“Did you just say…” Catching people in 4 languages, wait until you see their reactions

How do people react when they suddenly realize you can understand what they are saying in a foreign language? How about multiple languages? I went across the US and Japan speaking English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean to see how people would react.
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[Oriental Pearl]

I just finished all my Korean audio lessons while traveling across the world the last 2 months. I want to use them for Vietnamese next. Try them yourself in 50 different languages: imp.i271380.net/c/2397166/1117678/11472

[Czechbound]

It doesn't give the list of 50 languages on its website. That is weird, right ?

[Melissa C]

It would be so difficult to know several different languages. I only know English but I know a few French words, a couple Italian and probably about 5 Korean words.

[Kaes]

Good luck learning Vietnamese 😂 A few of my friends are vietnamese and hearing them speak it just doesnt make any sense...

[rhavenkhian]

Next learn filipino, Cantonese, Indonesian too lmao😊

[Orblinkluv]

Xin chào! 👋😁 girl you're a legend. I definitely feel more motivated to keep learning & not give up thanks to your videos, attitude, and spirit. Thanks for posting such wholesome & educational content all the time! I love learning about other cultures on top of just learning the language - so your videos have been very informative! Thanks again 🙂

[m price]

Anming, there are many KZbinrs speaking different languages, but NOBODY comes off as more natural and real as you. You impress everyone because you are not "trying". You actually speak the languages.

[Oriental Pearl]

Aww, that means so much. I really appreciate this comment.

[クレヨンクリスちゃん [Crayon Kris]]

She comes off natural because she's not bullshitting people probably lol. She's genuinely studied Chinese for years and lived in the country, has a Japanese husband and lives in Japan where she speaks the language. She doesn't learn a couple of repeatable basic sentences with questions and answers to edit videos and make it look like she's fluent in 60 languages lol.

[m price]

@クレヨンクリスちゃん [Crayon Kris] EXACTLY. Most of the "polyglots" on KZbin can't read or write the language they are making videos about. Speaking a few common phrases is enough for them to post titles like "Surprising people speaking their own language perfectly".

[John Deere Green]

Xiaomanyc is about the only other I follow, since he, too, has an actual proficiency and not just repeating phrases.

[John Deere Green]

@m price, exactly. If I went by the number of languages I know phrases in, I would be a super polyglot; when, in reality, I only speak 4 and write proficiently in 2 (English and German).

[Bleron Mehmeti]

You know you master a language well when you can interpret from one language to the other. Even more impressive when it's from Japanese to Chinese!

[Oriental Pearl]

Thank you! It happens a lot in daily life here. I love translating for my husband.

[Belinda Bäckman]

@Harry Hsieh What is the point of your post?

[rubicon1983]

@Harry Hsieh Harry a bit jealous me thinks.

[Tsega Berhane]

Do speak 5 differently languages and can switch easily

[Yesnog05]

I'm Japanese-Filipina and I'm fluent in Tagalog, Japanese, and a little Spanish and Cantonese. Everytime I visit Oahu (my moms hometown) my relatives are always so surprised that I'm able to switch languages whenever I'm interacting with tourists. My aunt even joke that I should've been a diplomat lool. I love seeing your videos!

[M]

Please become a Diplomat. Ur very beautiful

[vix2]

Damn! So you speak at least 5 languages. Mind blown. I speak 2 languages fluently and 2 other languages a bit.

[Yesnog05]

@vix2 lol technically I speak only 3, I'm not that fluent in Chinese and Spanish yet. I only know Spanish from high school and Chinese from my old job as a waitress in my high school days

[Belinda Bäckman]

@M No, that's the model profession, you're mixing them up.

[Solitude Guard]

Bringing people together and making others smile because you cannot only speak their language, but have explored their culture is simply beautiful.

[Don't worry Be happy]

Powerful.

[David]

Yes, you speak each language so well. However, it's really impressive how seamlessly you transition from one to another. Hopefully I can be like that one day.

[Oriental Pearl]

Thank you so much Daivd.

[John Deere Green]

Transitioning from one language to the next is tough. I write poetry in English and German. If I interlace German words into a mostly English poem, I have to stop and think... since the structure and metaphoric meanings may be lost in the translation. Jumping from language to language can be a completely different, complex thought-process.... and is actually more impressive to me than actually being able to speak the different languages.

