Hey ohara I got a bet going on with a friend about where you come from. He says you're from the netherlands I say you're from germany. Is any one of us correct? The loser has to wear an ahegao sweater for one week in online classes till it gets called out.
Who would've thought that a video from a guy I follow for one piece content could give me a huge boost in motivation for getting back to studying for my university
@@Ohara-the-Fox Hey Ohara, is there an App or a Website where i can learn japanese? I wanted to Buy japanese books to read them but there is no japanese books where i live
Finally someone who acually explains the struggles of learning japanese and provides good tips as a result! I'm still learning japanese myself and currently trying to get out of this pit of dispair. Awesome video! Keep it up!
I want to sincerely thank you for this because this was the motivation I needed. To give you some backstory, I studied Japanese in college. I made it up to the advanced class and was diligent but I fell off because of real life. And I was always so nervous to get back into it because I thought I'd suck so badly. But your tips/ strategies are great. So to avoid sounding presumptuous, you could say I had the opposite of the Dunning-Krueger effect where I tend to undervalue my skills with Japanese. Still, I do appreciate the advice and I'll put in my 100% to get to where I can be proficient in Japanese.
I'm a spanish speaker person. I've learned English and now I'm trying to learn german. I've found to mount stupidity twice and I'm hoping to climb it two more times. Viel Dank
"for everything u learn, there are 2 new things that u don't know." "with the radius circle of knowledge grows the circumference of potential ignorance."- Niel D. Grasse Tyson One Piece fans- feels right at home.
With all 2 years of my university study of Japanese, I’ve never found a good, meaningful way to practice writing, particularly kanji. I’d love a video on that topic.
Dunning-Kruger effect applies to literally everything too (literally literally not figuratively literally lol). I experienced it last year with my writing when I started watching some Brandon Sanderson lectures on RU-vid and realized I didn't know nearly as much as I thought I did when it came to writing a story. But instead of the dip being a valley of despair for me, it was just more of a realization of ignorance and then a motivation for me to learn more because of how much I love the art of storytelling.
Do more content on Japanese man. I was doing fairly intense self-study for about a year before travelling to Japan this year but kinda lost motivation after covid hit. After watching this I'm gonna start again.
I typically play these videos as an audiobook to keep me from dying of boredom washing dishes but this is so freakishly interesting and well done that I can literally show this to non-anime friends. You can tell Ohara has a University education with a video so well structured
Nice video , i personally love the outtakes/bloopers , i find content creators to be more approachable that way. I love the notes showing up in the middle of the video as it makes me engage more , it does not help when multitasking but I can always rewatch.
I took one Japanese course in college as well, and it was still the most fun I’ve ever had in a collegiate course. Learning Japanese is still on my bucket list of life endeavors and I’d be thrilled to see more Japanese related content. Did you study languages in college, OHara?
The tips that you gave are absolutely amazing. Plus this PTSD method is hugely helpful for basically any skill in life, not just Japanese. Wanna learn any other language or wanna learn coding, try a similar approach. Definitely a great video with incredible editing!
wow the word play in on point in this video. The video by itself is very accurate - I personally went through this multiple times, not with languages but with Maths, then coding and eventually Embedded Systems&Microcontrollers - this video would help most people trying to learn anything, not just Japanese. Really great video - maybe a future series !! But I just gotta say, all the Japanese I need is: ZA WARUDO and Kaizoku Ou Ni Ore Wa Naru !!
damn how could someone with such a gentle voice look so badass!? first time I'm seeing your self. didnt expect that. 😅 but anyways big fan of your content bro. keep it up! 🔥
I like that you gave tips that apply to learning any language. I'd like to learn Japanese one day but for now I'm learning German, and this video was really inspirational!
Im just happy to find a Channel which seriously put Work into his Videos and it really shows your Passion. I hope you dont lose that Passion and keep havin fun making Videos
Currently learning Mandarin. I noticed a lot of similarities in Chinese and Japanese characters. Might give Japanese a shot when I'm fluent in Mandarin
I'm from Brasil and i'm learning english. Your vídeos are helping me a lot, because i'm practicing my listening. Your voice is really amazing. One day i will learn japonese and i'll use theses methods , actually i already using with my english
One of my reccomendations for my student and also for myself and any other person that studies Japanese or other language is an extension called "Language Learning with Netflix". It's so easy to use and you can learn on multiple levels by just watching you favorite show. Also, it's always better to watch something you are familiar with if your main objective is learning new vocabulary/grammar. Many times, until you can understand it entirely. That's why I smiled when you mentioned Harry Potter. I alse tried to read it in Japanese and it was a challenge, but still familiar. Thank you for telling us your tips on studying~ Hope to know more. Until then, 頑張りましょう！
@@ceo9395 I remenber i watched BNHA in english cause some guys told me it was great and stuff... The scene i was watching was the part where Bakugo gets taken in front of all might, when he screams his famous Noooooo! And the japanese was so good, the english voice actor on the other hand was sooo dull and bland.... Every actor in the japanese version makes a great job in that scene and the english version was pretty meh in comparison... I know so english voice actors are good, but sometimes they seem to do the job just cause they are getting paid tbh
I like how honest these tips are .💓 And these are literally not just tips for learning japanese but can also be applicable in any other subjects. Thanks for this man 😊😊
For me it's Hololive which made me interested in Japanese creators and the ability to play all games I cannot currently. I started a monthish ago and I have no idea if I'm doing well but がんばれ
Hating subtitles is one of the reasons I want to learn Japanese 😆 I started a bit and it always feels like it's gonna take me wayyyy more time than being comfortable with English 🤣
Awesome vid Ohara. To be honest, I assumed you were half Japanese and half German for some reason. But knowing that you actually had to learn the language from scratch gives me a huge boost. I am currently studying German and my dream is to move to Germany, so your journey gives me lots of spiritual energy.
