You'll change your mind a bit after you see how absurd basically all "Japanese as a second language" textbooks are;) Maybe I got spoiled by learning English as my second language where the teaching was basically nailed down to a science, but Japanese learning materials are basically walls of dialogue from 1960's with "fill in the blanks" exercises full of stories about Mr Tanaka that lost his umbrella. And they're universally horrible with explaining things like grammar, because "traditional" grammar system that Japanese use in school is hundred years behind actual modern linguistics knowledge.
Love the journey and dedication. Really wish we had more options for languages in my area. I believe we have... 1 school. If anyone has any great online options would love to hear them.
I wish my high school had offered more languages like Japanese. I love taking Spanish, I can’t say how excited I would have been to learn Japanese in high school
My high school actually offered Japanese. But at the time I was in the mindset of learning an "easy" language like Spanish (my parents' native language is Spanish & I hear it at home) so I thought it would be an easy A. Wrong! Hahaha! Formal, non-conversational Spanish was actually difficult for me, not an easy A, and I regret not having learned a little Japanese while it was available to me.
@@arielahvm ohh soo cool Well at my school there is nothing about languages only english, french and spanish and i wanted sooo bad learning Japanese or Chinese(i I prefer japanese but i can learn both)
At my high school we actually got to team up with the local community colleges to teach us ASL (American sign language). It’s a start but might actually open more opportunities. It saves students a lot of time as a year of a community college course is equivalent to two years in high school. You would just need the ID they gave you & a little extra money to order your transcripts since it’s technically from 2 different schools.
I'm also currently learning Japanese in an online school. And while its not quite immersive, I am learning an immense amount, way faster than I could teaching myself.
This is what I think I'd like to do, once I can get my brain to frickin' memorize hiragana and katakana...I need something that makes me use them with writing small words or sentences because they're not sticking in my memory by doing flashcards. Feel like I've been spinning my wheels and going nowhere (and all I've ever studied is just hiragana and that's hard enough, for some reason).
@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley oh I feel that so much. I've learned just Hiragana and Katagana and now I am at a point where I have no idea in which way I should learn, because I am kinda stuck at my learning process and that's for months now.
@@angelikapetrova2893 I suggest watching videos online of other people's methods. In the end, it boils down to whether you want to teach yourself or apply to classes, whether online or in person. Different people like different things so trying a class for just a few weeks or a month and doing the same for self-teaching might give you all the info you need to know which method you want to go forward with. I think teaching yourself isn't nearly as daunting as it seems; especially since there are so many self-taught japanese speakers online with videos to help you! But if you don't know whether or not you'd learn better in a class setting, signing up for a month of Japanese lessons or something of that sort would help you sort that out
@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley "something that makes me use them with writing small words"? Why don't you try that yourself then? You could simply collect a bunch of Japanese words in hiragana, hide the romanization and then write them down on a sheet of paper and try to sound them out. If you did that every day for a while, I think it would click Personally, I found Duolingo actually really helpful for learning the hiragana. The key is to come back to it. You can't just study hiragana for a week and then never study it or use it again because you will forget. One way I helped myself keep using the hiragana was by reading (there are websites and apps that can provide you with very easy japanese reading material) and by keeping a little Japanese diary where I tried to talk about my day using the words I'd learned thus far, which would make me have to write a lot of hiragana and some kanji every night so I'd never forget. Good luck!
I’m currently learning Japanese in college and I’m moving onto Japanese 3. My teacher is a Japanese native and he has to be the most inspirational and strict teacher. But you know he cares about every student he takes on . I can’t wait to expand my Japanese. Proud of you Aki!!
@@lyhthegreat I would think it's the 3rd year , but that's just my intuitive approach. As a non-native English speaker, I think most parts of the English language are very unspecific.
i'm trilingual (two native lang. and english) and i love hearing people's journeys in learning a new language. from experience, you really can't ever be 100% fluent in one and it will be a struggle, but it really feels good knowing you can get your point across, with the added bonus of experiencing the culture behind the language and, of course, broadening your vocabulary. i kind of want to learn either chinese or japanese myself to experience learning all over again! if you're reading this, ate aki kaya mo 'yan! alam kong mahirap, pero lahat ng kasakitang 'yan ay magiging sulit sa huli. walang susuko! "big sister aki, you can do it! i know it's hard, but all those hardships would be worth it in the end. no giving up now!"
I am bilingual. We have the same native tongue and I only know english! I badly wanna study Spanish and Japanese and ate Aki just inspired me to do so! Good luck on our journey!
As a english and spanish bilingual it is really hard to speak well in both languages because you trip over forgetting words in one language and knowing in the other. Especially because I know english better
OMG めちゃ懐かしい。 That's my school! It's been about two years since I graduated and it's such a nice throwback to see the the teachers. school and the classrooms again, some of which I spent a lot of time in. I really hope the teachers are doing well and a lot of them are still there as they were super nice and patient! Good luck in the future. お疲れ様でした。未来に頑張ろう！
@@euphisa8127 It was good overall. I think it depends on what you want. There school does a good job of teaching you too speak but doesn't do the best job teaching for the JLPT (tldr, they don't teach enough kanji and don't emphasize reading). But on the whole it's a good experience.
So proud of you for doing this, it takes a lot to learn a new thing and when you switched to speaking only Japanese, it shows how far you’ve come. Congrats Aki!
I teared up when Aki said "People can finally understand me." I could tell she stopped herself before she got more emotional. I'm so proud of the progress you made, Aki. 💖 It's inspiring!
I understand completely! I live in Montreal and could speak a little French to get by. I took a French class last year (5 hours /day, Monday to Friday for 4 months) my husband (Who is French) was so proud of me, he said my French had improved 1000x! I had like the best teacher I have ever had too! It's so nice to have great teachers! Congratulations on your Japanese learning course! I think what you said, you did super well!
Thanks a lot to make an effort to learn french! I live in Quebec too :) . Un petit bonjour en espérant que tu auras encore du plaisir à apprendre notre langue autant que j'ai eu du plaisir avec l'anglais :D
Do you mind telling me what school / class you went to? This year I’m going to université saint Anne, but my ultimate goal is to study in Quebec , so it would be really helpful !!
My partner and his family are french! It's my goal this year to take a french class and talk to him and his parents eatch day only in french to practice :)
This is the most respectful and kindest way to show the love you feel for that culture, so proud of you and send lots of energy for you to became better and better in this journey. You are a amazing content creator and human being.
Glad you found the motivation... As someone who doesn't live there, it's incredibly hard to push through self-study Japanese when there isn't practical application needed.
This is so crazy that you posted this video today. I, myself, just enrolled in a Japanese class today so that I can learn Japanese for my future dream career. This video was 100% a sign and I’m feeling truly inspired!
@@LynxieDove travel writing! i already know english, asl, and spanish. might as well take on Japanese, considering how much i love the culture as well (:
No toast in the mouth as you sprint to school because you are late in the opening clip? I'm not sure this can be considered a real Japanese school then.
