5 years of spanish lessons and i can whip out a quick “where is the library?” at any point soooo… i’m basically fluent. i’m sure i can check out a spanish-english dictionary while i’m there so i’ll be fine.
Seven years of Italian and the second I get asked "Say something in Italian!" I go "Uuuuhm...how about no?" Only thing coming to mind is frutivendolo. 😂😂
Same, Americans don't learn to speak any language despite taking 6-8 years of French or Spanish in school. I'm always so shocked by how many languages Europeans can speak. And they always apologize for minor mistakes when they sound practically fluent.
I'm An Arabic native speaker so I can pronounce all languages But for some reason I can't master any accent Even my own accent isn't completely accurate lol The languages I speak r Arabic German and English
Don't you worry, portuguese ís difficult to me too (and i learning since i was born hahaha) but, actually, im studying english for 7 years, and im still not confident in my grammar and pronunciation...but i think i can read and write well (like now)
@downundabrotha I always wanted to learn another Latin based language since Spanish is my first language. I didn't want to do French since everyone does it lol. It was between Italian and Portuguese, and I kinda fell in love with Portuguese after listening to it a bunch during the Olympics coverage.
The Rs and Ls are hard for Japanese. My Japanese dad went to college in the U.S. and has lived in the U.S. for 30 years and still has trouble with the Rs and Ls. People still understand what’s he’s trying to say so it’s not much of an issue
@@noorain2321 no problem. Any Japanese word or name that has an R in it when you write it in English, the R will sound more like an L in English when it is said in Japanese. Example: ramen, when said in Japanese, the R is more of an L sound.
@@specialk9999 i just started learning japanese but its because of the way they say their r, its just lightly tapping your tounge against ur upper jaw and when u say r it sounds different
the longer i read, write, and speak Japanese as a native English speaker, the more i realize it is much more difficult to go from Japanese to English, not as much the other way around. learning from either perspective is certainly not easy by any means, but i sympathize with anyone trying to learn English from any part of the world as not their first language
My native language is portuguese and I'm learning japanese now. The main difficulty with english is to speak it propperly, cause there are so manies sounds we are not used to. I guess most people who learn it as a second language can relate. But despite the challenging pronunciation, I'm glad that the most widely used language have a really easy grammar. English don't have anything similar with a lot of stuff that made portuguese so complicated, like articles, gender variation for everything including objects, an infinite amount of tricky conjugations for verbs etc. Just imagine if the language common to the entire planet was mine, or arabic, or mandarin etc. We would have much bigger problems in order to comunicate.
Not just pronunciation. English is such a hard language to go by grammar and tenses the way most students are taught in school. For example, "when do you leave?" to ask when someone is planning to leave. Most students are taught simple present tense is for routine and present continuous for what one is currently doing or going to do in the near future. Also for what when where why questions to end with a normal tone as opposed to yes or no questions. But if you apply all that and ask native English speakers when are you going to leave? it can sound offensive. It's like you should have gone already. Why are you still here?
@@goyam2981 I think the example you gave isn't as hard as you imagine, at least not for a native Spanish speaker. We have this too! "¿Cuándo te vas?" literally translates to "When do you leave?". I don't believe english to be a complicated language, there's obviously some level of difficulty, but it's one of the easiest languages to learn (ignoring languages that share the same roots, like spanish and portuguese or chinese and japanese)
That just depends on individual interest on language learning We don’t need English at all in daily life in Japan so no one actually try learning English as a language, we rather use English as a subject for tests
It's not important to speak english, it's a part of hegemony they are using on you. Tell them you don't give a damn, let them judge you with their perfection in english which is useless.
@@driptrippin It ain't useless. Learning other languages would harness your brain. You can talk with other people especially outside of your own country, and travel without any problems. You can watch hollywood movies, english games, and probably more without relying on your countries translation
Risk and Failure Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home. -Matthew 14:22 Have you ever attempted something in life that met with failure? All too often we beat ourselves up when we fail because we didn’t come up with the greatest success of all time. In chapter 14 of Matthew’s Gospel, we find the story of a failure, a spectacular failure, in fact. Trouble was brewing. The people wanted to make Jesus king by force. So Jesus effectively said to the disciples, “Okay, guys, get in the boat. You’re out of here.” Jesus knew this would destroy them because, on more than one occasion, the disciples argued about who would be greatest in the kingdom. They expected to go from being ostracized to being men of great influence. And it would have destroyed them. Thus, for their own protection, Jesus had to get them out of there as soon as possible. He sent the disciples across the lake and sent the people home. Then He went away by Himself to pray. Meanwhile, a storm was brewing. Did Jesus know that a storm was on the way? Yes. But He who allowed the storm would be there with them. And, as the terrified disciples strained against the storm, Jesus showed up, walking on the water. They thought it was a ghost, but Jesus told them, “Don’t be afraid. . . . Take courage. I am here!” (verse 27 ) Peter was so moved by this that he wanted to prove his courage to Jesus. He said, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water” (verse 28) Peter was willing to put it all on the line. He was looking at Jesus, and that gave him confidence and courage. Let’s also notice that Peter didn’t do this presumptuously. He didn’t say, “Lord, I’m coming! Hang on!” Instead, he asked Jesus for permission. Maybe Jesus smiled at this point. We don’t know for certain. But He said to Peter, “Yes, come” (verse 29) We do know that Peter took a few steps because Matthew goes on to say, “Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus” (verse 29) Now, this is a great moment. Whatever follows cannot undo it. We can find fault with Peter for a number of things, but no one else attempted this. Now, did Peter sink? Yes. But if you’re going to fail, then this is the way to do it. Peter made his mistakes, but this was impressive. And really, when we look at his shortcomings, we see that most, if not all, seemed to come from a heart that wanted to do the right thing. He just didn’t always go about it in the right way. We can sit like armchair quarterbacks and critique people who attempt things for God. But what have we done lately? Have we taken a risk for the kingdom of God? Have we taken a step of faith? It would be better to try and fail than to sit around and do nothing. Peter was doing his part. And so should we.
That’s what keeps me going when I study Japanese lol. When something seems difficult, I try to find a similar instance in English where it would be confusing for a non-native speaker
Risk and Failure Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home. -Matthew 14:22 Have you ever attempted something in life that met with failure? All too often we beat ourselves up when we fail because we didn’t come up with the greatest success of all time. In chapter 14 of Matthew’s Gospel, we find the story of a failure, a spectacular failure, in fact. Trouble was brewing. The people wanted to make Jesus king by force. So Jesus effectively said to the disciples, “Okay, guys, get in the boat. You’re out of here.” Jesus knew this would destroy them because, on more than one occasion, the disciples argued about who would be greatest in the kingdom. They expected to go from being ostracized to being men of great influence. And it would have destroyed them. Thus, for their own protection, Jesus had to get them out of there as soon as possible. He sent the disciples across the lake and sent the people home. Then He went away by Himself to pray. Meanwhile, a storm was brewing. Did Jesus know that a storm was on the way? Yes. But He who allowed the storm would be there with them. And, as the terrified disciples strained against the storm, Jesus showed up, walking on the water. They thought it was a ghost, but Jesus told them, “Don’t be afraid. . . . Take courage. I am here!” (verse 27 ) Peter was so moved by this that he wanted to prove his courage to Jesus. He said, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water” (verse 28) Peter was willing to put it all on the line. He was looking at Jesus, and that gave him confidence and courage. Let’s also notice that Peter didn’t do this presumptuously. He didn’t say, “Lord, I’m coming! Hang on!” Instead, he asked Jesus for permission. Maybe Jesus smiled at this point. We don’t know for certain. But He said to Peter, “Yes, come” (verse 29) We do know that Peter took a few steps because Matthew goes on to say, “Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus” (verse 29) Now, this is a great moment. Whatever follows cannot undo it. We can find fault with Peter for a number of things, but no one else attempted this. Now, did Peter sink? Yes. But if you’re going to fail, then this is the way to do it. Peter made his mistakes, but this was impressive. And really, when we look at his shortcomings, we see that most, if not all, seemed to come from a heart that wanted to do the right thing. He just didn’t always go about it in the right way. We can sit like armchair quarterbacks and critique people who attempt things for God. But what have we done lately? Have we taken a risk for the kingdom of God? Have we taken a step of faith? It would be better to try and fail than to sit around and do nothing. Peter was doing his part. And so should we.
As an American, I can say that most of us Americans can understand people perfectly when they mixup L’s and R’s. Also, I’m always impressed by people who know multiple languages.
Risk and Failure Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home. -Matthew 14:22 Have you ever attempted something in life that met with failure? All too often we beat ourselves up when we fail because we didn’t come up with the greatest success of all time. In chapter 14 of Matthew’s Gospel, we find the story of a failure, a spectacular failure, in fact. Trouble was brewing. The people wanted to make Jesus king by force. So Jesus effectively said to the disciples, “Okay, guys, get in the boat. You’re out of here.” Jesus knew this would destroy them because, on more than one occasion, the disciples argued about who would be greatest in the kingdom. They expected to go from being ostracized to being men of great influence. And it would have destroyed them. Thus, for their own protection, Jesus had to get them out of there as soon as possible. He sent the disciples across the lake and sent the people home. Then He went away by Himself to pray. Meanwhile, a storm was brewing. Did Jesus know that a storm was on the way? Yes. But He who allowed the storm would be there with them. And, as the terrified disciples strained against the storm, Jesus showed up, walking on the water. They thought it was a ghost, but Jesus told them, “Don’t be afraid. . . . Take courage. I am here!” (verse 27 ) Peter was so moved by this that he wanted to prove his courage to Jesus. He said, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water” (verse 28) Peter was willing to put it all on the line. He was looking at Jesus, and that gave him confidence and courage. Let’s also notice that Peter didn’t do this presumptuously. He didn’t say, “Lord, I’m coming! Hang on!” Instead, he asked Jesus for permission. Maybe Jesus smiled at this point. We don’t know for certain. But He said to Peter, “Yes, come” (verse 29) We do know that Peter took a few steps because Matthew goes on to say, “Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus” (verse 29) Now, this is a great moment. Whatever follows cannot undo it. We can find fault with Peter for a number of things, but no one else attempted this. Now, did Peter sink? Yes. But if you’re going to fail, then this is the way to do it. Peter made his mistakes, but this was impressive. And really, when we look at his shortcomings, we see that most, if not all, seemed to come from a heart that wanted to do the right thing. He just didn’t always go about it in the right way. We can sit like armchair quarterbacks and critique people who attempt things for God. But what have we done lately? Have we taken a risk for the kingdom of God? Have we taken a step of faith? It would be better to try and fail than to sit around and do nothing. Peter was doing his part. And so should we.
i would say japanese have a 'midway' sound that is in between L and R It isnt just that they dont have one or the other, they have to separate a sound they already are used to saying as one
It's called an alveolar tap, most Romance languages and Slavic languages have it, along with a lot of accents in English and German. The only difference is that most European languages have 2 different Rs and a L, while Japanese only has one R (which is the tap) and no L.
