EXTREMELY RUDE & EMBARRASSING MISTAKES in Japanese

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[@annalevchenko9558]

My Japanese mistake. I live in Tokyo and have small kids. When we moved, I didn’t know Japanese at all and we often played with kids in parks. I’m Russian so I was speaking Russian to them. I usually took a snack because small kids get hungry quickly. To force them eat quicker I was always saying “, bite!” in Russian which is “Кусай!» (Kusai／くさい) and I couldn’t understand the reaction of people around me who heard it. Only after a couple of years I found out that in Japanese it means “stinky”. So it was like I was feeding my kids with food and calling it stinky.

[@frinkls5347]

Didnt they also look you weird when you said "Hello" = "Paka" Close to japanese "Baka" :p

[@kristinadawoud4636]

"Paka" means "Bye" in Russian, not "Hello" :)

[@akoai8981]

Anna Levchenko 😂

[@annalevchenko9558]

Frinkls Not really. Maybe due to pronunciation, emphasis and soft “p”. But «kusai” sounds absolutely the same.

[@rndlancer]

Anna Levchenko, one of the most interesting parts in your example is making a “mistake” in Japanese without even speaking Japanese. I am also Russian, and I feel uncomfortable to say “poka” = “bye” (which sounds like “paka” due to our pronunciation rules) talking with Japanese people, who learn Russian (we are language exchange partners on Skype). Even though the word belongs to the most basic Russian vocabulary, and people certainly do understand what I mean, the “language trap” makes me slow down a little bit to pronounce a very clear, maybe, exaggerated “p” in “poka”. I remember watching a video by a Korean blogger, who speaks Russian, and she gives examples of Russian words, which might be confused with some not so neutral Korean words. I wonder if there such a video for Japanese.

[@Latiosx123]

other japanese learning sites: In japanese there is no curse words. Misa Sensei: hold my matcha

[@weqweasdawe9891]

hold my sake

[@arat1404]

@John Macady 「ケツを食べる」

[@rram992]

Anras Voidlight 「おちんちんが大好きなんだよ。」

[@kaisetic3150]

@@weqweasdawe9891 さけですか？

[@hugoyuugo1300]

"There is no curse word in Japanese." 6 answers (3 memes among them). - "Impossible. Maybe the archives are incomplete." - "LIAR!" (As a Star Wars fan) - Anime: [exists] - "'NDA TO?? TEM**!!" - "FUZA**RU NA!" - "Omae ha nanimo wakacha inee yo." (Netero)

[@doger944]

"kintama is like... WOW!" -Misa, 2018

[@Sapphire_Jack]

Kin = gold /money Tama = balls Kintama = the balls that create the "money shot" xD

[@uni6503]

When I first saw the kanji for testicles I was taken aback: 'golden balls.. serously?!'

[@faina_yevheniia]

@@uni6503 some cultures have sacral images and monuments of privy parts, which can also been made of gold. Like lingam. Is there something similar in Japan?

[@ohsweetsummerchild5141]

Why didn't you post the timestamp? 😂 It's hilarious! 24:32

[@Barakeh]

@@Sapphire_Jack I thought it meant something like Jewels

[@JapaneseAmmowithMisa]

What is the most embarrassing mistake you've made when learning a language? I used to say "presidential eRection" instead of "presidential eLection". Conservative people didn't like me for talking about Obama's ding dong... P.S. It takes a long time to create/edit these videos...Please consider supporting me on Patreon ( www.patreon.com/japaneseammo ) or Kofi (ko-fi.com/japaneseammo ) if you enjoyed this video

[@apeckx5090]

Lol, that's funny. Your English has improved quite a bit since then eh?

[@Brinkie3]

When i started learning German, I sometimes said ''Es tut mir Leicht" (leicht = Easy ) Instead of Es tut mir Leid (I am sorry) ...

[@updatedotexe]

Dann hätte ich geantwort: "Es muss dir nicht einfach tun!"

[@Edenlyspirit]

AHAHAAHAHAHA that's a good one indeed

[@victortriump1563]

I LITERALLY LAUGHED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE VIDEO. YOU'RE THE BEST JAPANESE TEACHER EVER!!! YOUR LESSONS ARE VERY HELPFUL!!!

[@RustieMcHogg]

Did Misa sensei just smuggle a ton of dirty words into my vocabulary while pretending to warn me to avoid them? 🤔 Good job! 😁

[@vanessameow1902]

El Psy Congroo

[@RustieMcHogg]

😉

[@diabollich]

people watching this ti learn>>>>people watching this to avoid

[@trashcatlinol]

Have fun watching that hentai.

