@@sparklesparklesparkle6318 very true, vids like these really help alot because i recognise alot of points when im deliberately studying just from these videos
I really wondered about the meaning of やつ. I thought it was only referring to people, but that's interesting to find out it can be used in many ways. Useful indeed!
@@DigiDragon001 I know the original kanji used to mean slave, but we never use the word奴 in that meaning in modern Japanese. You have to add 隷 after 奴 if you want to describe slave.
Thanks for making intermediate level videos that use realistic and well acted examples that make you work for it. I was giving up on further learning Japanese because of boring/childish examples, but this is fun again
He makes it fun without joking around, that's also quite a skill I appreciate! I'm also trying to practice on pronunciation again with his sentences, I'm happy to finally hear example sentences pronounced by a man instead of a woman!
I love "It's weird" as a description for something being wrong. Because sometimes something is technically allowed by grammar, but still just wrong in a way thats hard to pin down.
It's simply what people use or don't use. Which means it sounds normal and they understand exactly what is meant easily. Since a grammar is not a full description of a language, it doesn't tell you what to say, much less in every situation. The bulk of a language doesn't follow from a simple ruleset, meaning is essentially idiomatic.
Yeah, shows how linguistics is fluod and imprecise even thoygh we try to make strict rules for everything. Sure, a lot of the rules may work most of the time, but language can never be strictly defined and there will always be exceptions
Even the 30 minute ones don’t feel like a waste of time like most other Japanese learning channels and he covers more in depth topics than why people shouldn’t use “sayonara” and “doshite”. Truly a blessing sent from japanland
It's so weird to me that they don't teach you this even though it's so commonplace. I studied Japanese for 2 years and never once heard this word. Then after living in Japan for a month, I had already heard it so much that it became a permanent part of my daily speech.
Because when you learn Japanese you learn the basics as well as the proper wordings and sentences. Yatsu is somewhat of a casual way so japanese teachers and institutes dont typically teach it. Plus you’ll pick it up naturally as you converse with Japanese people eventually
I think the way Japanese is taught has a real issue with formal and informal speech because, let’s face it, the way Japanese people speak to each other on a daily basis (outside the workplace) is completely different from the formal version of Japanese that we learn overseas. I don’t see why it can’t just be taught that there is context and then trust the student to understand when to use what! It’s a big part of Japanese culture to orient yourself in a situation… something that is hardly taught. I found it very difficult to unlearn bad habits (eg. conjugating from DESU form not ROOT verbs) in order to speak normal Japanese because all I ever was exposed to was either formal Japanese (that didn’t even resemble what it was like to learn at a Japanese university-I attended Waseda) or manga (we’re talking DBZ 😅 it was the 1990s & I was in TX).
@@Nerubiru well, idk where you live but a lot of people where I live use "shit" instead "stuff". "stuff" isn't used really here and sounds really white
@@Disorder2312 I think you underestimate the amount of work needed to produce this 6min video. Those are def not impromptu explanations, things like "point at object without mentioning the name of the object" show thought out scripting. Timing subtitles, with translations and furigana, acting out, editing and retaking the sample dialogs. Take note of the number of cuts between the sentences. Things were retaken a lot. It's not exactly rocket science but I wouldn't call that easy.
I hear やつ *all the time* in conversations and yet it's not really taught properly in any of the textbooks. Super useful! By the way, I really appreciate that you speak with a natural speed when giving examples. ところで、今、エビスが飲みたくなっちゃったんだ😆
It took me half an hour to try and understand 飲みたくなっちゃったんだ. Why can one verb be so long and complicated. I thought I was messing around chaining on 30 conjugations to a single verb all those years ago, but the more I learn the more I realise it sometimes happens 😥 飲む (to drink) -> 飲み + たい (want to drink) -> 飲みたく + なる (to become wanting to drink) -> 飲みたくなって + しまう (before realising, becoming wanting to drink) -> 飲みたくなってしまった (before [ I / you ] realised, became wanting to drink) -> 飲みたくなっちゃった + んだ (you didn't know previously, but I have become wanting to drink) -> 飲みたくなっちゃったんだ (as above, but the whole sentence together) Like wow. It's basically a sentence on it's own Edit: I suppose in this case they were auxiliary verbs not conjugations.. but my point still stands that it's complicated
Your videos are some of the best Japanese learning videos for me. Not many channels provide so many examples in Japanese conversation and also explain the intricacies of each situation. Please make more of these. Love it!
Video was great timing since I just went over やつ and it only said it can be used to describe someone in a derogatory way. Thanks for clarifying the usage of this word, these videos are very concise and useful.
