How Much Japanese Can You Learn in a Day?

[@TheItalianoAssassino]

You're like Ash in Pokémon. Traveling the land with a girl companion, then replacing her with a new one.

[@dragonsin_meliodas3622]

IM DEAD 😂😂

[@grubbybum3614]

Chris can't embrace his sexuality.

[@aa-yt7wo]

That or Doctor Who with a new female companion every season. Except he only knows two languages instead of every language in the universe.

[@nolex9804]

Natsuki is best waifu.

[@nolex9804]

Grubby bum I used to think I was only liked women, then I saw Ryoutarou.

[@AbroadinJapan]

NOTIFICATION SQUAD: So this is the first video I've made that discusses learning Japanese for quite some time - depending on how it does I may look into producing a series of learning Japanese videos when Journey Across Japan is over! So if you guys enjoyed it leave a like and let me know below! AND if you have any tips for Ellen (who's genuinely interested in studying the language) go ahead and leave your language hacking tips, as she'll be reading the comments on this thread! - P.S. It would be a crime to miss the post-credit sequence.

[@Bralvis]

Abroad in Japan I’d be so interested In watching a learning Japanese series!!

[@idkwhattoputhere4695]

Why hello there

[@Sammm30]

I would love Japanese learning videos!

[@LisaBorg]

Abroad in Japan I just started learning Japanese so a series of videos on the subject sounds brilliant!

[@JoshuaDalviken]

That would be excruciatingly magnificent, as I'm currently in the early stages of teaching myself Japanese!

[@KagatoIuchi]

Trying to ride a bike in a tunnel: "Oak's words echoed... There's a time and place for everything, but not now."

[@amy7189]

KagatoIuchi Ah, the nostalgia *starry eyes* I cursed Oak so many times for slowing me down...

[@Gabilessa1990]

I could only think of that 😂

[@brodjefferson3513]

You can ride a bike through the tunnels in Pokemon Red though

[@ficklebar]

Ya know, Oak can be surprisingly deep...

[@angienatoyn]

She actually did quite well remembering all those words.

[@wonder777warrior6]

Angie Natoyn she did way better than me and im supposed to be a weeb. I forgot the bike part, left, I thought it was higari, and a few others :P

[@matthewvaughan8192]

She's from Cambridge so obviously she has eidetic memory

[@puzzlefactory6447]

I'm not smart and I can't learn because I've always had a bad memory.

[@ctrlzme.6448]

You can learn well if you have determination

[@icekurimu1688]

puzzle factory u can train ur memory nothing can't be changed

[@whdu1988]

Chris: "if someone held a gun to your head you can do it in six months" Duolingo: "hold my gun"

[@obsidiankrystal3308]

XD That's what i am starting to learn on. (I have been learning for 34 days)

[@Fa1seP0sitive]

@@obsidiankrystal3308 Same. I'm on day 18 and am about halfway through. Though I have taken other online courses before, duolingo works better imo.

[@obsidiankrystal3308]

@@Fa1seP0sitive So did I, I felt other websites didn't explain the hiragana characters enough. I recommend you use a app to teach you how to draw the hiragana characters, the katakana characters, and the kanji characters. It will be really helpful early on.

[@Zoot101]

For anyone considering it, DO NOT USE DUOLINGO TO LEARN JAPANESE! Their course is awful!

[@maxinecaulfield9037]

You should use textbook lile Genki instead of relying on Duolingo

[@exploringunchartedwaters]

"Never ending cycle of despair"......is it just me or am I the only one that never wants it to end and would happily watch Chris' never ending despair.

[@AbroadinJapan]

Haha, I bloody well want it to end.

[@mrspider7185]

@@AbroadinJapan better get uploading then 😏

[@AVB40000]

There's actually a surprising amount of Chris's never ending despair in the podcast.

[@bigbadrampage4390]

Don't you mean "the everlasting adventure of wonder"? 😄

[@milieu7015]

I hope it ends because it means Chris has to come up with more content and we benefit with more videos.

[@user-ol7nv2bv1u]

Trivia of Japanese by a Japanese A bridge is “Hashi” in Japanese,chopsticks is called “Hashi” in japan. These are same pronunciation. We say “ha→shi↑”for a bridge 🌉 , chopsticks 🥢 are pronounced “ha↑shi↓” I hope it’s helpful for someone😘

[@ryanl.9341]

It is helpful! And not only that, but, such a representation goes a few steps further in (Mandarin) Chinese, where, I believe, the word 'ma' has about four different meanings depending upon the specific inflection used. Also, further fun fact--As Chris properly noted, many, many words are borrowed from other places and thus languages, and when two of these sound ultra similar, like the Japanese & English words for the term 'potato chips,' they are termed "cognates." What my favorite teacher would call 'false friends,' meaning those words that sound similar but are in fact not at all, are deemed "fognates."'

