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| "I like you" in Japanese |
Hey Ken Cannon here. Saying I love you in Japanese is actually a lot harder than you might think. Watch the video above to find out why.
And in the blog post below I’m gonna give you a short break down of all the anime/drama clips used in my video. Don’t worry too much if you don’t understand every little detail about how all this stuff works because I will go over all of it again in future posts and videos. So without further ado here you go…
Video clips
1) J-Drama “Pride” Ep. 6
Aki wo aishiteru
-This ones pretty simple. Her name is Aki. And “wo” is just like “ga” in this case.
2) Kimi ga Nozumu Eien Ep. 1
Suki desu!
-Here she’s simply screaming “Like/Love”, which is totally cool in Japan. Because she followed it with “desu”, this sentence (sentence?) becomes polite. Also in Japanese unlike English you just need a verb to make a sentence complete.
3) Suzuka Ep. 15
Nyugaku shita toki kara zutto suki deshita!
-Yeah, we’ll save this one for another time. You should just be able to see the word “suki" in there.
4) Honey and Clover Ep. 24
Hagu-chan, ore wa kimi ga suki da yo
-Here we have the word “kimi” (you) instead of the name, which is cool and overall makes sense since he just said her name (Hagu-chan).
-Other than that you should recognize the word “ore” (I) from my last Japanese pronouns video and you really don’t have to add this word, but he felt the need to stress that is was him who liked her.
-“Wa” is another (I know… theres quite a few) marker word, and just links “ore” to everything else.
-“Da” makes this sentence more firm, definite or declarative.
-“Yo” is kind of like an phonetic exclamation point.
5) Please Teacher Ep. 6
Sensei ga suki da
-Ok so in case you were doubting what you heard, yes he did say, “teacher” I love you. And if you think that’s gross, there’s a reason I cut the clip where I did. Yeah…
6) Kimi ga Nozumu Eien Ep. 1
ore wa, kimi no koto ga, suki desu
-Alright although this looks like a mouth full, after all the pervious explanations you should be able to understand this one too.
My Skits
1) I love you stomachaches…
Jya, kiru ne~ aishiteru
Jya, iku ne~ aishiteru
Jya, rimokon wo tori ni iku ne~ aishiteru
Jya, toirei ni iku ne~ aishiteru
Jya, achi miru ne~ aishiteru
2) Yuna, I’m a creepy stalker.
Yuna no koto ga suki! Zutto touku kara miteiru, kage kara,tsuyoi sougankyou de… kokuhaku no chaynsu wo matteita
Atashi mo!
3) Who’s Michael?
Yuna ga suki.
Michael ga suki
Michael?
4) I really like cats… Like a lot
Neko ga suki
Neko no koto ga suki
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Ken CannonI Love You Video Transcript
Hey, Ken Cannon here. So today I’m gonna be teaching you all about how to say “I love you” in Japanese.
The reason for this lesson is the same as my Japanese cuss word video, (Look over and then up) the term I love you is the number one thing people generally search for when learning a new language.
Now saying “I love you” in Japanese is actually much more complicated than in English. Simply because there’s different types of love, and different meanings for each.
So to get started, the literal word for “I love you” in Japanese is aishiteru.
This word contains the notoriously hard to pronounce Japanese syllable, ru, so pay careful attention to that. Most people describe it as a cross between the english roo, doo and loo.
(Pronunciation guide) ai, shi, te, aishite, aishite, ru, ru , ru, aishite, ru, aishiteru. Aishiteru.
Now ai – means love
And shiteru- is the Japanese verb form of “doing”
So basically aishiteru means you're “doing love.” Well, not yet, but hopefully right?
Ok now here's where the big “but” comes in, aishiteru is a very powerful verb, and is used only if you are in an extremely serious relationship, much more serious than the english counterpart requires.
So as you can guess this word is not used very often, in fact, some married couples have never even said this to each other.
So it’s not at all like the english “I love you” which is sometimes said so much it’ll give you a stomachache.
