Mark Zuckerberg speaks fluent Mandarin during Q&A in Beijing

Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks fluent Mandarin at a question and answer session in Beijing.
He lists three reasons why he picked up the language, one of it being the challenge itself.

[@inachang5394]

how could a man look so confident yet so nervous...

[@ActiveEC-dn5wr]

In his blood

[@natanshick]

@@ActiveEC-dn5wr assuming he even has blood

[@kaori7472]

his chinese tone is wrong since he is western must be hard getting into chinese accent

[@FelixGotGamefr]

@@kaori7472 mhm bc I don't understand the American guy bc of his accent is affecting his words when he say chinese words And I am chinese

[@kaori7472]

@@FelixGotGamefr agreed

[@Narodfunnel]

It seems like humour was introduced in the latest patch

[@asresalim6145]

The system gets more advanced after every update. Impressive. I'd like to meet the engineers someday and order one machine like this for myself.

[@rakatan8930]

That was too funny

[@FauxNoir]

It's machine learning. It's recognized patterns in timing and delivery, it is knows what humans find amusing.

[@nincompoop3819]

😂😂😂

[@foreman_spike]

Now, to fix that motionless face bug

[@comfycarpetman]

The crowd’s awe and excitement at Mark knowing how to say more than 2 words in Mandarin is a mix of hilarious and adorable.

[@mhm6421]

no comments? lemme fix that rq

[@originaltheories-toey4623]

@@mhm6421 no replies?? lemme fix that rq

[@balazs7235]

That’s the majority of Asian people. When they hear someone even say ‘hi’ in their language, it’s as if you had a full on convo with them. They are truly wholesome and appreciative.

[@parisjoy7875]

ESPECIALLY when they did the "oohoohh" and "aahhhh" after he said he was going to give them "3 reasons" on why he learned Mandarin lol.

[@adgurl01]

This is the true nature of Chinese people. They love to hear us foreigners speak Mandarin. Even if it’s a little bit they make us feels as if we’re fluent 😂❤. Nelson Mandela once said “if you want to win over a man’s heart, speak their language.”

[@anatolio8689]

Weird how Mark speaking Mandarin humanizes him so much

[@carlhilber2275]

Maybe his English linguistic sub routine files were corrupted during their installation, and this new installation has inadvertently fixed the bug causing the uncanny valley effect

[@dychui]

@@carlhilber2275excellent comment 😂

[@sexymary]

Lmfao 😂😂

[@zyourzgrandzmaz]

Chinese actually works better in coding. His cpu is just functioning smoothly.

[@RGBReact]

this. wanting to expand your ability to communicate with others pretty much negates all the robot memes.

[@pflh2391]

chill, he just installed the chinese language in his system

[@davidtiller7637]

harld kardika unfortunately they’re still working on the patch notes

[@theshadowistic]

There are some glitches in the speaking system

[@joos4076]

i unfortunately cant like this comment because it has 420 likes

[@kaba1996]

He's an AI.

[@michaelcorleone2794]

Modern Neo.

[@stephenvsawyer]

This is the most human I’ve ever seen this robot act

[@yanuehara8017]

I've heard Facebook is improving their AI. Well, here is the chinese release.

[@luisprado2946]

UC

[@VOD713]

Stephen Sawyer 😂😂😂

[@1eachy]

This 5 years old - hes a lizard or something now

[@alexanderleeart]

actually true

[@seattledude2022]

Normally foreign celebrities only learn Nihao (hello in Chinese) just to cheer up their Chinese fans. Mark speaks chinese (although the speed is just like a 4 years old) for minutes, and conveys correctly what he wants to, is truly unbelievable. I solute to his effort

[@warrior_cat]

His wife is Chinese

[@9OO.]

@@warrior_cat So?

[@ashthesasta3588]

@@9OO. so clown he learned it from her you retard idiot 😆 🤣 😂 😹

[@elgalionespanol]

@@9OO. que

[@parkergoodson3428]

The most impressive part to me is the fact that he understood the question it shows he’s truly learning it and not just a memorized script

[@veryclaro]

He speaks Mandarin in the same way he speaks English, with the pauses, the intonation, the insertion of 'umms', etc. I find it amazing that the audience still understood what he said.

[@Archman155]

chinese often speak english in the same way they would mandarin also. they are both very different in how their sentences are structured and how they communicate. my chinese teacher has known english for like 30 years but still doesnt speak it in the same way a native speaker would, its not really possible

[@spaghettiking653]

​@@Archman155Very good point, no one ever makes the reverse point but it's completely true. Chinese or French or whatever pronounce English like their own languages but I honestly easily understand it still.

[@cesaramaral6003]

@@Archman155 I don't think is impossible, it's just that people tend to stop the will to improve once they reach certain level, and feel comfortable that way. You can totally improve with practice and focused study on pronounce/accents, but again it's a active learning and if you're not willing to go through that, you won't

[@NewLeaf-nu4pv]

​@@Archman155 I agree but ya know what some intellectual linguistic fanatics find way to master the native accent, it's possible but requires learning and adopting the entire system from square one and with a blank mind, like a toddler seeing the world for the first time and mimicking his parents. IT'S VERY MUCH POSSIBLE.

