As a non-native speaker, you get a lot of leeway for nuances like that. A lot of people understand that it translates as "I don't know" and people are aware that English and Japanese are different. I wouldn't worry too much! Just one more thing for all of us to work on :)
I have Been seeing 「知らない」in a lot of JP versions of games and in contrast with 「お知らせ」、 it's safe for me to say that 「知らない」 means ; I don't know (Dismissive) / I don't care (doesn't want to be bothered) 分からない means ; I don't know (sincere) / I don't understand (Lacking in Knowledge) Been studying 国語 (native term) and it's almost impossible to learn it without being in Japan ( not using any JLPT Stuff nor Machine Translations)
@@ReimuHakurei-itch.io- it's possible to get to N5-N3 without being in Japan, but you'll probably need to go there or somewhere with a lot of Japanese people to talk to so you can improve further than that (and yes, there's online methods too, but I know people like me don't like talking on the phone online except texting)
@@UzumakiHarutoJP the app I use 「漢字忍者」 have kanji ranked by elementary grade level and their test methods are "fill in the blank, choose the kanji based on the context and hiragana pronunciation". Watching anime with JP Subtitles is effective, but most anime that can be accessible to the public are for 中年学生 and I'm not ready for Kanji Kentei (漢字検定) Learning Kanji is the hardest part because no one (Outside Japanese Schools) could have in-depth explanation of each Kanji (dictionary-like explanation doesn't help for Kanji like 愛 & 恋).
I've been using 「知らない」 with my friend for years! 😳 I almost wish she had the heart to correct me, I had no idea I might have sounded cold or indifferent!
Reasonable people make allowances when a non-native person is using the language. Only the vary narrow-minded would be troubled by your words. But it's always good to learn and improve, of course.
My main takeaway from this is that Misa is hella good at English. She needs to know SO MANY English expressions to be able to provide the comprehensive explanations she gives here. I feel like it would take me a few decades to be that capable at Japanese. Secondly, I learned a lot from this video, so thanks, Misa! Much obliged.
Actually the main thing that cued me into that is how she uses fillers and side comments the way a normal english speaker would, like 12:30 where she goes "anyway" really fast to get back on topic after she distracts herself talking about star signs. It's those kinds of small expressions you don't see non-native speakers or people who aren't very fluent in English do.
OMFG... I went to Japan on an exchange trip when I was 15 and one of the students asked me "How far away is New Zealand from Australia?" (since I'm Australian). I replied "shiranai" and she looked a bit taken aback, then I heard her repeating it to one of her Japanese friends as they walked off. I had only really learnt masu stem words at the time but I had heard shiranai somewhere, so I thought it was because I suddenly stopped using masu form... But now 6 years after the fact I finally discover I replied "I don't care" 😂 In hindsight I should've replied "pretty close" but for some reason I thought she wanted a specific distance lmao.
omg, 知り合い is so helpful! in english whenever you ask someone if they know a celebrity, they often respond with “well i dont know them personally, but…” we need something like 知り合い in english 😭
As always, thanks for the video! I always appreciate the effort (and color!) put into the subs and love the way you break down the nuances in Japanese language. いつもありがとうございます！
I always learn something new from your channel! These are great expressions for improving listening skills. I think many Japanese channels shy away from "casual" expressions because they can't be spoken freely, but they are so helpful for understanding Japanese dramas!
Such a useful lesson! I wanted to understand this better you included so many tips! The writing and colors were so helpful too. And your English pronunciation was spot on!
Thank you for making these videos easy to listen to. I use to not learn any Japanese unless I could see it or hear it. I accidently had you playing when I was listening to some video essays and I found that your videos are made just right for me to learn something by just listening!
Misa! I remember watching your videos when I first went to Japan and started learning Japanese. I learned so much from you. I just came across your channel again after a while and it feels so 懐かしい watching you. My Japanese is much better now but I'm happy that I can still learn new things from your videos. You're the best teacher, thank you 💗
Wow. This is amazing. Very professionally done! I feel like I got a free lesson for a beginner. You've earned a sub and patreon subscription with this video.
Hello misa sensei, first and foremost I love your content, it helped me and still helps me learning japanese, thank you so much 🙇. I wanted to ask if youvalready have a video where you explain the usage of たいへん, たくさん, their differences etc. because I didnt find anything...
