REAL Chinese Conversations about Chinese Valentine's Day (Qixi Festival) - Intermediate Chinese

This is a REAL Chinese street interview about the native speakers’ thoughts on the Chinese Valentine’s Day - Qixi Festival. Please try to understand the REAL Chinese conversations that you may not learn in intermediate Chinese classroom. If you want to see the English subtitles, just turn on Closed Captions (CC) on KZbin.
Today is Qixi Festival (Chinese Valentine's Day), we interviewed some Chinese people on the street. Let's check out what they think about Qixi Festival and what they do on Chinese Valentine's Day.
Do you know that Chinese people have their own valentine's day? It is called Qixi Festival. The Qixi Festival, also known as the Qiqiao Festival, is a Chinese festival celebrating the annual meeting of the cowherd and weaver girl in mythology.
Learn more about the Chinese story behind Qixi Festival:
• Chinese Valentine's Da...
Question 1:
Nǐ zhī dào jīn tiān shì shén me rì zi ma?
你知道今天是什么日子吗？
Do you know what special day is it today?
Question 2:
Shuō dào Qī xī, nǐ huì xiǎng dào shén me?
说到七夕, 你会想到什么呢？
Speaking of Qixi, what comes to your mind?
Question 3:
Nǐ zhī dào Qíng rén jié shì nǎ tiān ma?
你知道情人节是哪天吗？
Do you know when is Valentine's day?
Question 4:
Nǐ jué de Qī xī hé Qíng rén jié yǒu shén me bù tóng?
你觉得七夕和情人节有什么不同？
Question 5:
Nǐ yǒu nán/nǚ péng you ma?
你有男/女朋友吗？
Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?
Question 6:
Nǐ(men) jīn tiān zhǔn bèi zěn me guò?
你(们)今天准备怎么过？
How do you spend today?
Question 7:
Nǐ xǐ huan guò Qī xī ma? Wèi shén me?
你喜欢过七夕吗？为什么？
Do you like Qixi festival and why?
Question 8:
Xiàn zài ràng nǐ wèn wǒ men de guān zhòng yíge wèn tí, nǐ zuì xiǎng wèn shén me ne?
D：那现在让你问我们的观众一个问题，你最想问什么呢？
Now you can ask our audience a question. What do you want to ask most?
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[@xiaoyin_h]

I'm glad there is no music background so we can listen to their voices clearly. Thank you so much.

[@EverydayChinese]

Yes, we remove the music background that may be noisy in our new videos.

[@xiaoyin_h]

@@EverydayChinese Yes, sometimes music is interrupted. 😂 By the way, Could you please make videos about telling the story with pinyin and English translation? (No music background) It would be a really great way to improve our listening comprehension.

[@EverydayChinese]

@@xiaoyin_h Thanks for your suggestion. Most of our newly posted videos are music background removed.

[@user-my5zx4gr2d]

@@EverydayChinese could you please try some TPRS (teaching proficiency through reading and story-telling) where you'd tell simple stories using 100 most common verbs in Chinese we could read them while listening to you in both in Pinyin and Hanzi

[@EverydayChinese]

@@user-my5zx4gr2d Hello, we actually use the tprs method in our online courses. You can check it out at courses.everydaychinese.com

[@kelvincharles4998]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that guy on 4:41 makes me laughed a lot He change the answer so fast afraiding her girlfriend will see the video, but in reality he didn't like the festival 😂😂

[@badunbadunai8098]

yeaaaa. i wish she would watch this video and knew how her boyfriend think. :P

[@oumsker]

also laughing hard at this guy. Love DengDeng's experssion on the 2nd time he answers. HAHAHA

[@jisooya7878]

This clip is so funny..🤣🤣🤣

[@Oag37]

they did him dirty XD

[@mina7016]

This is the best video ever. Thank you for making the Pinyin, characters and english subtitles.

[@milkrock.]

4:52 hahahah his reaction 😂😂😂 I love that you didn't edit it out -- Good short video with various answers from different stand points. They are funny, too!

[@yessboss9640]

4:52 😂😂😂 that guy made my night, i laughed out loud, this part made the whole video Sweet kkk it was nice to don't edit and cut off 👍👍, kkk he has spoken by the heart

[@diegohenriquez1542]

instant subscribe. The fact that you introduce the cc, and have pinyin and the chinese signs as subtitles just shows what a kind spirit you have!

