26 Minutes of Japanese Listening Comprehension for Absolute Beginners

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[@matheusz684]

Loved this video, absolutely what i was looking for!! Thank you XD

[@KingSwisher52]

Some of these are really confusing me. For example, at 4:39 you say "eiga wo mimashita" using the kanji character for the verb "to see" but then your English subtitles translate it to "I went to a movie" instead of "I watched a movie." It's a minor difference but as a beginner it kind of confused me. Usually when you say I went to a movie you mean you went to the theaters to watch a movie, while I watched a movie can be either I went to the theater or I watched a movie at home. I know not all translations are literal and that context matters, but even the picture you provide shows a guy watching a movie on a tiny tv at home as opposed to a huge screen at the theater. It really feels to me like the translation for "soshite, yoru, eiga wo mimashita" should be "And I watched a movie in the evening" instead of "went to." Wouldn't "went to a movie" be something like "eiga ni ikimashita" instead? I know it's kind of nitpicking and the meanings are very similar but the translation might give a less experienced person such as myself the idea that the word "mimashita" means "went to" instead of "watched." And this is just an example. There are a few other instances in the video where I noticed the literal translations not matching up with the English subtitles such as when you used the phrase "wakarimashita" and the English subtitles translated as "Ok, thank you" instead of the literal translation of "I understood." EDIT- I don't want to make it sound like I'm grateful. Everything I know about the Japanese language I've learned from your channel and I'm very appreciative for all the hardwork you put in to these free lessons for people. :)

[@cosmicartist1]

This video is replete with translation errors, John Garcia--for example, 2:26 Japanese = What DID the man order? English = What is the man GOING TO order? These poor translations exist throughout JapanesePod101 videos. This is not the only one.

[@natika241]

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com i

[@jrc3757]

God Bless you all!!!

[@matchamochi6000]

I remember watching these when I started studying and I understood nothing :D It's amazing to watch them again now and understand almost everything. Just keep studying guys!

[@ofishas1242]

Jasna Japan me too, got a lot of motivation after finished this test

[@ninomachadoelpropio9350]

Jasna Japan watashi mo wakarimashita. It not like I understood everything, but I recognized some words and the structure of the sentences. Ureshii ^o^

[@theloniousm4337]

thanks for the encouraging comment.

[@itsmako6728]

Wait how did you learn all the words and how to say them ????? Plz help

[@itsmako6728]

OFishAS wait how did you learn how to say the words and understand people saying them because katakana and kanji and all that just help you to read it

[@PinkBerryPhie]

Many people are surprised that this is for absolute beginners and that they find it too hard. The point here is to get a general idea of what is going on, nobody expects you to understand everything here! The goal is to see if you can kind of grasp what the questions are and what the people in the dialogues might talk about, being able to recognize that one important keyword :D Don't sweat it if you fail in the beginning. Take this video as an exercise to get used to the flow of the language, intonation etc. Don't get discouraged, when I first learned English and French, the first listening comprehensions were always a pain and I could never figure out what they were saying except for a few words. But that's the point, try to concentrate on the words you already know and figure out the rest by context. If it's not going well, take a break, go and learn a little more grammar and vocabs and come back to it later. :)

[@jameskeurd6369]

that's right Sophie... but for some question, I understand 70% of the conversation but still can't answer correctly...

[@ExplorifyQuests]

@@jameskeurd6369 yeah same happened to me in intermediate level because of twisted answers

[@helenteague1734]

Thank you for this encouraging message. I'm not giving up yet!

[@primeartonline-pianocovers1535]

When you first learned English... wow, your English sounds native level!

[@Evilschlitz]

But this is not absolute beginner.... how you know the words? Yes you learned before and then you aren't a absolute beginner anymore.

