I always feel so awkward when speaking Japanese. I'm not pronouncing the words wrong, I'm just saying them with an American accent and it's honestly a turn off from continuing learning Japanese so thank you for this video! 🥰
@nahshondevose4610
3 жыл бұрын
Same
@reinascully
3 жыл бұрын
Don’t be discouraged, like I said in the video you are probably completely capable of fully communicating, which is highly impressive. Actually “sounding” Japanese is more of a bonus. Plus you’re probably pronouncing it better than you think!
@dylanshelby5224
3 жыл бұрын
@@reinascully much appreciated! I love your Japanese lesson videos! 🥰
@susanma4899
2 жыл бұрын
If anything, you have more sympathy for everyone out there struggling to pronounce English.
@Book_on_the_brightside
Жыл бұрын
Thank you sooo much for this video!!! I was really struggling with the ra,ri,ru,re,ro and you explained it perfectly!!!!
@archangelspence
3 жыл бұрын
Ay reina smart af. shes like a legit linguist or whatever
@reinascully
3 жыл бұрын
The intellectual honor 🙇♀️📚 I studied language acquisition heavily for neuropsychology research during college and it stuck
@DanteBogdan
3 жыл бұрын
@@reinascully that's cool, I didn't even know that was a thing. 👍
@jordinhocharles
3 жыл бұрын
Facts ! Just because you’re a native speaker doesn’t mean you know the technicalities of the language… lmao trust me when my Brazilian friends ask me about English I just get totally lost 🤣🤣🤣 “can you help me with imperative or past imperfect ?” Me: 😶😶😶 what are those ?
@hapwn
3 жыл бұрын
@@reinascully can you teach us the engrishu language with a strong Japanese accent please :3
@Inaeyearsago
2 жыл бұрын
@@hapwn engrishu or Enlishu ana- Ei!!!!
@もちの花
3 жыл бұрын
Even though I've been studying Japanese for about three years, I wasn't aware of the thing about ふ's prununciation. Thanks for the tip.
@Alittlebitofeverythingoffical
Жыл бұрын
Fu is more of like a hu but Duolingo is kinda…yeah…
@ario8444
2 ай бұрын
Fu is like Chinese "hu" I think
@low-key5512
3 жыл бұрын
I've noticed that as someone with a Slavic background, I have found the pronunciations of Japanese words much easier than some of my American or British friends
@reinascully
3 жыл бұрын
That actually makes sense since a lot of Slavic languages are also spoken at the “middle” or “back” of the mouth, so your tongue probably instinctively knows how to mimic similar sounds 🙆♀️ Is it Russian?
@DemanaJaire
3 жыл бұрын
Polish here and it’s the same for me. Obviously I needed to adjust a few sounds like ら-column, う, し, ち, わ-column and ふ, but I pretty much have mastered it (At least when I’m speaking slowly), and I believe the secret lies in the fact that Japanese and Slavic languages have pretty simple articulation of vowels. So for example, if a Polish person sees name Naruto, they would pretty much read it almost exactly like a Japanese person (ru would be a rolled a bit more, and u pronounced more in the back of the mouth, but the difference is minor).
@pooferss6056
2 жыл бұрын
Finnish here, though Finno-ugric is a completely different language group, it's still phonetic and quite similar.
@cyan_oxy6734
2 жыл бұрын
As someone speaking Czech and German I find the vowels to be very similar to German. The way English spelling and vowels work just don't make sense.
@ganqqwerty
6 ай бұрын
did you put yourself to a test? I am woking with phonologist teacher and he noticed a lot of issues with my Russian-influenced pronunciation. He also teaches Polish people and lists their common problems.
@felipecabrera511
3 жыл бұрын
In my opinion the 'r' in らりるれろ is pretty much indistinguishable from the 'tt' and 'dd' in butter, letter, lettuce and ladder... or maybe it's because I'm a Spanish speaker
@reinascully
3 жыл бұрын
Yesssssss! You’re right!! Especially when you feel where your tongue is hitting the roof of your mouth, it’s VERY similar.
@hellopurplepen
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this! I was playing around with the tongue position on my hard palate and thought this worked perfectly.
