Languages are used for communication. We understand you well so you have reached that goal. Congrats. The English vocabulary is vast. Even native English speakers don’t know much of it. Learning it is a life-time commitment. Keep doing what you’ve been doing. It seems to work for you. When thinking in English and counting in English are the first things that you do, you know you are a natural speaker. Have fun learning it.
7 for pronunciation 8 for grammar 7 for vocab 6 for accent Compared to other East Asians, your language fluency is pretty admirable!! I would suggest reading newspapers as it helped me a lot. Good luck 👍
Comparative to most English speakers (with English as their first language), you have a very comfortable grasp of the language - and there would be no person that should have any particular difficulty understanding you or conversing with you. That alone is an excellent indication of your competence and also your comprehension. I'd like to give you some more direct advice on which areas could be improved upon, and how you might go about doing this. Grammar - It is difficult to assess your grammar in this instance, because the video is quite simple in its use of sentence structure. Also, when spoken, English really abides different rules concerning grammar. This would be best assessed through written text, as one could evaluate your grasp of the rules of written English. ------- Vocabulary - Again, this video is difficult to assess your vocabulary due to the topic. There isn't a broad range of vocabulary required for it, so I went and looked at a few of your other videos with different topics to review your vocabulary used across a broader range of subjects. It has also helped me assess your pronunciation and accent too. You definitely have a very strong foundation, and your grasp of common words and phrases is very strong. The range of your vocabulary is satisfactory and will definitely enable you to converse with people in English on almost any matter. However, what I have noticed is that your range of adjectives, verbs and nouns lacks variance. To explain that further: Whilst you have a great vocabulary, you tend to use the same words repetitively to express similar things. It works, there is no problem with that, because they are appropriate words to use; but the English language contains a large amount of synonyms that can be used interchangeably that would demonstrate a better grasp on the language and expand your vocabulary. There are also terms that have more contextual relevance, or are more contextually appropriate depending on the environment or setting (such as a professional environment). The difficulty with expanding your vocabulary is that it requires a proactive approach. You won't passively come across many words and also take them on board. For example, you could frequently use the term "big" as a descriptor. A big building. A big project. A big expectation. The word makes sense, but it's not necessarily contextually appropriate. The greatest difficulty here is breaking habit, you might be reading an article that uses the phrase, "An extensive project designed to satisfy the broad expectations of our clients," and you would understand the meaning of this sentence, but you might not then take on board the applications of those words and begin to implement them into your own vocabulary. You need to quite proactively and deliberately try to avoid using words that you commonly (and automatically) use, and force yourself to find and use appropriate synonyms. This will encourage the use of different words or terms that will come to mind unconsciously, and allow you to integrate them into your speech with ease. Expanding your vocabulary must involve more than simply understanding the words you hear, but understanding of their meaning and application and contextual use. The best way for this is, as aforementioned, to integrate them into your own speech and writing. Some fantastic ways to learn new words and expand your vocabulary is through reading of various written media. Academic articles, books and even fiction novels (for the extensive use of adjectives and more complex sentence structures also). I would recommend reading books on subjects you don't find interesting also, a range of fields such as economics, history, physics, psychology etc. You will encounter academic writing and conversational writing in books and articles of this type, and becoming experienced with both will greatly expand your competence and comfortability with the language. Next would be to watch more things. RU-vid, as you mention, is a great source for this - but I strongly suggest viewing a variety of things. News, panel shows, lectures, TV shows etc. - the wider your range of experience, the greater your exposure to the many different elements of the language. ------- Accent and Pronunciation - I have combined these two as they are linked. Overall, your pronunciation is very good. Your accent is notable, and it does affect your pronunciation of some syllables and letter combinations, but even so I had no difficulty understanding you at all. You are clear in tone and well spoken. The most notable areas of concern, or areas for improvement would be the following: - Pronunciation of Ts. This