[@pjskywalker2457]

This is true of quite a few Japanese words such as CUTE and SCARY being “kawaii” and originally I thought the word for winter was a “gairaigo” word that was an English (very naughty word) said in slang. Winter is Fuyu.... I am opening myself up for a lot of shade, I know😣

[@hyakki5287]

PJ of Ice and Fire kawaii and kowai arent the same as hashi lol. They’re spelt and pronounced completely different. not just said the same with different intonation like hashi

[@mattwinward3168]

Fun fact, NO ONE EVER TELLS LEARNERS JAPANESE IS TONAL!! Not quite as tonal as mandarin, but it explains why there are so many words American speakers seem to miss, because we equate intonation and pitch as the same thing, where in Japanese they’re separate.

[@pashiki5480]

@@pjskywalker2457 Scary is Kowai. Not Kawaii

[@MikeStillUK]

YES PLEASE TO THE LEARNING JAPANESE VIDEOS!

[@muhammadalfatih2640]

Woah you're a cool youtuber. I learnt a bit of Arabic because of you and am trying to learn Japanese as well.

[@user-gj3dy8zw4l]

Woah! Pretty surprising to see someone learning Arabic and teaching Arabic at that! Thanks for having even a little bit of interest شكرًا جزيلاً!

[@akhila2521]

This is probably the best way I won nothing in my entire life

[@jaredboudreau4075]

The Man! The Myth! The Legend is Back!

[@AbroadinJapan]

Each week with facial hair worse than the last.

[@jaredboudreau4075]

@@AbroadinJapan At least no one can see that on the podcast

[@BBTomahawk12]

I thought you mean Scott Sterling.

[@Gothrek2341]

WAIT?! so it's still not finished? I kinda forgot about the series :(

[@moebacca]

Gothrek did you mean to reply to another comment?

[@benhanna93]

"maybe you'll win the grand prize.." :D "..which is nothing." D:

[@emmanuelrodriguez2346]

Same as life. Seems fair to me

[@kn00tcn]

@Snowy Melody but now you have to buy yourself dinner

[@Boyzby]

The prize is that you learned some Japanese words, or at least have the opportunity to learn them.

[@comical9587]

Knowledge is its own reward. Maybe you didn't gain anything materially, physically but you've gained something that will be of use to you now and in the future, and may serve as the fundament of further knowledge you gain in the future. It is an intellectual resource and you should value that.

[@yllanvictorxavier6108]

Kinda made me reflect profoundly about life

[@metalgearbill8827]

Ellen is great! She’s so natural on camera and seems really funny and sweet too. Bring her back!

[@maxistothemax940]

While my friend, when ever she is in camera. I can never use the video most of the time xD

[@robin1987100]

do it!

[@Probablythe1]

no lie, that tunnel reminded me of the long tunnels you had to go through in pokemon lmao

[@alishalynnteater]

ProbablyThe1 I was thinking of the tunnel in the Hunter exam on HxH

[@AntoniusNV]

I literally just went through the comments to find if anyone mentioned this!!!! Thank you!

[@lordman5497]

"There's time and place for everything..."

[@Andreaiscray]

nagai tunneru

[@byzero_]

@@Andreaiscray Tonneru

[@ryan-ts4wc]

My day just got 10x better hope your well dude!

[@ryan-ts4wc]

@Konata Kagami 🤩🤗 everyone's a winner today

[@ryan-ts4wc]

The feels when God him self likes your comment 😍😍

[@ryan-ts4wc]

@@leannevandekew1996 ah do apologise, I was a tad drunk last night and didn't really care for punctuation and spelling XD

[@Questioneverythingx]

Haven’t seen your channel in awhile. Just randomly thought, “wonder if he still makes Japan videos?” Holy smokes the production went to 💯 Great job!

[@kn00tcn]

so the only way now is down?

[@alfonsor4985]

Yeah same here been a few years since i watched a video and Im very impressed.

[@Dunduckuty]

Time to check in again. Production is even better!

[@wonder777warrior6]

@@Dunduckuty you should see it now. man even got a studio.

[@axu8392]

"And who knows, maybe you'll win the grand prize, which is nothing." *The stakes have never been higher*

[@McJaews]

I want a series of videos with: "20 phrases for a nice night out at a bar" "10 things you can safely say at a shrine" "15 things you'll hear from your teacher" "10 Japanese phrases that'll impress on a first date" Etc. Go on then. Those 4 are free.