[@pesky2119]

​@@Archman155it's possible but you have to make an active decision to get used to it

[@ryanwans9129]

When you don’t miss a single Duolingo lesson

[@CP-ic4ik]

Lol

[@chaymamajdoub4055]

😂😂😂

[@waldofound8212]

That’s why he gets to keep his family...

[@Asian200iq]

I hate that stupid duolingo bird keeps on sending notifications

[@daniellewhite8761]

Asian Iq shhh! It’ll hear you

[@InvisibleWin3]

“My wife is Chinese” *whole rooms claps*

[@thiccdaddydaequan4729]

No, what he meant was, “My wife was made by the Chinese”

[@odin5394]

@@thiccdaddydaequan4729 Still the same thing XD

[@ghg5018]

ThiccDaddyDaequan wrong

[@tehxperience]

I think they mostly clapped because he responded to the question showing he actually speaks mandarin not just memorised some basic phrases

[@superstandard]

@@thiccdaddydaequan4729 underrated

[@tylerbakeman]

I’ve always wanted to learn Mandarin, and was afraid that it was too difficult (being a tonal language) - but watching the Facebook’s Ai speak it fluently gives me more confidence.

[@xixizi555]

I can teach you Chinese, my native language is Chinese. The main problem is: I don't understand English, I only speak Chinese (now using a translator)

[@pembepenguen9220]

I've been taking Mandarin lessons in school for over a year! Ngl it is not easy, but worths it. My Chinese is not well because I don't have the opportunity to focus on studying as much as I'd like to (other uni classes ugh) and Chinese wants dedication and consistency. Sometimes it gets frustrating but when I understand sth in chinese I get super proud and that feeling is everything to me! Soo do your best, yes Chinese is difficult but I think not to the point we think of it is, it always felt like impossible to me before I started studying it but it turns out you can learn Chinese if you try hard enough and be patient hahah

[@elvispalace]

​@@xixizi555 I can teach you English

[@Rick-rl9qq]

@@xixizi555 你可以教我妈？现在我在澳门学习汉语呢，但是我还不会说好好儿汉语。

[@haseebahmed3258]

@@xixizi555 How will you teach?

[@ryanbates9668]

The most impressive thing about this for me is how he's able to act as if he's struggling.. as if he didn't just download the entire language set into his memory banks in mere seconds.

[@simonr-vp4if]

If he did, he clearly didn't pay the extra $$$ for the tonal accuracy DLC.

[@Noughtsgnik]

He's pretending to be bad at it

[@TrungNguyen-is6lq]

"hello" "Ahahahahaha" *claps* "My wife is chinese" "Ahahahahahahahahaha"

[@dikamogapi7099]

😂😂

[@Lawyer_Morty]

Trung Nguyen I’m dead

[@TrungNguyen-is6lq]

@@Lawyer_Morty no you're not

[@tonywang9026]

its funny because of his accent, not what he was saying

[@Lawyer_Morty]

@@TrungNguyen-is6lq Hm?

[@Nicksperiments]

The crowd sounds like Wii tennis

[@GCastro777]

Nicksperiments underrated comment 😂

[@fynnjonathan5553]

Hahahaha, made my day

[@marelli777]

lmfao

[@conzpicuouz]

facts

[@nicolaslevrard]

😂

[@joeygarza9550]

Seriously, Mark Zuckerberg went up several notches in my book with this, because as an English-speaking learner of Japanese (which is far easier than Chinese to learn), the fluency Mark displays here -- in being able to not only speak Chinese but to understand it being spoken as well -- is truly commendable.

[@eiavops4576]

They just downloaded mandarin to his speech database

[@GeneralKenobi69420]

I mean, it's not exactly hard to hire the best language teachers on the planet when you're worth billions. John Cena is also another example.

[@aidanschram9652]

Japanese is not far easier to learn than Chinese, what makes you believe that?

[@thereasonofall]

@@aidanschram9652 I think he means in terms of pronunciation, but when it comes to writing, japanese is probably harder

[@mum-your]

@@aidanschram9652 japanese is like lite chinese, there is a reason why when japanese copied chinese in order to make thier language, they simplified it because chinese is kinda stupidly difficult after some time

[@grac3576]

Mark is actually quite grammatically correct while speaking Chinese and is really fluent!! I was able to understand him most of the time, it’s just that he needs to be more confident and work on his pronunciation 👍👍

[@RaxuOnline]

Helps that Chinese is grammatically simple

[@RunTheProgram]

@@RaxuOnline no. just no.

[@RaxuOnline]

@@RunTheProgram It is. (Especially compared to languages like Russian and Japanese)

[@RunTheProgram]

@@RaxuOnline it is not compared to english

[@RaxuOnline]

@@RunTheProgram English is much more grammatically complex. Are you kidding? Do you even speak Chinese

[@huntersmith3822]

He has more personality in mandarin than English

[@antoniogambino1455]

Hunter Smith vero

[@StrawberryNinjaNibbles]

Prob cuz he trying to impress.

