How I Mastered Japanese Without School

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Ganbatte kudasai! You can do it!
pusspuss, Anton in Japan
I ONLY speak English on this channel.
REAL Japan from the eyes of a Swedish fashion model / DIY freak / Content creator.
I buy and renovate old abandoned Japanese houses in Tokyo.
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How I Mastered Japanese Without Going to School

[@eeee8489]

Its so cool that you learned japanenes without school but experience

[@ANTONINJAPAN]

Experience is learning too! Arigatou gozaimasu

[@eeee8489]

@@ANTONINJAPAN that's true

[@Rhaspun]

I remember a local young woman here in California had got on a new job as a teaching assistant at a elementary school. I had read an article in the local paper probably a couple of decades ago. But the school she was at had a majority of Vietnamese children and Vietnamese was often times their first language. The young woman had rented a room from a Vietnamese family so she was hearing Vietnamese at home and hearing it at all day when at work. She said she was struggling for almost six months and then all of sudden it was like something clicked and she could speak fluent Vietnamese and understand it easily. She felt being so immersed in the language really helped her.

[@eeee8489]

​@@Rhaspunwell my 2nd language is Hindi which i barely hear out in the public and have been suffering for 8 years

[@TheJlee28]

Like many Asian immigrants to English speaking countries they learn from experience, so admirable.

[@viz8746]

I watched you speak Japanese for the first time in one of your other videos some months back, and I could have sworn you attended school in Japan, since your accentless Japanese was amazing, especially your keigo, grammatical constructions and “Japanisms” - you also had a native level command over tense and sentence structure.

[@TheJlee28]

Interesting, lots of us, from Canada were offered modelling contracts in Japan too, including myself. I declined as I wanted to finish university before jumping into modelling. It took my friend 7 years to finish her degree due to working around the world. I did it in 3 years. My Japanese roommate in Canada taught me some Japanese too but I never been to Japan so my Japanese is bad. This is a very interesting video. 👍👍👍👍👍 Now I work in real estate and reno houses in Canada. 😂

[@bobfranklin2572]

The power of Immersion in full force again

[@ANTONINJAPAN]

🇯🇵❤️

[@7728abbott]

As a viewer, I wondered how you came to speak Japanese! I'm so glad to watch this video, Anton. It is very inspiring. You are a wonderfully complex person, both intelligent and open to experience. Wow.

[@ANTONINJAPAN]

ひらがな、カタカナ、Will do wonders! Ganbatte kudasai, you can do it! puss puss, Anton in Japan

[@ANTONINJAPAN]

I ONLY speak English on this channel. REAL Japan from the eyes of a Swedish fashion model / DIY freak / Content creator. I buy and renovate old abandoned Japanese houses in Tokyo. What content do you want to see next? contact me at [e-mail] for any work related questions Anton Wormann - ALL MY LINKS Official homepage www.anton.jp Official Instagram: instagram.com/antonwormann/?hl=en instagram.com/anton.injapan KZbin youtube.com/@ANTONINJAPAN youtube.com/@ANTONWORMANN TIKTOK: 日本語　www.tiktok.com/@antonwormann?lang=en English www.tiktok.com/@antoninjapan BOOK MY UNIQUE JAPANESE HOUSE IN TOKYO : www.houseintokyo.com My agency/ model manager in Japan www.image-tokyo.co.jp/models/anton-wormann/

[@TheJlee28]

@@ANTONINJAPAN love what you do!!

[@mme_en_vadrouille]

Great video. I am a French teacher in the US and I tell my students if they want to improve their language skills, immersion is the way. It takes a lot of self motivation. I am going to Japan this summer (2024) for 6 weeks as part of a teacher exchange program. We will have interpreters, but I want to learn as much Japanese as I can. It's been a lot of fun. I am doing a combo of Duolingo, Genki, KZbin videos (I love DIY too). Love your channel!

[@gwenaiello8412]

Thank you Anton. It is always nice to see curious people succeed even out of the "normal road" .

[@K-Yune]

I was looking for videos on how to learn Japanese naturally and stumbled upon Anton. His experience reminds me of my own here in Korea. I never attended a language school but just learned Korean through self study and then later moving to Korea and being immersed in it. But with all that, 4 years later when I became pregnant is when my language exploded. All the new medical and parental terminology I had to learn that even my husband, who is Korean had no idea of. I want to try to do the same with my Japanese but since I don't live in Japan the news, friends, and practicing with my husband will have to do. Might take a lot longer than it was for my Korean but I will get there. Thank you for the encouragement to keep pushing forward.

