Yeah WaniKani is extremely helpful! I also like to practice reading manga just to see what words I understand in it. Japanese language learning video games are really good. Migaku app or Nihongo Pro app both can be used for looking up words in manga.
Great video, Zak! I landed in Japan with my wife and children in 1988, the dark ages of language learning. This is the Golden Age of Language Learning! There are so many tools and resources. Back in the day, there were text books, flash cards, and cassette tapes for formal study. But it was slow and frustrating. Anyway, after 10 years in Japan, I returned to the States. A year ago, after speaking zero Japanese from 1998 until 2023, I started up again. Everything you said in your video was spot on! Well done! I know just how hard Japanese is for us native English speakers and I salute anyone who accepts the challenge and has success. Well done! おめでとうと！
@@TonyLudlow それを聞いて嬉しい！！Proud of you for getting back on the horse Tony! It’s truly a marathon and not a sprint, make sure to enjoy the journey! And definitely keep me updated on the progress, rooting for you my man 💪🏾💪🏾
独学 for the win 💪🏾 I’m glad to hear your learning journey has been good too, it’s a never ending journey truly but so many cool experiences unlocked because of it along the way fr
Man! Your method of klearning Japanese is brilliant! That is how I learned Spanish. When I go to Mexico, I read every billboard and go to the supermarkets and read the packaging and just hang out with my wife's family and listen even if I do not understand everything.
I feel you! It really makes it so fun and you don’t even realize you’re learning at the same time. Glad to hear you levelled up and can talk to your extended fam now too, opens up a whole new world 💪🏾
Thank you so much Zak! This video was very inspiring❤ Language learning is more than a hobby it's a life stile!) Good luck to all of us in our language journey🙌
Thanks so much for hearing me out too, really appreciate you making your way here! Language learning really is a lifestyle and it’s nice to see someone else on the path! Best of luck to you too, you got this💪🏾
If speaking is your end goal, I can’t stress enough the fact you should speak early on. I’ve been studying Japanese for 4 years with close to zero output practice…the result? I can understand nearly everything at a very advanced level (since I always consume content by different authors and of different genres) and my pronunciation is really good (in part because of my Spanish), but when it comes to speaking I am extremely slow, always second guessing myself and can’t really hold a conversation because of how slow I produce words. For me personally that’s ok, as my goal was never to speak (since I’m an introvert who does not really travel much), but to consume media…but if your end goal is to communicate, definitely speak as much as humanly possible. Also, if you want to increase your reading speed, I recommend watching shows with a language you don’t understand, but with Jsubs (I do this a lot with KDramas since I can’t speak Korean yet). Lastly, Netflix with a VPN is your best friend. All anime and JDramas you will ever need and they are all JSubbed….even titles that are not of Japanese origin have dub version.
Speaking a lot of facts! Output even with just yourself makes for good practice I feel. Thats such a good idea too with watching the show with jsubs for reading with the audio in a language I don’t yet understand. I’ve done Japanese dubs for new shows I start in the past as well. But with such a high level of understanding, your output is most definitely right around the corner. Maybe a trip to Japan could be what motivates you to go hard in that area! 👀
I'm from Sweden and come to think of it Ive never really studied any English, I learnt it from games, country music (which has given me a bit of a southern accent lol) and dubbed anime (of all things). I guess only advantage in learning English over Japanese is that we share the same alphabet so it was easier to read stuff as a beginner and I suppose there's also the advantage of the languages sharing a common ancestor.
Hahah I love how you picked up the southern accent too, because English is so ubiquitous I never stop and think about how hard it must be learning too with all of its quirks, so big hats off to you for learning it and having fun with it too. What were some of the songs and games you used? And dubbed anime lowkey goes hard (I love the DBZ and FMAB dubs to this day)
@@ZakHassenthank you! this was way back in 2011 so it was mostly what was popular at the time, I remember being really into the Haruhi franchise back then 😅. As for games I think it was mostly red dead and team fortress. And I suppose music wise I remember listening a lot to Grandpa Jones, boxcar Willie, hank Williams, woody Guthrie and those kinds of guys 🤔
@@someuser4166 wow I’ve only ever heard about red dead on that list, I got a bunch to checkout. Glad you made your way here to my channel too all the way from Sverige 💪🏾
I think this deserves to have 1m+ views. good job! I teach English where I am from and I always try to encourge my students to consume western media as much as possible as it is the easiest and laziest way to learn a foreign language.
That means a ton to hear! And I really do think when done consciously you pick up sooo much learning this way. Best of luck to your students, I’m sure they’ll be fluent in English soon with a teacher like you 💪🏾
Love this video! To be honest, I've been discouraged in learning Japanese lately. I've been working on and off with the language. I passed both JLPT N5 and N4 last year and still couldn't speak 🥲. Now I have been seeing videos like this, showing that learning does not have to be so strict, where you only memorize grammar points and vocabulary. It's reassuring to know that you can get good at a language while having fun during the process.
