Can Japanese say these English words? Hilarious...the ultimate test!
2017 ж. 24 Там.
2 471 616 Рет қаралды
Learn Japanese and other languages by chatting with native speakers: brc.hellotalk.com/learnJP
We partnered with Go! Go! Nihon (goo.gl/oLBvLT) to test locals in Shinjuku, Japan on some very difficult English words and phrases. Even native English speakers would have trouble with some of these!
1:47 This guy was probably waiting for his whole life for this moment
lmao
lol
And I am so proud of him lmao
Lol i was shocked
@Munia omg i was about to say that too wtf 😂
simm-uuu-tanneu-sorry... you are forgiven
It is starts with Simul then tan pronounced "tain" emphasis on pronouncing the letter A out loud and clear and then you say eously emphasis on pronouncing the letter E of the eously part out loud and clear. The word spoken sounds pronounced like it is spelled Simul-tAin-E-us-ly. That is the fact of how it is correctly pronounced, all else is regional accent pronunciation opinion garbage.
that was so ADORABLE HAHAHAH
HAHAHAHHA
I think that sly became sorry actually. Japanese language don't have such sounds so it becomes two syllables su ri.
You're mean 😂😂😂
I taught English in Hong Kong for a number of years and found that one of the best ways to teach long words is to start with the last syllable and work your way to the front. For example, with simultaneously, begin with ly, then ously, neously, taneously, multaneously, simultaneously. This works very well. With each added syllable, the learner is building memory and confidence. If you're a teacher and you haven't tried this, give it a try.
First time hearing about that tip. I'll keep that in mind for any future teaching moments. Thanks!
@yesfinallygot1 Learning a language is similar to learning to play a piece of music. If you come up against a difficult phrase in a piece of music, you can do the same thing. Play they last note first, then the last two notes, the last three notes, and so on, until you can play the whole phrase perfectly. Each time you play it, you are developing muscle memory. You are adding the unfamiliar note at the beginning, continuing with more familiar notes and ending with the most familiar note. If you learn from left to right, you are adding unfamiliar notes at the end, so each time you play it, you are forced to play the familiar notes over and over again until you hit the unfamiliar notes, where you are more likely to make a mistake. If you are learning a language other than English, this method works equally well.
Wow. This is a very interesting bit of advice. I teach to not native speakers as well. Thank you for sharing 😌
What a peculiar concept. Interesting!!
It’s called “back chaining”. Excellent technique for teaching skills that consist of a series of steps. It’s a good way to learn Martial Arts katas, such as the basic Tai Chi moves, or the 31 jo kata. I once taught a kid how to tie his shoelaces by using the method.
I swear, listening to some of them repeatedly trying to pronounce refrigerator, hearing so many of their attempts, after a while, i had trouble immediately pronouncing it myself lol
Top 3 mysteries in the World 1. Area 51 2. Bermuda triangle 3. KZhead Recommendation
😂 😂 😂 😂 So true
They hand pick some videos. Especially political and fake news MSM videos.
💯 true
You forgot 'refrigerator'
copy right
That one dude who been studying english and finally got his chance to shine
Dude was on POINT
@@WeeWeeJumbo Yes!
I don't know...... Is there really is??? I haven't seen him in the video
Simultaneously!!
what timestamp?
Now try "squirrel." When I taught ESL in New York City, most of my students were Japanese. They were really excited by the squirrels in the city, but they could not *say* "squirrel." We had some fun pronunciation lessons with that one. I spent a lot of my teaching life teaching students how to shape their mouths, tongues, etc, to differentiate between "r/l", "b/v", "p/f", "sh/s", etc, so all their struggles in this video make perfect sense to me.
I work for a Japanese company in the US and they work very hard to learn, so whatever they can accomplish I'm humbled and honored
@@JoshTheTechnoShaman Yeah. I found that too, for the most part. I also taught ESL in Vancouver, which is a great place to come if you like to ski. So, between NYC and Vancouver, some students did succumb to distractions, but that was okay too. They were having their Big Adventures.