is common even among native English-speakers, but you neglect a lot of your Ts unless they finish a sentence. Most of the time this isn't an issue, people can understand you still, but sometimes when they are neglected words can sort of merge together and become incomprehensible - it is best to try and eliminate this habit as soon as you notice it. ThaT BeTTer TwenTy WhaTever Don'T etc. See at 00:54, you pronounce "yet" with a hard T. This is perfect. Try to get more comfortable allowing that hard consonant even in the middle of words or sentences. It may break the flow of a sentence, but it's important to first focus on pronunciation and become comfortable with that, rather than being able to speak quickly. Eventually, you will automatically pronounce all of those hard Ts and it won't cause much of a break in your flow. At 03:59 you say "I was very/really enjoying that process of getting better English". This sentence was possibly the clearest example of areas that require improvement. I have marked very/really as such, because it sounds like you say "I was very enjoying that process of getting better English", however, that sentence has more grammatical issues than "I was really enjoying that process of getting better English" - although both are incorrect. Your pronunciation of "enjoying" here is incorrect, but I think that was just a fumble over the word and not intentional, so it doesn't matter. Even I fumble over a word every now and then. However, grammatically, the sentence should have been phrased as, "I was really enjoying the process of getting better AT English". There are other letters and syllables that I picked up on as holding your pronunciation back: - Ds. Such as in "gooD" - Lua. As in "evaLUAte". I think, for syllables you have difficulty with, separating the words and tackling each individually will help. Ee-Val-You-Ate. Then gradually joining the syllables faster until you are very comfortable with how your mouth moves during the syllable changes. - P. As in "hoPefully". There is a habit here to sort of drift through the word and it sounds like "hoefully". The accent here is also noticeable, as it's similar to "hawfully". Pronouncing HOPE should feel quite low in the throat, it's hard to explain in just a RU-vid comment - but to compare, try saying the word NO with stress on the O and allow the tone of your voice to shift downards. It should help to encourage the correct O sound. At 00:55 you pronounce "so" perfectly - this is exactly the type of O sound you want when saying hopefully or no. - S. In "monthS". You often neglect the s, which is necessary when pluralising the word to indicate more than one. - R. In "Rude". This is a direct result of accent, and the positioning of the tongue when pronouncing the R. In many languages, including East Asian and Romantic Languages, the R sound is often pronounced with the tip of the tongue pressed to the roof of the mouth to create a sound somewhere between R and L - it's a more rolling sound, if that makes sense. In English, the tongue is usually curls up to pronounce the R, but doesn't touch the roof of the mouth. Try making a growling sound, like "grrr" and try to establish the position of your tongue as you do. The English R is more similar to that. There are other words that are of noticeable difficulty, such as "deliberate" and "familiar". ----- As I have said, overall your English comprehension is excellent. You could stop learning English now and so long as you retained your current skill level, you would be able to travel and work in an English speaking country or environment with no difficulties. However, I hope you can find some positive use for this feedback. I hope that, if it is your interest to keep improving, that the guidance above can at least assist somewhat in that. Lastly, I am biased, but I would recommend focusing on British English media. Whilst there are a lot of accents in England, 'Received Pronunciation' is the most appropriate and accurate pronunciation of modern English. It will discourage a lot of bad habits from other accents if you learn RP English.
For Japanese speaking in English the pronunciation of R's and L's are typically the most difficult to master. You are doing fairly well with those. The average native English speaking individual has a vocabulary of 25,000 words and typically in day to day speaking probably 15,000 words is more than sufficient. I'm a 75 year old American and not a week goes by that I don't learn a few new words. If you immersed yourself for another year or two in an English speaking country you would probably lose your very slight Japanese accent and also start rapidly thinking in English. As a Japanese person speaking English you are very competent. You have no doubt applied a great deal effort to master your English language skills. Judging your vocabulary isn't really possible, but suffice it to say that you know enough to express yourself competently. So for grammar, pronunciation and accent I will generously score you at 90%. I will give you 100% for effort. 🙂
Your English always seems fine to me. All I have to say is keep hanging in there and practice! I've been learning Japanese for the last four years now and it has been tricky, but I still practice everyday.
