Learning Japanese

[@NovaJamil]

He went from speed running Minecraft to speed running a new language

[@Tytytiger2]

fax bro

[@Yellowdog008]

funny

[@mammothblade]

yeah

[@itsNyroc]

As someone who has been studying Japanese for 5 years, and has been living in Japan for almost 3 years, this video really helped motivate me. I am at the point where learning the language is a chore and a necessity for living here, but you helped remind me how fun learning a new language can be. Thank you, and goodluck on your language journey, you got this!

[@birdguy-hello]

Japanese was one of my first languages so i understand how hard it is, but keep up the work

[@penguinlord5_6_1]

@@birdguy-helloI learnt Japanese so early on in my life when I meet Japanese learners and they ask for advice I’m like “i don’t fking know”

[@birdguy-hello]

@@penguinlord5_6_1 even tho I know it’s hard for others, I still do that too :D

[@Dat_SheepMC]

Bros mastered minecraft now he’s mastering real life

[@Tyzer123]

Fr

[@Therealpotato1]

Fr

[@thebIueone]

Fr man

[@bobber_mann]

fr

[@l0c4lsumm3rt1m3]

real

[@prasungaming]

Bro is getting irl advancements😂😂

[@subodhthallada3270]

Bro is maxing out all life stats

[@Thoko9-thoko10is1]

thats called living

[@isak_fire]

@@Thoko9-thoko10is1 That's called maxing out all of life's stats

[@MuhammadDaudJan]

He's trying to get the new advancement: "(insert japanese text here)"

[@Thoko9-thoko10is1]

@@isak_fire no i mean thats called having a life and doing stuff besides only playing mc

[@FanFanatic-ds7bo]

Next one is how to do some tax evasion

[@randomchumbud121]

As a Japanese, I was so surprised you studying Japanese! I love you speaking Japanese. That was so cute lol. Let me give you a tip for learning Japanese. Memorize as many words as possible. In Japanese, we can communicate without many obstacles even if grammar is broken. Good luck! おうえんしてるよ！

[@rustox777]

bro is completing "How Did We Get Here?".

[@UnConstant]

Cant speak japanese, but it would be funnier in japanese

[@TryAlex23]

@@UnConstant私たちはどうやってここへ来ましたか (google translate)

[@Giraffecat77]

"Watashitachi wa douyatte koko e kimashitaka?"

[@MuhammadDaudJan]

that's not what it's called

[@Hirat69]

​@@Giraffecat77that's wrong I can tell not the best in Japanese but can kinda read and understand Japanese can tell that's wrong

[@ParrotX2]

フライポテトを袋に入れて

[@NizarSaidi]

Parrot just flexing his Japanese knowledge by saying "put fries in a bag" 😭

[@strawbarrygal_Art]

フライドポテト袋から出して食べる

[@Flooo___]

How come this comment is not on top bro

[@LunasLittleWorld]

I've been learning Japanese with Duolingo for a while now, and hearing of different ways of learning the language, will really help me I think

[@Biothermiac]

same fr

[@iiNotHappy]

Bro I have been learning German

[@XTheCat]

I'd heavily recommend using just about anything but Duolingo... its really not efficient and there are much better ways to learn a language

[@JuthmiGalaxygang]

Do not use Duolingo for anything other than learning the writing system, there are better sites and resources for learning it, Duolingo has gotten so much worse recently and its become less useable

[@Neutaaaa49]

I am Japanese but ever since I moved to America I’m relearning how to write

[@Tohkii_0h]

We got Rekrap learning Japanese before we got GTA 6 💀

[@mavrikgaming970]

Nah rekrap will learn 3 more languages (if he attempts to) before we get GTA 6

[@moon_light673]

@@mavrikgaming970 bro he gonna learn atleast 30 languages gefore GTA 6

[@mavrikgaming970]

@@moon_light673 the problem is that he might die before he learns 30 depending on how committed and what he considers learning like is that reading speaking grammer everything?

[@bugm-mr1nz]

will this comment format ever die?

