Possession and Particle NO | Japanese From Zero! Video 13

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@@super117knight In the first video of this series he says to use as many sources as possible so buy and use both.

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@SUSACCA Knowsit Well, if you are a begginer, there's no way you can understand a bigger sentence, just go step by step and you will see :)

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Hey, how good is your japanese now, 2 years later?

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literally same rn

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Yes

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It will be around a hundred lesson of Spanish verbs, xD. don't worry is not difficult ;).

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Sometimes a good explanation is worth a 1000 others. :P

[@SG-jh7sw]

Ok guys, I went through Japanese from zero book 1 and a bit of genki 1 and this is my personal perspective on both books and which one works best Japanese from zero has a slower pace than Genki which depends on who you are, what you want Japanese for and how do you learn or what your learning style is to know which one is better. First, I want to explain self studying advantages and disadvantages. Advantages of self studying is that the time upon when to study is completely on you. You can keep working every single day for hours or you can study 5 minutes per week. Nobody forces you, nobody is there to tell you hey you MUST do this before coming to the class. The plan upon how and what to study is totally on you. But the disadvantage is exactly the same as the advantage. Nobody will force you, there is no homework, nobody will be there to ask why don't you study which for people who don't have enough motivation, might make them stop learning or slower their pace, no one is there to help you practice and no one will speak direct Japanese with you, you are completely on your own. Now, about Japanese from zero, there is an online teacher to explain things for you but genki is not being taught by any teacher online. Genki's first lesson goes through hiragana and katakana very very briefly while Japanese from zero takes it's time for two whole books. From my perspective, Japanese from zero as a self study book for someone who lives outside of Japan is a much better choice because it has a slower pace and explains much better. But if you are already in Japan then it means you are so much more into the whole context than most of others, so genki is a better choice for you.

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That last part had me lauging soo hard..nice work

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"NANI?!" ... It's been two days and I am still laughing!!

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NANI??

[@papafhill9126]

That moment that I got "Whose Apple is this?" before Jo-ji gave even the hint was like, "Yep, this is going to be the time I learn Japanese... after 10 years of failed attempts." These videos are fantastic! Culturally relevant and structured in a way the allows the viewer to be the architect of how they use the language.

[@Jrzya]

So did you end up learning it?

[@MarcusGPG]

Is the word Dare always used, ore do you ever have to make it Dacchi?

[@japanesefromzero]

I love this question. It's very creative!!! DARE = who (no matter how many people there are). Don't confuse DORE (which one for 3 or more) and DOCCHI (which one for 2 things). Your comment really should open up people's eyes who already know Japanese how confusing even simple concepts can be. If I could give you an award you would get "comment of the month!" award. (I am not being sarcastic by the way)

[@soundsnstuff8214]

*gives award*

[@Rob_Himself83]

I was wondering this as well as I went through the lesson. Maybe throw in a note about that in future editions. I was fully prepared to use "dacchi" when referring to two people!

[@SelcraigClimbs]

@@Rob_Himself83 I'm sure you've got it covered by now, but just for others who may be thinking the same. 二人(ふたり/futari) would be used for referring to two people

[@Fennetic]

@@SelcraigClimbsfutari reminds me of futanari.

[@hasanboyabdurahmonov2520]

You're literally one of the best teachers to teach language online, I wish you would teach us a German lang as well

[@ben-jammin9901]

I literally started this lesson on the same night that I watched the final episode of Lost. I can't believe it.

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Now that’s a great coincidence.

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man this is so good lessons. ive been on dualingo for thre months and learned more by watching only 12 episodes. thank you. sincerely

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Yeah same! I can't wait for my books 1 and 2 to arrive. (Though to be fair, Duolingo and memrise did give me some kanji)

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I've only been studying Japanese for a few days, and I've been using your book and your videos, and every time I'm not feeling motivated, or I feel stuck, these videos without fail pick me back up and put me in the right mindset to continue. Arigato gozaimasu.

