Haha, the dude talking in Osaka dialect made my day! Having this video drop on the day when I was extremely burned out from learning japanese, helps tremendously. It motivated me once again, thank you!
That first american girl speaks so well I was shocked lol and pretty much as Takashi said, if that korean girl didn't say she was korean I don't think anyone would notice, just flawless
Please add Anki to the subtitles around 2:50 please! I've been studying Japanese for 15 years and this tool changed how I learned vocab recently! Also, we need more reasons to speak fluently....
Haha its so weird to be able to follow Takashii’s guests word for word but just sometimes trip out on how fast he speaks JP himself. The American guy at the end is so right, we will all be foreigners speaking Japanese even if we make it to full fluency! Thanks for the content again!
Brazil has the biggest Japanese diaspora in the world so someone speaking Japanese with a Brazilian accent is probably the most common JSL accent you would have the chance of witnessing.... It's like saying "Never thought I'd hear an American speak English with a Spanish accent." Don't you know anything about the world?...
@@mc1069 the accent only is that noticeable because he's not from São Paulo, where most Japanese descendants are. If he was, his accent would be faint because it's similar to Japanese.
@@mc1069 That last sentence was really unnecessary. We're on the internet, everyone lives in a different area of the world, we sink in the knowledge we are exposed to. The information you have in your head and have learned during your lifetime, very often will be completely different from the information of an average person across the globe.
@@mc1069When I went to Brazil for the first time, I learned about the mass migrations of Japanese and Italians to that country, which I had never in my life heard. I don't know if you've been outside Brazil but these things are absolutely not know outside Brazil. It's a very insular country that for the most part keeps to itself Hope that gives you some perspective
18:22 I know the brazilian guy, Ozu, met him in 2015 at Shibuya station as I was going back home and he had just left the station. Since it was my first time there and he heard me and my friends speaking portuguese, he helped us with directions.
I'm working to learn Japanese as an older guy. I travel to Japan sometimes for business and would like to explore when I go. Good video for boosting confidence!
I did this with French and it's taken 20 years to get to near native. I want to become fluent in Japanese too but honestly it's been so long since I've "study studied" French that I don't even remember how I got actually got to where I am...
Having studied and lived in Japan a few years, I would say the Canadian guy is absolutely spot on! ... and with all respect the first French guy illustrates his point perfectly. His japanese is full of mistakes but it is probably totally fine in his daily life. He however sounds like the typical long-term resident who picked up the language rather than studied it. My Japanese was very similar to his while in Japan and only when coming back to my country and studying seriously did I realise how much my japanese was lacking. Because I became alright at casual speaking made me overlook my lack of vocabulary or my limited grammar use. Of course there are positives to both approaches but I am now in the study extensively camp as well if you don't want to get stuck in an intermediate/advanced intermediate level . which btw is not a problem either ! you don't have to be perfectly fluent anyway
i’ve been following the input method and absorbing as much content as possible. i can understand 85% of the dialogue without subs but my speaking is still intermediate at best. i’m reminded language learning is a marathon and not a sprint
ありがとうございます, Takashii! I began watching your videos about a year ago and they were the kernel of inspiration that led me to begin studying Japanese in earnest a little over a month ago. Loving it so far (and 2.5 yrs of Chinese make kanji way less scary 😂)! Keep up the great work!
Regarding the kanji comment @9:09, I've been learning Japanese on and off for a long time but I never learned kanji. Even when I lived in Japan as a kid I only knew kanji for certain train stations, numbers, etc. It's SO much easier to read and hear Japanese now that I've started learning kanji. I can barely understand any full speed Japanese conversation, but I noticed it increased a lot as I started learning kanji. I only know around 80 radicals and around 65 kanji and already I can start to infer meaning based on kanji components I am seeing. I wish I had started learning kanji 20 years ago when I started learning Japanese as a kid.
They all had excellent Japanese language skills and had no trouble conversing with Japanese people. However, I was surprised by the third Canadian man, who was a special mention. When he spoke the Japanese word for "ほとんど" ("almost"), he had to restate it. I thought he understood the correct pronunciation because he was objective in his pronunciation. It's a small detail, but he must have great metacognition.
Great video! And yessss, you sound really cool speaking English with a Japanese accent ❤️ Besides, accents are sexy and perfectionism is over-rated 😊🇦🇺
you can learn first and then come, or come first and then learn, it doesnt make much difference. you have to be proactive either way. this from someone who came first and then learnt. i dont think there would have been much point in getting great before i came, except avoiding frustration, but frustration is motivating, its all based on your attitude at the end of the day and how good you are at learning how to learn.