@naddical
3 жыл бұрын
日本語
@lol-sl6nc
2 жыл бұрын
@@naddical え?
@SpeedyGwen
Ай бұрын
@@reinascully idk how u get to make ur tongue hit the top of ur mouth while pronouncing those words but its not the case with me
@spencervoth5057
3 жыл бұрын
Reina: "Here's how to sound more Japanese while speaking Japanese" Those of us who don't know any Japanese: 👁👄👁
@jessicasezer9061
3 жыл бұрын
No
@ВераИванова-р9д
3 жыл бұрын
Why would you want to sound Japanese when you don’t Even speak Japanese?
@luciandelle
3 жыл бұрын
@@ВераИванова-р9д reading romanji version, well atleast that's why I'm here
@B3lph3g0r
3 жыл бұрын
yea lol
@B3lph3g0r
3 жыл бұрын
@@ВераИванова-р9д repeat lines anime people said..
@ingridfreitass3760
3 жыл бұрын
As a brazilian being fluent in english and almost fluent in japanese, one of the best things was that even though my native language structure is not even similar to japanese, we pronounce vowels and consonants in the same way. So when i was trying to sound more japanese and improve my accent it was more about sentence intonation etc. Nowadays one of the things im really pround of is my japanese accent. Btw, i've been studying japanese for 6 years. Reina, i rllly luv your content
@fauxcommander
3 жыл бұрын
As a linguistics student who studies Japanese, this video was kindly appreciated 😌
@JifromthePH
3 жыл бұрын
8:19 we have to acknowledge how cute fuwafuwa sounded when Reina said it
@fen_350z
3 жыл бұрын
This is almost like accents with Spanish for some of the pronunciations
@felipecabrera511
3 жыл бұрын
The difference is that in Spanish we put the accent in one and only one syllable, while in Japanese the accent can take more than one syllable and, in fact, the most important thing is actually the accent drop (or lack thereof)
@RaineAvina
3 жыл бұрын
Dude, it's killer trying to learn Spanish and Japanese at the same time. I slip into Spanish so often while trying to speak Japanese.
@mimi_j
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@reinascully
3 жыл бұрын
Spanish & Japanese (& Portuguese) have a lot of interesting similarities, like reading words exactly the way it’s written, so glad you noticed!
@TheMosquitto
3 жыл бұрын
@@reinascully Isn't there a weird b or v sound with Spanish though (also j = h)? I studied Italian a couple years back and I had a friend studying Spanish, and it was the one thing he always picked out as me saying it wrong when I was trying to pronounce Spanish when I only knew Italian. I'm trying to study some Japanese right now and intonation is really hard, and it's one of the things that programs like Rosetta Stone and Duolingo really fall behind on 🤔
@LadyBug-ox8bg
3 жыл бұрын
Her voice sounds different when she speaks japanese😄
@kaydencew.7976
3 жыл бұрын
This happens with most people lolol. For some reason, your voice raises naturally when speaking Japanese.
@shellys.9531
3 жыл бұрын
@kaydence w. Was just talking about this. Seems true for females but guys seem to go lower in pitch when speaking Japanese. Also cool spelling of your name btw :)
@quirkygachagxrlx311
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it happens to a lot of multilinguals. When I speak Japanese my voice pitch goes high, but when I speak norwegian it goes lower than the lowest voice I can make in Japanese.
@jaredf6205
3 жыл бұрын
@@kaydencew.7976 Yeah, everyone gets this with Japanese. Code switching probably has a little bit to do with it. Though to me it seems that because Japanese has two pitches used for stress(English uses mostly volume and speed for stress), when a non native speaker learns it, the default pitch of their voice is used for low pitch often used at the beginning of Japanese words and the need to raise it for the high pitch in the rest of the word. For native speakers, it seems their default voice is used for the high pitch, which most of a sentence is made up of and only the low pitch parts do they lower their voice. So non natives are raising their voice for most of the sentence, while a native speaker is keeping normal pitch for most of the sentence.
@djackson4605
3 жыл бұрын
@@jaredf6205 Yus!
