Leave me a phrase that you would like to learn in Japanese and I can bring it up in my next videos! Also I would love to hear what your most favorite video is in Abroad in Japan.
I'd like to learn how to say "can you please repeat that more slowly." Also I haven't been watching Chris' videos for that long (although apparently I hadn't subscribed yet, oops XD), but so far I really enjoyed his videos that mention his experience with teaching in Japan as it's something I've been considering doing in the future.
listen here chris...you better make more videos with ryotoro..you 2together are the pinicale of comedy..i know i spelled that wrong but i am too lazy to check.anyway you are both awesome but we need you 2 together i dont give a fuck what you do...sit and drink, brake the law i dont know just do somethinggggg
In 10 minutes you've gone from "that guy who drives Chris around and offers funny, sometimes insightful comments" to a well educated, world-traveling polyglot in my mind. You're an impressive man, Ryotaro.
So, Ryotaro successfully managed to pull off a reverse-weeaboo: watched foreign media portraying high school life and went there to experience it. - the one thing every single starry-eyed kid, who wants to go sit to the back of the class next to the window in Japan, gets sternly discouraged from doing. Respect.
@@mygetawayart yeah this is Ryotaro, pal. Not abroadinjapan. Kind of rude to attach Chris to everything when Ryotaro is trying to put himself out there and create his own content. Don't hang ABiJ over his head like that, man...
Australian Friend: "Yeah, why don't you come over? You know, just come to Australia, come to South Hemisphere!" The way you said that made it sound hilariously sketchy, like a stranger offering candy out of their van! ^ _ ^
I love how you talk shit with Chris. It’s very humorous. But thats just you being yourself. It’s funny. And he doesn’t seem bummed about it, so he’s a good sport.
I see that Ryotaro has posted a video, I press play. That's how life works. Thank you Chris Broad for introducing me to this fantastically interesting man, not too unlike yourself.
Hello Ryotaro, my name is Laurel and I lived in Japan for five and a half years. I laughed when I saw your video because I too experienced Japanes people struggle to pronounce my name. I look forward to more of your videos. Good luck with your channel.
I've actually been to Singapore, beautiful country, loved every minute of it, but for the life of me I could not understand where the 'lah' came from. Mind explaining? You don't have to if it makes you uncomfortable.
@@tigervalley62 It has many nuances, but the two most common is the high, sharp tone which is a declarative similar to Japanese よ or でしょう, and a long low tone which represents a requesting tone (the lower, the more 'pleading' it sounds), similar to 下さい (med-low tone) くれませんか (super low tone). Always glad to spread the culture! If there's one thing Singaporeans are proud of, its Singlish!
Ryotaro's origins: *being an Ameriboo.* Chris Broad: "We're not so different, you and I." Also, that's some good Spanish you got there! I'm enjoying your output so far, so keep it up.
Yo me gusta la esponal idioma, yo hablar ingles puro querer aprender Japanos tambien, Yo creo que hablar tres idiomas esta muy dificil puro muy bien y vale la pena
Correction “Allow me to introduce myself in multiple languages” XD. But really your comment made me laugh way harder then it should have. Have a nice day Blue Velvet. :D
@@tjthegreat7 Not to offend you or anything, but I'm Japanese myself and I wouldn't say "a lot" of us speak them. Despite the linguistical proximity to each other, we're rather familiar to English vocabularies than those of other languages in Asia.
Damn, I am actually quite jealous of him being able to just move to a different country and getting a job pretty much immediately. Especially in countries on different continent.
First things first, as a Spanish speaker, i would love to hear you speak it! Second, it would be nice (speaking for someones that his Japanese isn't that good) for you to explain the variations of this and that according to who the listener and speaker. Besides that, keep up the good work Risottoro!
What an incredible back story! You TOTALLY have to do another video and share more stories. I would love to hear differences and stories from the 3 English speaking places you have lived. Thank you so much for sharing!!!
