"Engrish"

xDDD

God that part was hilarious

hes just giving him the chance to opt out

Maybe he meant to say that his son will maybe learn English.

let's see u do better tough guy

​@@Dr_Jim57???

@@Dr_Jim57dude wasn’t saying anything 😂

​@@Dr_Jim57you are fighting windmills here 😂

i dont think he cares.:D

Ikr , what does that even mean? 😂

I think the reporter was joshin with him.

They actually can sound different in different languages, it's pretty interesting

Baby noises in my language, when you describe them (I think as an onomatopoeia?) are different than in English. In English we say goo goo ga ga, in Farsi it's tee too tee.

Papa Moomin True. I heard Japanese onomatopoeic description for baby sounds are “ogya ogya”.

LOL

I was in buffalo... ... ... Two days ago

This comment made me laugh hahahahahah

Better than roe jogan and brenda schaub

"My son speak English..... _maybe"_

That's how I feel too as an English learner when I manage to verablise my thoughts in English. They feel like mini achievements.

@@asdefg374 i thinks that with every language

@@asdefg374 that was typed better than most native speakers LOL

Why does this sound like Trump lol

imagine saying that in a foreign language that you’re not familiar with.

@SoHo That would weird to literally any regular person regardless if whether they're living in their mom's basement or not

They actually do. Becouse babys try to mimic parents in their respective language, so you can expect diferent onomatopeic sounds from babies of different nationalities.

@@dragoezcurra I like how you reply with educated info and dont judge, unlike SoHo.

@@LilHongBoot It's alright, it is a totally acceptable mistake. I once heard a guy ask me, how do Dogs bark in Japan. That right there, is the stupidest thing I have ever heard and disserves all LilHongBoot's comment and more. Becouse everybody knows Japans dogs are robot dogs and they speak perfect japanese (You weren't expecting that one did you).

The reporter is a troll

Exactly 👍

or any other language

Honestly, the important thing is he's trying. It'll be interesting to see how much he's learned in the ten years since this video's been up. :)

He's doing a great job and you can actually understands him, having a conversation with him would be 10 time more fun than speaking to the average native English speaker

have confidence no confidence

@@ptchl ayy a fellow man of culture

Blood moon aint it funny how that works?

It's the only way

Correction: This guy realizes exactly how funny he is

He most likely does, he's aware he's making jokes and is deliberately dabbling in deadpan humor as well. His western friends probably laugh at him often in a friendly way, and he comes to expect it when he talks

He embraces it with a great level of confidence

I think he’s fully aware how funny he is. Dude rules.

Funny how?

It's just a blink😂

dude, I totally feel the same lol

He's trying hard, regardless of where you are from, that's more than most give.

he is straight. thats it.

It's cuz he's Asian

Same 😂

Hilarious

One day, yakuza boss need new heart.

Yea😂😂

I do operation. But mistake!

But, it was not MISTAKE!

What happened to him?

Retired in 2016@@jaeikjeong3686

@@jaeikjeong3686died bro

Didn’t die. Retired after getting released, due to some health issues like a nerve disorder. But not dead.

@@rayafk8502 how old is he?

Yes!

The news guy confused him alot

It's just fine and dandy

And he'd be way less understandable without the confidence.. really says something

I liked this comment.

They don’t know how they baby finna turn out 😂😂😂

Scooby-Doo please explain to me young American boy, why tf do yous keep saying “finna” as opposed to “gonna”?

George Osboon does it really matter to you? they both mean the same thing, have the same amount of letters, and are both informal ways to say “going to”.

@@punkchris lmao fr tho like no one could give two shits about what you say

George Osboon Please explain to me why u don’t use finna? You sweet young little American princess 😋😋😋😋😋

German and English are distant relatives, at least in their structure. Learning a lanuage that doesn't follow any of the grammatical or phonetic rules your're familiar with is so much harder.