[@Wyzzkyd]

Beginner Level Absolute Beginner Level Akachan Level Silly Gaijin Level Risa Is Ashamed Of You Level Commit Seppuku If You Can't Get This Right Level

[@ExplorifyQuests]

Risa is ashamed of you level 😂🤣

[@missjo5ie]

Just graduated from Risa Is Ashamed of You Level to Gaijin... maybe one day I’ll finally reach absolute beginner 👏🏽

[@anax420]

brb committing sudoku immediately

[@fighterairplane]

Silly gaijin here

[@iwakuralain1459]

Bye guys, I'm gonna commit seppuku

[@囀々]

Thank you for your interest in Japanese. Please do your best. 日本語に興味を持っていただきありがとうございます。頑張ってくださいね。 I am Japanese and I would like to do my best to study English. Let's keep on each other. 私は日本人なので英語の勉強を頑張りたいと思います。 お互い頑張っていきましょう。

[@shivanochikara1995]

i would like to mastered 日本語

[@11serendipity11]

I volunteer! ^-^

[@droid264]

ふぇのーる I will

[@ineedanewprofilepicture7623]

can i ask if to think in japanese is 思う orと思う

[@lianah7382]

Victor and his awesomeness hi there:) So 思う is the actual verb, but when using it in a sentence you use と思う. と is just the sentence marker that you have to use. So for example 食べられると思う means I think I can eat it.

[@mottahead6464]

If this is Absolute Beginner level, than I think it will take 200 years for me to speak fluent Japanese.

[@samuelstarobin6188]

Don't give up! I just finished Genki 1 (took me 12 months) and I understand what they're saying.

[@meisterl0]

Hang in there buddy we can do this

[@aalegalfocus]

yeah this seems more appropriate for someone whose at the intermediate level or learned for half a year. I've been slowly learning for 3 months and can barely understand some of what they're saying. Wrong title but will be useful for me next year.

[@TsukkiOrSomething]

6 months ago, I didn't understand a single thing they were saying but now I can understand almost everything. Improving goes pretty fast

[@Samanimax]

@@TsukkiOrSomething same goes to me! 一緒に頑張りましょう!

[@quacktac]

I've heard language learning being described as swimming out to sea. The hardest part is the beginning where you have to battle the large breaking waves, but after that it's much smoother sailing. This is clearly the breaking waves.

[@amarug]

its so cool, i started learning 2 months ago and openend this because it said "absolute beginners" and then was devastated because all i could hear was fast chating without getting a word and left totally frustrated... now i came back a few weeks later and most of it is well understandable.... really feels like a small triumph!! :)

[@cgottschify]

Listening, reading, writing, and speaking are all different skills that all require individual practice. These skills do reinforce each other, but the bleed is smaller than most people think. My advice to everyone reading this: take stock of which skill you like the most, and focus on it the most! I made the mistake of investing almost all of my time learning reading, then writing, but i wanted most was listening and speaking. I'm finally practicing the last two and i'm really enjoying it even tho im a beginner at it! I just wish i started earlier and focused on it. If youve been spending months "learning japanese" but have been focusing on reading and writing, ofc material like this is gonna be hard! It doesnt mean you barely learned Japanese, it just means youve barely learned *to listen in Japanese*. And now youre getting there. :)

[@LateNightFire]

​@@cgottschify I've been learning for a year and a bit now, but i haven't been studying religiously so I'm not nearly as far as i could have been. i need to work on my listening more, I find that even if my friends say something that i already know it just goes right over my head because i'm not used to hearing it. I've been mainly focused on writing (well, typing :p) and reading, and i think that's starting to come back to bite me haha.

[@carnation_lily_rose]

I also started learning nearly 2 months ago. I can't answer correctly most of the questions :D. You gave me motivation, thank you! I will come here again, 2 weeks later ^-^.

[@carnation_lily_rose]

@adri.ph38 Thank you for writing :,) I am crying rn. I just listened the first two questions and it is so easy 😭😭 it is development I guess :"D

[@carnation_lily_rose]

@adri.ph38 believe me you will!! Just keep studying :) good luck~

[@ainomariaaurora9748]

I have studied Japanese for about a year. I'm so happy when I see some progress... I understand all of these conversations and can answer the questions! If you really want to learn the language you can do it!!! 日本語のべんきょうがんばってください! 😉

[@lordstark9075]

Back when I started learning, I didn't understand most of the stuff and I would just get the answer right because of knowing the key words and intuition. Some months (dedicating just a bit of time each day I could) and series from this channel later, I can understand almost everything. Truly heartwarming.

