Hello George, i just wanted to say that today i had a pretty cool experience thanks to you. I work in a highly asian populated town where i serve food. A customer came and pointed at the vegetables he wanted, but wasn't sure how to ask for them. I took a shot and asked "yasai?" He looked at me (i'm white so i imagine he didn't expect it) smiled and shook his head "hai!, yasai" a few minutes later i went to his table, and asked him "nihongo ga hanasemasu ka" after that we had a short, and extremely simple conversation in japanese, mostly just an introduction "スティーブ tomoshimasu, yoroshiku onegaishimasu. at the end i was able to ask him if the food was delicious as well (oishii desu ka) sorry for the essay, but I'm only here on lesson 8 and i was able to make this cool little connection i never would have before. in my first interaction with a native speaker, i knew what i wanted to say, and was able to confidently. as simple of a conversation as it was, it totally reassured me that i was making progress throughout these courses. you're a great teacher george, thank you!
Congratulations, you just solved about two weeks of me trying to remember はつか lol, now whenever I try to remember what the 20th is I'm gonna picture him in a green hatsuka lol, thank you!
Honestly George, aside from my own desires, looking at you and listening to you motivates me to learn japanese, and at the same time it ensures me that it's possible, as long as I hang on and make sure to properly absorb the material. It's been a long time since I've felt so passionate about something, so I can't help but be excited about every new thing you teach us and I try to apply it to every single sentence that I can possibly build with what you have taught us so far.
I've been following your videos for about 3 years-ish now lol I'd say I'm an intermediate Japanese learner but I've been following bits of this series as a sort of recap/revision. Watching this has reminded me how baffling this concept was when I first came across it. I remember showing some of my Japanese friends your "How to speak like a pro!" video and they thought you were brilliant and loved the way you teach! I've made tons of notes from your videos over the years. The Japanese in 5 series was invaluable to me when it came to self-studying grammar. Thanks for all you do and for being entertaining while you do it :)
Thank you! Everyone seems to like the "How to speak like a pro!" video. I have to watch it again to remember why it is good. I remember the timer, and that the video was really just a click bait title to say "study".
Yes you’re correct about the Arabic Numbers. Although some numbers trickled down from the Indian region under Islamic rule, the numbers were perfected along with algebra in the Middle East where the numerals took their final form in the Arabic way.
I'm studying Japanese at university as a side module to my major. I find your books have saved me when it comes to understanding stuff better. I studied from your books to get me through my first speaking exam. I got a first! I also have been practicing Japanese with my Japanese friends at uni and online with my friends who are from Japan. They are all Impressed with my progress. Before I found your videos my pronunciation was bad. Your videos are a good asset to the series. Thank you so much for taking the time to make these.
I’ve tried learning Japanese multiple times now and dropped it twice because of frustration. This is the only course/series of videos that is actually getting me anywhere. I feel a lot less overwhelmed and swamped with random info, and I like that it’s more focused of conversational Japanese, what you’d actually say, rather than like repetitive and unnecessarily long textbook sentences. “This is a cat. This cat is grey. This cat is cute.” Vs “This is a grey cat. It’s cute.” And the random facts keep my adhd happy lol. I’m Canadian and don’t know shit about US presidents but now whenever I think of 44 I think of Obama.
@@Fennetic Not very far tbh. Because the other lessons I tried focused more on "here's a phrase you can say" or "here's a bunch of vocab" and im really bad with just memorization. I'm really good, however, with putting things together like a puzzle, so I like grammar-heavy learning lol. Last time I tried and quit I was only able to say really simple things like どれはねこです (dore wa neko desu) I couldn't make phrases relevant to my life that actually said anything beyond "that is X" or "There is Y". I got frustrated because I couldn't remember any of the more complicated phrases, because I didn't understand how they were put together. It was just remembering a string of sounds. But now I can say ButtersとRyouはわたしのとのだちのねこです。(Butters to Ryou wa watashi no tomodachi no neko desu.) And make other phrases that are relevant to my life and actions cause I get how to MAKE the sentence. Buuut I have to remember more vocab... that's the annoying part for me lol.
Our number system is usually referred to as "Arabic numerals", but that isn't really true. They were invented in India around 200 a.d, then spread to arabic mathematicians a few hundred years later, and in turn spread to westerners some time thereafter. Nowadays if you look it up, you will sometimes see it written as "Hindu-Arabic numerals", but the former has been around for so long that it has just stuck. Love you :^)
@@mehdi76302 It's the other way around. Brahmi numerals (from india 5000 years ago) were the precursor for the the hindu-arabic numbers. The latter being different in that they had a zero.
I got stuck on this lesson got angry for half the day then re watched it when your advice to absorb the information watched the video again read through the lesson and took it slow thanks it really helped
Yeah same, I needed like 2 days to learn this when I was at this level! But it's understandable too because there are alot of words you need to learn on this one and then the 1-2 other videos after this one is about weeks so even more harder! You just gotta stick to 1 and learn that first before continuing with the other one or else you will get stuck even more on the weeks part! (That happened to me!)