[@wewewewewewewewwewe]

Antonio Gambino I just changed my phones language to Italian so I can practice it , am I tripping or did you actually commented in italian? 😂

[@antoniogambino1455]

A1exandra si io sono italiano, e questo essere mi fa paura anche solo a guardarlo in faccia. Sembra un robot

[@wewewewewewewewwewe]

Antonio Gambino Aspetta, cosa ti fa paura?😅 non ho capito

[@aelphind4954]

when the wifi disconnects and suddenly he can't speak mandarin

[@mr.baymax6809]

Lol

[@surf124]

I laughed WAYY to hard at this

[@aelphind4954]

Uniform it's a joke about how people call him a robot and i was implying he was using google translate by being connected to wifi of course he does actually know mandarin

[@heath6969]

@@aelphind4954 it wasnt a joke tho

[@aelphind4954]

@@heath6969 yes it was??

[@adamlam9600]

He sounds way more human and friendly speaking Chinese than normally in english, lol

[@notrealatall196]

He truely loves his wife. This is the happiest and the most interactive and expressive that i have seen him! And its not while speaking his own mother tongue and possibily his wife's! Thats awesome

[@SpecialNeedsMuffin]

Why is he comfortable here than in any other medium we’ve seen him in

[@Karen-pl8kd]

Cuz his Chinese wife makes him comfortable. So he sees Chinese people, he gets as comfortable as his wife makes him.

[@mravawishes]

@@Karen-pl8kd ok freud

[@thronerosario2106]

He’s very proud to speak another language in public and everyone is laughing too

[@edwardstarling1835]

Cause they're both commies

[@edwardstarling1835]

@anon anon you wanna view this turd as a fucking god?

[@thelaststark06]

His excitement while speaking Mandarin makes him look so human like.

[@wtulin1970]

almost, right??

[@filipedias7284]

obnoxious bit

[@zylnexxd842]

Ikr

[@zylnexxd842]

@@filipedias7284 stfu

[@finnvankoutrik7131]

Maybe because he is a freaking human. 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@Bendytube72]

Man's social credit is THROUGH THE ROOF

[@minahuo288]

My goodness , he's really cute when speaking mandarin, very impressive, I can see that he definitely puts a lot of effort into it.❤

[@joew.482]

Of course he knows Mandarin. He is fluent in over six million forms of communication.

[@kellanlotus2121]

Unfortunately, not imperial codes.

[@UserName-ey8nb]

wrong server, my apprentice

[@invntiv]

Commander Data, please translate for us

[@revolvist]

Underrated

[@dasgoood2811]

GG

[@diti0076]

Mark: **breathes** Chinese people : WOAHHHHHHAHHHHHH 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@toucaninterieur8011]

*breathes in Mandarin*

[@jordantampubolon8694]

HugoH how do u breath in mandarin 😂

[@toucaninterieur8011]

@@jordantampubolon8694 with tones

[@angelyariel7553]

@@toucaninterieur8011 the in noise is chiiiiing the out noise is choooong

[@user-nf3hh8kn5r]

Your pfp is aang :)

[@dr.reverse8285]

This man looks really smart, he should make a website or something

[@syang1490]

I thought Mark almost lost it. But he actually made it! Well done. 小札講中文的時候很親切❤，跟他說英語母語的時候判若兩人。大概是他長期和家人說中文時的習慣。

[@psoteriou3884]

"Sense of humour setting: increase to 75 per cent. Confirmed."

[@zosh7193]

One of the best movies

[@Kyure.]

@Karvakulmio Aye, nice reference. We need a sequel though.

[@mediaguy9557]

Self destruction in ....

[@rafsanmahboob9634]

@Karvakulmio you want 50?

[@diquanspikes3420]

“I’ll never leave you behind....Dr.Brand”

[@ricci3950]

Mark: Breathes* Audience: ...... Mark: Breathes in Mandarin* Audience: OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Clap* clap* clap* Clap* ""HAHAHAHAHAHAAHA""

[@thomasstack9506]

Darric Taylor that was bloody funny

[@lvcienes]

YESS

[@fallendust3279]

-breathes in mandarin orange- -gets a brick thrown at me-

[@frankiejulianov5976]

LOL

[@aliveslice]

I wish I could breath in mandarin orange

[@mohammadiaa]

Maybe he installed the Mandarin Language Pack a few minutes before the interview

[@irgendeinname9256]

Nah it was part of a regular software update Zuckerberg 1.6.3

[@chessquest64]

@@irgendeinname9256 nah man. If I remember correctly, the Mandarin pack was released way back in Zuckerberg 1.5

[@FPSJesus]

*Coughs in Mandarin* Audience: 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@lemerdeposteur]

“how did you pick up mandarin” “it is a part of my base programming.”

