Yeah, finding Chinese university students in your home country is a great way to learn Mandarin! I worked with Chinese international students in college back in Seattle and most of them were just struggle to make American friends. So if you decide to reach out, you're helping yourself AND making a Chinese student's university experience better! Also I recommend Mandarin Corner on TH-cam. That channel interviews Chinese folks and has English, Chinese characters and pinyin. Good for natural language exposure. Also the Drops Language app is great for vocabulary. I haven't seen an app with more vocabulary than that one and it's set up in an addictive way. And it has a freemium version. But yeah like Kevin said you need to increase your exposure to real Chinese folks. I talk about all the time too. Learning Chinese is like going to the gym. You gotta struggle through attempting to speak everyday, and that's where the progress happens. Even if all you can do is attempt to read out loud while watching videos with subtitles. Do that. Each day you'll get a little better. Good Good Study Day Day UP! 🙌🏾
Kevin, you are underselling yourself. I found your videos are typically well prepared. You alway show your respect to the locals wherever you go. You are certainly a humble person who generously recommended your peer bloggers. Keep up your good work,! You are a good remodel for other bloggers.
Guess what, as a Chinese abroad I am watching your vlog about China to improve my English speaking, hahaha.😂 I like to seek for different aspects and viewpoints of China from westerners. But only for objective and friendly points. Thanks for your sharing.
Another tips for all intermediate or advanced Chinese learners- to read the official newspaper or magazine online. I major in translation and that's how I improve my English reading and writing- by reading Economist. Just pick up the contents interesting to you, highlight the words, phrases or idioms that you don't catch on the PDF, counsult the official dictionary and make a weekly or monthly summary( as you like XD). To be clearer, I strongly recommend you find synonymous words or equivalent expressions for those noted on your PDF. And then you will get the most valued and customized" textbook" for you to utilize the language much more freely. Last I have to say Monkey speak great Chinese and wish Monkey enjoy his life here in China.❤️
Another great show to watch if you are a beginner-intermediate is 爸爸去哪儿-Dad where are we going. It's a reality show where famous Chinese (actor, hosts, etc) men and their children explore various parts of China.
Anki, for vocabulary. Getting and creating my own decks (especially creating) has improved my learning in every endeavour I have taken. When I put in the work I was able to learn roughly 5000 german words in two months. 1000 words roughly for Russian in three months. This is not language but anatomy has been a lot easier to me from Anki I suggest people looking into it as a secondary source for not necessarily language learning but language reinforcement.
Can't emphasise how good these tips are! Was holding out for HelloTalk but you covered all the bases by the end. I'm heading to Nanchang in a couple weeks for a year of study at the university there and I'll definitely be following all these steps! Love the videos, keep it up!
Thank Kevin!! Great tips!! Gonna use them all! 🤗 Hello Talk is super! I've been on 3 months and found my new best friend and language parent!! I HIGHLY recommend it. Its like Facebook with a focus on language exchange. Everyone is super friendly and its SATURATED with Chinese people. You'll have 25 conversations your very first day!! Try it! 👌
What I do learning Chinese is memorise an extract of a text (it is usually the most complete one) and then I recite and record it. If u have a Chinese partner you can ask him or her to record that part of the text and this way you can hear as much as u want to, and also compare both of them. I am not sure if I explained it clearly but u can ask me again if u did not understand it.
Jared's mandarin is just incredible good, I cant tell he is a foreigner without seeing his look, many typical expressions and slangs. that German guy, he has a little bit accent, i can tell he is a foreigner, but in general, he is also perfect.
Hey,guys. In my opinion, the most difficult of learning languages that is speaking and listening. My first language is mandarin Chinese, the second language is English, and the third language is Japanese. But honestly, my speaking skills of English & Japanese is not good yet, so I prefer to talk to native speakers for practicing languages skills, then I will know how native speakers think and pronounce. Then maybe my language skills will similar to native speakers. As a native mandarin Chinese speaker who lived in Beijing for a few years, I prefer to recommend others foreigner TH-camr who can speak Chinese fluently. You guys can search the channels below 【孟言布语(an American guy and a British guy, they both are able to speak mandarin Chinese better than most Chinese people)】, 【老雷(a German guy called Christoph Rehage, he even knows about China more than most Chinese people)】. If you are interested in Beijing accent, you can search the TH-cam channel 口语老炮儿马思睿 Laoma Chris． By the way, if you are native or similar to native speakers of English＆Japanese ,and want to make language partners with me, please feel free to contact me. Looking forward to your guys contacting.
