How Babies Learn Japanese

[@ThatJapaneseManYuta]

Learn Japanese with me -> bit.ly/3C5loeF

[@Yuunarichu]

Hair

[@lawrenz9306]

俺はきもいくない

[@guardian-angel615]

Do I need to have any prior knowledge of japanese, or these lessons are clean-slate?

[@xaesirx]

@@guardian-angel615 You learn everything from base on, if it helps answer your question ^^ No knowledge required

[@xaesirx]

@This is BAXTER There's a japanese phrase which is similar to the english "I am rooting for you", if you'd like to cheer that person up! I hope your friend appreciates your support, but keep in mind that depression is a really sensitive topic and you shouldn't press too hard on the wound

[@binzala]

Finally, a Japanese learning video targeted to me

[@notama2679]

うん！

[@SuperCVelocity]

😂 same

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@notama2679 の따マ

[@bamcomicsdorsey8789]

Lol

[@keehosgrl]

💀💀

[@caimaccoinnich9594]

"The key to happiness in life is...low expectations." _I felt that._

[@-TK-]

My parents must be very happy

[@mr.worldwide4758]

@@-TK- You okay, dude?

[@shukrantpatil]

Something my mom needs to know .............

[@theblackryvius6613]

Same

[@thequietgirlintheclass6388]

Thats what my teacher says to my parents after an exam

[@eza_aditya]

*Babies learn Japanese Me: "Finally, a worthy opponent."

[@Kalani_Saiko]

Honestly, that's how most of us though of it

[@timmyturner327]

たしかに。

[@hinamatsuro1908]

@@timmyturner327 tashikani is what?

[@michaeljunction4088]

@@hinamatsuro1908 tashikani is.

[@ivann9924]

It means certainly

[@TheStyler2710]

Not showing the reaction of the lemon eating toddler is illegal

[@SirusStarTV]

It should be "to be continued" meme

[@CapybaraEnjoyer713]

You can notice that the toddler raises their eyebrows which would make the to be continued meme even better

[@darkangelprincess101]

If she's anything like my toddler she doesn't react to it 🤣

[@NIntender684]

Toddler: Lemon (eats lemon) Toddler: GHKGHDFJKLGFSHGFJKSLHGJ

[@alukuhito]

That's what I was thinking. I hope he realizes this.

[@mixuple]

I don't know why I laughed every time he said I can learn Japanese faster than a Japanese baby. Not gonna lie though, it motivates me.

[@DreamyAbaddon]

Trying to teach a child a language is much harder than trying to teach an adult. Being an adult actually makes language learning easier and faster since you can break down complex concepts much faster and it's much easier than an undeveloped brain.

[@fakename2336]

@@DreamyAbaddon teaching a young child a language actually isnt that hard (as long as you immerse them in it). young children's brains are like a sponge, they will literally consume anything without even thinking or caring about it. adults and teenagers on the other hand question the complexity of everything and try to break it down and understand it. sure you can understand things and complex concepts a lot easier, but you will also be confused a lot because of how much you question and think about the complexity of it itself

[@shabadooshabadoo4918]

Its true, it only took me like 2-4 weeks to learn the non-kanji syllabary... and now i have a book with pictures of food n stuff in it with arrows pointing at them telling me what they are xD ive been studying japanese semi-seriously on my own time for uh maybe 2 - 3 months now. I've been uh kinda darting around and not sticking to any one learning method. I learned hirigana, then basic grammar and some words, then katakana, then forgot lots of grammar and words but picked up other ones too, then i learned the 204 radicals or whatever in like 3 days, it was easy for me because it fit mmy learning style, i already was putting images to letters for hirigana and katakana and then radicals literally are pictures in letters so that made it a bit easier. i wont say i know 100% of them but i really dont think you need to, i think just having a general understanding is fine, the reason being even when that radical appears in the word it could have little to no connection to the word anyways so you always gotta take em with a grain of salt. So i know like 60-80% of radicals id guess and i think thats plenty. Now i want to learn more grammar and some real kanji so i can start reading... my goals basically to get to reading as soon as possible and then that will become my primary learning method. if i could give everyone one piece of advice from what i've learned so far its don't try to learn anything to 100%. 80% is enough that if you move onto the next thing you can use a reference to learn the last 20%. Basically what im saying is instead of memorizing every word in the dictionary.. try to learn lots of the common ones, but don't throw out your dictionary cuz you will need it for the last 20%, just broadly apply that to everything id say.