Ok im gonna hang up now… I love you *kiss*
Jya, kiru ne, aishiteru yo*muah*
Ok im gonna go now, I love you. *kiss*
Jya, iku ne, aishiteru *muah*
Ok, im gonna use the bathroom now, I love you *kiss*
Jya, toirei ni iku ne, aishiteru yo*mauh*
Ok Im gonna go grab the remote control, I love you *kiss*
Jya, rimokon wo tori ni iku, aishiteru
Ok Im gonna turn my head now, I love you….. *kiss*
Jya, achi miru ne, aishiteru, **muah
So this is the point where I’d show you some anime examples, but to be honest Ive never even heard this word in anime before. So here’s an example from a J-drama :]
*Pride example*
Now for those of you who aren’t in a 'til “death do you part” relationship, and still want to tell your smooch buddy, or future smooch buddy that you love them and not come off like your creepy obsessed stalker I’ll share with you guys 2 other ways to do so.
But before I do that I want to teach you guys a vital concept/ word in Japan and anime that doesn’t occur in America.
So that concept is…
Kokuhaku! Ko, ku, ha, ku, koku, haku, kokuhaku
Kokuhaku literatly means confession, and is what you call the event of confessing your love to your special someone.
(Pronunciation guide)
Ok the confession of love in Japan is absolutely vital for any relationship to start in Japan. Basically you have to go up to someone and say “I love you!” in the most awkward way you can. No I’m kidding, this act is actually not weird at all unlike it would be in English, and is pretty much the norm.
Yuna…. I love you! I’ve always watched you secretly from afar, in the shadows with high powered binoculars … hoping to get the chance to kokuhaku you.
……
….(creeped out look)
…Me too!
*Cheesy Hug*
Yuna no koto ga suki! Zutto touku kara miteiru, kage kara,tsuyoi sougankyou de… kokuhaku no chaynsu wo matteita
Atashi mo!
Here’s some kokuhaku examples from anime..
(anime clips)
Ok, now that we have that covered, what do you say when we're making our kokuhaku, or just wanna say something a little less serious then aishiteru?
Well the most basic non creepy way is…
“Name” ga suki, ga, su ki, suki, ga suki
So you simply replace the name part with my name.. hah no I'm kidding, of course. You put in the name of your S.B (copyright)
(Pronunciatoin guide)
OK, the word “suki” actually means “to like”. But in Japan this is word you use when your kokuhakuing, and it’s also the word used in most circumstances when you wanna say you love somebody.
Now ga is simply a “marker word” that comes after the name to indicate who or what it is your “suki” is directed towards.
Yuna ga suki.
Atashi, Michael ga suki
eh?
(Michael Phelps video)
As you’ll probably notice, Japanese word order is a bit backwards. Literally, you’re saying, “you, I like”
And as I said in my Japanese Pronouns video, “I” is often omitted as it is in “Name” ga suki.”
(anime clips)
Ok now I’m going to teach you the more proper way to say I Love/Like you.
“Name” no koto ga suki.
Now you’ll notice the difference is the little bit “no koto” this loosely translates to “about”
(Pronunciation guide)
Ok, the reason for this change is that “name ga suki” can sound a bit childish, since it’s so basic. Also “no koto” changes the word “like” into “Like like” as in mmhmm.
(fish on plate)
Sakana ga suki = I like fish
(face to face with fish)
Sakana no koto ga suki = I like you fish….
Koto is a word that means “intangible thing” as in “the idea of” I like, the idea of Yuna.
And "no", is another “marker word” which indicates possession, and links two nouns together. As in the Yuna’S idea, or again the idea OF Yuna.
(anime clips)
Ok, in closing we have.
Aishiteru – 'Til death do we part
Name ga suki – I like you
Name no koto ga suki – I love you
Ok I brushed passed a lot of the vital grammar since this is a youtube video but if you guys wanna see more examples or bunch more S.B related words. Head on over to JTA.com that’s JapaneseThroughAnime.com.
Anyway see you guys next week!
Aishiteru! Japanese - (I love you!)
