If you prefer reading, here is a written version of the video content. Or if you are learning Chinese and Chinese characters, you can use this written summary of the video content as notes for review whenever needed. I hope this is helpful to you! 📖💡 medium.com/p/54f9c6c3e218
Haha, thank you for your feedback and support! Yes, I imagine that during your process of learning Japanese, you might have already gained some understanding of the related history: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean can be seen as branches stemming from the same cultural root. From China’s Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) to the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD) and the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD), Japan and the Korean Peninsula frequently sent envoys to China to study Chinese characters, language, and cultural customs. After bringing them back to their own countries, these elements underwent long periods of localization and transformation, eventually evolving into what we now recognize as modern Japanese and modern Korean. (A somewhat informal explanation) - Japanese: The Japanese preserved the Chinese character writing system but invented their own pronunciation system. - Korean: The people of the Korean Peninsula preserved the pronunciation system of Chinese characters but created their own writing system. Once again, thank you for your support! Wishing you an enjoyable journey in language learning! 😊
Your approach to language learning is perfect! It is very rich and motivating, and it is also perfectly coherent: learning should be guided by the needs of the moment - this is what gives meaning to all learning. In Brazil, we have the great educator Paulo Freire who defended exactly this approach in the process of universalizing education. Congratulations! And I am here rooting for your success to be even greater, encouraging you to continue with this excellent work. I would like to see many more videos. Thank you!
Thank you for such high praise. Yes, this reflects my own experience as well. I spent ten years learning English, but due to a lack of immersion and practical need, I couldn’t speak it fluently despite all that time studying. Later, when I decided to study engineering in Germany, I was able to reach C1 level in German within just nine months, starting from scratch. This rapid progress was possible because I needed to use German every day in Germany - listening to the radio, buying groceries, reading the news, handling taxes, paying utility bills, managing with the property office, and attending lectures in Uni. German quickly became a valuable skill in my toolkit. These contrasting experiences led me to design a more effective and enjoyable learning path, and I hope to share it with more people. As for Paulo Freire, I find his theories fascinating, and I’ll definitely look into his work🧐. Thank you for the recommendation! I hope all is well with you in Brazil. I’d love to visit someday and explore the beauty, magic, and charm of that incredible land! 🤗🤠🌎
If you learn Chinese characters sooner or later you will look automatically at the components, and you will certainly notice that some repeat again, again, and again. One good way of memorizing is also to write them, again, again and again. By then you will also know that the store order is very important. 加油
You can call me "Pedro", and "Oriental Marco Polo" is the name of my channel. Why did I choose "Oriental Marco Polo"? Here’s the reason: Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer active in the 13th and 14th centuries. He deeply explored China and documented his observations in his famous work, The Travels of Marco Polo. His accounts introduced Europeans to a vastly different world, particularly China, revealing its richness and uniqueness. This sparked European interest in trade with the East, especially for spices and silk, laying the groundwork for the Age of Exploration and the Great Geographical Discoveries. I hold great admiration for this Italian traveler. Today, after more than a century of challenges, my homeland, China, is experiencing renewed growth in its economy, society, and technology, achieving notable progress over the past 30 to 40 years. I hope I could introduce this new image of China to the world, hoping to shift people’s perceptions from the outdated stereotypes of a century ago-a weak, impoverished, isolated, and colonized country-to a more accurate and current understanding of China today. This is why I named my channel Oriental Marco Polo. Just as Marco Polo introduced China to the West hundreds of years ago, I aspire to do the same by presenting China’s current state, fostering cultural and technological exchanges, and promoting trade between East and West. This name also reflects my deep respect for Marco Polo. 😄
Thanks a lot for your feedback. I overlooked this issue, and I will make a note of your feedback in my review notebook. I’ll be sure to keep this in mind next time I make a video. Thanks again! 😄
If you prefer reading, here is a written version of the video content.
Or if you are learning Chinese and Chinese characters, you can use this written summary of the video content as notes for review whenever needed.
I hope this is helpful to you! 📖💡
medium.com/p/54f9c6c3e218
These component videos are extremely useful. Thank you!
Wow….your teaching style is amazing. Thank you so much!
Underrated channel, thank you so much!
Part 3! :)
Wow Pedro .. thanks a lot for this wonderful work that helps us mere mortals understand chinese writing .. keep up the good work 🙌🏾🙏🏾
This is Really helpful for my Japanese learning experience! tysm☺
Haha, thank you for your feedback and support!
