Chinese Americans FAIL at Reading BASIC Chinese

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Hey Guys! This week we take on the Chinese Reading Challenge, and try to read chinese, or at least learn how to read Chinese. How good is our Chinese lmfao. We have a Chinese book from when we were younger, and we’re going to be reading it to see who knows the most Chinese characters.
Here are the rules:
- -1 point per unknown word if someone catches you
- -1 point per wrong tone if someone catches you
- -1 point per wrong word if someone catches you
- -2 points if you accuse someone of being wrong but you’re wrong
- Loser has to do a dare that you guys mention. (We forgot to mention it in the video!)
Loser needs to do a dare which YOU guys will suggest in the comments so LET US KNOW!
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SHELDON - / sheldonhoho
MIKE - / mizwu
EDWARD - / eleung95
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[@megkimleo]

That moment when u read half the sentence in Mandarin and the other in Cantonese...bilingual problems lol

[@deborahsy4690]

i expected edward to be good at chinese but who expected mike to be this bad? cause i really didn’t.. 😂

[@treeplfu]

he only knows simplified

[@littlewishy6432]

@@treeplfuEven then he still couldn't read some characters that are the same in both Simplified and Traditional

[@Emily-ji2xw]

Can you guys do a speak Chinese challenge only? Whoever uses any English first loses. 加油 guys, the struggle is real 😲😲

[@dhelex2550]

Jungkutie pabo such a good idea!!!!

[@CantoMando]

LOL How much did you guys know? For the record, this is Edward's book from Grade 1 Chinese School lmfao. Hope you guys liked it! This was a lot more fun to film than we thought it would be :) LET US KNOW WHAT DARE YOU GUYS WANNA SEE :)

[@williams.w7281]

Why Sheldon and Edward read the passage in Cantonese?

[@ruby_yoru]

Dude I just discoverd your channel and I love your chimestry. I love mandorin and cantonese but how the hell can I make the difference between this or this ?! It's too hard man, I'm gonna die x)

[@sandralin3680]

CantoMando grade one? And here I was being proud that I could read it 😭 😂

[@AshGreninjaC]

Why do you guys have so much trouble reading it. It’s easy to read in both cantonese and mandarin.

[@EverydayTCK]

IG squad! Bruh I thought my Chinese was bad but thanks for the self esteem booster guys xD funny video. Loved it

[@sunniliu4599]

u guys should totally do a writing version of this!!

[@CantoMando]

good idea!

[@sarah607chang]

How can you do that it's going to be the same words

[@juicemom2457]

tbh one of the funniest thing about the video was how y'all kept reading words wrong despite having read those same words either from diff pages n sometimes even in the same sentence 😂😂 but on a diff note how do u get 后 from 後 😭😭 my simplified chinese brain cannot comprehend AHAHAHA but great video guys!! :))

[@CantoMando]

haha yes Mike would say kuai then man (fast then slow) for the same sentence when both of them were kuai hahahaaha

[@judymegan4827]

I know! I swear I will never be able to read traditional chinese. Cuz I was kinda doing the challenge at the same time. And for God sake, if it was written 一会儿 and not 一會兒 , I would've gotten it right.

[@xoannabellexo96]

Wow I've completely taken my IB Chinese education for granted. This just made me appreciate being able to read+write Chinese so much more ❤️ Keep it up guys！It'll get easier, trustttt🙏 加油！🔥💯

[@AnimeFreakAKRSTV]

YO WORDDDDDD

[@CantoMando]

OH YEA WE'RE DOING A Q&A NEXT WEEK SINCE WE SAID WE WOULD AT 10,000 SUBS SO POST YOUR QUESTIONS... AS A COMMENT TO THIS POST, OR ON OUR INSTAGRAM POST, OR ON OUR FB POST. K THX BAI

[@OHyarly]

CantoMando how did you guys meet?

[@juicemom2457]

do y'all know any other languages besides canto/mando & english?? love from malaysia :))

[@jenyan7234]

What are your guys Chinese names and do you also have any nicknames? n.n Love from NZ!

[@KyeIee]

唱K既時候， 識唔識唱中文歌？(如果你地唱K的話). 或者可以問最鐘意既中文歌 ～

[@ashc6476]

what do your parents/family think about you guys running this channel?

[@yingxyang95]

I'll be the first to admit that my Chinese reading ability is absolute trash, but I think I still beat Mike lol 😂 Also I'm Canto but I can only read in Mando bc #indoctrination so I was really shook when Sheldon kept switching between Mando & Canto for the same sentence 🙃

[@sarahkwok508]

Edward's Cantonese is so good!

