Tips to learn ANY language faster! How I learned Japanese and how you can speak English much faster!

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this is a response video answering a question by a fellow

answering a question by a fellow

answering a question by a fellow language learner who wanted to

language learner who wanted to

language learner who wanted to know how I study Japanese there

know how I study Japanese there

know how I study Japanese there are also some more students and

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video answering a lot of

video answering a lot of questions about myself as a

questions about myself as a

questions about myself as a language learner but also some

language learner but also some

language learner but also some more good tips for you if you're

more good tips for you if you're

more good tips for you if you're learning japanese or if you're

learning japanese or if you're

learning japanese or if you're just studying English when i

just studying English when i

just studying English when i first started learning languages

first started learning languages

first started learning languages may be back in high school and

may be back in high school and

may be back in high school and in college I hated it

in college I hated it

in college I hated it I really hated having to learn

I really hated having to learn

I really hated having to learn languages and I learned

languages and I learned

languages and I learned something very important about

something very important about

something very important about having to do that when i was

having to do that when i was

having to do that when i was learning so I tried to learn a

learning so I tried to learn a

learning so I tried to learn a little bit of French in high

little bit of French in high

little bit of French in high school and basically i sat in

school and basically i sat in

school and basically i sat in the front of the class and

the front of the class and

the front of the class and pretended to yawn like this to

pretended to yawn like this to

pretended to yawn like this to make the teacher yawn and kind

make the teacher yawn and kind

make the teacher yawn and kind of waste class time i would also

of waste class time i would also

of waste class time i would also go back to the back of the class

go back to the back of the class

go back to the back of the class and set the clock at the back of

and set the clock at the back of

and set the clock at the back of the room

the room

the room about five minutes faster

about five minutes faster

about five minutes faster however i could make it go a

however i could make it go a

however i could make it go a little bit faster but I hated

little bit faster but I hated

little bit faster but I hated learning back in school because

learning back in school because

learning back in school because I had to learn it not because i

I had to learn it not because i

I had to learn it not because i wanted to the same thing

wanted to the same thing

wanted to the same thing happened in college I was trying

happened in college I was trying

happened in college I was trying to learn Spanish

to learn Spanish

to learn Spanish I took Spanish for one year and

I took Spanish for one year and

I took Spanish for one year and i had more fun

i had more fun

i had more fun just trying to copy friends of

just trying to copy friends of

just trying to copy friends of mine my Spanish is really bad

mine my Spanish is really bad

mine my Spanish is really bad right now but I'd still love to

right now but I'd still love to

right now but I'd still love to practice it again

practice it again

practice it again so hopefully I will be able to

so hopefully I will be able to

so hopefully I will be able to get back to that in the future

get back to that in the future

get back to that in the future but the important thing that I

but the important thing that I

but the important thing that I discovered about learning

discovered about learning

discovered about learning languages is that you have to

languages is that you have to

languages is that you have to have a really strong motivation

have a really strong motivation

have a really strong motivation if you are trying to learn the

if you are trying to learn the

if you are trying to learn the language or if you are a parent

language or if you are a parent

language or if you are a parent or teacher trying to get your

or teacher trying to get your

or teacher trying to get your own students to learn the

own students to learn the

own students to learn the language

language

language it's really difficult if they

it's really difficult if they

it's really difficult if they don't have their own motivation

don't have their own motivation

don't have their own motivation so one of the things I've

so one of the things I've

so one of the things I've discovered

discovered

discovered and even not just as a language

and even not just as a language

and even not just as a language learner but as a student of any

learner but as a student of any

learner but as a student of any kind

kind

kind if you have a particular goal

if you have a particular goal

if you have a particular goal and that goal is strong enough

and that goal is strong enough

and that goal is strong enough then it will help help you kind

then it will help help you kind

then it will help help you kind of pull you to wherever it is

of pull you to wherever it is

of pull you to wherever it is you want to go when I was

you want to go when I was

you want to go when I was younger I was a horrible reader

younger I was a horrible reader

younger I was a horrible reader I was a very slow at reading and

I was a very slow at reading and

I was a very slow at reading and I hated reading but it wasn't

I hated reading but it wasn't

I hated reading but it wasn't until maybe I was a junior high

until maybe I was a junior high

until maybe I was a junior high school student that I actually

school student that I actually

school student that I actually got interested in some Eastern

got interested in some Eastern

got interested in some Eastern philosophy through some comic

philosophy through some comic

philosophy through some comic books and it was something that

books and it was something that

books and it was something that I was really interested in

I was really interested in

I was really interested in learning about but the only way

learning about but the only way

learning about but the only way I could get that information was

I could get that information was

I could get that information was through reading

through reading

through reading I couldn't really ask lots of

I couldn't really ask lots of

I couldn't really ask lots of people around me because they

people around me because they

people around me because they didn't know

didn't know

didn't know so the only thing i could do in

so the only thing i could do in

so the only thing i could do in order to reach that information

order to reach that information

order to reach that information was to ask through a book I had

was to ask through a book I had

was to ask through a book I had to learn from the people

to learn from the people

to learn from the people teaching me in the book but

teaching me in the book but

teaching me in the book but because i started reading more I

because i started reading more I

because i started reading more I got more interested in the

got more interested in the

got more interested in the Eastern philosophy and other

Eastern philosophy and other

Eastern philosophy and other philosophy and ended up studying

philosophy and ended up studying

philosophy and ended up studying that in college and I really

that in college and I really

that in college and I really enjoyed now being able to read

enjoyed now being able to read

enjoyed now being able to read all kinds of different things

all kinds of different things

all kinds of different things and I really enjoyed reading a

and I really enjoyed reading a

and I really enjoyed reading a lot more as a tip for teachers

lot more as a tip for teachers

lot more as a tip for teachers you'll notice that a lot of

you'll notice that a lot of

you'll notice that a lot of students they say they like

students they say they like

students they say they like learning English or they don't

learning English or they don't

learning English or they don't like learning English and really

like learning English and really

like learning English and really they don't know whether they

they don't know whether they

they don't know whether they like it or not they're just

like it or not they're just

like it or not they're just telling you whether or not the

telling you whether or not the

telling you whether or not the lesson is fun or it isn't

lesson is fun or it isn't

lesson is fun or it isn't most young students especially

most young students especially

most young students especially if you're maybe junior high

if you're maybe junior high

if you're maybe junior high school or below

school or below

school or below you don't really have your own

you don't really have your own

you don't really have your own idea about what language

idea about what language

idea about what language learning is because you're

learning is because you're

learning is because you're learning your own language just

learning your own language just

learning your own language just fine but having to learn a new

fine but having to learn a new

fine but having to learn a new language is a lot more difficult

language is a lot more difficult

language is a lot more difficult so if the language learning

so if the language learning

so if the language learning situation isn't very fun

situation isn't very fun

situation isn't very fun then they decide for themselves

then they decide for themselves

then they decide for themselves that it's not so make sure it's

that it's not so make sure it's

that it's not so make sure it's fun

fun

fun so that you don't have students

so that you don't have students

so that you don't have students in your class sitting there

in your class sitting there

in your class sitting there mmm

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yarding did yon a bit jaan right

