【我如何学习中文?】How I Learned FLUENT Mandarin Chinese

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  • Опубликовано: 2 апр 2020
  • Hi, everyone, and welcome back! I've gotten lots of questions about my Chinese language study, so I thought I'd try to clear a few things up! I hope everyone is doing well in quarantine! Stay safe!
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  • @luciencarr3970
    @luciencarr3970 4 года назад +6798

    For non-Chinese speakers, she’s not just fluent, its like the way she say things and the way she forms a sentence sounds very native and natural. I feel like its really one of the highest level u can get in language learning.

    • @henry12h
      @henry12h 4 года назад +102

      Anyone can do it! Just commit to do so

    • @noname89636
      @noname89636 4 года назад +258

      @@henry12h ... Yes, but it is a strong and one he*l of a commitment. You have to LOVE that language you are learning and find an inner and deep internal value to it. That is why many people quit after the A2 level. It is why I quit after learning Arabic and Polish (I lived in Middle East and Poland due to my job). I tried to continue on with Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, and other languages, but my energy just isn't there because I know what I went through with Arabic and Polish. I have no clue why I just ranted under your comment. But yeah it is one strong a** commitment.

    • @niallahorana3377
      @niallahorana3377 4 года назад +146

      It does not sound like a native lol.

    • @noname89636
      @noname89636 4 года назад +70

      @@niallahorana3377 .. Hater

    • @julietazubeldia
      @julietazubeldia 4 года назад +134

      @@niallahorana3377 no, yeah. Thats what I thought. But shes fluent! Thats amazing, and thats what counts. This video makes me want to go and keep learning👏

  • @TheVivienne1990
    @TheVivienne1990 4 года назад +2430

    Speaking as a native Chinese speaker with a linguistic background, I must say I am very impressed with her Chinese capability. I see some comments making a remark on how she doesn’t sound native. Granted. if we are to compare her Chinese to native Chinese she still got some room to improve, but is native fluency really the lowest bar for recognition? just imagine for a second how we sound when we speak English as a non-native speaker, those English speakers instantly know we are not natives - there are mispronunciations, there are inappropriate choices of vocabularies and unnatural syntaxes. But you don’t hear people say someone’s English isn’t native enough. It’s ridiculous!
    I know too damn well how difficult it is to learn a language, and how much harder it is to master a language. This lady really surprises me with some of the “markers” she has mastered that are so quintessentially Chinese.

    • @thryce82
      @thryce82 4 года назад +34

      its because there are a lot of petty folk out there. she does/doesnt speak fluently does really matter . Im a native english speaker as soon as peole talk about art or someone with a welsh accent speak i understand nothing. i would assume she is solid in 90%+ of converstaions that go on. think its more of A i cant do that so she sucks or B white people shouldnt have passable mandarin. B>>A i assume. i lived abouts in asia for ~7 years. asians everywhere are not very excited when u learn anything about their language in my experience. they know passable-- some english so once u start learning their language they feel they lose an advantage and take it kinda offensively. at worst they lost an english practice partner at most they have to watch what they say around u in their own language. Thai and japanese forrr sureee but i assume chinese folk too.

    • @JayA-rx3hi
      @JayA-rx3hi 4 года назад

      Exactly!

    • @TheVivienne1990
      @TheVivienne1990 4 года назад +15

      chad moore I am not sure I can agree with you. I feel delighted when foreigners show an interest in learning my mother tongue.

    • @Pika-ck7ww
      @Pika-ck7ww 4 года назад +4

      @@thryce82 but English speakers are really popular in China (for most part). People there love English speakers and encourage them to learn Chinese as well

    • @r0conscious
      @r0conscious 4 года назад +22

      @@thryce82 I'm living in Beijing for nearly 3 years, people love it when I speak Chinese to them, I'm very social and talk to many people, haven't met a single person after all this time that seemed to somehow doesn't like or appreciate me speaking to them in Chinese

  • @rohin369
    @rohin369 3 года назад +907

    her: spanish grammar is too hard
    also her: *learns language with tone system and thousands of characters*

    • @rodsalomon6524
      @rodsalomon6524 3 года назад +50

      It’s different type of learning.

    • @nicoleraheem1195
      @nicoleraheem1195 3 года назад +6

      🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂

    • @ydz6413
      @ydz6413 3 года назад +43

      But with easier grammar!

    • @liyanarafidz
      @liyanarafidz 3 года назад

      YA LIKE WTH HAHAH

    • @jodi-.-
      @jodi-.- 3 года назад +22

      I agree with her lol! I took spanish for two years and even to me its harder than learning chinese. I am learning chinese more faster and understanding it better. I also think it depends how motivated you are and if you have that connection to the language. I started learning spanish because I wanted to talk to people in my community who only spoke spanish. After only 2 years of Spanish in high school i can have a light conversation with them...which should be more but I lost interest after a while(at least my motivation got me to understand a good amount haha) Now with chinese, it has always been apart of my life. Growing up I would watch chinese movies and dramas so the vocabulary and phrases are more familiar. Also being a regular chinese drama fan helps me learn outside of studying time! It all just depends if its the right time and right mindset to learn a certain language :)

  • @bingotsui1114
    @bingotsui1114 3 года назад +229

    I'm a Chinese girl, from Beijing, with a neutral Mandarin accent. Her sentences are authentic and pronunciation is pretty good, just with a little bit foreign accent. I hope my English could be as good as her Mandarin.🐼

  • @nonutemperor
    @nonutemperor 4 года назад +2648

    Why do you wanna learn Chinese?
    Me: xue hua piao piao

    • @xinyuantao1626
      @xinyuantao1626 4 года назад +50

      What? 雪花飘飘?