I just subbed to your channel with Akiusha video. I was always impressed with your English. As I'm also A Japanese living in the US for 46 years and while every japanese person I meet (they live in US as well) compliment me on my pronunciation of english as japanese native. So I've been there like you have gone though.. Now I know why you have an impeccable ability to utilize english and with more british accents than any english speaking natives outside of UK. Yes, L, R, TH, F/V all Japanese have trouble with as they don't exist in our language. it took a couple of years for me to get about 80% of what I hear and say 50% of what I want to express. You're my hero with your smarts and ability to communicate so so well . Looking forward to watch more vids from you. Take care & stay safe.
Ryotaro. In Singapore we don’t use “lah” when asking question. The term “lah” come from Malay which is use as polite command, hence pergi lah ! (Just Go!) is translate as ‘go Lah!’ How ever in Singapore it is widely users at the end of sentence for emphasis ‘I don’t know Lah!’ (I just don’t know)
The way you break down language is more logical than any langauge teacher I've ever had. I feel like if you created a Japanese language course I'd acutally be able to learn. You could apply the same idea to any language actually. You're fucking awesome Ryotaro.
@Demozo It means I am so gay I have a membership card to the Lesbian Guild 😅😅 Just my way of saying I'm not really fit to judge if Ryo is hot or not. I just enjoy his videos. He is always charming and informative.
Another great video Ryotaro 👍 I still have a strong Japanese accent and struggle with certain English words. I can write it really good but my tongue just wont work 😅😅 I have picked up a lot of Scottish slang words which really freaks people out when they hear Scottish slang in a strong Japanese accent. Cant wait for more vids from you👍👍
I hear ya, I'm Hungarian, used to work with quite a few people from the West Indies. Apparently, "ya man" and "wha' gwan" sounds really funny from a Hungarian ;)
I just discovered this channel and I am so happy I did, and so sad that I did it so late 😅 I moved to Sendai a little bit more than 6 months ago, it is great to know there is such a great person living here and teaching us so many things about Japan! Thank you!
Thank you for making your RUclips channel Ryotaro love what you do and i hope to Visit Japan myself soon because of You Chris and Natsuki making it extra awesome! best wishes from Me and the UK for your channel to grow bigger keep it up my friend!!
On your own I can hear the Japanese twang but with Chris you bring home the British accent. I recommend that you drink a pint of Ale before recording. Keep up the good work.
@@walterwhite7325 Look mr. White, I don't want you to get mad at me and shoot me but that's the normal way to write it, not the Ryotaro way to say it. Thanks anyway.
i still hear a very english-esque accent when you speak just in front of the camera. Its very much a compliment for a non native speaker to hold an accent and speak so fluid is very desirable. I for one am jealous!
I remember reading something that said mnemonics are usually easier to recall when they are bizarre or unusual. Something related to how the brain can more easily recall short vignettes/pictures than it can individual words or concepts
You've got a really crazy traveling background! I hope I'll get the chance to even see half the places you've been to. On the constructive side though, for your video, be sure to check the sound levels when you're mixing things together, I don't know how in depth you're going with this, or what editing software you use, but there was a moment at 00:48 where the fanfare audio was really loud, and it did drown out your voice. Beyond that I think it was a well put together video! Hope to see your next video soon, Ryotaro, Thanks for sharing a bit of your history with us!
I think its great that you're making videos too now. Chris' videos are what gave me the final push to visit Japan last year. Hopefully going to visit again when the world is back to normal.
It is refreshing to hear from another person who shifts their accent depending on location and who they're talking to...Thank you Ryotaro for making me feel less crazy. 😂 Please keep doing what you're doing! My wife and I are enjoying the your videos so far. Best regards!
Shooting my shot here. You've always been hot to me before but knowing you're an educated, well-travelled polyglot who still has childlike wonder in everything Japan and the world. You are one great package, Ryotaro. Can't wait to see your new videos now that I've subscribed to be notified everytime!
Ryotoro, I would like to know what the greeting is when you enter a shop and what the polite response is. We know how Chris LOVES umeboshi! Let's all send him some!
