HEY GUYS
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OUR STRUGGLES WITH JAPANESE
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It's been a rollercoaster month.
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I'M IN A JAPANESE COMMERCIAL!
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The First Japanese Words I Learned!
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WHY I MOVED TO JAPAN!
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WELCOME TO MY CHANNEL!
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Пікірлер
@TheWorldThatOnceWas
@TheWorldThatOnceWas 24 күн бұрын
I've tried the N3 a couple of times that I got so depressed a few weeks before the test that I didn't even bother showing up to take the test. Do you have a study plan you followed?
@Nizam_Akbar_72
@Nizam_Akbar_72 26 күн бұрын
私はパキスタン出身です。
@ApricityLife
@ApricityLife Ай бұрын
I would love to know if you do any hobbies in Japanese that you would like to share? (Or in English too!! Or any language lol) For example: reading books or walking in parks or anything really! It’s soo cool you are back btw - I first watched your channel when I started uni as a baby 17yo and now I am heading into grad school 😅
@douglasferree
@douglasferree Ай бұрын
Is there a age limit for any of this? Like going from language school to vocational school? Im 24 as of right now.
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana Ай бұрын
@@douglasferree Generally no specific age limit! But many students in vocational schools have come straight from high school (not all but many!), so you’d have to accept that you’ll be a couple years older than most classmates 😂 Which is fine of course, you do what you want to do to reach your goals ☺️
@douglasferree
@douglasferree Ай бұрын
Thanks I appreciate the quick response! 😊
@enochnsiah4870
@enochnsiah4870 Ай бұрын
Can u make a video of finding partner in Japan? Especially blacks
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana Ай бұрын
@@enochnsiah4870 haha, I can make a video sharing my own story, but I don’t think I’m qualified to do much more than that 😂
@DianaT-ph6iz
@DianaT-ph6iz Ай бұрын
3:27 first "struggle" point starts...you're welcome.
@Holy_Hilarity
@Holy_Hilarity Ай бұрын
Madam, when we apply to language school and we come to Japan so after that do they provide you home for living.?? I mean obviously we have to pay them but would they tell us where to go and where we should stay ???
@Holy_Hilarity
@Holy_Hilarity Ай бұрын
Madam, I want to come to Japan for language at 2 years student visa. So after completing language can I get admission in the IT at any university and extend my visa from 2 to more years.??
@Holy_Hilarity
@Holy_Hilarity Ай бұрын
Thank you ❤
@Nervous101
@Nervous101 2 ай бұрын
Wow, its crazy to hear how much your life has changed! Though it was a while without videos, you truly took that time to live life in the moment. Congrats, I'm happy for you!!! I don't mind what videos you make. advice and tips are great, like what you was doing before, but it would be cool to see some vlogs!
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
I sure did live in the moment, staying quite busy 😂 Thank you! ☺️ Might have to give vlogging a try again 🫣
@eiernase
@eiernase 2 ай бұрын
What if I don't have a high school certificate to be able to study at university? Can I enroll for a similar school there to make up for it as a foreigner?
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
Oh wow, that’s something I’ve never really heard talked about. I’m afraid I don’t know enough to be able to comment on that!
@eiernase
@eiernase 2 ай бұрын
@johannakatakana shoots
@yuko604
@yuko604 2 ай бұрын
So glad you're back. (Although I still go back and watch your old videos about language learning). For new content: it would be great if you could share your tips about getting from intermediate to upper intermediate Japanese (N3-N2 zones) and how your learning journey prepared you for working in a Japanese company. Take care.
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
Oooh, those are some great ideas and angles, thank you!! And I’m happy my older content is still helpful 🤩
@LenaExplores
@LenaExplores 2 ай бұрын
I would love to see some content from you about your life and job in Japan!😍
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
Coming up! 🤩
@ajcoleman2211
@ajcoleman2211 2 ай бұрын
I would like to see you raising children, well, with your husband, in Japan.
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
Haha, hopefully in the not tooo distant future!
