I Tried Japanese Language School for a Day in Tokyo

[@AbroadinJapan]

Notification Squad: Well guys, I hope you enjoyed watching me make an absolute idiot of myself. I’ve decided my new goal in life is to be able to read Harry Potter in Japanese - it’s the dream I never knew I wanted. As I said at the end, the whole experience reignited my passion for learning Japanese - a passion that’s been replaced by studying filmmaking over the last 2-3 years instead. I’m considering taking JLPT1 (N1) next year though, in which case, I’d better hurry up and get studying. A huge thanks to the five students who opened up about their experiences studying at a Japanese language school and a big thanks to Go! Go! Nihon for getting us access inside to film! Definitely check them out if you’ve ever thought about trying a Japanese language school - you never know where it may lead! Go! Go! Nihon: bit.ly/GoGoNihonAIJ

[@kavinpillai6515]

How bout u have an audio book of Natsuki or Ryotaro (OR BOTH PLEASE) reading them? Could make waves across the universe

[@TheD601]

I know this is not related to the subject of the video but I notice you don't mention anything to do with disabled access in your videos. My parents plan to visit Japan but one of them is in a wheel chair. Could you somehow address this please?

[@spicy933]

Reading Harry Potter in another language helped me immensely to learn it, especially with grammar - do it! :)

[@voopu]

頑張って、ね。

[@GreenSwede]

Nice to see Go Go Nihon being represented, they're really great and have helped me a ton!

[@DanNak]

chris joining the beginner class to show off his japanese during his introduction, what a chris thing to do

[@schussensalve8181]

And forget his name at it.

[@minhnguyen5767]

100% agree

[@Xingmey]

Chris please... never change

[@SukoSeiti]

And uterly failing to flex his japanese.

[@mattk6343]

And then struggling with basic reading skills. Like direct speech.

[@alysimone]

_“It was the perfect self introduction...except I’d forgotten to say my name.”_

[@kannatheweeb8836]

Yes

[@thewanderingidiot2642]

Sometime nervousness makes you forget something.

[@samuelasanovic5047]

@@thewanderingidiot2642 Yes hahaha for a Moment when he lookt a bit like he did forgot something it was funny tho... oh men he's always nervous when it comes to things like that and so am i but i believe that is the Kind of Human we are...

[@Anima-bribe]

I had this once as well in an test introduction and it was even in my own native tongue. In front of 12 people like that feels so bad XD

[@t_aikutsu]

「お名前は？」

[@nanakitano]

I hate self-introductions, my brain shuts off and I forget any sort of normal language

[@AbroadinJapan]

The only upside to Japanese introductions is people are rarely creative. They just say their name and what they do. It’s a shame I could only manage to do half of that.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

I like and hate self introductions at work because here in America, we're such a "get to know you" culture and we don't mind talking to strangers, we also add in "what do you like to do?" for introductions. I struggle to come up with something that doesn't label me as The Nerd that I actually am and usually fail, lol. Everyone gives a basic, vanilla answer because no one wants to stand out. It's a little depressing and we'd almost be better off without the question.

[@GUITARTIME2024]

Fix that.

[@Mangaluvr247]

Last introduction we had to make up a truth and lie on the spot...Hahaha i wish I lived in Japan.

[@superchatoalien4905]

@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley It's the same here in Japan. I also hate self introductions because everyone expects me to talk about my hobby or what I like to do in my free time or what kind of books or movies I like etc. But many people in here think the opposite about your country like all people there are out going and well socialized. I'm glad to hear that some people there are also struggling about this kind stuff.

[@efwea7743]

imagine you're just taking a course trying to learn japanese and one day this british guy walks in with a camera crew like he owns the place, stays for a few days, flexes his japanese on you, and leaves

[@redx12ae33]

Now that you put it that way...

[@shukrantpatil]

And flexes about eating cow tongue every week .

[@punbishal5874]

Hahaha

[@tindeemo1231]

The CHAD Chris Broad

[@Firnienarya]

yea but, you never learn his name as he forgot to give it lmao

[@BeerdyBruceLeeCentral]

Don't pick me, don't pick me, don't pick me, don't pick me. Teacher picks you. That never fails.

[@RekiWylls]

100%. I was the only caucasian student in my university Japanese classes (rest were Chinese or Korean) and the professor picked on me every session :( Joke's on Omae-sensei though, I blew every answer.

[@ezluffycr3884]

@@RekiWylls Thats why your sensei picks you..

[@meowkai3487]

I mean Chris stood quite out. He came with a camera, sat in the middle of the room, the teacher was most likely informed beforehand and he looked like a cute harmless bear

[@SourStrawberrys]

And they love to pick on one the one day you didn't do your reading.

[@jek__]

There could be something causal here, not just a correlation

[@nanakitano]

What I didn't know made me feel more stupid - proverb by Chris Broad. 2019.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

The truth to that statement hits me on a spiritual level, XD

[@davidcrackel6462]

Im going to use this

[@Cabral_del_Norte]

I am going to use this proverb for now on

[@muhammadalfatih2640]

*it was the perfect self-introduction* *except that I forgot to say my name*

[@VaricYT]

I'd been through that

[@archer9338]

Chris is officially an anime character.

[@OathOblivio]

I've done that in my Japanese class a few times lol

[@winslow8779]

I truly believe that first teacher is incredible. She's so engaging, plays off of what Chris says to bring the other students in, ask questions about their understanding and make them respond in Japanese. And from the laughter, you can tell how everyone feels welcome to try and engage in communication, even if they can't quite speak yet, and they can all feel that little bit of discomfort together in a safe space. Such a great environment to learn.

[@winslow8779]

I think that's why a lot of the comments think the intro class feels like it's actually intermediate. If you can turn learning into immersion, it becomes a whole new experience. Imagine: all of these students speak different native languages. You can't sit there and give deifinitions and lessons on grammar all day at that point; you just have to try to communicate, pronounce, listen. Then you worry about the grammar at the next level. It's an incredible way to learn and this teacher is doing a great job.

