I enjoy your video shorts. I've watched several of them ever since they started popping up on my TH-cam feed. I was an English as a Second Language teacher for a number of years in the Detroit metropolitan area for expatriates coming to the U.S. to work temporarily for Chrysler, General Motors, and many automotive suppliers. I started learning Spanish at age 40 from my Mexican ESL students. I speak and understand much more Spanish than French, which I studied for 4 years in high school. I love Spanish and Mexicans. ❤️🇲🇽❤ I had a Japanese roommate when I studied for a Masters in Catholic Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio between 1987-1990. Her name is Haruyo Nakatani and she married Shinichi Oguma. They live in the Tokyo area. Thanks for your videos. 👍☺️❤️👏👏👏🇺🇲
Idk bout you, but there was no internet back then. I really had a book and search for words with my finger. Than I had to listen to music, writing down the lyrics...
Not understanding anything isn't good though. Comprehensible input is most likely far superior to incomprehensible input, so I wouldn't call it the best advice.
Idk if a language uses different words with kids, you might just sound like a kid lol. It's not helpful for me to learn the verb for "eat" but it's only ever said to young children Books and shows aimed at teens are a good middle ground if the language has this imo
as a japanese learner, the best way to learn to watch anime without subtitles is to just start watching without subtitles. thats the only way your brain is going to ACTUALLY focus on whats being said and try to decipher it. and maybe after a year youll get like 10% of it, but itll be more and more until you have enough understanding to do other passtimes using japanese
he’s so right! people wanna learn a language but they envision themselves already having learned it. there’s is so much failure at the beginning! don’t let that deter you. 頑張ってくださいね〜
@@willenhall12345 you never really stop learning Japanese, there's always gonna be words or grammar points that you didn't know about. It took me 2 years to get to the level where i could speak somewhat comfortably with natives. The hardest part for me was responding to them when we speak, i'd understand completely but would have trouble coming up with words to respond with on spot.
@@lemotion3771 interesting, how did you learn? Did you go to school or use flashcards or use the ajatt method? The thing that intimidates me most about learning Japanese is the listening because Japanese people talk at the speed of light.
@@willenhall12345 for me it was a mix of everything until I founded what I like. I do use flash cards along side textbooks, but what really helped me was reading and watching things in japanese while doing it. Say you're watching an anime and you just learned a word in your flashcard/friend, めんどくさい for example. I only seen it once in my flashcard, but because it's used so often, I start to recognize it and know it is used when something is inconvient or troublesome. You don't have to go crazy with the flashcards, but like the guy said in the video, watching japanese stuff all the time really helps even when it doesn't feel like it at first. If you play games, try doing it in japanese too. if you like cooking, look up some recipes in japanese. It's all about you getting used to interacting with it on a daily basis
@@lemotion3771 this is such a confusing way of learning to me, how am I meant to know what any of the words mean when I'm watching something if I have no prior knowledge of the language? Sure I could learn some things with context clues like if a guy was pointing at a rock and he said a word while pointing at it I could make a safe assumption that the word he just said means "rock" but if there's just some guy talking directly into a camera with no context clues how am I meant to know what he's saying?
Yes, my parents actually did this with me and my siblings growing up. So me and my family speak Spanish but love in the US, my parents were not born in the US so when they came here they knew no English at all, fast forward a few years (when me and my siblings were little) They put cartoons for us to watch, but there weren't many Spanish cartoons so they just went for the English ones. And overtime we went from only knowing Spanish to knowing both Spanish and English, I'd say this method works wonders! People should definitely try this method. ✨✨✨
Thinking of starting out as a baby has actually kept me super motivated for learning Japanese because instead of being overwhelmed by the stuff I don't know, I am excited when I learn new words and how to put them in sentences
I never even noticed...I was busy listening, yet I knew he was wearing denim...Just didn't realize it was "triple denim"... I've probably been guilty of that offense 😄
That’s actually true like this is how I learned English I was just watching entertaining videos in English without subtitles and at first I understood nothing but then slowly started to get it
That was what happened to me as well, despite i don't speak, i can understand perfecly, now i'm trying to learn japanese, there's already 71 days since i started but sometimes i'm feel like to give because is really more terrible than english.🙁
@nikitaw1982 problem with learning a different language is simply picking up what is said when its said. Can be very tricky in a language which is spoken very fast and adds small but important "partcles" at the end of words out of nowhere, something super simple turns into what a english speaker would call a long sentence and once you hit 1 word or noise your brain doesnt recognize it throws off the whole understanding process
@@mcgoober6779100% agree. That’s why I started taking japanese at my university. I am lucky to be at such a big american university that it is even offered… I can pick up on many base words and phrases, but I cannot understand the particles and their uses on my own. I needed better instruction
@@mcgoober6779 Watch it with double subtitles ... and watch it multiple times. You don't have to watch the whole thing, for instance you can take your favorite part of the content, put in on a loop and shadow your favorite actor. Years ago, did that with Reservoirs Dogs...for some reason young Tim Roth became the most appealing person on Earth because of it...and your English improves greatly...
