Can Japanese say these English words? Hilarious...the ultimate test!

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  • čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
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    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!

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  • @oreowithurea5018
    @oreowithurea5018 Před 3 lety +11684

    1:47 This guy was probably waiting for his whole life for this moment

  • @Onitsuka01
    @Onitsuka01 Před 4 lety +3554

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  • @kurtdiesel5769
    @kurtdiesel5769 Před 4 lety +2253

    That one dude who been studying english and finally got his chance to shine

  • @Pwecko
    @Pwecko Před rokem +413

    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.

    • @yesfinallygot1
      @yesfinallygot1 Před rokem +19

      First time hearing about that tip. I'll keep that in mind for any future teaching moments. Thanks!

    • @Pwecko
      @Pwecko Před rokem +14

      @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.

    • @Iron-Bridge
      @Iron-Bridge Před 11 měsíci +1

      Wow. This is a very interesting bit of advice. I teach to not native speakers as well. Thank you for sharing 😌

    • @CleverGirlAAH
      @CleverGirlAAH Před 10 měsíci +1

      What a peculiar concept. Interesting!!

    • @robinharwood5044
      @robinharwood5044 Před 10 měsíci +9

      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.

  • @reebobwa2894
    @reebobwa2894 Před 3 lety +3898

    1:47 he spent his life studying English and his time has come. Well spent.

    • @RuinsOfTheUnknown
      @RuinsOfTheUnknown Před 3 lety +144

      Except for his 'vangenjence'

    • @raizelkun8621
      @raizelkun8621 Před 3 lety +50

      I think he has been in any English speaking country before.

    • @IronMan-jj2fd
      @IronMan-jj2fd Před 3 lety +51

      @@raizelkun8621 no, eng movies r enough. I mean I learned eng that way😃

    • @mrjmrj5838
      @mrjmrj5838 Před 3 lety +20

      @@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

    • @IronMan-jj2fd
      @IronMan-jj2fd Před 3 lety +4

      @@mrjmrj5838 yeah same here bud🤜🤛

  • @livingtrashbag1077
    @livingtrashbag1077 Před 3 lety +3974

    1:49 that white guy in the background is like "wait where's the subtitle?"

  • @skarpengland
    @skarpengland Před 6 lety +3631

    simm-uuu-tanneu-sorry...
    you are forgiven

    • @maxpeck7382
      @maxpeck7382 Před 5 lety +26

      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.

    • @abigailsuarez6337
      @abigailsuarez6337 Před 5 lety +15

      that was so ADORABLE HAHAHAH

    • @user-cv2vo5wn9m
      @user-cv2vo5wn9m Před 5 lety +1

      HAHAHAHHA

    • @o0...957
      @o0...957 Před 4 lety +11

      I think that sly became sorry actually. Japanese language don't have such sounds so it becomes two syllables su ri.

    • @aldrenmillsantiago8109
      @aldrenmillsantiago8109 Před 4 lety +1

      You're mean 😂😂😂

  • @CharlotteIssyvoo
    @CharlotteIssyvoo Před 10 měsíci +95

    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.

    • @JoshTheTechnoShaman
      @JoshTheTechnoShaman Před 10 měsíci +10

      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

    • @CharlotteIssyvoo
      @CharlotteIssyvoo Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@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.

    • @shan4680
      @shan4680 Před 10 měsíci

      Also ask Germans to say squirrel!
      czcams.com/video/0FRD4uq1mVw/video.html

    • @utha2665
      @utha2665 Před 10 měsíci +6

      TBH, most Americans say squirrel wrong too, the 'e' is NOT silent. 😋

    • @Pants4096
      @Pants4096 Před 10 měsíci +3

      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! ◡̈

  • @The_Mimewar
    @The_Mimewar Před 6 lety +13176

    I can’t make fun of them. They at least ALL knew the English letters

    • @billrobertjoe
      @billrobertjoe Před 6 lety +760

      they learn the latin alphabet or romanji in japan

    • @xixiel14
      @xixiel14 Před 5 lety +547

      Firstly it’s the latin alphabet not english letters and secondly they learn eat when they are kids

    • @ejedwards988
      @ejedwards988 Před 5 lety +749

      Can make fun of them either. I just realized how ridiculous a word refrigerator is, no wonder we shorten it to fridge.

    • @sogolcu7634
      @sogolcu7634 Před 5 lety +35

      @@ejedwards988 啊.

    • @DamianPKP
      @DamianPKP Před 5 lety +98

      most of them use kana characters to say latin words...

  • @abradolflincler6742
    @abradolflincler6742 Před 3 lety +7470

    3:01 "She sells sea shells by the SHE'S HORE"
    I love how that took a dramatic turn

    • @user-vi3pi9rf7w
      @user-vi3pi9rf7w Před 3 lety +177

      Noticed that as well

    • @tanveersingh5423
      @tanveersingh5423 Před 3 lety +376

      Well, she must have done something bad to him

    • @limeonaid9317
      @limeonaid9317 Před 3 lety +343

      He discovered that aside from sea shells, she is also selling something else xD

    • @classic4928
      @classic4928 Před 3 lety +20

      Lol

    • @imdone3671
      @imdone3671 Před 3 lety +98

      I heard “She sells sea shells by the SHE’S WH•RE” 😓 my bad..

