“YOU” in Japanese and how to address someone (Don't say anata)

Watch this video to learn different ways to address others like native Japanese speakers.

I've seen a lot of Japanese learners using あなた {anata} to talk to others, however, on normal occasions, it can sound rude or distant.

This video will focus on...
✅ How does each second-person pronoun sound to Japanese people?
✅ Is it even formal or casual?
✅ How native speakers use them in real life
✅ Other ways to address others
With a lot of example sentences.

The second person pronouns that are covered in this video are…
🔸 あなた {anata}
🔸 あんた {anta}
🔸 お前 {おまえ| omae}
🔸 君 {きみ | kimi}
🔸 貴様 {きさま | kisama}
🔸 てめぇ {temee}
🔸 僕 {ぼく | boku}
🔸 自分 {じぶん| jibe}

And other ways that I recommend using to address others are…
🔸 Names
🔸 (Omitting “you” completely)
🔸 Family Roles
🔸 Social Titles

🎬Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:51 - あなた (anata)
04:14 - あんた (anta)
05:57 - お前 (omae)
07:48 - 君 (kimi)
08:44 - てめぇ(Temee)/貴様(Kisama)/自分(Jibun)/僕(Boku)
09:56 - Name & Nickname
10:24 - Omitting "you"
11:36 - Honorific titles
12:20 - When you forget their names
15:36 - Family Roles
17:03 - Social Titles

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[heethanthen]

Person: *uses any word in Japanese*
Japanese people: “and I took that personally”

[meiradoeshavealife]

When I was a kid, Spirited Away was one of my favorite movies. The mother in it constantly called her husband "anata" but the translation in my first language would always translate it to "darling" or "sweetheart", so I grew up thinking it's basically a very sweet thing to call your significant other.

[contagiousscorpio]

Calling each other by their names seems like a positive thing! Creates individuality

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I honestly love how you break down the sentence and make it easy to understand

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[motojojo_]

So… in theory, omae is equivalent to ’mate’ in British English

[Crackpunch]

This explains why you'll hear a character's name in an anime but the subtitle will say "you".

[manamal]

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[andrewcrean]

Complicated but really well explained. Having total fluency in both languages makes you a great sensei!

[Kaleidosium]

Indonesia actually has similar Sociolinguistics! “Anda”, our version of あなた is rarely used and we instead use a honorific plus their first name, so to refer to me, you’d say “Bu Dania”. However we do use informal/casual second person pronouns like Kamu and Lu more often.

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[akechijubeimitsuhide]

I noticed in historical dramas, wives would often call their husbands "omae-sama", which sure sounds like a weird pairing now.

[sono]

Your video has really explained a lot to me 😊
I've just made friends with 2 Japanese exchange students and we are getting along quite well. There was a day we went eating out together, and I remember calling them "君たち" whenever I wanted to addressing both of them. At first I noticed that they seemed surprised and one guy made fun of the other by saying him 社員さん. I didn't know that by addressing them like that had made me sound like a boss. At that time I did not get their joke but they were very friendly and did not mind at all. I think they would forgive me 😂

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[MuichiroAme]

Thanks, i hope you get 1 Million subs, your definitely the best japanese teacher out there

[rehannoor]

ok now i prefer your longer videos like this instead of many shorts you have made, because you explained it in details.

[colachan]

Very glad for this video because I've heard all these "you" words and thought they were more commonly used. I also really love the colored breakdown of the sentences