You speak hood English. Kudos to you. As I am over 30 and already have 3 languages in my head, I guess I would not be that easy to learn Japanese for me.
I've started studying japanese 2 years ago, and I can say kanji is the hardest part of learning japanese. Thanks for the video!!!! it was really good advice!!!
Perfect timing for this video! I just started studying Nihongo a month ago and it took me one day to memorize all hiragana, katakana, numbers, days and months. That was the easiest part. The real challenge starts now, it’s going to take time and consistency to learn vocabulary and grammar.
I always find it funny to see the foreigners that have been there for sometime and now have japanese style hair/makeup etc. The natural assimilation into the culture.
@@gianluca5638 I can try... On my 9 months Japanese journey so far, the learning curve changed quite a lot. In the beginning you make a lot of progress as you learn the basics (N5) and you start feeling kinda confident. However, when you progress to "higher" levels (N4, N3,...) you realize how much work you actually have to put in DAILY in order to become "fluent". Daily listening, grammar, Anki, reading, shadowing... It goes a looong way... You start to realize how the language actually works and how much you still need to learn. And you realize that you basically know almost nothing. But it gets better of course! Japanese is obviously very different from Western languages. It takes probably at least 2-3 times more effort to learn because of the writing system (Kanji), the vocabulary, the structure, grammar, different levels of politeness and so on... and Japanese people also speak really fast😂 I do a lot of immersion at the moment as someone who's N4/N3 level but I still feel like speaking is such a big obstacle. There's a big difference between understanding and actually speaking. But it all comes with time and practice of course. You just need to enjoy the journey. There's no finish line really. And you also need to have fun while doing it. Very important! I'm at a point now where I start understanding A LOT of daily conversation but I still need to get used to the faster pace. And I wanna try to start speaking and writing more and more. We'll get there!💪
Imo the only thing that was hard was moving past the self doubt. It's a lot of words and expressions to familiarize yourself with but the solution is just constant consistent exposure and an eagerness to use your dictionary all the time haha
I'd love if you find some Slavic language speakers that have learned Japanese. I think these languages are phonetically much closer to Japanese than to English (or other latin based languages).
I will be moving to Japan for language school in two months so this video couldn’t have come at a better time time. While I work in a Japanese company. everyone is afraid to talk or correct me when I speak to them in Japanese. So hopefully this will help me improve and I can’t wait
Even the people that have been here for a year have been studying a lot longer - you can't fluke learning Japanese, it's about hard work and study - they are no hacks.
I was curious how you were able to learn english? I found many students from Japan do learn some english. I found they read english better than speak it.
In my opinion, if I have a Japanese friend can talk with each other in Japanese, maybe it'll be better. If not, it is also ok, but maybe more difficult need to conquer😂
Does anyone have knowledge about manual labour jobs? In my country Im a maintenance painter, like painting walls, window frames, doors etc. How big is this job in Japan?
Theyre proficiency tests for japanese. Kind of like the CEFR or whatever its called anywhere else. Its not required at all to take, just a personal milestone if thats what you wish to do. I do hear that working in japan they might look for someone with N2-N1 level. If you dont know, easiest to hardest is N5-N1.
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The only thing that speaks for Japan is society. But I wouldn't want to work there. Less paycheck, harder work.
Learn Japanese kanji faster with Paperlike paperlike.com/takashii/2501
suggestion what is the best Japanese film in the opinion of the Japanese
@@takashiifromjapan 日本に旅行したい場合、誰かが私の旅行を邪魔するでしょうか? これがあなたが探しているものです、タカシ。 私が真実を隠さずに率直に日本に旅行することを望まない人はいますか？
@@takashiifromjapan もし誰かが私にそこへ旅行することを望まないなら、恥ずかしがることなく私に言うことができます。
I’m 63 years old and I intend to improve my Japanese language skills so I can travel independently. Thank you for sharing this.
63 as well same exact interest. 😊
Me too! I’m 63 and working on my Japanese! 🎉😊🇦🇺
Perfectionism is definitely the bane of any serious learner.
Beautiful comment 👌
Haha, the dude talking in Osaka dialect made my day! Having this video drop on the day when I was extremely burned out from learning japanese, helps tremendously. It motivated me once again, thank you!
