Learning Another Language | 外国語を学ぶコツ

[@Baruavlog]

Hello Micaela! I'm actually learning english and I could understand the whole video so that's made me happy. I have been watching your videos for about 4 years. Greetings from Argentina!

[@charizmaticchronicles]

Lucho Deathbat i would love to have a conversation with you and help you get some more speaking experience!

[@LettersfromJapan]

Sage advice, Micaela. I like the quality of the new camera, too.

[@seaa731]

KZbinのミカエラさんみたいに英語に日本語字幕の動画を見てたから英語を理解できるようになった。ところがどっこい一切英語を外で話さないから英語を話すのはできない。アウトプットって大切！

[@Ciaela]

本当にそうだと思いますよ。どんなに試験で高い点数取れても、実際会話できないと意味がないです〜〜！！！！

[@thatr3dhead]

I started learning Japanese at 16 when I went on a summer exchange program to Tokyo, and 6 years later I have gone back for a year long college exchange program, graduated with my degree in Japanese, and am moving to Kyushu as an ALT :) Learning a second language has literally changed my life and I have met so many amazing people and learned so much about myself because of that decision I made 6 years ago! You had awesome advise in this video and I hope it inspires more people to pursue a second language :)))

[@bentpin7870]

We love seeing every pimple you get with your new camera Micaela.

[@Ciaela]

+Bent Pin Fantastic.

[@sss-ou8be]

カナダにすごい魅力を感じていつか行ってみたいと思って調べてたらミカエルさんにたどり着きました！やっぱり英語が話せた方がきっと楽しいですよね！これから英語でコミュニケーション取れるようにがんばりたいです😊

[@zarunoki7345]

ミカエラ語を勉強したい！　笑 素敵な動画アップ、ありがとうございます。 応援してます。

[@elephantasmic]

I've tried to learn many languages over the years and the main thing that i have a problem with is staying motivated, because it can sometimes feel like you're never going to reach a fluent level and you want to give up. Whenever I feel like this I always look over my past study notes to remind myself how far I've come. It always makes me feel good to look back on the days when I was learning how to count, or learning how to introduce myself, or learning the alphabet.

[@xNagisaChan]

It is really hard to become fluent in a language if you don't actually live in a country where said language is spoken often. It is the repetition and daily use of a language that really helps you get fluent in it. The more you use it, be better it gets!

[@xKlaraxMusicx93]

That is really not the case for everyone. I have had been introduced to English from a very young age and I have been learning it almost as long as I can remember. My sister was always better at it than I was, because she was bent on learning stuff. I got better at it than she is because I got interested in it, I watched a lot of movies, tv shows and our country never has anything dubbed to our language but subbed. The drive to learn something comes from you it is not so easy to learn something that you do not generally love or like.

[@xNagisaChan]

I'm sorry to say, but although you are easy to understand, you aren't "fluent" in at least typing English. You have a lot of spelling mistakes. (better at it THAN I, dubbed/subbed, almost, generally) I do agree that a big part of learning a language is the drive and curiosity to want to know more, but I must say from personal experience, no matter how "fluent" you are at a language, you'll notice how much you can actually improve when you live in a country that speaks that language, for a prolonged period of time. English isn't my native language either, and I thought I was fluent at it, until I moved to America. Now, I notice I still make silly rookie mistakes by literally translating stuff from my own language, among other things.

[@xKlaraxMusicx93]

I am best at speaking not at writting. Because everything I writte I have to check twice or maybe even more. The problem is I see mistakes I make only when I finish writting. When I am in a hurry I do not check the grammer, I should change my approach to this problem by checking the spelling but I am lazy. Thank you for correcting me.

[@stellainseoul7080]

Thank you so much for the helpful video ❤️ this got me motivated to study again

[@野獣先輩-u5f]

ミカエラさんほんとにかっこいい 英語が話せるようになりたいと思いました！

[@psensite-9105]

That Blue PS4 Control on the table is cute! Awesome video as always!

[@OnoSasazaki]

Studying Japanese. Recently I've been playing Japanese Pokemon games as a way to study and I've found it's really helpful! You learn new vocabulary, how to talk more naturally, and your reading skills go up lol Plus, you're also having fun playing a game you like so it's a win-win^^

[@aleenr4425]

You look so pretty in this video!!