[@richienesguerra4637]

This comment made we cry i little bit hahaha im studying n5 right now

[@reizelcsgo]

How does "Hello, this is Satou's Clinic" become "How can I help you?" LOL

[@ParadymShiftVegan]

*Disclaimer: Translations not verbatim.*

[@swldnsstory9843]

add a ka🤣

[@vacantly]

yeah the translations are so non-literal as to almost feel harmful, but if you can understand these in the first place to get any use out of this video that'll probably be clear anyways. but i was pretty shocked when i saw that one ha ha

[@メキシコ人-k2v]

Haha yes wow...

[@nudirt1274]

What a beautiful language. I love listening to this while having no idea of what it says.

[@MarkusAndersen96]

I can read and understand a lot, but my listening comprehension is actually somewhat limited. I'm glad that they speak slowly.

[@ngkamonchanok4730]

Markus Andersen me too! It's so terrible for listening.

[@teggunlpihc3167]

sameeee

[@broadwayLamb78]

I love this video for listening practice. I really like the clear speaking voices and the way they repeat everything with subtitles. I'm preparing for the JLPT N5 and I know from practice tests that listening is my weakest skill right now. I just wish JP101 would add even more of this absolute beginner level listening comprehension since it's so useful.

[@Elif-ib1oq]

I just begin to learn Japanese 2 months ago with the videos of Ammo Misa and i understand like 70% of the sentences in this video, she is a super teacher I really recommend her channel !!

[@Dapo20102010]

Yeah bro same, I started learning seriously with Misa videos a month ago (but i have been interested in japanese like for 7 years more or less, and always have watched anime and listened japanese music) and I understand a lot of this video! I really recommend here, she's the best!!

[@obamascock2169]

Yeah, I started with Japanese From Zero (George Trombley), which is great for beginners, then I went to Ammo Misa's channel. I have learned a lot from both channels.

[@songthanh896]

I also recommend her, she’s so wonderful!

[@yesu2592]

God bless those attempting to learn any languages--especially japanese.

[@ri6534]

I've been studying Japanese for 2 weeks now and I could understand just what they were talking about..I mean I just understood some words not the full sentences but this is really exciting!!

[@guitarsaremyfriendzzz7077]

How is your Japanese coming along?

[@ri6534]

@@guitarsaremyfriendzzz7077 It's going great!! I surely know a lot more!! I watched the video again out of curiosity and I could understand almost everything, I answered all the questions correctly except for the ones time related.

[@guitarsaremyfriendzzz7077]

@@ri6534 well you know what to study then! XD

[@ri6534]

@@guitarsaremyfriendzzz7077 Yapp ^^

[@PortableSaltstick]

This is pretty hard :D

[@xHinataIshikawa]

DforDennis I think it’s for people who have a wide understanding of the language’s vocabulary, but not the comprehension part

[@xHinataIshikawa]

Because I agree, it was a bit tricky at times

[@slothgosama]

I got about half of them right. I actually knew most of the vocab in it, but it's just hard to not let the words sound like gibberish because she speaks so fast :S.

[@mikoartz5006]

That wat she said

[@mymicks21]

Risa has become so iconic they use her as clickbait now

[@javt8141]

i stopped studying japanese about 4 years ago after reaching n4 and now i came back to see how much i retained and omg i understand way more than i thought i would???? brains are amazing

[@sandreafoo382]

Been learning for about 1.5 years alr and this is just right for me, so for those who learnt for few months and couldn't understand is fine. Use this as a gauge on how much you improve as time goes on :)

[@racool911]

Same lmao

[@EmeraldZoneNetGMG]

Been studying for about a year, understood a large amount but still got caught out with a few of them. If this is for absolute beginners then I am in real trouble.

[@cgottschify]

This is absolute beginner for *listening*.

[@thecheesybagel8589]

@@mrsenksalot7330 i remember i would spend hours learning japanese every day for like 2 weeks when i first started because i thought it was really neat and i couldnt do this, i think you were hacking

[@patootie3529]

@@thecheesybagel8589 as someone said before, beginner for listening

[@noemis8959]

@@mrsenksalot7330 bruh drop the study regimen

[@noemis8959]

@@mrsenksalot7330 i got so much time bro, drop the study regimen

[@maftunaberkimbaeva7428]

I have been studying Japanese for 2 months. And unexpectedly, I could grasp 50% of what has been said in this chokai. Thanks for making such a great practise tests.

