Learn Chinese - "I like listening to music!"

[justintime63]

@wylanne You came to the defence of the mandarin expression "ni hao" vs "ni hao ma",claiming that you are cantonese.However,nothing on your channel indicates that you are not cantonese at all.Everything on your post is 100% mandarin.So i think loksinsan is correct,and caught you in a lie.Otherwise,why else are you avoiding his question? It's sad to see that some mainland chinese people will go so far to even lie,in order to demonstrate the superiority of their language over other chinese ones

[loksinsan]

@wylanne 2 months later and still no response from you.What are you afraid of? The truth?

[happytiff0]

LOL idk why this video makes me LOOL

[MarcellusTheGreen]

Request: I'd really like to learn to say "Happy New Year" in Chinese; after all, the Chinese (Lunar) New Year is coming soon and I'd like to wish Happy New Year to the people in my favorite Chinese Restaurant. (Is it a different phrase from the "Happy New Year" we use in the western calendar?)

[MetalHeart8787]

@MarcellusTheGreen 恭喜发财 gōngxǐ fācái = Happy newyear in Mandarin.

Remember the cai sounds like Tai the c has a T sound.

look for lessons by askBenny he has one on chinese new years.

remember some restaurants are cantonese speaking people so it would be

gong hei fat choi, but most will understand the mandarin version or even Happy new Year!

[southcapefarm]

Yay! I very much appreciate the writing in addition to the helpful repetitions of the sentence. XIE XIE NI! :-) Will you post more videos?

[loksinsan]

@wylanne Still waiting for your answer

[Skepticalnature]

I like the sound of cantonese language better

[loksinsan]

@justintime63 The mandarin mentality seems to be one of indifference and brutality in this area.The government in Canton province has recently tried to abolish all cantonese radio and t.v shows.This is un-fair.There is no reason they need to do this other than the fact that they are being bullies.It is one thing to act this way in China,however,quite a different matter to do this in canada or u.s.The fact is,cantonese have been here for over 100 years,and they need to be respected.End of story

[loksinsan]

@justintime63 Many of them cannot accept that mandarin was completly useless in canada and u.s until the mid 90's when mainlanders started to come in.Instead of respecting the cantonese culture and heritage,they want to see it abolished.This is very sad and frustrating.I have nothing against speaking mandarin,however,i encourage the new generation of canadian and american parents to teach their children both languages not just one.Otherwise the cantonese culture and language will die.

[loksinsan]

@justintime63... Also, I believe many of them are jealous that the cantonese people came to north america before they did.The irony is that the cantonese paved the way for the new breed of chinese.They built the railroad tracks,they built the chinatowns,they introduced chinese philosophy and literature and bruce lee movies to the west.So instead of them being thankful,they seem to be resentful.

[loksinsan]

@justintime63 Thank you for your kind words.I don't think of myself as really intelligent,however i do like to think i have an open mind.Regarding the mandarin and cantonese issue.You have to remember that China was a relatively closed and isolated country for many years.All they knew is what the chinese government told them.So it is difficult for many of them to make the transition to the new world where things contradict what they have been taught.

[justintime63]

@loksinsan By the way- i read the article entitled MANDARIN IS NOT MY MOTHER TOUNGUE on the internet.It was a real eye opener for me.The sad thing is that alot of my friends from mainland china are still in denial of this,even though everything he says can be historically verified.Why do u think there is such tension between the cantonese and the mandarins.I'm asking you because you seem to be an intelligent and open minded person,besides the fact that you are also chinese

[justintime63]

@loksinsan Wow! I'm really shocked by the last few exchanges.I want to say that you handled yourself quite nicely and humbly,despite the fact that this guy was being extremely vulgar.You are right,it really does do a disservice to the chinese community,especially if he is representing the mandarin speaking people.You are also correct is stating that mandarin was almost non-existent in north america until the mid to late 90's.Cantonese language and culture have always been the dominating force

[loksinsan]

@wylanne You never answered my question.I was just curious.You said that you are Cantonese.Then why do you not have any cantonese ,movies or songs on your page,only mandarin? Are you not proud of your cantonese heritage?

