OTHER CHANNEL EXISTED BUT THEN IT GOT TERMINATED IMMEDIATELY FOR NO REASON, AND RUclips WONT EXPLAIN WHY,. AWESOME!!! GUESS I'LL JUST POST THE LANGUAGE-TYPE VIDEOS ON HERE INSTEAD
@@ishmaelsears1009 it's free on pc/android, unfortunately I think they make it paid on ios because there are fees for publishing apps on the app store :\
This is the most autistic video I ever watched about learning Japanese and I absolutely love it. I started doing the same things you did, but I dropped it at some point and now that I see an even clearer path to follow, I really feel motivated again. Thank you.
I've been stuck dodging learning since I was 8, I'm 17 now. And as time goes by I've realized I actually have to lock in and do what I need to do. For anyone struggling to pick up Japanese YOU CAN DO IT!!
Never been more accurate remark...I picked up Japanese at 16...Got distracted in life with gaming and everything NOT Japanese study related...27 now and I am wondering WHERE THE HECK did all that time go...Never say "I'll do it tomorrow" that "tomorrow" never came for 11 years.
Damn, I remember like the first time when I thought of a sentence in japanese without first translating from english; I felt like a god at japanese. And then I watched an anime without subtitles and felt like a normal person again. Yet now there's a running joke where japanese has always been my first language, so i successfully tricked my friends.
I once woke up, half asleep I talked to my mom in japanese fluently. When I was fully awake I did not even know how I did that, but the weird thing is I understood what I said, but forgot how
@@Bones_ExGood luck! Hope you don’t get burned out. When you learn more vocab or study in context give this a read: この文章が読めるようになったかな？東京生まれの生粋の江戸っ子である先生が芝生を刈りながら「生魚を食べる生徒は長生きする」と言った。 Illustrates some of the multiple readings of 生 in some context ☠️ lol
I don't think that was the point of it. This man continued to walk like this even after he passed the author of the channel so perhaps there was a different reason.
When I first started Japanese I hated kanji and wanted nothing to do with it, but then when I started learning I realized how helpful it was, not only for remembering the meanings of the words but it makes Japanese so much easier to read
fr kanji is so cool, one of the main reasons why i wanted to learn japanese because i love the idea that so many different things can be represented by a single character or multiple characters put together and it just makes sense
You are the first person that has made a practical video on how to acquire with immersion. I'm 16 and have begun my Japanese journey, and all I can say is thank you.
I was annoyed there were not many good ones out there and that inspired me to put EVERYTHING in 1 video finally. Another good 1 came out recently by Trenton but also he aint really give exact sources. Recommend that 1 too for general concepts though
Chomsky says that language didn't really develop for communication. It initially developed for thought. So there is some truth to that. Good luck, young man!
Woah I didn't know that, I always assumed it developed for communication. A big theory is that gossip is actually the cause for rapid development and that stuck with me, but thats an interesting approach too
I have learned most of katakana & hiragana, i have been coming back everyday to rewatch this vid, thanks! (P.S good job being straightforward and leaving links)
When i started I made my own deck of 1k flashcards by hand with words and phrases i needed to know in order to get around, and survive in a world with only Japanese. All hand cut, hand drawn, and written cards with pen on paper. Just by making the cards alone i acquired a lot of vocab. The process of making something is more powerful than taking something someone else has already done for you.
For hands on learners, absolutely! Though for others, maybe not so much. If you're doing that solo, you also need to make sure that the information you're writing down is correct. Nothing worse than accidentally ingraining wrong information by having one (or more!) of your cards incorrect!
@@Matthias129 That is true for some. For me, researching and verifying the information gave me a lot of insight, however. I don't think mistakes are the problem, you learn a lot from correcting mistakes you make. When learning a language one shouldn't be worried about getting things wrong, i mean, children get a lot wrong all the time, but they're constantly corrected. As long as you're actively researching what you learn, or have someone tell you what's what, you're actually going to get ahead in a lot of circumstances.
YES! as a painter/professional artist I have found I learn better when I write it out/make stuff too, I've especially loved learning kanji since it literally is an art form in its own right.
I remember watching this 2 months ago, and i just aced the N5 as of now. I know its not much, but its a step for me, and i hope to be able to ace the N3 soon enough😭😭. Thanks bro🙏
Hey, N5 passed is better than nothing. It's all about little steps for a bigger picture ^^ congrats. I took the N3 and failed it by barely a few points almost 2 years ago, I should try and take the JLPT again now and see how I do xD. (Bjorn editor and filmer here)
Yes I get sick of watching videos that don't tell me what to do exactly. I wanted to make it like this. Corf actually told me to not make the script like this so we can milk more videos overtime but I couldn't help myself. (Bjorn editor and camera man here)
Finally a video that is speaking about true language learning! I'm already taking a similar approach to learning Japanese, but obviously it still takes a lot of time. Actually it's my 3rd foreign language but the first with a different writing system. But luckily I kinda enjoy kanji 😂
My method for the last 1.5 years has been doing JLPT N5 deck, 1000 most common words and and Kanji. I am not as far as i could be, but i tended to have breaks and just coming back later. In reality i know about 2500 words and 300+ Kanji. I am understanding japanese on a low level right now. Kanji based subtitles help a lot.
I love you documenting your life in Japan I’m trying to learn Japanese with these methods and hopefully I move to Osaka one day ! Magnificent filming and editing, your destined for millions of subscribers someday, also ignore the haters 💯
You deserve more subs, so here's one right here. I think this video helped me more than any of the other "How to Study" videos. And I watched a lot of them...
So glad you're making these videos! I just watched your Why Learning Japanese in 2 Years Was a Bad Idea before this one. I've been reviewing the Genki text book and doing Duolingo (thoughts on this app??) regularly and I'll be reviewing your recommended Anki decks too. I'm hoping to have at least enough of a basic speaking fluency in a year or 2 to be able to get around Japan and have some conversations with the locals for my hopefully many future trips. You're definitely not kidding when you say this is a hard language though. I'm fluent in Portuguese and some French and both of those languages are cupcakes compared to Japanese. The fact that the culture is so unique and fun makes the grind worth it though! Looking forward to future content!
