Basic Chinese , How to Say Hello in Chinese , Chinese Tones

[NelsonClick]

WOW! This was really good. It made me realize the thing I like most about hearing Chinese is the tones. The cadence is so natural and human. After this I can't wait to go to the China buffet place I go to regularly and say, "Zui Jin Hao Ma". They've already heard me say "Ni Hao" and I must say it funny because that's what they call me (with respect) behind my back, "Ni Hao is here" they say.

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@NelsonClick Thanks for watching and commenting! Subscribe for more lessons~ :)

[samantttha]

Thx huni ^.^ I'm learning Mandarin and this is really helpful. I love the language and how relatively simple it actualy is to learn (well the spoken part anyways) =)

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@samantttha Thanks a lot for watching. I am glad to hear that you find this lesson easy to follow. :)

[CrimsonHeroKohei]

Great video!

Only suggestion: You have a lot of filler words when you're speaking, such as "uhms", "so...", " okay...." "I,I,I ..." Just watch those. It will bring your message out a lot more clearer.

Loving your hand motions!

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@CrimsonHeroKohei Thanks a lot. This is my first video lesson teaching Mandarin. I think I have become a much better speaker in English in my recent videos. Please check them out if you have a chance. Thank you for watching! :)

[glennmr2007]

You are wonderful ! - why didn't i come to taiwan to learn from you, instead of going to china to teach? :)

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@glennmr2007 haha. Thanks for watching! :)

[deadadelta]

JESUITS have done Much Much EVIL in CHINA, many years ago they Brought in DRUGS with the BRITISH & ROTHSCHILD Bankers

JESUITS with the VATICAN control many of the BANKS in CHINA again see 58minute video FIAT EMPIRE they start WARS then Finance both sides then loan Money to Re=Build

[deadadelta]

JESUITS Infiltrated China Many Years ago Google JESUIT INFILTRATION, Google JESUIT OATH,

YouTube THE HISTORY OF THE JESUITS 1:38:00 by Joe Arrabito He was Murdered

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@deadadelta ?

[Nilguiri]

@PeggyTeachesChinese

Hi Peggy

That idiot has been spamming loads of videos with his intolerant religious nonsense.

[deadadelta]

@Nilguiri You the JESUIT Shill Stalking Me?

Folks Google JESUIT OATH, they start WARS see Video on youtube "FIAT EMPIRE"

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@Nilguiri haha. OK. 

[JRCrowley]

You're super adorable, Peggy. I love your lessons. Thanks for doing these videos :)

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@JRCrowley xiexie~ :)

[irecordpornos]

herro anybode home

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@irecordpornos knock knock!

[irecordpornos]

@PeggyTeachesChinese herrrro! whos derr

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@irecordpornos Peggy Lee!

[irecordpornos]

@PeggyTeachesChinese peggy ree who?



[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@irecordpornos peggy ree from taiwan. who iz diz?

[deadadelta]

@PeggyTeachesChinese Your doing a good Job I used Hello today at a Chinese Restaurant, they were Happy to Hear it

For EDUCATION, JESUITS infiltrated CHINA long ago on youtube see THE HISTORY OF THE JESUITS 1:38:00 by Joe Arraibito, He was Murdered not long afte making this Video also see JESUIT INFILTRATION & JESUIT OATH

[MySubtleMind]

Such a h.. h h... I mean lllovely teacher this girl :) I had to replay few parts cause I lost concentration (shame on me haha) but I liked the explanation and the fact that I should rather use zui4 jin4 hao3 ma.

[evilquagmire1]

Dear Peggy. I am from Brazil and I visited China recently in business trip. I am working with 5 Chinese companies now and I have a co-worker in China. Your country is powerful and very beautiful. After visiting China I felt that I should have gone there 20 years ago. But it is never too late. My son is moving to Shanghai in February 2012 to improve our businesses there. He is very happy. I will do my best to learn Chinese and more from your culture. Congratulations for the teaching skills.

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@evilquagmire1 What kind of business do you run in China? Brazil is booming! Very soon, people will also be learning Portuguese! :D

[DrinkingStar]

When I tried going to ustream link I got this message: 'We're sorry, the page you requested cannot be found."

Is there an updated link?

Thumbs-up for your teaching style from someone who taught the sciences for 38 years.

[ImGoodThankYou]

ma ? mama maa

[armanonline27]

I like the way of your teaching- your voice is very  clear and sedative.nice teacher.

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@armanonline27 Thank you~ :)

[kat1234117]

zui jin hao ma

[jake2112]

Some years ago someone taught me how to say, "How are you?" in Chinese. It was actually the same phrase you said that we should probably not use. One day I thought I would call some Chinese people up on the phone and say, "ni hao ma" and they all got very angry and started yelling in Chinese at me! Why did they do this, and what did I do wrong?

