In this section, we have a list of videos and audios where compliment phrases are introduced in Japanese, Korean, and English.
This video consists of 10 common compliments that are used in Japanese, how to put them in a sentence, and additional words and grammar that may be useful. In this video, Sakina, the creator, introduces a sentence that consists of a compliment, repeats it twice so that learners can practice pronunciation, and introduces and translates each word in the sentence that contributes to the compliment. Sakin, also, dabbles into the grammar that is involved in the compliment. This video can be used to introduce new compliment vocabulary or to look into the grammar or sentence structure of compliments in Japanese.
In this video, the creator uses compliments that were given in the anime, Fruits Basket, to introduce different compliments in Japanese. The creator gives context and reasoning as to why each compliment is appropriate for the situation. At the end of the video, the creator asks the listeners to practice the pronunciations of the compliments. The video is short but can be beneficial. It may be interesting to students who enjoy watching anime and may motivate them to continue learning.
In this video, by Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com on YouTube, two instructors introduce 10 compliments that are often used in Japanese. Their explanation comes with English translations. When translating, the tones and suprasegmental are apparent and can be noticed in the video. This video is educational in introducing complement phrases that are often used in Japanese, the correct pronunciations for the phrases, the compliments that they may occur in, and more. In this video, the educators are answering questions that have been asked on their live stream. This may be beneficial for students because they may have the same questions.
In this video, K-Jin, the video creator, introduces compliments that are often used in Korean. In her video, she writes out the compliments in Hangul, so that watchers can learn how to write the compliment. J-Kin then defines the compliment. J-Kin shows what words or syllables should have a higher or lower intonation, in the video. She also describes the common situations that this compliment would occur and whether it is formal or informal. and the hierarchical situations that this phrase would work in (boss vs. friend). J-Kin first does this lesson live, which means that she receives comments while creating the video. The comments have questions or suggestions of compliments to go over. This is a great addition because, the individuals in the comments may have similar questions and/or suggestions that your students may share.
In this video, the video creator discusses 10 compliments that are common to say in Korean. After introducing each compliment, the creator discusses the noun of the compliment and the situations where these compliments are appropriate and when you should say these compliments. This video is great for learners who want to learn popular phrases and when to say them. The phrases are short and refer a variety of things; personality, looks, positivity, etc.
In this video, the narrator introduces 4 simple compliments for complimenting someone's appearance. The compliments are followed with movie scenes where this phrase was used. These videos show typical contexts where this compliment may be used. This video would be beneficial for novice level learners who are just starting to learn compliments in English.
In this video, the narrator introduces scenarios and how to compliment in those scenarios. The video also discusses three common sentence structures used on compliments which are (nice + noun), ( I really like +item), and (What a great + noun). This video is very short and would be beneficial for novice level learners of English and English language learners who are just starting to learn compliments and/or sentence structures.
In this video, Ceema discusses how give compliments and how to receive compliments in English. In this video, Ceema gives many examples that vary for many different situations. The situations that Ceema discusses are complimenting clothes, abilities, skills, hair, style, looks, and choices in things like movies and books. For each situation, Ceema introduces common phrases used in these situation and how they differ. These situations also give examples of many responses that someone can say, including accepting and rejecting compliments. This video is great for students to notice how compliments can differ based on what you are complimenting and polite ways of accepting and rejecting compliments.