Your teaching is so great. You inspire me every day to learn Japanese and get me so excited to learn! I'm struggling to memorize some of these new vocabulary words but I know I will be able to soon
I'm having some trouble remembering all of the new vocabulary words as well. But, here's some tips I'm using: #1: Re-watch the part of the video with the words your struggling with, then pause. Try to think of all of what you learned, and then after thinking/re-playing it all in your head, ask yourself questions and try to answer. #2: Remember, the human brain intakes knowledge better within 20-25 minute increments. #3: If your taking notes, that's a good thing, however, don't become dependent on your notes. You need to make yourself comfortable with your Japanese and remember it so it's more natural for you, and you don't need to look at your paper all the time. #4: Try thinking about what you've learned outside the class. Like, if your cooking or cleaning, try remembering things from class. I hope these are helpful for you and you can excel in Japanese! ❤🌺
Its at the days of the month that I keep getting confused, each time I try learn Japanese. And before I'd just stumble past it or give up. But you're such great teacher, really enthusiastic and you make your students feel so proud of the work they've done so far! I love your book!
Sensei, you look so swag in that midori set. I love your videos, you made me want to learn Japanese seriously. The story times really make the lessons more fun. Looking forward to your next lesson!
It is hard to balance story time and teaching. I never want to be the guy that is telling a story that people can't wait to be over because it's boring.
Your stories, the way you teach, and the way you relate things is refreshing and very helpful. Far better than some dry text book and "traditional" teaching styles. Sometimes just the way you say something or present it makes me immediately understand the concepts/etc. When maybe I have seen or heard them before and was confused.
To remember 4日 (よっか) and ８日 (ようか), I tell myself that yooka is twice longer tan yokka when you prononce. So if it is twice 4, it's 8. And slightly similar, ６日 (むいか) is almost ３日 (みっか) but twice longer to pronounce, so 3 x 2 = 6. いつか (someday) and いつも (always) are related to いつ (When) (as nanika and nanimo are related to nani) and now, thanks to you, I can relate to day 5 (５日) which helped me a lot to remember all the days of the month. I learn Japanese in a Japanese school but reviewing your videos helps me to reinforce what I learned so far and to make new neuronal connection (like いつ and５日). Great job!
Hi, this is so true, I got stuck and frustrated for weeks because I was learning all numbers+age+time+month and days of the month in one time via some Skillshare class. I almost gave up, then I decided to skip it, moving forward and comeback to those later. I'm actually re-learning from zero via you and I enjoy it a lot. Thank you
i basically watch your videos before going through the book and it helps me a lot better than when i was only trying to understand the book . luckily i found this playlist . ありがとうございます
Hey George, just wanted to share a quick story. Thanks to this lesson and repeated practice I was able to go to the nearby Japanese grocery store today (Jan 9) and ask someone "今日はここのかですか" - to which he replied "ここのか?はいそうですよ". That was the first time I ever actually tried saying something in a different language in the wild and am sure I was grinning like an idiot all the way back to my car. I look forward to learning more and trying again. ありがとうジョージ先生!
So, I saw this comment and it kind of gut punched me a bit as I haven't had a big experience like the one before since it happened. So, I thought about it a bit and realized that the experience before was me needing a bit of a "dopamine hit" and reinforce that what I'm learning is real. So today, I had a conversation for several hours on HelloTalk with someone. Got a lot of things wrong but close enough to where they could understand. In the last month I've nailed down the days of the month, days of the week, the いくつ and なんこ counters, and am pretty ok at some of the others. Listening is still a chore and I have tremendous speaking anxiety but getting better. I'm still working on it everyday and constantly getting better. So to sum up I guess, it's a work in progress but most importantly I am progressing.
When you mentioned はつか and then asked how to say 20 years old in Japanese. It reminded that when I was watching an anime the other day, a guy yelled out 「はたち！！！！ 」All because a middle schooler called him old. I'm glad that you've taught about the 20th and 20 years old. I had forgotten how to say it, and whenever I asked other people the other ways to say 20, they'd just reply with 「二十」- it was really frustrating. I eventually forgot that I had been searching for that answer until you did your lessons. Thank you. (:
Because of my busy life I can only listen for the most part. But I can understand the difference between all the particles in between. Bought the first book just to support you. In 2 months I have learned so much since I listen to multiple lessons for about 8hours a day. Thanks
I am amazed at how far I have came due to taking up your lessons. I watch your videos as well as use the book. At first, learning Japanese was somewhat difficult but as time (not long actually) went on, it is becoming easier and easier to understand what I am learning. Sometimes I will forget certain things initially but I am now able to correct the mistake on my own. One more column and I will know all hiragana, katakana is next. Many thanks
Well George sensei after around four years someone who likes your teaching is correcting you .that foundation of Math like zero, decimal and basic algebra was formed in India but when people from Arab came India for exploring they took that knowledge and it spread through the world.
I completely forgot what Golden Week was. Now I'm reminded thanks to this video. It's mentioned often in the monogatari series, so now I understand it better.