@robertandrewww
Жыл бұрын
This is probably some of the best linguistics lessons I’ve ever seen. The way you graph the sounds and enunciations and note that different emphasis means different words is flabbergasting. Honestly, most people try to teach Japanese but it seems like it’s towards a semi fluent Japanese audience. Idk anything so these videos are very helpful. Thank you so much. I’m breaking down languages and cultures one country at a time.
@justjailibee
2 жыл бұрын
So glad that as a Filipino, Japanese and Filipino language has almost the same pronunciation, especially the way we say “r”.. and is also phonetic and syllabic… the only difference is that our writing system is similar to the english alphabet, and we don’t use any other characters. And since i’m trying to learn both english and japanese, it makes it easier for me. :D
@nateykaiwatch
8 ай бұрын
tagalog has a lot of english in it so you should be fine also great english
@justjailibee
8 ай бұрын
@@nateykaiwatch thank you!
@MuichiroAme
8 ай бұрын
Same, as a filipino, i also noticed it when i was learning japanese, hiragana. I have learned english, and learning it isn't that hard, i wish you good luck on learning your english
@mushrrafali4956
Жыл бұрын
Under only 5 minutes I can relate so much!!!! need more practice
@IWr74
3 жыл бұрын
Reina, I speak Spanish, English and now I'm studying Japanese, but I'm struggling with terms and particles 😅 and knowing two other languages makes it more difficult because I'm mixing things 😂 Thanks for your advices for pronunciation, they're very helpful! 🙏🏽
@kiy3091
2 жыл бұрын
literally same! Spanish has also helped me while learning Italian as well.
@Miku-ex
Жыл бұрын
Did you get good at Japanese?
@minervaloves
2 жыл бұрын
Best explanation on how to pronunce "ふ". Arigatou!
@drskelebone
3 жыл бұрын
This is probably the most useful "here's why your pronunciation is bad" video I've ever seen. This makes a lot more sense now, and I kind of get the whole tongue/lip/teeth thing for why something is one letter in English, but making that sound isn't right in Japanese. SO COOL!
@moniquemorris6890
3 жыл бұрын
Everytime Reina sensei uploads a japanese lesson video, I want her to become my own personal teacher. Love you Reina!!
@agorapanologia
3 жыл бұрын
I love this so much. Something that I've noticed can really help in pronunciation for Japanese learners is the learning to master the subtle drop off of the "i" and "u" sounds inbetween and at the end of words, making it softer or even leaving it out entirely.
@davywavy1918
3 жыл бұрын
I notice Japanese and spanish have similarities in their vowels
@reinascully
3 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!
@SpeedyGwen
Ай бұрын
same with french actually, a i u e o are basically exactly the same as the french a i u é o
@wwild2k
11 ай бұрын
Thank you very much, you are pleasant person to listen to!
@selgeaus
3 жыл бұрын
「橋の端で箸を使う」is what I often use to teach my students about different pitch (p.s. I am a high school Japanese teacher)
@brandonjackson934
3 жыл бұрын
I am learning japenese and I found that your channel is the most best explained and most organized a ever saw.
@reinascully
3 жыл бұрын
Wow that means quite a lot- thank you so much! Happy my channel can help in any way 😊💛
@morganfaye93
3 жыл бұрын
Very well done! Thank you! I think my #1 takeaway was when you mentioned that your tongue basically stays at the bottom of your mouth and doesn't go past your soft palate when speaking Japanese. When I studied abroad I was always pretty good at intonation and was told that I didn't have a typical American accent when I spoke Japanese. But I did notice that Japanese people didn't open their mouth as much and was curious as to what was going on there. Love the tips!