たいへん - something overwhelmingly serious and difficult to deal with (which needs hardwork to overcome) たくさん - a whole bunch of something (that is overwhelming)
Thanks for this lesson. For a while, I would just talk to Japanese (in social media) using my gut feel. Hopefully, I could learn formulating basic Japanese sentences in correct grammar.
Please add a youtube "Thanks" button. Those of us on fixed incomes don't like to commit to continuous payments like Patreon. If you add a "Thanks" Button we can watch a video and pay for services rendered.
She really is the best teacher out of everyone I've seen on TH-cam. She deserves millions of views! And I'm pretty sure you would have no problem teaching English. Maybe you should start another channel for Japanese people that want to learn English. I believe you can do it, and do it better than all of the people i have seen on TH-cam.
@@didjaseemyjams1582 hey, I just 1. Learnt grammar from textbooks. 2. Learn vocabulary/reading/listening skills from reading and watching stuff (whatever I like, you don't even need to finish it), or just generally using the language (but you also gotta be exposed to hard + new stuff) 3. Do practice questions for N1 (and learn N1-related grammar and vocabulary from there). 1. and 2. are just general Japanese-learning stuff, and 3. is more relevant for JLPT. I did 3. for about a year before taking the exam.
@@didjaseemyjams1582 ahhh I think at least 30 min a day? You shouldn't study too much every day if not you'll burn out. Sometimes I read/watch/learn stuff while I eat or while I'm on the bus (so it's spread out throughout the day so I learn better).
Few days ago I was in Shimokitazawa waiting for my gf to check clothes, I was extremely tired and decided to rest on a house portal (almost sitting on the entrance gap). A very angry old man screamed to me in japanese that I should not be sited there. I replied wakarimasen (because I didn't know it's not allowed) and I think that made him a bit more angry. This video would have been helpful for me 1 week ago.
Misa, what languages do you speak if you don't mind me asking? I'm Dutch learning Japanese and I just realized you live in the Netherlands as well. would love to hear the story to that! any videos on the Dutch language perhaps?
Yes, but ALSO, can you please tell me where you got that super cute sweater because it distracted me the entire time? Hahaha (Also greta video, thanks!)
Interesting. I stopped into a small yakitori joint in Kyoto when I was over there a few months ago. They had some good tunes playing, and I made mention of it to the guy there. Something like この音楽が好きです、ジョン・コルトレーン? The reply was a curt あっ、知らないんです 🤷♂
...didnt see you for a while und trotzdem wiedererkannt! (German saying) you look still a bit like my favourite Japanese girl Hitomi T. - you should do a video on the different types of Japanese girls...
these are great, i would add smt that helped me a lot, which was finding out that わかる can also express a sympathetic understanding, like "I totally get what you mean" or "I know how you feel" ~ i remember being surprised the first time a friend said it when i was explaining my feelings about smt, coz in English "I know" can sound similar to the unfriendly 知ってる in that situation - of course, i know "i know" better now! thanks for the vid!
I enjoy your videos: they are both educational AND entertaining. I saw your request for help in this video and wanted to send money, but Patreon and Kofi keep part of the money (they're businesses and I understand why they do it). Is there a way to send money directly? Maybe have an option in the Merch store to give extra (like the "tip" option at Uber or at restaurants? I don't mind Patreon or Kofi, but I just want to make sure you get the most money you can.
I like how I've been using 「知らない」 without knowing the implications of not caring correctly this whole time lmao.
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As a non-native speaker, you get a lot of leeway for nuances like that. A lot of people understand that it translates as "I don't know" and people are aware that English and Japanese are different. I wouldn't worry too much! Just one more thing for all of us to work on :)
I have Been seeing 「知らない」in a lot of JP versions of games and in contrast with 「お知らせ」、 it's safe for me to say that 「知らない」 means ; I don't know (Dismissive) / I don't care (doesn't want to be bothered)
分からない means ; I don't know (sincere) / I don't understand (Lacking in Knowledge)
Been studying 国語 (native term) and it's almost impossible to learn it without being in Japan ( not using any JLPT Stuff nor Machine Translations)
@@ReimuHakurei-itch.io- it's possible to get to N5-N3 without being in Japan, but you'll probably need to go there or somewhere with a lot of Japanese people to talk to so you can improve further than that (and yes, there's online methods too, but I know people like me don't like talking on the phone online except texting)
@@UzumakiHarutoJP the app I use 「漢字忍者」 have kanji ranked by elementary grade level and their test methods are "fill in the blank, choose the kanji based on the context and hiragana pronunciation".