[@jamielafevers1670]

This is why I tend to avoid Roppongi, as I love that neighborhood because of the beauty, but it is so easy to live in a gaijin-bubble with all of the other expats. Wonderful feedback about your experience living and studying Japanese life. Thank you!

[@sewingnibblerbits5641]

That is so fascinating. I fell in love with the Japanese culture on my visit there 2 years ago, and really wanted to learn the language. I tried a few phone apps, but you are so correct in saying that you need to live the language to fully grasp the correct way of speaking it. Your enthusiasm for Japan is so contagious. Thank you for this insight of your Japanese language journey.

[@margretabroad4873]

This is really an extraordinary story. I had expected a completely different one. For example: young Swedish man works as model after finishing school, is very successful, is booked for high fashion brand campaign in Japan, meets his girlfriend, decides to stay, learns Japanese, she helps him, he gets more modeling jobs, discovers empty Japanese houses, starts renovating them, writes book about them, is very successful until the present day. But it turned out to be a totally different story. Thank you for the video.

[@g.f.-w.9130]

Great. Thanks!

[@bbbart77]

Great video, hope to get your book when it's available.

[@LindaSmith-vq1br]

You were wise to immerse yourself in the language and culture. Acting school is a brilliant method of learning because you can pick up nuances from expressions and body language that words alone cannot convey. I have no university credits but I am at a masters level in many areas. I have an insatiable curiosity and a love of learning. If something piques my interest, then I study it to death. It might make my knowledge a little eclectic but is has stood me well in my area of work. I am a researcher. I love looking up and collating information including genealogy. You found a method that works for you. You have learned and continue to do so. Good for you!

[@FrauWNiemand]

I think you can be very proud of you, that you took this serious and learned every day, with different approaches. When I studied Japanaese at university in Germany and came to Tokyo 2 years later, I knew basic sentences, some political, economical phrases, lts of history and culture stuff, but at the end I finished unversity but quit learning Japanese at the point when I started working. Sometimes I regret this a bit. Sure, it all comes back when I visit Japan, but I feel I could truly learn and study more. You motivated me to grab the books again and learn.

[@belladonna131]

Very nice! You don't laugh or joke a lot. Is that Swedish nature? Japanese shows are SILLY, SILLY, SILLY and funny. You are so serious. Anything funny? ❤

[@evanbarton4600]

That was a great video, makes me think about the woodworking lessons I had in Yokohama. How I get to come work with you again someday!

[@dancingbetweenus]

Very inspiring. I lived in Japan for 5 years and went the language school way and worked for Japanese company and my japanese is still far from fluent. It takes a lot of courage to figure out a way that works for yourself in a foreign land where you don't understand anything and I think your japanese have shown all the effort you've put into and the not afraid to try attitude you have.

[@mkdaisukiflamingo8646]

Amaizing experiences how you involved certain distinctive Japanese cultures 🎉🎉not so many foreigners have opportunities to experience such a diverse community✨✨✨happy for you ❤ keep going and stay curious !!!😎😎

[@ANTONINJAPAN]

Keep going and stay curious! Always learning!

[@TheJlee28]

He’s a brave man!! My esthetician, a man also modelled in Japan. He stayed in the agency’s house at all time and never experienced all those.

[@twoshadesofochre]

Such an interesting story! Thanks so much for sharing it with strangers on the internet- I for one definitely appreciate the insight into a different approach to learning. As someone who didn’t do university and went straight to work I can emphasise. I’m in a very different place in life now that if I went to university and I have no regrets (even if I get the occasional complex of feeling under qualified for my job). The older I get the more I see how much our lived experiences can often be better teachers than formal education. I’ve been slow with my Japanese learning after realising I probably will never live there 😅 but I do it for fun anyway and if someday my husband and I decide to move our family there, even temporarily, I will be able to at least say hello, thank you, and two beers please 😂

[@japonconsazonlorenaiwase2461]

Congrats Anton you are a brave person and determined! Regards from Nagano prefecture 😊

[@kaleidoscopeallie]