[@vexxx_x]

we got tohkii_0h commenting "We got Rekrap learning Japanese before we got GTA 6 💀" before we got GTA 6 😭

[@zappybruv]

Reks english vocabulary has maximized its capacity and hes mastered minecraft, now he has another challenge

[@Touplopl]

bro really pulled the crtl c card

[@Sam.L-𤪶ß]

Mandarin speaker here, which is also in the hardest cap to learn for English speaker by the way, and I can say from 3 years of just watching KZbin, I became fluent and understood colloquial terms and cultural almost as well as a native American English speaker. This is all done without being in an English only environment. I think this is the best kind of input, by consciously immersing yourself in the language you want to learn. If you want to learn more after the 2 months, you should really consider searching for some form of Japanese media you would be interested in, anime or anything else. After the 2 months, you should have the bare minimum down already and from there, consume the media in its purest form. If it contains audio, don't use English subtitles. Worked like a charm.

[@msmdidd]

I have kinda the same situation! I'm from Russia and our language is pretty hard even for native people. I've been watching English content for 4 years and I can freely understand and talk in English without being in the speaking environment. I've also started to learning Chinese and have been learning it for 3 years but I've run into problem of searching for content that I'll enjoy in that language. If it's not too hard, can you list some big Chinese youtubers that you'll recommend?

[@aquaishcyan]

@@msmdidd I don't know much about anything chinese but I think there's bilibili which is like a popular chinese platform.

[@Sam.L-𤪶ß]

Go on bilibili! It's the Chinese version of KZbin, entirely different ecosystem, because KZbin is banned on mainland the video style is slightly different but still good. Fantastic skit videos on the site, but you have to go on .75 speed due to how fast they speak. It's the same with gaming. A tomato guy told the story in hitman in such a way it became canon in the community. You can experience authentic Chiness internet humor. Algorithm is different so classic styled videos for Minecraft, as an example, can catch on. You'll have a good time there.

[@Sam.L-𤪶ß]

@@msmdidd Go on bilibili! It's the Chinese version of KZbin, entirely different ecosystem, because KZbin is banned on mainland the video style is slightly different but still good. Fantastic skit videos on the site, but you have to go on .75 speed due to how fast they speak. It's the same with gaming. A tomato guy told the story in hitman in such a way it became canon in the community. You can experience authentic Chinese internet humor. Algorithm is different so classic styled Minecraft videos, as an example, can catch on. You'll have a good time there.

[@Sam.L-𤪶ß]

Go on bilibili! It's the Chinese version of KZbin, entirely different ecosystem, because KZbin is banned on mainland the video style is slightly different but still good. Fantastic skit videos on the site, but you have to go on .75 speed due to how fast they speak. It's the same with gaming. A tomato guy told the story in hitman in such a way it became canon in the community. You can experience authentic Chiness internet humor. Algorithm is different so classic styled videos for Minecraft, as an example, can catch on. You'll have a good time there. @user-cs4nt9nb5g

[@AnklesTheGreat]

I've been learning Japanese for 80 days now so this made me so happy when I saw this on my home page.

[@IDE-ORIGIN]

Ye i also have 87 day streak on duo japnese

[@planeseeker-ld4zg]

same

[@BulgarIan-NatIonalistt]

354 tdy for japanese

[@Bitz00.]

331

[@mynamesak]

3:50 lol yeah i remember thinking the same thing when i started my streak last year. I had the EXACT same experience as you, first i was doing like 6-8 hours a day (it was summer i was bored lol). I think the point of the question they ask is to make you remember your commitment. I said 20 minutes back then but I only do a single 3 minute lesson every day now, it’s a business trick to keep you dedicated.

[@WingedShell82]

I’m in Japan right now! Doing a study abroad!! It’s so cool, 私も日本語を勉強したいよw I think I want to go to a language school cause I hear they’re really good for that kind of stuff. I wish you the best of luck Mr. Rekrap :)

[@GoofyAhhnimations7]

So I am in highschool right now and our school is forced to learn either french or japanese. I chose to learn japanese and that was my mistake. The hardest thing about japanese is that there is two different alphabets; hirigana and katagana. Im not going to go in depth but the fact that you have the dedication to spend 8 hours today to learn japanese is insane.

