Japanese Try To Pronounce HARDEST English Words l FT. TOZ

#japan #kpop #toz #english
How good are Japanese in English?
Today we wanted to see if Japanese people can pronounce these words!
Also, please keep on the look out of TOZ!!
How well did TOZ do?
Please let us know on the comments
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[@jacers14]

Anthonny having the British accent is so surprising and expected at the same time being a Filipino. Cause Filipino English accent is very distinct.

[@army4rose]

I'm a British person and I was suprised as well

[@cloroxbitch2491]

Filipino English accent is annoying 😂

[@army4rose]

@@cloroxbitch2491 what?? 😭😭

[@AsianFilipino_Eli]

Frrrr I have a Filipino English accent and when say something it looks like I’m saying it when I’m annoyed 😂😂😂😂

[@littleforestowl]

As a Brit, I adopt him 🥰

[@victoriaaaahhh]

Shannon is so sweet and encouraging to them, pronouncing foreign words is so difficult. She gives correction in such a kind way to them.

[@Deniolia]

Especially English. I hate my native language why did they have to make it one of the big languages of the world

[@LeafMapping]

@@Denioliaunited kingdom territory

[@guythatdosethingssometimes2651]

​@@DenioliaColonization

[@davea6314]

​@@Deniolia Instead of writing "big language" try writing "lingua franca".

[@JarlBarbossa]

​@@guythatdosethingssometimes2651 False. English has become so dominant thanks to the American juggernaut economy and media. The top reason for people to learn English in Europe and north Asia is for business and entertainment.

[@novashark67]

More Shannon please! She makes it so much less awkward than others on this channel

[@kidrobot.]

nah, she's playing favorites because she likes asians

[@nutmegz9534]

She's so gentle and kind! I think she's good at making people feel comfortable. 😊

[@NathRebornsK]

Yes!

[@xCosmicJellyfishx]

Id be happy if I never had to see her again, really.

[@xvenacavax]

​@@xCosmicJellyfishx why? 😅

[@littlefishiesinthese]

I was so confused for "simultaneously" because as an Aussie, they were saying it pretty spot on and I didn't understand why Shannon was hitting them! Until I realised Americans say it like "SIGH"

[@TheNewzBreaker]

As an American I don’t understand why we say sigh for simultaneous but sim for simulacrum

[@ms-kz2vk]

@@TheNewzBreakerits so weird idk y we do that😭

[@just_crumbs]

I'm so confused cuz i pronounce it as not "sigh", for me, it was the "i" from "simulator"

[@lynnettesue6240]

May be a regional thing. I'm in Hawaii, I definitely pronounce it as the "sigh" but I do know that the "sim" is an accepted pronunciation and wouldn't blink if I heard it.

[@ravensfan777]

@@TheNewzBreaker I mean, every dialect has inconsistencies. For example, the Brits say/spell aluminium with an extra "i" but they don't do the same for platinum. You can also find inconsistencies with the way Aussies speak/write as well.

[@Rosyln]

She was so sweet about it, and it made the energy so wholesome instead of possibly embarrassing or awkward for them. It's so difficult to learn a new language they all actually did impressively well (not counting the already native English speaker but I still commend him for being bi or multilingual as that's also impressive.) Please more wholesome content like this!❤

[@mckalahanes4203]

Yes! Bc the point of this game is, sure, to laugh, but you wanna laugh WITH people not at them. Accents are legit funny - MY accent is silly when I learn Spanish, Korean, Turkish, and Indonesian and it’s fine to laugh a little, but you don’t wanna like. Put someone down. Discourage them. I think she brought silly energy and gave gentle correction. It made me, as someone who loves to learn languages, laugh bc I can relate 😂

[@randominfected1924]

Mhm

[@katiemorwick9615]

The way I’m so proud of myself that I can pronounce these words but English is literally my first language

[@chrispham6599]

