ？
You got me subscribed right after watching fu sound video (but still quite difficult haha). I’ve been wanting to learn pitch accent in much detail but it’s really difficult to find. Most Japanese teacher wont teach it or sometimes just the very definition. I appreciate it you covering pitch accent. Thanks
This was soo helpful! Thank you for the videos ☺️
ありがとうございました
Thanks for another very helpful video. Just found your channel today and all of your work is amazing! As an added bonus you taught me a very useful new word in English -- "ultracrepidarian", wow, what a great term!
Thank you very much for this video from Chechnya! 私の友
My Pleasure!! Thank you for watching:)
Hello! First of all, thanks for the informative video!
When you were showing the example of a flat type verb iku (14:10), some of the conjugations also showed the odaka pitch accent. Does this mean that a base verb can have multiple pitch accents depending on the conjugation type? If so, is there any kind of logic behind this or is that just how you need to learn it? Thanks in advance!
😀 GREAT JOB !
In the sentence at 16:00, why does the pitch stay high through the whole of 日本 and the の particle if it's a nakadaka word?
That’s an exception to the rule. When the の particle attaches to nakadaka nouns, they become 平板 flat.
Because pitch-accent and intonation are 2 different things. I'll cover the intonation in future videos!
Hey sensei, how much difference there should be between high pitch and low pitch , and I don't seem to understand the pitch of the natives, any tips?
11:41 あめ: The pitch falls from あ E3 (164.814 Hz) to め F2 (87.307 Hz) according to Flex Pitch on Logic Pro. Here, I’m pronouncing the word very clearly for the practice, but the difference is within an octave. Of course, the pitch would go up or down more than an octave depending on how you emphasize words. For example, when I’m surprised and say “まじで,” I imagine the pitch would go down more than an octave between ま and じ.
If you want to visually check the difference in pitch, you might want to download some free pitch analyzer. (I don't know which one is good.)
Thanks:)
@@campanasdejapanese I use chromatic tuner online, but my my normal voice seems to be around 120 Hz and with pitch, 180+ Hz (and I am still practicing). but the real challenge is, I need to hone my listening skills, I do not seem to understand the pitch of the native speakers, how do I practice listening. It is really hard recognizing different pitch as each one of them have a different voice. :( . and If you see another account on your notifications, know that it was my alt (LOL). and thank you for reply
@@prilk1704 I recommend shadowing. There’re a lot of studies saying shadowing is effective for improving listening skills. (Not just listening) I REALLY don’t want you to think I’m recommending shadowing because I’m planning to release a shadowing practice video in a couple of hours haha
I’m so early, I’m even commenting before Mei’s usual first comment.
Haha Thank you for your comment! I appreciate it:)
Thank you for the videos.... very helpful.
I am using a dictionary called "JAccent" Can you please check it out...if it is good or not?
I’ve only looked up a few words, but it’s great!! I didn’t know about it. Thank you for letting me know:) I’ll put a link to the app in the description!
@@campanasdejapanese 👍Thanks :)
Thank you! This is the first time I have finally understood pitch accent! All the other lessons I’ve had in school and elsewhere-even two years living in Japan-only hinted at it, but I never understood it. Now I do. どうもありがとうございました！
You’re the best!
Thank you for watching!! I appreciate your kind words:)
Will I achieve the pitch accent naturally if I live in Japan
You mean intonation? Pitch-accent and intonation are 2 different things. In either way, honestly, I don't know. JUST living in Japan probably won't make you speak Japanese fluently, but will definitely be a big plus!
I will mention that I did not learn about pitch accent when I first started studying Japanese, but after 4 years of speaking the language I had a natural intuition for intonation and picked up the proper pitch accent for vocabulary. Again, this was without explicitly learning about pitch accent. So I would say so IF you are learning Japanese during that time.
Thank you both!
めいさんの専門は言語学ですか？詳しく教えてくれてありがとうぅぅ(・∀・)
こちらこそ、ご視聴頂きありがとうございます。違います！一応、日本語教育能力検定試験という日本語教師になるための試験には受かっていますが🤓
and here i thought kanji was the hardest thing to memorize.. ;u;
Kanji is way harder to memorize in my opinion tho.
Knowing these kinds of rules makes me afraid to speak Japanese.🥲
As I said in the video, you don’t need to memorize any of it. When you become fluent enough and genuinely curious about the rules behind the Japanese pitch accent, come back and watch this video again!