[@GoldenCreeper-vx7kk]

I'm Japanese this means so much thank you!❤

[@MilosSchutte]

Hanki panki anime people

[@44Hd22]

2:35 consistency is always important. Intensity isn’t as important. If you work out because you need to recover, consistency will always be better. Unless you’re in a situation where consistency is worse. 3:53 efficiency is good for language learning. When you write vocabulary by hand into a vocabulary book and you read the vocabulary aloud, it really helps. I am learning French and English in school but I am not fluent in French. I don’t know enough words and grammar yet. I do recommend French and German but I am definitely biased. Knowing multiple languages is really nice. It even allows you to define so,e things for yourself im multiple languages. One language can’t really define every aspect of a word or idea without needing a lot of words. Defining ideas and thinking differently is really useful. 5:17 can you describe your language learning experience more in Highschool? I think it would be interesting to know if/how they are different. I am going to sleep now. I'll finish watching tomorrow unless I forget somehow and then I’ll finish the comment. I hope I am not too intrusive with the word „interesting“. I couldn’t think of another adjective that describes the information is cool or I guess the thing you need against curiosity (maybe not).

[@kazunaedits]

Not trying to come off as annoying but just a heads up when you tried to pronounce apple in Japanese at 6:49 it sounds like "di-n-go" when it should be pronounced more as "li-n-go" . A common tip i give to people who are learning Japanese is when coming across "ru" they should pronounce it as "Lu" with a "L". In Japanese the L is practically non existent so they replace it with the "R", if that makes sense.

[@heyguysimcharlie]

This is a piece of advice I wish was more common for English speakers learning Japanese. If you're having trouble with the 「ら」sound, replace it with L instead of D or the English R.

[@Johnlongears]

the r sound in japanese is not just an L sound, and he could probably learn it correctly pretty easily, but I agree that an L sound would be better than a D sound for it, since they would understand you with it

[@白い兎]

Yea, for sure.

[@Disearned]

​@@Johnlongears listen to native speakers say any word starting with "r" and it will sound like an "L" more than an "r"

[@sameertokhi7443]

Also the fact that he tries to do a Korean accent got me on the floor💀

[@ari_ari_was_here_]

honestly, as a person with autism and ADHD, I have never been more fascinated at how much time you can devote to any _one_ thing. It’s like dark magic to me, because while even though I am technically trilingual, (being half Chinese half english, fluent in english, mostly fluent in mandarin and semi-fluent in cantonese) I only know its possible because I grew up speaking these languages. I can barely _comprehend_ devoting _hours_ a day to anything. I have never understood the feeling of being able to simply focus for that amount of time, props to you, dude! you’re a super interesting person :)

[@Cruncha_YT]

Learnt Japanese? Now learn enchantment table!

[@Turtllos]

I am rn (Ik it’s sad)

[@NotNochos]

It’s not too hard since there’s no phoneme pronouncing, or special grammar. It’s kinda just retextured english, and at that point just learn Shavian English

[@PerpendicularFlight5]

@@NotNochos no it's not. You need to look at the Kanji script (contains 10000+ letters, with ~5000 being used for daily use)

[@Nono-vd3do]

I think he was talking about enchanting language not japanese ​@@PerpendicularFlight5

[@SpctR23_ig]

@@PerpendicularFlight5 He's talking about enchanting table. Ain't nobody said that japanese was retextured english.

[@winstonsearchill3457]

I started learning Japanese in 2013 and had phases of studying and not studying. It's definitely hard with the 3 alphabets but Hiragana and Katakana are possible to learn in less than a month. Sadly without kanji you still won't get far and to really be able to read you need around 5000-8000 of them which ofc takes years. I used memrise (like flashcards) to study words a lot and went through a book I found online called "Learn Japanese in 90 days" for grammar. Also anime and music can help with pronunciation/understanding as long as you focus on what they're saying. For me to remember words it works best to write them down and go through them multiple times, maybe say them out loud. In that way different parts of the brain for writing/reading/speaking get associated with each other. You're on the right way, 8h a day is a lot lmao, you can get far for sure. Good luck

[@zacke.1286]

I did the aforementioned "pick a language in HS" and chose Japanese. It was in K12 so it was all online. The teacher we had never showed up to live classes, and was surprised that most of the class failed.

[@kenaiballmer5414]

As someone who was born in Japan, only the first alphabet(hiragana) is useful for speaking with people. The second is just a special-use version of the first, and the third is only used when reading/writing. Just a tip to speed up the process.

[@Sellouted]

1:23 he has done it, the world is gonna explode, a meteor is gonna hit us, rekrap took the birch tree, it's over, the world is over. rekrap, how could you.