[@deelirious]

@@winslow8779 actually with this kind of lesson you are doing both things at the time. For instance, with presentations, You are working the grammar of the pronouns and verb person and basic vocabulary and when the teacher asks they have to change pronouns and verb person and learn how questions are constructed. It is pretty standard for any language teaching or learning. As a teacher I felt that was the same system I use for teaching Spanish at the same level and it is the same they used on me with other languages. The system where you communicate and learn grammar separately is pretty updated

[@timmplay6024]

@winslow I noticed the same

[@__-ix9lh]

Chris: I'm gonna end this class whole career showing off my Japanese skill. Whole class: *reverse uno card*

[@esqrachel]

This made me laugh so hard 😂

[@iTECiii]

(*ﾟﾛﾟ)

[@sidmier1127]

それはウケルねwwwww

[@JadeStaze1]

I died

[@harikiran4339]

@@esqrachel 😂😂😂😂

[@aboudmarzouki1551]

"i want to look like the best kid who knows everything" *Forgets name*

[@wonder777warrior6]

Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face, in this instance it was chris's ego lol.

[@1701Q]

owch

[@andrewarroyo1789]

Congrats on 666 likes

[@klem-jonverdeflor821]

Chris was hilarious haha

[@KingKhan-vo9og]

The teacher is really engaging with her students and charismatic. Wants me want to sit in her class and learn Japanese.

[@TheVerxia]

King Khan she’s probably the best teacher I had from that school

[@lee-man6064]

Wants me want to

[@essayedgar]

And the fact that you could smash her after class

[@megawarpig3401]

Me too, and the funny thing is that I have no interest in living in Japan lol

[@cruman87]

King Khan I had a teacher like that in my high school Japanese class.

[@saldan3985]

Chris : Was an English teacher for Japanese students Also Chris : *Be Nervous at introducing himself*

[@carstensing]

I like how Chris slowly became more sinister during his reading and had to restrain himself so that the class wouldn't think he was a complete weirdo

[@WnVSkipper]

The Guy sitting next to you looks like Ryotaro about 50 years ago

[@pokerboy927]

Yeah i don't know man, maybe 250 years ago.

[@bort3486]

Risottoro the ancient the wise the undying

[@isak7294]

He has traveled back in time to assassinate you Chris!

[@JapaneseJourney]

before he discovered risotto.

[@jamiep2451]

Yes

[@commanderdanny]

“Are you aware of your own defect?” Should have been in at least one of those books.

[@hyperion3704]

Starvations

[@utkarshmishra7416]

Soy sauce reckoning of the cream cheese

[@l3vielliotsstudio153]

LMAO .

[@zoeh961]

I love how everyone had this silent agreement that they'd pick on Chris lol

[@toritanishizuru4729]

happen in real life thou

[@Jess-pe8bq]

It’s always the smartest kid that gets all the shit lol

[@RyodanKai]

"I eat cow tongue every week" "It's quite expensive" Not a flex at all

[@luqmanmohd2737]

That's flexing in plain sight.

[@Stumbo99]

The slide in humble brag

[@StepokTimkrivonog]

Never seen a person flex by eating cow tongue

[@pcrana1]

The gesture after he says it's pricey, as if he's thinking: "Yeah, it's pricey alright but thats showbiz baby"

[@FlankerX]

To be fair, it's a speciality to Sendai

[@yutassmilehealsme6572]

“My advice is to just go for it and get out of your comfort zone” *cries in anxiety*

[@afivestarwaterboi781]

lol same. Thinking of going to Teach English there, but being in front of 40+ Teenagers is extremely daunting.

[@gilgaladinfp8452]

😆

[@madgadgetss]

@@Notchmods oh thank you random philosopher :))) too bad anxiety cares too much about *ME*

[@flom.2746]

Work on your anxiety first THEN go do something amazing like this!!!

[@stephaniem8278]

@@afivestarwaterboi781 Japanese high schoolers are not as bad as American teenagers, though. In their culture they tend to me more respectful of their teachers, and they are more shy and reserved. Plus, you know English so you'll automatically earn cool points in their eyes. If I can teach American high schoolers, you can teach Japanese ones! Go for it!

[@fjgenso2]

That story Chris read Legend says that the wife still angry to her husband til this day, and the garbage is still in their house

[@furensuko]

Plot twist, the garbage they are talking about is actually the husband

[@Skyline_NTR]

oof

[@mousemilk4743]

@@furensuko I'm dead omg.

[@jenniferpearce1052]

@@furensuko in my Japanese class, during a discussion of how you're not supposed to praise or brag about your family, the TA said that it was appropriate for a woman to refer to her husband as "my garbage." So she might tell her friend that she always has to nag her garbage to take the garbage out...

[@harikiran4339]

@@furensuko xD

[@nekosalad8308]

16 minutes of chriss being "that kid" in japanese beginner school? hell yea

[@Kage-jk4pj]

This made me way more intimidated. The beginners had a lot of Japanese knowledge.

[@jakegaubatz]

Keep in mind that most of these students are focusing solely on Japanese and Chris went in on who-knows-when during their semester.

[@Wealllovekaira]

Right now they’re 6 months into the class. They start their school terms at the beginning of april

[@Mureirsa]

WORK HARD OR FAIL

[@Supernova-it1nj]

It's fast paced but doable... Compare it to learning Japanese in college. Most colleges do half of a minna no nihongo textbook per semester... And based off of 6:11 (you can see the open minna no ningongo book) they're about halfway through the second book to. So, this is probably what 1 1/2 years of American college would do you for, but they did it in 5 or so months. Not so far fetched when you consider, language schools teach for at least 20 in class hours a week, where American colleges do like 3-4 hours in class per week.