It was nice to get to know the man in front of the camera, Ryotaro. Thanks for sharing your life. It would explain why you're confident with English too!いいね！本当に珍しい。ビデオありがとうございます。
One of the most interesting men in Japan! You've been around so much, it's amazing! I'd love some stories about your time in Germany! :D Grüße aus Düsseldorf!
I’ve just watched both your videos and found them really useful. I’m currently studying Japanese at uni and watching your videos has allowed me to see where I’m going wrong in my pronunciation.
Well the important thing is that you make Chris's life a living hell and prank the crap out of him. LOL! I love when you just pull random plans on him with no warning or notice. Always a good laugh! You look like you are having hilarious fun! subbed and liked for you!
I loved Canada gets a shout out in your second video yay. Love these. After watching a lot of abroad in japan and seeing you feed him meat and give him alcohol continuously, I had to check these tutorials out. Great job
らりるれろ is Exactly L and R combined for anyone wondering, Make the R sound and touch the roof of your mouth, Notice when you say “La” your tongue goes up, do the same thing but make the Rrrr sound
They fructuate between L and R. There are times when it's more L like singing la la la even though R is used in roman letter system Japanese R is very weak R as it doesn't roll tongue like in European languages.
When I visited Japan and went into a starbucks I tried to order their special, the Goma goma goma drink. I tried to ask how much it was, definitely pronounced Ikura in the way that you said most people mistakenly do. Listening to your tip and how you're saying it, I'm wondering if its a matter of pitch accent, as well as regular accent. To my uneducated ear, it sounds like a high --> low falling down to low on ku and ra. Wish I had Dogen around here to double check me
I guess its like that, but its not quite ick lah, its i (い) ku (く) ra (ら) more like e-ku-la pronounced like e-mail, and then deska, the ka (か) at the end is like a question mark. Just like in english you raise the pitch at the end of the question. In japanese theres equal emphasis on each character so dont hang on the い in いくら(ikura) too long, i think that's what hes getting at with "ick lah". The only problem is that いくら is 3 syllables, and "ick lah" is 2
Hi Ryotaro! I'm not the Laurel you knew in Seattle, but wanted to send you a shout out from Ohio. There are many English speaking folks who can't pronounce my name either. I used to say "you know, like the comedy team 'Laurel and Hardy'!" Except no one under the age of 40 knows who they are. 😊 So glad you have your own channel...been following Chris for years and never got to know you. Best of luck!
Leave me a phrase that you would like to learn in Japanese and I can bring it up in my next videos!
Also I would love to hear what your most favorite video is in Abroad in Japan.
Ryotaro's Japan How about ‘Do you speak English?’. Love your channel Ryotaro I am learning a lot
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. :)
How would you say 'how do you get to (insert name) place?'
How about, "I'm going to get him" as in your going to pick up your friend.
I'd like to learn how to say "can you please repeat that more slowly."
Also I haven't been watching Chris' videos for that long (although apparently I hadn't subscribed yet, oops XD), but so far I really enjoyed his videos that mention his experience with teaching in Japan as it's something I've been considering doing in the future.
Watched for the low budget "spy movie" montage at the start of the video.
Stayed to hear the phrase "Ali Mask On" again.
Abroad in Japan Hi Chris happy 30th!
listen here chris...you better make more videos with ryotoro..you 2together are the pinicale of comedy..i know i spelled that wrong but i am too lazy to check.anyway you are both awesome but we need you 2 together i dont give a fuck what you do...sit and drink, brake the law i dont know just do somethinggggg
Don't know whats better. Risotteros Videos or your shitposting in the comments. looking forward to both
I just love the "totally not stolen thumb nail pictures" in the intro, hahah. Sneaky sneaky!
HAHHAAH MADE ME LAUGH HAHAHAHAHAHA
So it's basically confirmed that Ryotaro is the World's Most Interesting Man.
This is going to be a hard toss between Risotaro and James May
He doesn't always speak English, but when he does, it's in three different accents.