Ken Cannon
The reason for this lesson is the same as my Japanese cuss word video, (Look over and then up) the term I love you is the number one thing people generally search for when learning a new language.
Now saying “I love you” in Japanese is actually much more complicated than in English. Simply because there’s different types of love, and different meanings for each.
So to get started, the literal word for “I love you” in Japanese is aishiteru.
This word contains the notoriously hard to pronounce Japanese syllable, ru, so pay careful attention to that. Most people describe it as a cross between the english roo, doo and loo.
(Pronunciation guide) ai, shi, te, aishite, aishite, ru, ru , ru, aishite, ru, aishiteru. Aishiteru.
Now ai – means love
And shiteru- is the Japanese verb form of “doing”
So basically aishiteru means you're “doing love.” Well, not yet, but hopefully right?
Ok now here's where the big “but” comes in, aishiteru is a very powerful verb, and is used only if you are in an extremely serious relationship, much more serious than the english counterpart requires.
So as you can guess this word is not used very often, in fact, some married couples have never even said this to each other.
So it’s not at all like the english “I love you” which is sometimes said so much it’ll give you a stomachache.
Ok im gonna hang up now… I love you *kiss*
Jya, kiru ne, aishiteru yo*muah*
Ok im gonna go now, I love you. *kiss*
Jya, iku ne, aishiteru *muah*
Ok, im gonna use the bathroom now, I love you *kiss*
Jya, toirei ni iku ne, aishiteru yo*mauh*
Ok Im gonna go grab the remote control, I love you *kiss*
Jya, rimokon wo tori ni iku, aishiteru
Ok Im gonna turn my head now, I love you….. *kiss*
Jya, achi miru ne, aishiteru, **muah
So this is the point where I’d show you some anime examples, but to be honest Ive never even heard this word in anime before. So here’s an example from a J-drama :]
*Pride example*
Now for those of you who aren’t in a 'til “death do you part” relationship, and still want to tell your smooch buddy, or future smooch buddy that you love them and not come off like your creepy obsessed stalker I’ll share with you guys 2 other ways to do so.
But before I do that I want to teach you guys a vital concept/ word in Japan and anime that doesn’t occur in America.
So that concept is…
Kokuhaku! Ko, ku, ha, ku, koku, haku, kokuhaku
Kokuhaku literatly means confession, and is what you call the event of confessing your love to your special someone.
(Pronunciation guide)
Ok the confession of love in Japan is absolutely vital for any relationship to start in Japan. Basically you have to go up to someone and say “I love you!” in the most awkward way you can. No I’m kidding, this act is actually not weird at all unlike it would be in English, and is pretty much the norm.
Yuna…. I love you! I’ve always watched you secretly from afar, in the shadows with high powered binoculars … hoping to get the chance to kokuhaku you.
……
….(creeped out look)
…Me too!
*Cheesy Hug*
Yuna no koto ga suki! Zutto touku kara miteiru, kage kara,tsuyoi sougankyou de… kokuhaku no chaynsu wo matteita
Atashi mo!
Here’s some kokuhaku examples from anime..
(anime clips)
Ok, now that we have that covered, what do you say when we're making our kokuhaku, or just wanna say something a little less serious then aishiteru?
Well the most basic non creepy way is…
“Name” ga suki, ga, su ki, suki, ga suki
So you simply replace the name part with my name.. hah no I'm kidding, of course. You put in the name of your S.B (copyright)
(Pronunciatoin guide)
OK, the word “suki” actually means “to like”. But in Japan this is word you use when your kokuhakuing, and it’s also the word used in most circumstances when you wanna say you love somebody.
Now ga is simply a “marker word” that comes after the name to indicate who or what it is your “suki” is directed towards.
Yuna ga suki.
Atashi, Michael ga suki
eh?
(Michael Phelps video)
As you’ll probably notice, Japanese word order is a bit backwards. Literally, you’re saying, “you, I like”
And as I said in my Japanese Pronouns video, “I” is often omitted as it is in “Name” ga suki.”
(anime clips)
Ok now I’m going to teach you the more proper way to say I Love/Like you.