[@Wealllovekaira]

くら_おさ.める_かく.れる蔵 the problem is exactly that way of thinking, actually. Many people seem to think that you’re paying these language schools for a visa, not to be taught. The language schools (everywhere in the world) tend to be extremely inefficient in teaching. I’m not paying 12,000 USD to teach myself at home, but that’s certainly what I got with my purchase

[@JamesDC42]

That's pretty hard for a "beginner" class.

[@slashitup101]

It's four months in to be fair.

[@evanbradley2790]

How much Prior knowledge of the language should one have before attending a language school, and does majoring in Japanese equal to something like this?

[@femmeNikita27]

@@evanbradley2790 Good question. What's the point of attending such begginer's class if in fact you already have to be able to read and hold a conversation? Plus if majority of people is Korean they probably have easier start than non-Asian language speaker, so how do they organize lessons for complete begginers who are not native speakers of tonal languages??? It looks very strange to me.

[@TheRealityofFake]

@@evanbradley2790 I went to a Japanese language school after working as a an English teacher in Japan for 2 years. The school I went to had like a dozen different levels for language proficiency starting from people with zero Japanese ability to people who were fairly fluent and were studying for the N1 test (the highest proficiency level). I placed into one of the beginner's levels but it was like the 2nd or 3rd level beginner's class, so it wasn't for people brand new to Japanese. You don't need any prior knowledge to go to a language school, they accept all levels. Also, this video was taken four months into the class. The great thing about these schools is that you are completely immersed in the language so you learn a lot faster. I went to my school for 3 months and learned more in that time than I did in 2 years of studying with a tutor. If you can afford it, I'd definitely recommend it.

[@leroumdeux]

Evangelical Brandy I'm using Minna no Nihongo books in my Japanese class and you need to know how to read and write hiragana and katakana before starting (and also having a basic comprehension of kanji)

[@sageseeker9197]

"It's gonna be hard with the 2020 Olympics." *Laughs in 2020* Oh Chris, you had no idea...

[@macaronycheese7586]

dude. i am so lucky i got rejected to a school. i should have went 2 months ago when everything was at the peak

[@braxworld4919]

PepeLaugh HE LACKS CRITICAL INFORMATION

[@puzzledindividual2126]

I heard that while I was looking for a new vid and just chuckled lol. If only you knew Chris, if only you knew. edit: spelling

[@3katfox]

"Oh my sweet summer child" 😂😂

[@AquaTornado]

Literally this

[@jovanaavramovic2485]

imagine being in a coutry where the language is so complex that if you dont write for 4 seconds you forget how to write

[@OatmealGrillBlazer]

omg touhou

[@kennytran2860]

Lol *Then remember that I always carried paper and pen with me*

[@steve00alt70]

why write when you can converse and listen?

[@HildmansBookEmporium]

Just depends on how well you forget or remember things. ^_^

[@imaremi351]

Optic500 speaking is one thing, but reading signs is another.

[@fahmiazhari1627]

Chris : "I've been very clever, I've chosen the beginner class, hopefully I can look like the best kid" also chris : "I've forgotten to say my name.."

[@tyzellchan2799]

fahmi azhari outstanding move

[@campkira]

school like that had no break one you finish the beginner it all too fast... and you never be ready for any exam after that..... unlessl you r chinese....

[@__-ix9lh]

I'm thinking Chris has Vietnam flashback of his speech contest everytime he messed up🤣🤣

[@MethylX5]

I know I would.

[@savejeff15]

School PTSD. I had my own flashbacks whilenue was reading that excercise

[@RozalinGaming]

I actually learned Japanese by studying at a Japanese language school myself! I went on to go to and graduate from University in Japan afterwards before landing a job in translation; I also had the opportunity to help create the new textbooks that my language school currently uses.

[@SirAuron777]

Which Japanese language school did you attend? I’m interested in learning Japanese by studying at a Japanese language school too

[@RozalinGaming]

@@SirAuron777 Intercultural Institute of Japan is the school I went to.

[@amerstain]

How much does one have to keep in mind in terms of costs?

[@eleanorgates3700]

had you been to university in your home country before going? how old were u?

[@Dibxmonkey]

hahahaha The teacher... "Who should read this next?" EVERYONE: CHRIS SAN

[@Pro-dd4dv]

Lol

[@PersonManManManMan]

Cris just casually flexing his Japanese onto other Japanese students Minutes in he gets bullied by receiving all the questions on himself

[@FuzionBranz]

Person Man Man That’s not bullying lmao

[@AmazinglyAwkward]

Sounds like me during English (Literature and Language of my local tongue) or IT

[@doublebuublediscoqueen1110]

The guy who lived in Japan for 6 years participated in a beginners japanese class and thinks he's cool 😂♥️ Chris. You are amazing 🌸

[@Hitsugix]

Well, I had seven years of French at school and took the beginners french class at the university ("general key qualifications"). I was the cool kid. :D

[@Ricky911_]

@@Hitsugix bruh. I'm bilingual and speak Italian as my second language. Back when I was in high school in the UK I was always the cool kid in French class because I just knew every word. I even got the top score in my end of year exams in Year 8 for French but I never told anyone that Italian was very similar to French. Lmao

[@ken-yo2hz]

Ricky911 lmao its the same thing with this girl I knew who was Spanish. She ended up with a 9 in French

[@Ricky911_]

@@ken-yo2hz a 9?? I'm still 14 so I haven't done my GCSEs yet but I'm probably like an 8H or something LOL. My target for Year 11 is 7 and I was above target for French so I don't really know what my teacher predicted Edit: I moved out of the UK last year because of my parents' job so I don't think I'll be taking my GCSEs anyway

[@toffeelatte6042]

"Beginners class" these guys were good!

