HOW I LEARNED CHINESE
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
- This is my China story. It's a long vid! So here's some key parts if you feel like skimming! ↓
0:53 - How I started learning Chinese
2:50 - Why you should start learning Chinese in a classroom
4:59 - Why you should study abroad in China
7:33 - How travelling in China improves your Chinese
8:59 - 3 ways to immerse yourself in Chinese when not in China
12:25 - My 'Chinese Bridge Competition' experience
14:38 - Tsinghua University intensive language course
15:57 - Making Chinese friends is IMPORTANT
MY FAV CHINESE TV SHOWS FOR LEARNING CHINESE
爸爸去哪儿 (kids travelling with their dads)
爱情公寓 （it's like the Chinese version of 'Friends')
非常完美 (Chinese dating show)
我的前半生 (Last years hottest TV show in China)
都挺好 (Right now hottest TV show in China)
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meanwhile，a Chinese watch your video to learn English.
me too, but I had to click the pause button to understand clearly and transelete some words...
JQ XU and me
Me toooo ahhaha
JQ XU me too, with no subtitle2333
The same, her pronunciation make it easy for me to get the point.
hi from Peru
I actually won a scholarship to go to China and i´ll go on july :)
Cómo le hiciste para obtener la beca Alejandra?
Wow, congrats, 祝贺你!
Congratulation!
En qué universidad vas a estudiar?
Eres del puente chino o postulaste por el inst confucio?
im actually learning chinese by my self, using some apps and by watching some chinese videos with chinese subtitles, and i think its working pretty well, i practice chinese characters every day and i seem to be memorizing them very fast, so i think that with some 2 or 3 more years of practice i will be ready to speak fluent chinese or start a conversation.
the reason why i dont go to chinese classes its because there are not chinese teachers in my city :/
加油！
@Green Sage lingodeer
pedro parancan Don’t feel upset about it, just keep learning, you’ll find yourself making huge progress when you look back one day.
Could I ask which city you live in?
@@judiewang6487 Calbuco, Chile
im spanish
0:45 damn an “s” in chinese is so long, I think I will just stick by learning Japanese
hahahah apologies for the subtitle error!!!
a*** not an
ʚ Memey Gacha I wrote “in” first so that’s why but thanks for pointing out
Blondie in China no problem it’s funny actually 😂
@@roomijsjeeee lmaooooooooooooooo
When you learn a language, it's faster if you learn the culture as well.
so true!!! Chinese language and chinese history/culture is so intertwined! You can hardly learn one without the other!
That is something *the CIA never seem to understand!*
That *a language isn't just catchphrases* to memorise, but an entire way of thinking and outlook on the world!
@@BlondieinChina There are 500 different Chinese languages and dialects rich in culture and they are worth to be carried forward! It is heartbreaking to witness some Chinese dialects and Chinese culture are languoring over the years!
This is so inspiring!! I’m a Chinese Australian and I regret not learning chinese
Cool, I'm a native Chinese speaker, I think it coll
DUDE SAAAME 😭😭 ABC here and I regret not taking those Saturday Chinese School classes seriously
It's never too late to learn. Chinese has a much smaller vocabulary than English and super simple grammar rules.
hahha, it should be easy for you to catch up, there are So many Chinese students You can communicate with. I believe they would be happy to help u
Learning another language is good for us all. There are more job opportunities or life opportunities if u have another backup language, any language will do.
Great to see another Aussie that has an interest in the Chinese language. I’ve been teaching myself for the past 9 months while in uni and have joined up to private classes in the hopes to land a rad scholarship to China next year.
I like your down-to-earth journey of how slowly you have progressed, and that there is no right or wrong, and that you should not be scared to make mistakes. I'm actually not learning chinese now but clicked this bcuz i love seeing different approaches to learning a 2nd language. I loveeee ur story. So inspiring and encouraging, beyong explanation. Thx mate, lots of love from korean sheila hahaha 😍
you also provided ways for me to learn English,
That's awesome!!
We chat is good but makes you lazy until my battery runs out haha haha
@@BlondieinChina I think he/she is asking
I love this video and want to show it to my students! I got goosebumps when you said you started dreaming in Chinese! I teach middle school math and computer science and many students are eager to give up if they don't get something right away. I think you're a great example of perseverance and hard work!
Thanks so much!!! I hope your students can also learn something from this video! Thanks so much for the kind words
Wait... middle school computer science...