[collegeluv]

nice sounds like need help? Hello in Chinese , that other swag was interesting also Ma. However, I am learning to write articles practice on the empowerment of language from different familys. I will post the video for you later. . . United States

[Felipecabesas]

Your Hot!

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@Felipecabesas Thanks for commenting~ How do you like my latest video on a beach? :)

[luigiperso]

ni hao Peggy , I agree with the other guy, you are a hottie ;) Yes I'd like to have you teach me Chinese on a beach, lol.

I could teach you some Italian and then go to swim togheter, what do you think? eh eh

Thanks for the lesson, BTW, take care

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@luigiperso Are you from Italy? I have a student from Firenze~ :)

[luigiperso]

@PeggyTeachesChinese ,yes I am, from the very South part, Lecce. I hope to visit China some day! I am sure it would be a great experience! Bao Zhong ;)

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@luigiperso I'd love to visit Italy someday in the future too! Ni ye baozhong~ :)

[jmohd]

Xie Xie

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@jmohd bu ke qi~ :)

[TheChinoAmarillo]

is this mandarin?

[zero00tolerance]

hi Peggy looking good with that shirt ! Ngo ai ni

[Aznboy255]

你好!.. Thank you for the lesson!.. I'm learning the basic questions in Chinese..

[theyoungprodigy12235]

now i don't have to look at sub titles when i watch chinese animes

[crzy4jacobblack]

do u just say ma in a normal tone or do u yell it cuz this other teacher said that they like to yel sooo...?

[LitaNeisha]

thanks for this video :) ni hao.....

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@LitaNeisha Ni hao, thanks for watching! :)

[uealex]

thnx for lessons :) i like :)

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@uealex bu2ke4qi4~ :)

[XmojotronX]

ma mamamamamam

[Kingofprinces85]

WHY ARE ALL LANGUAGE TEACHERS HOTT WOMEN??? I CAN NEVER FOCUS ON THE LESSON BECAUSE THE TEACHER IS GOOD LOOKING :(

[bugvader]

your so addorable! (sorry....im not really a bad person, i just have to throw that out there...i mean im a guy and all haha) thank u for the video haha, i met a girl, she speakes chines, and english, and she was trying to teach me how to say hello.....didnt work, so i looked this up haha

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@bugvader Thanks for watching. I hope this video help? ;)

[bugvader]

@PeggyTeachesChinese haha ya it helped very much, thank u!!!!!

[MrAki3461]

Ni hao. My name is Seth and I like to learn Chinese from you I hope you can be my teacher. Cool video too! My 2nd is Japanese but 4th is Chinese.

Maybe this might be esyer to remember.

[JuniorBarretoM]

Gracias por los excelentes vídeos que has colocado Peggy son un material en verdad muy fácil de comprende y la manera como los explicas maravilloso. En adelante mejorare mi chino con tus vídeos. Gracias nuevamente Saludos desde Venezuela

[mevilish]

My son is taking mandarin in school this year and I wanted to learn also. After watching several others on Youtube I found you and I am so happy! Thank you!

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@mevilish Thank you for watching and your comment~ :) Welcome to PeggyTeacheChinese! I hope you find the videos here helpful!

[pookiebear364]

This is Awesome- I have a problem when it comes to "book" learning and languages- But I hope that I can get some basic understanding with the tonal sounds to get started. I am hoping to go to Hong Kong to work with the orphans there and want to have a head start on the language

Thanks for your time

Geoffery

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@pookiebear364 Thank you for waching~! But if you are planning to visit Hong Kong, you might wanna begin Cantonese lessons instead! :)

[Flyforawiteguy]

OMG! sorry You are so beautiful How can I learn I think I have ADD OMG

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@Flyforawiteguy thank you. I hope you also like my other videos too!

[guillermogonzzalez]

it's so nice to learn chinese with peggy¡¡ thanks a lot ms. peggy...I enjoy this 1st class..finally I'll see you in here very often...xiè xie' again.jejeje

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@guillermogonzzalez Thank you for watching and your comment~ I hope you also enjoy other 90 videos! :)

[iMasaneAmaha]

You're beautiful and a good teacher.

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@iMasaneAmaha Thank you~ Do check out my other videos too! I hope you like them~

[lukasdasilva100]

I love the way you teach plz upload more videos xie xie :)

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@lukasdasilva100 Thanks. Be sure to check out other 90 videos too and let me know how you like them! :)

[aiu7125]

Better yet, I like her teaching style. Sincerely, Jason Scott Lowen

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@aiu7125 Thank you for your comment~ :) Please help share the video!

[aiu7125]

I like her as she is very patient. Sincerely, Jason Scott Lowen

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@ILiveForTheRofl xiexie~ :*)

[oOJamaisVuOo]

This is awesome! :)

I have recently started working with several chinese-speakers and I thought it would be great to learn some Chinese...but don't really have time to take lessons.

