Asking Japanese Polyglot How He Learned 12 Languages AT HOME

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[@takashiifromjapan]

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[@KazuLanguages]

Thank you sooo much for having me Takashi san! It was truly an honor to talk with you and be on the video!! 😳 I hope my learning experience will be useful to everyone🙏

[@pythonwolf3817]

You are amazing Kazuma-san, sending you peace from Algeria 🇩🇿 أرجو أن تتقن العربية في أقرب وقت وتتعرف أكثر على الإسلام، سلامي وإحترامي لك. 😊

[@proudream]

You are so inspirational! Thanks for your interest in other cultures :) btw, I think you could easily also learn Romanian (Latin-based) if you already know other Latin-based languages such as French, Italian, Spanish. Romanian vocabulary also has a bit of Slavic influence, so the fact that you know Russian might help. And the rest of the vocabulary also has like 3-4% Turkish words, which again would help you because you already know Turkish!

[@Siuyendiana]

You are an inspiration……😊👍🏻

[@shaymcdermott3434]

You are a legend!

[@Meow3431]

very impressive, I feel like learning a language fluently gives you access to the mindset and culture of those people. I guess you collected some impressive wisdom and knowledge too through your language learning

[@panchovilla1910]

I’ve found the more languages you learn, the easier it gets. You increasingly become familiar with more sounds , more ways of structuring sentences, more ways of expressing thoughts, and eventually start to encounter some overlap. It’s fascinating.

[@SKalapishev]

Plus your brain gets better in the process

[@kabulbolan]

the easiest it gets lol. whatever bruh

[@ryanolsen294]

@@kabulbolan it's true

[@CaioMartins-we9bc]

​@@kabulbolan????

[@johnjacob7569]

12 languages and he’s still so young. That’s remarkable.

[@kristinasinurat518]

Genius

[@gabrielkripalani1681]

i dont think he’s a genius, just extremely curious and hard working. he a,so probably don’t waste hours each day on tiktok 😂

[@deadlock_problem]

​@@gabrielkripalani1681yeah he spent most of his time memorizing some words and phrases, worthless skill and almost all polyglots are scammers and have next to no skill in said languages.

[@andreg3861]

he doesent really know 12 languages, he just memorized sentences. this is a very common thing to do online

[@JohnnySalami-jo4jh]

He's definitely not fluent in 12 languages...probably at a A2 or B1 level in most

[@MrShem123ist]

Oh my, here I am trying to learn Japanese and struggling with basic grammar and kanji, while this guy can speak 12 languages. Awesome video, Takashi san!😅

[@HyperionStudiosDE]

Kanji is a big deal. Most other languages have an alphabet which makes learning much faster.

[@MrShem123ist]

@@HyperionStudiosDE true that

[@kanash8851]

​@MrShem123ist yeah man nothing to be ashamed about especially with the Kanji part, shits hard, extremely hard. Thats why it, on average, takes 6 whole years for many to gain even basic fluency in Japanese! Good luck my friend!

[@maxbernabe2803]

It gets easier, keep going. Trust the process. Good luck and remember to always have fun with it. 👍

[@fffffff14]

same here😭🙌

[@londazh]

I speak 5 languages and expanding, and one of my tricks is also imitation but in a "mocking" kind of way: I take one specific person (native of that language and who I personally know, or is famous) and imagine in my brain thay I am that person when I talk or think in that language, so this means immitating even their manners and voice mocking, because mastering intonations is also key to fluency. Good luck to everyone with their learning!

[@jonharbeck2763]

Wow I do this too, didn't know this was a thing!

[@soph9503]

Trevor Noah does the same 😂

[@JohnSmith-si7bv]

Could I ask you a question? How to be fluent in English. This is my first foreign language. I feel very difficult, especially the grammar rules. I've been self-studying English for many years, but I still get stagnation. I found I waste a lot of time creating Anki cards, reciting English textbook articles, cramming thousands of vocabularies, and learning grammar rules, in the end, I forget it. I don't know how to talk to myself. I feel it's boring every day. It doesn't have much to talk about. Recently, I watched the sitcom "Friends" 7 times, trying to imitate what they were saying and doing some vocabulary textbook. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks a lot!

