SPEAKING JAPANESE WITH MY HOMESTAY FAMILY

[@Summerwithana]

No way! I stayed with them in 2012 when I was in Akita!! I've been trying to find them for years! I'm so glad to see that they're doing well!

[@loczster]

Okaasan is a KZbin star now. Great video. The family is so welcoming.

[@SantomPh]

she would technically be Oba-san (auntie/grandma) rather than Oka-san (mom)

[@chibi3575]

SantomPh unless you're old enough to be her son/daughter.

[@Vulcapyro]

+SantomPh おばさんisn't the same thing as おばあさん either!

[@delby7258]

She would be Oku-san (someone's wife) or Oba-san (mom If the lady wants you call her Oka-san, do it.

[@Ayumi-km4xi]

its because this is sharla's host family and in a host family, theres usually a host MOM a host DAD and host siblings. Thats why sharla calls her her host okaasan

[@Madelope]

I am taking Japanese at my University and we just started Kanji. I was so proud of myself for understanding "Nihongo" in the thumbnail 😅

[@joekanitz1660]

I will be taking online classes in January *thumbs up*

[@janbrvarmozgan3640]

Me too, altho we are a bit further ahead, having learned about 100 kanji so far :)

[@dedeshikaalabi-mensah9471]

joe kanitz where can I take online Japanese classes?

[@joekanitz1660]

Dedeshika Alabi-Mensah rocket language

[@FirstNameLastName-gu1mu]

Nihon=Sunrise Land

[@oreomonogatari]

Okaasan is the coolest! She is great, you were lucky to have gotten to stay with such a nice host "mom" :D.

[@moogersboogers]

Me: *laughing* lol this so funny Sharla: Wait did you hear that creepy sound? Me: oh f*** I'm home alone

[@moogersboogers]

Aru Arakida yuppp 😣😣

[@skylarkohai]

SAME!!

[@ijeimi]

ok now im going to have a nightmare fml T>T

[@YohanesMarioChandra]

THIS

[@oldeststraeberriesn]

the song triggered me so badly i turned on my lights

[@MarSouta]

When they were speaking in the other dialect it sounded like a COMPLETELY different language. It's so crazy how even in different languages dialect can completely just alter the entire thing to...basically a different language! CRAZY!

[@SantomPh]

She did recognize the similarities, people who speak 2 dialects of a language (esp if one is the standard) will pick up faster most of the time. It's even harder in places like the Philippines or Indonesia where there are dialects and multiple entire languages yet everyone looks the same lol

[@kasseopeia15]

I agree; I speak three Philippine dialects and the words are completely different amongst each. Anyway, that conversation sounded so cute. I wonder what t hey were saying to each other. Back home, we have a dialect that sounds so sweet and loving when spoken - even when the speaker is already cussing you and your family out! XD

[@Philoglossos]

What you're touching upon is the fact that often the word "dialect" is used to refer to separate but related languages. For instance, linguistically speaking Mandarin and Cantonese are separate languages, but politically they're referred to as "dialects" of chinese. In reality a dialect is a variety of a language that is understood by speakers of other dialects. For instance, American English and British English are two groups of English dialects, with many sub dialects contained within.

[@ibrahimjama5505]

Heh American English and British English are different spelling/Grammar styles, the actual dialects of "English" are the supposed sub-dialects. For example whether you're speaking RP, Boston or NI dialect a glaswegian accent/dialect is gonna be hella hard to understand. Prefer an outback Alabama accent 100^ of the time. This coming from a Lutonion Hackney speaker, Jersey english sounds closer than Glaswegian.

[@khalidm5939]

Arabic has 23 Dialects between the countries, Most of them are completely different from classical Arabic which makes it super hard to understand people between the countries.

[@jennielauber8308]

They seem like sweet and lovely people. your video is haunted.

[@paoDaoGe]

haunted...? where is da 👻?

[@lucadressler2569]

Wtf?

[@ethanpet113]

@@paoDaoGe 8:18

[@fldskb325]

I'm Japanese. Even the same Japanese people may not understand the meaning of the dialect. Although it is rare that you do not know the meaning completely, the dialect of Akita introduced this time is particularly complicated, so there are many points that can not be understood from Japanese people as well. Not only in Akita but also in Okinawa and Kyushu area there are difficult dialects so foreigners may have trouble. Sorry for Google translation.

[@valeriansage]

can those in the province understand the normal japanese...the Tokyo one

[@Emma-bm1pt]

Akai Shuichi I'm half Japanese half British and even tho Scottish people are saying the exact same thing people from London (aka me) find it quite difficult to understand Scottish accents. So I'm guessing in Japan it would be the same thing Also different prefectures have different customs and traditions so the whole countries quite varied :)

[@hirokinose3901]

well it's depend. I do speak normal Japanese, but when I heard my friend speaking in Tsugaru Dialect(It's one of the harderst dialect I guess..), I barely understood what he was saying at all.

