Japanese self-study from zero to fluency: Interviewing the hysterical Ananya!
Summary
TLDRIn this engaging interview, Logan is joined by Ananya, a prominent figure in the Japanese learning community. Born in India and raised in the U.S., Ananya shares her journey of learning Japanese through various online resources and her passion for anime and manga. She discusses her current role in marketing at Amazon with a focus on Japan and her content creation on platforms like Twitter and TikTok. The conversation delves into Ananya's artistic background, her unique approach to comedic content in Japanese, and her thoughts on Japan's business landscape and potential for digital transformation. Ananya also emphasizes the importance of immersion and repetition in language learning and hints at her future aspirations to bridge business opportunities between Japan and the U.S.
Takeaways
- π Ananya is a prominent figure in the Japanese learning community and has a passion for creating content, particularly on platforms like Twitter and TikTok.
- π Ananya's journey with Japanese started at a young age with an interest in anime and manga, which led her to self-study using various online resources.
- π Despite studying business at UC Berkeley, Ananya's focus remained on utilizing her Japanese skills and she now works in marketing at Amazon with a Japan focus.
- π¨ Ananya has a background in art, having drawn comics and created a manga in high school, but has since shifted her focus to content creation.
- π Her comedic content on social media was initially a way to become more extroverted and has since gained her significant attention and success.
- π Ananya's self-study of Japanese included using resources like JapanesePod101, Human Japanese, Tofugu, and Tay Kim's guide, emphasizing the importance of immersion.
- π£οΈ Language exchange and practice were key components of her learning process, utilizing platforms like Lang-8 and engaging in conversation with a language partner.
- π Ananya speaks Telugu, a South Indian language, and finds similarities in grammar structure with Japanese, which may have facilitated her learning process.
- π‘ She has a keen interest in Japan's business landscape and hopes to bridge the gap between Japan and the US in her future business endeavors.
- π Ananya is inspired by educational content creators and aims to provide value through her social media presence, focusing on Japanese language tips and skits.
- π She encourages Japanese learners not to be discouraged and to immerse themselves in the language through repetition and active use.
Q & A
Who are the hosts of the video?
-The hosts of the video are Logan and Ananya.
What is Ananya's background in terms of language and origin?
-Ananya is of Indian origin, born in India, and moved to the United States at six months old. She has been studying Japanese for about eight years and is fluent in it, although she mentions her Japanese proficiency has surpassed her Telugu, her native Indian language.
What was Ananya's initial interest in Japan?
-Ananya's initial interest in Japan was sparked by anime and manga when she was around 12 or 13 years old, which led to her desire to learn the Japanese language.
What resources did Ananya use to learn Japanese?
-Ananya used resources such as JapanesePod101, Human Japanese, Tofugu, Tay Kim's Guide to Learning Japanese, Lang-8, and immersion through platforms like Nico Nico Namahoso.
What is Ananya's educational background and current occupation?
-Ananya graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in business and is currently working at Amazon in marketing, with a focus on the Japan side.
How did Ananya transition into content creation?
-Ananya started content creation during the summer between work and school, initially on Twitter, and then moved to TikTok, where one of her videos on a bilingual air hostess trend in Japanese got over 200,000 views.
What is Ananya's perspective on the importance of immersion in learning Japanese?
-Ananya believes that immersion is crucial for learning Japanese, emphasizing the importance of repeated exposure to native input and the use of resources like TV shows and dramas for language acquisition.
What are some of the challenges Ananya sees in the Japanese business environment?
-Ananya identifies issues such as the preference of young people for large companies over startups, the lack of venture capital for startups, and cultural aspects like long working hours and the underrepresentation of women in the business field.
What are Ananya's future aspirations related to Japan and the US?
-Ananya aspires to create a business or establish a forum that connects Japan and the US, although she is still exploring what form this might take.
What advice does Ananya give to those learning Japanese?