As a second language I took up Japanese in school, most of studying was in Japanese, it also helps being along with friends who speaks the language more fluently.
Seeing people be happy with their language teachers and being excited and just in general finding joy in language learning makes me super happy in turn as a language teacher lol
I love how you're practicing it even while editing the video, with the subtitles. Concidently, I started learning japanese 3 days ago and I have a very tough time basically teaching myself in Europe, but Duolingo is a huge help. I think i memorized all the main hiragana symbols so far, and i just need to practice them a lot
This touched me deeply. The dedication and perseverance you had is so admirable. I really started to tear up because it really takes a special person to do what you do and inspire people like myself who tend to discourage easily. Thank you so much for sharing Aki ❤️🙏🏻
Can we all just take a moment to realize how far our girl Aki has come. Like if you really think about it and take this video in, it was a project that she has been working on to not only film for us. But to do what she wanted to help improve her language, she has been growing so fast and it just makes me so happy to see her like thriving! Doing amazing by her, if you all catch my drift. Anyways, carry on with your day people! thanks for taking a few seconds to read this :DDD
I enrolled last year in a Japanese Language school but had my semester postponed repeatedly because of the travel ban. Can't wait to go to Tokyo to have the same amazing experience you had 💕
A few years ago (pre-COVID), I studied abroad in Japan to learn the language. My experiences were similar to yours. I started from the bottom even though I've already had some learning experience. I gotta say it was definitely fun and worth it. My language abilities skyrocketed to the point where I was able to spend a day with a Japanese friend without a single word of English spoken. Just recently I passed N3 of the JLPT, so my language learning journey is far form over. Good luck to all of us learning Japanese!
i’ve honestly been watching akidearist for about most of life. i was in the 4th-6th grade? watching aki really made me put a smile on my face and never given up my hopes etc. she honestly makes me feel extremely welcoming and super comforted/comfortable. it’s a bit weird saying this like i’ve known her personally, but her doing all of this and doing much more for herself is honestly the most inspiring thing ever. i also hate my voice and constantly get made fun of by my family and some people genuinely like my voice for some odd reason but it DOES get annoying. and my point is, i would totally go off into japan and happily meet a friend of mine that i’ve been friends with since 2017. and we still talk today. and live the dream i wanted since 4th-6th grade. im still not that older, but im extremely happy aki is doing so good in life. i know it’s really hard in life in general, life being exhausting etc, but aki is always kind of genuinely having a good time in life and going for it. and i’ve always seemed to have the point of view as well! so i think i’ll definitely have some better choices as i get older. but the fact aki was/is doing all of this is so wonderful, it brings *genuine* happiness and joy to me. i hope everyone else does the same as well! and we all make it through this together. especially with covid running around. making it a big deal affecting everything. :( but i do hope everyone is safe and is well!! :)
The way you were more and more proud of yourself speaking Japanese on your own even if you were nervous to do gives me so much serotonin and I'm honestly so proud of you for it! Please keep learning Japanese and getting more fluent in it! 😄✨💞💞💞💞💞
When I took a Japanese class at a university in Germany, the professor also only spoke in Japanese, and it was kind of stressful, but also a lot of fun because the other students would work together to help you if you got stuck, so there was a great classroom environment. I also had some really amazing Japanese teachers at the university I went to in the US. They actually encouraged me to apply to the JET program, but I decided to do a Fulbright instead. I often wonder what my life would be like if I had decided to go with the JET program. Anyways, dope a$$ video 👍🏽
@@addictaedtokookie1622 At the end of the day it's choice between "I'm interested in getting to country X" and "I'm interested in researching X". Let's say I like Japan and want to research (example to make point across) German XIXth century poetry. There's a German XIXth century poetry program at Tokyo University that's kinda-sorta-ok and there's one in Berlin that is really cutting edge. Which one to choose?
@@addictaedtokookie1622 I wound up not going for the JET program because I was living in China at the time and I would have had to fly back to the US to do the interview, which would have been hard to coordinate. I’d also been studying German longer than Japanese and was interested in really getting my German to the next level as well as eventually studying at a university in Germany. I probably could’ve done the same thing for Japanese, when I think about it now.
I just started learning Japanese recently via virtual classes with hopes of continuing to further learning the language in Japan soon. And I have a crippling anxiety (that I'm still trying to get over with!) when it comes to reading long Japanese texts, be it Hiragana, Katakana or Kanji. My mind just becomes blank. I panic quietly, and breathing becomes a bit difficult. One time, I ended up having to excuse myself from the class, because I was shaking a bit too much. Learning about your journey, Aki, in learning Japanese made feel a bit better because I wasn't the only one going through such difficulty. I hope I could overcome it soon. Wishing you all the best of luck!
"accepting the fact that you will mess up, is a one way to improve" i relate to that so much, sometime i kinda regret choosing japanese language for college, because i dont even have japanese in high school, i learned hiragana/katakana from zero and those kanji are too much and sometimes make me cry too... but i made it this far so i want to complete it with everything i can do...i know i will always mess up since i regret, but i think its my way to improve and survive..thanks aki, i think i have more confidence now..and i should have write this in japanese lol ouch
This is such a cool experience to watch and I'm glad that they have programs like this for japanese beginners for peeps who would like to live in japan but still have struggles learning it even after the high school age. Thanks for sharing this with us Aki! :D
PLEASE share what you study Japanese with with us. I'm currently using Wanikani to study Kanji and would love to get on with other ways as well. I am so excited for you and your development. Really motivating to see how it can be done. Nothing can stop you ✨
What an awesome video! It’s so refreshing to see someone who embraces the challenge and doesn’t start immediately complaining about it once the going gets tough
As a Japanese learner myself, the subtitles really helped me learn some new words and test my reading skills, where I’d pause the vid, read the subs then play again to confirm what I understood. So happy that Aki had a positive experience with the school! For anyone who’s thinking of learning Japanese but has doubts, I encourage you to start out and see what it’s like! Would be more than happy to answer any questions from people who don’t know where to start
Honestly aside from wanting to learn and appreciate the traditional culture of Japan, just learning enough Japanese to understand and converse with would be a hard but cool experience. Because I imagine Aki must feel so happy and Proud of herself when she can openly discuss what she wants in Japanese to feel comfortable, and I beat Joey to feel proud of her achievements as well. Keep going, Aki.💜🖤💙
I'm a 13 year old trying to learn Japanese, and I've been really scared of having an American accent. It's really impressive what Aki has learned. Japanese is REALLY hard. You don't realize how hard it is until you become interested in learning it yourself.
This video made me cry tears a joy seeing you being able to speak Japanese fluently enough so people can understand you, it takes a lot of effort to learn a language you have struggled with many times, and seeing you finally taking that to the next level makes me truly inspired Aki!