[@_Sonato]

Damn that was some really good Google Translate.

[@hirokinose3901]

Dude maybe some of my sentences were grammatically wrong, but no insult plz.

[@drhl.]

they seem very kind and accommodating! it was nice of them to let you film and even teach you their dialect! :)

[@mavericellis4575]

i wish I could go Japan :(

[@vickiejimenez8713]

Maveric Ellis same

[@mavericellis4575]

Vickie Jimenez Very sad :(

[@HoloBoss]

why sad....just do it....if your too lazy to learn the language then you dont rly want it anyways

[@richycline]

You can. I went last year for the first time. All you have to do is write Japan on a jar and put a set amount inside per week. I started doing it again as soon as I got back (last January) and I'm at about 2,500 now. Going to Japan with my best friend made many of my lives best experiences and sparked real motivation for learning Japanese. Pursue your dreams, cover your room in what's important to you and take steps. "JUST DO IT!" - Shia Lebeouff

[@rain1676]

richycline where in Japan did you go?

[@Strider_Shinryu]

Thanks so much for putting the hiragana on screen! I'm in the process of learning it right now and it was good reading practice lol

[@nadiaanime1414]

OKAY SHARLA JUST SCARE THE S*** OUT OF ME AT MIDNIGHT FROM THAT SOUND WHEN I'M ENJOYING LEARNING AKITA DIALECT Sorry just noticed I was typing in all caps lol

[@MoARlnd]

omg the same 😂😱

[@Sweetchik2007]

same o_o I wouldn't have noticed if she didn't point it out *shudders* goodness now I have to try to get to sleep

[@rabidthejoker1870]

That noise gave me the chills not gonna lie

[@JadeCanada237]

That was so interesting to watch and wow Sharla you are really good at understanding the dialect so fast.

[@LezleyDavidson]

I love it when you speak Japanese. I'm so impressed at how knowledgable you are about the language. I was recently watching Food Ranger and he trips me out - this random white guy speaking fluent Mandarin in the middle of Cheng du. So cool! I have so much respect for people who can learn another language - I was even terrible at learning French in school!

[@kabjmedia2787]

Lezley Davidson j

[@Ridley369]

It's not like it's some amazing feat. I learned it in a year, and I'm amazing at it. She doesn't speak that well but she's okay.

[@Jusu331]

アレクサンダ jeez dude😂 those are some real backhanded compliments😂

[@qr-codes]

アレクサンダ talk about being full of yourself, and probably delusional too LOL

[@2M1-w4q]

elixir no lie, her speaking isn’t great.

[@bunnyfeer]

Thank you Sharla! I was watching KZbin because it soothes myself before sleep and now I'm scared AF in the middle of the night and my room it's pitch black 😱😱😭😭 hahaha

[@bunnyfeer]

PS: the rest of the video is cool i loved okaasan! 😊

[@kouk3313]

Bunny Feer I'm Japanese but I've ever heard none of them

[@PeachKeki]

omg, I'm watching your video with the lights out.. after you played that creepy noise I'm so freaked out now. T__T

[@yaminohere]

Yeah it's feedback from the mic XP mine makes the exact same noise XD

[@PeachKeki]

chiyokokai thanks for solving the mystery. :D I was really freaked out for a second.

[@guigui78340]

how can she get feedback when she's only recording?

[@yaminohere]

sugar glider mic is over sensitive?

[@guigui78340]

chiyokokai well i don't know. i was kinda expecting you to bring me a piece of answer :) if i had to take a wild guess i'd say the mic resonated with a certain frequency.

[@yaminohere]

sugar glider that would require bullshitting from my part :P cuz i only know the basics

[@mariadange06]

What a sweet woman, you struck lucky to have stayed in her home stay.

[@1964jobim]

シャーらさんの人柄の良さがにじみ出ている回ですね。 思わずほっこりします。 ありがとう。

[@amberlynmonroe]

That little old lady seems so sweet!

[@nerdygamergeek4291]

This is really fascinating. My music teacher is from Kansai and she's told me about how it sounds like a totally different language to Tokyo, but I didn't think it would be this extreme! And your homestay family is adorable! :3

[@papaquonis]

Aww, they seem like really lovely people. Looks like you had a lot of fun during your visit there.