This video couldn't have come at a better time! I just started my journey in learning japanese and I was really questioning what the best things to know are when learning a new language. COINCIDENCE?! I THINK NOT!
I have started Learning Japanese twice... ROse to the Mountain of Stupid twice... and Fell into the Pit of Despair Twice... and then left it! TWICE. . But if Ohara breaks his pattern of giving amazing One Piece videos, and makes an amazing Japanese-related video, to tell me that there is a way for me to get out of that pit and get better at it, I WILL! . Thanks, Ohara, for this brilliant video. I can't show the pic now, but I'm drawing the 30 Boxes in my diary to track the progress, and I'll see you on the other side of the Valley Of Despair!
Such a HUGE help!!! Dude this is amazing! I love true encouragement like this and the way you broke this down gives great insight. This will help me and my daughter
Man this shock me so hard, I want to learn japanese and listening to Ohara talk about his experience made me think I can't do it.. but then I realize.. Ya lo hice una vez, todo lo que esta diciendo lo entiendo tan bien que ni siquiera pienso que no esta en mi idioma nativo, asi que creo que if I did it once I can do it again.
I can agree wholeheartedly on the example of my English learning (I am Polish). I started learning English when I was 7. Five years later I had to make a direct call to native British English speaker for my parents business purposes. After the call I fell from 'mountain of stupidity' to 'Valley of despair' :) Sometime later I picked up Dragon Ball in English Funimation dub. I watched all the episodes of DB, DBZ and DB GT. I loved the show, have been checking some phrases and catchlines and whenever there was nobody around I was mimicking American accent and what the characters would say (especially Vegeta). Around 2 years later I watched Yuyu Hakusho dub with familiar voices but much more vivid vocabulary and just... better written script all around. At that point I have been switching to default browsing the internet in English. Looking for technical solutions, english speaking forums regarding anime discussions, almost anything. I already had noticed that actor played movies are way too hard to understand for me without subtitles but with anything voice acted (like Kung Fu Panda) I was already very comfortable. Also, all the time I was getting praise for my American accent I developed because of DBZ.... From time perspective it was very unrefined and forced, but it was necessary step to getting to where I am now, a bridge between American and British accent. In 2013 (four more years later, I was 19) I went to theater for LotR marathon. At one point during beginning of third movie I was falling asleep and caught myself that I could understand anything that was being said, without subtitles. Incredibly satisfactory and rewarding. From this day perspective it is a good mid level movie series, anything said there is very clear and easier to understand compared to most TV series and movies. The point of listening mastery I consider 2016 - 2017 (so already 15 years of learning) when I was already exposed to many Indian IT tutorials (accents!), people in Netherlands for student exchange who came from various backgrounds (Koreans, Americans, Brazilians, French, Chinese) - it was natural that by default communication there was done in English. I consider that point that I started being comfortable with more complex real life English like Game of Thrones or perhaps Dr House (though that one would be a struggle due to medical terms I am not that interested in). The takeaway from my experience - incorporate the language to your daily routine and you will start learning it passively. Sometimes it is better to settle for simplier language as stepping stone. Language, like programming, is not a skill to learn. It is in a way 'craftsmanship'. There is no single right or wrong way to perform certain task. You are given a set of multiple tools to complete what you are given to communicate and it can be done both in simplier and more advanced way. Just check 'Simple English' wikipedia articles, it is mind blowing how well some complex terms can be communicated with less nuanced and widely available words some would consider 'beginner level'. I consider myself very comfortable with English even if my speaking has gotten worse recently due to living back in Poland and working in Polish. I was taught at school by British English enthusiast who always stated that the peak is somewhere around Shakespear's works, which I am pretty sure I would really, really struggle with.
Lucky over the years I’ve been somewhat picking up Japanese more and more and I’m not really...fluent per-sey but watching bleach season 14 without subs and playing the Japanese exclusive “Tales of” games really helped I really liked and needed the video, Arigato Ohara-sama
Aw i was waiting for that japanese outro, maybe next time ! (Fr this really helps put the issues I've had with japanese into perspective, I haven't even gotten to the top of mount stupid yet...)
