How to Learn Chinese or Any Language in Six Months | Chris Lonsdale Interview - Intermediate Chinese
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- Is it possible to efficiently learn Chinese (or any language) in a relatively short period of time - as short as six months?
It turns out that it is possible if the language student is highly motivated, can allocate a reasonable amount of time to study AND follow the principles taught by Chris Lonsdale, the author of Learn Any Language in Six Months and founder of Kungfu English. Chris' teaching on language learning is highly popular as evident by the more than 23 million views his TED talk got on RUclips. In this interview, Eileen gets Chris to talk about his experiences learning Chinese, Cantonese as well as explain his principles for learning any language - but explained in Chinese, of course!
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Ancient turkish language..
(Mu)=Bu= this
(Tsu)=Şu= that (ts=~th)=θ (peltek S)
(Hou)=(Ou)=O= it (he /she)
(Al)-/El=(bearer)
/carrier
(Iz)- iz= S (old plural suffix)
Der/Dar=(der)= diger= other /...(dar)=(nearest to the other) (ler/lar= current plural suffixes)
(ɜ:ne)=Eun= Ön= (fore- first) =~uno- one (ilk) önce=~firstly) (öncesi=~before) (öncü=pioneer)
(Kendi= own)=(Ka-eun-de-u= which's it at fore-which one at first)
(ɜ:z=Öz= self
) (kendisi=oneself)
(This one)= Mu-eun= (Men)= Ben= Me
(That one)= Tsu-eun= (Tsıen)/thien= Sen= You
(These ones)= Mu-eun-iz=(miŋiz)=Biz = We
(Those ones)=Tsu-eun-iz=(siŋiz)= Siz =You (Plural)
Hou-al=Ol =O= it (he /she)
El=someone else
(El-der)= Eller= other people
(someones)
Hou-al-dar= (Ouldar) =Onlar (The bearer and other-s nearest to it/him)
Hou-eun-dar= (Ondar)=Onlar= They
Dayı=(maternal) uncle
Dayım=my uncle
Dayımlar=my uncle and other ones closest to him=(~my uncle and his family) or (~my uncle and his close friends)
Dayılarım=my uncles
for other languages...
(eun)- mu =ene.....ma...me...mo..bi..bo...wo..
(eun) -tsu =eni...ente..anda..anata.. thu..tu...ti..you
(eun)- hou= auwn...huve..he....
Men-ning=Meniŋ=Benim=My
Sen-ning=Seniŋ=Senin=Your
Ou-al-ning=Olniŋ=Onun=his/her/its
Miŋiz-ning=Bizniŋ=Bizim=our
Siŋiz-ning=Sizniŋ=Sizin=your (Plural)
Ou-al-dar-ning=Oldarnıŋ=Onların=their
Ka=(Qua)= which
U=(ou)= it's (that)
Ka-u=Ki=(Qui)=which that
(Meniŋ-ka-u):=which that my...= benimki=mine
(Seniŋ-ka-u):=which that your = seninki=yours
(Olniŋ-ka-u):=which that his/her/its= onunki= his/hers/its
Annemin pişirdiği tavuk çorbası =(Anne-m-niŋ Biş-dir-di-ka-u Tavğuk Şorba-tsu)= the chicken soup which (that of) my mom cook-ed...
Babanın gitqen şehir = (Baba-n-nıŋ Git-ka-eun Şehir) = The city which (one of) your father goes
Arkadaşımdan bana gelğen mektubu okudum= (Arkadaş-ım-dan baŋ-a (gel-ka-eun) mektup-u oku-du-m)= I've read the-letter (which-one-comes) from my friend to me
Sen eve giderken = (Sen Ev-e Git-e-er u-ka-en) = (that-which-time You get-to-Go to-Home)= While you go home
Seni gördüğüm yer = (Sen-u Gör-dü-ka-u-m yer) = (which-that-place (of) I Saw (that) You) = Where I saw you
Ben dükkana anca varmışken=Ben dükkan-a an-ça var-mış-u-ka-en=when I've just arrived at the shop
Question words in turkish ..
(Mu)=Bu= this
(Tsu)=Şu= that...(ts=~th))=θ (peltek S)
Ka=(Qua)= (which)
U=(ou)= it (that)
(Ka-u)= Ki=(Qui)=which that
Ne = what
(Ça -çe)(Ca-ce)= As
An (en) = time (moment)
Dem= time (demurrage)
Vakit= (time) while
Saat=hour
(Tsu-dem-an)=(the-time-moment)=- Zaman =the time
(Dem-u-en)= Demin= Just now
Di= now on
(Tsu-dem-di)= Şimdi=(the-time-new on)= now
Tsu-an=Şu an= this moment (now)
Tsu-an-da =Şu anda= right now (currently)(at present)
Hal= situation (status)
Hal-en =Halen= currently
Hala= still
Henüz=yet
Hazır=ready
Hal-i hazır-da=hali hazırda= at present
Hem-di =Emdi=Now on
Hem-an =Hemen=(all the same-as moment)(exactly the same time)=in no time
(Hem-ma)=not exactly the same ...(amma) Ama= but
(An-ça)= Anca =as moment= (just) for now
(An-ça-ka-u)= Ancak =here now just this=(just this for now)=all but=( but just this ? )
Denk=(deng)=equal
Denge=balance (equilibrium) ....(deŋer)=değer=value
Dar= nearest to the other- (narrow)
Dara=specific weight
(Ka-dara)= which specific weight.. (Ka-değer)= which value.. (Ka-dar)= which proximate
Kader=~potential (measure)
Kadar=extent
(Ka-u)=Ki=(Qui)=which that=(it's so)= so that
(Ki-mu)=Kim=(which that so this)= Who
Ki-mu-tsu-ne=(kimesne)= kimse=any one (whosoever)
(U-çün)= İçün=için= (that factor..)(because)= For.. (that's for)
(Ne-u-çün)=Niçün=Niçin=(what-that-factor)= Why.. (what-for)
Ne-ğe = Neye=(what to) what-where toward
Ne-u-ğe=Niye =(what that to )= Why
(Çün-ka-u) =Çünki =(c'est-pour-quoi)=(that's why))=(therefore)= Because
Ne-çe = Nece=How.. (like what)
(Ne-u-çe) = Nice=what as that= how long... (how too much)
(Ka-u-ne-çe)=qınça= how much that
(Ka-çe)=kaç..=how many..
