(UPDATE!) Japanese Pronunciation Basics | Japanese From Zero! Video 02

[@japanesefromzero]

Here is the new website fromzero.com and here are the SPECIAL COVERS only available until end of Nov 2023 shop.fromzero.com

[@user-ix6xj6wy8y]

when will you restock?

[@Advern2]

I saw you on a TikTok comment section, I’m gonna be honest. You have done as much good for me in 30 minutes as Duolingo did in 13 days

[@japanesefromzero]

Oh no. What was my comment? Duolingo doesn’t “teach” Japanese. They are more like an advanced quiz and flashcard game if my memory serves me correctly.

[@thegrinchCAPO]

So I should avoid that app?

[@Empress_Xerra]

You don't have to avoid it, it's just not good for learning new things, it's great if you need a reminder or help memorizing stuff you have already learned.@@thegrinchCAPO

[@bwalt5127]

@@thegrinchCAPO I would if you want to learn to speak.....I used it just to learn Hiragana and Katakana.

[@Vlmzdtschwczcz]

​@@japanesefromzeroIt's quite good to learn vocabulary and quick reading though, because many lessons have a time limit. Also, they have improved their lessons a lot. It's not all you need, but very helpful if you learn a language that doesn't use your native letters.

[@AK-jj4ww]

Funny thing is I just started watching the play list, then to hear the change of the quality was insane. I got here at a good time

[@kuron2001]

“I’ll see you in the next video, I’ll probably be 7 years in the past” 😂😂 Best playlist I’ve seen so far, your enthusiasm and humor keeps me engaged! 💚

[@nathalygarcia9793]

Honestly you have become my hero saying "I'm not saying you have to buy the book, if you have the book, you could just watch these videos." It shows you truly want to helping others learn. Thank you!

[@Vi1910]

I love how well you teach Japanese to the level you are teaching in that moment. Your empathy and sympathy towards Japanese learners is very apparent and much appreciated. Thank you, Mr. George.

[@japanesefromzero]

I always try to be in their head since I know the pain and frustration that sometimes occurs when learning.

[@Xialo_Universe_Art]

Man this is nostalgic, started your series a couple years ago and was struggling to read hiragana, seeing where I am now in Japanese is so awesome, I remember how much fun I had with the videos as well, you literally changed my life, ありがとうございます先生！

[@shaneklz]

The amount of passion you have for teaching is honestly so inspiring and you're definitely my biggest motivation for learning Japanese this 2024!

[@thegrinchCAPO]

You should do more updates on your from zero course I love it

[@japanesefromzero]

Working on more :-)

[@LakeShowHighlights]

@@japanesefromzeroi'm dedicating a chapter a day so please do so, i have the new book so an updated series on the whole book would be amazing and more views to you, i can't wait till in the future i get to thank you when i become efficient

[@RubyisCute]

Brother you look sharp with the glasses. I bought your book on Amazon and I love it. It's very fun. Also, you are a great teacher. I am 29 from Toronto and I want to learn Japanese so I can travel there and take pictures with my Japanese Camera lol! I think every camera brand is Japanese. Anyway, Japan is very interesting and beautiful and it would be a shame if I could not speak with people there because of a language barrier. What other languages do you speak?

[@AshwindTheArtist]

Hey there! I'm pretty new to learning Japanese, and I'm loving learning it! I'm talking a Chinese class and was inspired to learn Japanese! I love the language and the culture and I'm trying to get really good at it too! I want to hopefully get fluent in speaking, reading and writing it, and I've been writing down all the characters from hiragana and katakana on pieces of paper to study. I'm trying to look around on here to see what I need to learn to get fluent so I'm going to try studying these videos! 😁 I've learned a few words that I say sometimes just to practice and I'm trying to learn how to do the tone accent stuff along with grammar. ありがとございます for posting these videos, and I'm going to keep having a great time learning this beautiful language! 😊

[@anttikivikero3755]

Thanks for the new covers book tip! Ordered mine just now 😊

[@sullyd.225]

First, I have to say that I am thoroughly enjoying your teaching style. Your touches of humor really make these videos even more fun to watch. I say "watch," but in truth, I listen to your videos while commuting to work. I figured this is an effective way of making use of the 10 hours per week I spend in the car. The issues I have listening to the videos in the car are: 1. sometimes I do not know what is going on because I cannot see the screen, 2. sometimes I cannot understand the pronunciation, and 3. I rarely have the time to read the lessons online, although I do understand that this is a significant component of learning. I figured if I can learn to speak Japanese through hearing, then learning to read won't be too bad since I already know what the word means. Is there, or do you think there ever will be, an audio-only version of your lessons? I haven't purchased a membership because, honestly, I am still "kicking the tires."

