Is JLPT N3 enough to live in Japan? [#48]

[JLPT N3] Japanese conversations with one of my students, Aimeeさん!! She passed JLPT N3! In this video, we talk about her life in Japan and my life in Australia in Japanese! I added subtitles (Japanese Kanji, Furigana, and English) to this video. Japanese subtitles are available by clicking the YouTube CC button for people who use the app "Language Reactor". I hope my videos help you study Japanese!
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Her channel "Roy and Aimee" (About traveling and camping in Japan)
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【目次 (Chapters)】
00:00 How was JLPT N3?
01:50 Is Ken nervous when he speaks English?
04:35 Is it difficult to live abroad for Ken?
06:47 Is JLPT N3 level enough for living in Japan?
08:37 Does she ever want to go back to her country?
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#けんさんおかえり #comprehensiblejapanese #jlptn3

[RoyandAimee]

Thank you for having me on your channel Ken! It was so much fun and now with your help I can learn from my mistakes haha! Your channel is the best for Japanese learners.

[BBB_]

I agree with other commenters, this is a wonderful conversation for Japanese language learners. Thank you for putting so much effort into the subtitles!

[ntrg]

She's really good at acting Japanese, which makes her even better, because a lot of people struggle with it at all skill levels, so it's great she can already do it very well! Plus, it means she can trick Japanese people into believing she's better than she actually is! :)

[IATEALLTHECHEESE]

She's so inspiring! She's not perfect but she's really good and can get her point across! I'm aiming to pass N3 soon.

[vyli]

I have passed JLPT N3 with almost full points (179/180). My Japanese in conversation is nowhere near Aimee's level. I know people that passed N2 that aren't close to her level. If I were to take into account just this video, it would not be possible for me to gauge her level of comprehension, but just based on what was said I believe it must exceed my own abilities. What I want to say with this comment is for people aiming at being conversational in Japanese, her Japanese is not representative of JLPT N3 speaking level. Based on what she said about barely passing (although that might be an exaggeration), maybe she just doesn't study kanji and written Japanese as much (two thirds of the test are dedicated to written Japanese). I'm sure this is completely unintentional, but this video sets unrealistic expectations of what to expect when passing JLPT N3 exam. Don't expect to speak this well passing the N3 exam. Living for a year in shared house with native Japanese speakers is certainly the reason she can speak this well and you, average Youtube user, studying at home in your own country aiming at N3 won't be able to get to this level of Japanese.

This is not to be negative about the video, please don't take this as an attack on the video, which I think was perfect, especially how in the subtitles Ken-san corrected Aimee's mistakes, that's invaluable resource for us, students of the language. I just don't want people to have unrealistic expectations. I want people to understand this is not N3 level of Japanese. You'll have to study more to get to her level. (Of course I have to study a lot as well to reach her level).

[Mighteyes]

wooah this kind of video is incredible for studying! I've found a lot of material before that either only has the English subtitles or only has it in Japanese. This way I can ignore the English subtitles for the most part until there's something I don't understand and then I can cross-reference the Japanese subtitles with the English ones. Props to you for making great material and I hope to see more of this :)

[dspbx]

I was able to understand basically everything due to the text in Japanese. My listening is horrible but I could keep up with the reading. The conversation was kept very simple! Good job

[DonSimone]

Hi Ken. I wanted finally to say thank you for your videos. They help me a lot tu study japanese. I use your videos mostly for shadowing practice. I used your 9 minute video with naoko-san minimum 8 times to do shadowing. I am studying Japan Studies at the univeristy of zurich in Switzerland and I have been studying Japanese for ichinenkan rokkagetsu gurai. Your videos are easy to comprehend and perfect for listening and shadowing exercise.

[sofialmeidah]

I’m loving these conversations, I was actually able to understand everything without needing the English sub, I’m really proud of myself! And the Japanese sub helps a lot, especially when it comes to keeping myself focused, since I usually have a hard time with that. Thank you!

[moshimoshi.yusuke]

いい会話でした😊
コメント欄を見てても JLPTを 不要 と言う人もいます。人それぞれでしょう。
でも日本の企業で採用も担当している立場から言うと 日本で仕事を探す場合に限って言えば

[Shariii]

Just discovered this channel. I really like the layout of the text in your videos separating the japanese and english. The speed is good for people learning too

[junovaneynde]

First video I watched on your channel and immediately subscribed! It's awesome to see both languages on screen WITH the corrections, so everyone can learn from each other. The conversations are not too hard, so you can still follow pretty easily, even without understanding every single word. Totally underrated!!

[affirmationsbyserenasage]

I use this video for my Japanese learning. Thanks for uploading 😊

[rickjapanesemia]

Another great Video Ken san! and way to go Aimee San, It's wonderful to hear you and Ken-san speak.

[kgpz]

I just stumbled upon this channel and I appreciate the nice, slow flow of information. Great job, guys!

[BelloBudo]

Well that was a very pleasant discussion in Japanese for me to enjoy. I noticed with your guest, Aimee, that she not only spoke Japanese well (I believe that's accurate), but she also had a lot of the other sounds & gestures that Japanese make when talking.
As an Australian with friends living in Tokyo and Kumamoto, I did for a while, think 'could I live in Japan'? 
There was so much I liked about Japan and the people that I lived there for 3 months to get a better feel for Japan. In the end I decided that the constant pressure to conform would have changed my free and easy approach to life. Don't misunderstand me. I try to be polite and work with people. It's just that there's so many rules of behaviour that after a while I might have become a mental case.
In fact I knew a couple of people who lived in Japan and returned back to Australia after 6 years or so away. Both were completely altered by their experiences. Before they left for Japan they were fun to be around. Afterwards they were serious and acted depressed. It was like they had lost the joy of life, and ability to have fun and relax. 
I'm blaming their time in Japan. But maybe it was something else that happened to them. For example both had failed marriages to Japanese girls and had children. So maybe that was what caused it. Regardless they seemed sad to me.

[un_regard_curieux]

Sympa de retrouver Aimee dans tes vlog !

[RiftStorys]

i am so happy i found u !!!! i just can say what everyone else is saying to u ! big thanks !!! i learn with genki but sometimes me tired of learning with a book and if i watch ure videos for fun it feels like i learning more japanese and understanding the excersices in the genki book even better ! <3

[TadDonaghe]

I'm learning Japanese, and probably not quite to N3 level, but I'm delighted that I understood almost this entire conversation! I think having Japanese subtitles made it much easier for me. I was thrown off a few times by all the kana. I could have probably read the subtitles better in a few places with the kanji. But still, this video was a great motivator for me!

[ShinobiBboy]

This video is been sooo useful for me, since my japanese skills are more or less at the same level as the ones of the Aimee! A really nice and natural video 😁