In general I can get the gist of most dialogue in anime, but I am totally STUMPED by what I call “angry dialect”. It’s this loud, shout-y, rage filled slur of sound that I cannot even begin to pick apart. Characters like Bakugo here, or yakuza types use it a lot; they might start off like a normal sentence and then it just sounds like someone put a bear in a blender at the end.
Anyone have any resources/tips to help me learn what is ACTUALLY going on linguistically in those moments? I’m so curious!
not always possible i know, but use japanese subtitles where you can…
it helps you associate what they’re saying with the words…
i have the same problem with anime/drama, where they go off and i don’t really understand…
It plays you clips from Japanese TV and you have to listen to the clip and then you’ll be quizzed to transcribe a part of it. It’s real “out in the wild” native speech. It’s a step up in speed from anki sentences or genki audio so I think it’s the next piece to your puzzle. It starts off really easy and gets progressively harder. It’s definitely sharpened my ears since I started using it. It’s a bit intense so I only do about 15m-half hour daily.
As far as I can tell all the transcriptions are correct. What I listen to and what’s written seem to sync up. Sometimes it’s hard to know because words get “eaten” in that way natives usually speak their own language.