[@Ciaela]

Thanks! This new camera is bright and clear and I love what it does for me!

[@fernandobedoya3714]

Micaela always looks pretty and very beautiful in all the videos!

[@masayukiiwasaki502]

ミカエラさんの動画を見るだけでリスニングの勉強になります！ カメラの画質も良くなって次回の動画も楽しみです！

[@jackclements2163]

For me routine is important! When I was in China, upon knowing my next job was going to be in Japan, I spent a few months studying through my phone in Starbucks of all places. I could call in, grab a coffee before work and break out the study. Now I'm actually in Japan...it's actually more difficult finding that good routine.

[@kentaronakayama7925]

ミカエラさんの英語は とても聞きやすいと思います。このスピードに慣れないといかんですね。

[@Figureight]

To go along with your last tip, using apps like HelloTalk to match with people who speak the language you want to learn and want to learn the language that you speak. Made loads of friends in China that way and I was picking up a hell of a lot of stuff even in my first couple of days using it. Very useful.

[@Ciaela]

Yeah! I hear HiNative is really good too!

[@jotaroyoyogi8636]

I feel great passion of teaching languages from her. Good voice. Easy to listen.

[@u99sxk66]

とても参考になりました。やはり少しずつでも毎日続けていく事が大切なんですね。

[@AutomHatter]

Awesome advise! My husband and I took our two children to Japan last October, and we learned a decent amount of Japanese before the trip but dropped it right away when we got back to the USA. Well I decided I want to become more fluent so I have started speaking to our kids in Japanese whenever possible (while also studying more) and my husband, who just started learning Spanish is now speaking to them in Spanish. And we speak to one another in those languages as well, as much as we can. It's been amazing and I feel like I am learning it better because even though I am the only one speaking Japanese in the house, I am learning from myself, and my kids are learning through me. (And hubby)

[@amypan3401]

the tips you mentioned are useful and I am the one you said who is learning second language, (actually thrid, Spanish) Thank you for making this video😉

[@YoshikazuHayashi]

What you say at 6:16 is very true. English took me to the lands over the horizon that I didn't even know existed! Great tips! Also I feel your positive vibe flowing from the screen. Good to see you with high mental energy! 😄

[@mjbitz]

Arent you the person that AbroadinJapan talked about in his video??? lmao

[@YoshikazuHayashi]

Ha ha that's right. I'm the one that was in trouble and now likes Chris (^o^)

[@榊原良太-h6p]

I'm always looking forward to your updating !! I went to London in Canada last summer. It was a good place !

[@roddy222]

I totally agree about being immersed in the native language environment, after spending some time in Japan on holidays I was starting to read and understand some of the Kanji and Hiragana symbols. Great video, Cheers.

[@oorumaito]

love the new camera quality! and great tips. my English boosted when I changed the language in every electronic device to English. watching tv series helped a lot too! now I'm doing the same thing with Japanese ^^ Oh the videogames tip doesn't work if you set japanese in non-JP games. The only thing that changes on the PS4 is system text (there's no japanese data in PAL/NTSC games). a notable exception is Pokemon on 3ds where you can choose 日本語 as the game language. I'm playing it right now and I'm checking every other word on Jisho.org (

[@naokiw1066]

僕も頑張らないと〜！ まずは生活の周りを外国化させてみます！

[@ashlee1943]

I use this app called Memrise, it really helps me remember words that i almost forgot.

[@sourceprimo5819]

+Ash Lee the app works flawlessly

[@ashlee1943]

+SouRCe Primo Right! it's very helpful! 😊

[@heckintosh2994]

Seconded. I've tried a lot of apps, but I really like this one.

[@Dimaz42]

I use JA Sensei (very comprehensive) and JED (dictionary and stuff) for Japanese, and Flashcard Deluxe (for other languages or study in general). Those are Android apps, not sure about other platforms.

[@ashlee1943]

+curi0 I thought about using JA Sensei, but I wasn't sure if it was good or not. I think I might try it now 😊

[@yuki-rs7hw]

すごく聞き取りやすい英語でした。

[@skyllo]

your cat is so adorable. i love the fur colour

[@peaceminusone1002]

いま英語を勉強しているのですごくいいアドバイスになりました！ ありがとうございます

[@coldisopropyl]

Thanks Micaela for your videos! I am a Hongkonger learning English(C1), Japanese(N4) and French(A1).