So glad you posted. I am trying to learn Chinese. There are a few characters that I recognize like some numbers and greetings. I'm moving to China in a few months and all of your tips will help me prepare better. Thanks for posting.
I am studying with HSK books(Chinese Proficiency Test) I know that many of us aren't really into taking the test or just don't feel like learning with those textbooks, but I am sure that they work extremely well! But I want to use other textbooks, so I will definitely be using Boya chinese!
Right now, I'm just casually learning the language. I am using Duolingo, Hellochinese and sometimes I use lingodeer as well. I know about some HSK apps on android that might be helpful too. I'll try out some of your tips. Thanks a lot, man!!
@@Camouflage1s well, I don't think it's easy. I find it hard to understand the spoken Chinese im these apps, so I do like having the Hanzi to help me out. I can identify some of them, so I end up making sense of the sentence they're in. But now it's getting to a part that I am working with "basically the same word" (in piyin), but with different tones (for example: qī, qì, qí, ...), which is giving me a hard time trying to remember all of it and it's Chinese characters
So my first comment was before I finished the video, and now you're mentioning the main song I use! Singer Qu Wan Ting. I'm sure she didnt plan it that way, but the lyrics are great for learners!
I just became much better equipped to learn as of THIS video. Been passively learning Chinese through audiobooks while i work since 2015 , and only this year started to take things to the next level and start learning writing. Up to about 350 characters now using an HSK based app called “文” And of course Pleco is a constant. Typically, i will try to remember all the characters in the 文 app the way i would the alphabet, in sequential order in groups of 12. (Each HSK sublevel has 120 characters which divides nicely into 2 groups of 5 groups of 12. I feel memorizing them sequentially helps give me a sense of completeness so i never get lost in wondering “which characters do i know?” and also i don’t learn a character only to forget it later and have it fall by the wayside. As i learn them, I go back and forth between 文 and pleco. 文 gives me the stroke order of each character, then for each group of 12 I memorize, i go to pleco, and using the chinese textpad, i practice drawing all 12 characters into pleco. If you get the character right, pleco gives you the definition. Of course, this was all just a learning method of my own invention which will always leave a person wondering if they are missing something. I mean, it gives me a sense of increasing completeness as i build my written vocabulary, but today i had to ask chat GPT what type of textbooks they use in China so i could alleviate the feeling of doubt wondering if i am missing anything. Chat GPT suggested BOYA Chinese just as you did. Even though its geared towards Chinese as a second language, this video stressing the use of a textbook reinforced my hunch that i should get some textbooks. It also never occurred to me to carry a notebook, but that is definitely an aspect i should begin to develop. I think this video also helped me realize the importance of a language partner. As nervous as i am around strangers of ANY language, i don’t think you can learn a language well without busting through a few nerves. So i think this video just bumped me up to the next level starting today.
Damn I found so many things I'm doing the same. I now finished my exchange semester in Shanghai and did the HSK1 test. When starting I immediately started to learn the characters because it's a part of the language and I think not learning them is a wrong way. Through interactions with Chinese and searching random signs in the metro i saved and learned so many more than those 150 in HSK1. At the end I bought the HSK2 books and 2 Chinese Briefe storys for Level 1 and 2 😂but the footmassage is a good idea for next time haha 🤗great video 😊
Hey Kevin, another great video! The boya text books are amazing and I loved all the tips and pointers you have. One of the greatest helps for me was writing flash cards, starting with pinyin and then progressing to characters. On the back I would write the translation, then give 2-5 sentence examples using the new vocabulary. This would not only help me to remember the new vocabulary, but give a great understanding of where it fits into a sentence grammatically. I could take a few dozen and fit them in my jacket pocket bound by a rubber band and whip them out throughout the day giving my brain plenty of opportunity to absorb and recognise these new words while reminding me to use them that day (I was living in Yangshuo at this time). I’m heading there in August and would love to meet you while I’m there if you’re free! Keep up the great work with your language progression and videos mate :)
Pleco is awesome! You could do a whole video on it, showing all the features and add-ons. I'm thinking about paying for some but not sure how useful they'd be. I definitely want stroke order animations for all the characters, but beyond that I'm sure what else I'd need. I am using an app just called HSK 1 that I like but I've already found translations that don't match any other source online. I found out the app is written by a non-native speaker so I'm scared to keep using it due to more errors. Thanks for all the recommendations.
