Analyzing Mark Zuckerberg's Chinese｜Learn Chinese

Analyzing Mark Zuckerberg's Chinese｜Learn Chinese
In this video, I analyzed Mark Zuckerberg’s Chinese and pointed out some common mistakes that students often make. I focused on the tone problem, so if you are not sure about whether you pronounce the tone correctly and wonder why sometimes native speakers cannot get what you want to say, this video is perfect for you!
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00:00 Introduction
00:51 Intonation might be the reason you pronounce the tone wrong
02:14 How to make rising and falling intonations in Chinese
05:06 How to pronounce the first tone correctly
05:56 How to pronounce the third tone correctly
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[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Hope you enjoy today’s video! 💛 - Correction: 3:55 行 háng

[@okhaiakhazemea369]

Grace老师，这个视频很有意思。可是我想告诉你一件事。就像Mark.Zuckerberg一样我也是一个外国人。并且我也觉得说中文的声调并不简单。

[@deontesampson1993]

Of course! we enjoy all your videos silly😄 us true fans feel that way at least in our eyes you never dissapoint & to be honest I've been lacking on my studies I know I need to get back on track & I always think about what you told me don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind but be led by the dreams in your heart & Im very passionate about learning the language but Idk what it is that has me going back & forth its like I'll be doing good for a while then I get side tracked by life & stop then back again idk what to do but everytime I see your new videos Its like a wake up call telling me to get back on it! what can I do to stay commited no matter what like I know really want to deep down what would you suggest to your fellow student? because it's really difficult

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Okhai Akhazemea （我知道的！所以如果知道一些知識和技巧幫助自己練習，相信會有所進步的！）我知道的！所以如果知道一些知识和技巧帮助自己练习，相信会有所进步的！

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Deonte Sampson Hi Deonte! I’m glad my videos and the words I said can remind you to get back on learning. I’m so honored! I think you can try to find some people practicing Chinese with you. Find a friend who is also learning Chinese and you two can motivate each other to keep learning. This is just a suggestion. I hope this helps!

[@deontesampson1993]

@@GraceMandarinChinese yes it does thank you you always know what to say

[@leky1325]

Give Mark Zuckerberg a break, the new Chinese language program installed into his system is still in beta version.

[@ellmatic]

lmao

[@norealnames6130]

Agreed, Mark did not make any mistake at all, he just needed more practice, it takes time and not easy for billionair CEO. Just like Grace, she has a Taiwanese Mandrine accent, which only native Chinese speaker can notice.

[@KidTeachU]

@@norealnames6130 i guess machine learning takes time

[@Yahtzee1]

@@norealnames6130 "It's not easy for a billionaire CEO" That has to be the stupidest sentence I've heard this month.

[@norealnames6130]

@@Yahtzee1 How much do you know about Chinese language? Why r u defensive like a teenager? U r not clever yet.

[@Harregarre]

He already sounds like a robot when he speaks English, so it is utterly terrifying to hear him try to speak Chinese.

[@lyhthegreat]

i think he memorized the script and regurgitated it all out on stage without knowing what he was exactly saying.

[@breadyegg]

@@lyhthegreat it was bit-for-bit perfect, as he has been designed.

[@PanpanXplore]

lyhthegreat LOL 😂

[@j.i.s.l178]

😹😹😹

[@lingling2823]

lyhthegreat He’s a robot so he probably learned Chinese on his flight to China

[@BioChemistryWizard]

You know whats really weird? Sometimes when a foreigner is speaking broken chinese with the wrong tones I will understand what they are saying while Chinese will be confused what he was trying to say.

[@cbrtdgh4210]

It's not just a matter of making mistakes but being used to hearing a wide variety of accents and levels of language. I live in London and have lots of foreign friends from around the world so over time I became much better at understanding their broken English. I think the brain needs some time to get accustomed to the guesswork it makes. Meanwhile, Chinese almost exclusively listen to native speakers who don't make tonal mistakes, only mistakes with phonetics.