  • @jackmoradi
    @jackmoradi Před 5 lety +24907

    in downtown LA, you would get a similar result.

    • @Iwantmilk0
      @Iwantmilk0 Před 5 lety +409

      How? Isn't LA America

    • @jackmoradi
      @jackmoradi Před 5 lety +1920

      @@Iwantmilk0 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.

    • @magnetacyan5032
      @magnetacyan5032 Před 5 lety +447

      @@jackmoradi i can confirm this lmao.

    • @googoogaga3154
      @googoogaga3154 Před 5 lety +208

      Yea american ppl read japanese

    • @YuSooKey
      @YuSooKey Před 5 lety +377

      @@Iwantmilk0 Lots of illegal aliens and foreign tourists.

  • @NickolaiVolkov
    @NickolaiVolkov Před rokem +40

    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.

  • @tanveersingh5423
    @tanveersingh5423 Před 3 lety +3475

    What my teacher taught
    1:47
    What i wrote in exam
    1:25

  • @truechampoftrance
    @truechampoftrance Před 4 lety +6171

    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!

    • @123fimb6
      @123fimb6 Před 4 lety +200

      LMAO funniest comment so far

    • @slaiyfershin
      @slaiyfershin Před 4 lety +171

      Then proceed to get another word just as confidently then screw everything else up as bad or worse than the others. Lol.

    • @jotomato
      @jotomato Před 4 lety +302

      3:32 I take it back

    • @iwatchkittenvids45
      @iwatchkittenvids45 Před 4 lety +81

      He also got simultaneously

    • @madhavraghu
      @madhavraghu Před 4 lety +188

      He was prepared for refrigerator but he didn't expect 3:32

  • @DeePBurnouT
    @DeePBurnouT Před 4 lety +1622

    "Refer to gay waiter"? I've been saying "refrigerator" wrong all this time?

    • @Gloria-yp4sv
      @Gloria-yp4sv Před 4 lety +20

      😂😂😂

    • @cy5282
      @cy5282 Před 4 lety +17

      im dead 🤣

    • @moonlight_do6246
      @moonlight_do6246 Před 4 lety +7

      Ahahahaha omg😂😂😂

    • @any3622
      @any3622 Před 4 lety +13

      Okay this comment made my day lmao😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @a.m.7438
      @a.m.7438 Před 4 lety +9

      Fruity gator.

  • @VanMichael21
    @VanMichael21 Před rokem +38

    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

  • @sanjeethmahendrakar
    @sanjeethmahendrakar Před 4 lety +5620

    No offense but this is kinda adorable in a weird way.

    • @zane9964
      @zane9964 Před 4 lety +151

      Because Japanese doesn’t contain some certain sound I cannot pronounce th very easily either ☹️☹️☹️

    • @gunterification
      @gunterification Před 4 lety +46

      I'm offended.

    • @jai8010
      @jai8010 Před 4 lety +84

      HEY THEY ARE SO CUTEEEE UWU

    • @princeoftides59
      @princeoftides59 Před 4 lety +44

      *_uwu intensifies_*

    • @newvision4l314
      @newvision4l314 Před 4 lety +24

      Jai I hope this is sarcasm

  • @mochimoshi1458
    @mochimoshi1458 Před 3 lety +4715

    1:19 forgive him he's french.

  • @TheOriginalMaxGForce
    @TheOriginalMaxGForce Před 4 lety +13598

    Their English is better than my Japanese.

    • @elnuraliyev6513
      @elnuraliyev6513 Před 4 lety +123

      😂😂😂😂

    • @GUITARTIME2024
      @GUITARTIME2024 Před 4 lety +270

      Yes, but English is s global language and all of the younger people took English.

    • @TheOriginalMaxGForce
      @TheOriginalMaxGForce Před 4 lety +787

      @@GUITARTIME2024
      Your comment is totally pointless.

    • @GUITARTIME2024
      @GUITARTIME2024 Před 4 lety +220

      @@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.

    • @TheOriginalMaxGForce
      @TheOriginalMaxGForce Před 4 lety +435

      @@GUITARTIME2024
      Your comment assumes I never studied Japanese.

  • @seththewe1rdo
    @seththewe1rdo Před 10 měsíci +8

    THAT ONE GUY WHO MASTERED "SIMULTANEOUSLY"?? what king. as a native english speaker i struggle with it sometimes

  • @aishwarya17202
    @aishwarya17202 Před 3 lety +6861

    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

    • @rodneysmitherman3317
      @rodneysmitherman3317 Před 2 lety +188

      Sometimes we cant pronounce it english is weird

    • @aishwarya17202
      @aishwarya17202 Před 2 lety +148

      @@rodneysmitherman3317 I'm a second language English speaker too. I agree, the language is weird.