    • @nonutemperor
      @nonutemperor 4 года назад +93

      @@xinyuantao1626 it's a meme

    • @nonutemperor
      @nonutemperor 4 года назад +13

      @Evan Xia Das right 🌺

    • @immzl3006
      @immzl3006 4 года назад +21

      我以为是学画漂漂😂看了评论才知道是一剪梅

    • @user-vy7kt9jn5f
      @user-vy7kt9jn5f 4 года назад +11

      雪哎花啊飘哦飘哦,北风萧哦萧哦~

  • @4a.m.diaries
    @4a.m.diaries 4 года назад +1324

    Her main points I took away:
    - Memorize vocab, vocab, vocab. Grammar will come once you have words to say.
    - Watch tv/ movies in targeted language. Babies learn language naturally from listening, not from textbooks.
    - Talk to native speakers ( It's uncomfortable but just try it)

    • @ssabina3829
      @ssabina3829 4 года назад +1

      Yes

    • @ramblinwes7853
      @ramblinwes7853 4 года назад +36

      I teach English in China. The Chinese way to teach English is vocab, vocab, and more vocab. The children know hundreds of words and can't say a thing. Learning a language is not about words. You can say many things with very few words or not be able to say anything with many words. IMO

    • @CurrentChinese
      @CurrentChinese 3 года назад +1

      Good take aways!

    • @nicoleraheem1195
      @nicoleraheem1195 3 года назад +1

      @flxral
      1.) Lichao Chinese - Hsk Centered
      2. )Twin Cities Chinese- grammar points
      3.) Chinese Zero To hero -HSK Centered
      4.) Everyday Chinese (advance beginner -fluent chinese)
      5. ) Chinese Pod( same as 4)
      6. One lemon chinese
      7) This: www.tuttlepublishing.com/elementary-mandarin-chinese-testbook
      8) Chinese for us
      9) Richard chinese learning
      And etc.

    • @alexleuchtenburg4841
      @alexleuchtenburg4841 3 года назад +2

      @flxral I recommend Viki.com with the language learning option turned on - it shows subtitles in both English and Chinese at the same time.
      You can do the same thing with Netflix with a browser extention.
      Even if you just watch with English subtitles, the key is to watch many hours. I've watched about 2500 hours of Chinese language content, and I feel very comfortable conversing in Chinese.

  • @esterteixeira5857
    @esterteixeira5857 3 года назад +105

    Guys, it’s practically a impossible thing speaking exactly like a native when u are not grown up in the place of this specific language. Everyone has an accent speaking a second language at this point. I speak English for many years but i still have my portuguese accent. >Having an accent means nothin

    • @esterteixeira5857
      @esterteixeira5857 3 года назад +1

      @@thetruthalwaysscary that’s what I said (❓❔❓❔❓)

    • @nuoxy
      @nuoxy 3 года назад

      True

    • @QuizmasterLaw
      @QuizmasterLaw 3 года назад +7

      >Having an accent means sounding sexy<
      there. that's better.

    • @crunchy_crop
      @crunchy_crop 2 года назад

      @@QuizmasterLaw Yeah but I wonder what a western accent sounds like while speaking chinese. Like I can't even think of it since I don't know the language

    • @QuizmasterLaw
      @QuizmasterLaw 2 года назад

      @@crunchy_crop let's hope Rita does a BAD ACCENTS series!

  • @qinhaojin5501
    @qinhaojin5501 Год назад +13

    说的真的非常好,作为一个中文的母语使用者,非常尊敬 Mrs.雪莲 !!!

  • @Steven611999
    @Steven611999 3 года назад +1469

    Her accent may be foreign but her pronunciation is really clear.

    • @luluorenge
      @luluorenge 3 года назад +82

      tones are really hard

    • @Apetitegirly
      @Apetitegirly 3 года назад +36

      @@luluorenge tones are the hardest

    • @taylorm6309
      @taylorm6309 3 года назад +99

      @@luluorenge I'm a complete beginner and tones are kicking my ass.

    • @purplegeek3228
      @purplegeek3228 3 года назад +105

      Yes, Her accent is pretty impressive. Tones are really on key. She speaks fast because the Mandarin is a fast speaking language. She has wonderful sing voice, too.

    • @user-jg3fd3rc3t
      @user-jg3fd3rc3t 3 года назад +3

      @@purplegeek3228 tones and I queen of pop

  • @Meimei-hh4dz
    @Meimei-hh4dz 3 года назад +1223

    when I heard her saying "各有利弊" (chinese idiom for "each side has its own virture and drawbacks" ) , I m like... Ok, she is a proooooo !

    • @shadowdragon007
      @shadowdragon007 3 года назад +12

      then i saw her subtitle at 6:03 重视汉子. im like yeah she’s got work to do lol

    • @22Unlucky
      @22Unlucky 3 года назад

      @@shadowdragon007 what does it in reality mean?

    • @AZ-ee8vq
      @AZ-ee8vq 3 года назад

      @@22Unlucky It means emphasis a male

    • @jadorejonas07
      @jadorejonas07 3 года назад +58

      @@shadowdragon007 correct me if I'm wrong but don't Chinese native speakers make simple mistakes like that just how any native speaker can with their own language? I feel like she knows that that's not actually the right pinyin. I've seen it myself that Chinese people use the wrong 的, 得, 地 quite often. Just how English speakers use the wrong there, their and they're. We are more critical of someone that's not a native speaker because we are hyper aware of any mistakes they make. I think she's absolutely amazing and any foreigner who reaches that level of understanding of another language should be very very proud.

    • @Th3Vampir3Knight
      @Th3Vampir3Knight 3 года назад

      谢谢, 我太懒惰自己查那个字。正好看到你的评论了。

  • @Rationalific
    @Rationalific 3 года назад +49

    I am a native English speaker, and she is speaking Mandarin Chinese so quickly that I realized that I have to work on speeding up my English subtitle reading. :P

  • @Jessichiii
    @Jessichiii 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for this! I've recently started trying to learn Mandarin and you've really inspired me to keep persisting!

