[LIVE] How to Read a Chinese Menu 101 with Yoyo Chinese

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  • @YoyoChinese
    @YoyoChinese  6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If you like the sample lessons here on our TH-cam channel, you can sign up and go through the first units of any course for free! Check it out: goo.gl/XcnV8r 😊

    • @HumaidZakir
      @HumaidZakir 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      you are so beautiful teacher. i like you so much

    • @eymprist914
      @eymprist914 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      God Bless you sweetheart and team Jesus loves you all, John 3:15-16 that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.” For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." , One love yall Be Well

  • @baskergee
    @baskergee 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    i have learnt in one hour what i couldn't learn in many years of my stay in China, now i can read almost any menu , thanks for your amazing session.....really appreciate .....very helpful yang yang

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for the very kind feedback! We love that we can help give you the power to reading and understanding Mandarin. 加油 (jiā yóu)!

  • @macaroon12621
    @macaroon12621 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is the only 1 hour video that I watched whole without skipping on TH-cam lmao. I really enjoyed it! Props to you, guys.

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for this awesome comment... we're glad you enjoyed this hangout! ❤️

    • @dounnia3112
      @dounnia3112 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeahhh same

  • @lpalm5235
    @lpalm5235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can't believe I watched this whole video. Thanks

  • @ShermanSitter
    @ShermanSitter 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    UPDATE: I just went to a Chinese restaurant in West Los Angeles and ordered IN Chinese! I was able to read enough to figure out what to order thanks entirely to THIS lesson! It was a great moment as I struggle with this challenging language. Xie xie Yangyang and Jason!!!

    • @niceperson4086
      @niceperson4086 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow good for you!! Great to know that this is worth to watch!!!

  • @belindaking48
    @belindaking48 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for explaining the vegetarian side of the menu. I feel even better about reading the Chinese menu.

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      We're glad you enjoyed this hangout! How are you studying Mandarin now?

  • @brunoko
    @brunoko 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    amazing
    i'll never forget this lesson

  • @diouranke
    @diouranke 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I learned so much in your one lesson, thanks

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for the positive feedback... we're glad you enjoyed this lesson! 😊

  • @patrickk939
    @patrickk939 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    BEST LESSON EVER!!

  • @bof1701
    @bof1701 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I hope you guys don't get tired of the following;
    Your videos are Excellent. Love love them.
    非常爱。

  • @stephen0793
    @stephen0793 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Such a good lesson! Perfect for someone just starting to learn characters

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for the positive feedback! Learning Chinese characters is so much fun, and really shows the beauty and logic of this language. Are you studying with our Chinese Character Courses on YoyoChinese.com?

  • @renegadetherapper
    @renegadetherapper 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    For cow: it looks like the earring tag hanging off of the cow's ear
    For meat: it looks like two T bones on a grill

  • @brettstafford9665
    @brettstafford9665 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Searching for a recognizable symbol among many of the others makes me remember it well.

  • @cultureboy8779
    @cultureboy8779 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ni Hao I can't thank you enough, I am learning chinese through your channel and this video helps so much. I will be traveling to China April 3rd 2018 and now I am confident I will be able to order my food. xie xie ni very much :)

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      你好 (nǐ hǎo)! Thank you for this very kind comment... I'm really glad you are learning Chinese with us. This hangout will DEFINITELY help you when you're eating on your trip to China! You have enough time to go through Level 1 of the Beginner Conversational Course on our website before you leave for China, and it's only $10... check it out: goo.gl/57UzGM

    • @cultureboy8779
      @cultureboy8779 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yoyo Chinese I'll definitely take the course

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      加油 (jiā yóu)! 😊

  • @ejmattdelacruz1358
    @ejmattdelacruz1358 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This language is very beautiful. A lot to learn from it.

  • @jwyz26
    @jwyz26 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lmao I'm British and I adore rice! Especially Chinese rice!!! What a coincidence, it's even in my country's flag lmao xD

  • @rogersea6529
    @rogersea6529 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    you guys put a LOT of work into this lesson - love the beans - thought you would fail on beans - but you didnt !

  • @mohazawan7940
    @mohazawan7940 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    and also i wanna say congrats to all of your team for such a nice work

  • @dorabruno9461
    @dorabruno9461 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a great lesson. Thank- you so much. I have shared with the Chinese teacher in my school to share with her students. I wish I had seen this before I went to China.

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for the kind feedback! I hope now that you are armed with this knowledge, even the next trip to the local Chinese restaurant will be more interesting! :)

  • @KingPaulW
    @KingPaulW 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting video. Learned alot more about how to read Chinese.