Cool story. I learned Swedish also, just by immersion. I was pregnant when I moved to Sweden15 years ago and when I got my personnummer and went to apply for SFI they said that they wouldn't have classes over the summer and I could start in the middle of August. The baby was due in the first half of September so I spent the entire summer just GOBBLING as much Swedish as possible. .. like standing in the grocery store with the jam in my hands and seeing a picture of a strawberry and going.. . ok. . . JOHRD GUHHBAH LMAO! Like your acting class experience I joined a studiecirkel about things you can eat and use medicinally from nature. Spent weekends traipsing my pregnant ass around the forest with a bunch of Swedes and understanding about one word in 5 but we were DOING stuff together and context is an excellent teacher. I can imagine that these extremely class distinctive speech differences would simply go against the Swedish grain to try and master. Switching cultures really does make you realize how much your own culture impacts you in ways you didn't even think about or realize.

[@patriciamoss2987]

You are a doll!

[@09conrado]

Interesting view on learning. Nowadays we're taught that learning is only done in schools or approved studies, but if you've watched a toddler learn how to walk or a child try out a new skill, it's obvious that learning comes from a drive within. I'm convinced that the current school system works more as a hindrance to learning and self expression than as a support, as it's still based on the premise that the student should adapt to the system instead of the other way around. Of course, as things go, all this will change one day and I'm excited and positive to see where it will go next.

[@OneOfDisease]

I have had a similar experience here in Japan. I have not taken any classes on Japanese, but living in Japan for 20+ years has taught me a lot. I like how you mentioned tradesmen languages, because they are different...normal Japanese people would have a hard time following the conversations.

[@alexanderacostaosorio]

It would great if you finish your University in Japan👈 it would be cool to see that.

[@ANTONINJAPAN]

One day maybe 🙏

[@TheJlee28]

It’ll be nice!!

[@Kv2024feb5]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 you are highly movitated and I love that... Such an inspiration to me 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@ANTONINJAPAN]

You can do it too! Thank you 🫶

[@user-cl1hv4xb3r]

Thanks for sharing, I am going to Japan next month to start my Japanese study n I find ur experience r very helpful, cheers mate.

[@roddy222]

Awesome info. Living in the culture I believe has a big advantage, its in your face everyday. For me at the end of a months holiday visit I was starting to read the hiragana at the train stations first before the rōmaji in the beginning. Cheers.

[@hyleslie]

Your learning method is very similar to the "participant-observation" method used by anthropologists and ethnographers. Rather than didactic learning (being told), you learn by living as locals do, as much as possible, by engaging with a broad range of local people, and continually reflecting on, and improving on, what you are learning. Well done!

[@berkeleyfuller-lewis3442]

Superb heartfelt video. I'm sure you would be an awesome friend for others.

[@GOREilla.]

Great video

[@SojournistActual]

Very fascinating! Thank you for sharing your story. I've always wondered what it really takes to learn a language as different and complex as Japanese, especially since it sounds like there isn't just "one" Japanese. :)

[@naomiwoodman3585]

Very enjoyable video. Thank you!

[@liubanovikova]

Thank you for the inspiration!!! I got new wave of motivation.

[@rickbarrington]

You are amazingly wise in your life choices, and your videos at compelling, gripping. Looking forward to your Renovation series. Best wishes from your newest subscriber from Seattle USA

[@annemari5271]

So interesting, Anton! Thanks for sharing 😊

[@stephencheng]

Amazing journey thanks for sharing !

[@Jojoba25]

Good historical context on your Japanese journey ❤

[@ANTONINJAPAN]

Arigatou gozaimasu 🏡

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

I Think you will be successful at everything you do because you are so conscientious , hard working and like you say curious. Congratulations

[@suserinagasawa7977]

You are very inspirational !! Im enjoying your channel :)

[@zanderjuga]

you will never improve without moving forward, you are a great person 🙏

[@zombiepenguin85]

0:58 I would say "has" should’ve been used

[@me6013]

Very interesting, you seemed rlly determined to learn Japanese and everything abt it and you still do I hope everything goes well for u!

[@edwinlindberg428]

Swedish history student here. You are indeed correct about the lack of education in Sweden regarding asian culture/history in grundskolan and gymnasiet, it is however a bit better at the university level. However focus (at least in history) tends to lie with China, India and the Middle East, in regards to Asia. Not much about Japan I'm afriad.