Hello Mr. George! I’m a 14 year old studying Japanese, and I want to thank you for being a great teacher. I’ve genuinely found Japanese really easy because of all your sources. It has been exactly 2 weeks ever since I started practicing Japanese using the JFZ book 1 and I’ve learnt so much! I’m certain I will finish the book in less than a month and I will jump right into the second book! This video might be old, but I’m here after 4 years, and I want to thank you so much for letting me benefit and learn a lot from you.
So I've been binging your vids up till this point over the weekend (got a lot of time on my hands) and I realised this just doesn't work like that. You're going to reach a point where everything you've absorbed will explode because it's too much at once. For me that is now. So one concept a day here on out lol. But I can't believe I can read hirigana and speak very basic Japanese already. It's only been a weekend, you're awesome. Can't wait to get your books :) you're a great and funny teacher. Learning Japanese is so much fun. ありがとうございます
Yay I can say my birthday in Japanese now! I would say: "わたしのたんじょうびは1(いち)がつ18(じゅうはち)にちです。" which says "Tanjoubi wa ichigatsu juuhachinichi desu." which means My birthday is January 18th. :) ありがとうございますジョージせんせい。
@@Fennetic tanjoubi is the topic of the sentence so it is tanjoubi wa. If you wanna say “My birthday”, you could either say “Watashi no tanjoubi wa” or you can just say “tanjoubi wa” if it is implied to be your birthday.
@@TheOneTycoo ahh I remember now, I got confused at the hiragana part where you included watashi no but you omitted it on the romaji. So I read the romaji as watashi wa tanjoubi wa ichigatsu juuhachinichi desu.
@@Fennetic I honestly haven’t studied Japanese in a while so my progress isn’t great 😅. I might pick it up again though. I forgot some things but I still remember basic sentence structure and how to read hiragana and katakana
Hello, George. I think I see a pattern as to when you use Shi vs Yon, as well as Shichi vs Nana. I don't know for sure, but I'll float the idea by you and let you mull it over. Japanese seems to use the sound that's closer to chinese (Si is 4 in chinese, and qi (chi) is 7 in chinese) when it is part of a compound word, similar to how in english, we say 'hydro electric' instead of 'water electric.' Something about it being a compound word seems to change whether they use the japanese pronunciation vs the pronunciation similar to chinese.
When im watching anime and i still cant understand clearly i get a little dishearted, but then i hear little words that i didn't understand before, or i can tell what they want to say ahead of time, and that feels nice ( いいきもちです)
I think it was ancient India that invented numbers written in that way. Numbers in Sanskrit look similar in some ways. I know that the concept of zero was said to have originated there.
The 0-9 numbers were invented in India and popularized by the Arabs an the Persians. In Arabic and Farsi, the digits are written differently than what we are used to.
As a non-native english speaker I have to admit... I only remember english months till July and then its like smth smth december. So the fact that Japanese people call them by numbers is very helpful to me. However I still dont understand why do other countries first say the month and then the day. I always get confused.
I'm actaully jotting down your examples for references and then hearing my name made me stop HAHAHAHAAH it's actually weird hearing my name lol and I know I'm not the only one with that name 🤣 So I guess, what I'm feeling right now is how people feel when they see or hear their names used as examples. It makes me giddy that I cannot explain in any way (but in a good way). Thank you for your hard work sir!
What’s the rule for the following being incorrect when asking “what day of the month is it?” “なんにちがですか。“ I understand after you mentioned the correct answer of きょうはなんにちですか。but I was just wondering why the former sounds wrong now. Thanks! Btw, I’m on week 3 of my journey to Japanese and I must say your videos are awesome. Of all the things I’m using, your videos tend to be the glue that hold all the other supplements together. They are fun and informative! ありがとうおございます❗️
You don't need が because there's nothing in the question that needs to be emphasized or "marked", it's literally "what date?". It's not specific enough to require a marker. It's the same with- Nan sai desu ka? and Nani iro desu ka?
Thank you so much George Sensei. Just I've got one question. You said in this video that "ichi nichi" means one day but not first day of the week, does it mean that "ju ichi nichi" can be eleventh day of the month and eleven day? Thanks for the answer dear Sensei :)
,those numbers are invetented with the zero by an arabian mathemetician called alkhawarazmi and they are far different from the hindi numbers witch still used in many arabian country.
Couldn't the "kyou ha itsu desuka" mean something like "What time will the party take place?" since it's specified that we're talking about today, so the only "time-type"' left would be the one on the clock. Or would a different question be used then?