100%! And I think there’s something to be said for learning while having fun, it feels like when relaxed and enjoying myself I’m able to retain a ton of what I’m learning as well. Best of luck in your journey! I hope N3 and beyond come super easy for you 💪🏾
This video just got you your 600th subscriber :) I live in Korea as an English teacher and I’ve been trying to learn more but I feel like I’ve hit a plateau at the B1 level. This motivated me to start really grinding again to break my plateau. Thank you!!!
This just put the biggest smile on my face! Thanks a ton for helping me reach this milestone, I’ll never forget ya! And I’m sure with that constant exposure by living there you’ll be able to bust through those plateaus with just a couple tweaks in your day to day routines. You got this! I’m in your corner 💪🏾!
I don't know if it really makes everything easier, but... жить в стране, где очень много иммигрантов, wo kannst du in die gesellschaft für muttersprachler eintreten, 言語を学ぶことがより簡単になります. Но, опять же, i can't claim that. Trotzdem kenne ich mittelmäßig alle vier sprachen die ich gelernt habe :)
Great video! Your video is honestly very similar to how I am currently studying but with some added techniques. Thank you for making it! You mentioned focusing more on writing now so I want to recommend RTK if you haven’t already purchased it.
Appreciate it my fellow Zack 💪🏾 I haven’t tried RTK yet (been tooo lazy LOOL) but I’ve heard a lot of good things about it and if you like it too I’ll def give it a go soon
I love this video :D Typically, I no longer click these kinds of videos because they often say the same thing, but I really liked the first hand experience you put into it. And, the effort / artistic eye you added into the video composition made it really calming to watch. I am curious, did you ever try memorizing a few conversational phrases to talk with, or was it entirely comprehensible input? I'm learning German and watch videos all the time, listen to music, etc. and I notice phrases just wanting to come out ++ it's much easier to kind of just talk with myself because I've heard a lot of people say things in fun ways. However, there is a part of me wondering if I should be putting real effort in to have a few phrases down and start trying to speak with people, and on the other hand I know that in a year or so I might just pick up those phrases on my own. What is your experience? When you spoke with your friend on HelloTalk, did you ever use a translator to fix your words? Or did you just speak/text however it would naturally come out? Thanks again for the video! Oh P.S. how long did each of your milestones take? Do you ever get the feeling you could make the same progress not in Japan?
Your comment really made me smile, thank you so much for such kind words/taking a chance & checking this vid out. And as for memorizing I definitely did include that early on when starting conversation. Having a couple short speech’s on hand helped conversation cause I had places I could fall back too when I got nervous. I believe the concept is called a language island but I forget who came up with it. It’s something a lot of people naturally do when first learning a language(think self introductions, where you’re from, etc). And I 100% feel you on the phrases just wanting to come out, and it’s such a surprise cause it’s like when did I even learn them! And when speaking with my friend on HelloTalk I would sometimes use a translator(for concepts where I didn’t have much vocab like religion or science) but most of the time I would try to struggle through trying to express what I wanted to say with the words I knew, and get corrections from him. I also mirrored a lot, cause I would break down his voicenotes and learn new natural ways of expressing my own opinion. And as for how long each milestone took that’s a great question I didn’t formally track but I think I got to a point where I could have good conversations in a years time. And I made all my progress outside of Japan! So I don’t think you have to be in the country at all. Creating that environment at home with the media you consume and even something like changing your phone language is a big help too I feel. Thanks again for the kind comment and good luck on your German journey, I’m certain it’s going to go great! I’ll definitely join you one day soon it’s on my list of languages to one day learn.
Great info Zak! I'm using a lot of the same resources, but want to up my game and immerse more. You definitely have some additional ideas I'm going to include to improve. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful my friend 💪🏾 wishing you all the best on your learning journey. This is a song I’ve been enjoying recently too, might be of help with making immersion fun: 丸の内サディスティック
@@ZakHassen Nice!! Sheena Ringo is very cool. I've heard this song before, but will give it a deeper listen based on your recommendation. There are so many good bands and artists in Japan. Btw - I have some really cool recommendations for you (but you may have heard a few of them😎🎶🎶🎶)
I'm planning on making a video similar to this from the perspective of a linguistics student and you covered a ton of my favorite points and resources. My only criticism is I think upping the audio quality would complete the experience, especially since you seem mad experienced with cinematography and visuals already. Keep it up bro
Appreciate it my bro 💪🏾 and you should def make that vid I’d love to check it out once it’s out in the world. And 100%, I got a new mic so the next vids gonna have much better audio
Hi, I'm Japanese. I appreciate that you are learning Japanese😊 I corrected your Japanese. I hope this helps. ✅えっと、すいません、地下鉄はどこから乗れますか？ ❌ えっと、すいません、地下鉄はどこから乗れる？ The grammar is correct. However, we don't ask 乗れる to strangers because it's not polite. ✅どうやって俺は日本語を学んだのか ❌どうやって俺は日本語を学びましたのか ✅日本語は完璧にはできません ❌日本語は完璧出来ない
本当にありがとうございますふんやさん！文法と丁寧語に苦労しています。だから君の説明はとても助かりました。 I appreciate it funya, grammar is always a headache for me 笑笑 so your explanations are a big help! I was going for a more casual vibe at the beginning but will definitely lean towards polite speech for future vids.