[@Shogoeu]

I can help you with number 4 - try saying "月が綺麗ですね" (tsuki ga kirei desu ne), to your date.

[@DajuOnYoutube]

@@Shogoeu Why does that work though? To someone outside of Japan it's just a comment about the moon lol. If I had to guess I asume it got something to do with the fact that tsuki sounds like suki, perhaps because it could make them think that you're about to confess that you like them and if it's a somewhat common use for the phrase also implied. Were I close? 😅

[@DajuOnYoutube]

And to you OP, what do you mean by "safely say at a shrine"? I honestly don't know about anything that you can't say so I doubt you'll ever have a problem as long you use common sense and respect. Like maybe not say that you'll burn the shrine down during the night, talk loudly about your genitals (depending on the shrine) or yell "YAKUZA!!". (I mean I don't definitely know for sure but I feel sure enough about that.)

[@Shogoeu]

@@DajuOnKZbin explanation shamelessly copied from the internet 'When the novelist Souseki Natsume (1867-1916) was an English teacher, one of his students translated the English phrase “I love you” as 我君を愛す | ware kimi o aisu. Soseki pointed out that Japanese people don’t say 愛す | aisu (to love), and that the best translation would actually be 月が綺麗ですね | tsuki ga kirei desune (the moon is beautiful, isn’t is?).' If you are to express love through words, they should bring the same deep feeling, like a couple gazing at the beauty of the moon.

[@DajuOnYoutube]

@@Shogoeu Hmm.. I don't agree with the teacher though honestly. 😅 Because it doesn't really matter if you typically say it so directly in Japanese. If you're learning English you should be learning English first, not the use case in your own language. Just explain that it's common in English and how it's used in that language. Because it obviously doesn't make sense in most cases when people could say "I love you", like in any situation or time of day when you can't even see the moon. Or if you say "I love you" to a close friend, family member or even a pet. Lol imagining telling my cat that the moon is beautiful. 😻

[@alanlee1355]

She done amazing. You best buy her dinner chris.

[@yui7905]

"That's obviously not water, it's sweat in a bottle". LMAO 😂😂

[@thechosenone8808]

no dont get that thats calpis

[@kn00tcn]

belle delphine brand

[@omasfreier]

it still cracks me up how companies in japan dont give a shit about correct translations :D :D

[@washboo]

@@omasfreier two words: オロナミンC and リポビタンD actual drinks in the combinis

[@rmasoni]

The “billow” was 高波 (takanami), which means “high waves”.

[@Noelciaaa]

Oohhhh.... Then why did it heh translated like that XD

[@user-os2lx9tu6l]

高波

[@carcharoclesmegalodon6904]

@@Noelciaaa In short... because Japan xD

[@oitreedeb2409]

The only thing I can infer is *don't trust the English in Japan*

[@Es_Jay]

I genuinely enjoyed this video. Had a pretty mediocre day. But just having sat behind my pc, repeating the vocabulary exercises, and the suspense of the popquiz at the end rly brightened up my day!! Thanks Chris!!

[@elblanco5]

Awesome, another video with Ellen! She learned more vocabulary in one day on a bicycle than I did in two weeks while visiting Japan.

[@TurtleGamers1]

Best way to memorize the Japanese word for DVD-player is to sing "DI BUI DE PU RAYA" to the tune of Livin' on A Prayer. It should work wonders.

[@colorbar.s]

that's perfect

[@slikshot6]

you are a god

[@jalava78]

Because your channel I decided to travel to Japan first time in autumn and also picked up learning Japanese seriously. On my second trip my Japanese skills had improved to a level where I could figure out 70% of stuff talked around me and made actual friends here. I really feel like learning japanese is changing something in my life for good. I think it's not just language or culture, but way of thinking your approach on issues when met with hardship in your daily life.

[@cptmudcrabiii5511]

Where did you learn your Japanese? Just curious.

[@maxistothemax940]

Honestly, when you do put your mind to it and you actually learn the language at a much faster pace and remember more than a language you didn't really want to learn. And it really helps in the long run when you're around it all the time, speaking to people who speaks it and all that. (Me I listen to Japanese music while trying to see if I can pick out words as I make advances. So far all the words I know have never made it into a Japanese song I have downloaded Dx but then I go to an anime when I feel like I made progress to test myself (I haven't seen anime or just sat down to watch a bunch lately because I'm so busy. It helps to learn too with the feeling of the words used by a native and how it is used depending of person, status and all that.))