Yeah you don't get any points for having an insta win

[@sugoish9461]

*baby tap*

[@planetemersyn5889]

same

[@finster1968]

Yeah…as a native English speaker, I found myself concentrating just as hard as the Japanese speakers. 😂

[@Femalemoonwolf]

I'm so happy they didn't break out bureaucrat, because the spelling for that always gets me even as a native english speaker. 😂

[@Kingdom_Of_Dreams]

The reason why the "th" sound is so hard in English is because there are two of them, the "eth" (Ðð) and the "thorn" (Þþ). If you look at words like "cloth" and "clothes", you hear a difference in how the two "th" sounds are pronounced, but schools don't really teach this, so it's up to kids to hear the difference and memorize it! 😂

[@mmaxine1331]

I’m Chinese everybody I know would pronounce th as ssss and V as w, wictory wouchers sank you= thank you I sink=I think, happy birsday ,zis=this I don’t understand even all the teachers would say it this way, my friend whose lived in Canada for 5 years and friend who’s been in America for 11 years still talk like this and has thicker Chinese accent than me whose never been abroad once, I read about something about how it connects to one’s phonetic memories.

[@trevorlange]

To be fair as well. In New England when people say "clothes" quickly, you sometimes don't hear a "th" at all. It becomes almost like a lateral fricative slurred into a "z" , sort of like "klowthz" with very little emphasis on the "th" and a long "o" Any Welsh speakers might recognize this sound as the double-L in Cymraeg/Welsh Edited for more information

[@stefaniew6822]

​@@trevorlangeI am from California and also pronounce it "kloze"

[@BlakeH..888_]

"Clothes" is pronounced the same way as the word "close" like to close a door or close a window.

[@CTGrell]

clothes becomes cloz or clodz for me. the th is just hard because there is nothing similar in many languages. it became t, s or f in my class most of the times. I remember one of my teachers teaching us how to make the sound but it was so hard on our tongues we gave up. many many years later now that I'm more or less fluent I finally took the time to learn it. I still don't like it but unless it's at the end of a number (sixth and fifth will be the death of me) I'm okay with pronouncing it

[@4everinamood]

Haruto is from New Jersey?! I guess this explains why he speaks English so well but knowing this blew my mind

[@crptpyr]

On both LOUD and on Boys' Planet he put his hometown as Tokyo, so I think he means he just lived there at some point? Bc I know he started learning English as a kid (he said in an Instagram post that Spongebob taught him English) and then lived in the States at some point

[@crptpyr]

He also wrote down "Japan" on his boys planet thingy as his country of origin

[@616L]

​@@crptpyr Haruto was born in Tokyo while he grew up in New Jersey

[@paulyperreira2795]

Im just confused why they’re speaking Korean when Im expecting Japanese, since they’re literally all Japanese

[@GiantParfait]

​@@paulyperreira2795they're on a Korean channel. Plus many groups learn other languages to be able to preform or debut other places.

[@moebaczynski5866]

As a half Japanese and half white I see this as an absolute win

[@cee_el]

You mean half Caucasian? But what’s the ethnicity?

[@rxx9_lol]

As a 3/4 Japanese and 1/4 white person, I also see this as an absolute win

[@harshmnr]

@@cee_el I know people try to use Caucasian to be more politically correct, but it's actually just inaccurate. Caucasian means specifically from an area called the Caucasus, which is just a small region of Europe, whereas most people who are white (or their ancestors) are not ethnically from that region. It's fine to say white; however, you're right that just saying white doesn't give a specific enough description if you want to know someone's ethnicity. Also, to the original commenter, solely being a certain ethnicity or race has nothing to do with your ability to speak a certain language. But if you speak Japanese and English, cool. (I do too and I have no Japanese blood.) Have a great day y'all. :) ~:~

[@eIa5091]

@@cee_el saying white is correct, you don't have to say Caucasian 💀

[@joemamacaprisun]

real except i pass white so no one believes that im half japanese lol

[@sarahe2274]

I don't know who she was, but she was so sweet, engaging, and good-natured! She made sure to interact with everyone and had a lot of social charm. She totally made the video.

