I Learned Japanese 1 Hour a Day for 600 Days Straight
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- Опубликовано: 16 июн 2020
- PART 2: • 3 Years of Learning Ja...
A mini "documentary" about my journey of learning Japanese for an average of around 1 hour every day for the past 600 days.
I want to clarify that this video is not a "guide" for learning Japanese. Its merely a documentation of sorts of my own experimental journey thus far.
The tools and learning methods I use, are for my own personal reasons (to do with time restrictions, end goals, short term goals, effort, availability, priorities, etc). Because of that, I would not recommend doing what I'm doing for everyone, as there are other methods and resources which can be more efficient and/or enjoyable to you personally.
Everyone needs to take into consideration what they value most, and in what sort of time-frame. The video demonstrates some of the shortcomings of the methods I used, such as my handwriting ability being nonexistent, output, listening being on the weaker side, etc. Those shortcomings are fine for me, as at this point, they were part of my expectations, and I plan on to cover those weaker areas in the future, but it might not be the case for you.
This is video is only the first episode in my Japanese learning journey. I plan on making videos on this series to the point where I become "fluent" (or have no more progress to report).
In the future, my current opinions will most likely change, as through experience, I will most likely get new insights and ideas into learning Japanese.
MUSIC USED:
Million Roses - Alla Pugacheva
Blue Wagon - Cheburashka cover by Natalya Plays Piano ( • Blue Wagon - Cheburash... )
Sentive - Rain Drops
The Sims OST: Buy Mode 1
Tomb Raider II OST: Venice Violins
The Sims OST: Neighborhood 1
Psychadelica - Panic Pt 1 by Tilkanuts (www.newgrounds.com/audio/list...)
Klaus Wunderlich- Besame Mucho
The Sims OST: Neighborhood 5
Jeremy Soule - Secunda (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim OST)
Neon Genesis Evangelion OST - Good, Or Don't Be
Runescape OST: Doorways
Runescape OST: Volcanic Vikings
Runescape OST: Home Sweet Home
E' Il Sol Dell'anima (Counter-Strike 1.6 cs_italy radio song)
Silent Partner - Smooth
Tomb Raider: Legend OST - Japan 1
Ghost Trick OST - Main Theme
MATT VS JAPAN video about The Role of the SRS:
• The Role of the SRS
ANKI DECKS:
Deck from Tae Kim's content (not by me): ankiweb.net/shared/info/97872...
Conjugations: ankiweb.net/shared/info/19956...
Core 2k/6k: djtguide.neocities.org/anki.html
READING COMPREHENSION SLIDES:
By Marcos Benevides: www.slideshare.net/MarcosBene...
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It's honestly a crime how much school makes us hate learning languages.
Schools teach us to pass the test, not teach the language.
@@zukodude487987 Yeah, I actually had one which was very good in both the sense of making it fun AND in terms of us learning because I felt like I was actually learning a lot.... then I went to a new school..... The teacher was so horrible no one signed up for the class next year, rip our french dreams :(
Or learning anything.
And then blame the student by concocting diagnoses of non-existent things like "ADHD".
Yeah, I agree. I am already learning Japanese earlier this year, and my teacher didn't like how I was learning it, it was a terrible experience for me, but I enjoyed it myself afterward. 😊 🙏
Speak for yourself. Not everyone lives in USA
title: japanese
content: russian
exactly what I wanted
I think it's time to study Russian with the minna no nihongo
だー。
I mean
Хай
すみません、だーが何ですか。sorry if my japanese is bad i've only been learning japanese for 2 weeks
удачи тебе
@@teoh285 this man is amazing, he writes something and I don't understand him.
“If you’re Russian, I’m so fucking sorry dude.” So sincere 😂😂😂
Ikr lmao
Зачем?.?
@@HelloWorld-sy4yc в видео всё подробно рассказано. А конкретно этот фрагмент начинается тут 4:21
обидно, но полностью андерстендебл
Лол. Привет вам, мои иностранные друзья. :)
My man made a documentary of the highest quality and only got this many views? That’s just illegal. Gonna share this video so ya get more views.
Thanks a ton for sharing it! Very epic to see more people being able to see the video!
