Weird Japanese Words Foreigners Use In A Karate Dojo

[@KarateDojowaKu]

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[@JerryGoNuts]

"Hai! Sensei!" is new to me. But then again, my exposure to Japanese martial arts here in the States is from western senseis who barely speak Japanese. Everyone is running around saying "HAI! SENSEI!" with sooo much fever.

[@JerryGoNuts]

BTW, has anyone told you that you remind them of a young Tatsuya Naka who can speak English?

[@LECARUTH]

In some Dojos people recite Dojo-kun. Is that actually a thing in Japan?

[@renanortiz4083]

I say yamete for tap out

[@theglobalcitizenship]

Watashi am going to konbini mou sugu!

[@keninja86]

I love how well you’re able to explain the nuances of the Japanese language to an English speaker. You’re so thorough. Sugoi desune!

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Arigato Gozaimasu!

[@0mr.nonsense0]

Ganbatte Kurasai!

[@weekendpartier]

Sensei: you need to get a tattoo that says KARATE in English on your arm or back! LOL

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Haha I don't know about that

[@alfiefelix7968]

@@KarateDojowaKu Do NOT get any kind of tattoo whatsoever!

[@jahigains9201]

@@KarateDojowaKu Get "Empty Hand" on your chest lmao

[@dtester]

In order to replicate how westerns do Asian language character tattoos, it should be CAR ATE!

[@911Salvage]

About ten years ago, a teenager 15 years my junior said ganbatte to me when I was preparing for my first judo tournament. Now I'm offended.

[@KarateDojowaKu]

oh....he...must be a VERY friendly person! Let's just put it that way. Lol

[@ChrisKsan]

Yes! I know that this is a karate and martial arts channel, but I loved the way you explain the Japanese language and contexts. I would love to see more such videos from you.

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Thank you very much!

[@gseasley2]

You are doing the martial community a great service by doing videos like this! As a Korean martial arts practitioner, I wish there was a channel like this that focused on Korean terminology and Dojang practices. You give great insight to the culture.

[@alemannicbushcraft1742]

Thank you very much! I apreciate these little sessions a lot! Greetings from Switzerland

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Great to hear!

[@a.j.4076]

So I have been getting some expressions over the years from interacting with Japanese culture (martial arts, movies, comics, music) and tried to understand the language very casually. This video has brought more insight into your language than all the interaction I had until now. Arigato Gosaimashita!

[@valentina0620]

thank you so much for your very important explanations

[@camiloiribarren1450]

Loving to learn more Japanese tenses and terms. Thank you for this

[@KarateDojowaKu]

My pleasure!

[@rasimcamoglu5273]

Awesome explanation. You could be an excellent language teacher!

[@ralfhtg1056]

Thanks for elaborating this things!

[@KarateDojowaKu]

No worries!

[@wadoryu]

as you would expect another great and informative video. Thank you ❤️

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@wadoryu]

@@KarateDojowaKu always 👍

[@aren8798]

Great video! Thank you!

[@nuzla5161]

Thank you so much! This is really helpful!

[@flavvsdasilver6442]

Could you one day - maybe the next April 1st (April Fools) - start a language lesson video with a jump and announcing "Hey Guys, it's Yuta!" and just carrying on like normal? 😁😁 Thanks for this video on the nuances of karate-language, by the way 😊👍🏼

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Haha! I bet you 80% of the people will not know what is going on

[@robertthoren4022]

Was a bit hesitant to click on this video. Thinking I've been saying something offensive all along... Turns out I wasn't which is great. I really like your japanese language guides. They are short, sweet and very informative. Thank you!

[@KarateDojowaKu]

That's great! Thanks!

[@nilajitsinha6561]

Now imma flex infront of my non weeb friends

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Haha!

[@MarioUcomics]

These language lessons help a lot

[@Rombizio]

Awesome explanation.

[@eugeniawagner8583]

Thanks! I love these videos about language. Arigato Gozaimashita (porque ya terminé de ver el vídeo va en pasado creo)

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Douitashimashite!

[@YoukaiSlayer12]

Nice, thanks for doing this explainer.

[@KarateDojowaKu]

No problem!

[@TomLeeman]

Great explanations

[@totazzacco3690]

Thank you! Very interesting.

