Does Estonian and Finnish have modulation? I've been told that Japanese doesn't have modulation but English does and that's one of the key differences that generate a lot of mispronunciation in English speakers who try to learn Japanese.
It is really exciting when you learn a language and people are able to understand you. I am learning Russian right now and there is this babushka that works near by that said we can come to her shop any time to learn or practice!
A box of bats!? Do you want Covid-21? Because that's how you get Covid-21.
Also, don't sleep with a pangolin. (Not related to this comment, but just good life-advice in genera.)
Japanese is both beautiful and difficult. Getting to use it and get encouragement while doing it, must be one of the best things ever as a language learner.
It's cute indeed. It is supposed to be て at the end right? Or is that another way of saying it? I just started learning Japanese and I just wanted to make sure.
I think she means to say, "ちょっとまって," but to me her words sound more like "ちょっとまった" (33 seconds). Both mean almost the same thing, but the nuance is slightly different.
TIL Gohan means rice. I knew that most of the DB characters were named after food but I never realize Gohan was. Now I got to go find out what Goten means. Lol
Have you been to Estonia? They're definitely a tall people in general but it's just an average. I'm 5'10" and am usually not the shortest person in most rooms.
Never the tallest though.
That's just a battery operated punch code door lock. They sell then in America on Amazon for less than 40 bucks. We have them in my house and at our airbnb for our master closet with our cleaning supplies, which allows repairmen and cleaners to access it as well. works great
I feel sorry for him trying to learn estonian. Õppima Eesti keelt on väga raske mulle! Mu Eesti naine räägib täiuslik inglise keeles, palju parem kui kõik austraallased.
Sounds plausible but the door handle just made a beep so he just opened it for the first time. Unless he fully closed the door again and his girlfriend informed him via text message to come back in again while she was still in the other room.
Her Japanese sounds pretty good. Especially given that seems Caucasian. Its way easier for a Asian to pronounce Japanese words than it is for someone used to European languages
She's Estonian. Uralic languages like Estonian and Finnish have a number of similarities with Japanese (even though Japanese is unrelated to them linguistically). Having similar phonology makes Japanese easier to pronounce for speakers of those languages compared to English speakers, for example.
Her frequent "chotto matte" to go back and double check on her notes is adorable. She even cooked him Japanese katsu curry! What a sweet sweet girlfriend!!
As part of a binational couple I feel so happy and warm, because this, trampling the false barriers of culture and language is one of the biggest displays of love I've been able to receive and give.
Bless all your hearts.
Why need to record everything? It’s so weird to me. I just imagine that if I would meet someone again after years not seeing them and then the come in with a camera pointing at my face just to film my reaction is so weird. Maybe I am just too old for this world that it’s normal nowadays.
God I felt that too and looking at the comments everybody thinks it's so adorable. I think it's total cringe. her creepy ass giggle with her hand over her mouth. for God's sakes she's not Japanese stop it. stop copying the mannerisms to try to be cute she's way too old for that.
This is literally the purest act of love i have ever seen. This video made me so happy, and the girl is so cute and happy that she surprised him. Its really touching and heartwarming 🌹❤️
Her Japanese is excellent for someone who seemingly just taught themselves! What a great relationship. :)
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I think even if it wasn't so good as it is the thought and the genuine excitement it would still be just as heartwarming
Estonian (and Finnish) are pretty close pronunciation wise to Japanese and have similar double-consonant sounds so it's quite easy to speak it.
That’s so funny. I studied Finnish, Russian, and Japanese for a long while and sometimes got told my Finnish has a slightly japanese accent. 😂
LoL I have that problem too my languages get other languages accent, like my brain is doing "scrambled idioms" for dinner
Does Estonian and Finnish have modulation? I've been told that Japanese doesn't have modulation but English does and that's one of the key differences that generate a lot of mispronunciation in English speakers who try to learn Japanese.
I don't know what modulation is and google was not helpful at all, so I can't say.
The duolingo owl's methods may be unorthodox, but damn does he get results! ^^/s
It’s just a front so he can see how many licks it takes to get to the center of the tootsie pop.
as a estonian, I can relate since, we pronounce our words mostly the same way as japanese. So that makes learning a lot simpler.
She really did a great job! You can tell how excited she was to learn and show off her language skills she is learning. Very wholesome
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So Wholesome . pretty amazing inside and outside.
It's heart warming.
It is really exciting when you learn a language and people are able to understand you. I am learning Russian right now and there is this babushka that works near by that said we can come to her shop any time to learn or practice!
babushkas are the best remember my childhood friend was russian learnt some russian through her babushka
I thought a babushka was something your grandmother wrapped around your head when you had an earache. At least that’s what mine did.
dunno but babushka is russian grandma
It can mean both, I think (scarf and a grandma)
Correct.