-Ananya advises learners to stay focused, take it day by day, and use resources like flashcards with SRS (Spaced Repetition System), as well as to immerse themselves in Japanese media and practice speaking with native speakers.
How does Ananya maintain and improve her Japanese skills currently?
-Ananya maintains her Japanese skills by speaking with Japanese people frequently, using websites like gishow.org for reference, utilizing dictionary apps, and shadowing Japanese TV shows to practice speaking.
Outlines
π€ Welcoming Ananya to the Channel
In the opening paragraph, Logan warmly welcomes Ananya back to the channel, expressing his admiration for her influence in the Japanese learning community. Ananya is an Indian-born content creator who has studied Japanese for eight years and is now working in marketing at Amazon with a focus on Japan. She shares her journey, from being inspired by anime and manga to studying business at UC Berkeley and using her Japanese skills in her career and content creation on platforms like Twitter and TikTok.
π¨ Ananya's Artistic Background and Japanese Learning
This paragraph delves into Ananya's artistic background, her love for drawing comics, and her dream of becoming a mangaka during middle school. It also covers her self-study journey in learning Japanese, utilizing various resources like JapanesePod101, Human Japanese, Tofugu, and Tay Kim's guide. Ananya discusses her use of language exchange platforms and the importance of immersion in learning the language.
π Ananya's Deep Dive into Japanese Learning Techniques
Ananya shares her strategies for mastering Japanese, emphasizing the importance of repetition and immersion. She talks about using a Japanese cooking book to learn vocabulary and suggests watching a single Japanese movie repeatedly to internalize the language. The paragraph also touches on the availability of resources for learning Japanese today, compared to the past, and the value of deep dives into specific content rather than skimming many sources.
π« Ananya's Insights on Japanese Language and Business
The conversation shifts to Ananya's thoughts on the overlap between the structure of the Indian language Telugu and Japanese, which she believes has facilitated her learning process. She also discusses the challenges faced by Japan's business environment, such as the declining population and competition from China, and her aspirations to create a business that connects Japan and the US.
πΌ Exploring Ananya's Business Interests and Goals
Ananya expresses her fascination with Japan's business landscape, particularly the startup scene and the challenges of digital transformation. She talks about her experiences interning at a Japanese media publication and her desire to create content that provides value, such as explaining business concepts in Japanese. The paragraph also highlights her concerns about Japanese work culture, including long working hours and the underrepresentation of women in business.
π Final Thoughts and Encouragement for Japanese Learners
In the concluding paragraph, Ananya offers advice for those learning Japanese, encouraging persistence and focusing on daily progress. She mentions her current resources for maintaining her Japanese skills, such as using jisho.org and shadowing Japanese TV shows. Ananya also promotes her content across various platforms and expresses her excitement for future projects.
Mindmap
Keywords
π‘Japanese learning community
π‘Anime and Manga
π‘Content creation
π‘Tofugu
π‘JapanesePod101
π‘UC Berkeley
π‘Marketing
π‘Twitter
π‘TikTok
π‘Telugu
π‘Digital Transformation (DX)
Highlights
Ananya, a prominent figure in the Japanese learning community, shares her experiences and insights in a discussion with Logan.
Ananya's journey from India to the U.S., her early life, and how she became interested in Japanese culture through anime and manga.
Ananya's self-taught approach to learning Japanese, utilizing various online resources and apps.
The importance of immersion in language learning, as discussed by Ananya, and her use of platforms like Nico Nico Namahoso.
Ananya's comedic content creation on social media platforms like Twitter and TikTok, and how it started as a way to express herself.
The role of introversion and the desire to become more extroverted in Ananya's journey towards content creation.
Ananya's background in art and her aspirations to be a mangaka during her middle school years.
How Ananya's business studies at UC Berkeley influenced her perspective on combining Japanese language skills with business.
Ananya's current work at Amazon in marketing, with a focus on the Japanese market.
The overlap between the structure of the Indian language Telugu and Japanese, and how it may have facilitated Ananya's language learning.