“Name” no koto ga suki.
Now you’ll notice the difference is the little bit “no koto” this loosely translates to “about”
(Pronunciation guide)
Ok, the reason for this change is that “name ga suki” can sound a bit childish, since it’s so basic. Also “no koto” changes the word “like” into “Like like” as in mmhmm.
(fish on plate)
Sakana ga suki = I like fish
(face to face with fish)
Sakana no koto ga suki = I like you fish….
Koto is a word that means “intangible thing” as in “the idea of” I like, the idea of Yuna.
And "no", is another “marker word” which indicates possession, and links two nouns together. As in the Yuna’S idea, or again the idea OF Yuna.
(anime clips)
Ok, in closing we have.
Aishiteru – 'Til death do we part
Name ga suki – I like you
Name no koto ga suki – I love you
Ok I brushed passed a lot of the vital grammar since this is a youtube video but if you guys wanna see more examples or bunch more S.B related words. Head on over to JTA.com that’s JapaneseThroughAnime.com.
Anyway see you guys next week!
Aishiteru! Japanese - (I love you!)
Ken Cannon
84 comments
Thanks for the update, I will have a look when I get home. I was getting worried ... no updates and even your newsletter is very quiet
ReplyDeleteYeah no problem man, for some reason YouTube is being a douche so I'm having to re-upload my video but bare with me and it'll be up soon.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update. I must say the female speaker looks a lot nicer than the one in your clip about the Suffixes :)
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I found an instance of aishiteru being used in Naruto Episode 101
haha thanks! I'm sure she'll be glad to hear/read that.. although.. that's probably not hard to do..
ReplyDeleteOh really? Well I'll have to give that a lookin, thanks.
Arigatou Gozimasu Ken!
ReplyDeleteI was hoping to find some way to say I love you to my new current Bf. I hope he likes it!
My pleasure!
ReplyDeleteAnd he won't just love it, he'll aishiteru it! (...that really doesn't make any sense, sorry)
wait a minuet dose this mean you have to say it in a ackwaqrd way or not because i dont really understand what you said
ReplyDeleteArigato Ken-Sensei
ReplyDeletedou itashimashite!
DeleteThe whole aishiteru thing really caught my attention because I never encountered it in an anime before. But guess what I did only 2 hours after watching your video (which was great by the way) http://www.animeultima.tv/itsuka-tenma-no-kuro-usagi-episode-4-english-subbed/ at 19:15 it sounds to me like she said :"Aishiteru Taito" n_n. I am so proud of myself because I recognized a word
DeleteYour videos are so enjoyable to watch! ^_^ I'm studying Japanese as well, and want to become fluent someday. In your videos, it's interesting to see and hear confirmations of things I wasn't sure about that I've learned from anime. Thank you so much! ^_^
ReplyDeleteOh, I've heard "Aishiteru" quite a bit... mostly in Shoujo anime like Sailor Moon and Fushigi Yuugi, especially the latter... very smoochy. HAHA
It Was A Lot Of Help.Thank You.
ReplyDelete@cmoraes, sorry it was my attempt at bad humor. No, you definitely want to say it seriously in a serious situation.
ReplyDelete@Cheri, Aw thanks a bunch! Haha, yeahhh sorry, smoochy animes aren't really my specialty, I shoulda kept my comment to my self heheh
Dude, go check out the anime "To love Ru" in the first episode since he got a girl's attention and said i like you, but without '"name" ga suki' a whole plot comes from that. it is hilarious.
ReplyDeleteOh serious? Ok will do.
DeleteHa. Some funny stuff there. Kinda handy too. Hopefully when classes start again in 2 weeks I'll whip out the binoculars line and make them all run in fear from the gaijin.
ReplyDeleteOh god hahah, just what the world needs
DeleteOMG THANK YOU THANK xD
ReplyDeletelol anytime ^^
DeleteWow excellent explaining, very valuable to know the differences between these words! And fun video as well! (^_^)
ReplyDelete:D Thanks a lot!