Risk and Failure Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home. -Matthew 14:22 Have you ever attempted something in life that met with failure? All too often we beat ourselves up when we fail because we didn’t come up with the greatest success of all time. In chapter 14 of Matthew’s Gospel, we find the story of a failure, a spectacular failure, in fact. Trouble was brewing. The people wanted to make Jesus king by force. So Jesus effectively said to the disciples, “Okay, guys, get in the boat. You’re out of here.” Jesus knew this would destroy them because, on more than one occasion, the disciples argued about who would be greatest in the kingdom. They expected to go from being ostracized to being men of great influence. And it would have destroyed them. Thus, for their own protection, Jesus had to get them out of there as soon as possible. He sent the disciples across the lake and sent the people home. Then He went away by Himself to pray. Meanwhile, a storm was brewing. Did Jesus know that a storm was on the way? Yes. But He who allowed the storm would be there with them. And, as the terrified disciples strained against the storm, Jesus showed up, walking on the water. They thought it was a ghost, but Jesus told them, “Don’t be afraid. . . . Take courage. I am here!” (verse 27 ) Peter was so moved by this that he wanted to prove his courage to Jesus. He said, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water” (verse 28) Peter was willing to put it all on the line. He was looking at Jesus, and that gave him confidence and courage. Let’s also notice that Peter didn’t do this presumptuously. He didn’t say, “Lord, I’m coming! Hang on!” Instead, he asked Jesus for permission. Maybe Jesus smiled at this point. We don’t know for certain. But He said to Peter, “Yes, come” (verse 29) We do know that Peter took a few steps because Matthew goes on to say, “Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus” (verse 29) Now, this is a great moment. Whatever follows cannot undo it. We can find fault with Peter for a number of things, but no one else attempted this. Now, did Peter sink? Yes. But if you’re going to fail, then this is the way to do it. Peter made his mistakes, but this was impressive. And really, when we look at his shortcomings, we see that most, if not all, seemed to come from a heart that wanted to do the right thing. He just didn’t always go about it in the right way. We can sit like armchair quarterbacks and critique people who attempt things for God. But what have we done lately? Have we taken a risk for the kingdom of God? Have we taken a step of faith? It would be better to try and fail than to sit around and do nothing. Peter was doing his part. And so should we.
The Japanese r is pronounced in various ways in different parts of Japan. Sometimes it is a liquid L-like sound, but most of the time it's a voiced alveolar tap, which is like, imagine the rolled rr of Spanish, but only doing a single tap, instead of that long roll/trill. This sound is also present in some dialects of Americal English in words like better (as the tt). Other forms of rhotic (r-sound) are used in Japanese too.
@@xadek821 No, because English L and R are only approximately present in Japanese, and their "R" sound can easily sound like either depending on the context and which part of Japan the person is from. Make an R sound and think about what your tongue is doing. Now think about how every time a Japanese person makes an "R" sound, the tip of their tongue touches the roof of their mouth
I've been learning English as a foreign language for the last 36 years but I've never felt satisfied with the level of my current English proficiency. So I can relate to the hardship the Japanese went through in learning English which is not spoken in daily basis.
Risk and Failure Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home. -Matthew 14:22 Have you ever attempted something in life that met with failure? All too often we beat ourselves up when we fail because we didn’t come up with the greatest success of all time. In chapter 14 of Matthew’s Gospel, we find the story of a failure, a spectacular failure, in fact. Trouble was brewing. The people wanted to make Jesus king by force. So Jesus effectively said to the disciples, “Okay, guys, get in the boat. You’re out of here.” Jesus knew this would destroy them because, on more than one occasion, the disciples argued about who would be greatest in the kingdom. They expected to go from being ostracized to being men of great influence. And it would have destroyed them. Thus, for their own protection, Jesus had to get them out of there as soon as possible. He sent the disciples across the lake and sent the people home. Then He went away by Himself to pray. Meanwhile, a storm was brewing. Did Jesus know that a storm was on the way? Yes. But He who allowed the storm would be there with them. And, as the terrified disciples strained against the storm, Jesus showed up, walking on the water. They thought it was a ghost, but Jesus told them, “Don’t be afraid. . . . Take courage. I am here!” (verse 27 ) Peter was so moved by this that he wanted to prove his courage to Jesus. He said, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water” (verse 28) Peter was willing to put it all on the line. He was looking at Jesus, and that gave him confidence and courage. Let’s also notice that Peter didn’t do this presumptuously. He didn’t say, “Lord, I’m coming! Hang on!” Instead, he asked Jesus for permission. Maybe Jesus smiled at this point. We don’t know for certain. But He said to Peter, “Yes, come” (verse 29) We do know that Peter took a few steps because Matthew goes on to say, “Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus” (verse 29) Now, this is a great moment. Whatever follows cannot undo it. We can find fault with Peter for a number of things, but no one else attempted this. Now, did Peter sink? Yes. But if you’re going to fail, then this is the way to do it. Peter made his mistakes, but this was impressive. And really, when we look at his shortcomings, we see that most, if not all, seemed to come from a heart that wanted to do the right thing. He just didn’t always go about it in the right way. We can sit like armchair quarterbacks and critique people who attempt things for God. But what have we done lately? Have we taken a risk for the kingdom of God? Have we taken a step of faith? It would be better to try and fail than to sit around and do nothing. Peter was doing his part. And so should we.
@@terryriley6410 Exactly! I still have a very hard time sometimes reading their Japanese-English (katakana). Like "wh一 what r they tryna write here? Aut- auto focus?" Then turned out its "out of focus"! Lmao. I can never guess the words right
there's a Filipino joke that went: the japanese (world war era) said "Japan love's the Philippines" but pronounce it like "Japan robs the Philippines".....
That's not the joke 😂 it was part Ninoy Aquino's speech where he joked how a Japanese friend told him, "You know why you are rocky, you have president who robs you and a first lady who robs you more." (Rocky=lucky and rob=love)
Risk and Failure Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home. -Matthew 14:22 Have you ever attempted something in life that met with failure? All too often we beat ourselves up when we fail because we didn’t come up with the greatest success of all time. In chapter 14 of Matthew’s Gospel, we find the story of a failure, a spectacular failure, in fact. Trouble was brewing. The people wanted to make Jesus king by force. So Jesus effectively said to the disciples, “Okay, guys, get in the boat. You’re out of here.” Jesus knew this would destroy them because, on more than one occasion, the disciples argued about who would be greatest in the kingdom. They expected to go from being ostracized to being men of great influence. And it would have destroyed them. Thus, for their own protection, Jesus had to get them out of there as soon as possible. He sent the disciples across the lake and sent the people home. Then He went away by Himself to pray. Meanwhile, a storm was brewing. Did Jesus know that a storm was on the way? Yes. But He who allowed the storm would be there with them. And, as the terrified disciples strained against the storm, Jesus showed up, walking on the water. They thought it was a ghost, but Jesus told them, “Don’t be afraid. . . . Take courage. I am here!” (verse 27 ) Peter was so moved by this that he wanted to prove his courage to Jesus. He said, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water” (verse 28) Peter was willing to put it all on the line. He was looking at Jesus, and that gave him confidence and courage. Let’s also notice that Peter didn’t do this presumptuously. He didn’t say, “Lord, I’m coming! Hang on!” Instead, he asked Jesus for permission. Maybe Jesus smiled at this point. We don’t know for certain. But He said to Peter, “Yes, come” (verse 29) We do know that Peter took a few steps because Matthew goes on to say, “Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus” (verse 29) Now, this is a great moment. Whatever follows cannot undo it. We can find fault with Peter for a number of things, but no one else attempted this. Now, did Peter sink? Yes. But if you’re going to fail, then this is the way to do it. Peter made his mistakes, but this was impressive. And really, when we look at his shortcomings, we see that most, if not all, seemed to come from a heart that wanted to do the right thing. He just didn’t always go about it in the right way. We can sit like armchair quarterbacks and critique people who attempt things for God. But what have we done lately? Have we taken a risk for the kingdom of God? Have we taken a step of faith? It would be better to try and fail than to sit around and do nothing. Peter was doing his part. And so should we.
