Japanese greetings you won't learn in a textbook! (Lesson #3)

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[@Rahmi1902]

I've been learning Japanese in school for almost three years, and I just got to know that we don't really say "konnichiwa" or "konbanwa" to your friends.......... ._. Ah, I've been using them wrong all this time _" Anyway, thank you for the lesson~

[@lawrencecisek981]

I lived in Japan for about ten years and speak Japanese fluently. The lesson on greetings was awesome! Nothing that hadn't exprienced, but had never really thought about it because I learned those things colloquially. Good lesson....

[@ardiansyahputra03]

Chika, you pronounce Japanese and English very well. Good job!

[@stovespiegel]

+ardiansyah putra the japanese lady speaks japanese well. how peculiar.

[@ardiansyahputra03]

Blep blebhebhelbhe that's exactly what I wanted to say. Thank you... 👍

[@woofzyyt8210]

She does

[@verslaflamme666]

actually if u r japanese, u can tell her Japanese pronunciation is not perfect because she grew up in America. her vowels are quite Americanized

[@julian-gen]

Nowadays this comment is a microaggression...so they say.

[@christinefong263]

Can you talk about sarcasm in Japanese? In America sarcasm is considered a type of humor, but in Japan is it really rude to?

[@DaroriDerEinzige]

You obviously never were as a German in the USA.

[@kwicksandz]

i must say as a beginner in japanese its very frustrating to hear that half the phrases in beginner books are not used in regular conversation among friends. i am learning japanese to converse with my japanese girlfriend in her native tongue and she has told me just like you said many of the common words that appear in beginner textbooks aren't used in informal situations. i wish there was more resources devoted to conversational japanese rather than super formal situations.

[@ttrdf]

you can watch this channel as well as channel japanese from zero, good too, also i find this to be standard for any language until you get immersed in the new environment you would know when to say this and when to say that.

[@Narnendil]

Finally someone taught me how to say hi casually to friends in Japanese - I've been trying to find an answer to this for years!! Thank you!

[@grettelvargas844]

Chika: I speak Spanish as a first language, I teach English as a second language to university students. I want to learn Japanese because I love its culture and language. Last year, a Japanese teacher told me that my pronunciation in Japanese is very good (but I speak a little bit). I tried to learn Italian, but I have lots of problems with Italian grammar. Do not feel guilty about learning Italian because Italian is more difficult to learn than Spanish. I encourage you to learn Spanish, just use your Japanese pronunciation and you will do a great job. Arigato. :-)

[@XShadowshot]

Japanese is not very hard to pronounce. All the sounds Spanish has Japanese has pretty much

[@realJoshiBOI]

J is the only difference

[@Animelily]

On greetings you don't get from a textbook, my Japanese friend and I were talking about this topic not too long ago. When she first came to America it was during high school. One of my friends greeted her with "Hey. What's up?" and all she could think of was to look at the ceiling. She got a crash course in non textbook English pretty darn quick. I personally used "Otsukare" once with another Japanese friend of mine. We were both commiserating about being moms to young children. Her son had been having a hard time sleeping at night and she had been having a tough time off it. I hope I used "Otsukare" appropriately then. At the very least she used it for me after my daughter stated knocking the salt and stuff around at the restaurant. Haha. I really do appreciate these off book lessons. Even with the last one I had zero clue that "Tadaima" was actually part of a longer phase. I love being able to learn something new. Thank you.

[@larajoy8]

Hi Chika, I have just started learning Japanese in the last few weeks, I discovered your channel today and I love it. My brother lives in Nagasaki, he is an English teacher there, and he is getting married next year to a lovely Japanese girl. My family will travel from New Zealand to Japan for the wedding. I’d really like to speak to my brother’s fiancée, her family and also after the wedding I’d like to travel around Japan independently, so I thought it was best I learn some Japanese. My brother is teaching me the formal greetings and phrases via Skype, but I’ve found your channel really helpful to get a taste of Japanese culture and also an idea of how normal everyday Japanese people use casual conversation techniques. Thanks so much for your videos I’m really enjoying them. You are such a cool person. Matane!