Deleteso when would one use the word koi another way to say love. would this be the word to you use for a family member so its not weird and or creepy lol?
ReplyDeleteNo, koi is more closer to a "crush" in English, that bubbly first few weeks kind of love.
DeleteAwesome vids Ken! I especially liked the Tohoku ben one.
ReplyDeleteThanks man! Hahah, really?
Delete\（＾ｏ＾）/ thank you for this video~～～～ it made my day ^^!
ReplyDeleteanyway keep going I like you teaching ways more exiting then my class electives =.= could you make more ?? :) thank you
You're welcome! And yeah for sure! But of course I put most of my videos in my video newsletter!
DeleteI like your video. It is very useful to learn Japanese. By the way, I am Japanese and I am studying English to go to the college in the USA. I answer your Japanese questions. The url of my blog is http://japaneseintheusa.blogspot.com/ I wish you come to the my blog. If you suspect that I am fake, please cotact me.
ReplyDeleteThanks! And unfortunately it doesn't look like your blog is up anymore but it if counts for anything, I don't think you are a fake~~
DeleteThanks for the videos anyway..been enjoying to learn Japanese since Im an anime lover..thanks!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Me too! Ganbare!
DeleteThanks so much for your Free Lessons :) You really make learning fun. Cant wait to see more video's. I would even pay for them, their so good :)
ReplyDeleteAw thanks so much! I'm glad I could help :D
DeleteCan you make a video on how to pronounce the r sound? People keep telling me you have to place your tongue a certain spot. But I don't know where! Can you pleeeeeease make a video? <:)
ReplyDeleteOh sure! I know its tough, but in the mean time, this vid might help http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2wzUuGm7yw
DeleteOMG!
ReplyDeleteafter watching the video, i was honestly crying...
and the background music was no help, adding to the drama...
it felt like i was the main gal character crying because of some issue at hand...
and for me, the issue at hand is, im torn between pursuing my passion and interests between what my parents wanted for me...
and like my passion and interests lie with anime and all anime-related profession... but im presently pursuing one of the careers i hated in this whole wide world just because my parents and other relatives wanted me to do so...
which is why i hate the name and the title i carry...
although even if i feel and act so stupid this way, i'll still be watching your videos so please keep on updating and keep being amusing ^_- (funny in a good way)!
Wow! I'm no one to tell you how to run your life but, I always say go with what your heart tells you what to do, you'll always make yourself, and those around you the happiest in the long run, even if it doesn't feel like it in the moment.
DeleteHe's a very well explainer! I'm really getting the hang of this. Thanks dude!
ReplyDeleteNo problem dude! And thanks for the compliment!~
Deleteken can u teach me how to speak in japanese?
ReplyDeleteand I'm Johnic or John Ebison.
Sure! Stick around my blog and newsletter and I'll do just that.
Deleteyaoi ga suki <3 <3 idk felt a need to anounc that ty for the video helped alot i just started this program but i been learning japanese for awhile with my frends otaku ><
ReplyDeletelol, thanks for sharing! but yeah ganbatte!
DeleteI'm glad your video popped up randomly on youtube you are now my favorite foreign teacher and now I'm a faithful subscriber. :) Dewa mata
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ReplyDeletehttp://vianime.com/
Yeah I think it was a great site! Unfortunately the owner has gone MIA for the past 2 years, but still they have about 3 months of good content.
Deletehahaha yes, vianime have been around longer... LOL
ReplyDeletePwned
Yup around a month longer ^^
Deletekensan wa nihongo no jouzo desu. boku mo nihongo o benkyou shite imasu. kono kotoba ga suki desu. demo nihongo wa, watashi ni totemo taihen da. tokidoki benkyu suru no o yametai. anata yoku dekimashita. shitsurei shimasu.
ReplyDeleteArigatou! Anata mo kanari jouzu desu ne! Ganbatte!