  • @EDITMODE
    @EDITMODE 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    this was an absolutely wonderful lesson. I already knew most of these characters if not all, but to have an understanding now of how the radicals work and can help us to try to think of what a different, unknown character with that same radical might be, is very helpful! Now when I see other characters that have specific radicals, I can have a basic idea of what category it is most likely in :)

    • @EDITMODE
      @EDITMODE 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      50:03 i haaaaaaaate this one lol gotta admit...its terrible. throw the whole thing away :P

    • @EDITMODE
      @EDITMODE 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      so if the fried character means to fry in a big wok, what would be the character(s) for deep frying?

  • @CarlGuymer1
    @CarlGuymer1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very good for people who are always trying to improve their reading and speaking skills. The pictures of the characters are very good . I Look forward to the "600" course. Your courseware seems to be getting better all the time.

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you Carl! We're really excited about all the fun ideas that are going into the next 300 characters, and hope to have it available early next year. 加油 (jiā yóu)!

  • @EDITMODE
    @EDITMODE 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    for the bean one you could imagine the square as the bean and theres a line over it which means the bean is underneath the ground and then you have the sort of sprouting character underneath that so its like you plant a bean and it sprouts :)

  • @fikruhailemariam5841
    @fikruhailemariam5841 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yoyo. you did great. I learn a lot and found very practical. Bless you two guys

  • @digitaldazzle5836
    @digitaldazzle5836 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is just so cool! Thank you for all your hard work with bringing us this fun video.

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      不客气 (bù kè qì)! We're glad you liked this hangout! Are you also studying with our full courses on YoyoChinese.com?

  • @BananaMango99
    @BananaMango99 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You guys are great!!

  • @wrightway65
    @wrightway65 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the first video I've seen on you're channel. I really like it!

  • @karentim33
    @karentim33 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is wonderful! Please, make more videos! This is soooo helpful!

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for the positive feedback... we are glad you enjoyed this lesson! There are 1,000+ video lessons, organized into structured courses on our website... check it out: goo.gl/XcnV8r

  • @mohazawan7940
    @mohazawan7940 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    the thing I love about you guys are too natural and you just solved one of my biggest problems although I think if you can add pinyin it will become more helpful to learn Chinese name. Anyways thanks for helping us ut here

  • @rintuhazari92
    @rintuhazari92 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent job

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for the positive feedback! We're glad you are enjoying studying Chinese with us. 😊

  • @MuhammadHamza-hp4iy
    @MuhammadHamza-hp4iy 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Miss yanyang I am from Pakistan I can learn Chinese a little bit ,your teaching is amazing, plz tell me from which video I start learning with sequence

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for the kind feedback Muhammad! On our website, we organized 200 of these video lessons into a structured curriculum that builds up your skills sequentially. You watch the video, go through the reviews, take the quiz, and move on to the next lesson! Start here: goo.gl/mkyYTQ

    • @MuhammadHamza-hp4iy
      @MuhammadHamza-hp4iy 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yoyo Chinese thanks

  • @Jeroeny
    @Jeroeny 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    你好朋友们,
    感谢 for(为?)这个上课!
    Explaining how the radicals work this way helped me so much. I honestly didn't put that much effort in it either. It didn't seem that important. But so many things became so much more clear!
    Could you by any chance do a series on the radicals? I and probably lots of my fellow students would highly appreciate it!
    再感谢你们

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Jeroen - thank you for the kind message! Isn't it so cool how learning the radicals can make it possible for you to read the basic meaning of something in Mandarin, even if you don't recognize all the characters? Have you checked out our Yoyo 300 Chinese Character Course? We really break down and help you understand and learn to recognize the characters in a fun way: goo.gl/LAiv1K

  • @jaxhere1
    @jaxhere1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    A neumonic which came to my mind for 酒 was a bar stool ... can you see that on the right?

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I can see it! And maybe you could draw the image where the water radical on the left is the bar, or a leaky tap! :)

    • @jaxhere1
      @jaxhere1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yoyo Chinese: Yes, I did think of a bar, too

    • @Zhonguoria
      @Zhonguoria 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      water + bottle = water bottle Hahaha!

    • @erikschaepers
      @erikschaepers 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bar stool in an irish pub with drops of liquor, was my first association, too

  • @jamespennington4953
    @jamespennington4953 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really enjoyed this lesson, but at 26:38 you point out the characters for eggplant and say it's a vegetarian item and that it's an "all vegetarian" menu, but the first two characters of that menu item mean minced meat.