Also ask Germans to say squirrel! kzhead.info/sun/Y6qLdJitqGOjia8/bejne.html
TBH, most Americans say squirrel wrong too, the 'e' is NOT silent. 😋
My understanding is that Japanese doesn't like to end syllables with a consonant. Meanwhile, the american pronunciation of "squirrel" barely has a vowel in it at all, just five consonant sounds mushed into one syllable!? It's basically SKWuRL. Definitely English's shibboleth if ever there were one! ◡̈
I LOVE the fact they're so open to continuing to try. It's not like they give it one shot and automatically give up. How I'd love to do the same in Japanese for...tongue-twisters or something.
I can’t make fun of them. They at least ALL knew the English letters
they learn the latin alphabet or romanji in japan
Firstly it’s the latin alphabet not english letters and secondly they learn eat when they are kids
Can make fun of them either. I just realized how ridiculous a word refrigerator is, no wonder we shorten it to fridge.
@@ejedwards988 啊.
most of them use kana characters to say latin words...
1:19 forgive him he's french.
you killed me with this
@Rabia Israr didn't even sound like "wa"
😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Lol 🤣
God bless these folks, doing their best with a smile on their faces.
As an English speaker I am impressed they can read the letters, they don't give up and they seem to have fun trying. Most British people can't say the last tongue twisters so I am impressed 😊
Roman letters are required education in Japan. They are everywhere.
what do you mean? its essential to know the Latin letters
Can teachers go a day without telling others that they're a teacher?
I’m impressed you can type in American being a Brit bong.
Their English is better than my Japanese.
😂😂😂😂
Yes, but English is s global language and all of the younger people took English.
@@GUITARTIME2024 Your comment is totally pointless.
@@TheOriginalMaxGForce their being bad at english is much less explicable than you not speaking Japanese. Japanese is a niche language that barely exists outside Japan. English is a global one that they've all had classes in.
@@GUITARTIME2024 Your comment assumes I never studied Japanese.
1:47 he spent his life studying English and his time has come. Well spent.
Except for his 'vangenjence'
I think he has been in any English speaking country before.
@@raizelkun8621 no, eng movies r enough. I mean I learned eng that way😃
@@IronMan-jj2fd yeah me too i watch a lot of american movies and youtubers that i am an expert in english but not in talking
@@mrjmrj5838 yeah same here bud🤜🤛
Some of these are surprisingly good! I taught English in Japan for several years and breaking the habits that come with making the sounds necessary for speaking Japanese is incredibly challenging. I'm impressed that these folks had the guts to give it a try.
THAT ONE GUY WHO MASTERED "SIMULTANEOUSLY"?? what king. as a native english speaker i struggle with it sometimes
No offense but this is kinda adorable in a weird way.
Because Japanese doesn’t contain some certain sound I cannot pronounce th very easily either ☹️☹️☹️
I'm offended.
HEY THEY ARE SO CUTEEEE UWU
*_uwu intensifies_*
Jai I hope this is sarcasm
What my teacher taught 1:47 What i wrote in exam 1:25
LMAOOO
😂😂😂😂😂
HAHAHAHAHAH
😂
Roflmao 🤣
it's how amazing they are all trying their best to give the best shot, sincere and genuine.
It's heartening how they hang in there till the end - they're really giving it their all, it makes me motivated to do the same.
Next, try Americans saying japanese words.
that would not work even if you put romanization Americans wouldnt have the correct pronunciation in general
That would no be fair because japanese prononciation is much easier than English pronounciation. As foreigners, we usually cannot say the japanese "r" properly, but we always can be understood . Japanese is also always pronounced like it is written in kana, while with English we never know how to pronounce it unless we heard it before.
That is exactly the same problem they faced. Nothing is fair :)
Nani????
@@adimasguntur lol english is worldwide
3:01 "She sells sea shells by the SHE'S HORE" I love how that took a dramatic turn
Noticed that as well
Well, she must have done something bad to him
He discovered that aside from sea shells, she is also selling something else xD
Lol
I heard “She sells sea shells by the SHE’S WH•RE” 😓 my bad..
