I attend this "online" class by Misa sensei everyday 🥰 and I do both writing with colorful pen in my book and screen capture then print it out. Visualization is the best way to stick something to my memory.
This is INCREDIBLY helpful. Honestly, I've been studying Japanese on my own for the last 5 years, and this is the most thorough explanation of the cultural context and grammatical structure for polite speech that I've encountered. Thank you for taking the time to put this together and subtitle it. I'm hoping to spend three months in Japan this fall, and this has removed a lot of my nervousness about polite ordering and what questions to expect from restaurant staff.
Haha. Same here But I try to just catch the key word of the sentence. In convenience store. like ポイントカード(point card). bukuro (plastic bag). In restaurant, like サイス(size) 飲み物(drink) etc Then I could get what that mean, even I didn’t understand the rest of the sentence
Just nod along until you hear "ka?" I remember when I went to Japan for the first time and kept asking the waitress, what did you say, made her super nervous, then realized she was just doing her job of being polite.
The most useful video yet! 👏 Please do one for Travel in Japan (subways, Shinkansen, local busses, cars, hitchhiking, etc.), bars/drinking, hotels/checking-in, shopping, etc.
Same here.I do not know what is your level,but my assumption(just plain assumption) is that once you get the native/near-native proficiency,you will be less bothered by that.
@@altanetxegaray712 I don't think level has anything to do with it, it's more that Romaji is just not used once you can read Hiragana, sometimes when I'm trying to teach words to absolute beginners I start writing words in Hiragana instead of Romaji. The most natural way to write words would be with Kanji for someone fluent in reading and writing. I word say my Japanese is at about a N5 level right now so romaji is a rare sight for me.
@@ThatWeebyGamer Agree with that.Even though we can decipher a japanese text complety written in Latin alphabet more easily once we level up,it doesn't make it comfortable to read coz that's not the natural way to write Japanese. Likewise I read slower an English word written in Katakana then when it is written in Latin alphabet. It is a good mind-set to let learners get used to Hiragana right from the begining.
@ThatWeebyGamer At least, as a native speaker, romaji is so annoying to read In Japanese song videos on RU-vid, someone sometimes comments the lyrics written in romaji for non-Japanese speakers, but it's hard for us to read
Misa's English is typically very normal foreigner English with nothing else other than the mother tongue accent. Then once in a while she surprises you with a really really British one like "press the bu'un" and it really hits the point home...
Arigato gozaimashita Misa Sensei. This video has helped me learn the correct ways of ordering food in Japanese. U are the best Japanese teacher on RU-vid I've ever watched. No one can do good like u can. I have been watching ur videos for a year now. I'm learning a lot, and trying to be fluent as best I can. I wanna be able to go to Japan one day and use the skills I've learned.
Thank you for the detailed explanations instead of reading and repeating search phrase without breaking down the words. I found your video very helpful! Thank you!
I absolutely love how in-depth you go! It makes so much more sense when you break it down and explain the exact meanings, and implications, and feelings that go along with these words rather than just giving a list of phrases. There is a lot to study and learn here -- it isn't the quick and easy way -- but understanding those things even helps understand the nature of Japanese culture that you'd never get by just looking at a list of direct translations. The amount of info you convey in the subtitles is amazing, too. Coloring the corresponding words / parts of speech is very helpful for an English speaker like me in order to make sense of word order. Thank you so much!
Congrats. You are amazing! I've been studied Japanese for a long long time , with Japanese teachers ,at a Japanese school here in my city, but , even in my language, they didn't explain half of the things that you did in this video. God bless you always and forever. I really respect and appreciate your job.