[@willy123096]

@@cbrtdgh4210 Actually, I want to present a different point of view to this. Native speakers of Chinese actually are used to tonal mistakes. Most Native Chinese speakers will be able to distinguish slight differences in Chinese pronunciation (For example, Northern and Southern pronouncing styles). I mean we have to remember, Chinese is a group of languages, meaning most people grow up with different regional dialects. There are also cases where some words get their tones changed intentionally in certain sentences to make speaking easier (to eliminate some awkward sounds that can't be easily said in a hurry). What we really call broken Chinese is not the slight differences but the big differences. It also makes a difference if you used the wrong tone and there's no word in that tone vs. there's a word in that tone. I think this is important to understand. There is no "perfect" Chinese. It's a matter of getting close enough to the actual language so that most people understand without much trouble. So what I'm trying to say is we understand Mark because his is not exactly broken. There have been errors in his pronunciation, which will be awesome if he can correct, but it's decently conversational. I think it will be a mistake if we don't consider Mark at least trying. I just find people laughing at his "robot" voice a bit....insensitive.

[@cbrtdgh4210]

@@willy123096 I was always told by my Chinese friends that they don't make tonal mistakes, only phonetic. If they're speaking with different tones then it's a different dialect of Mandarin? One example I'll never forget is when I asked about the subway station at a hotel reception in Shanghai. No matter how many times I said "ditiezhan" she refused to understand me! I assume it was because of my tone mistakes. I found it incredible because there are no other word(s) in Chinese that correspond to dietiezhan.

[@willy123096]

Well, I will probably say they just probably don't notice the small mistakes they make. But my point is they will still be considered native speakers. It is not really about a different dialect but the "imperfections" between even native speakers that still make them fall in the native catergory. There are some mistakes that are more "forgiving" is what I mean and it only becomes a problem when multiple mistakes stack upon each other, or you make a mistake so bad that it sounds like another word. I mean the creator of this video has valid points that I agree on but I feel like people shouldn't only be focused on tonal mistakes only because you don't have to be exact even among native speakers to be understood. A video to show what I mean about slight speaking pattern differences: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJexk6RpqMRoZ9E In that video, you will find that there are differences in how we speak, but we will still call them native speakers. To "sound like a native" the most important thing is probably to understand the culture and how China has a diverse amount of regional cultures. The "perfect" Mandarin just has to be close enough to other Mandarin speakers that allows understanding.

[@warricklow4218]

I find a main problem with foreigners is the voicing of b g and d sounds. its in terms of ipa, p, k and t unaspirated not b, g and d voiced. I dont seem that affected by foreigners not getting tones and some hard sounds like x right, but it makes me squirm when they voice such consonants. Same thing in Spanish and a lot of other languages, they pronounce the t aspirated instead of unaspirated, leaving a very american accented sound.

[@poogissploogis]

He definitely pronounces everything with an English mouth too. His Shi's, J's, and U's definitely stood out to me. Props to him for standing up on stage and giving a speech in Chinese though! That took guts.

[@poogissploogis]

@WC Looh Why was that necessary to say?

[@lingling2823]

I’m too scared to speak Chinese because I’m so bad at it that I’m worried they might not even be able to understand a word I’m saying 💀

[@nintend0ll]

@WC Looh ??

[@BL_obsessed]

@WC Looh WTF? How is Judaism connected to him speaking Chinese??

[@zach_factor1683]

for me what stood out was the "ao" sounds... he pronounces them "ow" even tho its more like an "ahw" sound

[@chloechloechloechlo]

As a native speaker, I have never noticed the differences in intonations when I speak. After watching this video, I realized how difficult it is to learn Chinese as a second language and I really want to dig into the details about Chinese phonetics and grammar systematically. Good work Grace!

[@daisuke910]

I do this in my own native language too. And feels like why others cannot speak the same way when learning the language. It is the intonation, inflection and right pauses that makes the way you speak like native

[@brekkoh]

its almost like when native english speakers who aren't english teachers are asked to say "why does this not make sense" when its a grammatical structure, hardly anyone can explain it, but they all know when they hear it that it sounds wrong.

