Learn from John Cena's Chinese | Learn Chinese

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Hope you enjoy today’s video! 💛 - Further clarification: John Cena’s sentence at 03:47 is not a wrong sentence. “如果現在我去中國，我可以說中文 / Simplified: 如果现在我去中国，我可以说中文 (So now if I go to China, I can speak Chinese.)”. Here “可以” emphasizes permission. In his sentence, “可以” would be correct because he learned Chinese and that allows him to be able to speak Chinese in China. But the sentence at 03:52 “你可以說（中文）？/ Simplified: 你可以说（中文）？” is incorrect. Usually, we say, “你會說（中文）? / Simplified: 你会说（中文）? ” “Do you speak (Chinese)?” We use “會 / Simplified: 会” in this question to ask if someone possesses a learned skill.

[@foolproof7321]

You are doing great!! :)

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Fool Proof Thank you! 💛

[@hams2410]

Wow! Thank you for explaining!

[@Hunter725R]

So weird. you're saying you're showing a clip of John Cena, but I can't see him anywhere.

[@RaymondHng]

0:48 1:24 3:41 5:13 That's four times in this video.

[@Hunter725R]

@@RaymondHng I'm sorry, but I have to give you the semi-annual r/woooosh award.

[@RaymondHng]

@@Hunter725R Your sarcasm does not appear in print.

[@Hunter725R]

@@RaymondHng ;)

[@blackdeth-uo9mx]

@@Hunter725R that's amazing 😂 /s jk

[@TheShadowCamel]

4:51 Cat impersonation on point

[@darenn01]

John Cena can speak Mandarin?! And he speaks fast so I guess he's been practicing a lot

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Dars Yes! In the video, he said he has been Learning Chinese for 4 years!

[@hastybigyordan2575]

Wooaaaaahhhhh

[@hastybigyordan2575]

Nooooo waaaaaayyyyyy

[@hastybigyordan2575]

@pedo isn't a sin that ain't true

[@samanthacorber641]

I find that I pronounce 有 as "yao" as well. However, I think what is really happening to us is that we are mixing up 有 and 要. They're both learned early on, and although I remember what each means, I still will mix them up when I'm anxious because they have the same starting sound.

[@MeanBeanComedy]

I remember 有 because I ask 你有没有 a lot. For some reason, that helps.

[@xuxipan7181]

I'm amazed John Cena my idol wrestler can speak Chinese wow. Also, the 會 means "can" but it can be used as "will" right

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Yes for sure ;)

[@Balconychild]

Hello, Grace! I started learning Chinese about three years ago. Mr. Cena has a passion about learning Chinese that I would have needed, because I never came close to speaking like he can! For more or less one year, I had two teachers online. One from mainland China and one from Taiwan. A thing I find a little bit funny is that you and my former Taiwanese teacher pronounce "measure words" in exactly the same way, as "major words". That caused some confusion for me initially :D That being said, I really think your videos maintain high quality. You have a way of explaining tones, intonation and vocabulary that make me understand new things and remember forgotten lessons. This is the third video from your channel that I've been watching today, although I was getting ready to study Turkish and Korean soon 😊

[@berika6]

Hello! I am replying to a message from 6 months ago but if you see this and are interested add me on discord (berika#7948) for language exchange! I am a native Turkish speaker learning Chinese for about 3 months (since the school year started.)

[@16yen]

I LOL-ed so hard when John Cena's song played

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

31cent 😂😂

[@LeonardoPitter-y4j]

你教学很细腻，我很欣赏你的英语发音，我是HSK3级，我一直陪伴着你。

[@kevindemiranda]

I’ve been making some of these mistakes too. This type of video is so helpful! Thank you.

[@samuelleung9930]

Every time I hear him speaking mandarin, I can’t help to picture him intensively lifting heavy weight in a gym. His pronunciation is so progressive 😅

[@yongarygonanra2993]

you can try to edit a picture of john cena conversing in mandarin while lifting a medium weight dumbells, and share it on the internet

[@samuelleung9930]

Yongary Gonanra hhhhhh good idea! maybe one day

[@chungchhen]

Guo 老师好 . I can't believe you picked John Cena to be in the video. He's one of my 灵感 for learning Chinese. We can certainly learn from each other mistakes and improve on them. Mark and John have shown that it takes gut to learn and speak another language. I look forward to your upcoming video on the meaning and usage of "become ( 变成 , 成为 etc) ". I wonder what public figure (celebrity) you are going to have on in your future lessons. Don't tell, keep us guessing. Job well done! 多谢老师 .

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Chen Jun Guang Wow I didn’t he inspired you to learn Chinese! That’s so great! And look forward to next video haha. See you there :D

[@chungchhen]

My other reasons for wanting to learn Mandarin Chinese are because I am of Asian descent and I enjoy listening to Chinese music.