[@ScenicSpotter]

Lol

[@mr.stealyourgirl5003]

Your profile is perfect for this.

[@ScenicSpotter]

@@robertjosephson17yearsago90 lol... 17 years ago

[@evrtt_trn]

"i am fluent in over 6 million forms of communication"

[@coltmills8585]

@@evrtt_trn C3PO

[@Refract404]

Mark: "Ni hao" Crowd: "WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH"

[@khanchobai9748]

Refract ミラー 404 😅

[@LMvdB02]

didn't he say nimen hao?

[@wellimgoingtohellsowhynot2386]

Lars Van Den Broek he said da jia hao

[@moonchild708]

Lars Van Den Broek no, he said 'da jia hao', which means 'hello everyone' :)

[@LMvdB02]

What do da and jia literally mean? I understand hao means good.

[@soc.8199]

Wow and applause to him. A true legend!

[@boris_1]

Bro was waiting for this moment, his whole life.

[@georgetoot5612]

“I am fluent in over six million forms of communication.”

[@4gerars500]

i speak google translate

[@pancakeman1570]

@@4gerars500lol

[@AnneVerheul]

I bet a ton of people don’t get this

[@milesmorales2064]

ROFL

[@lolliz100]

What was the Four million Six hundred and Thirty Four thousand, Three hundred and Twenty Second One you mastered? And how long did it take you to obtain fluency in it? Thanx.

[@jpp4566]

“So mark tell us why you picked up mandarin” Mark: “Three reasons” Crowd: *OHHHHHHHHHH*

[@Emre.55]

Seemed like they were shocked that he actually understood the question lmao

[@infamous2ndson467]

@@Emre.55 being optimistic. Great 👍

[@RoxxSerm]

@@infamous2ndson467 they actually were. he acted a little ashamed as he said "interesting" so the crowd assumed "yeah.. no chance he understand that, but cute reaction" but then he went on and answered the question. @Emre is not optimisitc, he just got what happened unlike others.

[@infamous2ndson467]

@@RoxxSerm you talk like a God who can understand other mind just by looking at his comment. That's your point of view and opinion and I don't give a damn about what u said . I got my opinion. Everyone has their point of view and it's better you keep your opinion with yourself instead of Jumping on others like you're the Google. Chilll

[@RoxxSerm]

@@infamous2ndson467 you're really a second child. The abundance of love and affection in you is strong, I can sense it.

[@Nelson_504]

Reverse the situation and think about how Mandarin speakers are sometimes mocked and ridiculed for having an accent when speaking English. Reflect on how we, non native speakers, are expected to learn English to best of our abilities to facilitate communication for them.

[@seanshell-larson2228]

I love this - I'm learning mandarin myself and so i totally relate to how hard and nerve-wracking this might have been for him. Definitely respect Mark Zuckerberg more than i did before 😅

[@LaurieSwenson]

He's a little self-conscious, but this is the most relaxed and casual I've ever seen him.

[@juanmanu9652]

He's still a dork.

[@eduardowalter2022]

@@juanmanu9652 but why?

[@user-mg7wh8zq6v]

@@juanmanu9652 how

[@DionLYA]

haha when you're still a beginner in something, you are bound to be self-conscious

[@issamoshi]

That's because he snored his daily doze of "FB users Data" before the interview.

[@bilimbilin]

Got that Mandarin update Zucc, who you foolin 😂😂

[@bretterickson7089]

Mandarin_update.mp4

[@gearupmr917]

BilimBilin Updating.......Lizard.exe.......Update Complete

[@Matyniov]

>transfer mandarin.database /F /S >apply

[@muftitufti458]

im weak

[@AotO_DJ]

Türk müsün len?

[@theShadeslayer]

bro actually looks human here

[@YushinWE]

The reason why it sounds so funny to me as a native Mandarin speaker is because of the bizarre way he phrases. This is probably the main reason why the audience kept laughing. He sounds like a robot with google translate installed.

[@ravimediatube]

lol

[@musical.theory]

Can you explain a bit more? For example, which words didn't make sense or which words would a Chinese native speaker more likely use?

[@yingying_5678]

@@musical.theoryall his words made sense, and his pronunciation isn’t that bad. The phrasing is just awkward and word choice was super simple, but still very understandable. I don’t think the crowd was laughing because it was bad, probably just surprised/excited

[@YushinWE]

It sounds like direct translation from English / a European language, and it sounds like my Siri / a robot. All his words make sense semantically yet all are unnatural.@@musical.theory

[@TumblinWeeds]

No the crowd was surprised and impressed. They were trying to clap every time he said anything. His choice of vocabulary was a bit odd but I think it’s obvious that’s very difficult for non natives. Also I think he says Chinese a lot more casually than native Chinese people do which is making everyone laugh. Chinese celebrity talks are often quite formal (compared to English) with very calculated jokes, with everyone trying to maintain their public image. Since he’s not being formal people think he is trying to joke from his mannerisms.

[@xcy7]

This model has such fluid movements. Impressive what robotics are capable of nowadays.

