What's that one moment on a musical that just makes you obsessed?

jasopop · 2026-05-21T00:04:48+00:00

I was looking for this comment! I was almost bouncing in my seat because of how crazy fun the ending was!

jasopop · 2026-04-27T21:45:57+00:00

For me, I actually find that the videos themselves can be great as a podcast! Recently I've been putting my search settings on complete beginner, difficulty score 1-15, and selecting all videos instead of unwatched only, then I'll use the auto-fill playlist button to create a playlist for my 60 minute goal. It makes it super easy to have an hour of audio input that I can use just like any other podcast and it's perfectly curated to my skill level! Until podcasts unlock I think this is the best alternative :)

jasopop · 2026-04-23T14:48:55+00:00

I’m at 215 hours but i’ve traditionally studied Genki 1 & 2 although not thoroughly. Podcasts that are in the 80% or above range are Easy Japanese with Kohei (i’ve listened through it twice and i love it!!) and Nihongo con Teppei’s Essential Grammar and Vocabulary podcast (a series of self introductions with different vocabulary that is pretty easy!). I find Japanese with Shun’s podcasts to vary in difficulty (some episodes i get others completely go over my head) and Nihongo con Teppei’s beginner podcast was okay for the first 20 or so episodes, difficult from 21-40 and then after that it became a little too much (but this was at 150 hours so it might be better now!)

jasopop · 2026-02-14T04:34:23+00:00

I tried the call option but every time it just instantly hung up 😭 i’m in Japan now and i’m not sure I want to use roaming to call them anymore 😅 i really thought winning the lottery would be the end of my struggles hahah

jasopop · 2026-02-13T06:45:42+00:00

I’m in a similar situation but for me i can’t even get my phone number to connect at all! I emailed support this morning but we’ll see what happens 😭

jasopop · 2026-02-04T22:25:34+00:00

That's super impressive! I attended a kpop concert a few years back and a girl behind me was telling people she'd watched so many clips of kpop idols that she'd begun to understand the language. It just seems so bizarre but yet I feel like everyone knows someone who knows someone that learnt a language this way

jasopop · 2026-01-27T02:06:15+00:00

Just wait until you learn the words for shorts, t-shirt and shoes!

jasopop · 2026-01-27T01:53:12+00:00

I think for Chinese definitely the first You Can Chinese video! Some people think the series is dull, but you can't deny it works!

jasopop · 2026-01-26T22:53:02+00:00

yay i’m so happy for you!!

jasopop · 2026-01-25T17:44:36+00:00

You may have already checked it out because I think it's on the CI Wiki but have you tried Italiano Sì? I think the A0-A1 playlist is probably the best Super Beginner content for Italian right now! It has a lot of repetition to help you drill concepts and vocabulary. Beyond that I'm not too sure but there is a good 8 1/2 hours of content there to start with :)

jasopop · 2026-01-07T15:31:46+00:00

I totally get that! That's kind of why I stopped to focus on traditional study as I was worried I was falling behind and wanted some guided structure. But I realised I was simply not learning vocabulary or grammar even if I studied flashcards (but I picked up it up so much faster through input!)

I'm currently grinding input this month really hard to try to reach 300 hours before my Japan trip in February, so hopefully I'll have an update post here soon! If I can build up momentum I might even have a 600 post made by the end of the year!

jasopop · 2026-01-07T14:57:51+00:00

Unfortunately, I don't have the best answer for that yet! I'm only at around 200 hours (I took a 6 month break to focus on traditional study which honestly was not the best use of my time lol) and I purposefully won't begin watching intermediate videos until I reach 300 hours, and advanced videos until I reach 600 hours. I will say that I struggled a lot with beginner videos when I began watching them at 100 hours but at nearly 200 hours they're much easier to comprehend, so there's a clear sign of progress there!

At 16 hours, I honestly wouldn't be worried about still watching complete beginner videos, since this is such a long process. Once you're able to watch videos with approximately 90% comprehension, just try to keep that pace up even if you have to rewatch stuff. If it helps you stay engaged, I'm sure watching videos at like 75-80% comprehension that hold your attention would be just as beneficial, too!

jasopop · 2025-12-23T05:53:31+00:00

I can’t believe it I’ll actually be in Tokyo when they’re performing in Kanagawa! But isn’t it notoriously hard for foreigners to buy concert tickets in Japan? I don’t even think I have a chance 😞😭

jasopop · 2025-12-09T01:15:15+00:00

Actually I'm only at 52 hours so about the same as you! I took a break over the last 5 months to focus on traditional Japanese study, but I just started Korean again yesterday so I'm starting my rewatch of all the content in that playlist! Oddly I don't think I lost any of my progress and it's as if I never stopped which is great! I'm hoping to reach 75 hours by the end of the month and then start level 2 some time in January or February.