Thank you for sharing your experience~ I have been feeling very unmotivated lately and I feel like this has brought me back towards that right mind set.
I'm so happy you took on learning Japanese more so you feel more comfortable in public and people. It's been a week since I'd started self teaching myself korean and relearning Spanish that I've one took a semester in high school. I feel like it's any language makes you go out of comfort zone . I can't wait for more
It's absolutely beautiful to watch someone put effort into what they love. As a fan of Japan and anime for the majority of my life, it brought a tear to my eyes seeing you get the progress you wished for. Like ten years ago when still in school I bought Japanese learning books, finished the Kana book from J.W. Heisig and never took myself the time to do the other books I bought for the language itself and the Kanji. You're inspiring me to pick up my books again and start learning. I hope you can continue your progress and thank you for this video.
こんにちわ 私 わ エイドリンです。 私 わ アメリカ人。 私 は 高校1年生です。 i have been learning japanese at my highschool for half a school year now. It is really cool that japan offers professional Japanese classes once i graduate high school i want to move to japan and take these classes so i can hopefully live in japan!
Good luck! できるよ！ Something to be aware of is that many places you used わ should actually be は. This is because は's pronunciation changes to "wa" when it's used as a particle. So it's 私 は and こんにちは. これ から も がんばってください ね
well kudos to you for having the courage to improve your language! bet it was really fun and stressing at the same time. i feel like learning new stuff can be harder, but having that basic knowledge helps immensely. looking forward to the things or apps you use for studying!
Starting to speak another language can be a very scary and embarrassing thing but once you get started and gain more confidence it’s all uphill from there! I wish you the best in your language learning journey
all i need is some goddamn entertainment after a long day of voice acting, & archeology studies for school. this video definitely cured me. thank you for taking the time to make this video. the funniest thing about me watching your videos is that I always have sushi with me. i look forward to watching your videos everyday! i love you!
I love learning languages and it’s so valuable to be able to communicate to other people. I don’t know Japanese but I have a degree in Spanish translation and I know a tiny bit of Russian (I can not hold a long conversation but I know the letters and sounds and how to introduce myself). For any one wanting to learn any second language and feel scared, discouraged, anxious, etc., know that learning languages is hard but you will never get any better if you don’t try. (Easier said than done) Most of the people helping you learn the language know that you will not know everything and you’re not expected to. With speaking, keep in mind that making mistakes is totally normal, you probably do that in your native language, it’s a normal thing to do. Communication is successful when someone understands what you are trying to say, no matter how long it takes you to get to the point. Applying and extending your language skills makes the communication more efficient and easier. There are a million different ways to say the same thing. So don’t get discouraged and know that learning a new language is a lifelong lesson, you will always be learning new words, new grammar structures, etc. throughout your entire life so take your time to make sure you have the basics down and go from there
i wanted to hear her say, "let me switch my lexicom" but I really respect the challenge you've set yourself to do, and it does inspires to take the step into learning japanese too
Aki, i just want to say I’ve been subscribed to your channel for a while now and seeing these new videos I just see the smile and happiness on your face. I love this new content and I’m glad you seem so happy with what you’re doing.
Aki you really inspire me! I'm in 9th grade (freshman in highschool) and I started taking japanese 1 this year. It's such a complex and interesting language and it took me forever to memorize katakana lol. I aspire to be like you and you've given me the confidence to start working hard and continue with japanese throughout highschool (even though it's a very difficult language to learn as a native english speaker lmaoo). Thank you so much for your lovely videos :D
I’m not a huge fan of school. I was never really good at it. And now a days it’s all about taking your money and learning how to pass a test. Not helping to prepare you for the real world. But you made going back to school look fun again. Thank you.
So proud of you, Aki! I, myself, am learning Japanese and am mostly self-taught, but I hope to become more fluent, someday. I want to vacation in Japan, someday and hopefully meet a lot of amazing people, but enrolling in a Japanese Language College like the one you went to would be nice, as well. It's just a means of actually getting to Japan that is my issue. I can't go at the moment, because of COVID, but I hope to do so, someday. It's in my plans for the future. The College you went to seems like a great College and it seems like you had a lot of fun! Congratz for expanding your Japanese fluency!
As a person who cannot speak their native language and watching Aki admit that “I don’t care if I sound like a baby while talking Japanese”. Made me feel weird cause that’s what I want my mindset to be while speaking my language. But it’s not, it’s like “If I can’t say it, I won’t say it at all” is my mindset. So.. thanks Aki for making me realize something else! :DD (this is positive hehe)
This was so inspiring and motivating to watch, and I’m so happy for and proud of Aki for putting herself out there and showing us her Japanese learning adventure. Thank you so much, Aki ❤️!
I didn't expect to get emotional when hearing you speak in Japanese. I've been following your journey as a creator since 2016 when I moved abroad for college, and it feels like I've been growing and maturing alongside a friend, even though I don't know you personally. I'm very proud of you and I commend your willingness to try new experiences and not settling in a comfort zone. You motivate me to keep doing the same thing. Lots of love from a Panamanian fan.
this was such a nice video to watch! i’ve been wanting to attend a japanese language class for a while but this hits the nail on the head. it looks really fun and it’s awesome that you can attend extra-curricular activities too! it would be nice to get that japanese high school experience haha, schools in europe are very different. thank you for sharing your experience with us! (*˙˘˙)♡
I think feeling comfortable with your teachers is so important and feeling like you can make mistakes. I did Japanese for 9 years. 3 years in university which I ended up hating. I never felt like I understand how to properly use the grammar they taught us and the textbook had examples of sentences you would never use. I definitely think learning it every day and being comfortable is the best way to learn it. I felt like the fear of making mistakes that I got over in highschool came back in uni which made me stop enjoying the language and now I regret stopping because I've forgotten so much. Watching this makes me wanna get back into learning Japanese and if I ever go live in Japan it would be nice to go to this sort of school to immerse myself into the language and learn it in a practical way 🥰
It was nice to hear about how comfortable you felt with your teachers. I think breaking down that kind of barrier is part of what can make or break an education.
Yo why was I literally about to cry when she said that people could finally understand her💀💀 we're so proud of you Aki keep it up sis, you'll be fluent in no time. WE LOVE YOU❤❤❤
Aki I'm so proud of you! You are doing such an amazing job at improving your Japanese and it's so cool that you were able to go to school for it! ^^ Keep up the amazing work!
This was so cool, way to go!! After watching a lot of language YT I am convinced really the only barrier to learning a lot of languages is confidence. All of the polyglots I've seen really just have 1 thing in common and that's a willingness to just go for it, regardless if they sound dumb or like a baby, they just try and try and power through.