[@proudasiangirl576]

This is a great challenge. I was trying to read along with you all and challenge myself as well. Please do more of these reading challenges. I love how you promote and foster the Chinese language and culture. Great job guys!

[@ChristsAthleticMusic]

guys, no channel does what you guys do on youtube. there are other ABC channels, but the fun stuff you guys come up with makes it that much more engaging and unique. new subscriber :) and mike, git gud. anyway, questions: how'd you all meet? why yall so cute? what inspired you to start this channel?

[@CantoMando]

Thanks so much!!! :)

[@city1ights]

I'm new here but I'm hooked to your channel! Great ab workout from just laughing so hard the whole time. Feels like you guys are just friends having a good time and wanting to share the good vibes with the rest of us. I'm from Taiwan and now live in the states, so there's a lot in your channel that I can relate to. Keep up the good work!!

[@kayieeelee]

I'm actually so impressed that you guys can read that much Chinese! A lot of the CBCs I know here don't even speak Cantonese/Mandarin :p

[@christinezhang9527]

Sheldon can speak both Cantonese and mandarin, really nice!

[@sandyl6633]

Love these types of videos :) I speak Cantonese but when I read/type it is always in Mandarin from Chinese school/dramas. But simplified always!

[@hannahchan3160]

HAHAHA i'm dying right now! seriously, your videos are always making my days! used to have the exact same chinese text book😂 i'm legit watching every video with my dad and brother lolol

[@steph5965]

I don't speak or understand Chinese or Cantonese but regardless I enjoyed the video 👍👍

[@krishorikanthan4248]

It's really nice hearing y'all struggle with canto. It brings joy to my heart. I don't feel alone anymore 😂

[@AuruniTV]

I always look forward to your videos :D

[@MAYCEMAYCE]

This was sooo funny! Enjoyed it!

[@myginny73]

hey this is a pretty cool idea... makes me wanna practice!

[@k3ntris]

5:04 有的人在休息 - He said "sau sik" instead of "yau sik". lmao.

[@meluui]

I def have that book somewhere in my house lmao

[@CantoMando]

think we all have that book haha

[@xAmendaaa]

Yes im from the netherlands and also have those books

[@DSAelfchen]

Great job guys!

[@SleepingAnqel]

omg haha this made me appreciate knowing the language sm more but you guys are so funny hahaha

[@selena4003]

you know what you guys should do? i saw this video of abcs timing a chinese only convo w their mom/dad and whoever had the longest convo wins, would be v interesting

[@vultureculture3733]

always look forward to your videos haha

[@kct9439]

游 vs 遊 Don’t confuse the two. Did the text use the wrong one or you guys did? 游 has got 氵so it has to do with water thus swim. 遊 means to tour. Great to see you all try. Kudos to you.👍

[@CantoneseAnimes]

I am so glad that my parents made me go to Chinese school and that I love HK movies xD so I can speak and read both xD

[@CantoMando]

+CantoneseAnimes one of the lucky ones who stuck through

[@CantoneseAnimes]

CantoMando I had no choice xD my parents made me go for 3 years and then I started to watch Chinese dramas as well. That made me realize how good it is to learn Chinese, so I stuck to it till I went off to college ^^

[@aninal3274]

Edward's cantonese is so gooddddd and next time you guys should do a chinese dictation 😂

[@sakura6949]

You guys are so good with ur Cantonese, i wish i could learn more Cantonese.

[@sannychan6464]

Omg you guys are so adorable like kids trying so hard to read! Hahaha so cuuuuuuuuuuuuute!!!!

[@chenychen8064]

Just showed my mom this video and she died laughing! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!

[@Shermaine2009]

IG SQUADDDDDhow r u guys so cute 🤣🤣🤣 Dare mike to write a Fai Chun and force-gift it to somebody in public lmao

[@CantoMando]

+Shermaine So hahha ayeeee :) lmfaoo they'll be like Wtf...

[@biancawong6172]

you guys should make a video on teaching Mike to speak some Cantonese words haha Also, can you guys make a video on cooking Chinese food 😂 that will be hilarious

[@Hyukfied]

Oh we had that book in Chinese school - different grades had different textbooks but similar to that haha. I like how they switched to mandarin when they forget how to say a word in Cantonese. It's hilarious.

[@ama2293]

Love u guys sm for boosting my self Esteem lol❤ Thought there couldnt be anyone worse than me @reading chinese but yeah, ly haha🙏

[@ricavillar866]

As a person trying to learn mandarin, you guys are a big help 😂😂 love from 🇵🇭

[@DaLokNessMonster]

hahaha you guys made this book a more interesting read than it actually is, keep up with your Chinese!:D

[@maybetomorrow31]

I loveeeed this!!!