I agree but, I can’t seem to get him to introduce me to any of his “business contacts”.
I think christopher lee still takes the cake but ryotaro is pretty sick too lol
he's kind of good looking as well, amIrite?
Ryotaro. So badass that he learned English by walking into a pub.
And when he walked out, everyone else spoke Japanese.
He apparently also owns Japan now, so that's a bonus.
No Pubbing, No Life
Lol nice
A guy walks into bar...and learns english
In 10 minutes you've gone from "that guy who drives Chris around and offers funny, sometimes insightful comments" to a well educated, world-traveling polyglot in my mind. You're an impressive man, Ryotaro.
you actually needed a video to understand that?
Risottro can you please stop logging into different made up accounts in order to give yourself praise and not appear vain? Thanks.
@@TheSm1thers yep risottro
Chris is looking a little different.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@buzwa2k I always try to look for the best ones.
@@RyotarosJapan 🤣🤣😅😅🤣😅😅😅
I will copy the word that u will teach
So, Ryotaro successfully managed to pull off a reverse-weeaboo: watched foreign media portraying high school life and went there to experience it. - the one thing every single starry-eyed kid, who wants to go sit to the back of the class next to the window in Japan, gets sternly discouraged from doing.
Respect.
Ryotaro should make Chris The
Movie to help him get famous.
アーチボルドピーター Yes, Abroad in Japan is such an obscure channel, a big channel like Ryotaro’s Japan shouting out would be HUGE for him!
The fact that you know how to use "whom" correctly means your English skills are better than most native speakers
I was thinking the same here 😅😅
@@Madhattersinjeans 🤣🤣 Or Ross in Friends 😅😅 Yeah, its use actually depends on the context but I wouldn't say it's necessarily "archaic"
@@adrianamendesporcellato No. Only dumbasses and idiots would say that. Whom is an object, who is a subject. It's pretty simple.
I always wondered why so many native English speakers have a hard time with the easiest language in the world. Don't you learn it in school ? :)
@@sydurgraham7760 I don't quite get the definition of it... can you perhaps simplify it for me?
Hello Risottoro.
#camp for re educate
Ah yes
He's the real Mr. Worldwide
Chris starves us with breadcrumbs of content, luckily we finally have Ryotaro to expand the Broadverse.
I am keeping him busy by me asking questions every 10mins
@@RyotarosJapan so his balls must be about the size of the isle of Hokkaido by now. Good, good. Cook up his sarcasm.
Ryotaro's Japan im sorry ryotaro sama i think he meant the Ryotaroverse*
@@mygetawayart yeah this is Ryotaro, pal. Not abroadinjapan. Kind of rude to attach Chris to everything when Ryotaro is trying to put himself out there and create his own content. Don't hang ABiJ over his head like that, man...
Lmao
The minute he spoke Spanish. He gained all my respect
I see Ryotaro, I subscribe.
Who Ryotaro is:
- Part time Assassin.
- Part time Gentleman Spy.
- Part time English.
You forgot freelance peasant.
Failed Assassin unfortunately
Full time badass
@@DK-dc8sl I suppose, in the assassination game, you are only as good as your last failed attempt...
don't forget British Accent Thief
Chris: I'm not making a "Ryotaro the Movie"
Ryotaro: Fine, I'll do it myself
Ryotaro at 15: Went to study abroad,making friends,living life
Me at 15: Watching anime 24/7
its ok man it would be hard to do that right now
@@Madhattersinjeans definitely. Being able to study and work in several countries is a huge sign of privilege
Me when Ryotato started speaking spanish: WHAT?!?!
Edit: the 61 people who put a thumbs down on this video? Heartless.
It was the honourable gentelleman Chris.
Mind blowing ! His Spanish sounds great
"I've talked too much about myself"
But Ryotaro, that's precisely why I'm here!
Australian Friend: "Yeah, why don't you come over? You know, just come to Australia, come to South Hemisphere!"