You are so inspirational and it's so awesome how you have gotten to this level with all of your experiences! I am also an Aussie and have only been learning Chinese for about 3 months (2 months at university this year so far and 4 weeks on and off when I went to Harbin for a summer program last year). This language, culture and everything about China really amazes me and I can't wait to finally go back to China and practice speaking Chinese with locals. The steps that you have mentioned in this video make me feel much more confident because I don't want to rush either but want to have many experiences that will lead me to fluency one day.
I will return to this video to see this comment and it will be amazing to see how far I have come from now until then. Thank you for making this really motivating video and keep up the awesome work!
You’re amazing! Well done! I’m on the journey and find your story and suggestions inspiring!
Loved the bit about travelling, similar things happened to me when I was travelling in South Western China, was a good laugh looking back at it.
Great video as always! Super funny, helpful and cute at the same time. Keep the up the great work Amy!
Real love your adventuring mind that has led you to be very open-minded on differences (not only about culture) and use them to broaden the perspectives and in a very positive way of seeing life 💕💕
What a wonderful video and wonderful bits of advice -- it's definitely a very frustrating language to learn at times, but so rewarding. Thank you for sharing! 加油！
Mandarin is probably one of the nicest sounding language. Apart from French. The pinyin has nice melody.
@Andrew Lim Vietnamese as well
@@MrJermson probably the worst sounding language. No offense
YES. That is true also when you hear what the Chinese say about French..
*I know a French girl who speaks Mandarin fluently after living in Taiwan! And you might know her too as "Julie Flower"!*
Honestly French doesn't even sound that good. It's almost like they sound like they are trying to spit out some flem. Spanish and maybe Italian is better in my opinion.
@Blondie in China, you're such a treasure to China! She is so lucky to have you on her side... Wishing you all the happiness and success!
Simon Xyz AGREE!!!
It’s really an amazing feeling to hear you share this story, because it’s exactly what I have been going through-as a Chinese learning English.
I studied English in China, then I went to Australia, alone, to travel around the country meanwhile improving my English, as you said, environment is very important. I found my English improved dramatically as your Chinese did, through exactly the same daily struggles such as talking to a waiter or so.
And now I’m in the Columbia University in New York attending an English language program. For the First time in my life, I have the chance to engage fully and exclusively in English, just like you did. And even the situation that everyone ends up speaking their first language after class is the same as you!
Let alone those good old days singing English songs with my classmates, struggling to put as much English as it could be into my daily life.....
There are so much common struggles, and so common that if I switch the word “Chinese “ into “English“ in your video, it becomes my self introduction!
很有意思，虽然我们的经历完全相反，但感觉上是完全一致，Cheers！
I've been studying French for about 7 years at school. When I spoke French though, I would start to stammer, too. It is _so_ true that you really have to put the language to the test for you to improve quickly! This is true for every foreign language
This is absolutely awesome. You must be very proud of yourself. 👍
How I learned Chinese: being born in China.
哈哈好厉害
How is this 厉害?
shhh…thats a super secret，hold your tongue pls
Teach me please haha
Nice cheat code
i’ve been learning chinese for three years now, and so many of your experiences are completely the same as mine. love your videos, very motivating! ❤️
So happy that you are so passionate with learning and educating yourself.
It's the same for learning any foreign languages. I should just do what you said to improve my English. Love your videos.
Thank you for this video, I've just started studying Chinese and this motivated me so much! Thank you, love your videos, they are so inspirational ♥
Laughed out so hard when u and ur sister singing, thank you for sharing!
Thanks for sharing your journey to learning Chinese. I am embarking on that journey later in life, with 4 young kids. I'm teaching myself and my kids. Thanks for all your tips and encouragement! I will definitely be following you. Thanks for letting us live vicariously through your adventures!
As a chinese descendant who lives in indonesia, listening to a person whose native language is non-tonal speaking chinese well always surprised me and at the same time, awesome. How hard it must have been for you learning this language. 你说汉语说的非常棒。佩服你了。会永远看你的RUclips频道。加油
Hi! I'm also Chinese indonesian! Don't you know, chinese grammar is crazy similar to our day-to-day grammar. I'd say, people who only speaks English would face harder time learning it than us! Good luck in studying chinese
Nice video! Thanks!
Love you from China!
I’m watching this video again and receiving so much encouragement! Can’t thank you enough for making this video, Amy. 😄
oh thank you Joe!!! So happy it can be helpful!
