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Please enjoy this Shiba Inu dog who can casually speak Japanese

Japanese is a tricky language. Not for this dog.
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Johnny Lieu
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When it comes languages, Japanese stands out as one of the more difficult to learn.

It's not such a problem for Beni the Shiba Inu, who can apparently say the words taberu — that's "to eat" in Japanese, then hanbagu, which translates to "hamburger steaks."

Beni is the star pet of Twitter user @a_t_k123, who SoraNews24 notes has been part of their household for just a little over a year now.

Anyway, he can probably speak better Japanese than the rest of us rookies, as seen in this video demonstrating his incredible language skills.

Aside from his speaking abilities, Beni is just an all-round great dog. Like when he winks.

Or pulls off a school uniform.

Or when he's afraid of the water.

And especially when he has his face smushed.

We love you, Beni.

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Mashable Australia's Web Culture Reporter.Reach out to me on Twitter at @Johnny_Lieu or via email at jlieu [at] mashable.com

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