The Taiwanese Talk about Their English Names | Easy Taiwanese Mandarin 13

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Комментарии • 93

  • @sivonni
    @sivonni 3 года назад +53

    My sister went to Thailand and all the kids had English "names" that were really just words or letters. Like there was a family of six kids named "A" through "G". Other kids she met were named "Arm", "Leg", "Cook" and "Beer".
    When she was leaving she met some college students in the airport and one was named "Ilovesky" pronounced I Love Sky.

    • @sunnysingh347
      @sunnysingh347 3 года назад +4

      What , really HAHAHAHA

    • @easytaiwanesemandarin7070
      @easytaiwanesemandarin7070 3 года назад +6

      We didn't know that! How interesting!

    • @edwardvictorau
      @edwardvictorau 3 года назад +7

      Because Thai names are super long, that's why everyone adopts an English based nickname.

    • @reeceb1259
      @reeceb1259 3 года назад +2

      Classic Thailand 😂🇹🇭

    • @reeceb1259
      @reeceb1259 3 года назад +4

      Some of the more common ones I've heard are English color words, like Blue and Pink 😆

  • @Gens324
    @Gens324 3 года назад +38

    I really love the Taiwanese accent. Looking forward to visit Taiwan some day✌🏻✌🏻

  • @ryanmaneo
    @ryanmaneo 3 года назад +17

    Just sayin, but this language deserves its own channel and much more content! Taiwanese Mandarin is not a very resource-heavy language to study, so I absolutely love that it's here!

  • @abisalmou3178
    @abisalmou3178 3 года назад +37

    We need more of this

  • @diegobriseno7395
    @diegobriseno7395 3 года назад +30

    A Taiwanese boy name Diego like me?! Finally!!!!!!🙏🤘🤙✊

  • @chaunguyen2239
    @chaunguyen2239 3 года назад +5

    interviewer is also hilarious, "girls named vivian are pretty", "my name's vivian too" lmao =))

  • @likealillo
    @likealillo 3 года назад +18

    Oh yeah finally!! We truly need more of this! It would be awesome if under the 繁体字 you could put the 简体字. By the ways, this content is precious! Keep going! 🤩♥️🇮🇹

  • @MarshaBaldwin24
    @MarshaBaldwin24 3 года назад +9

    "Diego" when his English name is actually a Spanish name lol.

  • @laurenc.590
    @laurenc.590 2 года назад +4

    字幕編輯 -- 1:13 她的英文名字是 "Serene",然後 5:53 這個英文名字的拼法是 “Charlie" 🙂

  • @reeceb1259
    @reeceb1259 3 года назад +10

    I need this series more than I need food 😂

  • @lucasmatias.coaching
    @lucasmatias.coaching 3 года назад +10

    Very very good this video. I study mandarin every single day and this kind of video makes me stronger to keep on the track. Hi from Brazil. 😁👍🏽

    • @easytaiwanesemandarin7070
      @easytaiwanesemandarin7070 3 года назад +5

      Keep going and greetings from Taiwan!

    • @lucasmatias.coaching
      @lucasmatias.coaching 3 года назад

      @@easytaiwanesemandarin7070 ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️😍😘

    • @MrMarcos635
      @MrMarcos635 3 года назад +1

      me ensina bro

    • @lucasmatias.coaching
      @lucasmatias.coaching 3 года назад

      @@MrMarcos635 cara, em janeiro pretendo começar um canal aqui no RUclips para mostrar as técnicas e materiais que eu uso para aprender idiomas. Eu voltarei aqui pra te passar as informações assim q estiver ok.

  • @DiegoJacomussi
    @DiegoJacomussi 2 года назад +3

    0:33 The very first boy is really cute and he has the same name as me hahahah

  • @JamesWongLife
    @JamesWongLife 3 года назад +13

    愛rick 😂😂 而且我想跟你們合作拍影片!

  • @febyramdania4516
    @febyramdania4516 3 года назад +4

    I once asked my Taiwanese supervisor what his English name was. and he said "spider man". lol

  • @belugaowo
    @belugaowo 3 года назад +4

    I have a Taiwanese friend who was nicknamed 'Ah Piao' (阿ㄆㄧㄚˇ)

  • @AlexKeiko
    @AlexKeiko 2 года назад

    This kinda video helps me a lot,so good to practice listening

  • @anatheistmyself
    @anatheistmyself 3 года назад +4

    一陣子沒有看到 Easy Taiwan Mandarin Chinese 了.
    這次教材準備的很好!

  • @justice607
    @justice607 3 года назад +7

    From Tanzania 🇹🇿 😊

  • @claykkari
    @claykkari 3 года назад +2

    Great episode

  • @TheEricrya
    @TheEricrya 3 года назад +4

    Wow, this is very cool!