O Bunu Yaptığınca=Bu'nu yap-tı-ka-u-ne-çe= (how much (in that time) s/he did this)=as much as s/he does this
O Bunu Yaptıkca=Bu'nu yap-tı-ka-çe= how many (in that time) s/he did this=as s/he does this (in each time)
(Ka-ne-çe)=Kança ............(Ka-çe)=Kaç........ =How many (as a numerical quantity)
(Ne-ka-dar)= Ne kadar =(what extent)= what-which-nearest= How much (as the attribute)
Ne-ğe ka-dar= Neye kadar =what which closest to
Ne-yir-ğe ka-dar=Nereye kadar =where which nearest to =where up to
Ne zaman=When ......Ka-çe-an= Haçan= when.... Ne vakit= when
Ne zamana kadar=(when which nearest to)= when up to
Ne-yir-e-denk = Nereye dek=(where equal to)= where till
Ne-yir-e denk-u-en= Nereye değin=(then where equal to)= where until
Ne-zaman-a denk-u-en= Ne zamana değin=(when-equal-to-then)= when until
(Ka-en)= Ken=which time=~(When)
(U-ka-en)= İken = (that-which-time)=when it's (that when...)
(Ka-ne-u) =Hani =which what so
Ka-u-tsu= Kaysı.... Ka-ne-tsu=Hansı..... (Ka-ne-ki) = Hangi =which
Ka-ne-ki-tsu=Hangisi=which one
that
Ka-yir= which place.... Ne-yir= what place
Ka-yir-de= Kayda=harda= where.......Ne-yir-de= Nerde=nerede= where
Ka-ile-u=Kalay....Ne-u-ile=Neyle....Ka-ne-deng =kanday........Ne-asıl=Nasıl= How
Ne-de-en=Neden=thereat what (then at what reason)= why
Ne-yir-de-en=Nereden (nerden)=thereat where =(1.where from)=(2.under what condition)=when- where and how
Da-en=(Dan-Den) =from (at.. then) (than) (thereat)
21+ tenses in turkish language...
Anatolian Turkish.verb conjugations
A= To (toward)(~for) (for the thick voiced words)
E= To (toward)(~for) (for the subtle voiced words)
Okul=School
U=(ou)=it= (it's that)=(it's about..)
Git=Go ...(verb root)
Mak/Mek...(emek)=exertion (process)
Git-mek=(verb)= to Go (get-mek =to get there now on )
Gel-mek= to Come
Gör-mek= to See
1 .present continuous tense (now or soon, right now or later, currently or nowadays,)
it's used to explain the current actions or planned events (for the specified times)
YOR-mak =to tire (~go over it) (~ to try , to deal with this) (for the subtle and thick voiced words)
A/e....Yormak= to try only mentally..(to arrive at a non-final conclusion)
I/i/u/ü....Yormak=to try both physical and mental about..(to arrive wholly on it)
is used as suffix="--Yor"
(iəʊr)
positive.
Okula gidiyorsun ( you are going to school)= Okul-a Git-i-yor-u-sen ( School-to Go-to-try it's-you) (You try-to-Go to school)
Evden geliyorum ( I'm coming from home) = Ev-de-en Gel-i-yor-u-men ( Home-at-then try-to-come I-am) (from home I try to come)
negative...
A)..Ma= Not B)...Değil= it's not (equivalent)
examples..
A: Okula gitmiyorsun ( you are not going to school)= Okul-a Git-ma-i-yor-u--sen (School-to go-not-it-try it's-you) -(You're try-it's-not-Go to school)
B: Okula gidiyor değilsin ( you are not going to school)=Okul-a Git-i-yor değil-sen (You aren't try(ing)-to-Go to school)
Question sentence:
Ma-u =Not-it =(is) Not it?
is used as....suffixes ="Mı-Mi-Mu-Mü
"
Okula mı gidiyorsun? ( Are you going to school?)= Okul-a Ma-u Git-i-yor-u-sen ? ( To-school Not-it You-try-to-go ?)(~Towards the school or somewhere else are you going ?)
Okula gidiyor musun? ( Do You go to school?)= Okul-a Git-i-yor Ma-u -sen ? ( To school Try-to-go Not-it-you?)
(~Are you going or not going towards the school ?)
Okula sen mi gidiyorsun ? (~Are you the one going to school ?)
2 .present simple tense (everytime, always or never , anytime or at all, often,rarely or sometimes, now or later, soon, if possible)
it's used to explain our own thoughts about the topic
positive..
vAR-mak =~ to arrive (at) ...(to attain).....(for the thick voiced words)
is used as....suffixes ="ar-ır-ur"
ER-mek=~ to get (at) ...(to reach).....(for the subtle voiced words)
is used as....suffixes ="er-ir-ür"
(verb)-A-var= Existent-ready-available-present TO (verb)
(verb)-E-er= Get TO (verb)
examples..
Okula gidersin ( you go to school)= Okul-a Git-e-er-sen (You get-to-Go to school)
Arabaya Biner (s/he gets in the car) =Araba-y-a Bin-e-er (s/he gets-to-ride to car)
O gidince çıkarız (We'll get out when has he gone)= O git-ka-en-çe çık-a-var-u-(men)-iz ( we get to go out which moment he goes as)
Gece olduğunda uyursun ( You sleep when it's night)= Gece ol-du-ka-u-an-da uyu-y-a-var-sen (You arrive in asleep at that time which it became night)
Bunu görebilirler = (they can see this) = Bu-ne-u Gör-e-Bil-e-er-ler =(They-get-to-Know-to-See what's-This) =They've got an inform to see this
negative... Ma= Not
Bas-mak =to dwell on, (~ to press onto/into) (~to pass over) ...(for the thick voiced words)
Ez-mek = to crush (~ to press down) (~to compress) ...(for the subtle voiced words)
Ma-bas=(No pass)=na-pas=(not to dwell on)=(to give up)=(vaz geç-mek) (in the thick voiced words)
suffix ="MAZ"
Ma-ez= (No crush) =(do/es-not)=(to skip)=(es geç-mek) (in the subtle voiced words)
is used as suffix ="MEZ"
example..
Okula gitmezsin ( you don't go to school)= Okul-a Git-ma-ez-sen (You no-crush--Go to school)=( you skip of going to school)
O bunu yapmaz (s/he doesn't do this) = Bunu yap-ma-bas ( s/he no-pass--Do this)=(s/he gives up doing this)
Niçün şuna bakmazsınız
= (why don't you look at that )=Ne-u-çün şu-n'a bak-ma-bas-sen-iz (2. plural)= what-it-reason at that you give up looking
3.simple future tense (soon or later)
it's used to explain the events we thought that will happen
Çak-mak =~to fasten ~to tack ...(for the thick voiced words)
Çek-mek=~to attract , ~to bring beside, ~to take, ~to catch (~to keep close it) ...(for the subtle voiced words)
suffixes= ("CAK"-dʒäk) - ("CEK" -dʒek)
positive..
