If you use 私はtoo much or too frequently it just sounds like "Me, me, me!" all of the time. As Hiroko-Sensei mentions, if it's clear you`re talking about yourself you can drop the 私は. Actually, most subjects are dropped this way when the subject is clear.
I love these new "Ask a Japanese Teacher!" videos. They have been very educational and helpful. Perhaps in the future, you all could do a video that explains Kanji readings. In other words, knowing when to use on-readings or kun-readings.
Basically you would use the explicit わたしは expression (or even は, in general) in situations were it's important to CONTRAST yourself (or whatever it is you are talking about) from something else that was discussed earlier. This is the general explanation for Hiroko's last example. She is CONTRASTING between her own name and the friend's name. Another example could be - people describing their hobbies, and if you wanted to stress that you don't share any of their hobbies but INSTEAD you like to do A, B and C stuff - you might use わたしは it would roughly translate to: "Well, as for me, I personally prefer..." or "Well, I on the other hand, like to..." If you just want to provide information in a neutral way, you would typically not use は unless you are introducing the topic for the first time, to give the next sentences the proper context. (Even in such a case you could say は is being used to contrast the current topic from any previously discussed topics, i.e: "...Well, about the weather [regardless of whatever it is we were talking about until now] --- it's a nice day today, isn't it?" )
My advice is to just use 僕 ( ぼく ) Boku instead of 私 ( わたし ) Watashi. It works for me and it's a lot easier to remember. はじめまして、僕の名前はリアムです。日本語と英語が話せます。 it's apparently "masculine" so bare that in mind.
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So like you introduce yourself to a stranger. Then, you go home and then a few days later you meet up again. Do you still continue to use "watashi wa"? And the same applies for a friend, you meet up one day, do you use "watashi wa"?
I believe you would use watashi wa if you wanted to start talking about yourself, but only if it's not clear to the other person or group that you have become the topic. Like if they ask you something, there is no need to say watashi wa since it is clear you will be talking about yourself, otherwise you would say something to indicate someone else is the topic.
This was so helpful! Thank you so much! I'd like more videos like this where there is more English speaking teachers to fully and clearly explain the Japanese language. Arigatou!!
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Bere_c12 Hi Bere_c12 Thank you for posting! Joining these 2 sentences with te-form for i-adjectives, このりょうりはおいしいです。 kono ryouri wa oishii desu このりょうりはやすいです。 kono ryouri wa yasui desu it becomes... このりょうりはおいしくてやすいです。 kono ryouri wa oishikute yasui desu Meaning: This dish is delicious and cheap. And joining these 2 sentences with te-form for na-adjectives, たなかさんはきれいです。 tanaka san wa kirei desu たなかさんはしんせつです。 tanaka san wa shinsetsu desu it becomes... たなかさんはきれいでしんせつです。 tanaka san wa kirei de shinsetsu desu Meaning: Ms Tanaka is beautiful and kind. The 2 connected Japanese adjectives must not be of contradictory notion. That means when one adjective describes about "good" thing, the other adjective must not describe about "bad" thing. Therefore you cannot describe a room as old and large using te-form, nor describe it as new and narrow. The following 2 sentences are NOT correct... このへやはふるくてひろいです。 X kono heya wa furukute hiroi desu X Meaning: This room is old and wide. このへやはあたらしくてせまいです。 X kono heya wa atarashikute semai desu X Meaning: This room is new and narrow. You should describe the room as old and narrow, or new and large, like the following... このへやはふるくてせまいです。 O kono heya wa furukute semai desu O Meaning: This room is old and narrow. このへやはあたらしくてひろいです。 O kono heya wa atarashikute hiroi desu O Meaning: This room is new and wide. Changing tense is to conjugate the last adjective from present to past/past negative Keep on working Japanese study with JapanesePod101 Cheers! Team JapanesePod101.com
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com Hi，can you please tell me the name of the song at the end of the video startss at 2:08？ it's a very beautiful song.
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com I didn't know the "good" & "bad" -thing about the te-form. Thanks. Would the correct way to describe a room as spacious anｄ/but old be "この部屋は古いけど広いです"?