This is incredibly handy. Often books or guides will teach you how to order things, but then the staff will reply something in Japanese and you have no idea what they said and then it gets awkward and confusing and you have to go back to English. Super helpful that you went through what they are likely to say. Thanks Misa!
when I was on my exchange to japan, I was vegetarian and although it was very hard, especially as the japanese didnt really knew what vegetarien meant, like for example: "what? Dashi is fish? Fish isnt vegetarian?", the japanese peaple tried very hard to get me some vegetables, which ended most of the time in me eating everyones vegetables ang distributing my plate to everyone else ^^
Thanks so much for this video, however I would have prefer more of a focus on ordering since that’s the title of the video as opposed to such a large amount of time spent explaining what the waiter or shop owner may say to you. I would have liked to learn linking words, or if you have multiple things you ordered, or what if you wanted to inquire about an item on a menu for allergy reasons, or even if you want to politely ask if they can make any changes to your order. Also I would have really appreciated if you went thru some sample menus, for typical Japanese restaurants such as udon, sushi, soba, yakiniku, common drinks … also there are so many cooking styles for food in Japan that are really confusing for foreigners. I appreciate your videos as usual and I’m a long time patron on Patreon, I just would have preferred a little more details. For example you showed and example of a ramen vending machine but didn’t actually show the menu or talk about what we would typically see, which was disappointing. Overall love your videos, but this one fell a little short for me.
I've been struggling searching for the best japanese lessons on youtube for years now until I found one of your videos. I can say, the search is over. Thanks a lot for your hardwork! 💕
Since が stands for but in English so it sounds like “although I made a reservation.... I mean you need to make an extra sentence following after that sentence. Usually 予約したんですが is used when we confirm that the fact that you made a reservation for restaurants,hotels and hot springs something like that.
I really like the video and have learned a lot, especially you speak slowly and the different color of subtitle that make me more easily to understand, ありがとうございました。
Hi Misa! I've been vegan for more than 20 years and always thought it would be almost impossible to survive in Japan without cooking for myself. But some other RU-vid channels have shown me how many purely vegan restaurants there now are in many big cities. So I have a list of about ten places to try in Tokyo, and a few in Osaka, Kyoto and Fukuoka, all of which are highly recommended on those channels. Not sure how well I will manage in places like Kanazawa, Matsue, Yamaguchi, Kagoshima and especially Usuki, all of which I now plan to visit. If any of your followers have any suggestions, I would be very grateful to hear them! Thank you for another mind-expanding lesson! ごちそさまでした 💮
One of the best channels out there to learn/improve your Japanese. I really like how you take the time to contrast formal and conversational Japanese, and the subtitles you add are just absolutely fantastic.
Than you so much for this lesson I really love Japanese food so when I go to a restaurant or when I go to Japan one day I could use these phrases. Again ありがとうございます Misa ❤️
As a vegan who studied for a tiny amount of time here are some tips: -if you are just starting out learn the kanjis for milk,egg,fish,meat etc. , you can also use google translate to scan the translation on the spot for when you are buying food -watch peoples video on being vegan in japan and websites with tips and places, this is how you can prepare yourself before you go (I wish I did that bc I was kinda unprepared) -HappyCow is lifesaving! Honestly this app is bomb, it shows you all vegan, vegeterian and veggie friendly/option reataurants, shops and cafes in your area or even for your planed trips ahead. I found so many amazing vegan restaurants though this app that I probably wouldn‘r have otherwise, and it also led me to explore many new and fun areas which I probably wouldn‘t have gone to otherwise. I recommend this app for any holiday you go honestly -If you can, cook your own food with local and fresh ingredients from markets or shops -find an online group. I personally didn‘t do this but there are facebook groups or instagram pages where there are vegan japanese people that will help you out, and maybe you even make a new friend. they also have a vegan food festival in tokyo once a year as far as I know. that‘s pretty much it, it‘s deffintly not the easiest but I think we all don‘t want inconvenience to lead us to disobey our beliefs and morals right? I honestly screwed up in the beginning but once I got comfortable and did some research it wasn‘t that hard anymore. being vegan should deffintly not stop you from going to japan, all the food I had there, and a lot were also traditional japanese food in vegan, were absolutely amazing
In America Waiter: how many? Customer: 2 Waiter: ok,please In Japan Waiter:いらっしゃいませ お予約いただけましたか Customer:予約していません Waiter:何名様ていらっしゃいますか Customer:さん人です Waiter:申し訳ございません。只今満席でございます Customer:..