[@mokenshi]

“Be careful of a billow” legit made me belly laugh.

[@AbroadinJapan]

It's easily one of the most ridiculous sentences I've seen on my 2,000km journey haha

[@flamingspinach]

@@AbroadinJapan in japanese it says 高波に注意してください！ meaning "be careful of high waves!" so it's not referring to wind

[@dark_knight109]

​@@AbroadinJapan My best was during a trip to Okinawa. "Habu" are their resident snakes, which are both poisonous and aggressive, so you're always encouraged to be mindful of them. One sign at one of their castle ruin tourist sites reminded everyone of this with the warning "ハブに注意" (roughly "Beware of Habu"), but their English translation was "Let's be careful about hubs". I was simultaneously impressed that the word they managed to mess up was the only non-English word on the sign and, as a Canadian, bitterly disappointed that the typo wasn't "habs" instead, as it would have been a perfect sign to photoshop a Montreal Canadiens logo on.

[@fgmods]

I yell laughed at it so loud I think my neighbors heard

[@GurungyNoHamuster]

@OneHairyGuy High waves... FlamingSpinach nailed it 🔼... It's one of those words you find in JDICT that we don't actually use... my English dictionary says 'archaic' for this meaning. Nowadays it's for wind and that.

[@maraque16]

I went to Japan last month and had a blast. I did alright with the language, but honestly, I had the hardest time being understood with the borrowed words. It was super embarrassing xD Waitress at cafe taking my order asks what I would like, I say, "Pankehki kudasai" Waitress "Sumimasen?" Me "Pankehki" Waitress "..." Me "....Pancakes please" Waitress "Oooohh, Pankehki :D" Me :[ Edit: Fixed a word. She did say sumimasen, but I thought it would be funnier if in the retelling she said "what"? Didn't quite stick the landing lol

[@freakishuproar1168]

This comment made my afternoon. Thanks for the giggle maraque16... :3

[@davidsobel3303]

I've said things in Japanese that I know are correct and spoken right and been looked at like I just spoke Martian...it's a cultural thing...

[@savejeff15]

YMMD :D

[@dark_knight109]

I find it's all in the accent. I had that experience too where I was saying words that I 100% knew were correct, but it just wasn't getting across. I've been studying Japanese for ~3 years and I can speak conversationally (roughly, but it's there); meanwhile, a colleague of mine has spoken Japanese in some form for decades and lived over there for five years. However, all of our Japanese friends tell me that he has a very strong accent while I have almost none and, as such, he gets a lot more confused looks while he's in Japan than I do, despite the fact that his Japanese is substantially better than mine.

[@Nullific]

Its part due to incorrect -annunciation- (thanks auto correct) enunciate/dialect and part due to they assume you have no idea what you are saying so they wont take it for what they heard. There was a video I watched a while back where it was a group of American/Europeans, most of which lived in Japan but all where fluent and they had been eating at a restaurant and they had a Japanese looking friend with them. Well the waitress refused to talk to anyone but the Japanese looking woman who knew zero Japanese. When any of the other people spoke fluent Japanese the waitress would ignore what they said, and defer back to the Japanese looking woman who again had no idea what anyone was saying. Eventually they told the woman what to say in Japanese, and they waitress now "understood". It was a satire piece and not real but it just shows that it happens and its not fun.

[@aidreamers]

Chris basically trolling a tourist relying on him is the best thing I've seen all day. Also, 14 out of 18 and he'll buy you dinner? Damn Chris, I should start going to you for my pick up lines.

[@scriptohmy7834]

Been feeling a bit disheartened recently with learning Japanese, but this episode made me remember how fun it can be. Thank you

[@CZsWorld]

"How you gonna remember Nagai means long?" "Well... you're a guy..."

[@michael-israeljarvis5604]

Chris isn't Long, he's Broad

[@SupremeDP]

I'm dead.

[@89CrazyAl]

Ooooooooohh!

[@michael-israeljarvis5604]

@@van-hieuvo8208 That's none of our business, my friend.

[@amy7189]

That's what I thought XD

[@knxo647]

I always had an interest in Japan, but I never thought I could go live there realistically. I started watching your videos a year ago and I have become inspired to enlist in the Jet program and teach. I want to thank you for giving me motivation with school studies and life in general. Thankyou so much for such great videos! edit: Thanks for all the nice comments and 126 likes!

[@coroso136]

Update us

[@quatrix2144]

Go for it! I’m Japanese and I can tell you that living there is so fun and convenient it will be a great experience overall

[@Gabby-du4mc]

Same here!!!