I like the natural, peaceful feel of this video. And I guess it's an encouraging one for foreign people who are learning Japanese🙂 自然体で穏やかな感じの良い動画だね。 英語を勉強してる外国人にとっても、励みになると思う🙂
You should be really proud of yourself putting your all into this is amazing! You seem so happy with all the new friends you've made and the stuff outside of learning the language you've been doing ❤ keep it up! 😊 xoxo
This video from you was a great inspiration for me. I currently attending classes for italian. My husband is half italian, so every year we go on family visit to Italy. And i got so fed up being a mute there because i don't speak the language and hardly anyone there speaks even a little bit of english. You are right about letting go wanting to speak it perfectly, only making mistakes takes you further. I will try it more to let go now and stop being so afraid to make mistakes.
Aki, the hardest part of learning a new language (or even expanding your ability in it) is having the courage to force yourself to speak it & not being afraid of making mistakes while speaking the language. With constant use & expanding your ability & knowledge in Japanese, you will succeed.
It’s great that they Immersed you in the language, by being so strict about only speaking Japanese. It’s a tricky and sometimes frustrating technique, but it’s very effective. When I was studding asl, I was lucky to get one of the few Deaf professors. He was very strict on us , it was very frustrating at times. But when we went to meets ups, to practice within the Deaf community. I noticed my classmates and I were actually, ahead of students who got to speak in class. Making all the frustration and headaches worthwhile.
So nice to see you getting back to school! Edit: As a teacher myself, having someone compliment you like that and say "you're the best teacher I've ever had" is soooo satisfying
I'm proud of you. Keep working hard, and immerse yourself! I remember moving to the us, even though I knew english pretty well from always writing and reading in it, I never spoke it. I was so anxious, I was too scared to even order food at my 17 hour layover in Chicago. Stayed inside as much as possible for months. Can't believe what it'd be like to not know much at all.
I love how personal and vulnerable this video is! As someone from EU it's always nice to see people picking up more languages because from what I've experienced learning 3 languages fluently and 3 more casually it's not only the basic knowledge you gain but also the culture on a much deeper level. I would also love to offer a small point of criticism. You switch back and forth between sharing your personal experience and related advice but that makes the point/direction of the video a bit muddy. I think the message of the video would be stronger if it stuck to just advice or just sharing your experience. Loved the video! Thanks for sharing!
It's one thing to have to learn something because it's enforced and part of a curriculum but completely different when you are learning something because you simply desire to learn it. I've participated in a few subjects as an adult learner and found it to be way more fun and enriching than when I was at school. You seem to be doing well so please keep it up and simply just enjoy learning without worrying about what others think.
It's genuinely incredible the level of quality Akis videos have gone up. Looking back at some of her older videos really shows her improvement as a content creator 👌
I’m glad to see no matter how old one is & isn’t good at being fluent in a language that people don’t stop learning it. For me I never was able to learn Spanish cause of not being able to maintain 2 languages. Even at 23 I’m still learning to get better at my Spanish & sometimes I do look into French to understand & speak it a bit. I also don’t know anyone around who does speak French fluently so I self teach myself sometimes. Honestly great video!! So inspiring & motivating
This vid really came out in the right time. Like for the past 3 months I've also been taking japanese classes but its here in the Philippines. And honestly your point with the perfection complex really hits hard. Like I think I'm limitting myself when it comes to speaking in Japanese cause 1 i dont really have people to talk to and 2 is that im not confident. But you saying that just try it and force yourself to speak it and use it is really helpful. Thank you for this vid 🥰
Akiさん、頑張ってください！ 私は大学で日本学を勉強しているからAkiさんが言いた通りに間違いが多いでも母語話者と話すのはとても大切ですよ。心配しないでください。人々の母語を話すと多くの人はとても親切で間違いについて教えてくれます。 Hey Aki :) I wish you all the best with learning Japanese! I study Japanese Studies at university, so I can tell, that it's really important to talk to motherspeakers even if you'll make a lot of mistakes. Don't be embarresed! Most people are really nice and willing to explain you about their language.
I just love the way Japanese and Korean people sound. The way they pronounce the words and the way there voice sounds when pronouncing them. It just sounds so cool!
Seeing you in the Japanese language school is making me nostalgic for my French language school. In middle school I expressed a talent in learning foreign languages so my parents wanted to harness that. When I was 14 my parents sent me to Quebec city all by myself to study at a French language school. At that time I only knew basic French so it was very difficult for me. The rules at the school were simple: 100% French at all times and you're not allowed to speak any language other than French. After a summer in Quebec I got significantly better at French! I repeated this in the next few years. So three summers in Quebec city and one summer in Rennes France all in intensive language immersion schools. Now I am a university student studying French literature and anthropology in hopes to work in diplomacy or International nonprofits. Learning a foreign language is very difficult but very rewarding. Good job at learning Japanese, it will be worth it.
I like hearing about how methodical and well planned out the Japanese are at educating the students, they really care about your education
You'll change your mind a bit after you see how absurd basically all "Japanese as a second language" textbooks are;) Maybe I got spoiled by learning English as my second language where the teaching was basically nailed down to a science, but Japanese learning materials are basically walls of dialogue from 1960's with "fill in the blanks" exercises full of stories about Mr Tanaka that lost his umbrella. And they're universally horrible with explaining things like grammar, because "traditional" grammar system that Japanese use in school is hundred years behind actual modern linguistics knowledge.
Oh it's you again. Just how many tabs do you have opened?
Did you change profile pic
@@cedrictrejo1565 He changed it somewhere between November to December 2021
Nice profile pic !
Love the journey and dedication. Really wish we had more options for languages in my area. I believe we have... 1 school. If anyone has any great online options would love to hear them.
Love ya mate
iTalki is pretty sweet, but costs a lot because it's basically private tutoring.
I wish my high school had offered more languages like Japanese. I love taking Spanish, I can’t say how excited I would have been to learn Japanese in high school
We have a Japanese class but it’s hard people say. But they have learning Japanese online on you tube for free
Ohh same
I want so much learn japanese
My high school actually offered Japanese. But at the time I was in the mindset of learning an "easy" language like Spanish (my parents' native language is Spanish & I hear it at home) so I thought it would be an easy A. Wrong! Hahaha! Formal, non-conversational Spanish was actually difficult for me, not an easy A, and I regret not having learned a little Japanese while it was available to me.
@@arielahvm ohh soo cool
Well at my school there is nothing about languages only english, french and spanish and i wanted sooo bad learning Japanese or Chinese(i I prefer japanese but i can learn both)
At my high school we actually got to team up with the local community colleges to teach us ASL (American sign language). It’s a start but might actually open more opportunities. It saves students a lot of time as a year of a community college course is equivalent to two years in high school. You would just need the ID they gave you & a little extra money to order your transcripts since it’s technically from 2 different schools.
I'm also currently learning Japanese in an online school. And while its not quite immersive, I am learning an immense amount, way faster than I could teaching myself.