At least he has a really bunch of likes shows suport from comunity
Fr, I may be late but I'm glad I eventually found this video
Here 3 years later and only has 500k views. I feel the same.
@@Kingsplanewhich is a lot...Lol
It's funny how changing the language to Japanese and learning English is more effective that doing it the regular method.
Yes, the (Language) to English courses are way more thorough than the English to (Language) courses
Did I just waste time doing it the normal way
@@jwproductions5070 nah, I recommend doing it normal first then swapped
I can't decide if this makes me demotivated or super motivated to learn language 🤣
Both. Both is good
It makes me jealous because he is understanding words that i can't BUT motivated to also be able to do the same one day
@@Jif498 same
As a Russian, I'd rather learn Japanese than Russian too honestly (which i'm currently doing). Whenever I stop to actually think about the grammar in Russian, I realize how messed up the language is lmao
This man basically said I was learning Japanese like a dumbass... Thank you new youtuber I have freshly discovered.
I’m only 4 minutes in and I’m hooked. Very good quality story telling abilities!
How's the motivation going
this was great! really informative video :)
Thank You very much!
lmao zeph trying to learn japanese
Zeph?? I actually haven't watched you in a while. So weird randomly seeing you on this video
zeph i forgot u existed bro 💀💀
21:31 - "holy shit, this is some spooky-ass kanji right here"
This is the most relatable part of the video. Just when you think you have a good understanding of the majority of a piece of content, you see a kanji character with about 20 fucking strokes and you don't recognise any of the radicals because it's all squished together
i'm literally starting to get kanjiphobia(i made this word up), if i see a really big complicated one, i literally feel a bit scared, that's so retarded but it's true
怖
changing duolingo to japanese to learn japanese in the english courses is such a genius move
Edit: changed movie to move since y'all are having a really, really hard time reading 🗿
I had a stroke reading this
@@callmegurpp1268 me too hahhahahahah
sentence feels so wrong yet I understand it
yeah i also really enjoyed the movie
@Luvjeet SINGH still a poor sentence from you too.
Can't believe this is actually your first video, damn good man
Motivated me to study Japanese a bit harder also :D
Sick, keep at it!
To be fair, its not actually my first youtube channel haha
As someone who has spent 5 years learning German at school and only knowing how to say “guten tag”, I feel you.
Ah, this is one good youtube content. Very rare these days. My kind of humor too. Even though I felt it's almost impossible for me to be fluent in Japanese, when you shared your journey in learning this language, you somehow motivated me to study. Thank you! Looking forward to more videos in your channel!
Thank you very much! And I'm glad it motivated you!
Speaking of motivation, a new video related to that is coming very soon :)
It has been 10 months! How far along have you come?
THIS IS DISGRACEFULLY UNDERRATED
I'd hardly say so with a positive rating percentage of 99,3% ;)
I'm glad it blew up
Was feeling really discouraged with my Japanese progress and this popped into my recommended. really motivated me to keep learning and achieve my goals. thanks for the great content and I have subscribed, I'll probably binge all your vids tomorrow
Thanks bro, glad it gave you some motivation!
This did the opposite for me, seriously discouraging that he only got this far in two years. But at least I know I'll probably do better if I spend more time on it than him.
@@UCvow2TUIH0d2Ax2vik9ILzg Absolutely! You can get much further than me if you spend more than 1 hour a day on studying/learning Japanese.
@@Livakivi Awesome! I'm already spending upwards of 6 hours per day studying it and in a week, I managed to learn katakana, hiragana, 500ish words, a bunch of kanji radicals, and I'm able to have very basic conversations on certain topics with Japanese viewers in the vtuber community (they call us かいがい二キ and we call them 日本二キ). So I'm hoping my fast progress will continue!
@@UCvow2TUIH0d2Ax2vik9ILzg How long have you been learning? That's really cool.
3:45 Google's, "how to learn Japanese no ads pl..."
LMFAOOOO
Man, I get you - I am Russian, I speak three languages and have learnt 6 (including Chinese and Arabic), and so far - Russian was the hardest to learn.
+ из всех языков что я учил, русский - самый сложный, при том что я сам тоже русский
@@teoh285 так да да, именно!