Okula gideceksin ( you'll go to school)= Okul-a Git-e-çek-sen (~You bring (it in the mind)-to-Go to school) (~Attracts-you -to-Go to school)
Ali Okula gidecek ( Ali is going to go to school)= Ali Okul-a Git-e-çek (~Ali catches(it in the mind)-to-Go to school)
negative...
A. Okula gitmeyeceksin ( you won't go to school)= Okul-a Git-ma-e-çek-sen (You catch-not-to-Go to school)
B. Okula gidecek değilsin (the one is not you to go to school)= Okul-a Git-e-çek değil-sen (it's not you take-to-Go to school)
4 . simple past tense (currently or before)
it's used to explain the completed events which that we're sure about
Di = now on (anymore) Di-mek(demek) = ~ to deem , ~ to mean, ~ to think so
is used as...suffixes=.(Dı-di-du-dü)
positive..
Okula gittin ( you went to school)= Okul-a Git-di-N
Okula gittin mi ? (did you go to school ?)= Okul-a Git-di-N
Ma-u ?( You went to school Not-it ?)
Dün İstanbul'da kaldım (I stayed in Istanbul yesterday)= Dün İstanbul-da kal-dı-M
negative...
Okula gitmedin ( you didn't go to school)= Okul-a Git-ma-di-N
Bugün hiç birşey yapmadık (We did nothing today) =Bu,gün hiç bir,şey yap-ma-dı-K
Beni zaten görmediler (They did not already see me) =Ben-i zaten gör-me-di-Ler
5 . mental past tense (which we did not witness)- (just now or before)
it's used to explain the completed events which that we're not able sure about
MUŞ-mak = ~ to inform ,
(Moush)
meaning... I'm informed about - I realized- I'm notice- I got it- I learned so - I heard that...or it seems so (to me)
if it's in the question sentence...do you have any inform about...do you know..have you heard...are you aware or does it look like this?
is used as...suffixes= (Mış-miş-muş-müş)
positive..
Okula gitmişsin ( I heard about) you went to school)= Okul-a Git-miş-sen (I'm informed about) You've been to school)
Bir hata yapmışım (I realized I made a mistake) = Bir hata Yap-mış-men (Seems that I've made a mistake)
negative...
A. Okula gitmemişsin (I heard that) you didn't go to school)= Okul-a Git-ma-miş-sen (I learned about) You're not gone to school)
B. Okula gitmiş değilsin (I've been informed about) you hadn't gone to school)= Okul-a Git--miş değil-sen (Got it) You haven't been to school.
other tenses
6.Okula varmak üzeresin (You're about to arrive at school)
7.Okula gitmektesin ( You're in (process of) going to school) (~ you have been going to school)
8.Okula gitmekteydin ( You had been going to school)
9.Okula gitmekteymişsin ( I learned that (you had been going to school then)
10.Okula gidiyordun( Okula git-e-yor er-di-n) (You were going to school)
11.Okula gidiyormuşsun ( Okula git-e-yor er-miş-sen) ( I heard that) You are going to school)(2.I learned that you were going to school then)
12.Okula gidecektin ( Okula git-e-çek erdin) (You would go to school after/then)(2.~I had thought you'll go to school)(3.~You had said going to go to school)
13.Okula gidecekmişsin ( Okula git-e-çek ermişsen) ( I heard that) then You'd like to go to school )(2.I learned that you'll go to school)
14.Okula giderdin ( Okula git-e-er erdin) (You used to go to school bf) (2.~you would go to school bf/then) (3.~So then You'd like to go to school)
15.Okula gittiydin ( Okula git-di erdin) ( I remember you went to school) (2.~I've seen you're gone to school)
16.Okula gitmiştin ( Okula git-miş erdin) ( I know that) you had gone to school) (2.~I had seen you went to school)
17.Okula gitmiş oldun( Okula git-miş ol-du-n) (you have been to school)
Bu bir Elma = This is an apple
Bu bir Kitap = This is a book
Dur-mak=to keep to be present there
Durur=it keeps to be present there
is used as....suffixes=(Dır- dir- dur- dür- or Tır- tir-tur-tür)
It's usually used on the correspondences and literary language...
(formal)
Meaning within the official speeches =(that keeps to be present there)
Bu bir Elmadır= (bu bir elma-durur)= This is an apple (that keeps to be present there)
Bu bir Kitaptır= (bu bir kitap-durur)= This is a book (that keeps to be present there)
Meaning within the daily speeches =( I think that or I guess that)
(informal)
Bu bir Elmadır= (bu bir elma-durur)= (I think) this is an apple
Bu bir elma gibi duruyor=Looks like an apple is this
Bu bir Kitaptır= (bu bir kitap-durur)= ( (I think) this is a book
Bu bir kitap gibi duruyor=Looks like a book is this
18.Okula gidiyordursun =( Guess that) You were going to school /before or after that)
19.Okula gidiyorsundur =( I think that) then you are going to school )
20.Okula gidecektirim =(Guess that- probably) I'd have going to school /before or after that )
21.Okula gideceğimdir=( I think that) ~I'm going to go to school )(it's pointless to use about ourself)
21.Okula gideceklerdir=( I think that -probably) they are going to go to school )
22.Okula gitmiştirler =(Guess that) they had gone to school /before or after that)
23.Okula gitmişlerdir = They have been to school (officially)
23.Okula gitmişlerdir =( Looks like that) they have been to school )
....(informal)
16..."Okula gitmişlerdi"..or ."Okula gitmiştiler" = They had gone to school
Anlayabilir misin= Aŋı-la-y-a Bil-e-Er Ma-u-sen ? = Not-it-you Get-to-Know to-Understand = Can you understand ?