After watching just a few videos, I’ve come to believe you are one of the best Japanese language youtubers out there, if not the best. I was never taught やつ in class, but when I came to Japan I realized that it is used all the time. I also came to the conclusion that it can be translated as “one” - so simple yet rarely taught! I also loved your video about (な)んです
@@DigiDragon001 my understanding is that that is one meaning of it. When used to describe people it can take on different meanings, many of them derogatory or condescending.
Thank you! I learned 2 ways to use やつ (object, person) thanks to your video. If it's possible, can you also talk about こと and もの? Me and my friends in the uni had a hard time trying to understand these 🥲
@@じゅげむ-s6b とこ is an abbreviation of ところ used colloquially, which translates to "place", but in this case it conveys the "part" nuance. It specifically refers to a specific part of a whole, and it actually has a similar use and meaning to やつ when referring to an object and modifying a noun. - 主人公が橋を駆け出した *とこ* 、面白くない？ "Isn't *the part* where the protagonist started running on the bridge really cool?" - 先生の説明でわからない *とこ* が多い。 "There a lot of *things* I didn't understand in the teacher's explanation. Hope this explanation helps!
This video was a random algorithm find for me today and I'm so glad! Not only are you super informative (and I really appreciate learning stuff that books don't tend to teach), you really don't slow down or classroom-ify your Japanese speaking with your examples and I appreciate that. It is a little harder but gives a much more real world feel to your examples that I like. 💕
This is very helpful. Thank you. There is another youtuber I watch that uses Yatsu often. Context is very important. You are great at providing context.
I wish textbooks talked like you do. The way you explain things is so real a d makes so much more sense then the fabricated fake scenarios in the textbooks.
Each of your videos has been so on point. You always seem to come up with topics that are rarely directly talked about, but are actually vital to know.
This is GREAT! Honestly, your teaching style is so excellent. If I went back in time to study japanese in school and you were my only teacher, it would have been sufficient haha!
I watched a lot of anime and learned Japanese due to my love for it. When I learned the bad words, I laughed when “this guy” (koitsu) is considered a grave insult in Japanese. It’s commonly used in anime tho
I decided to start learning Japanese and Korean when I was 13 (almost 12 yrs ago) Just by TH-cam and printing worksheets I found online. I fully learned Hiragana, Katakana and Hangul within a month and was able to write and pronounce them fluently but after I learned basic words, stroke order and sentence structures, I started to focus more on school and then I quit learning it. I'm back and I'm dedicating it all to Japanese now and your videos are helping me alongside others. Thank you 😊
@banquo4223 I was young, and I have good photographic memory so those both enabled me to learn quickly 🥲 But I also dedicated so much time to it and normally when I enjoy something, I become obsessed. I would literally be writing characters in my school books, tables, on my arms, on any piece of paper almost every day so I think that's what helped me. I guess my advice is just practice with a lot of repetition 😭
@@banquo4223 how many times did school/your parents make you write out the alphabet/just write words when you were growing up? unfortunately that's the answer
@@Alex-hv8rj Everything I said in my comment I learned within a month. It's right there and I said after learning those bits, I quit to focus on school. So, since then I never touched Korean or Japanese so basically a total of 12 years of NOT learning. Hopefully you understand this time.
i literally just found your channel because of youtube recommendations and im so glad! I'm a beginner in japanese so everything you talk about in your videos is helpful! The best way to learn a language is to understand the culture its from and how people use it there ^^
I love your videos so much!! Everytime I learn something new I always practice with my Japanese teacher during weekly lessons and I can definitely notice how much natural I sound now. I was wondering if you could do a video on the difference between ~なら and ~たら and how to know when to use which? It's something that still trips me up but your explanations are super easy to learn so would appreciate it. Thank you!!
Your videos are so easy to understand!! the explanations are so good. Not many people make it as clear as you do and the examples you provide are great
i really like this, im trying to learn japanese and this is like taking a class about japanese except its that one cool teacher that everyone likes. i really miss those classes.
Having you actually explain it made me realize I've sort of understood this subconsciously for a long time?????? Between growing up with Japanese media and now working with many Japanese speakers everyday, I understood it but didn't "know it". Weirdest feeling learning something you already understand but was never equipped to use... till now. THANK YOU!!!
I love the way you give easy to understand but also clearly natively spoken examples. Thank you for making these videos and I hope you keep making them.
Kaname-sensei - I think what I appreciate about your lessons the most is that they approach language from a more natural way. Thanks for all your lessons. I look forward to using it while I'm in Hokkaido again this year; I practice every day.