If I'm presenting a speech to my class in Japanese, In the order [greeting, name, age, where I live, family, what I'm studying, likes, dislikes etc.] do I use 'watashi wa' throughout the speech multiple times. Example: do I say it as... 'ohayo gozaimasu, Caitlin desu.' (And carry on my speech with no 'watashi wa' for the rest of the speech sentences' OR 'ohayo gozaimasu, watashi no nomae wa caitlin desu' (With continuous 'watashi wa' for every other sentence) I'm not very good at explaining, but what I'm really asking is; with more 'watashi wa' at the start of my sentences DOES IT MAKE IT MORE FORMAL? Or is it too much to add so many 'watashi wa' things. 💕
こんにちは ひろこ さん, 私の日本語の先生 ムーサです パレスチナから来ました 私は初心者です I started learning Japanese three months ago, two to three hours/day. I read lot of Japanese poems (ポエトリー /// ポエム), in English only, but soon I will be able to read them in Japanese, I wish I could. (私もそう出来ればいいけど). Actually I am reading ( l’intégrale des Haïkus) BASHô, seigneur ermite) I want you to encourage me, by explaining the easiest way of mastering your language. 私は日本を訪問したいです さようなら Moussa Suwwan/// Paris /// France.
+TheKind Saudi Hello, Thank you for posting. WATASHIWA ~DESU I am ~ ~DESU It is ~ or I am ~ Keep studying Japanese with JapanesePod101 Regards, Team JapanesePod101.com
Thanks for the good explanation. I liken this in English to saying "I'm Robert" or just saying "Robert." If I'm introducing myself to someone I don't know, I'll say "Hi, I'm Robert." But if someone else has already said this to me: "Hi, I'm Sally." Then I'll respond with a polite handshake and just say "Robert."
I normally put it at the beginning of the text or when I switch from talking about something else to talking about myself. I rule I use is to try to not use topic markers at all after you've introduced the topic
A very enlightening video! I do have a question, though: one of on Japanese textbooks says that to ask "where are you from" and respond is "Dochira kara desu ka?" and "watashi wa Amerika kara desu". I was wondering if this is accurate, or a good way to ask and answer this question?
Hi! Could you please do a video about は and が explaining the differences and when to use each? It's kinda tricky to get... sometimes I find が where I'm expecting a は or a を and I do really struggle to get why... I guess it could be useful to plenty of people who have my same problem, thanks!
Konnichiwa, Please make a video on the pattern we should adopt to learn Japanese. I guiding video of how should we learn and what things we should learn first. Please
Helpful. I have a question, I started listening to babymetal I can sing along to their songs almost perfectly pronouncing each word (according to my friend who's fluent in Japanese) but I don't understand the words, is this normal for someone to be able to do and how effective would it be to help me learn the language?
Cerialeater01 It actually helps a lot! I'm currently learning Japanese, but I am more familiar with the sound of the language rather than actual vocabularies. But I recently started to learn one of my favourite Japanese song's lyrics, without really understanding them. I read the translation which helps me to understand the message. But while my vocabulary grows, I actually think back to the song and realise that what I just learned was in the song!! So it creates great memories for vocabularies and grammar structures you will learn later. The more you learn, the more "aha"-effects you will have in the future! And these will make you feel very proud and motivated.
Hey, I liked your explanation very much. I'm curious in what application did you create your presentation. The animations both looked nice and made the topic easier to understand. Thanks!
feels like the when to use and not to use will be more obvious the more fluent one becomes. I'm starting to learn that some things become a given when enough information is attained. A lot more body and situation reading seems to be required in the Japanese culture. (or at least to me it seems like this from what I've learned and seen)
Great video, very helpful! I often find that using Watashi wa or 'Boku wa' helps me find my feet with what I am trying to say when talking about myself or what I have done/am doing. I wonder if t is the same for other people too?
That was really helpful! :) what about Boku? and how do you refer to someone else? I heard that wife sometimes call their husband "anata" as daring so I wouldn't want to refer someone as "anata", and kimi sound too casual?