Very helpful. I have watched some of your previous videos and since my girlfriend is Chinese, she had suggested looking on here and she has taught me an few words. So having an language partner already helps me out hahaha. Just gotta look more into all of the sources needed to learn more of the language.
Another good cartoon is Peppa Pig. They have it in Chinese on TH-cam. I already follow Elementary Chinese and Jared. Jared's level of speaking is my goal!
Thanks for the tip bro! I need to watch the cartoons you recommended. I enjoy watching Chinese series and watched 金庸’s 射雕英雄傳。Very kind and generous of you to share! 😀
I have a shelf full of Chinese textbooks in my room that my mom brought for me but never really used it. It was just my dad teaching me how to write and expecting me to memorize it.
Hey buddy, big fan of you from Mumbai, INDIA. Love your videos. I am interested in learning foreign languages and have started with JAPANESE. There is a channel called "MAYO JAPAN" on YT who teaches Japanese from the very basic and she does it in Hindi. Maybe you too can start something similar on your channel or make a new channel wherein you can teach us Chinese from the very basic in ENglish. Not many helpful resources on the internet wherein u can find someone teaching you Chinese in English and also I like the way u make things so interesting to learn. Pls have a look at MAYO JAPAN channel and start something similar to it. Would love to learn Chinese from you. Love from INDIA ❤️
Actually xiyangyang is not on the list of my recommendations for those who are thinking about improving their Chinese through watching Chinese language Cartoon, because you really have some other better choices. When I was a child, the very first cartoon I watched was 海尔兄弟. 成龙历险记 and 蓝猫淘气三千问 would also be some other nice ones for you to take into consideration. (BTW, you really make a great progress on Chinese learning. Hope everything goes well with you! And I really like your smile.)
I wouldn't use the word "perfect" to describe the Mandarin accent of 阿福, he does speak very well, with the Shanghai dialect accent, and sometimes he speaks with wrong tones. Jared does speak Mandarin perfectly though, I think. I wouldn't tell that he is a foreigner if not watching.
I suggest learning to speak Mandarin (or Cantonese) first before learning to write as Chinese words are very complex! I've been learning for around 1.5 years and 90% of Chinese people I speak too say I have a very good pronunciation, which is surprising because I'm Australian 🇦🇺 lol, 👍
The quickest way to learn Chinese is through listening .. .Listening to radio or talk-shows .. Download the app called Ximalaya onto your phone , there are so many options as to what to listen to ... And get religious about listening ...
Here is THE BEST way to study Chinese. Apply for the international student program at Shandong University. They will fund your tuition and living fees. The school will arrange 3 chinese students to be your "study" partners. Whatsmore, when you get sick, the school will get 25 chinese students to look after you.
Xinshidandan is also a very good TH-cam channel to follow for learning Chinese. The guy speaks fluently & I've learned lots of vocab & grammar structures just from watching his content. Also, he's just an all round awesome youtuber lol
If you are curious about Chinese language, want to make sense of these Chinese characters so that they not only become meaningful to you, but also stay long in your memory. Watch this TEDx talk "Learn Chinese in the 21st Century"
I really wish i can buy the textbook... I'm currently studying French in a Nigeria university..... And still have fear while studying...now I'm planning of self studying Chinese but do not have enough equipment... And money...😪😪😪 Learning language is money... Thanks for the video...