“You live in the best time to learn any language” this is so true, people in the past have done much more with much less than the people of today. We can absolutely go far especially with what we have!!
That was great advice. When I was in high school I spent a summer in Tokyo and the best conversationalists were these kids I babysat. Our Japanese was at a similar level and they weren't constantly trying to practice their English like most adults were.
Fantastic advice! I've been trying to get my hands on Japanese childrens books to help with reading hiragana/katakana. Got to start with the basics and work up.
Also, from what I remember in my Spanish classes, don't ask _why_ things are said a certain way. Even natives don't necessarily know. Instead of questioning the language and trying to figure it out, just accept that's the way it is. Easy example, a few people in my Spanish class would ask why the adjectives have to be _after_ the noun instead of before it, like in English. And they would sabatoge themselves trying to figure out why they can't just say 'azul pájaro' (blue bird) instead of 'pájaro azul' (bird blue).
Questioning is not the issue, the issue is when you have to have an answer before accepting the fact. I am a very inquisitive person and I often think and research about the origin of peculiar grammar rules of languages I can speak, even my native language. You can ask questions, to understand something _can_ reinforce learning. The point is not to _expect_ to understand everything.
Just to let you know, you can use the adjective before the noun in Spanish and similar languages, but is rather uncommon and sounds more poetic if that makes any sense. El azul pájaro (the blue bird) but it's more commonly seen as "el pájaro azul"
it's actually a mind blowing to see a foreigne manzai since this type of comdey is focused on very native japanese terms and culture it's such a bold job to do
I've often been told if you don't have the funds to go and emmerse yourself in the culture, to do exactly what this guys says. Start by watching kids programmes (some of them are hilarious) but even watching well dubbed programmes you know in English and watching them in the language you want to learn. Watching friends in Spanish was really great!! 👌
Just an addition to that, my Spanish teacher said listening to music is huge. It’s one of the best ways to learn phrases quickly. Almost all the Spanish I understand immediately has come from songs I listen tk
@@id4551 from what i got, with japanese subs or not subs at all, so you brain gets confused at first but eventually understand words. If you have english subtitles, your brain won't try as hard because it's reading the answer!
That guy seems so cool! I love to see his outfits when he appears, he seems like a pretty chill guy and he’s always saying something really informative.
I have never thought of that!! Starting off with children's stuff is a brilliant idea! I'm going to start doing this because I have started learning Japanese so that I can move to Japan when I grown up. I'm gonna teach English.
learning Japanese right now just to be able to talk with family, especially with my grandma, we had a misunderstanding, I thought she was saying goodnight to me but she was actually saying your behaving badly because I was straightening my hair at 9pm, I usually do it at 12am but still, sorry grandma!
He is so right. I spent a lot of time thinking about what my struggle with learning another language was and I came to this conclusion: I’m overthinking it and over analyzing it from an adult perspective and trying to learn the language by translating things into English in my head. Then I began thinking about my four kids and how they learned to talk: by being immersed in the language and piecing together what words and phrases belonged to what and how to say them and when. They had nothing to translate it to in their head, essentially. We all learned our primary language this way. Starting at a child level and working your way up is a brilliant way to learn.
As someone who is learning Spanish he’s definitely right about something activating after 3-4 months of immersion that just makes you start understanding.
Honestly great advice. The think of yourself as a baby tip definitely helps and is how I feel. Just started Japanese on duo lingo and it’s a great way to learn but I feel like a child. my brother studied for like 4-5 months and went to Japan and said he could hold conversations well and was able to get himself thru a 2 week trip to the less touristy cities.