  • @IkanaMusicBox
    @IkanaMusicBox 3 года назад +2

    i'd love to see a dedicated channel for easy mandarin

  • @IIIIOTL
    @IIIIOTL 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for this video, very interesting! Some Hong Kong people have interesting/funny names. When i watched TVB, a lot of them liked to name themselves Apple, Candy, Cherry, Fanny, etc haha.

  • @wanderleyalves7136
    @wanderleyalves7136 3 года назад +4

    It's awesome, but difficult!!! 👍👍🏿🌹

  • @jameslchen6050
    @jameslchen6050 3 года назад +2

    Hi, great video! If I may make an observation, I think Taiwan need to update their English names pretty soon. The names are also getting older. It is strange when you meet foreigners and your name to them is from their grandparents' generation.

  • @j-gq8818
    @j-gq8818 3 года назад +6

    i love taiwanese accent !!!!

  • @slamdunk406
    @slamdunk406 3 года назад +2

    I have an aunt named Vivian! She is the best!

  • @holee2708
    @holee2708 3 года назад +2

    Hope there will be easy Taiwanese channel to learn Taigi

  • @herolds9367
    @herolds9367 3 года назад +2

    我很喜欢这个视频!我希望我可以在在将来也学习台湾的方音! :)来自德国的问候!

    • @cakecineee
      @cakecineee 3 года назад +2

      在台灣不要寫簡體中文

  • @southedinburgh1971
    @southedinburgh1971 3 года назад +1

    I would say most of the Taiwanese have English names , it is not because they don't like their native ones but easier for others to remember, as simple as that.

  • @coen1052
    @coen1052 3 года назад +3

    我是日本人 我上英文課的時候發現了台灣或是其他東亞洲國家的同學通常都有英文名字但日本人都沒有 可能應為用英文名字覺得有點尷尬或是對自己的名字有特別的感情所以我驚訝其中一個人說不喜歡就改名了 台灣人比較隨便決定他們的英文名字

    • @user-ye6zh9kg7n
      @user-ye6zh9kg7n 3 года назад +3

      我的天啊 你是我看過中文語法最順的外國人了 讚!

    • @coen1052
      @coen1052 3 года назад +1

      @@user-ye6zh9kg7n 哈哈哈謝謝你的誇獎 可能因為很多台灣人幫我修改我的文章所以進步了很多👍👍

    • @user-ye6zh9kg7n
      @user-ye6zh9kg7n 3 года назад +2

      @@coen1052 有驚訝到!跟我們台灣的母語者快沒有差距了欸

  • @definitelynotnapoleon
    @definitelynotnapoleon 3 года назад +5

    So if I go to Taiwan people won't tell me their real name.
    OK, noted.

  • @davidshi6414
    @davidshi6414 3 года назад +1

    👍 David

  • @OttoVonKonrad
    @OttoVonKonrad 3 года назад +13

    Why is it common for people in Taiwan to have an English name as well as Mandarin?

    • @israellai
      @israellai 3 года назад +1

      Harder to butcher. Especially without the tones

    • @HOXHOXHOX
      @HOXHOXHOX 3 года назад +1

      well it's a smart move because it would embarrassing to be called ding dong or something.

    • @Jerry113
      @Jerry113 3 года назад +5

      it's just kind of trendy.

    • @frenkli9815
      @frenkli9815 3 года назад +1

      I notice it’s also a thing in Hong Kong. My sister’s friend is from there and has an English name as well as her birth name of course.

    • @JamesWongLife
      @JamesWongLife 3 года назад +2

      @@HOXHOXHOX wtf

  • @jorgegamez9877
    @jorgegamez9877 3 года назад +5

    Gracias me encanta haganlo con Subtitulos en español por favor 🙂

  • @djbslectures
    @djbslectures 3 года назад +2

    Das ist ganz cool

  • @nireshdebbarma4634
    @nireshdebbarma4634 2 года назад +2

    Hello I m form India tempura

  • @n_t_tan5545
    @n_t_tan5545 3 года назад +3

    我们等你 (Easy Taiwanese Mandarin ) 很 久 了。

  • @MickeyDee
    @MickeyDee 3 года назад +2

    How interesting. When I was a kid, all of my asian classmates had English names as well as their Asian names. They used their English names for school so they could fit in better with other classmates and teachers to pronounce their name as easy as possible and to avoid being bullied because of their "funny sounding Asian name".
    And the Asian students would use their Asian names at home only with their parents.
    Most of the Asian students wanted to be as American as possible so they preferred using their English names.