They're such a good spot and kept trying. Really love their attitude and having wholesome fun 😊
0:23 i love that reaction😂
in downtown LA, you would get a similar result.
How? Isn't LA America
@@AliceMLBB_ Yes, but you won't get that much better english down there lol. korea town,china town,mexican village .. as someone who doesn't have have the privilege of speaking other languages, I always end up with Point-And-Buy.
@@jackmoradi i can confirm this lmao.
Yea american ppl read japanese
@@AliceMLBB_ Lots of illegal aliens and foreign tourists.
1:49 that white guy in the background is like "wait where's the subtitle?"
Lmao
Lmaooo i canttt
JSJSJSJSBSKSBSISHEI
HAHHAHAHAHHAAHHA
AHHSHAHAHAAAH
They all tried so hard. Loved seeing some of them kind of rev themselves to make the effort. This was me trying to learn Polish!
The older lady was really good!
I love how amused they are by the word "simultaneously". they're all like - you gotta be joking. no way that's an actual word
Sometimes we cant pronounce it english is weird
@@rodneysmitherman3317 I'm a second language English speaker too. I agree, the language is weird.
@@aishwarya17202 naw honey sadly. Im American and black didnt have the opportunity it was cosmetology or woodwork. But i do speak urban/slang well lol
EREHH
I laughed at this because I had a mind blank on that word and could not say it.🤪
Americans who watch this: LOL LOL Americans asked to pronounce Japanese characters: -___-
^^ * * @ |\" TOKYO ?
Yeah there is no way I could pronounce Japanese characters lol
I dont even know how the fuck they sound like
But i laugh cuz its cute
Yah. Naruto is Narutow for Americans
I actually think the opder people doing this is so sweet. You are never too old to have interest in another language or culture!❤
They actually got simultaneously really well
1:16 This man has been waiting his whole life for that one moment where he would be asked this question. And he fucking nailed it! Good job!
LMAO funniest comment so far
Then proceed to get another word just as confidently then screw everything else up as bad or worse than the others. Lol.
3:32 I take it back
He also got simultaneously
He was prepared for refrigerator but he didn't expect 3:32
1:47 MY MAN OUT HERE SHOWING 'EM HOW IT'S DONE
FR he did so welll
That surprised me a bit not gonna lie haha!
Except he pronounced it the wrong American way. Sim should rhyme with dim. Yes, I'm trolling - have a nice day!
I love it! They actually all did amazing ! For their first trys!!!
They are so engaging i couldn’t help but smile and say yes! Very good!
1:17 I am so proud of this guy 😂
Yeah 3:32
Rehudjiraether
Yep 1:47
This nigga made me cringe hard
Metamorphic oh no he said the n word
The English language is like the government. It has a set of rules it doesn't like to follow.
Oof, fair, politicians really to be quite honest.🤷🏻♂️
English pronunciation actually do not have rules (for the most part).
Yea and lets throw in some french 😂😂😂 and other languages and call it english
Last wendsday I was very comf’terble
Phonetically chaotic
Haha😂I truly admire their effort and determination in trying😂😂. And they seem like really nice people btw.
wow, you didn't go easy on them at all. Throwing actual tongue twisters and everything, I'm very impressed.🤩
2:01 Beware of that guy in the back he looks like a protagonist.
Can't see eyes kind of MC
he actually does lmao
No ahoge. :/
He looks like Imposter in Japan😂😂
@Ken Penalosa means? I didn't get it
Let's be honest, no one searched this.
I found out I have pronouncing English words wrong this whole time
I did
I did
I did
My fucking god please stop using this overused unfunny supposed-to be joke
Videos like this make me feel so much better at my failures into learning other languages. It’s hard!
3:04 *s h e' s w h o r e*
Satvik Chen.Music ouch XDD
I thought the same thing lmao
You made my day 😂
I heard har
🤣🤣🤣☠️
"Refer to gay waiter"? I've been saying "refrigerator" wrong all this time?
😂😂😂
im dead 🤣
Ahahahaha omg😂😂😂
Okay this comment made my day lmao😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Fruity gator.