[@alexandriazingerella7021]

😂

[@1776Based]

LMAO

[@pahoellyyy]

💀💀💀

[@GG4EVA623]

Omfg lol this sarcastic comment

[@notobiwan]

Is it racist bc it is obvious asian guys surrounding a robot is a normal thing there or is it me who is racist bc I find it obvious? 😂

[@eternalproductions]

that's honestly the most impressive thing he's ever done , he felt like an actual human here , so wholesome

[@KamuiAlmighty]

He feels more human when he's speaking Mandarin than when he's speaking English. It's like English is foreign to him.

[@diggaahnma1333]

you forgot he invented facebook?

[@KamuiAlmighty]

@@diggaahnma1333 No, I haven’t. I’m referring to the fact that he seems like soulless automaton when he speaks English. He seems far more livelier in Chinese. It’s almost as if there’s a bias there.

[@diggaahnma1333]

@TP-Force Fair lol bit what he build from it is pretty impressive

[@diggaahnma1333]

@@KamuiAlmighty yea i feel you was more of a joke tbh

[@NubNublet]

It's funny, him speaking in this broken Mandarin is still more human than when he's speaking in English.

[@LauraTryUK]

This video is fascinating. The comments are even better 🙌

[@briannguy4481]

Today we discover that Zuckerberg is not a robot after all, but rather a nervous English speaker who feels more comfortable conversing in his native tongue, Mandarin.

[@goodknyght4319]

LOL

[@grekmartinez7081]

He did it on purpose to hide the truth

[@alyssalelis1084]

He could be a Chinese robot.

[@10thingsilikeabout32]

@Nik I was going to say the same. Update 2.0 AI language learning

[@loquendo123slfs]

@@alyssalelis1084 dude, you just blew my brains out

[@akairink2170]

Him speaking in mandarin makes him look almost like an actual human.

[@DTX_]

Exactly what they want you to believe /s

[@cherry.berry2]

Or maybe it's because _this is from 6 and a half years ago_

[@jejeroy]

No he is not a human :D

[@potato-ve4qu]

Almost.

[@Orincaby]

maybe cause he is a fucking human

[@alexanderslee]

I missed the part where Zuck stated, “My wife is Taiwanese.”

[@lolidkstudio]

next time we're going to see him speaking fluent lizard.

[@tryingmybest206]

Well apparently he's hilarious in Mandarin

[@ama2293]

😂

[@camillachopinet3828]

I was thinking the same xD

[@TheBearNYC01]

His pronunciation isn't great, so they're probably being polite.

[@shaolin89]

haha

[@randomguyontheinternet8345]

TBNYC no most Chinese people think it's cool for a foreigner to speak Chinese. Nothing to do with being polite.

[@kalebarano878]

Mark: *breathe* Audience: ... Mark: *breathe in chinese* Audience: OOOOOOOOH *claps claps*

[@sohenwei6937]

because as a Chinese person it never gets old to see a white person speaking Chinese xD

[@shortcut101]

That's what I noticed too. I'm the 1k like😂

[@nikosgee4991]

@@sohenwei6937 People got stunned not because he's white, it's because he's Mark Zuckerberg

[@God-gi9iu]

Ee

[@God-gi9iu]

Eoeoeo

[@Andy_Tx]

The audience after every sentence he says: 😂🤣👏👏😄

[@AussieInDistortedworld]

Bro's wife is American, he can do effectively anything to conduct his business thoroughly.

[@erickonami1]

White person: *speaks mandarin* Chinese people: oooh, aaaah, wow

[@marcellnemeth9506]

"person"

[@Luke0193]

Mandarin is insanely difficult. And he speaks so well man i would be impressed aswell.

[@cristianpiano2170]

But whenever a Chinese person learns English, white people are " Learn to speak better"... -____-

[@zbuilder4664]

@@cristianpiano2170 no we aren't. We say "hmmm, oh yes, i see, yes ramen is fucking good"

[@jrexx2841]

*Chinese people speaks English* English speaking foreigners: 😴

[@herrfantastisch7489]

He installed Google Translate into his data banks.

[@pluto47yearsago84]

Why do you have 1,3k likes, but no replies?

[@user-nk8zx1yw8s]

Pluto because no one replied

[@mattanain10]

he’s not using tones at all but props to him!

[@TheJattMC]

Very easy for him to learn, since he has a computer chip inside

[@ExploreSteve]

They're laughing like he's doing stand up comedy.

[@leehu8129]

More like "sitting down comedy":)

[@buttercroissant1278]

theyre appreciating

[@johnphillipi.villamor314]

That's how Asian in majority. We are so impressed if someone try to speak using our language because it is an honor that you find time to practice and put a lot of effort to learn the language. Unlike Western, you will turn down because of your accent even your English is perfect.

[@imyourrealsensei]

@@johnphillipi.villamor314 You got that info from one person I guess.

