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Unlearning Japanese - Real Real Japan #09

2025-10-06 Entertainment
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Unlearning Common Pitfalls in Basic Japanese Social Phrases

Stop relying on textbook politeness when talking to locals; learn the casual conversational cues that actually bridge cultural gaps in Japan.

Short Summary

  • Prioritize learning usable, casual conversational phrases before diving deep into formal script systems like Kanji.
  • Master nuance in greetings and thank yous, as overly formal or inappropriate casual terms can cause confusion or offense.
  • Understand specific repetition patterns (like saying "bye-bye") drastically change meaning in Japanese conversation. This episode challenges common early-learner pitfalls, focusing on context-appropriate social Japanese rather than rote memorization of isolated scripts.

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The Japanese podcast y'all been waiting for. In this episode, we unteach basic surprise and excitement phrases Watch an Unlearning Japanese episode live on Twitch!! https://www.twitch.tv/realrealjapan Live everyday 10am JST Unlearning Japanese #09 凸凹凸凹凸凹凸凹凸凹凸凹SUBSCRIBE!!凸凹凸凹凸凹凸凹凸凹凸凹凸 Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/realrealjapan

Top Comments (10)

@benthomson1132 2025-10-06

1. Sugi really is fantastic at breaking down Japanese for English speakers wanting to learn and Cameron's deadpan delivery of his questions is so relatable. Both are dudes are absolutely hilarious. 2. Has there been an episode where these two essentially swap roles and Sugi tears into how dumb English can be? Because if not, I REALLY want to see it someday.

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@u4u-t9p 2025-10-06

今日自分の高校でお昼休みこのチャンネルの話題で盛り上がった(この話と新しい総理大臣の話の2つを話した😂)

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@I_AM_HELLFIRE 2025-10-06

I need to learn the curse words first to determine whether the entire language is worth the study 😂

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@mranderson4469 2025-10-06

3:07 not why memoriiiizeee

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@shadyspleen 2025-10-06

In a job interview: 仕事出してくれ、おいコラ! Japanese is so easy guys!

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@agravitraxpro5933 2025-10-18

here's a summary of this episode: 1. "nice to meet you" is はじめまして or よろしくね, though there is a politer version called よろしくおねがいします. 2. "how are you" is げんき which means "healthy" (mentally healthy, that is)(you ask this as a question). you can respond with 大丈夫 (daijoubu) which means "okay" or "I'm fine". 3. "thank you" is ありがとう, though you can say ありがとうございます which is politer and "azassss" is a casual version. only with friends and family though 4. "sorry" is ごめん or すめません where ごめん is more casual. 5. "bye bye" is じゃあね or バイバイ. 5½. "see you again" is またね, though it's more formal. hope this helped 😊

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@treebush 2025-10-06

1:59 are you opened minded? -Hongdae Guy

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@Briansgate 2025-10-06

Bleach has taught me: Nani? Daijobu? teme! Kisama!

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@darkvulpes4826 2025-12-28

10:07 Cameron went full on "Not why. Memorize." himself.

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@JjKGxgLvr 2026-01-12

Anime taught me : It's ok = daijyobu I'm alr= daijyobu I'm fine= daijyobu Don't worry= daijyobu No it's fine= daijyobu LIFE IS NOT DAIJYOBU

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