I love traditional characters but I don't like how most people in Taiwan speak Mandarin. While formal standard Mandarin sounds basically the same wherever you go but in Taiwanese people's everyday Mandarin speech, many finals (vowel sounds) as well as the zh/ch/sh sounds often don't get pronounced correctly.
it really threw me off when they started speaking in spanish, what was that language in between the japanese and spanish at 1:20 in the coffee shop? I couldn't hear thier words very well the backround noise was distracting
no i took some Japanese. There is no L in Japanese, they have R but its a little different than the English R. For example they have: Ra Ri Ru Re Ro, and it sounds nothing like "L"
I just think that Indo European language speaker highly outnumber Sino language speakers... Try to force around 2 billion people to learn 2000 and more skweegly things to be able to read and talk.... plus the tones.... plus... I am sorry... It does not sounds pretty.... Japanese does sound more harmonic.... but still... a Chinese characters with 5 pronunciations... Latin based languages rulez!
"a Chinese characters with 5 pronunciations".....There are only 4..
"Try to force around 2 billion people to learn 2000 and more skweegly things to be able to read and talk".... But after you had remeber the 2,000 chracters all.You could do most of the work ,read most of the books .But for English,You have to remeber more than 20,000 words to read newspapers,And even you know them all,it's still really diffcult to read books on science and tech which you don't mayjord in.
I used to study Chinese (Mandarin), but I finally decided to stop it. Even though China will be important economically in the future, I don't think Chinese language will overtake English (considering the fact that many Chinese people study English these days). In England, language schools are full of Chinese students. Another reason is that, not so many people in the world are big fans of "TONAL" language.
I agree ... At least in English we don't have to memorize 2000 characters that many times don't hold a relationship between each other in order to speak and read. What is so hard of Chinese is the characters and sometimes 10 characters sharing the same pronunciation in the same tone! Plus.... try to read those characters on a computers screen... worst... try to jot down a now quickly in an emergency... EVEN WORST ::: Try to speak those tones over a crappy radio or cellphone in an emergency!!
good to see other students of chinese! we are the few with enough forsight and initiative to learn what will be the 2nd most important language in the world. good luck on your journey!
Chinese (particularly Mandarin) is becoming more and more popular. Both Taiwan and mainland China are good choices for learning Chinese. But i think mainland China provides an environment of more standard Mandarin. And the simplified Chinese is not just easier to read/write but also used by 1.3 billion ppl.
I'd disagree. Having lived in both places, I'd say Taiwanese people are more open to making true friendships with foreigners, whereas in the Mainland, their xenophobia makes it hard to practice...
You just have to find the right Chinese person to teach you. I had a complete stranger passing by when I ordered deli food correct my grammar. Most people of all kinds aren't patient enough to teach language well, but I have no trouble finding volunteers to help me learn Chinese in China. Maybe it depends on which city or village you're in. Shandong province cities are fine.
This is a vivid sketch of Chinese language teachers in Taiwan. Their job is teaching Chinese as a foreign/second language. However, there’s something more than just teach.
I love traditional characters but I don't like how most people in Taiwan speak Mandarin. While formal standard Mandarin sounds basically the same wherever you go but in Taiwanese people's everyday Mandarin speech, many finals (vowel sounds) as well as the zh/ch/sh sounds often don't get pronounced correctly.
justmine4me 3 months ago
@godzilla570 thats what makes it so fun to learn. cuz if you can learn chinese, you can learn anything
thetimothyjr2155 8 months ago
it really threw me off when they started speaking in spanish, what was that language in between the japanese and spanish at 1:20 in the coffee shop? I couldn't hear thier words very well the backround noise was distracting
mjlthebest 3 years ago
It was German.
feipang 2 years ago
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Wow, can I just say Wow. This was really good:D
Rachel4487ge 3 years ago
It`s Taiwan!They`re in NTNU,National Taiwan Normal University.(in Taipei)
Just no far from my home,40km!(it seems a little "very far")
moses1202 3 years ago
i know there is no "L" sound in Japanese. do Chinese have it?
ghz646 3 years ago
There is L sound in japanese but no "R" sound.