[@brendakane3888]

Anton, really enjoy hearing your story and your time in Japan learning, working and DIY-ing! Thanks for giving us a glimpse! Ps my cats name is Sakura Ichika Kane…

[@puhistagram]

Absolutely great video, Thanks Anton. I wish you success in your journey and may the Finnish forest pagan gods walk with you, my Swedish Viking brother.

[@mrsbluesky8415]

Your English is excellent and you kept the European accent which is very nice. Americans love an accent because we think you’re sophisticated.

[@irenalisiecka7813]

Inspiring ❤

[@jessicabacalzo4430]

What I love about your journey, is that you knew you wanted to live in Japan and you desired to learn the language and culture. So many people want to go somewhere and don't bother to learn anything about the place. Perhaps that is (sadly) an American habit.

[@yeoldegrayCat]

When I was younger I loved anime/manga and wanted to be a manga artist. I got to visit Japan back in 2013, it was a whole lot of fun however I caught the flu(from my father who passed it onto my sister) about 4 days before we had to head back home and it developed into bronchitis which really sucked so I couldn't enjoy the last few days to the fullest. I did eventually end up drawing some fanbooks in English and worked with a couple of people making some indie graphic novels. I do different type of art now but still enjoy anime and manga...although I still would like to learn Japanese so I could read stuff that doesn't get licensed.

[@victoriaaletaaustria2817]

One can if living in a country. It's called immersion, you hear the pronounciation, & have practice regularly. I managed to learn by frequently going in Japan for several trips.

[@stephanymarlen3]

Hi Anton, I discovered your channel thanks to this video, I was wondering if you believe that learning any Scandinavian language has the same challenge for you with Japanese. I am Mexican that has been living in Norway for almost 3 years and oh my God!, I am struggling 😝 What do you recommend me? Ha det!

[@angeliquesisilia9802]

Impressive!!!

[@MultiDryder]

I been slowly learning japanese by watching anime and sailor moon is my favorite anime

[@ANTONINJAPAN]

Sailor Moon, airing on Swedish TV at 7am in the morning since I was a kid haha

[@ShadowKnight8P]

this really inspires me to pursue studying Japanese

[@antoniojr6666]

must be so nice to live in japan

[@kojih2008]

アントンさんは日本語の教育が何でも屋みたい素晴らしい😂、浪人だって 😅 笑っ

[@toshikozennyu8067]

日本語の学習がすばらしい。漠然とした教育より自分の強い意志で学ぼうとする態度は学習するといいます。漢字の学の意味はlearn ,習はpracticeです。ありがとうございます！

[@chocohalf]

i learned Japanese thru watching MITOKOMO a samurai tv series 😁😂that was yr 1983 my 1st time here in Japan..it's been 40yrs ago woooow really???🤣🤣🤣 i was only 18yrs old that time...ahahahahha...married for 34yrs with 3 adult kids now...Totemo taihendeshita...ijimiga ookutte..& need to fight for yourself!!! 今も頑張ってます🤩

[@anasnasrullahm]

👍👍👍

[@Nitchkil1]

You should do a lesson for swedish people like me to teach out the Japanese language. Du borde göra lektioner och böcker för svenska folket, så som jag kan lära sig japanska och inte genom engelska till japanska.

[@ANTONINJAPAN]

En dag förhoppningsvis!

[@lizxu322]

People learn in different ways. I learnt a lot through various anime, and unfortunately maybe too much from hentai that I cant use in general conversations. Yes I also studied 5 years in high school and 1 year in university, but I found it hard to focus university due to a bunch of stuff going on, and high school stuff was a great foundation but I forgot a lot. Immersion is the best, I'd still say. The pursuit of knowledge in all is forms is wonderful. Great to hear your unique journey, I'd say youre a polyglot now.