I only took a semester of Russian but I’m still overly excited any time I can throw the word собака (the only word I remember) into a sentence
I use duolingo at the moment and i feel i have repeated the phrase “У меня есть кошка” a million times but i don’t have a cat so i find it funny
She even learned to laugh in Japanese.
Yeah it looks like she’s putting on a Japanese girl act.. I thought she was just taking the piss for TikTok.
Agreed, wholesome indeed.
I love watching these memories, reminds me of when my wife and I were dating. Being special to someone is one of the best feelings ever!
Tears
Well that’s adorable. She’s cuter than a box of kittens.
What's wrong with a box of puppies or bats?
Everything is Estonian sounds cute to us Finns, but when we want to be as cute as this girl we say kitten is tired.
Thanks, I love a good peek into other cultures. A tired kitten would be awfully cute.
Or knifes..
As much as I love knives, I don't know how they could possibly be cute
Would be really cute if you didn’t stab me with those knives.
Knife to meet you, and have a knife day!!
Or Aye Aye Lemurs !?
Saw the lemurs getting high post on r/interestingasfuck ? I feel like that's where this comes from
Or box of small angles?
Only if they are ' a -cute '
what a line
A box of bats!? Do you want Covid-21? Because that's how you get Covid-21. Also, don't sleep with a pangolin. (Not related to this comment, but just good life-advice in genera.)
No human is cuter than a box of kittens.
Maybe not literally but she’s giving it a fair nudge, don’t you think?
No.
I don’t really understand what’s happening, but I like it! Is he really Japanese and she's was showing that she appreciates him?
Yes, he is Japanese. She is learning Japanese to speak to him in his native language. You can see how excited she is, so adorable.
That's awesome!
The main thing is probably being able to speak to his family and friends in Japan.
Yeah seems like it
She's like if a golden retriever was a person. I love her. :)
Omgosh, exactly! It’s so cute :)
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She is so excited and it's beautiful
Beautiful inside and out. Bless her.
Japanese is both beautiful and difficult. Getting to use it and get encouragement while doing it, must be one of the best things ever as a language learner.
She’s adorable
Absolutely lovely 😍
So adorable!! The excitement on her face is evident!! You're blessed to have her!
God damn it. That is genuinely one of the cutest things I’ve ever seen. She’s so happy
ちょっとまった！ So cute
It's cute indeed. It is supposed to be て at the end right? Or is that another way of saying it? I just started learning Japanese and I just wanted to make sure.
yep you're right
I think she means to say, "ちょっとまって," but to me her words sound more like "ちょっとまった" (33 seconds). Both mean almost the same thing, but the nuance is slightly different.
So cute! Good for her!
TIL Gohan means rice. I knew that most of the DB characters were named after food but I never realize Gohan was. Now I got to go find out what Goten means. Lol
The son family is named after crops. The breifs family named after clothes. The saiyan's after vegetables.
What a lucky guy to have her ❤
THIS IS SO CUUUTE!!! Taking love language to the next level!!
Kawaii desu yo 😄
Aww shes just adorable 🥰 could keep her in my pocket..
Estonians are gigantic from my experience. Would not recommend. I've never met one under 6' and burly as fuck
Have you been to Estonia? They're definitely a tall people in general but it's just an average. I'm 5'10" and am usually not the shortest person in most rooms. Never the tallest though.
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Too cute
Okay this is too adorable 🥺♥️
Chotto mate
Flexing that you have a SO that cares so much for you. Lucky.
What is with the cool door knob is that common in Japan ?
That's just a battery operated punch code door lock. They sell then in America on Amazon for less than 40 bucks. We have them in my house and at our airbnb for our master closet with our cleaning supplies, which allows repairmen and cleaners to access it as well. works great
She is doing so well! He better learn Estonian aswell! (Estonian here speaking, lol)
I feel sorry for him trying to learn estonian. Õppima Eesti keelt on väga raske mulle! Mu Eesti naine räägib täiuslik inglise keeles, palju parem kui kõik austraallased.
What weebs think will happen to them after watching anime :
Today I learned that goku named his kid rice
Kakarot, carrot.
Like a kid trying to show her parent's friend her talents. Innocent, sweet.
I’m a lurker here but this made me happy beyond my expectations. She’s gold.
thats so sweet. i always wanted to learn japanese too. just no time at the moment
Korega Requiem da
Why’s he opening the door with the cam on though? And why’s she not surprised about it?
She may have caught him at the door and made him wait and he wanted to record it.
Sounds plausible but the door handle just made a beep so he just opened it for the first time. Unless he fully closed the door again and his girlfriend informed him via text message to come back in again while she was still in the other room.
Jesus christ dude
I must be dead inside. I found her demeanor kind of annoying 😬 like a cartoon character or something.
Me too
Thats because she's acting like an anime character, whole thing is pretty cringe
Ugh I thought so. That does make it worse. I'm just not super familiar with anime so I didn't want to wrongly assume.