@Meeeeey99
@Meeeeey99 2 ай бұрын
Hey honey! Welcome back ❤️ I used to watch your videos back in Brazil while dreaming about coming to Japan. And now it has been two years and a half of being here! Thank you for the extra motivation you brought me during the harder corona times. I got my Japanese to a conversational level but I just landed a job as a zazen and tea ceremony interpreter between foreigners and the chief monk. So I would love to hear some advice about how to get my Japanese from casual to a more polite and polished one. Thank you in advanced and looking forward to what’s to come! ✨
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
Omg, congrats for making your way over here and whatt kind of cool job is that! 😂 This is not the advice I give for all types for Japanese studying, but honestly, I for polite Japanese I think using good old textbook works quite well 😂
@Meeeeey99
@Meeeeey99 Ай бұрын
Thank you! I’ll sit down and study 💪🏻✨
@beebeejoo
@beebeejoo 2 ай бұрын
Can you do a video with your husband about how you met?
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
Let me see what I can do about it 😂
@Feb-2004
@Feb-2004 2 ай бұрын
How to learn Japanese language full guide
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
Full guide, wow 🤣 I’ll definitely keep sharing advice on how to study ☺️
@Tokyo2LA
@Tokyo2LA 2 ай бұрын
スゴイ🎎
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
ははー!
@yolko-yb2nw
@yolko-yb2nw 2 ай бұрын
Ahh, I'm so happy for your new video!! I used to watch your videos when you were in language school/university and now I've graduated secondary school and your videos have inspired me to start studying Japanese at university which I started this year! I'd love to see videos about your university experience in Japan, vlogs about your daily life, and maybe a recipe inspiration video?
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
Oh my word, that makes me so happy to hear 😭 頑張ってね!!I can definitely make videos looking back at my uni experience and share! Thanks for some nice ideas! 🤩
@someperson9536
@someperson9536 2 ай бұрын
How are the classes conducted? Are the classes conducted in Japanese only? Is there plenty of time listening to dialogues and stories? Can what is done in class be duplicated at home?
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
Great questions! I don’t know if all schools operate the same, but I think most schools only use Japanese in class, as was the case for me! There are usually students from all over the world, and not everyone speaks English, so the common language ends up being Japanese. 🙂 I think my school had a fair amount of listening, not so much stories but dialogues for sure. Do you mean duplicated as in, studying at home instead of going to a language school? I don’t think so, having a Japanese teacher stand in front of you, explaining everything thoroughly and answering any questions you might have/correcting your mistakes in invaluable in my opinion!
@bookiemeow173
@bookiemeow173 2 ай бұрын
Good to see you back! Anything Japan and Japanese related from your view is always interesting!
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
That’s so sweet of you!! Roger that! 🫡🤩
@lars_993
@lars_993 2 ай бұрын
What a wonderful surprise!
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
🤩
@drutol
@drutol 2 ай бұрын
Heyo, just wanted to say thanks! Your previous videos convinced me to go with FFLC and now I'm living my best life here in Fukuoka! Best of luck to your endeavours ^^
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
Omg!! This makes me happier than anything! Are you still studying or did you graduate already? Feel free to say hi to Salman when you see him next 😂 And I’m jealous of you, I miss Fukuoka too much, it really is the best city in Japan 🥲
@morarp12
@morarp12 2 ай бұрын
Nice seeing you
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️
@HiKasandra
@HiKasandra 2 ай бұрын
Congratulations Johanna! XO
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
@@HiKasandra thank yooou 🤩
@homerthompson416
@homerthompson416 2 ай бұрын
久しぶりだな!
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
ね〜 Nice to see you’re still around! ☺️
@homerthompson416
@homerthompson416 2 ай бұрын
@@johannakatakana Congrats on getting married Johanna! すげー嬉しい!
@cereal_experiments
@cereal_experiments 2 ай бұрын
oh my god, it actually happened!! personally i'd be very interested to hear about your job in japan, how you got in, unexpected challenges, etc.
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
It’s a miracleeee ✨ Yes, I definitely have to talk about that, thank you!!