[@lukeclark6803]

oh? on jah?

[@knxo647]

@@quatrix2144 will do, thanks so much man!!!

[@Durrum1]

This looks like we are watching someone else's fantastic date.

[@deadmeme8287]

No

[@SinfullyHera]

@@deadmeme8287 Yes

[@AngelxVillian]

@@SinfullyHera nyes

[@insanecuckooman8342]

@@AngelxVillian nyo

[@suzumomokise8390]

Why aye man

[@jamofbob715]

I’ve been off work sick today, stumbled across one of you’re videos then spent the whole day watching. A great series!

[@AnUneventfulName]

I was fooled by Pocari Sweat too when I went to japan

[@AbroadinJapan]

We all were. But it was incredibly relieving to discover the contents are in fact, not sweat.

[@PitohuiLife]

i spit it out the first time i tried it, then drank the rest of the bottle just because i hate wasting stuff even though it taste like crap to me

[@KrimsonWing]

It was the same thing for Calpus got for me. I genuinely love that stuff.

[@miked3168]

It tastes like squirt soda minus the carbonation

[@banban8481]

Wtf? It's a common drink in my country and it's tastes fine.

[@user-tl4xg5cj6j]

She is soooo smart and well memory👍 Japanese pronounciation is so clear,it's little bit harder for westerner.

[@adamfrisk956]

Well memory indeed.

[@KingKhan-vo9og]

Being from Cambridge helps

[@pjskywalker2457]

Baka-niya-n......A younger brain will pick it up very fast. At 60 years old, I am self taught and not at all fluent, but I was alone in Nagoya for two weeks and had no trouble getting by with common, simple phrases and knowing hiragana fairly well. But you are correct that westerners do struggle. Some of that is caused by the sentence structure being backwards from most western speech.

[@ctrlzme.6448]

The pronunciation was a bit weird but they did great

[@squarebobspongepants3630]

Pronunciation is actually very easy for Spanish speakers. I can say simple Japanese phrases and sound almost native and that really affects me because Japanese people automatically think I know Japanese very well and start bombarding me with fast speech and unknown words!

[@coldhank]

2:45 When Ellen said "baisikele", she just said Bǎishìkělè (百事可乐) which is Pepsi in Chinese. 😂

[@killsyougently]

my same exact thought

[@Semioniy]

Chris, gotta applaud you for an actually good intro theme. In these times of "gotta use every last royalty-free bit of everything" this intro brings joy.

[@BeerdyBruceLeeCentral]

I don't know what a Billow is but i'm having nightmares about them tonight.

[@dord9]

Beerdy - Bruce Lee Central I think it was once used as an archaic term for a big wave, and that might be the connotation they meant when mistakenly using that word to translate the Japanese written on it lol.

[@acbtrades]

“Who knows maybe you might win the grand prize... which is nothing”

[@ThemelessYeti]

Hilarious 😂

[@bshthrasher]

Woah, she started so good that I thought she's gonna recall every single one :) This kind of content is a very good idea actually. Not only entertaining but also educational.

[@Theolife]

I went to this ice cream store today. I asked the serving lady about the video and she didn’t know what I was talking about. So I showed her the video for the first time and she was delighted to see herself. :-)

[@SkipperSkipS]

thats adorable! how was the ice cream? did you try wasabi?

[@Theolife]

@@SkipperSkipS Nope, I wasn't brave enough to truly wasabli. I have caramel and it was glorious. But my son tried the habanero flavor and loved it.

[@GidenUltimus]

ive been so hyped for this, pocari sweat represent

[@seeyouspacecowboy14]

Pocari sweat and boss coffee are the best

[@tams805]

Not going for the superior Salty Lychee?!

[@Solcommand]

This series by Chris has been the best thing coming on youtube this past year, that I know of anyway.

[@fierce_5389]

Ellen:”Subarashi” Chris:”Took me 3 years to learn that” Me:”Took me 720 Naruto episodes to learn that”

[@es46515]

me who watched konosuba

[@ls200076]

@@es46515 Me, who watched Avatar.

[@feeterican]

This is one of the words I got at the end of the video. I just remembered Subaru as in the car company.