[@user-fb9sm7nn2x]

Everyone in the comments section mocking Zuckerberg speaking mandarin but at least he tried to learn the language and have a decent level despite those mistakes

[@lyhthegreat]

@Köftespieß mit Sauerkraut he's a fucking billionaire, people would still line up to hear him talk even if he's speaking gibberish on a stage..

[@ErraticFaith]

And now you begin to see why we in HK dislike them. Their disgusting spite and hatred towards people. No he isn't perfect but he has made a serious effort and all they can do is insult. Priscilla is really nice and Mark wasn't prepared for the huge success and responsibility his life brought him. Yes, he must step up to the stage and try his best always. Yes he must be respectful but the Chinese camp are repeatedly xenophobic and toxic communists, I can't stand their criticizing ways and I am just done at this point. I don't want to leave really but I am grateful Prime Minister Johnson is considering giving us a way out. People don't realize the hurt their comments cause or their actions. I support your comment and find these insults reprehensible. I am Brit born from HK and struggled VERY much to learn canto. I can sympathize with him. For us, its phenomenally hard to move from English. English is also hard sometimes and yet none of us mock them here. Very telling for me.

[@hanna3684]

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[@hanh6822]

@@ErraticFaith This channel is just for educational purposes, I don't think she meant to mock

[@ErraticFaith]

Yes, I am looking more at all of the nasty comments from the usual kinds of people. She was being mostly polite, I agree. Even if it is a little funny that her English equally needs work in places. I don't mean to critique the video only the unkind comments.

[@birdeynamnam]

I'm not even learning Chinese, I just wanted to watch the zucc get dragged lol Turned out to be very educational 😁

[@oestergaard141]

She is very very polite, she could definite be harsher, because his pronunciation is truly VERY far off, his pronunciation of the consonants are consistently wrong, his pitch, everything sounds off, and completely incoherent. She mainly focuses on the tones only, but there is way more she could criticised, on top of her being very polite about it.

[@lilith7702]

HELPFEJNJFN

[@abbisan1963]

He’s very good tbh. Even I struggle with my tones sometimes

[@snowlynx1585]

@@abbisan1963 his pronunciation is very good for an beginner speaker

[@vaniar.1583]

I’ve studied Chinese in NanJing for two semesters a few years ago. Both books included exercises about intonation but our teachers wanted to skip that part because they said it was too hard and not necessary for beginners. I agree but I’m soooo happy I found your explanation because I feel that now it’s the moment for me to introduce this concept too! 🙏🏻

[@erturtemirbaev5207]

Listen a lot how natives speak

[@jesroe5842]

"Too hard" lmao even more so to practice

[@akshev]

On the contrary, it's extremely important to get it correct as a beginner, as early as possible. Not the other way around - learning intonation later on is like trying to unlearn bad habits. You are essentially saying different words with the incorrect intonation. In the long term, it's a lot more simple to learn the intonation correctly the first time around. Just some perspective from an Australian who travels to Taiwan!

[@corumeach]

@@akshev Which is the starting position for any adult non-Chinese speaker. Western languages work completely different an all levels, including intonation of words and their respective roles in a sentence. Unlearning this is very difficult and becomes more difficult the older you get. It's a challenge for kids already, who have to adopt a new language . but they can handle it well as long as they live in an environment that constantly uses the foreign language. If you have to learn this from books, videos and during weekly 2h language school sessions alone - it will literally take forever.

[@JamesWongLife]

How have I learned Chinese for 3 years and I’ve never known about changing pitch reflect intonation?! While I probably do some of these subconsciously, it’s really cool to know this is a thing in chinese!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

James Wong I guess you have used it XD After listening to lots of Chinese listening material, you might just naturally pick it up :P

[@nicoleraheem1195]

@@GraceMandarinChinese true

[@yusensu193]

I can speak Chinese . I want to find people who want to learn Chinese . I can teach each other and I hope they can teach me English. Communicate more and progress each other.You can add My

[@danielgutman5916]

Yeah I'm pretty sure I was never taught this formally. It's a good thing Grace is here to give us the real talk!

[@yusensu193]

@@kerzaniamacalde7427 my Instagram 4587284.sys

[@seand6576]

His tones in English also make him sound like a robot.