@qk5574
3 жыл бұрын
OMFG this is the first time I have ever said taberu (with the L sound) the right way and I sound Japanese! 😭😭 thank you! Arigato Gozaimasu Scully Sensei 🇯🇵
@Ve.rg_il
Жыл бұрын
I'm really thankful 🪂💋
@kyrabrown6529
3 жыл бұрын
This is so helpful the examples made it so much easy to understand and pronounce better
@reinascully
3 жыл бұрын
Ah, this made my day! Thank you~ good luck in your Japanese studies! 📚🇯🇵
@kyrabrown6529
3 жыл бұрын
@@reinascully Im glad i can make your day! I love watching your videos they are so helpful and fun :)
@ルナ-m4s
3 ай бұрын
i been learning japanese since high school and had gotten kinda comfortable with the language over the years, yet this video made me feel just like i did when i first started learning japanese because of how many actually good pronunciation tips thank you so much for sharing this video you're an angel ❤
@neotakehaya
Жыл бұрын
I’ve been studying Japanese for almost two years, and this helped a lot! Thanks so much!
@LadyKostrya
3 жыл бұрын
I took Japanese in middle school and high school, and I had native speakers as teachers, but I never knew about intonations. As someone who has been studying Japanese for school for many years, this video was very educational.
@Shanedin24
3 жыл бұрын
I never knew learning a knew language was this deep. Great job!
@alexberg7753
3 жыл бұрын
I never noticed the subtleties of pronouncing the fu/hu sound. Thank you!
@zarichuu
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!Now I can sound Japanese when I speak it!YAY
@ryaneckels5411
Жыл бұрын
This is a fantastic video! Very helpful with detailed instruction without getting boring. Awesome content.
@camera415
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! One of the things I adore about Japanese is the fact that's it's extremely phonetic and sounds absolutely lovely when spoken. It sounds better when the intonations and inflections are used when speaking. Thanks for the tips!
@louieestrivo
Жыл бұрын
The way you speak and teach reminds me of my elementary teacher. HAHAHA Thank you Reina for this very informative video.
@moonshiro
3 жыл бұрын
I LOVE THIS! I've been learning Japanese on and off since I was 7, sometimes more seriously and when not it was usually from hearing cuz I have harder time learning the reading and writing. I knew a lot of the stuff you talked about but I never knew how to explain those stuff besides describing the tongue movement to people! also I think the emphasis on where you put higher notes, lower note or the power in the word is *great* cuz usually it's so subtle, it's really easy to miss those type of stuff and they're important! I would love to see more videos like this one! very informative, very easy to understand and follow and just overall making The Learning Experience fun which I think is most important thing! Thank you for doing this video! it was great!! hope you're doing well!!
@OG-SQUIRTLE
Жыл бұрын
This video helped me so much! Thank you!
@iskriii
3 жыл бұрын
Learning Japanese is can be difficult but your videos that point out subtle details like this one is making it a whole lot easier. More power to you! Domo!
@beezxyz
3 жыл бұрын
Ur so helpful I’m learning Japanese and take notes from ur videos I’ve learned so much tyy
@reinascully
3 жыл бұрын
This means so much to me- thank you!!!! Good luck on your studies!!!!
@domigosan
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the work that you put into teaching others, 私 really do appreciate you れいなさん。 どうもどうもどうも!
@iamwombmyn
2 жыл бұрын
This was by far the dopest language vid I've ever friggin seen omg!!!!!
@kategerry6162
Жыл бұрын
Very clear, thank you!
@stevierv22
3 жыл бұрын
It had been like 8 years into Japanese that i hadn't noticed the pronunciation nuances until i started learning Korean two years ago. Then i started to hear many different sounds never noticed before. Not only in Japanese but also in English. I did know about pitch accent but never thoroughly studied in depth. I know the basics of pitch accent though.
@emilyrose0503
3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love your language videos. They are so informative and helpful! Thank you!!
@fuyusan
2 жыл бұрын
"That rain candy" あれ雨飴 are ame ame
@graefx
3 жыл бұрын
箸 vs 橋 was always the classic example we used and to really hammer home how context sensitive Japanese was. We had a class called Japanese phonetics that started exposing us to the tonal subtleties but it was more supplementary than anything.
@organicjapanesewithcuredol49
3 жыл бұрын
Yes it's so hard to tell whether someone is telling you to turn right at the chopsticks or asking whether you want a bridge with your food from the konbini.
@Kritselisan
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video Reina!
@Herodude60
2 жыл бұрын
This is a really useful video! I was really having trouble with Fu and the R sound and this video helped a lot with those.