I absolutely love this greyed out romaji. I guess, it requires considerable effort, but it really makes the difference. Even if you can comfortably read hiragana, your brain still switches to romaji when reading something written in both scripts, which is super annoying and, I think, lowers the educational value of the video. But greyed out romaji is way easier to ignore. If getting rid of romaji altogether is not an option, this is the next best thing. Thank you for the extra effort and please keep it up.
こんにちはみささん。Thanks for this video, very comprehensive! I was wondering how you would say "And for him/her, they'll have... please" when you're the one doing the ordering for the group? Would 彼は/彼女は work in this case?
I have just recently discovered your channel and only watched a few videos by now, but i have learned so much with those videos, that i just wanted to write you a comment how much i appreciate your work. I'm verry exited to see more of your videos. Thank you verry much ^^
"restoran" Aaah,we say that too in Indonesia😂 And everything else you said in the video such as smoking room or no smoking room as well Fellow Asian be like :')
I think I have just found my Japanese teacher. I really like the way you explain the language in various communication contexts. That helps a great deal !!! Thank you very much.
You are such an amazing youtuber/teacher! I really appreciate all of your effort and hard work you put into your videos! I can always take something new away and I really value that, thank you! Later into the video I realized you were doing questions for vegetarians and I’m one, so that is truly helpful
Very clear and understandable explanations. I especially appreciate the kanji, with hiragana and English translation. Thank you for such professional lessons.
40:10 Traditional Buddhist vegans don't eat meat or fish or milk or egg or 5 pungent vegetables: garlic, leeks, scallions, onions, and asafoetida, as well as their varieties. Can I just say "Shojin ryori" (精進料理) in a restaurant?
Thank you, this video is super helpful. When we traveled to Japan in 2020, I had only learned the informal and formal masu form versions for convention. It was so much harder because while I was able to communicate with employees, I couldn't understand their responses...
What is the deal with cheese in Japan? Everything is the blandest mozzarella. I really struggled to find any cheddar and a bit of parmegiana but it was rare and expensive. I love sharp aged cheddars but couldn't find anything. I assumed it was just because I couldn't communicate properly.
It took me five or six times going into coffee shops in Japan to order in Japanese because it felt so weird not starting the interaction with some variation of "please can I have .." Felt really odd and those first few times my brain just rebelled and I ended up ordering in English.
英語メニューがありますか？(Is there an English menu / Do you have an English menu) is pretty useful too. Otherwise use the camera feature on the Google/Apple Translate lol. Good luck if the food names are pretty Japanese since there won't be a direct English translation (you'll have to Google it in Japanese) or hope the Japanese menu has a lot of pictures.
this is my favorite channel I'm gonna take JLPT N3 on December and this channel is a blessing! thank you! please continue creating this kind of contents for us language learners
I love your videos and I really appreciate the time and effort you put on making them, I can assure you that you're helping so much people with your teachings and we really need someone like you here to help us. Thank you so much !
Misa sensei I watched your videos. But I don't know where to start watching. When I searched Japanese ammo then the RU-vid come our so many video like vocab for beginner and so on.
Ur a smart person to have a friend who doesnt know ham is meat...hahah.. Sorry for that friend..gomen.. By the way your the best nihonggo teacher so far in ! youtube.. Wakariyasui desu..thank you bery much
Misa san this video is very helpful thank you so much I will share it to my friends, please make a video about making appointment in Dental clinic too. Onegai itashimasu.
I come across your channel by chance and you must hv spent an incredible amount of time and effort into making this video. I just want to say thank you.