[@lais9671]

I bet that you laughed too 🤣

[@bhaweshthapa4672]

while speaking English: Lizard while speaking Chinese: Cool and relaxed Mark is a robot designed by China to spy USA

[@bandanaboii3136]

Yes and then he invented Facebook to spy more

[@jackyhe3192]

I'm Chinese, He sounds really similar to a voice bot, it's kind of awkward

[@alttab3694]

@@bandanaboii3136 he's got the Tiandi vibe

[@86soulx]

he sounds like the western makeshift actors in the 1990s hong kong movies

[@gino9094]

@@jackyhe3192 I think it is more his mannerisms and interaction that seems more fluid and confident.

[@siphillis]

Say what you will about the man and the company he founded, it's seriously impressive that he learned Mandarin in his spare time.

[@OBviEZ]

its impressive that he has spare time

[@reynaldoflores4522]

His wife is Chinese. Of course he had to learn the language.

[@josevelez7539]

This is excellent! Glad that he was able to step out of the “box” to embrace other cultures and their languages.

[@GUILLEN4714]

Interviewer:”What’s your favorite color Mark?” Mark: “Well my favorite color is ..” crowd: “WOAHHHHHHHHHHH”👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@faviorymmai8597]

his favorite color is mandarin

[@tianchudang6242]

@@faviorymmai8597 nah its china

[@januarleche3973]

You just nailed the whole interview 😂😂😂

[@ignacelakra6777]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@AlexanderJaredSanchez]

@@faviorymmai8597 thought Mandarin was just a fruit, I need a start eating bananas to see what I speak

[@R2D2trashcan]

This is the most human I’ve ever heard Zuck be.

[@henrikarboejensen812]

Big smile watching this. Well done. Just saw a video with Victor Axelson that also can.

[@LinustheTaiwanese]

Even though he is super nervous, he still tries his best to speak Chinese in front of the crowd. Respect!!

[@bradleysimpson9819]

How can you have respect for this asshole?

[@und3adw4ckyy]

@@bradleysimpson9819 wtf is your fucking problem?

[@bradleysimpson9819]

@@und3adw4ckyy people like you are my problem. You triggered ones are oh so annoying.

[@redd5975]

@Manfreski True 😂😂, I'm just passing and waiting for answer

[@user-yb5pv7li3z]

@@bradleysimpson9819 who is the one triggered? 😂 anyways pls tell us the things he done to be an asshole or you look dumb

[@whyarewehere9555]

Irony is that Facebook is banned in china....

[@cdjwmusic]

@@justicewarrior9187 xi is not the voice of the Chinese people you idiot

[@justicewarrior9187]

@@cdjwmusic Looooooool He actually his since he's a dictator and controls every one with millions of " big brother" cameras and social credit scores!!

[@roothik]

Irony, not hypocrisy. No one in the room is responsible for the ban...

[@sahilbhaila772]

Irony*

[@avengersnewbie2348]

Okay that was epic. Next 👏 meme 👏.

[@m.j2124]

Of course, for him it's just one download and he can speak every language he wants.

[@DrewzThunder]

I'm native Chinese speaker, and I am so impressed that he can speak even this much Chinese. That actually makes me so proud and happy of him.

[@nguyenthang946]

I saw a comment saying he used very advanced vocabulary not commonly used in day-to-day conversations. Is that true? Some insight please.

[@WillBillDillPickle]

@@nguyenthang946 I'm chinese, and yes, its true.

[@ChanceDAFull]

Well obviously a robot can speak fluent mandarin . . .

[@archerboy7922]

Ash Ketchum Reptilian

[@leroyrockwell4837]

Mike what’s the difference

[@cutevideos7579]

Ash Ketchum Stop getting jealous of him He is not a robot! He is a hard working young man

[@Lovesoftly.bekind365]

Likes are at 666 so ill just comment that i would have liked it

[@sprya7558]

Debasree Dutta your right hes not a robot.... hes a lizard i knew it.

[@VicariousxD]

Learned mandrin, Married to a Chinese, Named his son after the Chinese president Jinping Still gets his company banned in China. 🤣🤣🤣

[@vandamme6379]

CHAI_WALA Plays There’s just no pleasing some people.(1.2 billion) 😆

[@lllllllllarose]

He is fucking pathetic

[@lucaschenJC]

He has no son smh

[@nsebast]

It's banned because China cant control it. It's an American corporation. Same as why America doesnt want China's 5G broadband.

[@SnowMan2595]

Can’t say he didn’t try 🤣🤣🤣

[@SoulOfTech]

Mark *speaks* Crowd: *auhhhaaaja*

[@FeatherInABook]

"Umm so uhh" *Crowd erupts in cheer*

[@johnpaulbanera4119]

"So mark tell us why you picked up mandarin" Its simple, I want people of China make a Facebook account

[@speakingtruths4215]

Pong Except that Facebook is banned by the Chinese government, dipshit.

[@suuryasuprapto9472]

@@speakingtruths4215 before covid I am Chinese that can speak english I literally can watch KZbin right now DIPSHIT

[@yutonggao3323]

Truueeee!