[@japanagos]

Laura Hall Hi Laura! Thanks for commenting. Glad you found my channel :) My parents are from Nagasaki and I was born there myself! So exciting that you're coming to visit! Good luck with learning Japanese! hope my videos help a little :)

[@joshwheeler487]

Konbanwa

[@joshwheeler487]

Konbanwa

[@sleepyuuyuu]

I am also from NZ! It is nice to see another fellow Kiwi!

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[@MrRizeAG]

Yeeees, more of this. You're the only one I've seen who teaches Japanese slang in a useful way.

[@ShaneKinahan]

Yayyyyy my favorite japanese learning tool!!!!

[@ShaneKinahan]

I've used ostukare sama to waiters, or cooks after my meals as well is that appropriate?

[@japanagos]

GaijinShane I would say gochisousama （ご馳走様）. It's a word that acknowledges the trouble the person went through to prepare the meal :)

[@ShaneKinahan]

thanks!!

[@jaydenlmao2440]

（ジャパナゴス）

[@stvsueoka1]

SO glad I found this channel, thank you for existing!

[@dtookz]

This video is insanely helpful!! I always had a feeling こんにちは and こんばんは weren't really good to use with friends but now I know how Japanese people really greet each other, THANK YOU SO MUCH CHIKA I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS

[@jackyd4375]

I love that you put both male and female version of the sayings.

[@gabevalentine1473]

i like the way you describe words in a cultural context because a lot of teachers and learning tools don't, which is sad because it's super interesting and important for fluency!

[@chogiwa2509]

same with tagalog (filipinp language) there's no casual "Hello" sometimes we sayo "Yow, Ey, Wassup, Musta, Hoy"

[@Rendoku25]

すごい!! Your channel is super helpful! I've been studying Japanese for a year now and will be studying abroad to Hirosaki University in the spring. The less formal stuff not in the textbook is really convenient to learn and you do a nice job teaching it. ありがとうございます!

[@MeijiAcademy]

Chika-san, Arigatou gozaimasu for sharing these very useful and handy phrases in daily life Japan. We will pass them over to our students and interns! Greetings from the Meiji Academy Team from Fukuoka/Japan😉

[@sarahessam6507]

Hey Chika! Thanks so much for making this video! ありがとうね！You explain things in a way that is both enjoyable and easy to understand. I'm currently learning Japanese, so I'm definitely subscribing to your channel :) Also good luck with the Italian/Spanish! 頑張ってください！

[@AntonioCorrenti]

Hi! All the italian textbooks have also the same problem as japanese textbooks: They teach you the "standard phrases" not the common ones. So if you are in front of a common phrase you don't know how to act and sometime you don't know what it means: For example, among friends we use to say "Com'è?" or "Come va?" or "Tutto a posto?" less than the standard "Come stai?". We have a lot of phrases that you cannot translate to english (but not so much as Japanese) and having a lot of irregularity we have many finesses to express the level of friendship/rudeness/cuteness etc.

[@user-zp1xp7kq2s]

Antonio Correnti Com'è? It doesn't mean "how are you?"

[@myself7232]

@@user-zp1xp7kq2s its been two ears and still no answer lol

[@user-zp1xp7kq2s]

@@myself7232 he died, mine wasn't a question but rather saying it's not common to use "com'è?" across all regions

[@myself7232]

@@user-zp1xp7kq2s oh 😶 thank you

[@VickyAEP684]

I think you should definitely try learning Spanish. I'm a native speaker in both English and Spanish (though I learned English first, and started learning Spanish at age 7 when my family moved back to Chile, as my parents are both from this country). Spanish is far more useful a language to know than Italian, as there are FAR more speakers of it. And, if you learn Spanish, you can understand about 70% of Portuguese. How cool is that?! It's a very beautiful language. The songs are beautiful, the poems are beautiful, and it's very melodic. I suggest trying to learn the Latin version (not the Spaniard version). Chilean Spanish is generally thought of as the most difficult to understand due to it's slang and lazy and fast way of speaking. But, if you learn this version, you'll be able to understand every other accent very well. I love your channels, by the way! They're amazing! You do a really great job teaching Japanese ^-^ P.S. If you ever need any help with learning Spanish, I'd be more than happy to help you.

