Uki Uki Japanese Lesson 13 - Q&A 3

[@SuperNigel61]

This series is sooo wonderful. These "Q&A' portions give that extra info that I'm not going to find a JPTL book! Thanks for all your awesome work.

[@ariannaturtles6489]

This was the first video of the lessons I have seen and I like how informative it is. It doesn't give me an overload of information at one time. It gave me just enough so I could comprehend what the meaning of everything was and connect it to previous lessons I have had. Thanks!

[@ELV42]

Very useful as always Kurahara - Sensei. Thanks for share.

[@LateBloomer82]

Another great video, keep up the good work 先生!

[@kayteeflick]

Great video! I recognized a lot of the hand gestures and phrases from my time in Japan, but the uses for doumo were new to me!

[@Erick12052]

Very helpful thanks for taking the time at explaining Japanese tips

[@ANIME2020X]

That gesture lesson was so helpful. Thanks!

[@vantang5314]

thanks for all your videos! learnt so much

[@SilverMiraii]

Such a lovely teacher, thank you Kurahara sensei for being awesome ^^

[@kazuekurahara7986]

いえいえ、とんでもないです。(>.

[@wonderfulworld_1111]

Very helpful tips thanks a lot !

[@BlackWidow36776]

YAY! i love these videos! they are always fueling my motivation for learning Nihongo.

[@kazuekurahara7986]

ありがとうございます！So glad to hear that. (^^)

[@BlackWidow36776]

どうもありがとうございます倉原先生！！ You're awesome!!

[@kazuekurahara7986]

BlackWidow36776 いえいえ (>.

[@dulcearoma]

Hi! I recently discover this channel and I think it's absolutely amazing and useful, I specially love the audience's questions videos. Kurahara sensei is soo nice and awesome! 日本語を勉強するのためにすごく便利ですから、どうもありがとうございます。

[@kazuekurahara7986]

+Juan Pablo Deferr Angel コメント、どうもありがとうございます！So glad to hear that you find the Q&As helpful.

[@tonyrichengod9280]

Looove these lessons. Doumo arigatou, Kurahara-san!

[@kc2539]

This was a really useful video! Thank you ^-^

[@carlostello4366]

ありがとうございます~くらはら先生, this lesson was really helpful! Not too many topics, but extended information! I can remember more things this way! I really liked the gestures part :D I'd like to see more videos about culture like this one, really liked it, as always thanks for your kindness!

[@kazuekurahara7986]

Arigatou gozaimasu. Glad to hear you enjoyed the gesture one! Just so you know, Akai sensei recently filmed great lessons on culture, so please stay tuned. :)

[@carlostello4366]

Ohhh nice to know! :) you both do a great job!

[@stevenchunng]

Her lesson is so much interesting. Thanks a lot !!!

[@kazuekurahara7986]

Steven Chong コメントをありがとうございます。(^^)

[@mohitupadhayay1439]

I'm in love with this lady!

[@CoyKoehler]

ありがとうございます

[@Crabtree1844]

Very, very informative and helpful. It's amazing how some gestures are questionable in one culture and totally disrespectful in another. Keep up the good work and provide more videos of this kind. Arigatou gozaimasu.

[@RodrigoTakashiKuroda]

I enjoyed your lesson, Kurahara Sensei! It's very good and easily to understand! Arigatou gozaimasu ("obrigado" in portuguese)! :D

[@bibingka_8]

Konnichiwa Kurahara-sensei! Please please teach how to use kore, sore, are, koko, soko, asoko, and sono, kono, ano!  PS love all these videos!!! They help me out so much!! Arigatou gozaimasu!!

[@alm6345]

ahhh..this explains sooo much anime lol. Thank you!

[@amathma]

Very handful lesson !

[@mark_sammy1440]

I love this series! Watashi wa kono shirīzu ga daisuki desu!!!

[@guzmanmed2630]

Thank you so much for this video, i had the same problem with "Doumo" now it's clear thank's to you ^^ Keep the nice work up ^^

[@sopatongsrimadun9553]

i like it.

[@LittleLulubee]

Thank you! This was very interesting and informative, as always. I wish I lived in NYC so I could come to your classes.

[@kazuekurahara7986]

I wish you could join our classes here, too! Still, it's great we can connect globally through Uki Uki. ;)

[@LittleLulubee]

Kurahara Sensei Yes, I'm really happy about that! I'm looking forward to more lessons. よろしくお願いします :)

[@ConfusedAzn]

Hai! hehe. thanks for the video! This is good information that you "should" know, but nobody really speaks about very much.

[@keluargaletsgo1]

sensei, doumo arigatou gozaimasu

[@FlaMeSwtf]

cuteness level in this video was overwhelming.. :o also could you put more japanese words in there? I can't do Kenji at all

[@antongqiao55]

I'd like to know how to make a sentence in our head in different situation and conversation. Is there some special logical behind a sentence, or a way to talk about things.