    • @rodneysmitherman3317
      @rodneysmitherman3317 Před 2 lety +17

      @@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

    • @infern4lzz
      @infern4lzz Před 2 lety +7

      EREHH

    • @arcpandasvoid8772
      @arcpandasvoid8772 Před 2 lety +1

      I laughed at this because I had a mind blank on that word and could not say it.🤪

  • @MisanthropicCurmudgeon
    @MisanthropicCurmudgeon Před 3 lety +1867

    1:47 MY MAN OUT HERE SHOWING 'EM HOW IT'S DONE

    • @stephaniehavoksen1761
      @stephaniehavoksen1761 Před 3 lety +53

      FR he did so welll

    • @ezenannu7676
      @ezenannu7676 Před 3 lety +25

      That surprised me a bit not gonna lie haha!

    • @flaneur5560
      @flaneur5560 Před 3 lety +17

      Except he pronounced it the wrong American way. Sim should rhyme with dim. Yes, I'm trolling - have a nice day!

  • @musicalbwayfreak
    @musicalbwayfreak Před 4 lety +3333

    The English language is like the government. It has a set of rules it doesn't like to follow.

    • @drakesmith471
      @drakesmith471 Před 4 lety +38

      Oof, fair, politicians really to be quite honest.🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @juch3
      @juch3 Před 4 lety +56

      English pronunciation actually do not have rules (for the most part).

    • @tasilua1051
      @tasilua1051 Před 4 lety +44

      Yea and lets throw in some french 😂😂😂 and other languages and call it english

    • @DownUFO
      @DownUFO Před 4 lety +8

      Last wendsday I was very comf’terble

    • @sofiasalsabila9264
      @sofiasalsabila9264 Před 4 lety +8

      Phonetically chaotic

  • @Merakis100
    @Merakis100 Před 10 měsíci +26

    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.

  • @Mewwiee1
    @Mewwiee1 Před 3 lety +2245

    2:01 Beware of that guy in the back he looks like a protagonist.

  • @vhinang-kay3037
    @vhinang-kay3037 Před 4 lety +2807

    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"

    • @saveevans327
      @saveevans327 Před 4 lety +208

      Aw that's cute though

    • @itisayyub
      @itisayyub Před 4 lety +152

      Yeah they can't stop at consonants. They have to add i like sitabaksi:)

    • @iosusito5683
      @iosusito5683 Před 4 lety +56

      For some reason asians always have to put vowels everywhere

    • @saiffirasmhmut4401
      @saiffirasmhmut4401 Před 4 lety +3

      Save Evans not cute

    • @saiffirasmhmut4401
      @saiffirasmhmut4401 Před 4 lety +19

      Iosusito by Asians who do you mean do you mean East Asians or Central asians or West asians because I’m west Asian

  • @cherahsBroll
    @cherahsBroll Před 4 lety +2602

    1:17 I am so proud of this guy 😂

  • @galan444
    @galan444 Před 10 měsíci +32

    God bless these folks, doing their best with a smile on their faces.

  • @capeofstormz5974
    @capeofstormz5974 Před 3 lety +1048

    0:14 guy at the back also trying to pronounce the word.

  • @thatomarymokhothu203
    @thatomarymokhothu203 Před 3 lety +2971

    I love how no single person gave up, they just keep trying!

    • @matthewhawking4318
      @matthewhawking4318 Před 2 lety +2

      Sound location technologies are a great idea for psychiatrists!

    • @ziudra91
      @ziudra91 Před 2 lety

      @red neck gabi Asian people are workoholics they never stop

    • @lol-sl6nc
      @lol-sl6nc Před 2 lety +22

      @red neck gabi what is that supposed to mean 💀
      stereotypes much?

    • @TofuCate
      @TofuCate Před 2 lety +28

      Americans: "Aw hell naw. I ain't even gonna attempt to read that."

    • @lol-sl6nc
      @lol-sl6nc Před rokem +5

      @@TofuCate probably because japanese have different characters… and japanese learn the english characters.. but americans dont learn japanese characters

  • @itsmeanoop508
    @itsmeanoop508 Před 2 lety +593

    1:47 He trained his whole life for this moment

    • @tormey876
      @tormey876 Před 2 lety +74

      Man is an Isekai’ed english speaker 🤣🤣

  • @kkcwl
    @kkcwl Před 9 měsíci +9

    it's how amazing they are all trying their best to give the best shot, sincere and genuine.

  • @adimasguntur
    @adimasguntur Před 4 lety +8445

    Next, try Americans saying japanese words.

    • @angelotagliatelle
      @angelotagliatelle Před 4 lety +391

      that would not work even if you put romanization Americans wouldnt have the correct pronunciation in general

    • @user-wd8wx5md5z
      @user-wd8wx5md5z Před 4 lety +716

      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.

    • @adimasguntur
      @adimasguntur Před 4 lety +121

      That is exactly the same problem they faced. Nothing is fair :)

    • @Parv_Not_Perv
      @Parv_Not_Perv Před 4 lety +39

      Nani????

