How Good is My Japanese? Only speaking Japanese for 1 day! 🇯🇵

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Konnichiwa from Shibuya
1:27 Shinjuku Gyoen
5:25 Odaiba
6:37 Cafe & chatting with Japanese friend
10:14 Night scenery + Japanese photo booth
12:44 Japanese game arcade
13:44 100 yen store
14:26 Dinner
15:05 Gundam + Statue of Liberty
16:04 Reflection on my Japanese skills

[@seerasan]

Happy to finally share this HIGHLY REQUESTED video!!! Had so much fun filming it & was so happy Nozomi joined me for the day!! What did you guys think of my Japanese? 🇯🇵 👀 🌸Use the Code "SEERASAN" to get $5 off your #Sakuraco box team.sakura.co/seerasan-SC2402 today! Experience Japan from the comfort of your own home! 🩵

[@user-pz9vh8wt1u]

Your Japanese is SUGOI. I wanna go to Showa shop!! Thanks!! Enjoy yourself!!

[@user-pz9vh8wt1u]

Both your honorific language and tameguchi are very good and can be understood by ordinary Japanese people. I think you can overcome the subtle pronunciation as you get used to it.

[@thatnerdykid1]

a lamguage i wanna learn but i have no idea where to start

[@cheyennemoore8380]

I'm so happy you have such a sweet friend! I'd love to see you visit your old host family. I'm glad you had fun and you sounded very good imo. Thanks for sharing this! I was really excited to watch it.

[@wanderingjadah]

I wouldn’t mind if you spoke Japanese for every video 😊

[@BenfromBrilliantSide]

I absolutely LOVED this! Please please please make this a regular series, or at the very least incorporate more of you speaking japanese in your regular videos. The reason I like it so much is I am learning Japanese currently so a video like this is very helpful for learning/listening and inspiring for me. I hope to speak as well as you one day! As you mentioned in the end of the video I did notice a big difference between you talking alone vs with your friend. When you were with Nozomi your words flowed so easily and spontaneously. It was awesome to watch!

[@toshiyuki885]

I reckoned so too. Her Japanese accent is lovely example to follow. In my opinion, you'd better to mind Aussie accent when you learn Japanese. Because we pronounce words R weakly, every words speaks shortly and clearly. And we have much Abbreviation words.

[@user-by4nq9wg8d]

ビックリ仰天。セーラがこんなに日本語が上手に喋れるとは。もう完璧なネイティブやん。素晴らしい。日本人の親友をいつまでも大事にしてね。

[@GAINAX01]

Your Japanese is so amazing. If I could get to only half your speaking ability I could die a happy man

[@doyleeee]

こんなに日本語できたんだ！ ”教室通ってます”って堅いテキスト日本語じゃなく、自然な日本語で更に驚いた。長年日本いるの知ってるけど、それでも全然話せない人結構知ってるからほんとめっちゃ上手くてびっくり笑。 EDIT: 動画で話す日本語は今回みたいなものでいいと思います。でも敬語で話したいなら敬語で全然OK。

[@pjforde1978]

It's good to hold yourself to a high bar, but as a Canadian who only wishes that they could speak any Japanese, I am kind of blown away at your ability to speak the language. Have you ever noticed that people can speak languages better when they've had a few drinks? It's because of the confidence. It's all a state of mind! You can be forgiven some mumbling if you keep successfully girlbossing the shit out of fear and doubt. You are so inspiring!

[@danopticon]

Everything you wrote is laudable, but … I think the drinks thing might be partly an illusion, lol: I grew up speaking Spanish and English, and in my childhood my family knew some English, Welsh, and Australian tipplers who certainly got more confident in their Spanish after a few pints … but all they were really doing was speaking bad Spanish more loudly! I mean, you’re right up to a point, loosening up can help … but beyond an initial small boost, much of that liquid confidence is unearned, I’m afraid.

[@YusukeShirogane]

I have studied japanese 1.5 years. Its hard but also fun! Your vidoes inspire me to continue the study!