[@djmips]

People are afraid / embarassed to do this but it works!

[@ShiruSama1]

This sounds interesting, I'll try this!! Actually I think this is why I'm good at Japanese, because while learning I kinda imitated characters I liked from anime, and later my favourite vtuber Kson... Now it's my third best language

[@trishayable]

I just took my first private Japanese lesson, and I was absolutely anxious and awkward trying to practice the Japanese I know. I couldn't even remember the basic easy vocabulary and felt like I sounded like an idiot. I didn't realize how nerve wracking speaking a foreign language can be.

[@user-xb7wz5ir1x]

大丈夫！！！がんばって！！

[@wampastompa5344]

I agree you don’t have to be a perfect speaker. People feel complimented just finding out you’ve made the effort to learn their language

[@derbar7051]

I think its borderline impossible to be a perfect speaker in different languages unless you are native. If not, it’s soooo difficult to have a perfect accent. I agree with you, people feel flattered and encouraged when speaking their language.

[@UnimportantAcc]

@@derbar7051 obtaining a 'native' accent is pretty pointless imo. As long as I'm being understood then I'm happy 😂

[@David-ue7vv]

Great interview. There really is a difference between learning English, the subject than English, the language. It's like studying any other subject than you may be indifferent to, like math or art class. It doesn't mean you don't enjoy art though. English in Japan has to change if people want to actually use it as a tool instead_ Read more...

[@jaime38amor]

That was a great interview with Kazu. I also got to learn about him learning so many completely different languages as a Japanese person. I know some people around the world learn multiple languages as they grow up because of the geographical nature and family integration by generations but as most Japanese people, this is so rare so that makes it more difficult and challenging but he proved that it's not impossible. I myself is a Japanese born and raised and also partly raised in Mexico when I was a kid from 6 to 9 years old, so I can still speak intermediate Spanish and learned English conversation when I was in Japan until I moved to Canada in 1994. I've always wanted to learn more languages like Kazu but never took a deep dive into it which I should have but I totally understand the fascination of learning other languages because speaking each language is more than just the sound or written thing but it's about opening up the entire realm of their culture and its people in those languages. I think Japanese people should try and inspired to learn more different languages and not to be afraid or think that they won't be able to learn because it takes only the curiosity first and courage to go at it to take a little plunge to dive in and swim. I think I was inspired again but Kazu again at my age (56) to start exploring other languages that I wanted to do for a long time. For now I'm interested in Italian and French maybe also Portuguese in the extension of knowing Spanish as they are Latin based languages.🌍

[@Rebecca.42]

I like how he mentioned everyone learning English in school but they still can't speak it. Such a common problem 😅 In Australia, most schools offer Japanese as a language. You may notice we're similarly not all out here chatting in Japanese.

[@mehmeterciyas6844]

Not just japanese, i think chinese and indonesian is also offfered correct me if im wrong

[@Rebecca.42]

@@mehmeterciyas6844 Yes, they're just not as common. In my state at least, you usually have a choice of two languages. Very often, one is Japanese (the other a European language).

[@ungodlyaura]

its been mainly Indonesian in the schools i've been in

[@monacojones4367]

Yep, its the same in my country. Spanish is taught in high school (United States), most Americans know basic phrases (hello, goodbye etc) but definitely not fluent.

