Do You Become a Different Person in a New Language? 猫をかぶる| Slow Japanese for Beginners | Ep.7

Am I a different person when I speak English vs. Japanese? 🇯🇵🇬🇧 In this episode, I talk about something I've noticed about myself for years: I say "sorry" constantly in Japanese, but almost never in English. I explain 猫をかぶる (neko o kaburu — "wearing a cat"), a Japanese expression for hiding your true self, and why I feel like a slightly different person depending on which language I'm speaking. Spoken in slow, beginner-friendly Japanese (N5-N4) ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:06 Who this video is for 0:19 Today's topic: does personality change with language? 1:06 The "ごめんね" (sorry) habit in Japanese 1:41 What changed after I studied English 2:06 猫をかぶる — "wearing a cat mask" 2:47 Saying no in English vs. Japanese 4:11 Why I like my English-speaking self 4:32 But I love speaking Japanese too 4:53 Your turn — does this happen to you? #japaneselisteningpractice #learnjapanese #japanesepodcast #日本語 #japaneseforbeginners #aprenderjapones