Risk and Failure Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home. -Matthew 14:22 Have you ever attempted something in life that met with failure? All too often we beat ourselves up when we fail because we didn’t come up with the greatest success of all time. In chapter 14 of Matthew’s Gospel, we find the story of a failure, a spectacular failure, in fact. Trouble was brewing. The people wanted to make Jesus king by force. So Jesus effectively said to the disciples, “Okay, guys, get in the boat. You’re out of here.” Jesus knew this would destroy them because, on more than one occasion, the disciples argued about who would be greatest in the kingdom. They expected to go from being ostracized to being men of great influence. And it would have destroyed them. Thus, for their own protection, Jesus had to get them out of there as soon as possible. He sent the disciples across the lake and sent the people home. Then He went away by Himself to pray. Meanwhile, a storm was brewing. Did Jesus know that a storm was on the way? Yes. But He who allowed the storm would be there with them. And, as the terrified disciples strained against the storm, Jesus showed up, walking on the water. They thought it was a ghost, but Jesus told them, “Don’t be afraid. . . . Take courage. I am here!” (verse 27 ) Peter was so moved by this that he wanted to prove his courage to Jesus. He said, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water” (verse 28) Peter was willing to put it all on the line. He was looking at Jesus, and that gave him confidence and courage. Let’s also notice that Peter didn’t do this presumptuously. He didn’t say, “Lord, I’m coming! Hang on!” Instead, he asked Jesus for permission. Maybe Jesus smiled at this point. We don’t know for certain. But He said to Peter, “Yes, come” (verse 29) We do know that Peter took a few steps because Matthew goes on to say, “Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus” (verse 29) Now, this is a great moment. Whatever follows cannot undo it. We can find fault with Peter for a number of things, but no one else attempted this. Now, did Peter sink? Yes. But if you’re going to fail, then this is the way to do it. Peter made his mistakes, but this was impressive. And really, when we look at his shortcomings, we see that most, if not all, seemed to come from a heart that wanted to do the right thing. He just didn’t always go about it in the right way. We can sit like armchair quarterbacks and critique people who attempt things for God. But what have we done lately? Have we taken a risk for the kingdom of God? Have we taken a step of faith? It would be better to try and fail than to sit around and do nothing. Peter was doing his part. And so should we.
Based on my observation, Japanese people tend to combine the L and R sounds. Some tend to pronounce the L sound but end up curling back their tongue at the last part of making the sound that's why they end up making this L/R sound which sounds confusing for foreigners. Also, they don't have a distinction between L and R sound in their language and don't emphasize on the movement of their tongue when speaking in their own language which is common for people who use their L1(mother tongue) on a daily basis. Once again, these are just my observations as a former English teacher to Japanese. I might be wrong though.
In English L sound is made when the tongue touches the roof of the mouth and for R the tongue arch off the floor of the mouth. In Japanese only R sound is present there are no L words but the way R is pronounced is midway between English R and L. So that is why they have problem with R’s and L’s. Also, when listening to Japanese music some R’s may sound like L’s!!😅
Back then when i was a kid speaking japanese was my dream,now that i think about it I'm grateful that i was born in somewhere where international schools are completely all over the city,since i think that id rather much know english than japanese after seeing people struggle,and if i was a japanese learning English i most def would give up Lmao.since that is probably very out of what I'm used too.huge respect to everyone learning English! You'll get to it eventually. Plus, English is the universal language.if you can read English,it just gives you so much more access and freedom in social media.and travelling too. Side note: if you're learning English,japanese or not,i hope itll work out for you one day! Lots of love from me ❤
I've been living in Korea for 5 years and what I find interesting here is that there is no differentiation in writing between R and L here which is ㄹ. They do pronounce it as R and L, but it's really condition related and position related. It is possible and they are able to pronounce R and L properly in English. But they do still mix it up most of the time in English
Japanese company, Rakuten. If you are management material, you will be proficient in English in a couple of years, or you will be fired if you are not.
After I returned to the US after living three years in Japan during my childhood, I vividly remember not being able to pronounce the word “world” anymore. It sounded like “wadud” whenever I tried saying it because of the back to back r and L. It took me months to recover my English accent and diction.
This video shows how humble the Japanese are. The way they admit how lacking they are when speaking in English yet not dissing their culture is something we should all emulate as global citizens of this world.
Its highly recommendable for many foreigners and locals of Japan and countries to understand the english language, its enunciation, as well as pronunciation, since it gives the perfection of language as well as the excellence in skills of commanding oneself. What about doing it in English to Japanese, its also another Story. Haik, Bansai Oishi! PLDT San san...SME/Generalists Sansan...../Haik++++Japan PLDT/Haik.
As a Japanese living in the UK, I can confirm that most of my friends living in Japan (learning English in school normaly) say it is challenging to learn it. This is because, in Japan, all the letters in the Hiragana/Katakana alphabet are followed by a vowel (except for nn). So we don't have the opportunity to say black so it will turn out like "burakku". Unless if you learn from young age, English will be quite difficult for Japanese people. I grew up in the UK but my first language was Japanese so I actually learned English while in school nursery so it actually isn't that good😅but I personally find Japanese more natural so speak since we don't have many negative/swear words unlike English.
Im learning Japanese everyday I admit its very tiresome. Someday im gonna visit Japan and if i get a chance i want to help them learning English without expecting anything in return. Sharing is caring... Work hard be a good person spread love😊
Linguistically it's because those sounds (l/r) are allophones with specific rules about location within the word, and in English they are separate phonemes. Americans do the same when they learn languages in which the phonemes of that language are alophones in ours.
In other words, the Japanese person in this video who said they don't have that sound is INCORRECT - they have both sounds, but they don't treat them as different sounds in their mind, they sound the same to them because they define them as being the same.
@@kevinconnors2430 Japanese really doesn't have a L, there is a precise definition of what a L is (a lateral consonant by obstructing the centre of the mouth and allowing air to flow through the side). Japanese on the other hand does not have a lateral consonant, as the alveolar tap is central.
I think the Japanese ra-column is a sound between L and R (slightly closer to L), but most foreigners pronounce it with R because of the Roman alphabet.
@@theeternelle What? I mean I am half Japanese and Korean but I certainly do not find the Japanese accent "the cutest". Weebs go out of their way and always comment, "That girl looks like an anime girl", "her voice is so anime", and "Japanese accent is adorable", no it is not. I'm not trying to say that Korean accent is the "cutest", they're both just average, they're just a language. I'm just so sick and tired of weebs.
A Japanese person I know said she didn’t learn English for real until she arrived in the states. She said she took English classes in Japan for 6 years, but that didn’t prepare her enough. So she took English classes and active tutoring for 2 years while living in the states and damn is she good at it now.
I feel like I can totally understand the lack of emphasis on speaking vs. learning proper grammar, vocabulary, and spelling. Not sure if this is something that applies to everyone in the States, but where I went to high school taking a foreign language class wasn’t required but highly recommended, so I took Spanish for 3 years. I can easily say that in those classes that grammar and memorization of vocabulary were more important than speaking. Tbh my Spanish is rusty as hell, but I’m glad I know a little bit lol
Different languages have its own uniqueness..so what language we may be..we must respect each other's languages..and be proud of what language we are born of..
Is it just me or do you find listening to the Japanese extremely therapeutic too? The last guy's voice was very tranquil. Their voice actors are always top notch as well.
The one who said “eh I didn’t know that” looks like me when I’m done with my life but still try to give reactions so I won’t lose my relationships 😂😂😂😂
I took a semester of Japanese in college and my next door neighbor in the dorms was a Japanese exchange student and he tried to help me learn to pronounce their L/R sound and I could never achieve it properly so I think the limitation works in both directions.
Schools should teach the IPA and linguistics, not individual languages, it much easier to learn languages later in life if you understand how to pronounce them and the different grammatical structures used, rather than learning a little bit of grammar and a ton of vocab.
Makes sense. I am learning spanish and it is hard. I am learning the prinouciations they make that we don't have in english and that helps. But still it is hard.
I literally just learned so much from the last woman ❤That’s so interesting that they focus on the written word but don’t emphasize the spoken word as much. And I personally don’t gaf if someone whose first language isn’t English mispronounces stuff. Even Americans mispronounce things all the time❤
Japan is the most advanced country in terms of technology and other weird stuff. It's a country on top. They should not be hard to themselves. The world envy them. Please convey 🙏
The last woman simply pointed to the fact that learning (scholarly) a language without verbal communication doesn't help in any positive language growth. The fact that they can read and write is a great leap but an immersion period is necessary to put in application their language skills. As a person that learned oral English in my last year's of elementary school (in which I had to double because of my total lack of that skill) I can relate to them; as in my previous city only 1% of the people spoke English and there was no TV or radio input (pre-internet🤣🤣). Luckily for me (and my brothers) my parents were able to move in another city in which there were more than 40% speakers.
Funfact: during ww2 the americans used a lot of code words that containted the letters l and r because the japanese soldiers would always pronouns them wrong
Risk and Failure Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home. -Matthew 14:22 Have you ever attempted something in life that met with failure? All too often we beat ourselves up when we fail because we didn’t come up with the greatest success of all time. In chapter 14 of Matthew’s Gospel, we find the story of a failure, a spectacular failure, in fact. Trouble was brewing. The people wanted to make Jesus king by force. So Jesus effectively said to the disciples, “Okay, guys, get in the boat. You’re out of here.” Jesus knew this would destroy them because, on more than one occasion, the disciples argued about who would be greatest in the kingdom. They expected to go from being ostracized to being men of great influence. And it would have destroyed them. Thus, for their own protection, Jesus had to get them out of there as soon as possible. He sent the disciples across the lake and sent the people home. Then He went away by Himself to pray. Meanwhile, a storm was brewing. Did Jesus know that a storm was on the way? Yes. But He who allowed the storm would be there with them. And, as the terrified disciples strained against the storm, Jesus showed up, walking on the water. They thought it was a ghost, but Jesus told them, “Don’t be afraid. . . . Take courage. I am here!” (verse 27 ) Peter was so moved by this that he wanted to prove his courage to Jesus. He said, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water” (verse 28) Peter was willing to put it all on the line. He was looking at Jesus, and that gave him confidence and courage. Let’s also notice that Peter didn’t do this presumptuously. He didn’t say, “Lord, I’m coming! Hang on!” Instead, he asked Jesus for permission. Maybe Jesus smiled at this point. We don’t know for certain. But He said to Peter, “Yes, come” (verse 29) We do know that Peter took a few steps because Matthew goes on to say, “Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus” (verse 29) Now, this is a great moment. Whatever follows cannot undo it. We can find fault with Peter for a number of things, but no one else attempted this. Now, did Peter sink? Yes. But if you’re going to fail, then this is the way to do it. Peter made his mistakes, but this was impressive. And really, when we look at his shortcomings, we see that most, if not all, seemed to come from a heart that wanted to do the right thing. He just didn’t always go about it in the right way. We can sit like armchair quarterbacks and critique people who attempt things for God. But what have we done lately? Have we taken a risk for the kingdom of God? Have we taken a step of faith? It would be better to try and fail than to sit around and do nothing. Peter was doing his part. And so should we.