English is also my second language. Before anything, if you continue this with your enthusiam, I believe that next 6 months will be worth looking forward too^^ Here's my rating 🥳 Pronunciation: 7/10 Comments: I love it! Sometimes you eat some words like "inanet" (internet). Around 3:57 I think as well^^ However, your current skill is very impressive. I don't know how you study (this is my first time on your channel) but I think you are doing it right! Grammar: 9/10 Comments: Pretty much perfect^^ You correct and catch yourself when making mistakes which is pro 💪🏻 Vocab: 8/10 I wouldn't worry about this. What we need to learn is to be understood first. Vocab will come later when you expose yourself more in the language. I do commend you for using intermediate vocabulary! Yey! Accent: 9/10 I don't believe that you have an accent that hinders how you talk to people. I do understand that sometimes, accents can be too heavy; you don't have to worry about that. Yes you sound Japanese, but that's normal. Accents are normal and it reflects your diversity as a person^^ You inspire me to also keep learning the language that i'm interested in^^ I'll try to keep up with you!
i agree with the ratings below. Only tip I would give is to work on the rhythm of your speech- that will make you sound more like a native speaker. My advice is maybe watch a clip of a great actor, like Olivier, Gielgud , Brando or Welles, & just focus on the rhythm/beat of their delivery: only when you have the speech rhythm right, then put in the words....hope that helps ....
Your english is so good! I would say your english is like at a good communication level. Your pronounciation is very good there were only like a few words in this video that weren’t pronounced the best way but i could still understand them! Pronounciation 8/10. Grammer is very good you used the right words in the right way, grammer 9/10. Your vocabulary level would be at intermediate, and also like communication level its very good! Vocabulary 8/10. You definitely have a Japanese accent but they are so attractive and your accent is really good i could understand everything you said! Accent 9/10.
I like your English, on a scale one to ten for Pronunciation 9.2, Vocabulary 9.3, Grammar 9.1, Accent 9.5. I think more time in a western country like Australia or New Zealand would heighten your confidence and delivery. It is above average, particularly for a Japanese person, who tend to keep their strong accents. Yours is noticeably smooth. I think that the tendency to beat yourself up may be more a cultural thing. Many of my Japanese friends are very strict on themselves, because it is their way. I wouldn't worry to much about that, we all have cultural tendencies that make us who we are. I sense you are trying to find yourself, but most of the time it is a lack of sexual expression. When we find a partner and process this part of ourselves, it can be very uplifting, our view alters we relax and enjoy the view on life, not taking it too seriously. Maybe when you've evolved that part of yourself you might have a different spin on things. Please dont take offence or misconstrue my comments, they are very speculative. I could be way off the mark. I am a sex therapist and see people in my work come in very anxious and after a few months start enjoying life when they have released the sexual tension they didn't realise they were carrying. After 14 years in practise I have seen men cure themselves of various health conditions all because of a healthy sex life.
I don't think a quantitative ranking system would be that helpful in any case because what does 7/10 vs 8/10 mean? It might give you a false sense of progression or regression. What I will say though (without blowing smoke) is that your English is excellent. You're conveying your thoughts clearly without relying on repetition that much. I also think pronunciation is not important because different people from different backgrounds pronounce words differently and not everyone has to sound Anglo-Saxon. There is this exercise I do when learning another language is that I try to describe something I've seen or done. Maybe I do a little movie review in my head or on a piece of paper to see if I have the language skills to convey my feelings about it. Describing something and deliberately using flowery prose can sometimes really boost my learning.