Good advice. Also accept that some people won’t be so patient when you attempt their language. It can be a bit demotivating when they tell you not to bother, but just keep practicing! There will be people who’ll help :)
Absolutely, as someone who has been studying Japanese for quite a number of years this is very much the case. 何年も日本語勉強している私もその通りだと思います。最初はハードルが高過ぎるから途中でやめてしまったり、母国語の字幕など付けといてしまったりする学習者が大勢いるんです。楽とは言え良い勉強法とはなかなか考えにくいもんですね
He's actually right. I may not be fluent or read japanese words/kanji/hiragana/katakana yet but I can now understand some japanese just by listening to japanese phrases/sentences through watching japanese contents with english subs for years. It's rly like if you are a newborn trying to learn language for the first time but the more you hear repeated words, you start to understand what they mean
@@SammyPlayzRobloxI would also like to know. I really only watch regular modern/classic anime, but Idk of any kids shows that will help me learn better.
if you use english subtitles it kind of ruins the whole point, because japanese has a very different kind of grammar than english and when translating you have to move the words around
This is SOLID advice. For anyone learning Japanese I totally recommend "Chibi maruko-chan" as a kid's TV show to start with. Just a super wholesome slice of life and it gives you a really good insight into Japanese culture and is actually pretty entertaining if you give it a chance. Also it's dubbed in like 10 languages and has like a thousand episodes, I'm using it for acquiring Mandarin right now.
same learning style as this guy and he gave good advice to language learners. Japanese is my 4th lang and currently n2 level. Also raising a multilingual kid. So believe this guy.
To all the people who watch Netflix: even if you hate dubbed shows, watch them. They really develop your understanding in a foreign language. I've watched American series in French and Italian, it has helped me learn them.
He always find smart people to interviews ..mostly they are can answer the questions with very good explanations and thanks for the text i can learn english words more with the texts in your video 👍👍
I started learning on a serious level as of ending of last year and im amazed how much i can understand already lol. I completely agree on doing the kids stuff. I literally have a bunch if videos from Fun Nihongo and play them on repeat 😅 my husband is half Japanese and has no interest in learning his culture like i do and he walked in on me listening and singing along to a video and he said "thats cute, its like your a kid" and i said "i am basically a child again learning a language" 😂😂
That's sooo cute, at least you'll have good fondations, also funny how you're more interested in that culture than your husband, sayyy will you be interested in translating a manga?
Absolutely loved this video! It's so refreshing to find content that's both informative and entertaining from a non native Japanese speaker. Really inspiring too! Speaking of learning, if anyone's interested in diving deeper into Japanese, I've been using apps like Ling and other online resource such as NHK Japanese to expand my knowledge. They've been incredibly helpful in making learning accessible and fun. Keep up the great work with these videos-I'm already looking forward to the next one!
This guy is not just a random comedian.. he is very educated, strict, self-discipline, and considers himself a bookworm.. try watch his other interview; he is quite an interesting guy
Omg, that advice on watching kid shows is so good! I learned English with my little sister when she was growing up, watching cartoons and kid shows. It was sooo helpful in getting my pronunciation to almost native level since they always enunciate slower and more deliberately.
Great advice! That's just what a good college or university teacher will tell you as well. Children's books are tops! Also, listening to songs that you actually like while reading the lyrics in print.
Excellent advice additionally learn as much as you can of the culture. We live in the Yucatán, Mexico, the culture the language are a direct way to a Yucateco’s heart💖
I love the idea of starting with kids shows because i imagine they talk slower and enunciate more - like english kids shows, "Good morning, boys and girls!" Does anyone have some suggestions on what to watch and where to find it? Thanks in advance!
Kids shows use simpler words, sometimes elaborated face expression, body movement, and I think overall a great deal of visual stuff to help remember new language. At least that's what I felt from my experience when I was a kid, watching Sofia The First to learn English lol.
This is beautifully done. Thank you for your efforts to help the world understand Japanese life and culture as a global treasure for everyone's benefit. I think it's wonderful to care for your culture enough to invite others to share their thoughts and expectations. :)
I like watching things I don't understand, but understand the sound and language perfectly, it's way more of a leap if you are trying to get a leg up if you can center yourself on that. No one will make this take over the world, because I am just. to. good..
That is what i started doing during my stay in japan..i started watching, cartoons like chibi mariko chan and doraemon then afterwards i transfer to drama...
Actually such solid advice I'm beginning to learn this year I've wanted to since I was 8, and I felt like the best way to get started is to really also delve into kid shows and learning processes as well to really get a solid base so that rest becomes at least more understandable.
I'm a teacher and I couldn't agree more. This guy's amazing at giving advice. Every bit is what we - many of us, at least - recommend and use. Especially the "baby stuff" and this being the best time ever to learn a lot of languages.