yarding did yon a bit jaan right there

there

there did I get you arrive

did I get you arrive

did I get you arrive anyway well let's continue so

anyway well let's continue so

anyway well let's continue so about learning japanese I've

about learning japanese I've

about learning japanese I've been interested in Japanese

been interested in Japanese

been interested in Japanese culture for many many years and

culture for many many years and

culture for many many years and maybe it was from some of the

maybe it was from some of the

maybe it was from some of the movies i watched but there is a

movies i watched but there is a

movies i watched but there is a Japanese garden in Chicago where

Japanese garden in Chicago where

Japanese garden in Chicago where I grew up behind a museum on the

I grew up behind a museum on the

I grew up behind a museum on the south side of Chicago and there

south side of Chicago and there

south side of Chicago and there i discovered a Japanese garden

i discovered a Japanese garden

i discovered a Japanese garden it's called osaka garden now

it's called osaka garden now

it's called osaka garden now it's not that nice of a garden

it's not that nice of a garden

it's not that nice of a garden but the atmosphere was so

but the atmosphere was so

but the atmosphere was so different than any kind of

different than any kind of

different than any kind of Western garden

Western garden

Western garden I normally been to and so I

I normally been to and so I

I normally been to and so I wanted to learn more about the

wanted to learn more about the

wanted to learn more about the language and I couldn't find out

language and I couldn't find out

language and I couldn't find out so much from other people

so much from other people

so much from other people because i didn't really know

because i didn't really know

because i didn't really know anyone that knew a lot about

anyone that knew a lot about

anyone that knew a lot about Japanese so from the little I

Japanese so from the little I

Japanese so from the little I got four movies

got four movies

got four movies it got me interested in wanting

it got me interested in wanting

it got me interested in wanting to learn more about it as i was

to learn more about it as i was

to learn more about it as i was getting older I really wanted to

getting older I really wanted to

getting older I really wanted to come to Japan to study Japanese

come to Japan to study Japanese

come to Japan to study Japanese gardening and that's what I did

gardening and that's what I did

gardening and that's what I did so i came here and i am still

so i came here and i am still

so i came here and i am still here today even though i have

here today even though i have

here today even though i have been there I've been here and

been there I've been here and

been there I've been here and I've gone back to America I've

I've gone back to America I've

I've gone back to America I've lived in both places since

lived in both places since

lived in both places since graduating college but the

graduating college but the

graduating college but the Japanese gardening was really

Japanese gardening was really

Japanese gardening was really what pulled me to Japan and

what pulled me to Japan and

what pulled me to Japan and that's how I was able to get

that's how I was able to get

that's how I was able to get involved in the language

involved in the language

involved in the language motivation is really important

motivation is really important

motivation is really important and I think maybe the second

and I think maybe the second

and I think maybe the second most important thing you need to

most important thing you need to

most important thing you need to have when learning a language is

have when learning a language is

have when learning a language is deciding what kind of language

deciding what kind of language

deciding what kind of language you want to speak

you want to speak

you want to speak really if you make a specific

really if you make a specific

really if you make a specific goal about what kind of speaker

goal about what kind of speaker

goal about what kind of speaker you want to be then the goal of

you want to be then the goal of

you want to be then the goal of becoming or reaching that that

becoming or reaching that that

becoming or reaching that that fluent speaker or being able to

fluent speaker or being able to

fluent speaker or being able to pass that test becomes a lot

pass that test becomes a lot

pass that test becomes a lot easier to attain a lot of

easier to attain a lot of

easier to attain a lot of students have a kind of kind of

students have a kind of kind of

students have a kind of kind of a goal about what they would

a goal about what they would

a goal about what they would like to do

like to do

like to do maybe speaking English would be

maybe speaking English would be

maybe speaking English would be fun or obviously they could meet

fun or obviously they could meet

fun or obviously they could meet more people if they speak but

more people if they speak but

more people if they speak but it's not so much about figuring

it's not so much about figuring

it's not so much about figuring out the

out the

out the the kind of goal you want to get

the kind of goal you want to get

the kind of goal you want to get from the language it's more the

from the language it's more the

from the language it's more the kind of speaker you want to be

kind of speaker you want to be

kind of speaker you want to be do you want to be someone that

do you want to be someone that

do you want to be someone that can speak fluently or do you

can speak fluently or do you

can speak fluently or do you want to be someone that can pass

want to be someone that can pass

want to be someone that can pass a test

a test

a test there are lots of different

there are lots of different

there are lots of different kinds of speakers you can become

kinds of speakers you can become

kinds of speakers you can become but really you should be honest

but really you should be honest

but really you should be honest with yourself about what you