Ananya's perspective on the challenges and opportunities in Japan's business landscape, including digital transformation.
The importance of risk-taking and the role of venture capital in Japan's startup ecosystem.
Ananya's future aspirations to create a business that connects Japan and the U.S., and her focus on content creation as a stepping stone.
The significance of educational content on social media, as exemplified by Ananya's tweets and the potential impact on the younger generation.
Ananya's advice for learners of Japanese, emphasizing the importance of persistence and daily practice.
Resources Ananya recommends for learning Japanese, including websites and apps that utilize Spaced Repetition Systems (SRS).
Ananya's encouragement for her audience to check out her content on YouTube, Twitter, and TikTok for Japanese learning tips and skits.
Transcripts
hey everyone logan here and today i'm
joined by ananya again ananya thank you
very much for uh coming back and being
back on the channel no i mean this is
like an honor you're literally a legend
in the japanese learning community so
yeah i really appreciate it oh yeah i
mean it's totally my pleasure
we talked about this in our initial
conversation someone that i was
following liked one of your videos or
something on twitter so it showed up on
my twitter feed and i watched it and i
think it was the burrito one you really
liked it i watched it i was like yeah
yeah and i was like oh my god this is so
funny like especially the um the uh
you know that line
yeah i thought oh my god that is such
good like comedic writing
i could never write that video i've
never had experience with booty go so to
speak so it's interesting to kind of
hear your perspective and i'm really
excited for the concept that you're
going to be making in the future but
before we go too far down that road do
you want to just give just like a basic
uh self-introduction maybe like you
where you were born how you study
japanese um what you're doing right now
yeah um so just to kind of start off
like i am completely indian like that
was my origin i was born in india when i
was really really young like born six
months in we moved to the states and i
was living in the east coast for i guess
until i was six and then moved over to
uh the west coast
lived in california the bay area since
japan was something that was like not at
all on my radar like my for a good chunk
of my life and then i think i was like
12 or 13. and that was when i just sort
of
learned about anime and manga or
yeah naturally manga just like spoke to
me and like my
dream was like to be a mangaka when i
was in middle school like that was the
level that i was at like i was just so
into it and so at that point i was like
okay i really want to learn japanese
like just for fun
started off you know i went to tofugu
that was probably my main source like
tofugu japanesepod101
all that stuff all the apps and i just
tried everything out
and then i've been studying japanese for
about eight years now um
and so now
you know i just graduated from uc
berkeley i studied business so kind of
different from japanese but i was very
focused on doing something with my
japanese and then from there
i'm currently working at amazon doing
marketing
also kind of on the japan side a little
bit
and
yeah actually yeah and um while i was
doing that during the summer between
like work and school i started content
creation uh this past year actually i've
been doing twitter and then i just
recently started tiktok so i'm just
trying to like jump into a bunch of
things and use my japanese in that way
okay cool very cool um i've got like
three questions that i thought of while
i was listening to you first i'm very
curious about you said that you've been
interested you were interested in art
your whole life did you what kind of art
were you doing uh
when you were younger yeah i loved
drawing comics like sunday comics were
like everything for me i'd always
like
just art was the thing when i was in
middle school
i wrote an entire manga i wrote a script
for it and then i lost it so i have all
the bubbles and everything but no story
to fill it up it was like the weirdest
thing
um but yeah from there uh in high school
i actually
did like ap art i drew a lot of things
just related to japan um and that was
kind of how i was expressing my like
strong passion towards it but yeah right
now i don't really do as much art which
is a shame but that was like my goal as
a kid for sure very interesting what was
kind of the trigger for you to get
started with uh like the comedic stuff
that you're doing on like tik tok and
twitter like you kind of
just mentioned that you started doing it
but was there any specific reason that
you wanted to try it yeah it's a really
interesting thing the more i think about
it i feel like it was rooted in a very
deep place but started very normally and
just casually um
you know i
let me kind of just
step back a little bit you know i was
insanely introverted as a kid and i
could not yeah me too really
yeah and i just couldn't get myself to
like talk to strangers or let alone like