[@chubbyninja975]

That’s 240 episodes a year

[@timothycrespin6836]

Hi Chris . Just found your chanel It's totally genius and you have A wicked sense of humour . You've had me chuckling for A couple of hours now. Thank you

[@Samilovescandy]

This is actaully an intresting video. I love how your videos are exciting and at the same time I am learning about Japan. You should do more videos like these. I also miss your videos. I'm glad you are back

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

My friend learned Japanese because of you, I’m planning on learning it after I learn Korean. I’ve always been fascinated with the languages of that side of the world so that’s why I want to learn them

[@Rombororom]

Hey Chris, I started watching your channel to learn how to learn Japanese, but then I stayed for the fun. I think it'd be great to have more videos about the language. Cheers from Israel, love your channel

[@pjskywalker2457]

I taught myself some key Japanese words as well as phrases from a “di-bui-di” course before I went to visit my daughter who taught English in the JET program, way up in Aomori Prefecture. I found it easier to learn the Japanese words from using them in a natural, uncomplicated sentence or phase where you would insert the Japanese words after you hear them in English. Of course you need be aware of the backward sentence structure compared to the English sentence structure. But after a few times of saying words in a Japanese way of speaking... it became easier to learn. I am trying to use the Duo-Lingo App to learn to read and write Hiragana and Katakana (Kanji are toooooo scary at the moment to dive in, but along with the learning how to write they use different words that can be written in the letter combos that end up teaching you the actual word itself. Although it is harder for me to learn random words, after I finally remember what it is I can memorized the word easily by sounding out the hiragana that I already know. In other words, I learn the word by spelling in katakana and then translating it back to English. This might sound very complicated but when you learn to spell it you are learning the meaning almost as a byproduct. But in conversation, it was just easier to learn Japanese words by speaking them in a sentence or phrase framework.

[@kevinkohar6516]

Just when I'm about to sleep. there goes my 17 well-spent minutes ^^ perfect way to end my day before off to work tomorrow great video and as always thx chris

[@PumpknQueen]

The wait for a new episode of Abroad in Japan is more excruciating than having to wait for the next episode of Game of Thrones

[@Sage_Lucas]

Considering the quality of the GoT series after season 6, this is not even a joke, it's actually true.

[@alphatwin128]

Her attempt at dvd player genuinely made me laugh hahah You are just surrounded by great people aren’t you Chris

[@raionkazutrash8448]

These Across in Japan videos make me cope with the quarantine, love u chris

[@pritamjitbiswas6967]

Finally i can watch a new video goddamn it !!! Tired of watching your old videos again and again that how much i adore you !!! ❤️❤️

[@hamzadahmani9866]

Ikr rewatched all of the damn channel 😂

[@pritamjitbiswas6967]

im not kaneki anymore I am kanedgy yeah bro😂

[@Hephzibah624]

I really like Ellen! She is so sweet and kind! She makes you a better man, Chris! 😂🤣😅

[@curiousnomadic]

Yes that was a cute date they were on.

[@LegiondaryBro]

Those eyes were on Chris at the end of the video

[@curiousnomadic]

@Lord Belial You obviously need a woman to make you a better man.

[@FrostKing104]

I binged this series a while back, and I still find myself being sucked back into them, despite the fact that I've seen them. I don't know if that speaks for my lack of attention span, or your talent in content creation, but I have a feeling it's a bit of both! XD

[@feeterican]

Damn she's good. I couldn't remember that in this 17-minute video let alone all day. This is most likely why I was such a failure in school :(

[@viktorberggren9221]

Really looking forward to watching the video, as always. These Jouney Across Japan videos really are so, so well produced and impressive. As always, keep up the amazing work you're doing, Chris!

[@katarinazivkovic3102]

I've been rewatching your videos since yesterday and I got a notification for this one! Yipee I have no life

[@jamesdonovan5893]

Tbh your will power is amazing and your spontaneous creativity ,is something I idolize about you Chris. I commend you and wish you safe travels on your journey ahead for my energy and prayers will be with you in hopes you complete this journey happily and with a sense of accomplishment.

[@catnichols4929]

Impressive memory! I’ve just started learning Japanese and I’m super jealous of her recall!

[@pr0v3n]

Incredible video! Got 13/18 on the test as well! You're a great teacher Chris! Please do more of these flash-card type educational and entertaining videos!!

[@TheArmouredGamer]

The production quality on all of chris' videos are so good it feels like its something off a TV programme rather than youtube.

[@user-ox9dq2wg8i]

interesting!please continue this series☺️your Japanese skill is awesome!

[@Aquahawk911]

Ellen's reaction to the Calpis is great, basically what I thought the first time I heard it too lmao

[@SmashBrosBrawl]

her memory is pretty impressive, i'm guessing she doesn't drink alcohol much.

[@Eisofice]

She's British and friends with Chris XD I wouldn't bet on it!

[@astroboy3507]

Jasmine Nice 👍

[@donmaime522]

@@stayskeptic3923 :D impressive ? She doesnt know how to pronounce like any of the words..and they are so simple. 1 week studying u should have got those all, no matter where you live.