Duolingo is fun but it's not the most efficient. it's better than nothing lol I bet if u try the decks you'll have no problem navigating Japan, locals are happy to see a tourist that actually knows some japanese so you'll have fun lol
I've been learning Japanese for a little while but I hit a bit of a plateau and my motivation dropped, videos like this really help and I'm gonna try and take as much of this onboard as I can. Great video!
If anyone doesn’t like the anki decks for learning hiragana and katakana I was able to learn them all using an app called Maru! Like anki it uses spaced repetition and it even has parts where it asks you to draw them out. Once you get past the barrier of learning kana everything is so much better. I pretty much use my reading skills every day.
dude... hilarious camera work and commentary, and the way you swapped mic props, dying. and the constant movement of your position, Genius! so yeah, on point. there is no other way. Any other way is wasting time. and requires voluntary inducement of "mental illness." no substitute. No short cuts. Thank you for a great clip. Who says YT is saturated? always room for innovation and new shit
Did your videos level up??? Excellent intro, dude. Look at all that text! XD And I love the use of animations and fun graphics choices. Your snack of uncooked spaghetti is definitely my favourite mic so far. The Anki explanation was about what I got from my pal who set me up with the Refold Method. Absolutely hilarious. I have to listen more (I tend to feel like my brain is mush after about 4 hours), and start reading a massive amount (the way I learned English in the first place). She's been learning almost entirely passively for a couple years, just through immersion of various kinds. I tend to have to learn things more actively, so I'll definitely be adding wanikani to my list of resources to check out. I've worked my way through a workbook of katakana and hiragana, so I feel pretty comfortable with them finally, and am looking to continue the trend with more kanji so I can work on becoming literate. The act of writing the characters seems to be the only way to cement them properly in my mind. Probably has to do with this aphantasia thing I keep hearing about. Regardless, I'm further along in my understanding than I was a month ago, so something is sticking. Throw enough at the wall, eventually something has to, right? Totally different learning strategy to what I've been through with other languages, but I'm appreciating the progress happening with just the repetition and exposure. Pretty nice to suddenly have new phrases and vocab words I hadn't been able to notice before. I admire your gusto going for AJATT. Pretty wild. One day I might take that step. I've spent too many years putting off learning Japanese, because I was too aware of the commitment it would be. The dream has been in my head for half my life, at this point, tho, so I think it's safe to say it's gonna hang out and needs me to give it some attention. Crying about not knowing it won't help me learn. Need to put in the hours. Lots of hours. At least I'm finding ways to enjoy it. Gotta get back to my Japanese youtubers, now. Lol. I'll be adding your other channel tho. Excited to see what nonsense you get up to!
Haha ya the refold deck is also a great starting point. Was gonna mention it as a paid alternative but did not think it was anything insanely better so just left it out. Same with migaku beginner courses. Well they are better but the core 2k is almost everything they are. Haha thanks for watching even during your immersion grind!
The first point is so key. I've wanted to learn Japanese for a long time, and put some work in years ago-but I stopped since immersion and day-to-day usage was very difficult to achieve. Well... that, and burning out by needing to be responsible at the same time, and/or torn by art and entertainment. Now, this video is reminding me of it, and there's that twinge of "should I pick it back up again?" Ultimately, I know I should learn Spanish because where I live it's very common, and I'd have plenty of opportunities to practice. I don't know if I'd want to live and work in Japan for the best immersion. Decisions, decisions... Regardless, way to harness autism as a superpower (forgive me if this is an incorrect observation). That's something I could totally learn from as a self-diagnosed individual, and it's inspiring.
oh no thats absolutely a correct observation LMAO its nice for my mental illness to come in handy every once in a while considering most of the time it just prevents me from making eye contact and having normal conversations honestly learning a language is like adopting a pet or a child. it requires attention even on the days where you dont want to bring it. learning spanish is like getting a pet lizard, while japanese is like 5 dogs hahaha depends what youre willing to do
I couldn’t agree more with this, this is how I learned back in High school, we had to pick a language, I already speak Italian and English. I’ve been studying\practicing every single day for the past 23+ years.
Everything I had to piece together about learning Japanese over the past year, compiled into one video that is both funny and to the point. 夢物語のような動画ですね。今後はこの動画をみんなにおすすめしますよ！本当にありがとうございます！
Im learning hiragana and a few words. Also watching anime (I’m able to recognize some words and sentences just because the characters repeat them so much), and listening music in Japanese. My goal for the end of the year is being able to change my phone’s language (which I actually have in English although I’m a native Spanish, so I can tell it works), and read manga while I try to understand and learn more things. I know I will make it, I have many confidence since I’m trying so much and I have a dream of living there someday!!
i’ve already learned hiragana/katakana and like.. a FEW kanji (numbers/time) but i’ve been feeling stuck recently with my app bc i tend to forget stuff weeks after completing lessons and i feel like this video helped me get back on my feet
こんにちは. I'm 15 and have been learning Japanese for over a yeat now. I am pretty good at learning languages (I know how to read Arabic and Korean and know italian) but I've been quite lazy with japanese. I have a 700 day fuolingo streak and many work books bur barely use them. I am very discouraged. I was wondering what tips I could use in my everyday life. Like writing stuff a day or anything else that can help learning. This was a good video I'm feeling motivated already! :D ありがとう❤️
Okay so, I've been doing the Anki decks you gave u here for a bit- and the explanations for the radicals are WILD. Like- it works because I was in disbelief while reading them, I was shocked and confused and now whenever I see 工 I have intense flashback to a construction worker violating safety regulations.