If u want to practice arabic i'm available anytime 😊
Any tips on just learning a language in general? I feel like Anki and Duolingo isn't going to be enough
@@Jojo2 consistency and hard work 💪
“Bingle for help” you shout. “This loopity is dying!”
I can’t stop laughing at those sentences😂😂😂
"Call for help" you shout. "This woman is dying!" doesn't have quite the same ring to it...
found this because of your posts on the forum def worth the watch!
Agreed
Which forum?
I have that exact pfp on my Reddit
Which forum :)
dude if this was your first video I'm super impressed. Production quality and your style are top notch. You don't have to put this much effort into videos but u still did anyways. Big ups man
I love how you showed Runescape when you talked about learning English through immersion, because that's what I learned most of my English from
I just wanted to say, after so many videos pushing having a goal, always remembering that goal, so on, I'm so happy to see someone say "No just build a habit, and keep learning". Great video.
No one
Duelingo: excise me I'm an apple
I am not a dog!
The baby is eating the mans book
Wow, that was such a quality content. Really like the honesty and the fact that you briefly told us your learning story just as it was.
I’m learning mandarin but this video was still incredibly inspirational and grounding as far as what progress looks like. Look forward to future uploads!
Your editing and humour are great
your Japanese skills are actually really impressive. I've never seen just how good you can get after about this much time of learning.
yeah considering just 1 hour a day... most serious learners will binge and go AJATT at least some days.
Man this video is amazing. It got recommended to me since I've been looking into language learning for french and, in fac, I found that a lot of what you recommended ended up helping me in one way or another to prepare for my B1 exam. Now, having taken it (and, I hope, succesfully), I think I'd really like to start on some japanese.
Also your editing on this video is on point. You got some really great moments going on in a kind of video that's usually not that well-developed. I'm subbed and ready to see what you bring next
Wow this was such a great video you kept my interest through the whole thing awesome job man.
This video is just amazing! your humor, the editing, the way you explain things so nice
Japanese is basically the only language left that I might be capable of learning at this point.
As a native Chinese speaker Japanese is easier for us (However it's it's still really difficult to pronounce since my tough has gotten use to English and some characters like ろ る り can be tricky)
After watching your video I got some confidence again.
Thank u sir
super inspirational! I really liked that demonstration of your 'real world application' and have to applaud you. I'm a language teacher for foreign students in the US, so I love hearing about language learning.
Thank you, I'm glad you liked it!
The video was well broken down. And what a commitment you have made! I think this deserves a thumbs up. Thanks for the work.
Love your editing and humor, looking forward for more videos!
thank you for this video! this has inspired me to start learning japanese! i have tried in the past but gave up early on, so i will try again! have a nice day!
This deserves more views, but it's a niche topic for language nerds like us. You clearly put a lot of work into this video and it looks great. Keep up the good work!
Thank you!
Great video! Really thanks for giving me the motivation needed, and I LOVE your editing. Best of luck!
You have inspired me to consistently learn Japanese! Tysm for the motivation, because for a long time I felt like it would take too long, but from seeing your progression, ik that after time, I can get there 😩✋
Sweet experiment man! Very well edited and interesting! Best of luck to you!
Coming back to this video after over two years of learning Japanese and very happy with my progress when I first watched this video I didn't understand any japanese but now I know every word in this video
Nice!
I really love how real you were about learning japanese, especially when talking about learning just to build the habit instead of establishing a concrete goal (which has been the main struggle of starting to learn because I couldn’t think of one regarding vocabulary lmao), that was kinda motivating for me. thanks a lot for this video 🙂
so well done!! thank you for sharing and I will likely snag some of the resources you used in here.
also youtube recommendations sent me so hopefully this gets out to more peeps!
I'm so glad Tae Kim's guide is still around. I used it around 10 years ago when I studied Japanese in high school. It's awesome.