great video! just proving how wrong we learn languages at school and that it can by done by yourself (to a certain degree) just by exposure. thank you for the motivation! :)
Major clickbait title lol. Love the video though, super cozy with the aesthetic and vibe. I feel like I'm doing something sort of similar now. I took Japanese 1 a bit over 10+ years ago in my undergrad and I've had a few brief stints where I try to go all in but it just wasn't sustainable because it wasn't enjoyable. I've started up again and I'm definitely pacing myself more now. I'm doing RTK and a couple of other decks on anki but with less than the standard new cards per day and I'm doing a lot of input with music and having Japanese language videos in the background while cooking and doing other stuff. And I add the sentences and words that are repeated or catch my attention to my sentence/word mining decks. It's been more enjoyable this way for sure and I hope to keep it up. I'm trying to learn enough to be able to be somewhat comfortable having conversations when I finally hope to go there in 4 or 5 years. Anyway, nice video, subscribed!
The youtube crazy title ----> reasonable advice pipeline is real hahah your approach sounds good and something I might suggest that could be helpful is getting the chatgpt app on your phone and having conversations through the voice feature. It's a great way to have low pressure conversations and you get to go back and see the transcripts afterwards too. You'll do great, 頑張れ! I appreciate you joining the fam and subscribing too frrr! Got a lot of fun ideas for future videos, so stay tuned!
I've been trying to learn japanese only to be dropping it once i lost the streak of me staying consistent in learning and i felt like i hadn't made any progress at all in speaking. I'll try this method and see how it works for me
Trustt once it becomes fun it won’t feel like work at all, come back to this comment in a couple months and lmk how it goes 💪🏾 make sure to check out all the resources I talked about in the description box too
Sort of, here I’m looking at the distinction between studying and acquiring. And trying to highlight some of the ways I went about acquiring the language. But most definitely study was included in my process as well.
I know exactly why you mean, I had already seen all the episodes prior at that point but it really is tough in hindsight. But still felt it worth mentioning to be true to my language learning journey
すげぇなあ。。。 本当に面白いどうがだ。 ザクさんのおかげで新しい言葉を学びて学習方法は同じだよ Input is king. Very entertaining and helpful video brother. Keep up the good work. Greetings from germany
力になれて嬉しい 💪🏾 もうすぐ君はペラペラになります！ input really is king frrr I appreciate the support as well my brother means the world, really glad you got value from it too. Keep up the language grind too 💪🏾
А этот парень хорош, на главе перегрузки ввода, вспомнил уже старенький фильм "13-й воин", где главный герой, в течении всей ночи, внимательно слушал разговоры викингов и так язык выучил, это конечно немного фантастика, но суть верна, при изучении языка старайтесь себя этим языком окружить, каждый день смотрите сериал с субтитрами, музыку слушайте и т.д. аудирование будет держаться в тонусе
Спасибо, мой друг! Я пока не говорю по-русски, поэтому пользуюсь переводчиком, но хочу сообщить вам, что полностью согласен. Я никогда не смотрел фильм «13-й воин», но он звучит очень интересно, я добавлю его в свой список просмотра. Я определенно хочу когда-нибудь выучить русский язык 💪🏾
@@ZakHassen Oh my god, I feel so awkward, I'm so used to using automatic translation that I don't even notice that I am writing in my native language, this is not polite for you, sorry oh this is an old action movie, i'm not sure it will look as good today as it did back then (for me it's a childhood movie) Thank you, and I hope I can handle Japanese and English
That's how i learn english and japanesse (english with wwe and series like dr.who, losts... and japanesse with anime and some apps to practice the writing)
Glad you accidentally made your way here and chose to stay :) 💪🏾 &🤞🏾spread the word! As for the mic, already ordered one so in the next vid I’ll definitely レベルアップ 💪🏾
That’s a great question, I personally learned to write through first learning hiragana and katakana. And then from there learning some Kanji through conversations on Hello talk. The common ones that came up. This way is definitely not the most efficient to learn to read and write but it’s how I picked some up. I think from there more formal study is the way to go.