ゾーイ You will not hear anata or even kimi used very often. My wife just uses my name to refer to me and has never once used kimi or anata when talking to me. =) It might be different for others, I don't know. Using anata to refer to someone directly can be rude. Usually only names are used to refer to someone even when directly talking to them and depending on the level of familiarity you may be refering to them by family name followed by -san. After a friendship is made they may say "oh no san it's too formal" and after they may ask you to refer to them by their given name some still prefer family name it will depend on the person. Really close friends sometimes give each other nicknames. for example: my wife's friend Yoshiko we call Yo-chan.
ゾーイ Hi ゾーイ Thank you for posting! Boku (僕) is mainly used by boys / young men, usually in situations involving deference. It's still an informal word, though, so you shouldn't use it with your boss or whatever. Keep on working Japanese study with JapanesePod101Cheers!Team JapanesePod101.com
Hello I am singing the song Whatashi, can you tell me the meaning of the main theme? Is it related to an introduction of a person? Thank you! Here are the lyrics: Watashi, watashi wa totémo shiawaséné Anata no aï ni tsutsumareteïno kara. Watashi, watashi wa totémo shiawaséné Anata no aï ni tsutsumareteïno kara. Kon'ya warauhanasanaïdé yoru gakeïromadé, Futari detsukurimashoutsukushi omoîdé. Watashi, watashi wa totémo shiawaséné Anata no aï ni tsutsumareteïno kara.
One odd thing I noticed in "watashi wa", is they use the hiragana は (Ha) as opposed to わ (Wa). Watashi turns out to be the actual word used to say I am, and the Wa is a marker. Took me ages to figure it out.
Is there a rule similar to this one for 'anata wa'? I don't know much Japanese, so this will likely be incorrect, but here is an example of 'anata wa': "Anata wa sugoi desu!" I believe 'anata wa' translates to 'you are'. So, is there a stance where you can not use 'anata wa'?
Anata wa（あなたは） is only used with close friends your age or younger and, in some cases, with your spouse as a term of endearment (similar to dear/honey/darling). If not used in the above cases, "anata" is quite rude. It's kind of like saying "Hey you!" in English. Instead of using anata, you refer to the other person by their name in 3rd person. I.e. (To Hiroko) Hiroko-san wa sugoi desu! / Hiroko is amazing! Hope this helps and sorry for being 2 years too late!
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skyllo Japanese prerfer to be called by name even when spoken directly to, even tho to English speakers this seems awkward. You're basically addressing them in the "3rd person". example: I look directly at you and say, "Skyllo san likes the Japanese language." in Japanese: *skyllo さんは にほんごがすきです。*
あなた is only really rude if you know a persons name and you use it anyway. Even then it's not always rude. Think of using the word YOU in english but with a nasty tone.. Then you can imagine how it can be rude. The flip side is あなた being used as a term of endearment to someone super close. It's being used more as a cute nickname like "sweetie" in english would be.
My non anime friends are tired of my poor Japanese. But I really like speaking japanese. I wanna learn Japanese 😍. today I saw a Korean guy and I said slowly Ohayoun and probably he heard it and smiled😂.
Oh, i see. I really suggest looking at some 'how to read hiragana' videos!! I think the video is also on this channel. But idk. Its very helpful to learn how to read hiragana first, so you can remember words easier when you start learning them. This channel is quite a good place to start of you are looking to learning japanese, as well :D
Super helpful thank you! I did have one question actually: In Japan, when you're visiting a friend's house and you're meeting their relatives for the first time, how would you address them? Since this is the first time you've spoken to them and they all share the same family name, is there a way of differentiating between them? Particularly if the family has both parents and siblings too. ^~^" Thank you very much to everyone at JapanesePod101! All of the series have been super helpful while I've been studying and I really appreciate your hard work~!
xiaomaoaini Hi xiaomaoaini Thank you for posting! You can call their first name. Do not forget add ~san after the first name. Keep on working Japanese study with JapanesePod101 Cheers! Team JapanesePod101.com
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+Emma Nygård You write most words in kanji. You can write in hiragana, but that wouldn't be very smart among Japanese people, because there it is seemed dumb (but if you don't know how that's okay then)... I hope you understand! I'm not very good in explanations xD
I have heard and read many people when asking why they use : doshte, naze and nande What is the difference between them? Which one and when should I use? Thank you in advance. Another thanks because your lessons are very helpful (I learn japanese from your website)
thank you ...your videos were very helpful to me.. Can you please make a video about where to use kun san sama chan...especially san.. and on boku wa,anata no, sora wa ...about all those...