I've been lucky enough to have had some incredible teachers in the past, particularly a maths teacher who used to lecture at Cambridge university. You are comparable with him. You really have a gift for teaching and I'm very grateful you make videos. ありがとうございます
Thank you for the clear explanation! Since I've always perceived やつ to have a derogatory/colloquial feeling to it, I wonder if it's commonly accepted when you use it with a superior/senior/any person you have to be more polite with - when of course やつ is referring to an object. The examples you kindly listed make me think it is, but for some reason I still can't fully wrap my head around it. Thank you again!
Thanks for this video! It's great to find a channel dealing with some of the nuances of conversational Japanese, something that's often neglected in content aimed at less advanced learners. This was something I'd picked up on from hearing it used frequently, and it was great to get a clearer impression of how to use it!
When I learned this word, the material only said an offensive meaning, so I was always confused hearing it in some anime contexts. Thanks for the explanation, it helped me a lot.
It's my impression that a lot of Japanese teaching materials tend to err on the safe side, so to speak. Avoiding at all teaching anything that in some circumstances may be offensive, always teaching polite forms first etc
So true! I don’t recall ever being taught about やつ. It was something I picked up gradually before the days of TH-cam and great helpful videos like this one!
Yes! やつ is like one of the most used and useful words in japanese but no textbook bothers teaching it lol. I'm not a native japanese speaker but I find myself using やつ and なんか a lot.
Kaname-san I enjoy your work. My greatest challenge is the rapidity/speed with that you speak, and as a learner of the Japanese Language, it is intimidating. Arigato Goziamasu
Your videos are amazing! I was just listening to one of 宇多田ヒカル's songs which has the word やつ in it, you helped me understand the song more :D Would you make a video explaining 〜てくる／〜ていく? These two grammar items are not hard to understand but I think if you could explain the nuances in using them for us Japanese learners, we would be able to use them better in daily life :)
You've hit the nail on the head mate with the format and content of your videos. The way you explain Japanese facilitates so much natural thought when listening. I'm always like "yep that makes sense now." Or "Oh yeah, I remember my mates speaking like that." Great work. :)
Your teaching style is very easy to understand! Can you make a video on desu kedo (ですけど)? i hear it a lot but dont really understand how it changes the sentence. maybe just a video on けど would be super helpful
but けど means "but". often used at the end of the sentence if you want to sound very polite like someone who doesnt demand and is thoughtfull that it may be difficult to meet his wish even if it may not be true.thats why people use it when they ask something, like direction on the street, or when they call restaurant or hair dresser.
@@PuReXtremeGaming but what i said about people using it to show that they dont demand and are aware that their request can be denied, and softening thing is same thing. Teachers call it softening, but dont explain exactly what is in mind of person when they use it. So weird to me.
this video has been in my recomended for like a week and I wasnt interested until I heard someone say it then I came back and this was a great explanation
Your videos are very good thank you. I'll probably never be able to speak Japanese anywhere near a fluent level, but my main goal is to be able to read Japanese clearly.
@@mursyidelric4734 Yes sort of, but there are different challenges involved. Like, my tone accent and speaking skills can suck and I could still read fine.
@@UzumakiHarutoJP yeah this exactly lol. there;s the stereotypical dude who passes n1 百点満点 and cant speak a lick of japanese cause he just spent his time reading. you get good at what you do more of, pretty simple. of course the japanese writing system is quite daunting which does push some people away from reading but tbf i think reading is easier to master since it only requires a good dictionary and time. speaking, on the other hand, you need patient natives (hopefully lol) and a whole lot of confidence.
@@d0xter742 absolutely... I honestly think the kanji writing system makes things so much easier, especially with the amount of homonyms in Japanese... If kanji didn't exist I don't think the average Japanese learner today could learn Japanese at all 💀 (of course, there are people who pick it up audibly easily though)
I just had to figure this out over the years, and you've still helped clarify it for me, even as an advanced learner. Great, underrated tip for anyone, even a beginner, who wants to have everyday, casual conversation!
Naito-san, you appeared in my TH-cam feed just today, & after taking in three of your videos, I've got to say that your method of teaching is engaging, enlightening & instructive. You tell it like it is, and I would recommend you to anyone, from beginning to intermediate level, as someone to listen to. Thanks a lot, and I look forward to learning more from you.
I have already learned half a dozen things from this video with just my first watching, thank you very much! Having both English and Japanese Subtitles is also greatly appreciated since I am trying to learn written as well as speaking Japanese. A bucket list item for myself, since I find Japanese so very beautiful, but it is difficult that is for sure!
This is so useful! I have seen yatsu used sometimes and wanted to learn more about it, so thanks so much for this video! I really love how you give so many different examples to how it can be used, SO helpful!