[@sanndyflores7129]

maraming salamat po .doumo arigatou gozaimasu

[@aguevara79]

I sometimes touch my nose by accident (for obvious reasons). :) Great video once again!

[@megan1368]

would it be bad to say formal or polite things to your friends or family instead of casual?

[@kazuekurahara7986]

It's not bad at all. But if you speak politely to people you're close to, they will probably tell you "Come on, no need to be so formal with me." :)

[@jesshey2487]

Hai!

[@stitchpooh7405]

Dear Kurahara Sensei, Sumimasen ga , Shitsumon ga arimasu. Could you please help how to use desu kedo or kedo when it's at the end of sentence? I'm not sure that it use for cutting the conversation for avoiding the other person to ask same question again. Domo Arigatougozaimasu.

[@JaybBritts]

Hi Sensei could you please teach us more on how to have a conversation in Japanese . So more words that you can use and more phrases. Thank you so much.

[@kazuekurahara7986]

What type of conversational phrases in particular are you interested in? - e.g. weather, work, school, small talk?

[@JaybBritts]

More on Small Talk.

[@kazuekurahara7986]

J Britton This webpage offers a nice list of small-talk phrases in a quiz format. These are very common phrases you use to have a conversation in Japanese. www.nihongo-pro.com/jp/quiz/404d0a6785/beginner-japanese-quiz-making-small-talk-sekenbanashi

[@JaybBritts]

どうもありがとうございます。

[@tomelord]

Particle words like wo, ga, wa, ni always confuse the heck out of me. Can sensei please tell the difference between using wo or ga as an object marker ( I am assuming they are both used as object markers, but I am so confused)?

[@kazuekurahara7986]

For the most part, を(o) is the typical direct-object marker. が(ga) can work similarly sometimes, with specific verbs/adjectives such as できる(can do)、わかる(to understand)、いる(to need)、すき(to like), etc.

[@kazuekurahara7986]

Hope you enjoyed this video. You can find ALL of our Uki Uki episodes here! (^^) kzbin.info/aero/PLzfrZ0tkPLmzydrzFSuHhuNsXMlwjnBQa

[@tomelord]

Another thing that confuses me is when to use kudasai and onegaishimasu what is the difference.

[@kazuekurahara7986]

(Something o) kudasai. = Give me (something) please. e.g. リンゴをください。Please give me an apple. Onegai shimasu. = Please. (in a more general sense) e.g. このけん、おねがいします。Take care of this matter, please.

[@vichitogronchero]

VERY HELPFULL INFORMATION THANKS

[@prafulsuryawanshi7486]

Hi, I have my JLPT N5 level exam after 1 month , I need your guidance mam about what to do for listing section

[@kendraa_______9981]

I really want to learn some commonly used suffixes for verbs. Like: 食べながら

[@kazuekurahara7986]

Here's a nice list of fukugou doushi (compound verbs) you can download: www.mlcjapanese.co.jp/Download/CompaundVerb.pdf

[@kendraa_______9981]

Thanks! I'll definitely check it out!

[@EarthFireblaze6400]

thank you very much for all your lessons, it is pretty helpful, but i still have a question about practicing japanese at home. I generally watch animes but i hardly understand words. Do you recommend japanese series or animes that are good for beginners to understand?

[@kazuekurahara7986]

If you want to select anime or TV drama for the purpose of listening practice, I would generally recommend anime/drama of a more "realistic" genre, such as family, school or work themed ones. Action or fantasy anime is fun but probably not the best listening material, as the dialogues in these genres tend to be extreme.

[@EarthFireblaze6400]

Kurahara Sensei ありがとうございますくらはら先生. :)

[@chinesefantasy]

I'd recommend live action, because then you also get to read lips and body language, which maked it soo much easier to hear and understand what they're saying.

[@kazuekurahara7986]

Patrick Na Yes, I agree with Patrick-san. Watching real people makes it easier to not just hear their speech but also read their action. In addition, dialogues are much more natural compared to the way anime characters speak. But that said, if you're a big fan of anime and it gives you a strong incentive to learn Japanese, then by all means! You can make anime (and pretty much anything you love) your learning tool. :)

[@EarthFireblaze6400]

Patrick Na thank you very much patrick i'll pay attention to this and thank you sensei too! :)

[@mioboxes]

Hi Kurahara Sensei,　 Hope you can explain in your lessons the followings : 1) やっぱり- I believe this is a very common phrase but I am not sure the exact meaning and in what situation it is used. Hope you can help elaborate. 2) Is there any difference in the meaning or usage when these words (淋し) are pronounced differently? I notice　sometimes is it pronounced as”さみし”but other times it is pronounced as “さびし”. 3) I also notice some Japanese pronounce “ふ”as “Fu”　but others pronounce as “Hu”. Some examples are : 二人， 冬 ，振りetc. What is the correct pronunciation or are correct? Thanks so much

[@kazuekurahara7986]

1) やっぱりmeans "as expected." e.g. ここのケーキはやっぱりおいしい。(The cake here is delicious, just like I thought/expected.) 2) さびしい and さみしい are both common and can be written as either 寂しい or 淋しい in Kanji. They are often used interchangeably, but technically 寂しい is considered as the more official Kanji between the two. 3) Even though ふ is romanized as "fu" in English alphabet, that pronunciation doesn't exist in Japanese. Therefore, when you say it aloud it's always pronounced as "hu."

