Munenori Kawasaki on learning English

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  • Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2024

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  • @ststst981
    @ststst981 3 года назад +1470

    I love how most foreigners are shy and embarrassed by their bad english but Kawasaki just would speak his elementary english with the upmost confidence.

  • @ArinGokdemir
    @ArinGokdemir 3 года назад +1400

    This guy is so naturally funny.

  • @KpOk-ph3bx
    @KpOk-ph3bx 8 месяцев назад +26

    Being happy fun with the team is big plus

  • @itypethetruthnobshere8975
    @itypethetruthnobshere8975 3 года назад +663

    I flew to america without learning any english....I knew I was in trouble LOL

  • @M1G0G0C3
    @M1G0G0C3 3 года назад +127

    Finally seeing a recent Kawa!! He hasn't changed.

  • @miriamlevenson9430
    @miriamlevenson9430 9 месяцев назад +42

    i KNEW he’d be hilarious in japanese too

  • @kylano525
    @kylano525 3 года назад +312

    Kawasaki's funny in any language

  • @Lsthnbrd
    @Lsthnbrd 8 месяцев назад +153

    This just adds to the legend of Kawasaki. The English he does know, he learned drunk! 😂

    • @shelton-c6b
      @shelton-c6b 2 месяца назад +4

      it makes sense, hard to learn when you sit down at a book and "force" yourself to. if you're just out having fun with the team, you just learn to go with the flow and things happen naturally.

    • @duckyymomo5714
      @duckyymomo5714 10 дней назад +1

      It sounds crazy but I think people would actually feel more confident to speak when they are drunk. As someone who studied English and Japanese, I didn't have the confident to practice the languages with natives cuz I was afraid I would make mistakes. Being drunk kinda removed that barrier

  • @lsouzabr
    @lsouzabr 3 года назад +65

    I don't understand nothing about baseball but o love this guy!
    Best regards from Brazil!

  • @kankankanakn
    @kankankanakn 4 месяца назад +40

    この話大好きすぎる。見習わなきゃいけないメンタルの持ち主

  • @bruhmomenthdr7575
    @bruhmomenthdr7575 3 года назад +620

    Kawasaki speaking English: 😛🤪😛😁
    Kawasaki speaking Japanese: 🧐🧠📚

    • @nadinegomez8858
      @nadinegomez8858 3 года назад +47

      Well, it’s understandable. Considering his English was very very minimal nd basic. His confidence at least was admirable

    • @Lumi0215
      @Lumi0215 6 месяцев назад +30

      He’s actually a little 🤪 in Japanese too 😂😂😂

  • @The7EGO7
    @The7EGO7 3 года назад +503

    This is very rare interview with Munenori, thank you !!! :-)

    • @mikayocc
      @mikayocc 3 года назад +2

      What year is this from?

    • @Benny-uf4wk
      @Benny-uf4wk 3 года назад +20

      The funniest part at the beginning wasn’t translated so allow me. After he said he didn’t understand why he needed a translator as he was a man...he also said, “ I don’t need to go pee side-by-side with another man.” He didn’t say it in the way he discriminated against homosexuals, though. 😂

    • @mikayocc
      @mikayocc 3 года назад +1

      @@Benny-uf4wk Comment reported.

    • @mikayocc
      @mikayocc 3 года назад +2

      @@Benny-uf4wk I'm Japanese, can you give me the timestamp where he says that? I didn't hear him say anything like that.

    • @Benny-uf4wk
      @Benny-uf4wk 3 года назад +7

      00:10 からですね。「意味分からない、そう言うの、男で、連れ添って、オカマ、、、(と言いかけてやめる) 連れションとか大嫌い、近くにいるの」
      つまりは男のくせに四六時中一緒に要るなんて女々しい、気持ち悪いって感じに伝わってきます。
      連れションmeans going to the bathroom together like many Japanese schoolgirls do during their recess because they don’t want to go by themselves but this is the word we normally use for men. It means more like peeing side-by-side. Anyway, he is trying to say he can’t understand why he has to hang out with another man all the time like those other players who are with their interpreters all the time. I can tell he’s expressing his awkwardness here by bringing the example. 😂😂😂😂 He must felt it wouldn’t be a manly thing to do. Funny how he regretted it so quickly though...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @chetzek3237
    @chetzek3237 3 года назад +372

    i've been binging his interview and i must admit he sounded very manly in his own language .he sounded pretty charming when he speak in english .and he's a likeble guy

    • @leredditcommander8208
      @leredditcommander8208 2 года назад +5

      His japanese is not polite, so he sounds very charming in japanese too

    • @manz007
      @manz007 2 года назад

      @@leredditcommander8208 not polite as in Frank/friendly/Casual or Rude ?