[@hijeffhere]

Goes to show that the way languages are taught in schools are primitive and ineffective

[@pundice6176]

very happy to see kazuma getting recognition :) i've been following him since the beginning of his youtube journey, and it's cool to see him come this far

[@myradiantstarrr1302]

This is extraordinary! Thank you so much Takashi for all your videos! I have seen at least 60-70 in the last three weeks as I recovered from Covid😉 I find your interviewing style enthralling and I’ve grown to love Japan by listening and watching. You have a rare ability to really listen, and that creates a safe space for others to speak their truth. As a teacher of mine once said, listening is one of the highest forms of love. Thank you! Ok ideas for different interview questions: 1. The arts. All sorts. I’d love to hear from Japanese ppl and artists themselves (visual, dance, film, actors, comedians ) What inspires them, what is their creative process, do they draw from ancient Japanese art? I love Japanese aesthetics! Spirited Away! My favorite! But why do I love it? What does it do to expand me? 2. Philosophy, religion, spiritual path? What do people turn to to give their lives a higher meaning. I was always asking questions like that (what’s the purpose to life? Is there a God? Why am I here? Etc). Do Japanese people? Also in challenging times, what sustains them? Other than alcohol, what quiets their mind and nourishes their hearts, their souls? (Nature? Friendship, art, God? Prayer? Spirit? Animals?, etc) 3. Music: what and whom do they listen to and why? J-Pop? K-pop? Rap? Reggae? Rock? Jazz? Classical Japanese music? Japan has such a rich history. 4. Pets? What’s their relationship to pet? Why do they love them? What do they learn from animals?❤️ 5. Role models? 6. People like yourself (and me😊) who don’t want to be salarymen. What kinds of paths have they carved out for themselves? 7. Parents- you said your dad spent an hour with you per day? Can children speak from their heart to parents? Is there communication? Are fathers not there because they work so much? Has that changed the way young people want to parent? Ok there’s some ideas for you. Hope they’re helpful! If not, no worries! You’re doing great!!! Stay curious. It makes you a fantastic interviewer!

[@cquinnth]

Love the video! I have taken language Lingoda classes during Covid and was thrilled to be speaking French when we visited France last spring!

[@Suedeash]

I'm very glad he mentioned Hindi is very similar, as a speaker of Hindi and Japanese, I agree! There are certain sounds in Hindi that are almost identical to those in Japanese, certain words are similar too. I was surprised when I made the connection but it makes learning Japanese much easier!

[@crazymadstriker766]

Yeah I'd probably say the same but I'm illiterate in Hindi 😅 so japanese writing is hard for me

[@erturtemirbaev5207]

Are you from India?

[@Suedeash]

@@erturtemirbaev5207 No I was born in the UK, but I learnt to speak from my parents, then learnt to read/write later on in life

[@kerimbuluz3642]

As a native Turkish speaker, Turks also cannot learn English. They have been studying English in schools for years. But they can't even speak a few words. I think the main problem stems from grammar. I lived in Japan. And I tried to learn Japanese. Frankly, Japanese was much easier for me than English.

[@siaitsme6800]

🌷🌷

[@bbatuhan11]

His Turkish pronunciation is better than the most japanese people who speak Turkish

[@MisterSolarin]

he's even better than most turkish people 💀💀

[@dangantutorialtv7667]

​@@MisterSolarinAs an half Turkish, I can confirm his Turkish is better then mine

[@escapegulag4317]

@@dangantutorialtv7667 Thats bad news Abi :D

[@brian728]

Thank you for the work you do! It really helps people trying to learn Japanese.

[@chadbailey7038]

I am a fan of both your channels. So glad to see you two have a conversation!

[@musiqal333]

I am SUPER impressed by Kazuma. Much respect. Learning languages opens your world to so many people!

[@pierresan8489]

This guy make us motivations grow up. Lets encourage ourselves, wrong without fear and learn a lot. Thanks Mr. Takashi and Mr. Kazu

[@philipmulville8218]

Fantastic to see two young Japanese men having a conversation in a foreign language with such ease and understanding. Amazing work gentlemen!