with yourself about what you

with yourself about what you want if you just need to learn

want if you just need to learn

want if you just need to learn something fast to pass the test

something fast to pass the test

something fast to pass the test then get a grammar book that has

then get a grammar book that has

then get a grammar book that has examples of the grammar that you

examples of the grammar that you

examples of the grammar that you will find in that test and then

will find in that test and then

will find in that test and then study for that but if you want

study for that but if you want

study for that but if you want to be a fluent speaker then

to be a fluent speaker then

to be a fluent speaker then obviously you have to speak

obviously you have to speak

obviously you have to speak this is something I've been

this is something I've been

this is something I've been working on because maybe I don't

working on because maybe I don't

working on because maybe I don't know as many kanji as I should

know as many kanji as I should

know as many kanji as I should or i don't speak as politely as

or i don't speak as politely as

or i don't speak as politely as I should but I didn't really

I should but I didn't really

I should but I didn't really want that I didn't want those

want that I didn't want those

want that I didn't want those things yet I in the future I'd

things yet I in the future I'd

things yet I in the future I'd love to have more time to

love to have more time to

love to have more time to practice and learn more kanji

practice and learn more kanji

practice and learn more kanji just because it's fun and

just because it's fun and

just because it's fun and interesting and I can read more

interesting and I can read more

interesting and I can read more signs and figure out what i

signs and figure out what i

signs and figure out what i should eat or what I should not

should eat or what I should not

should eat or what I should not eat but all of these things are

eat but all of these things are

eat but all of these things are on that I'm doing right now

on that I'm doing right now

on that I'm doing right now about learning japanese is

about learning japanese is

about learning japanese is because I want to be a certain

because I want to be a certain

because I want to be a certain kind of speaker of Japanese I

kind of speaker of Japanese I

kind of speaker of Japanese I want to have great conversation

want to have great conversation

want to have great conversation and I'm able to do that for

and I'm able to do that for

and I'm able to do that for for most topics and in most

for most topics and in most

for most topics and in most situations i can meet new people

situations i can meet new people

situations i can meet new people introduce myself I can talk

introduce myself I can talk

introduce myself I can talk about education

about education

about education I can talk about the weather i

I can talk about the weather i

I can talk about the weather i can talk about sports i can talk

can talk about sports i can talk

can talk about sports i can talk about ninjas or whatever and all

about ninjas or whatever and all

about ninjas or whatever and all of these things are what i

of these things are what i

of these things are what i wanted to do what you'll often

wanted to do what you'll often

wanted to do what you'll often hear from other people that are

hear from other people that are

hear from other people that are learning our will you should be

learning our will you should be

learning our will you should be studying this way or you should

studying this way or you should

studying this way or you should be learning this kanji or that

be learning this kanji or that

be learning this kanji or that phrase or something like that

phrase or something like that

phrase or something like that don't listen to the should you

don't listen to the should you

don't listen to the should you decide what you need to learn

decide what you need to learn

decide what you need to learn just like I decided that I

just like I decided that I

just like I decided that I needed to learn

needed to learn

needed to learn just this one thing or that one

just this one thing or that one

just this one thing or that one thing and i created my own

thing and i created my own

thing and i created my own curriculum so you need to create

curriculum so you need to create

curriculum so you need to create your own curriculum about

your own curriculum about

your own curriculum about learning so you can learn the

learning so you can learn the

learning so you can learn the language as best for you as you

language as best for you as you

language as best for you as you can before i came to japan i had

can before i came to japan i had

can before i came to japan i had only studied a little bit of

only studied a little bit of

only studied a little bit of japanese i had taken a textbook

japanese i had taken a textbook

japanese i had taken a textbook from a friend of mine and i was

from a friend of mine and i was

from a friend of mine and i was able to teach myself to Ghana

able to teach myself to Ghana

able to teach myself to Ghana and katakana up

and katakana up

and katakana up these are two of the Japanese

these are two of the Japanese

these are two of the Japanese written languages and I was also

written languages and I was also

written languages and I was also studying a little bit of kanji

studying a little bit of kanji

studying a little bit of kanji these are the the main Chinese

these are the the main Chinese

these are the the main Chinese borrowed characters that the

borrowed characters that the

borrowed characters that the Japanese language uses i was

Japanese language uses i was

Japanese language uses i was able to teach these two myself

able to teach these two myself

able to teach these two myself using mnemonics and i highly

using mnemonics and i highly

using mnemonics and i highly recommend that anybody who is

recommend that anybody who is

recommend that anybody who is starting studying Japanese for