So just learn Hiragana and Katakana and a lot of words, then learn Kanji and a lot of words, listen to japanese songs, watch anime or read manga in japanese and use the right apps to learn ( not just Duolingo for 222 days as I did ) Just keep learning and if posible go to japan, maybe even move if you really want. Also a thing I do is putting sticky notes on things in my house with the japanese word on it ( with kanji and romanji )
Useful advice, I might try wanikani. However for me, my learning progress switched gears when I got some japanese friends. In the beginning my head hurt after a day of hanging out. Before that, I had studied for around 3 years and knew what lots of words meant, but would struggle to transform a native japanese sentence into meaning as I heard it. After a while conversing with friends in person I started to naturally hear and separate the different words better, and automatically turn it into meaning. Which is one thing. Now you have to respond? Output is also something to get used to, and having friends to talk to really helps. You have to find someone who will put up with your broken baby japanese though haha! Having japanese friends will also motivate you to study more because it’ll make you want to be able to communicate better with them. Anyway, thank you for reading.
I mean, AJATT isn't that psychotic... I did something similar with english for about 4 years. Funniest part is I never noticed I was learning throughout all of this and I never made any flashcards or anything.
i have really been wanting to learn japanese for a long time in hopes that i live in japan one day, yet didnt know where to start. I will start using the methods in the video and will try learn. thank you ❤
Japanese has to be or ‘become’ something you truly want to know, like mentioned in the first pillar. You’ll feel like something is missing from your day if you haven’t practiced it. If you truly want it, you’ll become addicted once you start. I cannot get across how fulfilling it is to learn a foreign language even when you’re struggling. Use this moment right now to start, it’s as easy as watching a short RUclips vid that covers how to pronounce hiragana. Just 2-3 minutes.
@@ddmproductions446 Japanese is one of those languages that you use more than practice. Speaking badly to a mirror will not work. Embarrassing yourself in voice chat in Japanese to a Japanese person because your Japanese is so bad will eventually help you get better at Japanese.
Good video. I tried to skip to immersion without learning katakana fully and basically no kanji, but decades of watching japanese anime with English subtitles. Now I know not to skip ahead and slow my roll a bit.
oh wow hard truths putting the stress on our pipe dreams. He said learning Japanese takes 5 to 10 years. Oh we maybe should have started when we were 10 years old.
I wanted my brother to start learning Japanese when he was 9 years old but my mother disapproves and he said he's not interested. It's a little disappointing, a 27 year old without anyone to share my journey or struggle with.
damn never got called funny twice in 1 comment i must be doing something right thanks for watching so many tho ! ill try and make the quality better and better
I’m only in the beginning, but I have some kind of this feeling, because I learned English in a few years as my second language. A few months ago I felt like I’m thinking in English a lot. My grammar is still not ideal, but my main challenge was achieved, because now I’m watching your video completely relaxed and not even thinking about translating your words. I hope that i will be able to do something like that with Japanese. Nice video
あなたのビデオにはまっています。とてもかっこよくて、面白くて、勉強になる。何度も繰り返し見ています。私は東京都渋谷区でいくつかの会社を経営しているビジネスマンです。連絡先を探したのですが見つかりません。とにかく、あなたとお話ししたいのです。😀 I am addicted to your videos. They are so cool, funny, and educational. I watch them over and over again. I am a businessman who runs several companies in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. I have looked for your contact information but can't find it. Anyway, I would like to talk to you.😀
I clicked on this vid by accident, i dont even wanna learn Japanese lol, but i stayed because this is so interesting to me and bro this video is made so well!! Really caught my attention straight away, real cool video!!
For me was to force-swap the language of something that usually what i'm trying to say in my mother tongue: For the first time i said 腹減った and my mom is confused, so i need to explain it to her. She knows that i'm learning Japanese so she just agree with it over time When i grunt, instead of "ughhh" to よし or んー everytime i sat down When something bad happened, instead of "damn it" to 仕舞った When i just don't care anymore, instead of "never mind, whatever" 仕方ない When i lost a match in game, instead of "Noob" to 全く When i know i'm in danger, instead of "sh!t, screwed" to やばい And many more Yea it's not a big deal, but will change the way you perceive the language
Learning vocab through Kanji? I never thought of that! Right now I’m still in the process of going through a hiragana deck on Anki but once I get the hang of it and katakana then I’ll definitely try it (sounds like fun despite feeling dread at the same time xD). Ever since high school I’ve always wanted to learn Japanese but I always felt it was out of reach but now I’m 30 and got my motivation back after learning about all the useful resources that weren’t available back then.
@@BecomeAnything. The grind goes well. I think a thing your video might miss (that probably helps me the most) is that Duolingo is a decent way to get your foot in the door. You can use it for free, and if you find it enjoyable, then you can spring for stuff that works better. These days, the most I use Duolingo for is the streak counter. I haven't missed a day of Japanese practice in 180 days, and a lot of that is because that owl reminds me constantly and is on the home page of my phone. Even though Ionly do like hiragana or Kanji practice on Duo in order to keep the streak going and most of my efforts are on Wanikani or reading NHK Web Easy Articles, or listening to Japanese Podcasts at work to get familiar with the way the language sounds. I think for some people that's a powerful motivator.
Great pathway to success, and well presented imo. The only thing I see missing really is practice of actually speaking the language. Making a native Japanese speaking friend(s) in lets say VRchat as an example is good practice and adds to your motivation to continue learning.
With the Ajatt/MIA method, which this video aligns with, speaking usually comes many years down the line after pillar 4. I recommend watching Mutt vs Japan's guide to starting output. It pretty much covers everything you need to know! thx for watching
took a year of Japanese in school and it felt like a chore more than passion so now I'm fresh starting from the beginning and hoping to be able to understand the language in at least 5 years.
as someone who basically started my regiment from scratch, watching this video and seeing that i do almost all of this already was comforting. ビデオにありがとうございます
OTHER CHANNEL EXISTED BUT THEN IT GOT TERMINATED IMMEDIATELY FOR NO REASON, AND RUclips WONT EXPLAIN WHY,. AWESOME!!! GUESS I'LL JUST POST THE LANGUAGE-TYPE VIDEOS ON HERE INSTEAD
sick
Anki cost 24.99 dollars on the app store now 😱
Jesus loves you all! Follow him for you will be saved 🫶🏼
@@FillTheCanvas hallelujah! It’s great to see another Christian.