Beyond the intent to learn for just economic value or communication with Chinese friends, a side benefit is you can also enjoy Chinese histories, mythologies, texts/TV, etc. eg Three Kingdoms, Condor Heroes. Some of these stories are translated into other languages but they lose the original Shakespearean-like poetic feel in their speech.
Thanks.. ^_^ .. Will use your tips.. ^_^ I'm an English teacher for Chinese kids online, so I really want to learn Chinese... I'm gonna take your tips to heart. ^_^
Hi there Kevin, thank you so much for always bringing awesome videos especially the educational ones. I'm still a beginner in learning Chinese, if I want to learn Chinese for daily conversation, is following HSK standard a good option?
I used to watch Thomas Afu's videos but I realised that my pronunciation was getting worse just because his pronunciation is a little weird and so I was unconsciously imitating him
There is a better tool to learn mandarin, use google translate chrome plugin (maybe google is not allowed in China), if you select a word (character in this case) and click on the logo that has been popped up it will immediately show the translation of that word and most educational of all is that you can hear the pronunciation as much as you want.
![เขามัทรี - เอ็กซ์ ศุภกฤต - จอนนี่มิวสิค [ Official MV ]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/AS9ufKuQIVs/mqdefault.jpg)
Yeah, finding Chinese university students in your home country is a great way to learn Mandarin! I worked with Chinese international students in college back in Seattle and most of them were just struggle to make American friends. So if you decide to reach out, you're helping yourself AND making a Chinese student's university experience better!
Also I recommend Mandarin Corner on TH-cam.
That channel interviews Chinese folks and has English, Chinese characters and pinyin. Good for natural language exposure.
Also the Drops Language app is great for vocabulary. I haven't seen an app with more vocabulary than that one and it's set up in an addictive way. And it has a freemium version.
But yeah like Kevin said you need to increase your exposure to real Chinese folks. I talk about all the time too.
Learning Chinese is like going to the gym. You gotta struggle through attempting to speak everyday, and that's where the progress happens. Even if all you can do is attempt to read out loud while watching videos with subtitles. Do that. Each day you'll get a little better.
Good Good Study Day Day UP! 🙌🏾
Thanks for the tips man. That’s why I gave you a shoutout - you’ve always got great advice on Mandarin studying
you don't exploit us like that sir😂
just becareful! Some of them are really racist!! I know!!
Whoa!!! Wasn’t expecting the love! Many thanks, Kevin! Good Good Study Day Day Up!
Kevin, you are underselling yourself. I found your videos are typically well prepared. You alway show your respect to the locals wherever you go. You are certainly a humble person who generously recommended your peer bloggers. Keep up your good work,! You are a good remodel for other bloggers.
Guess what, as a Chinese abroad I am watching your vlog about China to improve my English speaking, hahaha.😂 I like to seek for different aspects and viewpoints of China from westerners. But only for objective and friendly points. Thanks for your sharing.
I like your videos about mandarin chinese because i ‘m learning english ，very useful
the environment is the most important of learning a new language
Another tips for all intermediate or advanced Chinese learners- to read the official newspaper or magazine online. I major in translation and that's how I improve my English reading and writing- by reading Economist. Just pick up the contents interesting to you, highlight the words, phrases or idioms that you don't catch on the PDF, counsult the official dictionary and make a weekly or monthly summary( as you like XD). To be clearer, I strongly recommend you find synonymous words or equivalent expressions for those noted on your PDF. And then you will get the most valued and customized" textbook" for you to utilize the language much more freely. Last I have to say Monkey speak great Chinese and wish Monkey enjoy his life here in China.❤️
thanks man, that's very useful tips. I've been living in Tianjin for 4 years now and self learning Chinese, but still your tips are very handy for me.
Another great show to watch if you are a beginner-intermediate is 爸爸去哪儿-Dad where are we going. It's a reality show where famous Chinese (actor, hosts, etc) men and their children explore various parts of China.
Ny friend: I want to learn Chinese like you!