That's exactly how I learned english! As a kid I watched thousands of series and was always writing with random people on the internet! Now I'm learning russian and french and it's pretty much the same 💪
This is brilliant! I lived in Okinawa for 27 months YEARS ago and I lost all I learned. I plan on living there again and practicing mental health therapy. I need to relearn! Ugh, I miss Okinawa so much. My first baby was born there. When I tell you I’ve never met more kind, polite, wholesome, people and such a rich and beautiful culture! ❤❤❤
Never be afraid to make mistakes and be laughed at or embarrass yourself at first. Their laughter will fade into amazement over time as you will improve in something they couldn't believe is possible
Full interview
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I enjoy your video shorts. I've watched several of them ever since they started popping up on my TH-cam feed. I was an English as a Second Language teacher for a number of years in the Detroit metropolitan area for expatriates coming to the U.S. to work temporarily for Chrysler, General Motors, and many automotive suppliers. I started learning Spanish at age 40 from my Mexican ESL students. I speak and understand much more Spanish than French, which I studied for 4 years in high school. I love Spanish and Mexicans. ❤️🇲🇽❤ I had a Japanese roommate when I studied for a Masters in Catholic Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio between 1987-1990. Her name is Haruyo Nakatani and she married Shinichi Oguma. They live in the Tokyo area. Thanks for your videos. 👍☺️❤️👏👏👏🇺🇲
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Idk bout you, but there was no internet back then. I really had a book and search for words with my finger. Than I had to listen to music, writing down the lyrics...
Where can I find "baby" resources to learn a language?
@@abrendtroyour local library, ebay etc.
This guy gives in my honest opinion some if not the best advice for languages!
it is true every start is hard so begin with basics wich is indeed @ child lvl of education.
Who is he?
Not understanding anything isn't good though. Comprehensible input is most likely far superior to incomprehensible input, so I wouldn't call it the best advice.
Agreed 👍
Mid advice
Starting with children's shows is probably the #1 best piece of advice ever. They're literally teaching you how to say things and what to call things
absolutely
Though I do wonder what's like, a good children's show is for that purpose
Idk if a language uses different words with kids, you might just sound like a kid lol. It's not helpful for me to learn the verb for "eat" but it's only ever said to young children
Books and shows aimed at teens are a good middle ground if the language has this imo
do you know any good japanese children tv shows or children's anime that are easy to understand and learn for people wanting to learn japanese?
@@milessteamaccountDoraemon.
That " _mama dada_ " delivery was commitment!!😂
Hahahaha.. thanks man, well put 😂😅
He does comedy, you got to commit lol
Bro 🤣
Lmao Ikr? 😂
He said he does comedy lol
The path to watching anime without subtitles has never been clearer
Fr tired of having to go back 10 or so seconds to see what happened after reading cuz I can’t multitask for shit 😂😂
I’m right with you. Starting today, no bs.
Or playing JRPGs that never got translated!
as a japanese learner, the best way to learn to watch anime without subtitles is to just start watching without subtitles. thats the only way your brain is going to ACTUALLY focus on whats being said and try to decipher it. and maybe after a year youll get like 10% of it, but itll be more and more until you have enough understanding to do other passtimes using japanese
he’s so right! people wanna learn a language but they envision themselves already having learned it. there’s is so much failure at the beginning! don’t let that deter you. 頑張ってくださいね〜
How long did it take you to learn Japanese and what part was the hardest?
@@willenhall12345 you never really stop learning Japanese, there's always gonna be words or grammar points that you didn't know about.
It took me 2 years to get to the level where i could speak somewhat comfortably with natives. The hardest part for me was responding to them when we speak, i'd understand completely but would have trouble coming up with words to respond with on spot.
@@lemotion3771 interesting, how did you learn? Did you go to school or use flashcards or use the ajatt method? The thing that intimidates me most about learning Japanese is the listening because Japanese people talk at the speed of light.
@@willenhall12345 for me it was a mix of everything until I founded what I like. I do use flash cards along side textbooks, but what really helped me was reading and watching things in japanese while doing it.
Say you're watching an anime and you just learned a word in your flashcard/friend, めんどくさい for example. I only seen it once in my flashcard, but because it's used so often, I start to recognize it and know it is used when something is inconvient or troublesome.
You don't have to go crazy with the flashcards, but like the guy said in the video, watching japanese stuff all the time really helps even when it doesn't feel like it at first.
