Learn the Top 15 Favorite Japanese Words (Chosen by Fans)

[Old Crow]

More beginning Japanese for beginners like me. In her usual charming style, Risa takes us through 15 Japanese words selected by viewers and adds a few of her own favorite words in at the end.

[Shandris]

1. I blame Koichi at Tofugu for giving me my favorite Japanese word.

Atatakakunakatta. ( あたたかくなかった ). "not warm"

I tried saying that for something like 4 days before my tongue didn't trip itself three times trying!

Great video too. I like how she gave a different use for yoroshiku than what I'd heard before; the more synonyms I have for things, the easier it is to plug them into new sentences so I can sound like a mildly disturbed first grader!

[Old Crow]

2. Wow. Wouldn't want to say that five times fast!

I'm glad you liked the video. I'm an absolute beginner when it comes to Japanese. At this point, I like the videos featuring Risa because she's so entertaining. I wind up laughing at some of her silly gestures every time I watch her videos, no matter how often I've viewed them. And, after this video, I understand why Yui was saying "baka!" in response to some of Donald Trump's recent nonsense.

If you're at the sentence level, you're far ahead of me. I'm still just trying to learn a core vocabulary of words and some phrases. I hope to eventually progress to more challenging material--but for now, these videos with Risa are just my speed.

Time for bed here. Mata ne! (Maybe too informal? But it's all I know, so ... sumimasen!)

[LostOne4Ever]

3. I could be wrong but I think you you can take it another step further

[font style="font-family:'kaiti','MS Mincho','Fangsong',fantasy;" size=6 color=teal][font size=2]_あたた[/font]
暖かくなかったっけ[/font]


[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=4 color=teal]atatakakunakattakke[/font]

"wasn't it not warm?"

[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=4 color=teal]The [font style="font-family:'kaiti','MS Mincho','Fangsong',fantasy;" size=5 color=teal]っけ[/font] means that it a vague recollection.

It is also my understanding that if you add to the end of that a って to the end to show you are casually quoting or paraphrasing so that it becomes

[font style="font-family:'kaiti','MS Mincho','Fangsong',fantasy;" size=6 color=teal][font size=2]_あたた[/font]
暖かくなかったっけって[/font]

atatakakunakattakkette[/font]

&quot He/She/It) said 'wasn't it not warm'"

[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=4 color=teal]or (if I am not messing this up) alternatively

[font style="font-family:'kaiti','MS Mincho','Fangsong',fantasy;" size=6 color=teal][font size=2]_あたた[/font]
暖かくなかったってっけ[/font]

atatakakunakattattekke[/font]

"Didn't (he/she/it) say it was not warm?"

[Shandris]

4. Oh wow, that's neat!

And painful! My head hurts now lol.

Think I need to get a bit farther in my studies before I try my hand at that (and I'll need to work up the courage, because that's downright daunting!), but thanks for pointing those out. Now to go hunt down a primer of sorts on those topics, mwahahahaha!

[Art_from_Ark]

5. That's all fine and good,

but can you say "生麦生米生卵" three times fast?