Me: prepare for hell
giggle~~~
👏👏👏👏 我今天学到了一个新词， ”甚至” 😄 您的视频内容真有帮助。🙂
You are studying so hard bro, get my respect. I think you will be fluent as Thomas within a year.
Anki, for vocabulary. Getting and creating my own decks (especially creating) has improved my learning in every endeavour I have taken. When I put in the work I was able to learn roughly 5000 german words in two months. 1000 words roughly for Russian in three months. This is not language but anatomy has been a lot easier to me from Anki I suggest people looking into it as a secondary source for not necessarily language learning but language reinforcement.
That foot massage tip is actually awesome 🤣I'll definitely try that out.
Can't emphasise how good these tips are! Was holding out for HelloTalk but you covered all the bases by the end. I'm heading to Nanchang in a couple weeks for a year of study at the university there and I'll definitely be following all these steps! Love the videos, keep it up!
I'm chinese.I think your advice is very useful.👍
Glad you found it useful :)
learning Chinese：
lesson 1 nihao，yi er san si wu
-wow，Chinese is so easy!
lesson 2 four tones
-what da fxck man?
lesson 4 writing
-#*@^《%》￥＆π_π
hahaha
Yeah
The Chinese is so difficult :). I'm now preparing for HSK 5
@@hojataganhojanazarov8528 加油＾０＾~
就是！but HSK is not something that you definitely need! Greeting from 中国 welcome 🙏
Thank Kevin!! Great tips!! Gonna use them all! 🤗
Hello Talk is super! I've been on 3 months and found my new best friend and language parent!!
I HIGHLY recommend it.
Its like Facebook with a focus on language exchange.
Everyone is super friendly and its SATURATED with Chinese people.
You'll have 25 conversations your very first day!! Try it! 👌
I love to watch Thomas only because he has English subtitles too, I've picked up quite a few new words that way
Love your channel but I’m missing your food vlogs. Keep up your hard work!
Thanks for watching
Joseph Valdez I just started my channel too, check it out, greetings from China 🇨🇳
What I do learning Chinese is memorise an extract of a text (it is usually the most complete one) and then I recite and record it. If u have a Chinese partner you can ask him or her to record that part of the text and this way you can hear as much as u want to, and also compare both of them. I am not sure if I explained it clearly but u can ask me again if u did not understand it.
Thanks for the tips, I’m trying to get ahead so when I go to China for my class in August.
Tandem is the best language exchange app
You're right!
Just what I needed, thanks! Really enjoy see you travelling through China.
Thanks for watching
hey man i love your channel, please dont stop making videos because they're so much chill to watch, greetings from Brazil, Rio de Janeiro :)
Jared's mandarin is just incredible good, I cant tell he is a foreigner without seeing his look, many typical expressions and slangs. that German guy, he has a little bit accent, i can tell he is a foreigner, but in general, he is also perfect.
I 100% agree about the Developing Chinese textbook.
It helped me soooo much
Hey,guys. In my opinion, the most difficult of learning languages that is speaking and listening. My first language is mandarin Chinese, the second language is English, and the third language is Japanese. But honestly, my speaking skills of English & Japanese is not good yet, so I prefer to talk to native speakers for practicing languages skills, then I will know how native speakers think and pronounce. Then maybe my language skills will similar to native speakers.
As a native mandarin Chinese speaker who lived in Beijing for a few years, I prefer to recommend others foreigner TH-camr who can speak Chinese fluently. You guys can search the channels below 【孟言布语(an American guy and a British guy, they both are able to speak mandarin Chinese better than most Chinese people)】, 【老雷(a German guy called Christoph Rehage, he even knows about China more than most Chinese people)】. If you are interested in Beijing accent, you can search the TH-cam channel 口语老炮儿马思睿 Laoma Chris．
By the way, if you are native or similar to native speakers of English＆Japanese ,and want to make language partners with me, please feel free to contact me. Looking forward to your guys contacting.
So glad you posted. I am trying to learn Chinese. There are a few characters that I recognize like some numbers and greetings. I'm moving to China in a few months and all of your tips will help me prepare better. Thanks for posting.