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Glad you liked it!

[@danilodibujo]

Great video! I started learning japanese (which is very dificult, by the way...!) and these advices are REALLY helpful! どもありがとう。

[@KarateDojowaKu]

No problem! It's どうもありがとうございます by the way :)

[@TotallyNotRedneckYall]

We've pretty much lost it in America now, but my grandparent's generation was expected to be very formal and polite to anyone above their station, or elders. I guess we just decided that politeness was the same as servility 😂

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Haha

[@rajeshkhilari]

Liked this very much !!!

[@emanuelreid-oxley6628]

I love what you are doing can you do some more 🙏🏾👌🏾👍🏾arigatou gozaimashita

[@KarateDojowaKu]

More to come!

[@AsianImmersion]

This is really usefull, I didn't know!

[@KarateDojowaKu]

thanks!

[@deaththrash1925]

Thank u! At the end of the class we say domo arigato gosaimasu, now I know its been wrong. Then we say hai Sensei to an order just 4 respect, but i never heard or said in the dojo sugoi/ gambatte. Thank u for the knowledge.

[@KarateDojowaKu]

No problem!

[@Toogoodtobetrue458]

Thanks this is helpful

[@ChrisKsan]

Hold on, I had to pause. Something sounds too polite for Japanese people?! Gaddamn that politeness must be pure, unrefined, over 9000 level politeness!

[@KarateDojowaKu]

haha

[@PlouplePoupi]

Awesome ! Merci🇫🇷👍🏼🍒

[@KarateDojowaKu]

no problem!

[@austinpuma609]

Merci Chum🇨🇦

[@sydneykaiser3736]

Love ya work bruz, i do WTF TKD i have done muay that ju jitsu now back doing tkd, i really liked how u fought that itf fella, it shows the diference, mate alot of people in australia do tkd but gets confused with karate.

[@KarateDojowaKu]

thanks!

[@TheWesterlyWarlock]

すごいですね！ありがとうございました。

[@tokenstandpoint93]

I actually never hear Arigato Gozaimashita before so thank you for that one. I frequently use "Wakari Mashita" in my dojo as an alternative for "Osu" after my Sensei says "Understand" or "Do you got it" when explaining something directly to me. Both my Karate and Language teachers taught me to use "Ganbatte" the same way you explained it.

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Nice!

[@djdeex-mansfreestylemusicm7815]

All this back and forth got me wanting sake. Hai! 🤣

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Haha

[@arturoalvarezkawai6773]

I guess this is why we, here in the West, decided to make everything much simpler and started using "oss" for pretty much everything. Very informative. Thanks.

[@gohgohchan]

I guess the "Ganbatte" usage awkwardness is similar to when English native speakers hear Asians saying "Fighting!" as a cheer up phrase

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Haha

[@danielvillarreal6610]

Greetings from Taipei, Taiwan! “Ganbatte" reminds me of the “Jia you!” (Literally: add oil!) expression of encouragement used in Mandarin Chinese.

[@factwithmotivation2158]

Very Nice video 😄😄😀

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Thanks 🤗

[@chiefkowishtoflemingindige9402]

I like your videos. Keep dropping video. Just like we have American English but we don't talk English language.

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Ok, thank you

[@n67637]

"Hai! Sensei!" or Yes Sensei! is probably another thing that resulted from Karate Kid.

[@gyroninjamodder]

It's interesting how you use present tense for ありがとうございます after being told something, but past tense for わかりました after being told something.

[@Dystisis]

There are so many nuances to a language that you can't really learn it properly without socializing among the population for some time.

[@WastedTalent83]

Aaand he went and changed youtube channel to a teaching japanese one ahhahaha Nice video by the way, its always cool to lean new things about japanese

[@JosephKerr27]

When teaching students how to say certain phrases in Japanese, I keep it simple. お願いします before class and when bowing before your kumite partner. ありがとうございました when bowing after kumite and at the end of class. The concept of action completion between the tenses is too much unless they also want to study the language. Exposure to Japanese is vital, but I don't expect students to be scholars yet. We also use Okinawan language terminology, so it'd just confuse them more without a history lesson.

