Japanese Words that Foreigners Totally Mess Up - George & Keiko

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The very first George and Keiko show. Listen closely and you will notice that the show originally was called the Keiko and George show.


Comments

  1. jstn
    4 months ago
    Great first show from Keiko-san and George-sensei. And I must admit, hearing people saying Japanese words, such as karaoke, karate,Tokyo etc really make me want to say "Hey, it's said like this fool!"
  2. schwinkle
    11 months ago
    This show is special just because it is the first. It is interesting to see how the shows evolve from this one.
  3. jerrygomez
    1 year, 11 months ago
    hahaha, funny NON-EXISTANT video editing... lolz
  4. Quemaqua
    2 years, 8 months ago
    Too much fun. And to think, it just gets better from here...
  5. Kinzokusei no Inu
    3 years, 6 months ago
    This episode gets high marks for being a good first effort and for picking a good topic to start the series. The discussion could be endless with my co-workers on this. Seems like only folks who study Japanese seriously know how to pronounce these words correctly. I didn't realize that I don't drop my accent when I say Japanese names and words in English conversation. It's an unconscious thing to me, but it's really noticeable to everybody else. Like one day a guy was making fun of the way I say 大阪. Most people say it oSACKa yah know" he says. "Yeah, I know they do, and most people are saying it wrong."
  6. cubichibi88
    4 years ago
    I like the order to this one :) They show a word and then they talk about it in both English and Japanese. I am a beginner so I can totally follow, lol.
  7. HarryGato
    4 years, 11 months ago
    Minimalist set, great banter and chemistry. Plus Keiko wearing pink outfit! Bonus!
  8. DBZMAN
    5 years, 1 month ago
    Very good video even if it is old.
  9. Jamie85
    5 years, 2 months ago
    This one is just a great classic, the origin of 'Bird', and you get to see the show before all the fancy editing

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