Let me be honest with you. I am not native myself. Nonetheless, let me give you a 10 in the field of courage. And if I should evaluate you anyhow. Let me put the score as follows: Accent: You still have a thick Japanese accent, but it is understandable. Rather than accent, I'd like you to practice more in fluency because you keep pausing every one or two sentences. Still, they are ok and possible to practice with people or in front of mirror. Score: 7.5 in accent and 6 in fluency. Grammar: For conversation, your grammar is good enough. For writing, I am not sure, you need someone to evaluate it because grammar is more important in writing than speaking. Grammar: 9 Vocabularies: you have a decent vocabulary to express yourself so it is not bad. Still, if I were you, I'd pick some vocabulary books or some movies with difficult theme, such as law, science, etc. Vocabulary: 7 Hey, let's improve our language together. Honestly speaking, living in Japan may actually deteriorate your English speaking ability in general (not applicable to all). Well, Tokyo and big cities are a bit ok to find someone to talk to. Otherwise, it is a no no. (I am living in Tokyo myself so it is based on my own experience). I know that feeling of achievement. I am learning Chinese (4-5 years without actually living in Chinese environment is quite challenging. I'd say my level is B1/B2), French (solid B1) and a bit of Spanish (A1, just starting). They are pumping my brain to work and it feels nice. ❤❤❤❤❤
I studied French; and can read it pretty well; but am embarrassed to speak it. I can understand other people speaking French, if they speak clearly and slowly. I tried the same thing with German, and a little bit with Japanese and Korean; but they were so much more foreign to me. You are, in my opinion, doing amazingly well. I'd say 7 pronunciation/9 grammar/8 vocabulary/8 accent. I am a native American English speaker. You are more talented than I am at this; and I am glad you are finding it fun. I wonder: are you thinking in Japanese and then translating, or thinking in English? I was always translating in my head, and only got to where I was thinking common phrases in the actual language. I'd love to know how you got as good as you are, as I have found it so hard. All my best wishes in your journey!
your English skills are very good to be able to understand 70% of a RU-vid video by only self studying. I have been learning Japanese by watching anime and listening to music then creating anki cards for words I don't know and I can maybe understand about 10% of a RU-vid video after studying for about 3 months, but I have been watching からかい上手の高木さん and can understand most of it without looking up words which has been very motivating for me. Keep up the good work you got a new subscriber.
pronunciation - 8/10 vocabulary - 7/10 grammar - 8/10 accent - 9/10 Your english is really good!! as someone who's also learning english, I definitely agree with the part where just when you thought you're good in english, you're gonna come across a lot of unfamiliar and even complex sentece/grammatical structures that are honestly giving me headaches and i tend to get really tongue-tied when I try to practice speaking them for the first time. However, in the long run, you'll get the hang of it and not have any hard time using those structures. By the way, I really like your enunciation of words because I could clearly understand what you're saying! not to mention you also take your time and not rush thinking about what to say next which decreases excessive use of fillers. All things considered, you're doing really good! of course, there will always be room for improvement but it's part of the process. Keep it up!!
It is strange how much passive language we can understand. But when it comes to recalling it on the spot, it is so difficult. I teach English as a Foreign Language. The fact that you correct yourself when you hear the mistake means you need more speaking practice.
Naoya-san, I won't give you a rating because it's not needed - your English is really good. Of course, there is room to improve, which I'm sure you already know. Keep practising, especially listening and speaking and you will get even better!
I think your English is pretty good, I would personally try to improve pronunciation and making accent a bit more fluent / natural sounding if I were to focus on anything. You're perfectly understandable, but the pronunciation can become a lot better and more smooth, and it will make you sound so much more professional. I would recommend listening to English audio, RU-vid, podcast, movies etc. and then trying to mimic how the people speaking sound. Simply try to say the same as they are saying. Then, record yourself, and try to notice the differences between the pronunciations.
Brave to post like this! Honestly, I can tell you as someone who also learned english after their mother tongue, and I think your English is amazing. And yes, it is always a learning curve - I also lack vocabulary here and there, but I also grow, little by little. The learning curve when you can learn by using the language, when context of movies, books, moments you see helps you extend knowledge, I love that! I would rate your English an 7.5 - things to improve: a little bit the pronounciation (it is amazing!! just a little bit more work on some R and T sounds) My opinion: It is nice to have a trace of your mother tongue in your english because it shows where you come from. Thats what I noticed when I lived on another continent, when I mispronounced english, people knew roughly where I may be from, rather than assuming that I am american for example. So don't stress yourself out too much. I often think of language like music or theatre - playing the melody of their pronounciation, trying to imitate a noise rather than trying to say a word makes pronouncing things easier. (to me 10 is fluent super native accent + slang).