[@JonCom3dy]

Aaaaaaand Subbed.

[@akumagouki8668]

Waku Waku 7 Karate is the man!

[@521jay5]

Looooove it

[@KarateDojowaKu]

thanks!

[@cowlico]

I remember in college my Japanese professor told one guy this: "Listen I am not a hamburger Kudasai and stop saying hairy gecko!! it's not cute" I can only imagine the frustation😤😤

[@CCCmoondog]

I legit read Hai! sensei as Hail Sensei at first 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@victorribeiro2431]

Ryokaishimashita!

[@KarateDojowaKu]

That's the very polite way!

[@kdefensemartialarts8097]

Interesting.

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Glad you think so!

[@josephperkins4080]

How about doing a video comparing the differences in learning between Dojos that use Japanese, and Dojos that adapt karate to their native languages?

[@clausanders2886]

These were exactly the problems I had, when I started learning Japanese (some 30 years ago).

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Haha it's a very complicated side of our culture..

[@BooLee01]

I started learning Japanese when I was in the Marines in Okinawa (1982-1985) and every time I learned something, I would write it down in a little green notebook that I kept in my back pocket. There was no Internet and no translating phones back then, so I would learn by trial and error. I recently found those notebooks and was horrified at the mistakes I had written in them. I'm surprised anyone could understand me at all. :)

[@adrinmishra2183]

OSS Arigatou Gazaimashita

[@dvldgz6306]

Sensei, what did you do to make your English so good compared to many others in Japan who seem to struggle with it even when they want to learn it?

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Oh I lived abroad so the Japanese education system has nothing to do with it

[@ggplyr1262]

Ganbatte desune! Sugoi kudasai! See? I got it! Easy peasy! 😁

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Oh no...those are wrong...but I can't explain why

[@ggplyr1262]

@@KarateDojowaKu you my friend, have not master the ancient art... of internet trolling

[@basylsgarden1133]

Man wait till the foreigners learn of dialect, they're going to be very confused when someone thanks them with an "Ookini"

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Lol!

[@Seifukusensei]

Okinawa right?

[@Samperor]

What is the best way to learn Japanese? any youtube channels you recommend?

[@KarateDojowaKu]

I don't know much...

[@NewSamanca]

Very informative video :) could you make one about the differences among : Otsukaresama, Osoreirimasu, Azasu Kurete arigatou,Kansha shimasu, and Domo, I know that those somehow mean "Thank you" to a certain degree.

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Great one!

[@NewSamanca]

@@KarateDojowaKu Thank you :)

[@saikrishnavarma587]

Newuu ageuu japanesuu giramaru najji.

[@mbroderick1984]

I do have a question. Would a tattoo of the word "nintai". Would it look weird and out of context? Or can we have a particular word with the correct kanji, like in English and romanji?

[@marianolp666]

Hi Waku, when I was in Japan I said "Arigatou Gozaimashita" to a girl who was workin in a Seven Eleven when I paid what I bought. And she looked at me rare, but I don't know if it was like that because she was sorprised for a foreign saying something in japanese, or because I used it in a wrong way. Can you tell me what you think about it? Thank you!

[@KarateDojowaKu]

My guess is that she probably didn't understand your pronunciation...Or like I said in the video, in that situation it's Arigato Gozaimasu

[@dizmatt1]

Really interesting, thank you from the UK.... one small point to return the favour, "grammer" is spelt grammar....

[@fredricclack7137]

Hai- 👍 4 Seidokan class

[@KarateDojowaKu]

hello!

[@fredricclack7137]

@@KarateDojowaKu 🌄 Sensei🤓

[@bruninbruno3706]

I'm brasilian so I ever linked desune with "né "( what means like: do you agree )

[@KarateDojowaKu]

interesting...

[@georgemac7466]

I am British, lived in Japan for 5 years, speak Japanese fairly fluently. Just started doing ITF Taekwondo in UK. Notice lots of random Korean words thrown about. Is there a pattern?

[@aussiedudeofthesoutheast789]

We used to say this at the beginning of our class before we commenced training "shikin haramitsu daikomyo" But I could never find a consistant meaning to that. What are your thoughts? I used to study Bujinkan at one time

[@cabbage4372]

Just for your info, it's spelt "grammAr". 0.03 in. Very informative video, though, as usual!!