Xelthas D Of course you could say it differently with “to start“ and stuff, but I would say that this is correct. Since there is no 1:1 corresponding translation of “it“ the sentence could both mean “When is today“ and “When is it today?“ And, same as in english, you would rather say “When is it today?“ than “at what specific time will the party begin?“
I mostly agree with this. I think you need to use ga here though. You are already talking about the party so that is your topic. In that manner, only "party" can take は as it's particle. At least that's what I think.
thank you for this lesson... I was really waiting for this one because I suck at dates (pun intended ^^)... I already did the N3 JLPT but I almost instantly forget all those exceptions like はつか、ついたち、よっか and ようか... this is so frustrating because I don't use them often... I'll rewatch this lesson until my brain says 分かってるよ！馬鹿だろう？
***** everything that works is fine for me ^^ I'm used to write down all the vocab and kanji... pretty oldschool... but sometimes it isn't enough... maybe I'll try to write a song (I'm a musician) with these words as lyrics XD
Mathematics was invented long before any writing. Thus, we cannot clearly say who invented it first. The numeral system we use today started in India, then adapted in past Arabic societies, then adopted in Europe and accepted in the Americas. It should be noted that there are multiple numeral systems invented throughout the world and what we use is simply the most popular or most widely used.
How would you say "the first through the fifth"? Or if we aren't talking about days of the month, how would you say "one to five" or "one through five"? Perfect example, I happen to meet a native Japanese speaker at a bar, and I want to test your theory that, counting 1 to10, they use し, しち, and く. But counting 10 to 1 they use きゅう, なな, and よん. How would I ask them to count from 1 to 10? Bonus question: Did I use the correct hiragana for "kyuu" (9)?
tsuitachi kara itsuka made for days of the month and ichi kara go made for simple number.ie:kara is from and made is upto . And would you count from 1 to ten is ichi kara juu made kazoetekudasai. and last question is yes きゅう
I would say "american" or "english" numbers would be roman numerals, which are very different from arabic numerals we usually use today :) Imagine calculating using roman numerals.
Arigatou But I gotta admit Learning dates is actually REALLY hard for a person like me whose English is her second language and never managed to learn English months. Cuz we use a totally different calendar here in Iran.
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Hello George, i just wanted to say that today i had a pretty cool experience thanks to you. I work in a highly asian populated town where i serve food. A customer came and pointed at the vegetables he wanted, but wasn't sure how to ask for them. I took a shot and asked "yasai?" He looked at me (i'm white so i imagine he didn't expect it) smiled and shook his head "hai!, yasai"
a few minutes later i went to his table, and asked him "nihongo ga hanasemasu ka"
after that we had a short, and extremely simple conversation in japanese, mostly just an introduction "スティーブ tomoshimasu, yoroshiku onegaishimasu. at the end i was able to ask him if the food was delicious as well (oishii desu ka)
sorry for the essay, but I'm only here on lesson 8 and i was able to make this cool little connection i never would have before. in my first interaction with a native speaker, i knew what i wanted to say, and was able to confidently. as simple of a conversation as it was, it totally reassured me that i was making progress throughout these courses.
you're a great teacher george, thank you!
That is such a cool story I must say. Thanks for sharing. I can't wait to speak japanese to japanese people as well. Gonna be fun.
cool .two foreigner ask me whether i was an engineer .i am too embrassed to say "yes".did i broken they dream about engineer?
Wow, I love story’s like this, it’s amazing how much we actually know when we put our mind to it
wow this is kinda inspiring XDDDD
Inspiring but also how did you know how to say do you speak Japanese? Did I miss it in the early lessons
Since you were wearing a hat this video, I will always remember the 20th day as HATS-ka
Good thinking
Sir, you just saved my day
Thank you
Congratulations, you just solved about two weeks of me trying to remember はつか lol, now whenever I try to remember what the 20th is I'm gonna picture him in a green hatsuka lol, thank you!
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george: "Is it... nanagatsu?" *Smily face :D
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This was evil LMAO
Thinking of Glaceon: so advanced...
Arigatou Luigi Sensei!
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This man is my favorite human being
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@@imaalt1893 3 years later and I'm still terrible at Japanese
@@Epiclyspeaking lol why?
@@Epiclyspeaking did you get any better
Honestly George, aside from my own desires, looking at you and listening to you motivates me to learn japanese, and at the same time it ensures me that it's possible, as long as I hang on and make sure to properly absorb the material. It's been a long time since I've felt so passionate about something, so I can't help but be excited about every new thing you teach us and I try to apply it to every single sentence that I can possibly build with what you have taught us so far.
That story in the middle is a reason why I trust George's teaching and expertise.
Its been 7 years since you uploaded this videos but all i can say that thank you very much for teaching for free people they couldn't get the books❤❤
I just uploaded video #141 in the series. More to come. The content has come a long way!
I've been following your videos for about 3 years-ish now lol I'd say I'm an intermediate Japanese learner but I've been following bits of this series as a sort of recap/revision. Watching this has reminded me how baffling this concept was when I first came across it. I remember showing some of my Japanese friends your "How to speak like a pro!" video and they thought you were brilliant and loved the way you teach! I've made tons of notes from your videos over the years. The Japanese in 5 series was invaluable to me when it came to self-studying grammar. Thanks for all you do and for being entertaining while you do it :)
Thank you! Everyone seems to like the "How to speak like a pro!" video. I have to watch it again to remember why it is good. I remember the timer, and that the video was really just a click bait title to say "study".
Haha brilliant! I think it's your energy in it that makes it so good. It's amusing so it helps things stick in peoples minds.