Heard just about all these uses of it (yes, in JP media whether live-action, animated, or game), and I had an idea of it being the same term for all these uses, but this video spells it out quite nicely. Good to have some authentic confirmation of it.
Bruh, you are so good, please keep up the good work, with your level of understanding of english and japanese, both so well, you have a very unique teaching method. Thanks for the video, all the best!
This was incredibly useful! You are correct that in all the time I've been studying, nothing I have come across actually talked about やつ in any detail. I'd gotten a vague idea about how it's used to refer to people from some things (ok, mostly from anime), but the second usage was not nearly as apparent, and seems incredibly handy (and valuable to know) as well.
the japanese version of "whatsitsname", "whatchamacallit", "thingy"
What the hell is even that bro 😂, plz explain i don't know
@@Jasminebjork69 You use these when you try to point out something you may not remember or know the name of.
one of my favourites: thingymabob
I only know about thingy, guess I still need to improve my "casual english" skill
@@Jasminebjork69 thingymabob, doohicky, thingamajigger, you know.
is it accurate to think of やつ as "dude" when referring to a person?
Please keep making videos! These are very clear and concise :D
True, I agree
He is such a good teacher
@@sparklesparklesparkle6318 very true, vids like these really help alot because i recognise alot of points when im deliberately studying just from these videos
Agreed!
Agreed
I'm with you 💯
I really wondered about the meaning of やつ. I thought it was only referring to people, but that's interesting to find out it can be used in many ways. Useful indeed!
YATSURA GA KURU! ABUNAI !
But doesn't やつ, or 奴, meant "slave"?
@@DigiDragon001 isn't slave dorei (奴隷)?
@@Mycorrhiza Yes, but the character 奴 alone also means "slave".
@@DigiDragon001 I know the original kanji used to mean slave, but we never use the word奴 in that meaning in modern Japanese. You have to add 隷 after 奴 if you want to describe slave.
This helped me understand the "aitsu" "soitsu", etc very well, but I had no idea of the other usage of 'yatsu'. What a great way to explain it
そいつもこいつも is another frequently used short phrase in anime meaning "And you too, Broot" or "these guys (are as stupid as the other ones)"
Thanks for making intermediate level videos that use realistic and well acted examples that make you work for it. I was giving up on further learning Japanese because of boring/childish examples, but this is fun again
100% agree!!
yeah this video is great, the example are much more useful, and the absence of romaji is clutch
He makes it fun without joking around, that's also quite a skill I appreciate!
I'm also trying to practice on pronunciation again with his sentences, I'm happy to finally hear example sentences pronounced by a man instead of a woman!
200% true
donde esta la biblioteca
5:43 excuse me?
I love "It's weird" as a description for something being wrong. Because sometimes something is technically allowed by grammar, but still just wrong in a way thats hard to pin down.
Maybe it's just the way it rolls off the tongue
@@n484l3iehugtil Maybe it, the way it rolls off of a tongue, is the way the problem is.
Sorta like, "Who's handling the new project?" "You're." Like, it's technically correct. Just weird.
It's simply what people use or don't use. Which means it sounds normal and they understand exactly what is meant easily. Since a grammar is not a full description of a language, it doesn't tell you what to say, much less in every situation. The bulk of a language doesn't follow from a simple ruleset, meaning is essentially idiomatic.
Yeah, shows how linguistics is fluod and imprecise even thoygh we try to make strict rules for everything. Sure, a lot of the rules may work most of the time, but language can never be strictly defined and there will always be exceptions
Please keep making these videos! They're among the best I have ever watched on TH-cam for learning Japanese.
ditto
Even the 30 minute ones don’t feel like a waste of time like most other Japanese learning channels and he covers more in depth topics than why people shouldn’t use “sayonara” and “doshite”. Truly a blessing sent from japanland
He’s different from others in a good way because he doesn’t constantly tell you to apply for their course unlike some others
It's so weird to me that they don't teach you this even though it's so commonplace.
I studied Japanese for 2 years and never once heard this word. Then after living in Japan for a month, I had already heard it so much that it became a permanent part of my daily speech.
Because when you learn Japanese you learn the basics as well as the proper wordings and sentences. Yatsu is somewhat of a casual way so japanese teachers and institutes dont typically teach it. Plus you’ll pick it up naturally as you converse with Japanese people eventually
It's like how schools don't teach you to say "stuff" as in "cool stuff". I bet it's one of those informal terms that friends learn from each other
I think the way Japanese is taught has a real issue with formal and informal speech because, let’s face it, the way Japanese people speak to each other on a daily basis (outside the workplace) is completely different from the formal version of Japanese that we learn overseas.