[@Mr-sx7uw]

I really enjoy learning Japanese with your lessons ❤❤❤

[@Sonicstillpoint83]

This man goes at a slow pace and encourages long-term absorption, he teaches you to be proud of small accomplishments, he gives example with counter example, so that you understand things around what’s being taught, he immediately makes things that you are learning functional and he does all this while not overwhelming the student or gouging them with social psychology parlor tricks. He hast to be the most amazing educator I found in my entire life of being a lifelong student of everything. As I was picking up the digital versions of the books, I couldn’t find the second kanji level. Does anyone know where I’m supposed to look for the Kindle version because it wasn’t on Amazon through his links?

[@watsoncenterforlearning]

I'm glad to see you making new videos! I recently started this course with my 7-yr-old and she's having a blast with it!

[@MadstoneAdventures]

I love your books and the explanations you give in teaching. I just somehow found your videos and channel and am watching them every day. I fell off the wagon a couple months ago and have gotten back into doing the lessons. These videos are nice to refresh my memory without having to go back and start over.

[@kesmor725]

Your videos never get boring, you make learning japanese so entertaining! Ive never got this far. They always make my partner and me laugh when youre goofing around. Love it, keep up the amazing work george!❤

[@muhammadJF0]

Thank You the greatest teacher, I'm on the first book lessons (Japanese from zero!) and it's very great, I love the way you're talking and the way you explain is amazing, I'm a big fan I won't stop until I complete all the books , Love U

[@Collins.J.Kaboggoza]

Well Im a beginner at learning the language and I love it. I feel like Im simply adding on my native language. Its so lovely how we share so much in our languages.

[@dilsherbhat156]

This is great! I just started watching this series so I highly appreciate the updated version.

[@AlbertKundrat]

3:34/16:39 aa, a- (I See) My study of classical Latin has helped me: Our English word "VIDEO" literalyl means "VIDEO!" : "I SEE!". But the Romans pronounced their V as a W Sound.

[@mininova7]

I’ve got your books already, but please bring back those cool, limited edition covers or something similar!

[@iAmHarlei]

oh wow I just finished book 1 and was going over the videos before i begin book 2 and stumbled upon this update and it put a smile on my face.

[@joopert]

You aged like fine wine my man.

[@xGodFirst]

thank u sir...im learning english and now japanese and ill do it with u

[@cariiitolm]

I loved this video. I went straight to Amazon and bought the Spanish version of book 1 and the Hiragana & Katakana, too. Are you planning to get the other volumes in Spanish, too? Wishing all the best and a Happy New Year🎉

[@frossbog]

I was taught the way to pronounce the "n" sound is basically very close to the way we pronounce "ng" at the end of words in English, like in "sing" or "tong."

[@ZimLee]

actually it can sound more than that so i recommend seeing IPA of Japanese n sound

[@Iog]

Appreciate your passion for the language. Hopefully one day if I am persistent enough, I will be able to have fun speaking it as well. Arigato!

[@nasaki_art5134]

i got allll the books and im soo happy!

[@lastyhopper2792]

16:01 the same way I "couldn't hear" the different accents of different English speakers. They sounded the same in my brain.

[@normadejesus2845]

Thank you. 💯👍

[@breana4197]

Just started book 1 today! :D

[@flarklooney]

Thank you *_so much_* for posting this video at this time!!! I just posted a haiku 2 days ago on a weather news video from Japan uploaded on the u.s. KZbin and purely guessed that ん counted as a syllable (mora)! It reads: 日本に は ５ る、夏、秋。冬 ７ ありません。 ５ (Because of it being November and still having 夏日's.) I'm not sure if I can break the 春 like that to make it fit the 5-7-5 pattern, but I did anyway.

[@masayama1618]

Hi flarklooney8339. When you want to say はる, you can't omit first letter は. Because just る doesn't mean 春. But evenif you write 春, the middle section will have 8 syllables. So you have to use a little advanced technique called jiamari. If you don't know how to use jiamari, I think a compound word 春夏秋冬 will be a better word. Syllables will be syu-n-ka-syu-u-to-o. This is also a little advances technique though. Thanks.