[@jrcool01]

Me too ❤

[@masdelmar]

It seems like, when you speak Japanese (wich is lovely btw!), not only the language changes but you whole being/attitude. Awesome to see and more content like this would be great!

[@Twisterella2340]

Awesome video. As a fellow Aussie who lived for a while in Japan, it’s so refreshing to see a foreigner in Japan who has such great pronunciation and language skills. You’re very natural, unlike a LOT of your fellow KZbinrs that have been in Japan a lot longer and have questionable language skills levels and pronunciation that makes those that know, cringe.

[@llorente.avicii]

ネイティブレベルですよ。ほんと上手

[@shirouhino682]

この人好きだけど、こんなに日本語喋れたのかｗ知らなかった　びっくり

[@mokumaou1317]

これだけお話出来るのに、まだ向上心があるのが素晴らしい🎉 いつも観てます。これからも頑張ってくださいね✨

[@mnemonic8757]

It was nice to watch your time together with your Japanese friend. I very rarely see things like this on KZbin.

[@briantran7747]

congrats on your first in video sponsorship. Hope you’ll be able to make it a career soon.

[@seerasan]

Yay thank you! It is very exciting for me!!! 😊🌸

[@janusu]

My brain couldn't process your words fast enough without the subtitles, but I could understand some. I taught English for seven years there and it really was difficult to fully immerse into the Japanese language and culture in the profession. My job was to speak and teach English. My Japanese friends mainly wanted to practice their English. I had an English-speaking flatmate. I studied while I lived there, of course, and found that I had to actively put myself in situations that required me to speak Japanese, which I did as much as I could. The truth is, an English-speaking foreigner who lives in a major urban area of Japan (Osaka for me) could easily get away with just speaking English, with perhaps very little Japanese. Most Japanese people speak better English than they give themselves credit for, and a lot of the signage is presented in both Japanese and English (often Romaji, which isn't really English, but uses the latin alphabet). But I think you miss out on so much of the cultural experience there if you do that. There is a Japanese language meet-up group that meets in my area about once a month (I live in the Washington, DC area now). I've been a couple of times and was surprised at how much Japanese I was able to retain after being back in the USA for so long. But I definitely speak slowly and have to take time to think of the right word, and my listening comprehension is also somewhat slow. This was a fun vlog post. It was so nice to see one of your first Japanese friends, too! Thanks for sharing.

[@gregpastuszko6207]

PLEASE DO MORE LIKE THIS!!! I loved this video. Will rewatch it to improve my Japanese.

[@wasabigirl2004]

I just subscribed to that Sakura Treat Box (well, a 3 months sub.) I was gifted one of those Treat Boxes by a friend last year, and loved it: lots of little packages with different treats lol. Sooo looking forward to receiving the Sakura one, especially since I won't make it to Japan this spring. Thanks, Seerasan. I had planned to place an order, anyway, but the $5 discount is still appreciated.

[@Chrisosaurusrex]

This could not have been more perfectly timed! I’m at the tail end of a trip to Japan, I’m in Tokyo and in two more days I fly back to Sydney - and I thought at this time of year I could only see plum blossom. Also your video is as a great way to practice Japanese, the things you were talking about are very appropriate for my level, so double thank you!

[@seerasan]

Awesome! Hope you can catch some of those early blooming Sakura before heading home to Syd! 🌸

[@philipthethird]

Such a great video. And Nozomi just seems like a ray of sunshine. ✌

[@msa4022]

セーラさんgood！ 日本語話してくれてありがとう。

[@Kaatastrophe]

It was sooo wholesome to watch you do things together with your Japanese friend! I couldn't stop smiling and it felt so natural as if I was there.