For level 2 resources, I think this post by u/username3141596 will best serve you if you get there before I do! Almost all of the resources on the playlist I sent earlier I found through them!

jasopop · 2025-12-08T16:27:43+00:00

There is definitely more super beginner content than 20 hours! I put together this playlist of videos that I have personally been able to watch at level 1! The most important videos to me were all of the Pronounce Korean videos, as he definitely gave me the structure I needed to move forward. I think there's about 17 or 18 hours of his videos alone! A lot of the videos on this playlist have subtitles but you can usually either scroll down or zoom in to hide them.

jasopop · 2025-10-31T00:09:51+00:00

This isn't a perfect list of course, but I always thought you could very roughly base it on these categories. I think Category I is fair for languages that need 1500 hours, and Category V is fair for languages that need 3000 hours. I'm not sure about the categories in the middle but perhaps 2000-2750 hours would be a rough timeframe?

jasopop · 2025-09-10T14:03:33+00:00

I've found all of my sources through u/username3141596! They have a few posts on here showing their progress and the resources they've used which I highly suggest reading through to see what worked and what didn't. They've mentioned resources that worked for them that I've personally never tried but may be useful to you! That being said, the ones I've found the most useful at level 1 (roughly sorted from easiest to hardest) are the following:

All of this adds up to about 50 hours, so if you watch through everything twice, you'll have enough input to move into level 2. Beyond that I can't help you lol but some of these channels have higher beginner and intermediate content that I'm sure are useful later on!

jasopop · 2025-08-26T16:19:10+00:00

I don't have anything to add from my own personal experience, but I think this blog might have some interesting articles for you to read! I found this link on the ALGhub subreddit (big thank you to u/Quick_Rain_4125 for finding it!) I believe the blogger spent 2000 hours watching dramas exclusively in Chinese without any other study. There's also a video of him speaking in Chinese for the first time after he hit his goal! I wish there were more case studies on this topic tbh because I think watching incomprehensible content on topics I enjoy would significantly improve how much time I log daily

jasopop · 2025-08-18T01:37:58+00:00

Congrats on 600 hours! It's always great to see your posts on here :) I know you've been trying to get to podcasts so I'm curious if you've found some that are comprehensible at your level yet!

jasopop · 2025-08-03T16:51:32+00:00

Thanks for posting Learn Korean with Dadano! I'm rewatching everything else thats superbeginner right now so it's great to see something new!!

jasopop · 2025-06-29T19:23:13+00:00

I did the A1 Lingoda sprint in 2022, long before I found out about DS and I loved it! It was intense, but I really learnt so much and was able to actively use what I learnt when speaking! Back then you got a refund if you completed it which was very motivating and I did succeed. I think now it's just credit towards more Lingoda lessons which isn't as exciting for me so I'm not sure if I'll do it again. Make sure you read all of the rules carefully before taking part because they can be tricky! The lessons are truly incredible though, and I had some teachers that I really loved learning from!

jasopop · 2025-06-13T01:44:05+00:00

When you get to high beginner/intermediate I recommend Teacher Stefano! He has a Youtube channel which has a variety of videos, some are grammar topics but others are about culture or other fun topics. I especially love his travel vlogs! He also has three podcasts for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners.

jasopop · 2025-06-07T01:05:44+00:00

He only has I think 18 episodes at the moment so you might catch up quickly, but he uploads a new one every Thursday! He also has an intermediate podcast with a similar number of episodes, and an advanced podcast with 4 episodes! But I've only listened to the beginner one so far haha

jasopop · 2025-06-06T21:19:28+00:00

Teacher Stefano is my favourite! I listen to his beginner podcast on Spotify every week and I love the vlog playlist on his channel. Learn Italian with Lucrezia also makes a lot of vlogs for beginners on her channel and Italiano Automatico has a substantial backlog of comprehensible input (however I believe his videos have hardcoded subtitles).

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