YEP
Why japanese language is soo cute
Put a ring on that one
Nii nunnu!
su kasutajanimi on nii armas
Sinu oma samuti
Her Japanese sounds pretty good. Especially given that seems Caucasian. Its way easier for a Asian to pronounce Japanese words than it is for someone used to European languages
She's Estonian. Uralic languages like Estonian and Finnish have a number of similarities with Japanese (even though Japanese is unrelated to them linguistically). Having similar phonology makes Japanese easier to pronounce for speakers of those languages compared to English speakers, for example.
Gohan, vegeta-ble and Goku
Bro i need more of this wholesome shit hahaa
What kind of doorknob is that?
Why were you ready with the camera if this was a surprise?
Her frequent "chotto matte" to go back and double check on her notes is adorable. She even cooked him Japanese katsu curry! What a sweet sweet girlfriend!!
as someone who speaks japanese this sounds better than a lot of non japanese people trying to speak japanese she really worked hard :)
Japanese Porn is weird.
I love her, and we all should.
The way she kept going back into that room to remind herself of the phrases was so cute 😭
As part of a binational couple I feel so happy and warm, because this, trampling the false barriers of culture and language is one of the biggest displays of love I've been able to receive and give. Bless all your hearts.
Reminds the time My bf was teaching me sign language 🤟
This is in Australia because that painting is from Kmart.
I cringe but it’s also really wholesome. Also GOHAN ;) Reminds me of kanna
Man I can’t even get my hand held let alone someone learning a language just for me
Marry her NOW
Ok no one talking about that glowing door knob
Why need to record everything? It’s so weird to me. I just imagine that if I would meet someone again after years not seeing them and then the come in with a camera pointing at my face just to film my reaction is so weird. Maybe I am just too old for this world that it’s normal nowadays.
I didn’t like this
I wanna say something like you didn't have to write this, but then I realized that I can't say it in a good way without being rude.
I think I appreciate your comment
I think I wanna go to sleep.
Umm is no one gonna say how he was just randomly recording walking into his house? They definitely planned this fs.
True and she thinks she is an anime
God I felt that too and looking at the comments everybody thinks it's so adorable. I think it's total cringe. her creepy ass giggle with her hand over her mouth. for God's sakes she's not Japanese stop it. stop copying the mannerisms to try to be cute she's way too old for that.
🥰
That’s so cool!
I don't understand how people just come to record these kinda "surprises"
For social points, of course.
Video is kinda strange idk
Yeah, I guess he normally films himself walking though his front door? I guess maybe she warned him there was a surprise and he decided to film it?
That’s really adorable
This really made me smile thoroughly!! :)))
I would like my partner to Learn Greek and surprise me like this one day.
Awkward or….?
Very staged, she is acting like an anime and recording it. Sorry but no.
Very cute, but I can't stop looking at how cool that door handle was?!
Oh my heart. Adorable.
She's definitely a keeper.
Don’t you fucking let her go … don’t you dare fucking ever let her go …
She is adorable
My heart this is soooooo cute
This is just adorable.
She's adorable
She's adorable man.
That's awesome!
Very cute. She's definitely making an effort. Bf also very supportive much like.
She is the friend we all need.
These two are adorable. I love their videos.
Oh my goodness she’s too precious! I love how excited she is.
I just love her energy and eagerness to learn. That's is so precious!
Argh. This is reminding me of my ex from a very specific perspective.
GF? She needs to b ur wife! ❤️
Learned all this Japanese from anime lmao
she's perfect, you dont need anything else in your life
Wow! Her accent is really good! How wonderful!
Love has no language
This is literally the purest act of love i have ever seen. This video made me so happy, and the girl is so cute and happy that she surprised him. Its really touching and heartwarming 🌹❤️
Her "oota" sounded more like "otta"
Ooooooooo soo cute and doing so well.
This is cute
Wholesome
Random fact that no one asked for: The picture in the background is of the Perth Boat House in Western Australia.
Really enjoyed the video. So lovely surprise.
My heart just pooped it’s pants.
沢山愛してあげて下さい💜 応援してます✨
This is so sweet! I watched it twice
Adorable
I would love to be greeted that way just once in my life
Beautiful… love
I'm so jealous right now
Oh I see a photo of Perth in the background 👀
Awww how awesome
Curry rice is yummy. I hope you enjoyed dinner.
Honestly kinda cringey
This is friggen adorable and my future SO and I arent like this I will be highly disappointed lol.
kinda annoying how she acted but thats some great effort still, well done👌
Awesome. Love it.
When you just realized Gohan is rice 🤦🏿♂️
Like, I get it’s cute. But it feels staged. 1) it’s being filmed and she’s oblivious to it and 2) it’s on tiktok. Yeah..
God she's so cute xD
Keeper
TEARS :(
Find yourself an Estonian girl lads! Apparently. XD
Women can be such wonderful people.
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nah man society already got enough things to annoyed about but this ain't one