Anlayabilirim= Aŋı-la-y-a Bil-e-Er-Men = I Get-to-Know-to-Understand =(I've got an inform to understand)= I can understand
Anlayamam = Aŋı-la-y-a Al-Ma-Men = I Not-Take-to-Understand = I can not understand
Aŋ= moment
Aŋı= memory
Aŋıla=get via memory
(save to memory)
Deriving a new verb in turkish
1.(Der-mek= ~to set)..ter'kib ve ter'tib etmek ... (used after the verbs which ending with a consonant)
Verb+Dar+mak=.. new verb (for the thick voiced words)
Verb+Der+mek=.. new verb (for the subtle voiced words)
(is used as) ...(Dar-der-tar-ter-ar-er) Dır-dir-dur-dür / Tır-tir-tur-tür / Ir-ir-ur-ür
(akmak-aktarmak) (bakmak-baktırmak) (almak-aldırmak)(çıkmak-çıkarmak) (kaçmak-kaçırmak)
2.(Et-mek = ~ to make). (used after the verbs ending with a vowel sound and when the suffix "der" was used before)
Verb+T+mak=.. new verb (for the thick voiced words)
Verb+T+mek=.. new verb (for the subtle voiced words)
(is used as) ...T (ıt-it-ut-üt)
(akmak-akıtmak) (bakmak-bakıtmak)(yürümek-yürütmek) (yırmak-yırtmak) (öldürmek-öldürtmek)
3.(Eş=partner)..(together or with partner)-(all together or altogether)- (each other or about each one) (with someone or against the others)
Verb+aŞ+mak=.. new verb (for the thick voiced words)
Verb+eŞ+mek=.. new verb (for the subtle voiced words)
(is used as) ...Ş (ış-iş-uş-üş)
(bulmak-buluşmak) (görmek-görüşmek) (girmek-girİşmek)
4.(Al/el = to get it. by someone or something)
Verb+aL+mak=.. new verb (for the thick voiced words)
Verb+eL+mek=.. new verb (for the subtle voiced words)
(is used as) ...L (ıl-il-ul-ül) (it's used to shorten some verbs as) ...N (ın-in-un-ün)
(gitmek-gidilmek) (sevmek-sevilmek) (yemek-(yeyilmek)-yenmek)
5.(En=own diameter(self around)=(about own)
Verb+aN+mak=.. new verb (for the thick voiced words)
Verb+eN+mek=.. new verb (for the subtle voiced words)
(is used as)...N (ın-in-un-ün)
(görmek-görünmek) (bulmak-bulunmak) (yıkamak-yıkanmak) (kıvırmak-kıvranmak)
Sar-mak= ~to encircle
1.Der- (Sar-dır-mak) 1/2.Et- (Sar-dır-t-mak) 3. Eş- (Sar-ış-mak) 4.Al- (Sar-ıl-mak) 5.En- (Sar-ın-mak)
Sev-mek=~ to love
1.Der- (Sev-dir-mek) 1/2.Et- (Sev-dir-t-mek) 3. Eş- (Sev-iş-mek) 4.Al- (Sev-il-mek) 5.En- (Sev-in-mek)
Mak/Mek...(emek)=exertion (process)
Git=Go ...(verb root)
Git-mek= to go
(Git-der-mek)=(gittirmek)=1. Götürmek= to take away.....(2. gidermek=~to resolve)
(Git-en-der-mek)=(gidindirmek)= Göndermek= to send
Gel-mek= to come
(Gel-der-mek)=(geltirmek)=Getirmek= to bring
1.Gelmek...2.Getirmek...3.Getirtmek...4.Getirttirmek..5.Getirttirtmek....and it's going so on....
Dür-mek=(dürmek)= to roll it up (to make it becomes a roll)
Dör-mek= to rotate on its axis ( törmek=old meaning)-(to stir it , to mix it(current meaning))
(tör-çi=turqui)...(tör-geş=turkish)=tourist...(törük halk=mixed people)
(Dör-en-mek)=dörünmek= to rotate oneself(old meaning)-(to turn by oneself(current meaning))
(Törn-mek)=Dön-mek=(dönmek)= to turn oneself
(Dön-der-mek)=döndürmek= to turn it
(Dön-eş-mek)=dönüşmek= to turn (altogether) to something
(Dön-eş-der-mek)=dönüştürmek= to convert it into
Yürü-mek= to walk
(Yürü-et-mek)=yürütmek= to make this goes on
(Yürü-et-der-mek)=yürüttürmek=to be provider ensuring this is going on
present simple tense
for positive sentences
Var-mak= to arrive (at)...(for the thick voiced words) (positive suffixes)=(Ar-ır-ur)
Er-mek= to get (at) ...(for the subtle voiced words) (positive suffixes)=(Er-ir-ür)
for negative sentences
Ma=not
Bas-mak= to dwell on .... (to press onto/into) (to pass over)
(negativity suffix)=Maz=(ma-bas) =(No pass)=na pas=not to dwell on= ~give up =(~vaz geç-mek) ...(for the thick voiced words)
Ez-mek= to crush...(to press down) ( to compress)
(negativity suffix)=Mez=(ma-ez) =(No crush)=(do/es not)= ~skip =(~es geç-mek)...(for the subtle voiced words)
(Uç-mak)= to fly
(Uç-a-var)= Uçar= that flies ( gets to fly)
(Uç-ma-bas)= uçmaz= doesn't fly (~gives up flying)
(Uç-der-ma-bas)=(uçturmaz)=uçurmaz= doesnt fly it (doesn't make it fly)
(Uç-eş-ma-bas)=uçuşmaz= doesn't (all) together fly
(Uç-al-ma-bas)=uçulmaz= doesn't get being flied
Su=water (Suv)=fluent-flowing.....(suvu)=Sıvı=fluid, liquid
(Süb-mek)=~ to make it flow outside(outwards)
(süb-der-mek=süptürmek)=süpürmek=to sweep)
Süv-mek=~ to flow inside(inwards)
Say-mak=~ to make it flow (drop by drop)one by one (from the mind to the..) = ~ to count up, ~ to deem)
Söy-mek=~ to make it flow from the tongue (Söy-le-mek= to make (the sentences) flowing by the tongue =~ to say, ~ to tell )
Sev-mek=~ to make it flow from the tongue (to the heart) = to love
(Söv-mek)=~ call names
Süy-mek=~ to make it flow from inside (süyüt) =Süt= milk
Soy-mak=~ to make it flow over it/him/her ( to peel, ~to strip, ~to rob ) (Soy-en-mak)=soyunmak=to undress
(Sıy-der-mak)=sıyırmak= skimming, ~skinning
Siy-mek=~ to make it flow out =(peeing) (siyidik) =Sidik= urine
Sür-mek = ~ to make it flow on (something)
Süz-mek = ~ to make it lightly flow from up to downwards (~to filter, strain out)
Sez-mek = ~ to make it lightly flow into the mind (~to perceive, to intuit)
Sız-mak = ~ to get flowed slightly/slowly (~to infiltrate)
Sağ-mak= ~ to make it pour down (Sağanak=downpour)
(sağ-en-mak)=sağınmak=~ to make oneself pour from thought into emotions
(Sağn-mak)=San-mak= ~ to make it pour from thought into an idea
Sav-mak=~ to make it pour outside (2. put forward- set forth in) (sağan)=Sahan=the container to pour water
(Sav-der-mak)=(savdurmak)= savurmak... (Sav-der-al-mak)=(savurulmak)= savrulmak
(Sav-en-mak)=savunmak=to defend (Sav-en-al-mak)=savunulmak
(Sav-al-mak)=savulmak=~to scatter around
(Sav-eş-mak)=1.savaşmak=to pour the blood of each other=to shed each other's blood
2.savuşmak=to get spilled around.(altogether-downright)=(sıvışmak=~running away in fear)..
