HOW WE STUDY MANDARIN CHINESE | This is our Mandarin level after 6 months

[@Speaker4DaDead]

I'm still in awe by how quickly you guys pick up the local language. It definitely helps by immersing yourself in the culture and interacting with the locals, but you guys still learn and adapt at an amazing pace. Well done so far guys!

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Still a long way to go but we'll do our best, thanks! 😁 Yes, we believe that immersion is one if not the most important. As it not only helps improving, but also understand the culture to know exactly what to say at a given situation!

[@外星人-t8v]

真的太驚人了！ 六個月能學到這種程度。 即使是去語言學校上課可能也無法到達你們這樣的程度。 特別是語調的部份，真的太令人驚豔和佩服了，你們真的很棒！ 希望你們就算去到其他國家，學習了其它語言也不要忘了中文呀~ 祝福你們 （^ 3 ^ y

[@janixlo2631]

I love the matching teddy bear bedsheets❤️ More candid shots please!!

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Haha, we didn't have a word on that but not a bad artistic choice 🤣 And yes, we realised that we needed more candid shots too so it should come with our newer videos! 😁

[@minnhinstidans8501]

Sometimes I'm lucky enough to find people who make me want to become a better person, improve my skills, explore the world and such. I'm very glad I found your channel. A big thank you for making these inspirational videos!

[@thewhvnomads7415]

We're very glad to hear that, thank you! We hope you'll get to those goals soon enough! 💪💪

[@Makofueled]

This channel is awesome and this video is criminally underviewed.

[@L_emonardo]

It tough for you two to learn so many languages, which I had wanted to achieved for a long time. 私も今ロシア語とフランス語両方を勉強し兼ねていますしけど、やはり語学というのは経験者だとしても根性なけりゃ成し遂げないことだと実感しました。羡慕你们有机会满世界飞，去不断地挑战自己喜欢的新事物，这也一直是我的理想。

[@beavis326]

我覺得六個月可以達到這種程度已經很厲害了！發音算挺標準的，比一些學兩三年的還標準。真的厲害👍 疫情時期學語言可能比較困難，不好交流，或許可以看看一些電視劇也許有幫助（韓國有youtuber是這樣學的）。

[@anthoki]

This channel is totally underrated. Very great video. 加油, 要詀更人看這頻道。がんばてください！

[@1989til]

I'm not really sure how you only have 16k subscribers. One of the most genuine and interesting travel content on KZbin. Keep it going guys really enjoying it! Love from the UK

[@thewhvnomads7415]

This kind of comment really makes our day, for real! Thank you so much for the support, Cheers! :D

[@Petite_xiaoxiao]

J’ai hâte de regarder plus de vos vidéos

[@chianing8805]

I stumbled upon your channel after watching wildfires in Sakha Republic on Vice news. Love to see you immerse yourself in local culture and leaning their language! 你們中文說的很好， 很佩服Steven 學注音! Looking forward to your year end video! 加油 and enjoy 台北， I miss my hometown .

[@jlee8]

You guys are so impressive! Very inspiring. The amount of mandarin you’ve picked up in 6 months is amazing. Love these videos!

[@thewhvnomads7415]

There's still a lot to pick up after that, we'll do our best! Thanks :D

[@jlee8]

@@thewhvnomads7415 my parents speak mandarin and to this day, I can only speak a few sentences! You guys are inspiring me to learn more. Thanks for the tips on those apps..so helpful. 😊

[@shaipah6854]

Many foreigner have lived in Taiwan for years, much longer than your stay. But you have achieved their Chinese speaking level.

[@thewhvnomads7415]

That feels great to read haha, thanks!

[@chiuvicky5417]

短時間的學習有這個程度真的很棒👍語詞和聲調也是大多正確！加油💪 期待6個月後的中文影片😉 You guys are amazing to spend only 6 months to reach this level! awesome!! The words and tone you speak are almost correct. Keep going and look forward to your Mandarin video after 6 month.😉

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Thanks for the feedback! 😄 There's still a large margin for improvement ahead of us, so we'll try our best for sure! 💪💪

[@nickdude624]

Its insane how you guys are able to learn mew languages! It’s super impressive. Love your content as always guys!

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Always good to hear from you, thanks for the support!