[@Jaded_Mandarin]

"I get morning wood on the train. Touch me, please."

[@JJP_115]

"Put your fingers in my bum *onegai shimasu* "

[@raptorak1]

Tatteiru. Sawatte kudasai senpai.

[@gyromatty691]

Something is たっている and it ain't me ;)

[@basstheory9384]

Jack シ I read this and died. 出かした。Well done.

[@keyboardwarria]

電車で朝立ちして触ってください

[@monotonedmika17]

me walking across Shibuya crossing: "OPPAI OPPAI OPPAI OPPAI OPPAI"

[@SELARIA]

“You should calm down before you get on the train.” I died 🤣

[@sdlion7287]

Respect for Misa, you can watch her slowly and steadily cringying more and more while explaining counter こ. I salute you for your effort teaching us even on so uncomfortable topics

[@TR12365]

Always be careful when ordering a glass of freshly-squeezed mango juice.

[@GravyBon3s]

lmao

[@Kjintae]

haha!

[@vanessameow1902]

Good one

[@JuicyLeek]

Mmmmmmmmmm the best kind of mango juice

[@shion3948]

NOOO U DID NOT SAY THIZ

[@atzend8569]

It's not Japanese, but I made this mistake when I went to France in high school... I wanted to say that "American food has a lot of preservatives" and didn't know the French word for "preservatives." Since French uses a lot of cognates, I said "préservatifs." Well, the French word for "preservatives" is actually "conservateurs." "Préservatifs" means "condoms"... so I said that there's a lot of condoms in American food :(

[@sailor5853]

So preservatives don't mean condoms in english?

[@tcrime]

@@sailor5853 No, preservatives are something you get in food. The proper word for condom is contraceptive.

[@Faunarr]

@@tcrime whereas in a lot of european languages the word that sounds like preservatives e.g in polish prezervatywy (or however it's spelt) means condoms. although it's a lot easier to just say GMO's as it's universally understood from what I've experienced.

[@RalphInRalphWorld]

@@Faunarr GMOs are different than preservatives though. GMOs are plants/animals with modified DNA, but preservatives are substances added to food to make it last longer

[@thhkdi]

True

[@lonid7316]

One mistake I made in Japan is when I was doing study abroad. I had a room mate that woke up much later than me in the mornings. So One morning I went down to the front desk to go ask for a breakfast ticket and I meant to say this: I want to get breakfast, but my friend is still sleeping. 朝ご飯を食べたいですけど友達はまだ寝ています。 But I actually said this: 朝ご飯を食べたいですけど友達はまだ泣いています。 I want to get breakfast, but my friend is still crying。 He was laughing so hard at me. And he kept saying ”寝てる、寝てる” But I wasn't understanding and I kept saying 泣いている It wasn't embarrassing or anything, but very funny moment between the two of us.

[@Amygdala_Hijack]

"i personally use four fingers" "use" Misa is an active committer of kancho confirmed

[@kingo_friver]

Also she shouts KANCHO in the very same way as Filthy Frank's Japanese101.

[@AB-om2qp]

“It’s like saying the c word in public “ Australians: GOT IT edit (aug 2021) i didn’t expect this to get this many likes xD ty

[@evie5375]

LMAOOOOO I'm not even austrailian but this killed me

[@ticcitobyswifey163]

ALIFHKLDFHA THIS IS SO TRUE

[@folopoideco]

Is Billy Butcher australian?

[@benlonghurst7777]

In the UK & Australia 'c*nt' is just like a term of endearment 😂

[@Marlin.m752]

o god

[@StrikeFreedom1920]

I feel bad for Misa San for saying things that are uncomfortable for her but I appreciate the warnings, thanks =)

[@ximeimei0]

StrikeFreedom1920 she’s so cute doing them though hahaha

[@VisserZer0]

Lol, she can't say まんこ with a straight face, but talking about stabbing someone in the butt with her fingers is perfectly alright.

[@blersiann]

what is manko@@VisserZer0

[@VisserZer0]

動画を見るとその質問に答えられますよ。

[@LaniakeaDenizen]

@VisserZer0 Haha. Yeah, I was mildly horrified at how she described kanchou in such a pleasantly nostalgic way.