[@Phoenix_2876]

I like how the video, commentary as well as the speedrun finishes together. Perfect sync🎉

[@zkmastor]

I have tried learning different languages but what helped me the most was figuring out how I learnt English and Chinese (First language and mother tongue) when I was very young. For me it was just exposing myself to an environment with those languages and from what you're doing, you seem to be on track to learn Japanese really quickly. Another thing is that Duolingo teaches pretty formal Japanese and not how natives usually talk. Good luck 💪

[@zkmastor]

i watch videos in 2x playback im not weird i swear (copium)

[@droidge]

Yeah I think that's the most important part in learning a language, not exactly understanding words, but understanding application. English isn't my first language, I used to watch cartoons and youtubers that were in english, add that to my regular english classes and I learnt fluent english before I understood the nuances of my native tongue. (this resulted in me being like 10 years ahead of what I think my knowledge would have been if I was solely on my school english. Upside is that I had good grades, downside became annoying classes whenever I was being taught something I had already learnt from people not entirely versed in the language they're teaching)

[@Hirat69]

​@@zkmastoryou should get locked up for that watching a rekrep yap session on 2x speed is criminal

[@Hirat69]

My mother tongue is Japanese it was really hard for me to learn english cause first there were no apps like this back when I moved to UK also in english there are some words that just don't exist in Japanese so took me 1 year and half to fully learn english like almost as good as daily english speaking ppl and it's suppose to be one of the easiest languages to learn the thing that helped me the most is prob the ppl around me and like english dubbed anime I was like oh so that is how you are suppose to pronounce this oh so this is what it is called in english and just little things like listening to english music and stuff helps alot so if anyone listening any language just be patient it will take a little time but inventually you'll get there and when you get there it will feel really nice

[@otitopotato]

I think the best way to continue learning Japanese after learning most of the basics would be talking to a person that speaks Japanese and English (this also applies to other languages...) (Japanese was my first language and English was my second.) You and the person could try to converse in Japanese and then after or during the conversation they could correct things that you said or tell you different formats of that conversation, like masculine, and/or feminine.

[@otitopotato]

I use more English than Japanese since I live in the US

[@SunilDachmann-mg7mm]

Tip for the podcast: use language transfer they got podcasts for Japanese and 50 other languages

[@yang9234]

日本語を勉強されてるだなんて、、なんてステキな方なんだ！！もっと推せるww

[@Lasieee]

Why did rekrap just give me better language learning tips than any youtuber or expert ever

[@Ayaan_Syed]

Because he watched a bunch of videos and stuff and is summarizing

[@littleladybugdraws]

@@Ayaan_Syed No, because he is Rekrap (joking)

[@shmard.]

Its inspiring how you throw yourself into things like this and speedrunning

[@RichieBre]

I’m in the process of learning Japanese at the moment as well!

[@mine_showtime]

goodluck!

[@RichieBre]

@ thanks!

[@tacos9015]

hey rek, I’m basically fluent in japanese( I’ve been speaking since I was 4) and I just wanna tell you how to improve your pronunciation bit. So for example, take the hiragana (ひらがな) “ko” (こ). The romanization says ko, but you wanna kinda cut it short mid way through the o sound. When you say “oh” in English, your mouth moves a bit while your saying it. However, in Japanese, you cut it short and only really need the first part of the oh sound, and if you wanna say the letter for longer, you just keep your mouth at the initial mouth shape as you say it. I know my explanation is kinda horrible, but I hope you understand.😅

[@F1ow_37]

Rek, love your content!! Keep up the grind

[@ごってぃ-k3f]

As a Japanese fan, I’m really happy!! I can really understand that Japanese is hard (even for Japanese lol) but I believe you can master it!!

[@TeamRocketReal]

You seem like you're doing great at learning a new and interesting language, having close friends that you speak to that know fluent Japanese is very helpful. I do have some other tips on how to get more accustomed to the language (I learned fluent German this way.) 1. Subtitles, you say you've been learning some Japanese from watching anime, and that's real helpful, you can also either play a movie in the language you're trying (and have English subtitles) to learn or have the subtitles in Japanese. The first method is the most effective though. (German Star Wars is probably the funniest thing ever) 2. Don't rush yourself, I learned simple German because I was going on a trip with my extended family there. I then expanded my knowledge by talking to "strangers" who helped me understand more complicated rules of their language. 3. This is kinda going to contradict what I just said, Force yourself to use German words (Japanese in your case) at all times, even if you live alone, try to pronounce things that your looking at or things that your doing. Thanks for reading and 幸運を！ (Google translate: good luck!)