If you play games, try doing it in japanese too. if you like cooking, look up some recipes in japanese. It's all about you getting used to interacting with it on a daily basis
@@lemotion3771 this is such a confusing way of learning to me, how am I meant to know what any of the words mean when I'm watching something if I have no prior knowledge of the language? Sure I could learn some things with context clues like if a guy was pointing at a rock and he said a word while pointing at it I could make a safe assumption that the word he just said means "rock" but if there's just some guy talking directly into a camera with no context clues how am I meant to know what he's saying?
The way he said momma , dadda demonstrated he's born for comedy
😂for real
@@saida817😅
right?
I think he liked doing that a little too much 😆
bro got jean armor on
lmao
I just watched an interview with Jay Leno and he dresses the same way😂
Jarmor
@@kllause6681get out 😂
Underrated comment!! Hahahaha
His confidence boosts 1000% when he speaks in Japanese ✨
That's just the mannerisms from learning Japanese
Yes, he is a very confident, thoughtful person. Nice to listen to in English.
100% Agree 👍🏻
Yes, my parents actually did this with me and my siblings growing up. So me and my family speak Spanish but love in the US, my parents were not born in the US so when they came here they knew no English at all, fast forward a few years (when me and my siblings were little) They put cartoons for us to watch, but there weren't many Spanish cartoons so they just went for the English ones. And overtime we went from only knowing Spanish to knowing both Spanish and English, I'd say this method works wonders! People should definitely try this method. ✨✨✨
Omg lol now I have to find Asian kids' shows 😆 maybe I can watch Moomin in Japanese
Facts
starting with "baby stuff" is actually genius advice. never thought about it that way, his advice was great!
Being a comedian in a foreign language. WOW man!!! This guy needs a whole episode please!!!
There's a link in the comments to the full interview.
Thinking of starting out as a baby has actually kept me super motivated for learning Japanese because instead of being overwhelmed by the stuff I don't know, I am excited when I learn new words and how to put them in sentences
5 months later, how is it going?
@1thStreet 私はすこしいいです。 (vocab is still pretty limited, but I can understand basic conversion pretty well)
@@aliennoodle4844 Good for you.😊👍
bros sounds like a native
15 years will do that
If after 15 years of living in a foreign country you don't speak like a native, then there is something wrong with your brain! 😂😂😂
彼はあの有名な東進ハイスクールの英語講師で、そこではエリート高校生や浪人生が通う大学受験専門の学校なので彼の日本語は完全にネイティブレベルです。
まあ確かに綺麗なアクセントだわ
人前で教えること生業にしてるの
ね納得
@@michellesimmons2756 Not where I come from... Here some people don't even properly use the language they raised up with.. Greetings from Germany
Bro I’m so stoked when the Japanese families come into my work because when they talk to their kids I can actually understand 😂
Man’s really rocking the triple denim look. You can’t do that anymore outside Japan
Jay Leno's nephew
I do that and I don’t live in Japan 😂
Nobody told me about it, because I still do.
@@jameshobbs I laughed way too loud at this comment🤣
I never even noticed...I was busy listening, yet I knew he was wearing denim...Just didn't realize it was "triple denim"... I've probably been guilty of that offense 😄
That’s actually true like this is how I learned English I was just watching entertaining videos in English without subtitles and at first I understood nothing but then slowly started to get it
That was what happened to me as well, despite i don't speak, i can understand perfecly, now i'm trying to learn japanese, there's already 71 days since i started but sometimes i'm feel like to give because is really more terrible than english.🙁
I’ve watched a bunch of these foreign country tips and this dude’s have to be the best I’ve ever heard. Someone should give him a travel show.
i don't agree with him. accept u will no nothing but have to put ur self where u have to use it. and battle with a dictionary
The guy is already in a Japanese Children show called "English with Orton"
@nikitaw1982 problem with learning a different language is simply picking up what is said when its said. Can be very tricky in a language which is spoken very fast and adds small but important "partcles" at the end of words out of nowhere, something super simple turns into what a english speaker would call a long sentence and once you hit 1 word or noise your brain doesnt recognize it throws off the whole understanding process
@@mcgoober6779100% agree. That’s why I started taking japanese at my university. I am lucky to be at such a big american university that it is even offered… I can pick up on many base words and phrases, but I cannot understand the particles and their uses on my own. I needed better instruction
@@mcgoober6779 Watch it with double subtitles ... and watch it multiple times. You don't have to watch the whole thing, for instance you can take your favorite part of the content, put in on a loop and shadow your favorite actor. Years ago, did that with Reservoirs Dogs...for some reason young Tim Roth became the most appealing person on Earth because of it...and your English improves greatly...
