Can Japanese say these English words? Hilarious...the ultimate test!

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  • Опубликовано: 17 ноя 2024

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  • @oreowithurea5018
    @oreowithurea5018 4 года назад +11744

    1:47 This guy was probably waiting for his whole life for this moment

  • @reebobwa2894
    @reebobwa2894 3 года назад +3939

    1:47 he spent his life studying English and his time has come. Well spent.

    • @RuinsOfTheUnknown
      @RuinsOfTheUnknown 3 года назад +146

      Except for his 'vangenjence'

    • @raizelkun8621
      @raizelkun8621 3 года назад +50

      I think he has been in any English speaking country before.

    • @IronMan-jj2fd
      @IronMan-jj2fd 3 года назад +53

      @@raizelkun8621 no, eng movies r enough. I mean I learned eng that way😃

    • @mrjmrj5838
      @mrjmrj5838 3 года назад +21

      @@IronMan-jj2fd yeah me too i watch a lot of american movies and youtubers that i am an expert in english but not in talking

    • @IronMan-jj2fd
      @IronMan-jj2fd 3 года назад +4

      @@mrjmrj5838 yeah same here bud🤜🤛

  • @Onitsuka01
    @Onitsuka01 4 года назад +3618

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    1. Area 51
    2. Bermuda triangle
    3. RUclips Recommendation

  • @Pwecko
    @Pwecko Год назад +436

    I taught English in Hong Kong for a number of years and found that one of the best ways to teach long words is to start with the last syllable and work your way to the front. For example, with simultaneously, begin with ly, then ously, neously, taneously, multaneously, simultaneously. This works very well. With each added syllable, the learner is building memory and confidence. If you're a teacher and you haven't tried this, give it a try.

    • @yesfinallygot1
      @yesfinallygot1 Год назад +20

      First time hearing about that tip. I'll keep that in mind for any future teaching moments. Thanks!

    • @Pwecko
      @Pwecko Год назад +15

      @yesfinallygot1 Learning a language is similar to learning to play a piece of music. If you come up against a difficult phrase in a piece of music, you can do the same thing. Play they last note first, then the last two notes, the last three notes, and so on, until you can play the whole phrase perfectly. Each time you play it, you are developing muscle memory. You are adding the unfamiliar note at the beginning, continuing with more familiar notes and ending with the most familiar note. If you learn from left to right, you are adding unfamiliar notes at the end, so each time you play it, you are forced to play the familiar notes over and over again until you hit the unfamiliar notes, where you are more likely to make a mistake.
      If you are learning a language other than English, this method works equally well.

    • @Iron-Bridge
      @Iron-Bridge Год назад +1

      Wow. This is a very interesting bit of advice. I teach to not native speakers as well. Thank you for sharing 😌

    • @CleverGirlAAH
      @CleverGirlAAH Год назад +1

      What a peculiar concept. Interesting!!

    • @robinharwood5044
      @robinharwood5044 Год назад +9

      It’s called “back chaining”. Excellent technique for teaching skills that consist of a series of steps. It’s a good way to learn Martial Arts katas, such as the basic Tai Chi moves, or the 31 jo kata. I once taught a kid how to tie his shoelaces by using the method.

  • @kurtdiesel5769
    @kurtdiesel5769 4 года назад +2317

    That one dude who been studying english and finally got his chance to shine

    • @WeeWeeJumbo
      @WeeWeeJumbo 4 года назад +132

      Dude was on POINT

    • @neonnebby7370
      @neonnebby7370 4 года назад +7

      @@WeeWeeJumbo Yes!

    • @j_respect5948
      @j_respect5948 4 года назад +9

      I don't know...... Is there really is??? I haven't seen him in the video

    • @mshabeel17
      @mshabeel17 4 года назад +12

      Simultaneously!!

    • @dibbidydoo4318
      @dibbidydoo4318 4 года назад

      what timestamp?

  • @livingtrashbag1077
    @livingtrashbag1077 4 года назад +3999

    1:49 that white guy in the background is like "wait where's the subtitle?"

  • @tanveersingh5423
    @tanveersingh5423 4 года назад +3493

    What my teacher taught
    1:47
    What i wrote in exam
    1:25

  • @CharlotteIssyvoo
    @CharlotteIssyvoo Год назад +103

    Now try "squirrel." When I taught ESL in New York City, most of my students were Japanese. They were really excited by the squirrels in the city, but they could not *say* "squirrel." We had some fun pronunciation lessons with that one. I spent a lot of my teaching life teaching students how to shape their mouths, tongues, etc, to differentiate between "r/l", "b/v", "p/f", "sh/s", etc, so all their struggles in this video make perfect sense to me.

    • @JoshTheTechnoShaman
      @JoshTheTechnoShaman Год назад +10

      I work for a Japanese company in the US and they work very hard to learn, so whatever they can accomplish I'm humbled and honored

    • @CharlotteIssyvoo
      @CharlotteIssyvoo Год назад +3

      @@JoshTheTechnoShaman Yeah. I found that too, for the most part. I also taught ESL in Vancouver, which is a great place to come if you like to ski. So, between NYC and Vancouver, some students did succumb to distractions, but that was okay too. They were having their Big Adventures.

