Easy Japanese 11 - What makes you happy?

Learn Japanese with Easy Japanese: Watch how Mona finds out how Christmas is celebrated in Japan!
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GLOSSARY:
メロンパン/melonpan/ a type of sweet bun originally from Japan. It’s appearance resembles a melon, and it’s not traditionally melon flavored.
おかえり/okaeri/ welcome home.
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Easy Languages is an international video project aiming at supporting people worldwide to learn languages through authentic street interviews. We also use this format to expose our street culture abroad and create a more diverse image of our countries. Episodes are produced in local languages and contain subtitles in both the original language as well as in English.
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Info:
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Host of this episode: Mona Kumagai
Camera and Edit: Lisa Waagd
Transcription and Subtitle Producation: Hideo Adachi
Co-Producer: Hideo Adachi
Special thanks to: Daitetsu Ono & Minori Nakamura
Produced by: Ari-Tv - www.ari-tv.jp

[@isawacat21]

these easylanguage videos are so interesting, not only because you can learn new languages but also because you can see real people from different cultures, their bodylanguage and the things they say. I find that fascinating because that's something you can really only experience when you visit the country.

[@nikolatesla746]

Very important and very very interesting because is the authentic material of learning, not like textbook learning

[@Kroellmaster]

Absolutely true! I am a native speaker of German and I watch the German street interviews just because I think they are interesting! :-)

[@dinhmanhhung4240]

I love MC, she's full of energy and enthusiasm. She transfer motivation to viewer.

[@willybirdiewilly7319]

I think most the japanese inveviewers are like that...

[@tookurjaerbs]

I agree!

[@duyensana2492]

She’s such gentle and kawaii ~her voice is so echo

[@TheLiverX]

That moment when you realize that a 4 yr old child can speak way better. *Learning intensifies*

[@catsnekos5002]

well 4 years old speak well their mother tongues so not so surprising

[@silvercrystal3]

They basically AJATT'ed for 4 years straight with literally nothing in their way (not even another language causing distraction), so guess how good u were if u did

[@mannaz_y]

Japanese people are cute when they get shy

[@christiant.g.994]

So they are cute all the time then basically

[@mustafasalman988]

For me, they don't need to be shy to be cute. Their physical appearance is cute in itself.

[@hashtagheartthrob]

ayo...

[@shin_is_back]

finally i can understand 50 to 70 percent japanese. feeling great

[@danielbecraft8302]

How long have you been learning Japanese for?

[@chrisbulan]

I only understand 5-10%, I've been studying for morr than a month.

[@thegreathawk2244]

I only understand enough to get the general gist of how the language works

[@TheMelopeus]

@@chrisbulan me too

[@indubtalo]

頑張ってね ;-)

[@notstarboard]

4:41 cuteness overload

[@nico-lw5lq]

I remember when I couldn't understand this video at all... Now I understood almost everything!

[@DownFlex]

1:50 His laugh is contagious! oO

[@roseeepinkkk]

Ngakak

[@opaloktapiana3923]

i love the positve aura from the interviewer. it's make me smile while watching this video

[@RickGrimes807]

I watched that video about 3 times 2 months ago and had to repeat several passages to understand the words clearly...now I come back and watch it again for the first time in a while, and I understood everything without problem, I could hear the words so clearly that I wondered if it's even the same video that I watched 2 months ago lol. I'm so happy, thank you!

[@MindDrip]

Congratz that's pretty sweet. How long have you been studying Japanese?

[@RickGrimes807]

@@MindDrip Thank you! I took private classes for 2 years about 10 years ago. Then during the pandemic I started studying seriously by myself again. I know words but the Japanese talk so fast!

[@octopussii]

I loved this :) the little kid at the end is so cute! kawaii desune!