[E N]

It’s impressive how good you are at learning and speaking several different languages! And your social skills when meeting all those people are great too!

[Oriental Pearl]

Aww thank you. That means a lot.

[Penny Alonso]

Seriously it’s amazing ❤

[Jerry Sinclair]

Absolutely fascinating to watch you greet and talk with all these different languages. I'm so proud that you can represent the U.S. and so many other countries. Enjoy your travels.

[Oriental Pearl]

Thank you so much Jerry!

[Juan]

I’m blown away not only by the ease in which you speak Chinese and Japanese, both very difficult languages for English speakers, but also by your humility when you constantly tell folks your Japanese or Chinese is “ok”. I’m sure it’s a whole lot better than ok. You’re awesome!

[Oriental Pearl]

Aww, thank you Johnny.

[John Hines]

just terrific. You connect with people instantly in a shockingly pleasant way that is just so appealing to everyone. Your exchanges with them are just so sweet I just love it.

[flipevent]

The amount of courage to switch to Korean like that... 대박이다 진짜요. I didn't have that sort of bravery at all my first years learning Korean lol. I'm pivoting to Chinese right now, so I hope to be even half as fluent as you this year! 화이팅! 저도 노력할겁니다!

[Oriental Pearl]

Ha ha, they caught me off guard. I didn’t except that they were Korean. I hope to build some more confidence with Korean in the next few months.

[Chloee Ng]

@Oriental Pearl and good luck with your Vietnamese I watch video and I use Duolingo and my parents speaking it to be fluent

[Wren]

You may not be "good" with the language, but the confidence is very impressive when you communicate with strangers so openly. As a South-African I get a lot of these surprised feedbacks too when I speak in other languages. I came across your channel while I was busy learning my 5th language. I i will subscribe and follow this content that you provide... Thank you.

[Gamer4ever]

Not good.. shes brilliant! 😊

[Mark Caswell]

I'm a native English speaker who is very impressed (and a bit envious) when people can speak many languages. I've picked up a few words and phrases here and there over the years, but my brain doesn't seem to be able to handle the grammatical structure and flow of other languages. It always makes me laugh when some people think Anming is Russian 😁

[japanese only]

if you wish to learn another language, i guess learning some roman or germanic language would be easiest for you. i'm sure your brain is able to handle it :) just takes A LOT of exposure.

[tzenzhongguo]

She has a Slavic looking face, even though she’s only a tiny bit Ukrainian.

[Oriental Pearl]

I think you can do it too Mark. It just takes a lot of exposure to the language. You'd have to be immersed in it everyday.

[Mark Caswell]

@Oriental Pearl That's a good idea, it seems you at least partly learned Chinese and Japanese by living in those countries and interacting with the people around. I have a friend living in Portugal and he has learned enough of the language to hold a reasonable conversation just by talking to everyone.

[ariana]

I was like this too. I mean, I don’t just speak English. I already speak two languages, which are Bulgarian and Spanish, but I’ve kinda known them since I was a baby as they’re my parents languages so it didn’t really feel like I “learnt” them yk?? But I decided to actually learn a new language last year, which is mandarin. For a few months of learning the language, I felt like I wasn’t making any progress, so I started watching movies and listening to music in the language. If I happened to watch a movie or show in English, I’d put the captions in mandarin, and doing that for a month made me gain so much more progress than what I was doing before. This is what I really recommend doing.

[Alan Yau]

Tommy is so adorable, like a kid in a Toy store. Its refreshing to film outside of Japan but still with Japanese culture . Looking forward to more videos from you both

[Oriental Pearl]

Thank you Alan. I’m making a video about him in America and his reaction right now.

[aj andrianjafy]

Genuinely love seeing you interact with everyone in their native languages it’s so impressive. I speak a few languages but none of them confidently but watching you speak like this made me revisit language studies

[A ! R y]

Seeing you at the beginning of your Korean journey is honestly so inspiring. I want to keep seeing updates over the years until you’re fluent 🥰 hopefully I can keep up as I continue learning Japanese!

[Oriental Pearl]

Thank you so much. I'm so happy to share this journey with you from the very beginning.

[Dominic Lau]

I am very very impressed with your language skills ... wonderful to see someone who just having fun learning other cultures and their way of speaking and tones.

