Uki Uki Japanese Lesson 23 - Animals

[@littlefawnalice7029]

I plan to teach in Japan as an English as a foreign language teacher at a kindergarten level! These videos help a lot with learning basics to japanese and inspire great teaching methods, love the videos!

[@kazuekurahara7986]

LittleFawn Alice So glad to hear that you enjoyed the video. I think that the animal theme would be a popular topic in any classrooms. :)

[@aguevara79]

I didn't know about the difference between the beckoning cat's left paw and right paw! ありがとうございました！

[@kazuekurahara7986]

Alex Guevara 面白いですよね。招き猫を見るたびに、どっちの手(前足)が上がってるか見てみてくださいね。

[@sophiecordeiro9085]

Cute video!!

[@mamesushi136]

I wish I could go check it out, it all seems so awesome!

[@kazuekura9697]

We wish you could, too! Thank you for your comment. :)

[@tacticolfire]

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[@baldachingaming]

I have a question: Why in the video were Katakana used for the names of the animals? I thought these were in Hiragana because they are the Japanese language and not loan words (except for some) and some have kanji. Thanks for making this awesome video, I was really interested in seeing this, but I can't from Australia.

[@kazuekurahara7986]

***** True, Japanese words are usually written in Kanji (猫) or Hiragana (ねこ). Animal and plant names, however, are often written in Katakana (ネコ) especially in academia.

[@baldachingaming]

Kurahara Sensei Ah, thanks for explaining! :)

[@BlackWidow36776]

すごい！　私のネコはいたずら好きです。haha :)

[@kazuekurahara7986]

BlackWidow36776 いたずら好きなネコさん、かわいいですね (^^)

[@BlackWidow36776]

Kurahara Sensei はい、そうです。＾ー＾

[@koronbiayin1931]

その絵は素晴らしいです! 「まねき猫」はいろいろの色がありますね。 ふくろうが大好き！ 今どうぶつをべんきょうします！

[@kazuekurahara7986]

***** そう、フクロウもかわいいですよね！私もどうぶつが大好きです。(^^)

[@koronbiayin1931]

Kurahara Sensei どうぶつは「オノマトペイア」がありますか？ たとえば: (ニャー ニャー) ... ^^ (まちがったらごめんなさい) 　へへ！

[@kazuekurahara7986]

***** たくさんありますよ。ネコはニャーニャー、イヌはワンワン、トリはチュンチュン、ウシはモーモーなど...。オノマトペはたのしいですね。

[@koronbiayin1931]

Kurahara Sensei 楽しくて面白いです！笑 こたえをありがとうくらはら先生。

[@drivethrutvphilippines7532]

sensei whats the meaning of souka,yapari,nanka,soudane,soudesune,sounanda,kido,dakido,dakara,etc,please include this in your video

[@kazuekurahara7986]

elmar guadez souka & sou nanda=I see (I understand now). yappari=I knew it! sou dane & sou desune=I agree with you. nanka=kind of, somewhat kedo & dakedo=however dakara=therefore/that's why Hope this helps! :)

[@drivethrutvphilippines7532]

thank you so much sensei

[@SilverMiraii]

Old japanese paintings have the same art style, I wonder why.

[@kazuekura9697]

そうですか。おもしろいですね！

[@alm6345]

Sugoi! Thats why the cat power in super mario 3d world is a gold statue with its left hand up! These videos explain so much lol

[@kazuekurahara7986]

+Ashley Mcknight Cool! I'm not familiar with the gold statue in Mario 3D world, but I'm so glad this video helped to explain it. (^^)

[@sonyerison9681]

Why neko is written in katakana istead of hiragana?

[@kazuekura9697]

Animal & plant names are customarily written in Katakana especially in academia. But many animal names can be written in Kanji or Hiragana as well.

[@IanMVB]

I'd love to see this exhibition but don't live in NY or even the US for that matter!

[@kazuekurahara7986]

IanMVB We wish we could come visit. Hope you enjoyed the virtual gallery tour & Japanese lesson in this video. :)

[@harrylam629]

I just wana give a thank to Kurahara せんせい, It helps me a lot in learning japanese.@@

[@kazuekurahara7986]

Thịnh Lâm Đức どうもありがとうございます！(^^)♪

[@chaserbaamalch757]

So, now Japanese call "lion" in English word instead of "shishi"? I also have other questions about animal names.- If dragon is "tatsu", what's the different with "ryuu"?- Does "byakko" mean white tiger in general or just mythical tiger?- What's the different between "washi" and "taka"?- What's the different between "juu" and "kemono" for beast?

[@GitaAnindita]

Why are the animals names written in katakana? For lion, I understand that the word comes from English, but why katakana is also used for other names such as dog and cat? Thanks!

[@kazuekurahara7986]

Gita Anindita Normally, Japanese words are written in Kanji (猫) or Hiragana (ねこ). Animal and plant names, however, are often written in Katakana (ネコ) especially in academia.

[@vijayvikrampatnaik9907]

Why are the names of animals in katakana. Aren't they Japanese names.

[@kazuekurahara7986]

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

[@GareyPongat]

Yan Sensei