Language lover here, his advices about learning languages are so true!! Thanks for that
“You live in the best time to learn any language” this is so true, people in the past have done much more with much less than the people of today. We can absolutely go far especially with what we have!!
He made that SO simple and straightforward, i love it
Absolutely spot on advice! Expose yourself to the language intensively, accept your flaws, become a child again and start from scratch.
He put all of his spirit in that “Nicko” lmao.
ニック
Mama, Dada 😂
That the point
cute😂
Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
His point is great but yeah it startled me too, esp since he’s well spoken 😂
That is the most concise description of it! 3-4 months is absolutely accurate!
That was great advice. When I was in high school I spent a summer in Tokyo and the best conversationalists were these kids I babysat. Our Japanese was at a similar level and they weren't constantly trying to practice their English like most adults were.
Mama dada is exactly how all children learned their mother tongue 😊
I am trying to learn English diligently and his advice was great 👍
😅 I've known about a hundred native English speakers who can't use the word "diligently" correctly, so you're doing well 👍
@@_cloudface_ thank you, 🥺❤️❤️
Your sentence structure is very good. Missing punctuation but this is SM so most leave it off.
You're doing well, keep it up!
@@fivefourtwo4498 thanks ❤️✨ I will do my best
Fantastic advice! I've been trying to get my hands on Japanese childrens books to help with reading hiragana/katakana. Got to start with the basics and work up.
Also, from what I remember in my Spanish classes, don't ask _why_ things are said a certain way. Even natives don't necessarily know. Instead of questioning the language and trying to figure it out, just accept that's the way it is.
Easy example, a few people in my Spanish class would ask why the adjectives have to be _after_ the noun instead of before it, like in English. And they would sabatoge themselves trying to figure out why they can't just say 'azul pájaro' (blue bird) instead of 'pájaro azul' (bird blue).
this is also good advice. people ask me why we say things in english and what do I say? "idk... we just do" lol youll just give yourself a headache
Questioning is not the issue, the issue is when you have to have an answer before accepting the fact. I am a very inquisitive person and I often think and research about the origin of peculiar grammar rules of languages I can speak, even my native language.
You can ask questions, to understand something _can_ reinforce learning. The point is not to _expect_ to understand everything.
when and how would you ever use azul pajaro in a sentence? 🤔🤷
Just to let you know, you can use the adjective before the noun in Spanish and similar languages, but is rather uncommon and sounds more poetic if that makes any sense. El azul pájaro (the blue bird) but it's more commonly seen as "el pájaro azul"
it's actually a mind blowing to see a foreigne manzai since this type of comdey is focused on very native japanese terms and culture
it's such a bold job to do
I've often been told if you don't have the funds to go and emmerse yourself in the culture, to do exactly what this guys says. Start by watching kids programmes (some of them are hilarious) but even watching well dubbed programmes you know in English and watching them in the language you want to learn. Watching friends in Spanish was really great!! 👌
So great advice ! Thank you ! I’m watching Friends in Italian from now on 😱☺️
Yes thank you for repeating what he said almost verbatim. I didn't understand anything he said. Thank God you were here! 🙄 🤐
Just an addition to that, my Spanish teacher said listening to music is huge. It’s one of the best ways to learn phrases quickly. Almost all the Spanish I understand immediately has come from songs I listen tk
So I should watch anime in Japanese with English subtitles?
@@id4551 from what i got, with japanese subs or not subs at all, so you brain gets confused at first but eventually understand words. If you have english subtitles, your brain won't try as hard because it's reading the answer!
That guy seems so cool! I love to see his outfits when he appears, he seems like a pretty chill guy and he’s always saying something really informative.
Great advice.
I have never thought of that!! Starting off with children's stuff is a brilliant idea! I'm going to start doing this because I have started learning Japanese so that I can move to Japan when I grown up. I'm gonna teach English.
learning Japanese right now just to be able to talk with family, especially with my grandma, we had a misunderstanding, I thought she was saying goodnight to me but she was actually saying your behaving badly because I was straightening my hair at 9pm, I usually do it at 12am but still, sorry grandma!
I had to let you know, thanks for the laugh 😂
@@ByakuyaKB no problem hah
That break down was amazing
This is really good advice. It does seem overwhelming but he broke it down in a way that made sense. Just have to stick with it and be patient!