[@Vanilla2903]

Please make a part 2... maybe do something like English --> Chinese (written) translations?

[@paulinechan858]

😂😂 u guys r my fav 😂😂 so relatable tho , this is me every chinese class 😂😂

[@toridiep2030]

IG Squad!!! I swear your videos never fail to make me laugh!!!!!!

[@CantoMando]

+Tori Diep hahaa thank you! Glad you enjoy :)

[@RingoKTP777]

You guys actually made reading Chinese books fun LOLS

[@BarelyNoticeable]

This is great holy crap 😂 watching you guys struggle with mandarin yet if i try to speak cantonese i’d sound like Mike 😭

[@pbjofficial]

ahah this is so good its helping me re-learn mandarin/canto

[@vkay8785]

I actually had that book when I first starting learning Chinese. And that was like 10 years ago. OMG!

[@ElleAlly5590]

IG Squad. It’s ok, Mike. At least you can speak Mandarin & read some Chinese. I can’t really Mandarin & can’t even read Chinese except for some characters like big, small, one, two, three & people. The dare: have Mike attempt to ask for directions in Cantonese.

[@CantoMando]

+ElleAlly Lmfao mike was like absorbing as much as he could on our turns Lmfao so that he could copy on his

[@adawu7994]

IG SQUAD. Is Mike qualified to be Chinese?? Lo jkjk but yall should make Mike speak Canto next time. Like no Mando at all. If one Mando slips out, minus 1 point lol

[@CantoMando]

+Ada Wu Lmfao mike is gonna be like zipped lips the whole video then

[@sweetogal]

HAHAHA omg I had that exact same book from Chinese school too I'm sure of it

[@mcalmvp2]

This vid is SO GOOD. Now to do song lyrics next! My suggestion - 越難越愛

[@CantoMando]

+Jon Wong FUUUUU That song sounds like it'd hit the feels so hard

[@AsianPopWeekly]

I second this! Song lyrics!!

[@mcalmvp2]

Haha it does soooo much. And the song is the ending theme of one of my favorite TVB shows too: 使徒行者 (Line Walker)

[@022emiliano]

Purple shirt is gorgeous!

[@sandraphan6308]

Favourite Trio!!

[@MMM12356]

Omg, the book , bring back the memories.I thought Mike is good at Chinese. Maybe it’s because the traditional format.

[@MissyCeleryAlien]

I had this same exact textbook 😂 😂 😂 I totally remember the chapter about the swimming pool and people chilling and drinking Coke, lol! #chineseschool

[@andeluuledna]

Lol this was hilarious, i thought Mike would be the best, but nvm XD

[@GaGa51194]

Not sure if anyone cares, but swim is 游, not 遊 XD

[@CantoMando]

+Lampartski Cartier LMFAOO dammit we can blame the winner of this challenge who calls himself the "Chinese king"

[@curiositay]

isn't 游 the simplified version and 遊 the traditional one?

[@CantoMando]

+Anny Yang Nahh 旅遊 = travel 游泳 = swim The little water thing on the left side :)

[@apricotjuiceee3477]

just typed it on my phone and 旅游 shows up... I feel like its just simplified versus traditional, travel and swim have the same 游 ?

[@curiositay]

I felt like I never used 遊 before. (I use simplified one)

[@cindysu3817]

Wow, I definitely used that book in Chinese school

[@user-cq4tv9dr1c]

I got a very complicated feeling after watching this video. As a young fob working at Seattle, I really concern that my future next generation can't understand any basic beautiful Chinese literature, history or poems if I decide to stay in US forever. It would be sad if they can't identify themselves as who they originally are. I feel heavy at this point.

[@alqt3798]

Ig squad!! I feel like i have the same book HAHAH ah this brings back canto school memories 😵

[@CantoMando]

+aqtl Lmfao we all have that beginner's book Lmfao

[@sarahlau7361]

ig squad!! i love you guys sm

[@CantoMando]

+Sarah Lau ayee thank you!!! :D

[@paulinechan858]

😂😂😂 u guys r my fav 100% relatable when im in chinesr class

[@PrincessSakuno]

omg EDward i love your laugh

[@annc144]

Can ya'll do a calligraphy challenge next ? :D

[@Cat-hx9re]

5:05 "sau sik" tho lmao.. actually canto mando:)

[@Michelle-wi2jn]

I dare you to perform a piano concert

[@lindyzhou8794]