@@ZakHassen I am still in early stage of Japanese. But having learned English as my 2nd, it wasn’t as dreadful because English was certain hard in its’ own way. I moved to Australia and still took at least 10 years (6 years of high school) to become actual fluent in English.
I actually can speak a couple others already and I’m thinking of adding Brazilian Portuguese to the list next since I’m planning on visiting Brazil 🇧🇷 in the summer, are you learning any others atm?
@@ZakHassen wow lol. I am a slow language learner but I’m old so I’ve studied a few over the years. I’ve studied German, some French and Spanish, Japanese for a hell of a long time, and recently Korean 4-5 years but… slow. I always try to learn through immersion activities but Asian languages are hard. I think it’s due to my low level of comprehension. The input is barely comprehensible.
@@paulwalther5237I think sometimes tho that slow and sweet makes the things one learn stick more in the long run too! And I feel you on that trouble on comprehension at the beginning, that’s why I like to tackle it with situations and shows heavy with scenes I can understand the context of already. And initially using subs in a language I already understand as I can piece together the sound in the target language and the language I know to understand and learn the word. Using some of the unfair advantages you already have from your other languages like with French for Spanish or Japanese for Korean can be a big help too with the loan words. Would love to one day learn Korean too, once I start the kdrama input grind I fear I’ll be locked in for life hahah their media seems so interesting from the outside looking in.
@@ZakHassen yeah I choose Korean because I liked several kdramas but unfortunately it’s not as unlimited as anime. I literally can watch anime every day and not run out of things to watch years later.
てっちゃんの声優デビュー 💪🏾
Back with another language video on how I picked up some Japanese, hope these tips come in clutch for you guys too
Yeah WaniKani is extremely helpful! I also like to practice reading manga just to see what words I understand in it. Japanese language learning video games are really good. Migaku app or Nihongo Pro app both can be used for looking up words in manga.
Couldn't have survived japan without you holy everyone needs a ZAK on their travels!
ITS not an ADVENTURE without a randy let’s not forget 💪🏾
Great video, Zak! I landed in Japan with my wife and children in 1988, the dark ages of language learning. This is the Golden Age of Language Learning! There are so many tools and resources. Back in the day, there were text books, flash cards, and cassette tapes for formal study. But it was slow and frustrating. Anyway, after 10 years in Japan, I returned to the States. A year ago, after speaking zero Japanese from 1998 until 2023, I started up again. Everything you said in your video was spot on! Well done! I know just how hard Japanese is for us native English speakers and I salute anyone who accepts the challenge and has success. Well done! おめでとうと！
@@TonyLudlow それを聞いて嬉しい！！Proud of you for getting back on the horse Tony! It’s truly a marathon and not a sprint, make sure to enjoy the journey! And definitely keep me updated on the progress, rooting for you my man 💪🏾💪🏾
the quality level up is NUTS i didn’t know it was possible .. gunna apply these principles to spanish tbh the telenovelas will see me
We in the LAB! And come back to this comment in a couple months for a Spanish update
Great stuff. Great editing. Great advice. I've self-taught myself Japanese as well and everything you mentioned resembles my process.
独学 for the win 💪🏾 I’m glad to hear your learning journey has been good too, it’s a never ending journey truly but so many cool experiences unlocked because of it along the way fr
Man! Your method of klearning Japanese is brilliant! That is how I learned Spanish. When I go to Mexico, I read every billboard and go to the supermarkets and read the packaging and just hang out with my wife's family and listen even if I do not understand everything.
I feel you! It really makes it so fun and you don’t even realize you’re learning at the same time. Glad to hear you levelled up and can talk to your extended fam now too, opens up a whole new world 💪🏾
Thank you so much Zak! This video was very inspiring❤ Language learning is more than a hobby it's a life stile!) Good luck to all of us in our language journey🙌
Thanks so much for hearing me out too, really appreciate you making your way here! Language learning really is a lifestyle and it’s nice to see someone else on the path! Best of luck to you too, you got this💪🏾
If speaking is your end goal, I can’t stress enough the fact you should speak early on. I’ve been studying Japanese for 4 years with close to zero output practice…the result? I can understand nearly everything at a very advanced level (since I always consume content by different authors and of different genres) and my pronunciation is really good (in part because of my Spanish), but when it comes to speaking I am extremely slow, always second guessing myself and can’t really hold a conversation because of how slow I produce words.
For me personally that’s ok, as my goal was never to speak (since I’m an introvert who does not really travel much), but to consume media…but if your end goal is to communicate, definitely speak as much as humanly possible. Also, if you want to increase your reading speed, I recommend watching shows with a language you don’t understand, but with Jsubs (I do this a lot with KDramas since I can’t speak Korean yet). Lastly, Netflix with a VPN is your best friend. All anime and JDramas you will ever need and they are all JSubbed….even titles that are not of Japanese origin have dub version.