Just finished the paperback myself, really great introduction to grammar and learned a bunch of vocab too
*"No! Don't gleep her!"*
Found this yesterday, yet, im watching it again because its just that good! Thank you very much kind sir! Watched other vids as well, finally youtube recommendations recommend something good
There is a lot to learn and digest in each of your videos, that I somehow keep coming back to it multiple times.
this is already the 3rd time watching this video
seeing you the way your brain changes after those days of learning during the video is truly amazing
I love your narrative and editing! Awesome journey, I've been learning Japonese from Duolingo for the past month and just now have I learned all the Hiragana and Katana by heart. I think I'll adopt this anki flashcard method to get the minimum 2k words for reading comprehension. But as you said, it takes time and I'm well aware of that, we have to manage our expectations, but I already knew from the beginning that it would take me at least 2 years to get into a pretty basic level, so I'm not really worried. Awesome video and thank you for the insights!
Thank you! And yeah, managing expectations is a really important part of language learning, I have never really felt a proper "intermediate hell" because I was aware of the possibility of it happening since the beginning. So when progress slowed down despite the effort staying constant, it didn't surprise me at all.
If you have that down, you're off to a great start!
Unexpectably super high quality for a first video. Subscribed after your last video though. Thank you
What a great video!! Looking forward to the next!
Insane bro! You deserve more subscribers!
your level of japanese is so inspiring to me! thank you for making this video! i see myself watching this a few times to remind me why i started learning japanese and korean :)
The editing on this video is surreal. I'm coming back to this when I get demotivated because it's bound to happen. It'll hype me up in little to no time at all for sure!
Informing and interesting at the same time. Congrats, great video!
Thank you, I've been trying to learn Japanese again for the last 3 months but as usual I procrastinated but this helped me :)
Came here from Reddit, that's a great video and editing ! well done
Thank you! I've been doing basically the same thing for the same amount of time and am at the same level, was great to see your progress and effort :)
Mad underrated video, really well done!
Thanks a ton
Wow, you are so cool! You have done a very great job in learning Japanese. Your video is very informative, inspirational and educational. I was very pleased to find a video with a personal experience of learning a foreign language, learn about various kinds of applications and other resources. Thank you very much for your hard work!
I watched your other videos and they are very good! I make likes and subscribe. I wish you success and all the very best! :)
Thanks a ton for the kind words
Tere tere! Im also from Estonia i have same difficulty learning Estonian as you had with Russian, as far as i know, 1 year of kaitsevagi helped me improve like ALOT. And because of that, i think having someone who can fluently speak language you try to learn is VERY helpfull!
You're Estonian but don't speak estonian?
My Russian speaking homie from Estonian also doesn't speak Eesti well, think it's quite normal @@mpforeverunlimited
such an amazing video, the editing is also very great!
I just want to thank you soo much for using so many free resources and explaining them. This helps soo much and im soo happy I clicked on this video. ( :
This video is one of the best japanese learning journey videos I have ever watched. It was very useful, and taking all of your advice into consideration. I have about 1 year and a few months to learn as much japanese as I can since I'm moving to Japan to study in a language school. I started learning japanese at all about 6 months ago, but started taking it seriously 1 month ago when I finally decided moving to japan for a period of time is what I wanted to do.
I'm a native spanish speaker, and so far learning japanese isn't *anything* like learning english, it is much more difficult. Although I'm studying several hours a day I feel like I'm progressing very slowly. Still doesn't matter, I learn something new everyday and of course I'm having fun along the way.
Apart from using anki (core 2,000 words, will get the core 2k/6k now), and my Japanesepod101 lessons, I like to listen to a lot of japanese music with japanese lyrics on. Some of my favourite I transcribe into a notebook and handwriting is very difficult, specially all of the kanji. Taking a long time to write lines correctly. This is an advice for everyone who loves japanese music and want to practice handwriting. I believe this will make my handwriting good on the long run.
Also like watching anime for active listening and japanese youtubers. (I'm up for some recommendations!)
Anyways, this comment got too long already. Once again, amazing video, underrated channel. Dropped a like and a sub!
Came here from Reddit
Amazing video editing and that's such a high-quality content! I hope you keep doing it.
Thank you! I am planning on making a new video in about a month :)
Too good of a video not to sub to you for. And you have some natural humor, love it
I started about 6 months ago, I focused strictly on the conversational side. I have some idea of how to read it but can't write it at all. Figured if I want to visit Japan one day I should focus first on speaking it to some degree
bro you are super underrated this quality is insane, i subbed to you!:D
Learning Japanese would be so much easier if the translation does not change the sentence structure from SOV to SVO!