[@toshikozennyu8067]

I guess ANTON must have had a hard time studying Japanese. I have a very strong Osaka dialect, but I usually have a Tokyo dialect and am often asked to speak Osaka dialect in Tokyo. Until about 150 years ago, the country was closed for 250 years. In addition to this Japan is an island nation, has very little racial and cultural diversity, so speakers and listeners have a great deal in common, Therefore, speakers and listeners can somehow understand each other without exhausting words. (People do not necessary to try to convey something to the other person using the best of their words). This is called high context language which is a language that has high non-verbal content and is aware of the importance of the unspoken. Simply put, it means "reading the atmosphere," "understanding intentions," and "sharing concepts that can be understood without anyone having to say anything. On the other hand, countries such as the U.S., U.K., Canada, Germany, Switzerland, and Scandinavia are said to have low-context cultures, the exact opposite from us. It is a difference in communication style, so it is not a matter of which is better or worse. But what about in the global society? In a global society, of course, experience, knowledge, values, ethics, other religions, history, etc., all differ. In addition, preconceived notions and prejudices about each other's countries and cultures are combined to create the ultimate low-context society. In communication in such a society, it is very dangerous to say, "No, you don't have to say anything here, you just have to guess.

[@antonioo1817]

Daim how old are u

[@toshikozennyu8067]

@@antonioo1817 Seventy-five years old、and you? I'm Japanese woman, not Swedish. I'm working now for almost fifty years as Japanese woman and I can speak Japanese, English, German also.

[@antonioo1817]

@@toshikozennyu8067 oh no I was just commenting , because you said that the country was closed for 250 years. A really long time, I was confused because I thought something different

[@toshikozennyu8067]

@@antonioo1817 Thanks. I thought nobody read my long comment, so I was surprised and I thought you were German. As many German are visiting Japan now , I imagine you visite Japan too. Japanese do not say YES and NO clearly. So I explained we are very oposite to the other countries.

[@antonioo1817]

@@toshikozennyu8067 haha yes I'm German and do want to visit Japan but I have family in Japan so I will visit them next year

[@palashsalunkhe3886]

Love from Indian 🍫🍫💐

[@nikitabackman4836]

I’m only watched English movies but I’m from Sweden and I can Swedish

[@martinvalencia798]

I learned Mandarin pretty much the same way: by immersing myself there.

[@filipjohansson4293]

jag har inte studerat japanska på 2 år men jag kan fortfarande läsa hiragana och sapplande på katagana. min ordförståelse är kass och jag har glömt bort gramatiken men jag är stolt över att jag fortfarnade kan läsa "Kämpa på" ganbate kudasai. några tips på hur man kan lära sig gramatiken lättare?

[@marsmallow_17]

😮

[@AlexJones0316]

I wanna learn Japanese, so i can understand what the commentators are saying during Sumo tournaments.

[@i-hate-handle-names]

I have watched many youtube videos of people who successfully learned Japanese and all of them say that the only way to actually become fluent in it is full immersion. You can never become fluent if you have to constantly translate the language back to your native tongue / primary language, you need to understand the language as it is and respond in kind. Schools can not teach this.

[@deltonabf]

Quite remarkable determination. You have not mentioned your journey to learn English. Your 3 (more?) languages are so different! Also, do you anticipate your career gradually turning to acting?

[@lestry7878]

I don't want to answer for Anton, but in my experience (I lived in Sweden for 8 years and went to school there) almost every Swedish person is able to speak relatively fluent English from a very young age. I was 15 when I moved to Sweden and I spoke English to my classmates and kids in the neighbourhood and it was never a problem. English teaching at school is pretty good and in general lots of culture like movies/music/books and the internet are accessed through English. I wouldn't be suprised to learn that Anton has been able to speak English since relatively young but I might be wrong of course.

[@R0CK0Nbaby]

Yep most Scandinavians (Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic) can speak English, many can speak it to a fluent degree, I've even met ones that I swear were American but nope they never lived in North America

[@afdgbdfbdfbdf]

Now we need a pewdiepie colab!

[@nexustheninja1927]

What is with swedish people on youtube and migrating to Japan :P

[@tonydejesus2134]

Have you seen his girlfriend? Someone as cute as her would motivate me to learn Japanese too.

[@AlexJones0316]

Nothing is free, my guy. Nothing.

[@Yuna77_]

I live in Sweden but I know no one who's name is Anton are you ethnically Russian?

[@wixoon5154]

Alot of people are named Anton in Sweden.

[@DonnieChoi]

First, your blue eyes are mesmerizing. Second, you may regret dropping out of college some day.

[@L_Rous]

Having a Japanese partner also helps.

[@TurUwU]

Are you relative to PewDiePie?

[@dolphindipsize]

Антоха так ты русский или нет