    • @haziq8712
      @haziq8712 Před 4 lety +65

      @@adimasguntur lol english is worldwide

  • @swak-enha7504
    @swak-enha7504 Před 3 lety +3619

    Japanese pronunciation:“Defedigeratar”
    Me pronuncing one Japanese word: “Kochinawa”

  • @fromixty
    @fromixty Před 3 lety +3448

    1:47 Big props to this guy. He spelt "L" correctly, being japanese.

    • @sugascalorie4990
      @sugascalorie4990 Před 3 lety +85

      Are you saying that most Japanese can’t pronounce L right?

    • @giornogiovanna6027
      @giornogiovanna6027 Před 3 lety +615

      @@sugascalorie4990 The Japanese language doesn’t have the letter L and R

    • @metalneandertal26
      @metalneandertal26 Před 3 lety +96

      @@giornogiovanna6027 Not shure about L, but Arigato, Akira Kurosava, shinto riu, reiki...

    • @lilyraimey3499
      @lilyraimey3499 Před 3 lety +464

      @@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.

    • @Vik1919
      @Vik1919 Před 2 lety +34

      @@giornogiovanna6027 I am pretty sure I have heard R in Japanese. "Shindeiru", for example.

  • @jenlewren
    @jenlewren Před 10 měsíci +102

    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 😊

    • @tek87
      @tek87 Před 10 měsíci +4

      Roman letters are required education in Japan. They are everywhere.

    • @UnknownMvistashaceanos-ow9fh
      @UnknownMvistashaceanos-ow9fh Před 10 měsíci +6

      what do you mean? its essential to know the Latin letters

    • @johnnhoj15
      @johnnhoj15 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Can teachers go a day without telling others that they're a teacher?

    • @brunakazumi6225
      @brunakazumi6225 Před 8 měsíci

      I’m impressed you can type in American being a Brit bong.

  • @Wise3991
    @Wise3991 Před 4 lety +244

    2:27 respect this old man, he tried the best

    • @snifey2233
      @snifey2233 Před 4 lety +7

      He looks kind that it resembles this emoji 🤗

  • @laraisokay
    @laraisokay Před 4 lety +4460

    Americans who watch this: LOL LOL
    Americans asked to pronounce Japanese characters: -___-

    • @musicbox8351
      @musicbox8351 Před 4 lety +19

      ^^ * *
      @ |\" TOKYO ?

    • @satiii4248
      @satiii4248 Před 4 lety +148

      Yeah there is no way I could pronounce Japanese characters lol

    • @necromelodia2432
      @necromelodia2432 Před 4 lety +165

      I dont even know how the fuck they sound like

    • @necromelodia2432
      @necromelodia2432 Před 4 lety +47

      But i laugh cuz its cute

    • @klasiks811
      @klasiks811 Před 4 lety +51

      Yah. Naruto is Narutow for Americans

  • @Kuniyurei
    @Kuniyurei Před 3 lety +2910

    3:20 Underrated guy in the comments. He almost nailed that one out of nowhere. And that small laugh at the end lol

  • @vacafuega
    @vacafuega Před 10 měsíci +9

    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.

  • @cintakukepadanyaitakseperi2634

    2:14 the old lady is speaking french

    • @yeet8118
      @yeet8118 Před 4 lety +6

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @tess4185
      @tess4185 Před 4 lety +18

      As a French I don’t think so but I get what you mean

  • @SatvikChenMusic
    @SatvikChenMusic Před 4 lety +2050

    3:04 *s h e' s w h o r e*

  • @k11uy1
    @k11uy1 Před 4 lety +1334

    Confidence level 101 1:16
    This is just so adorable.

  • @AdirondackRuby
    @AdirondackRuby Před 10 měsíci +3

    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!

  • @qry29
    @qry29 Před 3 lety +1343

    2:50 lol why she gotta do some riffs though

  • @ceo8733
    @ceo8733 Před 4 lety +399

    3:32 This guy was on a roll till this boss fight appeared.

  • @ProximaCentauri88
    @ProximaCentauri88 Před 3 lety +4343

    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.

    • @yamuhita790
      @yamuhita790 Před 3 lety +99

      Roman numerals is not foreign just not common

    • @itsalex5519
      @itsalex5519 Před 2 lety +59

      I mean granted we only have few letters while their language has a ton

    • @AnthonyCassidy50
      @AnthonyCassidy50 Před 2 lety +40

      Yeah I just like how so many of them are willing to give it a go

    • @ematsuno
      @ematsuno Před 2 lety +110

      This is Shibuya one of the most metropolitan areas of Japan. Romanji is fully common in this district

    • @nekoneko5777
      @nekoneko5777 Před 2 lety +101

      for the record, we all study english at least 6 years n then still like this, our education level just sucks😄

  • @TheKyubiisaan
    @TheKyubiisaan Před 10 měsíci +5

    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

  • @h0tie
    @h0tie Před 7 lety +1363

    I admire greatly in their attempt to try and try to get it right!