[@letsplaymikusgamingchannel6165]

Her name is Shannon (at the beginning of the video) I like her too 😊

[@sarahe2274]

@@letsplaymikusgamingchannel6165 Shannon! I missed it, thank you 😊

[@TheRatCollector]

as a native English speaker I struggled for like 30 seconds trying to remember how to pronounce simultaneously

[@polegaelach6598]

Same lol

[@themasterblaze7563]

I've pronounced that word at least 4 different ways just to be a troll.

[@nafiu6885]

80% English words are Latin. But 90% Latin words are Arabic. So, 85% English words are Arabic.

[@Yourcomfortcharacter-lul]

Like when they say it over and over again I forget how to say it myself 😭😭

[@abarette_]

that is the sign of a pretty fucking bad language I think

[@jamesheng1878]

Japanese not having ‘v’ sounds, having a sound that is half way between an ‘r’ and an ‘l’ where you basically smile while saying this sound, the ‘f’ sound being different and the lack of consonant clusters. It’s hard for Japanese people to get the pronunciation. But it doesn’t mean you can’t learn! As someone living in japan, みんなさん頑張って！！英語ができるよ！

[@niwa_s]

Smile while saying らりるれろ?

[@airtempest8945]

That's actually pretty good advice 'cause Japanese lacks dental sounds (of which, /f/, /v/, /θ/ and /ð/ are all dental and labiodental respectively), which is why those would be the hardest. Also with /ɹ/ and /l/, it would make sense for it to become the alveolar approximant [r] because [r] is somewhat of a half way between the two, since they are the alveolar retroflex and the alveolar lateral approximant. Inversely, this is also why English speakers can't pronounce the word "tsunami" correctly, because in English phonetics, we don't have the sound [ts] (the affricate, not the two seperate sounds) and then in English phonology, you can't put a fricative after a stop consonant, so we just drop the /t/ or the /s/ and make it only starting with a /t/ in the onset or a /s/.

[@Alexandria665]

That is really encouraging, thank you! それは本当に励みになります、ありがとう ❤

[@niwa_s]

@@airtempest8945 The ts as in "cats" is basically indistinguishable from the official affricative... English natives make the sound all the time, it just plays a different role in the language. Shouldn't be nearly as difficult to switch gears and produce it at the beginning of a word vs. one you can't even distinguish.

[@airtempest8945]

@@niwa_s The difference is that this is in the coda of the word (the part of the syllable following the nucleus). That's why it can be produced. In the onset though (the part preceeding the nucleus), like in tsunami, it violates the rules of onsets in English (It's very weird 'cause /s/ is just generally a weird sound in English because it itself violates a bunch of rules in the word start position but since it's second in tsunami, it doesn't operate).

[@naofg]

Yuto, Takuto and even Athonny, who speaks English, sound so cute when trying to pronounce the words! They're all babies in my eyes 🥺 Takuto, obviously, since he's just turned 16, but the others are also only around 19, and I'm 31. I really enjoyed this video with all of TOZ together ❤ Now, I need to express my surprise: I already wondered how Haruto spoke English so well, but now he's saying he's from the US? I guess maybe he moved there when he was very young, otherwise all the info I can find online about him is wrong. Everywhere it says he was born in Tokyo, and that he learned English by watching Spongebob (?). I'm curious to know more about how long he lived in each country and his experience with English and Japanese, and with learning Korean and even some Chinese. From what I can tell he speaks Korean really well too! Thank you for having TOZ for three videos (that I"ve seen) on the channel!

[@brojoe44]

Well the thing is people move to the states and don't bother learning English. He's able to brag he moved to the states and learnt English mostly through Spongebob.