[@Syrephine]

Thank you so much Micaela with this video and yes I love the new camera. Lon didn't look happy that you were holding him up. 😉💖💐😻😍🐾🐾 I have a Japanese Bento cook book but if you can't read it then what. LOL I have been trying to find someone who would be willing to help me learn Japanese, but the last few people I have tried to get to help me said if I was younger and not fat they would. It's very disheartening when you get those kind of messages.

[@aneweliseonlife]

Thank you so much! I have just begun to study language, and videos like this keep me inspired!

[@bexyrose0x]

I really need to work on practicing everyday. After I left university I barely work on what I've learnt in Japanese, French, Italian or even Spanish! (Yes I studied 4 languages, no not all at once!) Great video Micaela!

[@terugi]

I feel that you're more than an interesting youtuber, but genuinely an amazing human being :) Nice video

[@pangzitiancai]

I'm a Chinese ,I 'm living in Japan for six years, and I 'm looking your video to learn English (believe it or not, I learn English began my middle school,but now I can speak Japanese that Japanese people can't recognize I 'm a Chinese, but I still can't speak English:( ) . That's amazing, isn't it?

[@aufgeschlossen5110]

アジアの英語教育ってダメですね本当に。。

[@jae2345]

孫源李 that's incredible that your Japanese is so proficient!! would you be interested in language exchange? My native language is English, and I want to learn Japanese!

[@mywayj06amrer]

ミカエラ〜twitterでもよくコメントしてるNancieです(^O^)Thank you for uplodaing new video! I love learning English so I usually watch your video ! So this video is so helpful for me! But I watch your channel not only for learning English! I just simply like YOUR video!:)) Thanks every time! I hope my English is not bad:D lol

[@youdontneedme]

You're awesome and one of my new role models, keep it up being awesome :) Lots of love from México!

[@鍛治政史]

Thank You🙏🙇I have just started studying English and Chinese. Secondly, the contents introduced are very helpful. Thank you

[@jonathangx5548]

looking gorgeous Micaela !

[@rodbamboo]

いつも聞き取りやすい話し方をしてくれるのでとても勉強になります 日本語も大変上手なのでお話に説得力がありますよ

[@michelle8030]

留学するための勉強のモチベーションあがる💪🏼⚡️

[@riesweetandsour]

Hey, great vid Micaela. Love that your videos usually offer helpful insights. By the way, for the title of this video, "コツ" might sound better than "ヒント". 🤓

[@forestque1531]

Your cat is gorgeous. That is prettiest grey I've ever seen.

[@hannahw2]

Learning Japanese has been one of the greatest decisions I ever made in my life. What started out as just a whim decision, has given me the chance to meet so make so many new friends, become best friends with the most amazing person in the world, countless new experiences, play video games and manga I would never be able to get otherwise, and the chance to live here. It really opens up your world to learn a new language. Definitely give it a shot, and try it for yourself!

[@Ciaela]

Great advice, Tanaie!

[@missherondale8921]

I'm learning English and you help me a lot with your videos ^^ Good video!

[@plexq]

Always love the music on your videos! I'm working on learning Japanese, I got to visit Japan earlier this year, and it was amazing. My one regret is that I didn't learn more Japanese before going. I'm planning on going back next year, and so I'm now working on being more proficient :)

[@SUPERGENKI]

Great video Micaela!!!! ^^

[@nightfox6738]

私は三つ目の言語を始めようと思っていました。（日本語は私の二つ目） 今、アラビア語、スウェーデン語、スペイン語、中国語、韓国語の中で選ぼうとしています。 くれたヒントはズボシだとは私が思います。日本語を勉強するのにわたってぜ～んぶしました。:) 後は、私がテレビゲーム大好きだから、KZbinで外国語の実況プレーとかを見るのがいいと思います。 I've been thinking about learning a third language. (Japanese is my second) Right now, I'm trying to decide between Arabic, Swedish, Spanish, Mandarin, and Korean. I think the hints you gave are spot on. I've done ALLL of them over the course of studying Japanese! lol :) Additionallly, I really like video games so I like watching Let's Play videos in another language.