[@meowow2693]

Oh my god the first time I watched this I barely understood anything but now I got all correct from the part I watch for the first time!! Guys, keep going,we can do this, progress is everything!;

[@aliabassi8045]

This is clickbait. The title said 26 minutes, but it’s actually 25:59.

[@alifizharulhaq3370]

That's a dislike from me Jk

[@emporeraizen1695]

🤣🤣

[@claretravels783]

I've been going through these short dialogues very slowly and they're very helpful! Whenever I'm listening carefully and suddenly understand a word that was difficult, I feel like I am seeing the matrix, haha :')

[@Azel247]

1 year ago I understood maybe 10% of these scenarios. I self studied occasionally when I have time away from work.... now I can understand 95% of the dialogue just by listening and not looking at the video!

[@missjo5ie]

Absolute beginner??? I've been studying Japanese for what feels like forever & I still couldn't understand most of this :( Sad.

[@ExplorifyQuests]

Try memorising more vocabs

[@aidaminaya9615]

I've been watching anime for 5 months more or less and I only missed one. I don't think that is so difficult (I've never studied japanese). Try to watch different series or films in this language.

[@ExplorifyQuests]

@@aidaminaya9615 Japanese is one of the top 3 toughest languages in the world and I agree that watching anime or any Japanese series helps but you need vocab to get what they are saying

[@awesome9COOL]

@@ExplorifyQuests Grammar too - doubt you pick up proper grammar by only watching anime lol.

[@ExplorifyQuests]

@@awesome9COOL well you are wrong bro I have been learning Japanese for almost six months now I know I am not that good but I know I am improving. Anyways man I love anime but Japanese is a complete different thing to me.

[@amelie_2809]

Everyone, no matter how long you’ve been studying, keep going! I know many people claim to have learned Japanese in “three months” or however long, but just study at your own pace and for your own happiness at the end! I have been learning Japanese for a year, and it’s still hard for me to understand this. It’s a long journey, but we can do this!

[@savanimay]

I've been studying Japanese over a year now and this is where I'm at comfortably? I've tried the beginner and the intermediate comprehension where I understand some of both but lack the vocabulary knowledge. I understand 95% of this one. 😓

[@EmeraldZoneNetGMG]

Same as me, and I feel the same, but I guarantee that you know a lot that most tests will not test you on. Don't give up!

[@Cimo1995]

I studied Japanese basic grammar as a selftaught and this video has been the perfect first approach to the spoken language! In a first moment you could not understand a word (it seems more difficult than it really is) but the written part helps a lot, and then you'll start understand more and more at every question!

[@TokuyuuTV]

4:03 The fact that the guy says 午前中 (ごぜんちゅう) instead of 朝 (あさ) is just cruel LMAOO. I remember watching all of these when I was still new to Japanese and thinking "damn, Japanese people say 午前中??". But I assure you they don't 😂 don't be discouraged if you miss words here and there, just aim to grasp the gist of the sentences!

[@MrDifsh]

I got them all right (yay) probably because I memorized them from watching them all the time (boo)

[@siddhantrahulpatil]

hey, that isnt bad. Listening to these makes sure your brain automatically makes the connections so you don't have to think about it the next time you speak Japanese and you also don't sound like a textbook.

[@patootie3529]

@@siddhantrahulpatil I think he means he already knew the answers, so this video is pretty much useless to him now

[@MrPatrickRevuelta]

Listening at half speed helps a alot. It also helps to pause the dialogue at the correct moment to contemplate what has been said, answer a question, or note down new words for my anki deck. I will speed it up as my listening skills improve.

[@ughhumans1617]

The first time I listened to it, I couldn’t understand anything. But now I can understand 90% of ittt. So proud of myself 😭

[@cara.bella15]

How long did it take for you to understand most of it?

