By the way, when your Mandarin skill is at more advanced level, you might want to try watching Mandarin movies without neither English nor Chinese subtitles (by turning on and off the cc), your Mandarin skill will drastically improve, even if no Chinese people are around you, your Mandarin skill would not go down but keep improving.
If you wish to improve your Chinese vocabulary, I think there are number of ways.
(1) Study Chinese English dictionaries.
(2) Try to read and write more Chinese words as some have suggested.
(3) Watch movies - watch movies in English with Chinese subtitles, and/or watch movies in Mandarin with Chinese subtitles, pause and/or rewind at anytime should you want to review or to learn some new words.
I think learning some Chinese "成语" is a better way for you to improve your Chinese. Because each “成语” is a history story. Those stories may help you to memorize the meaning of the Chinese characters.
Hey Miss Natt! Please search for raspberryjam2. I made my one and only youtube vid (thus far) as a response to yours. BUT I can't seem to message you or post it in these comments! Argh!!
I guess it works both ways really. You could find English words in books that don't get used everyday as well. I just found out what "straw wattle" is couple of days ago. It is not even complex at all.
You were right, just keep on reading and have a dictionary by your side. It will pay off eventually.
(接上一条留言:-))speaking conventions and word choosing habits accepted by most people.by doing so,I think you can easily master a lot of advanced formal and dailylife words and know accurately when to use them,hope that helps:-)BTW i am a chinese student currently studying in the UK,i 'm still struggling with the sexy British accent(crying),one of my classmates is from Alabama and I found that the American accent is easier for me to understand:-)
Hi Jiawen~your Mandarin is good~ I think watching subtitled news or TV series can not only help you enlarge your vocabulary and find the right way to use the advanced words correctly,by hearing and reading the words simultaneously the words became harder to forget.literature books written in Chinese usually have very different habits of choosing words,which might makes you confused.So i suggest you watching mass media programs like news or TV series which reflects the current
Sometimes it's very hard to give an impromptu speech to the camera. Chinese not being your native language surely would not help. Anyway, you still speak Mandarin a lot better than I.
Very glad that you like the Chinese culture so much. Keep up the good work, whether it's running or brushing up on your Mandarin.
Nat. To answer your question about how you can improve your learning on Chinese characters and such. If you have an Iphone, go download this app from "Brothers Media" It is a live Chinese tv streaming app. Bunch of the programs on the channel have Chinese subtitles. This way it help you conjugate sentences and help you on learning the characters. As long as it doesn't hurt your eyes ;-) Cheers Limin
Part 3) These 2 youtubers lingosteve and loki2504 can speak about 6 languages fluently. I don't think there is any one more qualified to give you advice on improving your Chinese on Youtube than these 2 gentlemen.
There is this website called italki.com, which I think is pretty good for getting feedbacks on one's writings.
Learning a foreign language is hard, and I totally feel you. It's a lifetime learning process.
Part 2) you have to see them been used in different contexts, as if you have to see a new object from different angels in order for you to fully understand the object. Not only that you have to understand their meanings, but you also have to incorporate them into your writings and daily conversations. You also need native speakers who will correct your language mistakes, so you get feedbacks on your speech, and avoid making the same mistakes again.
Part 1) I've been living in the US for 14 years, but my English fluency level is still at intermediate level. To reach the advanced level seems to me will take at least 4 or 5 more years if I study deligently, and to practice English more often with Americans. My view in regard to vocabulary is that it's hard to broaden your vocabulary simply by memorizing words from a dictionary. Doing so will not make you fully understand the meanings of the new words, you have to see them ...(continued)
每个中文学生的中文不如我 - means the language proficiency of every Chinese language student is inferior to mine. I guess you meant 我的中文不如每个中文学生 ? By the way your 中文 is better than most Chinese here in Singapore I reckon haha.
@kakashi1982 Your translation is right! It's a tongue in cheek joke... "Everyone's Mandarin is better than mine..." -- I certainly don't think my Mandarin is better than everyone else's!
Watch Chinese TV serials? CCTV's dramatization of Romance of the Three Kingdoms? Or perhaps the dated (but still hilarious) Journey to the West starring Liu Xiao Ling Tong.
What are you talking about ?! Your spoken Chinese is awesome! You sound like my teacher...how did you get so good? And how long have you been studying Chinese?
well,maybe u can also watch some chinese tv shows to improve your chinese i think...at least this is the way that i'm using to learn english now :)
LeonardoCaida 1 week ago
By the way, when your Mandarin skill is at more advanced level, you might want to try watching Mandarin movies without neither English nor Chinese subtitles (by turning on and off the cc), your Mandarin skill will drastically improve, even if no Chinese people are around you, your Mandarin skill would not go down but keep improving.
wfung3042 2 weeks ago
If you wish to improve your Chinese vocabulary, I think there are number of ways.
