Japan, Kabuki, and Bunraku: Crash Course Theater #23
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Date: 2022-04-04
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Pedantic
The reason we get so bent out of shape about Japanese pronunciation is that it's -SO. DAMN. EASY- to pronounce if you're already a native English speaker. It isn't like you have to learn new sounds like in French or Arabic or Chinese. So to consistently mispronounce Japanese shows a kind of blatant lack of respect. Just spend -five minutes- learning the -5- basic vowels. That's it. It's really that easy. Just 5. Please.
A (a in wash)
I (ee in beet)
U (oo in boot)
E (e in get)
O (o in tote)
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The reason we get so bent out of shape about Japanese pronunciation is that it's -SO. DAMN. EASY- to pronounce if you're already a native English speaker. It isn't like you have to learn new sounds like in French or Arabic or Chinese. So to consistently mispronounce Japanese shows a kind of blatant lack of respect. Just spend -five minutes- learning the -5- basic vowels. That's it. It's really that easy. Just 5. Please.
A (a in wash)
I (ee in beet)
U (oo in boot)
E (e in get)
O (o in tote)
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Steve
I normally enjoy watching these videos and find them very well-done, but I found this one disappointing. For all the effort that went into the production of the episode, there seemed to be minimal attention paid to pronouncing Japanese words correctly. It made it painful for me to watch. I would encourage the producers and the presenter to at least make somewhat of an effort to pronounce foreign words correctly. It doesn't have to be perfect, but it should represent a respectful effort.
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I normally enjoy watching these videos and find them very well-done, but I found this one disappointing. For all the effort that went into the production of the episode, there seemed to be minimal attention paid to pronouncing Japanese words correctly. It made it painful for me to watch. I would encourage the producers and the presenter to at least make somewhat of an effort to pronounce foreign words correctly. It doesn't have to be perfect, but it should represent a respectful effort.
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Carolin
Not to be nitpicky, but the amusement district in Edo is called Yoshiwara, not (really) ukiyo. -Ukiyo- as a word stands more for the lifestyle in the amusement quarters etc. While it is all intertwined, I think it would be wrong to remember -Ukiyo- as the name for a physical place, which it is not (really. The translation -floating world- is correct though.
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Not to be nitpicky, but the amusement district in Edo is called Yoshiwara, not (really) ukiyo. -Ukiyo- as a word stands more for the lifestyle in the amusement quarters etc. While it is all intertwined, I think it would be wrong to remember -Ukiyo- as the name for a physical place, which it is not (really. The translation -floating world- is correct though.
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seleciaa
Hi Mike! No one expects perfection, but a lot of your Japanese was pronounced incorrectly. Just thought to let you know for future videos. The vowels are pronounced like the Spanish ones, if you're used to that.
A = ah
I = ee
U = oooh
E = eh
O = oh
Hope that helps!
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Hi Mike! No one expects perfection, but a lot of your Japanese was pronounced incorrectly. Just thought to let you know for future videos. The vowels are pronounced like the Spanish ones, if you're used to that.
A = ah
I = ee
U = oooh
E = eh
O = oh
Hope that helps!
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AAA
For effective speedrunning of crash course playlists, increase the video speed according to familiarity:
Watched the playlist before =1. 25x
Studied concepts in spare time=1. 5x
Taken a class for subject=2x
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For effective speedrunning of crash course playlists, increase the video speed according to familiarity:
Watched the playlist before =1. 25x
Studied concepts in spare time=1. 5x
Taken a class for subject=2x
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Yanis
Narrator: .-They have become models of true love-
Me: Have they though?
Mike, 2 seconds later: Have they though?
Me: Nice!
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Narrator: .-They have become models of true love-
Me: Have they though?
Mike, 2 seconds later: Have they though?
Me: Nice!
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education
Hearing about these puppets, and the very odd illustrations in the Japanese children's books I grew up with finally making sense
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Hearing about these puppets, and the very odd illustrations in the Japanese children's books I grew up with finally making sense
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