  • @teaforthetiller.
    @teaforthetiller. 4 года назад +924

    i am so proud of myself that i understand all of this video without subtitles 😊 我学习中文学了六年了!

    • @zarinaraxmatullayeva2967
      @zarinaraxmatullayeva2967 3 года назад +17

      How did u learn Chinese, I just started to learn and it's a bit difficult to remember words😔

    • @vendicci5443
      @vendicci5443 3 года назад +5

      @@zarinaraxmatullayeva2967 download various apps for learning, they're really helpful for me

    • @ethanlau8254
      @ethanlau8254 3 года назад +13

      @@zarinaraxmatullayeva2967 find a Chinese speaker, and talking together, just talk

    • @ethanlau8254
      @ethanlau8254 3 года назад +2

      @@vendicci5443 but you do look like a Asian people lol

    • @teaforthetiller.
      @teaforthetiller. 3 года назад +6

      @@zarinaraxmatullayeva2967 idk if i can be super helpful bc i learned it in school starting in 8th grade, but i recommend getting a chinese textbook and there are a bunch of free video resources online

  • @kimchin9740
    @kimchin9740 4 года назад +2225

    Me: watches a few “how to self learn a language”
    RUclips: How did I learn Chinese?
    FOR GOD’S SAKE IM CHINESE

    • @hiimcortana1568
      @hiimcortana1568 4 года назад +69

      Sameee. I was watching english pronunciation lessons and here I am .. learning how to speak chinese even tho I am alr speaking it.. (can't read write too much tho since I was born in abroad)..

    • @aladyknight1314
      @aladyknight1314 4 года назад +3

      @@hiimcortana1568 same lol haha!

    • @abra238
      @abra238 4 года назад +7

      i immediately had to reach for a tissue reading this. Snorted too hard!

    • @johnchoi9701
      @johnchoi9701 4 года назад +24

      It’s even funnier when youtube suggests me to learn swear words in my native language. And i clicked on that video..

    • @maxyang7919
      @maxyang7919 4 года назад +8

      Well RUclips can't possibly know if you can speak the language or not. Plenty of overseas Chinese can't speak Chinese and plenty of overseas Chinese kids go to Chinese class because their parents dictate it.

  • @Everyday_Chinese_
    @Everyday_Chinese_ 10 месяцев назад +1

    雪莲说得太好了!非常自信流畅的表达!棒棒哒!Very confident and fluent expression! Excellent!

  • @danmoe3103
    @danmoe3103 3 года назад

    Great job in sharing your Chinese learning journey! Very interesting, inspiring stories!

  • @minawananami
    @minawananami 4 года назад +810

    I’m just literally speechless... She’s so talented 🥺

    • @ducklingscap897
      @ducklingscap897 4 года назад +33

      Most of it is hard work.

    • @danielseifert3371
      @danielseifert3371 4 года назад +16

      Not talented but HARD WORK, like REALLY HARD WORK.

    • @maya_jones3411
      @maya_jones3411 4 года назад +3

      You should see my friend, she can read, write and speak in over 18 languages including Chinese. She sounds like a native in all the 18 languages, it's crazy.

    • @singledog1807
      @singledog1807 4 года назад +1

      @@maya_jones3411 Really? How can she made that? Can you introduce her to me ? I am chinese and really want to have converstions with native English speakers

    • @layzamedina1144
      @layzamedina1144 4 года назад +3

      She is talented because she tried very hard, study very hard. And we all have that opportunity too. 加油!

  • @user-zx4zi1bq9i
    @user-zx4zi1bq9i 4 года назад +1228

    I’m a Chinese instructor in USA. I think your Chinese is extremely good. Even though your tones are not exactly as same as a native speaker, BUT it doesn’t matter cuz your tones doesn’t makes you, 不能被理解!! your expression, what you tried to say to audience sounds very clear in a Chinese’s ears, and I can’t agree more about your opinion, about learning a second language. Learning a foreign language is a progress, the output can not be perfect, but every time you use it, you get the improvement. I’ll definitely recommend you to my students

    • @NanSilverin
      @NanSilverin 4 года назад +18

      I'm learning Chinese too. I live in Greece. I went to the Confucius Institute in Athens. For me the most difficult part is to find people to talk, to practice Chinese. In theory is not so bad. Also the characters. But if you don't talk a language...

    • @tapp3r109
      @tapp3r109 4 года назад +6

      @@NanSilverin uhh, there's literally a Chinatown in Athens, plenty of people to talk to

    • @user-wd8wx5md5z
      @user-wd8wx5md5z 4 года назад +6

      The way she repeatedly says FAIL in English is really annoying in my opinion. And the words she says in chinese does not even totally match with what she writes in chinese. (In particular again : the case of "FAIL") Personally I cannot use it. Otherwise yes she is great.

    • @NanSilverin
      @NanSilverin 4 года назад

      @@tapp3r109 yes there are a lot of people who are learning Chinese. Greece has a good relationship with China and it will grow.

    • @user-ns8ry1ie8z
      @user-ns8ry1ie8z 4 года назад +4

      I think her tones are nearly perfect as an English speaker.The grammar and vocabulary are impeccable.

  • @miauumii2549
    @miauumii2549 3 года назад +10

    This honestly just motivated me a lot, I will do my best and try to stay motivated while learning, thank you! ^°^

  • @daifrank8007
    @daifrank8007 3 года назад +3

    you have an excellent experience in learning foreign language. I wish I had seen this program many years ago!