Watching anime with JP Subtitles is effective, but most anime that can be accessible to the public are for 中年学生 and I'm not ready for Kanji Kentei (漢字検定)
Learning Kanji is the hardest part because no one (Outside Japanese Schools) could have in-depth explanation of each Kanji (dictionary-like explanation doesn't help for Kanji like 愛 & 恋).
I've been using 「知らない」 with my friend for years! 😳 I almost wish she had the heart to correct me, I had no idea I might have sounded cold or indifferent!
💀
Reasonable people make allowances when a non-native person is using the language. Only the vary narrow-minded would be troubled by your words. But it's always good to learn and improve, of course.
My main takeaway from this is that Misa is hella good at English. She needs to know SO MANY English expressions to be able to provide the comprehensive explanations she gives here. I feel like it would take me a few decades to be that capable at Japanese. Secondly, I learned a lot from this video, so thanks, Misa! Much obliged.
Actually the main thing that cued me into that is how she uses fillers and side comments the way a normal english speaker would, like 12:30 where she goes "anyway" really fast to get back on topic after she distracts herself talking about star signs. It's those kinds of small expressions you don't see non-native speakers or people who aren't very fluent in English do.
OMFG... I went to Japan on an exchange trip when I was 15 and one of the students asked me "How far away is New Zealand from Australia?" (since I'm Australian). I replied "shiranai" and she looked a bit taken aback, then I heard her repeating it to one of her Japanese friends as they walked off. I had only really learnt masu stem words at the time but I had heard shiranai somewhere, so I thought it was because I suddenly stopped using masu form... But now 6 years after the fact I finally discover I replied "I don't care" 😂 In hindsight I should've replied "pretty close" but for some reason I thought she wanted a specific distance lmao.
This is definitely the best channel for learning Japanese.
このチャンネルは絶対最高と思います。😊
omg, 知り合い is so helpful! in english whenever you ask someone if they know a celebrity, they often respond with “well i dont know them personally, but…”
we need something like 知り合い in english 😭
I’m not a student of Japanese but I found myself watching this video, and I must say, it’s very well made. Top work! ⭐️
Thanks Misa, it's fun to watch your lessons and I always learn something interesting! 🤓
🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓
your lessons are the best. you take your time and add in fun tidbits all the time. thank you always misa!!
Always love hearing your explanations!
I feel very pleased that I knew this nuance your lessons really do help a ton thank you so much!!!
I've been living here for two years, and your video about something that I should by now know still taught me so many new things! Thanks a bunch!
Thanks a lot Misa. You are putting loads of efforts and we really appreciate it.
It is very nice seeing a new Misa video
this one was really good, cleared up alot of misconception i had.
As always, thanks for the video! I always appreciate the effort (and color!) put into the subs and love the way you break down the nuances in Japanese language.
いつもありがとうございます！
I always learn something new from your channel! These are great expressions for improving listening skills. I think many Japanese channels shy away from "casual" expressions because they can't be spoken freely, but they are so helpful for understanding Japanese dramas!
What a great lesson. And I love your examples and your acting!
Such a useful lesson! I wanted to understand this better you included so many tips! The writing and colors were so helpful too.
And your English pronunciation was spot on!
Youre my fave teacher on TH-cam !! Love that you speak slowly and clearly, and highlight the difference parts of sentence!
Very very congratulations misa san for reaching 500k and many more to come you way!
Thank you for making these videos easy to listen to. I use to not learn any Japanese unless I could see it or hear it.
I accidently had you playing when I was listening to some video essays and I found that your videos are made just right for me to learn something by just listening!
Thank you for another great lesson!
Thank you for your nice videos, I am always looking forward to seeing them!
Another fantastic lesson. Thank you very much Sensei.
Thank you so much, these lessons have been very helpful.
Just like a picture is worth (better than a) 1000 words, your examples help understand these 2 terms so much so. Thank you, Misa-sensei!