That first american girl speaks so well I was shocked lol and pretty much as Takashi said, if that korean girl didn't say she was korean I don't think anyone would notice, just flawless
Please add Anki to the subtitles around 2:50 please! I've been studying Japanese for 15 years and this tool changed how I learned vocab recently!
Also, we need more reasons to speak fluently....
Haha its so weird to be able to follow Takashii’s guests word for word but just sometimes trip out on how fast he speaks JP himself. The American guy at the end is so right, we will all be foreigners speaking Japanese even if we make it to full fluency! Thanks for the content again!
I needed this video! I’m traveling to Japan for the first time 2 months, I’m so excited!
Same here, going in late May / early June 😁
Never thought I would witness a guy speak Japanese with a Brazilian accent
Brazil has the biggest Japanese diaspora in the world so someone speaking Japanese with a Brazilian accent is probably the most common JSL accent you would have the chance of witnessing.... It's like saying "Never thought I'd hear an American speak English with a Spanish accent."
Don't you know anything about the world?...
@@mc1069 the accent only is that noticeable because he's not from São Paulo, where most Japanese descendants are. If he was, his accent would be faint because it's similar to Japanese.
@@mc1069 That last sentence was really unnecessary. We're on the internet, everyone lives in a different area of the world, we sink in the knowledge we are exposed to. The information you have in your head and have learned during your lifetime, very often will be completely different from the information of an average person across the globe.
@@mc1069When I went to Brazil for the first time, I learned about the mass migrations of Japanese and Italians to that country, which I had never in my life heard. I don't know if you've been outside Brazil but these things are absolutely not know outside Brazil. It's a very insular country that for the most part keeps to itself
Hope that gives you some perspective
This has been the biggest confidence boost I needed ❤️
18:22 I know the brazilian guy, Ozu, met him in 2015 at Shibuya station as I was going back home and he had just left the station. Since it was my first time there and he heard me and my friends speaking portuguese, he helped us with directions.
Love the video! thanks for all the content that you create. Greetings from Spain!! 本当に ありがとう
I'm working to learn Japanese as an older guy. I travel to Japan sometimes for business and would like to explore when I go. Good video for boosting confidence!
I did this with French and it's taken 20 years to get to near native. I want to become fluent in Japanese too but honestly it's been so long since I've "study studied" French that I don't even remember how I got actually got to where I am...
To me, the best speaker was the korean but canadian is like wow! N1 before coming to japan and speaks so well in 1 year!
Having studied and lived in Japan a few years, I would say the Canadian guy is absolutely spot on! ... and with all respect the first French guy illustrates his point perfectly. His japanese is full of mistakes but it is probably totally fine in his daily life. He however sounds like the typical long-term resident who picked up the language rather than studied it.
My Japanese was very similar to his while in Japan and only when coming back to my country and studying seriously did I realise how much my japanese was lacking. Because I became alright at casual speaking made me overlook my lack of vocabulary or my limited grammar use. Of course there are positives to both approaches but I am now in the study extensively camp as well if you don't want to get stuck in an intermediate/advanced intermediate level . which btw is not a problem either ! you don't have to be perfectly fluent anyway
i’ve been following the input method and absorbing as much content as possible. i can understand 85% of the dialogue without subs but my speaking is still intermediate at best. i’m reminded language learning is a marathon and not a sprint
ありがとうございます, Takashii! I began watching your videos about a year ago and they were the kernel of inspiration that led me to begin studying Japanese in earnest a little over a month ago. Loving it so far (and 2.5 yrs of Chinese make kanji way less scary 😂)!
Keep up the great work!
This is really great channel I wish I had it 35 years ago when I lived in Japan!! Keep up the good work!!
Random guy in a coat of arms with absolutely no explanation. 😅
Pretty sure he's cosplaying Laios from Duneon Meishi
Let's goooo, Takashii!!
Regarding the kanji comment @9:09, I've been learning Japanese on and off for a long time but I never learned kanji. Even when I lived in Japan as a kid I only knew kanji for certain train stations, numbers, etc. It's SO much easier to read and hear Japanese now that I've started learning kanji. I can barely understand any full speed Japanese conversation, but I noticed it increased a lot as I started learning kanji. I only know around 80 radicals and around 65 kanji and already I can start to infer meaning based on kanji components I am seeing. I wish I had started learning kanji 20 years ago when I started learning Japanese as a kid.
Whoa .. June Lovejoy? 😻
They all had excellent Japanese language skills and had no trouble conversing with Japanese people.
However, I was surprised by the third Canadian man, who was a special mention.