[@Dunuy69]

My goodness! These kinda videos are extremely helpful.. Keep em coming ;)

[@EverydayChinese]

Glad you like it.

[@nene2468]

没有，你想多了吧.... No ,you are thinking too much 🤣🤣🤣.The kid when asked if he has a girlfriend .He made my day 😂😂. And I remembered when you taught us these short phrases .Thank You everyday Chinese for making us learn chinese in a fun way .

[@marianell1993]

This is one of the best Chinese video i've watched! 😆 that guy really made me laugh out loud!! It's very entertaining, and true-to-life conversation. Thanks for the Hanzi, Pinyin, and English Subtitle. This js very helpful! I admire ur effort, and much appreciated 🥰💕

[@Yihong3930]

I think learning chinese is bit difficult but on my opinion it's such a interesting language 😊 After learning chinese we can interact with chinese people and 我们了解他们的文化。 These conversation were amazing guys ❤❤❤

[@vio3366]

I will answer all their questions :) 1-In my opinion Chinese share similar features but they don't look the same way, however Chinese aren't as mixed as we are in Latin America. so I can often distinguish chinese but it's sometimes hard. 2- Huh, I don't do anything it depends on the couple 3- I don't celebrate Qixi or even Valentine's day 4- Flowers, chocolates, cakes. 5- I study Chinese because I love Chinese culture, language, history and Chinese historical dramas, also I want to read Chinese literature, but I have a lot of work on :( well Chinese is indeed difficult, but as long as you keep focused on your goals, you will always remain motivated. I enjoyed a lot this interview I could understand a lot! make more videos like this.

[@oumsker]

From a Thai pengyou...(answering questions) 1. Because i'm also Asian. I can kind of tell the differences between far east, southeastern, south Asians...with 70% accuracy. Although some people are hard to tell because of the mixed races these days. 2. Totally depends on the person. Some people don't give much importance. Some go out with friends (if single). Some buy presents, date, have nice meals. Students in schools or colleagues at work may put heart stickers on your shirt as a sign of affection in Thailand. Not a norm, but I've seen it done more and more now. 3. I think Qixi is exclusively for Chinese. We don't have a different version of Valentine's Day...just Feb 14. And again, the presents are totally depending on the couples. Most people will just give flowers (which becomes extremely expensive on that day), chocolate, or nice meals. Some dedicated couples may also give some handmade presents with pictures of them together or any keepsakes that bring good memories as a couple. 4. Because I want to understand what XiaoZhan and Yibo say in their interviews and I want to understand it first-hand. It's difficult, but I'm determined. haha.

[@gabrielpablo8699]

Agree with the others. I find these street interviews very helpful, with the added bonus of no background music to distract the ear. Keep them coming!

[@joanam3070]

I love listening to people in other languages and cultures. I wish I can know more about chinese citizens and visit some day. Thanks a lot for helping us understand you better. We need to learn a lot from China.

[@chilldeinebasis]

well, not the politics for sure lol

[@betterworld4560]

the content was ultra super. a very useful way to learn the language thanks again and keep up the good work 给你们个点赞

[@babymommy6460]

Oh thanks so much I found this video very helpful for me to understand my Chinese husband 😁 thank you keep uploading with your complete translation with your Chinese character 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@lamapril7210]

It's really entertaining and educational. Thank you for your great video

[@hosaudios1556]

This video really helps me with my conversation level in Chinese!! 谢谢！

[@kokolexx]

This is one of the most interesting but also funny interview I've watched. 又很有意思又好笑 My answer to the questions 1. 虽然我是个外国人但是我也是亚洲人所以我没有这个问题 Although i am a foreigner, but i am from Asian country so this problem don't apply to me 2. 差不多 almost the same 3. 在这里没有七夕 no Qixi here 4. 差不多。花儿,巧克力,什么的 almost the same,flowers,chocolate, etc 5. 汉语很简单但不容易 Learning Chinese is simple, but not easy.

[@carlosmurillo5849]

我爱上你了 !!!! Very funny video, I really laughed a lot with the guy who thought his girlfriend could watch the video.

[@Josh_x7]

It's funny and entertaining but also learning😂 thanks!

[@jacks3134]

Would love more videos on streets with real speakers like this please. Very helpful!