    • @shan4680
      @shan4680 Год назад

      Also ask Germans to say squirrel!
      ruclips.net/video/0FRD4uq1mVw/видео.html

    • @utha2665
      @utha2665 Год назад +6

      TBH, most Americans say squirrel wrong too, the 'e' is NOT silent. 😋

    • @Pants4096
      @Pants4096 Год назад +3

      My understanding is that Japanese doesn't like to end syllables with a consonant. Meanwhile, the american pronunciation of "squirrel" barely has a vowel in it at all, just five consonant sounds mushed into one syllable!? It's basically SKWuRL. Definitely English's shibboleth if ever there were one! ◡̈

  • @capeofstormz5974
    @capeofstormz5974 4 года назад +1056

    0:14 guy at the back also trying to pronounce the word.

  • @MisanthropicCurmudgeon
    @MisanthropicCurmudgeon 4 года назад +1870

    1:47 MY MAN OUT HERE SHOWING 'EM HOW IT'S DONE

    • @stephaniehavoksen1761
      @stephaniehavoksen1761 4 года назад +53

      FR he did so welll

    • @ezenannu7676
      @ezenannu7676 4 года назад +25

      That surprised me a bit not gonna lie haha!

    • @flaneur5560
      @flaneur5560 4 года назад +17

      Except he pronounced it the wrong American way. Sim should rhyme with dim. Yes, I'm trolling - have a nice day!

  • @NickolaiVolkov
    @NickolaiVolkov Год назад +47

    I LOVE the fact they're so open to continuing to try. It's not like they give it one shot and automatically give up. How I'd love to do the same in Japanese for...tongue-twisters or something.

  • @The_Mimewar
    @The_Mimewar 6 лет назад +13216

    I can’t make fun of them. They at least ALL knew the English letters

    • @billrobertjoe
      @billrobertjoe 6 лет назад +762

      they learn the latin alphabet or romanji in japan

    • @xixiel14
      @xixiel14 5 лет назад +550

      Firstly it’s the latin alphabet not english letters and secondly they learn eat when they are kids

    • @ejedwards988
      @ejedwards988 5 лет назад +749

      Can make fun of them either. I just realized how ridiculous a word refrigerator is, no wonder we shorten it to fridge.

    • @sogolcu7634
      @sogolcu7634 5 лет назад +35

      @@ejedwards988 啊.

    • @DamianPKP
      @DamianPKP 5 лет назад +98

      most of them use kana characters to say latin words...

  • @abradolflincler6742
    @abradolflincler6742 4 года назад +7480

    3:01 "She sells sea shells by the SHE'S HORE"
    I love how that took a dramatic turn

  • @Mewwiee1
    @Mewwiee1 4 года назад +2254

    2:01 Beware of that guy in the back he looks like a protagonist.

  • @seththewe1rdo
    @seththewe1rdo Год назад +19

    THAT ONE GUY WHO MASTERED "SIMULTANEOUSLY"?? what king. as a native english speaker i struggle with it sometimes

  • @DeePBurnouT
    @DeePBurnouT 4 года назад +1633

    "Refer to gay waiter"? I've been saying "refrigerator" wrong all this time?

    • @Gloria-yp4sv
      @Gloria-yp4sv 4 года назад +20

      😂😂😂

    • @cy5282
      @cy5282 4 года назад +17

      im dead 🤣

    • @moonlight_do6246
      @moonlight_do6246 4 года назад +7

      Ahahahaha omg😂😂😂

    • @any3622
      @any3622 4 года назад +13

      Okay this comment made my day lmao😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @a.m.7438
      @a.m.7438 4 года назад +9

      Fruity gator.

  • @mochimoshi1458
    @mochimoshi1458 4 года назад +4722

    1:19 forgive him he's french.

  • @skarpengland
    @skarpengland 6 лет назад +3647

    simm-uuu-tanneu-sorry...
    you are forgiven

    • @maxpeck7382
      @maxpeck7382 5 лет назад +26

      It is starts with Simul then tan pronounced "tain" emphasis on pronouncing the letter A out loud and clear and then you say eously emphasis on pronouncing the letter E of the eously part out loud and clear. The word spoken sounds pronounced like it is spelled Simul-tAin-E-us-ly. That is the fact of how it is correctly pronounced, all else is regional accent pronunciation opinion garbage.

    • @abigailsuarez6337
      @abigailsuarez6337 5 лет назад +17

      that was so ADORABLE HAHAHAH

    • @areyoukirringmeirriyaa
      @areyoukirringmeirriyaa 5 лет назад +1

      HAHAHAHHA

    • @o0...957
      @o0...957 4 года назад +11

      I think that sly became sorry actually. Japanese language don't have such sounds so it becomes two syllables su ri.

    • @aldrenmillsantiago8109
      @aldrenmillsantiago8109 4 года назад +1

      You're mean 😂😂😂

  • @galan444
    @galan444 Год назад +33

    God bless these folks, doing their best with a smile on their faces.

  • @thatomarymokhothu203
    @thatomarymokhothu203 3 года назад +2972

    I love how no single person gave up, they just keep trying!

    • @matthewhawking4318
      @matthewhawking4318 2 года назад +2

      Sound location technologies are a great idea for psychiatrists!

    • @ziudra91
      @ziudra91 2 года назад

      @red neck gabi Asian people are workoholics they never stop

    • @lol-sl6nc
      @lol-sl6nc 2 года назад +22

      @red neck gabi what is that supposed to mean 💀
      stereotypes much?

    • @TofuCate
      @TofuCate 2 года назад +28

      Americans: "Aw hell naw. I ain't even gonna attempt to read that."

