Japanese Reading Practice w/Hiragana Times

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The reading exercise for beginners and intermediate learners.
In this lesson I explain how to use "vague expressions" in Japanese.
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[@TheUnknow257]

I always love how you not just simply translate the words but give cultural context and deeper insights to it. Very helpful! Thank you so much.

[@khalilahd.]

Your videos have truly made a difference in my Japanese studies so thank you so much ❤. I’ll be reviewing these tips after work today 😊

[@batsjapan]

I know this has been said before but to reiterate , Misa-san, you are the best language teacher period. Your expert knowledge of English truly makes you a better Japanese teacher. I have learnt so much more in the short time i have been following your videos than in the 40 trips i have made to Japan. I'm looking forward to being back in Japan in the next 2 months. All the best & continue the good work. I'm no way near fluent ,but, on my first visit to Japan i knew only 6 words that i used at every opportunity. This time i hope to enhance my stay.

[@Sisyanor]

Your video is a great reminder of the importance of culture when learning a language. More and more, I understand that to learn how to speak, listen, read and write Japanese may take me only half-way. The second half seems to be about understanding how the culture impacts all of it. So thank you for sharing parts of this knowledge.

[@killager6767]

みさ先生, it is thanks to you that I am where I am today with my japanese studies. I can’t thank you enough!!❤

[@SuperYoda7]

She is just a lovely human being.

[@CryptoMatty]

I also wouldn't have kept up my study as long as I have without you Misa. ありがとうございます

[@izzyjamm4]

can’t believe I never heard about hiragana times before. This is so valuable for getting more written japanese in your diet when you don’t know kanji

[@myokokoaung9857]

I am so glad I found your channel. Very helpful on my language learning journey.

[@etherity]

I've been subscribed for a really long time now. Please know that both you and the content you make are greatly appreciated.

[@sir_hammy]

いつもありがとうございます！「ほう」を間違って使うのは本当に面白いだ（と思う－笑）今回のテーマや話題はすごく大事でいろいろ勉強になりました。You address some really difficult and important ideas in this lesson. It's great to pull apart these kinds of topics and see different points of view and also the differences in looking at the surface meaning and deeper meanings. 動画の終わりに「ちょっと言いすぎか」という感じはぜんぜん Please talk more, haha!

[@philipbrowning3544]

Practice is the key to honing any skill, thanks for the resource Misa-sensei!

[@kumorikuma]

Thank you for introducing this app! Was just looking for something like this to improve my literacy 😊 Your insights into the nuances of the grammar are super helpful as always!

[@jaquaviuspeterson8785]

こんにちはみさ先生相変わらず動画を本当に楽しみしていた。Hirgana times を初めて聞いて面白そうで読んでみたい、和と茶道について教えてくれてありがとう日本の文化が大好きで僕も摩擦を避けて和の考え事を共感できます。

[@feedmemelonsandlobsters3387]

I am truly worried about that pikachu behind you. It looks so sad and depressed!!!😳 You too a bit. Hope you are doing alright Misa. You are a really great teacher!! Thank you for everything!!!🙏🏽🧚🏽🧚🏽‍♂🧚🏽‍♀🐭

[@HearterSG]

この動画は先生のメイクがすき！

[@cejaeluvsmama72]

僕最初に覚えた日本語の言葉の一つがタブン「曖昧」だったカモしれない この動画は、アイマイなところが微塵もなく、非常にメイリョウで解かりやすかったとオモウ。 知らんけど。 和🎌＝✌☮

[@kengo7273]

『知らんけど』👍 but I don't know if you use it "to make it ambiguous”, it sounds rude. 『知らんけど』means “I don't take any responsibility for what I just said”. このコメントがウザかったらすみません。すでにかなりお上手なようですが、引き続き、日本語の勉強を頑張られてください！

[@cejaeluvsmama72]

@@kengo7273 空気を読もうよ

[@kengo7273]

@@cejaeluvsmama72 なら良かったです。失礼な表現だと知りながら意図的に使っていたんですね。他の学習者が『曖昧にする表現』だと誤解しなければいいなと思っていました。

[@JohnLemon237]

Thank you!! I will always regard you as the best Japanese language teacher

[@tcsocal5554]

As always, useful, easy to understand and very helpful lesson. ほんとにいつもいろいろありがとうございます！

[@riyaghosh6886]

ありがとうございます先生

[@ouissemzr3346]

Thank you Misa sensei 💖

[@johnp.johnson1541]

Misa san's English is spot on perfect though she says "whilest" like the Brits rather than while like American English.