[@japanesefromzero]

Fun fact… I used the word ‘mora’ in this video but cut it in the edit. I almost posted a haiku I did 20 years ago but decided against that as well. Also, can you split a word in haiku like you split はる?

[@flarklooney]

I'm not sure how other people are visually seeing the haiku comment when multible languages are used. Under [Translate this page] if it's set to [Detected Language] then the haiku is on seperate lines; however, if it's set to [English] then it makes the haiku unreadable. I'm sorry if this has caused confusion.

[@flarklooney]

@@masayama1618 I don't think I can use 春夏秋冬 because of the 「。」 seperating 冬 from 秋.

[@flarklooney]

@@japanesefromzero I can imagine the thought process you had trying to teach and keep balance while editing: "Mora is the Japanese word, but... this is a beginner's video so let's not overwhelm them." "Haiku is a part of Japanese culture but I should stick more to the lesson; otherwise this'll turn into a 3 hour video." 🤣

[@AbsoluteKiNg92]

Just starting this series... are you guys taking notes while watching these videos if you dont have the books or what do you recommend?

[@tHE6tH]

ive been following you for so long now

[@BlindGardener]

0:55 i almost spilled my drink

[@isekaikingvlogs]

love the new video

[@Adri-lixxx]

I wanna buy the new cover book but its not available in Malaysia 😢 I hope you can ship to other countries too, love ya❤

[@jaroking]

Could watch this for hours

[@lesliearnaud7250]

Wait!……Are you re-doing the courses videos…. This will be great!!!

[@japanesefromzero]

You think I should?

[@FrankBrennosTheGreatest]

@@japanesefromzero That'd be great! The audio in the old ones isn't that good. The new videos are so much more enjoyable. :)

[@Gabriel-t4g2x]

If it's meant to be, it's up to me :) thnx

[@kevinknutson7205]

George!!!

[@japanesefromzero]

SUP!? Welcome to 2023!

[@visionaryharmony]

In the examples of the videos, like kakko or sakka, why does I hear kaggo or sagga, instead of kakko or sakka? Is it because my ears are not trained to catch the right sound?

[@PinkDolphin343]

Never forget the" A pen Janai" joke

[@AlbertKundrat]

13:13/16:39 Yen (Japanese money) is the J a silent letter in Japanese, like the letter H in Italian or French, or the Hebrew ALEPH?

[@idaida9844]

interest with softcopy,which pict can mibe,and any voice help spell

[@japanesefromzero]

What? I don’t understand.

[@n8an811]

Thanks for the video. Going to call all the obaasans obasan. I'm trying to get that Japanese passport, lol.

[@Morteza.Almasi]

Hello, Thanks for videos. I cannot purchase your courses because my country is under sanctions for international payments. Have you taught your books entirely on KZbin?

[@lastyhopper2792]

Still dunno how to say ん instead of 'n.' Where to place my tounge at? Also, how to type ん？I need to type てんか or other words to get that n symbol.

[@joseph9113]

@8:45 yes i had 😂😂😂😂

[@noemanid]

bro came form the future

[@KittyKatrinaU]

So, to clarify, you're saying "sa.kka" & not "sak.ka"? The pause is before the Ks & not between them? Just wanna make sure I'm hearing this right...

[@MrKarthik911]

I know this is late but yes, the pause is before the double k

[@ahmedahmed-w7e3z]

yo muiz bro had a glow up

[@lastyhopper2792]

How do Japanese do rap on lengthened double vowels?

[@_DreisterMeister_]

I want to order the books to switzerland, but i cant choose this country as destination

[@misterwhyte]

I had no idea what persimmon was so I checked the French translation (my mother tongue) and I realized it was, well... kaki. 😂 (yes we use the Japanese word) I felt kinda stupid in that moment because I should have made that connection. Oh well! 😂

[@Said-uz4wz]

Wait, you're making all the japanese book 1 videos again??

[@japanesefromzero]

No. I’m just filling in some gaps.

[@wallyvee3389]

Hey George, Just found out not all JFZ books are available on kindle paper white especially JFZ 1, when will they available on paper white kindle Thanks

[@smallxoxoxo674]

15:15 call her oneesan just to be safe

[@RJB-V]

does that mean aaa is oh i see?

[@sia3240]

I want to ask something whats the difference between soccer and writer then they are both sakka 😭

[@japanesefromzero]

Soccer is actually elongated at the end sakka-

[@catakuri6678]

Why are all the comments new?