    • @lol-sl6nc
      @lol-sl6nc 2 года назад +5

      @@TofuCate probably because japanese have different characters… and japanese learn the english characters.. but americans dont learn japanese characters

  • @musicalbwayfreak
    @musicalbwayfreak 4 года назад +3340

    The English language is like the government. It has a set of rules it doesn't like to follow.

    • @drakesmith471
      @drakesmith471 4 года назад +38

      Oof, fair, politicians really to be quite honest.🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @juch3
      @juch3 4 года назад +55

      English pronunciation actually do not have rules (for the most part).

    • @tasilua1051
      @tasilua1051 4 года назад +45

      Yea and lets throw in some french 😂😂😂 and other languages and call it english

    • @DownUFO
      @DownUFO 4 года назад +8

      Last wendsday I was very comf’terble

    • @sofiasalsabila9264
      @sofiasalsabila9264 4 года назад +8

      Phonetically chaotic

  • @h0tie
    @h0tie 7 лет назад +1364

    I admire greatly in their attempt to try and try to get it right!

  • @Merakis100
    @Merakis100 Год назад +28

    Some of these are surprisingly good! I taught English in Japan for several years and breaking the habits that come with making the sounds necessary for speaking Japanese is incredibly challenging. I'm impressed that these folks had the guts to give it a try.

  • @TheOriginalMaxGForce
    @TheOriginalMaxGForce 4 года назад +13603

    Their English is better than my Japanese.

    • @elnuraliyev6513
      @elnuraliyev6513 4 года назад +123

      😂😂😂😂

    • @GUITARTIME2024
      @GUITARTIME2024 4 года назад +270

      Yes, but English is s global language and all of the younger people took English.

    • @TheOriginalMaxGForce
      @TheOriginalMaxGForce 4 года назад +789

      @@GUITARTIME2024
      Your comment is totally pointless.

    • @GUITARTIME2024
      @GUITARTIME2024 4 года назад +220

      @@TheOriginalMaxGForce their being bad at english is much less explicable than you not speaking Japanese. Japanese is a niche language that barely exists outside Japan. English is a global one that they've all had classes in.

    • @TheOriginalMaxGForce
      @TheOriginalMaxGForce 4 года назад +436

      @@GUITARTIME2024
      Your comment assumes I never studied Japanese.

  • @vhinang-kay3037
    @vhinang-kay3037 4 года назад +2812

    I actually have a korean friend, i told him to say *orange
    he says: "orenjii"
    I say: pronounce it slowly like "ooraaaange"
    He says: "ooooreeenjj... ji"

    • @saveevans327
      @saveevans327 4 года назад +208

      Aw that's cute though

    • @itisayyub
      @itisayyub 4 года назад +152

      Yeah they can't stop at consonants. They have to add i like sitabaksi:)

    • @iosusito5683
      @iosusito5683 4 года назад +56

      For some reason asians always have to put vowels everywhere

    • @saiffirasmhmut4401
      @saiffirasmhmut4401 4 года назад +2

      Save Evans not cute

    • @saiffirasmhmut4401
      @saiffirasmhmut4401 4 года назад +19

      Iosusito by Asians who do you mean do you mean East Asians or Central asians or West asians because I’m west Asian

  • @sanjeethmahendrakar
    @sanjeethmahendrakar 4 года назад +5629

    No offense but this is kinda adorable in a weird way.

    • @zane9964
      @zane9964 4 года назад +151

      Because Japanese doesn’t contain some certain sound I cannot pronounce th very easily either ☹️☹️☹️

    • @gunterification
      @gunterification 4 года назад +46

      I'm offended.

    • @jai8010
      @jai8010 4 года назад +84

      HEY THEY ARE SO CUTEEEE UWU

    • @princeoftides59
      @princeoftides59 4 года назад +44

      *_uwu intensifies_*

    • @newvision4l314
      @newvision4l314 4 года назад +24

      Jai I hope this is sarcasm

  • @kkcwl
    @kkcwl Год назад +10

    it's how amazing they are all trying their best to give the best shot, sincere and genuine.

  • @cherahsBroll
    @cherahsBroll 4 года назад +2605

    1:17 I am so proud of this guy 😂

  • @aishwarya17202
    @aishwarya17202 3 года назад +6857

    I love how amused they are by the word "simultaneously".
    they're all like - you gotta be joking. no way that's an actual word

    • @rodneysmitherman3317
      @rodneysmitherman3317 3 года назад +187

      Sometimes we cant pronounce it english is weird

    • @aishwarya17202
      @aishwarya17202 3 года назад +147

      @@rodneysmitherman3317 I'm a second language English speaker too. I agree, the language is weird.

    • @rodneysmitherman3317
      @rodneysmitherman3317 3 года назад +17

      @@aishwarya17202 naw honey sadly. Im American and black didnt have the opportunity it was cosmetology or woodwork. But i do speak urban/slang well lol

    • @stunnawvttz
      @stunnawvttz 3 года назад +7

      EREHH

    • @arcpandasvoid8772
      @arcpandasvoid8772 2 года назад +1

      I laughed at this because I had a mind blank on that word and could not say it.🤪

  • @qry29
    @qry29 4 года назад +1348

    2:50 lol why she gotta do some riffs though

    • @3-ah
      @3-ah 3 года назад +12

      😂

    • @ameregal3499
      @ameregal3499 3 года назад +45

      Shes Rihanna stan in her youth
      (^∇^)ノ♪ lmao

    • @ameregal3499
      @ameregal3499 3 года назад +7

      Shes Rihanna stan in her youth
      (^∇^)ノ♪ lmao

    • @jameszabawa-martinez8694
      @jameszabawa-martinez8694 3 года назад +5

      Best comment I’ve ever seen on YT

    • @sriramkailasam1055
      @sriramkailasam1055 3 года назад +29

      Ikr they were unnecessary

  • @VanMichael21
    @VanMichael21 Год назад +40

    I swear, listening to some of them repeatedly trying to pronounce refrigerator, hearing so many of their attempts, after a while, i had trouble immediately pronouncing it myself lol