[Marko Vukovic]

Only 0.8% subscribe? That's nuts. Come on people, this is such a great channel. Keep up the good work guys, love seeing the places you go and hearing you speak with people. It's so great to see their faces light up when you speak so fluently with them.

[Oriental Pearl]

I know right! That's really low even for youtube.

[szewei1985]

@Oriental Pearl lol you already beaten your good Aussie friend "blondie in china" by 3 fold😄😆come on but i still support your bid for the road to 1 million and gold trophy😄😆👏👏

[Sebastian Absalon]

6 last videos got ~ 100-400k views, 744k subscribers, maths

[szewei1985]

@Sebastian Absalon haha its a crazy tuber dream lolz some happy with 100,000 some willing 2 grind 1 million or worst 10 million if you are corporate channel like Mr Beast or pewdiepie the OG top player in early 2010s

[James Curfman]

@Sebastian Absalon And she likely recorded that pat of the video about the low sub count way before the rest of this video, so possibly before those other three as well. Dates for the Maths.

[J V]

It always amazes me how you do the language switch. I can switch between English and Japanese but any other language I keep switching to Japanese or freeze up trying to get my mind into the language I'm learning. It's amazing how you flick between them so well. And I love how real you are.

[Germán Rivas]

You need to let go the mind in the process of switching, like do not fixate in ideas of "remembering" words... that distracts you and render you real tense, tampering with your articulation of words.

[Howard Barkin]

Longtime subscriber here - this is amazing, and thank you for sharing your life's journey with us all! You inspire us to reach beyond our perceived limitations. All the best to You & Tommy!

[Shizen Japan]

Its impressive to hear you speak different languages. I am native British but I am fluent in Japanese and can switch between the two languages easily, but thats it. I learnt some Chinese and Vietnamese too, especially asbI have been to China and Vietnam, but never mastered either of those. Seeing this video makes me want to learn Vietnamese more once again....was very inspirational.

[Thomas San Francisco]

You're such a treasure interacting with people of different cultures so free and breezy. Your editing is light years ahead of your earliest videos.

[Oriental Pearl]

Thank you so much Thomas. I’m so glad that you got to see the progression. You’ve been a supporter for a long time. I really appreciate that.

[Jan M.]

My mom was Korean, so I grew up learning the basics from her, and just from eavesdropping when she'd talk to friends and her family😆 I've always liked learning different languages and am learning ASL. It can be mentally draining trying to communicate in another language because it definitely requires extra attention to listening and remembering the formalities and correct pronunciation, but it is fun. I always enjoy your videos, Happy New Year!

[elteescat]

I was studying Spanish for a while and I noticed that when I was drunk or sleepy I understood it better!! 🤣🤣🤣

[localcrew]

I learned my Mom’s native language fairly well. She was British though so I really didn’t gain a second language or anything.

[Gucci Senpai]

@elteescat drink more😂

[Jack Patterson]

I'm learning ASL, too, and totally agree that it's a lot of fun to learn new languages! It opens up so many opportunities :)

[Oriental Pearl]

Happy New Year to you too! That's awesome that you got to learn the basics from a young age. I can't wait to make more Korean videos for you. This was just a taste, I've actually learned quite a bit.

[Caroline Thompson]

It's so cool how amazed people are when you speak their foreign language and they're very impressed and pleased that you can communicate with them in their native tongue. It's made me realize we as English speaking people need to show the same support and encouragement when we hear people that don't have English as their first language using English. I think watching these videos help me to understand that. Thank you

[Przemek Michaluk]

I watch your channel and it makes me feel better every time. People's reactions when you answer them in their language are hilarious :) You are an amazing person and you should be a role model. You show how to be open to other people with respect for their culture and language. I wish you all the best.

[Viktor Lafontaine]

God bless your intelligence and your way to be a good person. And of course, God bless your parents. I'm glad to listen to you in Japanese, Korean and Chinese. Wow. You really pick the top.

[Mirna Vazquez]

I love your videos, I want to learn Japanese but I just can’t push myself to sit and learn. Any tips? Also my favorite part is at 9:28 their reaction to you telling them how long you’ve studied Chinese. That’s why I love your content, so genuine with everyone you meet ❤

[Oriental Pearl]

Thank you! I started learning Japanese through daily audio lessons. I suggest starting there. I have links in the video description.