(Sav-eş-der-mak)=1.savaştırmak=(~to make them fight each other).2.savuşturmak =(ward off-fend off)
Sürmek = ~ to make it flow on (something)
(Sür-e--er)= sürer = lasts, (goes on), (drives it)
(Sür-der-mek)= sürdürmek= to make this to continue (~to sustain)
(Sür-der-e--er)= sürdürür = makes it to last forward ,(makes it continue)
(Sür-ma-ez)= sürmez = doesn't drive ... (2. gives up flowing on) (3. gives up going on)
(Sür-der-ma-ez)= sürdürmez =doesn't make it go on (doesn't make it continue)
(Sür-al-ma-ez)= sürülmez =doesnt get driven by any.. (2.doesnt get followed by any..)
Sür-en-mek= sürünmek= (~to makeup) (~rides odor) (~to paint oneself)
Sürü-mek= taking it away forward (or backward on the floor)
(Sürü-e--er)=sürür=takes it away forward
(Sürü-et-mek)=(sürütmek) sürtmek=~to rub
(Sürü-al-mek)=2.sürülmek=to get expelled
(Sürü-en-mek)=2.sürünmek=to creep on
(Sürü-en--der-mek)=süründürmek=~to make it's creeping on
(Sürü-et-en-mek)=sürtünmek=to have a friction
(Sürü-et--eş-mek)=sürtüşmek=to get rubbed each other
(Gör-mek)=to see
(Gör-e-er)=görür=(that) sees..
(Gör-ma-ez)=görmez=(that) doesn't see
(Gör-en-ma-ez)= görünmez= doesn't show ownself (doesn't seem)
(Gör-al-ma-ez)= görülmez= doesn't get seen by any..
(Gör-eş-ma-ez)= görüşmez= doesn't get seen each other
(Görs-der-ma-ez)=göstermez=(that) doesn't show
(Görs)=(Khorus)=(one) eye=(pineal gland) Göz=Eye
(Görs-et-mek)=(görsetmek)=to make it visible
(Görs-der-mek)=göstermek=to show
(Tanı-mak)= to recognize
(Tanı-ma-bas)= tanımaz= doesn't recognize
(Tanı-et-ma-bas)= tanıtmaz= doesn't make it get recognized
(Tanı-en-ma-bas)= tanınmaz= doesn't inform about oneself =doesn't get recognized by any..(doesn't get known by any)
(Tanı-eş-ma-bas)= tanışmaz= doesn't recognize each other (doesn't get known each other)
Tanışmak= to get to know each other =(~to meet first time)
Danışmak= to get information from each other
1.(la/le = to make via)-~getting by means of -....to do it through this...~getting with ..)... (used after the nouns and adjectives)
(....le-mek-..la-mak.)....(...le-et-mek- ..la-et-mak) (..le-et-der-mek-...la-et-der-mak)
(....lemek-..lamak.)....(...letmek- ..latmak) (..lettirmek-...lattırmak)
Tıŋı=the tune (timbre)
Tıŋı-la-mak= to take a sound out.. (Tınlamak=~answering and reacting )(~to take heed of)
Tıŋ-mak= to react verbally
Tiŋi-le-mek=to take a sound in.. (Dinlemek= to listen)
Tiŋ-mek=(to get soundless)..(Dinmek= to calm down (to get quiescent)
Tıngırdatmak=to try playing the musical instrument
2.(laş/leş =(ile-eş)= (to become equal to..) (to become the same of..) (used after the nouns and adjectives)
(....leş-mek-..laş-mak.)...(..leş-der-mek-...laş-der-mak)....(...leş-der-et-mek- ..laş-der-et-mak)
(....leşmek-..laşmak.)...(..leştirmek-...laştırmak)....(...leştirtmek- ..laştırtmak)
3.(lan/len =(ile-en)= (to become with)- (to get it by..)(to have it by..) (used after the nouns and adjectives)
(....len-mek-..lan-mak.)...(..len-der-mek-...lan-der-mak)....(...len-der-et-mek- ..lan-der-et-mak)
(....lenmek-..lanmak.)...(..lendirmek-...landımak)....(...lendirtmek- ..landırtmak)
by reiterations
(Parıl Parıl) parıl-da-mak= to gleam
(Işıl Işıl) ışıl-da-mak= to shine
(Şarıl Şarıl) şarıl-da-mak
(Bangır Bangır) bangır-da-mak
(Hüngür Hüngür) hüngür-de-mek
(Kıpır Kıpır) kıpır-da-mak
(Kımıl Kımıl) kımıl-da-mak
(Zırıl Zırıl) zırıl-da-mak
(Horul Horul) horul-da-mak
(Vızır Vızır) Vızır-da-mak
by colors
Ak= white
Ağar-mak = to turn to white
Kara= black
Karar-mak=to become blackened
Kızıl= red
Kızar-mak= to turn red (to blush) (to be toasted)
Yeşil= green
Yeşermek=to turn to green (come into leaf)
Göğermek= to turn to blue
Kırarmak=to graying
Sararmak=to turn yellow
Bozarmak=to turn to brown
Morarmak=to turn to purple
by a whim or a want
Su-sa-mak= to thirst
Kanık-sa-mak
gülüm-se-mek= to smile
küçüm-se-mek
The names of some organs in our body
In turkish.. Ak= ~each one of both
Yan= side
Yan-ak= each of both sides=Yanak=the cheek
Kül-ak = each of both roses=Kulak= the ear
Şak-ak=şakak
Tut-ak=dudak=the lip
Dal-ak=dalak=the spleen
Böbür-ak=böbrek=the kidney
Paça-ak=bacak= the leg
Paytı-ak=(phathiack)fatyak..hadyak...adyak..=Ayak= the foot
Taş-....=
Her iki-ciğer...=Akciğer=the lung
Tül-karn-ak =the covering of each one of both (dark-covert) periods= her iki karanlık çağı örten (tül).
Zu'l-karn-eyn=the owner of each one of both time (periods)
Dhu'al-chorn-ein=two horned one=Herne the hunter= Cernunnos
Going to pay for a premium just to support this kind of content. I am not yet in the need of the material, these podcasts alone are pure gold. Thank you so much!
It seems many people are focusing on the eye catching title "SIX MONTHS" and dismissing him far too much or not listening to actual content.....but from watching the video I certainly feel he is correct. In a fully immersed environment, mixing study with practice, full time language learning......You absolutely can become communicative in a language. It says "learn" and he goes on to use examples of communicating, he doesnt say you'll master the language in 6 months.男/女 You will learn those instantly in China because you dont want to use the wrong door right!?!?! I am HSK6 when it comes to restaurants and HSK0 talking about makeup. I LOVE this new idea that 老师不能教你，老师只是个催化剂和模型。Anyways I hope people dont get too defensive as a knee jerk reaction to the sensationalist title, hear him out.
Agreed, he is totally right. I am glad to finally hear people like him saying what I have been saying for years.