[@kr.shna_rk]

❤️

[@KarateDojowaKu]

thanks!

[@hangfire5005]

In Okinawa I always heard people, usually older women, responding to someone with 'ne'. What does it mean? I never could figure it out.

[@deaththrash1925]

It sounded like a question?

[@BushidoDevilDog]

If they are speaking somewhat standard Japanese (which is usually the case, especially on the main island), “ne” [〜ね?] at the end of a statement is kind of like the Canadian “..., eh?” It really doesn’t have a meaning on its own, it is merely used to illicit agreement and/or confirmation that the listener hears and understands what you said, if not necessarily agreeing 100% with what was said. If you would try to literally translate it, you could use phrases like, “ ...(blah blah blah), _isn’t it?_ _don’t you agree?_ _right?_ “ or even _“That’s right!_ or _”Hey!”_ (getting someone’s attention), depending on the context.

[@animaterob]

it means 'right?' or 'don't you agree?' like in いいお天気ですね ね = ne 'it's nice weather, right?"

[@animaterob]

There's also another phrase used as confirmation as in "I agree with you" or "I feel the same way" which is 'です よ ね' = 'desu yo ne' with the 'ne' dragged out and accented. I hope this makes sense.

[@clausanders2886]

@@animaterob Nobody uses 'ne' and 'yo' in the same sentence. And 'ne' is the same as 'isn't it'. One person says 'atsui desu ne' (it's hot, isn't it), the answer can be 'sou desu ne' (if you are lower) or 'sou desu yo' if you are the same or higher status. (instead of 'sou' you can also repeat the 'atsui'. 'ne' more a general agrrement where as 'yo' is your personal agreement.

[@Pomisher]

Or saying “OSS!” In a Okinawan dojo.

[@diongks]

Sugoi desune!................Sugoi!!?!

[@Johnny1angry1Johnny]

Whenever I would challenge my brothers older martial arts friend to a fight he would say "Onegaishimas" slow and scary right before he would throw me all over the backyard and make me regret challenging him. Still not sure 100% what he meant even after googling it.

[@KenpoKid77]

Question: When is it appropriate to use "Shitsurei Shimasu" as opposed to "Sumimasen" or "Gomenasai"

[@KarateDojowaKu]

That's a very hard question...I think there are better videos out there haha. My simple answer is that only Shitsurei Shimasu can be used as "excuse me"

[@TheWesterlyWarlock]

I could be wrong, but I feel like you use "shitsurei shimasu" if you are interrupting someone from doing what they are doing, whatever that may be. So like, if you want to ask a coworker a question and they are working, you might say their name, and then, "shitsurei shimasu. yoroshii desu ka?" (similiar to English, "Excuse me. Do you have a minute?") as "sumimasen" might be rude here unless you are above or equal to them. "Gomennasai" is only used, as far as I know, as an apology and never as "excuse me," though "sumimasen / sumimasen deshita" (for a friendly apology) or "moushiwake arimasen" (for a more formal apology) almost seemed more common to me for apologies. My impression was that "gomennasai" was more common for apologizing for a breech of etiquette (being a drunkard in front of your wife or using the wrong level of formality) or a misunderstanding (giving credit to the wrong person for doing a job or calling someone by the wrong name) than for an action (bumping into someone). Incidentally, bumping into someone because you weren't watching where you were going might also elicit "shitsurei shimasu." However, I'm just a gaijin who lived in Japan for 3 years, I could be very wrong and missing some nuances.

[@Tanuki-Ha]

OSS!!

[@Tanuki-Ha]

Just kidding 😄

[@KarateDojowaKu]

oh what's wrong?

[@Tanuki-Ha]

I'm surprised by your question 😅 There's a looooot of (miss)information about 押忍 out there. To a degree that it got a little funny to say it. Your viewers (me included) probably would enjoy your experience with that expression! EDIT: OH you did that already! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqebiJ6tfZJqjdk

[@magdasocjmjocelm.806]

Please allow me to ask you this Yosuke Sensei. My grandmother gave me a japanese nick name "MASATO" But till now I didn't know what it means. May I know what is the meaning of this on your perspective Sensei? Thank you very much!