Yes, I imagine that during your process of learning Japanese, you might have already gained some understanding of the related history: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean can be seen as branches stemming from the same cultural root.
From China’s Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) to the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD) and the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD), Japan and the Korean Peninsula frequently sent envoys to China to study Chinese characters, language, and cultural customs. After bringing them back to their own countries, these elements underwent long periods of localization and transformation, eventually evolving into what we now recognize as modern Japanese and modern Korean.
(A somewhat informal explanation)
- Japanese: The Japanese preserved the Chinese character writing system but invented their own pronunciation system.
- Korean: The people of the Korean Peninsula preserved the pronunciation system of Chinese characters but created their own writing system.
Once again, thank you for your support! Wishing you an enjoyable journey in language learning! 😊
@@orientalmarcopolo Thanks again sir 🙏
@@xdgmxYou are very welcome!😀
Thank you so much for your hard work on these videos. Excellent way to connect things to memory. Much appreciated!
Your approach to language learning is perfect! It is very rich and motivating, and it is also perfectly coherent: learning should be guided by the needs of the moment - this is what gives meaning to all learning. In Brazil, we have the great educator Paulo Freire who defended exactly this approach in the process of universalizing education. Congratulations! And I am here rooting for your success to be even greater, encouraging you to continue with this excellent work. I would like to see many more videos. Thank you!
Thank you for such high praise. Yes, this reflects my own experience as well. I spent ten years learning English, but due to a lack of immersion and practical need, I couldn’t speak it fluently despite all that time studying. Later, when I decided to study engineering in Germany, I was able to reach C1 level in German within just nine months, starting from scratch. This rapid progress was possible because I needed to use German every day in Germany - listening to the radio, buying groceries, reading the news, handling taxes, paying utility bills, managing with the property office, and attending lectures in Uni. German quickly became a valuable skill in my toolkit.
These contrasting experiences led me to design a more effective and enjoyable learning path, and I hope to share it with more people.
As for Paulo Freire, I find his theories fascinating, and I’ll definitely look into his work🧐. Thank you for the recommendation! I hope all is well with you in Brazil. I’d love to visit someday and explore the beauty, magic, and charm of that incredible land! 🤗🤠🌎
Thank you for this part 2! The historical contexts are also super helpful and interesting.
Imagine we can learn things like this for free.. ❤😊 thanks a log
That was a great video, thanks for sharing your knowledge
If you learn Chinese characters sooner or later you will look automatically at the components, and you will certainly notice that some repeat again, again, and again.
One good way of memorizing is also to write them, again, again and again. By then you will also know that the store order is very important. 加油
Part 3 please 🙏
Thank you
How can we call you?
You can call me "Pedro", and "Oriental Marco Polo" is the name of my channel.
Why did I choose "Oriental Marco Polo"? Here’s the reason:
Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer active in the 13th and 14th centuries. He deeply explored China and documented his observations in his famous work, The Travels of Marco Polo.
His accounts introduced Europeans to a vastly different world, particularly China, revealing its richness and uniqueness. This sparked European interest in trade with the East, especially for spices and silk, laying the groundwork for the Age of Exploration and the Great Geographical Discoveries.
I hold great admiration for this Italian traveler. Today, after more than a century of challenges, my homeland, China, is experiencing renewed growth in its economy, society, and technology, achieving notable progress over the past 30 to 40 years.
I hope I could introduce this new image of China to the world, hoping to shift people’s perceptions from the outdated stereotypes of a century ago-a weak, impoverished, isolated, and colonized country-to a more accurate and current understanding of China today. This is why I named my channel Oriental Marco Polo.
Just as Marco Polo introduced China to the West hundreds of years ago, I aspire to do the same by presenting China’s current state, fostering cultural and technological exchanges, and promoting trade between East and West. This name also reflects my deep respect for Marco Polo. 😄
Sorry but I could not listen to this video..... the music was way too loud.
Thanks a lot for your feedback. I overlooked this issue, and I will make a note of your feedback in my review notebook. I’ll be sure to keep this in mind next time I make a video. Thanks again! 😄
@@orientalmarcopolo I can hear your sound clearly; not an issue at all :)
Exaggeration. But personally, I don't prefer music.