This is great, and so easy to follow! Thank you so much for posting this!

[bernidamm]

I'm the 50.000th viewer!

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@bernidamm 50,000 views!!!! Awesome! Thanks for watching!!!

[MrNxjohn]

thanks i can now say hello in chinese shame i dont know any body that speaks it lol

i bet i dont sound anything like hello

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@MrNxjohn Make a video response saying "hello" in Mandarin. Let's hear it! ;)

[MrNxjohn]

@PeggyTeachesChinese lol i hate my voice on vids sorry but its not going to happen sorry if i sound daft but is mandarin the same as chinese ?

[av733]

Is there a dog in the background?

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@av733 No la, no dog in the background... :P

[bluejeansboys]

mamamamamamamama

[wildemusicchannel]

Great video! it,s all about those tones..lol

a great little website i came accross too for basic chinese phrases ect is helloinchinese com

[NzVii]

your classes help :)

[skoriaisarg]

Haoˇ Haoˇ

[jdmh82]

I like your classes!!!

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@jdmh82 Thank you for watching~! Do check out other 82 videos too! :)

[TheSpyker3000]

this is really good

[calsmandarin11]

this is very good, I also have a lesson on tones. Have a look at mine on my channel.

[ukdrift123]

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[cuz823]

yea i like this video it explains well<3

[moto815]

i am chinese male myself..do u speak manderin?i speak cantonese & torsian..

do u have facebook?like ur video's alot..make my manderin better..

[gueneveve]

You are a good teacher, and you have a nice, slow pace.

The only thing I might improve is the video's sound quality.

My Hong Kongese friend tried to teach basic Chinese to me and had a very hard time explaining the vocal inflections. It's a very difficult thing for an English speaker to grasp. I thought your hand gestures were helpful, and you explained it very well.

[Smogjin]

Hi, I've just started learning chinese and you're channel helps me a lot... thx and keep up the good work :)) I've also subscribed :)))

[WaspenatorJR]

Yeah, I would like to know Chinese to. I really like your channel!!!!!!

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@WaspenatorJR xiexie. I am glad to hear that you like my channel. Have you subscribed? ;)

[YouthHelp]

I would like to learn more Chinese if it is possible. I basically what to love kind and pleasant words like, " You look very nice today" and " I like that outfit that you have put together"..... and " it is a beautiful day today".......

[anordinaryusername]

Why does 'zui' here sound more like zué? (Rather than the i' rhyming with English 'see')

[anordinaryusername]

(e.g. around 6m25)

[Krummablod]

How do you write in pinyin "Insulting your mother's horse" ?

[rickythegreaetist]

you are as beutiful as china

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@rickythegreaetist xie xie...

[muskakid34900]

not sure how i got here but i like it haha

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@muskakid34900 I am happy that you like my channel. :) thanks for stopping by.

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

You are so sweeeettt!!! Thank you for commenting! xoxoxo :*)

[carethai]

you're good.

[edendlc311]

it's really difficult to study when the teacher is so cute hahah

[MsNintendogs]

is chinese harder than japanese?

[hebronsawyers]

@MsNintendogs Yes.

[polimonarito]

you are sooo beautiful

[CanaldoPier]

Hi peggy! nice vid

and I have to teell you that you're a beautifull teacher! And also you teaches very well!

Why I'm so far!!

thanks

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@CanaldoPier Thank you very much for watching! I am happy to hear that it's helpful! :*)

[kockgunner]

You are extremely thorough. Keep making more videos please!

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@kockgunner Thank you very much for watching! Don't forget to view other lessons too. ;)

[zuzanarox]

hi Peggy - wanna go out sometime?

[MrSoulSamCooke]

Teach me how to say "you look beautiful in your work clothes" So I can say it to you ;)

[kathysoiio]

Thank you!.. now i know the tones!

[blackcat13tb]

thanks it rly helped and i used it to my chinese friend at skool

[zhevcx]

plis follow my twitter CiqooNahca

[TheXFantasyXfreak]

your really pretty!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@TheXFantasyXfreak Xie xie. Thank you. :*)

[IAmPinkStars]

she kinda reminds me of a female bi-rain for some reason lol wierd

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@IAmPinkStars What is a "female bi-rain"?

[IAmPinkStars]

@PeggyTeachesChinese you look like the female version of bi-rain k-pop singer for some reason you remind me of him like you could be his sister or sumfin o_0 hmm maybe it's the black your wearing he wears a lot of dark colors lol sorry if that's weird it's not a bad think but your looks are similar lol

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@IAmPinkStars Well, I gotta look him up!