[@LeSweetpea]

Omg the Akita-ben sounds undecipherable! omg Tokyo-Japanese is so much easier to understand! Great video Sharla! :)

[@sayu8795]

I love this video so much!!! i think these kinds of videos can be a great resource to anyone studying languages/linguistics. dialect variation is so important! this is great i hope to see more kinds of videos like this in the future :)

[@philipk83]

Randomly came across your vids and subscribed. Thank you for posting videos like this. This is the reason I check out videos from everyday people. You just don't get intimate videos like this from big travel channel videos.

[@fizito_]

I legit teared up and got chills all over when i heard the noise. the second time even made me cry a little i'm not even kidding 😣😣😣

[@yuuh8341]

Alec Belacqua what noise??

[@fizito_]

+ToKyo WeeKEndS near to the end there is a ghastly noise that sharla didnt hear live, only in the camera. she addresses it herself, it's so creepy

[@fizito_]

+ToKyo WeeKEndS at 8:17

[@Mariolcia1995]

I thought I was the only one, it made me cry a little too and I felt so weird, it never happened to me before xD''

[@Narwhalicorn0204]

Sounded like the grudge noise. Sent chills up my spine. 8:24

[@jeanlow129]

Just love them. They are so natural and welcoming like a favorite uncle and aunt.

[@shallowsleep15]

Akita-ben almost doesn't even sound like Japanese! Really neat though. Thank you to you and your host family for sharing this with us.

[@originalkingdomhearts]

You're home stay family is so nice and adorable! I hope you still visit them.

[@zoec594]

What a fun video! I was smiling the whole time, your homestay mom and dad seem like such lovely people :)

[@denloth]

So happy to see dialects and okaasans on youtube. Thanks for sharing!

[@beigehues]

_this video was so entertaining!_ XD

[@axeltheking4157]

HOW DO YOU ITALISIZE!?

[@angethedumbone]

Axel The King do _ before and after the word: like _this_

[@beigehues]

_there are many ways_ -many ways- *quite a few*

[@axeltheking4157]

***** _like this?_

[@axeltheking4157]

_Oh yeah like that._

[@bevankj]

Lots of fun! Some of the words are guessable like elbow, knee, and heel, but when they demonstrated conversation... yup, this is definitely a different dialect. I have a friend from Tohoku who sometimes throws a little dialect in for fun, saying stuff like どうすべ where in standard Japanese you say どうしよう and so on. Some of what they said in conversation sounded familiar but for the most part it was like listening to a completely new language. I wonder how much variation there is between different parts of Tohoku and how my friend would react if I tried some of this stuff out on her. Haha! 楽しみに！

[@XxxLoveBug76xxX]

That sound may be feedback from the microphone! Wow, so interesting thats there are different words for different prefecture! Love your videos

[@LeSweetpea]

OMG THAT NOISE when I went back and listened to it it sounded scary!!!! And the music after it made it scarier! LOL I'm going to assume it was just the camera making the noise.......

[@LeonIsAPro]

Wow! That was great !! That last bit with okaasan and otousan having a chat in akitaben was awesome! I understood only parts of it... geez I love hearing different kotoba from all over Japan. Thank you!!

[@yami2227]

When they started to talk only in Akita-ben I couldn't understand a thing , it's so different xD

[@horch3491]

Archmage Vengard lol neither could I, even though my first tongue is Japanese 😆

[@immossi]

They seem like really funny and kind people!

[@RebsAroundTheWorld]

Sharla, thanks for making this series on Tohoku! I was an exchange student at 東北大学 for a year and these videos bring back SO many memories. I hope to see more people visiting and getting to know the area! One of my favorite memories was going to all of the matsuri in the summer: Tanabata in Sendai, Kanto in Akita, Nebuta in Aomori, and Sansa Odori in Iwate.

[@jojoco120]

She is just adorable. I loved this!

[@aoka007]

Love the genuine laughs and conversation. Interesting! Entertaining and fun.

[@maddhatter5283]

this is an amazing video. I oooh'ed and ahhh'ed when okaasan and otousan began speaking together. the sound of the dialect is so distinctive. what a GREAT experience for you. thank you for sharing.

[@michaeljackson697]

i am watching this to hear the japanese language ...it such a beautiful language. it just sounds so so so so so sooooo beautiful to just listen to

[@MsStrawberrynose]

Love this video. Sharla you look so adorably happy

[@Lottiee_]

I really enjoy seeing how much Sharla seems to be genuinely enjoying her time with this family and learning. It made me very happy to watch. I hope to see more like this!

[@a.20679]

Very cute and such fun to watch! What an amazing experience Sharla!