[@ilosayan]

Always love a YT creator crossover with my faves. ❤

[@ahmedsafiie6270]

I like to see videos from both of you, because learning some languages is very important in this global era. And, study their culture is an important things to avoid misunderstanding eith native people or International students. Bravo fo @KazuLanguages and @Takahsii for Japan

[@arnaindigo518]

Wow, thank you, so inspiring and humble❤❤❤ I feel inspired to learn❤

[@user-wg1vp7bs9q]

I love this person so much. He has unreal energy !

[@martinthomas2520]

The fact that he’s Japanese AND knows all these languages is the most impressive part! As you all know, Japanese people for the most part don’t care to speak a different language because they value tradition, and it helps that the Japanese economy is very much self-sustainable where they don’t have to rely on foreign markets (ie: music industry is the second biggest in the world, only producing songs for the domestic Japanese audience). So to see this, a Japanese man actually care about learning other languages and being this proficient is truly remarkable!

[@David-ue7vv]

Hmmmm. Self sustainable is pushing it because... Read more...

[@venita5234]

Takashii you ask really good questions. You’re a great interviewer.

[@ewaha1818]

Very encouraging interview! I feel very motivated to study more😊👍

[@kk2bbysweet462]

That's crazy how he can switch from multiple language at once when speaking, that's incredibly inspiring!! thank you and I will continue my journey in learning Japanese and not just that language but many as well. I would love to become a polyglot as well:) thank you again and wish everyone a wonderful journey in learning languages together!!!!

[@kilanspeaks]

I like that he speaks Indonesian confidently and that he uses casual, everyday vocabulary. If only I were that motivated with my Japanese 😂

[@figueroajuan84]

Excellent video. Keep doing videos like this!

[@YoureNowOnTV]

Cool interview and Kazu is such a modest guy! Thanks for making the World a better place to live in Takashii 😀🙏👍

[@veekay4181]

Hello from USA First time on your channel. Came thru you tube algorithm . Very interesting content in every video. Tells us so much about Japan, what Japanese people feel about foreigners , what foreigners feel about living there or working etc Where did you learn to speak English so well. So glad you made this channel in English so it reaches many people.

[@carmmk6630]

🍃Impressive Kazu. Gosh, I love the idea of speaking a native language can trigger a heart centered connection with the people in that country. What a wonderful motivation to learn any new languages 😊🍃

[@yoichi6758]

Takashiiiiii!!! I love you and I love your guest today!!! Your minds are soooo amazing! I'm impressed by his determination in learning different languages. Please make more interesting interviews like this.

[@MegaSitthichai]

ขอบคุณ Takashi และ คู่สนทนา ในวิดีโอนีี้ เรื่องราวต่างๆรวมถึงความคิดเห็น ทัศนคติส่วนตัว เป็นสิ่งที่ให้ความรู้มากจริงๆ ภาษาอังกฤษคุณพูดได้ดีผมฟังเข้าใจครับ

[@fastballonly]

Very good video. Takashi is a good interviewer and Kazuma is such an inspirational polyglot.

[@flamea56]

Very good video takashi. I really enjoyed what was said in the video. When it comes to learning languages I wouldn't say just Japan but many other countries as well tend to fear speaking a language that they're not familiar with. But the comparison between English and Japanese learning, it really does require that you speak how you feel when speaking English

[@Gohgo]

my face when I saw the thumbnail bro I enjoy watching both of your channels a lot, and it's so cool seeing you collab like this

[@DanielITravel]

Thank you for this man ive been trying to learn more languages

[@PauloRuvalcaba]

Awesome interview!!

[@shadode1]

Awesome video✨️ you two are amazing thank you ❤

[@haneenhano3814]

Amazing inspiring interview really admire you for doing it ✨✨ His really encourage me to restart learning languages

[@jasmintea85]

I also speak four languages but its really hard to practice them everyday, so now I just focus on major one or two.

[@anomaliterbawamati6373]

As Indonesian, I approve his ability to speak our language. He's very well spoken and confident as well. I believe if he trains more and speaking the language with Indonesian friends, one day he'll excel it. _Semangat, Kazuma-san!_ (In Japanese: "Ganbatte ne, Kazuma-san!")