[@elmore707]

I feel like this class is more early intermediate. It seems like everyone can hold a conversation in Japanese here, when you're able to do that, you're intermediate

[@lemonicowo]

a lot of schools require you to have studied a bit and be able to hold a conversation a bit

[@ernstschmidt4725]

they were using the second of the four Minna no Nihongo books. so indeed they were early intermediate, like being able to write all if not most kana syllabes, some kanji symbols and to speak and understand short tourist-like polite sentences.

[@modex4047]

Yeah that’s why after watching this, if I would ever go there, I would need to be able to understand a bit cause I don’t want to be that clueless guy who knows nothing 😂

[@theanon5906]

I thought like you before but coming back a month later I realized how easy their japanese actually is. The are using the basics. You can hold s conversation with that but you‘d sound like a three year old

[@FatMonkeyUK]

It says that they’re four months into being taught japanese at the bottom

[@garyhoang9923]

Chris suddenly turns into a Samurai when he speaks Japanese.

[@efloof9314]

Gary Hoang it b like that 😂😂

[@iconic410]

kore wa pen desu

[@absoluteballs]

@@iconic410 Damare hana no boya

[@kierandrilon6452]

muda x 7 page Wait a minute...

[@userandresearcher1036]

@@iconic410 Asoko ni mado ga arimasu.

[@Simonzivoj]

Promoting an absolute free service without giving a discount coupon? What a monster

[@americanpanzer4163]

I know atleast give us a 10% discount coupon

[@amberriche30]

He looked a bit salty about it too. The lovable rascal

[@ymhr312]

Thank you for sharing your experience in learning Japanese. It's really amusing to see Chris behaving like a ten-year-old boy in an elementary school. 9:48 Well, it's unlikely that we forget all those kanji completely, and what actually happens to many Japanese is experiencing those silly "I can read it but I just can't write it" moments.

[@-Raylight]

*_"What I didn't know made me feels more stupid"_* Great proverb as always, Chris xD

[@yogiSan]

If that’s a beginner class - what comes before beginner?! Haha sign me up for that.

[@Jackdiddly1]

what im saying

[@RetroSmoo]

Foundation or something like that

[@harshmnr]

This reminds me of "There is now a Level Zero" from Kung Fu Panda. 😂 ~:~

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Say what! That was way too much Japanese for a beginner lesson for me, lol!

[@KaotikBOOO]

That's definitely a beginner class, the teacher was speaking soooo slowly, didn't realized how slow it was when I was in beginner class but now...

[@GoobieWoobie69]

2:59 Chris had nightmares he was back teaching English with kids prodding his stomach lol

[@bxi-fv9hb]

日本語学校ってこんな感じなんだ〜🇯🇵色んな国の人が日本語を学んでいると思うと嬉しいな☺️日本にいるいろんな国の人と友達になりたいと思った！！素敵な動画をありがとう！！☀️

[@zinkpopovitch9519]

Can't wait for the 26 part series, "Journey across language school"

[@Art3mis1990]

Teacher: Who should read? Rest of the class: Chris!!! mild bullying in action

[@Big-Wonka]

*Signs up for beginners class. * Me: awesome. This would be the class for me. *Everything is in Japanese with no translation* Me: so where is the baby class?

[@kn00tcn]

well that's how babies learn, so time to I M M E R S E

[@whatsup5914]

@@kn00tcn fuck were the fetus class then

[@glistlo]

@@whatsup5914 imma need directions to the Sperm Class

[@wayward4657]

It is a beginner class but they've been in that class for 6 months and living in Japan, so they pick up on the stuff pretty fast.

[@ZZIKOish]

Theres three levels of beginner at isi (fellow alumni lolllll). I think Chris took the final beginner class before moving up to the intermediate level so it’s fully in Japanese. The first beginning class is for people with zero Japanese knowledge and the second one is where kanji is introduced. If you just know arigato and a few hiragana characters, you’ll most likely be put in beginner 1 :)

[@garrettspivey]

Chris is the only youtuber I know that could easily direct an actual tv show or movie extremely well based on their film style. Fantastic job, a natural

[@PythonPlusPlus]

Wait! His last name is Broad? So the channel should be called A Broad in Japan.

[@hriata168]

@Mia Smith lol

[@mikhailvillet9101]

It's called Abroad in Japan specifically for that reason.

[@blank6460]

no... just no......

[@dduude87]

it is

[@superhooch]

Simultaneously getting the joke and missing the joke at the same time

[@KantanJapan]

I'm not gonna lie, I'm pretty disappointed that your jikoshoukai didn't include the phrase, "kore wa pen desu".

[@AbroadinJapan]

Kantan Japan - Japan Made Easy If I can’t remember my name, there was no way I was going to be able to deliver an advanced Japanese sentence like that

[@Buracodogalo]

I'm sorry, but that is an essential sentence

[@KantanJapan]

@@AbroadinJapan 'Watashi wa pen desu"? Go for a compromise...

[@ThePsicocat101]

that sound like croatian words kore is crust pen is penkala and desu means where are they

[@dragonshadowstorm]

@@ThePsicocat101 uh pen is what? you got the sentence messed up there. pen doesn't mean anything in croatian unlike kore and desu.

[@Chleb42]

All of my school anxiety came back when you forgot to actually say your name, or when you didn't know the phrase, reading the wrong fragment and the sheer stress of being called out by the teacher for everything (I'm an introvert and i always hated being called out by the teacher, even though i was very good in my english classes i still hated speaking with so many people around me). Surprisingly the classes you were in seemed so nice and wholesome, the teacher was very nice which i didn't expect (i always thought the japanese teachers would be more strict, although this not being a regular school probably changes a lot in that aspect.

[@phased-arraych.9150]

Jebla Idzie Dostać Yeah, I don’t like being on the spot in front of the entire class either. There’s a lot of potential to embarrass yourself in front of everybody.