Agree ---- It took me only 6 months to learn Portuguese because I was in Portugal, pre-9/11, in a small village where zero people spoke English. Then it took me another 10 years after that to master it and earn a Ph.D. in the language so.... Yes, one can become verbally fluent and conversant in 6 months, given the proper circumstances and effort.
Actually, he says it took him 6 months and "a few more months to get it up to native".
Yeah but again the title in Chinese is 学会 which means master a language. And that I think is impossible i
@@silvervixen007 Thats the title of the Chinese translation of the book written in English where the title is "How to Learn any Language in 6 Months" so you can blame some Chinese translator for that one.
Wow !!! Eileen !! you're the best! I've seen interviews of Chris in English, now i have the opportunity to do this in Chinese! You're fantastic!
Yes, Eileen is the best!
The neatness and effort that goes into these video/lessons can't be understated. Thanks you for everything, specially including transcript and always adding all 3 types of subtitles. All the best.
Thanks for the feedback, Eduardo. We just created an account for you at mandarincorner.org and sent you an email.
She does it again! Every week! The best videos of all time !!!
我不能相信这些内容都是免费提供了，质量太高了吧~ 谢谢您的努力工作。
You should say“我不敢相信…”or“难以相信…”. It’s sound more native
@@c.c.1765 为啥不用中文解释啊？ 她用中文写评论，应该用中文回答对不对？
@@lbb2rfarangkiinok 同意
This is such a blessing of a video. It has everything a Mandarin learner (English native) needs and wants; complete Chinese, American who learned, pinyin and characters, and the video is long so that enough listening can be practiced. Great job. More videos like this.
Chris is actually from New Zealand. You can find more videos with *street interview* and *in-depth interviews* in this playlist:
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Wow! It is so crazy to say honestly that I have already heard that his talk around at least 30 times. Thank you, both of teachers!
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This is such brilliant content, and really well presented. Learning the language and learning how best to learn the language at the same time.. genius.
Chris TED Talk (in English)：
*How To Learn Any Language in Six Months*
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0yGd...
*Kungfu English Website* ：www.kungfuenglish.com
这视频是非常有意义。 这个外国人真能让大家感觉到他的努力，他的知识来自无限的功夫练习时间，真的能说他已掌握了汉语。我也是一个学中文的外国人，好多年都在RUclips上会平常看全部mandarin corner的材料，你们这个RUclips转户蛮好，我是非常喜欢 睡觉前欣赏你们比较长的视频，让我脑子放松，在潜意识中学习, 而且Eileen的口音是最好了，非常感谢你们俩人才，这视频非常有道理。
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我几年前有看过这位先生的演讲。很荣幸有机会在你们频道上重新碰到他了！当时他也给了我很大的启发！
谢谢爱玲， 这个视频很有用！我特别佩服你的态度，你虽然很能干但不怕去寻找新方法来学语言。我觉得你在mandarin corner已经把握了很多Lonsdale先生说的原则，特别是因为你给我们很多我们感兴趣的内容 ：） 我认为你的方法恰恰是让我自学。我很感激！
我永远支持你们，你们制作的视频如此逼真,时用、有用、专业、易学、有趣。 我不会错过你的任何视频。 每个视频我都反复听几十遍甚至上百遍来背。 我已经关注你们的频道 2 年了，现在我的中文交流很流利。 非常感谢，期待新视频。我叫阿李是越南人。
This is yet another extremely useful video that I found very very important within the immense Universe of Mandarin Corner. I personally feel that when learning new words one has to ‘feel’ the meaning of the word instead of trying to ‘learn’ it by uselessly repeating it countless times. Then when you encounter the same word elsewhere the meaning (‘feeling’ of the word) immediately comes back to you.
One of my favorite interviews in your channel!
Thank you MC, once again providing amazing content for Mandarin learners!
This Interview is great. Very compelling :) it is interesting and motivating hearing learners on that level. Thank you so much
There was a joke on Russian TV:
"Learn English IN A SECOND"
The "teacher" just take an English dictionary and PUNCH YOUR HEAD with it ; ))))))))))
一秒钟学好英语.......哈哈哈。我太忙......可以半秒吗？
In Soviet Russia, you don't learn a language, the language learns you.
@@d3struction61 lol gold
@@StephenKane 哈哈哈!
There was a commercial of some kid putting a hot potato in his mouth to sound American. You can find it here on YT.
This is my favorite video on youtube! I love your channel and need to donate some money soon. You are really doing English-speakers a great service. Each time I listen to this conversation I learn something new. 非常感谢你
Oh my God, This man is a linguistic Genius.
it's an interesting point of view, and i enjoyed the video. i hope people don't feel discouraged not learning a language in six months or six years. the more i learn chinese the more i understand ive been spending a lifetime learning english. 加油
Thanks for sharing. Output first approach is definitely not for everyone and no, you cannot learn any language in six month.
To my fellow mandarin learners: take it slow, don't get discouraged by videos like this, have fun and enjoy the journey. Language learning is not a competition.
I gave up already. Its just impossible to learn without being in constant contact with the language and im only in constant contact with korean so i will just stick to learning korean
I think "learn a language" is vague. I think you can definitely get to a conversational level in Chinese within 6 months
@@johnjohnson5814 "conversational level" is equally vague. I wouldn't consider asking for directions or bargaining as "knowing a language". Just saying learned sentences is one thing (which one *can* do in 6 month), understanding the speech and being able to fluently express yourself is another, and that takes many years.
Although I’m only a mid level beginner, at best, I found this conversation very helpful. It’s fun, interesting and informative.太棒了！
6 months you can get basic level of skill in speaking, how to move around the country etc, but to have meaningful conversations, you definitely need more time exposure to the language.
thx Eileen for your brilliant video. Always enjoy my membership by getting extra material for this video
Another great language video and learning resource from MC. Eileen is such a skilled interviewer.
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Great interview on the importance of comprehensible input, lots of listening from the very beginning, and gestures & drawing over translation!
that guy is BRILLIANT ! - thanks a million for that video Eileen - MUCH appreciated - huge help (I find the words he uses are the common ones I have underlined in my dictionary - which is not true when you for example interview people on the street (which I do like by the way) - I shall watch this video at least 6- 10 times this month - its that useful
This guy is awesome!!! He's my idol!!! I want to reach this level of Mandarin proficiency!!!! I will study every day!
Excellent. My very experience, with several languages. Two biggest problems with long distance learning, no available 'parent' to gain required info from, and turning mother tongue off in the brain while making associations. Good to see someone who is on to it. Basic obvious foundation: babies have no preinstalled language to refer to. So how do we all do it as children? just as you say. Excellent well done.