    • @czylin7042
      @czylin7042 3 года назад +8

      That's actually sad. I moved to a European country but use English as a daily communication language. However, I never have an English name even if my Chinese name is kinda hard for the local people to pronounce. I think people should not be ashamed of their original name, and even if they changed their names but sill they can't change their skin color. People would still know that they are from Asian countries and their English names are not the original names. So what's the point of using an English name? Maybe for the convince of pronunciation, but still pronunciation of names can be taught.

  • @user-gw4tg7yi3k
    @user-gw4tg7yi3k 2 года назад

    Love Taiwan.

  • @johnjohnson8575
    @johnjohnson8575 3 года назад +1

    我想念散步到一中夜市

  • @Jerry113
    @Jerry113 3 года назад +1

    aw yis

  • @Koipril
    @Koipril 3 года назад +6

    I like 台语 over Mandarin

  • @user-oq8dc3ps1b
    @user-oq8dc3ps1b 2 года назад

    台中是我的愛,真想它😢

  • @JamesLintonwriter
    @JamesLintonwriter 3 года назад +1

    All these Taiwanese not liking the name Apple...Gwyneth Paltrow would not be pleased lol

  • @Whiteboytripping
    @Whiteboytripping 3 года назад +2

    Beautiful ladies 😻

  • @justice607
    @justice607 3 года назад +3

    Xiexie ni!

  • @xxstormxx56
    @xxstormxx56 2 года назад

    I am glad that I don't have a chinese name, I'm happy that I have a latin greek name

  • @Oneiricknight
    @Oneiricknight 3 года назад +4

    Hahaha
    Erick = ai Rick
    Wow!

  • @koji7939
    @koji7939 3 года назад +1

    我不知道台灣有使用英文名字的習慣。我學到了很多。謝謝。

  • @jaskatpon1
    @jaskatpon1 3 года назад +28

    Why can’t Chinese people teach us to pronounce their Chinese names correctly? It’s a little ridiculous for them to adopt English names from an Indian point of view. A little suggestion, please make a video on how to pronounce some common Chinese personal names. I will be really grateful and happy to call my Chinese friends their real names rather than their adopted English names.

    • @reeceb1259
      @reeceb1259 3 года назад +2

      Great video idea!!

    • @MrMarcos635
      @MrMarcos635 3 года назад +4

      agree 110%

    • @elanaho3460
      @elanaho3460 3 года назад +16

      As a Chinese-American, I think your comment comes off as quite rude.
      The problem is not that Chinese people “can’t” teach others to pronounce their Chinese names correctly, and I don’t see why it’s “a little ridiculous” for them to adopt English names.
      Although you may be happy to call your Chinese friends by their real names, the truth is that the vast majority of people don’t speak Chinese. Chinese is difficult to pronounce, so most people would probably butcher Chinese names and find them hard to remember. For many Chinese people, using an easy-to-pronounce English name would be easier not only for others, but also for themselves. Furthermore, Chinese people may not want you to use their real names. Many of them consider their Chinese names to be more “private”, as the woman at 4:08 says, so they may feel uncomfortable if they’re not close to you, yet you insist on using their Chinese names.
      I recently read this post that gives more insight on this issue:
      parksanddeserts.tumblr.com/post/629045930315956224/in-my-linguistics-class-we-had-a-chinese-girl-who
      Basically, no one is obligated to teach others to pronounce their name in their native language. When people know that it takes too much effort to do that, please respect their wishes to use another name or a nickname.

    • @jaskatpon1
      @jaskatpon1 3 года назад +10

      @@elanaho3460 I am sorry if my comment came across as rude. It’s just that I like to call my Chinese friends by their real names even if I don’t get the pronunciation right. At least I get to practice it until I get it right. Now that you have explained it clearly that due to cultural or personal reasons Chinese people may not like to share their real names unless it’s their close friends or family. Thank you for your explanation. 🙏🏾

    • @elanaho3460
      @elanaho3460 3 года назад +3

      @@jaskatpon1 No problem! Thank you for apologizing. It's great that you put in the effort to pronounce your Chinese friends' names correctly, and I'm sure they appreciate it.

  • @user-jy4er7ki7l
    @user-jy4er7ki7l 3 года назад

    0:14, nothing "yao要" to pinyin text.

  • @crydadkimo
    @crydadkimo Год назад

    好難一點都不簡單

  • @mauroalipio7839
    @mauroalipio7839 3 года назад

    继续 ba

  • @walterhighwood3209
    @walterhighwood3209 3 года назад +1

    Diego是阿根廷(西語)的名字🇦🇷⚽️。不是英語的。😌