starting studying Japanese for

starting studying Japanese for the first time because there is

the first time because there is

the first time because there is so much to learn for Japanese as

so much to learn for Japanese as

so much to learn for Japanese as far as learning to read and

far as learning to read and

far as learning to read and write the language that you

write the language that you

write the language that you really want to take a holistic

really want to take a holistic

really want to take a holistic approach to learning and if you

approach to learning and if you

approach to learning and if you can i will talk just a little

can i will talk just a little

can i will talk just a little bit right now about how to learn

bit right now about how to learn

bit right now about how to learn as many kanji as you can

as many kanji as you can

as many kanji as you can very very quickly and very very

very very quickly and very very

very very quickly and very very easily but it has to do with

easily but it has to do with

easily but it has to do with mnemonics and this is something

mnemonics and this is something

mnemonics and this is something that I teach regularly to

that I teach regularly to

that I teach regularly to English students and this is

English students and this is

English students and this is actually part of our power

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about mnemonic learning a

about mnemonic learning a pneumonic is how you can take

pneumonic is how you can take

pneumonic is how you can take something you already know and

something you already know and

something you already know and connect it with something new

connect it with something new

connect it with something new most of the time in school if

most of the time in school if

most of the time in school if you are learning japanese you

you are learning japanese you

you are learning japanese you will see kaku k kool

will see kaku k kool

will see kaku k kool naughty dudo touchy too thick

naughty dudo touchy too thick

naughty dudo touchy too thick dough and you have these these

dough and you have these these

dough and you have these these different letters just like you

different letters just like you

different letters just like you would learn the alphabet but you

would learn the alphabet but you

would learn the alphabet but you repeat them over and over again

repeat them over and over again

repeat them over and over again we call this rote learning it's

we call this rote learning it's

we call this rote learning it's pretty boring and you're not

pretty boring and you're not

pretty boring and you're not going to get excited to study

going to get excited to study

going to get excited to study and because it takes so long to

and because it takes so long to

and because it takes so long to learn the distance from where

learn the distance from where

learn the distance from where you are now to the the speaking

you are now to the the speaking

you are now to the the speaking ability you want in the future

ability you want in the future

ability you want in the future seems much much for much much

seems much much for much much

seems much much for much much much farther away but if you use

much farther away but if you use

much farther away but if you use mnemonics it's like it's instant

mnemonics it's like it's instant

mnemonics it's like it's instant learning you can connect what

learning you can connect what

learning you can connect what you already know to what you

you already know to what you

you already know to what you want to learn really really

want to learn really really

want to learn really really easily so i did that using using

easily so i did that using using

easily so i did that using using a mnemonic text book that I had

a mnemonic text book that I had

a mnemonic text book that I had which is what many foreigners do

which is what many foreigners do

which is what many foreigners do a great book I recommend is

a great book I recommend is

a great book I recommend is kanji Pictou graphics

kanji Pictou graphics

kanji Pictou graphics if you're a visual kind of

if you're a visual kind of

if you're a visual kind of learner and you like to look at

learner and you like to look at

learner and you like to look at pictures and try to figure out

pictures and try to figure out

pictures and try to figure out the the kind of original

the the kind of original

the the kind of original pictogram that the Chinese

pictogram that the Chinese

pictogram that the Chinese characters are coming from

characters are coming from

characters are coming from it's a really simple way to help

it's a really simple way to help

it's a really simple way to help your mind understand the picture

your mind understand the picture

your mind understand the picture but the best book in my opinion

but the best book in my opinion

but the best book in my opinion is a cigs remembering the kanji

is a cigs remembering the kanji

is a cigs remembering the kanji if you are studying Japanese and

if you are studying Japanese and

if you are studying Japanese and you want a really excellent book

you want a really excellent book

you want a really excellent book that will help you learn all of

that will help you learn all of

that will help you learn all of the kanji that you need to learn

the kanji that you need to learn

the kanji that you need to learn in order to get by and have a be

in order to get by and have a be

in order to get by and have a be able to do really well on tests

able to do really well on tests

able to do really well on tests and understand lots of kanji

and understand lots of kanji

and understand lots of kanji together

together

together hey cigs remembering the kanji

hey cigs remembering the kanji

hey cigs remembering the kanji is an excellent book both kanji

is an excellent book both kanji

is an excellent book both kanji pick the graphics and Hastings

pick the graphics and Hastings

pick the graphics and Hastings remembering the kanji I link to

remembering the kanji I link to

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them right below this video so

