Yuzuru Hanyu is the world's best figure skater, BUT his English is...

[@nnmoon7287]

He could hardly speak English until high school. And he said he wasn't good at speaking English. But he made an effort. Few top Japanese athletes can speak English. But he worked hard and got a communication tool. So, while Japanese players are getting together and talking in Japanese at the figure exhibition, he is the only one who feels free to communicate with players from many countries. That leads to why he is loved.

[@mztee8107]

@zumi zumi Yes, agree. And, then to belittle Yuzuru. And, to use Yuzuru as an example of a flawed English speaker. For heaven's sake!

[@assortedasmr430]

Yuzuru's english is improving...He didnt win in the beijing olympics but for me he is the champion in my heart❤️❤️❤️🏅

[@mztee8107]

@Assorted ASMR Always!

[@ysyhhbwin]

Love Yuzu so much! He is definitely a living legend and the greatest of all time! The one and only!

[@blueflame1207]

He lived in Canada for 8 years I think and all his coaches are Canadian. I think he is very good in English as Japanese he is just not comfortable to give interview in English. His interview in Japanese has lots of insight and show how wise and intelligent he is!

[@azumithecat]

His English is really good! as he said he could not speak English when he was 17.

[@sigyul2283]

Yuzuru is a legend! The grace and elegance from his performances are so rare in Men's FS. I am glad Teacher Mike is a 柚子粉。

[@Gnitagn]

看到羽生已經想給讚，他真的活出另一個境界。

[@yannalin2519]

羽生结弦内外一身光芒四射魅力无法挡🌟👏他像无数的光环影响着全世界，他是真命天子天之娇子--当之无愧的冰上王子羽生结弦🤴🥇麦克老师你说得好棒！谢谢这一节课道出羽生结弦👍😇

[@cottonclouds]

i love how yuzuru only gets fluent in english when it's about figure skating! like he can get super technical about jumps and elements of his program but basic conversation beats his ass consistently lol it really shows that what contexts you engage with a language in is relevant to making your vocabulary diverse. yuzuru tries his best tho so all his efforts are appreciated

[@graceliang2227]

He is a gentleman and good athlete

[@防弾-y7r]

He's definitely a living legend👍😍

[@PandAlex]

It is Yuzunglish😎 One of my favorite types of English

[@coronaknittingdenmark8986]

me too - I am a danish teacher and I honestesy (?? - sorry for my bad english) is trying to learn Yuzunglish myselv-I love it!!

[@PandAlex]

@@coronaknittingdenmark8986 I’m sure it is “honestly” and “myself” but I’m Russian so it is not my place to correct anyone😅 Good enough that we already trying to communicate in English)))

[@mztee8107]

@Panda... Yuzunglush - the cutest, most endearing, adorable type of English. It's unique!

[@wengliwang1261]

He is a figure skater, it's ok that if he can speak English well or influent. Still we like Yuzuru so much. We can understand Japanese, that's enough 😉😉😉 Sometimes I have to speak English, but I love Japanese more than English.

[@Sophia-lj2fb]

他的母语是日语而不是英语，实在不明白制作此视频的人何解喜欢在此事上过于纠结？还蹭热度没礼貌地去分析他的话？我们觉得每次柚子的日语采访回答都是非常的得体和表达清晰的。要么你换位去说日语试试看！

[@rpwang4640]

I totally can understand his English, and after talking with so many Japanese people these years, Japanese English is my second favorite next to Chinglish.

[@doramaria4500]

Yuzuru eres un ángel hermoso 💝

[@Dhgcvjfgb]

日本人からしたらRとLの違いがよく分かんないのよ😂大目に見てください！ 私からしたらゆづるくんめちゃ英語頑張って勉強してるんだなって思う💦

[@RU-xd3ym]

Very proud of his achievements as a Japanese, (his English accent as well !) and never expected you featured him haha Keep up the good work! Stay safe stay handsome:D

[@ruru52]

很高興看到分析他的英文，原來他的英文是不錯的

[@miamo4566]

Charming person he is.