[@nickdude624]

@@thewhvnomads7415 not at all my french bruddas! The GH community misses you all but we still support you guys nonetheless

[@thewhvnomads7415]

We're still causally playing though, we're not fully gone yet 😁

[@nickdude624]

@@thewhvnomads7415 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@Crepes1626]

You guys speak really well considering only less than 6 months of learning! The the pace you guys are learning mandarin is superior than going to any language school. Love you videos and thanks for sharing!

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Thanks for the feedback, we'll try even harder! :D

[@gurabirierosanopara620]

This is the future, right here

[@bearlomerlot]

So impressive that both of you are able to speak Chinese so well! I believe you will definitely improve more till December! 🐻🐻

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Thank you! 🐻🐻 We hope so! Hopefully the situation gets better soon in Taiwan!

[@teresakikiyaya]

自學能到這樣的程度真的學的不錯，Steven的音調很標準! 加油👍

[@SuperPyrusMaster]

it's straight up ridiculous how fast you guys learn languages, killer video as per usual!

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Thanks for the support! There's still a long road ahead to the fluency we'd like to reach, but we'll try our best haha!

[@SuperPyrusMaster]

@@thewhvnomads7415 keep grinding kings, much love from malta

[@chiayuhsu8331]

You guys are amazing!! Your Chinese is quite fluent for 6 months beginners!

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Thank you for your comment! We'll probably make an update to show our 1 year progress, so stay tuned!

[@ramonluissandin]

Súper inspirational! Not only your ability to pick up languages but your attitudes at life and learning are so positive! Tienen un deseo inacabable de aprendizaje. Sigan aprendiendo y compartiéndolo con nosotros! Gracias!🙏

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Thank you! We just think that learning the best language is also the best way to learn more about a culture! Por supuesto! Vamos a tener que seguir practicando español para no olvidarlo jaja, hace un rato que ya no lo usamos 😅

[@kikawang]

despite limited vocabulary, Steven pretty much got every pronunciation and tone perfect, even has some Taiwanese accent. Pierre is not too far behind. You guys are dope.

[@thewhvnomads7415]

We always strive to grasp the accent and way of saying things of the place we live in, way more that just following the textbooks! It's more fun and makes the experience way better haha, especially for a language like Mandarin!

[@蘇婷-k7e]

哈哈哈好開心你們為了學繁體字（Traditional Chinese）來台灣！加油加油～

[@thewhvnomads7415]

台灣真不錯的選擇 哈哈 謝謝！

[@YonexCC]

Love your videos/content! Keep them coming! Wish we would see more videos per week or month but I definitely understand you guys living and enjoying your lives in these countries. I would love to learn new languages, but I just feel like I'm too old (31) and don't have the patience. It's a shame my parents never taught me Tagalog (I'm Filipino) growing up so I really only know English. I know just basic Spanish to get around at work but that's it. I would love to learn my own language, Spanish, and French.

[@thewhvnomads7415]

If it can help you, the first few languages are the worst, it takes time to find and understand what method works best for you. That can be discouraging but hang on, it's worth the time for sure 💪

[@IoaleKelina]

You two speak pretty fluently, I could understand almost everything without the subtitles! I'm impressed that you both managed to pick up Chinese in 6 months, it's not an easy language to learn especially if it's not your mother tongue! 加油 💪🏻

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Thank you for your comment! We'll try to keep on improving our Chinese until we leave Taiwan for our next adventures! 謝謝!

[@keishypoo9769]

Wow that’s impressive 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Can’t wait to hear you speak in December!

[@thewhvnomads7415]

We'll work hard until then, thanks! 😁

[@delisatahir7710]

impressive learning skills, stay safe & well

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Thanks! We'll make an update to show our 1 year progress and how we've been keeping up with the other languages we've learnt so stay tuned! :)

[@raeann1988]

You're practically fluent in just 6 months! Very impressive.

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Thanks again! We'll try to make out the best of our remaining time in Taiwan and take the opportunity to learn more before we move on to the next country! 😁

[@findtravishere]

I just want to point out how insane it is that you guys are able to pick up languages this quickly. Pierre has to work on his chinese tones because it still sounds very "white" but Steven sounds extremely natural. It boggles my mind how Steven speaks english with an Aussie accent and speaks chinese like a southeast asian Chinese (Singaporean, Malaysian) on top of being a native French speaker. My native languages are English and Chinese and I'm out here struggling to get my "R" sounds in French properly and you guys are already putting me to shame speaking Chinese this well! You guys continue to amaze me with the speed you pick up languages and how fast you can start conversing in the language. Yall are more than a travel channel to me at this point because you inspire me to continue learning languages as a hobby. I hope I'd be able to meet up with you guys during my travels when my country's borders allow me to start travelling again!