[@CaitlindeKlerk]

I've been studying Japanese for a couple of years and honestly it was unexpected but so cool to see that Rekrap started studying it too. Japanese is such a beautiful langauge and I'm happy to hear someone else enjoying it. Also, the part about the 3 alphabets is so real (wait until you learn about the different numbering systems).

[@NitwitAteliers]

Was 100% expecting the video to open with Japanese. If he does it in his next vid that would be sick

[@CosmicAutisms]

I've been learning Dutch steadily for the past few years. I can now do a bunch of random stuff from duolingo but no pratical skills. I now use Busuu for Dutch as well as Duolingo as Busuu teaches you actual conversation. Also, If I watch a video in Dutch, I will think in Dutch for the next few hours but I won't know what I'm thinking.

[@Meshstick]

Being able to spend 8 hours a day, for a prolonged period of time is honestly an awesome quality to have!

[@Tera677]

I was thinking about learning Japanese trying to find a good place to start, this definetely helps!

[@Hutch2Much]

you are the most productive man i’ve ever heard of

[@michaelchileshe2619]

This is probably the rekrap video I've paid the most attention to, both the story and the speedrun.

[@NotMikel]

Keep it going rek! Im 300 days into learning swedish

[@elmoejdenwik3619]

Hur går det?

[@NotMikel]

@@elmoejdenwik3619 Bra

[@NotMikel]

@@elmoejdenwik3619 b r a

[@NotMikel]

​@@elmoejdenwik3619good (youtube doesn't let me say good in swedish)

[@NotMikel]

@@elmoejdenwik3619 B r a

[@filipelourenco4241]

As someone who has been learning Japanese for a year now I can tell that is very challenging but a lot of fun if you're in to it. In my class we started with 18 people and ended up with 9. And from those 9 people, only 2 wanted to keep learning in harder levels of the language, me being one of them. I would say that the best way is to listen and try to talk, you could find some sites that my teacher uses ( she is a native japanese) one of them is "Iridori", which is ore challenging and the other one is "Marugoto Plus", which is great for beginners. The best of luck

[@dianepronk3933]

11 seconds ago posted? Japaneese is such a cool language!

[@gamesforall2847]

Ive started treating these type of your vids as podcasts and listen to them while doing project work or smth. Its relaxing hearing someone talk about their life while doing somestuff for just half an hour or smth.

[@duranvt3856]

Everyone in Japan gonna think you’re a hoodie

[@IThePeaceful]

God RekRap can't hurt u, he's not real. God Rekrap:

[@Anarchy_Chaos]

God D Rekrap

[@Derapchu]

bro genuinely in like 2-3 weeks of studying with u, you’ve improved so much. 👍

[@starmoose12]

Hey rek I've been having a similar experience with learning Spanish in time for a trip to Spain. Not sure if you've already done this but I talked to a few Spanish college professors that I know in various ways and they recommended consuming Spanish media, which I assume would also work for learning Japanese. Stuff like changing your MC to Japanese, or following Japanese social media influencers, or reading some Japanese online newspaper. Might or might not work for you but hey its probably worth a shot.

[@pairoakidarn1575]

Not to say I'm an expert at language learning, but I've been self-study for 2 years and I'm N2 now (enough to work in Japan), tbh if your goal is to just do well in a trip in Japan, Duolingo or Anki flash card isn't that bad, but if really want to get good like damm good, just wanting to learn because "it sounds cool" isn't gonna get you anywhere (in term of motivation). I can't count how many times people have ask me to teach them Japan just to quit in 2 weeks, people who learns languages should understand this pain lol.