Ooh I was just thinking about this yesterday! Thanks 😊
Misa! I remember watching your videos when I first went to Japan and started learning Japanese. I learned so much from you. I just came across your channel again after a while and it feels so 懐かしい watching you. My Japanese is much better now but I'm happy that I can still learn new things from your videos. You're the best teacher, thank you 💗
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I appreciate the review at the end!
ありがとう
Welcome to another episode of "learning japanese while admiring Misa-chan's beautiful hair"
A win-win situation
so it wasn’t just me
Welcome to another episode of "every girl on the internet should have simps"
@@OmarLivesUnderSpace I was thinking this, too, but wasn't going to write it. Have a like, tho.
yall learning japanese??? jk lol
Very useful, thank you!
みさ先生いつもありがとうございます、知りと分かるの違うがあるを知っていたけどこんな細かく所の説明を聞いているのがすごく役に立ちました
We did learn a lot ! Thx
Brilliant as always!
you are an absolutely brilliant teacher!
you are a good teacher for me to learning japanese🙏ありがとうございます👍
Wow. This is amazing. Very professionally done! I feel like I got a free lesson for a beginner. You've earned a sub and patreon subscription with this video.
Thanks Misa sensei, great videos all always. :)
A bit late to the party perhaps, but great video! I always enjoy the sample conversations...that's how I seem to learn best, I think.
Thanks, very useful
I think a good way to translate しっている would be as "aware of"
I said "shiranai" to my japanese teacher (I had forgotten shirimasen), she was scared !!!
thanks for making a simple explanation, was rather challenging the first time I researched it.
we stooped up with the montage game! I like that subtle change!
50万人おめでとうございます🎊🎉🎉
ありがとうございます！！！！！
Misa先生 Thanks for the video and congrats on your 500k ;)
This was just suggested by the TH-cam algorithm, and I immediately subscribed because it seems very helpful (I am travelling to Japan soon)
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Hello misa sensei, first and foremost I love your content, it helped me and still helps me learning japanese, thank you so much 🙇. I wanted to ask if youvalready have a video where you explain the usage of たいへん, たくさん, their differences etc. because I didnt find anything...
たいへん - something overwhelmingly serious and difficult to deal with (which needs hardwork to overcome)
たくさん - a whole bunch of something (that is overwhelming)
Your hair color is so beautiful,I can’t help noticing it ❤
ありがとう、みさ先生、分かります😊
Thanks for this lesson. For a while, I would just talk to Japanese (in social media) using my gut feel. Hopefully, I could learn formulating basic Japanese sentences in correct grammar.
I learned 知らない and しら from my husband 😂 😩 I really enjoyed this lesson ❤
ahhh this is super important!!! i've been saying 「知らない」to my japanese tutor for a while >o< how rude of me !!
Your intro is the best intro ever in language learning videos from all over the internet
Please add a youtube "Thanks" button. Those of us on fixed incomes don't like to commit to continuous payments like Patreon. If you add a "Thanks" Button we can watch a video and pay for services rendered.
i dont understand Japanese either way thats why i just started to try learn it
The kanji are a disaster.
The "know/understand" is a pretty concept in many languages; its amazing how many languages share many similar nuances
Congratulation on your reaching 500,000 subscription 👏 👏
21:50 もう しらない！ is almost the same as わたしは きょぜつ(拒絶) する(I reject) of Orihime Inoue from Bleach.
知らせてくれてどうもありがとう
She really is the best teacher out of everyone I've seen on TH-cam. She deserves millions of views! And I'm pretty sure you would have no problem teaching English. Maybe you should start another channel for Japanese people that want to learn English. I believe you can do it, and do it better than all of the people i have seen on TH-cam.
I just passed N1 last year and every piece of information here has been helpful! Thank you!!
How did you do it?
@@didjaseemyjams1582 hey, I just
1. Learnt grammar from textbooks.
2. Learn vocabulary/reading/listening skills from reading and watching stuff (whatever I like, you don't even need to finish it), or just generally using the language (but you also gotta be exposed to hard + new stuff)
3. Do practice questions for N1 (and learn N1-related grammar and vocabulary from there).
1. and 2. are just general Japanese-learning stuff, and 3. is more relevant for JLPT. I did 3. for about a year before taking the exam.
@@mouldyfart That's amazing! How many hours a day do you find to be the best to study?