[@kendrahw3943]

I have been loving these Tohoku videos! I'm moving to Sendai next year to teach English! So I'm super excited to visit all these amazing places! Thank you so much +SharlainJapan :D

[@dandeliondanis]

I am very recently began studying Japanese and I was so proud of myself for recognizing and identifying a lot of the hiragana!

[@LotoTheHero]

They seem very sweet. Looks like you had a great experience during your stay with them. :D

[@zacoboy1]

This older lady looks so kind I’d love her for my nanny

[@Sunbreaker7]

I remember, I watched this video a long time ago, didn't understand almost anything , today I accidently stumbled upon it again and now I understand 80% of it.

[@silviemonk5556]

That was awesome! Thanks, Sharla!

[@TaraShulerAuthor]

This is so freaking cool. This lady is awesome! You must have had so much fun there.

[@lifeofcindy6577]

I'm so inspired by you! すごい！I've been speaking Japanese since I was little and your Japanese is just as good! You make me realize that effort is what it takes you learn a new language even when you're older!

[@MuUwiKo16]

Wow!! the difference of dialects is so stark! It's so interesting!!

[@caviesrule4445]

You really make me want to go to Tohoku! A farm homestay looks awesome! Your hosts were so nice!

[@Anfernee_G]

My first experience with learning and speaking Japanese was Osaka-Ben. It's always so fascinating to me hearing Akita-Ben, Hokkaido-Ben, etc. Such a beautiful language!

[@おもかげ猫]

i love akita.everything there was so great.good memories.

[@SolCrown80]

They are such sweet, wonderful people! They make me wish I had studied abroad in Japan!

[@bibliboo]

Awwww this is sweet and also your laugh was cute Sharla😂

[@JessyLovesYou]

That was super cool and I'm assuming that noice was wind creeping into the house. The flat I used to live in the UK used to whistle and my house now groans occasionally lol, it can sound quit creepy/funny.

[@aneweliseonlife]

This is fascinating!! Language is such an evolution!

[@RUKIANBU]

it's so nice and awesome to see different side of Japan

[@sakuravoyage]

Love learning about the many Japanese べん - more videos like this please!!

[@achi441]

Aw those two are too cute!! It's interesting to hear the different dialects! I could watch this for hours! ^___^

[@DaynaC05]

She is so cute! I have so much trouble learning Japanese but I can listen to it forever. I love the way it sounds

[@rielamarcellis]

This was a really fun and interesting video, I wish you could make more videos about language.

[@Sigurjon543]

I know I'm late to the party on this video, but you look so happy together, really good inspiration for the new year!

[@Walkthroughs14]

I really enjoy these type of videos. They are very interesting and gives a good insight on some of the culture from different prefectures.

[@SmtSmtDarkside]

Gosh, the Kawai-Family is so adorable. I could watch you learn from obaasan for hours! Lovely videos! 💕

[@HabenAmbessa]

Hey Sharla:) I'm really impressed that you did this. Nowadays you don't see many young people willingly wanting to learn and experience farming.I should know, because I was born and raised in big cities only and still need to find my green thumb. haha.But I love how you emphasize bonding with people and learning about something as essential as where our foods come from. The family looks so lovely also :) This is the kind of thing young people should see from Vloggers, not just city high life and fabulous sterile homes. Great work! Greetings from Germany!

[@6KidsandaHusband]

This was such a well put together video, great job!!!

[@Vivi-lt4ip]

This is really interesting! You and your host family are so cute!!

[@NikkigandCo]

Ahhhh😍😍😍😍 love these two😍😍😍.. so cute..you have had the most amazing opportunity to live like this..I've often dreamt of traveling to Japan but find it difficult as I'm disabled but I love watching your videos and experiencing things the way you do.. thank you 😘

[@WM-eg4gh]

OMG what is this channel. I'm new here. A video that shows fluent Japanese and a home stay video!!! I thought Japanese people are shy on camera surprises but OMGGosh! Thank you for sharing!!! Say hi to your japanese homestay family :D:D

[@ningkhanhonest]

Mom is always a mom

[@Noneeko]

Omg that sound gave me chills!! D:

[@krystalleighl9255]

I really like seeing this type of video! I'm learning Japanese by myself at the moment so hearing genuine conversations is great. :)

[@mizusenshisongs]

They seem so nice! Thanks for sharing!

[@ladenise86]

please make more videos like this one. So nice

[@unicornisland3457]

Love watching you do a tour around Japan!! ❤️ every day!

