Speak less, Listen more! ｜ Learn Japanese the EASY way 【日本語聴解】

Hello everyone, this is Tendo. How are you all doing? I'm feeling very energetic right now. I'm at the park now. The park. Do you know it? The park. I'm walking in the park. Walking. Not running, though. Running. No, I'm not. I'm walking now. Today is April 5th, Sunday. Do you like Sundays? I really love Sundays. I don't have work on Sundays, so I don't have to work, right? That's why I like Sundays so much. What is your favorite day of the week? Are you studying Japanese? Those watching this video are probably studying Japanese. So, when many people start learning a foreign language, they first try to practice speaking. I think many people want to practice speaking. But I don't think it's very effective to practice speaking from the very beginning. Today, I would like to talk about the reason. Speaking a foreign language is It's a very difficult thing, isn't it? Speaking words is truly difficult. It's not a simple matter. For example Baby. Do you know? Everyone, baby. A little child, aren't they? Babies can't speak words when they're just born, right? Around two years old? One year later or two years later? Babies usually begin to speak their first words around one year, or perhaps two years old. Babies, from the moment they are born I'm doing a lot of listening practice. I listen to and understand the words my mother and father say. Even if you can understand words at that time, you can't speak yet, can you? After listening to Japanese for several years I'm finally starting to be able to speak a little Japanese. Don't you think speaking is really a difficult thing when you think about it? When studying a language, everyone first wants to speak. There are many people who want to practice speaking. Of course, I completely understand how they feel. I think the main goal is definitely speaking a foreign language. I truly think it's wonderful to have the desire to become able to speak. But still, I think there is a proper order in which to study. Order, sequence, that's it. If you start studying speaking first, Speaking is really difficult, so I always end up giving up quickly. I think motivation tends to fade away eventually. I actually experienced that myself. While studying German, I felt like practicing speaking from the very beginning. I tried to talk to my German friend, but I just can't seem to have a proper conversation with them after all. I got fed up because I wasn't improving much, so I gave up on learning German. In my opinion, starting with speaking practice right away is not a very good idea. Maybe everyone is thinking, "Then what should we do?" We really need to start with input, that's what we must do first. Input. Input refers to things like reading books, or reading. Reading books, listening—listening skills. This reading and listening are input. Conversely, speaking and writing are output. Speaking and writing. This is output. I think that when people study a foreign language, many of them tend to make output their goal. For example, wanting to be able to talk with native speakers I want to order food at a café in a foreign country, or something like that. I think the goal of foreign language learning is, for the most part, centered around output. I think many people end up making writing and speaking their ultimate goals. Of course, I do too. I'm studying Spanish too, you know. My goal is also to be able to talk about it through output. Go to Spain and talk with local people there Ordering at a café That's exactly what my goal is. Many people aim to talk a lot, you know. Speaking spontaneously right away is not a very effective study method. Therefore, let's instead focus on providing a large amount of input. For example, since I like anime, Watching lots of anime With those words, you know For example, since I'm studying Spanish, Watching anime with Spanish dubbing Reading books in Spanish I watch YouTube videos in Spanish. There are two types of input. That is it Listening Listening and Reading Reading. What I would like to recommend is Listening. Because Listening—that is to say More than reading That's why it's easy to do. For example When it comes to reading For example, reading a book When reading a book You really concentrate intensely, don't you. Forever After all, it involves using your eyes. With your eyes Sit down Read a book Reading the text step by step That being the case I think it's really tough. It's really difficult. Reading books, you know. Even in one's native language Reading books is I don't think it's easy. Of course, there are also people who like to read books. Generally You're right. Reading a foreign language is It's very difficult. It's difficult. It's a serious situation. So On the contrary Listening To listen means Very much It's easy, isn't it? For example Listening first It can be done anywhere, right? Wherever I may be I can understand listening. The reason is that When doing listening practice Without using my eyes You use your ears, don't you? It's only listening, after all. Listen with your ears so Wherever I may be It is possible. For example In a train, for example Of course inside the house And also Things like that outside, you know Even in the park I can do listening, and Even on an airplane You can do listening, right? Even inside an airplane I can do listening. Listening is really It can be done anywhere. That it The reason I recommend it. Listening, you know Multitasking It's really well-suited, isn't it. Usually, us With your eyes You're living, aren't you? Therefore Ear I don't use it very often in everyday life. For example While washing the dishes or something like that When I'm cleaning Of course You are using your eyes, aren't you? I'm using my eyes, you know. Ears are You haven't used anything, have you? Therefore At a time like this Foreign language Input It is possible to do. While washing the dishes such things While taking a walk such things Those who have a commute During my commute Listening to podcasts Listening, you know Whenever Anywhere That's something that can be done. Therefore Listening, you know Very convenient indeed. I'm amazing. I recommend it. So Returning to the topic of speaking, though Speaking is really It's incredibly difficult, though. Everyone wants to be able to speak, don't they? Me too I want to be able to speak. Just now Speaking is I told you not to recommend it very much, didn't I? Keep inputting a lot more. Almost none left Once you have come to understand it Speaking is Amazing I think it will be effective. Even if you practice speaking I can't seem to become able to speak. The act of speaking My own knowledge Output That is the nature of it. My knowledge When there isn't any You can't speak, can you? Therefore At first many Input Hearing it Reading and such I will input a lot. Input a lot Gradually The knowledge of those words It keeps increasing, doesn't it? The knowledge of that language, you know. Knowledge of the Japanese language among you all Getting bigger and bigger Keep inputting a lot more. I've already watched YouTube or something like that Listening to the radio or Listening to podcasts or After inputting a large amount Finally I think you should practice speaking. So I think you'll be surprised. After inputting a large amount When I first started talking with him/her Surprisingly You can speak, right? That Practicing pronunciation, etc. Even if not completely done I'll be able to speak. That's because After all Since I have continued to input Already in my mind Pronunciation is I know, don't I. Because I absorbed the pronunciation Up until now Even if we have never spoken before The more you input, the better Amazingly fluent I can speak. Actually, I do too There is such a thing in English. Me From the age of 20 onwards I have just started studying English. So At first, speaking practice was I didn't do it at all. Nothing at all I haven't practiced speaking. Podcast I've been listening all along. Really, all along. 1st day You've been awake all along While listening to that podcast About 10 hours a day, I guess. I've been listening to the podcast for a long time. From there One year later After one year Finally Since I had the chance to speak I thought I'd try talking So Because there were foreigners present I talked about it, you know. I was really shocked by this. Even though I haven't practiced speaking at all Extremely I managed to speak well. Words are It comes out from the body, you know. Words coming from the mouth They keep coming out one after another. And I ended up speaking really fluently, you know. I'm really shocked by this. Completely I didn't practice speaking. I hadn't practiced pronunciation at all either. Now then When I start talking, You speak very well. That was really pleasant, wasn't it? Even from that foreigner You're good at English, huh? Your pronunciation is nice, you know. It's great to hear you say so. Really I was happy. Therefore All of you also Let's start with the input. Starting from the output I often give up easily. Let's start with the input. Knowledge of foreign languages On my head Let's put it in. Knowledge of foreign languages words, or Grammar, and so on Absorb it After that Practice speaking Practice writing Let's do it. That is my advice. Yes I think I'll wrap up today's video here. Everyone Thank you for watching. If you like this video Please subscribe to the channel. 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