@DannyJapanny
@DannyJapanny 2 ай бұрын
We missed you! Hope you are well Johanna. It has been great meeting you and getting to know you personally. Your husband is a legend btw! 😊 Something cool would be how you celebrate Christmas in Japan
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
A true legend haha 🤣 Let’s do some fun Japan talk on both our channels! 😋
@snappycattimesten
@snappycattimesten 4 ай бұрын
What happened? Are you alive?
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
Posting again soon! 🤩
@fr1tzel
@fr1tzel 5 ай бұрын
hi, im new to learning japanese. can someone explain what the N5, N2 etc are?? id really appreciate it :)
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
Those are all levels of the JLPT exam, N5 being the lowest and N1 the highest!
@hcm9999
@hcm9999 6 ай бұрын
I have been studying Swedish for the last 3 years. Could you post videos about Swedish language?
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
Omg, that’s so cool!! I will consider it, I’m not sure there would be a big audience for it 😂 What would you like to hear about?
@hcm9999
@hcm9999 2 ай бұрын
@@johannakatakana Do you have books or magazines in Swedish to sell or give or lend or rent? It seems to be impossible to find books in Swedish here in Japan. And what are your favorite Swedish singers or artists? I have been studying by translating song lyrics and am always looking for new songs to translate.
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
I wish! But I’m not a big reader, I prefer audio books, so I don’t think I’ve kept any books at all in Swedish 😅 Out of my favorite Swedish artists that make music in Swedish, I recommend Laleh (she makes music in both Swedish and English) and Den Svenska Björnstammen, I think you could learn some fun Swedish from their songs!
@madorbekkadirov3149
@madorbekkadirov3149 7 ай бұрын
So cool❤
@yosachaiko9969
@yosachaiko9969 8 ай бұрын
What do you think about the website Take Me To Japan? I found them first, they're supposed to help you get into a language school. I think I could only do a 3 month one. I'm not sure how much money I'd end up needing for getting there, paying for the schooling, and where you live and how you get food. I can't imagine being able to afford college/uni though. I work at Amazon and I don't know if I'll be able to use the Leave of Absence for this. So its like, you have to save a lot of money and have enough left over for when you leave Japan and then find a job. It feels like I'd have to quit Amazon to go, especially if I ended up being in Japan longer than 3 months. Its easy to get into Amazon though. Like, how much does it cost to go to the vocational one and the 4 year one? I mean, 1 year of language school costing $10,000 is already a lot. If I went to language school for 1 year, how much money would I probably end up using total including where I stay, food, transportation, and whatever else?
@PasscodeAdvance
@PasscodeAdvance 9 ай бұрын
can I get a job in Japan straight from language school if I already have a bachelors degree? I already have a degree and I want to know if I can get a job in Japan with my degree only
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
If you have the level of Japanese required by the companies you apply for then yes, as far as requirements go you’d be able to get a job after you finish!
@PasscodeAdvance
@PasscodeAdvance 2 ай бұрын
@@johannakatakana I see, I'll also try for a degree as well if I can... I want to develop anime games with the Nihon Niki (JP Bros, Virtual KZbinr slang) and hopefully open a Worker Cooperative too!
@emmad4tennis695
@emmad4tennis695 9 ай бұрын
Great tips in this video! Do you know of any good second hand bookstores in Tokyo that might have these books, as well as japanese children's books?
@sriyuniati4159
@sriyuniati4159 9 ай бұрын
Where the bookstore? Kinokuniya?
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
It’s called Junkudo, this specific one is located right outside of Fujisawa station, about an hour south of Tokyo!
@jjveganadventures
@jjveganadventures 10 ай бұрын
This is so helpful! Thank you!
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching ☺️
@timothybourgault9682
@timothybourgault9682 Жыл бұрын
I would like it if you would be so kind as to do a video going into the Kanji and how you studied in your Japanese Language School! Thank You!