This is what I think I'd like to do, once I can get my brain to frickin' memorize hiragana and katakana...I need something that makes me use them with writing small words or sentences because they're not sticking in my memory by doing flashcards. Feel like I've been spinning my wheels and going nowhere (and all I've ever studied is just hiragana and that's hard enough, for some reason).
@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley oh I feel that so much. I've learned just Hiragana and Katagana and now I am at a point where I have no idea in which way I should learn, because I am kinda stuck at my learning process and that's for months now.
@@angelikapetrova2893 I suggest watching videos online of other people's methods. In the end, it boils down to whether you want to teach yourself or apply to classes, whether online or in person. Different people like different things so trying a class for just a few weeks or a month and doing the same for self-teaching might give you all the info you need to know which method you want to go forward with. I think teaching yourself isn't nearly as daunting as it seems; especially since there are so many self-taught japanese speakers online with videos to help you! But if you don't know whether or not you'd learn better in a class setting, signing up for a month of Japanese lessons or something of that sort would help you sort that out
@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley "something that makes me use them with writing small words"? Why don't you try that yourself then? You could simply collect a bunch of Japanese words in hiragana, hide the romanization and then write them down on a sheet of paper and try to sound them out. If you did that every day for a while, I think it would click
Personally, I found Duolingo actually really helpful for learning the hiragana. The key is to come back to it. You can't just study hiragana for a week and then never study it or use it again because you will forget. One way I helped myself keep using the hiragana was by reading (there are websites and apps that can provide you with very easy japanese reading material) and by keeping a little Japanese diary where I tried to talk about my day using the words I'd learned thus far, which would make me have to write a lot of hiragana and some kanji every night so I'd never forget. Good luck!
What’s the online school called? I’m looking for some good courses atm as well :)
I cried when Aki started speaking Japanese knowing how hard she been learning Japanese so proud of you 😭💜
えらいよー！頑張ったね✨日本語は特に難しいのに毎日通って努力してこんなに話せるようになってすごい！お疲れ様だね🥰
this makes me wish I was nihongo jouzu
Ski makes the best content
Hey Reina!
@@seaniverse fr LOL i cant read it
翻訳せずにこのコメントを読めるって、達成感だね〜 ( ^ω^ )
I’m currently learning Japanese in college and I’m moving onto Japanese 3. My teacher is a Japanese native and he has to be the most inspirational and strict teacher. But you know he cares about every student he takes on . I can’t wait to expand my Japanese. Proud of you Aki!!
頑張って！
japanese 3 meaning jlpt n3?
@@lyhthegreat I would think it's the 3rd year , but that's just my intuitive approach. As a non-native English speaker, I think most parts of the English language are very unspecific.
i'm trilingual (two native lang. and english) and i love hearing people's journeys in learning a new language. from experience, you really can't ever be 100% fluent in one and it will be a struggle, but it really feels good knowing you can get your point across, with the added bonus of experiencing the culture behind the language and, of course, broadening your vocabulary. i kind of want to learn either chinese or japanese myself to experience learning all over again!
if you're reading this, ate aki kaya mo 'yan! alam kong mahirap, pero lahat ng kasakitang 'yan ay magiging sulit sa huli. walang susuko!
"big sister aki, you can do it! i know it's hard, but all those hardships would be worth it in the end. no giving up now!"
I am bilingual. We have the same native tongue and I only know english! I badly wanna study Spanish and Japanese and ate Aki just inspired me to do so! Good luck on our journey!
As a english and spanish bilingual it is really hard to speak well in both languages because you trip over forgetting words in one language and knowing in the other. Especially because I know english better
OMG めちゃ懐かしい。 That's my school! It's been about two years since I graduated and it's such a nice throwback to see the the teachers. school and the classrooms again, some of which I spent a lot of time in. I really hope the teachers are doing well and a lot of them are still there as they were super nice and patient! Good luck in the future. お疲れ様でした。未来に頑張ろう！
how was ur experience in it?
@@euphisa8127 It was good overall. I think it depends on what you want. There school does a good job of teaching you too speak but doesn't do the best job teaching for the JLPT (tldr, they don't teach enough kanji and don't emphasize reading). But on the whole it's a good experience.
So proud of you for doing this, it takes a lot to learn a new thing and when you switched to speaking only Japanese, it shows how far you’ve come. Congrats Aki!
I teared up when Aki said "People can finally understand me." I could tell she stopped herself before she got more emotional. I'm so proud of the progress you made, Aki. 💖 It's inspiring!
I understand completely! I live in Montreal and could speak a little French to get by. I took a French class last year (5 hours /day, Monday to Friday for 4 months) my husband (Who is French) was so proud of me, he said my French had improved 1000x! I had like the best teacher I have ever had too! It's so nice to have great teachers! Congratulations on your Japanese learning course! I think what you said, you did super well!
As a French Canadian, I just wanted to say thank you for making an effort to learn French! :D I think it's awesome!
Thanks a lot to make an effort to learn french! I live in Quebec too :) . Un petit bonjour en espérant que tu auras encore du plaisir à apprendre notre langue autant que j'ai eu du plaisir avec l'anglais :D
Félicitations à toi aussi!
Do you mind telling me what school / class you went to? This year I’m going to université saint Anne, but my ultimate goal is to study in Quebec , so it would be really helpful !!
My partner and his family are french! It's my goal this year to take a french class and talk to him and his parents eatch day only in french to practice :)
This is the most respectful and kindest way to show the love you feel for that culture, so proud of you and send lots of energy for you to became better and better in this journey. You are a amazing content creator and human being.
Glad you found the motivation... As someone who doesn't live there, it's incredibly hard to push through self-study Japanese when there isn't practical application needed.
This is so crazy that you posted this video today. I, myself, just enrolled in a Japanese class today so that I can learn Japanese for my future dream career. This video was 100% a sign and I’m feeling truly inspired!
Gambare 💪🏼
If you don't mind my asking, what is your dream career? (Just being nosy;))
@@LynxieDove travel writing! i already know english, asl, and spanish. might as well take on Japanese, considering how much i love the culture as well (:
@@plushieprincess9000 Awesome that you know so many languages already!
Good luck! 🍀You got this!!! 💖💪
No toast in the mouth as you sprint to school because you are late in the opening clip? I'm not sure this can be considered a real Japanese school then.
I don’t know… I mean she did sit near the back by the window soooooo…. Eh?
She was also not riding a bike 🤔
LOL
😁. Took me way too long to realize this was a joke.
So what group do we all think Aki would be a part of?? The Cool Kids? The Theather kids?? The Delinquents?? OH I know the rooftop group!!
The try too hard group for sure
The Friends group of the Protagonist x"3
I think aki will make her own grp
Now I can't get the image of Aki being part of the delinquents and sporting one of those amazing pompadours out of my head. XD
The otakus. Duh.
As a second language I took up Japanese in school, most of studying was in Japanese, it also helps being along with friends who speaks the language more fluently.