  • @Wise3991
    @Wise3991 4 года назад +245

    2:27 respect this old man, he tried the best

    • @snifey2233
      @snifey2233 4 года назад +7

      He looks kind that it resembles this emoji 🤗

  • @itsmeanoop508
    @itsmeanoop508 3 года назад +596

    1:47 He trained his whole life for this moment

    • @tormey876
      @tormey876 2 года назад +74

      Man is an Isekai’ed english speaker 🤣🤣

  • @fromixty
    @fromixty 3 года назад +3447

    1:47 Big props to this guy. He spelt "L" correctly, being japanese.

    • @sugascalorie4990
      @sugascalorie4990 3 года назад +85

      Are you saying that most Japanese can’t pronounce L right?

    • @giornogiovanna6027
      @giornogiovanna6027 3 года назад +613

      @@sugascalorie4990 The Japanese language doesn’t have the letter L and R

    • @metalneandertal26
      @metalneandertal26 3 года назад +96

      @@giornogiovanna6027 Not shure about L, but Arigato, Akira Kurosava, shinto riu, reiki...

    • @lilyraimey3499
      @lilyraimey3499 3 года назад +461

      @@sugascalorie4990 Yes, actually. As the sound literally does not exist in their syllabary. The closest sound Japan has to our ‘L’ is an entirely separate sound which sounds more like a rolled ‘R’, which is why Japanese people DO notoriously struggle with differentiating L and R.
      It’s foreign to them.

    • @Vik1919
      @Vik1919 3 года назад +32

      @@giornogiovanna6027 I am pretty sure I have heard R in Japanese. "Shindeiru", for example.

  • @vacafuega
    @vacafuega Год назад +11

    It's heartening how they hang in there till the end - they're really giving it their all, it makes me motivated to do the same.

  • @Kuniyurei
    @Kuniyurei 3 года назад +2911

    3:20 Underrated guy in the comments. He almost nailed that one out of nowhere. And that small laugh at the end lol

  • @cintakukepadanyaitakseperi2634
    @cintakukepadanyaitakseperi2634 4 года назад +285

    2:14 the old lady is speaking french

    • @yeet8118
      @yeet8118 4 года назад +6

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @tess4185
      @tess4185 4 года назад +19

      As a French I don’t think so but I get what you mean

  • @k11uy1
    @k11uy1 4 года назад +1336

    Confidence level 101 1:16
    This is just so adorable.

  • @jenlewren
    @jenlewren Год назад +102

    As an English speaker I am impressed they can read the letters, they don't give up and they seem to have fun trying. Most British people can't say the last tongue twisters so I am impressed 😊

    • @tek87
      @tek87 Год назад +4

      Roman letters are required education in Japan. They are everywhere.

    • @UnknownMvistashaceanos-ow9fh
      @UnknownMvistashaceanos-ow9fh Год назад +6

      what do you mean? its essential to know the Latin letters

    • @johnnhoj15
      @johnnhoj15 11 месяцев назад +1

      Can teachers go a day without telling others that they're a teacher?

    • @brunakazumi6225
      @brunakazumi6225 10 месяцев назад

      I’m impressed you can type in American being a Brit bong.

  • @swak-enha7504
    @swak-enha7504 3 года назад +3620

    Japanese pronunciation:“Defedigeratar”
    Me pronuncing one Japanese word: “Kochinawa”

  • @Anitamore154
    @Anitamore154 3 года назад +788

    0:11 his voice is so soothing 😯

  • @SatvikChenMusic
    @SatvikChenMusic 4 года назад +2055

    3:04 *s h e' s w h o r e*

  • @AdirondackRuby
    @AdirondackRuby Год назад +3

    They all tried so hard. Loved seeing some of them kind of rev themselves to make the effort. This was me trying to learn Polish!

  • @getalon2827
    @getalon2827 4 года назад +1450

    0:11 i love this man's voice when he speak japanese

  • @truechampoftrance
    @truechampoftrance 4 года назад +6165

    1:16 This man has been waiting his whole life for that one moment where he would be asked this question. And he fucking nailed it! Good job!

    • @123fimb6
      @123fimb6 4 года назад +199

      LMAO funniest comment so far

    • @slaiyfershin
      @slaiyfershin 4 года назад +170

      Then proceed to get another word just as confidently then screw everything else up as bad or worse than the others. Lol.

    • @jotomato
      @jotomato 4 года назад +301

      3:32 I take it back

    • @iwatchkittenvids45
      @iwatchkittenvids45 4 года назад +81

      He also got simultaneously

    • @madhavraghu
      @madhavraghu 4 года назад +188

      He was prepared for refrigerator but he didn't expect 3:32

  • @ofsinope
    @ofsinope 5 лет назад +201

    1:46 I got way too excited when he nailed it.