[@RemarkablePerson]

Ah yang bener

[@dwisanmadi2041]

baru ngomong segitu aja udah 'very well' 😂😂😂

[@anomaliterbawamati6373]

@@dwisanmadi2041 Setidaknya saya mengapresiasi orang-orang yang sedang belajar bahasa (dan tentu saja ini tidak mudah). Daripada hanya bisa meninggalkan hate comment untuk mendiskreditkan orang lain yang kamu tidak pernah kenal secara pribadi. 😌

[@anomaliterbawamati6373]

@@RemarkablePerson Ya setidaknya dia mau berusaha untuk berbicara bahasa asing. Dia mau belajar. 😊 Mana ada orang yang belajar bahasa asing dalam waktu dekat bisa langsung lancar seperti penutur bahasa asli (native speaker). Butuh latihan bertahun-tahun untuk mencapai level kefasihan (proficiency) yang setara native speaker. Jadi kalau saya sih ya... prinsipnya mengapresiasi dulu (alih-alih menjatuhkan). Ngga heran kenapa di Indonesia orang-orang jadi pada takut berbahasa asing karena baru saja belajar sudah diolok dulu. 😊

[@RemarkablePerson]

@@anomaliterbawamati6373 iya kamu benar, aku gak mengolok-olok kok 🤭

[@Banana-lk7tf]

I really enjoyed watching this video! I feel inspired to learn a new language, sign language!😊

[@rangokfunkazuul8344]

Turkish is pretty easy for japanese speaker, the language works pretty much the same way, with some nuances

[@Next-Step]

Finally, my two favorite Japanese KZbinr came together. Tons of Love from Nagaland. Learning Japanese On & Off.. done with Hiragana, now Kataka and Kanji to go..

[@erturtemirbaev5207]

Namaste. How are you?

[@erturtemirbaev5207]

I was in India. It's a nice country

[@ungodlyaura]

the equivalent of saying "alright cleaned the beach, now just the entire ocean to go"

[@gulaykaya]

Kazu-san, thank you so much for beautiful words about Turkey you said. I completely agree with you about learning language. May everything be to your heart.

[@user-iy9do8zy4r]

Hi! Actually I'm a Hong Kong background person and I have worked in Japan for about a year. I also saw the other video from Takashii-san and I found that most of the Japanese don't want to speak in English, which is the same as my own experience. First of all, I would like to praise Takashii-san that you can speak English for interviewing on KZbin. Secondly, I would like to say to Japanese people that please don't be afraid to speak in English. Actually, I think language is only a communication tools and it doesn't matter not saying it perfectly. Just like I made tons of mistakes when I spoke Japanese but Japanese people still accept me as a foreigner. So don't waste your over 10 years of English studying. The third thing is learning 12 languages is like crazy (in the good way)!👍

[@dexterreyes9372]

I agree when he said it´s changing. When we went to Japan, most younger people can speak English when we order food. With Turkey, yes, Istanbul hits different. Very lovely amazing city and very kind to animals. Looking forward to learning more languages. Thank you for this video.

[@AmbiCahira]

I am a super shy person but I still love learning languages and I agree that it is so rewarding to learn new languages and cultures and connect with people through new languages. It grows my confidence when I dared to talk to someone despite being nervous and shy. :) I love starting with the 1000 most common words.

[@ILOVEDAVIDCAVAZIS]

Thank you for inviting this guy, he’s got me with his outstanding language skills ❤

[@erikperez4914]

I liked what he said about language connecting people. I recently met a Korean lady who spoke Spanish and it was so nice to hear her as I had not heard an Asian speak fluent Spanish ever. It was a great feeling to know others are interested in my language and culture.

[@pacificrules]

Amazing... 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 It's inspirational to know that we have the capabilities to learn other languages however just like him, you'd have to be really passionate about it in order to pick up languages really well.