[@ShakeTheBox]

On time in Japan, I was trying to buy a ticket to a shrine, but I mixed up my counting words. Instead of saying "Hitori" for "One person" or "Futari" for "Two people" I said "Hitari", which as far as I know isn't offensive, but is about as much a number as "Threeve" is in English. The worst part is, when the confused man at the ticket booth handed me two tickets, I doubled down on my bad pronunciation, stressing the first syllable: "*Hi*tari". Eventually he figured out I meant "one". I realized seconds later what I had just done.

[@suondilut5027]

lel

[@kylewelsh_krossdesu7700]

I've made the same mispronunciation.

[@updatedotexe]

I don't get it.

[@DoktorL0ve]

i live in japan and i make these kinds of mispronunciations everyday, probably in every conversation. don't feel too bad about it!

[@updatedotexe]

Living in Japan = Everything done in live

[@AnonGolden]

It's fascinating how one single letter can change so much. I really enjoyed this video, it was as interesting as it was funny :D

[@shubhamprakash2545]

Yeah...Just like : Luck my Sock, sick my pick...enjoy ur imagination. no offense xDDD I should just shut the Duck up

[@player_name_here]

friend. fiend.

[@judepeel3822]

I was doing face painting for kids in Japan and mistook kawaii and kowaii so the little girl ended up "kowaii" and burst into tears. I still feel bad.

[@strawbunnymilk81]

Aww

[@patricia9854]

😂😂😂

[@tls-mz1fu]

ああ、かわいそう

[@stephaniem8278]

At least the tears washed the paint away, right?

[@tls-mz1fu]

Yeah, theyre padents might of sais something

[@SeanORaigh]

In regards to かわいい mistakes, it's important not to put そう on the end, meaning "looks/seems like". For example おいしそう - Looks delicious. かわいそう doesn't mean "looks cute" it means pitiful, so sad. That kind of thing.

[@sailorcat]

So kawai means pitiful, but kawaii means cute?

[@richardovaIIe]

not exactly. kawaii = cute, pretty e.g. kawaiikotori = cute little bird; kawaisou = pitiful, poor e.g. kawaisounakotori = poor little bird.

[@sailorcat]

Ah, okay, so you say kawaisou. Yeah, I've heard that before.

[@PeeperSnail]

Kawaisou is a -na adjective so don’t forget the particle at the end! Example: かわいい子 - kawaii ko - cute child かわいそうな子 - kawaisouna ko - pitiful/poor child

[@伊関冬眞]

Taiyaki store : Friend : 2 please Seller : what flavor would you like? Friend: ano manko no yatsu de..... Me : palm in face and started to distance my self as far away as i manage ... omg .... She actually meant anko (red bean) but said manko instead..

[@InconsistentContent]

Omg that's so messed up haha. Especially since Taiyaki are fish shaped 😂

[@alistairjackson7330]

This is what makes your videos so great, fantastic teacher but you know how to have a laugh!!

[@WhimsicalPictures]

I'm an ALT and my kids often ask me, "What's your favorite fruit?" I eventually had to change my answer from "mango" because apparently my accent comes thru on that word and the "g" is a little soft....Not that "I love ma*ko" is inaccurate exactly, but it sure isn't what I meant to say to a class full of third graders!

[@chopsticks084hashi]

lmfao

[@pichipichistory3992]

Hahahahahaha

[@Comintern1919]

You're an ALT? Then I hope you'll never meet an F4.

[@MOTHHMAN]

@@Comintern1919 This is such a nerdy joke haha, love it

[@angrydinosaur8plus9]

@@Comintern1919 What's an F4

[@japankofun]

"There are lots of rude words, so if you're under 16 maybe this video isn't great" ... under 16s are like "cool, bring it on !" ;-)

[@tcconnor2]

I mixed up 課長 (kachou - section manager) and カンチョー (kanchou) when talking about work with my friend. I knew it as soon as I said it and we both laughed. Of course both are a pain in the ass sometimes...

[@jqaratani]

Luckly I never did those mistakes in the video. But I stayed in Tokyo for 3 months and almost every day I went to a Tully's near where I was living and I saw the word 本日コーヒー, but I thought it was 日本コーヒー. So I always was ordering a "nihon coffee", and somehow the staff was understanding. Until a day a new worker attended me, I ordered my usual "nihon coffee", she looked at me confused, I asked again, she was still confused, gave me the menu so I could point and them I was like "omg, it's not 日本". It was so embarassing that I started to feel kinda nervous all the other times I went there lol

[@Littlefighter1911]

I had to read the difference 4 times to see where the difference was.I felt super dumb.