[@shadowkiller3940]

Isn't Facebook banned from China?

[@GoogleUser-xd5fi]

I am the 1000s like. I have archived something in my life

[@temple_123]

Imagine if we reacted the same when Chinese people spoke English😂 Edit: didn't expect such heated debates in the comments aha

[@omercansever1185]

😂😂😂😂

[@fallendust3279]

They spossa be smart. America is the only country where people usually don't speak more than one language

[@dailymemies]

@@fallendust3279 that's true

[@taylon123456ify]

@@fallendust3279 because they dont need

[@dawnick2256]

@@fallendust3279 what do you mean by "supposa be smart"?!!! theres no law regarding the fact that asians need to be smart. you're only speaking from pathetic stereotypes ingrained into our society that downplay the achievements of most asians by just saying that they're "smart". get a fucking life

[@adityagurav5065]

This robot speaking mandrian is pretty cool though

[@fizzle2323]

Hate on him all y’all want but THIS is actually extremely impressive! Nothing but respect for him! Wow! 🙌👏🦅

[@tylerted3149]

I love how Chinese people respect when you speak their language. It's priceless

[@user-yp9fj3gp4l]

cuz Chinese language is pretty difficult for westerners to learn.And also we will be very friendly to people who respect us and our culture (*^__^*)

[@bebedor1985]

PUBG tells another story.

[@matija6635]

lol

[@Martin-ki8jv]

SUI cidal lmaoo

[@Gen3ralGrimReaper]

It's because Mark Fuckerburg is a white supremacist

[@polyvoreo6687]

I love how Asian people hype you up when you speak their language. ❤️

[@nyoony]

Right!! Unlike some Americans who make fun of other non-english speakers of how they speak english, most asians love hearing non-native speakers speak their language because it's a sense of admiration that a non-native is interested in the language ❤️

[@WesleyB-Rook]

@@nyoony unlike the French who HATE when people try to speak their language poorly

[@itisntme2595]

It's great when people try to learn our languages actually! Especially when they say it's because they want to understand our culture better :D we often don't see genuine appreciation from the west, so when people put in the effort to learn a language completely different from their mother tongue because they think our traditions are beautiful, it's really a huge compliment to us.

[@lesliemendez8393]

Same with Mexicans. We love hearing others trying to speak Spanish. It’s a shame that I’ve been looked down upon here in America because I have an accent when speaking the English language ☹️

[@audioxix]

@hemangi bawa west ? Are you a moron. Do not try to be ignorant and make such a sweeping statement about a large part of the world. Just because Americans normally speak one language, doesn’t mean the countries deemed “western” speak one language. We have many countries and cultures and most of us Europeans are bilingual, trilingual or speak more than 4 languages. So relax with sweeping statements, as it makes you seem foolish.

[@akemus9788]

He has an obvious accent. This makes me so relieved

[@gregfoster126]

He got the Chinese language update

[@Hello-jh1rq]

Zucc: Speaks chinese Chinese people: 👋👋👋🤣🤣🤣👋👋👋

[@federicken00]

*Applause in Chinese*

[@insidiouspancake5590]

Hello 123456789 OMG YOUR COMMENT’S VERY FUNNY 👏 👏 👏🤣🤣🤣👏 👏 👏

[@greedisbad9890]

You wont understand that feeling if you not from asia/afrika

[@godiwishfor99subscriber85]

God, your profile picture fooled me...i thought a hair is stuck on my screen and I was trying to remove it lol

[@Andy-pp5ic]

its normal if you speak any asian language people are surprised .

[@tenthyoung]

Lol that was hilarious. I'm Chinese, and his accent is so funny. Respect to the man for being so brave to speak Mandarin in front of a crowd like that

[@YangSing1]

+Israel Young Funny in what way?

[@brianmejia3385]

YangSing1 he accent doesn't sound Mandarin that's what he found funny

[@Tumbleweedandcrickets]

is mandarin the only language mainly spoke in china? is there a language actually called Chinese also? or is it really just mandarin

[@Tumbleweedandcrickets]

thanks , so in effect there isn't actually a language called Chinese, it is in fact mandarin? x

[@brianmejia3385]

Tumbleweed and Crickets yea there is no official language the closest to official is Mandarin I would guess

[@__mints__]

Honestly, not my least favorite Billionaire

[@daxesh9685]

HE just changed default settings to MANDARIN

[@Jackbeedie]

Man: “So how did you pick up Mandarin?” Mark: “Very interesting” The crowd: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@ZayxSt]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@nicolasreyes2190]

I think people thought he didn't understand the question because of the slightly unusual response of "very interesting". So they laughed as to say "haha ok he doesn't REALLY know mandarin". But then when Mark correctly answered the question, giving a long and conceptually coherent response, people where very impressed. English-speaking people are very used to seeing foreigners speaking English, so you take it for granted. But for chinese people this is an incredible experience.

