Learn How to Use "才 cái"｜Chinese Learning

[@ariamaze9081]

Thanks for adding the traditional and simplified characters 🙏

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Aria Maze No problem! ;)

[@嵐影湖光-r9z]

Agreed!!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

I hope you guys like my drawings 😂😂 (I drew all the stuff except for the apple XD) - Things you might get confused: 05:12 漂亮 “piào liang” is the correct Pinyin for this word, but in daily life Taiwanese people usually pronounce it as “piào liàng”. Correction: 05:20 / 05:22 漂亮 “piào liang”

[@iandavidson471]

你很漂亮。 :D

[@ABChinese]

哇，我觉得都有专业水平！你是用哪些app画的？

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Ian Davidson 謝謝你（谢谢你）☺️

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Christophe SAURY I’d recommend that you can watch Peppa Pig in Chinese. If you don’t know how to find it, I talked about it in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/en6qgGx5j6plrNU You can take a look at it! :)

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

ABChinese 我用「SketchBook」，很好用！

[@水野守-d4y]

你好！你的讲课很好。我才明白才的用法！

[@nickvarricchio]

你好Grace老师！ Loved today's speaking exercise!你很有创意！谢啦：-）

[@milragos36]

Hi! I love your videos, I'm a Filipino-Chinese, and we seldom have a chance to practice mandarin, since most of the time we use 福建話, and even more after I graduated since at work what we use is either 英文 或是菲律賓話, 我非常感謝妳作了這些視頻，我可以繼續學中文. 謝謝!!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Mil Ragos You’re very welcome! I’m glad you love my videos! 😄

[@ValleyData]

"Usually they might expect you to agree with them, but you actually don't." 4:52 Priceless ❤

[@michellethong8476]

Grace - you give great, easy to understand explanations! Thank you so much for your wonderful videos!

[@jessicamavare3877]

Very useful video!! thank you very much.

[@groverchiri4031]

優秀，我很愛繁體字，從我的國家玻利維亞問候，我喜歡臺灣。🇹🇼🇧🇴

[@xsoireg]

Thanks. Great video

[@mandarinwithmahjabin9429]

Your channel is helping me a lot in learning Mandarin. Thank you so much.

[@ThaiIsland]

Ok I like the part when you said “you come back.” Wow I can understand it and read it, yay. Ok baby steps for me. 😁

[@johnsarkissian5519]

Thank you for your great explanations. I can now see that the usage of 才 is basically identical to the usage of “just” in English. He just finished reading the book after one whole year. (Took him longer than expected) He just arrived. (Later than expected) She has just been studying Chinese for six months but she can already speak fluently. (Less time than expected) I think she’s just not pretty! I’m prettier. (To disagree with some while emphasizing on your opinion) He had just stepped out when it began to rain. (As soon as)

[@chrystels.1]

This was an excellent video and explanation. I am HSK6 level and I still was avoiding using 才 or was sometimes confused by it. Now everything makes sense. Thank you.

[@hpakawnzauseng2565]

This video show the very full details about 才 !

[@E11imist]

Love the drawings! I'm a huge fan of your "demystifying X" series (potential title?), as I'm often asking myself: am I using this character correctly? Your videos with their simple examples really help me then. Thanks for all your hard work :)

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

NecroSteven Thank you! So happy you like this series and my drawings!! :P Haha I never thought of that word “demystify”. It’s interesting! 😆

[@azucarados-mc1zg]

Grace，你是最好中文老师的 ^•^

[@nancytang6323]

You did a good job! Thank you for sharing your video.

[@chungchhen]

Guo 老师好 . 您的画画真棒! I'm very impressed by your drawings. I used to draw a lot when I was younger. You did a fantastic job on explaining the usage of 才 . I suggest watching the video a few times to absorb all the material. Recently I have come to realize that Taiwaneses often end their sentences with certain particles like o, la, ma. I think it's a culture thing to make sentences sound relax and casual. I noticed it in this video as well. Perhaps you may want to consider making a video on them. As always thank you so much for your time and energy in making such educational videos. 为了我们您辛苦了!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Chen Jun Guang 謝謝俊光（谢谢俊光）！Thank you for your kind words! I know you also like drawing haha :P Yes we like to add many modal particles at the end of sentences. You are very good at observing the differences!

[@TennisGvy]

I'm always confused by 只. Some circumstances I need to use it, I will accidentally use 就

[@Adrenaline_chaser]

Me too!!