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more about those books below

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this video

this video k 6 book is so amazing because

k 6 book is so amazing because

k 6 book is so amazing because he takes the idea that you can't

he takes the idea that you can't

he takes the idea that you can't learn kanji the traditional way

learn kanji the traditional way

learn kanji the traditional way that it's taught here in

that it's taught here in

that it's taught here in Japanese school

Japanese school

Japanese school it doesn't help you to learn a

it doesn't help you to learn a

it doesn't help you to learn a few kanji that you can't use to

few kanji that you can't use to

few kanji that you can't use to understand a newspaper or

understand a newspaper or

understand a newspaper or anything like that

anything like that

anything like that you don't want to take 12 years

you don't want to take 12 years

you don't want to take 12 years to learn the language you want

to learn the language you want

to learn the language you want to learn everything as fast as

to learn everything as fast as

to learn everything as fast as possible

possible

possible so what you want to do is change

so what you want to do is change

so what you want to do is change the way you think about learning

the way you think about learning

the way you think about learning so that you can learn everything

so that you can learn everything

so that you can learn everything together even though it takes a

together even though it takes a

together even though it takes a little bit longer

little bit longer

little bit longer but you can learn way more than

but you can learn way more than

but you can learn way more than if you were just studying for

if you were just studying for

if you were just studying for learning kanji in the typical

learning kanji in the typical

learning kanji in the typical way the Japanese students learn

way the Japanese students learn

way the Japanese students learn so I've studied with Hastings

so I've studied with Hastings

so I've studied with Hastings book I really highly recommend

book I really highly recommend

book I really highly recommend it and even though my congee is

it and even though my congee is

it and even though my congee is not perfect

not perfect

not perfect I've learned to understand so

I've learned to understand so

I've learned to understand so many kanji by connecting them

many kanji by connecting them

many kanji by connecting them with interesting stories

with interesting stories

with interesting stories this is the same way I teach a

this is the same way I teach a

this is the same way I teach a lot of my private students and

lot of my private students and

lot of my private students and also my book

also my book

also my book shotty sensei's alphabet I've

shotty sensei's alphabet I've

shotty sensei's alphabet I've done the exact same thing I've

done the exact same thing I've

done the exact same thing I've link to that below this video is

link to that below this video is

link to that below this video is well I've done the exact same

well I've done the exact same

well I've done the exact same thing for for japanese students

thing for for japanese students

thing for for japanese students that are learning the English

that are learning the English

that are learning the English alphabet

alphabet

alphabet so as far as me learning to

so as far as me learning to

so as far as me learning to speak Japanese in my day to day

speak Japanese in my day to day

speak Japanese in my day to day i watch quite a bit of

i watch quite a bit of

i watch quite a bit of television when I can

television when I can

television when I can I'm spending a lot of time

I'm spending a lot of time

I'm spending a lot of time working on the computer and

working on the computer and

working on the computer and making more videos like this so

making more videos like this so

making more videos like this so that you can learn English and

that you can learn English and

that you can learn English and have some more fun listening to

have some more fun listening to

have some more fun listening to my pronunciation but also when I

my pronunciation but also when I

my pronunciation but also when I watch TV I I spend a lot of time

watch TV I I spend a lot of time

watch TV I I spend a lot of time listening to the commercial than

listening to the commercial than

listening to the commercial than trying to say them over and over

trying to say them over and over

trying to say them over and over again

again

again I'll notice that i will i will

I'll notice that i will i will

I'll notice that i will i will hear the same sounds and usually

hear the same sounds and usually

hear the same sounds and usually the first time I watch a

the first time I watch a

the first time I watch a commercial i don't understand

commercial i don't understand

commercial i don't understand everything I here but because

everything I here but because

everything I here but because they come back over and over

they come back over and over

they come back over and over again

again

again I get really excited to listen

I get really excited to listen

I get really excited to listen because I always understand a

because I always understand a

because I always understand a little bit more

little bit more

little bit more so you want to look forward to

so you want to look forward to

so you want to look forward to something that you're studying

something that you're studying

something that you're studying actually have fun

actually have fun

actually have fun you anticipate wanting to learn

you anticipate wanting to learn

you anticipate wanting to learn more and then you get more

more and then you get more

more and then you get more excited about studying and you

excited about studying and you

excited about studying and you can actually feel yourself

can actually feel yourself

can actually feel yourself learning because every time you

learning because every time you

learning because every time you you hear the same commercial or

you hear the same commercial or

you hear the same commercial or whatever it is you're studying

whatever it is you're studying

whatever it is you're studying then you can actually feel the

then you can actually feel the

then you can actually feel the increase in knowledge that you

increase in knowledge that you

increase in knowledge that you have as you begin speaking more

have as you begin speaking more

have as you begin speaking more in Japanese you can pay

in Japanese you can pay

in Japanese you can pay attention to the way japanese

attention to the way japanese

attention to the way japanese people move

people move

people move I don't actually speak Japanese

I don't actually speak Japanese