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Thank you for your comment! That's nice to hear a native speaker's opinion! We are still working on our Chinese so stay tuned for the 1 year progress video! The "R" sound is probably the hardest in French, as well as the nasal sounds such as "en", "on", "an". Drop us a text if you're around! :)

[@yaqinsiti9188]

你們是很棒

[@Petite_xiaoxiao]

你们还会认字 太棒了

[@悟り-d6h]

nice video!

[@mcg5404]

Great video guys, you both have a knack of picking up and speaking languages. Keep up the good work!

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Thanks for your feedback, we'll try even harder!

[@moasingh5316]

Appreciate your learning skills so as your vlogs way different keep grinding the good work love from India 💕

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Thank you so much for your comment! I've (Steven) actually started to study Hindi a few weeks ago because I love the Devanagari script and we hope we'll be able to visit India by the end of the year!

[@moasingh5316]

@@thewhvnomads7415 will be waited 💕 stay safe take care 🐼

[@GypsyVictorious]

You guys are awesome! Always enjoy your videos! 🌟

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Thanks for your feedback! Always appreciated! 😁

[@fourleafclover2377]

So excited ! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@thewhvnomads7415]

There will be more to come soon! 😁

[@--Valentina-]

You guys are just so fun! Pierre, happy belated birthday! 🎂🍾 Mine is 6/14, so we are fellow Gemini. Looking forward to your next video!

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Technically I was born at 23:15 in France on the 13th, so with the timezones, It was already the 14th in Yakutsk so you could argue that we're born on the same day hahaha

[@--Valentina-]

Ah, yes! Besides, I was born in Tokyo so that works too! 😊

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Even better! Haha

[@xmind123]

You guys are amazing !

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Thanks! There will be more coming soon, so stay tuned! :)

[@LUO0212]

在疫情期間中文能力這樣很厲害的👍🏻發音也都很標準加油💪 澎湖很美有機會要好好玩樂

[@thewhvnomads7415]

謝謝! 我認為澎湖在目前的情況下是不錯的地方! :)

[@meibucher1479]

You guys are amazing !!!

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Thanks for the support! 😄

[@alphakennybody2583]

awesome guys

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Thank you so much! :D

[@johnwsmith1702]

13June is my birthday as well hahaha. Really enjoy watching your video! Support from Hong Kong. Btw we speak Cantonese and most people said it's super hard to learn cos the grammar just does not make any sense. I would be excited to hear that you guys would learn Canto afterward! x

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Happy belated birthday to you as well then haha Cantonese is somewhere on our "maybe" list as it seems like an interesting one to learn, and there's a working holiday visa available. We might move there if Steven doesn't reach 30 y.o. before!

[@61raindrops]

Mandarin is my first language. To me, Cantonese is the combination of ancient Chinese and slang. I can speak few words with “English accent” because it’s easier to mimic the pronunciation with English syllables than with Mandarin syllables.

[@董志民-e8f]

是简体和繁体的区别，不过这无所谓，台湾的国语和大陆的普通话其实没有差很多，学会其一个就等于学会另一个。 I have followed you since you were in Yakutsk Russia.You guys are so cool and bold for the 2000km hitchhiking in Siberia.And I can’t believe that your Chinese are so good as the video in 6 months study,but it’s true.Awesome！

[@thewhvnomads7415]

因為我們過去也學過日語，所以我們學習繁體字更自然 😅 Thank you so much for supporting us for that long! We still have some content about Yakutsk that we haven't posted yet, so we hope you'll enjoy it too! 😁

[@Mu-hz6kp]

六個月這樣已經很好了耶 厲害

[@thewhvnomads7415]

謝謝!

[@flogermanx3415]

Nice video guys! 谢谢!