[@Cahit_29]

I m learning taiwanese. Thanks ☺️👍

[@lucaschav27]

Really nice draws ❤️ Very clear as always teacher 👌💯

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Lukas Thank you! 🥰

[@banette6263]

Thank you! Your videos are all really helpful!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Tina _R No problem! I’m happy that you find them helpful! :D

[@xuxipan7181]

Nice lesson again and the clear explanation and examples of its usage 😊 Just need to see more examples and sentences so that I can get it soon 😌

[@TennisGvy]

谢谢Grace老师 Just last night I was reading a graded reader with a bunch of 才。 So many uses, I was planning to search for a lesson today, but yours popped up in my sub box 😁

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

TennisGvy 不客氣（不客气）！I’m glad that you happened to need this lesson! :D

[@misterRDF]

I really liked how clear your explanation was, I've subbed and hope to see your channel grow as it deserves too!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

misterRDF Thank you so much for your kind words! I appreciate it! :D

[@misterRDF]

@@GraceMandarinChinese You're very welcome Grace! I hope the best for you, sincerely!

[@KKFan592]

Hey Grace! Thank you for the super video again❤🙏 Concerning this example: 因为他，我才去的. I wanted to ask if we could say: 因为他，所以我才去的。A chinese friend told me that we can say "我学习因为我有考试". But if we start with 因为 we should add 所以: 因为我有考试，所以我学习。

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Khalid Ousri You can say “因为他，我才去的” or “因为他，所以我才去的”. Both are okay because the first sentence has “才” as a linking word, it is find. But in the sentence you mentioned: “因为我有考试，所以我学习”, in the second clause “我学习” there isn’t any linking word, so usually we would add “所以”. :)

[@KKFan592]

@@GraceMandarinChinese 谢谢你啊，你太棒了 😁😍

[@chazchillings3019]

You are so cute. And I never heard such a full explanation as you have done!

[@hphuongnguyen318]

Thank you so much. When I learn chinese I realize that the word 和, sometimes is spoken as hé and sometime as hàn. And, I also see that the Chinese is usually use this partical “er” in the sentence. Please help me to understand them. Thank you so much

[@midinette]

You really did all the drawings? Wah thank you so much you did a great job, it really helps us remember. Also I watched the 就 videos series and omg your explanations are so clear! Thank you!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

midinette Yes haha I’m glad you like the drawings! You’re welcome! 💛

[@sandybudimansyah44]

This is really helpful

[@liya4431]

好喜歡姊姊!我也順便練了英文~會繼續支持你的,姊姊加油!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Yaya The 謝謝你！

[@tonykhong]

Thanks. Very good lesson

[@AndersWelander]

我很喜欢你的视频。

[@JasielMontes14]

Thank you, it was very clear :)

[@katechirk5209]

thank you so muchhhh it's very helpful !!

[@feli435]

Thanks a lot I've been confused for over a year now ..

[@-mey5392]

Thanks Grace for your explanation. I have a question. The 3rd use of "才" that's for emphasize your opinion is The same as “並” ?

[@johnmccreery7550]

這個視頻很有用。

[@steventate9276]

This is a very good video, but I have a question. Is this the version of mandarin that is spoken in China or Tawain. I know they have different letters, but I (and probably a lot of other beginners ) don't know how similar or different the spoken language is?

[@eRiC-hn8kp]

Grace 你太给力啦✌

[@TheOriginalJohnDoe]

In your previous video titled "Learn How to Use "就 jiù"" you had this structure: Reason (,) (S) + 就 (then) + Next action / The result and in this one you have this one: Reason (,) (S) + 才 (then) + Next action / The result which is the same, but youv'e switched 就 with 才, is there any difference in these two? Can I take 你喜欢就好 and replace 就 with 才？Is is correct when I say 你喜欢才好 ? The latter feels weird to me. Could you eloborate more on this?

[@16yen]

Hi Grace, at 3:50 , can I say this instead? "我拿到一個而已“

[@Barbarossa-heir]

谢谢您啦！

[@Garbaz]

I've been wondering about this sentence: "白痴才会把这个事当真。" From your explanation, I would understand this as the second usage, so "(是)白痴" is the only reason for "会把这个事当真". So in English, "only an idiot would take this (matter) serious."

[@eRiC-hn8kp]

Great video🤩

[@Scho229]

Very informative, thanks a lot! I have a question and hope that you can help me. In German there is a word "doch" which expresses that something unexpectet/contrary happens/happened. I can't think of an english translation for it. Let me give you an example: Ich dachte, dass es heute nicht regnet aber es regnet doch. I thought that it wouldn't be raining today but it does. Do I also use 才 here? 我觉得今天不下雨但是现在才下雨。 Is this correct?

[@asane510]

You've probably already figured this out by now, but you can use 倒 (dào) followed by a positive comment, or 卻 (què) for a negative one - see Chinese Grammar Wiki for examples. (Not a native speaker)

[@camtuhuynh4427]

hey guys, do you know where can download subtitles (Chinese sub) for Chinese drama?