I don’t see why it can’t just be taught that there is context and then trust the student to understand when to use what! It’s a big part of Japanese culture to orient yourself in a situation… something that is hardly taught.
I found it very difficult to unlearn bad habits (eg. conjugating from DESU form not ROOT verbs) in order to speak normal Japanese because all I ever was exposed to was either formal Japanese (that didn’t even resemble what it was like to learn at a Japanese university-I attended Waseda) or manga (we’re talking DBZ 😅 it was the 1990s & I was in TX).
@@Nerubiru well, idk where you live but a lot of people where I live use "shit" instead "stuff". "stuff" isn't used really here and sounds really white
@@alexjustalexyt1144 Don't know where _you_ been living but 'stuff' is used really commonly regardless of colour.
Getting free lessons from a native online feels like a privilege only kings could afford in the past. Thank you Kaname.
You make some of the most useful Japanese learning content on youtube man, I really appreciate it
And it's not even hard for him. Would be the same for me if i had to teach my native language.
@@Disorder2312 I think you underestimate the amount of work needed to produce this 6min video. Those are def not impromptu explanations, things like "point at object without mentioning the name of the object" show thought out scripting. Timing subtitles, with translations and furigana, acting out, editing and retaking the sample dialogs. Take note of the number of cuts between the sentences. Things were retaken a lot. It's not exactly rocket science but I wouldn't call that easy.
@@thorbergson Yeah, bla bla bla. I don't care that people will always misunderstand my point.
@@Disorder2312 I am sorry
@@thorbergson Okay.
Best part -> 5:43
🙈🙈🙈🙈
I thought it would be the Matrix reference,
I was naive lmao
Bitter!
@@rdv5602 HAHAHHA the monkeys broke me xd
Can't believe that's the word for bitter in Japanese
I hear やつ *all the time* in conversations and yet it's not really taught properly in any of the textbooks. Super useful! By the way, I really appreciate that you speak with a natural speed when giving examples. ところで、今、エビスが飲みたくなっちゃったんだ😆
I thought やつ, or 奴, meant "slave".
@@DigiDragon001japanese words have overlapping readings it's insane. Look up "ki" for example there are multiple kanji for it.
It took me half an hour to try and understand 飲みたくなっちゃったんだ. Why can one verb be so long and complicated.
I thought I was messing around chaining on 30 conjugations to a single verb all those years ago, but the more I learn the more I realise it sometimes happens 😥
飲む (to drink)
-> 飲み + たい (want to drink)
-> 飲みたく + なる (to become wanting to drink)
-> 飲みたくなって + しまう (before realising, becoming wanting to drink)
-> 飲みたくなってしまった (before [ I / you ] realised, became wanting to drink)
-> 飲みたくなっちゃった + んだ (you didn't know previously, but I have become wanting to drink)
-> 飲みたくなっちゃったんだ (as above, but the whole sentence together)
Like wow. It's basically a sentence on it's own
Edit: I suppose in this case they were auxiliary verbs not conjugations.. but my point still stands that it's complicated
Your videos are some of the best Japanese learning videos for me. Not many channels provide so many examples in Japanese conversation and also explain the intricacies of each situation. Please make more of these. Love it!
Video was great timing since I just went over やつ and it only said it can be used to describe someone in a derogatory way. Thanks for clarifying the usage of this word, these videos are very concise and useful.
After watching just a few videos, I’ve come to believe you are one of the best Japanese language youtubers out there, if not the best. I was never taught やつ in class, but when I came to Japan I realized that it is used all the time. I also came to the conclusion that it can be translated as “one” - so simple yet rarely taught! I also loved your video about (な)んです
Doesn't やつ, or 奴, mean "slave"?
@@DigiDragon001 my understanding is that that is one meaning of it. When used to describe people it can take on different meanings, many of them derogatory or condescending.
かなめさんの動画見てると、普段話してる日本語が面白くなってくる
Thank you! I learned 2 ways to use やつ (object, person) thanks to your video.
If it's possible, can you also talk about こと and もの? Me and my friends in the uni had a hard time trying to understand these 🥲
もの is a physical object whereas こと is a conceptual thing
i kinda wanna know とこ as far as i understand, it means "part"
@@じゅげむ-s6b とこ is an abbreviation of ところ used colloquially, which translates to "place", but in this case it conveys the "part" nuance. It specifically refers to a specific part of a whole, and it actually has a similar use and meaning to やつ when referring to an object and modifying a noun.
- 主人公が橋を駆け出した *とこ* 、面白くない？
"Isn't *the part* where the protagonist started running on the bridge really cool?"