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
Thanks, I’ll take a note on that! ☺️
@goombapizza6335
@goombapizza6335 Жыл бұрын
I grew up in an English/Spanish bilingual household in the USA, so my name (Janine) is pronounced two ways depending on who's saying it. In English it's "jə-NEEN" and in Spanish it's "ya-NEEN". And of course my name originates in France where it would be pronounced "zha-NEEN". Those all register as correct pronunciations to my ear. So the Japanese ジャニーン ("ja-NEEN") is perfectly fine by me, and even seems like the one that's most phonetically accurate to the spelling of my name in my opinion, hah.
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
It’s funny how Japanese pronounciations often are closer to “the original” than English, I notice it a lot 😂
@ahabrawgaming1289
@ahabrawgaming1289 Жыл бұрын
My listening is very bad, i can read and speak a little my accent is close to a native lol but when i listen to japanese its like they are talking in another language
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
Speed, accents, there is a lot to it 💀
@andrettax6052
@andrettax6052 Жыл бұрын
I wanna know what happened Ç_Ç
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
Haha sorry for the long wait, I will get back posting and giving a prooooper update 😹
@andrettax6052
@andrettax6052 2 ай бұрын
@@johannakatakana Niiice!
@sanjidarahman3429
@sanjidarahman3429 Жыл бұрын
Does I have to pay the money before going school or it’s jst monthly payments??
@sanjidarahman3429
@sanjidarahman3429 Жыл бұрын
I mean whatever the amount will be does I have to pay the full amount before going to school or I can pay the money yearly or monthly Plz tell me the payment process ????
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
I paid for the first half of my tuition fee before I started if I remember correctly, and then the second part after 6 months!
@OfficialDinvention
@OfficialDinvention Жыл бұрын
Can I be working why in language school ?
@Nervous101
@Nervous101 Жыл бұрын
Your content is really motivating and informative. I know you arent posting but i hope you're doing well and being successful. I hope one day i will be where you are.
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
That’s really kind of you! And great news, starting to post again soon 🥰
@Nervous101
@Nervous101 2 ай бұрын
@@johannakatakana Im so glad!! I literally checked your channel the other day. Cant wait for new videos!!!
@Nervous101
@Nervous101 Жыл бұрын
Now i wonder am i too young. I'm 17 but have been going to college in the uk for about a year now. However, i want to apply for a language school in 2024 (i would be 18 by then). I know that getting a degree helps with finding a job and securing placements in places but id like to graduate from language school and get a degree in Japan itself. Is it hard to get into a university or vocational school just in time so you don't get sent back? is 18 way to young?
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
Did you end up going to a language school? ☺️ I had a fair amount of friends from my language school who proceeded to either uni/vocational school after they graduated! Vocational schools I’d say are easier to get into, but a uni degree will generally set you up for an easier time job hunting by the end of it!
@Nervous101
@Nervous101 2 ай бұрын
@@johannakatakana unfortunately not but i have luckily found a job recently so i just need to start saving up now. I'm hoping to go either next year or 2026! Thanks for the advise!
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
@Nervous101 Japan won’t go anywhere, you have a lot of time to prepare and come here when you are ready! ☺️
@albertbrabanchan3931
@albertbrabanchan3931 Жыл бұрын
Why u stop posting video❤❤
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
Will get back to it again 🤩
@nethminvidusara
@nethminvidusara Жыл бұрын
Can I have some of that?
@Uluwehinahele
@Uluwehinahele Жыл бұрын
Hey, I have a doubt about choosing your language school. In order to go or apply for a university, once you finished the 2 years learning japanese, in order to apply it has to be on the same prefecture or you can still apply and the move to that area/prefecture? (I hope you can understand the question, I'm not a native speaker 😅)
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
I’m probably way too late answering this now! Did you end up applying? It does not have to be the same area, I moved from Fukuoka to Kanagawa to start uni!
@nomasprime
@nomasprime Жыл бұрын
Very helpful. Which series would you recommend for grammar?
@risingwarriorvideos5450
@risingwarriorvideos5450 Жыл бұрын
Name of the store please?
@johannakatakana
@johannakatakana 2 ай бұрын
It’s called junkudo!