  • @ahmadreza6886
    @ahmadreza6886 3 года назад +383

    01:47 this guy speaks English so we'll, his accent was so smooth for japanese , congratulations

    • @claptivity
      @claptivity 3 года назад +13

      Not really for the Vincent part

  • @yahtomiro5429
    @yahtomiro5429 Год назад +12

    0:23 i love that reaction😂

  • @babygoose8716
    @babygoose8716 4 года назад +466

    It actually wasn’t that bad. Most of them got the “rator” part down

    • @manano06
      @manano06 4 года назад +3

      😂😂 yup, they got that "rator" part down pretty good.

    • @dzeliongurung3218
      @dzeliongurung3218 4 года назад

      Ashwin Verma go get it lol

  • @ceo8733
    @ceo8733 4 года назад +397

    3:32 This guy was on a roll till this boss fight appeared.

  • @adimasguntur
    @adimasguntur 4 года назад +8466

    Next, try Americans saying japanese words.

    • @angelotagliatelle
      @angelotagliatelle 4 года назад +392

      that would not work even if you put romanization Americans wouldnt have the correct pronunciation in general

    • @和平和平-c4i
      @和平和平-c4i 4 года назад +720

      That would no be fair because japanese prononciation is much easier than English pronounciation. As foreigners, we usually cannot say the japanese "r" properly, but we always can be understood .
      Japanese is also always pronounced like it is written in kana, while with English we never know how to pronounce it unless we heard it before.

    • @adimasguntur
      @adimasguntur 4 года назад +122

      That is exactly the same problem they faced. Nothing is fair :)

    • @Parv_Not_Perv
      @Parv_Not_Perv 4 года назад +39

      Nani????

    • @haziq8712
      @haziq8712 4 года назад +66

      @@adimasguntur lol english is worldwide

  • @publicalways
    @publicalways Год назад +1

    They're such a good spot and kept trying. Really love their attitude and having wholesome fun 😊

  • @eyesyt7571
    @eyesyt7571 3 года назад +583

    1:16 this is amazing. I will pronounce it that way forever.

    • @Top-notch_beauty
      @Top-notch_beauty 3 года назад +16

      Genius

    • @funfunwithkpop
      @funfunwithkpop 3 года назад +33

      😂😂😂👏👏👏👏
      There is something so elegant about the way he says it😂😂

    • @weesodusty3974
      @weesodusty3974 3 года назад +17

      @@funfunwithkpop popped up in your recommended too eh?
      He sounded like he learned english through Google translate🤣 props to him tho its hard for japanese to get english pronunciations right and he managed to pronounce it really well.

    • @fun_cool_sex
      @fun_cool_sex 2 года назад +6

      ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅅㅂ존나 웃김ㅋㅋㅋㅋ볼때마다 웃김ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

    • @angeliekylenunez9632
      @angeliekylenunez9632 2 года назад +9

      refughjeratur hahjahsajhsajshXD

  • @magnuscylo
    @magnuscylo 4 года назад +278

    1:58 at least he say sorry for his bad pronunciation

  • @kura-pika
    @kura-pika 4 года назад +959

    1:49 how the camera just focuses on the white dude standing there looking clueless in the bg lmao

    • @rizeldelacruz466
      @rizeldelacruz466 4 года назад +19

      Loool😂

    • @ryun25
      @ryun25 4 года назад +83

      Jokes aside, this spot is popular for meetups, so most probably he’s looking for his friend whilst talking on the phone.. maybe. 😅

    • @faith11.1
      @faith11.1 4 года назад

      AHAHAH

    • @zxzxxzxz3303
      @zxzxxzxz3303 4 года назад +6

      Hes undercover agent...

    • @mdmichelle4447
      @mdmichelle4447 4 года назад +5

      Maybe because he is Russian .

  • @charzemc
    @charzemc Год назад +4

    These phrases can be tough for English speakers. Well done to all participants.

  • @raynemichelle2996
    @raynemichelle2996 3 года назад +309

    1:16 1:47 He actually pronounces it correctly. Also, most did pretty good with "unnecessary"

    • @Soren59
      @Soren59 2 года назад +3

      Except he put emphasis on the 'a' instead of the 'i' in refrigerator, but aside from that it was correct.
      Well if I was being pedantic I'd also take issue with pronouncing "sim" as "saim" but that's more of a UK vs. US pronunciation issue so I can't really criticise him for that.

  • @wooferjr169
    @wooferjr169 3 года назад +528

    2:24 He sounded like he had to speak that correctly to save his own life.

    • @itscominoutayaya
      @itscominoutayaya 3 года назад +13

      si sru fru sru

    • @aur9035
      @aur9035 3 года назад +13

      The old man is trying his best its too wholesome ugh

    • @matthewhawking4318
      @matthewhawking4318 2 года назад +1

      Sound location technologies are a great idea for psychiatrists!

    • @siyacer
      @siyacer 2 года назад

      Squid game moment

  • @iulian2047
    @iulian2047 5 лет назад +567

    0:23 .. SHE SOUNDS LIKE A GOOGLE TRANSLATE BOT.

  • @matthewkrislow3442
    @matthewkrislow3442 Год назад +1

    They actually got simultaneously really well

  • @st.michaelthearchangel7774
    @st.michaelthearchangel7774 4 года назад +375

    1:05 The face of the most focused and determined man since Adam.

  • @ProximaCentauri88
    @ProximaCentauri88 3 года назад +4342

    For the record, these people grew up speaking Japanese and writing in their own script while still being able to pronounce English words in an alphabet foreign to them is amazing.