- 先生の説明でわからない *とこ* が多い。
"There a lot of *things* I didn't understand in the teacher's explanation.
Hope this explanation helps!
もの is functionally equivalent to the material version of やつ
@@GeometryDashPowerbomb thanks
This video was a random algorithm find for me today and I'm so glad! Not only are you super informative (and I really appreciate learning stuff that books don't tend to teach), you really don't slow down or classroom-ify your Japanese speaking with your examples and I appreciate that. It is a little harder but gives a much more real world feel to your examples that I like. 💕
Yeah that's pretty awesome. He just goes regular speed. I'm always like "woah, I probably need to pause", but it's really good practice.
I like how he actually explained with a lot of good examples, really well done.
This is very helpful. Thank you. There is another youtuber I watch that uses Yatsu often. Context is very important. You are great at providing context.
Legendary TH-cam channel right here
I really appreciate the example phrases, in Japanese, at a natural and native speed and inflection
I subscribed in the first minute of the video. I really liked how many examples you used and how the text is placed is pleasing to the eye
I wish textbooks talked like you do. The way you explain things is so real a d makes so much more sense then the fabricated fake scenarios in the textbooks.
Each of your videos has been so on point. You always seem to come up with topics that are rarely directly talked about, but are actually vital to know.
kicking my little feet in excitement whenever i see new kaname uploads !! thank you for your informative videos, i'm exited to learn more!!
This is GREAT! Honestly, your teaching style is so excellent. If I went back in time to study japanese in school and you were my only teacher, it would have been sufficient haha!
The example sentences are absolutely brilliant, great video!
I watched a lot of anime and learned Japanese due to my love for it. When I learned the bad words, I laughed when “this guy” (koitsu) is considered a grave insult in Japanese. It’s commonly used in anime tho
The GOAT channel
I decided to start learning Japanese and Korean when I was 13 (almost 12 yrs ago) Just by TH-cam and printing worksheets I found online. I fully learned Hiragana, Katakana and Hangul within a month and was able to write and pronounce them fluently but after I learned basic words, stroke order and sentence structures, I started to focus more on school and then I quit learning it. I'm back and I'm dedicating it all to Japanese now and your videos are helping me alongside others. Thank you 😊
I just started learning Japanese using Duolingo, but I’m having so much trouble remembering how to write the characters - do you have any tips?
@banquo4223 I was young, and I have good photographic memory so those both enabled me to learn quickly 🥲 But I also dedicated so much time to it and normally when I enjoy something, I become obsessed. I would literally be writing characters in my school books, tables, on my arms, on any piece of paper almost every day so I think that's what helped me. I guess my advice is just practice with a lot of repetition 😭
@@banquo4223 how many times did school/your parents make you write out the alphabet/just write words when you were growing up? unfortunately that's the answer
12 years and you're still watching videos covering the most basic aspects of the language
@@Alex-hv8rj Everything I said in my comment I learned within a month. It's right there and I said after learning those bits, I quit to focus on school. So, since then I never touched Korean or Japanese so basically a total of 12 years of NOT learning. Hopefully you understand this time.
i literally just found your channel because of youtube recommendations and im so glad! I'm a beginner in japanese so everything you talk about in your videos is helpful! The best way to learn a language is to understand the culture its from and how people use it there ^^
I love your videos so much!! Everytime I learn something new I always practice with my Japanese teacher during weekly lessons and I can definitely notice how much natural I sound now. I was wondering if you could do a video on the difference between ~なら and ~たら and how to know when to use which? It's something that still trips me up but your explanations are super easy to learn so would appreciate it. Thank you!!
Subscribed instantly , you explaination is great!
Ike this guy is amazing
Your videos are so easy to understand!! the explanations are so good. Not many people make it as clear as you do and the examples you provide are great
i really like this, im trying to learn japanese and this is like taking a class about japanese except its that one cool teacher that everyone likes. i really miss those classes.
Best channel on TH-cam to learn Japanese ❤️
Thank you from 🇵🇹
As soon as you said このやつ → こいつ I understood everything about how this word applies to people lmao
Your japanese is clear to hear. Gives me some hope maybe I can learn it someday hearing you speak.
The Yatsu you’ve been searching for your whole life.
As someone who has mostly learned Japanese from years of working in Japan, "やつ" has VERY much entered my vocabulary.
Having you actually explain it made me realize I've sort of understood this subconsciously for a long time?????? Between growing up with Japanese media and now working with many Japanese speakers everyday, I understood it but didn't "know it". Weirdest feeling learning something you already understand but was never equipped to use... till now. THANK YOU!!!
