This man is a gold mine. The knowledge and the wisdom this man have is astonishing. I only speak 2 languages and wished to learn one or two more, but never had the balls to kick my ass and actually do it, certainly because of laziness and also that I wouldn't be able to practice those enough in my everyday life. But to see this man being able to use 20+ languages is mind-blowing to me... kudos to him.
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I've found reading contemporary literature (novels or true stories (more so than periodicals like news or magazines which are more rigid)) is amazing for learning the behavior of additional languages. Seeing the form of the language assists memory more than just hearing alone. Optimally, one should be reading, writing and listening.
Excellent, thanks to both of you for enlightening us more. Btw, I had the Japanese for Dummies book. The cheat sheet inside the cover is quite good for beginners. I ripped it out and used it for a bookmark in the actual text I studied.
Considering that the period he was in Japan was ages ago, he still nails it. Because no matter how much you master one language, it would become rusty unless it is used often (nit even native language is exempted from this). I have nothing but admiration for the guy
If you can’t travel or practice with any native speakers, my best advice is the same which is just immersing yourself in it as much as you can. So when I was learning Spanish, I would listen to Spanish music, watch as many shows or movies with either subtitles off or trying to only look at them if you really don’t understand, reading short stories in the language. I think once you “train” your ears to recognize individual words instead of just a string of stuff you don’t understand, that makes a huge difference. When you’re only learning grammar and one word at a time, you’ll feel overwhelmed once you hear someone use them all together in a sentence. So I think “conversational” ways of teaching are underrated. I’d start with that and then when you’re used to how typical speech in that language sounds, then move onto the harder words and grammar.
Awesome video, Ryotaro! 👍 Steve’s so interesting. I just found his channel and subscribed. Thanks for bringing him onto your channel and introducing him to us. 🙂
@@kmidori0930 Hey I agree with you be he acknowledges that he missing about a 1000 kanji plus the accent but yeah 20 languages is very impressive. Plus I was told that if you learn Chinese first that will effect the way you speak Japanese. I have been studying for a year and a half so I know how much work it takes but I enjoy learning Japanese and look forward to going next year.
I still have the hesitation to speak another language, and I don't know where it comes from. I grew up learning Spanish from my parents, and I call myself fluent in Spanish but only for listening and reading. I also took Spanish in high school, but maybe that reinforced my apprehension to speaking incorrectly. Now I also know Swedish, and I know about as much as like a grade schooler, but I still hesitate to talk to anyone. Not that it matters, since it seems like nobody in the US knows Swedish, so maybe that's part of it
Excellent video, Ryotaro-san. I hope my Japanese will improve alot by next year when I go to Japan, which will be the 3rd time I have ever been on vacation to.
I also speak > 10 languages at least at a basic traveller level, some of them far beyond that (because I have the aspiration to at least a basic set of vocabulary for each country I visit). There're languages which are far more complicated than Japanese, e.g. Chinese, due to the lack of non-Kanji characters and tones is far harder to learn than Japanese; and worse, some characters are (like Japanese Furigana) transliterated with similar symbols (Bopomofo) but sound completely differently. And even if you can read Japanese Kanji, you don't know how to pronounce them in Chinese which really threw me off in Taiwan because I could partially understand stuff but not speak it out loud (which is super annoying for ordering). Even foreign alphabets like Hiragana/Katakana, Hangul, Cyrillic, Greek are a piece of cake in comparison...
I being watched anime since i had memory , like 30years from now , and i just can understand certain words , and my accent is pretty good but having a real conversation is like not there , so tell me the real secret buddy
Start spending your nights alone in Japan in small bars and also girls bars. Talk with patrons and mama-san and it becomes quite natural fast. Especially small girls bars are great because you get uninterrupted 1:1 conversation with the barmaid at lower cost than japanese tutors offer you, usually with free drinks
Tell me, how can a person learn Japanese, without studying, without a teacher, just reading a lot, reading? How can someone read in a language they don't know??? It fools me that I like it.😂😂😂
Steve Kaufmann is a great guy, but guys don't take everything he says too seriously. He knows 20 languages to varying degrees, he's not balanced in all 20. Some of the languages he'll be more receptive (reading and listening), others he'll be more productive (speaking and writing), and a few he'll be balanced. What he's talking about is important but an important point is that you don't misconstrue what he means or take it too literal (especially because he's dedicated his entire life to learning these languages. Learning languages, and their linguistics is his job. Most of you are learning while doing other jobs or having careers in other fields so you don't have that time). Input is very important, but most people will only care about listening, same as output: people only care about speaking. They fundamentally forget that reading and writing are tools to help acquire language not just an art form or an additional part of communication. Kaufmann is pushing input first then building output. As he said though, hiragana and katakana are really easy to learn: I learnt both in 3 days spending 3 hours on both, using flash cards, trying to remember them, write them, and sound them out. They come in sets first your vowels, (pure sounds) あ、え、い、お、う then there are impure sounds (consonants+vowels) which are split by their first sound (1.か、け、き、こ、く 2.さ、せ、し、そ、す. Etc), set yourself a goal like 15 a day, the next day see how many you remember and learn another 15, repeat. Until you can remember all hiragana and katakana with their sounds, then I'd suggest start reading children's books or graded reading. Don't worry about kanji, there's usually furigana (small hiragana) that accompanies it! For listening, music, movies, and tv are a great input of authentic language. If you want to do some speaking or try to get the basic grammar, you could try Nihongo fun and Easy (it's designed by a professional Japanese language school to teach people who are focused more on speaking and listening rather than reading and writing but you can use it for all four). I recommend knowing at least the basic grammar, not everyone is adept to multiple language acquisition like Kaufmann is. He's an exception, which is why I stated to not take everything he says seriously. Additionally, don't take my comment too seriously. People are unique, we all have our own unique way of learning but there's a base point for the vast majority of learners which is why language learning courses and materials exist. Don't neglect them because an exceptional person mamaged to or because a RUclipsr states it, but don't listen to the anonymous guy saying otherwise either. Learn what works for you not for someone else.