the mcdonald's employee when i have to
you know get a different toy or
something like that i'd always greatly
wanted to be more extroverted and more
out there and i think i used japanese as
a tool to do that and so
uh that was kind of where i became more
like i was trying to put a lot of things
out on social media on twitter i was
doing a lot of just text-based content
and i kind of wanted to mix it up a
little bit so
i filmed a little skit that i'd come up
with once or twice and those did really
well and it was just really fun and easy
to put together and so
that was what started it so i think last
year november
is when i started and then you know i i
wanted to do tick-tock really badly too
and so i kind of just threw what videos
i had onto tiktok at the time there was
like a trend going on with this like
bilingual like uh air hostess or
whatever that was like the trend and no
one had done japanese i'd seen korean
i'd seen chinese i was like you know
what i think i could do that for uh
japanese and that one i just put it
together and it got like over 200 000
views which was so much more than i'd
ever gotten um on twitter or anywhere
and so i was like this could be an
opportunity and so that's kind of where
you started pursuing it yeah you kind of
it sounded to me like um the reason that
you were
starting to get you wanted to kind of
create art in japanese so to speak
whether that was tick-tock or whether
that was you know
little jokes on twitter it was more
because
you wanted to get more extroverted i
almost wonder if
you were kind of unconsciously looking
for a way to express yourself in terms
of artistic expression um
i don't know i think i i'd always wanted
to do something on social media that i
knew very clearly you know i was getting
a business degree it had nothing to
really do with japan
um and that desire of wanting to do
social media or like youtube for example
uh alongside just not doing that in my
daily life like obviously to me like
what i do now like on twitter and tick
tock it's like
genuinely what i'm so passionate about
and it's like a side thing that i can be
like oh like this is who i am you know
exactly exactly yeah yeah yeah can you
talk a little bit more about how you
studied japanese because your your
japanese is phenomenal it's spectacular
you you never studied japanese in in the
classroom i've taken i think one class
like just to like transfer to my
university um but it was like
at that point i'd already been studying
japanese for like over five years and
they had like an elementary class like
it was like a cakewalk at that point but
yeah i can i can sort of dive into how i
started yeah i'd love to hear the
specifics because i think that there's a
lot of people probably watching my
channel and surely your followers as
well that would love to learn
more
specifically how you studied things and
i've seen
videos that you've made in the past
talking about how you think that there's
some overlap between
the indian language that you also speak
in japanese i think that'd be very
interesting to hear about as well yeah
um
yeah so just to right off the bat you
know i started
uh when i was 13 as well i think that's
kind of been the trend for a lot of
people um and i started off with
definitely japanese pod 101 so i just
checked out a lot of their videos i used
the free part of human japanese
and
tofugu so those are the kind of three
resources that i went towards i started
off with those
made a bunch of like small flash cards
with hiragana and katakana and you just
get that off the bat you know in the
first month or two
and then from there uh tay kim's guide
to learning japanese that was sort of my
main source for learning grammar so i
just kept rereading that but i had a
like a language buddy that i would do a
call with like every
week or so i think when i first started
and um that definitely helped that was
when lang 8 was around like not really
around oh yeah i used to use that yeah
that was where i found like the language
partner because obviously there weren't
really many places to look anyway
um and so that was what i did in terms
of speaking oh and i also use like nico
nico namahoso
and i just oh okay that was uh i could
get into that i think
that was an example of like how much i
think immersion is super important to
japanese and i know
you and matt talk about that um
and yeah immersion srs those two things
i think are the holy grail of learning
japanese honestly yeah for sure for sure
when i bought my first japanese
resource it was like cassette tapes it's
very different in terms of just the
general dynamic right now like right now
you can jump on
youtube or you can jump on netflix and
immediately have like an unlimited
amount of
uh native input and i think it's super
super valuable
um and it's i think
probably there's never been a better
time to be
a japanese student and it's interesting
to hear how
you've taken advantage of those
different things again i kind of the
bulk of my japanese studies again i did
before
youtube was even like a thing and right
yeah it's just very interesting to see