[@erturtemirbaev5207]

Yes. Almost like that

[@annawi4192]

I recently started learning Chinese and found your channel. Thank you very much, it's really helpful.

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Anna Imai Thanks! So happy to have you here! :D

[@mr88cet]

I’ve been at it since 2005, when I met my now wife. We’ve mostly spoken Mandarin at home, although she’s picking up the pace on her English study now. Anyway, I wanted to mention that, although I had an immediate need just to learn Mandarin speaking and listening only, I regret that my reading and writing (i.e., the real writing - 汉子) has lagged quite a bit. My Character knowledge is “fair,” yes, but not nearly as good as my speaking. So, my advice: Unless you have an urgent need to learn speaking only, as I did, don’t put off the “hard work” of learning 汉子 for too long. It’s just too critically fundamental to understanding the language and the culture!

[@dantep6318]

Thank You for the advice we will fix this in Mark’s next software update

[@fsanders9070]

😂😂😂

[@Dante20321]

Lmfao

[@deluca5979]

This can't be, how can he make a mistake we perfected his software years ago. Back to the drawing board

[@Driftking859]

When chinese tones also have tones my worst nightmare come true 😂

[@ironblooded3474]

I'm Chinese and I don't even know why I'm watching this video... She's cute tho.

[@tompeled6193]

*though

[@ironblooded3474]

@@tompeled6193 no need to be a Grammar Nazi alright gtfo

[@shion3948]

@@tompeled6193 many people write tho, no need to be a dick

[@curtisquigley6761]

Yeah native English speakers also write "tho" to be casual and type faster, it doesn't need correcting. :p

[@whiteegretorchids8234]

Tom Peled uhhh as someone who literally cant speak any other languages many people use that instead of typing the full word so... stfu

[@Ciaran55]

I always thought Chinese is mad for the tones and how you can even reproduce them so quickly, then I realised that English has an equivalent - word stress - so I thought it can’t be so bad after all. Chinese speakers would often speak English in a clipped way, because that’s how you do the Chinese syllables. And here it’s the opposite; Mark speaks Chinese with English characteristics i.e. stresses and variations in pitch which don’t belong in Chinese. Good teacher!

[@ExcelMandarin]

To the 同学 reading this, Don't let fears of pronunciation prevent you from speaking! To be fair, many of the things Grace老师 is telling us are fine-tuning details. You will mostly still be understood even if your tones are bad. You should absolutely practice tones! It is incredibly helpful for making Chinese counterparts less confused when you speak! However, you will still be understood, even if you make some tone mistakes; just like how Grace老师 and I both could understand most of what Mark was saying. 😁 Grace老师 did a great job detailing common tone mistakes from Mandarin learners though! Thanks for the video! 谢谢你为对外汉语教学的贡献! 这部视频很好玩儿，我会给我学生看的! 加油!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

ExcelMandarin Thanks for the inspiring words for the learners! Having courage to speak is the first and the most important step for sure! I saw you also posting Chinese courses for the learners. It’s awesome! Keep up the good work💪

[@wsudance85]

I always wondered about the inconsistencies in native speakers' intonation. Whenever I speak with level tones I always get told I sound unnatural. These minor variations make a big difference. Thanks for explaining this ✌🏻😊

[@danilopablo9848]

3:10 I thought the only way to make something sound a question in English or Portuguese/Spanish was to make the tone rise as in the second tone in Mandarin. Now I realize it has more to do with pitch, not intonation. I must say I am most surprised about realizing this. You are a great teacher!

[@ArusHarutyunyan]

same here hahha i thought the same

[@gccwang24]

You can ask a question without a rising tone in English too: "What is your name?"

[@corumeach]

@@gccwang24Because English doesn't rely on context as much as Asian languages. Omitting the "is your" from the sentence causes ambiguity and confusion for the listener in English. Not so much in Chinese. And not rising the tone at least slightly in English for a question also sounds a little awkward. You sound like a robot.

[@jiazhechen]

Well, although I’m a native Chinese, after so many KZbin recommendation clips of how to learn Chinese, I feel like this channel has won the competition. Kudos to Grace and wish you all the best!