Speaking a lot of facts! Output even with just yourself makes for good practice I feel. Thats such a good idea too with watching the show with jsubs for reading with the audio in a language I don’t yet understand. I’ve done Japanese dubs for new shows I start in the past as well. But with such a high level of understanding, your output is most definitely right around the corner. Maybe a trip to Japan could be what motivates you to go hard in that area! 👀
I see your passion which all JUMP main characters always have so do you! Congrats from Yokohama
@@i5presnt562 それを聞いてまじで嬉しい！Thank you so much for the kind words! Wishing you all the best from my side of the world to Yokohama!
you need more subscribers ...... this video is awesome !!
So glad to hear you enjoyed it frrr! And as for subs slowly but surely 💪🏾 appreciate every last one so far. Spread the word haha!
I'm from Sweden and come to think of it Ive never really studied any English, I learnt it from games, country music (which has given me a bit of a southern accent lol) and dubbed anime (of all things). I guess only advantage in learning English over Japanese is that we share the same alphabet so it was easier to read stuff as a beginner and I suppose there's also the advantage of the languages sharing a common ancestor.
Hahah I love how you picked up the southern accent too, because English is so ubiquitous I never stop and think about how hard it must be learning too with all of its quirks, so big hats off to you for learning it and having fun with it too. What were some of the songs and games you used? And dubbed anime lowkey goes hard (I love the DBZ and FMAB dubs to this day)
@@ZakHassenthank you! this was way back in 2011 so it was mostly what was popular at the time, I remember being really into the Haruhi franchise back then 😅. As for games I think it was mostly red dead and team fortress. And I suppose music wise I remember listening a lot to Grandpa Jones, boxcar Willie, hank Williams, woody Guthrie and those kinds of guys 🤔
@@someuser4166 wow I’ve only ever heard about red dead on that list, I got a bunch to checkout. Glad you made your way here to my channel too all the way from Sverige 💪🏾
I also learned Spanish by myself but by Immersive translate. It has been the foreign language study app for me and I'm glad it worked out.
Oh wow that’s the first I’m hearing of it I’ll have to give it a go for sure
One of your best i fear!!! Wondered how you learned so many thanks for sharing
Hope it lit the fire to get out there and learn some langs toooo!
I think this deserves to have 1m+ views. good job! I teach English where I am from and I always try to encourge my students to consume western media as much as possible as it is the easiest and laziest way to learn a foreign language.
That means a ton to hear! And I really do think when done consciously you pick up sooo much learning this way. Best of luck to your students, I’m sure they’ll be fluent in English soon with a teacher like you 💪🏾
Love this video! To be honest, I've been discouraged in learning Japanese lately. I've been working on and off with the language. I passed both JLPT N5 and N4 last year and still couldn't speak 🥲. Now I have been seeing videos like this, showing that learning does not have to be so strict, where you only memorize grammar points and vocabulary. It's reassuring to know that you can get good at a language while having fun during the process.
100%! And I think there’s something to be said for learning while having fun, it feels like when relaxed and enjoying myself I’m able to retain a ton of what I’m learning as well. Best of luck in your journey! I hope N3 and beyond come super easy for you 💪🏾
@@ZakHassen Thank you so much!! 🙇🏻♀
This video just got you your 600th subscriber :) I live in Korea as an English teacher and I’ve been trying to learn more but I feel like I’ve hit a plateau at the B1 level. This motivated me to start really grinding again to break my plateau. Thank you!!!
This just put the biggest smile on my face! Thanks a ton for helping me reach this milestone, I’ll never forget ya! And I’m sure with that constant exposure by living there you’ll be able to bust through those plateaus with just a couple tweaks in your day to day routines. You got this! I’m in your corner 💪🏾!
You are stupid 🎉
That's how I learned English... having TONS of conversations with myself day and night. I'm trying to do the same with Japanese.
@@Mobik_ it really makes it so much easier once it comes time to have actual conversations. You got this 💪🏾 💪🏾
I don't know if it really makes everything easier, but... жить в стране, где очень много иммигрантов, wo kannst du in die gesellschaft für muttersprachler eintreten, 言語を学ぶことがより簡単になります.
Но, опять же, i can't claim that. Trotzdem kenne ich mittelmäßig alle vier sprachen die ich gelernt habe :)
It’s a lifelong journey my friend :)
Best video I’ve ever seen about the theme!!
Appreciate it my friend!! 💪🏾
Amazing vid! thank you for the help
Anytime! You got this 💪🏾
The quality of your videos are amazing bro
I appreciate it my brother! We cooking up some more 🔜 stay tuned 👀
Bros been on the grind! Lets goooo
We back with a vengeanceeee
This is so helpful as I was losing motivation to study. Thank you!