the how the paradigm has kind of shifted
so to speak yeah i mean i agree like i
did my well at least i felt like i did
my bulk of japanese learning early on
and i'm not really doing it as much
currently but i will
stress that i think that as graded as it
is as it is with all these resources
looking at it now i feel like it
sometimes it's information overload to
really get
really strong and proficient in the
language you really have to dive deep
into the things that you read once or
twice and read it like 50 times like i
remember um i had this japanese cooking
book and you know obviously cooking
vocabulary is totally a different ball
game and i would force myself to like
make like toriyaki and i would translate
each and every word and i did that a
couple times and after a while you know
you master all those words because
you're so familiar with them um and so
doing things like that i think diving
into tv shows that you like a bazillion
times is what's going to make the
difference versus just watching a bunch
of different tv shows i agree 100 the
number one tip that i give to everyone
that's taking my patreon course is to
pick a japanese movie one movie and to
watch it on repeat until you've
unconsciously memorized every single
line in the movie
yeah
that's literally it yeah so i agree 100
do you mind talking about
um
the indian language that you also speak
and and any overlap you think that might
have with japanese yeah i think that
like you know i speak telugu which is um
a south indian language i think the way
that the grammar is structured in telugu
is oh it's very similar
um
like i think japanese it's like the
structure is opposite from the way we
have it here in the states right when
you're saying a sentence yeah um that's
very similar to how it is in telugu and
then certain words are like somewhat
similar to an extent i think the
vocabulary and grammar just made it a
lot easier to sort of catch on to when i
was learning japanese i'm sure like you
know being bilingual already i think
definitely makes it a lot easier um and
i think that definitely helped in that
aspect i feel like i saw
a video of you
saying something along the lines of you
initially didn't study
that that language that indian language
but then you started to pick it up
again later is that true well kind of
just to explain like i was very good at
telugu when i was born when i was really
little yeah that language skill went
down a lot when i started learning
japanese and right now my japanese is
very much better than my telugu
unfortunately um and that was because i
kind of
fell in love with japan and just like
totally tossed my culture to the side i
was like this is it you know like you
have that
there's that phase where you're like i
want to be japanese and then you kind of
like come to your senses but um yeah
that that's what happened and so now i'm
sort of coming to terms with that and
trying to pick up my
native language more was it just a
language that you spoke like at home
with your family yeah and i can speak it
decently like i can get around but um
i think that my japanese definitely like
outshines it and you know i remember
it'd be difficult sometimes like when i
was
surrounded by japanese people when i was
in like community college or even at uc
berkeley like i would be talking to my
dad and sometimes japanese words would
pop out instead of telugu and it'd be so
mortifying um but that's what happens
when you've like totally immersed
yourself i think that the fact that
you're so young and already so good at
japanese is really really it's it's very
very inspiring like i've been i'm more
than 10 years older
more than 10 years yeah older than
ananya and the fact that she's at this
level already i think is just incredible
um one of the other things i'd like to
get to in this kind of interview though
is
is your interest in business is facing a
whole bunch of issues right now because
of the the
declining population
and
also competition from china having an
interest in business in general i think
is very very important for the average
japanese
person well for japan in general and i
just like to
hear kind of
your thoughts on that kind of entire
matter and
in the past conversation we had you kind
of talked briefly about how in the
future you'd like to create a business
of some kind maybe you could just uh
speak about that a little bit as well
yeah i honestly find it super
fascinating and twitter has been sort of
a catalyst for me to be able to talk to
a lot of japanese people who are in
specifically trying to change that
um yeah yeah it's interesting i think
you know you look at japan and it's
third in terms of gdp which is crazy but
at the same time you know i think the
overall japanese population is very
despondent about themselves they're like
oh we're done for like
and it's just like
it it's just like you know when you
really think about it though um
japan was the top when it came to
hardware and everything in the last in
the past like 20 years um but now as
everything's shifting to software
they're kind of lagging behind and
that's why you hear the term like dx