English is a Germanic language, so it's relatively easy for a native German speaker to learn English, and vice versa. Japanese and English on the other hand are two of the most different languages from each other, so relatively it's extremely difficult for a native speaker of Japanese to learn English, and vice versa. It's easier for a native Japanese speaker to learn Chinese because of the borrowed writing system and many loanwords, or Korean because of the similar grammatical features.

English and German are very similar

english is german mixed with french

Dude it's probably the hardest to learn from scratch.

Lucio main

In 2015 interview they talk about his English getting better and he says he has two books now.

@@FirstWorldProblemz Lucio mains we out here!

Me: uninstalls Duolingo Hey Google, where can I get book?

I have book

Well well well... He did though

Yet he pulled through :ooooo

Coming from a chad with two first names

@@cfv704 💀

Bro how did you go from second person to third person mid sentence. You hardly know any more English than him

イエス

same, I've never heard of him but he looks like a really sweet guy!

He's Kawasaki that's it

facts this guys great 😂 i honestly need a motivational japanese dude to walk around with me

Owns a motorcycle company I think

Same

I learned spanish as an adult and it wasn't hard

@@BananaJoe42 congratulations... now learn japanese

@@conorredmond6217 ok

@@conorredmond6217 Japanese is surprisingly easy to learn

The same damn letters bruh

I mean they probably encouraged him to because it'll help him learn English way more quickly

It's the only way to learn. Kids learning to speak don't shut up in shame when they can't talk, or pronounce words correctly.

Yeah it's so much more important to just get your message across than worry too much about grammar. Actually speaking regularly is the only way to become close to fluent.

It’s true that speaking despite not 100% fluent helps. I came to US when I was 13 knowing English but not good at speaking. But I just speak anyway and now 6 years later I’m an interpreter and most people don’t even know from my accent I’m from Thailand

That's confidence bruh

Good luck buddy.

Yea what the 2 dudes said above me you got this ✊

100% correct. If you don't have native speakers in your area, try finding people on to video chat with. Easy to find friends if you have a hobby like video games. Don't use AI to correct your pronunciation. It's more about muscle control so you need someone to actually look at your mouth to say R and L correctly.

I'm an English teacher, and YES!!!! Confidence is super important! Don't worry about mistakes, just keep speaking! Confidence increases the effectiveness of communication!

Good luck, Kazuma. You'll do great. Are you learning for personal use or for business?

Who even are you

But it's still funny for the time being xD

@TJFF ITs Huh? Sorry I'm korean and my english is not like native speakers. What does "word brother" mean? Positive?

@@gentleman9541 the way he's using it is like calling someone comrade

It’s impressive actually! Since he’s learning English and Spanish!

It's broken but it's damn good enough to communicate. I want my Spanish to be as good as his English.

Yessssd

😂😂

😂😂😂

So do I.

😂😂😂😂

Lol that's so wholesome

Forgive English, I am Japan

@Carl Marston ah ywes wen contries don’t kow laguages

I always write it in my every comment. Sorry my bad english

That’s what Brazilian people do

"Winks entire face" LMAOOO

That’s when you know it’s serious

LOOOOLLLLL

😂😂😂😂😂😂

That gave me a good laugh

he actually really seems like a nice person. I didn't even care that his english sucks.

We stan with him

I don't watch sports and legit thought this guy was mocking the Japanese with how confident he speaks lmao. I thought this was a joke

Yea

@@assassinaria lmaooo me too bru

Kk

Like a self-high-five

I do the exact same thing when I speak Spanish

same thing for me in german haha

KAOS NATION thanks for the info!

pan face

Lmao

stoic face*

Das Licht darum ging's gar nicht. Es ging darum, dass die Aussage überhaupt nicht zu seinem Gesichtsausdruck passt.