[Betty Davis]

I’ve been following you for awhile & still amazed at how natural you are with the different languages. I know you worked hard at it but you’re awesome!😊

[jay f]

I really liked the interactions in Hawaii. The Vietnamese woman was really sweet. You're one of the few humans on Earth who can communicate with such ease from language to language. Maybe in later years you can hit on some of the other major Chinese dialects like Cantonese and Shangheae, or Fuzhounese just for kicks.

[Oriental Pearl]

Thank you Jay. We had a really fun time there.

[Sola]

buffalo Bills lol She was kidding with her, so she stick her tongue out.

[Matty Huggins]

@Oriental Pearl wants to appreciate Asian cultures, calls herself oriental pearl…

[Snowkobbie]

​@Matty Hugginsyou think she should've gone with "OrientalJade" instead? 😋

[BoomshaKarlaka]

I’m glad you talk about how hard it is to learn a new language. Some of are blessed with multiple in the household, but it’s still just as hard for the next languages. Your husband, I bet, is really proud of you. ❤ cute vids

[Oriental Pearl]

Tommy wants to start learning Korean now too.

[S. R. Karfelt]

You inspired me to literally spend more time working on Greek (after seven years of scatty efforts). In one video you mentioned getting out of it what you put in (or something to that effect). So it’s at least two hours daily and wow-I’m making progress! Slow but steady! Thank you for the wise advice!

[SarahJadeB]

This is great! I’ve been following you for quite some time and you really are an inspiration and encouraged me to learn more languages and become a language teacher ! Thanks to you I’m studying mandarin chinese and japanese and really want to get to korean and vietnamese as well 🤗 keep up the good work and the great videos 🎉

[Creativepic NL]

Lovely to see you engage with so many people. I wish that I had your language learning talent. This year will be my year to finally visit Japan. Your Korean language skills are improving at a very impressive rate. Very nice to see. I’ve been watching a lot of Kdramas lately so I do notice some small things jn pronouncing some of the words but what do I know 😂 that’s purely based on Kdrama lines! I did wish that I’ve watched those when I visited Seoul back then. So many things that I could apply when attempting to engage with people. Korean people are lovely though and very helpful and understanding. 😄

[Oriental Pearl]

I hope you’re able to come to Japan this year 😊

[The 5Ws]

Wow,you are so impressive you can even speak Korean now. You really are a motivation for me when it comes to learning Languages.

[Oriental Pearl]

I’m so glad that these videos motivate you.

[Czechbound]

So inspirational. Now I'm motivated to go back to my Czech language lessons. It's so complicated - but logical - but complicated. But less tenses than English, and you pronounce every letter ( well, _almost_ every one ). Practice, practice, practice !

[Pierre Miniggio]

Every language seems a lot more logical compared to english ahah 😁

[Oriental Pearl]

That's awesome that these videos motivate you to learn Czech! That makes me so happy.

[Sunny]

@Pierre Miniggio 😂

[greekgod41]

Simply amazing how you switch from Chinese to Japanese so fluently....I am very impressed

[StriderEX9]

Its always laughing, smiling and good vibes with these videos and that's why I love this channel 😁👍

[Yellow Tiger]

Really enjoy your videos, thanks and keep up the good work. You are an inspiration!

[D]

Anming, I'm such a huge fan of these kinds of videos, and you really inspire me to not give up learning another language (Japanese for me currently), and no matter how frustrated I get sometimes learning.. it's these kinds of videos impressing native speakers and how the power of polyglotism brings people closer/happier together that shows the true reward in the end. Btw, you both are the ultimate international power relationship goal lol 🔥🙌🏽Happy New Year!!!

[Oriental Pearl]

Thank you so much Dean. I feel inspired to learn more because of your support.

[Thomas Chin]

Everyone was blown away by your linguistic skills.:) Amazing! I think the Chinese sign you held in the beginning of the video reads from right to left, thus 五福临门 or "five happiness arrive at the door." When you lived in China, you might have seen this kind of signs written this way on public gates/walls-an ancient way. But once the writing becomes an article, it would go from top to bottom and right to left. Only modern Chinese reads from left to right. Great video!

[Oriental Pearl]

You’re right I should have read it the traditional way.