[@amal.i38]

I love your Japanese lessons! Can't wait for more! :D

[@o.4500]

WOW! Great work! I think I learned more basics with ease from your video than I did in my two weeks of language lessons in Tokyo! Thank you! I just subscribed to your channel.

[@jcz4r]

Hello! I would like to commend you for making videos like this with such basic but vital information on Japanese language and culture, as well as for sharing your adventures and experiences with everyone. I just found out your channel last January, but it helped me a lot on my recent trip to Japan. Arigatou Chika-san! Ganbatte ne! :)

[@taylawithan_a]

Hello Chika-san, I just recently found your channel and the few lesson videos that you have done are really good. I was wondering if you were going to continue them and if you did, would you be able to do one on forming sentences please? :D

[@JunJunisKing]

can u give an example of what your after? "forming a sentence" is far too broad, or you can just google sentence structure of grammar functions, theyre not that hard.

[@trejkaz]

Minzii111 Except, apparently, in English.

[@katokz86]

Thank you for your video! I'm planning to visit Japan some time this year so I've been watching a lot of videos with useful Japanese phrases.

[@gabriellabona215]

I wish i would find this channel earlier. Your explanations are so clear and thorough. Thank you very much for your hard work!

[@ThatJustMatt]

Haha awesome! This is just great I've been watching just a lot of Japanese stuff and I've picked up a lot of these but yeah you definitely gave some useful other tips!

[@schoolboydistortionaladdic8657]

This lesson was really great, please keep more coming if possible!

[@saraleelee1]

It's awesome to know words/phrases that can't be found in a text books. Thanks for sharing them and your spanish was great by the way!

[@weilyan]

Definitely looking forward to these lessons. :)

[@doxzmailushetavenusberryas5092]

Love your sound and your pronouncing! Please make more lessons ❤️

[@Gracefulx0Chaos]

This is so helpful! :D Thanks for sharing this with us! I've been studying Japanese for two years now and slowly transitioning into the intermediate level, but I've never heard of most of these. I know textbook Japanese can be so different from real Japanese, but wow.

[@Aaronbal]

Chika--This is super-helpful! Thanks for posting!

[@FieOmar]

i love your channel! I'm just started learning Nihongo :)

[@Lem0nTurtle]

I like learning the more "real life" or casual Japanese. I feel like it flows better in actual day to day conversation. Thank you!

[@videoscarpemomentum]

I love your lessons!

[@almiraliviasalsabila8164]

This is the best video about learning-Japan I've ever seen;;;; I really like your channel, Chika-san!! Keep spirit ^^

[@LovetoLearn16]

This video is awesome and super helpful!! Now I'll be able to actually express myself to Japanese friends when I'm saying hello or goodbye instead of just using the classic textbook phrases, thank you so much!

[@jeanp.5929]

the switching between the japanes and american accent is flawless. Very nice.

[@qnewellmusic]

Great video! I am really interested in learning Japanese and learning about Japanese culture, so your channel is perfect. I look forward to more lessons as well. ありがとうございます

[@alexisk5978]

Thank you !!! I just started learning Japanese, your videos are helping so much !

[@yassersami]

Fascinating! Thank you very much, Chika ! I have always fancied learning Japanese since childhood but never had the chance to work on it properly! I've already known 2/4 of the salutations you mentioned at the beginning (i.e. Konnichiwa, Sayonara). I really thought everyone says Konnichiwa!!! Thank you for this insight of the lovely Japanese language usability and culture!

[@luvpinkhellokitty]

This is great! Thank you!!

[@Thegeometer-ep3sj]

Hi, Chika! I am on the path towards learning Japanese and I find your video very helpful in remembering new phrases! What I find would be the best way of learning the language would be by watching Japanese news and tv shows to hear the sounds of the words and understand how the phrases vary in different scenarios. Thank you for the videos!!👍👍

[@metiche4u]

Thanks! you're so good at explaining the uses of greetings in Japanese. I'm hook now to learn more lessons 👌

[@TouchMyShelf]

Thank u for these lessons, I look forward to them and u make it very easy to absorb !!