@alixcardinaud9952
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Reina !!!
@raymondvalera1765
2 жыл бұрын
Hi you're really cute for a start Reina! I did worked in Japan as a guitarist and being around the locals really help how they sound, particularly when I listen to your songs that I love so much. I miss Japan and I'm from the Philippines.
@jcvp2493
3 жыл бұрын
Love the video . Clear clean awesome 😎
@fatimawei5768
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great video. I am studying japanese for 2 years now and my boyfriend is japanese. And he still says I sound like a foreigner. But I will give my best Lovely greets from Austria 🇦🇹
@michellegraham5125
3 жыл бұрын
Love tips like this when your learning something new during lockdown 2.0 here in the u.k 🥰
@JustinBone
2 жыл бұрын
The "fu" was really helpful. I always find that though it doesn't immediately sound the same, almost rolling an r but doing so shortly can make the r noise we're after.
@juanlimongarcia8028
Жыл бұрын
Excellent 😊
@Thisisnotmyrealname8
Жыл бұрын
Your English and Japanese are impeccable.
@SwatterKFP
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all these tips and tricks, it really does help 😊
@MrBoDiggety
Жыл бұрын
omg thank you for the Naselkanas lesson. I have been wondering if I'm not only hearing it right but repeating it the same way. In just a few moments you answered my questions regarding 'r' and 'fu'. Your observations were spot on with what I though I was hearing/speaking. "R is half way between 'L' and 'D'." "Fu is more of an H sound." The whole vid was awesome but I was blown away by your explanations to these specific pronunciations. Well, on to more of your vids :) Thank you SO much. Bo
@cactustactics
3 жыл бұрын
I was so happy when I worked out you could pretty much hit the 'R' sound by saying 'D' and finessing it. I went around saying 'tsumodi' for a week
@Geoffisupnextgaming
Жыл бұрын
I am super interested in learning this language thx for your help
@liftdCasserole
Жыл бұрын
I just started studying Japanese and I even moved to Tokyo. I was having such a hard time with the ら、り、る、れ、ろ pronunciations because I couldn't stop rolling or trilling the r sound. I'm grateful I found this video of yours. Helped me lots thank you sm.
@jaddaj5881
Жыл бұрын
This video was very well organised and explained. Thank you.
@maggiem6209
Жыл бұрын
Excited to say that while I definitely don't have the tone fluctuations down, I can easily pronounce the vowel sounds correctly and often default to them when trying to visualize a new word. I met a lovely woman from Osaka a few weeks ago and she said that while my accent was very strong, she could understand me just fine. Big step on my way to fluency!!
@iusethisplatform
3 жыл бұрын
Learning some Spanish (especially pronunciation) helped so much in even attempting Japanese because they’re so similar in sound... especially with the Rs... scary😧... The pitch accent reminds me of Swedish since that language depends on pitch for many words as well 👾🔥 English has no solid rules... which is why it’s so chaotic 😹
@gundambassexe31
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Reina Sensei ! Thank you for the informative vid
@asifmuniruniverse7732
2 жыл бұрын
I like to visit Japan beautiful clean country and good people and their culture as still watched and knew
@Prime2678
3 жыл бұрын
Wow you was your at 4am to upload this video! Trooper! Hehe I got Rosetta Stone thanks to you from your previous video! Thank you Reina!
@PutitoCorner
2 жыл бұрын
I just started learning Japanese and found the enunciation/pronunciation of the sounds difficult, especially the らりるれろ sounds. Then I remembered that you have this series that I watched a while back. Now, I have a new appreciation of the work you’ve put on this. ありがとうレイナ先生!
@iiTzXDXDXD
3 жыл бұрын
Dammmn girl, this was AMAZING! Please consider doing more of these, お願いします🤲
@17th_Colossus
3 жыл бұрын
Reina you're a great teacher, thank you :)
@seanstults1271
3 жыл бұрын
This helped me find immense success with my pronunciation. I will watch this video another 50 times to get it perfect.
@Skyler-Thorson
Жыл бұрын
I'm just glad I have the bland (news anchor) American accent, so I have no problem with pronunciation, just inflection.