When he spoke the Japanese word for "ほとんど" ("almost"), he had to restate it.
I thought he understood the correct pronunciation because he was objective in his pronunciation.
It's a small detail, but he must have great metacognition.
たかしさんは、笑顔が増えて動画がさらに良くなりましたね
Kind of off-topic, but I LOVE the Korean girl's sense of style omg. She looks so cool. I thought she was Japanese at first too
I have been self studying Japanese as a Nigerian for a year now.
Thank you for the motivation.
Wow these interviewees are all at a level that I dream of reaching someday…
Great video! And yessss, you sound really cool speaking English with a Japanese accent ❤️ Besides, accents are sexy and perfectionism is over-rated 😊🇦🇺
you can learn first and then come, or come first and then learn, it doesnt make much difference. you have to be proactive either way. this from someone who came first and then learnt. i dont think there would have been much point in getting great before i came, except avoiding frustration, but frustration is motivating, its all based on your attitude at the end of the day and how good you are at learning how to learn.
🌸💓 Loved all the advice !
I enjoy watching your videos, and its great to see the same people, but I really want to get to see new people interviewed from time to time.
another great video, thanks!
You speak hood English. Kudos to you. As I am over 30 and already have 3 languages in my head, I guess I would not be that easy to learn Japanese for me.
i believe the more languages you know the easier it would be, hence polyglots etc. Its just a matter of practice so you don't forget.
Why do you think that?
You already knows 3 languages, so you know the process for acquiring a good level of foreigner languages.
頑張って！
I needed this video 😁
I've started studying japanese 2 years ago, and I can say kanji is the hardest part of learning japanese. Thanks for the video!!!! it was really good advice!!!
Can tell that guy is French before finishing the intro lol
The Canadian one is pretty hot!! He’s giving Japanese vibes.
15:48 I think you're suppose to use 'Shigatsu' instead of 'Yon-gatsu' when referring to April
Perfect timing for this video! I just started studying Nihongo a month ago and it took me one day to memorize all hiragana, katakana, numbers, days and months. That was the easiest part. The real challenge starts now, it’s going to take time and consistency to learn vocabulary and grammar.
Good luck!
Wonderful video
I Ain't gonna lie this is what I wanted
that guy who got to N1 before even coming to Japan just blows my mind!!
That part!
You're the best Takashii san! 💕 Much love and respect to you from Sri Lanka.
I liked the video so much.The last interviewee spoke Japanese very quickly.😂 .
I always find it funny to see the foreigners that have been there for sometime and now have japanese style hair/makeup etc. The natural assimilation into the culture.
Happy new year Takashi! Maybe one day I’ll learn Japanese…
Yuriko Tiger our italian goat🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
I'm going to travel to Japan in june & wanna learn some japanese, i'm from germany and wanna ask what are good apps to learn some japanese
I was not prepared for the Dungeon Meshi cosplay 🤣🤣
Hi takashii! Love your content!
Great video 👍
The more you learn Japanese, the more you realize how hard it actually is.
Respect to anyone who's fluent already!
Exactly!
Can I ask you why? (I'm not joking I'm just curious)
@@gianluca5638 I can try...
On my 9 months Japanese journey so far, the learning curve changed quite a lot.
In the beginning you make a lot of progress as you learn the basics (N5) and you start feeling kinda confident.
However, when you progress to "higher" levels (N4, N3,...) you realize how much work you actually have to put in DAILY in order to become "fluent". Daily listening, grammar, Anki, reading, shadowing... It goes a looong way... You start to realize how the language actually works and how much you still need to learn. And you realize that you basically know almost nothing. But it gets better of course!
Japanese is obviously very different from Western languages. It takes probably at least 2-3 times more effort to learn because of the writing system (Kanji), the vocabulary, the structure, grammar, different levels of politeness and so on... and Japanese people also speak really fast😂
I do a lot of immersion at the moment as someone who's N4/N3 level but I still feel like speaking is such a big obstacle.
There's a big difference between understanding and actually speaking. But it all comes with time and practice of course.
You just need to enjoy the journey. There's no finish line really. And you also need to have fun while doing it. Very important!
I'm at a point now where I start understanding A LOT of daily conversation but I still need to get used to the faster pace.
And I wanna try to start speaking and writing more and more. We'll get there!💪
The more～, the more
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Imo the only thing that was hard was moving past the self doubt. It's a lot of words and expressions to familiarize yourself with but the solution is just constant consistent exposure and an eagerness to use your dictionary all the time haha
3:24: good point there!