[@jamesboulger8705]

They are laughing at you, not with you! :P

[@simpguyatleastimnotgay2881]

Your cute

[@drei5852]

they're laughing because they know it was programmed

[@amyyao1142]

As a Chinese I understood this by looking at the english subs

[@talltexan6432]

很棒的评论 Amy！Great comment Amy!

Or you're just a taiwanese spy lol

[@aliceyue1754]

Same. He said pretty much everything correctly but the accent was a little bit hard to understand Lmao.

[@ivomoreira42]

@@aliceyue1754 so he speaks the words correctly, but with the wrong tone? I didn't get it...

[@aliceyue1754]

@@ivomoreira42 It's just that in Chinese, there are four tones to each word and changing the tone of a particular word can change the entire meaning.

[@tayyabiftikhar4757]

Great effort appreciations from Pakistan

[@bisvizstudio1242]

Imagine if Mark started say something like "zhao shang hao zhongguo xianzai wo you bing chilling"

[@gawdee3987]

Ngl, seeing him that proud in front of a group of people is kinda wholesome

[@zvezdan956]

wholesome MK ultra sleeper agent that data farms you grandma

[@vishnutheetharappan7074]

True this is his first interview where I genuinely liked him

[@m.h.8401]

@l o l I agree that Facebook and Instragram have a terrible impact in the world. And that guy is a great deal responsible for it. And I don't change my mind because of this video. Still, it's a legit wholesome moment.

[@twiggy1253]

@@zvezdan956 literally every online program does that. It doesn’t make it right but you can’t only blame Mark.

[@zvezdan956]

@@twiggy1253 except mark is at the top of the game and is one of the leading sellouts. you cant diminish this fact or make him less of a sleeper agent.

[@whosaidiaintreal]

This guy looks very smart.He should steal people's data or something

[@jochem1986]

You heard the man, he wants to learn everything about Chinese culture. EVERYTHING. Especially what you like to buy.

[@EnderShard]

You should learn to get better at stealing comments

[@artisticyeti22]

Lol

[@raviedavieu]

h a c k y w a c k y

[@trygvehalsbutenschn1125]

is it really stealing when you're agreeing to using his service for free in exchange for your data?

[@shahoriyarahmed]

Remember that we didn't had Nvidia CUDA to power AI in those periods. Insane!

[@umran89]

I feel like this is how people back in the day reacted when explorers would cross oceans to search new lands and when eventually when the natives and foreigners learned each others language, they would go "OOOOOOHHHH" and applaud

[@Jp-gw3tu]

The zucc: yeah so my grandmother just passed away... Audience:👏😂😂😂😂😂😂👏

[@uw5772]

Jp Rus 😭😂

[@schnioula]

Jp Rus 😭😂

[@mdaveibviisa4567]

It's sense of humour

[@ferdinandmiranda899]

What a language barrier !!!! 😀😁😂

[@chraosta]

"The zucc" lmao

[@officialmattmedia]

Kudos to the man on his ear.

[@Lotrfan1991]

This is honestly heartwarming and cool. Zuckerberg gets so much hate, but he's not a monster- he's got alot of great qualities.

[@benfrese3573]

you people are so easily impressed by some PR bullshit

[@Lotrfan1991]

@@benfrese3573 I can think for myself and don't just listen to whatever the general consensus on a person is

[@benfrese3573]

@@Lotrfan1991 Then go and see how ruthless Facebook acts globally, instead of being impressed by him being insecure with his shitty Mandarin

[@gwgwgwgwgwgwgwgwgw]

@@Lotrfan1991 "Thinking for yourself" isn't that impressive when all it takes to convince you that someone is a good person is a video of them speaking another language

[@omarsabih]

He looks so lively when he speaks Chinese, entirely different personality.

[@jellydee123]

Probably because he's actually being appreciated for something, kinda makes me feel sorry for him. maybe that's what he deeply craves but doesn't receive very another of

[@deepthrought4956]

@@jellydee123 the dude went to Harvard, became the youngest billionaire. Surely he's underappreciated.

[@jofernan8]

I think that what 'chiken time' means is that, now he's looked as a manipulating person who owns one of the biggest monopoly in the internet and doesn't care about the health of the consumers

[@ankitshaw6491]

I think China is better place for him........ collecting consumer data , manipulating election and unfair banning people for no reason.... that's what also China does

[@aa_9111]

Yes it’s because he is talking in his wife’s native language. It’s really exciting to talk in your partners native language when you have a different native language and that’s making him lively and glowy.

[@mbracic8334]

I think this might be the only time he spoke any language like a human. A breakthrough for Boston Dynamics.

[@whitestork3896]

Underrated comment!

[@deepeshmathuria]

Sadly though Boston Dynamics is holding of Google not Facebook, so factually incorrect..

[@whitestork3896]

@@deepeshmathuria you do realize it was a joke about Zuckerberg and has nothing to do with the company?

[@crypt0t3ddy79]

Hahaha nice one. Yeah, last patch did fix a couple of major and persistent bugs.

[@anandhua.b4589]

@@deepeshmathuria sadly though you have no sense of humour