Pls talk ur english slow bit im madusanka from sri lanka u ar very good sanse.
Triple J: Jinkx's Journey to Japan a year later, are you an advanced level of Japanese now?
Yes you’re correct about the Arabic Numbers. Although some numbers trickled down from the Indian region under Islamic rule, the numbers were perfected along with algebra in the Middle East where the numerals took their final form in the Arabic way.
I'm studying Japanese at university as a side module to my major. I find your books have saved me when it comes to understanding stuff better. I studied from your books to get me through my first speaking exam. I got a first!
I also have been practicing Japanese with my Japanese friends at uni and online with my friends who are from Japan. They are all Impressed with my progress. Before I found your videos my pronunciation was bad. Your videos are a good asset to the series. Thank you so much for taking the time to make these.
I’ve tried learning Japanese multiple times now and dropped it twice because of frustration. This is the only course/series of videos that is actually getting me anywhere. I feel a lot less overwhelmed and swamped with random info, and I like that it’s more focused of conversational Japanese, what you’d actually say, rather than like repetitive and unnecessarily long textbook sentences. “This is a cat. This cat is grey. This cat is cute.” Vs “This is a grey cat. It’s cute.”
And the random facts keep my adhd happy lol. I’m Canadian and don’t know shit about US presidents but now whenever I think of 44 I think of Obama.
How far have you gone when you're starting to feel frustrated?
@@Fennetic Not very far tbh. Because the other lessons I tried focused more on "here's a phrase you can say" or "here's a bunch of vocab" and im really bad with just memorization. I'm really good, however, with putting things together like a puzzle, so I like grammar-heavy learning lol.
Last time I tried and quit I was only able to say really simple things like どれはねこです (dore wa neko desu) I couldn't make phrases relevant to my life that actually said anything beyond "that is X" or "There is Y". I got frustrated because I couldn't remember any of the more complicated phrases, because I didn't understand how they were put together. It was just remembering a string of sounds.
But now I can say ButtersとRyouはわたしのとのだちのねこです。(Butters to Ryou wa watashi no tomodachi no neko desu.) And make other phrases that are relevant to my life and actions cause I get how to MAKE the sentence. Buuut I have to remember more vocab... that's the annoying part for me lol.
Our number system is usually referred to as "Arabic numerals", but that isn't really true. They were invented in India around 200 a.d, then spread to arabic mathematicians a few hundred years later, and in turn spread to westerners some time thereafter. Nowadays if you look it up, you will sometimes see it written as "Hindu-Arabic numerals", but the former has been around for so long that it has just stuck. Love you :^)
Too bad george sensei didn't approve it.
India actually invented the 0 number only
India didn’t invent them arabs did and zero was an arabic number if I’m not mistaken.
@@mehdi76302 It's the other way around. Brahmi numerals (from india 5000 years ago) were the precursor for the the hindu-arabic numbers. The latter being different in that they had a zero.
El Malakh Feo no they aren’t indian they were invented by arabs.
I got stuck on this lesson got angry for half the day then re watched it when your advice to absorb the information watched the video again read through the lesson and took it slow thanks it really helped
Yeah same, I needed like 2 days to learn this when I was at this level! But it's understandable too because there are alot of words you need to learn on this one and then the 1-2 other videos after this one is about weeks so even more harder! You just gotta stick to 1 and learn that first before continuing with the other one or else you will get stuck even more on the weeks part! (That happened to me!)
The number counting series and this one have been so valuable and helpful.
Your teaching is so great. You inspire me every day to learn Japanese and get me so excited to learn! I'm struggling to memorize some of these new vocabulary words but I know I will be able to soon
I'm having some trouble remembering all of the new vocabulary words as well.
But, here's some tips I'm using:
#1: Re-watch the part of the video with the words your struggling with, then pause. Try to think of all of what you learned, and then after thinking/re-playing it all in your head, ask yourself questions and try to answer.
#2: Remember, the human brain intakes knowledge better within 20-25 minute increments.
#3: If your taking notes, that's a good thing, however, don't become dependent on your notes. You need to make yourself comfortable with your Japanese and remember it so it's more natural for you, and you don't need to look at your paper all the time.
#4: Try thinking about what you've learned outside the class. Like, if your cooking or cleaning, try remembering things from class.
I hope these are helpful for you and you can excel in Japanese!
❤🌺
Its at the days of the month that I keep getting confused, each time I try learn Japanese. And before I'd just stumble past it or give up. But you're such great teacher, really enthusiastic and you make your students feel so proud of the work they've done so far! I love your book!
best japanese course i've ever seen on youtube, teach step by step . . . NC one . . .
Sensei, you look so swag in that midori set. I love your videos, you made me want to learn Japanese seriously. The story times really make the lessons more fun. Looking forward to your next lesson!
And the number system we use now was found in India-Arabia. But it seems maths existed throughout history, without a certain birth location.
It is hard to balance story time and teaching. I never want to be the guy that is telling a story that people can't wait to be over because it's boring.
+Learn Japanese From Zero! Your stories are good as they are, I think you balance the timings well.