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Thanks for the support! :)

[@BreakawayBites]

Actually, not bad, practices makes perfect.... I just try to look away from the screen and just listen at you were trying to explain and yes, I can understand what you guys were saying .... Kudos... ... Darn, I miss Taiwan ...Was there in 2011 .. Can't believe ,it has been 10 years now. ... Personally, if you can speak Mandarin & Japanese ....Picking up Korean is not difficult ( I did it on my own , lot of similar words... / sounds & tone as well ) .... Stay safe , happy exploring.

[@thewhvnomads7415]

That's comforting knowing we won't have such a hard time learning Korean, as much as we like harder languages I think a break would be nice haha Nice to see you enjoyed Taiwan, It must have been a quite different experience 10 years ago compared to today!

[@sydzhen6493]

currently preparing for an exam, but we can practice Mandarin online after I finish that if you want

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Sure! You can send us a message on Instagram or Facebook! :)

[@悟り-d6h]

if you guys come to brazil you can definitely stay in my home here in the south if you want 😎👍

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Oh thank you so much for your offer! We are actually planning on going to Brazil at the end of the year if the situation gets better with the pandemic! We still need to decide which part of Brazil we want to settle in 😁

[@悟り-d6h]

@@thewhvnomads7415 that's cool! i think by the end of the year and beginning of next year most population here will be vaccinated already.

[@daien_yu]

Russian and Chinese known as the hardest languages. But you both.... wow!!! Keren 🤘🏻(means cool in Indonesian)

[@thewhvnomads7415]

When you start with the hardest you're ready for anything haha! Terima kasih! :)

[@Angela_Muwang]

Please come to India....😊😊

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Hopefully we'll be able to go to India at the end of the year!

[@Angela_Muwang]

@@thewhvnomads7415 cool

[@CatharticCreation]

i love you guys

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Thank you

[@marialualhatitogonon7209]

Go to Philippines next

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Steven has already, and I haven't. We both have reasons to go there so we'll come around one day for sure! haha

[@santabanga]

How do you study? Its so hard to learn languages as an adult. I wanna learn Spanish n don't know where to start.

[@thewhvnomads7415]

The hardest is to find whatever method suits you best. Some people prefer using books but if you use your phone often, sacrificing some social media time to use apps such as Duolingo isn't a bad start! Once you're gaining some confidence, finding native speakers is the best to practice, apps like HelloTalk can help you with that!

[@santabanga]

@@thewhvnomads7415 thank you

[@camielvankooten7204]

Something I'm wondering.. Does speaking languages you already know ever get harder as you learn more languages? Do you mix up words/grammar more often?

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Actually, we usually focus on one language at a time, and when we feel comfortable enough with it, we move on to the next one. The better you know the language, the harder it is to mix it with another one, however if you don't practice one of them for a while, you might start mixing it with the one you're currently studying! That was the case for Spanish when we lived in Russia as there were no Spanish speakers there. When we tried to speak Spanish we sometimes couldn't find some words because of Russian so my advice is to learn a language well before you move on to the next one and keep practicing it! :)

[@camielvankooten7204]

@@thewhvnomads7415 Aaah i see i see, it's nothing to worry about then.

[@Lipu1215.winnie]

In Taiwan, you still need to learn some Taiwanese. Taiwanese sometimes speak some Taiwanese.

[@emsg2271]

You still in taiwan up to now?

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Yes, we are still in Taiwan, at least until the end of the year! :)

[@tuus_buol]

Привет🌞 Ноооу русских субтитров больше не будет?

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Привет! Будет но не на каждом видео(

[@tuus_buol]

@@thewhvnomads7415 аа понятненько👌🏻 в дальнейшем хороших видео и вдохновения😺

[@jyun1136]

很多外國人在台灣十幾年中文可能都沒有你們好

[@Mel-oc7pi]

when you go to korea and if you get better than me in 6 months (after i've been studying for 4 years) i'm out!!!!!

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Don't say that, we might take it as a challenge haha! Keep going, korean is definitely a nice challence, but you can do it! :)

[@bluemoon00815]

Welcome to Taiwan^^ Recommend you go XIAOLIUQIU travel You can find a youtuber from France living in Taipei communicate @Ku's dream酷的夢- ig:instagram.com/kudream

[@thewhvnomads7415]

Thank you for your message! We will definitely go to Xiaoliuqiu when the situation gets better! Thanks for sharing! :)