  • @kura-pika
    @kura-pika Před 4 lety +958

    1:49 how the camera just focuses on the white dude standing there looking clueless in the bg lmao

    • @rizeldelacruz466
      @rizeldelacruz466 Před 4 lety +19

      Loool😂

    • @ryun25
      @ryun25 Před 4 lety +81

      Jokes aside, this spot is popular for meetups, so most probably he’s looking for his friend whilst talking on the phone.. maybe. 😅

    • @faith11.1
      @faith11.1 Před 4 lety

      AHAHAH

    • @zxzxxzxz3303
      @zxzxxzxz3303 Před 4 lety +6

      Hes undercover agent...

    • @mdmichelle4447
      @mdmichelle4447 Před 4 lety +5

      Maybe because he is Russian .

  • @babygoose8716
    @babygoose8716 Před 4 lety +466

    It actually wasn’t that bad. Most of them got the “rator” part down

    • @manano06
      @manano06 Před 4 lety +3

      😂😂 yup, they got that "rator" part down pretty good.

    • @dzeliongurung3218
      @dzeliongurung3218 Před 4 lety

      Ashwin Verma go get it lol

  • @yahtomiro5429
    @yahtomiro5429 Před rokem +12

    0:23 i love that reaction😂

  • @aaryanchaudhary1412
    @aaryanchaudhary1412 Před 3 lety +520

    1:49 white guy in background is like
    "Where are the cute anime girls ?"

    • @NalinKhurb
      @NalinKhurb Před 3 lety +6

      Lmaoo

    • @orleshan-1786
      @orleshan-1786 Před 2 lety +4

      Lol

    • @Vik1919
      @Vik1919 Před 2 lety +7

      There were a few cute girls in that same background, though.

    • @aznmyth8635
      @aznmyth8635 Před 2 lety +4

      @@Vik1919 though background same that in girls cute few a were there

    • @garychrome1027
      @garychrome1027 Před 2 lety +17

      You mean, " where the subtitles "

  • @theKATofficial2
    @theKATofficial2 Před 3 lety +1345

    3:31 "Be sent a boar, the bing Ken John's a very bed-chan battery"

  • @jek2498
    @jek2498 Před 4 lety +580

    3:01 "She sells sea shells by the ... SHE'S HARD" LOL

    • @kojoshirt5126
      @kojoshirt5126 Před 4 lety +45

      She s Hot lol

    • @cetterus
      @cetterus Před 4 lety +18

      I heard something about "she" being a.... prostitute?

    • @aiquesono
      @aiquesono Před 4 lety +1

      @@cetterus same hahah

    • @fordtruxdad5155
      @fordtruxdad5155 Před 4 lety

      She serriza she serriza...

    • @AJ_._._
      @AJ_._._ Před 3 lety

      She shell she a shell by the she's hard

  • @publicalways
    @publicalways Před 10 měsíci +1

    They're such a good spot and kept trying. Really love their attitude and having wholesome fun 😊

  • @wooferjr169
    @wooferjr169 Před 3 lety +528

    2:24 He sounded like he had to speak that correctly to save his own life.

    • @itscominoutayaya
      @itscominoutayaya Před 3 lety +13

      si sru fru sru

    • @aur9035
      @aur9035 Před 2 lety +14

      The old man is trying his best its too wholesome ugh

    • @matthewhawking4318
      @matthewhawking4318 Před 2 lety +1

      Sound location technologies are a great idea for psychiatrists!

    • @siyacer
      @siyacer Před 2 lety

      Squid game moment

  • @getalon2827
    @getalon2827 Před 3 lety +1449

    0:11 i love this man's voice when he speak japanese

  • @Saphir__
    @Saphir__ Před 4 lety +989

    "Refrigerator" Hard R's are Japan's worst enemy.

    • @linkskywalker5417
      @linkskywalker5417 Před 4 lety +93

      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.

    • @blessedwifeandmama
      @blessedwifeandmama Před 4 lety +9

      And l's as well

    • @QualityEJC
      @QualityEJC Před 4 lety +28

      R doesn't exist in Japanese alphabet but the symbol L does. They can't pronounce an R.

    • @TheTsunaru
      @TheTsunaru Před 4 lety +1

      @@linkskywalker5417 vacuum cleaner

    • @dumdum7786
      @dumdum7786 Před 4 lety +26

      Im english, I just say fridge. saying refrigerator everytime is a mouth full.

  • @charzemc
    @charzemc Před 10 měsíci +4

    These phrases can be tough for English speakers. Well done to all participants.

  • @ofsinope
    @ofsinope Před 4 lety +201

    1:46 I got way too excited when he nailed it.