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Still super useful even 7 years later. I personally prefer watching the video then reading the fromzero site/book, and then rewatching the video. It genuinely sticks better in my mind as a capstone of the start and at the end. Thank you for understanding George. :P

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[@angst_]

If anyone sees this and is trying to learn/practice hiragana:Try not to convert hiragana to romaji in your head. I know it's hard to learn the sounds at first, but the faster you can make the connection between the hiragana character and the sound, the easier it will be going forward. I've been writing everything that George says down on paper to help bridge the gap between listening to the sounds and recalling the hiragana. It's helped me so-far. Now when I hear (or see) "anata" I can recall the characters quicker.

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Four years later... still waiting on that JFZ Lost tv show! Love your vids! Thank you!!!

[@johngalarza8972]

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I started learning Japanese about a month ago using different apps, watching your videos has skyrocketed my understanding of the language. Next step is buying your books! Thank you so much for putting this out there, it is greatly appreciated!

[@blastedmarx3723]

This may be something that someone has thought of before, but something that I found that has helped me to remember the difference between "dare" and "dore", is since dare looks like the English word dare, you dare a person, as in "_who_ do you dare", and dore sounds like the English word "door", so I think to myself, "_which_ door do you choose". Now, of course when you convert it to Hiragana, you lose this crutch, but thanks to this progressive introduction of Hiragana that George uses, I was able to get the difference down using this by the time I memorized the Hiragana syllabary.

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[@lawrenceantoyne6294]

wow i am very proud at myself for understanding the last part, it really hit much more than understanding it with subtitles. very great teacher!!

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[@tobinkaestner]

16:18 I noticed this on Terrace house!, lots of pauses, especially when people were confused and/or emotional when speaking

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ありがとうございます. This was a great lesson!

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the part where he started singing and then said he tried to hard killed me 😂

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at 11:53 I missed the "これは” aaaaghh I was so close haha

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I took a break in learning sentence structure and focused on Hiragana and Katakana. Not gonna lie, I became lazy and just stopped along the way. But I really can't get rid of my confusion with the particles so I sought explanation here and there but I ended up back to your videos because you are the only one who can clearly explain everything

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But did you end up learning Hiragana and Katakana?

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Learn Japanese From Zero! Yes thankfully haha. I want to continue to learn Kanji but there are so many characters. So I’ll just master the Language as of now

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[@walterblack7426]

12:13 The similiarity between Turkish and Japanese is amazing. If we don't see that special "wa" we don't have in Turkish, the rest is 100% same. Kore wa dareno ringo desuka ~ Bu kimin elmasıdır Kore wa ~ Bu dare+no ~ kim+in ringo ~ elma desuka ~ dır

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That last part was great man,I already noticed you had a great actor's soul. I just logged in to my KZbin account to post this comment

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Glad you enjoyed it!

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[@SuperChristianMiiworld]

When you wake up with amnesia... "Watashi wa... dare desu ka?"

[@SkiNNyPoNNy]

@UltimateGeek jesus i just lost a couple of braincells reading that

[@Konuvis]

or the classic koko wa.... doko?

[@sumanboi]

reminds me of rei from neon genesis

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Started my Japanese learning 2 weeks ago, I will return here in a year and see how far i've come along since then

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So?

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How is it))

[@kazitox]

I kept thinking "Ringo wa dare no desu ka?", which seems right in my head.

[@anubhavsharma1761]

ikr! same thing happened with me..

[@boiboi7717]

OH i think I figured it out-- because at the beginning you would say "kare no ninjin desu", which is "his carrot". You wouldn't say "ninjin wa kare no desu"

[@boiboi7717]

@@Tadster20 because the poster of the comment was saying "ringo wa dare no desu ka?" which is the same structure as "ninjin wa kare no desu ka" in my example

[@cozylotion7918]

Whose is the apple?

[@zamooti4505]

I *think* this is correct but means "whose apple is it?". The difference being that he used "kore wa" to specify "this". The way I see it is, you insert "dare" where the name of someone would be in a regular statement. Kore wa OO no ringo desu ---> Kore wa *dare* no ringo desu ka? (This is OO's apple --> Whose apple is this?) Ringo wa OO no desu --> Ringo wa *dare* no desu ka? (It is OO's apple --> Whose apple is it?) I think..........