Hate those Kanji charackters :D they are such a big wall in reading. Learned a lot o Kanjis, I would say at least 50.0000 could be 100.000 but just because I forgot so many of them again 😂 They always look so new to me
Thank you for the talk, Ryotaro. I enjoyed our discussion very much.
We enjoyed the discussion very much
Quick question
Can you speak in Bangla?
Steve Kaufmann is great
This man is a gold mine. The knowledge and the wisdom this man have is astonishing. I only speak 2 languages and wished to learn one or two more, but never had the balls to kick my ass and actually do it, certainly because of laziness and also that I wouldn't be able to practice those enough in my everyday life. But to see this man being able to use 20+ languages is mind-blowing to me... kudos to him.
🌙 🍡Use code "RYOTARO" to get $5 off your first #Sakuraco team.sakura.co/ryotaro-SC2308 or #TokyoTreat team.tokyotreat.com/ryotaro-TT2308 boxes now! Experience Japan from the comfort of your own home!
*Make sure to turn on the CC for the Japanese conversation at the end!*
Hey guys! How did you like my talk with polyglot Steve Kaufmann? It's crazy that he can speak over 20 languages, right?!
Might wanna get rid of the thumbnail. Polyglot is spelled “Poylgot”
@@Angels510 Thank you! Sorted the thumbnail out!
thanks for this video! great guest pick, listening to him was really fun, he's very grounded and had insightful advice.
This is a crossover I never expected!
Thank you for sharing again Ryotaro! Great video! ✨😉👍
I've found reading contemporary literature (novels or true stories (more so than periodicals like news or magazines which are more rigid)) is amazing for learning the behavior of additional languages. Seeing the form of the language assists memory more than just hearing alone. Optimally, one should be reading, writing and listening.
Excellent, thanks to both of you for enlightening us more. Btw, I had the Japanese for Dummies book. The cheat sheet inside the cover is quite good for beginners. I ripped it out and used it for a bookmark in the actual text I studied.
Aloha from Maui🌈 I am just beginning to learn Japanese. Thank you so much. This is great inspiration.
Yeah Steve is such a great speaker... Love this collab Ryotaro
Considering that the period he was in Japan was ages ago, he still nails it. Because no matter how much you master one language, it would become rusty unless it is used often (nit even native language is exempted from this). I have nothing but admiration for the guy
If you can’t travel or practice with any native speakers, my best advice is the same which is just immersing yourself in it as much as you can. So when I was learning Spanish, I would listen to Spanish music, watch as many shows or movies with either subtitles off or trying to only look at them if you really don’t understand, reading short stories in the language. I think once you “train” your ears to recognize individual words instead of just a string of stuff you don’t understand, that makes a huge difference. When you’re only learning grammar and one word at a time, you’ll feel overwhelmed once you hear someone use them all together in a sentence. So I think “conversational” ways of teaching are underrated. I’d start with that and then when you’re used to how typical speech in that language sounds, then move onto the harder words and grammar.
Weekend starting with video from Ryotaro ❤. Good times! 🥳
Ryotaro doing his best Owen Wilson impression in this video.
(Well, I wrote this when the vid hadn't even finished. I'm glad the editor had the same association 😂...)
Awesome video, Ryotaro! 👍 Steve’s so interesting. I just found his channel and subscribed. Thanks for bringing him onto your channel and introducing him to us. 🙂
Thank you for the lessons sir Steve Kaufmann @Thelinguist
Great guest and video Taro! ❤
Great guest, great host!
This collab is something I literally never expected! Amazing
Ryotaro is the best.
Wow!
Hey, Ryotaro speaks Japanese pretty well! 🙂 Ganbatte, Ryotaro! You're doing great!
Nonomura, you have a new job now!!!!
Having learned 5+ myself, it's great to hear how 'the elder generation' did it and how they experienced Japan in a decade I couldn't go there
Could we get subtitles for the conversation at the end in Japanese, please?
Yes so sorry about that! Turn on the CC and you'll be able to see the subtitles!