[@carbonbased6497]

I feel happier just watching the happy people

[@zhaziralala]

I’m not even learning Japanese, this just made me warm and fuzzy, and yes, happy :D

[@doriangz]

OMG Everyone is so adorable in this video! It actually made me happy :)

[@penpeen2185]

Makes me realize how depressed and alone I am

[@papaidoceuteamamuito5975]

@@penpeen2185 dont worry bro we all have been there

[@ab-lz2gh]

@@penpeen2185 how come u be like me. my life is most depressing

[@vio3366]

Mona looks really talkative! This is my favorite show, and I watch many easy languages

[@bennychewDev]

Very useful video, I've learned a few new words. It's good to hear Japanese people talk in 'normal' day to day Japanese with kanji/kana subs. The presentor has a cheerful and fun personality! ありがとうございます！

[@natalygg7332]

This video is so warm and simple! Please make more videos like that)

[@bbymetal39]

あぁ。。日本語を勉強は幸せです！！

[@raniel_yt]

僕もそう！！！

[@timeisapathwalkingtounderstand]

Thank you for making this video. I'm here in New York City trying to learn Japanese by watching real Japanese people speak. It's a tough language to learn but I love it.😚😁🤣😎

[@aaron18xx]

wow. i love this video be because they speak simply, and I kind of understand! makes me feel smart

[@silvercrystal3]

for me, what they speak in terms of sentences, grammar and vocab is super easy to get as it's very beginner friendly but *how* some of them speak is where I find myself struggling the most if I start listening only without reading in parallel. It's just so fast and wishy-washy sounding at times that my current ear for Japanese is constantly lacking behind and I need to pause and repeat some of the sentences several times in order to truly hear out what they're supposed to mean. It's much faster paced than hearing English or German.

[@OmkarBhatkar]

Love from India. Started learning japanese few weeks ago.. I must say japanese people are so adorable!! Would love to visit Japan someday..!

[@vananhnguyen6717]

oh my god. the videos are great.the interviewer is pretty and adorable.thank you for these videos.they make my janpanese learning process much more fun and easier

[@loevoe7500]

1:27 寝る時。 I felt that ✊😔

[@rezavandijkstra4577]

Everyone says they are happy when they are with their loved ones, couple family kids, when daughter comes home, when laugh together as family. My heart feels warm, Japanese people are my 😍💕

[@rajkanojia1725]

Finally I know from where do i pick my Japanese word for the day.Thanks a lot. Keep up the good work :)

[@tiago001pessoa]

I’m happy when I’m watching Easy Japanese! Mona is great

[@prissieee]

This videos helps me a lot to be in contact with Japanese language. Thank you!

[@RyszardPoster27]

Oh wow, this episode was shot in the city I am living in right now. I even visited this place like yesterday.

[@hans6484]

Thank so much !!! The host so kindfull !

[@Laura-me5ic]

a lot of people saying they're happy when they're with friends i love it!!

[@erikaahc4718]

I love Japanese people!! There's something so cute and candid about them! I hope to visit Japan one day 😊

[@SingleButHappy]

The way Mona pronounces the particle "ka" is so cute!

[@katie4916]

Sooo adorable aww. This is the sweetest video..!❤️💜❤️💜

[@elisamonje7569]

These videos are so useful ! Thank you :)

[@elkaraokedeltioteodoro9414]

What? Why only 145 comments on this video? This is GOLD!

[@abrahamsalazarjourn]

This is just a happy video ❤️(with nice Japanese subtitles)

[@steelpodmusic]

Your videos are happifying. 謝謝。🌸

[@ricardoestrada5837]

They're so cute and friendly !

[@sagarikaoceania]

Thank you for uploading such a wonderful videos,... please keep on sharing.. its very helpful. Thank you very much for your effort :) have a wonderful time

[@angelovillacarlos]

love ur videos as i'm learning japanese language. It's really effective way to learn actual usage in the street.

[@alexthomas3745]

Same here. Anyway the way how the street usage is so different from what i read on books and learn on tutorials confuses me :(

[@lilcloud1359]

Thanks for the video. I'm gonna analyze it for my task :)

[@user-dz1lu4zj2g]

I like this with japanese subtitle❤️ Keep it and create more video with japanese subtitled ❤️❤️

[@ADreamCalledeternity]

仲間と姉ちゃんと過ごしたり出かけたりする時ですね

[@peacebewu]

The woman at 1:50 looked like she avoided the interview when she saw the camera lol cute.