I love the way you give easy to understand but also clearly natively spoken examples. Thank you for making these videos and I hope you keep making them.
Kaname-sensei - I think what I appreciate about your lessons the most is that they approach language from a more natural way. Thanks for all your lessons. I look forward to using it while I'm in Hokkaido again this year; I practice every day.
This is so good!!! The kind of Japanese I've picked up while living in Japan but never knew the clear rules for. Thank you!
Based and やつ-pilled, thank you Kaname-san
I've been lucky enough to have had some incredible teachers in the past, particularly a maths teacher who used to lecture at Cambridge university. You are comparable with him. You really have a gift for teaching and I'm very grateful you make videos. ありがとうございます
I just found this channel recently and it’s so amazing, my new favorite Japanese channel
Thank you for the clear explanation! Since I've always perceived やつ to have a derogatory/colloquial feeling to it, I wonder if it's commonly accepted when you use it with a superior/senior/any person you have to be more polite with - when of course やつ is referring to an object.
The examples you kindly listed make me think it is, but for some reason I still can't fully wrap my head around it. Thank you again!
Love the examples!
Your videos are very clear and easy to understand! Thank you for another great one! 💜🌷
Thanks for this video! It's great to find a channel dealing with some of the nuances of conversational Japanese, something that's often neglected in content aimed at less advanced learners. This was something I'd picked up on from hearing it used frequently, and it was great to get a clearer impression of how to use it!
When I learned this word, the material only said an offensive meaning, so I was always confused hearing it in some anime contexts. Thanks for the explanation, it helped me a lot.
It's my impression that a lot of Japanese teaching materials tend to err on the safe side, so to speak. Avoiding at all teaching anything that in some circumstances may be offensive, always teaching polite forms first etc
@@thorbergson its safe (you cant really offend anyone) but rather unnatural sounding
So true! I don’t recall ever being taught about やつ. It was something I picked up gradually before the days of TH-cam and great helpful videos like this one!
such a blessing to come across your channel. very straight to the point and plenty examples. thank youuuu
Yes! やつ is like one of the most used and useful words in japanese but no textbook bothers teaching it lol. I'm not a native japanese speaker but I find myself using やつ and なんか a lot.
Kaname-san I enjoy your work. My greatest challenge is the rapidity/speed with that you speak, and as a learner of the Japanese Language, it is intimidating. Arigato Goziamasu
Love the explanation of social situations for the right time to use the word. Subscribed!
5:43 will become a meme lmao
"What's up my 5:43 "
frrr i was like “WHATD HE SAYYYYYYY⁉️”
I can fucking see the memes already
にが in Paris 🥖🇨🇵
You guys always applying american culture everywhere
Thank you for providing a lot of context to your lessons. Its super helpful
Like your video very much. The way you teach Japanese is very vivid and also easy to understand. Thank you!😊
the examples make this waaaay more understanding
you helped me so much with Japanese!!! thank you for your content!!!
You have such a natural sense of humor. Makes the lesson so much more entertaining 😊
Your videos are amazing! I was just listening to one of 宇多田ヒカル's songs which has the word やつ in it, you helped me understand the song more :D
Would you make a video explaining 〜てくる／〜ていく? These two grammar items are not hard to understand but I think if you could explain the nuances in using them for us Japanese learners, we would be able to use them better in daily life :)
You've hit the nail on the head mate with the format and content of your videos. The way you explain Japanese facilitates so much natural thought when listening. I'm always like "yep that makes sense now." Or "Oh yeah, I remember my mates speaking like that."
Great work. :)
5:43 NAH
HAHAHAHHA
LMBO I THOUGHT THE SAME THING
bro was caught lacking
Immediately paused and scrolled down to the comments
にが please moment right there
Oh, that's really useful! I started learning Japanese over 20y ago and didn't realize where the shortened forms came from!
Your teaching style is very easy to understand! Can you make a video on desu kedo (ですけど)? i hear it a lot but dont really understand how it changes the sentence. maybe just a video on けど would be super helpful
but けど means "but". often used at the end of the sentence if you want to sound very polite like someone who doesnt demand and is thoughtfull that it may be difficult to meet his wish even if it may not be true.thats why people use it when they ask something, like direction on the street, or when they call restaurant or hair dresser.
and often used as normal but, and as a "though" thing simmilar to english. I ate salad. It tasted bad though. It tasted bad けど
@@Pako9713 damn I thought kedo at the end was doubt or just softening the sentence
@@Pako9713 is my understanding also wrong or just another different one?
@@PuReXtremeGaming but what i said about people using it to show that they dont demand and are aware that their request can be denied, and softening thing is same thing. Teachers call it softening, but dont explain exactly what is in mind of person when they use it. So weird to me.