[@thevinmeister5015]

I finished GENKI 2 and came back to this as I had a lot of trouble the first time. What I noticed is that while GENKI doesn’t cover a lot of the casual grammar and vocabulary, it becomes much easier to pick up after having went through both books. If you find this difficult, then keep studying and just don’t doubt yourself. You will get this!

[@guitarsaremyfriendzzz7077]

This. I finished both Genki books over a year ago but I could not speak at all. But switching things up has really helped. Living in Japan for a month so far seems to be helping somewhat just being surrounded by the language.

[@snowali805]

key words/phrases i learned from this (only in romaji) eiga - movie otoko no hito - polite form of “man” onna no hito - polite form of “woman” hon - book “nani ni shamashisu ka” - what are you going to do / (can be translated as) what are you going to order? kino - yesterday tabe - to eat nanji - “what time-?” kyō - today tenki - weather “ī tenki” - good weather saishou - first yoru - evening benkyo - study shashin - photograph mite - to look musuko - son dore - which takai - long/tall

[@olorkj]

RISA CLICKBAIT!!!!!!!

[@krisdas.3014]

😂😂

[@bangunful]

Wwwwwww... 😂😂😂

[@MarkusAndersen96]

the risa clickbait is strong in this one

[@Ichiban-nyan]

I fell for this one! Was expecting Risa in the video :(

[@toni-annthompson8719]

olorkj 😂😂😂😂

[@jammydoughnuts]

This was the exact level of listening comprehension I was looking for and is perfect for where I am right now. Thank you! I've been studying consistently for a few months now but struggle with podcasts (even though they are fun to listen to!). I was pleased to realise that I can actually understand some Japanese (so long as it's at this level lol).

[@LDXReal]

I've been studying Japanese for a few months now, but within the past month I've been studying diligently. It may sound silly, but I've been watching anime as I study, and even though i know they don't speak properly in anime, I enjoy watching and being able to understand what they're talking about without necessarily reading at the captions. As of writing this, I can understand what's going on in this video. I've studied the kana, basic vocab, verb conjugation, negative tense, and demonstratives. Even if I don't know all the vocab in these sentences, I can still understand the gist and get the questions right. Its honestly very motivating!

[@Len7903]

I started learning two months ago and I had correct answers except for two questions, there are words I couldn't understand, but I could understand a lot of sentences and I could understand what they were talking about I am really very happy

[@vacantly]

for all the people struggling with this, i recommend just charge up your vocabulary at first before you worry too much. study every day until you know your first 600-1000 words pretty well. once you're there, starting to learn grammar and putting it in context is a lot easier and you can branch out (i recommend cure dolly's videos for grammar). you'll have a firm foundation for putting the grammar you learn to good use since you know some vocab too. even 10 words a day can get you far, but you have to study every day! especially when you are just starting out! in a few months come back to this, and you might surprise yourself if you are diligent in keeping up a daily ritual for studying. then you can look into tadoku/extensive reading and other similar things, and add vocab you hear to your study decks, from songs, anime, conversations, etc etc.

[@racool911]

Yea I'm love studying the grammar, but I'm really lagging behind on my vocab cause I'm inconsistent

[@mariiris1403]

I am not worried, actually, just irritated they called this "absolute beginner".

[@fienevandijk7224]

This is the kind of stuff I want, at the level where I have to listen with all my attention and focus to get the answer right, but then I mostly do! Edit: I have been learning Japanese for almost 2 months now, and I think it's going really well!

[@marquis2772]

Years ago I couldn't understand a word but now I can understand 96% of what they are saying and I don't even need to read to get it. Keep on studying guys cuz the end result is VERY satisfying. ^-^

[@fienevandijk7224]

I know くるま and some other words and I was so surprised to get it right and then the next one too and I feel like I'm on a streek!

[@hantzie.cosplay]

I have no problem reading, but hearing is still really hard to me. I just noticed by this video. :/

[@kurimsonkitsune4408]

Yeah, I just listen to this over and over again and I start to understand more each time! It's really good for helping improve listening skills! I didn't understand a lot at first but now I'm learning more each day.

[@dxnxz53]

This moment, when you learned japanese for some months and suddenly start understanding what they are saying :)) 皆さん、頑張ってください !