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good catch - that item is definitely not vegetarian! The hazards of live streaming! It's also true some restaurants may serve dishes with meat added for flavor, but not listed in the dish's name. If you're a vegetarian, it's always good to make sure you are clear when you are ordering: "我吃素的。我不吃肉."

    • @jamespennington4953
      @jamespennington4953 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@YoyoChinese I'm a beginner in Chinese, but an expert eater of all things lol Even if I didn't eat meat, I would still eat this 🍆 dish! Can't wait to move back to China next year. Love your lessons!

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      加油!🚀

  • @eatincereal
    @eatincereal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For bean... The radical below the 口 can be imagined to be vines carrying this large rare bean out from the ground. For the radical above the 口 it can be imagined as being the sun shining down giving it light to grow.

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great mnemonic image!

  • @ViktorVonfuling
    @ViktorVonfuling 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am really good at just remembering characters and what they mean, without thinking of what it looks like and things like that. So the character for meat, I will probably never forget just because I saw it and you said what it meant.

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Viktor I wish we could all be so lucky and have such a good memory! Have you studied Chinese characters before?

    • @amyfletcher4430
      @amyfletcher4430 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh well done Victor, you are obviously much cleverer than most of us mere mortals

  • @jennyleesiewmee7664
    @jennyleesiewmee7664 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    26:32 苦瓜is bitter gourd, not a melon.

  • @speakofthistonoone2869
    @speakofthistonoone2869 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for this, now I have a better idea about how to order food in China

  • @陈奕-m8i
    @陈奕-m8i 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    hahaha im chinese, and this video just remids me how painful everytime i went to american restuaurant reading the menu. especially the Italian one.

  • @LUZVIVEROS
    @LUZVIVEROS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    at 19:49 there was a other chicken in the 5th row next to the 0.5

  • @MyMandarinChinese
    @MyMandarinChinese 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    goat 山羊: goo.gl/L9F4oP
    sheep 绵羊 : goo.gl/duyrtC
    牛: Pictographic; Picture of an ox's head: goo.gl/JqbWkg

  • @AntonyLe55
    @AntonyLe55 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesomee lesson! Lol i love how Jason had to rewind and pretend to be a mandarin newbie

  • @drawingsets7865
    @drawingsets7865 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    For fish, I remember it by the fact that the top part looks like it's the fish's fin, the middle of the character is like the body, and the bottom is like to ocean floor.

  • @francinegiasson7118
    @francinegiasson7118 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for a great video.

  • @nickloconte4323
    @nickloconte4323 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good lesson - thanks to both of you!

  • @dorenebonafilia522
    @dorenebonafilia522 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great lesson!

  • @MrPeterthepilot
    @MrPeterthepilot 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Would love to join the Hangout live but I was in the wrong time zone for this. Can you do the next one at 2AM your time?

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sorry you weren't able to join live! I think I am waaaaay to tired at 2AM to do a hangout! :)

  • @andreammermann4018
    @andreammermann4018 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    谢谢你们都, 很帮

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      不客气!We're glad you enjoyed this hangout and hope it helps next time you want to order some Chinese food! 🤤

  • @sylvainuleko3411
    @sylvainuleko3411 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really like this lesson, congrat

  • @sophiafrancis7853
    @sophiafrancis7853 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    is this course free or should we pay for it

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can sign up on our website and try the first 20 lessons of the Beginner Conversational Course for free to see if you want to study with us and purchase the full course. We're having our Back to School Sale right now, so it's a great time to purchase at a big discount! Check it out: goo.gl/26HAbg

  • @antoinemoore2332
    @antoinemoore2332 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was so helpful that I immediately started to collect menus from restaurants nearby. Turns out unfortunately that most of them use traditional characters and not simplified ones so some, though not all of this translates. (e.g. the character for chicken, for example, is VERY different).

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for the kind comment - I love that you are able to go out and use this knowledge in your daily life! It's true that 鸡(jī) looks quite different as a traditional character (雞), but most of these characters are the same, like: 肉,面,牛. Or ALMOST the same, like 饭 = 飯. Keep at it and soon those menus will be easy to decode! 加油 (jiā yóu)!

  • @BenjaminChen88
    @BenjaminChen88 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very helpful, Thank You!

  • @66ebutu
    @66ebutu 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a great tutorial; pity though you do not show the written words for what the characters represent. Anyway, brilliant video all the same. Thanks!!