digital transformation like everywhere
especially on twitter twitter is where i
talk to people specifically doing
startups and vcs japan's startup field
is like really exciting at the same time
there's a lot of issues because like
this this kind of getting a little
granular here but like the young people
they're still very much
um intent on going to large like
companies like shosha um but the thing
is it's because of this like concept
that you know you go to a big company
you get paid well and you stay there
till you die unfortunately not enough
people are taking the risks once we get
more people taking risks like here in
the us i think that it'll allow for like
more potential it's just a lot of the
startups are not getting enough like
venture capital if you look at kind of
the markets yeah there's a lot of
potential for japan and you know i
learned a lot of this while i was
interning for like um a japanese media
publication and they covered all kinds
of american startups so my job would be
to like do all the internal stuff in
japanese you know like getting things
together like filling out spreadsheets
and then i would talk to the startup
ceos in english and i'd learn a lot from
them as well as just doing like
english translations for my friends
startups you know in japan
overall i just think that
personally i i yeah in the future i want
to do a business or kind of connect
japan and the us and some business forum
like that's been the goal for the last
couple years i've just been getting
closer to figuring out what that could
be it's still something that i honestly
don't know what i want to do that's why
i've just been focused on content
creation at the moment
but yeah there's just so much
possibility for that yeah i think that
what you're doing on twitter though is
so important i think one of the the main
reasons that people have been intent on
going to those big companies as you just
mentioned and staying there is because
if
the definition the definition of success
in japan
and you know successful people around
you are the people that are going to the
big companies
that's going to be what you want to do
and if all the schools have the same
basic education system as well it's hard
to even what would you say realize that
there are other options
now i i'm actually kind of optimistic
about the future of japan as well
because
specifically of things like youtube one
of the channels that i watched that i
think is really really important for
japan in general is uh
youtube
oh yeah i don't know i totally yeah huge
fan okay yeah yeah yeah yeah and
what he does on his channel is he'll
he'll take a single book
whether it's you know a book about maybe
history or a book about economics or a
book about
um global warming or making you know how
to start a company or investing or
whatever and he'll he'll break down the
contents of that book across two videos
that are each about 20 minutes long he's
kind of exposing the younger japanese
generation that are watching youtube to
things that they they would never
typically see in in their public
education system now in that same sense
i think that what you're doing on
twitter the perfect example we've talked
about this as well in the past is ananya
had a tweet and this was in japanese
which is why i think it's very important
it was citing some statistic that said
if you take the average japanese person
and the average american person and they
actually have the same
ability when it comes to like a specific
subject oftentimes the american just
because of the american culture because
of their upbringing they'll think that
they're better at it than they actually
are and they'll have more confidence
then just that
confidence can often lead to more
opportunities in the future it can often
uh result in kind of crashing and
burning as well
but at the same time it's very very i
think
valuable just to have that second
perspective and i think that the more
outside
stimuli the more that there is of that
from different people whether that's a
japanese person speaking in english or
in japanese or whether that's a
foreigner speaking in english or in
japanese i think that just the more the
merrier so to speak is there anything
specific in terms of like actual
business
goals perhaps like some kind of uh
business
idea i don't know if if talking about it
would be a bad idea or not but um
any kind of specifics bouncing around in
your mind right now i always look at
things obviously from like a business
lens and so like content creation is as
much as i love it and it's just a fun
thing to do i am always thinking about
you know like how can i make this
something that i can you know get
passive income from or something like
that the thing is with japan is like i
haven't thought of anything that i think
could be profitable like the ideas that
i have you know when i was in college i
wrote a lot of papers on um two things
the japanese work culture and then the
other one being um like females place in
the work work setting or whatever that
may be just because there were things
that bothered me a lot when i was
writing my tweets and just like