I desperately want something similar in the 2k6k deck. In addition to the natural translation of the sentence, I wish a more literal translation was also included. It would really help with understanding the occasional more complicated sentence where I can look up the word but have no idea how they come together to mean what the sentence says
It was last year in July when I saw your videos for the first time. I started learning Japanese writing and basic grammar in 2013 by myself when I was 15 but I lost track and stopped learning for several years (far from reaching N5 level at that time). During the pandemic I got receptive again and started looking up words every once in a while.
But it was your video which really got me into it again. I really admired your skills and trying to reach your level I began using the Core 2K/6K Deck and I will reach half of the deck by the end of next week (had a head start of ~800 words due to my prior knowledge)! I am looking forward to signing up for the JLPT N3 in July and recently answered the same sample questions like you in the video. Funny thing is (or maybe obvious because we used the same anki deck lol) that I struggled with the same questions like you and had the same thoughts. My comprehension skills are also at a similar level like yours in the video.
Back then your skills seemed so far away from mine and I couldn't think of reaching your ability.
Thanks to you I really got into it again and all my Japanese skills improved a lot! I am at a level where I understand most of written Japanese and slowly spoken Japanese.
I am looking forward to reaching the level of your recent videos! :D
That's really sick to hear! Thanks for coming back to let me know about your progress!
It's actually epic how much your learning skillz overall and language proficiency have grown/evolved over the years, i'm very glad i could follow and see you growing for more than a year now, i think.
Your motivation also surprises me a lot. I live in the Urals region of Russia, fell in love with estonia and estonian(this is how i found out about your channel lol) 4 years ago by now, but i still couldn't quite hold myself to consistent learning.
And now i'm studying mandarin in uni so i'm not even brave enough to learn any other language in parallel with mandarin, at least for now lol You still inspire me to self-study more, though, thx :D
You are really motivating me to get more serious with learning japanese!
Really interesting video, thank you!
I showed my dad the comprehension things. He was really good at understanding it and said it was from having to read my writing ...
Lol
29:19 Ahah my man just downloaded some RAM! You're amazing, I loved the vid ^^
Godly editing man keep it up you deserve way more views!
This video became one of my inspiration, thank you for this💪🏻
I'm currently in my second month of studying Japanese, and I can already start to feel my momentum quickly slowing down the more I progress. Reading is an absolute pain for me compared to listening, especially since Kanji has rules that seem to be completely fluid and constantly break in and out of those rules.
Now that it's been a month, where are you now with your learning? Also, what resources do you use?
@@kayo6689 U can youtube this:
learn japanese from zero! books 1-5 videos
I started that course a few days ago.
Fellow splatoon fan. I also have given up on japenese after a month of practice
O shit we got 3 sploon fans here (I'm one too).
@@daylinhesford3116 What did you use for that month of learning? And if you ever pick it up again, I recommend Wanikani if you want an alternative to Anki.
@@kayo6689 I used dulingo and lingodeer so maybe not the best sources to try
As I learned most of the languages I am good in via immersion, I was curious on whether the traditional method would work for me (it failed for English, somehow, but being thrown into an environment where I was forced to speak English was basically the solution) I loved this documentary!
I know I’m incredibly late, however, I am a new subscriber and I love your channel. I started learning Japanese again after I saw this video, and you are incredibly inspiring and your videos are such high quality. Keep up the great work! ❤
I love the RuneScape references and music. Great video!
I learned English by reading and listening content from easy to hard. Now I completely understand your video. Recently I started to learn Japanese by using the same method. I hope it'll work.
Highly rate use of sims soundtracks here. Also this video was brilliant. Tomorrow I’ll begin properly trying to find resources to start learning Korean again. Thanks for the encouragement. This is the most raw and satisfying language learning video I’ve ever seen.
Did you find something good already? I'm also interested in the language, but not sure what I should use for learning :)
I'm pretty sure this is runescape music
Im honestly so glad this came up in my recommendation!! You gave me so many new apps to use to get better at Japanese!! Truly, Thank you! From the bottom of my heart~ My motivation to learn has also skyrockted! I can't wait till i can truly say 'Yes, I'm fluent in Japanese!'
Very informative and motivational thank you!