I’m so glad it was! Studying doesn’t have to feel horrible, wishing you all the best on your language learning adventure! 💪🏾
Great video! Your video is honestly very similar to how I am currently studying but with some added techniques. Thank you for making it! You mentioned focusing more on writing now so I want to recommend RTK if you haven’t already purchased it.
Appreciate it my fellow Zack 💪🏾 I haven’t tried RTK yet (been tooo lazy LOOL) but I’ve heard a lot of good things about it and if you like it too I’ll def give it a go soon
I love this video :D Typically, I no longer click these kinds of videos because they often say the same thing, but I really liked the first hand experience you put into it. And, the effort / artistic eye you added into the video composition made it really calming to watch.
I am curious, did you ever try memorizing a few conversational phrases to talk with, or was it entirely comprehensible input?
I'm learning German and watch videos all the time, listen to music, etc. and I notice phrases just wanting to come out ++ it's much easier to kind of just talk with myself because I've heard a lot of people say things in fun ways. However, there is a part of me wondering if I should be putting real effort in to have a few phrases down and start trying to speak with people, and on the other hand I know that in a year or so I might just pick up those phrases on my own. What is your experience?
When you spoke with your friend on HelloTalk, did you ever use a translator to fix your words? Or did you just speak/text however it would naturally come out?
Thanks again for the video!
Oh P.S. how long did each of your milestones take? Do you ever get the feeling you could make the same progress not in Japan?
Your comment really made me smile, thank you so much for such kind words/taking a chance & checking this vid out. And as for memorizing I definitely did include that early on when starting conversation. Having a couple short speech’s on hand helped conversation cause I had places I could fall back too when I got nervous.
I believe the concept is called a language island but I forget who came up with it. It’s something a lot of people naturally do when first learning a language(think self introductions, where you’re from, etc). And I 100% feel you on the phrases just wanting to come out, and it’s such a surprise cause it’s like when did I even learn them!
And when speaking with my friend on HelloTalk I would sometimes use a translator(for concepts where I didn’t have much vocab like religion or science) but most of the time I would try to struggle through trying to express what I wanted to say with the words I knew, and get corrections from him.
I also mirrored a lot, cause I would break down his voicenotes and learn new natural ways of expressing my own opinion. And as for how long each milestone took that’s a great question I didn’t formally track but I think I got to a point where I could have good conversations in a years time. And I made all my progress outside of Japan! So I don’t think you have to be in the country at all. Creating that environment at home with the media you consume and even something like changing your phone language is a big help too I feel. Thanks again for the kind comment and good luck on your German journey, I’m certain it’s going to go great! I’ll definitely join you one day soon it’s on my list of languages to one day learn.
All you need is a better mic and your video quality will be top notch.
New mic loading 🔜 will up the audio quality next vid, appreciate the feed back frr 💪🏾
All you need is a new profile picture. Are you even aware of who the man was and what he led to? Get cultured, man.
Big facts
@@ZakHassen Why did you delete my comment?
@@lola99543 which comment? I haven’t deleted any! Maybe it didn’t post?
Great info Zak! I'm using a lot of the same resources, but want to up my game and immerse more. You definitely have some additional ideas I'm going to include to improve. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful my friend 💪🏾 wishing you all the best on your learning journey. This is a song I’ve been enjoying recently too, might be of help with making immersion fun: 丸の内サディスティック
@@ZakHassen Nice!! Sheena Ringo is very cool. I've heard this song before, but will give it a deeper listen based on your recommendation. There are so many good bands and artists in Japan. Btw - I have some really cool recommendations for you (but you may have heard a few of them😎🎶🎶🎶)
@@centurybeta2112 I’m all ears for them, even if old it’s always nice to rediscover songs I haven’t listened to in a minute
I'm planning on making a video similar to this from the perspective of a linguistics student and you covered a ton of my favorite points and resources. My only criticism is I think upping the audio quality would complete the experience, especially since you seem mad experienced with cinematography and visuals already. Keep it up bro
Appreciate it my bro 💪🏾 and you should def make that vid I’d love to check it out once it’s out in the world. And 100%, I got a new mic so the next vids gonna have much better audio
Hi, I'm Japanese. I appreciate that you are learning Japanese😊
I corrected your Japanese.
I hope this helps.
✅えっと、すいません、地下鉄はどこから乗れますか？
❌ えっと、すいません、地下鉄はどこから乗れる？
The grammar is correct. However, we don't ask 乗れる to strangers because it's not polite.