I'm in no position to evaluate your English but I think it's half a battle won if you can communicate your thoughts fluently for a solid 5:55 minutes. You're doing well✨. The comments here are so helpful❤
Your English is good, it will only get better if you keep at it. Read in English or watch films and contents like you already do. It is important to be immersed in the language one way or the other every day, even if it is a little bit. I wish my Chinese is as fluent as your English. But I am happy that at least it is not as alien to me as it was in the very beginning. Keep going!!
If I had to give you a rating, it would be a solid 8 out of 10 across all of these aspects. Your English is genuinely very good. I understood everything you said without any problems, and I can't recall many errors that really stood out. You corrected yourself on the errors you did make, so I don't think they were even real errors, but just accidental slips that most of us make while speaking -- whether we are native speakers or not. It's hard to judge the level of your vocabulary from a 5 minute video, but it seems varied enough, and you speak pretty fluently -- there were some pauses, but pausing to think is normal, even native speakers do this. I also wouldn't worry too much about your accent when speaking English. As a non-native speaker, your accent is probably always going to be influenced by your native language to some degree, and there is nothing 'incorrect' about this. It is just another way to speak English, and I think this is a beautiful and unique thing for every speaker. Best of luck with your studies, you are doing so well ☺ if I ever got to the same level with any of my foreign languages, I would be very happy with myself.
Youre always going to have your native accent because you didnt learn fluency before 12. You are very understandible. Idk how we would rate your grammar and vocabulary without giving you a test. You are doing great!!
pronunciation 7/10 grammar 8/10 vocabulary 9/10 accent 8/10 I generally agree with the comments section -- your English is good! In my opinion it's good enough for you to casually communicate with native English speakers -- that's a lot to be proud of! That said I do teach accent reduction online, and I'm currently taking in clients for free 🤷♀ I can give you a couple of pointers about your pronunciation if you want in exchange for a testimonial on my teaching methodology. It'll help me gain experience, and it'll help you gain an outsider's point of view on your pronunciation. Let me know if you're interested! But overall your accent is good, it's not as heavy as a lot of foreigners I know! Maybe the best way to keep up your confidence is to practice with other tutors online. I know it helped me with my French...anyways !! The following is just my general opinion. Thank you for sharing your journey, and I wish you the best of luck once again.
I am not a native English speaker so I can't definitely say how good you are but I think you are better than me And if i give myself 5/10 you're definitely 8/10 in my opinion And thank you so much, you motivated me to study English even harder
And you’re getting better through your videos I’ve been watching! really!! it’s wondrous!-> (new word i’ve learned today 😏) and it’s also impressive. I’ve probably already told you that but I’ve been learning English by myself for more than 2 years now and you really inspire me to make the same, recording a video could actually kill two birds with one stone , first improving my ability to speak English with smooth and relevant discussions plus, to make an introspection about myself. I will give you some feedback but I don’t really think i’m the right person to do that however it’s always good to provide them: pronunciation: 9/10 because everything you said into your videos, I definitely understood them, so that means to me you have a good pronunciation,i don’t even need to put subtitles in, that’s outstanding, and you even use « internet » american way (that i love saying words like Americans too, with wanna,gotta etc) you should be proud of yourself , really! grammar: unfortunately I’m not that good in English grammar well I’m assumed I’m not good at because according to the other comments, you have some random grammar mistakes, however, I couldn’t find them so for this skill, I will just let the others to do this part. nevertheless, if it’s was me i would scale 9/10 👍🏻 vocab: 9/10 because compared your other videos you used more elaborate words and even phrasal verbs that is really convenient for you to sound more natural. accent: 9/10 because I could notice that you are japanese if we would have called each other without seeing you are a Japnese however you don’t have to be focuse on this part, as even thought when people are advanced,they actually their accent. There are approximately 30 major regional accents in the United States. a little thing to say, i was focused at the beginner as well and in fact the day i decided not to be stuck on this part and just try to work on my pronunciation , a lot of Americans and not just them but others told me they could not determine that my native language is French so that’s the best compliments ever i had and so memorable. I also wanted to say through this particular video, I realized your speech was so smooth , you barely had blank moments that you normally used to have, so congrats !!!!! 