[@imcskchannel2864]

His english is cute n he always try to improve it☺

[@pumpkinli5288]

因为日语里面没有R所以发出来L很真正常 但是我特别不明白为什么日语渐渐变得特别好的日本人就把L慢慢都置换为R 但是该是R的地方它还是L 不过羽生是说的特别好的我觉得 他又特别多让人学习的地方

[@noripee8278]

To Westerners, please keep it mind if you were planning to visit Japan. This video is considered ruder than you think. In Japan, how well you speak English is very sensitive. When I was in America, a guy said he was terribly sorry about he had thought I was Chinese...I felt strange because I didn’t care. Later, I was shocked because that guy suddenly said that my life there must be hard because my English wasn’t good 😨 Later, I was astonished because he asked me to go out 😳 You don’t say to a girl who you want to date that she is ugly, do you？ You shouldn’t say to a Japanese person who you want to be close that his/her English isn’t good. Only examinar is qualified to say so. I consider it ruder than they thought I was Chinese. It’s completely different from how good your Japanese is because all of us learn English at school. It’s also different from how good English of people from other countries is. In many other countries, affluent people can speak English at native level but common people can’t. They live in different societies. Japanese people are educated equally and some can speak English and others can’t. They live in a same society. We usually relate to how smart they are. One of our bad point is hard work. We usually have to obey people enter that company earlier than you. After I came back to Japan, I was told I had better hide that I can speak a little English or say I had stayed in America much longer than I really did by my colleague. The reason was...not to make a worker who had stayed there much longer than I did but her English was worse feel bad. Though I think it’s ridiculous that we sometimes had better pretend not to be able to speak English not to make others feel bad, I don’t think it’s ridiculous that we should not dis people’s bad English.

[@moma-b]

What a horribly counter-productive standpoint. So, in order to not make someone who was lazy to study feel bad, you, who was not lazy to study, should lie about your skills and feel bad. 😳 I respect Japanese culture a lot, but I don't care if they say it's rude to point out when their behavior is objectively bad and counter-productive. Same applies to their perspective on women, marriage, and ageism, because the general evolution of the society is more important than their objectively bad conservative views.

[@himaririku9254]

YUZURU IS THE BEST FOREVER THE KING

[@ЕленаАнатольевнаТурусова]

Я тоже как и Юзуру Ханю не знаю английского языка. И японского тоже. Но зато как и он я знаю ангельский язык - язык танца, на котором общаются ангелы с людьми с древнейших времен

[@TheFergiepop]

El guapo rey del hielo Yuzuru Hanyu es tan adorable, que no nos importa su mal inglés. 😂

[@vincentng2392]

There's actually a place called Great Bear Rainforest in the Canadian province of British Columbia. :)

[@marjoriecoey3418]

Spirit Bears are there.

[@brokenpencil6783]

I guess anything with "Yuzuru" sells...

[@marjoriecoey3418]

Yuzuru does ice speak!

[@sheelachanu9927]

" if i had to make one complaint about his English "????? He's a figure skater from Japan. Who cares if he speaks English fluently or not? Making a video out of his English is the last thing you would wanna do.

[@mztee8107]

@Sheela Chanu Heartily agree. Pointing out a renowned & respected athlete's flaws in English, to promote his own channel. Disgusting.

[@leeminhwa738]

Totally RIGHT!

[@makochan722]

Are we nitpicking a foreigners' English pronunciation!!??!!…🤨

[@fifiyeohgc]

thanks for breaking it down for me. It has helped me to be more mindful of the phrases used to express humility, link comments in a conversation and useful expressions ... 👍👍

[@leeminhwa738]

I guess you run out of content and how Yuzuru is such a top topic theses days you decided to do nth more but to criticize his English,his English is very good man,and he always improves , can’t you be more understanding? I don’t think this is a good topic to discuss about.HANYU IS A LEGEND,IS AN AMAZING HUMAN BEING AFTER BEING AN AMAZING SKATER THAT INSPIRES AND AMAZES THE WORLD and more importantly a person that will never judge someone trying is best to learn and talk in a different language than that born.

[@mztee8107]

@Lee Min Hwa You're absolutely right. This person, whoever he is, hits below the belt. Shame on you.