[@rafaelfernando5304]

I understand almost everything. It must be my otaku full-life experience being useful for something.

[@astindaley]

I tried this test some months ago and got only a few answers right. Tried it again today and understood a lot more of what was being said and asked, which resulted in more questions being answered correctly. Progress!

[@tacchinotacchi]

Another one of the world renowned "absolute beginner" lessons from language pod 101

[@jaihropauloz.jaicten8354]

5 months before i don't understand a single thing here hahaha I'm feel bad on that day because i can't understand what they saying. I already prepared for a month to listen to this absolute beginner listening video 😂 Good thing now i can understand them not all but enough to answer the question. 日本語知って良かったね

[@savannahwarren8878]

This is more like a beginner level than an absolute beginner level.

[@SmashBrosBrawl]

I understood most of it, a lot of the grammar concepts are in between beginner and intermediate.

[@fayegumi]

ive been self studying for around 2 weeks and i recently got an online tutor today and im rlly happy that i can get the general idea of whats going on for these! gotta keep studying..

[@バテンカイトスライ]

I watched this last september. I learned a little bit on duolingo and didn't understand anything. I got a Japanese teacher in october and this is easy now, i got everything, i'm glad to see some self improvement!

[@wvter8498]

When you set it to 1.5x playback speed it's almost like they're speaking for real lol

[@noonereally4290]

When Risa turned up in the very last dialogue I was so pleasantly surprised I forgot to listen...

[@cheyennewright2411]

I'm so excited! I got all but two of them right! 😄

[@pichboonyasarn2899]

Holy shit!!! Four months ago when I started learning Japanese. I didn't have a clue WTF are they talking about. But now I understand everything perfectly!!!

[@Algo1]

Had troubles with the second test and the very last question but I answered the rest correctly. Making progress.

[@alenap98]

This is like the perfect speed for me to understand, i have a problem where i try to translate everything back to english as they speak and i miss some words but am still able to get context enough to answer. This was perfect. Thank you very much.

[@endless2082]

Studied Japanese for 2-3 weeks so far. Luckily at least 50% I got it right. I will keep repeating this lesson to master Absolute Beginners Listening Comprehension.

[@siennaha3834]

After two months of studying, I can finally understand about 90% of this! If you are absolute beginner, don't be discouraged because this is definitely NOT beginner level. Even after 2 months of studying, I still can't understand all of it so don't think this is beginner level.

[@ExplorifyQuests]

Wow you must be really smart because I have been studying for 5 months and with 1500 vocab I was able to understand 90% of it.

[@SmashBrosBrawl]

you were able to start from zero and get to learn teimasu form in 2 months? it took my brain a while to get te form down.

[@Metallic_Ashes]

I did this one today for the first time, and got all of them right! I didn't understand every word spoken, but I understood enough to be able to answer the questions

[@PixelYouTube]

I love how the transcript shows hiragana for the kanji aswell Its so helpful!

[@vale.x8x]

its crazy, when i first started studying japanese i had not a single clue what they were saying and now i can hear keywords and understand the concept

[@kriteerana9485]

Really helpful for me. Thank you for uploading this video.

[@IamMalikAzhar]

ありがとうございました。

[@JasonCameron774]

This is the best channel on KZbin!

[@カフェオレ派-m3i]

I'm Japanese. Japanese is very difficult. But you practice Japanese. Thank you😭 I'm very happy about that. I'm not good at English, but I'm going to practice hard.❤️‍🔥

[@jasperantonie8375]

I started studying Japanese again 2 weeks ago and managed to get most the answers correct. I got the gist of what what was being said in all of them, i'm just missing bits of vocabulary and find the speed a little fast. My listening skills are pretty bad but this encourages me too keep studying.

[@3DJapan]

This is absolute beginner?

[@OPtoinou44]

this is hard right ? ^^

[@MappuFilms]

Phil Nolan for a listening comprehension yes. Cant really make it easier or all of them would be about introducing yourself or saying hello/good morning etc 😅 I know all the basics for japanese, but stuff thats in this listening exercise is closer to my level (a little bit simple still) than what you would call a "absolut beginner". So I think there's already a difference in difficulty with listening comprehensions compared to other exercises.