Thanks heeps! But you should leave the "t" in the word "often" silent, it otherwise sticks out and sounds bad. You've got one hell of a set of lower canines! :)
Hi Japanesepod101, I have a question. There is a more formal way of saying "watashi wa", right? It's like "watakushi wa", isn't it? How formal does a situation have to be in order to use it? And Hiroko, if you see this, please make more videos on your channel!! They were so fun to watch :))
loroimperial Hello, loroimperial Thank you for posting. To use ''watakushi'',the situation should be very formal. Like when you are invited to tea ceremony. ''watashi'' is polite enough to use in any occasion. Keep studying Japanese with JapanesePod101 Regards, Team JapanesePod101.com
Thank you for your lesson. It helps me alot. Sensei, can you tell me the different between: みんな/ みんなで/ ぜんぶ/ ぜんぶで. I have looked for the usage of these words for a month. However, there is not any document explaning about them specifically. Thank you very much!!!
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If you use 私はtoo much or too frequently it just sounds like "Me, me, me!" all of the time. As Hiroko-Sensei mentions, if it's clear you`re talking about yourself you can drop the 私は. Actually, most subjects are dropped this way when the subject is clear.
+David Law Hello,
Thank you for posting.
You are absolutely right.
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I love these new "Ask a Japanese Teacher!" videos. They have been very educational and helpful. Perhaps in the future, you all could do a video that explains Kanji readings. In other words, knowing when to use on-readings or kun-readings.
Basically you would use the explicit わたしは expression (or even は, in general) in situations were it's important to CONTRAST yourself (or whatever it is you are talking about) from something else that was discussed earlier.
This is the general explanation for Hiroko's last example.
She is CONTRASTING between her own name and the friend's name.
Another example could be - people describing their hobbies,
and if you wanted to stress that you don't share any of their hobbies but INSTEAD you like to do A, B and C stuff - you might use わたしは
it would roughly translate to: "Well, as for me, I personally prefer..." or "Well, I on the other hand, like to..."
If you just want to provide information in a neutral way, you would typically not use は unless you are introducing the topic for the first time, to give the next sentences the proper context.
(Even in such a case you could say は is being used to contrast the current topic from any previously discussed topics, i.e: "...Well, about the weather [regardless of whatever it is we were talking about until now] --- it's a nice day today, isn't it?" )
Hiroko desu. I mean literally
Nice
Mateo-san, hajimemashite.
Hiroko-san, hajimemashite
Watashi wa jenitsu desu.
HIROKO, YOOOO ⊂((・▽・))⊃
My advice is to just use 僕 ( ぼく ) Boku instead of 私 ( わたし ) Watashi.
It works for me and it's a lot easier to remember.
はじめまして、僕の名前はリアムです。日本語と英語が話せます。
it's apparently "masculine" so bare that in mind.
Thank you very much for this video! I'm just starting to learn japanese and I was already wondering when to use "Watashi wa".
It’s 5 years later. Did you ever learn?
I am also learning Japanese I just know two words of Japanese OK I am trying I will hopefully learn Japanese in 10 years maybe and I am from india
@@abdurrehmanshaik3687 im only watching anime for a few days and i learn a bunch of words theres no way you learn a few words in 6 years
i have a friends whos name is desu, i wonder how can he introduce himself. should he say " watashi wa desu, desu? "
+kili nawa hahaha that dizzy
The last letter of desu is silent. So it is not like saying same thing again. It would be pronounced like "Desu des."
Hahahah wtf
hiç yeah true
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i'm from Somalia i like Japanese language thank you for this lessons
i love how at my school my teachers make it so dfficult, but here its so easy! TEACH ME YOUR WAYS SENSAI!
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@Scalaxy • yes its せんせい not せんさい
StormDivision it was probably just a typo
@@diegocalles7351 A and E has an entire key gap
So like you introduce yourself to a stranger. Then, you go home and then a few days later you meet up again. Do you still continue to use "watashi wa"? And the same applies for a friend, you meet up one day, do you use "watashi wa"?