(1) Study Chinese English dictionaries.
(2) Try to read and write more Chinese words as some have suggested.
(3) Watch movies - watch movies in English with Chinese subtitles, and/or watch movies in Mandarin with Chinese subtitles, pause and/or rewind at anytime should you want to review or to learn some new words.
wfung3042 2 weeks ago
哈里波特是从英文翻译到中文的, 里面有很多外来词汇不容易看懂. 或许你可以看看中国的名著比如西游记,那个相对简单.
simonissheep 2 weeks ago
How did you get started
heaven5599 2 weeks ago
The most standard Mandarin is spoken in Harbin, period
achilleszhu2007 2 weeks ago
If you really want to improve your vocabulary, start writing! Seriously.
dingyilin 3 weeks ago
hi! im a girl from taiwan, and i am a english major student!!
u can give me ur msn account so i can add u and teach u chinese!!! im willing to help u:)
你可以放心 我沒有南方口音!!
cliu588155 3 weeks ago
哈哈，好样的！永远支持你
Kane2L 3 weeks ago
Americans still had better don't learn Chinese, for you guys really difficult.
novel86Simplifiedcn 3 weeks ago
I think learning some Chinese "成语" is a better way for you to improve your Chinese. Because each “成语” is a history story. Those stories may help you to memorize the meaning of the Chinese characters.
Qiaoo1 3 weeks ago in playlist Chinese -- 汉语 !!
Hey Miss Natt! Please search for raspberryjam2. I made my one and only youtube vid (thus far) as a response to yours. BUT I can't seem to message you or post it in these comments! Argh!!
raspberryjam2 3 weeks ago
Nat please converse with me!
ayayyay 3 weeks ago
把不会的字下，记下来，然后，查下大体意思。之后，反复书写，这是我小时候对生字的练习。。但是许多许多生字一辈子说不到几次的。。。
Faceof26 3 weeks ago
where is your ''bing jing'' i like it so much!!!!
blackindiapower 4 weeks ago in playlist Chinese -- 汉语 !!
对哦，你所谓的中国到底是指台湾还是大陆，必须说清楚才行唉。
Criminal110s 4 weeks ago
@ChineseReader86 China dog kiss my dog penis............
cas4422 4 weeks ago
@ChineseReader86 china pig speaking english????你有雞巴??不好笑死人,撥草尋蛇恐怕也找不到哈哈...............
cas4422 4 weeks ago
注册个新浪微博不就可以了吗?上面有中国最新的消息 大家都爱玩这个！ 哈哈
tmrmoumou 4 weeks ago
speechless. every time.
seeradurr 4 weeks ago
@ChineseReader86 china pig speaking english????
cas4422 4 weeks ago
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cas4422 4 weeks ago
That is so damn cool. I have no idea what you said, but I think it is so cool.
marioaleal 1 month ago
@marioaleal Thanks! :) I miss your comments! I've been MIA for awhile... erg.
MisNatt85 4 weeks ago
多逛逛中国人爱去的网站哦~大多数人还是很热情的！
WXing1016 1 month ago
一听就知道是美国人口音，呵呵。还有待提高
Criminal110s 1 month ago
hi natalie 你好，我很喜欢你的频道，你的中文说实话已经不错了，学语言真的不容易，这个我很理解，但是你想增加词汇，因为你在美国，所以要复出的努力就要比别人多，你不要放弃，我在东京已经有些年了，但是我的日语还是和日本人不太一样，要看电视新闻，看视频，中国的电视台有些可以下载的，多听，多看，看书不太有用。
mochi287 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
自我介绍时，"这是桑嘉雯"应该是英文"This is..."直接翻译过来的吧。如果改成"我是桑嘉雯“，应该会更有中国味。最后，你的中文真的很不错哦。
zjbdec 1 month ago
学中文最简单的方法就是找个中国男朋友O(∩_∩)O
newraychina 1 month ago
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newraychina 1 month ago
your accent is slipping prob cuz you're back in the U.S. mines is too...time for dramas and more chinese friends..
amarie018 1 month ago
I guess it works both ways really. You could find English words in books that don't get used everyday as well. I just found out what "straw wattle" is couple of days ago. It is not even complex at all.