Levi Flaman japanese kanye west

*Engrish

@@randomthings7359 Engerish

Well, at least he isn't lying lol

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@@mikooaxdcdz his English is the same, but man he nails that joke

それほどでもないでしょう。明らかに川崎が質問の意味を理解していない場面が散見されるよな。 リスニング力もそれほどでもないから、スピーキング力とどっこいどっこい。

@@wilburwood8261 川崎選手のスピーキングレベルで、インタビューをこなすのは、普通はやれないですよ。 なんとなくでしかリスニングが出来てないとしても、会話が成立してる。 もちろんインタビューする方の配慮もあります。 彼のスピーキングレベルなら、日本にいる大学生の方が高い！ しかし、彼みたくインタビューには答えられないでしょう。

@@dailyofgorillalife 事前のスタンスの決め方がポイントだと思うぞ。意味が分からない場合は、自分勝手に解釈する、言いたいことを言う、と決めている様子がうかがえるし、だからアドリブセンスや社会経験がある程度あれば彼の英語力程度でも出来るんでしょう。

awesome upvoted

Aaah it's baseball.

@@jronjonnsen4947 I have no idea what sport it is, but it must be baseball because its th only sport these two countries have in common

I thought it was racing because his name is Kawasaki

@Apache Helicopter that would be very unlikely. Japan doesnt have that many good players in foreign leagues and the ones that are good enough all go to europe for obvious reasons

Basically any American who watches anime has done that at least once lmao

@@yakume1851 haha

Hiroshimaaaa, Nagasakiiii!

I've heard that native Japanese speakers are often very impressed with how well Americans sound speaking the language. It helps when you've mastered more than enough sounds speaking English.

Nani!?

Great comment

And they can laugh at us for that. It’s all jokes, no hate.

Very true.

im japanese but so funny

I laughed because this is so wholesome lol. Especially when he talked about his child

I thought the same thing. He yelled it, then straight face looked right into the camera. That timing lol

TBH, this is probably the best kind of humour you can do without fully speaking a language. It takes a high level of proficiency to make witty jokes because you have to understand the language on an intuitive level.

This guy is legitimately funny and knows it, can't tell me otherwise

@@urphakeandgey6308 exactly, so many jokes involve wordplay. Some jokes rely on it entirely. Like when is a door not a door? When it's ajar. That joke will not translate to any language. It's more of a riddle but the point stands

He is a comic genius

I would probably do the same like “yea, I’m getting better, I can carry out a conversation” that’s how I felt after my first year of Spanish

Japanese nods a lot, it's just part of their body language and communication. In his case i'd say it's of kind of an equivalent of "yeah?", "okay?" or "uh uh", or even "know what i mean?".

Very common in Japanese culture.

E Wok goes to show how different languages can be, even our body language is different

E Wok dattebayo

he's not wrong

Lunar4 pretty sure its like hot as fire in minnesota rn

why say lot words when few words do trick?

He looked so proud of himself when he pulled that sentence off lmfao

Definitely ain't lying

Okay but how do you say those noises in japanese

@@frauleinhohenzollern8442 ”ogya-ogya-"日本では赤ちゃんの泣き声をおぎゃーおぎゃーと言います

Honestly i wouldnt be surprised because he said things like “do you know what i mean” and then spoke horrible english just now

Add yao Ming to that list

Jackie Chan only spoke mediocre English before Hollywood, by his own admission, because he learnt English in Australia when he lived here, and found the accent nearly impossible to understand. He COULD, and DID speak it, but even in Hong Kong he never got a lot of practice. His English really improved after his Hollywood career took off. Does a mean Aussie accent though, way better than most US actors.

Jacky is chinese though😅

"You better call FBI or else I'm dropping his ass off at Panda Express" - Detective Carter

Hahaha 🤣

"You're goddamn right"

With the straightest face ever.

i loved the way he said minnesota, because it kinda does sound like a japanese word.

I had a Polish friend tell me "I'm boring" (bored).

phahaha)

"Nailed it"

just japanese thing

@@grimcore119 This guy knows.