I believe you would use watashi wa if you wanted to start talking about yourself, but only if it's not clear to the other person or group that you have become the topic. Like if they ask you something, there is no need to say watashi wa since it is clear you will be talking about yourself, otherwise you would say something to indicate someone else is the topic.
Can "Nihon Shu Shin Des" be used instead of "Nihon kara kimashita"?
This was so helpful! Thank you so much! I'd like more videos like this where there is more English speaking teachers to fully and clearly explain the Japanese language. Arigatou!!
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Bere_c12
Hi Bere_c12
Thank you for posting!
Joining these 2 sentences with te-form for i-adjectives,
このりょうりはおいしいです。
kono ryouri wa oishii desu
このりょうりはやすいです。
kono ryouri wa yasui desu
it becomes...
このりょうりはおいしくてやすいです。
kono ryouri wa oishikute yasui desu
Meaning: This dish is delicious and cheap.
And joining these 2 sentences with te-form for na-adjectives,
たなかさんはきれいです。
tanaka san wa kirei desu
たなかさんはしんせつです。
tanaka san wa shinsetsu desu
it becomes...
たなかさんはきれいでしんせつです。
tanaka san wa kirei de shinsetsu desu
Meaning: Ms Tanaka is beautiful and kind.
The 2 connected Japanese adjectives must not be of contradictory notion. That means when one adjective describes about "good" thing, the other adjective must not describe about "bad" thing.
Therefore you cannot describe a room as old and large using te-form, nor describe it as new and narrow. The following 2 sentences are NOT correct...
このへやはふるくてひろいです。 X
kono heya wa furukute hiroi desu X
Meaning: This room is old and wide.
このへやはあたらしくてせまいです。 X
kono heya wa atarashikute semai desu X
Meaning: This room is new and narrow.
You should describe the room as old and narrow, or new and large, like the following...
このへやはふるくてせまいです。 O
kono heya wa furukute semai desu O
Meaning: This room is old and narrow.
このへやはあたらしくてひろいです。 O
kono heya wa atarashikute hiroi desu O
Meaning: This room is new and wide.
Changing tense is to conjugate the last adjective from present to past/past negative
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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com Hi，can you please tell me the name of the song at the end of the video startss at 2:08？ it's a very beautiful song.
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com I didn't know the "good" & "bad" -thing about the te-form. Thanks. Would the correct way to describe a room as spacious anｄ/but old be "この部屋は古いけど広いです"?
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com Question does Japeniese have feminine and masculine pronouns?
+Ylime Sniven Yes, there are. 彼「かれ」means 'he' and 彼女「かのじょう」means 'she'.
Whats The Difference in Watashiwa Desu And Desu
Actually "Watashi wa" is often
And "Hiroko desu" is always on this video
If I'm presenting a speech to my class in Japanese, In the order [greeting, name, age, where I live, family, what I'm studying, likes, dislikes etc.] do I use 'watashi wa' throughout the speech multiple times.
Example: do I say it as...
'ohayo gozaimasu, Caitlin desu.'
(And carry on my speech with no 'watashi wa' for the rest of the speech sentences'
OR
'ohayo gozaimasu, watashi no nomae wa caitlin desu'
(With continuous 'watashi wa' for every other sentence)
I'm not very good at explaining, but what I'm really asking is; with more 'watashi wa' at the start of my sentences DOES IT MAKE IT MORE FORMAL? Or is it too much to add so many 'watashi wa' things.
💕
こんにちは ひろこ さん, 私の日本語の先生
ムーサです
パレスチナから来ました
私は初心者です
I started learning Japanese three months ago, two to three hours/day.
I read lot of Japanese poems (ポエトリー /// ポエム), in English only, but soon I will be able to read them in Japanese, I wish I could.
(私もそう出来ればいいけど).
Actually I am reading ( l’intégrale des Haïkus) BASHô, seigneur ermite)
I want you to encourage me, by explaining the easiest way of mastering your language.
私は日本を訪問したいです
さようなら
Moussa Suwwan/// Paris /// France.