Since it's a different alphabet, 3 to be exact, the motion memory of writing it will help you learn way faster. So even if you never come to write it by hand, it's advised to practice writing. But sure, you can learn how to talk and read without it, you'll just be doing it in a harder way.
@@RntLnr I learned all hiragana with combinations and variations in about 1 week studying about 1-2 each day. With out writing a single one. Maybe kanji will be harder though since they are more complex.
I really agree with you with one thing. The listening, writing, grammar or speakin practice, in any language, are really different. As a natural spanish speaker, I can see your video and understand almost every word. But now, when I have to write, it feels like i don't know anything, and I'm sure that in these comment there are tons of mistakes.
Very nice advices, man! As a non native english speaker i gotta say that the way u describe the process of learning Japanese is very similar of my own. I wish I had seen this video, like, four years ago. Also, I would like to say that, thanks to you (and other YTbers like Morj, Sawyer, Tekking and Brago), my English went way way better in a short amount of time (and it has helped me in a lot of job interviews...)
Great content as usual!....You were the first youtuber from whom I started taking one piece content on youtube....It's been more than a year....and after so much time, I finally was able to see your face!...you look way different from what I imagined....but you look handsome and strong. Really love your content😀
This is great advice for any kind of language learning, or any learning whatsoever. As a brazilian, I started studying english when I was about 13 yo, I had almost four years of a language course 2 times a week, and it actually took another 2 years after I finished it to really get into some kind of reading fluency and a couple more years for listening fluency. Unfortunatelly, my speaking is actually really bad since I could never get outside my country. Still, what really motivated me into learning english was videogames and TV shows. I play RPGs since I was 12, knowing no more than a couple words as "Start", "Save", "Fight", etc. Still, everytime I met a new word, I would deep into dictionaries and internet, translating every single new word, new context, new phrases, until I get used to specifics of the language. Once I grow older, I tried myself into english communities, forums, boards, etc, participating even if my english was not that good. Tbh, as a non native speaker, my english fails many times, but I still think anyone reading me can get exactly what I'm trying to express, and that's good enough for me. When I watched the entire seasons of The Office without subtitles for the first time, around my 20s, I was really proud of myself - it is a great sense of achievement once you get there, and really motivates you to keep going. Now I'm getting old, soon reaching my 29, and learning a new language might be kinda hard for me, but if you are young and love something, do not hesitate - find something you really enjoy and try as hard as you can to learn anything you can!
This videos is really nice and I think your tips can be applied to all languages. To my case, I have difficulties in writing English X) I can write little comments on videos or other things but I think that writing a story in English (not my Mother Language) is very difficult, i struggle every time and I never find my words, so I have to look at the dictionaries. Horrible. I think i will go back to my paper then :) Thank you for your advices. BTW : I love all your analysis :D It's very interesting and it give me tips on building my stories.
Good advice. I'm not a native English speaker (my first language is Portuguese) and the thing that helped me reach fluency the most was exposure. Reading manga in English, watching films or shows without subs, socializing in English forums and playing text-based games in them. Grammar is important, but at some point you gotta take a dip into the language itself being used so you can wire your brain to think in that language. Now I'm learning Spanish, and I'm trying to repeat the method. Recently I've read some manga translated to Spanish (instead of PT or ENG like I'd normally do).
Ohara: are you interesting in learning Japanese? Me: No Ohara: Then why watch? Me: euhmm... pretty man goes blabla UwU Bruh pretty man has a gf, unsubscribing !
Fantastic video, I'm sure this will help a lot of people even though I myself am not interested in learning Japanese. But these tips can also be used for learning other languages.
7:51 I'm doing something similar to properly track my game development studies. Literally an EXP Bar. I've drew a bar on a small notepad, which has at the moment an absolute value of 215. Every hour of studying equals *1* EXP. Not only that helps me track my progress, but also helped me figure how much time can I spend on studies before being completely unable to focus on the subject (3 hours is my limit). Eventually, I plan on trying to increase my limit by studying twice a day. If it weren't for my lacking attention span, constant feeling that someone might've messaged me and simply zooming out, I'd probably be starting my main project, but hey, everyone learns in their own pace.
Hey that's me when I seriously started improving my English skills. I'm a German native speaker and got my struggles with the language since kindergarden. The down moments in the learning curve are very frustrating and I was nearly quiting both but I got threw it and got better and better. I also experienced the same in my guitar carrier (12 years). It's very important to keep "fighting" and motivating yourself, or otherwise you waste your time as I did by wasting almost 3 years of my guitar lessons where I had 0 motivation.
I´ve never been so dismotivated after watching a video about how to learn a language! I guess that also could happen when you see this kind of videos...
because, personally, I don't like dub I have watched my first anime whole naruto franchise in dub then after that I switched to sub and I preferred sub over dub
Where are you from my friend? Nice tips yes. I also speak a lot of languages since I am on the road since my 20s, but I am starting to forget some since you need to practice every single week at least.
