Great video as usual! I currently don’t use language exchange at the moment since I’m trying to increase my fluency prior to outputting, but I love hearing different perspectives!
@@thedanyopang maybe I'm less inclined to use language exchange since I have a few close friends that I capitalize on their mandarin knowledge HAHA. I can always speak to my boyfriend/his family to get the northern chinese dialect and my best friend is taiwanese so I can get exposed to that too! would you say it's still useful while living in taiwan? once you have close friends wouldn't that function as your language exchange? or is there something different?
@@bianca.phdinprogress Sounds like you have a great network, capitalize on that for shooo! Great question, you're right friends are a great way to practice but sometimes they're not always available so I like to do lang exchanges every now and then to change it up and meet some new peeps, some are really eager learners and it motivates me too!
@@thedanyopang that’s so true! Never really thought about the mutual motivation to learn! That could definitely help out when there’s language pains and decreased overall motivation!
My worst exchange, we had messaged alittle first and he said he could speak basic English. He came on screen on our video call with no shirt on. Could not speak English at all and spent 10 mins showing me Hong-Kong sky .... it was pitch black at night there! 😂 Another person started yelling at me in chinese about how grammar was essential and if I didn't learn it I would never learn anything but she then started talking in Italian as she was from Rome... I don't speak Italian either 😂
Just would like to share my experience in using language exchange app. is it normal for the other party to ask Wechat ID during the first time learning? not comfortable to share out my ID when the app itself can be used as a learning platform
been in Taipei for a long while, let's say 6 months and started learning chinese myself for like 5 months, tried hellotalk already, but it is a bit hard to keep the conversation.
and I am Vietnamese, some people want to learn Vietnamese but most of them don't really have basic Vietnamese plus they don't speak English, so it's hard for me to find someone to practice.
@@thedanyopang for my master degree, actually Vietnamese and Chinese share a lot of common words but it does not make my learning easier, thinking about needing some more "input material", I feel like my listening and speaking are way too weak.
@@thedanyopang I am studying Computer Vision here in Taiwan, things are taught in English. Yep, it should be lot of chances speaking Chinese with locals, but it seems like I have not made used of being in Taiwan. I think I will try your advice to everyday listen to some podcasts (I am self studying).
Great video as usual! I currently don’t use language exchange at the moment since I’m trying to increase my fluency prior to outputting, but I love hearing different perspectives!
Thanks Bianca, glad it was helpful! Interested to hear how you find it once you start doing it more.
@@thedanyopang maybe I'm less inclined to use language exchange since I have a few close friends that I capitalize on their mandarin knowledge HAHA. I can always speak to my boyfriend/his family to get the northern chinese dialect and my best friend is taiwanese so I can get exposed to that too! would you say it's still useful while living in taiwan? once you have close friends wouldn't that function as your language exchange? or is there something different?
@@bianca.phdinprogress Sounds like you have a great network, capitalize on that for shooo! Great question, you're right friends are a great way to practice but sometimes they're not always available so I like to do lang exchanges every now and then to change it up and meet some new peeps, some are really eager learners and it motivates me too!
@@thedanyopang that’s so true! Never really thought about the mutual motivation to learn! That could definitely help out when there’s language pains and decreased overall motivation!
I'm so lucky to meeting with you guys! Quality is more important than quantity, but you need a lot quantities to find the quality!
Good points! Tom
Haha thanks Isaac, learned so much from you!
@@thedanyopang 你太客氣了
My worst exchange, we had messaged alittle first and he said he could speak basic English. He came on screen on our video call with no shirt on. Could not speak English at all and spent 10 mins showing me Hong-Kong sky .... it was pitch black at night there! 😂
Another person started yelling at me in chinese about how grammar was essential and if I didn't learn it I would never learn anything but she then started talking in Italian as she was from Rome... I don't speak Italian either 😂
You had be at no shirt on lol😂, sounds like quite the experience, oh the interesting people we meet through language exchange
The best video I have watched about language exchange 😊
Thank you!!
Oh no my hair 😭😭
Great talk Dan!
What's wrong with your hair lol
@@thedanyopang Why didn't you tell me 🤣
@@sunmoonlaketom1041 looks great bro!! Supastaa
Just would like to share my experience in using language exchange app. is it normal for the other party to ask Wechat ID during the first time learning? not comfortable to share out my ID when the app itself can be used as a learning platform
Don't need to share if you're not comfortable, Gotta trust your gut with these types of apps for sure
been in Taipei for a long while, let's say 6 months and started learning chinese myself for like 5 months, tried hellotalk already, but it is a bit hard to keep the conversation.
and I am Vietnamese, some people want to learn Vietnamese but most of them don't really have basic Vietnamese plus they don't speak English, so it's hard for me to find someone to practice.
@@buianhvu4835 that's cool man I've met a some Vietnamese living in Taiwan for a long time that speak pretty well! What made you move to Taiwan?
@@thedanyopang for my master degree, actually Vietnamese and Chinese share a lot of common words but it does not make my learning easier, thinking about needing some more "input material", I feel like my listening and speaking are way too weak.
@@buianhvu4835 so cool man what's your masters about? You probably have lots of opportunities to listen and speak through your studies I suspect
@@thedanyopang I am studying Computer Vision here in Taiwan, things are taught in English. Yep, it should be lot of chances speaking Chinese with locals, but it seems like I have not made used of being in Taiwan. I think I will try your advice to everyday listen to some podcasts (I am self studying).