[@dirkdriver4553]

The new camera is great. These tips are incredibly valuable. I was thinking maybe reading simple kid's books would help, like reading Dr. Seuss in other languages?

[@Ciaela]

+Dirk Driver Definitely! When I was younger I picked up the Japanese version of Charlotte's Web, but you can find popular books like Harry Potter in Japanese as well (for now advanced readers)!

[@dirkdriver4553]

Micaela ミカエラ Sweeeet I will do that, sounds awesome! ^^

[@meru629]

How advanced is the first HP book? I noticed in English and German that book 1 is way easier to read than book 7 so I was wondering if it's the same in Japanese. I mainly have trouble with Kanji past JLPT N4-N3 level (and sometimes freaking Keigo throws me off so hard lol).

Gracias por los consejos y por los nuevos subtítulos en Español!!! eso también ayuda bastante a aprender inglés!!

[@lobnaabdelaziz4881]

Japanese seems nice. I'm currently learning French and I'm in desperate need of a study buddy .-.

[@SparklyPinkWind]

i minor in Korean language, and its easy to work hard and study the writing and grammar, the only true struggle is speaking the language itself. practice makes perfect, its really hard when you don't have a native to practice the language with, but i'm still trying to familiarize myself more with conversational skills and the informal forms by watching more youtube videos.

[@藤堂迅]

すごく聞き取りやすかった！ありがとう！

[@TakahashiTakami]

Great video, Micaela! I'm learning Japanese, because, well, I was born in Japan, but adopted and moved to the U.S. as a baby. Eventually, I plan to move to Japan, so learning Japanese is a must for me. I also would like to connect with my heritage as well. Maybe after I'm confident enough in Japanese, I will take on learning Korean. But first, Japanese is my main priority. At the moment, I try to surround myself with Japanese. My iPhone is in Japanese, as well as the set language I have on KZbin. I also listen to tons of Japanese music and I like to watch J-dramas and Anime. I also have a PS3 and Japanese Nintendo 3DS, both of which are set in Japanese. I'm graduating with my B.A. soon at my university, so hopefully soon, I hope to follow my dreams of moving to Japan, and truly surrounding myself in the language. For my up coming last semester at my university, I have really been thinking of enrolling myself in a Japanese language school, for just something to do in my spare time. I took 5 semesters (2 1/2 years) of Japanese language in college, so I do understand some Japanese. However, since my sensei spent most of the time on reading and writing, my reading and writing skills are better than my speaking skills.

[@TakahashiTakami]

+Bishamon Sama Thank you! :) And of course, I am never going to give up. It's my life's goal as well as my passion in life.

[@TakahashiTakami]

+Bishamon Sama Yes, i'm 24 going on 25. And going to get my B.A. this coming Fall semester.

[@TakahashiTakami]

***** Bachelors degree. And as of right now, I'm not sure. Probably the immediate goal is to teach English in Japan, at least until I can get on my feet a bit, and get my Japanese language skill to be fluent enough to where I can get another job doing something else. But as of right now, probably teaching English in Japan.

[@TakahashiTakami]

+Bishamon Sama thank you! :)

[@saya4236]

Fortunately I'm studying in Canada as high school student. It's hard to learn in English but I like to learn new things. I want to be more good English speaker as soon as possible!!

[@EponaKenshin]

A few months ago I felt like I hit a plateau while learning German. It was frustrating and just made everything feel very pointless. But, I broke out of it just recently and realize now how much I learned while feeling that way. I think I learned more during that time than any other time in my language learning.

[@ThaaMCchannel2]

Beautiful video I agree 100% only problem not a lot of people think the brain is a muscle and needs to practice everyday. Then the excuses come in etc. But to all the people who don't make excuses. This is really good advice, the whole changing your environment around you in that language you're learning is very helpful. Brings you to a realization that hey" this is a language people use everyday and I am becoming part of that" cheers to the language learners who actually put in the work.

[@Sha-Ne-Ru]

Yup love the camera quality 🙌🏾

[@jayisoldem56]

I appreciate you too and your videos Bless you

[@jayisoldem56]

Finding a study buddy helped me succeed in school, good tip Micaela love ya :-D

[@Ciaela]

+jayisoldem56 Thanks for always sticking around to comment! I appreciate you!!!