Apparently both of the "th" sounds in English (as in "this" and "math") are very rare globally. Like less than 8% of languages have either or both of those sounds.
Arigato, kura, etc.. yes, R is a base consonant for phonetics. The L sound close, but it starts with tongue full contact to upper palate, where as R is just a near contact tongue to palate slide
@@bakmanthetitan true , in Arabic we have " ث" as in math , " ذ" as in this and 2 other letters " ض" &"ظ" as in that . But we dont have G as in girl P as in pray .
For improving the peaking skill a person should hear the target language and should try to speak in that language constantly. It is not easy to improve four main skills in a foreign languge. As we all learn a language while we grow up, it took us years to speak it perfectly. For example we were still learning new words in middle school so learning a new language and speaking it fluently just by learning it in school or courses are not enough and it is nobody's fault. For a perfect pronunciation (apart from fluency) after puberty it is nearly impossible to achieve a perfect pronunciaton bc organs to articulate sounds stop developing. For me language is to communicate so as long as people understand eachother there is no need for a perfect nativelike pronunciation.
Let's just take a moment to appreciate that they studied and took time to learn English. The reverse is not true. Very few Americans can read Kanji or katakana.
@@乾燥途中の干し柿 None of the sounds are unfamiliar to an English speaker, though. You just have to be aware of how it's pronounced. The typical romanization doesn't help either ("Tokyo" wiithout the dashes or Us, making it look like short "o" sounds). That's in stark contrast to something like l/r sounds, which your mouth may have literally never produced in your life.
Ooh ! So it's like difference between Urdu and Telugu or Hindi ....." kha " doesn't exist in both those languages as a result my name " Khan " gets butchered by both the language speaking people. When I was young I used to get annoyed now I just laugh.
@Haruhi OP is right, we Hindi speakers don't pronounce Urdu 'kha' from the epiglottis like how it should for words like 'dawaakhana' or 'Khan'. Hindi 'kha' as in khana(food) is pronounced differently
I remember the CEO of Lululemon deliberately putting a bunch of Ls on the brand so it'll sound foreign to Japanese people and he also said that it's funny that they can't pronounce the Ls, so it'll sound like Rururemon.
I work as a part time online English tutor and yes, it's really tricky for them to say the r sound. I usually have to show the tongue placement when you say r. And it's true that they don't get to practice speaking cause they feel shy.
Japanese "ryu" and "ryo" sounds are really hard to pronounce for English speakers. Also the Japanese r is different from both the English r and l so it is difficult for English speakers at first. After studing Japanese for 20 years and living in Japan for 10 years of that speaking it every day I still can't pronounce some vowel sounds correctly and it's really hard for me to hear the difference, so yeah Japanese is hard toooo
English has the yu glide but not the yo glide. An example of the -yu glide in English is the word few. The problem they have is with the alveolar tap R, which doesn't exist in the American accent
This is so interesting, currently in early stages of learning Japanese. I’ve noticed the “R” and “L” sound. It’s hard for English speakers to learn the opposite as well!
I agree with the last girl in the UK too we learn foreign languages for like 5 years and we still can't speak a word of them. We just learn how to memorise sentences and then blurt them out in the exam
The sound we have in Japan is somewhat similar to L than R so ppl associate R with English a lot. This makes them mix up the letters so they even pronounce words with L as R, not that they can’t pronounce L.
As a foreigner who studied Japanese, their alphabets are phonetic based. So ka ki ku ke ko, sa shi su se so and some others. Japanese doesn't have any world which pronounces L. But they still have to learn foreign language which has L pronounciation somewhere in their language. In order to write these language, especially words with L, they have another scripture called katakana for it. And they use the sound R in case of L because of the non existent of L sound. They can pronounce it... but if you ask them to read it will be confusing.
@@seafog I'd say it's the other way around, but yeah... It's not that they can't pronounce it though, they just can't hear the difference easily and therefore it leads them to guess with low accuracy which was said (and consequently there's no way for them to create a distinction between them without knowing which one is which)
The reason L and R is hard is because those phonemes don't exist in Japanese, the L the guy was talking about in Japanese is actually a different phoneme entirely than the L in English. The Japanese L/R tongue placement is actually on the hard palette instead of the soft palette or just behind the teeth, like the English R and L are, respectively
Muscle memory. We inadvertently can pronounce L and R but ppl who didnt grow up making those sounds need to learn it at an older age => way more difficult. Just like u cant speak english like sb who was born in an english speaking country BUT u still have the same "mouth anatomy". Needs practice
Japan doesn't take no L's
Lain be like : am i rain?
Meanwhile World War 2
lol genius
W Japan
their actions in the past did
The last lady was very real about the situation. I get it! I took French for 6 years and I'm more fluent in Korean now than French 😂
I'd been learning arabic for 14 effin years and I still can't speak it😌😌😌
EXACT same scenario as me! I have my final French exams soon and I know jackshit :')
5 years of spanish lessons and i can whip out a quick “where is the library?” at any point soooo… i’m basically fluent.
i’m sure i can check out a spanish-english dictionary while i’m there so i’ll be fine.
Seven years of Italian and the second I get asked "Say something in Italian!" I go "Uuuuhm...how about no?" Only thing coming to mind is frutivendolo. 😂😂
Same, Americans don't learn to speak any language despite taking 6-8 years of French or Spanish in school. I'm always so shocked by how many languages Europeans can speak. And they always apologize for minor mistakes when they sound practically fluent.
Don’t worry I have just as hard of a time trying to pronounce Japanese words 😊
Shinzo wo sasageyo ✊🏻❤️🔥
@@ujwalsharma7631 My guy!!!
I'm An Arabic native speaker so I can pronounce all languages
But for some reason I can't master any accent
Even my own accent isn't completely accurate lol
The languages I speak r Arabic German and English
@@lana_354 that’s very interesting! I speak English and Spanish
@@ujwalsharma7631 何でこいつは？
For the last girl, don't worry bestie, I have been trying to learn Portuguese for the last 6 years and I still sound like a toddler.
Don't you worry, portuguese ís difficult to me too (and i learning since i was born hahaha) but, actually, im studying english for 7 years, and im still not confident in my grammar and pronunciation...but i think i can read and write well (like now)
I speak Portuguese too but like.... No one speaks it 😂 i only eve come.across Brazilians 😅
@@mapplehead I think if I was studying formally, I would be better, but sometimes I'm lazy.
By the way, your English looks great!
@downundabrotha I always wanted to learn another Latin based language since Spanish is my first language. I didn't want to do French since everyone does it lol. It was between Italian and Portuguese, and I kinda fell in love with Portuguese after listening to it a bunch during the Olympics coverage.
Props to everyone who tries to learn another language- we all should give ourselves a pat on the back!👏
The last second guy has such a pleasant voice
Edit: second to last
ikr 😭
I was thinking the same thing!
He sounded like a intelligent anime character. I want his insta id😭😭
great eyebrows too
Handsome too😊
The Rs and Ls are hard for Japanese. My Japanese dad went to college in the U.S. and has lived in the U.S. for 30 years and still has trouble with the Rs and Ls. People still understand what’s he’s trying to say so it’s not much of an issue
Question, what if they have R in their name?
@@noorain2321 it will still sound like an L to westerners.
@@specialk9999 thanks for the answer 👍🏻
@@noorain2321 no problem. Any Japanese word or name that has an R in it when you write it in English, the R will sound more like an L in English when it is said in Japanese. Example: ramen, when said in Japanese, the R is more of an L sound.
@@specialk9999 i just started learning japanese but its because of the way they say their r, its just lightly tapping your tounge against ur upper jaw and when u say r it sounds different
the longer i read, write, and speak Japanese as a native English speaker, the more i realize it is much more difficult to go from Japanese to English, not as much the other way around. learning from either perspective is certainly not easy by any means, but i sympathize with anyone trying to learn English from any part of the world as not their first language
English is really messed up.
My native language is portuguese and I'm learning japanese now. The main difficulty with english is to speak it propperly, cause there are so manies sounds we are not used to. I guess most people who learn it as a second language can relate. But despite the challenging pronunciation, I'm glad that the most widely used language have a really easy grammar. English don't have anything similar with a lot of stuff that made portuguese so complicated, like articles, gender variation for everything including objects, an infinite amount of tricky conjugations for verbs etc. Just imagine if the language common to the entire planet was mine, or arabic, or mandarin etc. We would have much bigger problems in order to comunicate.
How about japanese to welsh, or japanese to german, thats such a huge pronunciation difference
Not just pronunciation. English is such a hard language to go by grammar and tenses the way most students are taught in school. For example, "when do you leave?" to ask when someone is planning to leave. Most students are taught simple present tense is for routine and present continuous for what one is currently doing or going to do in the near future. Also for what when where why questions to end with a normal tone as opposed to yes or no questions. But if you apply all that and ask native English speakers when are you going to leave? it can sound offensive. It's like you should have gone already. Why are you still here?
@@goyam2981 I think the example you gave isn't as hard as you imagine, at least not for a native Spanish speaker. We have this too! "¿Cuándo te vas?" literally translates to "When do you leave?". I don't believe english to be a complicated language, there's obviously some level of difficulty, but it's one of the easiest languages to learn (ignoring languages that share the same roots, like spanish and portuguese or chinese and japanese)
That just depends on individual interest on language learning
We don’t need English at all in daily life in Japan so no one actually try learning English as a language, we rather use English as a subject for tests
It's not important to speak english, it's a part of hegemony they are using on you. Tell them you don't give a damn, let them judge you with their perfection in english which is useless.