🥳 i have a little question if you don’t mind helping me as well, Do you write and learn by heart your scripts or it’s only improvisation ? i think you said before in your “it’s full of improvisation” but i have to admit after watching so many videos i’m lost 😂 and so it is a random question. By the way if it’s only by improvisation I lift my hat you off and applaud to you because i’ve been trying to make an english video(podcast talk) for a moment now just to train myself by speaking and improvisation as well but i’m so perfectionist and can’t overcome of it and decided to retry another day when my English would be so much better. have a wonderful weekend, enjoy your journey and i can’t wait you to hit 20K 😊 see you for your next ones 😊
Thank you for feedback! I can't believe you have learned English for only two years because your written English is so good😭 I'm jealous to be honest. To answer your question, I'm just improvising! I've not made a script or prepared myself for recording. I don't think just reading off of a script is a good way to practice speaking. Also, I want to be authentic delivering my thoughts so that someday when I come back to my videos, I will see how I really felt in those videos. I'm glad to get started on this journey! I'm looking forward to watching your first video☺️
@@NaoyafromJapan250 Pleasure is mine , really!! oh your comment means a lot 🥹!!! I have to admit I’ve been dedicated since so far and I’ve been putting a lot of efforts on what I wanted to learn but trust me don’t be jalouse because you are so capable of making english content, the proof is you have many adorable community who is following you throughout your journey. I’m still struggling with making one english video haha 🤣 and the most funniest is I will not record myself but I desire to make podcasts while I’m skyrocket my english skills , that will not be easy peasy like lemon squeeze 😂 however we are trying at first after all. And actually is exactly what I long for, making authentic and natural content, i want to show that learning a language doesn’t only have one good side and you have to embrace dark side as well as the language itself , culture and so on. you have the right mindset so keep going on with it and wish you all the best. 😃
Thank you☺️ Unfortunately, I don't think I'm in a position to give advice. There're so many comments once you scroll down that will help you learn English in effetcive ways! I can't believe you are only 3 months in! You're such a fast learner! Let's keep up together!
I'll say your vocab is higher than mine I always forget the difference between objective and subjective, but u got it. vocab and grammar are fine. The hard part is the accent and pronunciation. I'd work on those two which aren't bad. But those are the weaker parts still pretty easy to understand some words I have to think for a second about what you said because pronunciation.
Your English is quite good. Its hard to rate 1-10 as i don't know if your 10 is "fluent enough to live in a predominantly English-speaking contry" or "best orator to ever live" perfect. I think you're at about an 8-9 right now, more practice will give you that fluidity and ease. But in conversations, its certainly nothing to stress about as you're already easy to understand.
7 for pronunciation, 7 for grammar, 8 for vocabulary, 8 for accent. Idk what you mean with rating your accent. Are you aiming for a particular one ? From the video it seems you're aiming for American accent, if that's the case I think you're on the right track. I had Japanese friends and their Japanese accent were strong in contrast to yours which is mild, but definitely noticeable in some words. Pronunciation wise I was able to understand most of what you've said, except some words that I needed to enable the caption to understand. Speaking you're alright just need more practice to feel more natural, I can see you taking sometime to form sentences as if in your head you're thinking in Japanese and then crafting the equivalent in English. Grammar is spot on.
