I randomly spoke Chinese! She was shocked!...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 มี.ค. 2024
- The other day I went into a local Chinese store here in the UK, as an ordinary but kinda clueless British guy and ordered in fluent Chinese (Mandarin ). It was a really fun prank and...
Please note this is a reupload as the first version the subtitles were out of time with the video. I hope you still enjoy it however
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Hi all ! Please note this is a reupload as people were letting me know the first version the subtitles were out of time with the video. I hope you still enjoy it however
When someone ignores a phone call, you know they're enjoying talking to you!
I wonder whether she can speak Cantonese.
If memory serves correct I think she was pretty comfortable in Cantonese
Finally! This style of video with BOTH English and Chinese subtitles 🎉
Please keep doing more videos. I love seeing the friendly reactions like this, it's a very needed balance for all the negative press China often gets and I find myself often having some negative thoughts about China because of it. Kind regards from Finland, just subbed!
Thank you! Yes sometimes it's an absolute onslaught. Glad these videos are helping 😁
Nice video. Very smart lady. An understated elegance even as she was quite happy to talk with you.
Couldn't agree more!
This is one conversation I really liked, relaxed and down to earth!
I'd like to see it used for an interactive conversation listening practice with proper licensing. I hope Jack bought a case of that chicken flavoured oil.
I went into a grocery store once and the three shopkeepers kept speaking Chinese. When I said one sentence in Chinese, they muted. Complete silence.
Awesome video :) I love the personal interactions you get when you're face to face! Keep it up!
Thanks! Will do! These comments mean so much
What a lovely lady. Beautiful video Jack.
I can't believe your Mandarin Chinese is so coherent. You're very adept in the language. Definitely learn more about Chinese cuisine. You're the best!
I love when you talk to Chinese people in Chinese
Thanks Jenny x
Love your videos buddy 👍 Keep up the good work ❤
what an awsome video Jack..amazing !
Thanks so much
They was so cool watching her face light up when she spoke to you in her own language. You made an experience she will never forget.
Oh wow this Chinese lady can speak English!!! Cool
love the videos bro!
Appreciate it!
Jack, it's good to have a change in your video style😃
the first interaction in the store was the first video i watched on this channel about 4-5 months ago
Yes, this is reupload as many people noted the subtitlles were out of sync in the 2nd half of the video!
@@BritishJackTalks is there a chinatown in your hometown that you can visit and record interactions in the shops ?
Great video ! Please keep it up!
You have done very well with learning Mandarin.
I spoke perfect English in a supermarket in the UK and no one batted an eyelid. 🤔
haha :)
Is it just me, or was she underselling her own shop by only recommending a pot of sauce as a present 😂
Nice to see you here on TH-cam comments Dan! Thanks for the support
Hi Jack I have studied Japanese for 6 months and I am trying to teach myself Thai. I am slowly learning to speak, but in both cases (Japanese and Thai) I have trouble understanding native speakers. Do you have any advice?
Hey man, as a fellow northerner, do you have any advice on learning mandarin? I'm currently learning through italki but I would like any advice especially about pronunciation. Thanks man 🇬🇧
Best tip is find a method of studying you most enjoy then do it lots. For me it was always conversation practice so I focused on language partners and cheap 1 on 1 tutors. Lessons I focused on what I wanted to talk about and not text books really. I find this most fun and so I'm more inclined to put the hours in.
@@BritishJackTalks Thanks for the reply mate! I will focus on what I wanna talk about. Love your content mate.
Xiaoma got really animated in a recent podcast about how traditional Chinese language instruction (“writing first”) puts the cart before the horse. He explained how speaking first is more important. Chinese teachers tend to get the order wrong because that was how they were taught at school in formal instruction - but when you think about it, Chinese is first spoken at home before a lick of instruction at school. Kids speak it before they learn to read and write it at school (with the exception of learning to write their names). Why then do we reverse the order for non-native speakers?
I thought he had a very good point!
Mate, if someone were geuinely keen on learning Mandarin from scratch, what might you recommend? Any particular websites / apps you're able to suggest?
PS Greetings from South Africa 🌍
Probably my top tip to someone starting from scratch, would be research scholarships and get yourself over there for 1 year at a university studying mandarin. Theres an absolute tonne of scholarships that cover the majority of costs, and it will provide such a solid base for you!
More of this surprising videos....
How to add subtitle or caption. On video can you please make video on it
Or tell me the editing app do you use for TH-cam.
Be brave and say, it doesn't matter while you may learn more😂
So cool
Cheers
I thoroughly enjoyed watching this. Unlike the videos of some polyglot youtubers, which are superficial at best, the interaction didn't feel meddlesome or forced at all. She's much too sweet a lady to pass up on that invitation!
Thanks my man, that's my aim, glad it is being noticed
@@BritishJackTalks You better have a case of chicken flavoured oil in your pantry! I enjoyed the video too and think you have discovered an interactive conversational practice star. You could hyperlink your questions to video clips of her answers and simulate a conversation for students. Of course, if you did that I'd like to hear that your grocer is receiving renumeration.
Hi fella whats your best way to learn mandarin in england i struggle with the tones any advice
I have been learning Mandarin for about 10 years on and off and I think the best way is just to get out there and speak it. Don't be afraid of mistakes and people will correct you. Also listen to as much content as you can, watch Chinese dramas, there's plenty on TH-cam, my wife (she's Chinese) watches them all the time. Many have both English and Chinese subtitles.
There have been many times I have gotten the tone wrong and they look at me puzzled going what is he talking about and then they will understand the context if you explain. But, bottom line, don't be afraid to make mistakes.
Yo aquí llamando a la tienda para saber si tienen salsa de ostra y la señora solo decide ignorar el teléfono 😅📱
Lmaooooooo
Yes others have been there before you, But i find your conversations a little more both ways and more like being old friends.
haha i wanna do this but ive only passed hsk 1, any tips?
大妈开始招揽女婿 mode！！嘻嘻嘻嘻 😁😁😁😁
Its a very wholesome video :)
Happy to hear you thought so
Lao gan mao sold in london have both English and Chinese
How long did it take you to learn Chinese? What is your HSK level? @British Jack.
10 years and ongoing for time learning. Last HSK I did was level 5 but that was about 6 years ago 🙏
@BritishJackTalks Wow! I just finished Chinese beginner level courses and on HSK level 1. I just need to work on my four tones, improve on it.
北京喝“豆汁”。 如果你说你喝“豆汁”， 大妈直接把架子上东西送你一排。
这位小哥厉害了，大裤衩都知道 🤟
Haha
搞到大妈一愣一愣的。嘻嘻嘻嘻 😁😁😁😁
I’m very surprised she said so many white people had come to her shop speaking Chinese lol
There is a great idea there if everyone would pool their interactions with her. She could be the next interactive conversations star! Could it be that she knows someone at a nearby University and agreed to let people record their conversations with her? Practical education! maybe she should be charging a performance fee!
Would be more impressive if you could converse in Cantonese as most Chinese citizens in UK are Cantonese speaking
Surely that would make it less impressive, as I have learnt the (according to you) the rarer language?
That's not a bad idea! Perhaps there is a Cantonese language learning company in the UK or anywhere else in the world such as Hong Kong that would be interested in buying such a video and getting permission to create interactive dialogues. It might be a good way to generate passive retirement income for an elderly woman.