[@haneenhano3814]

The same words I want to say

[@handroidcool3532]

Thank you very much to both of you for speaking in English considering the audience 🙏🏻 God bless you all, Masha'Allah this young man is impressive, as an Arabic language speaker I am very impressed by the dedication, passion, and he is down to earth , your advices are valuable 🙏🏻 You both are welcome to the Arab world some countries like the United Arab Emirates - UAE " Dubai " is a city there , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and there Qatar is the neighbour country by them , mid November till early March is good timing to visit these countries, well they might not be as organised and neat like Japan lol but there a lot of progress going on, by the way most Arabs are fascinated about Japanese industry and car making quality & effeciancy in most products. Also the cartoon anime especially the classic ones in 80s & early 90s loved by most Arabs. Hopefully I can visit Japan one day. Thanks again gentlemen Arigato Gozaimasu 🙏🏻

[@mtsouzar]

What a nice comment Sir

[@loopyfrog]

What a lovely humble, talented guy!

[@dmccabe1870]

Great interview!

[@leglobonaume]

THE COLLAB I WAS WAITING FOR

[@keigroberts7818]

Insane❤ Good job

[@Siuyendiana]

Love this video (Interview)😊👍🏻.

[@kyriakos784]

Love Kazuma very much, I watched all his videos. Every time I see the reactions of the people he meets I can't hold my tears of joy. ♥️

[@chiaraalbanese1867]

For us Italians as well Japanese pronunciation is the easiest thing! We have the same syllables

[@lionjunkdrawer2386]

I have been watching a lot of your videos recently and i find it so interesting. One thing I have noticed is the english speakers is that many of them use what I would call a crutch word. I see many say 'like' a lot. It's funny/odd to see it internationally. it reminds me of some movie about valley girls or something. Are there words in Japanese or other languages that they do that also? Loved this interview and Kazu is so impressive. well done!

[@edwardhernandez3565]

Kazuma is one of my favorite polyglots on KZbin 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@eneidialawhead8920]

Haha great job guys! Some people learn languages so easy ❤🎉

[@tskgamerr8302]

Such a great video, if Kazu you're checking the comments, take a try at one of the Uralic languages such as Finnish or Estonian. It might be the easiest or hardest challenge yet!

[@eraeraee]

6:09 Altaic is a controversial proposed language family that would include the Turkic, Mongolic and Tungusic language families and possibly also the Japonic and Koreanic languages.

[@mxd-1990asn]

Yes but i think mongolian sounds very different from the rest, turkish sometimes sounds a bit japanese and korean but closer to korean i think ( i grew up in germany with many turks, im asian tho *half Thai / half south chinese* , not german , but lived a long time there, most foreigners there are turks so i heared them talking a lot of times and as i watched several korean/japanese shows in the past i did notice some similarity in sound especially with turkish and korean). Mongolian is sometimes mistaken as being similar to russian while its actually not at all and it actually also has not as much similarity to turkish either as some ppl think. This is at least what you can read about it, but it also sounds very unique to me (mongolian)… anyways many countries also have verieties of dialects so some is closer some is not close at all. As a half thai/chinese a example would be, that Thai and mandarin are in 2 different languages from different language-families , but the Zhuang dialect for example (which is a South Chinese dialect) is a Tai-kadai language SAME AS Thai and Lao. So it really depends on dialects too. 30% of Thai loanwords that came from china is from the zhuang dialect and only partly words from mandarin/cantonese and others. This is most noticable with Thai numbers , the whole numberings in thai are ALL from zhuang dialect (im btw talking about the SPEAKING part if the language, the thai characters obviously on the other hand originated from indian sanskrit). But i was not talking about the characters, so. Anyways that was just a example of how things can change with language family etc depending on other dialects in a country.