  • @ahmadreza6886
    @ahmadreza6886 Před 3 lety +383

    01:47 this guy speaks English so we'll, his accent was so smooth for japanese , congratulations

    • @claptivity
      @claptivity Před 2 lety +13

      Not really for the Vincent part

  • @angelarosz8289
    @angelarosz8289 Před 3 lety +178

    0:47 me trying out the different variations of my password before i finally get it right

  • @the98themperoroftheholybri33

    I wonder what reaction they'd have at the word "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"

  • @neostylo4237
    @neostylo4237 Před 3 lety +314

    1:57 “simultane sorry hehe”
    Cameramen : it’s okay

  • @satrickptar6265
    @satrickptar6265 Před 4 lety +260

    That one dude: I studied English 30 hours a day. Now, bow to me mortals

  • @rajjaiswal7884
    @rajjaiswal7884 Před 3 lety +499

    This dude's a sadist they can't even speak properly and he is giving them toungue twisters 😂

    • @TimeTravelingFetus
      @TimeTravelingFetus Před 3 lety +2

      japanese = can't speak properly

    • @toooydoeur
      @toooydoeur Před 3 lety +12

      @@TimeTravelingFetus speaking english properly

    • @Oswald_Thatendswald
      @Oswald_Thatendswald Před 3 lety +10

      @@TimeTravelingFetus he obviously meant speak english

    • @pmarie10
      @pmarie10 Před 3 lety

      @@NapTownKid410 this is what im thinking wtfffff

  • @DavidCruickshank
    @DavidCruickshank Před rokem +1

    wow, you didn't go easy on them at all. Throwing actual tongue twisters and everything, I'm very impressed.🤩

  • @st.michaelthearchangel7774
    @st.michaelthearchangel7774 Před 4 lety +376

    1:05 The face of the most focused and determined man since Adam.

  • @toefff
    @toefff Před 2 lety +532

    1:39 love that dude's "simultaneously" attempt. "sigh martini" 🤣

    • @Jonksss
      @Jonksss Před rokem +19

      "Simoltini" - "Simoltainy" 🤣🤣

    • @alexiachimciuc3199
      @alexiachimciuc3199 Před rokem +6

      His second attempt sounded almost like "south Mauritanie"

  • @magnuscylo
    @magnuscylo Před 3 lety +278

    1:58 at least he say sorry for his bad pronunciation

  • @happycook6737
    @happycook6737 Před 10 měsíci +5

    I feel the same way when I try to speak Japanese. They are so brave to try! ❤

  • @Anitamore154
    @Anitamore154 Před 3 lety +789

    0:11 his voice is so soothing 😯

  • @flashfeant7750
    @flashfeant7750 Před 3 lety +404

    0:11 : me reading the question paper in exam

  • @iulian2047
    @iulian2047 Před 5 lety +567

    0:23 .. SHE SOUNDS LIKE A GOOGLE TRANSLATE BOT.

  • @eswarjuri
    @eswarjuri Před rokem +2

    It’s funny how a lot of them struggle with “re-“, while “-frige-“ should be the hardest part!

  • @kurapan_clips
    @kurapan_clips Před 4 lety +281

    Anyone who came up with the sentence "He threw three free throws" should receive divine punishment.

    • @anasdebbagh9373
      @anasdebbagh9373 Před 4 lety

      kurapan lol

    • @T33K3SS3LCH3N
      @T33K3SS3LCH3N Před 4 lety +5

      A few tries in and I got to say this is the best exercise for English "th" I've ever seen. It makes one pronounce the "th"s in a super exaggerated way.

    • @NicOz42
      @NicOz42 Před 4 lety +2

      I'm not a native speaker and it's easy for me to spell that.

    • @howardsmith9342
      @howardsmith9342 Před 4 lety

      I can't say that one to save my life.

  • @Nocturaine
    @Nocturaine Před 4 lety +438

    3:03 for a sec I thought he said “she’s hot” at the end

    • @Sparta12004
      @Sparta12004 Před 4 lety +15

      Hahaha! She's hot... Hahhahaha

    • @user-xc6ji9tl9v
      @user-xc6ji9tl9v Před 4 lety +28

      LEMONed luminals i thought he says "she's hoe"

    • @slaiyfershin
      @slaiyfershin Před 4 lety +8

      The girl standing in the background watching was indeed hot.

    • @Storiaron
      @Storiaron Před 4 lety +4

      SHIIZAAAAAA

    • @Fulllife3.2
      @Fulllife3.2 Před 4 lety +7

      I heard it as “she’s hard”

  • @Mindwipe96
    @Mindwipe96 Před 4 lety +856

    No one:
    Guy at 1:17 RE-fer-jeR-ATOR
    He almost sounded like he had country accent.

  • @Runeblade484
    @Runeblade484 Před 3 lety +825

    Ah, this reminds me of when I taught English in Japan. You have to find unique ways to help get around the Japanese pronunciation mindset. My students struggled trying to say groceries and jammed in like 4-5 syllables. Now I am American and we use a 2 syllable pronunciation instead of 3 so that is what I taught. What I figured out worked best and got all my students to pronounce it almost instantaneously was the following. I wrote down Grow Trees which is something they all could say. I had them repeat it a few times. I then drew a line through the T and wrote in SH. So now they had Grow Shrees. Boom 100% success rate. The look of amazement on their faces too when so many thought they just couldn't physically pronounce it, but then realized it was their head getting in the way.