You were right, just keep on reading and have a dictionary by your side. It will pay off eventually.
Good luck!
mastersgta1 1 month ago
Hi,your chinese is very good . I can give your one advice.see chinese movie.
LeonQilei 1 month ago
我很喜歡妳的中文,請繼續上傳中文視頻啊
solidsnake9821 1 month ago
Your vocabulary is way better than mine, and I'm a native speaker.
freedomhdm 1 month ago
(接上一条留言:-))speaking conventions and word choosing habits accepted by most people.by doing so,I think you can easily master a lot of advanced formal and dailylife words and know accurately when to use them,hope that helps:-)BTW i am a chinese student currently studying in the UK,i 'm still struggling with the sexy British accent(crying),one of my classmates is from Alabama and I found that the American accent is easier for me to understand:-)
slfanta 1 month ago
Hi Jiawen~your Mandarin is good~ I think watching subtitled news or TV series can not only help you enlarge your vocabulary and find the right way to use the advanced words correctly,by hearing and reading the words simultaneously the words became harder to forget.literature books written in Chinese usually have very different habits of choosing words,which might makes you confused.So i suggest you watching mass media programs like news or TV series which reflects the current
slfanta 1 month ago
hello 桑嘉雯 , 你学中文有3年 还是 5年 了？ 你的中文很不错，对于一个非汉语为母语的人而言，加油
salutfrederick 1 month ago
@salutfrederick add oil ;-)
tdxownyou 1 month ago
Sometimes it's very hard to give an impromptu speech to the camera. Chinese not being your native language surely would not help. Anyway, you still speak Mandarin a lot better than I.
Very glad that you like the Chinese culture so much. Keep up the good work, whether it's running or brushing up on your Mandarin.
ckretasianman 1 month ago
Nat. To answer your question about how you can improve your learning on Chinese characters and such. If you have an Iphone, go download this app from "Brothers Media" It is a live Chinese tv streaming app. Bunch of the programs on the channel have Chinese subtitles. This way it help you conjugate sentences and help you on learning the characters. As long as it doesn't hurt your eyes ;-) Cheers Limin
tdxownyou 1 month ago in playlist Chinese -- 汉语 !!
about the only thing I understood were the hand gestures, makes me want to learn some mandarin.
TheWiseRabbit 1 month ago in playlist Chinese -- 汉语 !!
Part 3) These 2 youtubers lingosteve and loki2504 can speak about 6 languages fluently. I don't think there is any one more qualified to give you advice on improving your Chinese on Youtube than these 2 gentlemen.
There is this website called italki.com, which I think is pretty good for getting feedbacks on one's writings.
Learning a foreign language is hard, and I totally feel you. It's a lifetime learning process.
myonly7 1 month ago
Part 2) you have to see them been used in different contexts, as if you have to see a new object from different angels in order for you to fully understand the object. Not only that you have to understand their meanings, but you also have to incorporate them into your writings and daily conversations. You also need native speakers who will correct your language mistakes, so you get feedbacks on your speech, and avoid making the same mistakes again.
myonly7 1 month ago
Part 1) I've been living in the US for 14 years, but my English fluency level is still at intermediate level. To reach the advanced level seems to me will take at least 4 or 5 more years if I study deligently, and to practice English more often with Americans. My view in regard to vocabulary is that it's hard to broaden your vocabulary simply by memorizing words from a dictionary. Doing so will not make you fully understand the meanings of the new words, you have to see them ...(continued)
myonly7 1 month ago
That's wassup
bwninefilms 1 month ago
每个中文学生的中文不如我 - means the language proficiency of every Chinese language student is inferior to mine. I guess you meant 我的中文不如每个中文学生 ? By the way your 中文 is better than most Chinese here in Singapore I reckon haha.
kakashi1982 1 month ago
@kakashi1982 Your translation is right! It's a tongue in cheek joke... "Everyone's Mandarin is better than mine..." -- I certainly don't think my Mandarin is better than everyone else's!
MisNatt85 1 month ago
Watch Chinese TV serials? CCTV's dramatization of Romance of the Three Kingdoms? Or perhaps the dated (but still hilarious) Journey to the West starring Liu Xiao Ling Tong.
sklanger 1 month ago
You look painful when you speak Chinese now!
HeAiNtMaN 1 month ago
Sexy
StylinAzn 1 month ago in playlist Chinese -- 汉语 !!
What are you talking about ?! Your spoken Chinese is awesome! You sound like my teacher...how did you get so good? And how long have you been studying Chinese?
ShantiSyndrome 1 month ago