    • @koraegi
      @koraegi Год назад +3

      It's interesting that he lowers his voice when speaking japanese and raises it when speaking engish

    • @yuhinakagawa5421
      @yuhinakagawa5421 Год назад +5

      @@koraegi its really just the overall tone of japanese if you speak the language correctly, as a japanese, my japanese speaking voice is naturally lower, but i have to increase my pitch when speaking english to pronounce the words properly especially since the two languages' pronunciations are very different

    • @krugz_
      @krugz_ 9 месяцев назад

      @@manz007 Casual. He's not using Keigo (formal) which you normally use when talking to anyone outside your circle of friends and family.

  • @connyshemauny4257
    @connyshemauny4257 3 года назад +123

    I miss seeing him play with the Blue Jays.

  • @jl3449
    @jl3449 3 года назад +542

    Just stumbled on this interview. He’s so humble. Imagine if Americans had to learn Japanese without a translator.

    • @Jabbersac
      @Jabbersac 2 года назад +15

      I bet at least one foreigner in the NPB has done that. Wonder if the Japanese have their own equivalent of Kawasaki, some wacky player from USA or the Caribbean who went over to Japan with no translator and just fucked around and gave everyone a laugh

    • @flyingchimp12
      @flyingchimp12 2 года назад +13

      It’s admirable how he just tries to speak English in public even though he doesn’t know much. You rarely see that especially with famous people who are supposed to act like they’re above the normal person

    • @mrdisaster5880
      @mrdisaster5880 Год назад +2

      That’s not fair Japanese is way more difficult than English because is composed by 5 dialects.

    • @z.833
      @z.833 Год назад +3

      Let's see how Trever Bauer will do in Japan this year.

    • @betterdrugsthanyours
      @betterdrugsthanyours Год назад +7

      I live in Korea and know so many foreigners that work here, marry Korean women, have half Korean babies and know almost 0 Korean. It is so disrespectful imo.

  • @tannerwanlass3882
    @tannerwanlass3882 Год назад +164

    He's a comedic genius no doubt about it. But what's crazier to me is that he learned English by going to the bars with the team... Like what! And how he just went about navigating the MLB without a translator. Mind-blowing

    • @butmay1893
      @butmay1893 10 месяцев назад +7

      He talks about studying with books and a teacher so not entirely sure if he learned from the bars only.

  • @iverefiner2738
    @iverefiner2738 3 года назад +194

    He had a very Luffy-like way of handling the problem 🤭

    • @gurimuka7786
      @gurimuka7786 3 года назад +21

      This is so accurate!!
      Love to see fellow one piece fans around youtube

  • @connorwhytock8406
    @connorwhytock8406 3 года назад +58

    fuck I miss this guy.

  • @ArielStar
    @ArielStar 3 года назад +99

    Love the way he explains his stories! Kawasaki is one cool dude

  • @Heroickamikaze
    @Heroickamikaze 2 года назад +57

    And this is why Kawa is one of a kind, you have to love him

  • @lonelyberg1316
    @lonelyberg1316 3 года назад +50

    0:40 I now understand why he always nod his head

  • @franciscodelgado717
    @franciscodelgado717 2 года назад +35

    He's big, Kawa smol

  • @richardli4038
    @richardli4038 Год назад +18

    legend

  • @Tried2Satisfy6665
    @Tried2Satisfy6665 3 года назад +17

    I like this guy

  • @icekiller1594
    @icekiller1594 2 месяца назад +3

    The power of immersing yourself in a language, you'll learn very quickly

  • @frank3manuel
    @frank3manuel 9 месяцев назад +37

    Did he just make up the term "Nominication" by combining "nomu" (to drink) and "communication" ?

    • @ねこねこ-z7s
      @ねこねこ-z7s 8 месяцев назад +4

      Exactly

    • @user8nbanhkd
      @user8nbanhkd 7 месяцев назад +7

      Yes, actually a popular coined word for social life

    • @nisimaki
      @nisimaki 7 месяцев назад +5

      You have a good sense of Japanese!

  • @danielcaruso5155
    @danielcaruso5155 2 года назад +50

    I dont know about Baseball but this dude is legend.

  • @markwest7928
    @markwest7928 Год назад +38

    He will eventually write his first book in English entitled "Monkeys never cramp. He is English is getting better.

    • @soapsatellite
      @soapsatellite 2 месяца назад +1

      I hope that's the title of his biography

  • @lachlan00c
    @lachlan00c 3 года назад +98

    this is exactly what happened to me when i moved from australia to germany. starting with no idea at all and just thinking you maybe understand what they are saying, to eventually being accepted by the 'locals' and learning way more of the language than you ever would in a book.