[@marccuypers2439]

Yuta - teaching us the kind of Japanese that real-life japanese babies today actually babble!

[@muttlanguages3912]

うん

[@herman1francis]

@@muttlanguages3912 ち、ですよ！いいえ、りですよ

[@mr.worldwide4758]

@@herman1francis ちだよ* りだよ^

[@herman1francis]

@@mr.worldwide4758 You are right, I don't think toddlers use Keigo often. Thanks

[@yoshihasascended]

@@herman1francis wsh francis ca va frérot ???

[@Trainfan1055Janathan]

As a huge train fan, I am embarrassed that I didn't know 「本」was used for counting whole trains.

[@snafuet]

I was surprised that Japanese even counts trains in a special manner. Astonishing. 😮😁

[@koltez]

I thought it was 台, but apparently a train counts as a long thing not as a vehicle lol

[@Trainfan1055Janathan]

@@koltez Me, too. Especially since they use it for cars, and an auto-carrier train car is a 車運車 "car-carry-car."

[@デク-b7j]

I know that they use word 車両, figured the meaning of 何両編成 by knowing that word

[@qwertyuiop.lkjhgfdsa]

@@Trainfan1055Janathan carcarrycar

[@eolendes6432]

"tabetai hito" "Desire to eat person" got it

[@muttlanguages3912]

Lol I think a better direct translation is to think of "want to eat" as the adjective. So it would be "the person who wants to eat"

[@eolendes6432]

@@muttlanguages3912 It's just how Yuta explained it. I guess you can't translate Japanese literally.

[@Yurihjjjn]

That's what I first thought when he said that!😂

[@toribenita_kyo]

"Hito" in Filipino means "catfish", which are edible... 😂.

[@ポップパンク和訳]

Of course it's gonna sound weird in unnatural in English or any other language really because other languages especially Japanese express things differently.

[@AnimeLord512]

Yuta's hair be drippin

[@jackblack5082]

looks like tokyo revengers inspired lol

[@shina176]

It'd be better if he hided his eyes under his hair 🥰

[@raunakkhandare1575]

Anime lord, you are the man of culture 🙌💯 (According to your wallpaper)

[@yuckyyukii3597]

@@raunakkhandare1575 auntyless

[@raunakkhandare1575]

@@yuckyyukii3597 ❓

[@asususersupreme]

the japanese counting system makes me wanna jump from the chopsticks

[@Z.A.N.E]

I have no clue why that made me laugh so hard

[@asususersupreme]

@@Z.A.N.E maybe because chopsticks and bridge is the same word xD

[@Mikelaxo]

Lmao XDDD

[@Kalani_Saiko]

Suki

[@aldrichsmith]

The inconsistencies in pronunciation! Ugh

[@roxyhart5692]

I love listening to children learning how to speak in all languages, so adorable! 🥰

[@erry9395]

"The key to happiness in life is low expectations." came for japanese lesson stayed for life lesson ;;

[@k0mpotjar817]

Is Yuta preparing for a party, because he looks rad

[@進撃の花音さん]

Yeah felt the same with the shirt and his hair

[@Luna-xf2cj]

Omg lol so funny

[@animock3051]

He looks like a japanese Frankie Muniz

[@penguin-tc1cx]

idk why I read rad as red 💀💀

[@luanllluan]

Lol

[@devtomar8906]

6:00; I didn't know what this was until I watched Monogatari series and learned some more Japanese. It's Hanekawa's famous line, "nande mo wa shiranai, shitteru koto dake", which can be translated as, "I don't know everything, I only know what I know".

[@crystalcaveyoshi411]

Yeah but he replaced 事 ("koto", thing) with 文字 ("moji", character), so it's like "I don't know everything, I only know the characters I know". Quite clever, actually.

[@devtomar8906]

@@crystalcaveyoshi411 Yeah, Just realized when you pointed out. My brain just didn't read the "Moji".