[@teddi_tqt]

東北大学のメロンパンはすごくおいしかったね。毎日キャンパスで昼を過ごしたらぜひ買って食べたんです。

[@superelectrasuperheroe4079]

Wow feeling great, I only missed 10 words from this episode. My Japanese is getting better every day yay

[@Wdcrabby]

so cute! melonpan (1:40) is a round sweet bread roll, okaeri (3:37) means welcome home or welcome back.

[@JordanAntonic]

3:19 just made me tear up, thats precious

[@daianecalado7423]

Este canal é maravilhoso, melhor coisa pra aprender japonês !

[@Arc.D_Ciel]

Verdade, queria ter descoberto antes 🤡☕

[@traduzvi]

Ahhhhhh, blablabla lalal hahahah. That girl that was asking the people about hapiness is so cute.

[@bartolocasanova]

2:42 wow that man was deep....

[@schnitzelpommes8411]

when he went, "nande darou" , he changed her question into a philosophical one, and then suddenly realized none had an answer, he apruptly continued, like he almost lost himself into his question :)

[@bartolocasanova]

Jamin NoFap Yes exacly hahaha

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[@user-pd6bd7ir4z]

+Banethalia Fiord biggest bullshit on the web considering you come here to advertise it, robot!

[@ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim]

I know, and what a soft-spoken sweetheart. . . I want to be his friend ^_^

[@samanthamarasinghe1932]

Great.

[@riny6595]

Please create separate channels for Easy Japanese/Korean too thank youuu 🙏

[@martian_q9376]

Makes me happy

[@bellaitaly3034]

I'm so in love with japanese culture...they are so adorable!!!

[@kaPPa009]

Si vero!!! Il parlato quotidiano è veramente difficile per un principiante non trovi?

[@stripedsweater520]

for next video can you talk about people's favorite films or people traveling outside of the country and did they like visiting there how was the culture different?

[@yusrilkhoir7928]

Kyaaaaa i lovs it!! I lovs the mc.. please we need hendred videos like this.. i subscribed it immediately..

[@catsnekos5002]

Wow, im VERY late (like 7 years late lol) but im glad I came across this channel :)

[@merdekaaa5835]

i need easy japanese more

[@japaneseroom]

Great Contents

[@slavictaco]

Japanese sounds so cute

[@haoknows6856]

thank for interesting video, i'm foreign person, im studying japanese to go your country next time, you are so pretty girl. :))

[@Mobik_]

Japanese people are amazing are adorable! Kinda naive but that's perfect :) it's what makes them more unique and amazing society.

[@tysonball9804]

I am curious. Why do you think they are naive? Asking 6 years later. lol

[@salbee2]

@@tysonball9804 Hi! I'm not OP, but I believe it could do with the simplicity of their responses. None of them really stood there wondering about what happiness meant in its essence, everyone just provided the thing that first occurred to them. That's evident in that people responded based on their current mood and activity rather than trying to generalize the notion of happiness to their life-long journey. Just a guess, though!

[@Mobik_]

​@@salbee2 @tysonball9804 2 years later LMAO... Yeah, like @salbee2 said. They answers felt simple yet deep, like keeping the good of their hearts and the world around them. Something super simple like the mom saying she's happy seeing how his children can do things that couldn't do before is just a simple "naive" action from their children but bring so much joy to that mom. I loved it! "Naive" in a sense that no issues in the world can modify something so cute and "simple" like being next to your love one while walking and that giving you so much happiness (I'm the same, BTW).

[@samshah1533]

1.46 am the same as her I also love listening to music.

[@hshenriquesaporito]

楽しい！

[@cxplorerv3]

このビデオはいいですね。Please make more videos. I am studying Japanese.

[@sorasgirl0]

いいですね！ What program do you use to study Japanese, if you don't mind me asking? I'm actually studying Japanese too!

[@cxplorerv3]

I am going to resume my studies in University in Montreal.

[@maipardhan]

+sorasgirl0 Try Memrise app for vocabulary & basics. You can use anki cards too.