The way you said that made it sound hilariously sketchy, like a stranger offering candy out of their van! ^ _ ^
Ryotaro took 2 years to pronounce the letters: *L* & *R*
Me, who remembers that one specific Chris's video: *bLuNcH*
Too be honest, even have trouble with it from time to time.
I love how you talk shit with Chris. It’s very humorous. But thats just you being yourself. It’s funny. And he doesn’t seem bummed about it, so he’s a good sport.
Omg. I just realized Ryotaro never talked about what he’s doing in Japan right now... I think maybe... he really is a spy.
Bond. Ryotaro Bond.
Its really nice just watching ryotoro talking about his life. Really interesting life. Ryotoro really has a lot of different experiences.
THIS MAKES SO MUCH SENSE. I always thought your accent is more Australian than British. It's excellent!
"Let's not debate about their sausages."
Yeah, I agree, German sausages are the wurst.
Now that's a high quality comment right there
Official Aveq nice one, but I seem to remember that he actually favours German sausages ;)
@@TheBelgica1 Rightfully so I may add.
I wanted to hear more Spanish from Ryotaro , i'm surprised and very happy that you can also speak Spanish
0 dislikes with 1000 likes is an achievement Chris couldn’t even make!
Suppose he is still asleep
Well there's 5 dislikes now..
Fatima Khan We don’t talk about those; that’s just Chris and his various clone accounts.
*Chris starts logging in with his 28 YT accounts*
You do realize you are going to be in the next hate-comment review right?
I enjoyed hearing about your life and would enjoy to hear more!
I see that Ryotaro has posted a video, I press play. That's how life works. Thank you Chris Broad for introducing me to this fantastically interesting man, not too unlike yourself.
Hello Ryotaro, my name is Laurel and I lived in Japan for five and a half years. I laughed when I saw your video because I too experienced Japanes people struggle to pronounce my name. I look forward to more of your videos. Good luck with your channel.
Greetings from Singapore! Great to know our "lahs" are are gaining international prominence! :)
Though used awkwardly in a question haha. Good try anyways!
Except, he used it wrongly. Should get him the "how to use -lah" shirt LOL...
I've actually been to Singapore, beautiful country, loved every minute of it, but for the life of me I could not understand where the 'lah' came from. Mind explaining? You don't have to if it makes you uncomfortable.
@@tigervalley62 It has many nuances, but the two most common is the high, sharp tone which is a declarative similar to Japanese よ or でしょう, and a long low tone which represents a requesting tone (the lower, the more 'pleading' it sounds), similar to 下さい (med-low tone) くれませんか (super low tone).
Always glad to spread the culture! If there's one thing Singaporeans are proud of, its Singlish!
Singlish is the best form of English. I learned my Singlish from PCK and the aunty who ran the warung kopi.
As a Singaporean I have to correct you, we never say "Are you sick lah?" "Lah" will never be used in a question. Instead we say "You sick ah?"
as a singaporean i second this.
As a Singlish loving Aussie, I third this.
It’s only long before you start to get people who ask “Who’s Chris?”
Chris who?
The Laurel part killed me 🤣 just imagining a teenaged Ryotaro trying to work through those Ls and Rs. You're adorable!! ❤❤❤
Ryotaro's origins: *being an Ameriboo.*
Chris Broad: "We're not so different, you and I."
Also, that's some good Spanish you got there! I'm enjoying your output so far, so keep it up.
I did a "wait, what?" immediate turn back to my screen when I heard the Spanish.
You the man Ryotaro. Still convinced you're Japan's James Bond.
🔥🔥
Chris: "You fool! I have 28 alternative accounts!"
Ryotaro was the reason I started watching abroad in Japan 🤪
It's official, Ryotaro is definitely cooler than Chris.
Seriously, was there any doubt?
What a low bar to set :P
Chris rules!
That’s harsh. Snap
I thought we were all watching his videos for Ryotarou anyway? ;)
He's so sweet when he's not being the super villain of The Chris universe
La sorpresa más grande que he tenido es saber que momotaro habla español
Me encantaría ver una colaboración con
Nekojitablog!