Yes! I got all of them right even though it's written in traditional chinese hahaaha. Thought I was bad in CantoMando...i guess I am not alone hihihi

[@anahau03]

IG SQUAD! Lol I can't believe how bad Mike is at reading Chinese... I'll just keep believing it's because he was reading Traditional characters and he doesn't know but... yeah. Btw Sheldon, you're actually good at it! AND WHAT'S UP WITH EDWARD'S EVIL LAUGH lmao. PLEASE MAAAAKEEEEE MIKE speak in Cantonese for at least 30 seconds!!!!!!! ALSO, knew all the characters but my tones are all messed up haha I'm jealous that you can read in Cantonese :'( it's hard for me, I just go with Mandarin

[@CantoMando]

+Ana Hau lmfaooo except he got gifted simplified and was still confused af. LOOL Sheldon is like doesn't know the tones switches between both for safety

[@anahau03]

hahaha btw @ Edward, the way you pronounced 一會兒 is not totally wrong! It can be pronounced as yi2 huir4 (which is the correct pronunciation) or yi4 huir3. That's what my professor in Guangzhou taught my class haha

[@ashleymui4173]

I had the same Chinese book!

[@lovemiumiu1]

can u guys do an episode of karaoke with both cantonese and mandarin songs lol like one person sings a sentence and another one sings the next one

[@bennetl3666]

房 means house in Mandarin but room in Cantonese.. meanwhile 屋 means room in Mandarin but house in Cantonese

[@powdertoy2]

加油加油，我feel你兄弟

[@davidparke8896]

Interesting, but the font you guys used for the Chinese subtitles makes the characters run together.

[@sabrinaistheman]

IG squadddddd Edward is so savage in this one lmaoDare mike to order something at a restaurant in canto (watch him suffer more lmao)

[@sabrinaistheman]

Tbh I don’t think I got more than 70% of the characters lmao

[@CantoMando]

+Sabrina Man lmfaoo Edward is too savage in this one - _-

[@CantoMando]

+Sabrina Man 30% is beast! You beat mike!

[@MrHsuLaoshi]

Haha nice. I'm learning Japanese right now so sometimes I read a Chinese character and can only pronounce it in Japanese XD 😂

[@xyx7498]

Mike你的九年中文学校实力值得深思一下

[@zoehu3651]

All of you guys laugh funny lol

[@88beccachu]

I kept that book from Chinese school!

[@joepan1091]

I watched this video on bilibili.You guys are so funny haha.It maybe popular if you update your videos there.😉

[@CantoMando]

+Joe pan lmfaooo I really want to. I'm trying to figure out how to get level 1 bilibili so I can upload and level 2 so I can comment 🤣🤣🤣 but I can't freaking read lmfaooo

[@CantoMando]

Haha we got it check our bilibili! We'll upload stuff there :) space.bilibili.com/168422805/#!/

[@bellaclarke1695]

ya’ll make chinese sound soooo goood. 😭

[@viviansong7686]

yall da bomb

[@xAmendaaa]

Lol we in the Netherlands used the same chinese learning book

[@henryp5145]

4:41 游泳池is acutally pronounced as Yau "WING" Chi Yai Yung Chi is Mandarin

[@CantoMando]

+BrazilianTurtle Yeaa luckily Edward didn't know either :)

[@kellyfeng5879]

there's them and there's me where my mom had to use the simplified version of my chinese name cause she thought i wouldn't know how to write it.

[@Hsh-fg1in]

玩 is read in Cantonese as woon but spoken as waan. In Cantonese some characters are read differently from how they are spoken. Minus points to Sheldon and Edward! Lol

[@Rennorijin]

Is everyone a hybrid except mike in the cantomando squad?

[@lnhart7157]

It's so funny to see these guys who are so much better at speaking Chinese than me have such a difficult time reading even super simple stuff

[@johnli7818]

Can you guys not fucking laugh like that , it makes me laugh as well ! damn !

[@kkarmen.1017]

this is so funny!!!!!!!

[@Feiya]

1 mandarin and 2 cantonese

[@ck-tam]

half of cantonese and half of mandarin is so fun.

[@BD-fi2wn]

I like how they are mixing Cantonese and Mandarin to read.

[@user-ve8sg8iq4m]

加油! #FromIndonesia🌺

[@Joanne-sr6eh]

I REMEMBER THAT BOOK FROM CHINESE SCHOOL!!!!

[@FWYUUU]

you guys really funny

[@banniwang7010]

You guys are so cute🤣

[@haunty91]

legit shelton is me when i grow up XD

[@meganwang7115]

Istg their canto pronunciation 10x better than mine. I live in Hong Kong.