[@amandahayward]

I really enjoyed this video Sarah. I'm learning Japanese and I hope that I will have enough courage to speak it when I visit Japan 🗾👘. You sound amazing 😍🫶

[@worldnooks5206]

セーラさんの日本語、優しい口調でイイですね👍

[@MattJP2024]

外国人が日本語を喋ると優しい感じになりますよね😊

[@Muffy.from-Oz]

Seera, that was my favorite video ever. I will be watching it many times over. You looked so animated throughout ( nervousness suits you). Would you please put more Japanese in your videos? I loved meeting Nozome, could you feature her more as you two have a great vibe together. While my spoken Japanese is non existent, I could grasp most of what you said. You are Rocking it, girl. Cheers, Muffy from Oz

[@toshi8463]

以前の動画で日本語を話しているのを見て、日本語上手だなと思っていましたが、これほどネイティブレベルでお話しができるとは思っていませんでした。日本に留学していたんですね。留学されていた、特に高校留学されていた方は、皆さん日本語が上手ですよね。言語は若いうちから学ぶべき、最近よくそう思います😊

[@alexschroeder1]

Your nihon go was amazing I’m studying niohn go at the moment and could only wish I spoke as well and with as much confidence as you do, your amazing I hope you could do lots more content like this because it gives me more drive to learn ❤❤❤

[@charlesstorey8425]

Your Japanese is way better than mine! Listening helps me learn even when I can't understand every word. I hope to be as good as you one day 🙂

[@htsnt8194]

Statue of liberty is "自由の女神 じゆうのめがみ Jiyuu no Megami" in Japanese. Your Japanese skill is so excellent. of course you have some foreigner accents, but not worry about it, it sounds so cute though! You should go your way!!

[@KT-mx5qf]

こんなに日本語喋れたんだ！？ 自分もこないだまでシドニー住んでましたが、英語出来なさすぎて泣けました；； いつも動画で英語の勉強させてもらってます。

[@user-zo2jk9oj7h]

イメージだとカタコトの日本語かな？って思ってたけど、すごく自然な日本語のイントネーションでびっくり！！

[@user-gl1rt5ug4z]

始めましてセーラさん！お世辞抜きで日本語上手かったです！ほぼ完璧で、あとカッコよくしるには、〜するだから → 〜するでしょ に変えたらカッコよくなるよ！あと自分より上の人なら敬語で、普段は、タメでいいと思うよ😊

[@kellyscott5675]

Loved this video. I was actually going to ask you how much work you had to put into maintaining your Japanese since we see you primarily speaking English. Clearly it requires ongoing effort, but you did a great job from my perspective. It was clear you were more relaxed and natural when talking to Nozomi and that was really cool to see. Please post more of these. It was inspiring and fun to see.

[@skipperkid]

完璧な日本語を喋っていますよ。自然な日本語です。 物凄い努力したんだと思う。

[@danopticon]

Regarding the last three minutes of your video, I can identify: I grew up a native Spanish and English speaker (and French listener, but not so much speaker), but I moved at age 13-1/2, and spoke Spanish only rarely from that point on … so decades later, as an adult, it’s not like I’ve lost Spanish - I can still pull it up without even thinking about it - but my Spanish vocabulary is stuck at age 13! I rely on simpler words about a narrower range of subjects when I switch to Spanish. (I also hear, whenever I get flustered and self-conscious, a very subtle U.S. accent creep into my Spanish vowel sounds, which I hate. It disappears when I feel at-ease again, so it’s probably got to do with overthinking what I’m saying.) It really illustrates the importance of keeping up with a language, and of making it a part of your daily life … and of READING in that language, which is what primarily expands vocabulary!! And this is where I feel Japanese poses an extra barrier - or rather, two small barriers and one large one: hiragana and katakana take some getting used to, so reading does require learning new alphabets which represent a phonemic inventory in a way unfamiliar to Germanic language and/or Romance language speakers, but all it takes is some practice, and … then there are the kanji - ye cats!! - which, is this kanji a word this time? or is it a mora? a phoneme? a lexeme? an ideogram? by the cuckoo’s beard, what is happening!?? Fortunately, it’s tough for Japanese school kids too, so there’s a range of reading material to ease learners into this - but it’s still quite the hurdle. I hadn’t realized you’d been speaking since high school and had been part of an exchange program, but that explains why you sound so fluid to me!! But if you’re hearing yourself stumble and using simple words and speaking with an accent, despite sounding fluent to non-speakers and perfectly intelligible to native speakers … girl, I hear you. That’s me and _el castellano_ these days, I can hear all my limitations even when others can’t. The only solution, I’m afraid, is speaking and reading and listening daily, and putting yourself into uncomfortable situations that’ll stretch your boundaries. But you undoubtedly already know this!! I envy that you’re in such a good position to practice _all the time!!_ ヾ(｡･ω･｡)