Love your love & energy for China, your passion to learn chinese culture & the rather complicated language. 你真的很棒！
I'm so glad I stumbled on your YT channel! This is the first video that I've watched from you, and I already subscribed! I'm currently studying mandarin, and It's very good to see your excitment towards the language and chinese culture. Btw, I was also SO addicted to 我的歌聲裡! It's so good, I can't get enough.
There're also 天亮以前說再見 and 愛 , 存在, maybe you'll like it too!
Hi !! I'm from morocco and i started learning chinese last september and i feel that the far u go in chinese , the most excited you become .. i loved this video and this is the second time that i watched it ♥
thank you for motivating us little blondie ♥
This is a very inspirational and instructional video Amy. Awesome. Keep it up!
Thanks Blondie. I really like this video, it’s really, really inspiring, especially on learning any languages.
im almost a year into living in japan (been going to language school the whole time) and struggling and having one of the bad days, so your video really helped me, thank you!
Your efforts at maintaining your Mandarin standard is inspiring! All the best in attaining your dream of perfecting your mandarin!
One of the best language learning stories inspiring and practical and applicable to anyone trying to learn a second/third language. Thanks so much for sharing!
You are awesome! Love your talk about learning Chinese!
Nice tips.
Really enjoyed the video and I look forward & pray to study in Tsinghua University too. Its always my dream.
Love from Nigeria.
加油！
Muheeb Ridwan qinghua univ is best univ in China. You are so lucky
good luck 祝你好运！
奥利给！
Your video is suo much empowering and motivating. Thank you!
Thank you for this video! I am currently learning chinese as my third language and I was feeling a little bit down because I am not learning it as easy as I thought I should,but this video made me realise that I should not feel down and just concentrate on the progress I make. Thank you for making me realise this.
You energy is so infectious, thank you for your video! As a Chinese Canadian I am absolutely wowed by your Chinese and it's really motivating me to try and pick up what I should have learnt (but didn't)!
I'm pretty inspired by you! You seem pretty awesome!!
Yes! It’s definitely true, learning to sing the songs of the language you are learning can help to improve the proficiency.
This brought back my motivation to keep hustling and learn Chinese because it actually makes me happy. Thank you for sharing these interesting and resourceful videos :))
Im from Oz China is on my bucket list, I'm finding your channel honest & informative.
Great work happy trails.
Amazing video 妳真的很棒！！ Another local Sydney sider here looking for some motivation, I admire your tenacity and enthusiasm!! Loved the video of your sister haha! I have a long way to go, studied in Taiwan for a year but definitely losing it, 我很期待看妳別的RUclips vids!
Good advice, especially, not to skip learning the characters!
Don't forget to read the classics.
Wow! What an incredible journey! You've accomplished so much in such a short time and I am jealous of your fluency! 加油！
Girl you're very talented! Thanks for the video. I've been learning Chinese for 2 years and after I watched to your video it feels like I'll get to learn it much better now! Thank you!
Hope it helps!!!
absolutely your Chinese is really easy to understand for native Chinese speakers, your progresses are incredible. I know learning languages is how difficult and depressed thing that sometimes you made a lot effort just had no result. But your story really impressed and encouraged me to learn Chinese. Thanks a lot and hope you enjoy your life in China.
Your Chinese dating show video randomly popped up on my feed - I thought I recognized you and this video confirmed that. We met briefly in Shanghai, I was also studying at Fudan, with the Norwegian crowd! Interesting videos, congrats on the Chinese, very impressive! I definitely am envious of your fluency xD. Will be following some of your good tips - going to check out that Chinese show. All the best :)
'liked' and subscribed. Thanks for the video. Thanks for sharing your journey, and the names of TV shows. Quite impressed and am happy for you that you can discuss about life, religion and politics in Chinese. I wish I could do that. Nice to see you having a really good time in China. May you always be happy, and through you your viewers. 🙏
You come across as very genuine and relatable in chronicling your journey to Mandarin mastery. Thank you for sharing.
Hi! I just found your video, and I am humbled by the progress of your Chinese journey. I am 14 and Chinese but I live in Norway. I speak fluent Chinese with my Chinese parents but reading and writing is difficult for me as I don’t know that many characters. You inspire me to work harder with my Chinese. Thank you! I just got home from a trip in Xian where I visited my grandparents, and I must say, if you haven’t already visited Xian, you MUST do so. I would recommend visiting Xian Cui Hua Sheng, Dayan Pagoda, Bell Tower and the Terracotta Army! As a Chinese person, I learned so much more about the Chinese culture by visiting China! And I must say, I really do feel intrigued and kind of attracted to my homeland, even though I have never lived in China, and I want to, maybe one day, possess a future there.