[@TrueBlackJew]

かみがすごくきれい！

[@md.hasanmalitha9860]

ありがとうございます 💜

[@davidalfaro1429]

Just what I needed thanks for the video your awesome fantastic work thanks again.

[@NaEx300]

thanks! after about a year of studying I finally get into things like reading or trying to watch basic conversation videos. Your videos have been a great help! I think this app will be really cool for reading practices.

[@Yuna77_]

Please make more JLPT N3/N2 videos, we love you Misa sensei

[@Sunbirdmeow]

Wonderful lesson thank you so much💚💙💛

[@dirtcop11]

There is a lot of information here. I will probably need to watch this several times.

[@songthanh896]

つくば市の図書館でHiragana Times を読みに来る、素晴らしいです

[@carolannebrown6156]

Hi Misa Sensei, ありがとうございました😊

[@BlackDoveWar]

Wow this app looks extremely helpful. Thank you for another wonderful lesson Misa!

[@dhiegov]

thank you so much for your lessons!!!

[@person8325]

Your videos are always so helpful and well made! Thank you for your hard work

[@jetteroheller6395]

I really appreciate your videos! Your videos are some of the BEST I have seen! Thank you so much! Please continue to talk! Your very good at explaining! Have a great day Beautiful!

[@KiroXIV]

Hello Misa Sensei! ❤️

[@mudkip_btw]

みさ、本当にありがとう！君のビデオは非常に便利で日本語を学する。:D

[@sharifaiman2997]

Thanks Misa for learning lesson.

[@sizukafurano3172]

Thank you

[@jeff-8511]

この動画も本当に面白かったです。

[@livingtokyochannel]

Always enjoy learning Japanese through your videos 👍✨

[@abellopez1586]

Thank you Misa for the video, I really appreciate. 🙂

[@custardlife]

You did a video going over the lyrics of 前前前世 a while back. I was wondering if you could do another one of those. I'd love to learn/memorize the lyrics of tuyu's namikare or any tuyu song!!

[@TomKilworth]

I second this! You could also use live performances of the songs to avoid (/reduce the chances of) copyright strikes. Would love to know more about the lyrics to songs from anime OP and EDs

[@loucam7570]

I love your videos!!

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Oh wow I just bought that 2 days ago - Thanks for making great content!

[@manichanhvilaisak4983]

Thanks for teaching❤

[@jamesbarton4859]

Thanks

[@Assy21full]

Im from Spain. I love this videos so much. I learn a lot. You are amazing +___+,

[@resignurdrnk7535]

really great video. subbed!

[@leonidgordeev9096]

ありがとうございます。

[@ichigomewmew]

ありがとう！ ビデオ を楽しみしています。

[@pokfinner]

I LOVE YOU !! as a friend, but it's still love

[@user-be4ss6ck9n]

以前にもましてもっと綺麗になりました‼️素晴らしい

[@agathahemingway8823]

TOP NOTCH CONTENT as always!!! 👍👍

[@BlommaBaumbart]

まさか？！あのアングルからの卒業おめでとう。ｗ 真っ直ぐはちょっと真面目な感じがする、いい意味で。

[@ryuzakisimms1019]

竜崎さんの日本語の勉強がうまくいきますよに

[@davidanielassis1756]

could u please, make a vid about: totemo, sugiru, takusan, yoku, differences? 🥺

[@Billy4321able]

Thank you for the great lesson. I don't mean to be rude, but might I suggest the use of extra lighting to make the video seem less dark? It can remove unwanted shadows, brighten up the video, and make the focus more clear. It's very common in vlogs for people to put up simple ring lights, or umbrella lights to better illuminate the face. I don't want to sound rude telling you how to run your channel I just think it's a small thing that could improve the video quality a lot and help you reach a bigger audience.

[@aquapuppy9838]

4:50 The Japanese lady reading sounds like Yuuki sensei on youtube.

[@Mr1995Musicman]

In english, we actually only rarely literally say yes or no. Usually we replace it with an equivalent: "sure", "sounds good (to me)", "that sounds right", "who knows?", "I guess so", "totally", "I completely agree", "Kind of, but ...". These imply varying degrees of agreement. In sitautions that require a direct answer, like a court hearing or important decision, people have to be reminded and prompted to answer a firm yes or no. Is this what japanese does, or does it go further than that?