[@gabrielrocha4187]

I loved all the videos from homestay family ♥ They're so lovely! and... I think because I'm watching too much from your Japan trip, I've dreamed being there and I enjoyed it. (For sure, Japan is on my list)

[@tawfiqh803]

OK Sharla this is one of the best reasons for the creepy screaming you know in one of your videos you told us that there was a ghost playing with maro's ball and now in this video there was a ghostly scream this adds up some how there is a ghost that wants something from your family Duh duh duuuuuuuuuh!!!!!!!!! 👻👻👻👻👻👻👻 Woooooooh

[@IchigoNoShoujo]

This was so interesting!! I've studied in Kansai so I understand Kansai dialect well, but Akita dialect is again completely different. At the end when they talked to each other in dialect... I didn't even grasp the meaning of what they said. But it sounded adorable :) Thanks for the video! :D

[@Carolishas]

You look absolutely stunning in those hot spring shots omg

[@takeshout1]

I'm from Tottori in western part of Japan's Honshu (Main Island) and I only partly understood the conversation between mom and dad, especially I could only catch 10% or so of what dad said. Of course I have my own language which is so different from standard Japanese and most of those from other parts of Japan would not completely understand when I speak it. But it is a pity, like mom said in this video, that younger generations are choosing to speak standard Japanese and our own languages are dying. I live abroad and I have realized that the mother tongue is an essential element of who you are. Your attempt to learn the language of different part of Japan is great in that respect. Thank you.

[@2456tack]

Okasan could be a teacher of NHK's language lesson.

[@RobotCavePartytime]

This video just made me subscribe hahah It's so cute how you guys play off of each other so naturally.

[@heyitssharla]

+RobotCaveParty I'm glad you enjoyed it! Welcome to my channel😊

[@vickybreath]

Sharla...you so darn cute! Your smile is so infectious!

[@BadLactose]

That 'ghost' voice chilled me more than I expected. I used to live in a house that some of my family members thought was haunted. I was a skeptic, but one day, when I was home alone, doing homework, I heard a sound just like that right up against my ear, as if someone was angrily wheezing an incomprehensible word right next to me. Seconds later, a toy on my bookshelf fell off, seemingly of its own volition. That sound takes me to a dark place I try not to revisit.

[@cvel5619]

Yup .. that sound creepy aff😓

[@cvnb77]

That last part reminded me of my grandparents 😊 I miss them

[@tme11]

OMG!!! I'm Japanese, and was grown up in Tokyo. So I understand just a little bit what they talked!!! It's also so difficult for Japanese to understand it. I knew it's so different how to talk between Tokyo and Tohoku. But I didn't know such a difficult to understand it.lol By the way, You speak fluent Japanese!!! I'm here to study abroad in USA. I wanna speak English as you speak Japanese!

[@rencrosswell9403]

The dialect they're using reminds me of Miyazaki movies, when the older characters, or characters who live out in the country, speak. At least to me anyway! And some of the phrases I actually recognized from some of the anime I've watched. Can't remember any names, but I know I've heard them before lol. Great video as always, Sharla!

[@mkr396r]

自分は関西の方だけど最後の会話は何回か聞いて何となく分かったけどやっぱり聞かない単語は予想も出来なかったw誰か補足よろ 以下聞き取れた内容 母:お父さん(？)早く入れて畑しまってた[畑仕事を終わらせてた]けどなんでだったの？ 父:雨降ってきて(嫌だった？) 母:だって肥料量ってちゃっちゃと[効率よく]やってたから仕事捗ったでしょ？ 父:捗ったけど、あともう少し残ったけど、そうだけど汚れたなぁ 母:イタズラな雨だったね 父:そうだな 母:もう少し雨降るのが遅かったらなぁ、もうあと(少しで)出来るところだったのにね。 父:(？) 母:それでも昨日から手伝ってくれてたから(畑仕事が)捗ったんだね 父:捗った捗った 母:よかったね 父:よかったよかった

[@mom7573]

えだまめ 父:?の部分は 「もう少し(雨の降る中を)我慢(して作業)すればね～...(全部できたろうけどね～...)」というニュアンスが含まれます。

[@lordolah]

最後の部分、お母さんとお父さんの話が全然わかりませんでした（笑）。でもさ、方言って面白いですね。日本は割と狭い国でもいろんな方言があるのはすごいと思います。このような動画をもっと作ってください！ Great video Sharla! Please make more like this if you can :)

[@dendentime9945]

That's what happens when your favorite movie is the ring. You're videos get possessed lol. Loved learning these words and phrases along with you though! :) very neat and educational.

[@riaelc]

I'm starting to learn Japanese and this was very interesting to me! Thank you, Sharla!

[@guillaumine1]

you're so good I wouldn't have guessed them correctly

[@EliotGroove]

Subscribed because you're Japanese is impressive and you're where I wanna be one day. Hope your inspiration rubs off. lol