Yo me gusta la esponal idioma, yo hablar ingles puro querer aprender Japanos tambien, Yo creo que hablar tres idiomas esta muy dificil puro muy bien y vale la pena
Someone: Japanese people are so bad at foreign languages!
Ryotaro: Allow me to introduce myself ;)
Correction “Allow me to introduce myself in multiple languages” XD. But really your comment made me laugh way harder then it should have. Have a nice day Blue Velvet. :D
Nah just English allot of Japanese can speak Korean and Chinese
@@tjthegreat7 Not to offend you or anything, but I'm Japanese myself and I wouldn't say "a lot" of us speak them. Despite the linguistical proximity to each other, we're rather familiar to English vocabularies than those of other languages in Asia.
@@tjthegreat7 I don't think so.
Something's fishy here. He looks like Risottoro. He speaks like Risottoro. His name is not Risottoro? I smell a fraud.. ;0
He’s sus.
Damn, I am actually quite jealous of him being able to just move to a different country and getting a job pretty much immediately. Especially in countries on different continent.
You probably can
Ryotaro is the type of guy to be on the worlds most wanted list for british accent smuggling
Real gem across the globe. Really enjoy watching your Own RUclips channel and Chris’s abroad in Japan.
First things first, as a Spanish speaker, i would love to hear you speak it!
Second, it would be nice (speaking for someones that his Japanese isn't that good) for you to explain the variations of this and that according to who the listener and speaker. Besides that, keep up the good work Risottoro!
What an incredible back story! You TOTALLY have to do another video and share more stories. I would love to hear differences and stories from the 3 English speaking places you have lived. Thank you so much for sharing!!!
We didn't get a "Ryotaro The Movie", but at least we got a Ryotaro YT channel!
Still waiting for a ryotaro movie though
@@nidhirao7728 Same
I just subbed to your channel with Akiusha video. I was always impressed with your English.
As I'm also A Japanese living in the US for 46 years and while every japanese person I meet
(they live in US as well) compliment me on my pronunciation of english as japanese native.
So I've been there like you have gone though..
Now I know why you have an impeccable ability to utilize english and with more british accents
than any english speaking natives outside of UK.
Yes, L, R, TH, F/V all Japanese have trouble with as they don't exist in our language. it took a couple
of years for me to get about 80% of what I hear and say 50% of what I want to express.
You're my hero with your smarts and ability to communicate so so well .
Looking forward to watch more vids from you. Take care & stay safe.
It’s always Chris’ fault
Most convoluted way to remember a sentence ever, but then again that's the way to do it.
Ryotaro. In Singapore we don’t use “lah” when asking question. The term “lah” come from Malay which is use as polite command, hence pergi lah ! (Just Go!) is translate as ‘go Lah!’ How ever in Singapore it is widely users at the end of sentence for emphasis ‘I don’t know Lah!’ (I just don’t know)
Wait...I thought lah is from the Chinese word '啦'?
@@jaspam4029 actually from cantonese.
The virgin Chris with just English and Nihongo
The Chad Ryotaro with Nihongo, English, Spanish and Deutsch
After Chris has been riding on your coattails for so long, it's Ryotaro's time to shine!
The way you break down language is more logical than any langauge teacher I've ever had. I feel like if you created a Japanese language course I'd acutally be able to learn. You could apply the same idea to any language actually. You're fucking awesome Ryotaro.
Ah Im always happy to see Japan’s sexiest man now have his own RUclips channel
Keep up the good work Rissotaro! 👍😁
Ryotaro wishes 😂
I may be a card carrying lesbian and therefore not fit to judge.
Sorry Ryotaro but Natsuki melts my Tsundere heart
Akiko Fukuwara Well you see Natsuki is the most loving man in Japan😘 whereas Ryotaro is The sexiest 💦
@@DoctorAkikoFukuwara A "card carrying lesbian"? What does that mean?