interacting with a lot of japanese
business people
is that you know i did so many coffee
chats with so many people over like the
last couple months in japan
and i honestly think maybe like five
percent of that was like female like
everyone else was just male 1 oh and you
know these are people who are like
established in the business place or
like very headset on going into a vc or
startup and the female representation is
just really low there
that and also a huge issue i'm so
passionate about is like just like the
japanese like working hours just like
when i when i
at the amount of like shock i felt when
i went to japan when i was like 17 or
something and my friend's dad got home
at like 12 a.m and then would leave for
work at 7 00 am i didn't even see him
that just like broke my heart i just
could not believe that was normal and so
i wrote a lot of papers on that um so
those are long-term issues that i keep
in the back of my head when i'm
approaching something but i don't have
any like business ideas at the moment
those are just things that i want to
accomplish eventually in terms of japan
and they're huge goals and i feel like
you know the older i get i'm getting a
little bit more like oh do i really
think i could do anything about that but
i'm trying to keep optimistic because i
think any step in that direction would
be the right step you know yeah
absolutely if anything
i think it would be super interesting
and obviously it's completely up to you
whether you want to pursue this or not
but if you
even made short youtube videos in
japanese where it's like i don't know
explaining like a basic business concept
in like a five to ten minute video in
japanese
i think that would be so interesting to
see
from a foreigner from you specifically
someone who was born in india came to
the states studied japanese by
themselves and is you know still very
very young but already pursuing these
various different avenues i think that
would be super interesting no i totally
agree like the youtuber that you
mentioned like i literally bought his
book because i thought he was amazing
like the way that yeah he's awesome like
the thing is japanese people love like
all these like uh genojin and like all
the kind of stuff and i feel like
there's so much trust there and so the
fact that he went from being someone
who's like a like a talent like someone
on tv and then switching to a very
educational route creates a lot of hope
and i get hope just from watching the
videos that i feel more educated at the
end of the day absolutely yeah
and doing that opposed to just like
a lot of the things that are common in
like the influencer realm i think you
mentioned this before i think but like
that that creates value that creates
like educational content that can help
someone and i
believe in that very firmly and so
that's what i try and do on twitter yeah
i think that it'd be super interesting
if you continue to do that on twitter
and perhaps on tick tock perhaps on on
youtube as well we're probably going to
have to wrap things up fairly
soon is there any final things that you
would like to to talk about or mention
you know i think
when learning japanese it's easy to feel
like discouraged i think you just kind
of have to go heads down and just focus
on what's in front of you take it day by
day
um like right now
i wanted to mention the resources that i
use right now like oh yeah please uh
right now you know i'm not like
constantly studying japanese but i speak
with japanese people pretty frequently
and i use um
gishow.org to like look up anything when
i'm on my laptop or i use the japanese
app it's like a dictionary like somewhat
frequently use the flashcard feature
because it uses srs i do a lot of
flashcards nowadays my japanese gets
pretty like
choppy sometimes what i do is i just
watch like a drama or a tv show and i
just shadow i repeat after what they're
saying and then yeah after that
yeah and then i go see someone after
that and i'm like whoa i'm like back to
normal like no issue like back to that
level anything i want to plug uh you
know i definitely think that anyone
who's seen my youtube channel it's like
pretty sparse right now like um i
definitely want to go and film a lot
more videos and tiktok and twitter i'm
pretty much trying to update pretty
frequently
and if you're interested in looking at
any japanese tips i have a video on my
channel as well as on twitter i post a
lot of tips you know you can kind of
read through the content that i'm
posting and kind of understand how to
set up you know paragraphs and i just
have language tips on there in general
um and i post a lot of skits that dogan
mentioned uh on my tic toc so please
check it out i think it should be linked
down below sweet well i
like most of my audience is very excited
for everything that you have planned for
the future and uh we look forward to
seeing more on anya yeah thank you so
much for having me it's like an honor
and i'm so excited as well no worries my
pleasure please check out ananya's
content below and uh yeah see you guys
soon
you
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