    • @RaferAlstonAkaLAZIO
      @RaferAlstonAkaLAZIO Год назад +3

      most people understand english in germany, so it aint the same

    • @soriba391
      @soriba391 Год назад

      @@RaferAlstonAkaLAZIO Just in the big cities. Funny thing is I had similar problems of understanding people as a German going to Austria ...... 😏

    • @s4ckm4n
      @s4ckm4n Год назад

      ​@@soriba391no, everywhere. Just the degree is varying depending on age and of course level of education.

  • @luismurillo9610
    @luismurillo9610 3 года назад +22

    English at 30!? I'm Hispanic and I struggle with Spanish, what an amazing dude!

  • @freerun4370
    @freerun4370 9 месяцев назад +3

    That guy is a legend

  • @perkosherrigh7243
    @perkosherrigh7243 3 года назад +36

    He’s hilarious 😂

  • @oorunny
    @oorunny Год назад +6

    I totally empathize that cuz that was exactly how i learn english 😅

  • @leredditcommander8208
    @leredditcommander8208 2 года назад +25

    WTF with this dude lol, he is just naturally funny even in japanese

  • @Mickmickster
    @Mickmickster 2 месяца назад +1

    This guy just seems genuine and sincere, no matter your culture.

  • @tipdub
    @tipdub 7 дней назад +2

    Lmao imagining him understanding only one word and it was “baseball”

  • @amarug
    @amarug 3 года назад +104

    he is as hilarious in japanese as he is in english, but he is like a different person. but he is one funny guy

  • @silliaek
    @silliaek 3 года назад +57

    That explains it, he was drunk when he learned English

  • @rbrtgrdn
    @rbrtgrdn Год назад +15

    Where can I find the full interview? Muni is hilarious! I'd have a drink with him any day.

    • @琥珀マドラス
      @琥珀マドラス 5 месяцев назад +1

      「foot×brain」って名前のサッカー番組でフルは無さそうです。

  • @alban4220
    @alban4220 3 года назад +16

    Nomunication, I'm going to use that one

    • @ablmjjjwtwm4454
      @ablmjjjwtwm4454 3 года назад +3

      Nomu = drink
      But this situation is Nomu(のむ) means drinking alcohol.
      Drinking alcohol while communicating is nomunication.

    • @alban4220
      @alban4220 3 года назад +7

      @@ablmjjjwtwm4454 I am aware, but thank you :)

  • @garigari8937
    @garigari8937 2 года назад +76

    1:22 I'm a bit confused how he sounded so deep and mature in Japanese. But once he speaks English, it's him all along😂

  • @mrelusive8038
    @mrelusive8038 3 года назад +10

    Love this bloke!!!

  • @gabos7892
    @gabos7892 Год назад +17

    LMAO all of Mune's English was learned getting drunk at a bar 🤣🤣

  • @Finedeserthouses
    @Finedeserthouses Год назад +18

    He said he didn’t understand why two men had to hang out all the time (about having an interpreter) 😂😂😂😂

    • @halflanding1900
      @halflanding1900 6 месяцев назад +1

      Exactly, and he further added: 連れションとか大嫌い _Tsure-shon to ka daikirai._
      Which means: _“I hate guys going along to the toilet to pee together and stuff like that.”_ 🤣🤣🤣

  • @nagafen480
    @nagafen480 3 года назад +64

    can you post the full interview please.

    • @mikayocc
      @mikayocc 3 года назад +6

      Yes please!!

    • @かずき-v4v
      @かずき-v4v 3 года назад +1

      I can't translate😭
      ruclips.net/video/HGJeXOV6OYM/видео.html

  • @areareare9953
    @areareare9953 6 месяцев назад

    I adored this guy. He was a first class troll and just loved every one of his interviews because you wanted to see what he was going to try and get away with saying on the air.

  • @whatchahowsya8688
    @whatchahowsya8688 Год назад +12

    He's hilarious but honestly he sounds so sexy in Japanese. lol

  • @timmytwotimes3994
    @timmytwotimes3994 3 года назад +16

    Guys I am new to the Kawasaki party and I just want to express my disappointment in all of you for not inviting me sooner.