[@mrsammy7600]

I knew it was a Monogatari reference without even reading (Cause i dont know kanji) from the aesthetic alone. A clever one it is now that you translate it, thanks!

[@モータ-r6f]

I see you are cultured.

[@snafuet]

Thanks for letting us know😊

[@marcoschiemann4369]

Yuta will teach you the kind of Japanese, that real life toddlers today actually speak.

[@WrathOfWood]

The pitch patterns are key now I know the difference between bridges and chopsticks

[@muttlanguages3912]

I wish the anki cards that people have made included pitch pattern.

[@GeekyGami]

I want to go on a chopstick bridge

[@koltez]

@@GeekyGami I'm not 100% sure, but i think "chopstick bridge" would be pronounced "hashibashi"not "hashihashi"

[@jaykenarn6223]

How to improve self-esteem? Yuta: "Remember you that you are most likely better than babies/toddlers"

[@Dhdjksjsnsnsnnsnsna]

babies learning pitch patterns (and the intonation of other languages) is called canonical babbling! or the result of canonical babbling, at least. i think it'd be a fun read if you're interested!

[@jackblack5082]

i was like: they learn language like any other baby from anywhere else in the world turns out i never analyze language this deep before

[@azervakmonocasco4092]

I mean... you're not wrong it's pretty much like that for every language

[@zamooti4505]

It may sound like a joke, but it actually is inspiring. I’m learning Japanese faster than a toddler. So if the toddler speaks perfect japanese in about 6 to 8 years, so can I!

[@dawnadmin8119]

Although in another video he points out that four-year-old Japanese toddlers have caught up.

[@TheFrostedfirefly]

Yuta's timing for this video could not be anymore perfect, I literally was JUST looking up a Nursery level song for remembering Japanese days of the week. I'm trying to see if starting how toddlers start will help me understand the basics quicker lol

[@Patroclus27]

I learnt it from the jpop song “Weeek by NEWS” LOL

[@alliesim0264]

I wrote them down and hung it up somewhere I would see it a lot. It takes a lot of repetition for me to remember something fluently but I’m ok with that because it’s still faster than a Japanese toddler apparently 😂

[@dianabookmadness]

I remember like someone said down but changing it a bit so it’s easier to remember for me: ge ka sui mo kin do nichi

[@kiramanana]

@@dianabookmadness ah I found the way i said easier for myself because when you say it out loud it goes in a rhythm . I personally find it easier that way

[@Z.A.N.E]

Oh, what video was it? I pretty much take all the resources I can get

[@With_Me_JAPAN]

I just remember how hard it was to learn lots of new kanji in elementary school! 😂✨It is such a shame that now we have less chance to write them because we more use pc or smartphones to communicate with people so we don’t need to remember kanji!

[@adult456zig]

This is a problem with Chinese as well. It is too easy to type instead of writing so everyone just remembers what the characters look like instead of how to actually write them.

[@AgrestisAnima]

@@adult456zig Oh, so it's like hearing and understanding a language but not remembering the words when talking?

[@redcrafterlppa303]

I'm actually learning Japanese right now. But because I'm learning it using apps I don't actually learn how to write them. I'm currently struggling with the decision to try harder and write them in textbooks (much more effort) or to not bother learning writing. Would be a shame but I don't have too much time.

[@DominicanStud101]

@@adult456zig I have noticed this while currently learning hiragana. It is noticeably harder for me to write the hiragana I know, than it is to identify them on a screen. Fascinating!

[@SirusStarTV]

One part of a brain is responsible for recognising objects and other part is responsible for being able to write/draw them. Because of that we can read kanji without being able to write them.

[@Fiigtion]

Yuta taking me back to the 90’s with that hairstyle

[@mr.worldwide4758]

He looks like a boyband member

[@miyami2898]

It reminds me of those old troll toys that used to be on the TV

[@kimifw58]

Looks 2000s to me. We called them "fauxhawks."

[@latt.qcd9221]

It's early 2000's, rather than 90's.

[@dracsharp]

Makes me realize that because of kanji, literacy must lag behind early on. Makes a strong case for bilingual or even trilingual upbringing.