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for the positive feedback on the hangout! It's a looser format than the lessons in our structured courses, and we're really glad you enjoyed it. If you're interested in studying Chinese characters, our two Chinese Characters Courses cover the most common 600 characters, which combine to form 80% of all written Mandarin! You can sign up and go through the first two units for free. Start here with Lesson 1: goo.gl/jpn7Bi

  • @Mike-sb3uc
    @Mike-sb3uc 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can you do a video about 10 most complicated chinese characters? (if you haven't already)

    • @AntonyLe55
      @AntonyLe55 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ohh good idea!

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good idea! We'll see if we can put something good together for this topic. :)

  • @jasminelovesyoutube
    @jasminelovesyoutube 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    For fire, I've usually used the method you used but also it could be someone saying "Oh no, there is a fire!" while waving their hands in the air for help, heard it on a Chinese radical podcast (I heard it on Ted Talk, by ShaoLan)

  • @mavicityrelayson2924
    @mavicityrelayson2924 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    For fish, it does look like a fish cage just on the water surface, being hauled by a fisherman into his boat! This is coming from someone who lives in an archipelago, so I do have a lot more images of fish/fishermen, ^_^

  • @ShermanSitter
    @ShermanSitter 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was thinking a snake with wheels too! :)

  • @iau
    @iau 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "British people must really like rice, it's literally in their flag!" 😂😂😂

  • @ninadel8310
    @ninadel8310 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are the best!

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for the kind comment! We're glad you are enjoying studying Chinese with us!

  • @MizziTheFoxdragon
    @MizziTheFoxdragon 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For the cow one I picture the asymmetrical line as a big tag on it’s ear. Like this www.cckoutfitters.com/collections/cattle .....I know other live stock can have them too but cows always seem to have them.

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      When you can imagine your own mnemonic images like that, you're definitely going to remember the character! 加油 (jiā yóu)!

  • @LazyEinstein
    @LazyEinstein 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn. Missed the live. Just started YoYo Chinese this week.

  • @mubakarua8176
    @mubakarua8176 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    厉害呀!真汉子有意思学习。我感觉特别特别思网上学汉字跟你小姐Yoyo真感谢您好好老师,可是我想说如果你有时间请教我休息司。那因为我听你们非常听但是我听不到别的菜名字😁所以请别走还努力教我把。对不起我麻烦你了老师。

  • @sharingidea689
    @sharingidea689 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    i want to learn about architecture design word..thank

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      The best approach is to learn a little bit of conversational Mandarin - the pronunciation, basic word order and grammar - and then it's easy to find the vocabulary specific to your industry or interests. So many people make the mistake of just trying to memorize key words, but without being able to say them correctly, just end up frustrated! 加油 (jiā yóu)!

    • @sharingidea689
      @sharingidea689 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      ok thank u

  • @renegadetherapper
    @renegadetherapper 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fish - the top part is the tail, and the bottom part is the head

    • @digitaldazzle5836
      @digitaldazzle5836 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for that. I like that way better. You're good at this.

  • @mubakarua8176
    @mubakarua8176 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Then I think it could be much better if you teach us in the form of HSK levels because some of them want to know which level are they.Thanks so much.

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      We really want to draw a distinction between Mandarin language courses and HSK prep courses. We teach you the Chinese skills you need to speak, read, and write - and then you can take those skills and certify them with the HSK exam (as many of our students do). Check out this blog post for more information about preparing for the HSK exam: bit.ly/2CRGXnD

  • @awesomeinsan
    @awesomeinsan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hook, string, fish 🐠, watersource

  • @renegadetherapper
    @renegadetherapper 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bean: it's a bean in a pot boiling. The fire is below it and the top of the pot is above it. 😊

  • @xiangyuli9472
    @xiangyuli9472 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    借用一下YOYO老师的地方,哈哈,老师很漂亮。我会中文 想学英文 ,有没有正好互补的,我们联系一下?

  • @vinodsharma5705
    @vinodsharma5705 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    looks like two 人Rén in a frame. You can cut repetitions and stories

  • @GeorgeKiousis
    @GeorgeKiousis 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the character for cocktail is sooooooo funny!(chicken tail )

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      There are a TON of really funny and interesting discoveries when you start to understand how Chinese characters work. Super logical, but with lots of characters and compound words that convey their meaning in a really interesting - even sometimes poetic - way. 加油 (jiā yóu)!

  • @L4poker
    @L4poker 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    10:55 i see a lobster cage that the fisher is about to put into the water

  • @thiagoedirley
    @thiagoedirley 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I missed the pinying...