[@jqaratani]

Yeah, this was exactly my problem lol

[@Special1122]

Lmao I unintentionally read it also as Nihon coffee. So it means ほんじつこーひ-? A "today's coffee"?

[@jqaratani]

Yes!

[@EmanLannehc]

don't worry. i read it like 5 times and didn't get it until i read to the end...

[@Outshinedsg]

I heard a story once about someone who was shopping in a bakery. Someone asked them what they would like, and they meant to say 「餡子がすきです」 which means "I like red bean paste". But instead they accidentally said 「うんこがすき」which is more like "I'd rather eat shit" in this situation. Needless to say, the store was dead silent after that interaction =P. Well, at least I've improved my knowledge of how to say really creepy things in Japanese...

[@silentium4694]

Thanks for sharing your story, it's so funny 😅😂😂😂

[@liqqit]

Oh my god I am in tears 🤣🤣🤣

[@shion3948]

How do you pronounce the first one?

[@Outshinedsg]

@@shion3948 Red bean paste is pronounced 「あんこ」anko. Don't accidentally mix it up with a "u", haha.

[@Yotanido]

"Manko" is actually fairly normal German word meaning "shortcoming" or "deficit". Super rude in Japanese, though. On the other hand, 虫 is a completely innocent word in Japanese... but means vagina in German. It's kinda funny how that works.

[@DrTryloByte]

Was soll den Manko bedeuten?

[@Yotanido]

Von der duden Webseite: Manko, das 1. etwas, was einer Sache [noch] fehlt, sie beeinträchtigt 2. (Wirtschaft) Fehlbetrag, Fehlmenge ... Ist ja nicht so als hätte ich das nicht auch direkt im ersten Satz geschrieben oder so.

[@DrTryloByte]

Jo, habs inzwischen auch gedudent. Nicht gewusst dass das wirklich ein Wort ist. Chapeau.

[@quai7865]

もしもし, muschimuschi-;)

[@jmanuelrm7804]

In spanish "manko" sounds exactly like "manco" and it means a person withaout an arm, like when someone lost his arm in an accident.

[@Qwink27]

Not so much rude or embarrassing, but more a funny mistake was when I was in a store in Japan and there was a cockroach on the wall. So I said "ano, kakigori ga aru" when I should have said gokiburi. I basically said there is shaved ice and the store clerk looked at me confused. (Also aru should change into iru when talking about animals but I didn't know that back then, I've learned so much thanks to you Misa)

[@akoai8981]

I once said the wrong pronunciation of shoujou to a friend to describe the type of manga I like. I pretty much told him I like virgins. Fml 😂

[@smartarse9705]

Bporcelain Doll lolmbut how do you say it otherwise? 少女

[@Nao-fb6qr]

@@smartarse9705 "処女" (syojo/しょじょ) specifically means a female virgin, while "少女" (syoUjo/しょうじょ) means a young girl. Also, if you are interested, "童貞" (doutei/どうてい) is the word for a male virgin in Japan.

[@noir371]

I looked it up and they’re nearly identical…that’s dangerous

[@AugustusBohn0]

29:00 the killer rabbit scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail would probably translate very well for a Japanese audience

[@KarmAgith]

If rabbits start eating people we will need a holy hand grenade.

[@Indoor_Carrot]

"One... Two... Four" "You mean 'three' my lord?" "THREE!!" (KABLAM)

[@orchidcolors]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thought of that! lol

[@MentalRaptors]

Run away!

[@sailor5853]

You sir are a man of culture

[@robopiplup5193]

Was looking for this comment lol. I'm curious how funny that scene is to native Japanese speakers, or if it just bounces off of them.

[@arukun1674]

Thank you for this very nice video! The たまたま example is a good example of what is for me the nightmare of intonations... In all classes I took, I was always taught that intonations do exist in Japanese, but that is not so important to learn. But actually, leaving in Japan for a couple of years makes you understand it is (although not to the extent that you are not understood, more like it can be confusing or sometimes funny). And I could never find any book that helps to learn those intonations properly. Do you plan to talk about intonations in general sometime? I would truly help!

[@Geeeee61]

O okami from one Japanese teacher I heard, it can depend on the region how certain words are pronounced - like hashi (bridge or chopsticks) or ame (rain or candy)... Usually the meaning is clear through the context, so I wouldn’t worry too much about it

[@Hanabix]

Seconded! I've been looking for resources on intonations for years and have yet to find one that's actually detailed and helpful. I really hope Misa does a lesson on them at some point.