Deletehey if u dont mind could u please email me all of the words that u said u found on the word frequency charts my email is lubu0447@yahoo.com. in all honesty i feel exactly like you. well about learning japanese. through watching the dramas and anime i have become more and more attatched to japan and wanting to learn their language so if u could please email me all of those words i would appreciate it more than great i cant explain in words how much i would appreciate it and i keep watchin your vids over and over to remember the lessons you taught.
ReplyDeleteSorry, but the 300 most common word list in anime is actually reserved for JTA class members. So it would pretty disrespectful to the hundreds of students who signed up there if I started giving it out for free.
DeleteI just accidentally earased a nice little paragraph that I was going to submit, so I'm just going to keep this short.
ReplyDeleteI can't find anything on your site. Is there a forum? I saw one in your video, but I don't see one on the site. Can I watch old newsletter videos? or and I stuck with only seeing the ones that I get from now on?
I'm very interested in your youtube channel, although it's slowed down, and with your web site, but there is almost nothing here. Is everything available to your students? Because I can't find out how I would sign up for that either.
I will come back and see if you comment.
Hello!
DeleteNot Ken Cannon or anything, and you may know this already, but the forum is for students only. (I'm not one, but I've explored this site for a little while and signed up for the newsletter). Ken has also mentioned in his videos that his students are able to see everything he has to offer. I'm not sure about the newsletter videos, however, as I only signed up recently.
Just trying to help you out a bit, although it's not much info. ;)
Hello dear friend!!
ReplyDeleteSo, I have been studying anime simply through subtitles and with the help of a friend who grew up in Japan, but you are extremely helpful and I just want to say thank you so very very much!! You have made my life wayyyy easier!!!
There is actually an anime called Angel Beats where ai shiteru is said a few times :3
It's a good anime, it's really short too, it's only I think 13 episodes :)
So, thanks soo much!!
~Notichimtoki
I watch your videos at least 5 times over just so I can learn things correctly. I just wanted to say thank you so much for doing something like this, it definitely makes it easier to learn, and has a more practical application >_<
ReplyDeletewhats th difference between aishite imasu and aishiteru?
ReplyDeleteHi your japanese is really good.
ReplyDeleteI'm japanese and i'm studying english. Watching "learning japanese video" in english is so helpful for my studying english as well.
And i didn't know that the difference between "kimi ga suki" and "kimi no koto ga suki", even im japanese. so may be you could teach japanese to japanese students haha.
i'm looking forward to next video and sorry my english might sound funny
I came across your site from another site because I finally want to learn Japanese after years of watching anime and having to wait for subbed videos.
ReplyDeleteI thought this was interesting because I didn't know that there was an I love you more serious than suki.
I do have a question though because you didn't cover it in your video and I know I've heard his in anime. It's daisuki. I've seen it translated as I love you as well...
I'm not Ken Cannon, but I have been studying Japanese for a while and can answer your question. In Japanese, liking something is an adjective instead of a verb like it is in English. For example, in English you would say "I like anime." In Japanese you would say "Anime ga suki." which means "As for me, anime has like." The subject, I, is omitted like Ken described in his video.
DeleteDai is a prefix you can add to a lot of adjectives that increases the intensity of that adjective. Examples.
"Anime ga daisuki" means "I really like anime."
"Yasai ga daikirai" means "I really dislike vegetables."
"Ken Cannon sensei ga daikirei" means "Ken Cannon sensei is really beautiful."
And so on. I hope this helps.
Thanks Gage it does!
DeleteI have never in a year of living in Japan, having a Japanese partner and working in a Japanese workplace heard 'dai-kirei'. Dai is the Chinese reading of the kanji for big 大 and is not just loosely added onto adjectives like this so please be careful :/ I have only heard it on daikirai/daisuki (but daikirai and even kirai are very strong words and shouldn't be used)
DeleteJust watch out with that!
I heard aishiteru in Golden Boy yesterday. It's a short (6 episode) anime, and in episode 3 a yakuza says aishiteru repeatedly to a girl he's trying to marry.