[@GiangNguyen-mc6rx]

Thank you so much for this helpful video. Hoping you guys will have more and more real conversation Chinese like this 😍😍😍

[@mikicassains8554]

Excellent video!! Very natural and people really engaged with the interview!! Cheers!

[@owenbishop2856]

这个视频实际上对于学习如何阅读和说中文非常有帮助

[@explorer3677]

Wonderful video. I like listening to real conversations, Q & A, natural voices and authentic accents of the local people. It would also be good to hear people from different regions. And you look lovely in soft, pastel colored dress.

[@Explore8375]

These videos are so helpful, thank you so much!

[@ulaganathanc1463]

Wow lovely Chinese people... all are smiley face , nice to see....我爱中国 我是印度人

[@rockman2225]

Chinese Language is realy hard to learn. That’s way i want to try. Good Thing is i must not, that gives me no pressure. Your teaching method is realy great. It keeps me watching More and more. Thank you again for the helpful Video...👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@divineprincesscardinal3410]

Thank you for the subtitles, it helps a lot, currently trying to learn Mandarin.

[@aifuaifu5222]

“嗯特别喜欢”反应很快😂😅

[@kokolexx]

4:53 😂😂😂 我希望他女朋友看这个视频😂😂

[@EverydayChinese]

😂😂哈哈，他女朋友也可能不看KZbin

[@kiefat4763]

在大陆不能打开KZbin

[@kokolexx]

是啊。只有用vpn才能看youtube. But still it is so funny. Also 邓邓 looks like she was trying not to laugh when that guy is doing the "2nd take". I bet she was already thinking "we won't cut this" 😂😂😂

[@EverydayChinese]

@@kokolexx 😂😂😂

[@weeblyrobo2325]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@charlesayache6801]

So good! So original and spontaneous. The kids were awsome. The guy who changed his version was hilarious. Chinese friends, please note that St. Valentine is an old catholic festival which was revived lately by salespersons for obvious commercial reasons just as the old irish pagan festival of Halloween. Millions of people have no idea what it is in the "west". Millions as well have hardly heard of St. Valentine and don't relate to it at all. To me individual Asians are all different even if I generaly do not differentiate the appearance of nationals. Chinese is not so difficult and so widely spoken, its a challenge. Like & subscribe for the quality.

[@harrok38]

Very helpful and well presented!

[@quan4288]

Subcribed and liked Because there's no noise, no music background while watching ! The most impressive video I have ever watched

[@infobro9294]

七夕节快了。Thanks for nice video .❤️ from 🇳🇵

[@luisbanegassaybe6685]

The reason why I’m 100% engaged with this channel for Chinese content is because their is always pinyin and Chinese characters, much easier to learn

[@tcsolchinesewithzena5804]

我觉得这个问题很有意思哈哈可是我看看如果有男朋友那就喜欢过七夕，没有的话就不喜欢过情人节😂😂然后我想答问题，我学汉语当然很难不过很有意思❤️❤️

[@TheGrowTentGuys]

Some of us do celebrate Qixi day! My wife is Taiwanese and she always gets me a nice meal and card. In return, I do the same on America's Valentine's day. ;) Great video.

[@TreeCross]

lol 😂 let’s record this again very funny. Thank You for this video

[@StratosFair]

This was amazing ! You should definitely consider making more videos like this one !

[@basantnaser8073]

this was so informative thank you so much!!!I instantly grabbed my notebook once I read the title and now I have a page full of new words and expressions.

[@EverydayChinese]

Good student. 😊

[@ailuobuyu2543]

4:11 我笑死了 😂

[@henry12h]

hahaha

[@leoncalv1206]

假设一下，要是他回答自己有男朋友了 😂😂

[@unknownprofit3553]

Great video love from 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@elisesterling9634]

I love learning Mandarin so far. I have been studying for one year now. I think it is probably easier for an English speaker to learn Mandarin, than it is for a Mandarin speaker to learn English. Because English is influenced by many different languages and has exceptions to many “rules.” I celebrate Valentine’s Day with my husband by going out to eat a nice dinner. We exchange “Valentines cards,” which are greeting cards with loving sentiments. Sometimes we have a family party. I also give a card to my son along with some candy. Sometimes my husband gives me flowers and chocolate. I subscribed!