Your stories, the way you teach, and the way you relate things is refreshing and very helpful. Far better than some dry text book and "traditional" teaching styles. Sometimes just the way you say something or present it makes me immediately understand the concepts/etc. When maybe I have seen or heard them before and was confused.
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To remember 4日 (よっか) and ８日 (ようか), I tell myself that yooka is twice longer tan yokka when you prononce. So if it is twice 4, it's 8.
And slightly similar, ６日 (むいか) is almost ３日 (みっか) but twice longer to pronounce, so 3 x 2 = 6.
いつか (someday) and いつも (always) are related to いつ (When) (as nanika and nanimo are related to nani) and now, thanks to you, I can relate to day 5 (５日) which helped me a lot to remember all the days of the month. I learn Japanese in a Japanese school but reviewing your videos helps me to reinforce what I learned so far and to make new neuronal connection (like いつ and５日). Great job!
Hi, this is so true, I got stuck and frustrated for weeks because I was learning all numbers+age+time+month and days of the month in one time via some Skillshare class. I almost gave up, then I decided to skip it, moving forward and comeback to those later. I'm actually re-learning from zero via you and I enjoy it a lot. Thank you
i basically watch your videos before going through the book and it helps me a lot better than when i was only trying to understand the book . luckily i found this playlist . ありがとうございます
Hey George, just wanted to share a quick story. Thanks to this lesson and repeated practice I was able to go to the nearby Japanese grocery store today (Jan 9) and ask someone "今日はここのかですか" - to which he replied "ここのか?はいそうですよ". That was the first time I ever actually tried saying something in a different language in the wild and am sure I was grinning like an idiot all the way back to my car. I look forward to learning more and trying again. ありがとうジョージ先生!
Hey just wondering, it's been over a month, how's it going for you? The japanese?
So, I saw this comment and it kind of gut punched me a bit as I haven't had a big experience like the one before since it happened. So, I thought about it a bit and realized that the experience before was me needing a bit of a "dopamine hit" and reinforce that what I'm learning is real.
So today, I had a conversation for several hours on HelloTalk with someone. Got a lot of things wrong but close enough to where they could understand. In the last month I've nailed down the days of the month, days of the week, the いくつ and なんこ counters, and am pretty ok at some of the others. Listening is still a chore and I have tremendous speaking anxiety but getting better. I'm still working on it everyday and constantly getting better. So to sum up I guess, it's a work in progress but most importantly I am progressing.
im watching these in the playlist for review and suddenly seeing you go from your last outfit to this all green was such a hilarious surprise 😭
its amazing and motivational, to say the least, how you still put in maximum effort into these lessons, even though you offer them for free! respect
When you mentioned はつか and then asked how to say 20 years old in Japanese. It reminded that when I was watching an anime the other day, a guy yelled out 「はたち！！！！ 」All because a middle schooler called him old.
I'm glad that you've taught about the 20th and 20 years old. I had forgotten how to say it, and whenever I asked other people the other ways to say 20, they'd just reply with 「二十」- it was really frustrating. I eventually forgot that I had been searching for that answer until you did your lessons. Thank you. (:
I actually look forward to your “rants” really helps put more into perspective in my opinion
Hey George. I'm from brazil. I'm watching your videos. It is so great. You are a great teacher. arigatou gozaimasu.
Also at 19:20 you spell the tenth month with "juu" written in hiragana but on the next slide it is in Romaji.
Because of my busy life I can only listen for the most part.
But I can understand the difference between all the particles in between. Bought the first book just to support you. In 2 months I have learned so much since I listen to multiple lessons for about 8hours a day.
Thanks
I am amazed at how far I have came due to taking up your lessons. I watch your videos as well as use the book. At first, learning Japanese was somewhat difficult but as time (not long actually) went on, it is becoming easier and easier to understand what I am learning. Sometimes I will forget certain things initially but I am now able to correct the mistake on my own. One more column and I will know all hiragana, katakana is next. Many thanks
I'm watching this vid expectly on January 1° 2024. Perfect method and great book!
Well George sensei after around four years someone who likes your teaching is correcting you .that foundation of Math like zero, decimal and basic algebra was formed in India but when people from Arab came India for exploring they took that knowledge and it spread through the world.
Weeell. I decided to pass on days of the month. I'll come back to them when they seem easier to remember. Right now, my brain can't cope.
I completely forgot what Golden Week was. Now I'm reminded thanks to this video. It's mentioned often in the monogatari series, so now I understand it better.
In the anime industry, anime episodes take time off during Golden Week.
we really do love u sensei..arigato gozaimasu
Still pushing through with the studying! Busy with life but a little at a time is always good
Hello Mr. George!
I’m a 14 year old studying Japanese, and I want to thank you for being a great teacher. I’ve genuinely found Japanese really easy because of all your sources. It has been exactly 2 weeks ever since I started practicing Japanese using the JFZ book 1 and I’ve learnt so much! I’m certain I will finish the book in less than a month and I will jump right into the second book! This video might be old, but I’m here after 4 years, and I want to thank you so much for letting me benefit and learn a lot from you.