[IAmPinkStars]

@PeggyTeachesChinese Do! he's not a bad looking guy either! lolz atleast i don't think so! *-*

[CharityBrown20]

I love your video!!! (But maybe make the characters bigger and have them stay on the screen longer so learners can learn the symbols.) I want to learn mandarin so I really love your video!!!

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@CharityBrown20 Gotcha! Thanks for watching!

[DyingWithin]

she is hot.......y all chinese ppl r hot??? 

[skoriaisarg]

peggy tiene unas tetas enormes!!!!!!!

[TaiGekTou]

是普通話「Mandarin」不是「Chinese」，這都分不­清你怎麼教書呀？

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@TaiGekTou 我知道是Mandarin啊 不過還是有很多人用 "Chinese" 來表示華語 下次會多注意

[TaiGekTou]

@PeggyTeachesChinese 就是因爲這樣所以才要改正嘛。好吧…繼續加油！

[brambleface]

hi, i am studying chinese in school and our teacher taught us a word he said meant "basic chinese" or something like that. it is pronounced something like "putongwa"... would you have any idea how to write the pinyin for this? thank you :)

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@brambleface "普通話 pu3tong1hua4" is the term referring to "Mandarin Chinese" that is used in Mainland China. You can also call it "中文 zhong1wen2" or "華語 hua2yu3 as in Mandarin Chinese in general.

[sammanslap]

I liked this video, you are a great teacher! I wish my world language teachers at school would teach like this. I would be much more interested in learning a language.

[sunnymuffin65]

Ni Hao Peggy Laoshi! :D

[Emericansemisk8rpro]

 安家明

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@Emericansemisk8rpro 誰啊?

[amazingperson731]

i absolutely love that you put this up!

i have never subscribed to anyone but i'm totally subscribing to you :)

you are awesome

[superclarinetkid]

@PeggyTeachesChinese thank you thank you thank you!!! you are a godsend!!! im starting mandarin soon at school and what with french spanish and italian already i wanted to find an easy way to get a rough start before classes :) panic over!

[TheXanian]

Chinese pronunciation had changed a lot during the past several thousand years.

[TheXanian]

qlig njis suum hljids ngaa rug snhid preed gu gjub praag snhin mans qeg lew

kroon kroon tshja ku dze gaal tie tiiw

No, the phrases above is not an alien language, that's how ancient Chinese sounded like, 3000 years ago.

[TheXanian]

Archaic Chinese do not have tones.

qlig njis suum hljids ngaa rug snhid preed gu gjub praag snhin mans qeg lew

That's how ancient Chinese language sounded like, 3000 years ago.

[TheXanian]

Numbers in archaic Chinese ( 3000 years ago Diiw Dynasty ) qlig (one) njis (two) suum (three) hljids (four) ngaa (five) rug (six) snhid (seven) preed (eight) gu (nine) gjub (ten)

[beasty45]

good



[LilBlitz116]

WTF!!!!!!!! chinese is soooooooooooooooooooooooooo hard.i think they made it like that so ppl won't learn the language

[brendaho2]

@LilBlitz116 LOL !!

[TheXanian]

@LilBlitz116

Chinese is not hard at all. Mandarin is so easy, ancient Chinese was harder.

[LilBlitz116]

@TheXanian maybe ur chinese or something but im black i can never in 100000 years pronounce this language

[CatGameDaiyE]

@LilBlitz116 There's a black guy with a channel teaching Chinese. Just search emkid, you'll find a few of his vids :-D

[worldtravel101]

is it also ok to ask "ni3 zui4 jin4 zen3 me yang2 ?" that is how i had learned it. is it to formal or casual comapred to "zui4 jin4 hao3 ma"?

[PeggyTeachesChinese]

@worldtravel101 Both are acceptable except that "ni3 zui4jin4 zen3 me5 yang4?" means "How is it with you lately?" :)

[worldtravel101]

@PeggyTeachesChinese thanks peggy. you are the best mandarin teacher. your vids have come a long way. you make learning it fun... some teachers are so boring. if its fun we will enjoy to study it. we appreciate your humor and skits in your lessons :) i tell everyone to check out peggyteacheschinese

[JessInTX]

Thank you, that made perfect sense! I'm excited to watch the rest of your tutorials.

[solider1177]

ma maaaaaaaaa maaammma mamammamamammmmmmmmmaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

this means lol

[babythuyngoc]

thank you this is so helpful

[AAproductions94]

Thank you so much. I finally learned the tones.

[c22dividedby7]

With the tones, is there anything to make it easier to know which one to use for a word. Or is it only specific to the word?

[aLyZa522]

thanks Peggy!!

[bigdad4510]

You are so awesome i love you life saver

[dontotjai]

Your video is too redundant. It's hard to learn if you constantly repeat things you have already explained.

[ni00ni]

xie xie ni x x x x

[sing1035]

Qǐng ní shuō màn yī diǎn