What makes us be able to have a conversation fluently in foreign language? If people knew the answer, they would not have trouble with conversation in the language.
Dakota Rose, who is from the USA, is a fashion model in Japan. She is also known as a 'real barbie doll' and can communicate with others in Japanese as fluently as Japanese people can. Her pronunciation sounds natural.
According to her, she was into Japanese anime and fashion before coming to Japan. Four years have passed since she started living there whereas her Japanese skills are surprising for Japanese people. Even though most of them have had a very hard time in mastering English for a long time, she already has the capacity to interact with others in Japanese.
She told us, but I would say that she has a really good hearing. In addition to that, as I see it, she has a wonderful talent to acquire new knowledge by listening to something. I do not know if she can write and read Japanese sentences well because I have never seen her writing and reading them. However, I cannot help feeling impressed with her when I listen to her talking with someone in Japanese.
In the following Youtube clip, she is having an interview in Japanese.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS6OCnGLzxo
I think that it is worthwhile watching this one once.
リアルバービー人形と言われている、ダコタローズさんについて書いてみました。
どこまでが本当か分かりませんが、これまでの発言にブレがないようで、しっかりしている印象。
日本のホラー映画とかアニメとかファッションとかに興味をもち、さらにはダウンタウンさんを観ていたなんてこともあったり。。
彼女は現在20歳で、恐らく16歳の頃に来日しているようです。
ここで一つ気になることが…
彼女は「日本語がお上手ですね」と言われて、どう感じるのだろうか？
まぁ、日本語のプロというわけではないですから、素直に喜ぶでしょうけれど。
何でしょう。。若さとか才能とかの問題かなぁ。正直言って羨ましいですね。
自分が熱狂的に洋画等に夢中になれば結果が違うのかもしれない。
英語へののめり込み様が足りないんかな。
まぁ何とか精進していきます。会話できて何ぼですね。
