Japanese People Typically Don't Use あなた Anata This Way

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[@justiceforusall7038]

めちゃかわいい🥰🧸

[@Aniram789]

Is that Kero-chan acting as your assistant today? 😊

[@DANGJOS]

Holy crap! How the hell did I miss the fact that that's Kero-chan?!

[@GoddessOfWhim2003]

i noticed that right away. he's holding the Dream Key for the Clear Cards

[@DANGJOS]

@@GoddessOfWhim2003 Yes! And when is season 2 coming out? It's been years now

[@GoddessOfWhim2003]

@DANGJOS not quite years yet (will be two years since season two was announced on April 1st 2023) but now that the manga is finished, i would expect in on 2025 or 2026. Sakura is my favorite series so i keep tabs on it

[@killerparkourcrew5954]

Cardcaptor Sakura was my first anime ever

[@everythingtorah]

ありがとう先生

[@lunanuneseo]

Omg! I'd love to have a Kero-chan plushie! ❤ (Can't wait for the second part of Clear Card.)

[@YuriiChannMill]

さいきん(最近) means; recently,lately,these days, right now, . 最近、どうですか 。lately, how are you doing? どうですか。How are you doing?. Can be used too.

[@DANGJOS]

In online chats with Japanese people, I've been addressed as あなた a number of times, even if they knew me name.

[@matzekatze7500]

Probably because you are not native

[@NikkiDimesYT]

You could also say "そちらは?" right? Like, asking how things are your way?

[@justiceforusall7038]

so cute 🥰🧸

[@firdauszainudin7118]

Anata : Use it on person you love & hate the most

[@ねまるまるぱ]

It’s really difficult point of education that we Japanese rarely ask whether he’s fine but as a basic Japanese leading that phrase is essential to spread the horizon of learning of Japanese expressions.

[@GoroMari]

Is it okay to use そっち instead of the other person's name? I often hear it, but I wonder if it's appropriate in a formal conversation.

[@takazzw3132]

It's OK to use for your friend. But そちら is more polite in formal conversation.

[@elfhighmage8240]

Tossing out my Genki I textbook...

[@callasky]

As a non Japanese speaker, my first instinct when someone asking "Takagi-san wa?", my first instinct of the answer would be "Hai, Takagi desu." 😂😂

[@TheWhyteKnyte]

Please keep the bear in more videos. ❤

[@Glatier]

is that Cerberus⁉️

[@DANGJOS]

Yes

[@keithle_]

How about きみ or あんた ?

[@MaryAnnSweetAngel]

Omg Kerberos ❤

[@neznaukak8572]

Bro got destroyed by Yuta

[@PsychonicJoe]

「そっちは？」は？

[@KoraOSRS]

What about 君は?

[@KaoruMzk]

What if you don't know the other person's name? I've been in that situation before and pretty much had to use あなた even though it was a bit awkward.

[@amanosatoshitranslates]

i guess it'll depend on other person. if the one you are talking is like 30 year older than you, use ojisan(male) or obasan(female). or just use "sochira koso [repeat question]"

[@eryk8813]

teme

[@adamharris306]

I've responded to "元気ですか？" with "元気です。君は？" Is that better or worse?

[@catmerchant8699]

same. 君 is only used in songs and some anime. it’s really unnatural in conversation

[@KaoruMzk]

Probably worse. I've only ever heard 君 being used in anime.

[@benjamingoldstein14]

@@KaoruMzk and song lyrics

[@AndrewB21]

​@@catmerchant8699It's unnatural in casual conversation with strangers or acquaintances, but it's used commonly enough between people who are close. Where'd you get the impression it's an anime only thing?

[@vvklimova]

みんなさんの最近はどうですか

[@TheBombayMasterTony]

Alright.

[@ayouxy]

Can we use something like "sensei wa/oni san wa?" For a stranger?

[@narsplace]

I just say 元気、元気？

[@danieldanieldanielUvu]

People don use anata because we (listener and speaker) know the topic .. talking to each other so don need to use anata

[@lacroixmxcky9908]

Then they reply with the same hhing and it goes on and on.

[@neoroxx]

another example of stupid text book language. no one speaks like that irl 😂

[@gnilbirts]

older people use anata ALL THE TIME

[@pyropimp]

Would "kimi" be more appropriate? Less?

[@jadogi723]

Ok so why does Anata exist in Japanese if it's never used

[@georgecavendish1504]

Do Americans call their friends You? That is so impolite and why would you ask someone you don’t even know their name ?

[@NikkiDimesYT]

It's kind of weird in English to refer to someone by name if they're right in front of you.

[@fazt_lane]

Then why teach it 😑