[@hermione371]

Look for videos about Japanese phonetics by Dogen on KZbin. There you will find a lot of detailed material on intonation (perhaps even more that you want). For me, as a beginner still, I feel it's a bit too advanced and too much extra work, but maybe one day. However, it has been useful to go through the first few of Dogen's videos as at least now I have a grasp of the basics.

[@arukun1674]

I guess that it's indeed not something to care too much as a beginner. But I think it becomes a (not to big but existing) problem later, except if you have very good hears. I will take a look at those materials, thank you !

[@arukun1674]

Dogen materials are just amazing, thank you! And I just realized that it was the guy on the ads always spamming me on facebook.

[@kylewelsh_krossdesu7700]

Person one: 触って Person two: えとー... did you mean 座って Person one: ...... 触ってよ

[@ice010]

触ってって　would be better for the response of person one haha. Still really made me laugh. I think yo would work at the end of this too but the lack of it makes it very matter of fact.

[@Shmolitz]

The sound おっぱい (Oppai) in Portuguese is like : "Hey father". We use it a lot when we want to call our father.

[@DiogoVKersting]

Portuguese: O pai means Hey Dad, Yo Dad... It's pronounced exactly like おっぱい, which can cause some funny situations, especially in public

[@enzolumare5680]

Diogo V. Kersting Eu tava pensando nisso quando ela falou

[@TheLily97232]

Loved that movie O Pai O btw

[@pedrodossantos5890]

Mesma treta com 9:30, meu amigo levou esse apelido aqui pro resto da vida huehuehuehue

[@jasbirkaurvillaschi8019]

my brasilian in laws insist on saying chinchin when ever they drink at a restaurant .....they are so doomed between o pai and chin chin

[@patricia9854]

eu já ia falar isso kkkkkk

[@nicolascastaneda8465]

exactly the same mistake happened to me a few weeks ago... ojiisan standing int the subway.... I promptly said さわって、さわって。どうそう、どうそう。。。(while pointing at the seat under... or perhaps my crotch ) He kindly declined the offering ... lady next to me gave me a weird look. Minutes later I did the connection, all too glad that the whole situation ocurred minutes before me realizing the mistake... ignorance is bliss :)

[@chickennoodlesoup5066]

AHHAHHAHAH

[@ChaosControlled90]

I made my Japanese friend laugh by accidentally saying たまに instead of　ために　. Soon after we both were in hysterics laughing when I said she is my たまだち　(ともだち）XD

[@chickennoodlesoup5066]

GunValkyrie I understood only the last part but funny HAHAHHA

[@TheBarbarios]

The most unexpected and funny mistake I did: I was at my highschool with some friends during my exchange in the school canteen. We were 10 people I guess, and we were talking about bread, and baking bread at home. Suddenly, I ask a friend (a boy) 「パン作ったことがある？」(I should have used 焼いた but hey, collocations are difficult), and he got super embarassed and he murmured something like “No way, I’m not such a weirdo!!”. I was a bit shocked because it was a legit and innocent question, so I didn’t understand his reaction. Later on, I realized another possible spelling for what I asked that made me realize my mistake: 「パンツ食ったことがある？」。 Study intonation guys ahahaha

[@salvatore2453]

Can you explain with furigana, i don't know that kanji

[@mystic_rraven]

@@salvatore2453 パン作ったことがある = ぱんつくったことがある? [Have you ever made bread before?] And パンツ食べたことがある? = ぱんつたべたことがある？[Have you ever eaten panties before?] (i think they messed up the conjugation of たべた, to eat, as たった, along with the wrong pitch accent which made the misinterpretation)

[@salvatore2453]

@@mystic_rraven ありがとう

[@ylhajee]

@@mystic_rraven I think the mistake was they forgot the を particle after パン

[@mystic_rraven]

@@ylhajee I see, thanks for pointing it out! But in informal spoken speech, をparticle is often omitted.

[@PanTran]

I went to a restaurant and said 頭が空いた” (my head is empty) instead of "お腹が空いた” (my stomach is empty). I called myself dumb!! lmao

[@milkylilly7842]

PanTran Happend To me too. So so often hahah. After a while my Japanese friends got used to it and always laugh it off

[@1980rlquinn]

I've never been inclined to add the particle before the word it modifies. I'm far and away more likely to forget it entirely or get stuck in the middle of the sentence, trying to figure out which particle to use, only to forget what I was saying in the first place, lol. Thank you for making this video. I know teaching derogatory language can be unsettling even when it's part of an otherwise fun lesson.