Seeing people be happy with their language teachers and being excited and just in general finding joy in language learning makes me super happy in turn as a language teacher lol
I love how you're practicing it even while editing the video, with the subtitles.
Concidently, I started learning japanese 3 days ago and I have a very tough time basically teaching myself in Europe, but Duolingo is a huge help.
I think i memorized all the main hiragana symbols so far, and i just need to practice them a lot
This touched me deeply. The dedication and perseverance you had is so admirable. I really started to tear up because it really takes a special person to do what you do and inspire people like myself who tend to discourage easily. Thank you so much for sharing Aki ❤️🙏🏻
Can we all just take a moment to realize how far our girl Aki has come. Like if you really think about it and take this video in, it was a project that she has been working on to not only film for us. But to do what she wanted to help improve her language, she has been growing so fast and it just makes me so happy to see her like thriving! Doing amazing by her, if you all catch my drift. Anyways, carry on with your day people! thanks for taking a few seconds to read this :DDD
I feel like aki would be that one student that loves to social but only at school
I enrolled last year in a Japanese Language school but had my semester postponed repeatedly because of the travel ban. Can't wait to go to Tokyo to have the same amazing experience you had 💕
A few years ago (pre-COVID), I studied abroad in Japan to learn the language. My experiences were similar to yours. I started from the bottom even though I've already had some learning experience. I gotta say it was definitely fun and worth it. My language abilities skyrocketed to the point where I was able to spend a day with a Japanese friend without a single word of English spoken. Just recently I passed N3 of the JLPT, so my language learning journey is far form over. Good luck to all of us learning Japanese!
i’ve honestly been watching akidearist for about most of life. i was in the 4th-6th grade? watching aki really made me put a smile on my face and never given up my hopes etc. she honestly makes me feel extremely welcoming and super comforted/comfortable. it’s a bit weird saying this like i’ve known her personally, but her doing all of this and doing much more for herself is honestly the most inspiring thing ever. i also hate my voice and constantly get made fun of by my family and some people genuinely like my voice for some odd reason but it DOES get annoying. and my point is, i would totally go off into japan and happily meet a friend of mine that i’ve been friends with since 2017. and we still talk today. and live the dream i wanted since 4th-6th grade. im still not that older, but im extremely happy aki is doing so good in life. i know it’s really hard in life in general, life being exhausting etc, but aki is always kind of genuinely having a good time in life and going for it. and i’ve always seemed to have the point of view as well! so i think i’ll definitely have some better choices as i get older. but the fact aki was/is doing all of this is so wonderful, it brings *genuine* happiness and joy to me. i hope everyone else does the same as well! and we all make it through this together. especially with covid running around. making it a big deal affecting everything. :( but i do hope everyone is safe and is well!! :)
The dedication of this woman is f respectable. Im so proud of Aki.
This brought me to tears of happiness for you! Congratulations on your continuing journey and second place!
The way you were more and more proud of yourself speaking Japanese on your own even if you were nervous to do gives me so much serotonin and I'm honestly so proud of you for it! Please keep learning Japanese and getting more fluent in it! 😄✨💞💞💞💞💞
When I took a Japanese class at a university in Germany, the professor also only spoke in Japanese, and it was kind of stressful, but also a lot of fun because the other students would work together to help you if you got stuck, so there was a great classroom environment. I also had some really amazing Japanese teachers at the university I went to in the US. They actually encouraged me to apply to the JET program, but I decided to do a Fulbright instead. I often wonder what my life would be like if I had decided to go with the JET program. Anyways, dope a$$ video 👍🏽
Hmm, I am curious, why didn't you go with the JET program instead?
@@addictaedtokookie1622 At the end of the day it's choice between "I'm interested in getting to country X" and "I'm interested in researching X". Let's say I like Japan and want to research (example to make point across) German XIXth century poetry. There's a German XIXth century poetry program at Tokyo University that's kinda-sorta-ok and there's one in Berlin that is really cutting edge. Which one to choose?
@@shana_dmr I would go for the Berlin one?
@@addictaedtokookie1622 I wound up not going for the JET program because I was living in China at the time and I would have had to fly back to the US to do the interview, which would have been hard to coordinate. I’d also been studying German longer than Japanese and was interested in really getting my German to the next level as well as eventually studying at a university in Germany. I probably could’ve done the same thing for Japanese, when I think about it now.
I just started learning Japanese recently via virtual classes with hopes of continuing to further learning the language in Japan soon. And I have a crippling anxiety (that I'm still trying to get over with!) when it comes to reading long Japanese texts, be it Hiragana, Katakana or Kanji. My mind just becomes blank. I panic quietly, and breathing becomes a bit difficult. One time, I ended up having to excuse myself from the class, because I was shaking a bit too much.
Learning about your journey, Aki, in learning Japanese made feel a bit better because I wasn't the only one going through such difficulty. I hope I could overcome it soon.
Wishing you all the best of luck!
"accepting the fact that you will mess up, is a one way to improve"
i relate to that so much, sometime i kinda regret choosing japanese language for college, because i dont even have japanese in high school, i learned hiragana/katakana from zero and those kanji are too much and sometimes make me cry too... but i made it this far so i want to complete it with everything i can do...i know i will always mess up since i regret, but i think its my way to improve and survive..thanks aki, i think i have more confidence now..and i should have write this in japanese lol ouch
This is such a cool experience to watch and I'm glad that they have programs like this for japanese beginners for peeps who would like to live in japan but still have struggles learning it even after the high school age. Thanks for sharing this with us Aki! :D
PLEASE share what you study Japanese with with us. I'm currently using Wanikani to study Kanji and would love to get on with other ways as well. I am so excited for you and your development. Really motivating to see how it can be done. Nothing can stop you ✨
What an awesome video! It’s so refreshing to see someone who embraces the challenge and doesn’t start immediately complaining about it once the going gets tough
As a Japanese learner myself, the subtitles really helped me learn some new words and test my reading skills, where I’d pause the vid, read the subs then play again to confirm what I understood. So happy that Aki had a positive experience with the school! For anyone who’s thinking of learning Japanese but has doubts, I encourage you to start out and see what it’s like! Would be more than happy to answer any questions from people who don’t know where to start
Honestly aside from wanting to learn and appreciate the traditional culture of Japan, just learning enough Japanese to understand and converse with would be a hard but cool experience. Because I imagine Aki must feel so happy and Proud of herself when she can openly discuss what she wants in Japanese to feel comfortable, and I beat Joey to feel proud of her achievements as well. Keep going, Aki.💜🖤💙
I'm a 13 year old trying to learn Japanese, and I've been really scared of having an American accent. It's really impressive what Aki has learned. Japanese is REALLY hard. You don't realize how hard it is until you become interested in learning it yourself.
AKIII I STARTED TO TEAR UP AT THE END! such a beautiful and well done video so proud of you!!!