[@danopticon]

THAT HAVING BEEN WRITTEN … symbols which seem to represent now one sound, now another, then a third now a fourth, all quite arbitrarily, should be familiar to any English language speaker: try using “phonics” to teach thou, through, tough, thought, though, and trough … cannot be done! Having learned it natively, we don’t think about it, but to a learner these are confounding puzzles! Living in the U.S., I only wish every jackass shrieking “Learn English!” at a refugee could be forced to live in Tokyo and learn Japanese in a short span of time … maybe then they’d develop a little empathy!

[@susanmcclain1965]

Your Japanese is very good... You are so smart. I enjoy your videos & collabs with Kai & Emma. Thank you for sharing your views of Japan.

[@arceus54321]

i really enjoyed this video. not just you vlogging and exploring tokyo but im learning japanese and videos like this are great practice.

[@taikikarube8813]

Im impressed your Japanse well !!!　I have studying English 1years but yet to speak English. I aim to enter university of international next year.　 最近、英語の勉強でセーラさんの動画を見ています！ 動画の内容もすごく楽しいです。 これからも投稿お願いします！

[@WMARUoriginal]

Would love to see this as a series. I think it would open up even more sponsorship opportunities. Also I love your Japanese.

[@AllStars2525]

Utsukushii kotoba! Anata wa totemo kashikoi desu!!😄 This is a fantastic video! All of y.our videos are full of great content and they project your personality so well that I feel I'm sitting right in front of you!! I know that editing is time consuming in addition to thinking up subjects and how best to portray the subject, writing the script, acting and shooting the video at the same time so I am especially impressed with your work.

[@bartybart9964]

Thank you so much!!! Just started to learn japanese. I hope u will continue to release a vidoe from time to time only speaking japanese. 有難う 御座います

[@Kawasaki99841]

Wow Seerachan so surprised didn’t think u could speak as well as u can much respect & love ❤️

[@silverian]

It is really great that you did Japanese text to this video. It was good kanji training and I think that I will watch later again to help remember some of those more common kanjis.

[@markandrewhoran]

Your Japanese is SO good!

[@AVan-xg9vy]

WOW - Sarah, your Japanese is so awesome!!!

[@prescriptionpete866]

Loved this! Thanks legend 😊

[@user-jn1yc8vj7v]

セーラさん、いつも動画のアップを楽しみにしています😊　テンポよく進行して観てて飽きないです。編集が上手ですね！

[@Taurusus]

That's interesting about the difference between talking alone and with a friend, for the first half of the video I was thinking hah, Sarah's got a kind of Game Show Host tempo to her Japanese! But when Nozomi was on the scene it got a lot more natural sounding. I always find it interesting how with some gaikokujin, you can almost tell what sort of media they consumed to get comfortable with Japanese. Mr. Affable has this particular Old Man gruffness that's common to a character trope in a lot of old Japanese movies. A friend of mine watches a lot of anime, and you can hear it in his exclamations. I'm still quite new to learning, so my phrases are very overenunciated and stilted, the way they say it in the learning book I listen to, and I'm worried that will stick if I don't diversify my sources!

[@Gergana-jm5uh]

Loved it, your Japanese is so cute! More please Japanese speaking only videos🎉

[@ex12529]

最近めっちゃハマってるチャンネルです！

[@Kennychan222]

You speak so well Sarah for your Japanese! even if just an upper intermediate level! I visited Japan last November and would love to go visit again!

[@stephen129]

It was really cute watching you hang out with Nozomi 😊

[@Tony_Kyoto]

I remember being surprised by your very good Japanese when you appeared on the KZbin video "Food Adventure". You don't have to be so stoic. Your Japanese is already perfect.

[@chrisbalcerek9226]

You sound so good and natural. Very impressive language video and fun tour of the area. 🙌🏻👍🏻

[@ShantyIrishman]

I'll never learn another language to this degree... Sarah, you built differently.