These habits are actually also useful for English learners. Thank you!
Great video mate keep doing useful stuff !
I am studying with HSK books(Chinese Proficiency Test) I know that many of us aren't really into taking the test or just don't feel like learning with those textbooks, but I am sure that they work extremely well! But I want to use other textbooks, so I will definitely be using Boya chinese!
Right now, I'm just casually learning the language. I am using Duolingo, Hellochinese and sometimes I use lingodeer as well. I know about some HSK apps on android that might be helpful too. I'll try out some of your tips.
Thanks a lot, man!!
Nicholas Lemos de Carvalho is Chinese difficult？
@@Camouflage1s well, I don't think it's easy. I find it hard to understand the spoken Chinese im these apps, so I do like having the Hanzi to help me out. I can identify some of them, so I end up making sense of the sentence they're in. But now it's getting to a part that I am working with "basically the same word" (in piyin), but with different tones (for example: qī, qì, qí, ...), which is giving me a hard time trying to remember all of it and it's Chinese characters
Love your content, man! I appreciate you sharing these tips. Keep up the quality videos.
Thanks for watching
Oh, I love Jared's videos ❤️
So my first comment was before I finished the video, and now you're mentioning the main song I use! Singer Qu Wan Ting. I'm sure she didnt plan it that way, but the lyrics are great for learners!
I just became much better equipped to learn as of THIS video. Been passively learning Chinese through audiobooks while i work since 2015 , and only this year started to take things to the next level and start learning writing. Up to about 350 characters now using an HSK based app called “文” And of course Pleco is a constant. Typically, i will try to remember all the characters in the 文 app the way i would the alphabet, in sequential order in groups of 12. (Each HSK sublevel has 120 characters which divides nicely into 2 groups of 5 groups of 12. I feel memorizing them sequentially helps give me a sense of completeness so i never get lost in wondering “which characters do i know?” and also i don’t learn a character only to forget it later and have it fall by the wayside. As i learn them, I go back and forth between 文 and pleco. 文 gives me the stroke order of each character, then for each group of 12 I memorize, i go to pleco, and using the chinese textpad, i practice drawing all 12 characters into pleco. If you get the character right, pleco gives you the definition. Of course, this was all just a learning method of my own invention which will always leave a person wondering if they are missing something. I mean, it gives me a sense of increasing completeness as i build my written vocabulary, but today i had to ask chat GPT what type of textbooks they use in China so i could alleviate the feeling of doubt wondering if i am missing anything. Chat GPT suggested BOYA Chinese just as you did. Even though its geared towards Chinese as a second language, this video stressing the use of a textbook reinforced my hunch that i should get some textbooks. It also never occurred to me to carry a notebook, but that is definitely an aspect i should begin to develop. I think this video also helped me realize the importance of a language partner. As nervous as i am around strangers of ANY language, i don’t think you can learn a language well without busting through a few nerves. So i think this video just bumped me up to the next level starting today.
Thanks for commenting. Good luck on your language journey
Thanks for the links to cartoons. I love it!
Very helpful. How about a quick summary of your tips at the end of the video?
Anyone wanting to hear the song it is Wanting Qu 曲婉婷 - 我的歌聲裡
I'm HSK 3/4 right now and found this video super helpful. Thanks for taking the time!
Damn I found so many things I'm doing the same. I now finished my exchange semester in Shanghai and did the HSK1 test. When starting I immediately started to learn the characters because it's a part of the language and I think not learning them is a wrong way. Through interactions with Chinese and searching random signs in the metro i saved and learned so many more than those 150 in HSK1. At the end I bought the HSK2 books and 2 Chinese Briefe storys for Level 1 and 2 😂but the footmassage is a good idea for next time haha 🤗great video 😊
Hey Kevin, another great video! The boya text books are amazing and I loved all the tips and pointers you have. One of the greatest helps for me was writing flash cards, starting with pinyin and then progressing to characters. On the back I would write the translation, then give 2-5 sentence examples using the new vocabulary. This would not only help me to remember the new vocabulary, but give a great understanding of where it fits into a sentence grammatically. I could take a few dozen and fit them in my jacket pocket bound by a rubber band and whip them out throughout the day giving my brain plenty of opportunity to absorb and recognise these new words while reminding me to use them that day (I was living in Yangshuo at this time). I’m heading there in August and would love to meet you while I’m there if you’re free! Keep up the great work with your language progression and videos mate :)
Great Video, especially the part where you recommend the infuencers. Totally agree that in some way the 外国人seems to be easier to understand!