@@didjaseemyjams1582 ahhh I think at least 30 min a day? You shouldn't study too much every day if not you'll burn out. Sometimes I read/watch/learn stuff while I eat or while I'm on the bus (so it's spread out throughout the day so I learn better).
@@mouldyfart watch what?
i can absolutely say this is the ideal channel for anyone learning Japanese effectively.👍🧡🧡🧡
Japanese ammunition with Misa-san! ♥
Few days ago I was in Shimokitazawa waiting for my gf to check clothes, I was extremely tired and decided to rest on a house portal (almost sitting on the entrance gap). A very angry old man screamed to me in japanese that I should not be sited there. I replied wakarimasen (because I didn't know it's not allowed) and I think that made him a bit more angry. This video would have been helpful for me 1 week ago.
It's OK. He was a dick.
thank you
分かっています！
I had to stop so I could watch the ⭐ sign video ✌🏻😄. Misa is the 💨, but not the 🌊? 🤔
Thank you for another fun lesson Misa!
Misa, what languages do you speak if you don't mind me asking? I'm Dutch learning Japanese and I just realized you live in the Netherlands as well. would love to hear the story to that! any videos on the Dutch language perhaps?
Thank You sensei .. I’m always waiting to your videos ,,i want to learn many Japanese words 😘🥰😍
Wow thank you Misa for telling us your are a incredible teacher hope to Learn more
みさ先生授業はありがとごさいます。
P.S
紫の髪大好き！
Best and most beautiful teacher.
Everything about these videos is incredibly well presented, and it doesn’t hurt to be wrapped in the perfect package.
Stop creeping. How do you think anyone feels hearing that.
Hi, really enjoying your content, thanks! Do you have a video about when to use 〜た/〜ました vs. 〜ていた/〜ていました？
Yes, but ALSO, can you please tell me where you got that super cute sweater because it distracted me the entire time? Hahaha (Also greta video, thanks!)
Thank you Misa sensei 💖
Interesting. I stopped into a small yakitori joint in Kyoto when I was over there a few months ago. They had some good tunes playing, and I made mention of it to the guy there. Something like この音楽が好きです、ジョン・コルトレーン?
The reply was a curt あっ、知らないんです
🤷♂
Kind of parallels Spanish, I remember learning about the differences between 'saber' and 'conocer'. Very cool!
KAWAI MISA !!
Danke!
¡Gracias!
thanks to Misa I don't need to spend money on Japanese classes! Her videos are so in-depth and fun for a grammar lover like me
愛
Oohhh so that's what it is haha. 感謝します🤣
...didnt see you for a while und trotzdem wiedererkannt! (German saying) you look still a bit like my favourite Japanese girl Hitomi T. - you should do a video on the different types of Japanese girls...
i miss u. nice outfit misaaa
@34:16 『Okay, we've learned a lot alれeady. 』 I heard what you did there. 可愛い😉
お疲れ様でした。
these are great, i would add smt that helped me a lot, which was finding out that わかる can also express a sympathetic understanding, like "I totally get what you mean" or "I know how you feel" ~ i remember being surprised the first time a friend said it when i was explaining my feelings about smt, coz in English "I know" can sound similar to the unfriendly 知ってる in that situation - of course, i know "i know" better now! thanks for the vid!
Congratulations for achieving a new milestone 500K subscribers.
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ありがとうございまし❣
Correct me if Im wrong, my summarize is that wakaru=understand and shitteiru=know, like knowing something.....
I don't care は”知らない” ではなく ”気にしない” の方が伝わります
Friend: ゆうとくん、この香水、気に入ってくれるかな？
Me：知らない！
that's a bomb intro to your videos- may I ask where you had it done?
I enjoy your videos: they are both educational AND entertaining. I saw your request for help in this video and wanted to send money, but Patreon and Kofi keep part of the money (they're businesses and I understand why they do it). Is there a way to send money directly? Maybe have an option in the Merch store to give extra (like the "tip" option at Uber or at restaurants? I don't mind Patreon or Kofi, but I just want to make sure you get the most money you can.
I had Japanese classes in college (U of M). Misa is teaching you Japanese/Nihongo
Kono ressun wa omeshiroi desu . Domo arigatou gozaimashita Misa sensei