[@leeminhwa738]

@@mztee8107 He could realize a video with his amazing skating but instead he is just talking about smth that is not Yuzu fault! You can’t just coming to criticize someone talking a second language that is even not his natal. Is not like English is his natal language , but how is not he doesn’t have the right to criticize him.

[@simonekitschke8173]

There is a reason why Shohei Ohtani is always together with his translator Ippei Mizuhara in public!!!

[@reniadiwijaya8211]

As a speaker of English as 2nd language, I must say that there are some words and expressions in my bahasa just don't exist in English. Even Miss Universe pageant provide interpreters for the competitors. Also IMHO as English teacher you should also learn your students' background esp. from different culture so you understand their difficulties in learning English. Thanks for reading my comment.

[@maikelaoshi]

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[@mztee8107]

Find this video EXTREMELY offensive. A nobody using Yuzuru to promote his own agenda. Shame. Truly shameful. Quite disgusting. How good is your Japanese? Or, can you speak nothing other than Americanese?

[@carlaa2207]

Why would he have to excel in english tho thats stupid if u think about it hes a global star whoever wants to understan what he has to say should learn Japanese instead or at least bring their own translator

[@tonya--7704]

Finally. The voice of reason. I totally agree. He's a rockstar. A JAPANESE FIGURE SKATING GOD. People should respect that and speak to him in his own language. The English speaking people are so disgustingly arrogant thinking everyone needs to speak English. What a ridiculous notion. And this channel using him to get views by taking advantage of what it considers a "flaw" is shameful. The JSF failed Yuzu from the beginning. When he became their number one asset he should have been provided with a designated interpreter for all his interaction with non-Japanese speaking situations. One who knew him well and would ACCURATELY translate his words. It's not a "flaw" for him to not like English. As driven, as focused and as intelligent as he is, I have no doubt that had he wanted to master English, he would be speaking it perfectly by now.

[@leeminhwa738]

@@tonya--7704 Right!

[@yiminko6850]

羽生雖然在加拿大訓練很多年，但他基本上除了冰場之外沒有社交活動，獨來獨往，英語不太好！你想讓他少講些話，就請他講英語。

[@gifow]

很棒！支持！

[@evahsu9322]

他英文已經很好了，畢竟在加拿大生活快10年，教練跟其他選手都講英文吧

[@ChriseyApple]

Thanks for the explanation for "I bet my life to skate every time"..wasnt sure what he meant.

[@kittyluv2564]

his English is not bad for a Japanese. He's probably stayed overseas before.

[@roseannecastro4975]

I felt uncomfortable while watching your vid.. you judging Hanyu speaking in English.. like Fanyu never do that, we clearly know his not fluent, not all Asian know how to speak fluent English. This is nonsense.

[@zeljkapecanac7337]

Yuzuru is Japanese so who cares if he speaks English or not. Can you speak any other languages than English?

[@mztee8107]

@Zeljka Pecanac Quite correct. Who cares. English is not Yuzuru's language. Has this person ever heard Yuzuru speak in Japanese? Yuzuru is articulate, eloquent, thoughtful, wise. Who cares about how Yuzuru speaks English. Using Yuzuru to promote this channel. Repulsive.

[@noripee8278]

I appreciate you two’s comments. I used to teach Japanese voluntary(not in these two years because of 🦠). People who can speak good Japanese : It can’t be helped that most Japanese people can’t speak English because many things here are well developed. Most people in my country can speak good English because they need to do. By the way, how long have you stayed in America？...Only for one year？ Your English is very good !! People who can’t speak Japanese: I need a teacher who can speak good English...Are you a staff whose English is best❓ How can I learn here ❓ How long have you stayed in America？...One year？...Ah, that’s why you can speak English. 😓☹️👎

[@fishballcutieable]

Honestly, who cares so much about speaking "perfect " English? When you communicate with people with different accents, you know that you have got another culture to learn which is so much fun. It is also the communicator's responsibility to try to get used to a new accent if you are interested in what the other is saying. I think our adorable and charismatic Yuzuru speaks good English in some of the clips. And a lot of us would trade off our overrated language skills for any qualities Yuzuru has.