Whats The Difference in Watashiwa Desu And Desu
+TheKind Saudi Hello,
Thank you for posting.
WATASHIWA ~DESU I am ~
~DESU It is ~ or I am ~
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Excellent explanation! The guidelines are almost like the ones with Spanish pronouns.
what a great teacher..simple and effective...
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Thanks for the good explanation. I liken this in English to saying "I'm Robert" or just saying "Robert." If I'm introducing myself to someone I don't know, I'll say "Hi, I'm Robert." But if someone else has already said this to me: "Hi, I'm Sally." Then I'll respond with a polite handshake and just say "Robert."
I’m in love with hiroko 😭😅😍
Your example at the end makes this so much clearer for me thankyou!!
I normally put it at the beginning of the text or when I switch from talking about something else to talking about myself. I rule I use is to try to not use topic markers at all after you've introduced the topic
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Great video! This clears up quite a bit for me!
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A very enlightening video! I do have a question, though: one of on Japanese textbooks says that to ask "where are you from" and respond is "Dochira kara desu ka?" and "watashi wa Amerika kara desu". I was wondering if this is accurate, or a good way to ask and answer this question?
Hi! Could you please do a video about は and が explaining the differences and when to use each? It's kinda tricky to get... sometimes I find が where I'm expecting a は or a を and I do really struggle to get why... I guess it could be useful to plenty of people who have my same problem, thanks!
Hiroko is the #1 cute Japanese teacher on YT. Kawaii!
Konnichiwa,
Please make a video on the pattern we should adopt to learn Japanese. I guiding video of how should we learn and what things we should learn first. Please
Helpful.
I have a question, I started listening to babymetal I can sing along to their songs almost perfectly pronouncing each word (according to my friend who's fluent in Japanese) but I don't understand the words, is this normal for someone to be able to do and how effective would it be to help me learn the language?
Cerialeater01 It actually helps a lot! I'm currently learning Japanese, but I am more familiar with the sound of the language rather than actual vocabularies. But I recently started to learn one of my favourite Japanese song's lyrics, without really understanding them. I read the translation which helps me to understand the message. But while my vocabulary grows, I actually think back to the song and realise that what I just learned was in the song!!
So it creates great memories for vocabularies and grammar structures you will learn later. The more you learn, the more "aha"-effects you will have in the future! And these will make you feel very proud and motivated.
been watching animes a lot and knowing these simple lessons really help me understand japanese language..
Hey, I liked your explanation very much.
I'm curious in what application did you create your presentation. The animations both looked nice and made the topic easier to understand. Thanks!
If you're gaijin and you're around Japanese people should you always use watashi wa?
No dude, did u even watch the video?
Thank you for these lessons) btw, your English is very good *.*
This is amazing! ^^
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feels like the when to use and not to use will be more obvious the more fluent one becomes. I'm starting to learn that some things become a given when enough information is attained. A lot more body and situation reading seems to be required in the Japanese culture. (or at least to me it seems like this from what I've learned and seen)
Please make more!
Great video, very helpful! I often find that using Watashi wa or 'Boku wa' helps me find my feet with what I am trying to say when talking about myself or what I have done/am doing. I wonder if t is the same for other people too?
Don't use boku unless you are a Japanese) usually young) boy
Great explanation! Very easy to understand. ありがとう!
Hiroko! Thanks for this video
Hiroko sensei thank you so much! I love Japanesepod101.
That was really helpful! :) what about Boku? and how do you refer to someone else? I heard that wife sometimes call their husband "anata" as daring so I wouldn't want to refer someone as "anata", and kimi sound too casual?
ゾーイ You will not hear anata or even kimi used very often. My wife just uses my name to refer to me and has never once used kimi or anata when talking to me. =) It might be different for others, I don't know. Using anata to refer to someone directly can be rude. Usually only names are used to refer to someone even when directly talking to them and depending on the level of familiarity you may be refering to them by family name followed by -san. After a friendship is made they may say "oh no san it's too formal" and after they may ask you to refer to them by their given name some still prefer family name it will depend on the person. Really close friends sometimes give each other nicknames. for example: my wife's friend Yoshiko we call Yo-chan.
ゾーイ
Hi ゾーイ
Thank you for posting!