[@marshens]

Yep, absolute begginers, i am one, know both hiragana and katakana, 40 kanjis and basic vocabulary and pretty much understood 90% of the questions, so yeah, if this is hard for you, you shoud definetly work on your listening

[@lifestream85]

To me, it is , I’m currently studying Japanese and I understood a lot , but not 100% of course .... most of my answers got right.

[@bstmeg5237]

That's what I said. I'm learning to speak I learned a lot of basic vocab. But need a step up but not this. Plus I haven't learned any katakana or hiranga yet and Dont know when that will be. This is crazy

[@lucifermeowstar4604]

If this absolute beginner then I have learned "Absolutely" nothing doing both absolute beginner series ...😖I need my own personal Risa chan!

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

I wouldn't beat myself up about it... This "absolute beginner" is also "listening comprehension" which is where you're supposed to get past the "hello, my name is..." stuff and actually hold a primitive conversation. There's a BIG BIG difference between hearing a sentence at a time (at most) or reading a couple words and translating them, and then actual listening comprehension in a conversation. :o)

[@marleelime5466]

Greek Pride84 sammmmeee, well it’s moe like I can’t hear them. I know the words it’s just that the words sound like their all mashed together

[@ineedanewprofilepicture7623]

Marlee Lime that th problem, they speak too fast. but thats just how it is.

[@meisterl0]

Hehe I thought I was the only one XD

[@ExplorifyQuests]

Don't worry keep trying and use multiple resources

[@elisenguyenquoc6844]

It's very helpful to practice! but since it's for real beginner there are some kanjis we might not knowing, would be helpful to write in full hiragana under the kanji and hiragana writing!

[@KatSL_Visuals]

Yay!! I understood so much!! JapanesePod101, ありがとうございました！

[@zoeredmond4866]

This is fantastic! Thank you. I would love for you to do more videos like this. I am a a beginner and have only been learning for a few months now. Some of the videos I still can't understand very well whilst listening. I understand them when I read the text. If you could produce more videos of this difficulty or even a tiny bit easier/slower speaking, that would be my recommendation. Thank you very much though, fantastic learning!!

[@silobandnj3967]

I the first time I watched this I understood nothing, I completed half of the genki 1 textbook and I understand already a lot of this... I really recommend it and it is definitely possible for you to learn this. して！ Also you can probably find the textbook online. I'm far from really good at Japanese but I'm getting somewhat better... 日本語は難しいでも楽しい.

[@andreafantin9567]

i don't know if this will help any of you with japanese (even though it's kinda obvious) but what has helped me more than everything else so far was getting able to read fluently, once you get good to that everything else become easier, listening too

[@zucced2087]

These are great for comprehensible input learning!

[@Aditya-te7oo]

24:38 Risa's voice. 😊😊😊

[@iracingtf5051]

For the people complaining this is for intermediate - This is absolute beginners in terms of Listening Comprehension. Of course there are no exercises for people who have just started to learn japanese, since they don't know enough vocabulary. If you want to get a step into listening just listen to the chapter dialogs in the Genki book or whatever book you are using until you have a base set of vocabulary in your brain. Don't tackle these comprehension videos until you have finished Genki I (or similar level, mostly N5). If you cant understand 80% of whats being said here, you are still at the stage where you build a basic foundation for the language and listening exercises are too soon. Don't lose hope though. With steady study you can finish the Genki I in 3 months. With those 600-700 vocabs in the bag, you should be able to understand 80%. I recommend everyone to look into the i+1 method to get improve your language skills, when you have finished Genki I.

[@MusiicRoolz]

everyone's crying because they don't understand but this is so basic, it's beginner level, not "i literally started learning japanese last week" or "i know genki desu ka and toire wa doko desu ka" level

[@MusiicRoolz]

by the way don't let videos like this intimidate you, it's just learning the vocab and basic sentence structure. you've only just started so of course you don't understand, just take it at your own pace and you'll get there. がんばろうね！

[@crowsandcrows]

I have been watching anime religiously for 2 years now and it really helped me grasp the idea of what is being talked about. Though I still can't understand the sentences fully.