[@ossipeltonen397]

I used to be that way. Somewhere along the way i just started to laugh at those small mistakes and just to enjoy myself.

[@Firnienarya]

yea i feel that in this case everyone is at the same level though. no one is above knowing more about speaking japanese other than the teacher. no one can tease you for getting something wrong or anything like that. so if you make a mistake its literally everyone learning how to not that mistake again. def makes it a safe space.

[@schris3]

Well, this school in particular it seems that specializes in teaching foreign students, that's why they need a lot of patience on them.

[@Amaling]

This is pretty general but languages are so cool. I remember neglecting languages outside of English when I was growing up, but fortunately I was brought up in a bilingual environment and still learnt another language a bit in school. Now I'm trying to be fluent in four languages, and well it's a work in progress but there's been good improvement. It's so cool having these different ways to communicate with different people and different cultures

[@sakasusuk]

Damn, even after having 1 Million subscribers, self introduction in a classroom is still nerve wrecking huh??

[@MaoDev]

Yeah, it's pretty awkward

[@kn00tcn]

cant see the subscribers in person, also the classroom isnt 'fans' of his

[@ohemdoublegee]

Classrooms are the worst lol

[@lucifer5379]

korean guy : *say anything * class : *L M A O*

[@NeostormXLMAX]

i don't get it why is he constantly making everyone laugh by just saying his name?

[@lucifer5379]

@@NeostormXLMAX they're being nice i guess

[@capitanjingoist5123]

Telling someone you're from South Korea is top tier comedy, apparently

[@graceohair-sherman8405]

I think it's because they're expecting him to say his name "I'm so-and-so" but all he says is "I'm Korean"

[@ruru7161]

Grace O'Hair-Sherman absolutely wrong. Really if you think so, it’s evidence for you completely not to know about Japanese. But, That levels of Japanese of them in the class are low is right. R u Okay?

[@sleepines]

THAT was BEGINNER level ???!!! o.o holy crap... beginner courses in my country were toddler level then...

[@Wealllovekaira]

sleepines that’s 6 months into beginner. So they’re about to be intermediate. If they’re on track with my school, those students are just about to start studying for the N3

[@Juichi]

@@Wealllovekaira Agreed. As someone who just started N3 and used the Minna No Nihongo book you could tell that some was at the end of the second book. In Japan N5 and N4 levels are beginner while in other places N5 might just be beginner and N4 intermediate.

[@Crashandburn999]

@@Juichi N4 is beginner and still very basic.

[@kylbarry4466]

yh it's basic

[@96iceshell]

This is a bit of an eye opener, I studied Japanese in secondary school for 4 years and by the end of it still we were only constructing very basic sentences and found any listening exercise almost impossible. Looking back I think it was more the teaching methods and syllabus than my ability as I did get an A in the final exam but it goes to show the way we learn languages in school in the UK is so unnatural that we come out without really being able to speak, read or write, just able to do enough to pass the exam. Massive respect to these students learning a very difficult language, they are amazing for 'beginners'!

[@SodaScarletMachine]

I ACTUALLY SEARCHED FOR A JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL YESTERDAY USING THEIR SERVICE, AND NOW YOU UPLOAD THIS VIDEO! THIS IS A SIGN!

[@emmemttc]

@@Bucci_Lightyear well, I want to sign up, but the cost is expensive as I live in Singapore and boy, the exchange rate is very high as well as the air plane ticket to Japan. Dang, its expensive

[@SodaScarletMachine]

@@Bucci_Lightyear That sounds really great! They have sent the papers to the school, and I am currently waiting for a reply!

[@SodaScarletMachine]

@@emmemttc That sounds like an annoying trouble :/. I have the luxuary to save up a bunch of money, and then I can take a student loan from my country with a silly low interest rate that I will easily be able to pay back in the future!

[@Joybearer]

@@emmemttc How much was everything, in sing dollars please.

[@meowkai3487]

Maybe you are one of the ones in the video :O

[@DrFaustVII]

"What's your favourite Japanese dishes, everyone?" Chris cuts away fast, but we all know. Yakitori fiend.

[@AbroadinJapan]

Dr. Faust VII Spot on. In fact I stuffed myself with several yakitori for dinner just this evening.

[@majcrash]

Who doesn't love yakitori? It's the best!

[@DrFaustVII]

@@majcrash Agreed!

[@miso8090]

“Because I’m so brilliant and sneaky...” “HAH-REE PO-TA”

[@dashyz3293]

Could it be リ instead of レイ？

[@sirbackenbart]

@@dashyz3293 It's "ハリーポッター", long vocals!

[@tankeryy1566]

Filipino?

[@randomdude1746]

Potang ena

[@hardlybreathe93]

Taena makita lang pota filipino kagad

[@iconic410]

Great. Now I want Harry Potter anime adaptation. Imagine how cool it would be: “Harry, omae wa Wizaado dayo.” “N-Nandato?!” Episode ends on cliffhanger

[@coyraig8332]

Fun fact: Nintendo tried getting the video game rights

[@remote24]

*season ends on cliffhanger

[@absoluteaficionado515]

That would be pretty funny, might even outweigh the glaring inconsistencies and laws in the books

[@sweedy6647]

We have Mashle now

[@DanielSanLIVE]

There's something incredibly cute seeing Chris sat in the middle of a class room, forgetting to say his name during the Jikoshoukai haha

[@DanielSanLIVE]

@@mairimka8757 I've been there myself, more than once I must admit, but without mistakes you don't learn and grow.

[@Kaimax61]

I love that the teacher used your introduction as more learning material.

[@ThePortenyo18]

3:47 "You're so young".."Actually my name is Soo Young.. but close enough"

[@justvers]

Haha funny.

[@justvers]

....still laughing.

[@Garemiem]

justvers Are you still laughing?