Congrats on entering Japanese language school! I had a lot of fun memories there too. Best of luck with your studies Aki. 👍
Mama Aki out here living her best life as the protagonist in a shounen anime 😄
Thinking about going back to school on a set schedule just feels so nostalgic and safe. I’d love to feel that feeling again.
Narrative of Self is the result of a feedback loop between “Separate Self” & Cosmos. 🎈
This video made me cry tears a joy seeing you being able to speak Japanese fluently enough so people can understand you, it takes a lot of effort to learn a language you have struggled with many times, and seeing you finally taking that to the next level makes me truly inspired Aki!
Thank you for sharing your experience~ I have been feeling very unmotivated
lately and I feel like this has brought me back towards that right mind set.
I'm so happy you took on learning Japanese more so you feel more comfortable in public and people. It's been a week since I'd started self teaching myself korean and relearning Spanish that I've one took a semester in high school. I feel like it's any language makes you go out of comfort zone . I can't wait for more
This video made me feel so nostalgic for being a student. Your handwriting is also very pretty!
It's absolutely beautiful to watch someone put effort into what they love. As a fan of Japan and anime for the majority of my life, it brought a tear to my eyes seeing you get the progress you wished for. Like ten years ago when still in school I bought Japanese learning books, finished the Kana book from J.W. Heisig and never took myself the time to do the other books I bought for the language itself and the Kanji. You're inspiring me to pick up my books again and start learning. I hope you can continue your progress and thank you for this video.
Weebs when they found out a Japanese high school is just a normal school and not filled with rom com and harem protagonist with superpowers 😟😱😨
* Shattered glass * 😮
こんにちわ 私 わ エイドリンです。 私 わ アメリカ人。 私 は 高校1年生です。 i have been learning japanese at my highschool for half a school year now. It is really cool that japan offers professional Japanese classes once i graduate high school i want to move to japan and take these classes so i can hopefully live in japan!
Good luck! できるよ！
Something to be aware of is that many places you used わ should actually be は. This is because は's pronunciation changes to "wa" when it's used as a particle. So it's 私 は and こんにちは.
これ から も がんばってください ね
well kudos to you for having the courage to improve your language! bet it was really fun and stressing at the same time. i feel like learning new stuff can be harder, but having that basic knowledge helps immensely. looking forward to the things or apps you use for studying!
Starting to speak another language can be a very scary and embarrassing thing but once you get started and gain more confidence it’s all uphill from there! I wish you the best in your language learning journey
all i need is some goddamn entertainment after a long day of voice acting, & archeology studies for school. this video definitely cured me. thank you for taking the time to make this video. the funniest thing about me watching your videos is that I always have sushi with me. i look forward to watching your videos everyday! i love you!
Archeology is a fascinating topic!
I love learning languages and it’s so valuable to be able to communicate to other people. I don’t know Japanese but I have a degree in Spanish translation and I know a tiny bit of Russian (I can not hold a long conversation but I know the letters and sounds and how to introduce myself). For any one wanting to learn any second language and feel scared, discouraged, anxious, etc., know that learning languages is hard but you will never get any better if you don’t try. (Easier said than done) Most of the people helping you learn the language know that you will not know everything and you’re not expected to. With speaking, keep in mind that making mistakes is totally normal, you probably do that in your native language, it’s a normal thing to do. Communication is successful when someone understands what you are trying to say, no matter how long it takes you to get to the point. Applying and extending your language skills makes the communication more efficient and easier. There are a million different ways to say the same thing. So don’t get discouraged and know that learning a new language is a lifelong lesson, you will always be learning new words, new grammar structures, etc. throughout your entire life so take your time to make sure you have the basics down and go from there
I feel like teachers being able to understand questions in Japanese by the basic level students is a skill just as much as learning Japanese lol
i wanted to hear her say, "let me switch my lexicom" but I really respect the challenge you've set yourself to do, and it does inspires to take the step into learning japanese too
Aki, i just want to say I’ve been subscribed to your channel for a while now and seeing these new videos I just see the smile and happiness on your face. I love this new content and I’m glad you seem so happy with what you’re doing.
Aki you really inspire me! I'm in 9th grade (freshman in highschool) and I started taking japanese 1 this year. It's such a complex and interesting language and it took me forever to memorize katakana lol. I aspire to be like you and you've given me the confidence to start working hard and continue with japanese throughout highschool (even though it's a very difficult language to learn as a native english speaker lmaoo). Thank you so much for your lovely videos :D
I mean wow, I can’t even believe you inspired someone like me to continue learning Japanese (because I already have). Thanks Aki for this video!
I’m not a huge fan of school. I was never really good at it. And now a days it’s all about taking your money and learning how to pass a test. Not helping to prepare you for the real world. But you made going back to school look fun again. Thank you.
So proud of you, Aki! I, myself, am learning Japanese and am mostly self-taught, but I hope to become more fluent, someday. I want to vacation in Japan, someday and hopefully meet a lot of amazing people, but enrolling in a Japanese Language College like the one you went to would be nice, as well. It's just a means of actually getting to Japan that is my issue. I can't go at the moment, because of COVID, but I hope to do so, someday. It's in my plans for the future. The College you went to seems like a great College and it seems like you had a lot of fun! Congratz for expanding your Japanese fluency!
As a person who cannot speak their native language and watching Aki admit that “I don’t care if I sound like a baby while talking Japanese”. Made me feel weird cause that’s what I want my mindset to be while speaking my language. But it’s not, it’s like “If I can’t say it, I won’t say it at all” is my mindset. So.. thanks Aki for making me realize something else! :DD (this is positive hehe)
This was so inspiring and motivating to watch, and I’m so happy for and proud of Aki for putting herself out there and showing us her Japanese learning adventure. Thank you so much, Aki ❤️!
I didn't expect to get emotional when hearing you speak in Japanese. I've been following your journey as a creator since 2016 when I moved abroad for college, and it feels like I've been growing and maturing alongside a friend, even though I don't know you personally. I'm very proud of you and I commend your willingness to try new experiences and not settling in a comfort zone. You motivate me to keep doing the same thing.
Lots of love from a Panamanian fan.
this was such a nice video to watch! i’ve been wanting to attend a japanese language class for a while but this hits the nail on the head. it looks really fun and it’s awesome that you can attend extra-curricular activities too! it would be nice to get that japanese high school experience haha, schools in europe are very different. thank you for sharing your experience with us! (*˙˘˙)♡
I think feeling comfortable with your teachers is so important and feeling like you can make mistakes. I did Japanese for 9 years. 3 years in university which I ended up hating. I never felt like I understand how to properly use the grammar they taught us and the textbook had examples of sentences you would never use. I definitely think learning it every day and being comfortable is the best way to learn it. I felt like the fear of making mistakes that I got over in highschool came back in uni which made me stop enjoying the language and now I regret stopping because I've forgotten so much. Watching this makes me wanna get back into learning Japanese and if I ever go live in Japan it would be nice to go to this sort of school to immerse myself into the language and learn it in a practical way 🥰
So proud of you Aki, you encouraged me to learn in the U.S just bought a few books=)
It was nice to hear about how comfortable you felt with your teachers. I think breaking down that kind of barrier is part of what can make or break an education.