Pleco is awesome! You could do a whole video on it, showing all the features and add-ons. I'm thinking about paying for some but not sure how useful they'd be. I definitely want stroke order animations for all the characters, but beyond that I'm sure what else I'd need. I am using an app just called HSK 1 that I like but I've already found translations that don't match any other source online. I found out the app is written by a non-native speaker so I'm scared to keep using it due to more errors.
Thanks for all the recommendations.
This guy is great from Chinese Elementary he was featured on Woda Maya.
Very helpful. I have watched some of your previous videos and since my girlfriend is Chinese, she had suggested looking on here and she has taught me an few words. So having an language partner already helps me out hahaha. Just gotta look more into all of the sources needed to learn more of the language.
Another good cartoon is Peppa Pig. They have it in Chinese on TH-cam. I already follow Elementary Chinese and Jared. Jared's level of speaking is my goal!
Thanks for this! I just ordered Chinese breeze level one package!
Great tips! And Pleco and HelloTalk are great apps especially not being in China for HT there are ample Chinese looking to speak Chinese/learn English
Thanks for the tip bro! I need to watch the cartoons you recommended. I enjoy watching Chinese series and watched 金庸’s 射雕英雄傳。Very kind and generous of you to share! 😀
WingChunBoyz The novels is the best
Thaaaaaanks Kevin. ..you are great guy to follow.
I have a shelf full of Chinese textbooks in my room that my mom brought for me but never really used it. It was just my dad teaching me how to write and expecting me to memorize it.
Very creative way of practicing chinese with the foot massage 😂
Nice video, I still use the massage person technique. It's cheaper than private one on one 😄
It's the ultimate study hack
Hey buddy, big fan of you from Mumbai, INDIA. Love your videos. I am interested in learning foreign languages and have started with JAPANESE. There is a channel called "MAYO JAPAN" on YT who teaches Japanese from the very basic and she does it in Hindi. Maybe you too can start something similar on your channel or make a new channel wherein you can teach us Chinese from the very basic in ENglish. Not many helpful resources on the internet wherein u can find someone teaching you Chinese in English and also I like the way u make things so interesting to learn. Pls have a look at MAYO JAPAN channel and start something similar to it. Would love to learn Chinese from you. Love from INDIA ❤️
Actually xiyangyang is not on the list of my recommendations for those who are thinking about improving their Chinese through watching Chinese language Cartoon, because you really have some other better choices. When I was a child, the very first cartoon I watched was 海尔兄弟. 成龙历险记 and 蓝猫淘气三千问 would also be some other nice ones for you to take into consideration. (BTW, you really make a great progress on Chinese learning. Hope everything goes well with you! And I really like your smile.)
I wouldn't use the word "perfect" to describe the Mandarin accent of 阿福, he does speak very well, with the Shanghai dialect accent, and sometimes he speaks with wrong tones. Jared does speak Mandarin perfectly though, I think. I wouldn't tell that he is a foreigner if not watching.
Yessss, amazing video! 现在我学习中文！
Great advice. Thank you!
Thanks, learning Mandarin now. China will be the future
China is definitely the future.
I suggest learning to speak Mandarin (or Cantonese) first before learning to write as Chinese words are very complex! I've been learning for around 1.5 years and 90% of Chinese people I speak too say I have a very good pronunciation, which is surprising because I'm Australian 🇦🇺 lol, 👍
So how do u learn mandarin? Which apps or software or textbooks do u use?
The quickest way to learn Chinese is through listening .. .Listening to radio or talk-shows .. Download the app called Ximalaya onto your phone , there are so many options as to what to listen to ... And get religious about listening ...