But Chinese has both~ are u learning Chinese?
valey110522 3 years ago
no i took some Japanese. There is no L in Japanese, they have R but its a little different than the English R. For example they have: Ra Ri Ru Re Ro, and it sounds nothing like "L"
ghz646 3 years ago
yea ~ what i mean "no R sound " is that they don't have to roll their tongues.
valey110522 3 years ago
I just think that Indo European language speaker highly outnumber Sino language speakers... Try to force around 2 billion people to learn 2000 and more skweegly things to be able to read and talk.... plus the tones.... plus... I am sorry... It does not sounds pretty.... Japanese does sound more harmonic.... but still... a Chinese characters with 5 pronunciations... Latin based languages rulez!
americanforthewin 3 years ago
"a Chinese characters with 5 pronunciations".....There are only 4..
"Try to force around 2 billion people to learn 2000 and more skweegly things to be able to read and talk".... But after you had remeber the 2,000 chracters all.You could do most of the work ,read most of the books .But for English,You have to remeber more than 20,000 words to read newspapers,And even you know them all,it's still really diffcult to read books on science and tech which you don't mayjord in.
Chuannong 3 years ago
@Chuannong dude think twice....there are 5....
paliwoo 11 months ago
You are very ignorant.
itsanthonyhere 3 years ago
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chinese language sucks,japanese language is way better and cooler
ytlay1 3 years ago
hahaha 囧~~
linty02191 3 years ago
I used to study Chinese (Mandarin), but I finally decided to stop it. Even though China will be important economically in the future, I don't think Chinese language will overtake English (considering the fact that many Chinese people study English these days). In England, language schools are full of Chinese students. Another reason is that, not so many people in the world are big fans of "TONAL" language.
maroonpapillon 4 years ago
ha.
well,not many ppl in china mainland can speak english tho.
psyche712 3 years ago 2
I agree ... At least in English we don't have to memorize 2000 characters that many times don't hold a relationship between each other in order to speak and read. What is so hard of Chinese is the characters and sometimes 10 characters sharing the same pronunciation in the same tone! Plus.... try to read those characters on a computers screen... worst... try to jot down a now quickly in an emergency... EVEN WORST ::: Try to speak those tones over a crappy radio or cellphone in an emergency!!
americanforthewin 3 years ago
um what? None of those are a problem if you actually know the language.
DeathKnight725 2 years ago
good to see other students of chinese! we are the few with enough forsight and initiative to learn what will be the 2nd most important language in the world. good luck on your journey!
kenteatworld 4 years ago 2
i don't really get this vid for some reason
hot12lips12 4 years ago
Chinese (particularly Mandarin) is becoming more and more popular. Both Taiwan and mainland China are good choices for learning Chinese. But i think mainland China provides an environment of more standard Mandarin. And the simplified Chinese is not just easier to read/write but also used by 1.3 billion ppl.
bushangels 4 years ago 2
I'd disagree. Having lived in both places, I'd say Taiwanese people are more open to making true friendships with foreigners, whereas in the Mainland, their xenophobia makes it hard to practice...
PrepeiNaSasPw 4 years ago
You just have to find the right Chinese person to teach you. I had a complete stranger passing by when I ordered deli food correct my grammar. Most people of all kinds aren't patient enough to teach language well, but I have no trouble finding volunteers to help me learn Chinese in China. Maybe it depends on which city or village you're in. Shandong province cities are fine.
SinoYank 4 years ago
i agree with PrepeiNaSasPw
hokila678 3 years ago
taiwanese are nicer people
and taiwan is a better place to live
therestruthinlies 4 years ago
好玩哦！
maxiewawa 4 years ago
媽個B,這些人幹什麼?
luchichyu 4 years ago
也不用講那麼粗的話吧......
huangguniang 4 years ago 2
Differences between Chinese,Japanese and Korean.Chinese: Ni Hao,Xie Xie,Zai Jian.Japanese:Toyota,Karate.Korean:Hajiman memorido murado richi.
VivalaChina 4 years ago
现在很多人都在学英文，没有想到还有这么多的外国人在学中文啊。说实话，这么短时间学会中文还真的很不容易啊！
goodlove007 4 years ago
我23年前开始学中文,那时候只有3个外国人在我加州大学的中文课,现在全世界都在学习中国话孔夫子的话越来越国际话 --鬼子
jshrenger 4 years ago
This is a vivid sketch of Chinese language teachers in Taiwan. Their job is teaching Chinese as a foreign/second language. However, there’s something more than just teach.
“Sometimes when we touch, we teach!”
pbice 5 years ago