@WaterbeeV
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your clear explanation.
@DanteBogdan
3 жыл бұрын
It's fascinating learning about this, have a nice weekend!
@mrmatz408
3 жыл бұрын
oh man, this was super helpful. I knew some of these, but others not so much. thanks, Reina!
@Dannyb0y25
3 жыл бұрын
Fu is the toughest one for me. The rest are easy because I know how to speak Spanish so from Spanish to Japanese is easier than English to Japanese, IMO.
@vincentmiller420
3 жыл бұрын
I hope you're doing well Reina! Lol "mouth practice"
@Soulless_Sommy
2 жыл бұрын
OMG ILY that was so helpful! Thank you for that :]
I've been studying Japanese through some online classes more in depth then when I tried on my own + level 1 of Rosetta stone way back when and the hardest thing about speaking is definitely the pitches in general. I always feel awkward and more tongue tied when trying to speak so it's like I'm tripping or choking over my own words when I'm pretty fast at reading hira or kata. We haven't really covered kanji in the ones I've taken for school so far. I'm actually tongue tied so I'm not sure if that is what makes visualizing and trying to actively control how I'm speaking from mouth.
@MrBoDiggety
Жыл бұрын
Still studying? Interested in practicing?
@suraya_
3 жыл бұрын
ありがとうございますれいな先生 (I hope I wrote this correctly)
@repHAWAIIxJPN
3 жыл бұрын
When I tried saying the nasal consonant with my nose closed it was hilarious , never realized they worked like that
@reinascully
3 жыл бұрын
It’s kinda wild, right?!
@minion_lover2343
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! The photos helped me pronounce them a lot better.
@kingjules7604
3 жыл бұрын
Great vid Reina! So glad you mentioned Dogen 😄
@reinascully
3 жыл бұрын
He’s too funny 😂
@offgriddlifestyle2544
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you sensei reina 💕
@davegetssocial
3 жыл бұрын
The Ra vs. La sound reminds me a little of the welsh double Ll, like in the case of the welsh pronunciation of the name Lloyd. Interesting!
@reinascully
3 жыл бұрын
Ohh how interesting! I’ve never heard of that, I’ll check it out!
@davegetssocial
3 жыл бұрын
@@reinascully I don't speak Welsh fluently by any means, mostly I learned a little when I was studying Irish Gaelic growing up. My understanding is that the double L should be pronounced like cluh.
@buggy-boy
2 жыл бұрын
ありがとうございますれいな先生!
@milkyspjce2101
2 жыл бұрын
the ら was so helpful! thank you
@KarnageGaming
Жыл бұрын
Id like a longer version of the pronounciations. As for video length purposes you raced through it. I got the gist of what u said. But difference between "chi" and "shi" or "ma" and "na" or "ki" and "ke" is something as a beginner im really struggling with.
@yashpadte
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the tips Reina :D
@Sirius91387
3 жыл бұрын
This was awesome. Thank you!
@tobih1633
9 ай бұрын
I really appreciate this video, I've been using music and other videos to help my pronunciation being a complete beginner. This does help clear up some confusion I have had within my studies. The site I study through doesn't always have a way to find the vocal pronunciation. I have found myself being able to disconnect my knowledge of English while learning Japanese a lot better than I thought I would, but I will definitely be coming back to this video for references!
@heatherjustcreate
3 жыл бұрын
I think I need to just practice these pronunciations every day to get myself used to these new mouth sounds. Thanks for the video!
@ipdharwad
2 жыл бұрын
OMG. In Kannada language, the consonants, vowels are same. I love you💟
@paulmccool378
3 жыл бұрын
Great video, Reina. And damn useful.
@ChosoDioLaw
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I needed this cause I want to improve! Really helpful :D
@JifromthePH
3 жыл бұрын
Reina is my Sensei ❤️❤️
@fennerarmstrong3346
3 жыл бұрын
Yay! I love these Reina-sensei episodes. They've helped me so much!!
@justsimplykath
7 ай бұрын
Honestly that intonation is challenging when I'm trying to speak japanese. 🫠
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