[@Kaneneville]

@Pivos Pivepic coz she is prettier.

[@peacheillo2641]

Oh my gosh this was such a helpful explanation of changing tones at the end of a sentence! Thank you so much, I've been struggling with this!

[@silvervixen007]

This was the best video on tones so far! I've always wondered how to both pronounce the tones correctly but also convey emotions. Thank you😊

[@Alynnescape]

this has been the biggest question I've had about speaking chinese but didn't know who or how to ask! Thank you, feels like I can actually get there now!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Amy Park I’m glad these tips helped! :)

[@Crux161]

The tonal system is much easier on the ears than it is on the memory... especially when tones cause other tones to change 😖🤯

[@miafitzhugh756]

Crux161 there actually aren't that many tone change rules! grace made an introductory video about it which was really helpful :) good luck on your mandarin!

[@anisah4u21]

I’ve just started learning Chinese and this video is so amazing helpful! I’m so happy I clicked on it!! New subscriber! 🥰💝

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Anisah Zainab Hi Anisah! I’m glad you like the video! And welcome! So happy to have you here! :D

[@an1plum]

Your videos are amazing! Always very clearly explained with great graphics as well!

[@jakubstronski9353]

Incredible, I've been wondering about all of those things you just mentioned in your video. Everything is clear now, thank you!

Im learning Chinese and this video was really interesting, cause I know that the way to talk is completely different and when see comparison like this is so important. Thanks a lot!

[@ItsDubfare]

Really enjoying your videos. You’ve inspired me to get back to studying. Keep it up Grace!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Dubfare I’m so honored that I can inspire you to get back to studying! I’ll keep it up! 你也加油💪

[@BigWinWinter]

This was greatly helpful, thank you for the analysis!

[@analuiza2799]

Wow I always wondered this about intonation and tones. I'm very glad to have stumbled upon this, thank you!

[@hams2410]

Thank you very much!! This type of video is what I want! Hope you will make more of it😽 Anyway, I like any type of video you make So, Keep Uploading!!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

V Hamsini I will! Thank you for supporting

[@claudinehere]

Thank you so much for this video! It was very informative! Even though I’ve been studying Chinese for a long time, I must admit that I’m still really bad at tones 😅 Looking forward to more videos from you! 💕

[@corneliathefifthya7452]

Brooo I learned so much from this. Especially when it comes to tones. Thanks for the tips

[@AshinAsia]

Thanks for this film. It's difficult especially end of sentences to sway away from natural English speaking, and you've explained this so well.

[@tourtleshellisland8167]

when listening to him talk it sounds like he doesn't know how to convert his presenting pace into Chinese, he tries to spread his words and put emphasis the same way you would in English and it sounds so unnatural.

[@wypimentel]

Great lesson, I don't study Chinese, I knew about tones but I didn't know how statements and questions worked with the tones. So, Thanks a lot!

[@langtechacademy]

Amazing video! Loved it! You're a great educator!

[@dmchs9434]

Very useful! Thank you for sharing this!😩❤️

[@washitbyagianttruck9275]

Omg, speaking chinese sounds like math to me haha and the intonations sound like singing

[@kyll5552]

this video is amazing at explaining the differences between tone, pitch, intonation. that is one of the hardest things i think, as an english speaker learning mandarin. i catch myself changing the tones when i'm like asking a question, or if i'm unsure of myself. 谢谢你！！！

[@JulianoPenna]

Awesome! The take aways from his speech were very helpful, thank you 🙏

[@Iheartstarkid4sure]

This was incredibly helpful. Thank you so much!!!!

[@xutengfei117]

Im native Chinese speaker, I do learn a lot from this video... I guess I understand better how your guys struggle to learn Chinese now... Its indeed so hard... So many implicit rules that I never realized them before...

[@Karl-going-solo]

你非常厲害。真實一級棒的老師。 謝謝老師。我正在認購你的頻道。加油⛽。

[@felixb6]

Wow. I share so many of his tone and intonation issues. Thanks for making this video and helping me realize.

[@danielasat4563]

THANKS！！！ 這影片來得非常非常的好幫助 Grace you are a life saviour.