[@joyuna]

Some of the dramas on Viki have Chinese sub! Also try Netflix

[@vadimkantorov]

A video idea: a mega-video comparing 才, 刚刚, 刚才 and 刚. For me the most complex are cases where in theory several of them could be used, but the meaning would be slightly different Thanks for your videos!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Hi I have talked about the difference between 刚刚, 刚才 and 刚 in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHawc6N4f9OiZrs (At around 6:30) Feel free to check it out!

[@vadimkantorov]

@@GraceMandarinChinese Thanks for that video! I checked it already :)

[@aaushitariyal4978]

thanks I was so confused about this one.... :-)

[@a-sam8151]

Xiexie Laoshi❤️👍

[@theoileng]

thank you sm for this

[@JMLiao-hn9ju]

i am learing a lot of chinese word and how to use them

[@petergideon3458]

Nice

[@TyzulaShipper183]

3:15 为什么”才“在”一年的前面，不在“花”的后面？（才+看完，不是 才+花？）

[@cooljhef31485]

谢谢你妹妹

[@khaledqutub5849]

Thank you for this lesson it help a mb d I learn new lesson from you. Xie xie

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Khaled Qutub You’re welcome! Happy to have you here! :)

[@herrunsinn774]

My Chinese is so bad. Upon initially looking at the video, I thought it was going to be about vegetables "菜" (cài). Those darned tones! 😅 😂 🤣 Would an "unexpected vegetable" be a 才菜 (cái cài)? 😁

[@joshuacarljones5128]

Did you make these drawings yourself, Grace? 😮 Have you thought about becoming an illustrator for children's books? 😀

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Joshua Carl Jones Yes! Haha thanks :P

[@wywalay]

老師好！麻煩你，想問你一下： 這個句子正確嗎 》這兩天我才沒有練習中文。

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

best idea 嗨 馬裡奧！The sentence is correct. But if you say it, I would think someone assumed that you studied Chinese in these two days and you want to clarify that you didn’t. (Also because this sentence implies that they are wrong, it sounds a bit angry :P )

[@wywalay]

@@GraceMandarinChinese Understood! Thanks! Keep it up! I learn alot from your videos. :)

[@STORYINSTAHD]

Keep going

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

HUSSEIN Thanks!

[@AndersWelander]

要满十八岁才能喝酒。I have learned that neng means be able and ke yi means be allowed. Is it better or okay to use ke yi instead of neng in this sentence?

[@jakewood5475]

They are completely interchangeable in this context.

[@lkhagva-ochiroogii7025]

Hen you yi si aa!!!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Lkhagva-Ochir oogii Thanks!

[@wsudance85]

I think that 才 is much easier than 就 lol

[@joyuna]

😭 To me the first and second meanings are contradictory... One is later than expected, one is earlier than expected? For example 她才16岁 means she's only 16, right? Earlier, not later? How do you know which one it means?

[@jetjehmeen3913]

才

[@jgtbym601]

著： I’m still unsure about 著（着), as in “I am (infinitive verb)-ing”.

[@丁玲-v8h]

請問，為什麼不說：他十點才來了。

[@williamcanton5825]

我才知道到 我仍然不記得多多中文短語.

[@taralim1]

Wei Grace, Ni hao ! Good going.. I would like to thank you for your efforts, However in this video I found u skipped few helpful steps like showing meanings of individual terms/phrases (like u did in Jiù videos;those are a big help). Also the ONLY and ALREADY meanings of Cai are exactly same in USAGE like jiu ,then why so much complications in the vocabulary... !!

[@diogoemon]

I love your English! How did you study?? In case you're interested, there are (only) a few words that you could improve the pronunciation: "everyone", "five", "another", "further ado". The way you pronounce them is very cute, so there's no need to change if you don't want to =P

[@zizuzidu9803]

you are so cute that i can't focus on listening..

[@rensoagomez]

🙃🙃🙃

[@Aseerhaider512]

But I think there's no need to use cai ta cai bu piaoliang ta bu piaoliang jiu xing le 😂😂😂😂

[@MrAbrandao]

The dialogs are too fast. A repetition of their pronunciation would be appreciated. the drawings are cute.

[@joshshhh4869]

i learn faster because she look like bae suzy🤧

[@diogoemon]

For me her mouth is like Satomi Ishihara and her eyes are like Yuki Kashiwagi

[@Nombirisan]

日本と中国で、才の書体が違うんです。 日本は、ノが突き出る、中国はカタカナのオみたいに書く。

[@kusy]

你才來！？ You come [1.1: late! + 1.2: “*only* now!?” + 1.3: *pure emphasis* + 1.3: *emphasis with negation* (她不來)你才來 + 2: it just happened + 3: (she did not come) *only then, then* you came] ... All of the meanings at the same time! @_@

[@Tapostlevonesus]

pretty good