[@fantasmagoria5880]

This was very helpful video- material! Thank you kindly!

[@AjxCatastrophe]

Thank you! This video was so helpful.

[@CurstSaden]

Very informative! Thanks!

[@mysticalcarter]

yes you taught me something new, appreciate it. i'm new to learning japanese. thank you!

[@arifdesouza7627]

Cheers for your pearls of wisdom...

[@Bilbojack4]

It is lovely to listen and watch your lessons ! Arigato gozaimasu.

[@motionista]

Yaho is the best! I always die of cuteness inside when I hear Japanese friends say it!

[@bxtchimdashit]

Thank you for this lesson 🙏

[@maues14]

With one short video, I have learned a lot of stuff! Thank you.

[@katekiddo1714]

Love! Thank you for awesome videos!

[@xoMoriko]

Just found your channel! I love the way you teach! Definitely gonna go watch all your videos. :-)

[@tracyt7209]

Thanks for this! I like how you give us the literal translation, because I often want to know the EXACT meaning

[@Klayhamn]

Such a great video! I studied Japanese for 3 years in the University and still learned a lot from your video :D :D Thank you ~

[@loenigma69]

These are SO good! :D Thank you for doing these and being so fun but also straightforward. Very easy to follow and it all seems very practical and of course so useful! ^.^

[@jasonkiyojima2024]

Thanks for the lesson! Time to use it in Tokyo!

[@MrThatonebitch]

Do more of these videos!! The way you explain Japanese is sticking in my brain unlike other times I’ve tried to learn! Im retaining!! 😂

[@evieluna6060]

Hi! I just arrived at your channel and so far I really REALLY like it. I am self-taught learning Japanese and I do know the basics however, I learned something new in this video and it was very helpful and you explained everything really well :) I'm probably going to watch all your videos now, jyaane ;)

[@MrHsuLaoshi]

These videos are really interesting and helpful! Definitely do try to learn another language. It's a very fun experience. I'm currently learning Japanese and Koine Greek!

[@BIZEB]

And your bet was correct. Very interesting. Thank you!

[@leeboy54]

Great lesson, I learned a lot. Another important point to mention is that おはいよございます can also be used at work if you see co-workers for the first time at 2pm in the afternoon

[@Manoftheswamp]

I'm in Japan currently and found this invaluable. Thank you.

[@lailafayed9743]

That was so perfect and helpful 😍😍, please make more videos like this. I am a complete beginner and that helps me a lot ❤️❤️

[@fizzyfoster]

Thank you, I eagerly await your next video

[@elenaa8205]

thank you for the video, very useful!

[@Kim-mi7hz]

I do appreciate what you've done for us and just one word "thanks" is totally not enogh. Your video teaches me, gives me useful infomation and it does inspire me a lots. And, again, thank you a lots for posting such an interesting and educational video like this. I do look forward to your next videos! Love ya and...have a nice day!

[@jacobthompson7497]

Great video! I did learn more greetings and I can't wait to use them :)

[@DJKewKew]

This lesson was very helpful! You made me put two and two together because someone said ganbattene to me once and I tried to figure out what it meant and couldn't. But thank you so much.

[@UnleashBryan]

Very helpful! I've been in Japan now for 3 weeks and I was not prepared for the medley of greetings that I had never heard before. Really threw me off at first.

[@MunkieHAHA]

This was awesome! Thank you, Chika!!! This was an incredible addition to my current studies! Still a beginner, but I intend on taking this all the way. I love the Japanese language. :-)

[@mark-evans]

This is really Awesome!! I have been around the Soka Gakai for many years, I studied many different Japanese Books and so many times I would say something and the Japanese person would look at me like I am crazy or something. And THIS is why!!! :) I am really glad you took the time to do these Videos, they are like Gold to me!! Thank You Very Much!! :)

[@ObscureChan]

Thank you Chika

[@liunyan0708]

Just discoverd your channel and I love you.

[@annieyang5755]

i get it. it's like a formal form and casual ones with friends

[@imfred08]

Simple but useful lesson. I did learn something new. Thanks! : )

[@j9s486]

This video is very informative~ please keep making these kind of videos :D

[@badshamia5075]

I enjoyed your exceptional teaching very much.