By experience I can confirm his approach and the examples given.
He is so right. I spent a lot of time thinking about what my struggle with learning another language was and I came to this conclusion: I’m overthinking it and over analyzing it from an adult perspective and trying to learn the language by translating things into English in my head.
Then I began thinking about my four kids and how they learned to talk: by being immersed in the language and piecing together what words and phrases belonged to what and how to say them and when. They had nothing to translate it to in their head, essentially. We all learned our primary language this way.
Starting at a child level and working your way up is a brilliant way to learn.
love his advice
As someone who is learning Spanish he’s definitely right about something activating after 3-4 months of immersion that just makes you start understanding.
This is called comprehensible input 👍
yup ajatt
Honestly great advice. The think of yourself as a baby tip definitely helps and is how I feel. Just started Japanese on duo lingo and it’s a great way to learn but I feel like a child. my brother studied for like 4-5 months and went to Japan and said he could hold conversations well and was able to get himself thru a 2 week trip to the less touristy cities.
Awesome advise! Thanks for interviewing him!
Learning the the Japanese Alphabet song definitely helped me. The guy is right. If you had a favorite show growing up, try rewatching that.
Good advice. Also accept that some people won’t be so patient when you attempt their language. It can be a bit demotivating when they tell you not to bother, but just keep practicing! There will be people who’ll help :)
Nick has the coolest fit, I’ve seen so far! His advice was helpful too.👌🏼👍🏼
Great advice...so true.
Absolutely, as someone who has been studying Japanese for quite a number of years this is very much the case.
何年も日本語勉強している私もその通りだと思います。最初はハードルが高過ぎるから途中でやめてしまったり、母国語の字幕など付けといてしまったりする学習者が大勢いるんです。楽とは言え良い勉強法とはなかなか考えにくいもんですね
He's actually right. I may not be fluent or read japanese words/kanji/hiragana/katakana yet but I can now understand some japanese just by listening to japanese phrases/sentences through watching japanese contents with english subs for years. It's rly like if you are a newborn trying to learn language for the first time but the more you hear repeated words, you start to understand what they mean
Which Japanese shows do you watch?
@@SammyPlayzRobloxI would also like to know. I really only watch regular modern/classic anime, but Idk of any kids shows that will help me learn better.
if you use english subtitles it kind of ruins the whole point, because japanese has a very different kind of grammar than english and when translating you have to move the words around
Such a good advice. I'm a Japanese language trainer. I got good advice to encourage my students.
Learning is paying attention, self-discipline, & practice, practice, practice….immersion is best
These interviews are great. Even though they are shorts, they are wholesome.
Good advice ❤
That last piece of advice is on point 👌
This is SOLID advice. For anyone learning Japanese I totally recommend "Chibi maruko-chan" as a kid's TV show to start with. Just a super wholesome slice of life and it gives you a really good insight into Japanese culture and is actually pretty entertaining if you give it a chance. Also it's dubbed in like 10 languages and has like a thousand episodes, I'm using it for acquiring Mandarin right now.
Absolutely love the advice tried-and-true
That is such good advice.
same learning style as this guy and he gave good advice to language learners.
Japanese is my 4th lang and currently n2 level. Also raising a multilingual kid.
So believe this guy.
4TH?! Wow, that’s amazing! What are the other 2 languages? I’m making Japanese my 3rd 😸
Great advice 💯
To all the people who watch Netflix: even if you hate dubbed shows, watch them. They really develop your understanding in a foreign language. I've watched American series in French and Italian, it has helped me learn them.
That is really truly THE best language learning advice ever
this is probably the best delivered language advice ive heard??
I play ghost of tsushima and have the characters speak Japanese but the subtitles play in English. I fucking love ghost of tsushima
Very nice Japanese accent ❤ and thanks for the tip
He always find smart people to interviews ..mostly they are can answer the questions with very good explanations and thanks for the text i can learn english words more with the texts in your video 👍👍
That's a damn good advice, thanks man!
I started learning on a serious level as of ending of last year and im amazed how much i can understand already lol. I completely agree on doing the kids stuff. I literally have a bunch if videos from Fun Nihongo and play them on repeat 😅 my husband is half Japanese and has no interest in learning his culture like i do and he walked in on me listening and singing along to a video and he said "thats cute, its like your a kid" and i said "i am basically a child again learning a language" 😂😂
That's sooo cute, at least you'll have good fondations, also funny how you're more interested in that culture than your husband, sayyy will you be interested in translating a manga?