    • @yamuhita790
      @yamuhita790 3 года назад +99

      Roman numerals is not foreign just not common

    • @itsalex5519
      @itsalex5519 3 года назад +60

      I mean granted we only have few letters while their language has a ton

    • @AnthonyCassidy50
      @AnthonyCassidy50 2 года назад +40

      Yeah I just like how so many of them are willing to give it a go

    • @ematsuno
      @ematsuno 2 года назад +110

      This is Shibuya one of the most metropolitan areas of Japan. Romanji is fully common in this district

    • @nekoneko5777
      @nekoneko5777 2 года назад +102

      for the record, we all study english at least 6 years n then still like this, our education level just sucks😄

  • @Saphir__
    @Saphir__ 5 лет назад +988

    "Refrigerator" Hard R's are Japan's worst enemy.

    • @linkskywalker5417
      @linkskywalker5417 4 года назад +93

      I thought V's were. Any Japanese person trying to pronounce their teacher's name if it ends with a "-vich" will often wound up call him/her "bitch" instead.

    • @blessedwifeandmama
      @blessedwifeandmama 4 года назад +9

      And l's as well

    • @QualityEJC
      @QualityEJC 4 года назад +28

      R doesn't exist in Japanese alphabet but the symbol L does. They can't pronounce an R.

    • @TheTsunaru
      @TheTsunaru 4 года назад +1

      @@linkskywalker5417 vacuum cleaner

    • @dumdum7786
      @dumdum7786 4 года назад +26

      Im english, I just say fridge. saying refrigerator everytime is a mouth full.

  • @TheKyubiisaan
    @TheKyubiisaan Год назад +5

    As a Dominican learning Japanese, this video resonates so much. I grew up teaching my mother how to say this, it’s really hard. I’m going through it myself in Japanese lol
    They’re trying to form katakana from English and struggling as a result

  • @rerrr2215
    @rerrr2215 5 лет назад +250

    1:16 his confidence though

  • @LiuBeiVirtue
    @LiuBeiVirtue 4 года назад +428

    2:06 Look at that cool guy in the background.

    • @TT-ze2dg
      @TT-ze2dg 4 года назад +39

      His soul left the body

    • @Aurosa..
      @Aurosa.. 4 года назад

      @@TT-ze2dg lol

    • @jannfietearp4439
      @jannfietearp4439 4 года назад +44

      1:49 and that clueless one

    • @nobody1747
      @nobody1747 4 года назад +53

      @@jannfietearp4439 XD that one looks like he's thinking "ok im in japan, but there aren't subtitles....what now?"

    • @SlyHikari03
      @SlyHikari03 4 года назад +2

      He just chillin

  • @Laura-Yu
    @Laura-Yu 4 года назад +718

    3:38 I think it’s hilariously adorable how Japanese add vowels at the end of the consonants- my Korean relatives also have a habit of doing that (just the consequence of the language) so this video just brings back those memories

    • @zheping
      @zheping 4 года назад +5

      I often see you anywhere Iol

    • @Laura-Yu
      @Laura-Yu 4 года назад +5

      clammbon Hopefully not from the videos where I give a more controversial opinion lol. But good taste in videos

    • @klym8_
      @klym8_ 4 года назад +1

      Hi wanna hang out?

    • @invalidname.pleasetryagain122
      @invalidname.pleasetryagain122 4 года назад

      darwin dela cruz is that a maroon 5 song

    • @nekoneko5777
      @nekoneko5777 2 года назад +9

      ''habit''😂 that's our way to speak, coz every word we have don't end with consonant unlike english words, we're not used to those pronunciations😅

  • @happycook6737
    @happycook6737 Год назад +5

    I feel the same way when I try to speak Japanese. They are so brave to try! ❤

  • @Nocturaine
    @Nocturaine 4 года назад +439

    3:03 for a sec I thought he said “she’s hot” at the end

  • @satrickptar6265
    @satrickptar6265 4 года назад +259

    That one dude: I studied English 30 hours a day. Now, bow to me mortals

  • @koreanpathfinder
    @koreanpathfinder 4 года назад +287

    3:31 He was doing so well up until this part.

    • @justmeagain9302
      @justmeagain9302 4 года назад +28

      He ranked last place in that part haha

    • @Cj-tg3ms
      @Cj-tg3ms 4 года назад +1

      💀💀

    • @Alias24288
      @Alias24288 4 года назад +2

      I think he just knew those other words and can't read English that well. 😅

    • @aqimjulayhi8798
      @aqimjulayhi8798 4 года назад +9

      _Bisen bord benkenjansu bery benchant pantry_

    • @johncuervo3019
      @johncuervo3019 4 года назад

      I don't even know the word vehemently or how to say it

  • @the98themperoroftheholybri33
    @the98themperoroftheholybri33 Год назад +2

    I wonder what reaction they'd have at the word "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"

  • @angelarosz8289
    @angelarosz8289 3 года назад +178

    0:47 me trying out the different variations of my password before i finally get it right

  • @theKATofficial2
    @theKATofficial2 3 года назад +1345

    3:31 "Be sent a boar, the bing Ken John's a very bed-chan battery"

  • @nelsoncabrera6464
    @nelsoncabrera6464 4 года назад +120

    00:46 The guy in the back! You can almost hear the cooling fans in his head ramping up. XD

  • @jgr_lilli_
    @jgr_lilli_ Год назад +3

    The older lady was really good!