[@muttlanguages3912]

I believe that's why manga often have the readings included

[@mrpillows]

Furigana

[@BiscotoSenpai]

Building suspense and not showing her reaction to the lemon? That's cruel 😢

[@ariannamason2455]

My dad once shared a story about when he was learning Japanese. He spoke well enough for basic communication, but was not yet fluent. At that time, he was visiting a Japanese family and wanted to compliment their little girl. Unfortunately, he mixed up kawaii and kowai...

[@grogu833]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@brianvelasquez85]

Hahaha.

[@hexlart8481]

This touches on an interesting idea that I think I first came across in a duolingo blogpost of all things. Basically when learning a language as an adult, it comes in a few stages. At first you will think in your native language and have to take an extra step to translate to/from the language you are learning. Instead of connecting a word to a concept directly, you connect a new word to a word you already know, which in turn connects to the concept. Then you reach an intermediate stage where you start actually making the proper connections between words in the new language and the concept behind them. You start to bypass your native language. Then once those connections are formed on some level you can start getting into the later stage, actually thinking in your second language. This is when you sort of become "fluent" and start really comprehending speech without needing too much work. Words in your second language have strong connections with the concepts behind them so you easily can go from concept to word, or word to concept for comprehension, without needing an intermediate step in your native language. Its interesting because, the entire process I just outlined is impossible for a toddler in any language. They don't have a language at all, so they skip the step of "connecting words to a language you already know" and directly connect words to concepts. It takes a lot longer because they don't already have those connections in place for another language that they can compare to, but at the same time its easier in a way because they skip an entire step and don't develop any bad habits (like the whole が / は subject/topic particle thing we english speakers get stuck with).

[@mapl3mage]

Japanese toddlers live and breath the Japanese language. They learn the language little by little with the help and encouragement of their parents, who are fluent, native speakers. They are fully immersed in the language without even knowing what "immersion" means. They are not afraid to make mistakes to learn something new in the language. Learning new vocabulary takes precedence over any form of Japanese writing. When it comes to writing, toddlers learn how to recognize hiragana and katakana, as well as how each kana is pronounced, though they may still have trouble writing them at this point. What this means for someone trying to learn the language: Try and become immersed in the language. This is the principle behind methods such as the AJATT. Learn hiragana, katakana and the pitch. At the bare minimum, learn to recognize them and how to pronounce each of them. Prioritize learning more vocabulary. Try and see if you can find a native speaker friend to help with pronunciation and who can teach nuances in the language and culture. Chances are, you don't have Japanese parents, so a Japanese friend is the next best thing. Also, and this is hard, but don't be afraid to make mistakes. The more you use the language, the more you get to know it.

[@_Allu]

The thing is, we still have to do a lot of immersing in Japanese to fully acquire words, be able to hear the words and get used to the language just like babies do. It's just that we can use studying to compliment immersion and help us get comprehensible input faster

[@bokumo7063]

I don't know. Her oral comprehension is already beyond mine. By the time she's three, she'll leave me in the dust. "Mama? Ano Americajin no baka wa doushita no? Atama ga sonnani osoi!"

[@bobboberson8297]

@@bokumo7063 Listening is the one area where babies actually have an advantage over adults. The current science suggests that as we grow up our brains optimize our listening for our native language, essentially assuming that sounds not in your native language are either not important or are just mispronunciations of sounds in your language. That and they spend all day every day listening to their native language, I'm sure if you spent 3 years listening to japanese 12-16 hours a day your listening comprehension would be near perfect (as long as you don't neglect pitch accent).

[@ulischmidt03]

babies learn Japanese like they learn english or any other spoken language, by listening to people talking to them or just talking in general.

[@bokumo7063]

But the human toddler brain goes through a specialized phase where their brain plasticity is off-the-charts, compared to even the teenaged brain. It's like a mutant mega-mind neurological phase for language acquisition. They retain new vocabulary instantly. They don't memorize new words, every new word they learn is encoded instantly. Adult second language learning is a very different neurological process than native language acquisition.

[@Mikelaxo]

@@bokumo7063 yeah, because their brains are pretty much empty, they suck up every bit of information that's thrown at them

[@Kalani_Saiko]

@@bokumo7063 That phase of plasticity goes up to around the age of seven, right?