[@momolucky09]

I mean. I thought Japanese alphabet doesn't have L in it. Much like Korean doesn't have it too. So L always sounds like rolling R. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[@sunnylee6093]

but i think his pronunciation is much more better than most Japanese

[@sauwahfung9176]

我覺得老師是能夠教大家學習好多不同的英文句子丶好多不同的日常英文生字，好多不同的日常英文文法丶好多不同的日常英文拼音丶好多不同的英文會話，我覺得都非常好有幫助的。我覺得都非常好有實用的。多謝分享一下。繼續努力加油加油加油加油加油加油去學習英文。我都非常好喜歡學習英文。我覺得都非常好有興趣學習英文。

[@almasmith906]

A question for language critics.... how is your Japanese?

[@dianasong4594]

great job

[@thanwashop1831]

Thank you so much I love your vid..💖💖 love💓💓Yuzu😍😍

[@jameszhao3232]

In my childhood, especially at night, when. we back to our. house from our. neighbors, we. used to. steps tnree times before. into our home,

[@ksenijacizek5901]

There is no L in Japanese pronounciation but in stead of that they use R. In spite of the fact that they use a lot of English words, they somehow addapt them to their pronunciation, so that for instance LION becomes RION. The structure of Japanese is totally different from that of English, so it is difficult for a Japanese to master English in the same way as it is difficult for an European to master spoken Japanese not to mention in writing (Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana). Neither I am a native speaker of English but I have been exposed to foreign languages since my childhood ( mainly to German and English, which in the end I have studied and graduated from University ). The English speaking nations are in a way lucky because for them is natural that all the other should speak English, so just a few of them, first of all the language freaks put some effort for learning any foreign language. The easiest way is to criticize those who are not that fortunate but to make themselves understood must master English.

[@limingshu686]

This is an interesting vedio! 👍

[@vincentng2392]

Most Mandarin speakers overstress final consonants of English words while most Cantonese speakers understress them.

[@yinghsi1207]

羽生结弦果然是流量密码。

[@C戀]

希望也能有個視屏 來檢視外國人的中文 日文説得到底如何😒😒😒😒🤪

[@jackl3891]

You are funny Teacher Mike LOL

[@飞猪-r6s]

How is your hair transplant?您的植发效果如何？

[@chokladpudding96]

This video is so rude, stop using yuzuru as clickbate and please change your title!

[@suzval8786]

This was pathetic attempt to sell language courses with Yuzuru's name, shame on you!

[@moonshadow--1207]

I agree. And to insinuate his not being fluent in English as something lacking in his education is a gross misrepresentation. If he wanted to master English, he would have.

[@AveryWeinstein]

I had a superstition in diving. I felt like I performed my dives better and did better in competitions when I wore a certain swimsuit that had pink on it.

[@lisanna8205]

...and pls tell me, how many native English speakers can speak foreign languages?

[@thisiskevin1000]

Hi Teacher Mike, can you assess South Korean figure skater Cha Jun-hwa's English? CGTN had an interview with him about his Beijing 2022 experience.

[@Byebyebye_34]

There is a thing call acent and notneveryone speaks British or American english-_-

[@inukitos]

wait, where is that interview from?

[@luojian2183]

我怎么觉得麦克老师和美国的冰壶队长好像。看直播的时候还以为是麦克老师在打呢。哈哈

[@syasol8131]

Wow 😲 yuzuru Hanyu hace un valioso esfuerzo... Eso es lo que debe ser resaltado.. para él aprender ingles ha sido en medio de todas sus actividades una tarea que le dedica también tiempo.. no es fácil para un japonés.. de hecho KZbin en los vídeos de japonés la traducción al inglés es muy mala.. pésima.. ni hablar al español es inexistente...

[@fishballcutieable]

When you try to comment on a non native speaker, I guess it is much better to have some basic knowledge of his/her mother 👅. It makes more sense if you can understand how EFL speakers bridge the communication with their first language.