[@Reticulating-Splines]

@@brojoe44 That's a prejudiced take. I live in the state he's from and a lot of people who live here hold dual citizenship with their country of origin or their parent's country, and travel back and forth from those countries regularly since it's a large metropolitan area. It's one of the most diverse states but English and Spanish are still the standard languages spoken/learned in school. But if he didn't attend school here he could have well just picked it up in his youth watching TV here.

[@SpringStarFangirl]

He's definitely got a distinct Japanese accent, but he's pretty fluent.

[@Foxxy_Steve]

Language is so fascinating. We’re all capable of making the same sounds but our various cultures we grow up around can make it feel like we physically have to struggle with words we’re unfamiliar with.

[@tylerleblanc4305]

I made myself laugh because I, an English speaker, was saying the words out loud like it wasn’t my own language.

[@DeadLkeMe]

Same but I discovered how bad my southern accent comes out sometimes, especially with "squirrel" and "horror" 😂

[@beyondgalaxies2522]

Petition for Shannon to appear in a TOZ MV, her interactions with the boys are so wholesome and fun 🥹

[@ZRICH7]

Petition for her to appear in my bedroom

[@ounceuponateaspoon]

@@ZRICH7🤨📸

[@Saints779]

Does anyone know her last name? Because honestly I think I know her. If it’s the same Shannon, then I went to college with her which is crazy to see her here

[@valeriegarcia9059]

She’s insanely pretty and her laugh sounds like heaven 🧎‍♀️❤️

[@SJ._]

Australian pronunciation we often say sim-ul-tane-ious-ly so they would’ve been more correct on their first tries in our pronunciation. :)

[@robyntheslytherin]

Same with British, Americans just can't speak English, they need someone who speaks proper English on here 🤌😂

[@elainelindseyrampertab1945]

We also pronounce it the same in South Africa

[@E4STLABELS]

As a Korean I can say most of these are hard for me too mostly cause of the vowels as in Korean we pronounce them differently

[@Youngbok-ah]

Same here! 🫶🏻

[@kerryholland4822]

I'm literally English and speak only English and I struggle and find these hard 😅

[@Youngbok-ah]

@@kerryholland4822 Really? That's good to know, now I don't feel as lonely 💀🤣💕

[@Nevamore277]

I think words with r’s and l’s are harder for Koreans to speak, when I was studying Korean, I was STRUGGLING with the pronunciation on most words

[@vineboom9372]

honestly accents make a big difference too. not even english people and american english speakers pronounce the same words the same way. a lot of people in the UK call the letter “z” as “zed”, but we dont do that in american english.

[@ramc619able]

Shannon brightens every videos with her beauty, light flirting and sense of humor ❤

[@LattePunch]

I appreciate that she isn't just laughing at their mess-ups but giving advice.

[@alpaca735]

People keep forgetting that they’re Japanese, and they’re already speaking in a second language

[@Gumbier_Than]

素敵です。

[@Forevergreenclover]

Who forgot that?

[@khushigoyal9050]

Happy to see boys planet boys after a long time Happy to see them debut as a group 🥰 Fighting 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Winter_Bear-Tae]

I’ve never heard of this band, but the members seem so fun and interesting! Definitely going to start listening to some of their music ✨✨😄

[@616L]

They are all from BOYS PLANET representing Japan

[@mikii162]

@@616Lanthonny is also from produce 101 japan season 2 🙌

[@portaminas]

​@@616LActually, they're from a Japanese group called "TOZ". (They all came from Boys Planet tho)

[@army4rose]

I'm an English speaker and I pronounce Simultaneously as sim il tane ee us ly . I don't if it's just me or if it's how the country that I live in ( the UK) pronounces it .