Boku (僕) is mainly used by boys / young men, usually in situations involving
deference. It's still an informal word, though, so you shouldn't use it
with your boss or whatever.
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amazing teacher!
Hello I am singing the song Whatashi, can you tell me the meaning of the main theme? Is it related to an introduction of a person? Thank you! Here are the lyrics:
Watashi, watashi wa totémo shiawaséné Anata no aï ni tsutsumareteïno kara. Watashi, watashi wa totémo shiawaséné Anata no aï ni tsutsumareteïno kara. Kon'ya warauhanasanaïdé yoru gakeïromadé, Futari detsukurimashoutsukushi omoîdé. Watashi, watashi wa totémo shiawaséné Anata no aï ni tsutsumareteïno kara.
One odd thing I noticed in "watashi wa", is they use the hiragana は (Ha) as opposed to わ (Wa). Watashi turns out to be the actual word used to say I am, and the Wa is a marker. Took me ages to figure it out.
Thanks for helping us
I have learned many things from your vdos
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Durga Sunar are you indian. Because durga is goddess in hindu religion. And sunar means something related with gold
You are a very nice teacher!!! Nice drawings behind you!!! It's from your child?
This was quite educative!! Thank you for the video. I got so many question to ask!!! But not here.
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This was REALLY helpful!
Is there a rule similar to this one for 'anata wa'? I don't know much Japanese, so this will likely be incorrect, but here is an example of 'anata wa': "Anata wa sugoi desu!" I believe 'anata wa' translates to 'you are'. So, is there a stance where you can not use 'anata wa'?
Anata wa（あなたは） is only used with close friends your age or younger and, in some cases, with your spouse as a term of endearment (similar to dear/honey/darling).
If not used in the above cases, "anata" is quite rude. It's kind of like saying "Hey you!" in English.
Instead of using anata, you refer to the other person by their name in 3rd person.
I.e. (To Hiroko) Hiroko-san wa sugoi desu! / Hiroko is amazing!
Hope this helps and sorry for being 2 years too late!
thank you for the video verry useful domo arigato gozaimashita
Please also make a video about anata wa
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Thank you for reading my comment!! I read that use of anata too often can seem impolite so I'm really curious about it.
skyllo Japanese prerfer to be called by name even when spoken directly to, even tho to English speakers this seems awkward. You're basically addressing them in the "3rd person". example: I look directly at you and say, "Skyllo san likes the Japanese language." in Japanese: *skyllo さんは にほんごがすきです。*
Even then I should not say あなた, although I almost do it. Saying あなた is rude, unless to your close friend, I guess.
あなた is only really rude if you know a persons name and you use it anyway. Even then it's not always rude. Think of using the word YOU in english but with a nasty tone.. Then you can imagine how it can be rude. The flip side is あなた being used as a term of endearment to someone super close. It's being used more as a cute nickname like "sweetie" in english would be.
Very helpful, thanks!
Good explanation. Arigato Gozaimasu. Gambatekudasai. 👌💯
Watashi wa, Jimmy-desu😄 Arigatou for this lesson, Hiroko-Sensei!
Yes Big Help THANK YOU
tom lewis You're welcome :)
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Hi, Nice video. Could you make it a little bit long like what's your name, where are you come from, and so on?
great video thanks
Arigato. I enjoyed your video.
Useful tips, thanks 4 posting!
Many thanks! I really appreciate the help :) keep up the good work.
I love you, Hiroko.
My non anime friends are tired of my poor Japanese. But I really like speaking japanese. I wanna learn Japanese 😍. today I saw a Korean guy and I said slowly Ohayoun and probably he heard it and smiled😂.
Oh, i see. I really suggest looking at some 'how to read hiragana' videos!! I think the video is also on this channel. But idk.
Its very helpful to learn how to read hiragana first, so you can remember words easier when you start learning them. This channel is quite a good place to start of you are looking to learning japanese, as well :D
@@Dazzmi True, i think japanese is just built diff, i love hearing ppl speak it and i love speaking it.
Good to know. Thanks.
Super helpful thank you!