@@driptrippin it's never useless to be able to speak different languages.
@@driptrippin
It ain't useless. Learning other languages would harness your brain. You can talk with other people especially outside of your own country, and travel without any problems. You can watch hollywood movies, english games, and probably more without relying on your countries translation
@@kiwi7297 Way to miss the point, gaijin.
@@SL16867 it's alright lingling.
The guy with the green tie should do voice acting/over... his voice is soothing.😍
Risk and Failure
Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home.
-Matthew 14:22
Have you ever attempted something in life that met with failure? All too often we beat ourselves up when we fail because we didn’t come up with the greatest success of all time.
In chapter 14 of Matthew’s Gospel, we find the story of a failure, a spectacular failure, in fact. Trouble was brewing. The people wanted to make Jesus king by force. So Jesus effectively said to the disciples, “Okay, guys, get in the boat. You’re out of here.”
Jesus knew this would destroy them because, on more than one occasion, the disciples argued about who would be greatest in the kingdom. They expected to go from being ostracized to being men of great influence. And it would have destroyed them.
Thus, for their own protection, Jesus had to get them out of there as soon as possible. He sent the disciples across the lake and sent the people home. Then He went away by Himself to pray.
Meanwhile, a storm was brewing. Did Jesus know that a storm was on the way? Yes. But He who allowed the storm would be there with them. And, as the terrified disciples strained against the storm, Jesus showed up, walking on the water. They thought it was a ghost, but Jesus told them, “Don’t be afraid. . . . Take courage. I am here!”
(verse 27 )
Peter was so moved by this that he wanted to prove his courage to Jesus. He said, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water” (verse 28)
Peter was willing to put it all on the line.
He was looking at Jesus, and that gave him confidence and courage. Let’s also notice that Peter didn’t do this presumptuously. He didn’t say, “Lord, I’m coming! Hang on!” Instead, he asked Jesus for permission.
Maybe Jesus smiled at this point. We don’t know for certain. But He said to Peter, “Yes, come” (verse 29)
We do know that Peter took a few steps because Matthew goes on to say, “Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus” (verse 29)
Now, this is a great moment. Whatever follows cannot undo it. We can find fault with Peter for a number of things, but no one else attempted this.
Now, did Peter sink? Yes. But if you’re going to fail, then this is the way to do it. Peter made his mistakes, but this was impressive. And really, when we look at his shortcomings, we see that most, if not all, seemed to come from a heart that wanted to do the right thing. He just didn’t always go about it in the right way.
We can sit like armchair quarterbacks and critique people who attempt things for God. But what have we done lately? Have we taken a risk for the kingdom of God? Have we taken a step of faith? It would be better to try and fail than to sit around and do nothing. Peter was doing his part. And so should we.
how come most Japanese people have such nice voices? it's so pleasing to the ears
声だけ。体型、顔は😅
@@a_ngmg.rmjnsgこんな事言ってるから世界でもトップレベルにネット治安が悪いんだよ、声だけでも素晴らしいじゃないか、全て完璧な人間なんていないだろ
@@暇暇-l9z 事実
Exactly lol😂
@@暇暇-l9z わかってくれてありがとう！
The guy with green tie is so cuteee 😭
Pffff 😂
Sameee
do you know what's his ig @ ???
@@mikasa0109tell me if you find it. This guy is adorable 😭
He has that BL protag phenotype ngl💀💀
as someone learning Japanese currently, its nice to know that the struggle is shared when trying to learn the opposite language
That’s what keeps me going when I study Japanese lol. When something seems difficult, I try to find a similar instance in English where it would be confusing for a non-native speaker
Risk and Failure
Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home.
-Matthew 14:22
Have you ever attempted something in life that met with failure? All too often we beat ourselves up when we fail because we didn’t come up with the greatest success of all time.
In chapter 14 of Matthew’s Gospel, we find the story of a failure, a spectacular failure, in fact. Trouble was brewing. The people wanted to make Jesus king by force. So Jesus effectively said to the disciples, “Okay, guys, get in the boat. You’re out of here.”
Jesus knew this would destroy them because, on more than one occasion, the disciples argued about who would be greatest in the kingdom. They expected to go from being ostracized to being men of great influence. And it would have destroyed them.
Thus, for their own protection, Jesus had to get them out of there as soon as possible. He sent the disciples across the lake and sent the people home. Then He went away by Himself to pray.
Meanwhile, a storm was brewing. Did Jesus know that a storm was on the way? Yes. But He who allowed the storm would be there with them. And, as the terrified disciples strained against the storm, Jesus showed up, walking on the water. They thought it was a ghost, but Jesus told them, “Don’t be afraid. . . . Take courage. I am here!”
(verse 27 )
Peter was so moved by this that he wanted to prove his courage to Jesus. He said, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water” (verse 28)
Peter was willing to put it all on the line.
He was looking at Jesus, and that gave him confidence and courage. Let’s also notice that Peter didn’t do this presumptuously. He didn’t say, “Lord, I’m coming! Hang on!” Instead, he asked Jesus for permission.
Maybe Jesus smiled at this point. We don’t know for certain. But He said to Peter, “Yes, come” (verse 29)
We do know that Peter took a few steps because Matthew goes on to say, “Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus” (verse 29)
Now, this is a great moment. Whatever follows cannot undo it. We can find fault with Peter for a number of things, but no one else attempted this.
Now, did Peter sink? Yes. But if you’re going to fail, then this is the way to do it. Peter made his mistakes, but this was impressive. And really, when we look at his shortcomings, we see that most, if not all, seemed to come from a heart that wanted to do the right thing. He just didn’t always go about it in the right way.
We can sit like armchair quarterbacks and critique people who attempt things for God. But what have we done lately? Have we taken a risk for the kingdom of God? Have we taken a step of faith? It would be better to try and fail than to sit around and do nothing. Peter was doing his part. And so should we.
As an American, I can say that most of us Americans can understand people perfectly when they mixup L’s and R’s. Also, I’m always impressed by people who know multiple languages.
I speak 3 languages my friend who is Chinese also mixes up her r's and l's
Risk and Failure
Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home.
-Matthew 14:22
Have you ever attempted something in life that met with failure? All too often we beat ourselves up when we fail because we didn’t come up with the greatest success of all time.
In chapter 14 of Matthew’s Gospel, we find the story of a failure, a spectacular failure, in fact. Trouble was brewing. The people wanted to make Jesus king by force. So Jesus effectively said to the disciples, “Okay, guys, get in the boat. You’re out of here.”
Jesus knew this would destroy them because, on more than one occasion, the disciples argued about who would be greatest in the kingdom. They expected to go from being ostracized to being men of great influence. And it would have destroyed them.
Thus, for their own protection, Jesus had to get them out of there as soon as possible. He sent the disciples across the lake and sent the people home. Then He went away by Himself to pray.
Meanwhile, a storm was brewing. Did Jesus know that a storm was on the way? Yes. But He who allowed the storm would be there with them. And, as the terrified disciples strained against the storm, Jesus showed up, walking on the water. They thought it was a ghost, but Jesus told them, “Don’t be afraid. . . . Take courage. I am here!”
(verse 27 )
Peter was so moved by this that he wanted to prove his courage to Jesus. He said, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water” (verse 28)
Peter was willing to put it all on the line.
He was looking at Jesus, and that gave him confidence and courage. Let’s also notice that Peter didn’t do this presumptuously. He didn’t say, “Lord, I’m coming! Hang on!” Instead, he asked Jesus for permission.
Maybe Jesus smiled at this point. We don’t know for certain. But He said to Peter, “Yes, come” (verse 29)
We do know that Peter took a few steps because Matthew goes on to say, “Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus” (verse 29)
Now, this is a great moment. Whatever follows cannot undo it. We can find fault with Peter for a number of things, but no one else attempted this.
Now, did Peter sink? Yes. But if you’re going to fail, then this is the way to do it. Peter made his mistakes, but this was impressive. And really, when we look at his shortcomings, we see that most, if not all, seemed to come from a heart that wanted to do the right thing. He just didn’t always go about it in the right way.
We can sit like armchair quarterbacks and critique people who attempt things for God. But what have we done lately? Have we taken a risk for the kingdom of God? Have we taken a step of faith? It would be better to try and fail than to sit around and do nothing. Peter was doing his part. And so should we.
i would say japanese have a 'midway' sound that is in between L and R
It isnt just that they dont have one or the other, they have to separate a sound they already are used to saying as one
Like Indians with V and W
@@TomorrowWeLiveor j and z.
Yep I've observed this with the korean language as well. they have one alphabet that is used for both r and l sounding words
It's called an alveolar tap, most Romance languages and Slavic languages have it, along with a lot of accents in English and German. The only difference is that most European languages have 2 different Rs and a L, while Japanese only has one R (which is the tap) and no L.
Risk and Failure
Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home.
-Matthew 14:22
Have you ever attempted something in life that met with failure? All too often we beat ourselves up when we fail because we didn’t come up with the greatest success of all time.
In chapter 14 of Matthew’s Gospel, we find the story of a failure, a spectacular failure, in fact. Trouble was brewing. The people wanted to make Jesus king by force. So Jesus effectively said to the disciples, “Okay, guys, get in the boat. You’re out of here.”
Jesus knew this would destroy them because, on more than one occasion, the disciples argued about who would be greatest in the kingdom. They expected to go from being ostracized to being men of great influence. And it would have destroyed them.
Thus, for their own protection, Jesus had to get them out of there as soon as possible. He sent the disciples across the lake and sent the people home. Then He went away by Himself to pray.
Meanwhile, a storm was brewing. Did Jesus know that a storm was on the way? Yes. But He who allowed the storm would be there with them. And, as the terrified disciples strained against the storm, Jesus showed up, walking on the water. They thought it was a ghost, but Jesus told them, “Don’t be afraid. . . . Take courage. I am here!”