You just convinced me to learn a language,It's amazing how much one can learn just from 1hr everyday for 2 years.I'm probably gonna try to start easier language like spanish or french for now,Thanks for the video!
You can get very far in those languages in that time!
Japanese really isn't as hard as a lot of people think. It's just not a language you can piggy back off English grammar. If you learn it like a child then you can pick it up a lot faster. The rhythm and the fact it has pitch accent just makes it hard to learn if you primarily try to do so from writing, as you are basically teaching yourself to speak every word wrong (Japanese learning English have the same problem).
omg, this is so comprehensive and well thought out. thanks for this, livakivi. i took japanese courses in high school and college. but seeing, reading and hearing the japanese content you showed was lost on me. it feels like immersion is the only way.
have you tried italki? you may have but i think a language speaking exchange between japanese and english may be another step in how you learn.
...or having a japanese girlfriend/partner, lol.
I actually haven't tried it! But one day I'll start doing some actual writing/talking practice with a native probably.
And thank you! :)
How do you only have 6k subs? Your so underrated. Your mic is good, editing, humor
I really appreciate this video as well as your others on Japanese greatly. Before I stumbled on your channel I was having trouble finding out how to expand my Japanese learning, with other paths that didn't really make much sense at my level. However the beginning of your journey was very similar to mine and helped me figure out the best way for me to continue learning the language!
Your Japanese series is really great, I actually started learning Japanese on 01/01/2024, but I have a little more time than you, so I'll do duolingo + core deck (already doing) + immersion from the beginning and compare the results, maybe I'll even make a video after a year. Thanks for the good videos and motivation, your discipline is inspiring)
"Скатертью, скатертью дальний путь стелется. И упирается прямо в небосклон!" It makes me feeling nostalgic. Thanks for it!
great video !! i love seeing more language content on here :)
I adore all the OG Sims music you use throughout this video! 🥰
I love this video. Learning a language is like building a house. It doesn’t happen overnight and consistency matters or your house will crumble and you have to maintain it.
I remember trying to really learn Japanese about 12 years ago. I tried again every couple years maybe, but never got far. The sheer amount of time to reach fluency is off putting. If I had pushed through and stuck with it though, I'd probably be fluent by now.
A lot of the vocab I learnt back then has still stuck with me and I still know how to write several kanji.
I've recently started up again, using duolingo. I'll try out some of the other sources you've shown too.
I feel the motivation to learn it again now is more out of just being ABLE to speak/read/write it. To engage with online Japanese people and communities and that. Maybe visit Japan one day like I've always wanted and actually be able to speak the language and navigate the countries signs.
I'm also going to tackle French at some point.
Your effort in editing really shines.
love your editing style!
You didn't try LingQ? That's another famous tool, which is supposed to take the pain out of looking up words while reading.
The demonstration at the end was very honest and appreciated. The front half makes me think "oh why don't I get back into it" and the second part is the cold reminder "oh yeah, because it's way too much effort just to hear someone's mundane thoughts" ^^ Best of luck but I think there has to be tangible benefit to learning a language to really motivate most people, although there are some for whom the learning out of context itself is fun.
EDIT:
3 YEARS UPDATE VIDEO AND FOLLOWUP, WHERE I ACTUALLY SPEAK JAPANESE: ruclips.net/video/JVAcg1FuyOY/видео.html
Nice
Time to subscribe, I feel like this genuently helped me a whole lot
Livakivi I really admire japanese culture and really want to start and learn it so i can speak it with people from japan to a decent extend and so I can understand native japanese speakers.
What would you recommend to get started? Just duolingo and vocabulary on 2k core? Help me senpai
@@W_out I personally used Duolingo for learning Hiragana, and imo its decent for that. After that, I recommend getting a vocabulary deck. It doesn't have to be the Core 2k(/6k) deck which I used, even though I think it's totally decent. You can also check out Wanikani, but I also recommend checking out this video and the Refold JP1K deck: ruclips.net/video/53qKsYxVhoM/видео.html
@@Livakivi ty very much kind sir
love thses videos you make, just found your channel today but it really is a good mix of humor and advice
I've been thinking of learning Japanese for quite a while now.
I'm happy your video popped up in my recommendations, thank you ;)