[@jzanneread8147]

@@bokumo7063 the initial format is the easiest language and thinking tend to loop each other, and once the thinking pattern is set it gets "harder" to learn a different data-set. most adult learns will aim for easy/close languages to ladder. Japanese can seem difficult as the writing system, and the vocabulary, and the grammar, and the word order... are all 違う

[@PEDROGARCIA-qj3gr]

@@bokumo7063 I always believe is more because they have nothing more to do that learn the language, just imagine their literal survival depends on learning the language, so every second they live they learn, it's not that easy when you are up 13 you already know a language and need to learn and thousands of another things

[@ポップパンク和訳]

The fact that I didn't need to read the bottom titles (or even the top titles) to understand what the mom is saying to her baby makes me feel proud of the progress I've made so far in the past year and a half learning Japanese. I guess I'm pretty much baby level Japanese. The Refold method has really taught me a lot.

[@cleanphreak5103]

Refold method?

[@thegothaunt]

This was so fascinating and adorable. I am an infant/toddler teacher and I just loved this video. Thank you, Yuta!

[@Sl4yerkid]

5:58 Love the monogatari reference, that line was awesome.

[@anonymousmadlad433]

"Mmm, lemon!" *tastes lemon* *"hmmmm"* *dies*

[@kiramanana]

The thumbnail lmao People would always try get me to teach them japanese and then they ask me how do you say cute I say kawaii They keep saying kowai omglggdhdflfl-

[@kokishinsutorimu4831]

Baby learning Japanese Me: at least we're on the same page😐

[@nicbentulan]

1:28 Low expectations but high hopes for living. Panic at the disco: didn't know but I always had a feeling. I was gonna be that 1 in a million. Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing. Never had a dime but I always had a vision. Always had high high hopes.

[@gristen]

really interesting that toddlers seem to learn pitch accent first considering thats what adults studying japanese usually learn last

[@itachisenpaix3]

The baby in the beginning was so cute👏😍💗 Great video Yuta! Nice hair!😉👍

[@Jinaria101]

Now it make sense for why kids anime such as Pokémon and Yokai Watch always have lyrics during the opening song segments it’s to help the kids learn the Japanese characters better and also for the older kids to just sing along to as well

[@patrickrobinson317]

Great video. Thank you for posting this.

[@Edzward]

Q: How Babies Learn Japanese? A: Adorably! ♥ So cute!

[@estheronwuka3279]

Ahh I saw the other vid yesterday. I came back to watch but it was private . Thx for re-uploading.

[@stagelights_]

ive been trying to learn jaapnese for like a week and i can recognize a lot of hiragana really quickly but when trying to read it i feel like a toddler who's going back and sounding out each character lol i guess if i have anything going for me it *has* only been a week haha

[@MrGodfather6]

がんばて

[@merge9585]

Over time it'll be super easy to read hiragana, keep on going!

[@SmartJapanHacks]

I love how Yuta drops from the sky at the start of each video 🙂

[@SirusStarTV]

Hahaha

[@mastapimp189]

Soo cuuute. Loved how she slammed her hands together for the itadakimasu.

[@tiaxanderson9725]

To be fair to the toddlers, their brains are still developing. They're actually physically incapable of understanding certain things. But hey, I woke up this morning, so it's a good day today

[@muttlanguages3912]

And most women are glad the babies pop out before the baby's brains are fully developed!

[@heartroll8719]

As someone who is on a high level of Japanese, this is interesting. I love hearing her talk. In English, toddlers learn different compared to Japanese toddlers which is very interesting.

[@destinyseaamvs]

To be honest I first started learning Japanese on an online school website that we used here at school in America for our Spanish classes called Duolingo and everything was understandable , but I've always wanted someone who's originally from Japan or someone who's original language is Japanese to teach me how to speak and comprehend it better and then I ran into your KZbin channel and you've really helped me comprehend and speak Japanese Better, even through your online videos and I Just wanted to say thank you for always putting your time in to help others ✨✨✨🌟

[@griffinina]

Hearing you say “low expectatio” makes me happy 😄😄 I am just following the flow, but people around me seems to expect a lot.