I don't actually speak Japanese away

away

away many Japanese people do i I

many Japanese people do i I

many Japanese people do i I don't keep my my upper lip still

don't keep my my upper lip still

don't keep my my upper lip still you may notice this or maybe you

you may notice this or maybe you

you may notice this or maybe you haven't noticed it but if you

haven't noticed it but if you

haven't noticed it but if you watch a lot of Japanese speakers

watch a lot of Japanese speakers

watch a lot of Japanese speakers you'll notice that the upper lip

you'll notice that the upper lip

you'll notice that the upper lip doesn't move so much when people

doesn't move so much when people

doesn't move so much when people speak more

speak more

speak more what I want

what I want

what I want all 10 a 20 on ammo overall not

all 10 a 20 on ammo overall not

all 10 a 20 on ammo overall not too much it is no

too much it is no

too much it is no now this is a it's a different

now this is a it's a different

now this is a it's a different it's a different way of speaking

it's a different way of speaking

it's a different way of speaking and I'm i'm used to using my

and I'm i'm used to using my

and I'm i'm used to using my mouth more

mouth more

mouth more and one of the things I i tried

and one of the things I i tried

and one of the things I i tried to do when I was first learning

to do when I was first learning

to do when I was first learning japanese is I tried to speak

japanese is I tried to speak

japanese is I tried to speak like that to maybe watch my my

like that to maybe watch my my

like that to maybe watch my my upper lip a little bit more when

upper lip a little bit more when

upper lip a little bit more when i was learning the language but

i was learning the language but

i was learning the language but I thought about it and really

I thought about it and really

I thought about it and really what I'm trying to learn is the

what I'm trying to learn is the

what I'm trying to learn is the language itself and I don't need

language itself and I don't need

language itself and I don't need to actually speak exactly like

to actually speak exactly like

to actually speak exactly like the other speakers here

the other speakers here

the other speakers here so this is the same advice that

so this is the same advice that

so this is the same advice that I give to students who are

I give to students who are

I give to students who are learning English

learning English

learning English you don't have to even found

you don't have to even found

you don't have to even found like me but you have to try to

like me but you have to try to

like me but you have to try to figure out your own voice

figure out your own voice

figure out your own voice figure out your own weight

figure out your own weight

figure out your own weight another thing that's incredibly

another thing that's incredibly

another thing that's incredibly important especially when

important especially when

important especially when talking about learning phrases

talking about learning phrases

talking about learning phrases as you learn something

as you learn something

as you learn something is that the pronunciation of an

is that the pronunciation of an

is that the pronunciation of an individual word which is what

individual word which is what

individual word which is what you usually find in a grammar

you usually find in a grammar

you usually find in a grammar textbook is not going to be the

textbook is not going to be the

textbook is not going to be the same thing as what you hear in a

same thing as what you hear in a

same thing as what you hear in a real conversation when I was in

real conversation when I was in

real conversation when I was in my Japanese

my Japanese

my Japanese junior high school for the first

junior high school for the first

junior high school for the first time that my first teaching

time that my first teaching

time that my first teaching experience here in Japan

experience here in Japan

experience here in Japan I had my grammar textbook and I

I had my grammar textbook and I

I had my grammar textbook and I looked up

looked up

looked up good morning ohayo gozaimasu and

good morning ohayo gozaimasu and

good morning ohayo gozaimasu and I said that to a male teacher as

I said that to a male teacher as

I said that to a male teacher as he was walking by and I said

he was walking by and I said

he was walking by and I said ohayo gozaimasu 'ah and he said

ohayo gozaimasu 'ah and he said

ohayo gozaimasu 'ah and he said but that's all he said he said

but that's all he said he said

but that's all he said he said yes and I looked in my book

yes and I looked in my book

yes and I looked in my book lets us there's no us in here

lets us there's no us in here

lets us there's no us in here but that's just what he said and

but that's just what he said and

but that's just what he said and the first thing that happens to

the first thing that happens to

the first thing that happens to a language learner just like

a language learner just like

a language learner just like happened to me as i look in the

happened to me as i look in the

happened to me as i look in the book and it's not in the book

book and it's not in the book

book and it's not in the book and you think the book is more

and you think the book is more

and you think the book is more important than what people are

important than what people are

important than what people are actually saying there's the the

actually saying there's the the

actually saying there's the the book learning the textbook and

book learning the textbook and

book learning the textbook and then there's the real language

then there's the real language

then there's the real language which is alive and changing and

which is alive and changing and

which is alive and changing and even from one block or one area

even from one block or one area

even from one block or one area of a town to another area of a

of a town to another area of a

of a town to another area of a town it's very different

town it's very different

town it's very different right now I live in Nagasaki and

right now I live in Nagasaki and

right now I live in Nagasaki and the the language in one part of

the the language in one part of

the the language in one part of the one part of the the city is

the one part of the the city is

the one part of the the city is different than another or the

different than another or the

different than another or the countryside is even crazier than

countryside is even crazier than

countryside is even crazier than that

that

that my wife's relatives i love them

my wife's relatives i love them

my wife's relatives i love them but sometimes I don't understand

but sometimes I don't understand

but sometimes I don't understand a damn thing they are saying but