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Daniela Sat Hi Daniela! You’re welcome :D Glad you like the content!

[@Inisherin]

嗨，我最近也在藉由教外國人中文來練習我的英文口說，無意間剛好在Reddit看到有人PO你的影片，同為台灣人真是有他鄉遇故知的感動，因為現在學中文的各類社群幾乎都簡體字跟中國用語的天下，我會跟朋友多介紹你的頻道，希望能越做越好，也希望你能多多推廣繁體中文跟台灣用語。雖然我知道以人口差距來說，很難抗衡，就像你必須用拼音系統而非注音一樣，但雖不能至，心嚮往之。Hi, I recently practice my English speaking by answering questions from Chinese learners, accidentally saw your video was posted on Reddit. So glad to know a Taiwanese is working on this. Because Simplified characters and terms from mainland China have overwhelmed almost every communities of Chinese learning. I'll definitely recommend your channel to my friends. Hope it gets better. And I wish you can promote Traditional characters more, although considering the difference in numbers between population of both sides, it's nearly impossible. Just like you have to use the pinyin system instead of zhuyin. But it's still worth a try.

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Wayne Huang 謝謝你的支持！我會繼續努力的💪 真的有很多地方需要根據學生的需求去做調整，但我會努力找到平衡點的，謝謝你！🙏

[@Angelinchik30]

I think its so cute how you almost say "peach" instead of "pitch". Anyway thank you so much for your efforts ❤️

[@kejiazhang2089]

Lina his peach to go down? Lol 😂 forgive my dirty mind

[@svc6550]

You are trying to be insulting and it's so unnecessary. His tones were wrong, she is right to point it out for others to learn.

[@duckmeat4674]

@@svc6550 OP wasnt being insulating, and never said that what she said was wrong about zuckerberg/was wrong in general . Grow some thicker skin

[@svc6550]

@@duckmeat4674 I was talking about the comment, not about OP. I loved the video.

[@RaymondHng]

In the 1977 film _Why Shoot the Teacher?_ , a school executive asks a student, "What is a beach?" and the girl says, "A female dog."

[@eduardo_gama]

Grace your videos are amazing, I'm really improving my mandarin watching them. 谢谢你!

[@alfitesciuba4464]

Very beautiful and helpful video. It's been only two months since I started studying Chinese. Thank you

[@estebannemo1957]

Zuckerberg's Chinese really sucks! (Opens envelope with $50,000 check) As I was saying, Mark speaks BEAUTIFUL Mandarin Chinese...

[@gccwang24]

if I got a check every time I badmouthed a billionaire I'd be Scrooge McDuck

[@raexjl3008]

At least he tried though. I'm Chinese and I find it really hard to speak my own language too, it's difficult.

[@dazingarctic7873]

@@gccwang24 so you'd badmoutj yourself to get even more money?

[@spacelama666]

It seems like he is just pacing his speech and saying certain syllables based on how he would say them in English. I’ve noticed myself and others do the same when speaking a language other than our mother tongue. Things like that are the hardest to get the hang of! Thank you for all you do!

[@Never_again_against_anyone]

So true I have noticed many other non native English speakers do that. Nobody's perfect, but some people change pronunciation and sentence melody so much that you can overhear them for minutes (e.g. waiting for a bus...) before you even notice that they are talking in English with each other. It seems these aspects of leaning languages are very hard for some people.

[@andreiacosta2100]

Once again an incredibly helpful video!

[@sufisuhaimi6167]

Thanks for this video... We all now can identify the mistakes and try to correct them... All the blessing for you...

[@yuchenzeng7184]

Wow, the one about intonation, being Chinese and actually never even thought about it ( kind of like English speakers don’t think about grammars ) ...... hhh really good point

[@johnsparegrave5996]

I am French. We have a monotonous language apart from accentuating words from others to put emphasis. English was already hard enough but Chinese is altogether like going up the Everest. Have you followed French learners who had this issue of a very monotonous pronounciation of Chinese or do they usually manage well with it? What I personnally do to get it right is I use my hand when learning new sentences or words. It also allows me to memorize the tone associated with the word.