[Sosoli]

So cool that you can speak so many languages! I’m learning Japanese right now and it’s quite hard but also so much fun. Keep up the good work :)

[Julia G]

@Mike Nolan sick kunt not for everybody.

[Sosoli]

@Mike Nolan sick kunt It’s in the top 10 languages that are hard to learn, so I wouldn’t say it’s easy haha. But nice for you that you find it easy, can you speak it fluently?

[Sosoli]

@Julia G Very true :)

[Julia G]

@Mike Nolan sick kunt what about all the Kanji though? I can read Hiragana and Katakana too, as well as some Kanji but I still have so much to learn, some of which will be much harder than the basic stuff you learn at first

[Sosoli]

@Julia G I have to get into Kanji yet, i can imagine how hard it is, there’s like 50000 Kanji, a little over 2000 is useful to learn the basic reading, But next to hiragana and katakana that is just so much🙈 but every week i learn new things so that’s really fun and worth it, do you practice everyday?

[Kori Linae Carothers]

I just love your channel! I’m feeling the urge to learn Japanese!! Thank you!

[Max Kim]

you should go to the country side and learn their dialect when you get the chance to do a program in korea. i'm curious what you think. technically, we do have one tonal dialect but it's still korean and can be understood if you know the context(but every word that uses a tone means something completely different). by tones i mean, there are 3 tones rising, neutral, falling. since i personally don't speak a tonal language, i've been curious what people who did learn a tonal language thinks about that dialect. the specific dialect is from gyeongsang-do

[Crypto Chillax]

Pimsleur helped me a lot with my Japanese. I would listen a lot in the car back in the day when I lived in Okayama. Amazingly, I remembered a lot of it when I was in Japan this past September.

[Rage Rider]

Very interesting. You're a natural, very talented but also authentic & genuine in your communication style, regardless of language. After you've learned Korean & Vietnamese maybe try Thai. Supposedly quite difficult but it's a very interesting & friendly culture. They always go crazy for foreigners speaking their language too so good for more You Tube vids. : )

[James Curfman]

This was fun! I always like these videos where you get to surprise, shock and amaze others with your skills. Hey, congratulations on being able to travel not only to Hawaii, but also to the Lower 48! It's awesome that you finally got to visit your family again! How long has it been for you since you last saw your family while in the U.S.? I know that must be difficult. Good luck with all of the Korean learning. You really are very gifted and I am really jealous. Well, envious. My brain just does not do what it used to do in my teens. I was an information sponge and I picked up German in High School (Except for the Math part of my brain, everthing else seemed to work decently). Other CRAP happened that made me miss out on German classes so I did not get to complete all four years, so I did not get to go to Germany with the others. And then, go figure, I had nobody to speak in German to or with after I was done with school. I got rusty, them basically it corroded so bad that it is just gone. I barely remember how to count to ten and my memory fails worse by the day. Anyway, I am very happy for you, Anming! :)

[Zuzanna Mujta]

I'm happy to see a new video! Your content inspired me to start learning Chinese 6 months ago and that was one of the best decisions in my life. So, I just want to say thank you. Keep up the good work!

[Oriental Pearl]

I'm so happy that you decided to take on Chinese and they you're still doing it! Keep up the good work.

[nolbertos]

Love you and your husband's videos. I'm also trilingual with English, Spanish and French, but feel in a past life, I was a linguist or translator, that I wanna learn all the Asian languages too. I'm slowly learning Mandarin and Cantonese and definitely, like you want to learn Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese someday. Very enjoyable your videos. Hope you keep making them and I'm subscribed :)

[Oriental Pearl]

Thank you for subscribing!

[Heike]

Thanks for the Pimsleur app suggestion. I look forward to seeing your Korean videos. Keep us posted when you have them on KZbin! Thanks, Ann, you rock!

[JasonDelRey]

Omg! Great video Anming, I love seeing people joyously+genuinely react to you speaking their Native tongue. I'm happy we finally got to hear your Korean. What can't you do!? :D Happy New Year to you and Tommy!

[Oriental Pearl]

Thank you Jason. More Korean videos coming soon.

[Kyle Clark]

I've been studying Japanese more seriously over the last few months and it's been great. I've watched a lot of anime over the years and none of it was in English so I think that's helped but even in studying Japanese I've learned a lot about english grammar as well.