@@ishmaelsears1009 it's free on pc/android, unfortunately I think they make it paid on ios because there are fees for publishing apps on the app store :\
WE'RE FORGETTING HOW TO THINK WITH THIS ONE 🗣️
GEORGE ORWELL 1984 STYLE
WE ARE TURNING GERMAN WITH THIS ONE 1:04
@@BecomeAnything. great book btw
thank you
@@rafaelportelalorenzo7981NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN that like one of the only 3 things I know of German
Speaking Japanese in my internal monologue is one thing, but saying こんにちは to myself? That's a whole second layer of nuts
😂
I have transcended the human thought barrier
lmao
こんにちは、は言わないけど、（疲れたーお疲れ様自分！）とはよく思うかな（日本人より）
what in the blue comment
This is the most autistic video I ever watched about learning Japanese and I absolutely love it.
I started doing the same things you did, but I dropped it at some point and now that I see an even clearer path to follow, I really feel motivated again.
Thank you.
I'm glad my autism could move you in such a way :)
@@BecomeAnything. autists unite
im autistic
Same tho
@Pawpr1ntz Same here lmao
Man I'm stupid, I read the title and I thought "man, it must be wild to THINK in a different language" in english. English is not my first language
Lol that's funny
What your first language?
Spanish
“You may have to be extremely mentally ill in order to do this pillar” had me rolling. Pretty true really
learning japanese is a great way to discover things about yourself to say the least
If I wasn’t married before starting this journey I don’t know what kind of disturbed AJATT hikikomori hell I’d be in right now
I've been stuck dodging learning since I was 8, I'm 17 now. And as time goes by I've realized I actually have to lock in and do what I need to do. For anyone struggling to pick up Japanese YOU CAN DO IT!!
Real spill
Never been more accurate remark...I picked up Japanese at 16...Got distracted in life with gaming and everything NOT Japanese study related...27 now and I am wondering WHERE THE HECK did all that time go...Never say "I'll do it tomorrow" that "tomorrow" never came for 11 years.
@@13LiThIuMz13 yeah brotha. I practice everyday now cause I realized that time is slipping
I started at 14 and I feel like I’ve hit a wall at 17 now. I don’t know where or how to improve from where I am. Let’s lock in, fellas
@@13LiThIuMz13 lowkey inspiring thankyou
if u see this man around Just run away, he will use you as a microphone
@@HANARINDES your time is limited
@@BecomeAnything. oh shit
filming in Ikea is truly dedication
wdym that's just my bedroom
@@BecomeAnything. you sleep in ikea?
@@kirapatatochipsBAHAHAHA!!!!!
I'd have more reason to do so, as I moved to Sweden two years ago and actually only a few tens of kolimetres away from where the first IKEA opened XD
Damn, I remember like the first time when I thought of a sentence in japanese without first translating from english; I felt like a god at japanese. And then I watched an anime without subtitles and felt like a normal person again. Yet now there's a running joke where japanese has always been my first language, so i successfully tricked my friends.
lmao my entire journey described in one comment
i said いやー out loud when i burned a taco today
the transformation has begun...
@@dmas7749Ive been swearing in japanese ever since my one year mark, out loud and in my head
@@dmas7749 あはははははああああ
how long did you take to learn japanese and achieve there results?
I once woke up, half asleep I talked to my mom in japanese fluently. When I was fully awake I did not even know how I did that, but the weird thing is I understood what I said, but forgot how
that's interesting, there's a lot of cases similar to that. I think some girl went into a coma and woke up fully fluent in german lmao
Just finished 2238 kanji!!! Now we start the battle of learnig words! I'm hyped 😈
Holy crap thats a big achievement! Took me like 2 years to hit 2k kanji (Bjorn editor & camera man)
Did you study kanji separately using RTK?
@@Bones_ExGood luck! Hope you don’t get burned out. When you learn more vocab or study in context give this a read:
この文章が読めるようになったかな？東京生まれの生粋の江戸っ子である先生が芝生を刈りながら「生魚を食べる生徒は長生きする」と言った。
Illustrates some of the multiple readings of 生 in some context ☠️ lol
I learned all the kanji with RTK in 6 months and forgot like 60% of them over the next year even though I kept learning these flashcards everyday
Learn some Chinese at the same time to help reinforce kanji
9:35 the respect people in Japan show complete strangers is astounding
ya the people here are next level polite it's crazy
I feel like people do that everywhere, I’m Japanese living in Aussie but even if people see a camera here they’ll often try duck under it
They show respect but they don't socially interact much
I'm Canadian American and I'll do that, or even stop and go around the camera person lol
I don't think that was the point of it. This man continued to walk like this even after he passed the author of the channel so perhaps there was a different reason.
When I first started Japanese I hated kanji and wanted nothing to do with it, but then when I started learning I realized how helpful it was, not only for remembering the meanings of the words but it makes Japanese so much easier to read
Yep it's also kinda fun to learn after the first 1000 at least for me
Kanji still is lame to learn but it more of a solution for too many words that sound the same but mean different things.
When you look at a mountain, it is daunting. Maybe it's best to just keep climbing and not look up.
fr kanji is so cool, one of the main reasons why i wanted to learn japanese because i love the idea that so many different things can be represented by a single character or multiple characters put together and it just makes sense
@@digitaltutorials1what a phase!
1:03 "how do we say no in german?"
yep this video is not about japanese
@@BecomeAnything. i came for a german tutorial and you're yapping about japanese
@@shikoshib life.