    • @kshri101
      @kshri101 Před 3 lety +45

      Love you teacher. :)

    • @kashimoto-san3581
      @kashimoto-san3581 Před 3 lety +56

      Gotta love that "grow shrees"
      Welp gotta say japanese got it hard time learning the language.

    • @laceyl.3823
      @laceyl.3823 Před 3 lety +20

      I really appreciate teachers like you. That is amazing! :)

    • @adulithien
      @adulithien Před 3 lety +9

      It's so hard when the writing system is different! I know the feeling of getting this kind of 1:1 representation hangup when reading

    • @niquefranz795
      @niquefranz795 Před 3 lety +8

      Respect 100% earned

  • @LiuBeiVirtue
    @LiuBeiVirtue Před 3 lety +428

    2:06 Look at that cool guy in the background.

    • @TT-ze2dg
      @TT-ze2dg Před 3 lety +39

      His soul left the body

    • @Aurosa..
      @Aurosa.. Před 3 lety

      @@TT-ze2dg lol

    • @jannfietearp4439
      @jannfietearp4439 Před 3 lety +44

      1:49 and that clueless one

    • @nobody1747
      @nobody1747 Před 3 lety +53

      @@jannfietearp4439 XD that one looks like he's thinking "ok im in japan, but there aren't subtitles....what now?"

    • @SlyHikari03
      @SlyHikari03 Před 3 lety +2

      He just chillin

  • @FraHai23
    @FraHai23 Před 4 lety +494

    Who tf is that special agent pronouncing everything correctly?!😂

    • @hisky.
      @hisky. Před 4 lety +33

      Probably someone that learnt English in school

    • @megaloblabber2948
      @megaloblabber2948 Před 4 lety +50

      @@hisky. every one in japan learns english in school

    • @hirotohoashi
      @hirotohoashi Před 4 lety +43

      @@megaloblabber2948 someone who wasn't part of an anime and actually studied i guess lmao

    • @maulanaishaq9627
      @maulanaishaq9627 Před 4 lety +10

      He was an exchanged student in US.

    • @Skillervenuh
      @Skillervenuh Před 4 lety +1

      🤣🤣underdog 🤣

  • @matthewkrislow3442
    @matthewkrislow3442 Před 10 měsíci +1

    They actually got simultaneously really well

  • @eyesyt7571
    @eyesyt7571 Před 3 lety +584

    1:16 this is amazing. I will pronounce it that way forever.

    • @Top-notch_beauty
      @Top-notch_beauty Před 3 lety +16

      Genius

    • @funfunwithkpop
      @funfunwithkpop Před 3 lety +33

      😂😂😂👏👏👏👏
      There is something so elegant about the way he says it😂😂

    • @weesodusty3974
      @weesodusty3974 Před 3 lety +17

      @@funfunwithkpop popped up in your recommended too eh?
      He sounded like he learned english through Google translate🤣 props to him tho its hard for japanese to get english pronunciations right and he managed to pronounce it really well.

    • @fun_cool_sex
      @fun_cool_sex Před 2 lety +6

      ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅅㅂ존나 웃김ㅋㅋㅋㅋ볼때마다 웃김ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

    • @angeliekylenunez9632
      @angeliekylenunez9632 Před 2 lety +9

      refughjeratur hahjahsajhsajshXD

  • @rerrr2215
    @rerrr2215 Před 5 lety +250

    1:16 his confidence though

  • @calxxx
    @calxxx Před 4 lety +157

    1:58 I thought he was apologizing 😂

    • @robertpetricioiu
      @robertpetricioiu Před 4 lety +14

      shimultaneus sorry

    • @krithikababu4104
      @krithikababu4104 Před 4 lety +4

      That's becz Japanese language doesn't hav the 'L' sound, they replace it with 'R' sound.

    • @calxxx
      @calxxx Před 4 lety

      @@krithikababu4104 yes i am well aware. 😊

  • @S.T.Rugglin
    @S.T.Rugglin Před 7 měsíci

    Videos like this make me feel so much better at my failures into learning other languages. It’s hard!

  • @ZenFox0
    @ZenFox0 Před 5 lety +764

    You’re giving them tongue-twisters?
    That’s mean. 😄

    • @theoneitself
      @theoneitself Před 4 lety +19

      ZenFox and have in mind that is not even their original writing system... We can laugh but if they show us their Kanjis we wouldnt even have a grasp about anything !!!

    • @ZenFox0
      @ZenFox0 Před 4 lety +1

      theone itself それは本当です。

    • @rebmanguerra5513
      @rebmanguerra5513 Před 4 lety

      theone itself ur mad bro? Chill

    • @theoneitself
      @theoneitself Před 4 lety +3

      Revs IXII not at all !!! hahaha I just find it ... AMAZING that they can understand while we couldnt (most probably)

    • @Poemi10304
      @Poemi10304 Před 4 lety

      theone itself English letters are phonetic like kana, not kanji. You’re comparing apples to oranges. Americans can easily learn kana, just maybe have difficulty pronouncing ra, ri, ru, re, ro.