[@tkd8115]

頑張って！応援してます🎉

[@小粒]

賛成w

[@AccursedPotato]

Wow!! Your Japanese sounds excellent for having started so soon and your dedication is crazy! You’re gonna do fantastic in Japan

[@this-is-my-youtube-account]

bro is speedrunning japanese

[@duif九]

You gotta do duolingo every day, even if you only do it for 3 minutes, as long as you consistently do it you're gonna remember a lot, if you don't go back until you have fully understood that part

[@Kokobanan11]

Whats next? Learning every sport, then becomiing a master chef, and then just becoming the president? 😂😂😂

[@clarecarter478]

Me causally watching 50 episodes of one piece a day on my mindset to grindset since nothing else is going on in my life

[@zacpilot4887]

He can red stone he can speedrun he can telly bridge He can pvp AND HE SPEEKS Japanese

[@tche1960]

As someone whose learned english from zero and now has spent about 4 months on learning japanese I can say that the most important part of learning a language is getting a hold of how the structure of the targed language works (ex: grammatics and knowing how to distinguish between verbs, subjects and objects easily etc) and then start to immerse on midia. I would recommend to you Tae Kim's japanese guide since it explains most of the rules and stuff, and also the core 2K/6K Anki deck for remembering vocabulary more easily ( theres a video of an youtuber called livakivi explaining how to set it up ), both of these options are free, good luck on your language learning journey!

[@Clickinqq]

I wanted to start learning Japanese too so I took your advice. I didn't really like Tae Kim's guide so I didn't stick to it but I now use Anki daily and have learned near 400 words so far, while immersing from a Japanese Minecraft playthrough (nana825763) and a gaming and tech channel (Seto Koji) which both Livakivi recommended so I just wanted to say thank you for giving me a direction to start my Japanese learning journey.

[@iamshahin]

Bros mastering the art of impressing an Asian girl 💀

[@fuwii3144]

As a fully Japanese student that goes to an international school, not much people chose to learn Japanese. wait until you go to kanji, its really difficult, but I hope that you enjoy your trip and good luck on your Japanese study!

[@CoordinR]

Next video: speedrunning solving the one piece before oda does💀

[@Anarchy_Chaos]

God D Rekrap 😂

[@REXABLE]

I used to do Hiragana in school for like 4 or 5 years, but now I can't even say a sentence. Great vids!

[@SwastikHero]

Ne hao bro

[@Purple835]

Who's gonna tell him

[@Clickinqq]

who gonna tell him bro😅

[@girlinblack5361]

@@Purple835yeah bros speaking Korean not Japanese lmao

[@SwastikHero]

Oh shit

[@SwastikHero]

Thx for telling i guess

[@BuhTM]

I've been learning Norwegian for the last year and its been so much fun.

[@itzHasdey]

just watch anime instead

[@Clickinqq]

pretty hard to understand anything without basic understanding cuz in japanese the sentence structure is kinda flipped

[@NinjaRuby-tk3fx]

7:43 wait parrot speak Japanese I didn't even know that, I'm just surprised

[@PresumedGecko20]

That's cool, I've been learning for a couple months now, only like five or ten minutes a day, but I've gotten to the point that I'm starting to learn how to form sentences!

[@LillyRose.creates]

I love the style of speed running in the background with podcast-type talking tbh :)

[@kyusei6466]

As a Japanese, I’m honored lmaoo. Good luck on ur journey! It’s tough but it’s worth it

[@Tigerchen1]

whoa rek please continue to keep us updated :D. I just started learning japanese too 4 weeks ago and would love to see your progress and study methods in detail

[@Unifite1]

Im pretty fluent in japanese and yours is really good, you should be really proud of yourself!

[@IDWpresents]

"I'm not really going to get anywhere on 20 minutes a day; I should try 8 hours instead" is one of the most rekrap things I've ever heard

[@alejandroparedes2500]

I recommend you to start learning vocabulary, and some kanjis definitions, bc if you know the vocabulary, and know the meaning of the kanjis, you can memorize pretty efficient all of their meanings and the way they are pronounced. The advantage japanese have while learning kanji is that they already know the words and inner logic of the language, so, if you know vocabulary, and know what those first kanjis mean, will be heplful to know all of their different pronunciations (called on'yomi and kun'yomi)

[@GMKA_D6]

Currently in a Japanese class in High School, I think the biggest thing here as that you are learning on your schedule and your pace while classes just keep moving

[@galestormreal]

not even kidding i stated learning japanese 2 weeks ago on duolingo and now i am a addict too dude. The most relatable thing ever

[@herobrine8763og]

make sure to space out learning and take breaks! This helps prevent burn out and makes you remember better. Getting enough sleep every night also greatly helps with memory

[@strawbarrygal_Art]

A good way to learn Japanese for me is that I learn each row of the alphabet. Because there is lots of rows I don’t really remember because I learned the Hiragana when I was like in kindergarten. But then after that you should move onto more sentence forms like what rekrap said りんごを食べる(たべる)。

[@kailoera2471]

I would have loved to hear rekrap talk for a whole hour about him learning a language he just makes it so interesting

[@Dqrknss]

Parker is so chill bro? Anybody think so too. The fact that he’s sharing this to us viewers is crazy

[@Itz_Pandaver]

Trust everyone in Japan is super kind and would be suprised buy you speaking it they also speak English pretty well

[@Artemis109.]