[@Rikkii2]

@@donmaime522 it wasn't a week though, it was a day. And of course she's not going to pronounce them exactly if she has no prior knowledge of the Japanese language works. What is impressive is she managed to remember those complex words and i say complex in comparison to her because for someone like me and maybe you who knows Japanese it's not a hard thing at all but for her it's obviously going to be incredibly difficult. I challenge you to go randomly get a language and then get 13 words memorized in a day. It's harder than it sounds.

[@vertdefurk]

Your editing, camera work, and narration are superb, as usual!

[@Felice_Enellen]

Never mind the garlic next to the wasabi... there was _habanero_ next to the garlic!

[@samuelperezgarcia]

Was that like the crazy flavor frogs in Harry Potter?

[@draco5991rep]

Nice

[@odd-eyes9463]

@@samuelperezgarcia Your thinking of Berty Box Every Flavor Jelly Beans.

[@Beth-td6vj]

That would’ve been hilarious

[@dava8058]

What flavor is that?

[@strawberryeyes3496]

Ellen is lovely, and did so well with the Japanese words

[@kazeneko1350]

Chris Broad you absolute mad man! Uploading videos at 2 am here in the Philippines

[@mandatorial]

Elen seems like a genuine quality woman!

[@emvv3784]

I am sitting here 2 years later, still patiently hoping these two get married so we can have more Ellen Chris videos in japan

[@larsstougaard7097]

Ha ha me too ✋😄

[@Unknown-hj7uc]

If it was any more plutonic he'd be calling her mom

[@emvv3784]

@@Unknown-hj7uc ik it is but let me dream

[@frosinicapandispan5534]

She seems.to be wearing a wedding ring

[@damfino1964]

He only has eyes for Sharla!

[@misterpeachy2213]

I love the Japanese culture and these videos are helping me to know what and what not to do in Japan.Thank you for this helpful KZbin channel that you created buddy 👍🏻

[@Sage_Lucas]

I'd love a series on learning Japanese. I've got the Genki 1&2 books and going through those at the moment. I'd suggest these for anyone just starting out, as most other people suggest them. As for kanji, the only thing I'm using at the moment is a free app I found called Kanji Tree which seems to do the job. If you consider using Kanji Tree, learn them by "grades" not by the "N5-N1" levels because I've found the "grades" system to be easier since it teaches you the kanji in a better order - e.g. teaching you simpler kanji first, which will be part of more complex kanji later. Going through them in the N5-N1 levels is a bit more chaotic.

[@seherling207]

For Kanji, I can highly recommend KanjiDamage! It works similiar to Remembering the Kanji except that readings are already included. I also prefer KanjiDamage over RTK because the creator offers examples on how to actually use words, eg with what particles they go. Some Kanji are only used in compound words means you only need to know the on-yomi, some radicals often dictate the same pronunciation (like eg 五 is a strong radical and dictates the on yomi in 語). And the mnemonics are much less dry than with RTK

[@Junkraj]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how great the cinematography in this video is? Like jesus h flipping christ, the scenes at 4:39 were damn cool

[@KoruXypress]

This is so professionally made I thought it came straight out of TLC. Have you ever considered working as a TV host for those getaway shows? You seem like a natural. A+ for quality.

[@pdizzled6771]

I just want to let you know that you inspired people and also show people to take risk in life and have fun I just have to say that this is my favorite channel on KZbin I have watch every video😂😂 and you inspired me to visit Japan and that’s my goal for now after I graduate from the university

[@Laura_Darkspear]

Loved how she pronounced subarashii haha! So enthusiastic! Nice job Ellen! 👏

[@user-dz7tj8ey5f]

I enjoyed this video as a Japanese speaker. Chris is SUBARASHI!

[@Baka_Oppai]

You spelled subarashii wrong but sure..

[@Rikkii2]

@@Baka_Oppai if he/she is a Japanese speaker they're not going to be able to do Romaji perfectly if it's not something they're proficient in

[@martyelik1432]

@@Baka_Oppai you spelled wrongly すばらしい

[@Hazziectm]

I know that in 10 years time I'm going to come back to this same channel and watch this series all over again! It's so much fun to watch.

[@xaer0knight]

Ellen is awesome, I would kill for a friendship like that. thanks for sharing. It gives me inspiration to finish my degree in Philosophy.