[loksinsan]

@aminimaleffort I think we will leave it to the people on this post to decide which one of us is truly rude and un-educated.It is my limited opinion that you are either very very ill,or else very very stupid.I'm sure that every mandarin speaking person on this post is totally disgusted by your language and attitude.If you are truly Chinese, as you say you are,then you are doing a disservice to the chinese culture and community,and are a total disgace and embarrasement

[loksinsan]

@aminimaleffort Just walk around any chinatown in North America,and you will have seen TRADITIONAL, not SIMPLIFIED chinese characters.That is because mainland chinese people were almost non-existent at that time.The taiwanese started coming in around 1995,and the mainlanders followed.I think you live in a dream world my friend.Either that,or you are really stupid,and are an embarrasement to the chinese culture and community.Have a nice day

[aminimaleffort]

@loksinsan

I am not arguing that many Cantonese were here, you said that Mandarin speaking people were not here. All my university professors spoke Mandarin (Canada). All the gardeners on campus spoke Cantonese. Cantonese people are dirty disgusting pigs. Their neighbourhoods smell of rotten food and their restaurant kitchens are pig stys.

Toronto is full of Cantonese whorehouses. Cantonese are an embarassment to China.

[loksinsan]

@aminimaleffort First of all you are not helping the image of mandarin speaking people by being so rude and using such language.You are either not Chinese or you are very ill.Because using words like fucktard is very un-chinese..Secondly,i don't know what planet you came from,but if you spoke mandarin in canada with your relatives in 1980,you were probably one less than 5% who did so.Cantonese has always ,let me repeat ALWAYS been the most commonly spoken language at that time

[aminimaleffort]

@loksinsan

fuck you, Chinese language has lots of cursing you cock smoker. Fuck you and your garlic breathed Cantonese relatives. Cantonese is a minority language and ethnicity in China. Fucking losers were brought to North America in indentured servitude. No one in China like the Cantonese> GZ is the shit hole of China.

[aminimaleffort]

@loksinsan

Cantonese is the language of the uneducated overseas Chinese. The educated Chinese have always spoken Mandarin for the last few dynasties. Maybe your relatives were labourers who dug tunnels for trains.

[loksinsan]

@wylanne Are you sure that you are cantonese? Why then do you only have mandarin movies and tv shows posted up? Are you not proud of your cantonese heritage?

[aminimaleffort]

@loksinsan

Are you sure that you are Chinese? You have beginner level links to dumb ass learner Chinese language videos, amusingly, also Hanyu Pinyin. I think you are a fucking banana. Disgrace to Chinese people.

[loksinsan]

@justintime 63 You are correct. I agree with you.No one in cantonese or any other of the chinese dialects greet people without the use of ma at the end of the sentence.It is,as you say,somewhat rude,offensive,and presumptuous.Chinese people will never tell other chinese people if they think something is rude.Because that in and of itself is impolite,and it is not part of how the chinese were brought up.

[aminimaleffort]

@loksinsan

bullshit, ma is almost never used. that is because it elicits a longer explanation and the other person does not really want to hear how you are.

[wylanne]

为什么你的“音”字要发后鼻音呢？

[jelle1137]

wo xi huan ting yin yuè



[justintime63]

@PockyLover Girl As far as Chinese people not thinking it is rud,that is not exactly true.Unless you feel that only mainlanders or those who speak mandarin are Chinese.Many cantonese speaking people feel that this is rude,and they are Chinese as well.We find this common and humble greeting in the other Chinese dialects as well such as Hakka,Hokkien,Toisan,etc..Mand­arin seems to be the only one that violates this humble greeting

[wylanne]

@justintime63

As a cantonese,I don't think "ni hao" is rude in cantonese and "ni hao ma" is more polite.

[justintime63]

@PockyLoverGirl Thanks for your input.However,i already know that ni hao means "you good" The chinese characters in cantonese are exactly the same.However,no one in cantonese would say "you good".It sounds rude,and presumptuous.The correct and polite way to say it would be to add ma at the end of the sentence. Others you are just assuming the person is good.That in my opinion is not very humble or polite.I know that this same rule exists in mandarin as well,but no one ever really uses it.