I love it how he finished his talk exactly when the speed run finished

[@ducksaregood788v3]

i've been meaning to learn japanese for a couple of weeks now and this video inspired me, ty

[@Lauren747]

Japan is such a beautiful place! I went on a trip there a few weeks ago and it was amazing! I found that most of the waiters at restaurants/anyone who has to interact with a lot of people know quite a good amount of English. It’s amazing that you are learning Japanese! I was using the same four basic words the whole trip! I hope you have an amazing trip! (You should try the strawberries, they are amazing)

[@Vririv]

I think one of the best ways is to surround yourself with Japanese content I recently started watching an old Japanese series, it’s from 2005 but I’m still enjoying it ;) I find myself catching lots of phrases and words from the language..learning new languages from a young age is very smart to move! good luck

[@woxingming]

I know that nobody cares, but just wanted to get this off my chest. Personally, I learn and do things by the principle of "the small steps". TLDR: I did not make any progress by learning 5 hours a day for a month, so I started doing it for only 15 minutes. After a week of doing so, I saw the results. I could do small talks, after half a year I could write properly and swiched to an online friend. Now I can speak on a decent level, as well as write. I started learning Chinese 2 or so years ago. At first, I started doing it 5 hours a day. Days and weeks past and I didn't seem to get any better. I was really confused. I almost gave up, but my brother was learning too, so, for the sake of not being left out, I just decreased the time of learning to 15 minutes per day. To my surprise, after a week I could keep up with a slow small talk, and after two months could write a small letter on paper and message. After half a year I got a friend, who speaks Chineese and started chatting and talking go him. Now, I would dare to say that I am mighty fine with the results of my journey.

[@killedbycrit]

take it from someone who's been trying to learn german for over a year, learning a new language, especially after like 8 years old is hard

[@BunnlyGames]

It's torture learning that language. It's one of the hardest ones ever.

[@filmaidan6490]

As an language enthusiast, I find recognising words way more effective than attempting to memorise every word you come across. And learning small phrases makes progress even faster

[@CitricOrange]

Not me only doing one lesson to boost my 200+ streak

[@JackHale-ch3be]

You put so much effort into videos it is amazing that you can also do all this random stuff. I struggle with chewing gum and walking at the same time.

[@Gemu_Taku]

Im going to Japan next year myself and have been secretly grinding out Japanese for the past 3 months to shock everyone when we get to Japan, so we’re in the same boat now, good luck on your language learning journey rek!

[@xMitsukiAurax]

You are good at speedrunning, good at making people enjoy your videos and you’re now good at learning a new language! (I have also been learning Japanese with Duolingo for about 4 months haha)❤

[@k0rruptd]

this video is actually so crazy to me because i have a trip to japan as well coming up in around 2ish months and i've been trying so hard to cram my japanese lessons in there! we have a very similar routine as i'm listening to a language learning podcast in the mornings, then studying for about 2-3 hours a day on my own through online courses, then listening to mainly japanese music and frequently watching japanese dub anime and movies to try to immerse myself 😭 if only i was also this good at speedrunning as well

[@Uiido]

Congrats on starting to learn Japanese! I lived there for a year, and I speak a bit (more than a beginner but still fairly little), and I'll comfort you by saying that as long as you are in the more touristy regions, they're so used to people speaking english and no japanese that you really won't have any trouble. I went a few places to practice my japanese and they would only speak to me in english with no japanese just because I was a foreigner! I mostly had to speak Japanese when I was in less touristy areas. And I would recommend google translate with japanese googled on your phone. Very useful, especially if you can't read all kanji!

[@TwiixxX3]

I’ve also been learning Japanese I have a 28 day streak of duolingo

[@teourquhart5383]

Im learning japanese right now so its really inspiring that my favorite youtuber is learning it too!

[@SRKay717]

a rekrap upload should be considered an international holiday now