[@orangegab06]

The subtitles and their format was so useful o.o

[@krissydiggs]

When I first started watching these videos I was an absolute beginner but now I can actually understand a lot after about 2 years of living in Japan and studying. BUT STILL I don't understand much... but MORE than I did. So if anyone is feeling discouraged just remember it's a very slow journey but you'll get there if you just keep going! 頑張ってね〜

[@fire_bird-cr2ro]

Thank you very much Yuta Sensei

[@kroanosm617]

Didn't realize pitch patterns complete change the meaning of a word. Back to square one for me.

[@latt.qcd9221]

Japanese toddlers that struggle with pronunciation take "Japanese is context dependent" to a whole new level.

[@KochijaLanguageDiary]

This is some 👌🏼 content I never thought I would have needed

[@ilariomichelini4616]

your new looks are awesome Yuta!!!

[@starfallscythe]

So what you're saying is, I'm learning Japanese faster than you did and in turn you learned English faster than I did. That's neat!

[@grreguss]

Thanks for the video! I was feeling frustrated recently while learning Japanese because I was progressing relatively slowly trying to process everything my study material (which is quite comprehensiev lol) had to offer. But you pointed out in this video that learning takes time and having low expectations is the key to enjoyment, and "re-realizing" this simple concept made me feel at ease and reinjected in me a new motivation to study. Again, many thanks for what you do!

[@danjoshgamingz4805]

1:23 that’s what I call some life advice🤣🤣😂

[@5688gamble]

Toddlers learn language slowly at first, but it is remarkable how much the process accelerates as they get to around 3 somewhere. What I notice most is that while my 4 year olds grammar is improving slowly, his vocabulary is expanding extremely rapidly and his ability to express more complex ideas is remarkable! He knows all of the letters and numbers and most of the punctuation and can spell his name and words like; stop, go, on, off, push, pull, no and other tings that appear in his environment regulary. He knows how most common prefixes and suffixes work and is starting to use irregular verbs. He mimics pitch and stress accurately too and uses it in the same way that we do to ask questions, emphasize words and express feelings. It seems that the overall melody and rhythm are the first things children learn- then vocabulary and, finally, grammar- which is probably a good indication of how adults should approach speaking a new language, almost as if this is the natural way that humans learn!

[@Tama2024plus]

Yuta San you're a good teacher.. I love how you analyse psychologically the basic requirements to start..

[@ElixTwo]

Those eyes the second she tastes the lemon xD 0:41

[@brandonn_9733]

Yuta is goated im learnin japanese rn in my community college as well but bro def got these vids down packed keep it up💯

[@FloRiLLAZ]

I learn japanese with the mentality like back then when i learned english. for example consuming media like Music, Videogames, Movies,Writing with others in the Internet in that specific language. Additionally, there are many channels on youtube now, were i can learn japanese even better. I´m so thankful to have the opportunity that i can learn my desired language so easy now!

[@KatzeDerNacht22]

You are one of my main sources for Japanese in the KZbin. Low expectations team here

[@lu-bum9600]

Me learning japanese be like: reject adulthood, return to baby

[@jrosse12]

Remember guys, low expectations!

[@bigbabo801]

😂😂😂your profil is perfect to the sentence

[@Brand250]

I learn hiragana just in 1week 😌. I am super fast compare to baby, but i am struggling in reading hiragana in natural speed, need to practice more so i can read the sentence in natural speed atleast.

[@punimarudogaman]

one question i always asked to myself : we usually consider that some languages are more difficult than others...so... does it mean that kids in some countries start to speak later or sooner than others ?

[@ThatJapaneseManYuta]

They say Danish is harder than other languages for native speakers theconversation.com/danish-children-struggle-to-learn-their-vowel-filled-language-and-this-changes-how-adult-danes-interact-161143

[@bokumo7063]

I don't think so. During native language acquisition, the child brain is so specialized that what we adults might consider difficult is child's play to them. E.g., children in bilingual Puerto Rican families are fluent in two languages before they are five years old. And that's not a function of the child's IQ. A child with an IQ of 90 can learn two languages to fluency faster than an adult mensa can learn one.