✅どうやって俺は日本語を学んだのか
❌どうやって俺は日本語を学びましたのか
✅日本語は完璧にはできません
❌日本語は完璧出来ない
本当にありがとうございますふんやさん！文法と丁寧語に苦労しています。だから君の説明はとても助かりました。
I appreciate it funya, grammar is always a headache for me 笑笑 so your explanations are a big help! I was going for a more casual vibe at the beginning but will definitely lean towards polite speech for future vids.
great video! just proving how wrong we learn languages at school and that it can by done by yourself (to a certain degree) just by exposure.
thank you for the motivation! :)
I’m happy to hear it motivated you! Wishing you all the best in your learning journey 💪🏾
incredible stuff, motivating me to pick up learning a new language!
2024 the year of new languages 👀
Major clickbait title lol. Love the video though, super cozy with the aesthetic and vibe. I feel like I'm doing something sort of similar now. I took Japanese 1 a bit over 10+ years ago in my undergrad and I've had a few brief stints where I try to go all in but it just wasn't sustainable because it wasn't enjoyable. I've started up again and I'm definitely pacing myself more now. I'm doing RTK and a couple of other decks on anki but with less than the standard new cards per day and I'm doing a lot of input with music and having Japanese language videos in the background while cooking and doing other stuff. And I add the sentences and words that are repeated or catch my attention to my sentence/word mining decks. It's been more enjoyable this way for sure and I hope to keep it up. I'm trying to learn enough to be able to be somewhat comfortable having conversations when I finally hope to go there in 4 or 5 years. Anyway, nice video, subscribed!
The youtube crazy title ----> reasonable advice pipeline is real hahah your approach sounds good and something I might suggest that could be helpful is getting the chatgpt app on your phone and having conversations through the voice feature. It's a great way to have low pressure conversations and you get to go back and see the transcripts afterwards too. You'll do great, 頑張れ! I appreciate you joining the fam and subscribing too frrr! Got a lot of fun ideas for future videos, so stay tuned!
woaaah, this is hella impressive 🔥
On my dkristos out hereee 💪🏾
I've been trying to learn japanese only to be dropping it once i lost the streak of me staying consistent in learning and i felt like i hadn't made any progress at all in speaking. I'll try this method and see how it works for me
Trustt once it becomes fun it won’t feel like work at all, come back to this comment in a couple months and lmk how it goes 💪🏾 make sure to check out all the resources I talked about in the description box too
This is gonna be viral soon bro, I support you...
See ya in the future when u get viral af
Appreciate the support bro a ton 💪🏾 thanks for joining early on, appreciate you frrr
In fact, you did study. It's just a case of how you define the word study.
Sort of, here I’m looking at the distinction between studying and acquiring. And trying to highlight some of the ways I went about acquiring the language. But most definitely study was included in my process as well.
on the road to 1mill!!
Give it 2 years!!
It's a good method. Sadly I can't watch Terrace House anymore after the tragedy that happened....just get bad vibes even when watching other seasons.
I know exactly why you mean, I had already seen all the episodes prior at that point but it really is tough in hindsight. But still felt it worth mentioning to be true to my language learning journey
良いチャンネル見つけた英語の勉強します！
それを聞いて嬉しい! 英語の質問があったらぜひ聞いてください 💪🏾 good luck on your English journey, I’m sure you’ll do great & I hope my vids make for good listening practice
This is very helpful! Thank yiu
Glad it was helpful! Best of luck on your language learning journey 💪🏾
Damn bro u need your own anime at this point🐐
Scope the travel vids, we got one 👀
3:15 this line sounds like james arnold taylor but where is it from?
Hahah the “eren jeager” line? That’s from attack on titan
すげぇなあ。。。
本当に面白いどうがだ。
ザクさんのおかげで新しい言葉を学びて学習方法は同じだよ
Input is king. Very entertaining and helpful video brother. Keep up the good work.
Greetings from germany
力になれて嬉しい 💪🏾 もうすぐ君はペラペラになります！ input really is king frrr I appreciate the support as well my brother means the world, really glad you got value from it too. Keep up the language grind too 💪🏾
Yes just a bunch of their entertainment this is how I learned other languages I happened to be into a few of their entertainment.
@@ZeroBusiness-jf9sn the best way imo fr, makes it so much fun
@@ZakHassen
This kind of how I learned Spanish and I’m learning Korean from this way (a bunch of K-pop and stuff like that)
Great video bro!