[@revolutionforjapan]

I think that the most important thing to learn languages is to understand what you're learning is not a code but LANGUAGE, which is a communication tool for you and your friends. No matter what silly mistakes you make when you practice it, it is ok. Even native speakers don't speak theitr first language correctly. 開き直りが大事。

[@Gigadrane]

Dont know if its just me, but now that I know Japanese to a decent extent and learning Korean, I find that I have a different perspective on languages. I find learning languages in general to be fun. I get really interested in just learning how to say hello or how a sentence is formed in a another language. And I think studying anime for vocabulary and new words is useful.

[@averageguy1261]

You're like a life coach! Thanks for the tips! #youresosmart

[@LianaAkobian]

Great tips!! Thank you so much Micaela :)

[@Ciaela]

Good luck!

[@makimurai454]

Vancouverにきて3年、まだまだ英語を勉強するのが楽しい！

[@violetsprite]

Oh! This video has motivated me to get better at French and Korean so I can help out with subtitles :-D (I didn't know user submission of subtitles was a thing!)

[@DigitalFumino]

First time seeing any of your videos, but have to say, once you spoke in Japanese, the kawaii-ness of this video kicked up like 10 notches haha.

[@Frisbiii]

The first language i learned was luxembourgish ( born in Luxembourg ). In Luxembourg, we have the privileg to learn 3 different languages in school. In the first two years in school we begin with german, then comes frensh. Later we learn english. So i can speek in 4 different languages now. But after my first trip to Japan, i want to learn the japanese language. The language course begins in September, so i cant wait to go there and learn a fifth language :)

[@Wdcrabby]

Great tips!

[@nate8562]

I'm watching this as a 16 years old Dutch-Ukrainian girl who lives in a town where they speak almost only Frisian, with German friends who I have daily contact with (in German) and I am going to nail my Cambridge CAE exam in about a half year and my Latin and Russian exams in one and a half year.. I think I'm on the good way :D

[@KeroKeroKuraido]

If anyone is in the Kochi prefecture and wants to hang out after August 17th I'll be around to learn with you. :)

[@malitiaalicia]

❤️ I love this video. Very helpful.

[@Mariam-um7zs]

THANK YOU SO MUCHH!! These helped a lot 💕💕

[@florcita72]

I currently work speaking/writing in my third and second language and since recently also started writing reports and communicating with colleagues in my fourth language. It was really scary to transition to using the fourth because I forgot how you can feel silly at the beginning when speaking in a new language but it helps me to see it like a fun game instead of a test.

[@OwlCityGirly]

ありがとうございました！今大学で日本語を勉強している、でも、ときどき私の感は勉強するのに上手になりません。。。来年三年生になったら、日本で留学をします！(I can't wait! :D (haven't learnt this yet :') )

[@inuno_gohan]

がんばってください！ 応援してます＼(^o^)／

[@島田一輝-y1k]

すごいですね！頑張ってくださいね！

[@r1akihatolabu]

頑張って！日本に来たら良い思い出を！:D

[@yamadaasuma4254]

がんばって！

[@wright2128]

welcome to Japan!

[@izzydubmusic]

These are great tips! Also great camera. You are so pretty ;)

[@VerlixStone]

Can't believe it has been like 5 years since I first bumped into your channel. You look exactly the same, too! Sell me some of your youth potions :P

[@櫻井翔-c2q]

I came to like Micah gills Japan and, thank you, watched the animation of Micah gills for the first time today. Micah gills conveyed Japanese charm hard towards foreign countries, and it was to the fan of Micah gills from very glad today.

[@telgiplaura]

Another tip for the self made immersion, when you've learned directional vocab try changing the language on your gps.

[@Ciaela]

That's a great idea!

[@Fancynancytv]

such helpful tips :)

[@shoco7242]

続ける事が大事だよね！英語の勉強も自分の音楽の夢叶えるために頑張ります:)b Try my best!! :P Good video Thanx!!