[justintime63]

I have never understood why "hello" or "how are you" in mandarin is "ni hao".,and not " "ni hao ma? Not putting the "ma" at the end of the sentence makes it sound somewhat presumptuous, let alone,a little bit rude.In cantonese, they will always put the "ma" at the end of the sentence, as in "nei ho ma?". I find this to be much more polite and much more civilized.I would appreciate any thoughts or opinions on this.Thank you

[PockyLoverGirl]

@justintime63

That's just how they say it. While you may think it's rude, Chinese people don't find it rude at all. I would know. I am Chinese xD "Ni hao" is literally translated as "you good" but is commonly used as "hello" or "salutations". And "Ni hao ma" is literally translated as "You good?" but can be used as "How are you?" The particle "ma" is used to change a statement into a question. Both are common greetings. And remember that Cantonese is Cantonese! Hope this helped :)

[dewilpjw2]

can u teach how to say "why did u come here" or "why did u come to the hospital in the beginning?" thank u

[loksinsan]

Good lessons.But why do people keep caling it Chinese?This Mandarin.There is no such language as Chinese.The assumption people will make is that Chinese refers to mandarin speaking people only.Does that mean that cantonese is not Chinese? In Canada and the U.S, NO ONE spoke mandarin before 1995.Only Cantonese.And the chinese at that time never referred to their language as chinese.Always Cantonese.This error seems to come mostly from the mandarin speaking people,and needs to be corrected.

[hofffan333]

@loksinsan technically, the language is chinese but the dialect is mandarin. It also happens to be the main dialect, which is why everyone refer to it as chinese. cantonese is another dialect of the same language, which is chinese. However, I agree it should be specific that it's mandarin.

[CDEbFGAbB]

@loksinsan It's like there's no such language called spanish but castillian. There are four languages in Spain but castillian is the language everyone in the country speaks. It happens the same in China with the mandarin. People tend to simplify things but only people with culture get to know and understand these things.

By the way, great lessons.

[aminimaleffort]

@loksinsan

you are a fucktard and do not know what you are talking about. Me and all my relatives were speaking Mandarin in Canada, as were most of my university Chinese friends, since 1980 onward. Not sure where you created this bullshit about Cantonese.

[wz96963]

大舌头也可以教中文

[diamondlee1994]

wo xiang ni chuo le.. ting shi ting, bu shi tiung

[Johanneslars]

henhao & haí shì hao yin yuè! ^_^

[PhinnyCobbler]

I'm learning how to play erhu, and am studying business, so I can one day go to china. these videos help.

[ChineseLearn]

@PhinnyCobbler ^_^ Cheers! Glad that you want to go to China. Please feel free to check out my website too, if you intend to learn so Chinese before you go. Cheers!

[aminimaleffort]

@PhinnyCobbler

what the fuck does playing an instrument and studying business have to do with going to China.

[PhinnyCobbler]

@aminimaleffort what? oh. a bunch. I just got back from China actually even.

[sagitariousese]

Is ting pronounced as tyung?

[ChineseLearn]

@sagitariousese :) hi, not sure about that, I cannot pronance tyung... however, I suppose they are similar. Cheers!

[schniggitty1]

Thank you very much. Very helpful. Is this Cantonese or Mandarin?

[ChineseLearn]

@schniggitty1 :) This is Mandarin, cheers!

[dennise19]

^_^ do you have a girl in your life? lol your a cutie

[ChineseLearn]

@dennise19 :D haha, right now this project is my girl friend! I am dating her every night. Thanks!

[OZwizard64]

I like it, you are very diligent

[ChineseLearn]

@OZwizard64 :D thanks for appreciation!

[cali1456]

Great job! thank you very much!

[ChineseLearn]

@cali1456 ^_^ cheers!

[natkinlord]

this is so much fun, thank you, can you teach me to write my name? natalie,, thanks

[ChineseLearn]

@natkinlord Hi Natalie, ^_^ thanks for asking... Here is your name:

娜塔莉 (nà tǎ lì )

Cheers!