Excellent tips in this video. I speak very little Mandarin and I will be in Shenzhen for 6 months. I need to binge-watch all the "Dad where are we going?".
Agree with you 100% Amy. I've learned my English by watching American sitcoms. My very first English novel was Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster, also took me a while to finish, but it was a big accomplishment at the time. Being immersed in the environment definitely helps with learning a new language, not just semantics, but also common expressions used, the tones and cultural differences. I'm drawn to your channel because of your positive energy and open mindness. Looking forward to more episodes of your life in China!
You're truly giving us SO MUCH motivation.
加油大家!
Thank you for you tips! Now I feel like I'm true Chinese....
@Sheila Feng taiwan boi ^^^
Sheila Feng Wow. This is a bad guy from Taiwan.
Sheila Feng 傻逼货，到处冒充中国人
没有听懂
北京欢迎你
This has been really inspiring. ☺️ I think it's time for me to take the leap and enrol at the Confucius Institute in USyd.
Thanks for sharing your journey - it was very inspirational!
you are so motivating! Thank you so much for your videos!! :)
"The Chinese speaker jealousy is real" Too real. 😂
I do the same with the books✨ I choose my favorite book (in Spanish) and then I read it in English
Love this! I’m moving to shanghai soon and can’t wait to get there after watching this 🙌🏻
This is the third of your videos I have watched and the best so far !
Your Chinese is definitely one of the best I’ve heard.
thank you for your video, it's so inspiring! I'm a language student (majoring in english and chinese) and my chinese level is really low compared to other people in my classes, but next year I'm going to Chongqing to follow a (not really intensive) chinese language course, and you motivated me to do my best to succeed ! My biggest problem is that I am really shy, so it will probably be hard for me to speak to strangers with my terrible pronunciation and to make friends, I'm afraid that I'll end up alone on the other side of the world with no one to speak chinese with... But well, I'll do my best !
(and I am personally really jealous of your skills!)
flamine Welcome to China, Chinese people are friendly, and don’t be shy, maybe most Chinese are shyer than you😂
flamine hello I’m a Chinese ，I can teach you Chinese ，and I’m learning English
I am also a shy Chinese learner, I have been living in Shanghai for two years and my best piece of advice is consume as much Chinese media as possible, force yourself to go to language mixers and once you are here the average Chinese person is going to force you to speak Chinese anyway :)
I am becoming your fans today!!! It is so nice to watch your Vlog and know your story in China. I wish I would be one of your best friends.
Thank you for the video, you’re such an inspiration! I’m learning Chinese for three years, and spent one year in Guangzhou as an exchange student. So I understand what are you talking about, especially when you said how did you feel when you just arrived to China. Thank you and good luck to you, girl. Regards from Russia 💃🏼
What a beautiful story!
Wonderful to know China has become a part of you and you have become a part of China. Hopefully this long continuous intertwining will one day make you the Aussie Ambassador to China! :D
Yay!!! Hopefully one day that can happen!!!
Wow they are very helpful tips. Hopefully they will aid me in learning chinese.
fatima adreeta manisha cheran Hello friend，I'm Jack from china，nice to meet you，if you want to learn Chinese，I can teach you，I am a teacher before，I am learning English， hoping we can learn and communicate each other，thanks😊
Thanks so much for this! I've been struggling to get past basic Mandarin for years - I studied intensively in 2017 but have slipped backwards, rather than progressing. I'll definitely be trying all those tips!
I like your bright spirit emanating from this video. Your video motivates me to work hard to progress. Thanks a lot.
Hahahah love your singing, just love it.
