Fluent In Japanese FAST. How I Did it. 100% Self Taught.

Understanding and Speaking Japanese without really having to think about it much should be the end goal for anyone learning a language.

Here is Part 2

Also, in Japanese I speak very casual in most of my videos because that’s how we used to talk at work.

I can speak Keigo, I just don’t care to.

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00:00 Intro

01:07 Main Concepts of Learning A Language

01:41 Prelude of a Language

04:10 Step 1 Vocabulary (watch the WHOLE section).

07:23 How to not forget Vocabulary (Mnemonic Associations)

14:31 Step 2a Listen And Repeat

16:37 Step 2b Fluency Through Sentences around YOUR life.

18:39 Perfectionism

19:52 Other Concepts, Use AI

20:58 Making The Process Fun

21:55 Spaced Repetition

22:29 Why I Believe In This Method / The Hinata Realization

23:57 The Breakthrough

25:17 My Thoughts On Immersion

27:09 Writing System

29:15 Some Motivation and Encouragement for you.

#productivity #selfimprovement #japaneselanguage

[vaughngene]

The Everchanging Pinned Comment

Disclaimer; I speak casual Japanese because that’s what we spoke at work.
I can speak Formal/Keigo but I really don’t care to.

Also watch my other content in Japanese (mostly shorts).

Part 2 is up.

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Note 1: Fluency means your ability to use the language and communicate back and forth about whatever you want smoothly.
It does not mean you are a Native Speaker.

I address guys like the dude below in the comments in Part 2 of this video linked above (in Japanese).

Enjoy the language! It's life changing when you can use it without thinking about it!

Note 2: Watch Part 2
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Note 3: Disagree on Kanji? = Watch part 2

Note 4: After you watch my stuff, get off YouTube and go practice.

[MrTiger]

so to summarize:
-learn the basics of gramar (utilize chat gpt)
-learn 2000-4000 of the most commonly utilized vocabulary (use mnemonic association to help remember)
-use the sentence structures you have learned and utilize the vocabulary you know
Listen and repeat with native speakers to learn proper context.
Make a list of +100 sentences for every category of your life and drill those sentences to become fluent in topics that matter to you. (utilize chat gpt)

The goal of this method is to reach subconcious verbal fluency, being able to utilize your target language like your native language. Perfect gramar is overrated, use what you know, people will get it. For japanese specifically: learning hiragana and katakana will get you very far, learn kanji once you're able to speak.

As somebody who's at a beginning conversational level of fluency in japanese - this video is very helpful and emphasizes a lot of the most important points I've found in language learning myself. I'll definitely try out making extensive lists of sentences on topics I will use japanese in! My go to has been "shower talks" where I just have a made up conversation with myself. But like you said at the beginning: I need to seek more discomfort in my practice.

[kurisuisaway]

I have an example of this from learning English - I am Brazilian.

When I was 14 years old I started playing Grand Theft Auto. I had no clue what they were saying. I asked my mother to buy me a dictionary. I started writing down the sentences in the game, replacing some words with new words and I completed the game understanding everything. I continued to do it for other games and music, singing in English as well.

Fast forward 2 years, I was working on a clothing store when some Australian tourists arrived. I was in a really small city back then and everyone (including vendors in other shops) was panicking because they couldn't communicate. I stepped in - this was my first time ever speaking English outside of my own house and to myself - and very naturally, with no difficulties, helped the tourists find everything they wanted, asked them about their trip and wished them well.

I didn't even have internet (poverty) so I definitely didn't even know what pitch accent even means. But they understood me flawless, there was little to no repetition, and I did not feel scared or concerned at any point. It was truly magical and today I can confidently say my English level resembles that of a native speaker - and it all started with little grammar, just a few sentences and imitation.

[mgrtsk]

勉強になりました！笑（英語勉強中なので, yes im the crazy one lol）
動画の雰囲気もとても落ち着いてて素敵だと思います
ありがとうございます！

[jcowboy]

I’ve lived in Japan for over 33 years now. I’m 70 years old and recently retired as of April 1st. My wife is Japanese. I only spoke English at home as I wanted our sons to be bilingual. I was teaching English every morning, afternoon and night. I taught from early morning to late night 6 days a week (plus half a day on Sundays for the first 8 years or so). During and after the pandemic I lost most of my work. Things slowed down quite a bit. I always speak Japanese when I encounter Japanese outside of teaching. However, it’s just basic everyday Japanese.