  • @Laura-Yu
    @Laura-Yu Před 4 lety +720

    3:38 I think it’s hilariously adorable how Japanese add vowels at the end of the consonants- my Korean relatives also have a habit of doing that (just the consequence of the language) so this video just brings back those memories

    • @zheping
      @zheping Před 4 lety +5

      I often see you anywhere Iol

    • @Laura-Yu
      @Laura-Yu Před 4 lety +5

      clammbon Hopefully not from the videos where I give a more controversial opinion lol. But good taste in videos

    • @klym8_
      @klym8_ Před 4 lety +1

      Hi wanna hang out?

    • @invalidname.pleasetryagain122
      @invalidname.pleasetryagain122 Před 4 lety

      darwin dela cruz is that a maroon 5 song

    • @nekoneko5777
      @nekoneko5777 Před 2 lety +9

      ''habit''😂 that's our way to speak, coz every word we have don't end with consonant unlike english words, we're not used to those pronunciations😅

  • @FlaminKanami
    @FlaminKanami Před 4 lety +810

    1:16 My Guy Went Full Mexican!!!

  • @ldkmelon
    @ldkmelon Před rokem

    I actually think the opder people doing this is so sweet. You are never too old to have interest in another language or culture!❤

  • @detox408
    @detox408 Před 4 lety +1230

    What about "Japanese tell Americans what their tattoos say."

    • @Mwoods2272
      @Mwoods2272 Před 4 lety +53

      That's been done, it's funny.

    • @gamermapper
      @gamermapper Před 4 lety +21

      馬鹿外人

    • @artcrumble419
      @artcrumble419 Před 4 lety +4

      Oof 😶😆😆

    • @user-mm2ro2tm4r
      @user-mm2ro2tm4r Před 4 lety +2

      There’s hundreds of videos done to Americans, it’s not that hard to find. Just look for it

    • @jackyzhu9737
      @jackyzhu9737 Před 4 lety +1

      Green Cappy fukin outlanders lol

  • @wind5578
    @wind5578 Před 3 lety +277

    3:40 I can never forget that confused face in my whole life, that's exactly my face during the exam😂

  • @ggusev
    @ggusev Před 3 lety +242

    funniest I've ever heard was Japanese person saying word "Cityhall", that sounded exactly like "shittywhore"

    • @lartensgrill6106
      @lartensgrill6106 Před 3 lety +8

      😂😂😂

    • @k.r.99
      @k.r.99 Před 3 lety +10

      Ever heard japanese or korean girl ordering a Coke?

    • @ERSdeploy
      @ERSdeploy Před 3 lety +1

      @@k.r.99 lol what does that sound like

    • @RohitKumar-jp6wx
      @RohitKumar-jp6wx Před 3 lety +3

      @@ERSdeploy I think he's referring to the lewd word that comes to your mind when you hear "coke" (hint : emphasize on the first three letters)

    • @spocksvulcanbrain
      @spocksvulcanbrain Před 3 lety

      Simpsons episodes: city wok, city beef,

  • @wyntermoonlight
    @wyntermoonlight Před 6 měsíci +1

    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 😂😂

  • @nelsoncabrera6464
    @nelsoncabrera6464 Před 4 lety +119

    00:46 The guy in the back! You can almost hear the cooling fans in his head ramping up. XD

  • @galaktikuspanda
    @galaktikuspanda Před 3 lety +379

    3:00 "She shells she shells by the she's wh*re." 😂 Gosh I love every single person who tries to learn another language, especially when it's written in a completely different alphabet. You are all amazing. ❤️

    • @matthewhawking4318
      @matthewhawking4318 Před 2 lety +2

      Sound location technologies are a great idea for psychiatrists!

  • @Leopard762
    @Leopard762 Před 4 lety +141

    1:05 My dude is focused! 😂

    • @dutchstylz5531
      @dutchstylz5531 Před 3 lety

      tourettes mayb?

    • @StrawberryNinjaNibbles
      @StrawberryNinjaNibbles Před 3 lety +1

      It’s like he thinking about the dishonor he bring to his family if he gets it wrong 😆

    • @ameregal3499
      @ameregal3499 Před 3 lety

      I wish somebody would look at me that way (。•́︿•̀。) lmao

  • @tixyawannmusi
    @tixyawannmusi Před rokem +3

    1:47 best part

  • @blab-blubbla4599
    @blab-blubbla4599 Před 4 lety +154

    1:47 Hmm he's pretty good
    3:33 ⊙_⊙

    • @blab-blubbla4599
      @blab-blubbla4599 Před 4 lety

      @Masuma Sultana ahahahah i decided to comment this after you liked my reply on the other comment :D

    • @phenomorph4202
      @phenomorph4202 Před 4 lety +2

      His batteries seemed like they were running out, I think he even says it at the end 😂

    • @BLOODYMISTYT
      @BLOODYMISTYT Před 4 lety

      VengenBattery