[@DanielleBaylor]

Polyglots are so amazing to me! I've always had dreams of learning many languages so I can talk to different people. So impressive

[@robertred8648]

That kid is really a prodigy! great job ,keep it going !good luck !

[@Rumeel12708]

That's awesome!!!!!!! I started learning languages to broaden my calligraphy skills! Just started with Korean and Japanese!!!!! I have memorized other language alphabets but only the letters, handwritten and cursive forms. It's awesome! But for Korean and Japanese I am learning them over all!

[@juliashireen6195]

Great to hear someone thinking the same line of thought🎉

[@syauqiachmad]

never see someone lost counting on his languages ... amazing !

[@leannacheung8603]

I usually watch Takashi’s interviews and it’s wonderful that he interviewed my favourite Japanese KZbinr Kazuma! I come from Hong Kong and I am also learning German, I can only say Kazuma speaks German well, better than most Asian German learners I meet in real life 🥹

[@juliashireen6195]

I understand where you're coming from, but being from Asia doesn't mean one is automatically unable to speak better German or whatever . Context matters here

[@leannacheung8603]

@@juliashireen6195 Yeah, l know context affects a lot of one’s language skills. In the last comment I was talking about classmates in my language course(I am in Asia so my classmates are also asian), and they had a little difficulty of pronouncing some words and making a sentence even they have learned this language for years, that’s why I wrote this comment. Of course a pretty large number who can speak it fluently, it depends on how you handle language learning…

[@juliashireen6195]

@@leannacheung8603 okay ah gittu gok LeannaCheung

[@velidadeleut6022]

these two got to be one of my favourite Japanese people

[@PossibleBat]

I fell in love with manga and anime when I was very young, I’m Spanish. So I used to watch the shows subbed in Spanish with the audio in Japanese, and I would repeat the words. It was so easy for me to get the pronunciation right, same vowels and same syllable system. Now, learning Japanese is a whole different thing, but he is right, it’s very easy for Spanish speakers to nail Japanese pronunciation. I don’t know how true this is in the reverse. I’m guessing maybe some R’s and L’s can be a problem, but I don’t think Japanese struggle with rolling their R’s the same way english or German speakers do.

[@roni22334]

Thank you that you want to learn Tagalog (One of the languages in the Philippines). Hope that Takashi will interview you again and speak my native language as well. I always watch Takashi from Japan. Most of his topics are interesting. Most of his interviews are in English and only few in Nihonggo.

[@MorganHayes_Composer.Pianist]

what a delightful , and very talented young man.

[@averageguy1261]

Holy smokes! New format is great and the content is mind blowing!

[@mrnuage]

I came back from my first trip in Japan like one month ago and that citation about native language going through the hearth is actually true. I've been trying to learn the language for like 3/4 months and couldn't really say anything when there, but the simple fact of greeting with おはいおうございます/こにちは/こんばんは and then thanking with ありがとうございます without, of course, forgetting the bowing made all the difference. これ accompanied by your finger showing what you want on the menu also goes a long way (but avoid pointing people with it of course). These simple words made everyone around me so friendly and I received nothing but smiles and hospitality.

[@shinkisaragi4369]

This is the most epic crossover in history

[@user-ms3od7tl3u]

He is not like typical romance language speakers (spanish, italian, french, portuguese), but also speaks the language that is not even Indo-European languages... impressive.

[@MabbyAE]

Dude, I remember you had 50k subs, u're growing excessively fast!! 🎉

[@nanasie17]

I completely agree with Kazu in the sense that: as a English, Japanese and "conversational" Spanish speaker I've felt like the Japanese/Spanish pronunciation is a lot closer than English/Spanish.

[@user-jd1xk5fg9g]

日本人同士が話してるのに、日本人が置いてけぼりになる動画なのおもろい笑 でも逆にこういうの見ると言語学習のモチベになる

[@siegfreidx1633]

both of you are my favorites japanese youtubers

[@Ponzuu28]

Being a visual learner, I find it very difficult to learn languages 😞 I would love to speak Russian to my partner but I’m trying 😊

[@erturtemirbaev5207]

Здравствуйте! А где вы учили русский?