[@hoangtrang9069]

that part about the butt-choking was really funny haha thank you Misa sensei

[@Gamerkat10]

Bless you for this, preventing so much embarrassment...

[@FF2Guy]

When I worked in Japan and didn't understand something my boss said, I often said "Huh?" as was my usual habit. But my boss scolded me because "ha--" can have a somewhat rude meaning in Japanese.

[@CrazedsHideout]

When my older sister was in Japan on her honeymoon (before I got here), she went out drinking with a friend of mine. My sister asked my friend what the equivalent of "chug! chug!" was in Japanese and she said "ikki". And my sister misheard. Result? She started yelling, "iku! iku!" at her husband in a crowded bar. .....yeah.....

[@kunstderfugue]

LOOOOOOL that's very good. very good.

[@JeffCampbell2016]

Easy come, easy go

[@angiestaats7273]

🤣🤣😂🤣🤣😂

[@MizManFryingP]

Oh no lool

[@grizzziff1445]

Bravo for keeping a straight face!

[@raymundrivera3992]

this video is so useful and informative, you can really tell how embarrassing the mistakes can be as seen by how uncomfortable you were with some of the words. arigatou gizaimasu!

[@AthenasKiss]

I love how silly yet informational this lesson is! xD

[@michaeltruesdell8707]

I have watched many of your videos, and I must say this is the most valuable to me. It's such an eye-opener to me. I'm very surprised only a few people watched it. TY for your valuable word. 😊

[@jamyrepatrick532]

Don't worry Ms.Misa , In America we are used to hearing intense bad words everywhere especially on TV and we say those all the time so, thank for those warnings in Japanese.💙💙💙😂😂

[@wongeebullard1382]

This is the second video of yours that I've watched. I appreciate your approach in helping beginning learners. The information is very good to know and very helpful in avoiding embarrassing mistakes. I also enjoy your upbeat personality in your teaching presentations. Thank you.

[@pommefrite8693]

Ha ha not sure if it was a teenager or football fan imitation at 21:34 but I busted out laughing, you sure caught me off guard. Thanks for the video, truth be told I'm almost afraid due to my confused brain that by trying too hard to avoid mistakes it increases the chances of making them, like when you remember something by recalling what it's not you can sometimes get meta with yourself... Anyway not sure if that made sense but at the end of the day it's better to be informed isn't it.

[@perun5984]

I just ended high school and started studying Japanese at University I hope I will never tell anyone to touch me at the train 😂😂😂😂

[@TBustah]

22:30 Weird is normal in New York. That wouldn't even make most folks' diary entry for the day. XD

[@anthonyspina7736]

Thank you for these! I find that by giving the inappropriate or impolite counterexamples, it will *really* prevent me from making these mistakes! I remember one time I asked for someone to pass me the dinosaurs (kyōryū) at a party instead of cucumbers (kyūri) ^_^; That mistake was a bit more funny--still embarrassed me, though!

[@cristinagarcia1652]

"You wanna calm down before you get on the train." I literally choked on my drink. Hilarious.

[@donalynkoizumi3825]

It very impormative, i learn a lot from your blog❤️😊keep it up japanese Ammo Misa🎊thankyou..

[@squarehead6c1]

I made a very embarrassing mistake once. I met a Japanese professor (and quite famous too in his discipline) while visiting a University in France. He and I were sharing the same office space. I walked in the room where he was sitting the first time we met. I didn't want to address him as just his name and "-san". In the spur of the moment I remembered being addressed with "-kun" sometime and that sounded nice I just had the feeling that that would be a good suffix to use, and I addressed him with that. I should have known better, but I didn't really know when to use -kun, I hadn't heard it much. People, please don't make that mistake. You don't address a world-famous professor as -kun, especially when you are a nobody yourself. Hopefully he had a quiet laugh at my mistake.

[@dean8147]

Misa, ive been wondering for a while as to why you had more of an English accent. Makes me happy to confirm you had a long(?) experience here. Hope to see you around in Tokyo. Look after yourself~~

[@appleofcider]

Your expressions and they way you spoke in this video were really funny.

[@rankenaoo]

Thank you, Misa-sensei! Su much fun to watch your nice videos! 😀

[@Littlefighter1911]

Papa Franku is schocked.

[@InconsistentContent]

Yon hyaku nijuu moyase, kono okama yarou!!

[@Bronsons]

This was a really entertaining video to watch, thanks for being silly with this one haha. I'll try my best to not make these mistakes but some of these are just so close together I feel like it'd be impossible to not say them from time to time.