[@sergiokiwon6688]

Amei seus vídeos parabéns principalmente

[@ekstasiqX]

I'm learning Mandarin because I love Chinese movies, music and Culture. I also find Chinese characters and the language to be very interesting. It may be hard to learn, but I think it's worth it. I also think China is a very beautiful country rich in history. Also, I think Chinese women are very cute and adorable haha :D

[@user-ty7gs8vt6v]

我给您点个赞，非常感谢！我学了两年的汉语了。您的视频很有意思，帮助我长知识😊

[@ordinarygroovyvibes]

Happy to know wonderful channel 👍🏻

[@heyheyhey40]

谢谢老师我觉得这个视频是特别好！

[@ollieanntan4478]

This was riveting to see people's ideas and thoughts. I appreciate these videos.

[@Qichar]

Thank you so much for this channel! I don't know why I didn't go looking for you sooner. Mandarin is actually first first language (I learned to speak it first). In fact, I remember clearly that I came home from my first day of kindergarten in tears because the other kids could not understand me. And yet, because I don't live in China, my Chinese vocabulary is limited to common everyday speech like, "take out the garbage", "weed the lawn" or "wash the dishes". 😅 But your channel lets me drill vocabulary while seeing the written words. I do kind of wish you used the traditional characters since those are the ones my mom taught me when I was little, but I suppose over time I'll get used to the simplified ones.

[@loverpatriotamerican3897]

This was very enjoyable actually. Thanks

[@wonder4892]

谢谢你们

[@onlychinese870]

其实这样视频的话就增加我们知识，就是更多的了解中国人怎么过节日，我们也过就是和中国差不多的习俗，为了文化差异所以有一些地方就不一样。送礼物，带她好吃的好玩儿的什么的，不一样的地方就是日历。那个小孩子太可爱了，他说您想多了！哈哈哈，有点意思。谢谢给我们看视频，你们中国人真棒👍，给你们点赞。

[@weeeeeoow]

to answer the last question, well I was told chinese is hard so I just decided to learn it after trying out a random free trial on the internet. To my surprise the language for me was super interesting especially since it had tones, sth completely new to me. After the trial ended I resorted to free resources and used this other comprehensive textbook, so the journey so far has been amazing but limitations are of course not having someone to practice with, the weeks that go by without learning. But it isn't that bad tbh, but this is subjective lol. I suggest whoever wants to learn just dive in and see what happens, do not be intimidated.

看你们的视频很久了今天第一次留言，因为看到一个很有意思的视频。 在我国越南🇻🇳没有过七夕，多过情人节，也跟你们一样，有爱人的人都送礼物，去吃好吃的东西，看电影等。 很希望有一天来中国过一过七夕！

[@ericnamu8295]

I love that guy who asks for replay.. Very clever of him. Broke my ribs...

[@gustavolomba9763]

I love this kind of video

[@jt659]

Thanks for pinyin and characters. Also for using native speed. It's hard to practice listening when the language is slow since that's not what you hear in real life.

[@212025510]

Perfect example of some Chinese. Thanks.

[@Klazyo]

Amazing channel

[@tianzi49]

the teacher/老师 is such a natural may be she should think about being a reporter!

[@mariafilippovarus3613]

I like your interview, it's funny 👍

[@ahhhlvin]

These were such funny responses from people!

[@hendrix1175]

圠事䥅女 䉛！劇很好看！

[@kuberanthangaraj4276]

Very nice...past two decades we people (India) know about Valentines day on February 14th. In China I know about singles day but this is first time I'm hearing about Qixi day on August 7th....

[@edwardartetv]

Excellent real conversation !!

[@kalilfagundes7431]

Loved this Interview! So cool and funny!

[@chineseontour8426]

如果学中文一定知道有这个节日...祝大家七夕节快乐😊😊😊

[@EverydayChinese]

哈哈，是的。🤞

[@Nick-iz4nv]

谢谢您邓邓老师❤❤。视频很有意思。 我期待更多这样子的视频 🤗

[@smartpants1815]

you guys are doing very much great work,, I would like to thank you and to wish you good luck with your videos everyday ,,, keep up the good work !!!

[@demenascus]

邓邓看起来像一个友好而热情的人...录像非常好!