[MissFroglover]

Lan: Getting dizzy ? =oD

Besides you tent to forget the words meaning when you say them many times (even in your own langu) it is a good way of become comftable in speaking.

Thnx a lot Lan - Have a great weekend Pim

[ChineseLearn]

^_^ thank you very much Pim for so much insight~ How about if I give some pause in between so that you can absorb? I will give it a try in my next lesson and see if you will like it :D

Thanks a million!

[MissFroglover]

@ChineseLearn

You're welcome =oD

It's not every day you are able to be part of creating a language course the way you think it should be!

I have put some time between listenings and I thing the speed of each sentence in the last 20 is good. You are able to get the rythm you actually should use to get fluent.

Maybe a few more seconds between a bundle of 5 would do the trick, not only learn by heart but actually let the brain register.

Keep the writing if there's time.

Pim

[ChineseLearn]

Thanks a lot Pim ^_^

In my new videos I will have a gap in between a bundle of 5, and make it easier to catch up. Hope it works better. Cheers!

[4k3el]

how do you say: did you enjoy your holiday?

[Huntress1986]

thanks... your videos are very helpful!

[ChineseLearn]

@Huntress1986 ^_^ you are very welcome!

[emirushadow]

Ni Hao, I enjoy your lessons, I learned how to say this in class :)

[ChineseLearn]

@emirushadow :) thank you very much!

[nietoerick]

I liked the repetitions. It really gives you a sense of the sound of the language. Thanks for the videos.

[ChineseLearn]

:) Thank you very much for your appreciation. I will keep making lessons this way from now on!

[LyeraNY]

LOVE THE REPETITIONS!!!!! xie xie!!

[ChineseLearn]

@LyeraNY :D glad to know that! Thank you very much!

[jikastar]

wo zhende xihuan ting yin yue!dui ma?

xie xie!

[carolton83]

ni hen li hai

dui !!

[ChineseLearn]

@carolton83 liang wei dou hen li hai, ni men shuo de dou dui ^_^

[MissFroglover]

@ChineseLearn / carolton83 / jikastar

Having a "private" discussion here =oD

Well it is fun to see wich and that I recognize some words and maybe I can put it together =o) Even if I search at a translationsite - it might not recognize your combination of words =o(

Please, not to be nosy but eager to learn, do translate also I would appreciate it.

Besides that Lan - A great job as always !!

To my fellow students here - thnx for your participation in helping, appreciated! =o)

[jikastar]

xie xie ni!wo de zhong wen bu tai li hai!!!wo xue guo le only yi nian:)

[carolton83]

bu ke qi. oh only studying one year? keep learning :)

[darwincollins]

possible to document that specific pronounciation that you use? say like if it was bejing dialect, hong kong, etc ? thanks

[ChineseLearn]

This is Mandarin, it is the official language of China, which is not a dialect. The pronunciation is called Pinyin for learning Mandarin. Cheers.

[Mesiaste]

I think he was not asking whether it is mandarin , kantonese or other but about well your style of saying words :). I'm also learning from Peggyteacheschinese and she says xi very softly while you say it like S. it's hard to explain ^^'. So I want also to ask where is your dialect from, do you live near Beijing? Hong Kong? :)

[ChineseLearn]

Oh I see, you mean my accent ^_^ I am from Shenzhen, which is next to Hong kong. So more or less I will have a little Cantonese accent, which is a bit different than accents of people from Beijing. Chances are, 95% of Chinese people have their own accents when speaking Mandarin, so I stick with the common standard of pronunciation in Mandarin as much as I can. The way of pronunciation I teach is formalized in Chinese dictionaries in Mainland China, hopefully that answers both of your Q's. :-D

[carolton83]

great video - i like listening to music

[ChineseLearn]

@carolton83 :) Thanks!

[Mintunkukka]

Thanks for all the videos! (:

[ChineseLearn]

@Mintunkukka ^_^ you are welcome!

[apekkapoika]

Great that you added that 20 times! Love it and it speeds up learning to say it! Hope you do it always from now on!

[ChineseLearn]

@apekkapoika ^_^ Hi! You have no idea how happy I am to receive your feedback! Thank you very very much! And I will always keep doing this from now on! Cheers!