[@thechannelitrollwith1645]

hahahha "you wanna calm down before you get on the train" this is great, i'm loving the biiiiinge.

[@tevl3551]

24:56 Oh yea, it gets even better during the "Gold Soul" arc, they make a logo for it and everything. It's been a while since I've seen it but Gintoki argues with Kintoki about the naming and it becomes a plot point near the end of the arc, lol at the time I read the explanation for the arc, but I didn't fully understand it until now.

[@Antoggno]

10:10 this happened to me on a businnes dinner in Tokyo. I was with an Italian company, client was japanese, and we went for "chin chin" as we normally do. Fun fact, most of the people knew the meaning in japanese beforehand...then hilarity ensued

[@songthanh896]

ありがとうございます、みさ先生！　I thought いっぱい　and 一杯 are the same “one glass of” but now I see the difference, as はし　can be 橋 or 箸 depends on where we stress on.

[@chawanrissa1280]

Thanks Misa for the tips! In Brazil we use to call our father this: "ô pai!" (like "ô paaaaaai vem aqui" - daaaad, come here) and this sounds just like the word oppai... So brazilian people have to be careful when calling their fathers in Japan lol

[@johnbreckbuhl4849]

Excellent. I have only just discovered this channel, but I'm blown away by this girl's unique talent as a language teacher. Both my 12 year old daughter and I (who is native Spanish-speaker and I'm German-American) are having fun with the Kanji lessons. As an old school language nerd I have taken dozens of courses and a variety of languages, and I must recognize that Misa is one of the best language teachers that I have ever seen, if not the best.

[@dilworther]

3:16 why are the characters for groper foolish and China lol

[@salamanje]

the second kanji does not only mean chinese, it also means a man or a person

[@dilworther]

salamanje so from what I read the Han Chinese created the character to describe themselves which later lead to them also using it to mean 'man/person' but with positive connotations. Then when the Japanese took it they started to use it to refer to masculinity in general rather than just 'man' leading it to be used in words such as 巨漢 (giant) 好漢 (fine fellow) and because perversion is supposedly linked to masculinity 痴漢 was created to refer to being a molester. Interesting and now I don't have to feel racist if I ever feel the need to call someone a 痴漢 lol

[@BharathanRajaram]

普通恥入られる過ちなどを教えてくれないから、今回本当に勉強になりました。生徒を導くために言いたくないことばを我慢して言ったからこの気持ちを先生のお父さんも分かってくれると思います。先生が教えてくれた礼儀を大切にします。ありがとうございます。

[@vaidkun]

Maybe of topic but I somewhat scared of word garlic it sounds like human meat 大蒜 ->人肉 ninniku->ninniku?

[@Radescha]

大蒜 = にんいく 人肉 = じんにく

[@anjanihanifasari391]

I found u in 2020 XD thank you so much for all the amazing videos you made. btw I had a mistake too. when I was in Japanese class I said "kirai" instead of "kirei" that was so embarrassing.. X"DD and btw mangkok (Indonesia word) the pronunciation is same as ma*ko but mangkok means bowl..

[@Barrenge]

Love that 'huge boobs! ' voice. 😂😂😂

[@tokyohands]

At the funeral of my Japanese wife’s grandfather (the first buddhist funeral I attended in Japan or anywhere) there was a point when all attendees went up to the alter for some kind of blessing by the priest. I was watching this from the back, so all I could see was the back of people reaching into a dish and (what I thought) eat the contents, like a holy bread offering or something. When it came to my turn I went up, reached into the dish and put a few of the things in my mouth like peanuts. I immediately realised that they were actually incense pellets and what I was supposed to do was touch my forehead with them and put them in the burning dish. However, It was too late and I was already standing there in front of everyone with a mouth full of incense pellets. I spat them out straight away and put them in the burning dish, looked at my father in-law (who was cremating his father) and he was in hysterics. If ever I wanted the ground to swallow me it was right then, I was mortified!

[@kylewelsh_krossdesu7700]

I'm sure I'll make some sort of big mistake when I head to Japan, but at least I'll avoid these! Haha

[@ashbystephens4664]

Thanks for the update

[@astherphoenix9648]

to say stand in japanese, you say *S T A N D O*

[@enzolumare5680]

OH SHIT

[@OSeanSanO]

*Sutando

[@arisuokada5949]

lol

[@1001001a]

OH SHITO

[@janinmarquez-medina6265]

oo shitto ;>

[@apeckx5090]

This was quite the informative video. I think that the morning wood on the train was my favourite mistake out of the bunch though

[@daanw3475]

I think you had way more fun making this video then you want us to know :P

[@mohammedmarwanmohammed3234]

I really like this information and thank you so much Missa 先生　for the enlightenment especially about the standing verb. One thing I couldn't understand quite well is the "by chance" and how to say it correctly and the "a lot" (いっぱい）how to say "a lot" instead of "one cup" or "one glass". I would also like to congratulate Missa 先生 for having the courage to say such very embarrassing words for the sake of knowledge.