  • @user-rs3ri3pu1w
    @user-rs3ri3pu1w 3 года назад +519

    I am a Korean who is learning Chinese, and I am learning how to learn Chinese by reading English subtitles hhh

    • @rossgv13
      @rossgv13 3 года назад +8

      That's so funny XD

    • @user-rs3ri3pu1w
      @user-rs3ri3pu1w 3 года назад

      @@rossgv13 But English is also difficult 😹😹

    • @taylorm6309
      @taylorm6309 3 года назад +5

      @@user-rs3ri3pu1w I'm a native English speaker and I agree that English is difficult.

    • @kimberleychan4378
      @kimberleychan4378 3 года назад +14

      i'm a native English speaker but am Malaysian-Chinese trying to learn Korean by watching K dramas hahahah. Kinda given up on Chinese.

    • @user-rs3ri3pu1w
      @user-rs3ri3pu1w 3 года назад +2

      @@kimberleychan4378 一起加油吧 哈哈

  • @MsGan-vr5fg
    @MsGan-vr5fg 4 года назад +145

    As a Chinese native speaker and Mandarin teacher, your Chinese is extremely excellent. You master rich vocabulary and know how to use them correctly in sentences. I don't find any Grammarly mistake in your speech.

  • @preplingo4119
    @preplingo4119 2 года назад

    Interest is the best teacher. And practice makes perfect. Glad you found the language you love. Thank you for sharing! xx

  • @putaoniao8671
    @putaoniao8671 3 года назад

    Loved your video a year ago, it was a great inspiration to sign up for a Mandarin class. So happy I can understand almost everything now!

    • @jjack9667
      @jjack9667 2 года назад

      hello, are u still study chinese now?
      as a native chinese speaker i would like to teach chinese for english speaker, meanwhile i can practice my english.
      i have been study english pretty long so i can basically communicate with u in english, and if u wish i can also talk chinese with u, and i can explain some chinese grammars
      would like to study with me?

  • @Antonyeow
    @Antonyeow 4 года назад +730

    I have never heard a Westerner speak Mandarin so damn fluently and more importantly sound THAT NATURAL. I bet I wouldn't even tell it's a Western girl speaking if I didn't see.

    • @dumalun8388
      @dumalun8388 4 года назад

      @ozaunu jared who

    • @kiparis777
      @kiparis777 4 года назад +11

      @@dumalun8388 sounds like a knock-knock joke.

    • @thepriceofsalt9003
      @thepriceofsalt9003 4 года назад +100

      imo it's a bit of an exaggeration lol, she definitely doesn't sound like a native speaker. i can tell she stumbles over some words and her tones aren't as consistent as native speakers' so it's not very natural, but she is hella good.

    • @thepriceofsalt9003
      @thepriceofsalt9003 4 года назад +5

      @ozaunu yes i am chinese

    • @thepriceofsalt9003
      @thepriceofsalt9003 4 года назад +3

      @ozaunu no i'm of (probably han) chinese ethnicity, 3rd/4th gen southeast asian.

  • @benuwuowo
    @benuwuowo 4 года назад +951

    She: So it doesn't matter if your first language is English or if it's chinese you can still enjoy the video
    Me: *first languaje is spanish* 👁👄👁

    • @Celi_Amor
      @Celi_Amor 3 года назад +3

      Benjamín Ignacio Malverde Tapia Same for me :)

    • @nora565
      @nora565 3 года назад +1

      Xd

    • @-niih.0505
      @-niih.0505 3 года назад +4

      jajajajaajaja

    • @vanessavasquez1099
      @vanessavasquez1099 3 года назад +15

      Anda, pero si hablan en español, escriban en español.

    • @kasaneteto986
      @kasaneteto986 3 года назад +4

      Presidente! Zong tong!

  • @iridescentlytey4933
    @iridescentlytey4933 3 года назад +2

    I watched this around a year ago when I was first starting to learn Chinese and it’s nice to see how much more I understand. Love this video and agree with what you suggested! Off to study more vocab 😌

    • @gc3130
      @gc3130 Год назад

      Do you wanna learn English? I am Chinese, we can learn it together!

  • @linal.31
    @linal.31 3 года назад

    Thank you dear for being so amazing and wonderful person!!!! Thank you for the information you’ve represented here and thank you for inspiration!!!!! 谢谢亲爱的♥️♥️♥️

  • @benking2078
    @benking2078 4 года назад +313

    I'm amazed when you talk chinese. Almost hypnotized... so good. Greetz from switzerland.

  • @eleyn5130
    @eleyn5130 3 года назад +357

    although she still has a slight accent, her fluidity and her precise speech is impeccable. I live in a Chinese speaking family and I can’t speak nearly as articulate as she can♥️

    • @nicoleraheem1195
      @nicoleraheem1195 3 года назад

      Wow 😳

    • @englishlife222
      @englishlife222 3 года назад

      Let's learn chinese language with me

    • @omgwerockhard
      @omgwerockhard 3 года назад +17

      Duh like 99% Of people who learns a new language even if they moves and lives there is gonna have an accent. You gotta really learn it super early in life like 4 year old. I hear it all the time in Norway, foreigners speaks with accent even if they lived here 20 years but their kids speaks it perfectly

    • @user-er5qm2vy2q
      @user-er5qm2vy2q 3 года назад +1

      It's good enough to be able to understand! I still don't understand many dialects. 😭

    • @olliebearblu7783
      @olliebearblu7783 Год назад +1

      @@omgwerockhard for real, if someone in english has an accent i hardly even notice, i'm literally so used to it and it doesn't matter at all. they are fully articulate and speak well, that's all that matters.

  • @notsarah679
    @notsarah679 3 года назад +18

    I have a Chinese background, and I understand it. I am very impressed with her, especially when she said she loves writing the characters. It wasn’t the most fluent, and has some accents, but it was still very clear. I could still understand, and I’m very impressed! I also wanted to say that anyone can learn Chinese. You don’t have to have a background, all it takes is time and determination.