[@punimarudogaman]

@@bokumo7063 maybe the way kids approach a language to learn it is different from the way adults do. Also, maybe, like Yoda said in star wars : before learning how to use the force, you need to unlearn what you know. maybe one of the difficulties for the adults is to deal with the interferences and habits from their own native language. 🤔

[@muttlanguages3912]

@@ThatJapaneseManYuta I'd swear I've heard that Korean takes babies longer too

[@albasmaranch5620]

ngl it does give me a tiny boost to think that I can learn japanese faster than a baby

[@MrCmagik]

I really like your new hair style !

[@erebusdarkness0]

"How Babies Learn Japanese" Me: Interesting...

[@raven_bard]

Yuta's hair is on point!🤩

[@genius3121]

1:32 beautifully said

[@Kyuushi94]

I don’t know about anybody else, but I could just sit here and listen to a montage of toddlers speaking Japanese for hours! It’s too cute!

[@xSzeth]

Same!

[@Evelyn_Rose1151]

The kids are so adorable!! I wish you had shown more videos!

[@Mikelaxo]

Hiragana and katakana are no big deal, kanji are what hold people back

[@29guylondon]

You are awesome Yuta. You are a good teacher . Thank you

[@dawnadmin8119]

The part about learning the pitch accents before they can pronounce the syllables was interesting, and new to me, because the babies I’ve met weren’t learning tones.

[@konosubashi7976]

"How babies learn japanese" Me who only know nani,urusai and kisama:Hold my naruto shippuden

[@12Ger13]

That toddler is such a pro compared to me.

[@Rio-chii]

Honestly, as a native Russian-speaker, I learned the cases exactly the same way as the child learned counting train cars. No one explained me clearly, I just heard that people around me changed the ending of the words in certain situations and remembered them.

[@kroneislakris]

Language learning is always interesting imo. Whatever language. In Norwegian stressing syllables is also important as it can change the meaning very much. Example beans, farmers and prayers, sound very similar but could change the meaning very much if intonation is wrong in a sentence like: I like to eat beans (could turn into I like to eat farmers). Also trying to remember the different intonation on bridge and chopsticks in Japanese. Thanks for great content on your channel Yuta!

[@Syndravarium]

5:59 this made the video 10 times better

[@qotuzin]

5:59 突然の化物語ネタで爆笑したｗｗ

[@GippyHappy]

Yes I take much comfort knowing I'm slightly better at Japanese than a baby

[@saajiddaya2152]

Yuta: What did you learn? Me: Baby's kawaaiiiiiiii

[@punimarudogaman]

my japanese wife keeps saying "boku" when she talks to our son. it is supposed to mean "me" but she uses it as "you". example : " are YOU hungry ? " becomes : " onaka suita, boku ? "

[@ashwinpavithran7118]

Boku also means "little kid". I have heard it in the anime "Shinchan" a lot of times.

[@satoshikei]

Historically 僕 is not a first person pronoun, but a word for a male servant. It means "you" when speaking with young boys. Your wife didn't come up with it :) I think because it's a contextual language natives do not even think in terms of pronouns. Like using "baka" as idiot, one could be referring to a third person or oneself, but when translating we add a pronoun to make the sentence grammatical. In fact 僕 was used in ancient writing in a similar way to depreciate the sender.

[@Ryyza7]

I see in lot asmr the mom always say boku chan boku ikamuchenee

[@alukuhito]

She wants him to think of himself as "Boku" so he starts saying "Boku" to represent himself and not sound like a girl.

[@bucketlisttv5318]

KZbin recommended this to me.. Glad i came here and learned about this pitching pattern

[@OshimaMalaysianYTtokuotsu1999]

3:38 how duolingo teach me chopsticks in japanese

[@fergaltierney8672]

ゆたさん、ありがとうございました、面白かったでした！

[@thetokyoflow1932]

Way too adorable!

[@sutnistj]

- How many railcars? - Choo-choo!

[@madafaka8784]

Lookin sharp Yuta sensei

[@kaylataul7302]

this is very interesting that japanese toddlers tend to learn japanese slower than toddlers in english speaking countries learning english. Though i suppose it makes sense when i really think about it.

[@abarairukia]

Oh hi.... *Surprised by the new look* you look great Yuta-san! :)

[@kokishinsutorimu4831]

Fufu the baby looks so cute

[@NotAMuse]

I loved this video Yuta!