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Ummmm it all depends on how you write the kanji, but assuming it was something very casual, I think she just wanted to give you a Japanese nickname that she was more familiar with! It's Yusuke by the way!

[@magdasocjmjocelm.806]

@@KarateDojowaKu Thank you very much Yusuke Sensei! Sorry for misspelling your name

[@lancecahill5486]

At 0:03, its "grammar", not "grammer" 😀

[@KarateDojowaKu]

Haha my mistake!

[@lancecahill5486]

@@KarateDojowaKu No biggie! We all make mistakes ☺️

[@CainNuke]

Great, just one observation. It is spelled GRAMMAR, not "grammer".

[@Burvedys]

Doing Okinawan Goju-ryu, I used to troll my sempai with oss instead of hai. :)

[@BooLee01]

Why is it a troll. Do they not use Oss in Okinawan dojos? Is it purely a mainland thing? I only did Shotokan and Kyokushin so really don't know.

[@Burvedys]

@@BooLee01 : Okinawans are not Japanese by their nationality but by citizenship (a hard concept to understand by Americans). So no, they don't say osu. It's like Austrians and Germans speak same language but Germans say tschuss and I never ever heart any Austrian say this but auf wiedersehen only. Same here. And trolling is because it's Okinawan dojo and I use it in a way of Kyokushinkai (I've done a little bit of it too) which is a kind of a grandson to Goju-ryu (Japanese Goju-kai being a son). It's more of a context, I believe.

[@BooLee01]

@@Burvedys Sure, I get the difference. I spent three years in Okinawa, my wife is Okinawan, and together we lived in Tokyo for ten years. It's just that I was not into Karate when I was in Okinawa so I didn't know whether or not they used the word. Thanks for the explanation.

[@christopherblade5984]

Yoshi 😉😁✔

[@KarateDojowaKu]

?

[@christopherblade5984]

@@KarateDojowaKu is this not a term of excitement like "alright", "yeah", "let's do this"

[@yubukai]

Are the exclamation marks essential? I want to write, 'I understand your text ((about you not being able to do the job I offered))'.

[@w8ngr]

What does ossh mean I’ve heard it means like I’ll try my best

[@soonwaikin9735]

今度、よろしくお願いします

[@saptarshimandal611]

Osu Sensei, Sensei do you teach karate free of cost or only by paying money??

[@Brubarov]

Ok so basically, in animes, they speak too casually or impolitely. Got it. :P Arigatou gozaimasu!

[@cychan.tkd.krt_]

0:02 Grammar* 🤭

[@KarateDojowaKu]

yeah...

[@marcusmeyer8686]

Why is your english so insanely good. Please teach my japanese friends please.

[@nandoazriellearning4148]

インドネシアでは、空手のメンバーたちが日本語を使いません。ですから、空手の基本を言う時、偶に言い方が違うらしいと思います。例えば、「追い突き」を言ったら「突き」を言わなく「ちゅき」と言っています。いつも教えてあげても、インドネシアの空手メンバーたちは全然信じていません 笑笑

[@davewalkerden]

0:02 *Grammar, not Grammer. You're welcome

[@KarateDojowaKu]

yeah....my mistake

[@koppadasao]

Qapla'!

[@PrinceAkaiVtuber]

*Confused Karate weeb screaming*

[@sparky_sipaintball705]

Is it ok to say arigatou on its own.

[@KarateDojowaKu]

To a friend, sure!

[@stephanr3950]

You guys seem to have lots of time talking in the dojo 😂😂😂

[@bigguy7353]

*Grammar...... from an American, "grammer" isn't a word.

[@KarateDojowaKu]

yeah....

[@bigguy7353]

@@KarateDojowaKu Yeah, nothing. Criticize, and take criticism. Balance, grasshopper, balance. If you seek to critique, accept criticism when it is due.

[@xyaeiounn]

0:02 GRAMMAR

[@oj8111]

Sumimasen ga...why do Japenese women say 'Hai' soo much in their sentences or conversation?

[@stanleywong5995]

I take it as lesson....but western people really NOT practise "polite or respect words" that between senior and junior conversation...not even for Malaysian.....this really a culture shock.....