  • @Runeblade484
    @Runeblade484 4 года назад +827

    Ah, this reminds me of when I taught English in Japan. You have to find unique ways to help get around the Japanese pronunciation mindset. My students struggled trying to say groceries and jammed in like 4-5 syllables. Now I am American and we use a 2 syllable pronunciation instead of 3 so that is what I taught. What I figured out worked best and got all my students to pronounce it almost instantaneously was the following. I wrote down Grow Trees which is something they all could say. I had them repeat it a few times. I then drew a line through the T and wrote in SH. So now they had Grow Shrees. Boom 100% success rate. The look of amazement on their faces too when so many thought they just couldn't physically pronounce it, but then realized it was their head getting in the way.

    • @kshri101
      @kshri101 4 года назад +45

      Love you teacher. :)

    • @kashimoto-san3581
      @kashimoto-san3581 3 года назад +56

      Gotta love that "grow shrees"
      Welp gotta say japanese got it hard time learning the language.

    • @laceyl.3823
      @laceyl.3823 3 года назад +20

      I really appreciate teachers like you. That is amazing! :)

    • @adulithien
      @adulithien 3 года назад +9

      It's so hard when the writing system is different! I know the feeling of getting this kind of 1:1 representation hangup when reading

    • @niquefranz795
      @niquefranz795 3 года назад +8

      Respect 100% earned

  • @jamesavery4016
    @jamesavery4016 3 года назад +643

    I love how the guy at 1:05 rocks to the beat as he’s pronouncing the word 😅

  • @blab-blubbla4599
    @blab-blubbla4599 4 года назад +154

    1:47 Hmm he's pretty good
    3:33 ⊙_⊙

    • @blab-blubbla4599
      @blab-blubbla4599 4 года назад

      @Masuma Sultana ahahahah i decided to comment this after you liked my reply on the other comment :D

    • @phenomorph4202
      @phenomorph4202 4 года назад +2

      His batteries seemed like they were running out, I think he even says it at the end 😂

    • @BLOODYMISTYT
      @BLOODYMISTYT 4 года назад

      VengenBattery

  • @chunyoongng7399
    @chunyoongng7399 Год назад +1

    0:41 grandma nailed that Italian accent

  • @neostylo4237
    @neostylo4237 3 года назад +314

    1:57 “simultane sorry hehe”
    Cameramen : it’s okay

  • @eugenio.silva89watashiwayo80
    @eugenio.silva89watashiwayo80 3 года назад +558

    He surprised me by speaking in Mandarin 3:06 最高!

    • @melaniedeleon6624
      @melaniedeleon6624 3 года назад +8

      what is the meaning of this word tho 最高 ?

    • @Kenta-0159
      @Kenta-0159 3 года назад +29

      @@melaniedeleon6624 saikou means the best or the most of all

    • @chubbyillusionist
      @chubbyillusionist 3 года назад +9

      Like the Chinese poem consists only of words "shi"?

    • @ziyuchen3112
      @ziyuchen3112 3 года назад +7

      @@chubbyillusionist It wasn't a poem it was a short novel

    • @litog888
      @litog888 3 года назад

      @@melaniedeleon6624 great, supreme

  • @Mindwipe96
    @Mindwipe96 4 года назад +857

    No one:
    Guy at 1:17 RE-fer-jeR-ATOR
    He almost sounded like he had country accent.

    • @servercabinet
      @servercabinet 4 года назад +1

      Mindwipe96 hello my fellow trimbudar

    • @_saitama1566
      @_saitama1566 4 года назад +24

      He tried so hard

    • @darklord3299
      @darklord3299 4 года назад +38

      Yeah he was much better than anyone else.

    • @Mindwipe96
      @Mindwipe96 4 года назад +1

      servercabinet Hello. What’s a trimbudar?

    • @michaelangelo128
      @michaelangelo128 4 года назад +3

      He watches Dallas reruns with his mom

  • @imsleepingbeauty
    @imsleepingbeauty 15 дней назад +1

    Gotta give them props for trying 👏 👏👏

  • @calxxx
    @calxxx 4 года назад +157

    1:58 I thought he was apologizing 😂

    • @robertpetricioiu
      @robertpetricioiu 4 года назад +14

      shimultaneus sorry

    • @krithikababu4104
      @krithikababu4104 4 года назад +4

      That's becz Japanese language doesn't hav the 'L' sound, they replace it with 'R' sound.

    • @calxxx
      @calxxx 4 года назад

      @@krithikababu4104 yes i am well aware. 😊

  • @toefff
    @toefff 2 года назад +533

    1:39 love that dude's "simultaneously" attempt. "sigh martini" 🤣

    • @Jonksss
      @Jonksss Год назад +19

      "Simoltini" - "Simoltainy" 🤣🤣

    • @alexiachimciuc3199
      @alexiachimciuc3199 Год назад +6

      His second attempt sounded almost like "south Mauritanie"

  • @galaktikuspanda
    @galaktikuspanda 4 года назад +379

    3:00 "She shells she shells by the she's wh*re." 😂 Gosh I love every single person who tries to learn another language, especially when it's written in a completely different alphabet. You are all amazing. ❤️

    • @matthewhawking4318
      @matthewhawking4318 2 года назад +2

      Sound location technologies are a great idea for psychiatrists!

  • @ldkmelon
    @ldkmelon Год назад

    I actually think the opder people doing this is so sweet. You are never too old to have interest in another language or culture!❤

  • @real_lampcap
    @real_lampcap 4 года назад +418

    1:51 is that white guy in the back lost? He's there a couple times lol

  • @laraisokay
    @laraisokay 4 года назад +4464

    Americans who watch this: LOL LOL
    Americans asked to pronounce Japanese characters: -___-

    • @musicbox8351
      @musicbox8351 4 года назад +19

      ^^ * *
      @ |\" TOKYO ?