[@jaredpatterson1701]

❤️ 💙 Thankssss

[@creativebodyflying]

ありがとう！

[@revazsaugood838]

I feel that is Made more joung that remember🤫

[@ckmv2858]

サムネルが似合うよ

[@yasaiasazuke]

そのホワイトボードは日本語の文章を読みに良さそうですね。

[@user-hy2uz7ot2n]

Nov/03/2022 5:08pm

[@otakumarombeiro3383]

いいね！

[@ChronotronTronochron]

That top is gorgeous 😭can you share where you got it?

[@alucard4974]

I love your videos, but I'm not sure if I should watch them in NNN. :(

[@trzebiatowravecommunity3446]

Take care Misa

[@dktouring]

Misa San, do you also do apple podcasts?

[@medmcmedmc]

Girl...when will you come to Barcelona? 🥰

[@kev_whatev]

Something has been bothering me lately. 好き is a な adjective, but I see the informal construction 「smthが好き」as a complete thought. I thought only い adjectives could do that, and な adjectives needed です or だ afterward.

[@kotori_no_saezuri]

い-adjectives don't need だ/です. Ex. Just かわいい is perfect. You could also add だ/です to affirm the notion. Ex. かわいいです/かわいいのです/かわいいんです/かわいいのだ, etc. かわいいだ is not allowed. On the other hand, な-adjectives basically need だ/です. Ex. あなたが好きです. あなたが好き is used in more informal situations.

[@topakin259]

Oyasuminasai sensei nemui en des i get passort tommorow i go to japan saitama to meet my kyudai

[@Umbra0023]

Can some one explain how the phrase "あいまいな表現を好む日本人" works here? Why is the subject after the verb? It looks like "あいまいな表現を好む" is a relative clause, but shouldn't then be "あいまいな表現を好んでいる" to work? I feel like I'm missing something crucial here.

[@japanesereadingandwriting]

💙

[@mrrandomdude4291]

みさ先生のは好きな本ですか？

[@paradoxelle481]

A lot of 'softening' techniques in Japanese, if used in English it's called 'hedging' perhaps from 'hedging your bets' especially saying 'I think' and at least in American English in academic settings for writing it's often considered by teachers as bad to do, or written about for in the workplace that it makes you seem less assertive, therefore less memorable in the workplace since people get awarded for being assertive, which as long as it doesn't go into a range that Americans consider aggressive, is viewed as a good thing. I don't know if the culture is the same in Australia, Canada or the UK but it may be much more similar than differing in opinion/softening. We generally don't use constructions about talking about a direction of something to create softening/slight removal from the topic that I'm aware of. The good news and the bad news is rather than the 'nail sticking up being hammered down' we're encouraged to stick out, so there's more freedom to be oneself without people feeling like it's impolite, but on the flip side if you're shy you can get caught in a trap thinking you won't be successful in life because being assertive feels so uncomfortable to that person... also people give unhelpful platitudes like 'be yourself' which is easily misunderstand as people don't have to change their personality to cultivate better skills or abilities and that others should just accept them as they are, which although assertiveness is valued a lot more in American culture than Japanese, there is still a limit to. I think a balanced view between being able to value assertiveness when it's needed but still being able to think about other's feelings and be considerate, still valuing cultivating oneself over blaming others for not accepting you, would be an ideal middle ground between the two cultures and that the west and Japan have lots to learn from each other in these regards. Thanks for sharing about hiragana times, its looks like a very helpful tool for vocab/kanji study!

[@christanmcleod8239]

いちばん

[@sagemaster3408]

なにかまちがって

[@danthomas4198]

I think Japanese are 0/10 straight talking, British(European) are maybe 6/10 and USA is 10/10.

[@elijahjflowers]

it’s not vague, it’s esoteric

[@stevemcinnes5480]

you are as cute as a button, and I luv your English accent...🍁🤠👍

[@flarklooney]

(softly) please... please get well.

[@WerIstWieJesus]

Today I found your channel. And now I know that I will spend some time with japanese. Your presentations are so creative. But you are looking a little bit sad in your last videos. I wish you all the best from all my heart. Perhaps now is the time that you should think more about God than about Pikachu. You have become a women. The wonderful tea ceremonies cannot replace religion.

[@gsr4535]

Nice looking young woman. 😉