Ich habe käse…
I'm watching this knowing I'm going to forget most of this 💀
i dont even remember what i said to be honest
@@BecomeAnything. i suffer from this same problem
Thats why he said to take notes lol
You are the first person that has made a practical video on how to acquire with immersion. I'm 16 and have begun my Japanese journey, and all I can say is thank you.
I was annoyed there were not many good ones out there and that inspired me to put EVERYTHING in 1 video finally. Another good 1 came out recently by Trenton but also he aint really give exact sources. Recommend that 1 too for general concepts though
I appreciate your method of delivery, it’s funny without trying to be. In a good way
@@Scittbox tsym, means a lot !
Chomsky says that language didn't really develop for communication. It initially developed for thought. So there is some truth to that. Good luck, young man!
Woah I didn't know that, I always assumed it developed for communication. A big theory is that gossip is actually the cause for rapid development and that stuck with me, but thats an interesting approach too
I have learned most of katakana & hiragana, i have been coming back everyday to rewatch this vid, thanks! (P.S good job being straightforward and leaving links)
Yoo let's gooo. I am gonna come back to this comment in a month or 2 and see if you got past 1k in the core 2k deck 😂
When i started I made my own deck of 1k flashcards by hand with words and phrases i needed to know in order to get around, and survive in a world with only Japanese.
All hand cut, hand drawn, and written cards with pen on paper.
Just by making the cards alone i acquired a lot of vocab.
The process of making something is more powerful than taking something someone else has already done for you.
For hands on learners, absolutely! Though for others, maybe not so much. If you're doing that solo, you also need to make sure that the information you're writing down is correct. Nothing worse than accidentally ingraining wrong information by having one (or more!) of your cards incorrect!
@@Matthias129 That is true for some. For me, researching and verifying the information gave me a lot of insight, however.
I don't think mistakes are the problem, you learn a lot from correcting mistakes you make.
When learning a language one shouldn't be worried about getting things wrong, i mean, children get a lot wrong all the time, but they're constantly corrected.
As long as you're actively researching what you learn, or have someone tell you what's what, you're actually going to get ahead in a lot of circumstances.
Totally!! I've done everything Japanese related on my own, except for buying a book of 2k words.
YES! as a painter/professional artist I have found I learn better when I write it out/make stuff too, I've especially loved learning kanji since it literally is an art form in its own right.
I remember watching this 2 months ago, and i just aced the N5 as of now. I know its not much, but its a step for me, and i hope to be able to ace the N3 soon enough😭😭. Thanks bro🙏
Hey, N5 passed is better than nothing. It's all about little steps for a bigger picture ^^ congrats. I took the N3 and failed it by barely a few points almost 2 years ago, I should try and take the JLPT again now and see how I do xD. (Bjorn editor and filmer here)
thanks for the links in the description
hope they come in handy !
Starting my Japanese learning journey. Wish me luck.
Goodluck honestly I might try too I already have a basis of 500 words and like a hundred phrases from immersion without any fundermentals 😂
best of luck !
Instructions unclear, now I cannot stop manifesting in random locations while talking about how to learn Japanese into a pack of uncooked soba noodles
woops my bad, I can sympathize
Thank god. You're one of the few channels that tell me what to do and not explain everything to me.
Frye!!!
@@Nobody.thatyouknow yesssss
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Yes I get sick of watching videos that don't tell me what to do exactly. I wanted to make it like this. Corf actually told me to not make the script like this so we can milk more videos overtime but I couldn't help myself. (Bjorn editor and camera man here)
THIS IS SO HELPFUL TYSM MAN
GLAD I COULD HELP !!!
Finally a video that is speaking about true language learning! I'm already taking a similar approach to learning Japanese, but obviously it still takes a lot of time. Actually it's my 3rd foreign language but the first with a different writing system. But luckily I kinda enjoy kanji 😂
Yea kanji gets more and more fun to be honest it's just a big barrier for many people, best of luck learning !
3:59 bro got me, i thought "oh nice place" before realizing it was ikea 😭
LMAO i want to move in now
Starting the journey today! This video got me excited to start
this is exactly the way ive been doing this im glad someone put it into a simple video to understand
glad I could do that !
This is an excellent, Informative and accurate clip. 一番日本語習って説明ありがとうございます。
My method for the last 1.5 years has been doing JLPT N5 deck, 1000 most common words and and Kanji. I am not as far as i could be, but i tended to have breaks and just coming back later. In reality i know about 2500 words and 300+ Kanji. I am understanding japanese on a low level right now. Kanji based subtitles help a lot.
yeah kanji subtitles are very helpful until you stop needing them
This actually is so helpful! I stopped burning out myself and slowly process words and finally come with terms that it will take long
glad i could help !
I love you documenting your life in Japan I’m trying to learn Japanese with these methods and hopefully I move to Osaka one day ! Magnificent filming and editing, your destined for millions of subscribers someday, also ignore the haters 💯
glad youre enjoying the vids ! and u should go for it osaka is incredible
@@BecomeAnything.I want to live in like a countryside area not close to any cities
You deserve more subs, so here's one right here. I think this video helped me more than any of the other "How to Study" videos. And I watched a lot of them...
glad it helped ! and thanks for the sub
Welcome back sir!! I've miss you!! Hahahhaa love the beginning when you bow down aggressively
I MISSED YOU TOO I WAS VERY SAD GOING SO LONG WITHOUT YOUR COMMENTS BUT IT WAS MY FAULT FOR NOT UPLOADING IT WONT HAPPEN AGAIN🧍🙇🧍🙇🧍🙇🧍🙇
Thank you for listing all the links, really appreciate.