    • @satiii4248
      @satiii4248 4 года назад +149

      Yeah there is no way I could pronounce Japanese characters lol

    • @klasiks811
      @klasiks811 4 года назад +50

      Yah. Naruto is Narutow for Americans

    • @ananyasharma2574
      @ananyasharma2574 4 года назад +13

      Hey first learn the spelling of pronunciation .....
      85% actually doesnt know it and you are one of them

    • @juliefr0g
      @juliefr0g 4 года назад +17

      i just think it's interesting to see how they often put vowels where the don't belong, since Japanese is a syllabary language.

  • @ZenFox0
    @ZenFox0 5 лет назад +763

    You’re giving them tongue-twisters?
    That’s mean. 😄

    • @theoneitself
      @theoneitself 4 года назад +19

      ZenFox and have in mind that is not even their original writing system... We can laugh but if they show us their Kanjis we wouldnt even have a grasp about anything !!!

    • @ZenFox0
      @ZenFox0 4 года назад +1

      theone itself それは本当です。

    • @rebmanguerra5513
      @rebmanguerra5513 4 года назад

      theone itself ur mad bro? Chill

    • @theoneitself
      @theoneitself 4 года назад +3

      Revs IXII not at all !!! hahaha I just find it ... AMAZING that they can understand while we couldnt (most probably)

    • @Poemi10304
      @Poemi10304 4 года назад

      theone itself English letters are phonetic like kana, not kanji. You’re comparing apples to oranges. Americans can easily learn kana, just maybe have difficulty pronouncing ra, ri, ru, re, ro.

  • @emalie76
    @emalie76 Год назад +1

    That one dude could really say refrigerator well bro

  • @kurapan_clips
    @kurapan_clips 4 года назад +280

    Anyone who came up with the sentence "He threw three free throws" should receive divine punishment.

    • @anasdebbagh9373
      @anasdebbagh9373 4 года назад

      kurapan lol

    • @T33K3SS3LCH3N
      @T33K3SS3LCH3N 4 года назад +5

      A few tries in and I got to say this is the best exercise for English "th" I've ever seen. It makes one pronounce the "th"s in a super exaggerated way.

    • @NicOz42
      @NicOz42 4 года назад +2

      I'm not a native speaker and it's easy for me to spell that.

    • @howardsmith9342
      @howardsmith9342 4 года назад

      I can't say that one to save my life.

  • @flashfeant7750
    @flashfeant7750 3 года назад +404

    0:11 : me reading the question paper in exam

  • @rajjaiswal7884
    @rajjaiswal7884 4 года назад +498

    This dude's a sadist they can't even speak properly and he is giving them toungue twisters 😂

    • @TimeTravelingFetus
      @TimeTravelingFetus 4 года назад +2

      japanese = can't speak properly

    • @toooydoeur
      @toooydoeur 3 года назад +12

      @@TimeTravelingFetus speaking english properly

    • @Oswald_Thatendswald
      @Oswald_Thatendswald 3 года назад +10

      @@TimeTravelingFetus he obviously meant speak english

    • @pmarie10
      @pmarie10 3 года назад

      @@NapTownKid410 this is what im thinking wtfffff

  • @Grizzlox
    @Grizzlox Год назад +1

    These are tough words and phrases, they did well.

  • @kjbermudez1412
    @kjbermudez1412 Год назад +801

    At least they were all able to recognize the letters in our alphabet 😅 that’s more than a lot of us can do for theirs!

    • @chomuu42
      @chomuu42 Год назад +25

      ya it’s because they have to use the internet so it’s kind of forced upon theM😭

    • @tuele4302
      @tuele4302 Год назад +14

      Their writing system does not have an alphabet the way English or other European languages do.

    • @SungPraise
      @SungPraise Год назад +7

      ​@@chomuu42 There is no mandatory relationship between English proficiency and internet use in Japan

    • @shirleyho4045
      @shirleyho4045 Год назад +1

      😜Each Japanese alphabet has a roman alphabet. “a” is あ,”e” is え ….

    • @The_Real_Alpharius
      @The_Real_Alpharius Год назад +6

      Unless you live in Cyberpunk 2077 universe or you're a eldelry Chinese/Korean, I don't see a reason why would Japanese be more broadly or globally understood.

  • @wind5578
    @wind5578 4 года назад +277

    3:40 I can never forget that confused face in my whole life, that's exactly my face during the exam😂

  • @aaryanchaudhary1412
    @aaryanchaudhary1412 3 года назад +522

    1:49 white guy in background is like
    "Where are the cute anime girls ?"

    • @NalinKhurb
      @NalinKhurb 3 года назад +6

      Lmaoo

    • @orleshan-1786
      @orleshan-1786 3 года назад +4

      Lol

    • @Vik1919
      @Vik1919 3 года назад +7

      There were a few cute girls in that same background, though.

    • @aznmyth8635
      @aznmyth8635 3 года назад +4

      @@Vik1919 though background same that in girls cute few a were there

    • @garychrome1027
      @garychrome1027 3 года назад +17

      You mean, " where the subtitles "

  • @DavidCruickshank
    @DavidCruickshank Год назад +1

    wow, you didn't go easy on them at all. Throwing actual tongue twisters and everything, I'm very impressed.🤩