Sensei What…?

Many Japanese phrases/words have been used incorrectly overseas.
One of which that sounds very strange is calling someone “Sensei **.”
For example, people often ask me, “Can I ask Sensei Seki a question?,” or “How can I take Sensei Yushin’s classes?”
This is like calling me “Yamaguchi Mr.” in English, or “San-Shogo” in Japanese.
It’s “Shogo-san,” right?
Titles in Japanese, such as Sensei, Senpai, Shachō, etc., must come after the person’s name.
When you call someone in Japanese, please keep this in mind.

*The content is based on personal studies and experience
There is no intention of denying other theories and cultural aspects

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[anonymous-ixkr]

Example:

*"Kakashi Sensei"*

[RadioactiveAutism]

It’s backwards basically, in English we use the titles before the name while in Japanese the name comes before the title

[zareien]

And a lot of japanese students make the same mistake with english.
The amount of times i heard "Yamaguchi teacher" in the english class i taught was willd

[Mantews]

Thank you! Your channel is entertaining and a great source of information about Japanese culture!

[andrewklang]

How common is it in Japan for friends, schoolmates, or co-workers who are not of the exact same age/class (and thus having known each other since youth) to use "senpai" and "kohai"? Is it still common, or outdated, for two people who are otherwise social equals, to use honorifics based entirely on age differences?

[TTMS-Khaz-kun]

You see this in Ghost of Tsushima as well where in English ( spoken and subs ) they call one of the characters Sensei Ishikawa instead of Ishikawa-sensei as is spoken in the Japanese dub. It's one of the little things I don't like about it.

[Luxxcia]

The Land of the Lustrous English dub had this problem, I will never get over “Sensei Kongo”. I wish they just called him Sensei or by his name like they did in the manga…

[grimmington]

In english Its a equivalent to a "the" title. You wouldnt call someone "the destoyer gorlok" no, its "Gorlok the destroyer."

[Saf_Konzu]

My first Japanese teacher told us to call her Mrs McNeil or McNeil Sensei, and not "Mrs McNeil Sensei". I suppose people found the honorifics a bit confusing but we were twelve.

[zadinal]

Right but if we are saying the majority of the sentence in English it makes far more sense to move the title part where it belongs in that language.

[kryptoniridium]

Imagine if John is a doctor and someone calls him "John Doctor" instead of "Doctor John".

[realrealwarpet]

It took my brain a second to figure out the problem. Then i went “oh wait, sensei comes after the name.”

[isdebatable]

Sensei Wu stands alone as the exception 💪💪

[FlareOfProminence]

I mean I understand the correct way. It just flows easier to say sensei first when the rest of the sentence is in English. But when speaking Japanese the correct way sounds better . And I mean this is how alot of learners feel . Not all but some

[SamUrai-shvu]

And when you correct them, people just say it doesn't matter when actually it does. Say it right, or don't say it all. Great video👍

[egeyaln]

That's how it works in Turkish as well. "Shogo Hoca (teacher)" for example.

[Mouradin]

Same with verbs. I try to remember that just like Japanese opposite direction of English it conjugates opposite too. Such as how verbs go after. It’s definitely just another way it’s extra tricky to learn

[Leftyotism]

I learned that listening to you say "Seki Sensei". 🥰

[gameknight]

Ahh the case of forgetting that reading right to left isn't the only way people read even I sometimes forget

[Don_QuixoteRosinante]

Is it like
Luffy-san
Luffy-senpi
Luffy-chan
Dofi-san
Nami-san
Robin-chan
Ivan-sama