So I've been binging your vids up till this point over the weekend (got a lot of time on my hands) and I realised this just doesn't work like that. You're going to reach a point where everything you've absorbed will explode because it's too much at once. For me that is now. So one concept a day here on out lol. But I can't believe I can read hirigana and speak very basic Japanese already. It's only been a weekend, you're awesome. Can't wait to get your books :) you're a great and funny teacher. Learning Japanese is so much fun. ありがとうございます
Even I do not have your books, I have only online subscription, those vids are great addition! Thanks for making them!
Good job, again! I love your green outfit! Very trendy!
Yay I can say my birthday in Japanese now!
I would say: "わたしのたんじょうびは1(いち)がつ18(じゅうはち)にちです。" which says "Tanjoubi wa ichigatsu juuhachinichi desu." which means My birthday is January 18th. :) ありがとうございますジョージせんせい。
Isn't it supposed to be "tanjoubi no"
question mark?
@@Fennetic tanjoubi is the topic of the sentence so it is tanjoubi wa. If you wanna say “My birthday”, you could either say “Watashi no tanjoubi wa” or you can just say “tanjoubi wa” if it is implied to be your birthday.
@@TheOneTycoo ahh I remember now, I got confused at the hiragana part where you included watashi no but you omitted it on the romaji. So I read the romaji as watashi wa tanjoubi wa ichigatsu juuhachinichi desu.
@@TheOneTycoo how's your progress going? Any tips for beginners at this stage?
@@Fennetic I honestly haven’t studied Japanese in a while so my progress isn’t great 😅. I might pick it up again though. I forgot some things but I still remember basic sentence structure and how to read hiragana and katakana
Thank you for all these videos! Very helpful!
You look great on your みどりのシャツ! Very Luigish!
you are the best !! I really like your lessons! I learn so much!
i watched your video twice and didn't skip the rant the second time because i like your ranting.
thank you jo-jisan.....you are so funny i enjoyed watching ur videos at the same time i learned alot from you....
You may be cool but you're not as cool as George sensei.
Whooo, still great help a year later!!!
my brain is melting after this lesson
Love ur videos
Hello, George. I think I see a pattern as to when you use Shi vs Yon, as well as Shichi vs Nana. I don't know for sure, but I'll float the idea by you and let you mull it over. Japanese seems to use the sound that's closer to chinese (Si is 4 in chinese, and qi (chi) is 7 in chinese) when it is part of a compound word, similar to how in english, we say 'hydro electric' instead of 'water electric.' Something about it being a compound word seems to change whether they use the japanese pronunciation vs the pronunciation similar to chinese.
When im watching anime and i still cant understand clearly i get a little dishearted, but then i hear little words that i didn't understand before, or i can tell what they want to say ahead of time, and that feels nice ( いいきもちです)
We love you, George!!!! You're the best!!! :)
You can notice that when you do sums you do from right to left, which is how some arabic writing works :)
ジョージさんはかっこいいです😃
私も思います
I think it was ancient India that invented numbers written in that way. Numbers in Sanskrit look similar in some ways. I know that the concept of zero was said to have originated there.
Trombley-sensei reppin' the Gangsta-Yoshi outfit like a boss. DAISUKI!
20:54 not him trying not to laugh after saying that
What he means by that? I didnt understand
How I remember birthday:
I do not want Bon Jovi playing at my たんじょうび。
The 0-9 numbers were invented in India and popularized by the Arabs an the Persians. In Arabic and Farsi, the digits are written differently than what we are used to.
As a non-native english speaker I have to admit... I only remember english months till July and then its like smth smth december. So the fact that Japanese people call them by numbers is very helpful to me. However I still dont understand why do other countries first say the month and then the day. I always get confused.
I'm actaully jotting down your examples for references and then hearing my name made me stop HAHAHAHAAH it's actually weird hearing my name lol and I know I'm not the only one with that name 🤣 So I guess, what I'm feeling right now is how people feel when they see or hear their names used as examples. It makes me giddy that I cannot explain in any way (but in a good way). Thank you for your hard work sir!
14:26 ThaT SOuNdS SooOOoOO cOOl
Thanks to you I am making so much progress! Arigato Gozaimasu ^_^
What’s the rule for the following being incorrect when asking “what day of the month is it?”
“なんにちがですか。“
I understand after you mentioned the correct answer of きょうはなんにちですか。but I was just wondering why the former sounds wrong now. Thanks!
Btw, I’m on week 3 of my journey to Japanese and I must say your videos are awesome. Of all the things I’m using, your videos tend to be the glue that hold all the other supplements together. They are fun and informative!
ありがとうおございます❗️
You don't need が because there's nothing in the question that needs to be emphasized or "marked", it's literally "what date?". It's not specific enough to require a marker. It's the same with-
Nan sai desu ka? and Nani iro desu ka?
Very helpful! Thanks!
Awesome vid! Keep doing what you do!
Really helpful as always - thanks for the content :)
きょうはいつですか？きょうはきょうです。lol.