[@marazDNG]

I have been learning Japanese almost 3 month now and if I don't count watching anime (Jap dub, EN sub) then this was my first time trying listening. I have to say it was way easier than I expected. Understood almost everything expect the parts with words I don't know yet. Saying "I have been learning for a year" or "for 2 months" is very inaccurate since it depends on frequency a learning skills. Well I have been learning every day for 50 minutes with a 5-10 minutes break in the middle on my own. I used Genki textbook, which I think is amazing, and Anki software, which is flashcards software definitely worth checking out. The last thing I have to say is to practive every day at least a little. Just checking out what you are learning for 5 minutes, even if you feel like it's not worth anything and you can't focus at all, does a lot compared to doing nothing. Good luck everyone! :) Provided with some info about how I study in case you are interested.

[@gabrielagaio8935]

I can't believe that I could actually answer some of those questions! It was like, 30% of it but compared to a few months ago it's a lot! Thanks for the video, it gives a good feedback of how much I've learned

[@yvngbandoboy5827]

i can understand all of these sentences but ion think I'd ever be able to come up with any these sentences in my head and actually say em lol

[@surf124]

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[@zaakuuroo]

What the hell I got everything right 😭😭😭 I've been learning japanese for 1 year and a half and I can finally understand kindergarten stuff lmao

[@loganabel9321]

Great resource! But the clocks are definitely broken. If it's 5:30, the hour hand should be in the middle of the 2

[@stephaniev.1227]

As I listened to it, I honestly did not pick up every single thing, but I was able to get the gist of what was being asked - so I did pretty well on the questions. like other people also commented, I am sure that the more I listen to this (and other videos like this) I will be able to pick up more and more. Thanks for the video!

[@happychristelle]

I'm so happy after 5 months of learning Japanese, I'm able to understand 90% of this listening quiz! 😍 I got 17 out of 20! How did you guys do? ✨

[@huat828]

I took only 11 lessons of Japanese class (28 hours) and I’m shocked that I can understand most of them just by hearing. I did the test and only 3 were wrong. I’m so overwhelmed now and I really thankful for my Japanese sensei, he is really great.

[@simrinahmed5436]

well i guess you are fluent in japanese now :))

[@とまとき-i7l]

英語のリスニングテストも外国の人が聞いたらこんな感じに聞こえるんだろうなー。日本語勉強している人頑張ってください(*ˊᵕˋ*)💪🎌

[@widadelm3398]

ディズニーリトル ありがとう！！

[@freddyjaviervivarfernandez4828]

hii

[@christianriedel1357]

Well considering this is for total beginners, it uses quite advanced grammar (for instance continues form and sentences with -tai), a lot of vocabs already, relatively fast speed and Kanji, katakana and hiragana

[@brandi5126]

I love them so much for making these.

[@claravasconcelos6704]

About one year ago I couldn't understand this very well, now that I've studied many of these jlpt n5 videos I could understand even the final phrase which I remember not being able to understand it at all lol this is the "Te morau" grammar btw, the phrase literally translates to "Will I receive your help in lifting?", I'm just happy about that :^)

[@graceramsey3353]

Love these. Adding furigana would be so helpful!!!

[@Yrenne]

I got all of them right except for one (the one with flour and sugar and stuff)! I've learned something!

[@ren3050]

I understood everything and can read most of the kanji!!

[@りえりしか勝たん]

3:11 この問題は、5時半までに来てくださいという事であって、何時に来てくださいと断言してないので不適切だと思います。 以上、日本人がちょっとおかしいなと思ったことでした。

[@claravasconcelosss2003]

I think the video is amazing but... yes there's a but. But there are some translations wrong or not so accurate. For instance はい、さとうクリニックです。It's not "Hello, how can I help you?" It's more like "Hello, here is Satou Clinic" and literally is "Yes, it's Satou Clinic".

[@elmore707]

It sounds more natural translated this way.

[@pwpwpwpwpwpwpwpwpwpwpwpwpwpwpw]

英語のリスニングも英語使ってる人からしたらこんな感じなんかな