[@3zs317]

Same here. I'm from Germany and it also sounded wrong to me. I think it's because she speaks American English and I had British Englisch in school.😅

[@army4rose]

@@3zs317 yeah probably 😅

[@SamGVL08]

As an American yea that’s how we pronounce it

[@dongsicheng1319]

irish here and yeah i’ve never heard sime

[@Ironically-Sarcastic]

Yeah it was annoying because she was judging so harshly when she can't even pronounce this stuff herself! 😂

[@festivebiatch]

Should have thrown in “parallelogram” 😂😂🤣🤣

[@Mondayvibes108]

lol I speak English and I swear that word just frustrates me like I swear I have to like say it slowly and think Otherwise comes sounding like I’m a new English speaker

[@kandirain_1172]

Some things are preference in pronunciation. Like in "simultaneously" u can use either a long "I" sound or a short "I" sound. So, the words were less "wrong" and more different from the pronunciation she's used to being from the southern US. I'm also a Southerner so I get it but I think I'm usually aware of different ways of saying things. But overall, this was a fun video. Will watch more...now probably 😊

[@rae7080]

I personally take the “l” out all together; simu-taeni -usly

[@amberchristmas979]

Which accents use a short "I"?

[@kandirain_1172]

@@amberchristmas979 I don't know of specific accents that do it, just certain people. Enough that both sound normal.

[@alexandriah2412]

​​​@@amberchristmas979English people would use a short i in simultaneously. I don't know anyone or anywhere in the UK where they would use a long I which sounds like eye at the start. If you check the word on Google the audio uses the short I as can be found at www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-sonymobile-rev1&sca_esv=585953107&q=simultaneously&si=ALGXSlaUtFsDtoqkZ-6ghxYf-ukH34SNuiHcfaQf575E9B2ghBk-uEWWLqJomkGb1t9ovZZ0MC5418Drz-MsLCcijAMPN1v-OQZOtH99--ndYzF7Vb87jhg%3D&expnd=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwixy67j-eaCAxX8T0EAHdxSAGEQ2v4IegQIDBAq&biw=380&bih=759&dpr=2.89 I assume thats why they put the disclaimer at the start that the words were the American pronunciation not the English way of saying words. Fun video though ☺️

[@Andie789]

I’m British and I say “Sim-ul-tay-ni-ously”if that makes sense. Not like it’s said in the video as “saimultaneously”. Actually the way the first guy (the sitting in the second seat) said it at the start is the same way it’s said in British, but they acted like it was wrong lol. Maybe they were just doing the American pronunciation 🤷🏻‍♀️.

[@aynDRAWS]

Haruto goes in and out of a Japanese accent and it's very cute

[@safiakl1065]

Takuto he just too cutee

[@phni1018]

And if non-native-german speakers try words like Streichholzschächtelchen (match box), have fun😄

[@dahliaisaflower]

I'm from Germany but raised in America so I can't even pronounce it 😂

[@moholera2340]

Why are you fighting, this will instantly paralyze the tongue🤣🤣🤣

[@qyunyuqyu]

I cannot even begin to imagine how to pronounce this word 😆

[@EricaGamet]

I took a few years of German in school (in the US)... I can pronounce it. Verrrrrry slowly, one syllable at a time. But I might not ever remember it or use it in a sentence!

[@MysticMorigan1998]

I want to learn some German, but man do the compound words scare me 😂

[@Lil-toomuchaboutLinguistics]

This is such an interesting video. As a native speaker studying Etymology, this is fascinating. The difference between the guy who’s from the US and her when they said “Horror” is so funny. I love how she pointed out the difference in region. She was so nice about it too. The way he said it is actually pretty much the way we say it here in California. We pronounce it “Harrer” I’ve noticed that especially in Southern California where I’m from, it’s kinda like a mix between like a southern and northern accent. So basically just mix both their accents, and you get like a little Valley Girl, which is what I have.