(verse 27 )
Peter was so moved by this that he wanted to prove his courage to Jesus. He said, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water” (verse 28)
Peter was willing to put it all on the line.
He was looking at Jesus, and that gave him confidence and courage. Let’s also notice that Peter didn’t do this presumptuously. He didn’t say, “Lord, I’m coming! Hang on!” Instead, he asked Jesus for permission.
Maybe Jesus smiled at this point. We don’t know for certain. But He said to Peter, “Yes, come” (verse 29)
We do know that Peter took a few steps because Matthew goes on to say, “Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus” (verse 29)
Now, this is a great moment. Whatever follows cannot undo it. We can find fault with Peter for a number of things, but no one else attempted this.
Now, did Peter sink? Yes. But if you’re going to fail, then this is the way to do it. Peter made his mistakes, but this was impressive. And really, when we look at his shortcomings, we see that most, if not all, seemed to come from a heart that wanted to do the right thing. He just didn’t always go about it in the right way.
We can sit like armchair quarterbacks and critique people who attempt things for God. But what have we done lately? Have we taken a risk for the kingdom of God? Have we taken a step of faith? It would be better to try and fail than to sit around and do nothing. Peter was doing his part. And so should we.
I just love listening to Japanese language
"Japanese have 'L' sound, we don't have 'R'"
Every Japanese-Learning book: "are you sure about that?"
Yeah, isnt it the exact opposite
The Japanese r is pronounced in various ways in different parts of Japan. Sometimes it is a liquid L-like sound, but most of the time it's a voiced alveolar tap, which is like, imagine the rolled rr of Spanish, but only doing a single tap, instead of that long roll/trill. This sound is also present in some dialects of Americal English in words like better (as the tt). Other forms of rhotic (r-sound) are used in Japanese too.
@@xadek821 It literally is
Japanese has "R" all over their vocabulary. I tough Japan was famous for putting R everywere when they speak other languages
@@xadek821 No, because English L and R are only approximately present in Japanese, and their "R" sound can easily sound like either depending on the context and which part of Japan the person is from. Make an R sound and think about what your tongue is doing. Now think about how every time a Japanese person makes an "R" sound, the tip of their tongue touches the roof of their mouth
The one guy who seemed to pronounce both words easily is so fine, god damn. He’s a gorgeous man and his speaking voice was so soft yet masculine.
I've been learning English as a foreign language for the last 36 years but I've never felt satisfied with the level of my current English proficiency. So I can relate to the hardship the Japanese went through in learning English which is not spoken in daily basis.
Don't worry, we know what you are saying.
Well, not always, for example ブラック (burakku) is a bit hard to hear as 'black' if you aren't used to how Japanese people represent English words.
" I sometimes eat lice."
@@AR-vd2ys
A proper English speaker will understand, using context.
Unless the English speaker is an imbecile.
Risk and Failure
Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home.
-Matthew 14:22
Have you ever attempted something in life that met with failure? All too often we beat ourselves up when we fail because we didn’t come up with the greatest success of all time.
In chapter 14 of Matthew’s Gospel, we find the story of a failure, a spectacular failure, in fact. Trouble was brewing. The people wanted to make Jesus king by force. So Jesus effectively said to the disciples, “Okay, guys, get in the boat. You’re out of here.”
Jesus knew this would destroy them because, on more than one occasion, the disciples argued about who would be greatest in the kingdom. They expected to go from being ostracized to being men of great influence. And it would have destroyed them.
Thus, for their own protection, Jesus had to get them out of there as soon as possible. He sent the disciples across the lake and sent the people home. Then He went away by Himself to pray.
Meanwhile, a storm was brewing. Did Jesus know that a storm was on the way? Yes. But He who allowed the storm would be there with them. And, as the terrified disciples strained against the storm, Jesus showed up, walking on the water. They thought it was a ghost, but Jesus told them, “Don’t be afraid. . . . Take courage. I am here!”
(verse 27 )
Peter was so moved by this that he wanted to prove his courage to Jesus. He said, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water” (verse 28)
Peter was willing to put it all on the line.
He was looking at Jesus, and that gave him confidence and courage. Let’s also notice that Peter didn’t do this presumptuously. He didn’t say, “Lord, I’m coming! Hang on!” Instead, he asked Jesus for permission.
Maybe Jesus smiled at this point. We don’t know for certain. But He said to Peter, “Yes, come” (verse 29)
We do know that Peter took a few steps because Matthew goes on to say, “Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus” (verse 29)
Now, this is a great moment. Whatever follows cannot undo it. We can find fault with Peter for a number of things, but no one else attempted this.
Now, did Peter sink? Yes. But if you’re going to fail, then this is the way to do it. Peter made his mistakes, but this was impressive. And really, when we look at his shortcomings, we see that most, if not all, seemed to come from a heart that wanted to do the right thing. He just didn’t always go about it in the right way.
We can sit like armchair quarterbacks and critique people who attempt things for God. But what have we done lately? Have we taken a risk for the kingdom of God? Have we taken a step of faith? It would be better to try and fail than to sit around and do nothing. Peter was doing his part. And so should we.
@@terryriley6410 Exactly! I still have a very hard time sometimes reading their Japanese-English (katakana). Like "wh一 what r they tryna write here? Aut- auto focus?" Then turned out its "out of focus"! Lmao. I can never guess the words right
there's a Filipino joke that went: the japanese (world war era) said "Japan love's the Philippines" but pronounce it like "Japan robs the Philippines".....
That's not the joke 😂 it was part Ninoy Aquino's speech where he joked how a Japanese friend told him, "You know why you are rocky, you have president who robs you and a first lady who robs you more." (Rocky=lucky and rob=love)
Risk and Failure
Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home.
-Matthew 14:22
Have you ever attempted something in life that met with failure? All too often we beat ourselves up when we fail because we didn’t come up with the greatest success of all time.
In chapter 14 of Matthew’s Gospel, we find the story of a failure, a spectacular failure, in fact. Trouble was brewing. The people wanted to make Jesus king by force. So Jesus effectively said to the disciples, “Okay, guys, get in the boat. You’re out of here.”
Jesus knew this would destroy them because, on more than one occasion, the disciples argued about who would be greatest in the kingdom. They expected to go from being ostracized to being men of great influence. And it would have destroyed them.
Thus, for their own protection, Jesus had to get them out of there as soon as possible. He sent the disciples across the lake and sent the people home. Then He went away by Himself to pray.
Meanwhile, a storm was brewing. Did Jesus know that a storm was on the way? Yes. But He who allowed the storm would be there with them. And, as the terrified disciples strained against the storm, Jesus showed up, walking on the water. They thought it was a ghost, but Jesus told them, “Don’t be afraid. . . . Take courage. I am here!”
(verse 27 )
Peter was so moved by this that he wanted to prove his courage to Jesus. He said, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water” (verse 28)
Peter was willing to put it all on the line.
He was looking at Jesus, and that gave him confidence and courage. Let’s also notice that Peter didn’t do this presumptuously. He didn’t say, “Lord, I’m coming! Hang on!” Instead, he asked Jesus for permission.
Maybe Jesus smiled at this point. We don’t know for certain. But He said to Peter, “Yes, come” (verse 29)
We do know that Peter took a few steps because Matthew goes on to say, “Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus” (verse 29)
Now, this is a great moment. Whatever follows cannot undo it. We can find fault with Peter for a number of things, but no one else attempted this.
Now, did Peter sink? Yes. But if you’re going to fail, then this is the way to do it. Peter made his mistakes, but this was impressive. And really, when we look at his shortcomings, we see that most, if not all, seemed to come from a heart that wanted to do the right thing. He just didn’t always go about it in the right way.
We can sit like armchair quarterbacks and critique people who attempt things for God. But what have we done lately? Have we taken a risk for the kingdom of God? Have we taken a step of faith? It would be better to try and fail than to sit around and do nothing. Peter was doing his part. And so should we.
Guy in the black jacket pronouncing the words perfectly, but still thinks it's quite hard. I love his pronunciation tho
How did he do that? Born overseas?
Risk and Failure
Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home.
-Matthew 14:22
Have you ever attempted something in life that met with failure? All too often we beat ourselves up when we fail because we didn’t come up with the greatest success of all time.
In chapter 14 of Matthew’s Gospel, we find the story of a failure, a spectacular failure, in fact. Trouble was brewing. The people wanted to make Jesus king by force. So Jesus effectively said to the disciples, “Okay, guys, get in the boat. You’re out of here.”
Jesus knew this would destroy them because, on more than one occasion, the disciples argued about who would be greatest in the kingdom. They expected to go from being ostracized to being men of great influence. And it would have destroyed them.
Thus, for their own protection, Jesus had to get them out of there as soon as possible. He sent the disciples across the lake and sent the people home. Then He went away by Himself to pray.
Meanwhile, a storm was brewing. Did Jesus know that a storm was on the way? Yes. But He who allowed the storm would be there with them. And, as the terrified disciples strained against the storm, Jesus showed up, walking on the water. They thought it was a ghost, but Jesus told them, “Don’t be afraid. . . . Take courage. I am here!”
(verse 27 )
Peter was so moved by this that he wanted to prove his courage to Jesus. He said, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water” (verse 28)
Peter was willing to put it all on the line.
He was looking at Jesus, and that gave him confidence and courage. Let’s also notice that Peter didn’t do this presumptuously. He didn’t say, “Lord, I’m coming! Hang on!” Instead, he asked Jesus for permission.
Maybe Jesus smiled at this point. We don’t know for certain. But He said to Peter, “Yes, come” (verse 29)
We do know that Peter took a few steps because Matthew goes on to say, “Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus” (verse 29)
Now, this is a great moment. Whatever follows cannot undo it. We can find fault with Peter for a number of things, but no one else attempted this.
Now, did Peter sink? Yes. But if you’re going to fail, then this is the way to do it. Peter made his mistakes, but this was impressive. And really, when we look at his shortcomings, we see that most, if not all, seemed to come from a heart that wanted to do the right thing. He just didn’t always go about it in the right way.