[@emiofnnc]

He's still...

[@justvers]

I am.

[@gandolph999]

Thank you, Chris. Love this look inside the class room. There is hope for me, yet.

[@kennken6304]

I’m Japanese I started to study Russian language from this spring And maybe I am also struggle to foreign language But I’m happy to know that you love japan!

[@SteelyGlow]

日本人にとっては、ロシア語の一番難しいところとは発音です。あと、文を作ること。語順が違いすぎて、長い台詞を訳すときにいつも苦労しています。自分の経験で判断すると、最初から訳すより目的言語で考えるほうが効率だと思います。 頑張ってください！

[@tomich5285]

Good luck :3

[@jbmaru]

Wow, that's got to be hard. Ganbatte!

[@gorilla3dd]

Удачи! Этот язык сложен, но им можно сказать очень многое малым количеством слов.

[@mightypringls3151]

, russian has a lot of humorous phrases and is a really cool language! I’m currently learning 日本語 as my 3rd language, good luck! Удачи!

[@audreygeorges4982]

That school bell alerted my fight or flight reaction

[@Roadent1241]

I thought it was a doorbell. At least it's not a normal schoolbell that's just "BREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

[@meaganwoolstrum2897]

Same. I don’t know why. Heart rate picked up. The BREEEEEEE never had that effect on me.

[@ChannelNotFound]

*Boss music starts playing*

[@ポトポトポトフ-r8m]

This kind of bell is really usual bell in Japan

[@iconic410]

My school doesn’t have a school bell and I remember a time my teacher let us out of the class 20 minutes early as that is all she had planned and we finished the work faster than expected. When we went into the corridor and there was a surprising lack of students, one kid checked the time and realized the lesson hadn’t ended.

[@mdctenga]

9:40 "The trouble with learning Japanese is if you stop writing, quite easily, you can start to just forget everything.... and so, um you need to really need to keep practicing. Thatʻs why in Japan, people still use a lot of paper as opposed to using computers and things because otherwise theyʻre gonna forget the 2200 kanji characters that you need to use in everyday life in Japan." That is a really interesting perspective Iʻve never heard from anyone else before.

[@rsmith02]

Or just give up on writing and use a computer. 95%+ of the time I'm getting by fine in professional all-Japanese language environments. Just don't have me take notes on the white board : )

[@kasumikat]

i relate to that with my katakana. i was able to pick it up quickly because of my Japanese text book but its been over a year since i self taught myself and im already forgetting

[@ringoaikocascade]

Actually it's because of the stupid society that we still write in stuff.

[@ryotakus.1560]

In fact, nowadays, more and more Japanese cannot write the Kanji correctly without help of PC or smartphone, especially after they finished high school, obviously thanks to those machines. And me neither... But when you are learning from nothing, handwriting would be still helpful to memorize and to capture the characteristics of each Kanji.

[@EquusLigneus]

I practiced Japanese from the age of 14 to 17-ish using various websites and, of course, KZbin as a learning platform. Once I began to grasp the basic conversational skill-set to hold a conversation I started to do language exchange with random Japanese people I found on Skype's forum. Later when I turned 18, I had saved up enough money and found a cheap plane ticket to Japan. I went with no plan nor goal for two weeks. Best two weeks of my life. I was able to write all hiragana characters as well as probably 50 kanji. Now I'm 25, and haven't really put in any time or effort to remember them, but I still do from time to time. Katakana, for some odd reason, decided to never stick in my brain--too similar characters in contrast to Hiragana. I should probably open up my Genki 1 and 2 books and for once and all start studying again. Japanese is such a wonderful language.

[@cassieangel8878]

Thank you so much, this has really helped me make up my mind about travelling to Japan to study Japanese.

[@duckmaneuvers]

British guy smurfing in a Japanese language school colorized circa 2019

[@whatsup5914]

British OSS agent infiltrates imperial Japanese officer meeting colorized circa 1943

[@LBookworm14]

I love how Chris tries to appear smart by going into a beginner class. I would never do that.....unless?

[@DebEternity]

Unless you have an epic lifestyle where you eat cow tongue every week & need to flex about it's price to everyone...

[@ecamiran4004]

I did that once in 11th grade. I ended up as a tutor halfway through the semester. Never again.

[@sabientje65]

Kind of jealous of those simply saying 'do it' regarding to studying abroad. Ha. Unfortunately not everyone has the money to do so. Ah well, if the opportunity does present itself to do so, definitely take it!

[@amandal.1422]

Exactly lol I'd love to but for a lot of ppl money is a big factor in things, and unfortunately I can't afford it because お金がない😔

[@rshelly]

As hard as it is to hear, its good to hear it. Because they were more than likely in a similar place as you but they had to make up thier minds and commit to having that experience, and making the dream real. I felt the same until i finally commited to going to south Korea . I tell people to just do it too ..as well as to, plan it out and go agter 2 years of saving or whatever it takes. Even if you have to ask for help and repay later. You should do the things that matter to you, i never believed this for myself until i valued my dreams.

[@70n24]

I've been saving up since my first job. Small quantities, but I know I'll get there much before I turn 30, already studying by myself so I can hitch up the most intimidating Advanced class.

[@usbcaufhdmi]

I'm moving to Japan in April for a year. I have a job at a family as an Au Pair, so I live with them but earn money. The only thing I am paying is my flight, but that will be okay as well because I earn money during my job. I could visit a language school and I would like to, but the cheapest is 7000 Euro in tuition a year which I can't afford.. so yeah. But it is doable, you just really need to plan in advance. Technically I could get a job from there on and then get a visa which allows me to stay for as long as I want, you can do it with not much money.

[@HildmansBookEmporium]

If you want to go, you'll find a way to go.