    • @rochuo7739
      @rochuo7739 3 года назад

      I am Mandarin speaker and want to learn more english and we can teach with each other,can i get yr skype or others?Tks.

  • @Kennych100
    @Kennych100 3 года назад

    You are amazing. I am trying to learn Mandarin as well. You are so encouraging.

  • @hellosun8965
    @hellosun8965 3 года назад +429

    Chinese grammar is easier than English, Spanish, French or German. Learning how to write Chinese is the most difficult part.

    • @Bobsob
      @Bobsob 3 года назад +8

      You don't need to write anymore with mobile mandarin keyboards and the HSK test doesn't require writing by hand either, so not even that is difficult anymore.

    • @evest7829
      @evest7829 3 года назад +15

      Can you elaborate? I'm a native German speaker and to me it seems like English barely has any grammar rules (compared to German). So it's really hard to imagine that Chinese grammar is even easier lol

    • @Bobsob
      @Bobsob 3 года назад +7

      @@evest7829 Let's say the grammar of Chinese is very flexible and culturally doesn't sound marked like English does when you make certain sentences or change then around slightly. No one would raise an eye lid like they would in English if spoken in a different sentence pattern. At least from my experience.

    • @sofiaromerogarcia5241
      @sofiaromerogarcia5241 3 года назад +3

      entonces solo voy a enfocarme en aprender hablar chino pero no en escribir XD

    • @adapienkowska2605
      @adapienkowska2605 3 года назад +6

      @@evest7829 Chinese doesn't have flexion (verbs don't conjugate, nouns don't change, etc.). All Chinese grammar is in word order and function words.

  • @bunbunthebunny6514
    @bunbunthebunny6514 4 года назад +539

    When you speak better chinese than me im half chinese what am i doing with my life

  • @Monitor2023
    @Monitor2023 3 года назад

    Thank you very much. Your Chinese is perfect. And many thanks for your effort to learn such a difficult language. I love your videos.

  • @qistinaeiman6452
    @qistinaeiman6452 3 года назад +4

    You're so sweeeet thanks for the tips!

  • @amsams1596
    @amsams1596 3 года назад +277

    As a foreigner she is speaking Chinese at the highest lvl. She speaks like a nativ speaker grown up in mainland China or Taiwan.

    • @Deandzzzzzz
      @Deandzzzzzz 3 года назад +14

      I was a bit surprised to find out that she went to Taiwan to improve her Chinese after high school because she doesn’t have Taiwan accent at all

    • @chochooshoe
      @chochooshoe 3 года назад +37

      if you spoke Chinese natively you'd quite easily detect she does not sound like a native speaker. her mandarin is very very good but definitely not at a native speaker level. when I visited Beijing a few years ago I met a Canadian lady who really did sound like a native speaker. she was in her 40s and had stayed in Beijing for 8 years. so it can be done but is very hard for most people.

    • @ryunsukeblue686
      @ryunsukeblue686 3 года назад +2

      Nope, you can still tell

    • @marcbachelet2322
      @marcbachelet2322 3 года назад

      Nope

    • @indral6491
      @indral6491 3 года назад

      Sounds uncomfortable

  • @bethanyortiz4721
    @bethanyortiz4721 4 года назад +112

    Yes, more in depth about your Chinese language journey and learning about the tones and pronunciation!

  • @lizhenli5171
    @lizhenli5171 Год назад

    喜歡妳充滿自信的笑容!非常耀眼 期待妳分享更多關於學語言的經歷❤

  • @hctan38
    @hctan38 3 года назад

    It is interesting to know how you have picked up the Chinese language. I believe interest in learning something is the first step and practice is another in achieving what we want. Thanks for sharing

  • @justreallyshort7098
    @justreallyshort7098 4 года назад +171

    When she said she fell in love with Chinese language, I was like “so was your teacher actually nice??” I think it’s just cuz a lot of ABCs growing up learning Chinese in a school environment always had mean teachers lmao

    • @katherinetutschek4757
      @katherinetutschek4757 4 года назад +5

      Really? Did you learn Chinese at Chinese School or regular school? My teachers were pretty good, but the Saturday Chinese School ones were stricter.

    • @cassiopeiatong-zhou2656
      @cassiopeiatong-zhou2656 4 года назад +8

      For I went to Chinese school on saturdays and I think it was more that I was forced to be there than having mean teachers that made me start to reallyyyyy not like Chinese. Like speaking it is fine but I’ve been going to Chinese school for 9 years and my reading and writing still suck 😂

    • @Muppethobbit
      @Muppethobbit 4 года назад +7

      Exactly! Being forced to go to weekend Chinese school as a kid, the environment didn’t interest me at all, especially since I looked like a foreigner (as a mixed-race kid). But now as an adult I’m interested in re-learning how to read

    • @brendonsforehead4961
      @brendonsforehead4961 4 года назад

      hobbithands same

    • @ynntari2775
      @ynntari2775 4 года назад +1

      well, the teacher was taiwanese, they tend to be more modern. Mainlanders are still old school teachers.

  • @4_mimi
    @4_mimi 4 года назад +133

    i'm chinese american, with my parents being chinese and me being born here in the us. with chinese as my second language and growing up in a house when chinese is spoken 90% of the time, your pronunciation and understanding of the language is really good !! chinese is a really hard language and i admire you so much for learning it :)

    • @Bobsob
      @Bobsob 3 года назад

      Do your parents speak English and if not, do you think they should learn it?

    • @4_mimi
      @4_mimi 3 года назад +1

      @@Bobsob my parents do speak english :) my dad is more fluent than my mom but they've been living here for about 30 years now

    • @Bobsob
      @Bobsob 3 года назад

      @@4_mimi 👍

    • @qqfeng7355
      @qqfeng7355 3 года назад

      你回来过中国么?

  • @miamilan4812
    @miamilan4812 3 года назад

    Thank you!!! You’ve inspired me to learn Chinese!!