Hi! Thanks for the inspiring video! I started self studying Mandarin in the UK 3 1/2 years ago and I’m soon to be 60, and this is my first attempt at learning a secondary language. How I wish I’d started learning Chinese many years ago! Yes it’s a challenging language but so interesting and rewarding. I recently passed my HSK1 exam and my target is to get to HSK 3, and then who knows😄 You are so right about learning the Hanzi. Admittedly it has slowed down my progress, but from the outset I was determined to learn the characters as I went along, and I’m so glad I did! Working full time it’s difficult to have full immersion in the language via classes etc. I used a professional teacher on Skype to get me through the basics, and also a couple of language partners, and I still use these aspects for my studying. You’re observations on the learning process are so accurate and I’m sure reflect the experience and thoughts of many people learning Chinese ( and undoubtedly other languages), especially the frustrations! However, for me, a big part of the learning is in the first instance having an interest in the language and secondly once you start learning actually enjoying it! After all it’s a journey, and some journeys take longer than others, but ultimately even when you are a few steps in, the satisfaction of actually knowing you have started off is a great confidence booster. Hopefully once I retire I can spend some quality time in China travelling with my wife😄 Good luck in your future career, and thanks again for a frank and honest video. I look forward to watching your others👍
Thanks for the TV recs. I'm going to check them out. I've been at it for a little over a year with many resources but I never can seem to find good(and simple) Chinese tv shows/movies.
I've been helped by many of my Chinese friends that are here in America for study/research and of course my Chinese girlfriend. I'm constantly listening to them when they're talking, listening for familiar characters and asking questions.
Oh my God!! Thank you for sharing this!!
You are such a beautiful and lovely lady. The Chinese love your kind heart a lots! Gob bless you and respect!
aww thank you so much!
@@1969mmoldovan haha, gob
This is a really moving video for all us former 留学生 😭 I hope we can go back to China soon. Chinese language and culture are addictive.
You're so humble and beautiful. Thank you for sharing this information. 我会去看爸爸去哪儿!
Your journey is absolutely amazing. Inspiring :)
When you say"你好吗“ in Chinese, it is like you are asking someone whether he has recovered from a disease. That is why it is strange.
Thank you for that info!
Or like if you broke up with someone and you see them again after 10 years, you say: how are you?
not true，i always say ni hao ma to friends i havent seen in a while
@@stevel5806 I have no idea whether you are an ABC. But most Chinese who lives in China will only say "ni hao ma" to people that they meet for the first time. They won't say that to their friends.
通常 你好 就可以，视环境而定，你好吗也不是不可以，就是怪怪的😂
because of people like you,Chinese culture is spreading around the world in a good way,thank you so much
Great video! Lots of great tips!
I’m Chinese and still enjoying your video very much. I’m currently learning a fourth language, and your positivity and strong will is motivating me💪🏻💪🏻
I am a native speaker, why I watch this video, cuz I really appreciate this fantastic girl, u worth more.
i was waiting for this video! I'm at usyd and about to study abroad at tsinghua, so this vid is so useful!
EVELYN LEE you’re gonna love tsinghua!!! Such a beautiful campus
Enjoyed watching your videos. I hope you keep learning Chinese!
I felt like I was recording this video hahah everything you said could have easily come out from my mouth. Including all those experiences. Thanks for the video and all the best!!!!
"... I felt like a piece of me was at home." Don't know why, but this gave me goosebumps.
She's basically Chinese at heart with western clothing.
Finally! I’ve been waiting for this video! I’ve been learning Chinese for a couple of months now and im even more motivated to learn. Hopefully one day I’ll be as good as you! 😭❤️
加油^^
You can do it! We have videos to help. If it does not enough take a trial lesson with us online. We can help you to succeed.
Glad you are so passionate about it and are so dedicated to Chinese!
Thank you so much for this. I just started learning 6 weeks ago with Rosetta Stone and I am so lost....lol! But thanks to this video I see that I'm going to have to immerse myself into the language to make the best progress. I'm planning a trip next year to China. I hope I'll be ready for it. THX!
Heyyy Blondie, I'm a Chinese student currently studing in Melbourne, its suprised to know that you are a Aussie, like your accent and video, and the way how you expericen and introduce Chinese culture. And one more thing is I recommend my hometown Fuzhou city in Funjan province. The climate there is quite similar to Sydney, and it's famous for it's beautiful greenary and parks. Looking forward to see your video inroducing my hometown:）
哈哈哈哈，太好了。 我是美国人，我知道中文。加油！！！ I have been learning Chinese for around 4 months now. I'm learning pretty fast!
Wonderful to see you doing great Michael.💪👍
加油~
哇 你的中文真棒！ awesome
才4个月就这么6了！厉害👍
I'm learning 3 languages right now Japanese,Chinese and Korean Korean and Chinese are really similar so I think learning Chinese will be pretty easy for me
Very inspiring! Keep up the good work!
Thank u so much !! I'm French and just started to learn Chinese, your video gives me hope 😭😂