[@comakiller2264]

I am learning Japanese right now at 11 years old. I attempted learning it when i was just 9, but that didn't work out. so I've decided to continue my learning just a month ago! So far it has been very good. I've memorized and written down a majority of the kanji. And I've been studying katakana and hiragana every day. I'm trying to convince my mom to help me get a Japanese dictionary to help improve my word structures and such. Watching these videos from you, just give me more motivation and it has helped a lot. I am looking forward to moving to japan and getting a job, communicating and helping others. Your videos really inspire me. If you read this thanks! -Eleanor

[@nicolelouis2517]

this is so cool! how is that going for you?

[@rosscalhoun3389]

You should have offered a 20% discount anyway.

[@jaredbowhay-pringle1460]

Why not push the boat out and offer 50%

[@kornkernel2232]

While at it, why not make 100%?

[@rosscalhoun3389]

@@kornkernel2232 Whoa now, lets not get crazy.

[@adrianfahreza9477]

For the cow tounge dishes

[@mikotomisaka-kbhd-3975]

Not even notification squad, I'm just on work break. Thanks for the well timed upload though.

[@Tommi414]

Mikoto Misaka -KBHD- ah, yes, Railgun! What a best girl she is! And Kuroko, oh she’s good too.

[@LT_Dangles]

Hearing you speak so much Japanese in such a "controlled environment" is so strange. Usually, we just hear bits and pieces if you interact with a local, for example. I always forget that, like... YOU CAN *SPEAK* JAPANESE hahaha. Thanks for the vid, Chris! Hope you (and anybody else that reads this) have/has a great rest of your week, and month.... and year :D

[@FlowerEmblem]

Did you watch his Abroad in Japan videos? There's one where he and Sharla speak Japanese for the entirety of their trip!

[@LT_Dangles]

FlowerEmblem I’ve seen them all 😁. Thanks though!

[@megawarpig3401]

@@KuriTwitch Well, his work consists in recording videos in english, so he doesn't need to speak fluent Japanese at all in his everyday life.

[@SpartaApple]

Oh you are so kind, Collin. Have a great rest of the year too!

[@TheTemper-King]

MegaWarPig except he lives there

[@alkei5896]

Your every video is inspiring! I spent 3 years in New Zealand and 3 years in Australia. Now im on my last semester of university and im planning to do my masters in Japan. The program i want to apply only take 10 student globally, but i ll still try my best. Im learning japanese right from zero. I am genuinely inspired by your story and your videos. I m gon just go for it.

[@tafellappen8551]

hes forgotten how to not make a face that calls the teachers attention

[@stephaniem8278]

I think the teacher's just picking on him because he is there trying to make a video. Plus, he did flex on those students a bit, so she's like "Alright, show off. Show me what you've got!"

[@randomsandwichian]

Lol Chris' yet to be named wife already giving him the cold shoulder

[@SchlaygsCS]

"Fortunately, I was able to blame it all on Brian." I'M DYING LOL

[@LamplighterScott]

You know these lessons are worth it when you’re out and about and benefit from something you learned in class. Early on we had to memorize the phrase “Is there a phone in this area” which I grudingly did as part of a larger dialog. Shortly after while out on the street, I needed a toilet. The phone phrase came immediately to mind and I substituted toilet for phone. The words just flowed. Unfortunately, I wasn’t yet prepared for the rapid-fire response in Kyoto-ben. Years later, I enrolled in a class that used recorded TV shows. If it weren’t for those, I would have never been able to learn to understand the news and comedy shows on my own. Now after years of neglect, if I only could remember how to write “happy birthday” without looking up the characters.

[@itachiswish4705]

Did you go to japanese language school?

[@maksymtt]

The ambient in this school is pretty cool. It's nice to be on a place where everyone has the same goals as you

[@bmabesamis]

so that is the beginner class??? OMG it's intimidating!

[@nero1727]

don’t go then

[@bullymaguire431]

@@nero1727 Shine Baka

[@XandaaZzz]

@@jqa16 You're some sort of god if you can learn hiragana in an hour

[@momonatu4998]

No, this class is not starting from zero. They are using the second textbook, don't worry! :)

[@EgoJinpachi_]

not really beginners as in first day, week , they are most likely months in the course

[@yoshioyamazoe1539]

I’m Japanese so it’s the first time to see how Japanese language class is doing, and I thought all the classmates understood what the teacher said very well. I was impressed, and Chris, keep going! 頑張って！

[@lenitaa7938]

I was very surprised that the students understood the teacher! How would they??

[@lucianoarrieta5786]

May be obvious but videos like this one help us, those interested in Japanese, Japan itself and the whole experience, immensely. Case in point I have been considering schooling in Japan (even if I'm ready 43 years old and set in my ways) and I never heard of Go! Go! Nihon. I will definitely check it out even if the situation now in 2020 is complicated... But the future is limitless! :) That aside, thank you again Chris for bringing up a resource as useful as this one, seriously this channel is amazing! :)

[@BrenMcCullough]

My favorite part was when the student implied that if you wait until you're 30 it's too late. You are over the hill and your mind has atrophied.

[@DragonSword001]

I've been hesitating about moving to Japan for about 9 years, but 6 months ago I took the leap and am now waiting for my visa to come through so I can move out there to go to a language school starting next month! I now know what to expect when I get there! This video was perfectly timed for me. Also, the amount of paperwork to make immigration happy is crazy.

[@reigengi5941]

That's so cool, good luck! It's gonna be a hell of a ride. 地獄のライドーーーーー😈

[@aimeek2858]

Good luck! Amazing that you took that leap

[@MyValentine333]

Thank you for always uploading when I'm studying for uni

[@thetuckcanon]

Revisiting this a year a year later as a fan that rewatches videos regularly I would love to see another video like this one again. After the journey across Japan 3 series finishes up.