That one dude could really say refrigerator well bro
As a Dominican learning Japanese, this video resonates so much. I grew up teaching my mother how to say this, it’s really hard. I’m going through it myself in Japanese lol They’re trying to form katakana from English and struggling as a result
1:47 He trained his whole life for this moment
Man is an Isekai’ed english speaker 🤣🤣
I love how no single person gave up, they just keep trying!
Sound location technologies are a great idea for psychiatrists!
@red neck gabi Asian people are workoholics they never stop
@red neck gabi what is that supposed to mean 💀 stereotypes much?
Americans: "Aw hell naw. I ain't even gonna attempt to read that."
@@TofuCate probably because japanese have different characters… and japanese learn the english characters.. but americans dont learn japanese characters
This vid cracked me up! Good job
I love that they are willing to try with a smile 😊
I actually have a korean friend, i told him to say *orange he says: "orenjii" I say: pronounce it slowly like "ooraaaange" He says: "ooooreeenjj... ji"
Aw that's cute though
Yeah they can't stop at consonants. They have to add i like sitabaksi:)
For some reason asians always have to put vowels everywhere
Save Evans not cute
Iosusito by Asians who do you mean do you mean East Asians or Central asians or West asians because I’m west Asian
1:49 white guy in background is like "Where are the cute anime girls ?"
Lmaoo
Lol
There were a few cute girls in that same background, though.
@@nasapeepo721 though background same that in girls cute few a were there
You mean, " where the subtitles "
Omg im new to this channel. These people are adorable!!!
These are tough words and phrases, they did well.
0:14 guy at the back also trying to pronounce the word.
Ahahah
He was my favourite hahaha
😭
Japanese pronunciation:“Defedigeratar” Me pronuncing one Japanese word: “Kochinawa”
lmao
made me laugh out loud alone in my apartment haha
Kitchennowa
😂
It's konichiwa.
These phrases can be tough for English speakers. Well done to all participants.
I love how "refrigerator" and "he threw three free throws" sounds the same in most people's mouths. Hahaha.
2:50 lol why she gotta do some riffs though
😂
Shes Rihanna stan in her youth (^∇^)ノ♪ lmao
Shes Rihanna stan in her youth (^∇^)ノ♪ lmao
Best comment I’ve ever seen on YT
Ikr they were unnecessary
I admire greatly in their attempt to try and try to get it right!
it's all about fun for them haha
Hard workers right there
"Japanese People"
I feel the same way when I try to speak Japanese. They are so brave to try! ❤
It’s funny how a lot of them struggle with “re-“, while “-frige-“ should be the hardest part!
3:20 Underrated guy in the comments. He almost nailed that one out of nowhere. And that small laugh at the end lol
1:16 is also underrated.
I guarantee you he speaks english
pretty much got it
The same person
not even close
1:47 Big props to this guy. He spelt "L" correctly, being japanese.
Are you saying that most Japanese can’t pronounce L right?
@@sugascalorie4990 The Japanese language doesn’t have the letter L and R
@@giornogiovanna6027 Not shure about L, but Arigato, Akira Kurosava, shinto riu, reiki...
@@sugascalorie4990 Yes, actually. As the sound literally does not exist in their syllabary. The closest sound Japan has to our ‘L’ is an entirely separate sound which sounds more like a rolled ‘R’, which is why Japanese people DO notoriously struggle with differentiating L and R. It’s foreign to them.
@@giornogiovanna6027 I am pretty sure I have heard R in Japanese. "Shindeiru", for example.
"He threw three free throws" That's difficult for speakers of English to say!
Massive respect for the valiant efforts. 😄
3:01 "She sells sea shells by the ... SHE'S HARD" LOL
She s Hot lol
I heard something about "she" being a.... prostitute?
@@cetterus same hahah
She serriza she serriza...
She shell she a shell by the she's hard
1:49 how the camera just focuses on the white dude standing there looking clueless in the bg lmao
Loool😂
Jokes aside, this spot is popular for meetups, so most probably he’s looking for his friend whilst talking on the phone.. maybe. 😅
AHAHAH
Hes undercover agent...
Maybe because he is Russian .