a damn thing they are saying but

a damn thing they are saying but I'm getting better and i'm just

I'm getting better and i'm just

I'm getting better and i'm just getting better because i want to

getting better because i want to

getting better because i want to i have motivation and also i

i have motivation and also i

i have motivation and also i want to be able to to really

want to be able to to really

want to be able to to really have a a good conversation with

have a a good conversation with

have a a good conversation with them and improve my Japanese so

them and improve my Japanese so

them and improve my Japanese so it's it's kind of like getting

it's it's kind of like getting

it's it's kind of like getting into the gym if you go hang out

into the gym if you go hang out

into the gym if you go hang out around people that are in

around people that are in

around people that are in country areas we call that Enoch

country areas we call that Enoch

country areas we call that Enoch up here in Japanese if you spend

up here in Japanese if you spend

up here in Japanese if you spend more time with different kinds

more time with different kinds

more time with different kinds of speakers

of speakers

of speakers then you can kind of figure out

then you can kind of figure out

then you can kind of figure out the average of the language but

the average of the language but

the average of the language but if you only spend time around

if you only spend time around

if you only spend time around one kind of speaker then you're

one kind of speaker then you're

one kind of speaker then you're only going to have one kind of

only going to have one kind of

only going to have one kind of voice

voice

voice so whether you are a a Japanese

so whether you are a a Japanese

so whether you are a a Japanese learner or an English Learner

learner or an English Learner

learner or an English Learner you should spend a lot of time

you should spend a lot of time

you should spend a lot of time talking to different kinds of

talking to different kinds of

talking to different kinds of people who do different kinds of

people who do different kinds of

people who do different kinds of jobs

jobs

jobs other things like that if you

other things like that if you

other things like that if you like skateboarding then go meet

like skateboarding then go meet

like skateboarding then go meet a sculptor or if you like making

a sculptor or if you like making

a sculptor or if you like making bread and go meet a fireman

bread and go meet a fireman

bread and go meet a fireman these are all different kinds of

these are all different kinds of

these are all different kinds of people that you can interact

people that you can interact

people that you can interact with and learn a lot more about

with and learn a lot more about

with and learn a lot more about learning languages

learning languages

learning languages it's really just about

it's really just about

it's really just about connecting with people

connecting with people

connecting with people once you decide what you want if

once you decide what you want if

once you decide what you want if you figure out that you want to

you figure out that you want to

you figure out that you want to be a certain kind of speaker

be a certain kind of speaker

be a certain kind of speaker then your focus is very clear

then your focus is very clear

then your focus is very clear and it doesn't matter other

and it doesn't matter other

and it doesn't matter other people will say don't do that or

people will say don't do that or

people will say don't do that or learn this thing it

learn this thing it

learn this thing it nobody cares it's all up to you

nobody cares it's all up to you

nobody cares it's all up to you you have to decide what you want

you have to decide what you want

you have to decide what you want to figure out what kind of

to figure out what kind of

to figure out what kind of language you want to learn

language you want to learn

language you want to learn whether it's Japanese or English

whether it's Japanese or English

whether it's Japanese or English and then get started learning

and then get started learning

and then get started learning that for me

that for me

that for me I've been learning japanese for

I've been learning japanese for

I've been learning japanese for about eight years now and my

about eight years now and my

about eight years now and my japanese probably could be

japanese probably could be

japanese probably could be better in some ways but it's

better in some ways but it's

better in some ways but it's actually pretty good in others

actually pretty good in others

actually pretty good in others I'm able to have good

I'm able to have good

I'm able to have good conversations as I said and i'm

conversations as I said and i'm

conversations as I said and i'm really enjoying getting to to

really enjoying getting to to

really enjoying getting to to learn new things in Japanese now

learn new things in Japanese now

learn new things in Japanese now without having to ask for

without having to ask for

without having to ask for translations all the time

translations all the time

translations all the time well if you have more questions

well if you have more questions

well if you have more questions this is a kind of continuing

this is a kind of continuing

this is a kind of continuing thing again I'll turn this into

thing again I'll turn this into

thing again I'll turn this into a podcast as well so you can

a podcast as well so you can

a podcast as well so you can listen to it later and i'll also

listen to it later and i'll also

listen to it later and i'll also be making more videos so if you

be making more videos so if you

be making more videos so if you have more questions and of

have more questions and of

have more questions and of course if you like this format

course if you like this format

course if you like this format which is a little bit different

which is a little bit different

which is a little bit different this is more just kind of

this is more just kind of

this is more just kind of talking and listening to this is

talking and listening to this is

talking and listening to this is not my my regular speaking voice

not my my regular speaking voice

not my my regular speaking voice it's a little bit faster than my

it's a little bit faster than my

it's a little bit faster than my normal teaching voice or my

normal teaching voice or my

normal teaching voice or my normal teaching speed but if you

normal teaching speed but if you

normal teaching speed but if you like this kind of video let me

like this kind of video let me

like this kind of video let me know

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know feel free to comment down below