[@elenabenedetti7181]

So much second hand embarrassment. I'm glad I'm not in school anymore LOL This was actually a pretty fun and useful video. Thanks Chris

[@marcussaastamoinen6359]

I just happened to Refresh my page as this popped up. Nice.

[@jcdm8407]

same

[@Kchill1986]

Gotta hit that bell

[@Maggotz4bra1nz]

I’m supposed to be doing homework right now

[@evab.6240]

I just woke up from a nap and this popped up. Also very nice :D

[@Andr3wco7]

Everyone: "Just do it" My wallet: "Lol nope"

[@gabrielbouchard2226]

Andr3wco7 it’s sadly true

[@Normal...Hinged...]

Wow I have not seen you in a very long time, legend

[@rdmz135]

i remember your name...

[@Supernova-it1nj]

@Neppo there are no scholarships for language school pretty much... There's one really small jasso for it. There's scholarships for graduate school that will pay for 6 months of a language school though.

[@Supernova-it1nj]

@Neppo you were maybe thinking college? Sadly in 4 years of learning Japanese college and you'd know half of what you'd learn in language school in half the time.

[@shoot_the_glass5654]

First time I've seen Chris since I've discovered his channel, I'm impressed.

[@abishkarjungshah4539]

This new slice of life anime looks promising!

[@amantilla13]

you should've introduced yourself by saying "chris broad is my name, vloggin is my game".

[@Herr_Vorragender]

That was a beginners class? O_O I guess I really need to up my game 100-fold :(

[@IanHollis]

It's bat-shit crazy fast-paced. I started at the bottom of the beginners class (in a completely different school in Fukuoka which is entirely unrelated to Go! Go! Nihon) and I ended up falling behind (in part because of how far away the homestay company had placed me - 5.30 am wake-up, school at 8.40 am ~ 12 pm, back at homestay at around 2.30 pm)

[@amitamsalem]

Ian Hollis which school have you been to in Fukuoka? I’ll be moving to Fukuoka to study Japanese soon and I’m so nervous!

[@IanHollis]

@@amitamsalem NILS Annex (A branch of NILS). Partly it was because of how far away I lived. By the time I got to school I was exhausted from the early wake up time, plus the long commute, which meant I had trouble focusing in class. By the time I got home I was exhausted because of the fast-paced, high-intensity lessons and the long commute home. So long as you live near the school, keeping up in class shouldn't be too big of a deal.

[@IanHollis]

@NOVA Guy Having lived through it myself quite recently, I know how you feel! (and completely agree with you).

[@IxNoiRxI]

@NOVA Guy That's 4 months into a beginner class though. If you would've studied japanese for 4 months almost every day, you would've understood everything without much problems.

[@andrewbaghai6455]

It's amazing to see how far chris has come since he first steped foot in japan. If you look at his earlier videos he has come SOOOO far.

[@elmazolj2421]

I applied to a school in Tokyo through gogonihon! Im currently waiting for my semester to begin and to finish up the immigration papers, so that I can move to Japan and study!

[@draconiansquid1570]

How much was it

[@muslimahsharing4761]

Yes, can you say the approximate amount?

[@itzz_one2058]

Hello how much bro im really interested

[@eminem5261]

@@draconiansquid1570 You can go to www.gogonihon.com and you can choose which city and accommodations and it tells you the price

[@eminem5261]

@@muslimahsharing4761 You can go to www.gogonihon.com and you can choose which city and accommodations and it tells you the pric

[@TReXcuRRy]

1.3million subscribers Yet sweaty and awkward as hell mixed in 12 strangers lul bro love u tho

[@Napert]

Me but when even near any stranger or even "friend" (classmate)

[@venom2k2]

Isn't it weird how we react in social settings like that? I would be nervous, too.

[@seyza1677]

mostly because his japanese level is garbage, hihi.

[@MsSoulBlader]

Watching Chris suffer in the spotlight after choosing the beginner class is amazingly satisfying! 😂 がんばって!

[@tomthedodger6508]

Chris is the most genuine Japan vlogger, who agrees?

[@Dr-zd9eu]

Check out Rachel and Jun! They're great!

[@tomthedodger6508]

@@Dr-zd9eu Thank you! Is this the same Jun from Jun's Kitchen?

[@sweethomesalamander7370]

@@tomthedodger6508 it is indeed

[@tomthedodger6508]

@@sweethomesalamander7370 ah I love that guy! didn't know he did a J-vlog thing, I'll check it out!

[@heartlacies]

Sure, along with Jun and Rachel. Can't beat a humble couple with three cats.

[@X33Ultras0und]

*6 months late but some more advice:* while not in Japan, try immerse yourself with the language, like setting your phone to Japanese or having a folder in which you write in as writing is honestly the best way for anyone to learn any language as writing means you have to think about everything, and there in no auto-fill option so you have to do literally every stroke, you might think just copying down is bad but, that's how you learn. You didn't learn English by typing out a 35 page essay, you learnt by _writing_ down what some teacher said, even if you hated it, you still learned it that way. Another thing is to learn Japanese everyday. Even if you are not feeling well or in the mood as when you are in Japan whether you are sick, injured, sleepy, you'll have to speak Japanese. So get used to always reading /writing the language every day and you won't even realize how much you have improved, you'll just realize that, now you know what you didn't before.

[@areyoufreaked13]

Thanks buddy.

[@garryferrington811]

I actually learned to read from comic books. I suppose if you really want to learn Japanese you could read yaoi manga.

[@X33Ultras0und]

@@wren1024 I'm glad this made you keep on your language learning journey.

[@ariellaslinketidde2834]

😊😊😅😊😊

[@rhusselalejandro1765]

As I'm also studying Japanese, this video somehow gives me more motivation to learn. And also chris just being chris is what I wanted to watch lol

[@iamlukito2725]

the teacher was great on the spot, loved it !

[@cbauch]

That name “Tawapon” always threw me when I used Minna no Nihongo. がんばってください