[@fairynikis]

They’re wild for putting Haruto in with the other members when he has lived in New Jersey LMAO 😭 Like of course bro is gonna speak perfect English

[@littleforestowl]

They were the sweetest! Great work 🙌🏽

[@bloombloompow8872]

Im honestly so happy how she handled this because sometimes you'll see these videos and the one with the hammers hit too hard even if its to people they've never met, but she hit them really lightly and encouraged them which is really sweet to see

[@NANA024KK]

Takuto the official boys planet baby 🥺 also Haruto lived in New Jersey?! I need to see more TOZ content!

[@stephanieallangarman5598]

I really enjoyed this episode. They are ALL ADORABLE 🥰 and dedicated to their pronunciation of each WORD. The last guy is perfect 👍🏽. This was fun 🙋🏻‍♀️😝❤️‍🔥🇺🇸.

[@yuduki119]

再生数まわってて嬉しい〜 何きっかけで伸びてるんだろ　 TOZ見てるとなごむしバラエティ番組たくさん出演してほしい

[@stellahong2151]

I watch this channel every once and a while and to see TOZ pop up was so amazing! I missed them from boys planet so much

[@the615god]

These dudes are so good at trying to prounciate English words. I hope I never have a life or death situation where I need to pronounce Japanese words 🤣🤣 Great job everyone! And the host was great as well!

[@goldhawk151]

Except Japanese pronunciation is so much easier. Saying this as a native English speaker 😂

[@cowabummer5687]

definitely, japanese only have a hundred or so sounds compared to English!! english can make different sounds depending on context but japanese sounds are always the same!!! vowels only make one sound!!

[@TheMolabola]

Japanese pronunciationg is actually quite easy, compared to a hard language like Chinese.

[@planejanedaniels]

"Rockin' the English, Japan! 🎸🎌"

[@mars4436]

yuto did so well actually 🥹

[@DeeezNutsGT]

Are they Koreans speaking Japanese trying to speak english?

[@jasnamusic7360]

Nope they’re basically japanese and on filipino that speak also Korean that are trying to speak English 😭

[@cup1dwon]

this was such an incredibly funny and entertaining video. def gonna be one of my new favs

[@goodghoul2277]

I loved this so much 😄 they did so good and ugh- they're so precious

[@AndreaDoesYoga]

😂 Wow, this was both funny and impressive! 👏

[@aidoruotakuchan]

シャノンさんが綺麗すぎる 画面が美人で溢れてる....

[@bruceleealmighty]

This was quite enjoyable. As I read the comments, maybe it's because it wasn't adversarial but so supportive. Thanks for doing it.

[@kitti6273]

i’ve never watched any content from TOZ before and only heard abt them, but they’re all so lovely. the guy on the right especially had my heart i will be checking cmts to find his name cuz i missed it 😭

[@ridhasari8367]

Idk them actually. It just happen to pop up in my home videos, but this video is fun! I think it's becoz all the boys are cooperative and the girl has really good social/adapting skills. I Do not regret clicking this video. I'll give it a like 😊

[@RaReiRoo]

takuto is trying so hard it's cute

[@sweetestdelight]

I'm proud of Anthonny for acknowledging his Filipino blood. I'm loving him fr now. He sounds great with British accent tho. ❤

[@xXDarklyAngelXx]

I do like how their willingly to try their English why it also helping them, the 3 that didn't speak it as well became a lot more comfortable talking in the English they knew as the video went on which I felt was really sweet

[@thedeadman82988]

Shannon!!! I love these videos! Uh oh big scary hammer

[@SangamNotFound]

I'm from Nepal and myself I'm trying having British accent and I love his half Filipina's accent

[@cawrtnei]

Wholesome content ☺️ love the boys and love Shannon

[@sydney2950]

i really had no idea who TOZ were but maybe i should check them out because this was too cute. language is hard and they did great also Shannon is awesome

[@katekurtz1640]

I would say that for rural most people in Wisconsin say it like she did we don’t pronounce the u or the second r we just make it one quick sound. Maybe I’ve just been pronouncing simultaneously wrong my whole life but I’ve always pronounced it the first I as an e. I’ve heard it the other way too but I’ve always pronounced it as an e sound but now that I’ve heard it the other way sounds a lot more correct.