I realized if I was a viewer and did not get links I would be pissed haha so I put em
So glad you're making these videos! I just watched your Why Learning Japanese in 2 Years Was a Bad Idea before this one. I've been reviewing the Genki text book and doing Duolingo (thoughts on this app??) regularly and I'll be reviewing your recommended Anki decks too. I'm hoping to have at least enough of a basic speaking fluency in a year or 2 to be able to get around Japan and have some conversations with the locals for my hopefully many future trips. You're definitely not kidding when you say this is a hard language though. I'm fluent in Portuguese and some French and both of those languages are cupcakes compared to Japanese. The fact that the culture is so unique and fun makes the grind worth it though! Looking forward to future content!
Duolingo is fun but it's not the most efficient. it's better than nothing lol
I bet if u try the decks you'll have no problem navigating Japan, locals are happy to see a tourist that actually knows some japanese so you'll have fun lol
@@BecomeAnything. I bet especially with the surge of tourists lately!
@@BotanicalOdysseywell, just try and be the most upstanding and respectful one at least.
I've been learning Japanese for a little while but I hit a bit of a plateau and my motivation dropped, videos like this really help and I'm gonna try and take as much of this onboard as I can. Great video!
glad I could inspire you! Hope you're still at it
If anyone doesn’t like the anki decks for learning hiragana and katakana I was able to learn them all using an app called Maru! Like anki it uses spaced repetition and it even has parts where it asks you to draw them out. Once you get past the barrier of learning kana everything is so much better. I pretty much use my reading skills every day.
haven't heard of it but good to know about !
this video is packed w so much good stuff i keep coming back every few days to remember what comes next
love to hear it
Bro was teleported to a animal crossing island
i need to replay new leaf NOW
@@BecomeAnything. New leaf still holds up, unlike New Horizons which was just "animal crossing for instagram".
dude... hilarious camera work and commentary, and the way you swapped mic props, dying. and the constant movement of your position, Genius! so yeah, on point. there is no other way. Any other way is wasting time. and requires voluntary inducement of "mental illness." no substitute. No short cuts. Thank you for a great clip. Who says YT is saturated? always room for innovation and new shit
that means a lot, ty !
the mic is built in to his eye
Help
Native Language Attrition: Allow me to introduce myself...
lmaooo
Did your videos level up??? Excellent intro, dude. Look at all that text! XD And I love the use of animations and fun graphics choices.
Your snack of uncooked spaghetti is definitely my favourite mic so far. The Anki explanation was about what I got from my pal who set me up with the Refold Method. Absolutely hilarious. I have to listen more (I tend to feel like my brain is mush after about 4 hours), and start reading a massive amount (the way I learned English in the first place). She's been learning almost entirely passively for a couple years, just through immersion of various kinds. I tend to have to learn things more actively, so I'll definitely be adding wanikani to my list of resources to check out. I've worked my way through a workbook of katakana and hiragana, so I feel pretty comfortable with them finally, and am looking to continue the trend with more kanji so I can work on becoming literate. The act of writing the characters seems to be the only way to cement them properly in my mind. Probably has to do with this aphantasia thing I keep hearing about.
Regardless, I'm further along in my understanding than I was a month ago, so something is sticking. Throw enough at the wall, eventually something has to, right? Totally different learning strategy to what I've been through with other languages, but I'm appreciating the progress happening with just the repetition and exposure. Pretty nice to suddenly have new phrases and vocab words I hadn't been able to notice before.
I admire your gusto going for AJATT. Pretty wild. One day I might take that step. I've spent too many years putting off learning Japanese, because I was too aware of the commitment it would be. The dream has been in my head for half my life, at this point, tho, so I think it's safe to say it's gonna hang out and needs me to give it some attention. Crying about not knowing it won't help me learn. Need to put in the hours. Lots of hours. At least I'm finding ways to enjoy it.
Gotta get back to my Japanese youtubers, now. Lol. I'll be adding your other channel tho. Excited to see what nonsense you get up to!
Haha ya the refold deck is also a great starting point. Was gonna mention it as a paid alternative but did not think it was anything insanely better so just left it out. Same with migaku beginner courses. Well they are better but the core 2k is almost everything they are. Haha thanks for watching even during your immersion grind!
Young fella - I like what you are doing. Keep it up！
Thanks! Appreciate ya
The first point is so key. I've wanted to learn Japanese for a long time, and put some work in years ago-but I stopped since immersion and day-to-day usage was very difficult to achieve. Well... that, and burning out by needing to be responsible at the same time, and/or torn by art and entertainment.
Now, this video is reminding me of it, and there's that twinge of "should I pick it back up again?" Ultimately, I know I should learn Spanish because where I live it's very common, and I'd have plenty of opportunities to practice. I don't know if I'd want to live and work in Japan for the best immersion. Decisions, decisions...
Regardless, way to harness autism as a superpower (forgive me if this is an incorrect observation). That's something I could totally learn from as a self-diagnosed individual, and it's inspiring.
oh no thats absolutely a correct observation LMAO its nice for my mental illness to come in handy every once in a while considering most of the time it just prevents me from making eye contact and having normal conversations
honestly learning a language is like adopting a pet or a child. it requires attention even on the days where you dont want to bring it. learning spanish is like getting a pet lizard, while japanese is like 5 dogs hahaha depends what youre willing to do
another artistically pleasing and informative video. Loved it :)
Thank you!!! New one dropping today!
I couldn’t agree more with this, this is how I learned back in High school, we had to pick a language, I already speak Italian and English. I’ve been studying\practicing every single day for the past 23+ years.
keep it up !
Everything I had to piece together about learning Japanese over the past year, compiled into one video that is both funny and to the point.
夢物語のような動画ですね。今後はこの動画をみんなにおすすめしますよ！本当にありがとうございます！
Thank you!! Tried to take everything I learned from hours of watching the best to create this 1 😂
この動画を他の人におすすめしてありがとう!
Amazing video. Nothing really that new but brilliantly presented.
Glad u liked it ! Just wanted to make a no BS guide on how I'd go about learning
11:00 Jokes on you, I wanna learn japanese so I can spend morbious amounts of time on the japanese side of the internet.