ReplyDeleteKen is such a cutie
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how you could've learned all this in just a year, I admit I'm a little intimidated by just this one video cuz it is kinda complicated >.< I'm a little anime junkie myself so I understand the frustration of having to read the subtittles how did you have the patience and the drive to actually do it?! lol By the way my name is Dayna or you can call me Liz whichever suits your taste but a reply would be very helpful ^.^
ReplyDeleteIn an anime I had just finished seeing, I heard daisuki means I love you. Its an english sub but I'm not sure if the translation is wrong. This was before I stumbled upon this page. I'm not sure which is right.
ReplyDeleteno such a thing as direct translation, so can't quite explain this one. It depends on the context a lot! But Japanese as a language has such different nuances and words with meanings that can't at times even be described in English, that it's very hard.
DeleteArigato Ken-Sensei.( from Kiyoko Kasumi) (my id wont work)
ReplyDeleteHi Ken I just stumbled on your webby by pure chance..anyhoo what a laugh..i almost spat my tea out when I saw the I love you cat bit :) hehe!
ReplyDeleteCan I ask some advice? Did you learn to speak first or learn kanji first? Is it better to learn to speak first with romaji? A few of the "big" sites say nooooo romaji is evil!
Anyway glad to have stumbled on the site matey, pretty good fun, will deco stay around!
Cheers
Ashley
Heya, I've been studying Japanese for a few years now and currently live in Tokyo! Learning romaji is DANGEROUS so please don't! Best to learn hiragana and katakana and then over time learn kanji. You can always have kanji characters with the furigana (readings) on top to make things easier :) Learning romaji gets you into bad habits, that's why I suggest to avoid it.
DeleteSpeaking is the most important skill in any language, practise speaking as much as any other skill!
http://www.animeseason.com/ore-no-kanojo-to-osananajimi-ga-shuraba-sugiru-episode-13/
ReplyDeleteYou said you couldn't find an anime where somebody says aishiteru. Well i was just watching this one and from 20:00-20:10 is a scene where a girls says aishiteru. ^-^
Btw. nice useful videos! You should post more! :D
the word "aishiteru" can be heard in anime Mirai Nikki(future Diary)on episode 23 about 10 minutes in, where yuno and yukki declare their love for each other so to speak
ReplyDeletewait... O_O i learn in anime that.. its "daiski dayo" or is this means "I like You" XD i cause i really watched many confession to what i watch an anime :O
ReplyDeleteDaisuki dayo is also like I love you as far as I know. Dai=great suki=like so yeah something like love.
Deleteだいすき だよ(Daisuki Dayo) means something along the lines of "I REALLY like you." Ken has done a nice job of explaining だいすき(daisuki) as "I like you", and the だよ(dayo) that we often hear in Anime is a result of the colloquial style of Japanese that is used in cartoons. In formal Japanese we would probably say だいすき ですよ(daisuki desuyo) but だ(da) and です(desu) are effectively the same word, they both mean "is". The よ(yo) on the end is an emphasis marker. It just means "I'm super serious".
ReplyDeleteAishiteru is used in the last episode of fate/zero.
ReplyDeleteI am just catching up on Naruto and heard several instances of aishiteru in episode 295 ("Power - Final Episode") which came out some time after this post.
ReplyDeleteI am just learning Japanese from the Pimsleur method and various online resources. This site is one of my faves. Arigatou Gozimasu!
Thank you! I am starting to learn japanese (3rd language) and one of the concepts are giving me trouble. Because not everything is able to be directly translated. In spanish they don't say I love you either, and they use "Te quiero" (I want you).
ReplyDeleteFantastic explaination.
Hey Ken, I know of one instance of "aishiteru" in anime. By Naruto's mom to her son. Is it accurate to only use romantic examples?
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I'm surprised you never heard "aishiteru" in anime! Even Naruto has it! You know..when Naruto met his mother when he was trying to break the kyuubi seal and then his mom's chakra came out and then they had a long conversation and before his mom disappeared she said "Naruto..aishiteru!"(i forgot if there was something else she said before or after that so sumimasen! :P)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the lesson, hmm, is suki word a adjective? therefore it used ga particle? but in English "Like" or "Love" word is verb, isn't it?^^
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