[@w.reidripley1968]

Definitely a known habit to say it "rurrl," making the A a schwa.

[@user-pb7kz7pk6w]

as a native english speaker with a slight korean accent i literally pronounce rural “rrl” or just “rrr” and no one knows what i’m saying 😭

[@LetTalesBeTold]

Yeah, where I’m from, rural is homophonous to “hurl.” It’s common enough to hear some folks- including myself- shorten many two syllable words, like crayon (“cran”) and garage (“graj”).

[@silky0439]

This was amazing. I love the Japanese personalities. They have an innocence about them (the young ones. Thought I’d clarify)

[@Kazner0h]

The fact that one of them can just flawlessly speak English was not fair 😅

[@user-rz7iy8pf9y]

Japanese speak English in Korean program is crazy

[@marcintron]

Shannon is a star!! 🌟She’s beautiful and talented!!

[@instayville-is2no]

Awwww Takuto! But Haruto playing this game seems unfair. My dude speaks English.

[@xelllery]

I thought anthonny’s pronunciation was quite fluent so i’m surprised she didn’t think so lol Also i though he was fluent is he not?

[@blakekaveny]

It was his accent that did it. I would say he’s fluent yes. He’s nowhere near the level of Haruto though

[@maibee123]

yea i thought the same 😭

[@1995marixsa]

for his first time he was great

[@Ironically-Sarcastic]

Yeah right? Don't get a southern American to judge how to pronounce English words, especially with Rs. They can't even pronounce them properly themselves!

[@616L]

Shannon judged with American accent (as how she read "simultaneously") while, as she stated near the end of the video, Antonny's pronunciation is closer to British accent

[@flaviomulatojerkin]

Shannon has been my favourite in te channel, I love her 😍

[@EzrulieDantor]

Namamugi namagome namatamago is such a fun tongue twister. It's rhythmic. It tickles the brain. It's just fun. It's kinda hard, but it's really cute lol

[@TheFandom497]

5:12 The way haruto was like ONE MORE TIME PLEASE 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Kpoplover1990]

Takuto was so cute and adorable on Boys Planet and still cute and adorable!! And it’s so crazy that the other 3 are born in the same year (2004) and then there is Takuto who was born 3 years later in 2007. lol such an age difference in this group. lol

[@blakekaveny]

Ok but Yuto did so well.

[@egghead_felix]

The guy sitting next to the guy from New Jersey has the cutest pronunciations. It reminds me of a friend from Japan. I haven't heard his voice in so long it makes me emotional 🥺

[@PinBall0]

Thats Takuto!

[@egghead_felix]

@@PinBall0 is this a group then? Cause if so, I’d love to get to know them! They’re personalities were so funny 😂

[@PinBall0]

@@egghead_felix they're TOZ a Japanese boy group. All of the members were contestants on a survival called boys planet who sadly didn't make the final line up. You should totally check them out they're all goofy like this lol just a bunch of gen z kids plus their music is really good.

[@egghead_felix]

@@PinBall0 thank you!! 😊

[@kyliegray7188]

so many of these would pass with an australian accent. They are being asked to pronounce with an Americanised sound (R's) They did well though

[@katie5920]

They're all so amazing

[@Shihimase]

I wish I had such a sweet and encouraging english teacher like Shannon. ☺

[@McBehrer]

3:42 he said it perfectly

[@aidoruotakuchan]

The gift of being cute just by uttering English words😏💕

[@kmagpoc]

Great work, guys!!