2:22 tokuyuu!!! 🙂
Finally I found someone who recognised him. 😊
I'd love if you find some Slavic language speakers that have learned Japanese. I think these languages are phonetically much closer to Japanese than to English (or other latin based languages).
アラビア語は右から左に書きますが、日本語も昔は右から左に書くことがありました。たとえば「朝日新聞」でなく「聞新日朝」、「元旦より復活再刊」でなく「刊再活復りよ旦元」、「労働運動の回顧と展望」でなく「望展と顧回の動運働労」。
Hey that's June, love her!
She. Is. Perfect. 😍
4:24 - Dayum!
12年間の間欠的な独学あとで字幕をあんまり見なくだいぶ分かるようになってきたってたまに意外だよな。アニメや漫画とか観たり、アンキを使ったり、RUclipsで文法を学んだりしたらレベルがどんどんよくなってる。
She's back
I will be moving to Japan for language school in two months so this video couldn’t have come at a better time time. While I work in a Japanese company. everyone is afraid to talk or correct me when I speak to them in Japanese. So hopefully this will help me improve and I can’t wait
I have started studying Japanese this week and remembered Hiragana and Dakuten-Han Dakuten. I am enjoying it very much
Nice, keep it going, I am also learning Japanese, right now I know both hiragana and katakana, and currently I am learning N5
The two asians a korean woman and a taiwanese man are still the best at this.
2:23 tokuyuu !!! 🎉🎉🎉
Best.Video.Ever. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I'm very impress how well these people not from Japan speak Japanese so very well!
Nice ❤😊
That cosplay was great added with Osaka dialect
Even the people that have been here for a year have been studying a lot longer - you can't fluke learning Japanese, it's about hard work and study - they are no hacks.
日本に10年以上住んだ人は確かに流暢だ。日本語は英語よりかなり難しく、フランス語や中国語やドイツ語よりも難しいと言われている。十年以上地道に勉強したらうまくなると思う。
16:10 is that Haruki Anime Journal in the background???🤯
bro is our inspirartion
4:23 la ragazza Italiana dell'altra volta :)
Who could forget 😅
I was curious how you were able to learn english? I found many students from Japan do learn some english. I found they read english better than speak it.
suggestion what is the best Japanese film in the opinion of the Japanese
I was not expecting a 10/10 cosplay from delicious in dungeon 5:10
すえーねブラジル人もいます！！
Thank you, TAKASHii! I am at the very beginning of my journey learning Japanese so this was quite interesting! 👍
Mai nichi mai nichi renshuu shi te. Hontou ni taisetsu
Some of these are old clips
Anybody that says you can speak Japanese fluently in 1 year? Is a liar.
Maybe if you literally study 9 or so hours a day with good material and resources you could.
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In my opinion, if I have a Japanese friend can talk with each other in Japanese, maybe it'll be better. If not, it is also ok, but maybe more difficult need to conquer😂
Does anyone have knowledge about manual labour jobs? In my country Im a maintenance painter, like painting walls, window frames, doors etc. How big is this job in Japan?
ユリコタイガー
偶然であった？ そうは思わんけど
Hello
Japaniaaaaaa !!!! :D !!!!
i am learning japanese right now with duolingo lol
13:30 Everyone speaking Japanese to me sounds the same, but this guy sounded French lol
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I know how to speak Japan and here is proof
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もし誰かが私にそこへ旅行することを望まないなら、恥ずかしがることなく私に言うことができます。
日本に旅行したい場合、誰かが私の旅行を邪魔するでしょうか? これがあなたが探しているものです、タカシ。 私が真実を隠さずに率直に日本に旅行することを望まない人はいますか？
私に対する陰謀のせいで私の飛行機は遅れました。 ここシリアとトルコの国境にいる人々は皆、そこに行くという私の選択を羨んでいます。
皆さん上手いですけどアメリカ人女性のラブジョイさんと韓国人の女の子が特に上手いですね。日本人と変わらないレベルです。
what are the N1-5? and yes the accent is cool XD
Theyre proficiency tests for japanese. Kind of like the CEFR or whatever its called anywhere else. Its not required at all to take, just a personal milestone if thats what you wish to do.
I do hear that working in japan they might look for someone with N2-N1 level. If you dont know, easiest to hardest is N5-N1.
The only thing that speaks for Japan is society. But I wouldn't want to work there. Less paycheck, harder work.
seem like i watched it before
Noted
Laios spotted!