[@mssteak6876]

Everytime you release a new Journey Across Japan, I have to go and rewatch them all

[@AbroadinJapan]

That sounds like one hell of an undertaking

[@mssteak6876]

With the power of not studying for exams, anything is possible

[@Flowinz]

Every time i see an Abroad in Japan video show up in my feed, the first things that come out of my mouth are "Oh Sh*t, He's back again!" Deja vu everytime.

[@curiousnomadic]

Oh my those bike lanes are so beautiful how they go through the countryside without being bothered by cars.

[@brandonward3551]

Especially liked this one in particular, because of the Japanese vocab lesson & her very familiar memorization technique used to do so.

[@CptPatch]

30 seconds into learning Japanese and she's already making fun of katakana transliteration, she's going to do fine!

[@wonder777warrior6]

Rice balls Me: jelly filled donuts. Chris: onigiri. Me:LIES!!!

[@jakjam300]

Most underrated comment ever.

[@FortuneBlackAnimations]

Nothing beats a jelly filled donut!

[@draco5991rep]

I think I have to pay Dunkin Onigiri a visit, all this talking about donuts really made me want to eat some good ol western Onigiri

[@castlegarden2999]

Seeing a lot of Pokémon comments on this video, was it the tunnel?

[@wonder777warrior6]

@@castlegarden2999 na the onigiri was a lie.

[@leezaw]

shrine - jinja bicycle - jitensha lets go - ikimashou left - hidari right - migi beautiful - kirei great - subarashi riceball - onigiri water - mizu coffee - kohi orange - orenji dvd player - dibuidi pureya potato chips - poteto chippusu long - nagai tunnel - tonneru

[@doralicekindsuperti-furga489]

Finally watched you, thanks for the laughs. And omg Ellen is so pretty.

[@andrewcgs]

Kirei!

[@ondi4732]

Just turn on subtitles and you immediatly become a japanese expert

[@OLGMC]

Thanks! I’ll try to do that on my next trip to Japan :D

[@kittysunshine4227]

Memorize the kanji to english, hiragana, and katakana before learning any Japanese. Then learn kanji to Japanese. You can learn those on Memrise.com: 2136 Jōyō kanji by grade. It teaches easiest kanji to hardest (i think).

[@maakatipa4613]

Wow Ellen, I could only recall four words but will have most likely forgotten them tomorrow. Really enjoying your travels, Chris. Plus when one girl wears out, you just get another. How great is that?????

[@cgomes1607]

Helen is so nice! Hope she participates in future videos, but I obviously see how distance can be an obstacle for that.

[@ssbbrandon1654]

I always look forward to watching your vids! Also anyone who is a fan of Blade Runner is a friend of mine

[@stonie3216]

Honestly I live for these videos

[@drew2225222]

This format of learning the words throughout the episode and then testing at the end was brilliant, It's the first time learning any Japanese words has worked for me. I hope to see more episodes like this.

[@MissKristinogood]

Using Ankidroid (specifically the Hessig order Kanji deck) is one thing I find extremely useful. I have been studying Japanese independently since August and moved here to Japan last month. The kanji and vocab practice I have gotten from using AnkiDroid in addition to KZbin study programs, and the Nihongo so matome textbook series has been really successful. I fully believe that following Chris's advice to use the spaced repetition app and study as much as possible (even if its only 15-20 minutes on the train) a day has made the biggest difference. That and the advice to avoid reverting to English when you forget something, my Japanese friends really also get a kick out of how poorly I try to explain the word I am looking for in Japanese.

[@SparkySharky]

The man is back, the legend returns, and the lovely Ellen is here too

[@Codelinkz_]

Hey, thanks for another video. Love watching your videos.

[@stefanalenius]

The words in this episode (including those NOT on the test, might be incomplete): shrine - jinja - 神社 sweetened rice drink - amazake - 甘酒 bicycle - jitensha - 自転車 let's go - ikimashou - いきましょう dangerous - abunai - 危ない left - hidari - 左 right - migi - 右 beautiful - kirei - 綺麗 great - subarashii - 素晴らしい riceball - onigiri - おにぎり water - mizu - 水 coffee - kohi - コーヒー hot - hotto - ホット ice cream - aisu kuri-mu - アイスクリーム foreign borrowed words - gairaigo - 外来語 orange - orenji - オレンジ DVD player - di-bui-di-pure-ya- - デイーブイデイープレーヤー potato chips - poteto chippusu - ポテトチップス bridge - hashi - 橋 kanmon (pedestrian) tunnel entrence - kanmon tonneru iriguchi - 関門トンネル入口 long - nagai - 長い tunnel - tonneru - トンネル

[@g0mium]

Bring Ellen back someday. This video was so much fun!