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feel free to comment down below ask me more questions and we can

ask me more questions and we can

ask me more questions and we can continue having a conversation

continue having a conversation

continue having a conversation about this interesting topic

about this interesting topic

about this interesting topic I love people who are trying to

I love people who are trying to

I love people who are trying to learn languages because it's

learn languages because it's

learn languages because it's such a tricky thing to do

such a tricky thing to do

such a tricky thing to do there's so many different things

there's so many different things

there's so many different things that you can learn and it really

that you can learn and it really

that you can learn and it really takes a long time you will as

takes a long time you will as

takes a long time you will as you learn more languages and you

you learn more languages and you

you learn more languages and you spend time learning there will

spend time learning there will

spend time learning there will be times when you get frustrated

be times when you get frustrated

be times when you get frustrated because your language is in

because your language is in

because your language is in perfect for you make mistakes

perfect for you make mistakes

perfect for you make mistakes but know that it's okay that's

but know that it's okay that's

but know that it's okay that's normal

normal

normal you should be experiencing

you should be experiencing

you should be experiencing things like that and there will

things like that and there will

things like that and there will be times when your language gets

be times when your language gets

be times when your language gets better and then worse and better

better and then worse and better

better and then worse and better and worse but ultimately you are

and worse but ultimately you are

and worse but ultimately you are much better than you were when

much better than you were when

much better than you were when you just started so have an

you just started so have an

you just started so have an excellent day

excellent day

excellent day mail me if you have any

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a link for the two books i mentioned again i highly highly

mentioned again i highly highly

mentioned again i highly highly recommend these if you are a

recommend these if you are a

recommend these if you are a learner of Japanese a cigs

learner of Japanese a cigs

learner of Japanese a cigs remember the kanji and kanji

remember the kanji and kanji

remember the kanji and kanji pictographic try to learn all of

pictographic try to learn all of

pictographic try to learn all of the kanji you can quickly and in

the kanji you can quickly and in

the kanji you can quickly and in the right way

the right way

the right way connect with what you want to

connect with what you want to

connect with what you want to learn and you'll be able to

learn and you'll be able to

learn and you'll be able to learn it much faster you can get

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see you next time bye bye

see you next time bye bye by the way sorry if the cicadas

by the way sorry if the cicadas

by the way sorry if the cicadas or a little bit loud i'm out in

or a little bit loud i'm out in

or a little bit loud i'm out in the park today it's in the

the park today it's in the

the park today it's in the middle of July the rainy season

middle of July the rainy season

middle of July the rainy season here in Japan is basically

here in Japan is basically

here in Japan is basically finished and i'll show you a

finished and i'll show you a

finished and i'll show you a cicada right now so you can see

cicada right now so you can see

cicada right now so you can see what one looks like if you've

what one looks like if you've

what one looks like if you've never seen a cicada before

never seen a cicada before

never seen a cicada before they're incredibly loud and i

they're incredibly loud and i

they're incredibly loud and i actually had to wait until right

actually had to wait until right

actually had to wait until right about now it's the middle of the

about now it's the middle of the

about now it's the middle of the afternoon in order to go out

afternoon in order to go out

afternoon in order to go out here and make this video because

here and make this video because

here and make this video because they're so damn loud but here

they're so damn loud but here

they're so damn loud but here you go I'll introduce you to one

you go I'll introduce you to one

you go I'll introduce you to one let's see if we can find one up

let's see if we can find one up

let's see if we can find one up in a tree over here right we're

in a tree over here right we're

in a tree over here right we're going to zoom in

going to zoom in

going to zoom in oh there he goes look at that

oh there he goes look at that

oh there he goes look at that oh my goodness this is a cicada

oh my goodness this is a cicada

oh my goodness this is a cicada now sometimes these things can

now sometimes these things can

now sometimes these things can actually get very big if you can

actually get very big if you can

actually get very big if you can see it over here but they make a

see it over here but they make a

see it over here but they make a lot of noise a lot of noise and

lot of noise a lot of noise and

lot of noise a lot of noise and see if we can wake this guy up a

see if we can wake this guy up a

see if we can wake this guy up a little bit

little bit

little bit what

what

what now one of the funny things

now one of the funny things

now one of the funny things about these guys is that if you

about these guys is that if you

about these guys is that if you if you make them angry or you

if you make them angry or you

if you make them angry or you scare them they will piss on you

scare them they will piss on you

scare them they will piss on you let's see if we can make him

let's see if we can make him

let's see if we can make him walk

walk

walk well he got a little bit what oh

well he got a little bit what oh

well he got a little bit what oh no it looks a little bit angry

no it looks a little bit angry

no it looks a little bit angry all right we'll let him be for

all right we'll let him be for

all right we'll let him be for now but anyway I love these guys

now but anyway I love these guys

now but anyway I love these guys they come out in the summer and

they come out in the summer and

they come out in the summer and the little kids in the area

the little kids in the area

the little kids in the area love to come out and try to

love to come out and try to

love to come out and try to catch them we'll see you later

catch them we'll see you later

catch them we'll see you later bye bye guy