[@finninggris3199]

it's very helpful. thank you!

[@manaurismariano4649]

This was really helpful thank you

[@WolfusMandrago]

谢谢你！辛苦你了。我喜欢你的短片。If you put a pillow behind your microphone, you will get less echo in your videos.

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Wolf Drake 很高興你喜歡我的影片！（很高兴你喜欢我的影片 ！）And thanks for the advice!

[@GsynX1]

My Chinese got worse after hearing his speech 😆

[@sandymoonstone855]

BB ； 哈哈

[@erturtemirbaev5207]

Where are you from?

[@hehdbxjxm]

Thank you it was great and honestly this is a goal i personally want to work up to as school begins again . Could you teach phrases for making friends in college? And maybe talking about your classes, describing teachers, asking for the due date, hanging out after school , and meeting up for lunch? 🤞🏽🤞🏽

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Nisan Thanks for the suggestion! I’ll take these into consideration ;)

[@marklogan8282]

Great video, Grace. Thank you!

[@DragonRider520]

I can speak Chinese fluently, but im just watching this video because of how pretty Grace is.

[@topa1647]

i think this is kinda of cool analyzing our mistakes cause we are likely to do the same

[@moshecohen658]

Thanks! It was very insightful!

[@alessiab426]

I found this videi really helpful and interesting because I really think we can all learn from those mistakes😉

[@corynicolas3175]

I don't speak Chinese, but it hurts my ears when Mark Zuckerberg speaks it.

[@sandymoonstone855]

老师好 ； 棒棒的分享。 观看支持

[@qrlib]

Thanks Grace! Super helpful

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Charlie Barnes Thanks! Glad you like it!

[@FByrde]

I honestly don't feel like he put in even the basic level of effort beyond phonetically memorising a speech. But thank you Grace for turning this into a teachable moment! I really struggle with third tone - especially how far to drop before coming up - so this gave me some extra practice.

[@wj3772]

listening to his chinese makes me feel like the little mandarin i know is deteriorating

[@yahyashaikhworld]

haha , mark zingerburger was making his hands move like the tones.

[@wasabiwitt2876]

Very helpful thank you!

[@FanOfYiruma]

ur exposition for Chinese tones is awesome！

[@Matthew-fj6eu]

I wanna ask a question! What happens if someone shouts, speaks super duper fast, or whispering in chinese? How does that affects the tone? Thankyou so much btw for your video ☺️

[@marioluigi9599]

Same as when you shout "WHAT?" in English. Rising tone It's not gonna be falling tone like at the end of this sentence. Is it? IS IT?

[@Dirtmazzz]

When you used “我要学中文” as an example, I thought that "我要学肿文” is more simular to non-Chinese way of pronouncing the zhong1.

[@danielgutman5916]

多谢😁Grace 你的视频一直帮我！

[@HongjoongBestCapitan]

You are awesome! I learnt a lot from you 💞👌🏼

[@benjorino]

Around 3:44 I think the bit you couldn't understand was 政府

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

ben bbb Thanks!!

[@huynhngocnamgiang]

Never mind me, I'm not here to learn Chinese, just for this cute teacher

[@TheMinnaKat]

Chinese really is a singing language! I see myself here: I always make mistakes with the tones. I had not realized it can happen a lot because of the intonation. This was super helpful. Thanks for the great video!

[@pianofan1000]

You are a very very clear teacher, thank you!

[@rsuriyop]

My personal analysis? He "Zucks" at speaking Chinese! 😂

[@duncankong4438]

I'm Chinese from China, and why did KZbin recommend this to me🤣? But it's interesting to see people learning Mandarin. If you have questions regarding to the language, feel free to ask me then...

[@ginalentil3557]

我 在 学 中文。 Was that right? I need help. Are you offering?

[@duncankong4438]

@@ginalentil3557 Yes, 我在学中文 means "I'm learning Chinese", and feel free to ask me anything.

[@ginalentil3557]

@@duncankong4438 Thank You. Well, my problem is many words look similar but have different meanings. How to remember them? And I get overwhelmed about tones, meaning and characters.