[@briannac3909]

Finally a video saying hard words in English that are actually somewhat challenging, not just long

[@pranap789]

the 1st and the 3rd one were so adorable because they barely speak english, no offence/not trying to sound rude but people who don’t speak fluently in a language i just find them so adorable 🥰

[@caseybean1305]

When the guy on the end first spoke I had the same reaction as the girl. That sounded like an American accent. Later he says he lived in New Jersey. That explains it, but it also makes him a ringer 😆 He easily pronounced everything.

[@archemedes2533]

I love this lol everyone seemed to have a good time and I think they all did well ❤❤❤

[@sgardner4313]

V/B's are also difficult. When my Japanese in-laws were going to a local grocery store in Gifu, they always said they were going to "Barrow" (バローに行きます　”We're going to Barrow”）and I had no idea where they were talking about -- because the store is named with the English word, "Valor" on the sign.

[@danielleforder]

You should get BE:FIRST on here, seeing as Ryoki is fluent in english, it would be cool to see the rest of the boys try, i know they all know a bit of english but id love to see them on here!

[@brandonaston301]

I had trouble with TH growing up and had a speech class and now I can pronounce it except for one word. “Thousandth”

[@caseyadams1861]

I think words ending in -dth/dths or -xth/xths are pretty tricky for most people. The word "breadth" kind of annoys me, for example.

[@mug6440]

first try for "simultaneously" i still got i wasnt even looking at the screen good job

[@MysticMorigan1998]

Yo gotta give it to the second guy, he is Philipino, learned Korean and Japanese, and some English. If I can understand the word you are saying, as a native english speaker, then you are doing good :) The Tzu in Shih Tzu and the T in Tsubasa and Tsunami isnt usually pronounced, people where I live will call the dog Shit-zu 😂

[@grievingdoll]

the third dude is adorable 😭

[@moaswrld]

Im definitely stanning these boys! so cute & funny 😭

[@ChimeraLotietheBunny]

This is legit too good man

[@zacharylayne7569]

Man, this channel is so fun.

[@Iluvux]

Takuto is so cute omggg 😭

[@PaperChives]

Dude as an American from the southwest, some of these words were pretty hard by the criteria 😭 “horror” and “rural” got me

[@SJNaka101]

This was really fun. Silly, nice and supportive, joking around, learn a couple things. Good youtube junk food

[@bluee_heartt]

Takuto is so cuteee❤

[@mithrandir117]

I’m trying to learn Japanese, and I get the r/l issue! I struggle so hard with the Japanese versions of these sounds… I know how it’s *supposed* to sound, and can hear how my pronunciation is off, but have a hard time properly forming the sounds! 😆

[@777goodgirl]

Not sure if this will help but, if you can roll your 'r's with your tongue, the Japanese 'r' sound is just one roll. If that doesn't help, it's pronounced like the 'd' in 'ready'.

[@abarette_]

Japanese "r" is just a L in which you move your tongue ([ɾ] or [ɺ]) exactly like in Spanish if you know how to do those. English has the sound, just not in a consistent manner. it can happen kitty, ready, better...

[@GODENERUONE]

I love all the research that you did ,great thing i got upon this vid . I have a similar thing where USA celebrates “5/Cinco de Mayo “ or “May 5 “ but thats not Mexico revolution its just a Mexico victory against the French , so i educate people that we don’t celebrate it but i mean it sounds better “Cinco de Mayo” instead of “20 de Noviembre”

[@JaTjr32]

This was so fun! Everyone was so adorable!

[@Miri92123]

They are so cute, some did really good. Good job boys

[@sophiemurray6215]

Uk say simultaneously differently- Simon start 🇺🇸 and Sim like game 🇬🇧 start, so it’s a hard one to do 😂

[@Joy-1.0]

When they got to rural I'm glad she called out her accent cause as someone also from NC I thought I was saying it wrong

[@-solar-system-4]

It is also different depending on states sometimes. I also pronounce rural as rur-al. Not ru-ral. Southern accent as well. From Missouri.

[@LordGrokken]

Southern accents would be absolute bane for these guys.