[Oriental Pearl]

Keep on leveling up Kyle. The more effort you put in the more you get out of it.

[em1o smurf]

i'm fluent in german, and somewhat in russian, also learning swahili and zulu. the last (zulu) was a surprise, it's lovely, musical and very pleasant to hear. i applaud you on being fluent 3 times as much as i. it's a delight to watch your uploads!

[J2M2Og]

The lady who said she'd wait for you to show up to speak Vietnamese to her looks like she's sharp enough to remember you. I guess we'll wait for the follow-up video in a couple of years. It's nice to see that you're still surprising the hell out of people by speaking multiple languages. And you don't look Russian at all to me, so that's funny that they assume that is where you're from. But I guess that it would not be a stretch for a Russian woman from say, Vladivostok to learn several other languages. Looking forward to more videos in the future!

[Oriental Pearl]

She might just remember us. I would love to go back and see her again.

[Cindy Reid]

This young lady is getting a full experience of her travels. I truly enjoy these videos.❤

[Eleanor Currie]

You are amazing! These languages are anything but easy. To be able to be so fluent like this you must have a special aptitude. Which is wonderful. Well done to you. Either that, or just an amazing passion for languages. Almost a passionate hobby. Very skillful. Well done.

[Marcelo Scheidt]

Just found your chanel, I'm really impressed. I wanted to learn japanese for a long time and you inspired me more. Hugs from Brasil! Keep going!

[Magnet]

Anming- promoting a more inclusive and diverse Japan on a daily basis. Thank you!🙌

[Pine Apple]

meanwhile the husband speaks some chinese an no one notices 😂 😋 i love how much fun you two have travelling and dpeaking different languages its great

[Andrew Bowen]

You inspired me to learn Japanese and now I love it. Thank you

[D Aydin]

I love how you can instantly connect with others just by speaking their mother tongue! You're so impressive. I hope to be fluent in french one day

[Oriental Pearl]

Thank you. I wish you the best luck with French.

[Dangozaki]

Glad to hear you want to learn Vietnamese! I'm a native speaker myself and I can barely speak it lol. Personally I think it's an extremely difficult language but you're already so talented that I don't think it'll be much of a challenge for you!

[Oriental Pearl]

We should learn together

[number1angel66]

I subscribed for both of you! I'm so proud of both of you! I am English, Irish, Scottish, German, Finnish and Jewish. My ex-husband is Puerto Rican, African and either Chinese or Japanese, unfortunately his family doesn't remember, so our three children are very mixed! My sons both married Filipinas and my daughter married a man who is part Native American! I started learning Spanish, Puerto Rican dialect, in 5th grade so I speak it pretty fluently. I read and write it as well. I can read French pretty well, although I can only speak a little right now. I know a little German and a little Sign language too. I am making quilts for my family now, 2 down and 11 to go, but I plan on studying languages again asap. My oldest brother is in a Nursing Home, he is blind and has memory issues, but when I visit him we speak English, German, Spanish, French and Sign! People are very surprised! I truly admire everyone who studies other languages! Blessings to all in love and light!🙏🏼💜🙏🏼💙🙏🏼🧡🙏🏼💛🙏🏼💚🙏🏼

[Patricia Andrade]

Girl you bad! I love your energy for learning so many languages. You're amazing, and what a cute couple ❤ God bless

[The Notorious Gryyn]

Your mastery of languages is impressive Pearl, I wish you and your husband happiness and prosperity for the new year!

[Oriental Pearl]

Thank you for your kind words.

[DamnYouNico]

This old lady seems so charming, so as so many other people you meet. Now I wanna learn an Asian language and visit some countries! Great work for inspire people and for being so nice with strangers. I’m subscribing now!

[Evelyne Martin]

I am learning Korean but with a full time job + I decided to go back to studying, it goes slow. But every week I am learning something new. Good for you that you had time to learn more languages. :)

[Oriental Pearl]

That's awesome Evelyne. We can motivate each other in our Korean studies.

[JDub W]

I love your vlogs. You are so charismatic and engaging. I can see why people like speaking with you.

[Stephen Gardiner]

Never mind 80 days, it's around the world in 8 minutes! Loving the reactions, looking forward to the next one 😁

[k10nn10th]

Vietnamese will definitely be interesting to learn in the future. A lot of ppl don't know that there's a huge borrowing of Chinese vocabulary in the language. Lots of traditions are also similar such as giving out red envelopes on Lunar New Year and eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival.