[@duncankong4438]

@@ginalentil3557 I'm no expert on teaching, but the way I remember them was to pull out all the similar words and make sentences with them. You can simulate a real-time conversation with questions and answers. There're decent KZbinrs such as Jared, Kevin in Shanghai, and Mandarin Corner, but they don't really teach the specific part about similarities and differences...I would suggest you to find online teachers who are native speakers, or get an HSK textbook and find a professional if you're looking for jobs that require Chinese. The starting point is really hard, especially when there're no references you can find from Chinese to English. I learned English and French by hiring teachers and I spent hours every day to memorize all the vocabularies. Sorry I can't really give the solution for your concerns, because I grew up with Mandarin, and Chinese the language is sooooooo character-based.

[@duncankong4438]

@@ginalentil3557 Well, but speaking of tones, don't watch those TV shows because they tend to speak way too fast and "informal". You can start with cartoons like 天线宝宝（Teletubbies) and 小猪佩奇（Peppa Pig). The four tones: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2HTY3R-eZ6bo6c A little more advanced: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b37Og39paMd8mZo

[@user-nc1dg9cr5w]

I'm also learn! You helped me so much. 谢谢妳！！！

[@olafry6003]

You're amazing! I'm so impressed :)

[@lenturaweyki2537]

Lol in german is Mark Zuckerberg sugar mutant lol

[@EzraMerr]

Chinese is easy to learn, it is a simple language; the characters are the only complex trait. The grammar is informal and simplistic, It is hard to formally define a sentence and command or statement using Chinese because the language itself is what we call "Child's tongue" , only 2000 words are used on average by ethnic mainland chinese, In English we use 30,000 to 40,000 and German is significant higher. Do not be afraid of learning mandarin chinese , there are good language studies packages in Taiwan, you can get a working holiday Visa and go over there to learn whilst working part time or pay £400 to study at a mainland university. Albeit one uses traditional chinese character form (中華民國的普通話) and the other uses simplified Chinese (共产党的中国话). So good luck and have fun. 加油 You don't have to align political opinions with mainland officials or the communist party to appreciate real Chinese culture and history , because true chinese culture and history has always been there without the party, especially when China was submitted in to a Republic by Sun Yat Sen (before the Imperial Japanese Force invaded), the best chinese books to read is the 三民主义 doctrines and lectures, they are a true native production of Chinese politics, an inspiring chinese philosophy.

[@celsogoncalves7348]

That's utter nonsense. Only highly educated people know more than 20k words, even then it doesn't put indo-european languages above chinese because most of these would be either archaic or technical vocabulary, which in any language could get arbitrarily large. Chinese characters shouldn't be thought as words because they aren't. You may very well recognize every character in a sentence and yet make no sense of it because characters are actually flexible building blocks that can be put together to increase information, just as suffixes and prefixes, but in the chinese fashion.

[@ClashWithLeon]

While i have been subscribed to you for a while, i've always refrained from watching this type of 'review' videos as most youtubers on here has the intention of purely getting views/click by putting a big public figure name on their thumbnail/title. Surprisingly, this turned out to be a quite a fair and in-depth analysis which i feel is really beneficial for someone like me who's learning Mandarin. Thanks for this, learnt something new out of this!

[@brandonrobles6412]

Amazing video ❤️ thank you

[@coybi]

What in God's name am I doing here, I'm trying to learn Russian.

[@user-fc7to4fs5c]

If u need any help,tell me))

[@Iisdabest889]

他说话的方式其实让我笑起来。

[@BSure-dr2mj]

I have never studied Mandarin before. But your video was so interesting and easy to follow. You are clearly a very talented teacher!!

[@maxanthony8311]

That was very useful about changing intonation👍

[@euroasiaone1217]

I still dont understand what he is talking. After living so many years with his wife a Chinese. He really sound like a, Westerner using accent to speak.

[@gustavolomba9763]

Thanks for the incredible video

[@Tk0mma]

Good idea for a tutorial, thanks!

[@jolie6229]

wahhh this video help me alot, i've been confuse this whole time how i ask a question when the tone is down thankyouuuu