Thanks for the lessons, they really have been helping so much.👍🏻
Caleb83 lol haha
Arya Bhatta of India invented Zero eons ago. The numbers we use are actually from India. They were perhaps spread around the world by Arab traders.
Little study before going back to work.
Thank you so much George Sensei. Just I've got one question. You said in this video that "ichi nichi" means one day but not first day of the week, does it mean that "ju ichi nichi" can be eleventh day of the month and eleven day? Thanks for the answer dear Sensei :)
,those numbers are invetented with the zero by an arabian mathemetician called alkhawarazmi and they are far different from the hindi numbers witch still used in many arabian country.
ありがとうございます。
Couldn't the "kyou ha itsu desuka" mean something like "What time will the party take place?" since it's specified that we're talking about today, so the only "time-type"' left would be the one on the clock.
Or would a different question be used then?
Xelthas D Of course you could say it differently with “to start“ and stuff, but I would say that this is correct. Since there is no 1:1 corresponding translation of “it“ the sentence could both mean “When is today“ and “When is it today?“ And, same as in english, you would rather say “When is it today?“ than “at what specific time will the party begin?“
For anyone reading this at a later date: It would be "kyou WA itsu desuka". As a particle, ha is read as wa.
I mostly agree with this. I think you need to use ga here though. You are already talking about the party so that is your topic. In that manner, only "party" can take は as it's particle. At least that's what I think.
please make some video about listening
17:23 If that conversation actually happened, it would be so funny.
George fixing the typo mistakes is my ASMR
thank you for this lesson... I was really waiting for this one because I suck at dates (pun intended ^^)... I already did the N3 JLPT but I almost instantly forget all those exceptions like はつか、ついたち、よっか and ようか... this is so frustrating because I don't use them often... I'll rewatch this lesson until my brain says 分かってるよ！馬鹿だろう？
*****
everything that works is fine for me ^^ I'm used to write down all the vocab and kanji... pretty oldschool... but sometimes it isn't enough... maybe I'll try to write a song (I'm a musician) with these words as lyrics XD
I just got your joke. Thanks for the laugh! Cute!
I NEED A VIDEO OF YOU DOING THIS SONG.
You will understand the sentence how meaningful if your wife asks 'kyou wa istudeska". 😅😊
Is that supposed to mean "when is today" question mark?
Mathematics was invented long before any writing. Thus, we cannot clearly say who invented it first. The numeral system we use today started in India, then adapted in past Arabic societies, then adopted in Europe and accepted in the Americas. It should be noted that there are multiple numeral systems invented throughout the world and what we use is simply the most popular or most widely used.
You make a Pretty Good Sensei...
How would you say "the first through the fifth"? Or if we aren't talking about days of the month, how would you say "one to five" or "one through five"?
Perfect example, I happen to meet a native Japanese speaker at a bar, and I want to test your theory that, counting 1 to10, they use し, しち, and く. But counting 10 to 1 they use きゅう, なな, and よん. How would I ask them to count from 1 to 10?
Bonus question: Did I use the correct hiragana for "kyuu" (9)?
tsuitachi kara itsuka made for days of the month and ichi kara go made for simple number.ie:kara is from and made is upto . And would you count from 1 to ten is ichi kara juu made kazoetekudasai. and last question is yes きゅう
I am too busy to check. I hope I did!
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5:37
(I'm just putting this here so it's easy to skip to where I wanna review these next few days)
7:34 aren't 19 and 29 exceptions too? 19 is juukyuu, but the 19th is juukunichi. The kyuu becomes ku. Same happens with 29.
Thank you so much for the video. :) ^^ it's useful and fun. :) ^^
Wow, months are way easier in japanese than they are in english, i remember as a kid forgetting some of the months
I would say "american" or "english" numbers would be roman numerals, which are very different from arabic numerals we usually use today :) Imagine calculating using roman numerals.
+nihongometal I think it works great. Haha. I mean, as long as you know Roman numerals.
Even though he was angry at 14:25, I kinda laugh, sorry Georgie sensei.
17:19 Georgie sensei thug life compilation moment.
“Moving right along”
k e r m i t
Also 14:25 everything sounds scarier in japanese
Maybe in "kyoうは いつですか" should be "kyoうは いつかですか"? Then it makes sense - Is it 5th today?
LOL " I got so excited that I forgot to breathe" IT KILLED ME! 😂
Arigatou
But I gotta admit
Learning dates is actually REALLY hard for a person like me whose English is her second language and never managed to learn English months. Cuz we use a totally different calendar here in Iran.
ok well now ik 2 parts of the your lie in april title in japanese. Shigatsu wa something something. now i need to learn the rest :D
What video covers rankings? 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.
I am so proud of myself for getting the "What day of the month is today?" question right on the first try lol
Good job! I got it too :D!!
George are these videos meant to complement the book or do these deviate a little?
They are meant to work with the book. The main goal is to match the book, but sometimes I deviate and add just a bit as a bonus.
Thank you very much for these lessons. Just a question. Are you going to do videos about book 2 and the others after you finish this one?
Just marking to review this later