Nicky Lee is a great Chinese musical artist. This is coming from a Japanese language learner. Check out his music.
Great tips!!!
Also Android have a very good app called "hanping" , they didn't release it for iPhone yet.
I use pleco for android.. hanping didnt have the flashcards right
Thank you, very helpful! ^ ^
Here is THE BEST way to study Chinese. Apply for the international student program at Shandong University. They will fund your tuition and living fees. The school will arrange 3 chinese students to be your "study" partners. Whatsmore, when you get sick, the school will get 25 chinese students to look after you.
有意思吗...
Xinshidandan is also a very good TH-cam channel to follow for learning Chinese. The guy speaks fluently & I've learned lots of vocab & grammar structures just from watching his content. Also, he's just an all round awesome youtuber lol
That foot massage tip is awesome and smart ;)
Tandem is a really good app too. Ive been using this app from 2 years and i have many chinese friends.
I'm Chinese and I'm watching this
I second the China Breeze series! I've got other graded readers, but China Breeze were the best.
Thank you so much for your advice, i'm definitelly going to buy one of those books !
Glad you’re feeling motivated
If you are curious about Chinese language, want to make sense of these Chinese characters so that they not only become meaningful to you, but also stay long in your memory. Watch this TEDx talk "Learn Chinese in the 21st Century"
Thank you so much gentleman
These are great suggestions! Thank you so much!
Loved to tips for some cartoons, even as a third year mandarin student, I have serious trouble finding good input
Very helpful tips thank you
I really wish i can buy the textbook...
I'm currently studying French in a Nigeria university..... And still have fear while studying...now I'm planning of self studying Chinese but do not have enough equipment... And money...😪😪😪
Learning language is money...
Thanks for the video...
Beyond the intent to learn for just economic value or communication with Chinese friends, a side benefit is you can also enjoy Chinese histories, mythologies, texts/TV, etc. eg Three Kingdoms, Condor Heroes. Some of these stories are translated into other languages but they lose the original Shakespearean-like poetic feel in their speech.
Thanks.. ^_^ .. Will use your tips.. ^_^
I'm an English teacher for Chinese kids online, so I really want to learn Chinese... I'm gonna take your tips to heart. ^_^
Very useful video, thank you so much for the precious information! And by the way, you are so handsome!!!!
Thanks a lot for sharing!!!!
Thanks for watching
Anymore updates? Your Chinese learning videos are really good and a source of inspiration to me. 谢谢你！
This video came at the perfect time, I just started learning two weeks ago.
Awesome, thanks for watching
@@Monkeyabroad Thanks for uploading content from all over Asia my man.
Edit: you know I hit that bell button
Thanks very, very, much for the tips!!
I am Chinese,and I figure what he said is right.😊
Great work mate. Looking forward to more food-based content!
Thanks man
， 老师好。 你的英文有进步。
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Hi there Kevin, thank you so much for always bringing awesome videos especially the educational ones. I'm still a beginner in learning Chinese, if I want to learn Chinese for daily conversation, is following HSK standard a good option?
Great resource. Thanks
Thanks for watching
My plan is to move to China and attend Keats for 2 years and focus only on Mandarin. I have the goal of writing the HSK 6.
Thankkks
I used to watch Thomas Afu's videos but I realised that my pronunciation was getting worse just because his pronunciation is a little weird and so I was unconsciously imitating him
Awesome tips thanks a lot!
哈哈，居然做足疗来学汉语，牛逼！我服了！
practice with the foot massor is a big method man, keep it up !!!💪
There is a better tool to learn mandarin, use google translate chrome plugin (maybe google is not allowed in China), if you select a word (character in this case) and click on the logo that has been popped up it will immediately show the translation of that word and most educational of all is that you can hear the pronunciation as much as you want.
Rumor is that Kevin is busy rubbing exotic oils on his abs.
我小时候看过喜羊羊与灰太狼耶！这是我第一次看你的影片，因为我很好奇外国人是如何学中文的，我觉得你真的很努力，加油，希望你可以把中文学的很好👍
你也看这个，你现在多大
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