  • @devikaishoney6456
    @devikaishoney6456 3 года назад

    It's just so nice to hear her acing her pronunciation.

  • @ngocanh5780
    @ngocanh5780 4 года назад +82

    你的中文很好👍

  • @bryanlee5464
    @bryanlee5464 4 года назад +150

    The public: Beauty and knowledge cant exist in the same person.
    Xuelian: Hold my beer

  • @wintkaungkyaw8274
    @wintkaungkyaw8274 2 года назад

    Your pronunciation is so good and clear. Amazing!

  • @peteranny
    @peteranny 3 года назад +2

    你的中文真好聽也好順!而且我更喜歡的是你附上的英文翻譯 -- 讓我了解中文對應成口語的英文是這樣子!(如果是我自己翻成英文實在沒辦法那麼口語!)

  • @yuefengguo4658
    @yuefengguo4658 4 года назад +12

    今天偶然发现了你的频道!太喜欢听你说话了,特别舒服,用词地道!祝你在学习中文的道路上越走越远!

  • @HighMonkeyMonk
    @HighMonkeyMonk 4 года назад +16

    Was annoyed that Xiaoma never mentioned your channel when you were featured. Glad I finally found it!!

  • @conchanfloflo7012
    @conchanfloflo7012 3 года назад +1

    Please keep doing some videos of you speaking in Chinese with subtitles! Love your channel!!

  • @Thebadguy2023
    @Thebadguy2023 3 года назад

    Proud of you. You did a good job!

  • @itscelina3053
    @itscelina3053 4 года назад +45

    I am 16 and just beginning my journey in Chinese, seeing that you were once in my place but know how speak this fluently gives me so much more confidence to learn 💪

    • @raexjl3008
      @raexjl3008 3 года назад +3

      加油!

    • @ikantuna6758
      @ikantuna6758 3 года назад

      If anyone want to learn and can speak mandarin in 1 month with 4 perfect tone join my online class.im talented at teaching mandarin.i create my own tecnique call memory technique it can makes student can speak mandarin in 1 month.my teaching no need any text books.im teaching mandarin 17 years .i have 50 students,from course,private or private online.if you like contact me email zitufa@gmail.com.whatsupp +62895610022243.free fee for first time meeting.lie laoshi李老师。

    • @nicoleraheem1195
      @nicoleraheem1195 3 года назад

      @Fattie from the block lol awww. Yes you do. You will be fluent by 18 if you learn correctly

    • @gc3130
      @gc3130 Год назад

      Do you wanna learn English? I am Chinese, we can learn it together!

  • @audrey9302
    @audrey9302 4 года назад +17

    your mandarin is really great! it's just that sometimes your intonation might not be 100% accurate but obviously it is still understandable and ur doing a great job!!!

  • @winj8214
    @winj8214 3 года назад

    Just found you!! WOW!!
    You've inspired me!! Thank YOU!!

  • @stevejen3416
    @stevejen3416 3 года назад

    Excellent command of the Mandarin language Jilian! I’m bilingual myself hence really appreciate your multi-lingual endeavor!!!

  • @nyameowmeowmeow
    @nyameowmeowmeow 3 года назад +4

    i watched the whole thing and the ENTIRE TIME ive been hypnotised by how GOOD you are and how fluent you sound im SPEECHLESS

  • @eChineseLearning-school
    @eChineseLearning-school 4 года назад +37

    This is fantastic, you sound great! Our Chinese language students would look up to you. Keep it up.

  • @philips170t
    @philips170t 2 года назад

    Wow ! The way she articulates the sentences.. impressive.

  • @MrFranllop29
    @MrFranllop29 3 года назад

    You are awesome! I just began chinese a couple months ago and i'm going to use the same sistem i used to learn english: movies and you tube videos!! Greetings from spain!

  • @bennychan237
    @bennychan237 4 года назад +8

    This is amazing ! I am really glad to see that there also western people trying to immerse themselve in the east culture. That shows open mindness, which is a very likeably characteristic of a good human. keep going and thank you for the tips ! :)

  • @felixs_freckles3989
    @felixs_freckles3989 4 года назад +5

    Dang she has some good points in this video!!! When she goes on and of from English to Chinese, it is just so fluent!!!! I really want to learn Chinese before I go to highschool!!!

  • @richellezest364
    @richellezest364 3 года назад

    Wow! You are very talented! Love your songs!

  • @janeslanguagecorner5772
    @janeslanguagecorner5772 3 года назад +1

    非常實用的分享 Thank you for this video!

  • @davidbuneta7757
    @davidbuneta7757 4 года назад +7

    This was really helpful to get my motivation back up in my Chinese studies!!!!!! I’ve been slacking a lot lately but I feel rly confident after seeing this video :) thanks!

    • @ikantuna6758
      @ikantuna6758 3 года назад

      If anyone want to learn and can speak mandarin in 1 month with 4 perfect tone join my online class.im talented at teaching mandarin.i create my own tecnique call memory technique it can makes student can speak mandarin in 1 month.my teaching no need any text books.im teaching mandarin 17 years .i have 50 students,from course,private or private online.if you like contact me email zitufa@gmail.com.whatsupp +62895610022243.free fee for first time meeting.lie laoshi李老师。

  • @user-dr8sy8om7i
    @user-dr8sy8om7i 3 года назад +46

    雪莲这个流畅度和词汇量也太棒了吧!!!!真的非常自然了!!!