This is a Japanese habit for normal everyday communication.

u mean its hot?

I didn't catch this at first, so glad you pointed it out 😂😂😂

O.O >.< O.O

That's called blinking bro

It’s a Japanese gesture. 👍

he actually said monkey never CRAPS

I am very exciting!

@@jtluns9 no

@@lx051225 No monkey ever told him they cramped, so the logical conclusion is monkeys never cramp.

@@Rattenhoofd Everything in the world should work according to this logic.

Yea man.. this video was uploaded 6 years ago. Think he’s got it by now😂

@@iPlayboyBoyd Dont watch baseball or look at the date so I didn't realize. He's gotten better but still needs work

Not at all. He still didn't improve that much.

@@temporarymomentary 😂

Literally best advice for learning language. Fake it till you make it.

Like how tf was the reporter able to keep a straight face with that question? Somehow I have a feeling they were in on it.

Yo did we watch the same video that's crazy

Maybe

@@billy1998vn 😂😂😂

@Lee Roy thought the same thing

it rhymed

@@michil.1192 LOL, it did.

Michi L. lmao

That's because you love books too!

Same

@Kilosan De Paris don’t people take pride in communicating effectively?

@@ssglive1297 yes, but that doesnt necessarily mean he was expressing said pride with a head nod. the person you replied to explained it just fine, dont continue this unnecessary conversation

@@spimbles LMAO

I still struggle with Spanish here and there, despite studying it for 2 years. And that's supposed to be the easiest language for native English speakers to learn. So my hat's off to this guy.

@@cookiewoke1899 dutch and indonesian is easy :))

@@cookiewoke1899 I took Spanish for 5 years in school and still have no clue how to use se/le/la/lo/te/me or whatever. I kind of get it, but mostly dont. That's American Spanish classes for you!

@@chromberries7329 Im Spanish and trust me not even spanish people speak proper spanish 🤣

Yeah tell me about it im from finland so I have to learn my own language, swedish and english.

💀💀💀

LMFAOOO

elonsoj muskonson

Ben G I think he looks more like the japanese eminem😂

Duude, that's exactly what I thought when clicking on the video 😂

so much confidence, i love it

I snickered from his charisma, but this comment had me belting laughter for a straight minute.

That's the best part

can't unsee it. thanks man👍

The nods, we love to see it.

racis

@@Gerald0613 what

So true

Haha l-am gasit pe rapha din greseala :)))

He talks just like my japanese grandmother

the funniest part is that he just blinked at the camera, not even a wink, just a hard blink

Funnily enough, Arnie has done a ton of adverts in Japan

Read this as he said it. Total whammy 😂

This comment is so underrated 😂

uhhh he clearly said "I be back" you simpletons.

*winks with both eyes*

Hahahahaha

Lmao!

h.

Very true

I was once so high i was speaking Romanian with Bulgarians and we understood eachother

"Banana , because monkey never collapse. Banana, everyday.

Ngl. He had me convinced right away

this is how you say "i'm a fun guy" not like kawhi

I think he means he’s having fun and is excited

@@EnviSnipes Yes, he's having fun and exited the building.

@@JamesBrown-wy7xs wow dude your so halarious, you can be sarcastic because I made a typo smh

*ishooo... haha.. ishoo...*

Fathur Rizky Love that he actually makes Japanese baby noises 😂

ウワー

It might change just like how people demonstrate barking differently in different countries

same thing with frog noises for example xD while english frogs make "ribbit-ribbit" german frogs noises are written as "quack-quack" somewhat like ducks do but with a deeper/lower intonation xD same as with the outcry "OUCH!" when people hit their limbs against hard objects and are suddenly in unexpected self-caused pain xD in french that's "Aie!", in german "aua!" and i bet there are a lot more of these sounds differing from one another from land to land but all mean the same "god damnit that hurts!" ... same with childrens crying, outwritten fart-noises and all sorts of animal voices xD

o_ o