I almost got the entire video with subs in English and some words and phrases in Chinese, I'm happy bc these are the languages I'm currently learning xD
This is amazing, a fountain of useful knowledge, advice and inspiration. Thanks so much for this
Great content! 谢谢你 Eileen！I’ve just made a donation!
看完这视频让我对中文更有兴趣了，谢谢分享。所有学习的方法真有效我个人用过这些方式来复习我学过的中文。
This guy is a genius. Thanks for getting this interview to us. I am also a fan of yours 😊
The comment made at lines 555-557 about correcting learners as they speak or shortly thereafter is very true.
It is hard enough to find the words, put them in a grammatical order and pronounce them without someone picking apart your tones as you are speaking. It is very discouraging that the effort results only in criticism.
When it comes to mistakes an eager leaner will figure it out themselves.
Its cool. Next time I would like to suggest to interview Steve, a poliglot.
Highly agree!
oh yeah. Steve Kaufmann. That would be great
这个视频很棒。这位的中文非常的不错。他虽然有时候声调上会犯一些小错误，但他的整体水平非常的高，基本上可以用中文聊任何话题。你俩都是学习语言的好榜样。非常感谢把这个视频跟我们分享了。你下次可以考虑采访一下马思瑞。
谢谢留言和建议！马思瑞，有机会我们会去看一下。
Awesome video. My dream is to be able to speak Mandarin like you guys. I will definitely watch this one again and again.
After watch this video I just want this man and his method as my teacher and if is possible Eileen and her compressivity as my Wife,after all my Chinese will be sucks but I will the happiest man in the earth.
Excellent Video
Great interview and great man.
I also notice that he mistakenly PUT MANY SYLLABLES into the SECOND TONE ; )
I really like this channel. made me learn Chinese a lot, thanks Eileen 老师你的视频让我学好多中文!😊
Where are you from?
Great video! Only half way through and need a break from concentration, so will listen to the rest tomorrow evening, but just wanted to say thanks for this video! It's really informative AND great to listen to! Personally, I'd prefer it if Pinyin was at the bottom of the video, so that I could position the window so it's off screen and only look at the characters (if there's pinyin, it's so hard to convince my brain to ignore it and look at the characters instead) but great job on the format - it's really easy to look up interesting words I don't know this way.
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I know people are skepitcal but I want to try. Plus he's not talking about native fluency in 6 months but he's talking about basic fluency in 6 months. I'd like to try. I've been learning Chinese for one year but it sucks, like I know a lot of words but can't use them and whenever I have to say something I get self conscious and won't say a thing. I'll try this then.
Wish me good luck. I'll let you know how it goes!
P.S: I'll use this channel and maybe some Chinese cartoons as a reference
i can use babelfish on day 1, this guy is a fake
It's a general rule of mine to avoid anything of the form "How to learn X in Y amount of time" and this is no exception. You can't learn Chinese in 6 months, it takes children (whose minds are in the optimal condition to learn languages) 5-15 years of full immersion, depending on how you define things. To say one can learn Chinese in 6 months is pure nonsense.
But for the sake of studying Chinese I will still watch the video.
Edit: so watching just a few minutes of the video, he started studying Chinese 30 years ago and still very frequently makes mistakes while speaking...
Dang I’m worried it’ll take you 40 years to get to an ok level then
I completely agree with you, this guy is scam artist.
Exactly...I agree with you, I totally love this channel and Eileen but this is the kind of videos I avoid because it's such a clickbait.
完全同意！
Actually, if you pay attention to what he says, his point is that after 6 months he can accomplish 60% of the tasks he needs to do day-to-day using the basic level of communication he's learned in those 6 months.
This is a very helpful content for me who've been struggling with learning Chinese so long but without significant progress. Thanks Eileen!
You made any progress since watching this video? This changed my concept about how to learn language as well, and I have improved massively since.
I love your channel, another great video!
When Chris was asked how many languages does he speak, I expected him to say something like 12. :D
Regardless, I do speak several languages, and I do agree that with total immersion you CAN indeed get to a serious level in 6 months. However, that means you're not working in your native language, you don't go home to a family speaking your native language, etc. You have to be a student with no family just like he was. This is impossible for most adults, so nobody should expect to be able to speak any language fluently in 6 months. You need at least 2-3 years realistically practicing at least 30-60 minutes a day. There is no magical formula.
And I always say, HOW well can you speak a language. After 58 years I am still learning english. It goes for every language you learn, you are never fully there in any of them.
6 mo is enuff for latin languages but deff not chinese,writing chinese takes time
@Rei Ren I have been 38 years speaking spanish, and it too is the same. There is always something new to learn.
@@andia968 . Chinese/mandarin seems to be a whole new ball game from latin based languages, but the process of learning, for me, is pretty much the same, and about the same speed as Spanish and French and various tribal languages here. Yes, the secret is... any language takes time.
@@PhilipStephens007 wow cool .. i am a chinese descent but find it harder than latin languages esp writing
Eileen,你是特别好！感谢你的非常好的内容！
Great interview. And very inspiring. I like how simple Chris makes learning any language is. One should start from basics and not demand perfection. and yes, hard work
Very interesting, thanks for the content
Hi! I completely agree with all it's been said. I've been learning russian in both ways :first in class, then I start to learn it by myself, simply watching videos and then I realized I was completely able to understand and had the best pronunciation. You can't teach a language, the teacher goal is to HELP you in this process, speaking with you for example. Great channel anyway ☺️
А вы откуда?
非常感谢Eileen老师的辛苦工作💪
非常有趣的视频，十分感谢你！
What a great guy! Very talented.
When the lockdown started, around 9 months ago already.. That's when I started learning Mandarin seriously by myself at home. Now I can speak between intermediate-advance Mandarin. Trying to become full on advance now. Also, I still can't read or write many Chinese characters. I just watched a lot of Chinese media, read a ton and try to practice speaking everyday with Chinese penpals.
haha, same but my set of skills is absolutely different, and results aren't so impressive despite working all day long. I can read and write on b1 level, my listening "clicked" only after the 7th month to about b1- level, but my speaking abilities are still quite poor.
Very interesting dialogue! 谢谢！
After this video see, I discovered that this guy is an inspiration to me because of his speaking skills. I don't wanna sound like a lao wai after learning Chinese for years, like one of the other guests on this channel did.
What he said is indeed true! you need to be familiar with the words, how to read it and all before learning the characters so that the characters will be meaningful to you. It's the same method I'm using now since I'm only self-studying. It's better compared to the method I used before where I just memorize all the characters, its pinyin equivalent and meaning 😂🤣
Now, I'm being more patient. I study the pronunciation first, make sure I know what its meaning and how it's read so that when I start to learn the characters, I know how to pronounce them and understand what they mean. Isn't that how we learn in our own language? learning the sound and meaning first before learning how to write 🥰
Eileen, every day your subscribers are going up by 1K! Keep up the good work.