[@brianpham2584]

Try duolingo first. I think they have visuals as well. Then probably look for series with subtitles. Hopefully you know the Cyrillics already, which become straightforward with time.

[@OgreJoe]

Mnemonics really helped me as a fellow visual learner

[@metalsnake262]

Incredible❤

[@13ramsantos]

Amazing, I’ve been living in Japan for almost 6yrs and still in beginner level since I don’t have that much interaction outside (stay-at-home wife) with 3 kids. No japanese friends. And I am already on my 40’s so I guess my grasp of learning already diminishes 😢

[@maryj7423]

Imitation the pronunciation and trying to understand the main idea. From an English teacher, those are great tips for students!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Sebastian-nk9lv]

this must be THE most special Japanese guy I ever heard about. Big time congrats!

[@muhammadrizogoyibnazarov7827]

thank you for useful advantages kazu sensei !!! hello from Uzbekistan

[@bendyloco]

Great video!

[@rb708]

06:11 Turkish here and yes since Korean, Japanese and Turkish languages are under same language family which is Ural- Altaic Language Family, the grammar is totally same and me also learning Korean and Japanese and it's easy for me to learn and pronounce the words as Turkish and it's also same for Japanese and Korean people...

[@marsliyam]

aynen öğrenmemiz çok kolay iken öğrenelim bir tanesini

[@cheetahjammerplaysaj591]

Also, Korean technically don’t have a language family, like we do have similarities with other languages, but we don’t have an official language family

[@marsliyam]

@@cheetahjammerplaysaj591 how not?

[@mxd-1990asn]

@@cheetahjammerplaysaj591neither does japanese, but its closest to altaic languages hence why its a debatte for some time now ,weather to consider the languages as altaic or not

[@niz5515]

Amazing 🎉 happy that you liked Turkey ❤

[@yaboiNOCTURNAL]

I like this guy, he's not promoting some input focus nonsense with output phobia claiming you'll be able to speak fluently if you just listen for years first. Listen to him guys, get rid of your fears and use what you learn because you can't be good at speaking without actually speaking, regardless of what some clowns on youtube will tell you!!

[@coolexplorer1015]

It’s not nonsense it works it just takes many years to complete of course

[@HebaAldressi]

ما شاء الله عليك كازوما 👏🏻💕

[@lilianmariana2950]

Muito legal!!! Saber outras línguas é realmente libertador!!! Parabens pela reportagem e pelo entrevistado!!!😊

[@dark.madoushi]

now i can speak japanese but not fluently i wish to visit japan so soon i think japanese people are so polite and it will be great experience

[@channelreiwa795]

I spent several months in "West" Germany when I was in my 20's and saw people speak several languages and learned it was "possible" to learn to speak multiple languages. I then met Spanish speaking friends and now speak Spanish also. When you know German and Spanish, there are sevevral languages you can start to learn easily. Now I try to learn Arabic and it's so fun! I agree with Kazu-san, you don't have to be perfect. I currently live in the United States and understandnig native speakers coloquial expressions is never easy. Some people say they like my Japanese-English pronuciation because it's like watching an Anime lol. I want Kazu-san to try Amheric as well. Their letters are fascinating.

[@fredericjanelle]

Très intéressant ton expérience!

[@channelreiwa795]

@@fredericjanelle Merci!

[@fredericjanelle]

@@channelreiwa795 Jetzt, ich lerne die Deutsch sprache. Ich habe ein frage für dir: was ist Amheric ?

[@channelreiwa795]

@@fredericjanelle Das ist eine Sprache, die in Äthiopien gesprochen wird.

[@fredericjanelle]

@@channelreiwa795 Arigato!

[@gordondowling2364]

This man is amazing👏👏👏 I wish he could advise MEXT in how to learn a 2nd language🙏