@Demozo
It means I am so gay I have a membership card to the Lesbian Guild 😅😅
Just my way of saying I'm not really fit to judge if Ryo is hot or not.
I just enjoy his videos. He is always charming and informative.
I like every content you show us. Break a leg. You deserve all the blessings you have.
Another great video Ryotaro 👍
I still have a strong Japanese accent and struggle with certain English words.
I can write it really good but my tongue just wont work 😅😅
I have picked up a lot of Scottish slang words which really freaks people out when they hear Scottish slang in a strong Japanese accent.
Cant wait for more vids from you👍👍
I hear ya, I'm Hungarian, used to work with quite a few people from the West Indies. Apparently, "ya man" and "wha' gwan" sounds really funny from a Hungarian ;)
I just discovered this channel and I am so happy I did, and so sad that I did it so late 😅 I moved to Sendai a little bit more than 6 months ago, it is great to know there is such a great person living here and teaching us so many things about Japan! Thank you!
I never thought that dreams could come true.
Until I saw Ryotaro finally made a channel.
I feel glad to have my knowledge of the ways of Ryotaro expanded.
Thank you for making your RUclips channel Ryotaro love what you do and i hope to Visit Japan myself soon because of You Chris and Natsuki making it extra awesome! best wishes from Me and the UK for your channel to grow bigger keep it up my friend!!
On your own I can hear the Japanese twang but with Chris you bring home the British accent. I recommend that you drink a pint of Ale before recording. Keep up the good work.
A good phrase to know would be: "I'm lost, where is...?"
Start with the place, for example, convenience store/konbini/コンビニ and then add wa doko desu ka / はどこですか which is how you ask where something is
@@walterwhite7325 Look mr. White, I don't want you to get mad at me and shoot me but that's the normal way to write it, not the Ryotaro way to say it. Thanks anyway.
Walter White doko* desu ka isn’t it?
@@tbonemundy8505 yes こ is ko, くwould be ku, my error, nice spot
As I can tell from experience: The problematic part is not the question itself. It's understanding the answer!
i still hear a very english-esque accent when you speak just in front of the camera. Its very much a compliment for a non native speaker to hold an accent and speak so fluid is very desirable. I for one am jealous!
Ryotaro teaches the most far-stretched mnemonics and I'm so here for it
I remember reading something that said mnemonics are usually easier to recall when they are bizarre or unusual. Something related to how the brain can more easily recall short vignettes/pictures than it can individual words or concepts
Watching Ryotaro go from being in RUclips videos, to having his own channel. It's like watching Anakin turn to the dark side.
You've got a really crazy traveling background! I hope I'll get the chance to even see half the places you've been to.
On the constructive side though, for your video, be sure to check the sound levels when you're mixing things together, I don't know how in depth you're going with this, or what editing software you use, but there was a moment at 00:48 where the fanfare audio was really loud, and it did drown out your voice. Beyond that I think it was a well put together video!
Hope to see your next video soon, Ryotaro, Thanks for sharing a bit of your history with us!
Thanks for the background info. Answers a lot of questions I had from watching Chris. Good luck
YT recommends,I Click.
Good to see you,love your chemistry with Chris.😁
I think its great that you're making videos too now. Chris' videos are what gave me the final push to visit Japan last year. Hopefully going to visit again when the world is back to normal.
Hearing Ryotaro speak Spanish brings a Mexican tear to my eye. =')
It is refreshing to hear from another person who shifts their accent depending on location and who they're talking to...Thank you Ryotaro for making me feel less crazy. 😂 Please keep doing what you're doing! My wife and I are enjoying the your videos so far. Best regards!
i found this channel on a recommendation from youtube, didn't know chris shouted you out XD
I love all the unflattering pics of Chris Ryotaro always puts on his vids.
Inspiration to go to America: Footloose and Ferris Beuller
You have good taste, sir
Shooting my shot here. You've always been hot to me before but knowing you're an educated, well-travelled polyglot who still has childlike wonder in everything Japan and the world. You are one great package, Ryotaro. Can't wait to see your new videos now that I've subscribed to be notified everytime!