    • @beichen5949
      @beichen5949 3 года назад +3

      终于看到个说中文的了,你上面一堆中国人说英语

    • @f-o-lm2478
      @f-o-lm2478 3 года назад +2

      @@beichen5949 在外网用英语也很正常吧…不然怎么沟通🙄

    • @beichen5949
      @beichen5949 3 года назад +1

      @@f-o-lm2478 就感觉很装

  • @ruthkezialauretta8479
    @ruthkezialauretta8479 3 года назад

    Thank you for sharing your experience JJ! I'm truly amazed because you started studying chinese on high school whist I have been learning chinese since I was small. It's not my mother language but I understand it pretty well. But the thing is, I'm a passive learner and I always feel rather panicked whenever I have to talk in chinese. I stutter a lot. I'm very bad when it comes to conversations. I'm very amazed of how fluent you are, like really. I have been really shy to talk in chinese to people, even to my grandpa who talks and watches tv shows mostly in chinese. I usually reply him back with Indonesian (my mother language) and I'm really disappointed of myself that I should've like answered him back in chinese but welp I was pretty much shy with what I've learned. This is my second video of you (I watched the cantonese first HAHAHA) and I'm very grateful that I came across your channel. Thank you so much, you are very inspiring. You also look very commited and you take less pressure in learning the language. I hope I can be as good as you one day. Have a nice day and thank you very much! You make my day! 🥰💗 English isn't my mother language so I hope you don't mind my grammatical mistakes (if there's any) ☺️

  • @dongyingliu4947
    @dongyingliu4947 Год назад

    你的中文发音很准,用词也很地道也很恰当!为你点赞!!

  • @min7522
    @min7522 3 года назад +6

    your chinese is so gooddddd and you look at me, as a person who's born as a chinese you even speak better than me! love from singapore 🇸🇬 💗

  • @japplesin
    @japplesin 4 года назад +3

    Very fluent regardless the intonation. She can speak and translate her mind and thoughts immediately into Mandarin. Very impressive and admirable. Thanks for sharing.

  • @mariaservin2671
    @mariaservin2671 3 года назад

    I cannot stop looking at your hair it’s so beautiful omg

  • @siufunglam3690
    @siufunglam3690 3 года назад +1

    You speak very fluently I feel sorry for myself being a Hongkongnese not being able to speak Mandarin like you. Thx you telling me your learning journey 🙏🏻☺️

  • @theSybil
    @theSybil 3 года назад +81

    你超厉害啦!感觉表达力好强,也很地道!厉害厉害,加油啊!

  • @joellim7010
    @joellim7010 4 года назад +351

    As a Chinese, I would like to say that your accent still sounds like a foreigner but other than that you speak really good mandarin Chinese.

    • @karltorento3358
      @karltorento3358 4 года назад +6

      Would you say you still understand her perfectly well though? Just curious.

    • @Blessmywill
      @Blessmywill 4 года назад +34

      Her accent is pretty strong, some imperfections in terms of tones, but it is still ok. I wish to see her without clipping video. Plus Chinese level is average. In China, there is no 总统 but a 主席.

    • @okai739
      @okai739 4 года назад +4

      Joel Lim as Chinese那你为什么要跟一个会中文的人说英文

    • @rodgerspenda3207
      @rodgerspenda3207 4 года назад +10

      KAI O As me. 我不知道上面的人到底有什么问题。心理的问题,偏偏怎么问那道题啊。不过视频好像不真的。口音的重要性不是说快而是说准。视频太快了好像被人编辑到最快的地步。无论如何,她还是不错。不过还是说'its not how fast you speak that determines but its how flexible your tones are to fit in the languages tones and how wide you knowledge is to fit in any conversation.

    • @rodgerspenda3207
      @rodgerspenda3207 4 года назад +3

      Blessmywill without clipping video😂😂😂. 我还能说什么?

  • @ValleyData
    @ValleyData 2 года назад +1

    I'm impressed, hope to speak as well as you one day. Subscribed.

  • @valentino1123
    @valentino1123 3 года назад

    I enjoyed your songs and admire your talent as well as your mom's ability to sing in a foreign language and did it so well. It takes a lot of time and work to learn a foreign language and to master it. I look forward to more of your songs. I subscribed to your channel and my name is Michael.

  • @KINOAnuo
    @KINOAnuo 4 года назад +8

    太惊讶了!说和表达能力都好好!强!继续加油雪莲~

  • @colinyip9709
    @colinyip9709 3 года назад +5

    Wonderful and beautiful!
    雪蓮作為一個美國姑娘,說的漢語在發音(主要是聲調)上雖未致最完美,但意思表達的清晰、概念論述的完整,恐怕許多中國人也比不上她。
    這反映出她是一位思路敏㨗、邏輯性強,對中文詞彙掌握得很好的人!

  • @chiyinjonathanlam3708
    @chiyinjonathanlam3708 3 года назад

    JJ, you spoke very good Mandarin. Wonderful!

  • @sophialam795
    @sophialam795 3 года назад

    Very impressive! I support you .
    努力學習, 支持您 .💋

  • @WeiWuXian33
    @WeiWuXian33 4 года назад +64

    HELLO! As a native Spanish speaker, I really enjoy listening to you speak, you have too much charisma when speaking, your expressions, a lot of education, you are the person I want to become soon

    • @ehong3398
      @ehong3398 4 года назад

      And I am a Chinese native speaker who is learning Spanish 😂salutos desde Alemania jajajjaa. Have fun

    • @ehong3398
      @ehong3398 4 года назад

      ​@@tationutube Hahaha Das ist so genial XD, ChinSpanEnglish

  • @zey8263
    @zey8263 4 года назад +65

    你的中文真的很好了!!!虽然夹着一点口音但很可爱呀哈哈哈!!希望你不要尝试着改变自己的口音,这样才显得独特跟有个性。我也要加油学习英语💪

    • @paopaone
      @paopaone 4 года назад

      英语从娃娃抓起

    • @zey8263
      @zey8263 3 года назад

      I A · 人家毕竟是外国人,如果有一口字正腔圆的普通话才显得奇怪吧。不过确实有这样的外国人但也很少数呀

  • @JackM12345100
    @JackM12345100 3 года назад +1

    This is interesting to me because I had a similar experience. I took three years of Spanish and did okay but just didn't really enjoy it and I was not passionate at all about it. Then recently I decided to learn Chinese on my own and the experience is a 180 degree difference. Even though it's "harder" in some ways, the process is enjoyable and I look forward to learning every day.
    This makes sense to me now because a while back I watched a video on language acquisition and this guy in the video said he felt the number one key to learning anything-- but especially languages-- was being passionate about the language you are learning. There is no substitute for that.