We can sit like armchair quarterbacks and critique people who attempt things for God. But what have we done lately? Have we taken a risk for the kingdom of God? Have we taken a step of faith? It would be better to try and fail than to sit around and do nothing. Peter was doing his part. And so should we.
That last guy voice was like some Japanese anime character's 😂❤️
its ok because you have your own and you preserve your culture i love Japan ❤️❤️ 🇯🇵
久々に見たわKOREANBOSS😂
Based on my observation, Japanese people tend to combine the L and R sounds. Some tend to pronounce the L sound but end up curling back their tongue at the last part of making the sound that's why they end up making this L/R sound which sounds confusing for foreigners. Also, they don't have a distinction between L and R sound in their language and don't emphasize on the movement of their tongue when speaking in their own language which is common for people who use their L1(mother tongue) on a daily basis. Once again, these are just my observations as a former English teacher to Japanese. I might be wrong though.
In English L sound is made when the tongue touches the roof of the mouth and for R the tongue arch off the floor of the mouth. In Japanese only R sound is present there are no L words but the way R is pronounced is midway between English R and L. So that is why they have problem with R’s and L’s. Also, when listening to Japanese music some R’s may sound like L’s!!😅
I read this novel "Sayonara" where the main character is Lloyd but his lover who's japanese calls him Rroyd-san 🙈💕
Japanese mom: "Can you cook 5 cups of lice for dinner?"
Back then when i was a kid speaking japanese was my dream,now that i think about it I'm grateful that i was born in somewhere where international schools are completely all over the city,since i think that id rather much know english than japanese after seeing people struggle,and if i was a japanese learning English i most def would give up Lmao.since that is probably very out of what I'm used too.huge respect to everyone learning English! You'll get to it eventually. Plus, English is the universal language.if you can read English,it just gives you so much more access and freedom in social media.and travelling too.
Side note: if you're learning English,japanese or not,i hope itll work out for you one day! Lots of love from me ❤
L pronounced as R In Japanese
*L (death note) my name was always pronounced wrong* 😂
The person who is in blue suit and telling about letters sounds. Does anybody told you have a great voice which is most attractive ❤❤❤
I've been living in Korea for 5 years and what I find interesting here is that there is no differentiation in writing between R and L here which is ㄹ.
They do pronounce it as R and L, but it's really condition related and position related.
It is possible and they are able to pronounce R and L properly in English. But they do still mix it up most of the time in English
In Japan and Korea, English is only a tool for test, not a language for communication.
Japanese company, Rakuten. If you are management material, you will be proficient in English in a couple of years, or you will be fired if you are not.
After I returned to the US after living three years in Japan during my childhood, I vividly remember not being able to pronounce the word “world” anymore. It sounded like “wadud” whenever I tried saying it because of the back to back r and L. It took me months to recover my English accent and diction.
This is my case too!!!!!!
I think it’s because you don’t use your tongue when speaking Japanese
@@ami3765 I'm glad?? (not sure if this is the right adjective) that someone had the same experience. The struggle was so real!
I remember learning to pronounce were-reld...world...😂
This video shows how humble the Japanese are. The way they admit how lacking they are when speaking in English yet not dissing their culture is something we should all emulate as global citizens of this world.
Man whenever I see a person speaking Japanese...my heart melts❤❤ really so cute accent.. really give butterflies ❤
Its highly recommendable for many foreigners and locals of Japan and countries to understand the english language, its enunciation, as well as pronunciation, since it gives the perfection of language as well as the excellence in skills of commanding oneself. What about doing it in English to Japanese, its also another Story. Haik, Bansai Oishi! PLDT San san...SME/Generalists Sansan...../Haik++++Japan PLDT/Haik.
the guy with the earring was really good. he seems very cosmopolitan. maybe he travels a lot.
As a Japanese living in the UK, I can confirm that most of my friends living in Japan (learning English in school normaly) say it is challenging to learn it. This is because, in Japan, all the letters in the Hiragana/Katakana alphabet are followed by a vowel (except for nn). So we don't have the opportunity to say black so it will turn out like "burakku". Unless if you learn from young age, English will be quite difficult for Japanese people.
I grew up in the UK but my first language was Japanese so I actually learned English while in school nursery so it actually isn't that good😅but I personally find Japanese more natural so speak since we don't have many negative/swear words unlike English.
Don’t worry, been speaking English all my life and still have tons of words I can’t pronounce properly 😅
Why do I feel like I'm watching animé characters being interviewed?
Im learning Japanese everyday I admit its very tiresome. Someday im gonna visit Japan and if i get a chance i want to help them learning English without expecting anything in return. Sharing is caring... Work hard be a good person spread love😊
Linguistically it's because those sounds (l/r) are allophones with specific rules about location within the word, and in English they are separate phonemes. Americans do the same when they learn languages in which the phonemes of that language are alophones in ours.
In other words, the Japanese person in this video who said they don't have that sound is INCORRECT - they have both sounds, but they don't treat them as different sounds in their mind, they sound the same to them because they define them as being the same.
@@kevinconnors2430 Japanese really doesn't have a L, there is a precise definition of what a L is (a lateral consonant by obstructing the centre of the mouth and allowing air to flow through the side). Japanese on the other hand does not have a lateral consonant, as the alveolar tap is central.
Despite that a Japanese would never hesitate to help someone if they needed it. Been there- one of the friendliest countries.
I think the Japanese ra-column is a sound between L and R (slightly closer to L), but most foreigners pronounce it with R because of the Roman alphabet.
It’s like a short rolled R, like a mixture between R, L and D almost. Most languages don’t have a similar sound, so a lot of people struggle with it
Right Yagami 💀
It's ok. Japanese accent is the cutest.
Ikr!
no it;s not... weebs
ありがとう
@@lifeisshort666 alright, sorry, "hiroki k". 😒
@@theeternelle What? I mean I am half Japanese and Korean but I certainly do not find the Japanese accent "the cutest". Weebs go out of their way and always comment, "That girl looks like an anime girl", "her voice is so anime", and "Japanese accent is adorable", no it is not. I'm not trying to say that Korean accent is the "cutest", they're both just average, they're just a language. I'm just so sick and tired of weebs.
I'm so happy to see how supportive the people are here. With all your ups and downs, I LOVE YOU, HUMANITY! ❤ ❤ ❤
日本では英語の授業なのに先生が日本語で教えてる…英語の文章を日本語で訳したり…フリガナがあったり…英語なら英語で教えればいいのに😅だから覚えられないんだよねー
英語は英語でも"This is an apple!"みたいな意味不な日常生活で一切使わない単語しか出てこないしw
@@shadowllght 確かに文単体では使わないかもですけど、例文から学べることは沢山ありますよ
習得する言語を母国語に訳す勉強は文法訳読法、先生が生徒の獲得したい言語で授業する方法を直接教授法といいます。どちらかに優劣は無く立派な独立した教授法ですよ。
文部科学省は前回の学習指導要領の改訂で英語の授業では主に英語を使用するようにという指示を教員たちに出すようになっています。
どちらがいいでしょうね？
日本語で教えてるから覚えられないとかくそ適当なこと言ってて草
英語がわからんから日本語じゃないと理解不能です。理解不能なものを積み上げてもただの無駄な経験になるだけです。
"Black Obama" 😂
A Japanese person I know said she didn’t learn English for real until she arrived in the states. She said she took English classes in Japan for 6 years, but that didn’t prepare her enough. So she took English classes and active tutoring for 2 years while living in the states and damn is she good at it now.
I feel like I can totally understand the lack of emphasis on speaking vs. learning proper grammar, vocabulary, and spelling. Not sure if this is something that applies to everyone in the States, but where I went to high school taking a foreign language class wasn’t required but highly recommended, so I took Spanish for 3 years. I can easily say that in those classes that grammar and memorization of vocabulary were more important than speaking. Tbh my Spanish is rusty as hell, but I’m glad I know a little bit lol
It's like letter P, F, and V in sundanese, Indonesia. They'd sound the same 'ep' 😅
Different languages have its own uniqueness..so what language we may be..we must respect each other's languages..and be proud of what language we are born of..
Is it just me or do you find listening to the Japanese extremely therapeutic too?
The last guy's voice was very tranquil. Their voice actors are always top notch as well.
The third guy got me😂
The one who said “eh I didn’t know that” looks like me when I’m done with my life but still try to give reactions so I won’t lose my relationships 😂😂😂😂
I love how they pronounce English words.... かわいい
I took a semester of Japanese in college and my next door neighbor in the dorms was a Japanese exchange student and he tried to help me learn to pronounce their L/R sound and I could never achieve it properly so I think the limitation works in both directions.
Schools should teach the IPA and linguistics, not individual languages, it much easier to learn languages later in life if you understand how to pronounce them and the different grammatical structures used, rather than learning a little bit of grammar and a ton of vocab.
Aaie don sink gibingu chiidran ingrisu beeara make them guud att tho speaking ingrisu
Makes sense. I am learning spanish and it is hard. I am learning the prinouciations they make that we don't have in english and that helps. But still it is hard.
Learn English from the Filipinos. They are excellent teachers.
I literally just learned so much from the last woman ❤That’s so interesting that they focus on the written word but don’t emphasize the spoken word as much. And I personally don’t gaf if someone whose first language isn’t English mispronounces stuff. Even Americans mispronounce things all the time❤
Actually Japanese 'R' sound is somewhere between actual 'r' and 'l' sound.
The second from the last guy has a dreamy voice❤
0:28 - Even when they think they are not confused, they are confused.
The last one is very honest and well aware of the situation
Japan is the most advanced country in terms of technology and other weird stuff. It's a country on top. They should not be hard to themselves. The world envy them. Please convey 🙏
That's quite far from the truth
The last woman simply pointed to the fact that learning (scholarly) a language without verbal communication doesn't help in any positive language growth. The fact that they can read and write is a great leap but an immersion period is necessary to put in application their language skills. As a person that learned oral English in my last year's of elementary school (in which I had to double because of my total lack of that skill) I can relate to them; as in my previous city only 1% of the people spoke English and there was no TV or radio input (pre-internet🤣🤣). Luckily for me (and my brothers) my parents were able to move in another city in which there were more than 40% speakers.