Ryotoro, I would like to know what the greeting is when you enter a shop and what the polite response is.
We know how Chris LOVES umeboshi! Let's all send him some!
It was nice to get to know the man in front of the camera, Ryotaro. Thanks for sharing your life. It would explain why you're confident with English too!いいね！本当に珍しい。ビデオありがとうございます。
10 plus points for Ryotaro knowing espanol. Hola from Denver Colorado
This man is amazing..well travelled and well spoken.. respect
Nunca me imaginé que tú pudieras hablar español. Que interesante.
This channel has just given me a reason to live longer.
One of the most interesting men in Japan! You've been around so much, it's amazing!
I'd love some stories about your time in Germany! :D
Grüße aus Düsseldorf!
I’ve just watched both your videos and found them really useful. I’m currently studying Japanese at uni and watching your videos has allowed me to see where I’m going wrong in my pronunciation.
Well the important thing is that you make Chris's life a living hell and prank the crap out of him. LOL! I love when you just pull random plans on him with no warning or notice. Always a good laugh! You look like you are having hilarious fun! subbed and liked for you!
thanks for rewriting the pronunciation. It's so much easier to learn the right way to say.
4:39 let me rephrase that..
"And that's how I stole all of south UK's accents and the hope diamond from the queen herself"
I loved Canada gets a shout out in your second video yay. Love these. After watching a lot of abroad in japan and seeing you feed him meat and give him alcohol continuously, I had to check these tutorials out. Great job
I'm convinced he's tryinna make every english speaker watching this pronounce らりるれろ as 'La Li Lu Le Lo', just to mess with people
らりるれろ is Exactly L and R combined for anyone wondering, Make the R sound and touch the roof of your mouth, Notice when you say “La” your tongue goes up, do the same thing but make the Rrrr sound
I see that, and instantly remember playing Metal Gear Solid 2.
They fructuate between L and R. There are times when it's more L like singing la la la
even though R is used in roman letter system Japanese R is very weak R as it doesn't roll
tongue like in European languages.
You are a natural on you tube . So happy you have this Channel .
When I visited Japan and went into a starbucks I tried to order their special, the Goma goma goma drink. I tried to ask how much it was, definitely pronounced Ikura in the way that you said most people mistakenly do. Listening to your tip and how you're saying it, I'm wondering if its a matter of pitch accent, as well as regular accent. To my uneducated ear, it sounds like a high --> low falling down to low on ku and ra. Wish I had Dogen around here to double check me
I think its also important to emphasise "ik", rather than "ura".
I guess its like that, but its not quite ick lah, its i (い) ku (く) ra (ら) more like e-ku-la pronounced like e-mail, and then deska, the ka (か) at the end is like a question mark. Just like in english you raise the pitch at the end of the question.
In japanese theres equal emphasis on each character so dont hang on the い in いくら(ikura) too long, i think that's what hes getting at with "ick lah". The only problem is that いくら is 3 syllables, and "ick lah" is 2
Hi Ryotaro! I'm not the Laurel you knew in Seattle, but wanted to send you a shout out from Ohio. There are many English speaking folks who can't pronounce my name either. I used to say "you know, like the comedy team 'Laurel and Hardy'!" Except no one under the age of 40 knows who they are. 😊
So glad you have your own channel...been following Chris for years and never got to know you. Best of luck!
Awww Singapore got some love from Risottoro 🤗🤗🤗 hello from Singapore!
Love Singapore, need to go back there a.s.a.p for a Mee Pok!
This guy is so talented insane that he was able learn 4 languages very few people can do that
No way, I work in Hornsby at the moment. Crazy that you used to work there
It was a company called Support Solutions. Just googled it. God, it is still there!
Moving out in the world at 15 takes some balls. Wow.
I’ve always wondered for a while who Ryotaro is after seeing you in Chris’s videos. Mystery solved.
there is no better combination than chris and ryotaro