This is SO true!! 😮
Absolutely loved this video! It's so refreshing to find content that's both informative and entertaining from a non native Japanese speaker. Really inspiring too! Speaking of learning, if anyone's interested in diving deeper into Japanese, I've been using apps like Ling and other online resource such as NHK Japanese to expand my knowledge. They've been incredibly helpful in making learning accessible and fun. Keep up the great work with these videos-I'm already looking forward to the next one!
great advice I agree w everything he said
こんなに英語話してるニック兄ちゃん初めてみた
Solid advice.
Best advice it's really helped me I started learning in January this way
This guy is not just a random comedian.. he is very educated, strict, self-discipline, and considers himself a bookworm.. try watch his other interview; he is quite an interesting guy
Omg, that advice on watching kid shows is so good! I learned English with my little sister when she was growing up, watching cartoons and kid shows. It was sooo helpful in getting my pronunciation to almost native level since they always enunciate slower and more deliberately.
As a mostly self taught polyglot (Japanese being my 9th language) I cannot agree more with what he’s saying. Great points Nick
That's really impressive. What are the other eight and how long did it take you to learn them
Wow that's impressive, can you mention the languages you learnt?
Holy shit dude. That’s nuts
Thank you for your advice.
Bro’s from America, living in Japan, wearing a Canadian tuxedo. Inspiration.
Great advice! That's just what a good college or university teacher will tell you as well. Children's books are tops! Also, listening to songs that you actually like while reading the lyrics in print.
Literally going through this right now, I’m at a point where I can play Pokémon in Japanese and at least semi-understand the grammar
Excellent advice additionally learn as much as you can of the culture.
We live in the Yucatán, Mexico, the culture the language are a direct way to a Yucateco’s heart💖
Excellent interview
Dude such great advice! I’ve retained so much from language learning directed at kids
I love the idea of starting with kids shows because i imagine they talk slower and enunciate more - like english kids shows, "Good morning, boys and girls!"
Does anyone have some suggestions on what to watch and where to find it? Thanks in advance!
They also use simpler language
Kids shows use simpler words, sometimes elaborated face expression, body movement, and I think overall a great deal of visual stuff to help remember new language. At least that's what I felt from my experience when I was a kid, watching Sofia The First to learn English lol.
This is beautifully done. Thank you for your efforts to help the world understand Japanese life and culture as a global treasure for everyone's benefit. I think it's wonderful to care for your culture enough to invite others to share their thoughts and expectations. :)
Hell of a good advice. Very basic, but most effective. Thanks!
Truthful advise!
I like watching things I don't understand, but understand the sound and language perfectly, it's way more of a leap if you are trying to get a leg up if you can center yourself on that. No one will make this take over the world, because I am just. to. good..
That is what i started doing during my stay in japan..i started watching, cartoons like chibi mariko chan and doraemon then afterwards i transfer to drama...
Actually such solid advice I'm beginning to learn this year I've wanted to since I was 8, and I felt like the best way to get started is to really also delve into kid shows and learning processes as well to really get a solid base so that rest becomes at least more understandable.
As someone who watches anime, i see this as an absolute win
I'm a teacher and I couldn't agree more. This guy's amazing at giving advice. Every bit is what we - many of us, at least - recommend and use. Especially the "baby stuff" and this being the best time ever to learn a lot of languages.
That's exactly how I learned english! As a kid I watched thousands of series and was always writing with random people on the internet! Now I'm learning russian and french and it's pretty much the same 💪
cool, are you learning Russian and French at the same time? I'm trying to teach myself Russian and it's a struggle 🥲
You’re so mean for making it seem so easy
awesome. keep going!
This is brilliant! I lived in Okinawa for 27 months YEARS ago and I lost all I learned. I plan on living there again and practicing mental health therapy. I need to relearn! Ugh, I miss Okinawa so much. My first baby was born there. When I tell you I’ve never met more kind, polite, wholesome, people and such a rich and beautiful culture! ❤❤❤
Agree!!
He's totally right, that's the way I learned English and that's how I'm learning japanese now. Don't give up and keep trying friends~
Never be afraid to make mistakes and be laughed at or embarrass yourself at first. Their laughter will fade into amazement over time as you will improve in something they couldn't believe is possible
Very good advice I have just started to learn Japanese using video on TH-cam. I'm listening to music movies even textbooks for children😂 so yes