Bro it's so good
tysm! i'm trying to achieve fluency (or at least half fluency) in japanese as quickly as i can! this really helps.
i like speedrunning everything I do so glad I can help someone similar !
Im learning hiragana and a few words. Also watching anime (I’m able to recognize some words and sentences just because the characters repeat them so much), and listening music in Japanese.
My goal for the end of the year is being able to change my phone’s language (which I actually have in English although I’m a native Spanish, so I can tell it works), and read manga while I try to understand and learn more things.
I know I will make it, I have many confidence since I’m trying so much and I have a dream of living there someday!!
you got the right mindset!
elite video. going to try this out and commit. see how it goes!
also what camera are you using to film? looks good
thank u ! we use Sony a6700
This is amazing, thank you
glad you liked it !
Bro, I came back after 2 months of watching this video and I can't go tell you that my progress was boosted by 200%... Love ya
yoo glad it helped ya.
My question is what happened to his blue umbrella. He switched to a clear one at 1:47 👀
Magic
i’ve already learned hiragana/katakana and like.. a FEW kanji (numbers/time) but i’ve been feeling stuck recently with my app bc i tend to forget stuff weeks after completing lessons and i feel like this video helped me get back on my feet
hope you're still going at it!
こんにちは. I'm 15 and have been learning Japanese for over a yeat now. I am pretty good at learning languages (I know how to read Arabic and Korean and know italian) but I've been quite lazy with japanese. I have a 700 day fuolingo streak and many work books bur barely use them. I am very discouraged. I was wondering what tips I could use in my everyday life. Like writing stuff a day or anything else that can help learning. This was a good video I'm feeling motivated already! :D ありがとう❤️
just find some stuff you like to do and find a way to do it in japanese! if ur not good enough then do some flashcards until u are
@BecomeAnything. ありがとうI will deffinately try that!!
Okay so, I've been doing the Anki decks you gave u here for a bit- and the explanations for the radicals are WILD. Like- it works because I was in disbelief while reading them, I was shocked and confused and now whenever I see 工 I have intense flashback to a construction worker violating safety regulations.
So just learn Hiragana and Katakana and a lot of words, then learn Kanji and a lot of words, listen to japanese songs, watch anime or read manga in japanese and use the right apps to learn ( not just Duolingo for 222 days as I did ) Just keep learning and if posible go to japan, maybe even move if you really want.
Also a thing I do is putting sticky notes on things in my house with the japanese word on it ( with kanji and romanji )
yep pretty much ! also sticky notes strat is crazy i may need to implement that
Useful advice, I might try wanikani. However for me, my learning progress switched gears when I got some japanese friends. In the beginning my head hurt after a day of hanging out. Before that, I had studied for around 3 years and knew what lots of words meant, but would struggle to transform a native japanese sentence into meaning as I heard it. After a while conversing with friends in person I started to naturally hear and separate the different words better, and automatically turn it into meaning.
Which is one thing. Now you have to respond? Output is also something to get used to, and having friends to talk to really helps. You have to find someone who will put up with your broken baby japanese though haha!
Having japanese friends will also motivate you to study more because it’ll make you want to be able to communicate better with them.
Anyway, thank you for reading.
I mean, AJATT isn't that psychotic... I did something similar with english for about 4 years. Funniest part is I never noticed I was learning throughout all of this and I never made any flashcards or anything.
ya true AJATT only really becomes psychotic once you have anime characters speaking in your earbuds 16 hrs a day haha
i have really been wanting to learn japanese for a long time in hopes that i live in japan one day, yet didnt know where to start. I will start using the methods in the video and will try learn. thank you ❤
glad I could help !
The trick about changing your phone to Japanese is that you will need to study Japanese to change it back 🎉🎉
Yep you're stuck once it's changed
This is a fantastic video.
My only problem is that I am lazy.
i am too but i figured it out somehow
Japanese has to be or ‘become’ something you truly want to know, like mentioned in the first pillar. You’ll feel like something is missing from your day if you haven’t practiced it. If you truly want it, you’ll become addicted once you start. I cannot get across how fulfilling it is to learn a foreign language even when you’re struggling.
Use this moment right now to start, it’s as easy as watching a short RUclips vid that covers how to pronounce hiragana. Just 2-3 minutes.
@@ddmproductions446 Japanese is one of those languages that you use more than practice.
Speaking badly to a mirror will not work.
Embarrassing yourself in voice chat in Japanese to a Japanese person because your Japanese is so bad will eventually help you get better at Japanese.
Me too, I immediately want to sleep after two pages of writing Japanese. And really about anything my mind will be taxed on.
If neural ai language implants are created I’ll be in tears after all the hours I’ve spent studying 😭💀
i will need somebody to erase all of my memories of learning this language if that happens i cant bear the pain
We have the same haircut so I think you're cool.
You are automatically the coolest person in the comment section
Good video. I tried to skip to immersion without learning katakana fully and basically no kanji, but decades of watching japanese anime with English subtitles. Now I know not to skip ahead and slow my roll a bit.
yeah foundation is pretty crucial for that sadly
Damn, I've just stopped thinking in my native language and started thinking in English and now I should stop thinking in English :(
YOU'RE WELCOME LIFE IS BETTER WITH A LOBOTOMY
This video is so underrated, I wish you a million views. The edits and content are brilliant, punching way way way above the subscriber count.
wow that means a lot. I still think there's a lot of improvement I need to make before I reach millions but I'm glad somebody thinks it's qualified !
@@BecomeAnything. Keep it up, it won't take long, the algorithm pointed you in my direction, and there will be many others 👍
oh wow hard truths putting the stress on our pipe dreams. He said learning Japanese takes 5 to 10 years. Oh we maybe should have started when we were 10 years old.
Why couldn't my parents just speak japanese man
I wanted my brother to start learning Japanese when he was 9 years old but my mother disapproves and he said he's not interested.
It's a little disappointing, a 27 year old without anyone to share my journey or struggle with.