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You are an amazing teacher!

[@SG-jh7sw]

2021 and the Spanish from zero is not out yet 💔 Please release it 🥺 I love to learn Spanish

[@Stereond]

Late to the party, But for new learners like me: It is of course different for everybody, But when learning the particles, Try listening to japanese music. They often have longer pauses after Wa, No and other particles, so it is alot easier to hear them and get used to them. :)

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Thanks for all these videos!

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great and funny - love YesJapan! Learned SO MUCH!

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I really enjoyed the LOST reference! It's my second favorite TV show of ALL TIME!

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Wow I am currently wayching lost and I really appreciate that reference!!!!🔥🔥🔥

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Glad I could help!

[@VongoMongo]

question at 11:56 ... can you also say "kono ringo wa dare no desu ka"?

[@nojam6212]

I am wondering if you can also say "ringo wa dare no desu ka?" because that was my answer when he asked the japanese for "whose apple is this?"

[@brigademember7363]

After seeing that brilliant acting at the end, I've decided that I will purchase the Japanese From Zero books as soon as I have the funds to do so. 😎

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This lesson was amazing! Than you so much!

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That bit at the end was way funnier than it had any right to be 😂

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[@VigilantR]

What's the difference between Kore ringo wa dare no desu ka And kore wa dare no ringo desu ka does the meaning change slightly ?

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This guy makes learning fun

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great one-man acting at the end! and I love these videos thank you so much for making them!!

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Really enjoying this series. You're a good teacher with a good method/style. I think this is even better than the Michel Thomas (I did both his Foundation and Advanced courses).

[@Neb30925]

The last part is really good. More of that, please. Using authentic language materials such as anime clips would be a good idea.

[@zaralarsson2002]

OMG😂 the last part was 👌🔥

[@memaxxx3]

The best out there! Thank you so much

[@10aridg]

Does it matter if you say “ringo wa dare no desuka” versus “dare no ringo desuka”?

[@ChriSaito]

That ending skit was great! Not only was it a great way to test my knowledge, but I laughed way too hard after translating it hahaha

[@88KeysMan]

ジョージさん、ありがとうございます。ジョージさんのビデオは面白いと楽しいです！大好きだよ！

[@GentryInc]

After how many videos / what book would you say that someone has learned enough to take the N5?

[@usosaito.namahage]

I've been watching the videos on the YesJapan website but had to come here to make the comment about the Lost scene and the acting that went into it. Love your work George.

[@Contastino]

When you started explaining about the Interview and how they constantly pause, you answered my long time question that i always had. Why do japanese pause a lot in their sentences compare to anime. Thank you so much!

[@Melbester9]

Because in anime, the character voice actors talk casual/plain form which is shorter so they don't pause. I watch anime a lot and I hear this. If the Japanese pause then it's probably thinking what to say next after the particle or that maybe the sentence is long so they pause to slow down and say the sentence slowly and not too fast.

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loved the session ❤

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Best sensei ever! and love you're books, I bought japanese from zero 1,2 and 3.

[@ittakesavillage77]

Hey George! Would you be willing to make a video on using both んです and なんです? I'd really appreciate learning how to use those in deeper ways.

[@kopiito8810]

Dude thank you very much, I started learning japanese about 3 months ago and I was lost but you gave me direction. Thanks again!

[@itcrashsecuriy1740]

Instead of saying "kore wa dare no ringo desu ka" can you say "ringo wa dare no desu ka?" Or does that make no sense?

[@EskChan19]

That would mean "Who belongs to this apple?" and not "Who does the apple belong to?" You could do that if you used ga instead of wa though.

[@AS-ne5wu]

@@EskChan19 but in later lesson he says "Kuroi pen wa dare no desu ka?" which has the same structure, why would that differ?