Wow
by the way this man speaks perfect Japanese.
Not really but he is very good and is able to explain his process in both languages and the goal is not to become Japanese just to be understood
@@southcoastinventors6583 私は日本人ですが完璧に近いと思いました。steveさんは日本語の先生ではないのに。そのほか多言語が理解できるようなので単純にすごいと思います
@@kmidori0930 Hey I agree with you be he acknowledges that he missing about a 1000 kanji plus the accent but yeah 20 languages is very impressive. Plus I was told that if you learn Chinese first that will effect the way you speak Japanese. I have been studying for a year and a half so I know how much work it takes but I enjoy learning Japanese and look forward to going next year.
Woah
Good video
The most unexpected anime crossover of all time.
I still have the hesitation to speak another language, and I don't know where it comes from. I grew up learning Spanish from my parents, and I call myself fluent in Spanish but only for listening and reading. I also took Spanish in high school, but maybe that reinforced my apprehension to speaking incorrectly. Now I also know Swedish, and I know about as much as like a grade schooler, but I still hesitate to talk to anyone. Not that it matters, since it seems like nobody in the US knows Swedish, so maybe that's part of it
Excellent video, Ryotaro-san. I hope my Japanese will improve alot by next year when I go to Japan, which will be the 3rd time I have ever been on vacation to.
I also speak > 10 languages at least at a basic traveller level, some of them far beyond that (because I have the aspiration to at least a basic set of vocabulary for each country I visit). There're languages which are far more complicated than Japanese, e.g. Chinese, due to the lack of non-Kanji characters and tones is far harder to learn than Japanese; and worse, some characters are (like Japanese Furigana) transliterated with similar symbols (Bopomofo) but sound completely differently. And even if you can read Japanese Kanji, you don't know how to pronounce them in Chinese which really threw me off in Taiwan because I could partially understand stuff but not speak it out loud (which is super annoying for ordering). Even foreign alphabets like Hiragana/Katakana, Hangul, Cyrillic, Greek are a piece of cake in comparison...
It helps to have in-laws, who don't know any English :D
Maybe a yes counter , i count 500
I being watched anime since i had memory , like 30years from now , and i just can understand certain words , and my accent is pretty good but having a real conversation is like not there , so tell me the real secret buddy
Start spending your nights alone in Japan in small bars and also girls bars. Talk with patrons and mama-san and it becomes quite natural fast. Especially small girls bars are great because you get uninterrupted 1:1 conversation with the barmaid at lower cost than japanese tutors offer you, usually with free drinks
Tell me, how can a person learn Japanese, without studying, without a teacher, just reading a lot, reading? How can someone read in a language they don't know??? It fools me that I like it.😂😂😂
Steve Kaufmann is a great guy, but guys don't take everything he says too seriously. He knows 20 languages to varying degrees, he's not balanced in all 20. Some of the languages he'll be more receptive (reading and listening), others he'll be more productive (speaking and writing), and a few he'll be balanced. What he's talking about is important but an important point is that you don't misconstrue what he means or take it too literal (especially because he's dedicated his entire life to learning these languages. Learning languages, and their linguistics is his job. Most of you are learning while doing other jobs or having careers in other fields so you don't have that time).
Input is very important, but most people will only care about listening, same as output: people only care about speaking. They fundamentally forget that reading and writing are tools to help acquire language not just an art form or an additional part of communication. Kaufmann is pushing input first then building output. As he said though, hiragana and katakana are really easy to learn: I learnt both in 3 days spending 3 hours on both, using flash cards, trying to remember them, write them, and sound them out. They come in sets first your vowels, (pure sounds) あ、え、い、お、う then there are impure sounds (consonants+vowels) which are split by their first sound (1.か、け、き、こ、く 2.さ、せ、し、そ、す. Etc), set yourself a goal like 15 a day, the next day see how many you remember and learn another 15, repeat. Until you can remember all hiragana and katakana with their sounds, then I'd suggest start reading children's books or graded reading. Don't worry about kanji, there's usually furigana (small hiragana) that accompanies it!
For listening, music, movies, and tv are a great input of authentic language. If you want to do some speaking or try to get the basic grammar, you could try Nihongo fun and Easy (it's designed by a professional Japanese language school to teach people who are focused more on speaking and listening rather than reading and writing but you can use it for all four).
I recommend knowing at least the basic grammar, not everyone is adept to multiple language acquisition like Kaufmann is. He's an exception, which is why I stated to not take everything he says seriously. Additionally, don't take my comment too seriously. People are unique, we all have our own unique way of learning but there's a base point for the vast majority of learners which is why language learning courses and materials exist. Don't neglect them because an exceptional person mamaged to or because a RUclipsr states it, but don't listen to the anonymous guy saying otherwise either. Learn what works for you not for someone else.
Hate those Kanji charackters :D
they are such a big wall in reading.
Learned a lot o Kanjis, I would say at least 50.0000 could be 100.000 but just because I forgot so many of them again 😂
They always look so new to me
poylgot
you really starved for content, Ryo. shameful!
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