Easy Japanese 8 - The Secret of Longevity

Learn Japanese with Easy Japanese: Mona asks elderly in Japan about their secret of longevity. Did you know that 25% of Japanese are above 60 years of age?
-------
-------
GLOSSARY:
元気/genki/ adjective: energetic, vigorous,lively, healthy; noun: energy, vigour, health.

お父さん/otousan/ usually means “father,” but here, it’s used as a friendly and respective way to addressing a middle-aged and older man.

お母さん/okaaan/ usually means “mother,” but here, it’s used as a friendly and respective way to addressing a middle-aged and older woman.

昔式/based on the old way of calculating age, a new born baby is 1 years old. That is, if you’re going to be 20 years old in December 1st of 2014, you’ve been 20 years old since last year of December 1st.

満/man/ mean “full.” That is, if you are 満 20 years old, you have passed your 20th birthday and your 21st birthday hasn’t arrived yet.

-------

Easy Languages is an international video project aiming at supporting people worldwide to learn languages through authentic street interviews. We also use this format to expose our street culture abroad and create a more diverse image of our countries. Episodes are produced in local languages and contain subtitles in both the original language as well as in English.

Facebook:

Info:

Host of this episode: Mona Kumagai
Camera and Edit: Lisa Waagd
Transcription and Subtitle Producation: Hideo Adachi
Co-Producer: Hideo Adachi
Special thanks to: Daitetsu Ono & Minori Nakamura

[mononoaware]

This is absolute goldmine for learning Japanese

[gibbs-]

0:59 She was nearly about to call him "Oji-san (old man)" but could successfully switch to say "Otousan (Sir)".

[Tiqerboy]

One thing that is obvious here, Japanese are not afraid to discuss their age in public, and in fact it's not considered an intrusive question to ask one's age, like it may be in the West.

[mauriciochacon]

I miss this girl and her interviews where is she ? I need more videos in japanese and she as the interviewer 💔

[giovanenegrini]

I'm not learning Japanese. Still, I love these Easy Japonese haha they're so cool

[Thousandtrees]

always looking forward to easy japanese episodes haha so much fun

[hideo]

*CORRECTION
In the introduction, Mona says 25% (1/4) of Japanese are older 60 years, but it turns out actually 25% of Japanese are older than 65 years old. Apologies for the misinformation.

[Aggaattta]

Love it! I'm waiting for Easy Korean series ;)

[holmebabie]

That 89 year 6 month old man is way too kawaii. I want that personality when I reach his age. ^^"

[Omarew]

Funniest and most light-hearted Easy Languages' 😁

[MozzarellaP]

i hope i will look as good as the gentlemen at 3:25 when i get old :o

[joshuamcintyre]

We all love your easy Japanese videos, you always do a great job on them. Keep it up, :D

[ozi_morales]

Please make video about easy japanese again 🙏🏻 onegaisimasu

[avitimushi]

...easy lingua..thanks for the nice videos, I use them to learn Japanese!!

[micorich]

what about japanese youngers nowadays do they have the change to live longer as the olders?/
what do you think??

[dared]

Love your videos you are so beautiful and funny :)

[iFreeThink]

Your facial structure reminds us of the female in The Crib's "Men's Needs" video.

[TheNivKo]

I really love Easy Japanese :) but why does it seem that these people are afraid to make eye contact with her?

[yasinsheikh]

hajime maste, buku wa yasin desu. Watasi wa banguradesu jin desu, o genki desu ka?

[karenpapyan]

arigatou gozaimasu, ,,kono video wa daisuki