[@IanHollis]

When this vid started I could've sworn I'd seen it before, but it seems you only uploaded it today. Anyway, I'm moving to China (yes, China) in August to teach English in the hopes of (eventually) saving up enough money to move to Japan and enrol in a language school over there (probably KCP International). Here's hoping for the best ~

[@Ostekagerne8D]

The new camera is great ^^

[@TomoyaKun100]

Right now, I am a French minor right now at my college and I am studying abroad in Paris next week. However, it is my third language and I speak English and Cantonese at home. The one thing I discovered was the grammar patterns that one can relate to. I know that Cantonese and French have different grammar differences, but sometimes, using the basic grammar structure was helping me in my French class in high school. Going on to the tv dramas that I have watched, I have watched Cantonese dramas with my family and it actually is a lot different from conversational speaking because people are reading from the written format, which is different. I sometimes find it a bit annoying and confusing since there is a reading - spoken way and a conversational - spoken way of Cantonese as I grew up and reading and writing Chinese is not my forte at all. I do agree on trying to at least put in some time each day on going over a few things that one had learned yesterday or on anything of the language that they are learning. I try to listen to my music or watch a news broad cast or even watch youtube clips of _______ Got Talent. I'll also try my best at speaking French to my professor so I can get a sense of speaking it more so I don't lose the touch of it at all.

[@OMGegee]

I'm trying to learn Japanese and one thing I do it put the Japanese word for a object on a sticky not (in both Kana and Kanji) and then stick it on that object. That way I see it everytime I use that object to learn and by doing that I also practice reading.

[@stangirlgroupsaf2411]

I learn english and italian with Duolingo. I think the app is good.

[@周啾啾-g9w]

I totally agree with you.

[@01level77]

I am also studying 9 languages. I also think that experience is so important.

[@Mrspiderwalk]

I'm still learning French, and one thing I do is change the language in video games. It helps to have commands and figure out the game

[@luxtato1225]

I only speak English but I'm trying to learn Japanese! I also want to learn Korean and maybe Russian at some point

[@batbat1209]

I am exactly the same

[@gra_potemkin]

уже начал изучать?)0

[@swashii.05]

Lux Corps I think you shouldn't learn 3 languages at the same time.. 🤔

[@自撮り棒-x4m]

Lux Corps 頑張って日本語覚えたらぜひいらしてくださいね！

[@horch3491]

Why would you think so? I'm taking French, Spanish and Italian classes this semester for college, while my phone displays German and my laptop is in Portuguese. Besides I'm typing this in English although my first language is Japanese lol...I don't mean to deny your thoughts or anything, I'm just curious what makes or made you think he shouldn't.

[@rebekahbailey8249]

I am learning Korean currently and for example I can sing an entire K-pop song in Korean and not know a single word they say😂😂 These tips helped so much!!

[@magpulmasada455]

すごく参考になります！ いまは海外ドラマをみて英語になれようとしてますが、更にスマホやps4 の言語も英語にしてみようと思います

[@Ciaela]

+magpul MASADA ネットフリックスで見ているなら、そちらのメニューも英語に切り替えれるよー

[@magpulmasada455]

Micaela ミカエラ Netflixじゃなくてamazonのprime videoです笑 なんかオススメのドラマとかありますか？

[@noname-q4n3r]

micaela you so cute. now i'm learning english, and watching your video to improve my english skill.

[@simonau7800]

So true practice and lots of it

[@woodsfrb4708]

I agree your tips as follows. #1 every day #2 immersion #3 parroting #4 relevance #5 buddy I suppose #1 is most difficult. :D

[@Kruxx26]

I already know English and Spanish. I started studying Japanese a couple of years ago

[@sugishia]

英語のネイティブな人と交換日記とかやりたいです！ ネイティブのひとから英語習いたい！

[@musashimarc7536]

thank for the tips i will try with japan actuality nihon eiga eto police drama.thanks Micaela!

[@MsRandomBadger]

Great tips! I find that I use most of these already as I study languages on my own the most. With English it definitely was immersion that got me comfortable (although I will always have a weird accent) I'm glad you can see the use of anime in learning Japanese now :D It's interesting to me that so many people don't recommend anime to learn Japanese, because I found it extremely useful in my journey. Not as a sole resource, of course, but to catch the rhythm and some aspects of Japanese grammar, like word order or implied subjects, and a lot of vocabulary. I'd say if you have another good resource for listening to native Japanese speakers, it becomes easier to select the aspects of anime that you can learn from and the ones that are 'artificial', the same way that an English learner can tell people don't speak like in TMNT versus CNN news ^^