I did have one question actually: In Japan, when you're visiting a friend's house and you're meeting their relatives for the first time, how would you address them? Since this is the first time you've spoken to them and they all share the same family name, is there a way of differentiating between them? Particularly if the family has both parents and siblings too. ^~^"
Thank you very much to everyone at JapanesePod101! All of the series have been super helpful while I've been studying and I really appreciate your hard work~!
xiaomaoaini
Hi xiaomaoaini
Thank you for posting!
You can call their first name. Do not forget add ~san after the first name.
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Love Hiroko's Video! Her explanation is really easy to understand!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!!
im learning and you helped me a lot thank you
Oh wow! Hiroko-san. Have not seen you for a long time. Hope you are well.
Nice explanation of Watashi wa.
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This helped ありがとございます
Alexander Mcdonald
Thank you for your comment! こちらこそありがとうございます
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+Emma Nygård You write most words in kanji. You can write in hiragana, but that wouldn't be very smart among Japanese people, because there it is seemed dumb (but if you don't know how that's okay then)... I hope you understand! I'm not very good in explanations xD
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Here's a question: why are there so many different ways to address older brothers and sisters and what do they all mean?
Hi I'm new here and the reason I subscribes in this channesl is because of hiroko i like the way she teach
Hi Hiroko. What is the difference when you are writing Japanese sentences? Are the rules different?
can i ask whats the meaning of -chan -kun and other word after the name of the subject?
Arigato Gozaimasu :)
chan is for kids, from man/boy to a kid male or female
kun is from men to a boy (most of the time male)
I have heard and read many people when asking why they use : doshte, naze and nande
What is the difference between them? Which one and when should I use?
Thank you in advance.
Another thanks because your lessons are very helpful (I learn japanese from your website)
thank you for posting ive learned more idea..
Hiroko-san, you are the best! :D
あなたはすばらしい先生です...！
So much thanks
OMG I just wanna hug you when you speak Japanese. I wanna LEARN TOO :( :( :(
thank you ...your videos were very helpful to me..
Can you please make a video about where to use kun san sama chan...especially san..
and on boku wa,anata no, sora wa ...about all those...
Is there a reason "watashi wa" was written in Hiragana rather than "私輪," and is the Kanji way that I wrote correct? Or would it be "私は”?
Thanks heeps! But you should leave the "t" in the word "often" silent, it otherwise sticks out and sounds bad. You've got one hell of a set of lower canines! :)
Hiroko-san, please tell me when to use "wata
shi wa" or "ore wa" or "boku wa"... I really don't know that. Please
Konnichiwa sensei! Can I removed the watashi wa in a formal way of introduction?
sorry if this sounds too fanboyismic, but i love it when you say "so what's going on with this" ^^
Hi Japanesepod101, I have a question.
There is a more formal way of saying "watashi wa", right? It's like "watakushi wa", isn't it? How formal does a situation have to be in order to use it?
And Hiroko, if you see this, please make more videos on your channel!! They were so fun to watch :))
loroimperial
Hello, loroimperial
Thank you for posting.
To use ''watakushi'',the situation should be very formal. Like when you are invited to tea ceremony. ''watashi'' is polite enough to use in any occasion.
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Yoroshiku onegaishimasu
is 'Pleased to meet you' right?
Why does it says 'Thank you' there?
1:16
super helpful, thank you! :D
+mt. shyna Thanks for watching! From JapanesePod101.com
So to be on the safe side, don't use it at all. Got it!
So you mainly use it to indicate you are talking about yourself if there is a case it could be misunderstood?
ty for the lesson
Great videos Hiroko! Could you please explain when boys/men should use boku and whether it is okay for them to use watashi
What is the difference between desu and daiyo? I've heard in some videos saying names followed by desu and daiyo.
Dayo (だよ) is less LESS formal than dess (です).
Thank you for your lesson. It helps me alot.
Sensei, can you tell me the different between: みんな/ みんなで/ ぜんぶ/ ぜんぶで.
I have looked for the usage of these words for a month. However, there is not any document explaning about them specifically.
Thank you very much!!!
Please do Japanese particles
Hiroko!!! Miss you!
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It is great to have her back, yes!
whats the differences with "yoroshiku onegaishimasu" and "arigatou"?