[@leoncalv1206]

我来自印尼🇮🇩 现在回答大家的问题 1. 印尼也是亚洲嘛，所以我觉得亚洲人都长得不一样 2. 每个人不一样吧，有的是比较简单，送花、送巧克力啊，有的比较浪漫，在一家豪华的饭店里约会呢 3. 我们国家没有过七夕的，甚至华人一般也不会过七夕的 4. 就送一般在情人节会送的礼物啊，花、礼物、巧克力之类的 5. 刚好我是从小学习中文的，所以中文对我来说，是一门比较熟悉的语言，不但我还是觉得中文是一门学起来比较难的语言 😊😊

[@brentbeatty4171]

Thank you for your time making this video... Xie Xie ni

[@EverydayChinese]

My pleasure!

[@MohammadAli-bo3ll]

I love Chinese peoples 💝 they r Fresh of mind.i wanna travel in China....

[@angelaag4356]

谢谢天天汉语！很喜欢看这个视频啊！翻译很清楚，看中国人说很有趣呀！❤️😆

[@biydhaa]

"Lets start again" That guy,, haha 😄

[@mutoniaugust]

thank you for the video and the guy at 5;01 made my day lol

[@jeanbaciquett1286]

I really enjoy everyday chinese! I am taking the First steps in chinese, learning about tones and hsk1 vocab and that's awesome! However I can't recognize the tones when people are speaking fastly 😱

[@katherineli5440]

gl! and yea when people speak fast, it's more about context clues and knowing what structures should come next

[@hoanhoang2603]

我喜欢你的视频。 喜欢过七夕节。 在越南没有过七夕节。 谢谢你

[@Bundelkhandisingr]

Hyy

[@anluan8601]

Chắc bây giờ cậu giỏi lắm rồi nhỉ

[@carlosmurillo5849]

This is one of my favorite videos, I really like 😍

[@EverydayChinese]

I'm glad you like it

[@deepkirankhadka]

这个视频很好！我最喜欢这样学办法！谢谢老师！

[@EverydayChinese]

很高兴你喜欢这个视频！

[@wansetiawan9840]

Really sooo funny hahahaa.. thanks for sharing

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I love you to interview everyone

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Love it!

[@umargul5644]

Great 👍

[@MisterHowzat]

Haha, that was pretty entertaining. And a good lesson too, with words and grammar that were not at a high level. Well done!

[@alexanderjamesl4868]

This was hilarious thank you so much :’)

[@thebancfamily8645]

Good save on the second take my man😂😂

[@jackpad375]

im form mexico and i want to answer the question from one girl, all asians look different, thank you.

[@DehansaDW]

谢谢!!!!

[@turuus5215]

I'm Mongolian, and I'm just starting to learn Mandarin. Phonotecs were extremely difficult for me to pronounce. Mongolian has no distinct ups and downs. My language journey is like this: Mongolian -> English -> Russian -> Korean -> Japanese -> Chinese Six is more than enough. I don't wanna learn any language anymore, haha.

[@RelaxingMusicForEveryDay2]

I feel it is so hard to pronounce and get to tones and journey of language is Kyrgyz-> Russian-> English-> Chinese by the way I am impressed how many languages you know.

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You should be an ambassador

[@turuus5215]

@@RelaxingMusicForEveryDay2 Thank u. Are you Kyrgyz?

[@turuus5215]

@@pontythython1901 My major is engineering, hha. I wish I could unlearn Russian and Korean. I don’t use them often.

[@jamesybarra5349]

hahah thank you for sharing! this video was educational and had me laughing!

[@curtisquigley6761]

这种面试的视频特别有用有意思，甚至对中极高级的学中文学生有意思！因为这个视频我点了个赞，订阅了呀！加油

[@EverydayChinese]

谢谢！对，学习语言的最高水平就是能和当地的人们（母语者）正常交流和听懂他们说什么。加油！

[@chericehoward605]

Hi

[@jumynelakesss]

学习中文真么很难但是我喜欢很很有意思

[@nhmb760]

很厉害！我喜欢看你的视频了

[@toughdog8914]

我来自马达加斯加，我们全岛的企鹅都在学习汉语。。

[@EverydayChinese]

你说的是菜鸟他们几个从中国回去之后吗?

[@_CloudyBunny]

企鵝?

[@murkod8274]

我真的很喜欢你的视频 :3