  • @patrickkoh1056
    @patrickkoh1056 3 года назад +1

    Great, We love you. The way you speak Chinese has a tinge of American accent LOL, but still OUTSTANDING and has so much zest. COMPLIMENTS! Hope you enjoy Chinese calligraphy too.

  • @annb7016
    @annb7016 3 года назад +17

    You literally remind me of my Japanese teacher during my Bachelor degree’s third year. He’s from Japan, and taught us in Japanese 100% during that whole academic year, (we communicate with him in Japanese and body language) .But when it comes to the final lesson, he really surprised us, for that 90mins , he speaks just in Chinese, sharing his thoughts and giving advises on friendship, life, relationship, family and career. None of a single word during his talk made me or my classmates feel he is not a local native speaker, his Mandarin is even better than mine. I really believe there are some human do have gifts in language learning like you two. Bravo!

    • @user-sv2be8qj9p
      @user-sv2be8qj9p 3 года назад +1

      thats really impressive and i think its the best motivation he could show to his students...

    • @annb7016
      @annb7016 3 года назад

      UFO타고 은리더 찾음 Yes ,surely he made his best to convince all of us on lifelong learning spirit ,also learning foreign language which could overcome cross-cultural life experience,career opportunity and friendship etc. quite a role model to me.

    • @user-cb7os8ot9c
      @user-cb7os8ot9c 2 года назад

      语言环境真的很重要!

  • @janelle705
    @janelle705 3 года назад +13

    It’s been 3 years and a half since I started learning Chinese language, and I really find it cool even though it’s pretty hard and I have to practice very often to memorize the characters and the pronunciations. It’s definitely not easy 😂
    I’m French and in my school, 95% of the students choose Spanish since it’s also a Latin language and it’s very similar to French. I didn’t want something too easy and I wanted to learn a completely different language with a different writing and grammar etc. , so this is why I decided to learn Chinese. And I do not regret it at all!

    • @Deandzzzzzz
      @Deandzzzzzz 3 года назад +1

      Yeah I totally get it. It’s like discovering your hidden self that you didn’t realize before. The way you behave, you perceive things also tend to diversify. That is just so exciting and driving you to keep learning it.:)

  • @SimpleChineseYoutube
    @SimpleChineseYoutube 3 года назад +1

    Not bad! You're definitely getting there! 加油! 😄

  • @Cyn780
    @Cyn780 2 года назад

    雪莲老师讲得很棒,也给我学习英文提供了很多灵感。

  • @user-qx2jb5im4i
    @user-qx2jb5im4i 4 года назад +29

    天呐雪莲!我竟然在这里遇见了你!真是缘分!两年前你在italki上和我上过一节中文课,我对你的印象非常深:) 加油啊!棒棒哒!

  • @jianyun6474
    @jianyun6474 4 года назад +26

    我從小學習繁體中文,中文的確不容易學,但中文字和各種用法真的非常美~
    我很愛我的母語❤️
    妳中文說得很好👍
    我也正在學習英文~一起進步吧!🥰

    • @veritasfx
      @veritasfx 3 года назад +3

      繁体字很美。我的书法朋友写字都是繁体字而且偏好小篆。只是长期看简体字习惯了。读大段的繁体字有点累。

    • @steventseng2513
      @steventseng2513 3 года назад

      @@veritasfx 讀繁體字會類是因為看不習慣,就像我們非英語母語者,讀一大段英語也是很累一樣

  • @mrchenschineseclass
    @mrchenschineseclass 3 года назад

    Well done! Hard work paid off!

  • @oliviachen692
    @oliviachen692 3 года назад +1

    I did not know learning Chinese hard until I started to teach my son Chinese when he was young in the States! Watching Chinese movies and reading Chinese children's books are helpful in learning Chinese.

  • @mimij6500
    @mimij6500 4 года назад +8

    你真的是学到了中文的精髓。中文讲的很好很流利而且逻辑也很通!

  • @ePortuguesesoeasy
    @ePortuguesesoeasy 4 года назад +9

    雪蓮的中文真的說得很好,棒棒👏🏻

  • @nemogugu
    @nemogugu 3 года назад

    You are so good at Chinese. Very proud of you! And please keep learning then maybe it will fill in the gap between our 2 countries’s culture:)

  • @soukphachan6568
    @soukphachan6568 3 года назад

    哦~~ 小姐你中文说得太棒啦!我也喜欢学中文 ,我刚开学中文 看你的视频很有好处 爱你爱你 💖

  • @chromberries7329
    @chromberries7329 4 года назад +6

    I like how you speak chinese throughout the video and just add subtitles, rather than speaking english the whole way through. it helps me to recognize stuff :^)

  • @yino1431
    @yino1431 3 года назад +14

    As a chinese,
    I'm really impressed by her Chinese capability.
    And i love her voice.💖

  • @AnggiSahamCantik
    @AnggiSahamCantik 3 года назад +1

    Omg! Your Mandarin is so good! Hahaha it's really my dream to get fluent in Mandarin. I've been studied since maybe 15 years old but never get fluent even after 15 years 🤣 definitely I dont put enough effort. Love to find your channel!

  • @uklife1628
    @uklife1628 3 года назад

    You nailed it! Yes it is . Chinese actually very easy to use as long as you build up all the vocabs . 👍👍👍