Funfact: during ww2 the americans used a lot of code words that containted the letters l and r because the japanese soldiers would always pronouns them wrong
Wow i love how our languages are so different! Thats so incredible! I never thought ‘black’ or ‘rice’ would be hard to pronounce ‼️
英語のRって世界の言語の中でも結構特殊な音だからねぇ。
Risk and Failure
Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home.
-Matthew 14:22
Have you ever attempted something in life that met with failure? All too often we beat ourselves up when we fail because we didn’t come up with the greatest success of all time.
In chapter 14 of Matthew’s Gospel, we find the story of a failure, a spectacular failure, in fact. Trouble was brewing. The people wanted to make Jesus king by force. So Jesus effectively said to the disciples, “Okay, guys, get in the boat. You’re out of here.”
Jesus knew this would destroy them because, on more than one occasion, the disciples argued about who would be greatest in the kingdom. They expected to go from being ostracized to being men of great influence. And it would have destroyed them.
Thus, for their own protection, Jesus had to get them out of there as soon as possible. He sent the disciples across the lake and sent the people home. Then He went away by Himself to pray.
Meanwhile, a storm was brewing. Did Jesus know that a storm was on the way? Yes. But He who allowed the storm would be there with them. And, as the terrified disciples strained against the storm, Jesus showed up, walking on the water. They thought it was a ghost, but Jesus told them, “Don’t be afraid. . . . Take courage. I am here!”
(verse 27 )
Peter was so moved by this that he wanted to prove his courage to Jesus. He said, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water” (verse 28)
Peter was willing to put it all on the line.
He was looking at Jesus, and that gave him confidence and courage. Let’s also notice that Peter didn’t do this presumptuously. He didn’t say, “Lord, I’m coming! Hang on!” Instead, he asked Jesus for permission.
Maybe Jesus smiled at this point. We don’t know for certain. But He said to Peter, “Yes, come” (verse 29)
We do know that Peter took a few steps because Matthew goes on to say, “Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus” (verse 29)
Now, this is a great moment. Whatever follows cannot undo it. We can find fault with Peter for a number of things, but no one else attempted this.
Now, did Peter sink? Yes. But if you’re going to fail, then this is the way to do it. Peter made his mistakes, but this was impressive. And really, when we look at his shortcomings, we see that most, if not all, seemed to come from a heart that wanted to do the right thing. He just didn’t always go about it in the right way.
We can sit like armchair quarterbacks and critique people who attempt things for God. But what have we done lately? Have we taken a risk for the kingdom of God? Have we taken a step of faith? It would be better to try and fail than to sit around and do nothing. Peter was doing his part. And so should we.
They are so cute
English for just 6 years, we study it for 12 yrs compulsorily
That last sentence was on point.
We can pronounce “buraku” but “lice” is harder. 😅
its cute how he doesn’t realize his pronunciation of rice was actually better than for black😭
i love the Japanese accent ❤
I didn't know the R sound was not a think in Japanese. I knew the sound of "th" was not a thing in Chinese.
Apparently both of the "th" sounds in English (as in "this" and "math") are very rare globally. Like less than 8% of languages have either or both of those sounds.
Arigato, kura, etc.. yes, R is a base consonant for phonetics. The L sound close, but it starts with tongue full contact to upper palate, where as R is just a near contact tongue to palate slide
@@極楽鳥-m8m yeah, i think he was confusing the tap r sound that is sometimes in spanish for example with an L type sound
@@bakmanthetitan i can't pronounce th properly, every th becomes d 😂
@@bakmanthetitan true , in Arabic we have " ث" as in math , " ذ" as in this and 2 other letters " ض" &"ظ" as in that . But we dont have G as in girl P as in pray .
漢字が日本語として取り込まれたようにアルファベットも発音含めて日本語として取り込まれた発音と意味で覚えちゃってるから
Link to full video 😬?
For improving the peaking skill a person should hear the target language and should try to speak in that language constantly. It is not easy to improve four main skills in a foreign languge. As we all learn a language while we grow up, it took us years to speak it perfectly. For example we were still learning new words in middle school so learning a new language and speaking it fluently just by learning it in school or courses are not enough and it is nobody's fault. For a perfect pronunciation (apart from fluency) after puberty it is nearly impossible to achieve a perfect pronunciaton bc organs to articulate sounds stop developing. For me language is to communicate so as long as people understand eachother there is no need for a perfect nativelike pronunciation.
Let's just take a moment to appreciate that they studied and took time to learn English. The reverse is not true. Very few Americans can read Kanji or katakana.
They did great!
Japanese｢ZA WAAARUDO!!!｣
Gaijins｢TOKIOHHHHHHH!!!｣
同じようなもんだな😂
As a non japanese i dont find it hard to pronounce tokyo lol
@@-_a- Even if you think it's easy, it doesn't mean you're pronouncing it correctly
@@乾燥途中の干し柿 None of the sounds are unfamiliar to an English speaker, though. You just have to be aware of how it's pronounced. The typical romanization doesn't help either ("Tokyo" wiithout the dashes or Us, making it look like short "o" sounds). That's in stark contrast to something like l/r sounds, which your mouth may have literally never produced in your life.
At this point, I'm just listening to these interviews cause I like hearing the japanese language being spoken softly
Ooh ! So it's like difference between Urdu and Telugu or Hindi ....." kha " doesn't exist in both those languages as a result my name " Khan " gets butchered by both the language speaking people. When I was young I used to get annoyed now I just laugh.
@Haruhi OP is right, we Hindi speakers don't pronounce Urdu 'kha' from the epiglottis like how it should for words like 'dawaakhana' or 'Khan'. Hindi 'kha' as in khana(food) is pronounced differently
I love Japanese culture and Japanese people so much my heart swelled just listening to this
I remember the CEO of Lululemon deliberately putting a bunch of Ls on the brand so it'll sound foreign to Japanese people and he also said that it's funny that they can't pronounce the Ls, so it'll sound like Rururemon.
I work as a part time online English tutor and yes, it's really tricky for them to say the r sound. I usually have to show the tongue placement when you say r. And it's true that they don't get to practice speaking cause they feel shy.
Japanese "ryu" and "ryo" sounds are really hard to pronounce for English speakers.
Also the Japanese r is different from both the English r and l so it is difficult for English speakers at first.
After studing Japanese for 20 years and living in Japan for 10 years of that speaking it every day I still can't pronounce some vowel sounds correctly and it's really hard for me to hear the difference, so yeah Japanese is hard toooo
そうですね。
それにも関わらずリョウっていう名前の人やリュウタロウみたいな名前の人がたくさんいます😅
英語圏に親戚がいるリョウさんが、「なんで海外にいる親戚は自分の名前を正しく発音してくれないの？長い名前じゃないのに。」と思っていたそうですが、「あ、発音が難しいのか」と後で理解したそうです。
海外の人の発音はリィョウと聞こえるそうです。無駄な母音が聞こえます。
日本人的にはリョウとリョーはほとんど同じ音ですが、リョウの方が「 ︶ 」⬅️このような曲線で発音しています。
日本語は発音する音の長さが大事です。
長すぎると上記のように無駄な母音が聞こえたり、短すぎても「っ」が入って聞こえたりします。
ryuとryoが難しいとは知りませんでした！
このコメント見て発音してみたんですけど、確かに日本人の私でもうまく言えてないかも笑
English has the yu glide but not the yo glide. An example of the -yu glide in English is the word few. The problem they have is with the alveolar tap R, which doesn't exist in the American accent
This is so interesting, currently in early stages of learning Japanese. I’ve noticed the “R” and “L” sound. It’s hard for English speakers to learn the opposite as well!
Just remember Practice Makes Perfect!! Great Video Thanks for Sharing💚🤍🍀🤍💚
Burakku in Portuguese is hole
GAGAGGAAGGAG
Love language differences & language studies
It's okay, as long as they understand some english, I can still communicate with them with my broken japanese.
Lol Ruffy!!
It's funny how we need to practice Japanese but we are fully knowledgeable in English
Huh?
I agree with the last girl in the UK too we learn foreign languages for like 5 years and we still can't speak a word of them. We just learn how to memorise sentences and then blurt them out in the exam
So most people in Japan can't speak L word?
The sound we have in Japan is somewhat similar to L than R so ppl associate R with English a lot. This makes them mix up the letters so they even pronounce words with L as R, not that they can’t pronounce L.
As a foreigner who studied Japanese, their alphabets are phonetic based. So ka ki ku ke ko, sa shi su se so and some others. Japanese doesn't have any world which pronounces L. But they still have to learn foreign language which has L pronounciation somewhere in their language. In order to write these language, especially words with L, they have another scripture called katakana for it. And they use the sound R in case of L because of the non existent of L sound. They can pronounce it... but if you ask them to read it will be confusing.
Not all ☺️
@@seafog I'd say it's the other way around, but yeah... It's not that they can't pronounce it though, they just can't hear the difference easily and therefore it leads them to guess with low accuracy which was said (and consequently there's no way for them to create a distinction between them without knowing which one is which)
Can they sing lalalalala...or it'll sound rarararara?
The reason L and R is hard is because those phonemes don't exist in Japanese, the L the guy was talking about in Japanese is actually a different phoneme entirely than the L in English. The Japanese L/R tongue placement is actually on the hard palette instead of the soft palette or just behind the teeth, like the English R and L are, respectively
But we all have the same mouth anatomy😂😂😂.
Muscle memory. We inadvertently can pronounce L and R but ppl who didnt grow up making those sounds need to learn it at an older age => way more difficult. Just like u cant speak english like sb who was born in an english speaking country BUT u still have the same "mouth anatomy". Needs practice