I'd be so disappointed if Aki didn't use her highschool girl's sweat perfume for this video 😷
Yo why was I literally about to cry when she said that people could finally understand her💀💀 we're so proud of you Aki keep it up sis, you'll be fluent in no time. WE LOVE YOU❤❤❤
Why is nobody talking about the tall guy in green at 7:21 😍
Aki I'm so proud of you! You are doing such an amazing job at improving your Japanese and it's so cool that you were able to go to school for it! ^^ Keep up the amazing work!
Wow! That's actually really awsome, im so proud of you :)
Keep up the amazing work, Aki!
This was so cool, way to go!!
After watching a lot of language YT I am convinced really the only barrier to learning a lot of languages is confidence. All of the polyglots I've seen really just have 1 thing in common and that's a willingness to just go for it, regardless if they sound dumb or like a baby, they just try and try and power through.
Why hello Aki hope your days going well & I love the eyebrow piercing😁
I like the natural, peaceful feel of this video. And I guess it's an encouraging one for foreign people who are learning Japanese🙂
自然体で穏やかな感じの良い動画だね。
英語を勉強してる外国人にとっても、励みになると思う🙂
You should be really proud of yourself putting your all into this is amazing!
You seem so happy with all the new friends you've made and the stuff outside of learning the language you've been doing ❤ keep it up! 😊 xoxo
This video from you was a great inspiration for me. I currently attending classes for italian. My husband is half italian, so every year we go on family visit to Italy. And i got so fed up being a mute there because i don't speak the language and hardly anyone there speaks even a little bit of english. You are right about letting go wanting to speak it perfectly, only making mistakes takes you further. I will try it more to let go now and stop being so afraid to make mistakes.
Rip to those who thought Japanese schools had 'sailor uniforms', had sakura trees and was all "aesthetic"
what..?
Fr that was me 💀
Well I mean… they do exist but they aren’t as common as you would think😅
This is a college so there is no uniforms but I get your gist
Uniforms like that are for middle and high schoolers, not college students.
omg when you started speaking japanese I literally started crying. this is so inspiring and thank you for sharing your journey
Wow your in a real Japanese school
Full immersion class! Dang! That's truly awesome.
Aki is such an inspiration! 🥺
Aki, the hardest part of learning a new language (or even expanding your ability in it) is having the courage to force yourself to speak it & not being afraid of making mistakes while speaking the language.
With constant use & expanding your ability & knowledge in Japanese, you will succeed.
im so proud of you aki!
It’s great that they Immersed you in the language, by being so strict about only speaking Japanese. It’s a tricky and sometimes frustrating technique, but it’s very effective. When I was studding asl, I was lucky to get one of the few Deaf professors. He was very strict on us , it was very frustrating at times. But when we went to meets ups, to practice within the Deaf community. I noticed my classmates and I were actually, ahead of students who got to speak in class. Making all the frustration and headaches worthwhile.
So nice to see you getting back to school!
Edit: As a teacher myself, having someone compliment you like that and say "you're the best teacher I've ever had" is soooo satisfying
I'm proud of you. Keep working hard, and immerse yourself!
I remember moving to the us, even though I knew english pretty well from always writing and reading in it, I never spoke it. I was so anxious, I was too scared to even order food at my 17 hour layover in Chicago. Stayed inside as much as possible for months. Can't believe what it'd be like to not know much at all.
I love how personal and vulnerable this video is! As someone from EU it's always nice to see people picking up more languages because from what I've experienced learning 3 languages fluently and 3 more casually it's not only the basic knowledge you gain but also the culture on a much deeper level. I would also love to offer a small point of criticism. You switch back and forth between sharing your personal experience and related advice but that makes the point/direction of the video a bit muddy. I think the message of the video would be stronger if it stuck to just advice or just sharing your experience. Loved the video! Thanks for sharing!
It's one thing to have to learn something because it's enforced and part of a curriculum but completely different when you are learning something because you simply desire to learn it. I've participated in a few subjects as an adult learner and found it to be way more fun and enriching than when I was at school. You seem to be doing well so please keep it up and simply just enjoy learning without worrying about what others think.
That's a great idea! I'd love to try something like this!
It's genuinely incredible the level of quality Akis videos have gone up. Looking back at some of her older videos really shows her improvement as a content creator 👌
It’s all fun until some danganronpa type shit happens
I’m glad to see no matter how old one is & isn’t good at being fluent in a language that people don’t stop learning it. For me I never was able to learn Spanish cause of not being able to maintain 2 languages. Even at 23 I’m still learning to get better at my Spanish & sometimes I do look into French to understand & speak it a bit. I also don’t know anyone around who does speak French fluently so I self teach myself sometimes. Honestly great video!! So inspiring & motivating
Aki: "I took up volleyball"
Everyone: *Insert Haikyuu joke here*
This vid really came out in the right time. Like for the past 3 months I've also been taking japanese classes but its here in the Philippines. And honestly your point with the perfection complex really hits hard. Like I think I'm limitting myself when it comes to speaking in Japanese cause 1 i dont really have people to talk to and 2 is that im not confident. But you saying that just try it and force yourself to speak it and use it is really helpful. Thank you for this vid 🥰
I hope we can have more Japanese segments with you and Joey. On a scale from Aki to Joey, how good is your Japanese? 😂
Akiさん、頑張ってください！
私は大学で日本学を勉強しているからAkiさんが言いた通りに間違いが多いでも母語話者と話すのはとても大切ですよ。心配しないでください。人々の母語を話すと多くの人はとても親切で間違いについて教えてくれます。
Hey Aki :) I wish you all the best with learning Japanese!
I study Japanese Studies at university, so I can tell, that it's really important to talk to motherspeakers even if you'll make a lot of mistakes. Don't be embarresed! Most people are really nice and willing to explain you about their language.
I just love the way Japanese and Korean people sound. The way they pronounce the words and the way there voice sounds when pronouncing them. It just sounds so cool!
Seeing you in the Japanese language school is making me nostalgic for my French language school. In middle school I expressed a talent in learning foreign languages so my parents wanted to harness that. When I was 14 my parents sent me to Quebec city all by myself to study at a French language school. At that time I only knew basic French so it was very difficult for me. The rules at the school were simple: 100% French at all times and you're not allowed to speak any language other than French. After a summer in Quebec I got significantly better at French! I repeated this in the next few years. So three summers in Quebec city and one summer in Rennes France all in intensive language immersion schools. Now I am a university student studying French literature and anthropology in hopes to work in diplomacy or International nonprofits. Learning a foreign language is very difficult but very rewarding. Good job at learning Japanese, it will be worth it.