[@mistersadaimusic]

​@@AS-ne5wu So both are technically correct, people will be able to understand you, but you will definitely sound like a foreigner. If we wanted to be as grammatically stringent as possible, you would want to use the "no" form of kasuado to specify the apple. "Kore wa dare no ringo desu ka?" is a grammatically correct sentence. Think of it as "This" being your topic and "apple" being an object. "Ringo wa dare no desu ka?" sounds weird to Japanese people, but they can still figure out what you mean. If we want to put apple before the possessive "no" and use it as the topic of the sentence, we would use the "no" form of kasuado. "Sono"+Noun. The "no" forms of kasuado must be followed by a noun because their function is to specify the noun. "kore wa dare no ringo desu ka?" and "sono ringo wa dare no desu ka?" essentially mean the same thing and are both grammatically correct. It can be thought of as "Whose apple is this?" and "Whose is this apple?" Grammatically both are valid. You're gonna sound fuckin weird if you say "Who's is this apple?" though: Nerdy english breakdown. "Whose apple is this?" "Whose" is an interrogative determiner that accompanies "apple". "Whose is this apple?" "Whose" is both a interrogative pronoun and the subject complement. "Whose apple is this?" It's my apple. "Whose is this apple?" It's mine. It's the same exchange, the syntax of the sentence has just changed.

[@googleboughtmee]

In videogame titles you often see の but it sometimes gets translated using "of". For example Zelda no Densetsu doesn't become Zelda's Legend, but Legend of Zelda. For that title it's not a problem because there's an official translation we can all use. But for titles that never got an English version, I always wonder which is the best way to translate the の part.

[@shadyreika4723]

googleboughtmee Doesn't both of these mean the same thing?

[@SuperChristianMiiworld]

I think it wouldn't matter. If we're to say "Kirin no akachan" it will be translated as "Kirin's baby" or "The baby of Kirin." But if we're to say "Anata no akachan", it will make more sense to say "Your baby" instead instead of the roughly translated, "The baby of yours." But I think that "Sore wa anata no akachan desu" sounds better for "The baby of yours." than "Anata no akachan" because it's as if we're saying "THAT baby of yours." or "It's that baby of yours." I hope I didn't confuse you. I too am learning this.

[@EskChan19]

Since they basically mean the same it doesn't matter. Literally translated it does mean "Zeldas' Legend" but "Legend of Zelda" means the same but just sounds way better, so it has been choosen over "Zeldas Legend". But that's why if you look at fan-translated projects, if you look at 3 different projects you'll probably have 4 different translations of the same phrase.

[@Minastir1]

Actually it's translated as "The Legend of Zelda" because "Zelda's Legend" doesn't allow for "the" article. In Japanese there are no articles but in English you have to specify if it's a legend or the legend and it's obviously the legend. "Zelda's Legend" doesn't sound important at all.

[@josephduenas4718]

just found these and ive been cracking at japanese for about a month. anyone reading this if you learn hiragana and katakana first these lessons become more easier. learned the alphabet because it was a buncha random noises hahaha 運

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who the hell dislike this adorable sensei ?!!

[@MagicRaky]

Excellent end to this lessons. Continue to make me laugh. I will pay to have your books! I'm French and i understand very well when you speak english (american) and nihon go.

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MagicRaky d

[@bejieaclao8620]

This is Very Helpful

[@ryuzakisimms1019]

When George=sensei asked to translate the "whose apple is this?" sentence into Japanese I paused the video before the answer was said and そうそう、私は自分自身を誇りに思っています I got the answer right.

[@broskijoeski127]

I have started learning new languages and I know Spanish and that's it Japanese doesn't seem to difficult I know I can learn it!!!

[@tonyli8368]

As a Chinese speaker, I think of "no" in Japanese as the equivalent of "的" in Chinese. For example, "my book" in Chinese is "我的书" and "green apple" can be "绿色的苹果" (although that sounds a bit awkward). I don't speak Japanese, so I'm not sure if this is accurate, but it seems to be holding up well so far. Might be useful for other Chinese speakers learning Japanese.

[@japanesefromzero]

I made a video about this about this topic a year ago and I agree with you.

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Wow I feel so smart.. Thank you!!!!