Good for these guys for having a go.... Language is so difficult to adapt to, try teaching your own language and answering basic quesitons about pronunciation.. Its harder than you might think!
That was a damn good effort. A few impressed me.
3:31 "Be sent a boar, the bing Ken John's a very bed-chan battery"
HAHAHAHA
I especially liked the "benchampentary".
@@Tjalve70 That's one of the funnest words I've ever read! 😆
You forgot the "Guuwaahhh!"
Underrated comment
Confidence level 101 1:16 This is just so adorable.
That was a like a parody of American accent.
1:46 too
Probably went home feeling like a pro
rehogirayoah
But then Vincent destroyed him..
They're awesome at the tongue twisters!
Respect for these guys doing their best with words in a completely different language.
For the record, these people grew up speaking Japanese and writing in their own script while still being able to pronounce English words in an alphabet foreign to them is amazing.
Roman numerals is not foreign just not common
I mean granted we only have few letters while their language has a ton
Yeah I just like how so many of them are willing to give it a go
This is Shibuya one of the most metropolitan areas of Japan. Romanji is fully common in this district
for the record, we all study english at least 6 years n then still like this, our education level just sucks😄
2:27 respect this old man, he tried the best
He looks kind that it resembles this emoji 🤗
That little "wakane" from the older gent was everything
I loved this so much
2:24 He sounded like he had to speak that correctly to save his own life.
si sru fru sru
The old man is trying his best its too wholesome ugh
Sound location technologies are a great idea for psychiatrists!
Squid game moment
3:32 This guy was on a roll till this boss fight appeared.
LOL
Hahahaha
He put up a good fight, but failure took him at his peak 😢✊
Ce O vengent battery!
I bet he is vincent.
"He threw three free throws" really, I've been speaking English all of my life and I'm having trouble with that one 😂.
I wonder what reaction they'd have at the word "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"
2:14 the old lady is speaking french
🤣🤣🤣
As a French I don’t think so but I get what you mean
1:39 love that dude's "simultaneously" attempt. "sigh martini" 🤣
"Simoltini" - "Simoltainy" 🤣🤣
His second attempt sounded almost like "south Mauritanie"
Yup! Loaded it already! Majority did seriously good, like kept doing 👍 thumbs up to the screen😂 very well done I say🎉
Idky this popped up on my feed but it was HILARIOUS 🤣
0:11 : me reading the question paper in exam
😂
AJSJSJAIKSKSKS UNDERRATED 😭
I love his voice😳🤞❤️
Underrated 😂😂
2:03 :how friends react when u asks them
0:47 me trying out the different variations of my password before i finally get it right
😂😂
😂 underrated comment
best comment 👑✨
I was impressed by how well they sounded a lot of the words out!
This made my day!!
It actually wasn’t that bad. Most of them got the “rator” part down
😂😂 yup, they got that "rator" part down pretty good.
Ashwin Verma go get it lol
1:57 “simultane sorry hehe” Cameramen : it’s okay
PLS HAHAHHA
LMAO
I love their effort!❤ As an ex-foreign language and ESL, the latter were the most fun to teach and who had put forth the most effort ❤🎉!!!
They were adorable 😂 they tried very hard and that last one. It's a tongue twister ever for us who have English as our first language. 😂😂😂😂😂 I remember struggling over that one in grade school 😂😂
you guy are so funny..... I LOVE IT. I LOVE JAPANESE PEOPLE. they are so discipline and clean.
That one dude: I studied English 30 hours a day. Now, bow to me mortals
"Refrigerator" Hard R's are Japan's worst enemy.
I thought V's were. Any Japanese person trying to pronounce their teacher's name if it ends with a "-vich" will often wound up call him/her "bitch" instead.
And l's as well
R doesn't exist in Japanese alphabet but the symbol L does. They can't pronounce an R.
@@linkskywalker5417 vacuum cleaner
Im english, I just say fridge. saying refrigerator everytime is a mouth full.
Today I learned that "Refri" in Japanese is pronounced "Deyhoudii"
Bravo! Charming, charming efforts. 💕