[Oriental Pearl]

You’re right. I want to learn it for that exact reason. It’s going to build on the knowledge I have from Chinese.

[Samuel Lee]

north vietnam (Jiaozhi,Annam) was a province of China for a thousand years. Was vassal state of Qing dynasty China until the french came invaded it when China was weaken by civil & opium wars.

[Bob Adams]

I don't know how I missed this video when it came out. I continue to be amazed by your language skills. Good to see you in action.

[Oriental Pearl]

I’m glad you got to see it. Put the notification bell on so you don’t miss the next one.

[Bob Adams]

@Oriental Pearl I have it on already .Don't know happened.

[David Davis]

I love how you are setting an example for humans to interact & date outside of their own kind.. beautiful.

[Conny Wolfram]

Oh, please. 🤢

[Yanji Jay]

Haha its hilarious when they don't think you can speak their language but bust it out & they look confused

[Paul]

I love to see the happiness that speaking people's languages brings!

[Nicole S]

I’m going to start learning these languages, as it’s always been as goal to learn and speak multiple languages. Japanese, Korean, and Chinese are on my list to start learning. I can speak Spanish, my husband is from Mexico.

[Ryleigh Strawn]

Must feel good to hear native speakers compliment you on pronunciation!!

[mrgannet]

That's so cool you were here in Hawaii!! Wish we had run into you while you were here so we could've shown you some of our favorite spots. You're multilingualism is very impressive. I'm newly subscribed to your channel. Lived in Taiwan when I was younger and would love to get my Mandarin skills as good as yours.

[Suzunome]

You're literally living my dream, being able to speak multiple languages like that on a conversational level. I only know Filipino and English, and that's only because they're mandatory to learn in our country as the first and second language. I hope I could learn another Asian language one of these days, preferably Japanese. 😊

[Doyle Brown]

Anming,you are amazing. There are no words to describe how well you have mastered several languages. I could see you as a interpreter at the UN . I am from Louisiana,my mother spoke fluent French as her first language,English as her second language. She never taught it to myself or my brother or sisters. Back then it was discouraged,now it is taught some,but Spanish is in the fore front as a foreign language taught in school. Southern Louisiana roots are French, but Spanish leads in school language taught,blows my mind. At 65,I am trying to learn French and speak some. People who hear me speak French,say I speak it naturally,that I must have picked up on some listening to my mother speak it all those years.

[Oriental Pearl]

That's so amazing that you're learning languages at 65! You're incredible.

[John Moser]

You guys are just too cute together ❤️ bless you both!🖖

[PhotoLukeHawaii]

You are amazing! I want to learn to speak Japanese. I live in Hawaii so very cool to see you walking around Chinatown talking to everyone! We love Japan too, been there 7 times. We are Japanese born and raised in Hawaii, 3rd Generation so we dont speak Japanese. Cool to see you walking around Senso-ji Temple! We were just there too in December! Anyways, I subbed to you with both our channels! You rock! Aloha 🤙🏽😊

[Asep Haryono]

I have been learning English more than 12 years, and I never get that level of perfect like a native speaker. You spoke multiple languages all at once, and that is incredible performance. You spoke very well in those foreign languages, Its awesome. Great skills. I envy to your foreign language skills . Perhaps you need another foreign language. Bahasa Indonesia. Indonesian language. Keep up the good work Greetings from INDONESIA

[Alskins]

WOW! I am Japanese and I can't speak anywhere close to you. your amazing! keep up the good work.

[Amanda 민서]

Wow so fun. I want to be as confident. I did say happy new year in korean at a korean restaurant recently so I was glad I didn't chicken out. Also earlier I was listening and was surprised you were speaking in Korean but then I realized, oh wait, that was Japanese but I understood it. Guess I haven't forgotten all the Japanese I learned even though I've stopped for a few months. Hyper focused on korean for now as I prepare for the TOPIK test

[Melinda A]

Omg, you and your husband are just adorable! I love subscribing and following your videos. I get excited when you upload them and very nostalgic for my days of living in Japan! 🌸

[Oriental Pearl]

Thank you so much Melinda. That's awesome that you got to live in Japan.