[@BabyPepperPotMay2009]

TWO Seerasan videos on one day? 😁Great! Getting ready to settle down at my laptop, before the start of another busy week.

[@michaelfernandes3620]

Your Japanese is amazing! Thank you for the great video - really enjoyed it! 😊

[@seerasan]

Thanks for watching & enjoying the video 😊

[@eijikasa7951]

日本語すごいうまい！😍アクセントもカンペキ✌驚きました✨

[@KervensGertilus]

need more of these SEERASAN loved the vlog

[@WayneSeco]

Wow impressive!! As long as you have English subtitles, it’s just as fun to watch as your English speaking videos. I wouldn’t speak any slower because it wouldn’t show your true personality. But yes, you should somehow take advantage of your fluency of the language and be different from all the other bloggers out there. Or just make more of these because you’re definitely attractive when you speak like this. Yeah!

[@user-vj5sg3nx4r]

セーラさん、好きな外国人の1人、麺類をススルのはびっくり！ありがとうございます。

[@SammichParty]

What a nice outing-thank you for powering through to show us Shibuya Sky :O (cute hat!)

[@ben.harnwell]

I love Odaiba I wish we have explored more of it. Love the Gundam and the big shop in Diver City. The gardens were lovely last spring (March/April).

[@FuzzleyFuzzington]

What a great video and you looked like you were having fun. I could only pick up a few words as my Japanese isn't so great so far, but i havent been learning so long. I hope to be at your level one day.

[@halcyonandon]

Fun video! You and Nozomi seemed to have such a nice time and she was so sweet!

[@seerasan]

She’s the sweetest girl!! I’m so lucky 🥹💞

[@createddyrin]

セーラお疲れ for the Japanese vlog ❤ 緊張してたんだね、まじグッジョブ🤣！

[@panayiotispayiatis5627]

You are awesome! Have been watching you from Greece! You sound really fluent, you don't pause to think on what to say and, more importantly, you are using syntax perfectly. For me (I've got the N3) it is very difficult to even complete a proper sentence. You are so good, don't be so hard on your self! Thank you for your good energy and lovely heart!

[@seerasan]

Thank you for your kind words 😊 ❤ Good luck with your studies!! I found for me that early on it’s important to just keep trying to form your own sentences, even if they’re not always entirely grammatically correct. I would even memorise phrases & use them instead, if I couldn’t create my own sentences using certain grammar etc just to force myself to use it 😂

[@panayiotispayiatis5627]

@@seerasan Thank you for your answer and advice! Keep it up!

[@LisaSamaritan]

Two Sarah videos on the same day. What a treat. :)

[@seerasan]

Happy weekend 🎉🎉

[@Thehonestruth]

Very much enjoyed this video, I loved seeing your friendship with your lovely friend. Good on you for learning such a hard language, so different to English. Keep trying you’re doing great. Not that I would know!! 😂

[@annunakian8054]

Your Japanese is flawless. Do u constantly get surprised reactions to the point of being annoying or is that rare? Bc some language youtubers make it seem that way.

[@seerasan]

Yuppp, it’s very common to get those reactions pretty much anytime you talk to a local in Japanese. It doesn’t bother me! 😊

[@user-mt9rt3zm7n]

セーラさん、日本語めっちゃ上手い😮　日本語話している時日本人の女の子になっているのがスゴイ👍

[@yin_yang888]

Your Japanese is so good ! Sugoi !

[@Gilraen15]

Your Japanese is so good!

[@mrmatz408]

I really loved this video and hope you don't mind doing more like it in the future! I'm sure it's a bit more exhausting, but it was such a great video.

[@nzstorageman]

Nice video, good to see you hanging out with a local. Good to hear you using the phrase “Nihongo de wakaranai” keep up the good work

[@seerasan]

The classic phrase 😂 I’m glad I could film with Nozomi too!

[@Luboun]

This was really fun to watch :) I was in Odaiba in February last year and the Christmas tree surprised me too, the view was beautiful though. I somehow missed the gundam statue, would love to go back!