[@japanesefromzero]

What do you mean? I just released this video so people are commenting.

[@catakuri6678]

@@japanesefromzero I was watching JFZ video 126 but for some reason it was displaying the comments for the newest video you uploaded, that was so weird, lol

[@madmax8620]

Wow... watchin George's new video drop at 2AM instead of porn... what's happening with the world??!!

[@JohnM...]

😂

[@DirectorCM]

Wait -- English doesn't have stretched double vowels? What about OO? Smooth? Booth? Tooth? Loose? lol

[@japanesefromzero]

We don’t lengthen the sound though. We change it. We call it them long and short but we don’t actually have to take two beats for a long vowel and one beat for the short. It’s just one beat with a different sound. But I hadn’t considered the implications of English actually having a “short” and “long” vowel naming convention when I made this video. Interesting!

[@jnpkzwjx]

2:34 u e 2:42 o i

[@neycerdiaz9328]

Bro ngl that beard makes you look cool bro. 🔥

[@japanesefromzero]

I’ve regretted 100% of the times I’ve shaved it. :-)

[@lastyhopper2792]

Wait wait wait, so the "yen symbol" is not made of a "Y"?

[@lastyhopper2792]

Oh my god! You become ojiisan in a matter of seconds

[@japanesefromzero]

Wait until you see me in a few more years. I’m still making videos for this series 8 years after starting but I’m not done.

[@Nikki14311-_]

7 years gap😮

[@japanesefromzero]

Yep. Wait until you see the updates for book 2 and 3.

[@noobkohai]

❤

[@pebbie510]

this is way too similar to arabic than i had anticipated wow.

[@sifatcreator1175]

holy shit man how changed you are ohh allah bless you

[@NancyHafler]

Do I have to learn the symbols to learn how to speak the language? I don't think I should visit Japan. Visiting will be uncomfortable and confusing.

[@japanesefromzero]

There are a ton of English signs in Japan. It's really traveler friendly. Even the trains announce everything in English. It's nice to learn hiragana and katakana for sure.

[@NancyHafler]

@@japanesefromzero thank you!

[@VAULT468]

no y

[@japanesefromzero]

No and!?

[@jpnpod8277]

Why do you refer to the mora as this weird "sound box"? Why not just call it what it is -- mora? Do you believe it confuses learners or something?

[@japanesefromzero]

Because “mora” isn’t a normal word in people’s head. I prefer to not teach new English when teaching Japanese.

[@jpnpod8277]

@@japanesefromzero "Particle" isn't a normal word for most people either outside of physics class. And you really think "sound box" sounds normal to people? Are we in a karaoke room or something?

[@B3YOND-D_Grav3]

A. Aa~ 🤯

[@GoldenGecko]

da man :)

[@AnimatorThe]

Once there aint no longer any anime on the covers, I'm sold, George 😉 . I learnt Japanese for ~year, felt like I was really good at it, but we all know the stereotypes, didn't want to isolate myself, so I quit :| .日本語がめちゃ悪い

[@japanesefromzero]

Ok!!! Next special covers are going to be super serious covers.

[@beeleetan231]

Sorry, Im not joining yet, just looking around, please cancel to join.

[@japanesefromzero]

Cancel to join? You mean you joined and want to cancel? Unless you are on a paying plan you don't have to cancel. I assume you're talking about fromzero.com

[@lastyhopper2792]

いいい Good stomach ?

[@JustIzzan]

"soccer" unsubscribed

[@japanesefromzero]

サッカー the lengthener unfortunately disqualified that example.

[@JustIzzan]

@@japanesefromzero Was just a meme George. I meant it because we europeans hate the word soccer lol

[@JustIzzan]

@@japanesefromzero was still a good video tho. I think I can speak for the most of us who watch you for years that we would appreciate more lesson videos like this instead of the drama about pitch accent or something like that. I know drama brings more tranction to your videos, just saying I personally love your classic lesson videos. I personally don't give a dood about pitch accent I have the same view as you. Language is a communication tool not a painting that needs to be perfected. Here in Germany we are multi cultural and I always find it nice if some people have weird accent or pronounciation, it isn't a flaw in my eyes but just a characteristic.

[@Said-uz4wz]

​@@JustIzzansame here in Latin America, we all call it futbol, the Spanish way of saying football

[@japanesefromzero]

@@JustIzzan In that case, let's say it was out of respect for proper footballer's I didn't include soccer.