Now that I’m retired, I’m looking forward to traveling a lot around Japan. I want to be able to become fluent enough to have deeper conversations with Japanese I meet during my travels. I want to learn more quickly as I’m old and have no idea when I’m going to croak. I’m mostly interested in speaking and understanding what I hear. I understand more than I can speak. My hobby is bird photography and I’ve learned the names of birds first in Japanese from other birders. Most birders have no desire to speak English. Over the years it’s given me a chance to practice Japanese with them.

Thanks for your video and your advice, much appreciated.

[morganrowland]

As a speech language pathologist, it is so refreshing to hear you speak about language acquisition this way! Deliberate practice is key for adults! For people with weak auditory processing skills (like myself) kanji at the beginning is helping me make sense of the language much faster BUT I am also supplementing with visual novels so I can have a visual and verbal model to practice along with the vocab knowledge I am practicing daily! Such a wonderful video, I will certainly look into chat gpt!

[violet-tqul]

i like your aura! and the idea with making a soundtrack for the video yourself is so cool!

[ChiharuKitsune]

DUDE YOU ARE A GENIUS. I can't believe you just gave me the answer to all of my questions. Now I'll go and try to write some storys in japanese (The active practice is what I was missing. So simple but so effective)

[sanaehalley]

You sound amazing!!! I’m Japanese, and my American husband is having a hard time learning the language even though I never asked him to do. I will show him this video and hopefully, he can learn Japanese better and quicker. Thank you so much!

[jonathanzuniga]

Man, what a great dude. Very insightful, and consciously aware of the fluidity of life. Aside from the content purpose, it felt like I was listening to/having a conversation with a trusted friend.

[hjordatube]

This is one of the best videos about language learning I have ever seen in my life. Your video is packed with a ton of great tips and advice. Thanks.
I want to add that part of your success is the result of your character. Piano, Gym, etc, so you are proud of yourself, and you like challenges. You don't seem to feel the pain. Probably, you follow the idea behind the motto: no pain, no gain. Unfortunately, not so many people are ready to follow your advice. Anyway, thanks again. I'll apply your suggestions to improve my Japanese and German as well.

[Jay.swizzle]

You are dead on bro. Been learning Korean for a little bit now and everything you said fits perfectly. Well done and congratulations on learning a language thats harder than Korean. 😁

[BigLikeDaNose]

I am trying to learn Korean and I get really frustrated with a lot of the youtube videos they have out now because I find them boring. The amount of grammar every one throws out there is crazy. I always get unmotivated and do not really try because of it. Luckily you posted this at the right time. This will probably change the way I look at things and I hope I can improve since I want to talk to my wife in her native language. You earned yourself another subscriber!!

[MisterGames]

Passive listening help get an Ear for the language. Active help understand it. We need both.

[Diaries_with_Monna]

Best video I've come across today, as i am learning Japanese.
ありがとうございます！

[lafett]

Most chill and based language learning guide so far on youtube. Great advices, right to the point! Great content, man!

[andreaholcomb]

Great Video! I am going to apply this method to learning French :)

[DilieMC]

Damn you have blown up man, I knew your content was heavily underrated.

[tendollarbanana]

I’ve been studying Korean on and off for a decade and I forgot how well mnemonic devices work. I think it works best for those of us who are naturally creative. Visualizing and making unusual connections comes easily to us and gives that dopamine hit, and I think that helps cement the information in our minds.

[azraelairsoft]

I’m Japanese but English is mostly my first language and had to relearn Japanese as a youngster. I also picked up Spanish as well. I fully agree with everything you say on how to learn a new language in a short time.

When people ask me to teach them English I basically tell them to do pretty much all of the mentioned things such as learning basic structure but a heavier focus on vocab of popular words and mimicking tv, movies and songs to get the sounds similar enough to where it’s understandable.

For anyone who wants to learn a new language this is a great way to do so.