[@wasabigirl2004]

Hey Seerasan, I ordered the Sakura Treat Box 8 days ago, and it has ALREADY been delivered. I am so excited.🥳 Sadly, I have to be patient because I am at work atm.

[@ahn155]

Thank you for sharing your life in Japan with us. A country of honest, friendly people with beautiful smiles😊 From 🇰🇷

[@jtdx_]

This is pretty awesome for Japanese learners like me; I can't speak anywhere to the same degree of fluency but I understood a lot more than I thought! Thanks Sarah :)

[@AUCKata]

I wish I could speak even a quarter of the Japanese you speak 😄 Really love this Japanese only vid 👏🏼👏🏼 Also I already miss Shibuya Sky so seeing it again in this video didn't help 😭😅

[@seerasan]

Thank you 😙 Shibuya Sky is seriously the best & never gets old!!!

[@ty2k]

This is great!

[@akonivierra3545]

We’re learning Japanese. Keep it up. Good job!

[@tsutomu5991]

Another great video! You looked like you really had a good time catching up with an old friend. Is it different when you catch up with an old Aussie friend?

[@shane3x]

This video is so fun you should do more of this style from time to time for sure!

[@seerasan]

Thank you so much 🫶

[@Yoshino-lk2xc]

日本人の私にとってもいつも旅行とか観光スポットで新しい発見あったりでいつも楽しみにしながら見させていただいてます！セーラさんの動画見てここ行ってみよう！てなったりしてます！　今回日本語がほぼネイティブレベルで上手かったの初めて知ったので驚きました笑　文法も流暢さも全く問題ないように思います。ごくたまにイントネーションの違いで海外出身の方というのが気づく程度ですが、それも正直ほとんど気にならないレベルでした。頑張ってください！　自分はタメ口でも丁寧語でもどちらでもOKと思うので、セーラさんがやりやすい方で良いと思います

[@user-cu3gk3df8o]

セーラさんの日本語の口調は大変好感がもてますね！ Ｙｏｕｔｕｂｅで視聴者に話しかけるときは、どちらかというと敬語がいいと思いますよ。 また、動画内でお友達との会話はため語でもいいかと思います。 難しいかもしれませんが使い分けてみてください。 これからも活躍を応援しています。

[@hijet]

全部好き🥰

[@maiyomileetiey]

You remind me of myself. I'm older than you but also have been an exchange high school student and later a uni student in Japan. I believe my Japanese level is similar to yours. Even though the people around you will often praise your language level, I understand the frustration when the level gets stuck at a certain point.

[@TandokuOsaki]

新宿御苑はいいですね！新宿にすんでいた時に毎日ぐらい新宿御苑に行きました。😊

[@upondlite]

this was so much fun! please vlog also your stay at nozomi's family's home if they ever give you permission~

[@Idontdoitboii]

This was great, I'd love to see some more videos where you only speak Japanese/ speak Japanese more!

[@seerasan]

Thanks! I’d love to do more! Only thing is the subtitling was definitely more time consuming than I realised though 😂

[@vasilikonstan]

This video is a banger! I think you should make one of these every month. Your Japanese learning fans would totally appreciate it! Myself included. And it might give you some motivation to broaden your vocab as you discussed.

[@wacky1112]

自然に聞ける日本語で全然上手い！敬語じゃないほうが親しみわくかな。

[@typhanthongphay]

Awesome video 😁

[@isao5486]

英語の動画でも時々はさむ日本語の発音がイイな､とは思っていたがここまで話せるとは驚いた

[@kiddfox98]

Thank you.

[@seerasan]

Thank you so much 🥹🌸

[@carlyoshihara4502]

That so cute! I need to practice Japanese too.

[@oldschoolbible1978]

great job!

[@user-rr2sn7wo5i]

日本語しゃべると一気に親近感わくね

[@RichardbBrunner]

I wish I lived in Tokyo... thanks for sharing your language skills and the sites

[@naruyasu9519]

本当にネイティブジャパニーズです。発音と語句の組み立て文句なし。お見事👍😊