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This guy gives in my honest opinion some if not the best advice for languages!

That " _mama dada_ " delivery was commitment!!😂

Starting with children's shows is probably the #1 best piece of advice ever. They're literally teaching you how to say things and what to call things

His confidence boosts 1000% when he speaks in Japanese ✨

bro got jean armor on

bros sounds like a native

The way he said momma , dadda demonstrated he's born for comedy

The path to watching anime without subtitles has never been clearer

he’s so right! people wanna learn a language but they envision themselves already having learned it. there’s is so much failure at the beginning! don’t let that deter you. 頑張ってくださいね〜

100% Agree 👍🏻

Thinking of starting out as a baby has actually kept me super motivated for learning Japanese because instead of being overwhelmed by the stuff I don't know, I am excited when I learn new words and how to put them in sentences

Bro I’m so stoked when the Japanese families come into my work because when they talk to their kids I can actually understand 😂

Man’s really rocking the triple denim look. You can’t do that anymore outside Japan

Being a comedian in a foreign language. WOW man!!! This guy needs a whole episode please!!!

starting with "baby stuff" is actually genius advice. never thought about it that way, his advice was great!

Mama dada is exactly how all children learned their mother tongue 😊

Mama, Dada 😂

I’ve watched a bunch of these foreign country tips and this dude’s have to be the best I’ve ever heard. Someone should give him a travel show.

He put all of his spirit in that “Nicko” lmao.

That’s actually true like this is how I learned English I was just watching entertaining videos in English without subtitles and at first I understood nothing but then slowly started to get it

“You live in the best time to learn any language” this is so true, people in the past have done much more with much less than the people of today. We can absolutely go far especially with what we have!!

Absolutely spot on advice! Expose yourself to the language intensively, accept your flaws, become a child again and start from scratch.

Bro’s from America, living in Japan, wearing a Canadian tuxedo. Inspiration.

it's actually a mind blowing to see a foreigne manzai since this type of comdey is focused on very native japanese terms and culture it's such a bold job to do

That was great advice. When I was in high school I spent a summer in Tokyo and the best conversationalists were these kids I babysat. Our Japanese was at a similar level and they weren't constantly trying to practice their English like most adults were.

I've often been told if you don't have the funds to go and emmerse yourself in the culture, to do exactly what this guys says. Start by watching kids programmes (some of them are hilarious) but even watching well dubbed programmes you know in English and watching them in the language you want to learn. Watching friends in Spanish was really great!! 👌

This is SOLID advice. For anyone learning Japanese I totally recommend "Chibi maruko-chan" as a kid's TV show to start with. Just a super wholesome slice of life and it gives you a really good insight into Japanese culture and is actually pretty entertaining if you give it a chance. Also it's dubbed in like 10 languages and has like a thousand episodes, I'm using it for acquiring Mandarin right now.

Very nice Japanese accent ❤ and thanks for the tip

learning Japanese right now just to be able to talk with family, especially with my grandma, we had a misunderstanding, I thought she was saying goodnight to me but she was actually saying your behaving badly because I was straightening my hair at 9pm, I usually do it at 12am but still, sorry grandma!

Great advice.

this is probably the best delivered language advice ive heard??

The way he was like mama dada got me crying😭😭😭❤️

This is called comprehensible input 👍

Also, from what I remember in my Spanish classes, don't ask _why_ things are said a certain way. Even natives don't necessarily know. Instead of questioning the language and trying to figure it out, just accept that's the way it is. Easy example, a few people in my Spanish class would ask why the adjectives have to be _after_ the noun instead of before it, like in English. And they would sabatoge themselves trying to figure out why they can't just say 'azul pájaro' (blue bird) instead of 'pájaro azul' (bird blue).

That's a damn good advice, thanks man!

Language lover here, his advices about learning languages are so true!! Thanks for that

I am trying to learn English diligently and his advice was great 👍

That break down was amazing

Great advice! That's just what a good college or university teacher will tell you as well. Children's books are tops! Also, listening to songs that you actually like while reading the lyrics in print.

He made that SO simple and straightforward, i love it

By experience I can confirm his approach and the examples given.

True, watch children shows. It’s definitely how I learned Italian and Japanese while living in both countries.

These interviews are great. Even though they are shorts, they are wholesome.

That guy seems so cool! I love to see his outfits when he appears, he seems like a pretty chill guy and he’s always saying something really informative.

Literally going through this right now, I’m at a point where I can play Pokémon in Japanese and at least semi-understand the grammar

love his advice

That is the most concise description of it! 3-4 months is absolutely accurate!

Thank you for your advice.

Great advice...so true.

He's actually right. I may not be fluent or read japanese words/kanji/hiragana/katakana yet but I can now understand some japanese just by listening to japanese phrases/sentences through watching japanese contents with english subs for years. It's rly like if you are a newborn trying to learn language for the first time but the more you hear repeated words, you start to understand what they mean

Nick has the coolest fit, I’ve seen so far! His advice was helpful too.👌🏼👍🏼

This is honestly stellar advice

Learning is paying attention, self-discipline, & practice, practice, practice….immersion is best

Awesome advise! Thanks for interviewing him!