[@mioboxes]

Kurahara Sensei Thank you very very much for your prompt explanation! Now I understand much better ! Thanks again :)

[@kazuekurahara7986]

mioboxes My pleasure. :)

[@minimakesnonsense]

Awesome video - goes to show that there's so much more to communication that just words! You can use all the polite Japanese you like and then accidentally challenge someone to a fight with a hand gesture. BUT, I have a BURNING QUESTION: is that "come here" hand gesture what the maneki-neko/lucky cat is doing?!

[@kazuekurahara7986]

Exactly! That's the "come here" gesture in Japan.

[@VOIDTheft1]

Do men also make the "no-wave" gesture? Or only women?

[@kazuekurahara7986]

Yes, generally speaking, women's gestures may be slightly more animated than men's.

[@VOIDTheft1]

Thank you.

[@akibowman4355]

こんにちは先生！I have a question, how I can make 2 sentence into 1 sentence?

[@vijayvikrampatnaik9907]

What script is more beneficial to learn first. Hiragana, Katakana or Kanji.

[@themm6032]

hiragana

[@stitchpooh7405]

Dear Kurahara Sensei, Sorry to bother you again. Please kindly help to explain the difference between Aishiteru and Daisuki. Can we say to family member (ex. Mom or Dad) that itsumademo aishiteru yo? Some websites told that aishiteru is not suitable to use with family member, it's strong words use only boy/girlfriend. Many Thanks for your kind help in this matter.

[@PandaCelt]

There was a word used a few times that sounded like "ano". What does that mean, and how exactly is it spelled? (Great videos, by the way!)

[@kazuekurahara7986]

Eoghan McDonagh "anoo" is one of common filler words, like "umm" or "well."

[@PandaCelt]

Kurahara Sensei Arigatou gozaimasu!

[@drivethrutvphilippines7532]

hi Sensei,what's the difference between naruhodo and sou nanda?

[@xSkullerx]

naruhodo is more like " I see.. " and sou nanda is more like " Is that so..." or " oh so that what you meant"

[@drivethrutvphilippines7532]

thanks for the info

[@kazuekurahara7986]

+elmar guadez Also, そうなんだ is more casual, whereas なるほど can be used in both casual and polite speeches.

[@deadinside7037]

Take a shot everytime she says hai

[@bude8234]

4:03 - reminds me of the old kung fu movies where the guy is saying, "cmon, let's fight"! lol

[@GamingShow11]

What's the difference between "wa" and "ga" in japanese ? arigatugozaimashita sensi ^^

[@kazuekurahara7986]

Generally speaking, は(wa) is a topic or contrast marker, whereas が(ga) tends to emphasize the subject. However, it's of course far more complex than this. This page does a nice job summarizing basic usages of が and は in more detail: japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa051301a.htm

[@dolabellajr]

kono intro dai suki hahaha

[@miyoko3888]

Could you say just　”ども”　To a close friend for thank you?

[@kazuekurahara7986]

+Aqua Everdeen It may sound a bit too polite in that context. I would say "ありがと" or "ありがとね" to a close friend.

[@miyoko3888]

Thank you very much, sensei :) I was wondering for awhile, haha.

[@marvintnt1820]

The come and fight gesture makes sense because of neo from The Matrix. Good video.

[@kazuekurahara7986]

That's so true! static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11117/111172491/3959969-z.gif

[@jesshurun]

a lot of gestures are for women

[@kazuekurahara7986]

+jesshurun True, women may be more animated in general.

[@roadromeo294]

Can you teach me japanese language please for FREE

[@snaskova]

she says "hai" after every damn word, it's becoming annoying :/

[@khairulhafiz3016]

u cant say like that, u have to repect

[@snaskova]

what do i have to respect? japanese don't say "hai" after every sentence. it's her "thing".

[@maridelatte6474]

Stephie Naskova she probably have terex

[@kazuekurahara7986]

Sorry about that! It's kind of a "filler" for me, I guess. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5qyYmuKf7Cmirc

[@carlostello4366]

ありがとうございます~くらはら先生, this lesson was really helpful! Not too many topics, but extended information! I can remember more things this way! I really liked the gestures part :D I'd like to see more videos about culture like this one, really liked it, as always thanks for your kindness!