Actually im ten and i am learning japanese
Broo i just binged all you videos you are sooo underated keep up the funny high quality funny content
so good i said funny twice damn
damn never got called funny twice in 1 comment i must be doing something right
thanks for watching so many tho ! ill try and make the quality better and better
I actually learned Hiragana and Katana in 2 days total time
Dam speedrun
Took me 4 days in 7th grade. And I thought I was quick lmao
Anything :-
*Exists*
Bro :-
That's my mic!
Do you think would you do a discord server or something like that? Idk for the community here or the japanese channel
Ohh that's a good idea. We may make a discord server soon! For now, there is the Refold/MIAjapanese discord & the Migaku discord!
I’m only in the beginning, but I have some kind of this feeling, because I learned English in a few years as my second language. A few months ago I felt like I’m thinking in English a lot. My grammar is still not ideal, but my main challenge was achieved, because now I’m watching your video completely relaxed and not even thinking about translating your words. I hope that i will be able to do something like that with Japanese. Nice video
hope it works for u !
Fuck It bro I'ma give myself 3 years to learn Japanese. At least enough to understand anime without subtitles, hate those things.
Hell ya, learning Japanese to watch anime is what its all about
SAME
10% useful information, 90% telling to get ready for useful information.
gotta pay the bills somehow !
@@BecomeAnything. fair enough
あなたのビデオにはまっています。とてもかっこよくて、面白くて、勉強になる。何度も繰り返し見ています。私は東京都渋谷区でいくつかの会社を経営しているビジネスマンです。連絡先を探したのですが見つかりません。とにかく、あなたとお話ししたいのです。😀
I am addicted to your videos. They are so cool, funny, and educational. I watch them over and over again. I am a businessman who runs several companies in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. I have looked for your contact information but can't find it. Anyway, I would like to talk to you.😀
優しいコメントをありがとうございます！
ビジネスなどの連絡先を設定したら必ずお知らせします
登録者が多くなればインスタを開始しようと思います。
I clicked on this vid by accident, i dont even wanna learn Japanese lol, but i stayed because this is so interesting to me and bro this video is made so well!! Really caught my attention straight away, real cool video!!
Damnn honored u ain't even wanna learn japanese and still watched. Means a lot!
I think you should use Kaishi 1.5k instead of Core 2k
ill look into it ! it's probably better lol
awesome vid bro, gonna follow this
go for it!
For me was to force-swap the language of something that usually what i'm trying to say in my mother tongue:
For the first time i said 腹減った and my mom is confused, so i need to explain it to her. She knows that i'm learning Japanese so she just agree with it over time
When i grunt, instead of "ughhh" to よし or んー everytime i sat down
When something bad happened, instead of "damn it" to 仕舞った
When i just don't care anymore, instead of "never mind, whatever" 仕方ない
When i lost a match in game, instead of "Noob" to 全く
When i know i'm in danger, instead of "sh!t, screwed" to やばい
And many more
Yea it's not a big deal, but will change the way you perceive the language
arigato for the comment (am i doing it right??)
Real
Don't forget about stepping on a lego or something, say クソやろう
2:19 4:13 7:40 10:33 13:37 13:42
1:08 Almost thumbed down from this alone.
same
Learning vocab through Kanji? I never thought of that! Right now I’m still in the process of going through a hiragana deck on Anki but once I get the hang of it and katakana then I’ll definitely try it (sounds like fun despite feeling dread at the same time xD). Ever since high school I’ve always wanted to learn Japanese but I always felt it was out of reach but now I’m 30 and got my motivation back after learning about all the useful resources that weren’t available back then.
Instructions unclear, forgot everything I learned.
Guess I have a learning plan now :D
GETTING LOBOTOMIZED IS THE KEY TO A HAPPY LIFE
I love it when I'm on WaniKani already and I hear people shout it out.
KEEP UP THE GRIND
@@BecomeAnything. The grind goes well. I think a thing your video might miss (that probably helps me the most) is that Duolingo is a decent way to get your foot in the door.
You can use it for free, and if you find it enjoyable, then you can spring for stuff that works better. These days, the most I use Duolingo for is the streak counter. I haven't missed a day of Japanese practice in 180 days, and a lot of that is because that owl reminds me constantly and is on the home page of my phone.
Even though Ionly do like hiragana or Kanji practice on Duo in order to keep the streak going and most of my efforts are on Wanikani or reading NHK Web Easy Articles, or listening to Japanese Podcasts at work to get familiar with the way the language sounds.
I think for some people that's a powerful motivator.
Am i te only one who finds this guy insufferable?
Yes
yo that was so cool at 4:07 when he said subscribe and the subscribe button just flashed rgb
lol RUclips added that feature it's pretty dope
Great pathway to success, and well presented imo.
The only thing I see missing really is practice of actually speaking the language.
Making a native Japanese speaking friend(s) in lets say VRchat as an example is good practice and adds to your motivation to continue learning.
With the Ajatt/MIA method, which this video aligns with, speaking usually comes many years down the line after pillar 4. I recommend watching Mutt vs Japan's guide to starting output. It pretty much covers everything you need to know! thx for watching
took a year of Japanese in school and it felt like a chore more than passion so now I'm fresh starting from the beginning and hoping to be able to understand the language in at least 5 years.
I reached that point too and burnt out, now I'm playing catch up and it's pretty taxing ngl. best of luck tho !
as someone who basically started my regiment from scratch, watching this video and seeing that i do almost all of this already was comforting. ビデオにありがとうございます
Yoo nice! Glad you found the path early cause a lot of ppl got super lost
@@BecomeAnything. although, this video got me back into anki! i love the 2k deck you recommended, its super good
It’s 「動画(どうが - video)ために(for) ありがとうございます」👍
the core 2k deck is actualy very helpfull
yep it's gotten my friends pretty far, strongly recommend it to people
The pillars go from reasonable and useful straight to CIA black site quite quick
lol that's what it takes sometimes