LOL I used to watch Octonauts and Pocoyo when I was learning Mandarin. That whole 'watch shows for kids' advice is gold.

This is literally how I began learning Italian I’m still learning but understand a lot now

That is such good advice.

Solid advice.

Fantastic advice! I've been trying to get my hands on Japanese childrens books to help with reading hiragana/katakana. Got to start with the basics and work up.

as someone that learnt english that way i can confirm it 100% works, im C1 in english and have never taken an english course or anything like that

Good advice ❤

Good advice. Also accept that some people won’t be so patient when you attempt their language. It can be a bit demotivating when they tell you not to bother, but just keep practicing! There will be people who’ll help :)

That's exactly how I learned english! As a kid I watched thousands of series and was always writing with random people on the internet! Now I'm learning russian and french and it's pretty much the same 💪

Absolutely love the advice tried-and-true

I love the idea of starting with kids shows because i imagine they talk slower and enunciate more - like english kids shows, "Good morning, boys and girls!" Does anyone have some suggestions on what to watch and where to find it? Thanks in advance!

That is what i started doing during my stay in japan..i started watching, cartoons like chibi mariko chan and doraemon then afterwards i transfer to drama...

That last piece of advice is on point 👌

That is really truly THE best language learning advice ever

Great advice 💯

As a mostly self taught polyglot (Japanese being my 9th language) I cannot agree more with what he’s saying. Great points Nick

Omg, that advice on watching kid shows is so good! I learned English with my little sister when she was growing up, watching cartoons and kid shows. It was sooo helpful in getting my pronunciation to almost native level since they always enunciate slower and more deliberately.

To all the people who watch Netflix: even if you hate dubbed shows, watch them. They really develop your understanding in a foreign language. I've watched American series in French and Italian, it has helped me learn them.

As someone who watches anime, i see this as an absolute win

great advice I agree w everything he said

I started learning with the genki textbooks a few years back, but had to give it up when I started going to school again. I plan to get back into it after that though. I miss it

This is SO true!! 😮

He looks like Jasper Hale!!!

This is really good advice. It does seem overwhelming but he broke it down in a way that made sense. Just have to stick with it and be patient!

This is the same advice I got from my German teacher. Nice to hear it now as I’m learning Japanese😊

This guy is not just a random comedian.. he is very educated, strict, self-discipline, and considers himself a bookworm.. try watch his other interview; he is quite an interesting guy

Truthful advise!

idk why the *MAMA DADA* was so hilarious to me but it was

I started learning on a serious level as of ending of last year and im amazed how much i can understand already lol. I completely agree on doing the kids stuff. I literally have a bunch if videos from Fun Nihongo and play them on repeat 😅 my husband is half Japanese and has no interest in learning his culture like i do and he walked in on me listening and singing along to a video and he said "thats cute, its like your a kid" and i said "i am basically a child again learning a language" 😂😂

One of the best Advice, definately.🎉❤

I recall Japanese words thru watching Japanese movies and Japanese shows. I even listening to the Japanese songs especially Arashi and Aiko songs.

Dude such great advice! I’ve retained so much from language learning directed at kids

19 and i live in kentucky i’m wanting and dedicated in the move to japan and the language barrier will be tuff but i’ll learn and it won’t stop me from enjoying the amazing scenery around me

Excellent interview

I totally agree with this. I am learning Korean language at the moment. He's right, we're so lucky because everything is literally a tap away. The Internet have everything you need, literally. I'm exposed to Korean drama and songs early on and some words just stuck in my head. So I decided to self taught myself using an app, learning the alphabets from scratch and never skip a day. Mind you I work 8-12 hours a day, 6 days a week but I spent minimum 15-30 minutes per day, 128 days now and still counting, I can proudly say I can recognised (not just memorise) the letters, how it sound and able to read and surprisingly understand most of a simple conversation in Korean. The only problem is, you need to speak in that language in order to master it. I have no one to speak the language with but hey, just move forward not backward. We'll get there eventually. Take a baby step 1st, we can do it! Although I find it harder to learn Japanese language, I'll definitely try to do it soon.

That’s great advice I’m learning Korean and just watching shows and interviews you can start to understand sentences and their structure just by listening.

This is exactly how I learned Japanese way back and I'm sure a bunch of others did too. Just watching a crapton of anime and rewinding when there were words I didn't understand. When I took Japanese as my minor in college, everything (except writing) I already knew until about the last couple of semesters.

Cool guy, good energy

You never go triple denim

This is true guys. I couldn't even speak or understand English two years ago, and I change all my social media to English. I watched a lot of videos or movies not in my native language. I'm still learning tho but it works.

And if you prefer to read, kids books are also very good! They're very simple and usually has big text with lots of pictures to understand!

The American guy is gorgeous x

He has the Denim Set Bonus; Language Comprehension +3.

Best language learning advice ever!

Never be afraid to make mistakes and be laughed at or embarrass yourself at first. Their laughter will fade into amazement over time as you will improve in something they couldn't believe is possible