[Melinda A]

Two & a half years in Kanagawa Prefecture at Camp Zama Army Post. Got to spend time in Hokkaido in the winter, where I quickly learned to say “Samuidesu” 🥶! Also got to vacation in Okinawa and learned “Soto wa atsui”. 🥵

[Jack Patterson]

I love how happy people look when you speak their language, it inspires me to learn more! I've had a few encounters like that with French, it's so nice. My Japanese friends have been helping me with my Japanese, and they've been so kind and supportive. I'm teaching a bit of ASL in return (a lot of my friends have been asking about it, and while I'm not fluent, it's nice to be able to teach them sign and some Deaf culture)! :)

[Oriental Pearl]

I'm so glad this video inspires you to learn more Japanese!

[Belinda Bäckman]

I just stumbled upon this video and was very impressed by your language skills. I was also inspired to learn one of those languages. I've been in Japan and learned how to say a few things, and also have the Chineasy book that explains the Chinese characters, so I'm curious, but I'm too busy with family etc to be able to plunge into one of the languages. As a translator I already have a few languages (Swedish, Finnish, English, Spanish, Greek) but always hungry for more. Thanks for a nice video!

[🌸MOMOJI🌸]

your videos always have a good vibe, it would be great to see you speaking Portuguese

[Polyento]

How long does it take you to learn a language? How many hours do you study a week? I used to know basic Arabic and Spanish but after a while since I rarely ise them I started to mix 'em lol.

[La Tu]

You're amazing! I live in Japan for 3 years and I love the Japanese people and their culture. I believe at the time is the cleanest country in the world. Well you earned yourself a new Sub here.

[shawnshinex3]

You and Tommy are so wholesome. I love seeing vlogs with you together!

[Oriental Pearl]

Thank you!! 😊

[Black Talon]

Sometimes I really feel like the whole 'Brotherhood of Mankind' comes forth in your videos. People are happy to hear of someone learning their language and experiencing their culture, and vice versa. I should hope one day we can far more of this, and far less fighting.

[M P]

God bless all people who can talk, make a conversation in more languages. Absolutely fascinating to watch you greet and talk with all these different languages.

[New World]

I just want to say "thank you", you are my inspiration. I actually passed JLPT n1 last year, I'm also learning Chinese right now, and I hope that one day I can speak as fluently as u.

[Oriental Pearl]

Congrats on passing JLPT!

[Los Mosquitos]

Well, well, talk about opening doors by speaking someone‘s native language! That is so quick, a few phrases and kind words or compliments or even a joke here and there, and all of a sudden you are in a completely different position to their souls. I adore you and your skills, Pearl. You are absolutely fear and ruthless, love it. 😂 Hugs to you both from Uruguay ♥️👍🇺🇾

[Oriental Pearl]

I'm also shocked at how little it takes to make a connection like this.

[william grissom]

I watch your videos and other language videos now and then, but even though I might really like to be able to speak Chinese or other great sounding languages, I'm too much of a hermit to ever get any real use out of doing it. But I love seeing the cheerfulness and to see different people's light up when they hear someone speak their language who is not from their location. Great video. 😁👍

[Tick1e_Ch1ps]

You continue to inspire me to learn Japanese. I wish I had the chance to meet you when you came to my island! 😢😅❤

[Oriental Pearl]

Awww, do you live in Hawaii?

[Jess_Sushii]

I speak French, English, Vietnamese and im hoping to learn Japanese and Korean soon but I’m actually Vietnamese myself, I would love to see you learn Vietnamese!

[ratrod1962]

So cool to speak with people , their smiles and conversations show their happiness that you learn their language

[Lynn]

It is good to see a person speak so many languages. 🎉

[Stephanie Allangarman]

Tommy is so supportive and AWESOME. I’m so happy 😊❤ that you have a partner who is SUPPORTIVE in your linguistic endeavors. You’re even risking your KOREAN now..I’m so PROUD. I am a loyal SUBSCRIBER Since the QUARANTINE and you use to teach CHARLES ENGLISH from home. Love your new adventures. I pray 🙏🏽 you and TOMMY have a blessed NEW YEAR 2023’.

[Oriental Pearl]

Thank you for being a subscriber for so long Stephanie! I wish you the best in 2023 too.