Appreciate it broski! More to come sooon 💪🏾
100k subs by the summer 🤞
Wait on it 🤞🏾
А этот парень хорош, на главе перегрузки ввода, вспомнил уже старенький фильм "13-й воин", где главный герой, в течении всей ночи, внимательно слушал разговоры викингов и так язык выучил, это конечно немного фантастика, но суть верна, при изучении языка старайтесь себя этим языком окружить, каждый день смотрите сериал с субтитрами, музыку слушайте и т.д. аудирование будет держаться в тонусе
Спасибо, мой друг! Я пока не говорю по-русски, поэтому пользуюсь переводчиком, но хочу сообщить вам, что полностью согласен. Я никогда не смотрел фильм «13-й воин», но он звучит очень интересно, я добавлю его в свой список просмотра. Я определенно хочу когда-нибудь выучить русский язык 💪🏾
@@ZakHassen Oh my god, I feel so awkward, I'm so used to using automatic translation that I don't even notice that I am writing in my native language, this is not polite for you, sorry
oh this is an old action movie, i'm not sure it will look as good today as it did back then (for me it's a childhood movie)
Thank you, and I hope I can handle Japanese and English
That's how i learn english and japanesse (english with wwe and series like dr.who, losts... and japanesse with anime and some apps to practice the writing)
@@MonoKbron what’s your first language? That’s so cool tho! Having fun while learning is the way to go
@@ZakHassen spanish and catalan. Mostly spanish but in schools in catalonia all is done in catalan, so is like is my first language too
@@MonoKbron two beautiful languages
wtf ive been doing this unaware for like years what
We got a natural over here 👏🏾 ladies and gentlemen
Well Done.
Appreciate it OG 💪🏾
Great videos bro
Appreciate it my man 💪🏾 more on the way soon
Just accidentally found your video on RUclips, and tbh, it's gonna be viral. Keep it up... and invest more into microphone =)
Glad you accidentally made your way here and chose to stay :) 💪🏾 &🤞🏾spread the word! As for the mic, already ordered one so in the next vid I’ll definitely レベルアップ 💪🏾
👀 what's going on here? My somali fam learning Japanese?
And my Somali fam out here living the dream in Japan! About to binge your vids bro that’s sick
That's great, i am learning Chinese. You are cute too.
@@Chiacesther thank you! And best of luck on your Chinese journey as well. 💪🏾
You need to up the mic game bro. This video would've been much better with higher sound quality
Frrr that’s my main takeaway from this one, gonna def make the audio A1 next vid. Wait on it 🤞🏾
If you do this, how do you learn how to write?
That’s a great question, I personally learned to write through first learning hiragana and katakana. And then from there learning some Kanji through conversations on Hello talk. The common ones that came up. This way is definitely not the most efficient to learn to read and write but it’s how I picked some up. I think from there more formal study is the way to go.
1:34 ここホンマわろたわwwww
🤣スポンサは大事だよwwww
BESTO FRIENDO CLAP 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
MY BROZER
0:08 Bro went to Japan with his gang💀
im sry i couldnt resist😂
Hahaha shadow clone Justu type beat🤣 a Japan vlog on the way tho later this year 👀
Japanese is hard for almost everyone.
I think most things can be hard when first starting it’s about finding what makes it fun and then the ease of it will follow
@@ZakHassen I am still in early stage of Japanese. But having learned English as my 2nd, it wasn’t as dreadful because English was certain hard in its’ own way. I moved to Australia and still took at least 10 years (6 years of high school) to become actual fluent in English.
@@MrMeoow91 and I’m certain in time you’ll reach the same level with Japanese my friend! Remember to enjoy the journey along the way
Are you going to learn any more languages or just stick to Japanese?
I actually can speak a couple others already and I’m thinking of adding Brazilian Portuguese to the list next since I’m planning on visiting Brazil 🇧🇷 in the summer, are you learning any others atm?
@@ZakHassen wow lol. I am a slow language learner but I’m old so I’ve studied a few over the years. I’ve studied German, some French and Spanish, Japanese for a hell of a long time, and recently Korean 4-5 years but… slow. I always try to learn through immersion activities but Asian languages are hard. I think it’s due to my low level of comprehension. The input is barely comprehensible.
@@paulwalther5237I think sometimes tho that slow and sweet makes the things one learn stick more in the long run too! And I feel you on that trouble on comprehension at the beginning, that’s why I like to tackle it with situations and shows heavy with scenes I can understand the context of already. And initially using subs in a language I already understand as I can piece together the sound in the target language and the language I know to understand and learn the word. Using some of the unfair advantages you already have from your other languages like with French for Spanish or Japanese for Korean can be a big help too with the loan words. Would love to one day learn Korean too, once I start the kdrama input grind I fear I’ll be locked in for life hahah their media seems so interesting from the outside looking in.
@@ZakHassen yeah I choose Korean because I liked several kdramas but unfortunately it’s not as unlimited as anime. I literally can watch anime every day and not run out of things to watch years later.
@@paulwalther5237I know exactly what you mean, there’s anime’s for every interest no matter how random even ping pong hahah
Oh, damn, who are you? 😅
Hahah new kid on the block it seems