  • @NickMartinez-l9t
    @NickMartinez-l9t 6 месяцев назад +6

    Yakyu I learned another Japanese word💪

  • @WyWid
    @WyWid 3 года назад +33

    Imagine going to a foreign speaking country and having no clue how to speak their language. With no way of communicating lol. That would be horrible

  • @patcoughlin1987
    @patcoughlin1987 25 дней назад

    When I was learning Spanish, I definitely was able to speak it and understand it better when drunk. I don’t know why, but it came way easier at a bar than it did in other settings

  • @Hoangle-hc3hm
    @Hoangle-hc3hm 3 года назад +6

    I love Muni;;!! 😉

  • @darkdraconis
    @darkdraconis 3 года назад +20

    He should do anime voice acting, good and funny voice

  • @brownsupahero
    @brownsupahero 6 месяцев назад +1

    Legend

  • @schopy287
    @schopy287 2 года назад +5

    Drinking with Kawa must me such a trip!

  • @youshe9121
    @youshe9121 7 месяцев назад +3

    チームミーティングとか報道陣の前とかはさすがに通訳いた方がいいかもしれないけど、その他の場所は通訳いない方がまじでいいと思うわ。サッカー選手とかバスケ選手はコミュニケーション不可欠だから、通訳がいずれ必要なくなる。野球選手はコミュニケーション必要なさそうに見えるけど、なんやかんや重要だと思う

  • @joshuaspector8182
    @joshuaspector8182 5 месяцев назад +1

    I love this man! 😂

  • @りーず-s4u
    @りーず-s4u Год назад +4

    ムネリン大好きだから嬉しい!

  • @yuumetal2363
    @yuumetal2363 5 месяцев назад +3

    0:10 to 0:13
    Munenori: "a man accompanies a man... like going to the bathroom to urinate together. No no I dont need that. I am fine, and I headed to america "

  • @user-hk3yg3gx5s
    @user-hk3yg3gx5s 6 дней назад +2

    ベラベラブック懐かしいなwww

  • @ML-yu8hr
    @ML-yu8hr 3 года назад +5

    💯

  • @lRockUdont
    @lRockUdont 3 месяца назад

    Off I go. I was shocked I couldn't understand any English! 😂😂😂

  • @GoShwkk
    @GoShwkk 5 месяцев назад +2

    Are you from ?

  • @vii3570
    @vii3570 2 года назад +21

    メジャーでの競争厳しい上に言葉も分からなかったら、ストレス半端じゃなかったやろな。よく通訳無しで頑張ったよ

  • @RhetoricalMuse
    @RhetoricalMuse 8 месяцев назад

    How different his personality is in two different languages

  • @ヘクター-o3x
    @ヘクター-o3x Месяц назад +5

    0:10 連れ添ってオカm

  • @pandabear2cute4u
    @pandabear2cute4u 4 дня назад

    LIL PAPI!

  • @julian-ey8vx
    @julian-ey8vx Месяц назад

    guy learned english drunk at a bar classic america

  • @rossturcotte419
    @rossturcotte419 2 года назад +1

    rad

  • @ewertonal
    @ewertonal 9 месяцев назад +1

    “In Japan, heart surgeon. Number one”

  • @hanjarake_taro
    @hanjarake_taro 8 месяцев назад +5

    大谷、一平なんてギャンブラー雇ってないで見習えよ

    • @abckenshin3825
      @abckenshin3825 7 месяцев назад +2

      バカ一匹ハケーン^^

  • @Irapa7
    @Irapa7 3 года назад +18

    2:07 Wow!! I thought that: “HEEEEEeeeeeee?” Was just an anime thing but they actually do it 😄

    • @Fil007kk
      @Fil007kk 3 года назад +18

      That's what they do, it's not an "anime thing" it's what japanese people do. As far as I know, they do it to add to the conversation. I guess it's to greet the speaker that they're actually listening to what they are saying.

    • @jb4280
      @jb4280 3 года назад +14

      @@Fil007kk it’s an expression of surprise. Like saying “wow” in response to something

    • @danwong2191
      @danwong2191 3 года назад +1

      @@jb4280 also what is known as back channeling and common in spoken Japanese

    • @tiko4621
      @tiko4621 3 года назад +3

      @@danwong2191 in this instance it would almost be like saying “huhhhh” to the end of what he said .. we have something similar in English for sure.

  • @CarlaQuintino-qh4ri
    @CarlaQuintino-qh4ri 23 дня назад

    Mr. Roboto song music video RUclips 😎

  • @88ひびき
    @88ひびき 3 года назад

    HAHAHA

  • @CarlaQuintino-qh4ri
    @CarlaQuintino-qh4ri 23 дня назад

    Arigatou (Japanese) - thank you English 😊

  • @awill3454
    @awill3454 6 месяцев назад +1

    It’s smart that he didn’t have a translator. Don’t want to risk them stealing millions from you for gambling debts

  • @fdsjlaf
    @fdsjlaf Год назад +1

    where you from?