I love how you add a lot of conversation example and it's a good listening practise!
this guy has single handedly saved me in japanese tests
this video has been in my recomended for like a week and I wasnt interested until I heard someone say it then I came back and this was a great explanation
Your videos are very good thank you. I'll probably never be able to speak Japanese anywhere near a fluent level, but my main goal is to be able to read Japanese clearly.
I would argue being able to read japanese clearly is harder than speaking it fluently
@@mursyidelric4734 Yes sort of, but there are different challenges involved. Like, my tone accent and speaking skills can suck and I could still read fine.
@@mursyidelric4734 depends on the person ultimately, so far I've honed my reading skills way more than my speaking skills
@@UzumakiHarutoJP yeah this exactly lol. there;s the stereotypical dude who passes n1 百点満点 and cant speak a lick of japanese cause he just spent his time reading. you get good at what you do more of, pretty simple. of course the japanese writing system is quite daunting which does push some people away from reading but tbf i think reading is easier to master since it only requires a good dictionary and time. speaking, on the other hand, you need patient natives (hopefully lol) and a whole lot of confidence.
@@d0xter742 absolutely... I honestly think the kanji writing system makes things so much easier, especially with the amount of homonyms in Japanese... If kanji didn't exist I don't think the average Japanese learner today could learn Japanese at all 💀 (of course, there are people who pick it up audibly easily though)
I'm a simple man, Kaname posts, I watch.
1:08 i thought the video was is in 2x
I just had to figure this out over the years, and you've still helped clarify it for me, even as an advanced learner. Great, underrated tip for anyone, even a beginner, who wants to have everyday, casual conversation!
It took you years to grasp this simple word
Sad
@@maalikserebryakov some words are just so abstract when comparing to english etc that it might take years to fully grasp the idea
I always like to say bitter everyday especially when I see a kuro hito
I've always heard this word but I never understood the usage until now. Very helpful. Thank you.
5:42 nah someone will rage at that first word hehe :))))))
Thank you so much for your video! Your pronunciation is slow enough and clear enough I don't need to rewind to hear it. This is a very helpful vid
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congratulations
Naito-san, you appeared in my TH-cam feed just today, & after taking in three of your videos, I've got to say that your method of teaching is engaging, enlightening & instructive. You tell it like it is, and I would recommend you to anyone, from beginning to intermediate level, as someone to listen to. Thanks a lot, and I look forward to learning more from you.
One of the most versatile nouns a must for speaking
Love your videos. Your English is clear and easy to understand. Just starting to study Japanese and your videos is a big help for me. Thank you
I have already learned half a dozen things from this video with just my first watching, thank you very much! Having both English and Japanese Subtitles is also greatly appreciated since I am trying to learn written as well as speaking Japanese. A bucket list item for myself, since I find Japanese so very beautiful, but it is difficult that is for sure!
自分は日本人だけど、最近かなめさんの動画面白くてよく見てます。無意識のうちに使ってる言葉を意識するのって面白い！ 海外の学習者さん達のコメント見るのも面白い。そっか、それが分からないものなのか！と。
I don't even currently learn Japanese but i love the fact that i understood one of the sentences fully, it'll be one of my little achievements now
This is so useful! I have seen yatsu used sometimes and wanted to learn more about it, so thanks so much for this video! I really love how you give so many different examples to how it can be used, SO helpful!
Heard just about all these uses of it (yes, in JP media whether live-action, animated, or game), and I had an idea of it being the same term for all these uses, but this video spells it out quite nicely. Good to have some authentic confirmation of it.
You made it so clear, I feel like I understand better after your explanation than any other youtuber. I've subscribed, good teaching!
You are about the best Japanese learning channel I have ever found!
This is something I had noticed but never found anything about to confirm how I thought it was being used, thank you very much!
Thank you for your very clear explaination ! I like that you give so many example sentences with natural speed and pronunciation !!
One of the most easily understandable videos I've seen to date, really clear. Thanks!
Bruh, you are so good, please keep up the good work, with your level of understanding of english and japanese, both so well, you have a very unique teaching method. Thanks for the video, all the best!
I have never pressed the subscribe button so fast before
Your explanation is really easy to understand
This was incredibly useful! You are correct that in all the time I've been studying, nothing I have come across actually talked about やつ in any detail. I'd gotten a vague idea about how it's used to refer to people from some things (ok, mostly from anime), but the second usage was not nearly as apparent, and seems incredibly handy (and valuable to know) as well.
I appreciate you speaking in natural Japanese and not slowing it down (but i do feel like it's impossible) *cry*