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      We're really trying to show you in this video a particular situation where you aren't likely to find Pinyin (in this case, looking at real Chinese menus). We wanted everyone to see how Chinese characters work like building blocks, and how knowing just a couple key characters can help you read and understand written Chinese, even when you haven't actually learned all the characters on the menu. You can learn more about this on our blog post about "Root Characters": goo.gl/EYKXT8

  • @awesomeinsan
    @awesomeinsan 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    yang means goat?? 💘💘 #yangyanglãoshi

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      羊 (yáng) means goat, but there are many other characters with the sound 'yang'!

  • @downpp2255
    @downpp2255 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Going to China in 40 days!.. good thing i know how the chicken meat looks like :D.. Since i am a simple swede do we not eat other parts really then the meat, wing. Can't imagen eating a foot :| or a head

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Really exciting you are going to China soon! You really can learn a TON of Chinese is 40 days, and it will really add a different dimension to your experience visiting China. You can actually go through the first 20 lessons of our Beginner Conversational Course for free, and get a good foundation before you leave: goo.gl/mkyYTQ

  • @TheEarthCreature
    @TheEarthCreature 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    The chicken I thought was the easiest one. The thing you called an eating bowl I imagined being the chicken's tail.

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can see that! It really works best when you create your own images and stories. If you've got some other good ones, share them with us!

  • @edwardbadlands8621
    @edwardbadlands8621 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fish, I saw a hook and a net.... my brain :)

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh yeah - hook and net... good one! Maybe you can draw a picture of it and share with us!

  • @wilfredojaqueznicacio9061
    @wilfredojaqueznicacio9061 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    how can i learn to speak chinese without the character

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great question! We actually separate our program into Conversational and Characters courses, because we believe students should first focus on building a foundation for the spoken language before learning to read and write. You can sign up on our website and try the first 20 lessons of the Beginner Conversational Course for free to see if you want to study with us. Start here with Lesson 1: goo.gl/JTGNNs

  • @syedamanshah1214
    @syedamanshah1214 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am syed aman from Pakistan:)

  • @oscarr1899
    @oscarr1899 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like it.

  • @Questless.
    @Questless. 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    The beans character, I imagine as a can of beans being cooked on a stove

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's a good one. I can see it! :)

  • @matthewcordova
    @matthewcordova 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just tell me how to order the Kung Pao Chicken. 😅

  • @jeffavella5094
    @jeffavella5094 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The character for fish looks to me like an arm lowering a net into the water.

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh - that's a good one! You should try and draw the illustration! :)

  • @kimochiiaov5584
    @kimochiiaov5584 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    But the character 肉 have 2 humans 人 in the frame🤔🤔🤔 questionable

  • @damonswift8211
    @damonswift8211 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Could I have a friend who speak in English?I am Chinese,and I have desire to improve my English ,I like English language so much.Anybody?

    • @amycai7927
      @amycai7927 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      damon swift 微信:zaid456700

  • @Zhonguoria
    @Zhonguoria 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I picked a meat dish. Turned out to be cow stomach (tripe).

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Was it delicious?? 😆

  • @jaysonbourne4220
    @jaysonbourne4220 ปีที่แล้ว

    For the past 10 years 😶‍🌫️

  • @clairewood7716
    @clairewood7716 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am from mars

  • @whereisthehook
    @whereisthehook 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For cow I see a flappy bovine ear.

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like that one!

    • @whereisthehook
      @whereisthehook 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@YoyoChinese You may use it. It just makes sense to me.

  • @filipgrkovic5671
    @filipgrkovic5671 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    你说错了,在汉语中goat🐐不是羊,而是山羊🐐

    • @YoyoChinese
      @YoyoChinese  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      谢谢你对我们频道的关注!【羊】在中文中可以指代所有的【羊】,比如说“山羊,绵羊,羚羊”等等。因为羊是一个整体名词,所以我们没有指出具体是什么羊。如果需要具体指出是哪种羊的话,那么【山羊】更准确了,谢谢!

  • @dez5232
    @dez5232 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m me

  • @portlanddba8082
    @portlanddba8082 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very helpful. Thank you!

    • @Henry-teach-Chinese-in-jokes
      @Henry-teach-Chinese-in-jokes ปีที่แล้ว

      I’ve spent lots of time in making many videos teaching Chinese in a humorous way. I don’t know how to reach those who wants to learn Chinese.
      About 3000 Chinese characters cover 99% characters in newspapers and books. From my previous videos you can learn more than 400 common characters.
      There are about 120 commonly used Chinese character radicals. From my previous videos, you can learn more than 80 basic radicals.
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