[@fletcherdodds9304]

Hey Mike, I am a recently graduated TESOL/English teacher. Would you consider making, or have already made, a video of your journey teaching English abroad for young teachers like myself! I would love to hear about your journey as a teacher!

[@KarenJones-ed5sp]

I am expecting to see your new home. When will you move in your new apartment? I believe it will be amazing.

[@Jerry_Tom171]

谢谢麦克老师，因为我的英语口语以及发音不是很好。

[@yowong4443]

来集苏羽鸣😘😘😘😘

[@freedomlover4348]

我个人很好奇，日本那么发达的国家，我看到那么多美国人在日本教英文，为什么日本学校要美国人发日式英语。这个是真的！！我看到有个视频美国人在当地学校教日本小朋友long的时候，是发日式英语。太神奇了。

[@judith.1gb]

反正中國人英語比日本人好

[@jengtiger2882]

据说在新加坡如果英文口音太地道会被当地人歧视，也许日本也有这种情况（纯属猜测），所以美国人在日本教日文也顺势而为加入日式发音元素。

[@judith.1gb]

@@jengtiger2882 你的想法 傻sor傻sor地deh

[@jengtiger2882]

@@judith.1gb I don't think我的回复soh soh at all lah，粤语人士。 google“为什么在新加坡说标准美式英语发音被当地人瞧不起”就知啦。

[@judith.1gb]

@@jengtiger2882 不用Google..新加坡就跟香港一样 大家都多多少少🤏英国殖民地/英联邦国家..Both are cantonese based /English official language regions..but japan is totally different..English has never had a major role in Japan, English even less important than Chinese. Japanese people they don't care about your English at all. because they don't speak English at all !!

[@sweetmmmanqiwings6945]

hhhhhhhaaa English face

[@yingqizhang7846]

持续关注，植发效果。。。。

[@shawn3390]

Keep on rockin'!! Your content deserves a service like Promo>SM!!

[@hyacinth6927]

周知方中文挺好的 貌似没什么ABC的感觉

[@vincemyc]

沙发

[@fwlo4409]

The reason he lost is that he was prohibited from bringing Poo san with him by China

[@e.t._2509]

omg i was literally wondering if him not having pooh san w/ him in Beijing had anything to do with xi jinping (coz ppl were saying that he looked like winnie the pooh) ??? (pls don't shoot me)

[@JLCRH]

Because of the Chinese President no Pooh bear can be seen in China (the resemblance between Xi and Pooh hurts 😢his feelings) so no bears on the ice or with Yuzuru. Can this be why he lost his title?

[@thisiskevin1000]

Take out politics here. Winnie the Pooh as Disney character is not banned in mainland China. Only liberals and right wingers like to ridicule XJP as Winni The judges casted their scores based on how they executed their routines in the ice rink.

[@nathanlutz4144]

可以分析下陈巍的英语

[@lisafan8542]

Can you please analyze Nathan Chen’s English next time? He is a great skater as well and speaks fast.

[@roroellies8188]

Chen is a native English speaker, why would we need to analyze his English? everyone can speak fast in their own language. If I can give suggestion maybe try to analyze Cha Jun Hwa from South Korea, he is also trained with Yuzuru in Canada.

[@thisiskevin1000]

@@roroellies8188 Already posted that request to Teacher Mike 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@cherryzbomb4u]

???🤨

[@fishballcutieable]

why not just x0.75 or x0.5

[@i8ye379]

test

[@Jeremy-pf3bb]

4th best

[@danlan3433]

The world’s best skater is Nathan Chen. You are behind the time.

[@moonshadow--1207]

Wow. Just the mention of Yuzu's name brings the chentrolls scurrying out like the roaches they are.

[@lychee0127]

@@moonshadow--1207 lmao they’re trying their best to cope that their favorite won a fabricated medal 🙈

[@meihsiuchi5538]

I am pretty sure that Nathan is not the best skater in the world. In my mind, his skating skill can not even compare with Jason Brown. I would like to pay 100 bucks to enjoy Jason's ice show, but won't waste my time to stand Nathan's jumping for free.

[@寒悦]

博主好☕️🌹😊kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWmoiYWCdrGWf6c