[@HuongLe-uv9qg]

皆んな可愛い😍。また日本に来たいな🇯🇵。

[@catsnekos5002]

same here mate 同じ

[@niel_ejay6982]

I want to be interviewed by her!!! I don’t care how many questions she’d ask

[@Duda286]

one thing to takeaway from this video as a lesson is the reason for people's happiness... I wish more people could see this... that happiness comes especially from... love... so that people don't bury love and feelings and go their own way... but rather a way with a loved one...and...possibly kids.......

[@JeramieSaito]

Arigatou!!!

[@xianroll2233]

1:00 My japanese teacher told me that japanese people doesn't have a sense of sarcasm mostly, but I see that this guy absolutely has a one.

[@Hitokage]

0:50 I can repeat that part over and over :D

[@Harry-gc8kb]

damn can they please make a new series!

[@cactuarrockman]

kawaii desu ne!!!

[@muhammadfasieh4757]

Japanese are so adorable 🥰🥺😊

[@Laurobolis9]

この動画がめっちゃ大好きだよ！でも、もうこんな動画が見つけられない、残念だよ☹️

[@ymn0401]

動画も幸せになるけどコメント欄も一部除いて平和で好き☺️

[@matheusprotasio1103]

Do you guys has the transcrition text of the interview somewhere? Thank you.

[@mr.paradox8409]

Sore wa tanoshikatta desu. Domo Arigatou Gozaimasu.

[@jackgratehouse6320]

"When I see my grandchildren" 🥺🥺

[@bangrafflee3332]

Naisu

[@GeorgePapageorgakis]

Respect to Japanese people!

[@erika9353]

When they say Japanese people are adorable they aren't lying lol

[@christiandelacruz8815]

私 は 日本語 大好きです

[@catsnekos5002]

すごい

[@MarcosVinicius-hg4uz]

0:49 かわいい

[@japannews6738]

🙏❤

[@jessswann5879]

I'm happiest when I'm learning something (if I could be a lifetime student instead of working in jobs that become boring after a month or two, that'd be great). I'm also happiest when I can afford to spend money freely on my hobbies (buying books for Japanese language, buying supplies for gardening, etc), without worrying if I'll have enough left over for the bottom tier of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.

[@guerric]

ikr I've spent 8 hours straight learning Japanese yesterday and seeing the progress is great. 日本語が上手になることを見るのがとても楽しいさ。

[@melinelovescocoa]

4:31 such a cinnamon roll😭😭

[@user-dw3ms9mg5o]

Konnichwa, Nihongo no anata no chan'neru ga hitsuyōdesu, Onegaishimasu Sore kara nomi kanzen Hozen😊

[@swisscorn]

damn that guy leaned back a lot !

[@FarasArtland]

I started learning Japanese yesterday after i read JobStreet that Japan companies offered big salary if indonesian employees can speak Japanese😅

[@MissEloisee]

this is hopecore

[@Benisbucker]

Even when I know the words I can't understand it! 1:49 it sounds like one word in half a second I can't even hear the oniisan lol

[@mizanaxatph3718]

watashi ni totte shiawase wo kanji suru kimi to issho ni toki

[@giragama]

I would be happy if I could speak Japanese and if I would live in Japan.

[@alcatras9308]

MC: anata Ima shiawase desuke Me: hai shiawase desu yo, tottemo MC : nande desuka Me: anata ni aeru kara ❤️❤️❤️❤️🤣🤣

[@user-jd9sj1mq2b]

1:19 need dat paper.

[@Azakami]

damn after 5 years i am watching it xd

[@jbeeyes]

im happy when i hear a japanese say EHHHHH

[@Hitokage]

I have noticed that she usually uses otousan, oniisan etc when talking to people on the street. Is that polite? I know that anata might not be a good choice, best way is to use a name but is it acceptable to use those family member names like calling older woman okaasan etc? I've been hitchhiking in Japan so for example once an old lady stopped and took us so would it be appropriate to call her okaasan? Obaasan would probably be rude right?

[@wm4818]

I think Okaasan would be the best but if the person looked middle aged, best to call her Oneesan^^

[@Hitokage]

@@wm4818 I see, thanks!