Let me start out by saying that I am someone who really appreciates different accents. It's not necessary to sound like [fill in the blank] native English speakers. Variability in accents is a beautiful thing, IMO. Rather than sounding like someone else, the goal is to be understood, isn't it? After that, the goal is to master your own voice, rather than someone else's. Even among native speakers, there is great variation, particularly in terms of accent and pronunciation. In that sense, I don't care so much if your "th" pronunciation sounds more like "s" or your "evaluate" sounds more like "valuate" (minus the initial "ee" sounds). What can be a problem is when I cannot understand what you are saying. For example, at 0:35 you say "I've been doing ??? practice the last couple days." I'm not sure that you said "daily" or "delivery" or something else in the ??? part. Even when you said it again at 0:46 and once more at 2:44, I was still not sure what you said, but leaning toward "delivery practice." Another example occurs at 2:12, where you say "70% of ??? I'm watching in English." Was that "whatever it is that...?" I'm not sure. It was a little bit clearer at 2:21, but I'm still not certain. Something tells me that if you only slow it down a bit, I'd have understood. In that sense, you may consider enunciation a bit more; vocalizing each syllable clearly. This is tricky, because you don't want to sound robotic. On the other hand, I believe enunciation is not as important in Japanese where it is common for words or sentences to trail off at the end. If you do that in English, it can be a problem. Of course, others listening might have understood you, or think they understood you, so my critique is not incontestable. I also think it's important to know that even among native speakers, issues pertaining to effective communication are common. Nevertheless, here are my scores: Pronunciation: 7 Grammar: 9 Vocabulary: 8 Accent: 10!
I appreciate everything you wrote here. Reading this comment, I've become aware that there's something wrong with how I pronounce "deliberate". I thought I didn't have any problems with it, but it seems like it's something I particularly need to work on. I also thank you for bringing up enunciation. I tend to mumble when nervous even in Japanese, and like you said mumbling hinders effective communication. I'll prcatice pronouncing each syllable clearly. I think it will help me sound more relaxed and clearer. My goal is to make myself understood clearly not to speak fast. Such a rude awakening! I hope that I will be able to improve my English to a point where I cringe watching my videos back, and you'll notice some progress in my future videos as well.
@@NaoyafromJapan250 And I appreciate the reply, Naoya! "Deliberate" is one of those words that is best deliberately enunciated! I think Japanese people can make it sound like three syllables, whereas it needs to sound like five, though you might get away with four (the "ber-ate" part can be combined into one as "bret" --> "de-li-bret"). The general rule is to master the standard way first. After that, you can venture into alternatives. So, I suggest getting used to pronouncing it as five syllables first. Regarding enunciation, little is written in stone. We all have our own quirks, and those quirks are to be embraced for what they are. But the goal of communication being to effectively express your thoughts to others means it can be good to consider your audience, to a degree. I think you just go too fast when you say "whatever it is that." So it got jumbled together and I could not understand it. Just a slight decrease in speed likely would resolve that issue. But really, no need to consider it a rude awakening. Your English is great already. I studied Japanese and Mandarin, so I completely understand your ambition. My comments to you are probably also meant for me! :)
Pronunciation/Accent: 9/10, most places you go will completely understand you Grammar: 8/10, your sentence structure is good, i notice some mistakes with verb tenses, but again i understand the point you’re making Vocabulary: 8/10, I probably need to watch more of your videos, but I never noticed you having trouble finding a word to describe your thoughts. Some thoughts: Your english has noticeably improved since starting your channel. Between explaining complex topics and receiving complex responses, you are reaping the benefits emotionally and in terms of language. If you want to continue expanding your vocabulary, go deeper into complex/niche subjects. Hope this helps! Keep going.
I agree with your rate. To be honest I am impressed with Sir. Naoya's English that I also think that he could have a ton of opportunities with his English. Just to add up, if I compare my English to his English, his English is better than mine.
I really appreciate the feedback😭 Acutually, this is hard to accept to be honest because I expected to get a lower point on each element. However, the part of you sharing your thoughts on my progress is really something special to me. I believe that reading comments has helped me get a better graps of how English works in a lot of different contexts. I hope I'll see more progress at the begging of next year. Thank you again.
Day 15: my friends and I are having a sleepover at our house. I'm gonna keep this comment short because I'm gonna spend more time with them instead of being in my phone .