Excellent material Eileen, thankyou!
Great Content!
40:56 Teacher Eileen just gets the idea that her job may become obsolete... ;) No, it doesn't. I still think students will profit a lot from teachers' advice. Chris also says that his (?) principles can be applied with benefit in taught lessons and are not only applicable for self study. The next question to talk about would be how to do this.
Great video! Thanks!
Rule 1: Learn what is relevant to you.
I learned much and quickly from watching Chinese music and -Kung Fu videos that have hanzi AND pinyin AND English subtitles.
Rule 4: your ears must get used to the sounds
I found the Chinese characters easier to read and write than to hear and pronounce the Chinese sounds.
另一个很棒的视频！ 我前一段时间见过这位先生的TEDx形象，但我真的不同意他及他的想法。 我已在北京生活了一年，每天学习中文6个小时！！！，我甚至去了北京语言大学，我可以确认，尽管我会说和读中文，但我并不认为自己会流利说。 而且六个月后我真的不是流利。 不可能，普通话是一种过于广泛的语言。
Another great video! I seen this gentleman's TEDx presentation a while ago, but I really do not agree with him or his idea at all. I have lived in Beijing for a year, and have studied Chinese everyday for 6 hours a day, I even go to Beijing language university (BLCU) and I can confirm, although I can speak and read Chinese, I do not consider myself fluent. And I definitely was not fluent after 6 months!!Impossible, mandarin is too vast a language.
謝謝！又是一個非常好的視頻！
每週你的視頻越來越好了
His chinese is superb. Every foreigner who speak chinese usually still have their foreign accent when speaking in chinese. But he doesnt has any foreign accent. It's like he was born in china
Fascinating, thanks Eileen
Now we need a textbook with these subtitles to repeat and study
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At 51:40...that awkward sentence was a good example of what the English speaker finds with Chinese..
他就是语言天才, 值得佩服。
at 3:57 he look like Robert wall in enter the dragon
I decided only 6 minutes into the video that if we invent timetravel I wanna go to 1981 Beijing
I think it's important to remember that linguists don't exactly say that you can't learn a language after a certain age, but that it is much more difficult. What Chris has done is remarkable, but not necessarily amazing. Why do I say that? Because the American and British linguists that I have studied have pointed out that there are two general types of language learning: FLA ( foreign language learning) and SLA ( second language acquisition). FLA is what American schools do so poorly - it is sitting in a classroom learning a language that is not spoken in your country. SLA is when you live in the country where you must know the language to survive. Of course the psychological linguists who talk about having a hard time after puberty are talking about reaching native or near-native fluency. Virtually no one can reach native fluency if he or she does not live in the target country from a young age. Chris has done it right, but he is still amazing!!
that was a myth anyway, all adults learn faster and better than children, but adults need to pay rent and cant sit in class 8 hours a day AND do homework
我在学习汉语过程中被纠正的错误我都会记住的。这个对我有非常大的帮助。学习跟性格也有关系，关键是怎么纠正别人。老师要给你一个问责感 学习yi门语言离不开老师（it doesn’t have to be a traditional teacher but just like a coach in any game , someone you go to for reference and keeps you on your toes while you learn.
谢谢 Eileen
Clearly to be able to immerse yourself in the country with the foreign language is the best process. Also, it is true that classroom settings, especially for adults is usually counterproductive, bad teachers, bad students, some slow, some fast, etc. In the end, learning a new language, according to the video, cannot be a "hobby", it must your life for several months to several years.
I have never been to English speaking country nor had an English teacher/ friend but it does not stop me from joing in discussions online or debate with angry Americans .
thank you for everything. your videos would be better if they were like movies, but without music and a bit slow,
Please also do a video that helps our vocabulary of objects but somehow more in a natural conversational mode and not in a teaching mode
I agree with him. When learning chinese, you can re-arrange the words you know and it will has a meaning. You dont need to memorize all the chinese words in dictionary.
Wonderfull program Eileen. Thank you!! Very interesting interview, but still what your guest is saying how intuitive can be the learning process of a foreign language, is working only on theoretical level and less in real life. In practice everybody nows it's simply not true that you can learn a foreign language (and this is even more true for Chinese language) in few months. It's like saying you can lose 50 pounds in 4 weeks. It would be really nice, but it doesn't work like this. It surely helps a lot that you are immersed in real life situations on daily basis, but I can't even imagine that somebody whose native language is English, French, Spanish, German... can stay in China for 6 months, without any knowledge of Chinese language at his/her arrival, and be almost fluent after this period. It can surely help if your boyfriend or girlfriend from China loves you so much and helps you 10 hours a day working on your Chinese, but I wish you good luck to have somebody like this beside you in these first months of learning a new language.
It doesn't work, except if you are genius. Perhaps Chris is one of these.
Great interview!!
It's very useful, thanks 😊
There are different learning styles that suit different people. Some people start with reading books and learning grammar - so teachers and textbook are important. Some people have visual modality most developed, and they fall in love with writing characters first - I have a friend of mine who's an artist, and she started learning Chinese writing first. Some people are have audition developed better, so they can start by listening. Still, immersion does work the best :-)
哇塞， 真的有意思的. 非常感谢，朋友们. Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!
Ah! This looks good. Thanks Mandarin Corner and Eileen Laoshi, that's today sorted!
Where can I find the book of Chris Lonsdale? Preferably translated into English. 😊
There is an argentinian movie call a cuento chino or a Chinese tale
The Chinese part don't have subtitles or dubb so you feel like the spanish protagonist. Is a very good movie
It's true that speaking only english to teach an english class can be good but only if the mother language is similar ! Chinese and english are way too far from each other. I remember (i'm french) when we were taught spanish at school the teacher will speak only spanish and that was efficient cause french and spanish are very close. But i can't imagine that in chinese everyone would be so lost haha xD
is there a wechat we can add ?
你们好！我看到你们的评论有很多跟那个龙飞虎先生的方法有怀疑。我也是一个外国人学习中文，我从开始到现在都是自学的。我自己觉得他说的原则还是有一些道理的，我们根本可以自学一门新的语言 但是 这件事真的不容易啊。我学了差不多一年半了还能有点儿信心跟中国人沟通呢， 六个月是太短了你只能学会一下最基础的东西。我花了好多时间和力气，虽然我没有机会去中国游玩 也没有很多中国朋友跟我练口语，幸运的事我在油管博上找到了Eileen，从她的视频我学到了很多。你的频道对我学习汉语的过程中确实有好大的帮助。谢谢Eileen。
這位語言學高手國語講得很流利也沒有外國人的口音。他讓我感覺 他真的有本事。怪不得他國語學得快四十年了。很了不起。佩服佩服。
非常感谢您