[@JoeyMartinezjaye8]

Thanks!! Gonna keep watching so i can learn more Japanese.

[@rosesallotmentadventures9365]

Thank you! We are just starting to learn Japanese and off to see a dear Japanese friend today. This was perfect!

[@ivandejesusgarcia5186]

Hola Chika! I just subscribed to your channel, i'm learning japanese and you are very good at explaining in a more friendly and casual way, i like that! Also, i'm from Mexico, so if you want to learn spanish i could help you any time, the stuff you said in this video was pretty good and with a good pronunciation, i think you should stick with spanish haha がんばて！ Hasta luego!

[@raventhorX]

i would stick to whatever language you like the most. if youre not interested or having a hard time getting interested then that would make learning the language difficult. for me spanish would be most useful however i dont feel very interested in it and my attention to it suffers. japanese on the other hand seems to consistently call out to me and i always seem interested in it.

[@zkbee9666]

This was great. I plan to follow your lessons thanks much Chikasan. Yes I did learn new phases and your teaching style is easy to follow. Thanks again.

[@navada611]

Everyone’s culture is different Recognizing the difference in culture and Respecting it is needed

[@avenger038]

hi , just found your channel, very helpful , I just began learning the basics as I am going to Japan sept 2017 , so excited and I heard that not many Japanese can speak English , and I also think its respectful to learn the language of the country you are visiting ! although you speak quite quickly your video is brilliant , good to learn from someone who is so natural in speaking both Japanese and English . amazing !!! Arigato goziamasu , (I think that's right) I will be checking out your other videos aswell !

[@wwvmon99]

More Japanese lessons please! It was really helpful and fun.

[@japanagos]

wwvmon99 I know, I need to get back into it (>

[@jennifereliseteer]

I don't know if it's rude to say but I find you really cute and beautiful haha :') It's really fun to watch you and learning from you. I've seen a lot of videos of people teaching Japanese but they all were a bit off somehow but your contact, your interaction is really good and on point. It's friendly haha! So thank you for that! I'm planning to go back to Japan to study Japanese in January 2016 and I'm really excited! I already know some Japanese but hopefully videos like yours will teach me a bit more before I go. Thanks again and please make more! :)

[@fredkylam]

Totally agree, common speech in any language are not taught in books or in school; you need to immerse in the culture, like staying in Japan for a while.

[@_pve]

Loved the video! Please keep posting this is very helpful. c:

[@Konoraichan]

Thank you so much for this video, Chika! You don't know how long I've been wondering how 'hi' works (or doesn't work) in Japanese, because it did seem weird to me at first that you'd always say Good Morning or Good Afternoon to your friends. Knowing that you pretty much just call out their name or make an 'I've noticed someone I know' noise helps a lot~ Once I get better with my grammar and kanji, I think I'll try commenting on your second channel in Japanese. Might be fun if your Japanese subscribers commented in English too~ Like Lang-8 sort of. TLDR: Your videos are great, I'm subscribing to both of your channels~

[@1rgam3r]

That was awesome. I've been learning for only a couple of months and this answered a bunch of questions. It brings balance to a lot of the typical textbook stuff that's even on the web. When you're learning another language, one of the LAST things you want to is come off like a dork. (whether that a person's natural state is different issue ;) ) But thanks! This defiantly brought some sanity. "Real world" Japanese is a great idea!

[@doyouzgot2knw]

IM SO GLAD I SUBSCRIBED THE VIDEOS ARE SO FUN!

[@japanagos]

doyouzgot2knw yay!

[@lohetbd4858]

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[@lohetbd4858]

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[@usagi1641]

A Teacher of teachers. Thank you I lol try to do best what you kindly gave to the good people.

[@Simonandgarfunkel34]

It's certainly easier to start learning a language when you're young, but look, I started learning Japanese last year, and I turned 40 a few weeks ago.And honestly, I'm having a blast. It requires a little bit of discipline of course, but it's so much fun and it's rewarding in so many ways. So, Chikaさん、頑張ります！

[@heavenmorrow6375]

Thank you so much!