[@poseidongaming8322]

Goddamn i love this video. Time to troll my japanese friends. Thanks for the unlimited power you gave me Misa!

[@ShiggitayMediaProductions]

Misa-san: While very informative, as are all your videos, this video made me laugh super hard, and it was super early in the morning when I watched it and I was trying not to be too loud. lol. Being an Otaku like yourself I kind of knew where you were going with some of the words, like m*nko and some others. I commend you for keeping a straight face with some of the more rude words. Great job! XD

[@amerikagaijin]

One time when I first learned the phrase hitotsu wo moratte kudasai, I asked my sensei if you could then say futari wo moratte kudasai, and his answer was "if your in a strip club, yeah". Funny times. I obviously meant to say futatsu lol.

[@DistrarSubvoyikar]

I've never made the mistake of putting the particle first, but I did make a lot of mistakes of putting too many particles in a sentence when I first started learning Japanese, because the language of my culture requires a particle at the end of every word and I initially assumed Japanese was the same in that regard

[@Haegemon]

This is mostly "lost in translation" mistakes. Let's be honest, speaking of rudeness, the most rude sentence in Japanese is the Entry Level of any European language.

[@nimeobless]

I think that "voicing" of a second part of compound words is also known as "Rendaku" same as 人々(ひとびと) to distinguish it from 人人 (ひとひと). This is also a fascinating concept for learning to the other language speakers and tied to the fact that there is no spaces between words in Japanese.

[@jaimevupandakyo]

"yes, you can say oppai ippai, well done" XD XD XD anyway thank you this was so insightful

[@robertodimarino9761]

Very instructive yet enormously funny video (especially the reference to Gintama), Miss Ammo. 😃

[@Dom-cz1bw]

"speaking of morning wood.... when you are in japan there will be times when you end up speaking english" LMAO

[@availablenowondvdvhs794]

I would straight up be this girl's friend, she seems like such a genuine and nice person. I really enjoy her lessons :)

[@ummokay]

after doing sports, i told my friend "ニンニク痛い“　　w let's just say she was slightly confused :P hey at least it wasn't rude

[@ケンジ-l3x]

Hey, Misa! Thanks for this lesson, really appreciate it! I'm planning to go to Japan and your channel is insanely helpful to brush up on my Japanese! Keep it up! Greetings from Brazil!

[@stucky101]

Ok thanks to Misa-Sensei I am now officially afraid of ever calling my coworker Asako by her name again. I dont wanna call her "down there" 😄 The problem with these things for me is that now Im so painfully aware of these slight pronounciation differences that I always think Im saying them wrong and people silently laugh. That train story was hilarious though. "You need to relax before you enter the train" 🤣 Misa never disappoints.

[@sailorcat]

I'm so glad I'm German. xD We don't have the "to" at the beginning of a sentece and we also wouldn't say kowai instead of kawaii. But it was very interesting, thank you!^^

[@schrodingerscat3912]

this is a Misa classic. always finding a way to sneak the d somewhere in our education ww

[@oriyakatz9284]

What a great video! Informative and amusing :) Could you make another video about similar words? I knew all of the basic verbs like "sit, stand, wake up" toka, and it makes it really easy to remember the new words, but it would be nice to use this trick on more useful words XD Thank you Misa, I love your videos and have learned A LOT from you. You're amazing

[@ajbcruz]

I was once talking to someone and I was trying to say "stuff for women [e.g., makeup]"... So I said "onna ni mono"... I wondered why she was looking at me in a strange way... Thanks for the video!

[@DarthJetty]

That was very entertaining; thanks for that Misa-sensei! 😂😂

[@zomaarwat9]

Then how do you differentiate between 1 cup of tea and a lot of tea if they are both お茶一杯 ?

[@hwychn475]

zomaarwat9 they are written and pronounced differently. お茶いっぱい with the stress on「ぱい」vs お茶一杯 with the stress on 「い」

[@takan4048]

Thank you for warning us about these bad words! It was very thoughtful and considerate of it. Cheers.