[@sasino]

John Cena and the 冰淇淋 🥶🍦 viral video were one of the main things that made me interested in learning Chinese

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

Pronunciation is the most challenging aspect of spoken Chinese. My basic vocabulary is ok - I can understand a fair amount But I struggle hearing the different tones sometimes

[@_nausya2504]

Thanks it's helpful. I love you channel so much. I mean, it is really hard to find a channel like this. Usually they will teach us topic by topic and I hate it.

[@JamesWongLife]

Another great video Grace. However for the first point, I would say it’s not a pronunciation issue but rather just getting his words mixed up! I remember when I first started learning, I would often say 要 instead of 有 and vice versa, not because I because I couldn’t say it right, but in the moment, I say the wrong word. It’s common for none native speakers at the beginning phase to mix up words with the same beginning sound, especially ones that are likely learned around the same time. Ps when are you going to analyse my chinese? Hahahah

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

James Wong Life 黃日鴻 Wow Thank you for sharing this to me! It’s great to know these from the learner’s perspective!

[@informant4003]

Agreed. For the first few months I would sometimes get those two mixed up.

[@hams2410]

Thank you very much!! I've been waiting for this type of video!!! I love the way you corrected 可以 in his sentence 😍 Also, I heard of the example 我会说一点中文 . 谢谢你

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

V Hamsini Hi! I remember you said you enjoyed this type of video very much :D Thank you for supporting!

[@hams2410]

@@GraceMandarinChinese Yes! I like any type of video you make, but this is the best. I learned a lot form you! Thank you for replying !😍👍

[@matheusbc22]

Thanks for the video, i'm from Brazil and im learning chinese and i think you explain very well in your videos, and this are helping me a lot, 谢谢。

[@Nieoryginalny]

Awesome video! I hope you can make more videos analyzing Mandarin of famous people. Such an interesting topic!

[@starsagar94]

John Cena is very talented dude. He can speak Chinese very good. Good for him. What a legend.

[@Avpixlamer]

这是非常好的。它值得更多的观众。

[@capoeira102]

I loved this video, thank you. It was very informative. I also had no idea that John Cena spoke Mandarin. Wouldn't it be better to say "Pu Tong Hua" instead of Zhong Wen? If I said, "Wo hui shue Zhong Wen," could that not also refer to Cantonese as well? Thank you!

[@squemish51]

普通话 kind of means "common tongue", so if you're not in a Mandarin speaking country, 普通话 wouldn't actually mean Mandarin. It would mean whatever the common tongue is where the speaker is. At least that's my understanding.

[@capoeira102]

Thank you. I always thought that by default, Mandarin was the “common language” because it is the most widely spoken language in China and considered to be the official language. I had no idea that it referred to the geographical residence of the speaker. So, in Guangdong the common language refers to Cantonese and in Beijing it is Mandarin, got it! Thank you.

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

David G Hi! Thank you for the feedback! And about your question, indeed, “Zhong Wen” is Chinese language, so it includes Cantonese as well. But because of the population of Mandarin speakers, when you say “Zhong Wen”, in most cases, people would know you’re referring to Mandarin. And many Chinese native speakers also choose “Zhong Wen” as the term as opposed to other languages (English, French, etc.). But when you want to be very specific, in China you can say “Pu Tong Hua”, and in Taiwan, we don’t say “Pu Tong Hua”, we say “guó yǔ” :) I hope this helps!

[@JamesWongLife]

In mandarin (especially taiwan) it’s more common to say 中文 rather than 普通話 to refer to mandarin. This is probably cause it’s now considered “the main Chinese language”. However, in Cantonese they refer to mandarin as 普通話 and don’t use 中文。

[@capoeira102]

It does help; I understand clearly. Thank you Grace for your reply! Much appreciated:)

[@inno100bob]

Sometimes i don't even learn Chinese i just watch this channel to stare at the cute face of grace😂😂 她很漂亮

[@sayitsayuri8951]

I explained the sound of 'ou' and 'ao' to my brother as 'oh' and 'ow'. not the most perfect description, but improved his pronunciation...

[@silverhawk911]

Interesting that we can actually learn from the mistakes of non-native speakers. However, we also need to keep in mind that they are not native speakers of Mandarin Chinese. Having said that, I find that he is already brave enough to speak the language despite the fact that he does not have the competency level of the native speakers. He will definitely get better and better each day with practice. With all languages, practice makes perfect.

[@JoaoVitor-it1oq]

Thank you for the video. I'd have get right the sentence "I can speak Chinese" in my native language we literally say "I know to speak Chinese", the first would mean permission :) it'd be great to have more videos about those common mistakes when translate from English to Chinese, I find it very difficult to translate words like: "some, any" and "to, for", because of language differences and context dependency.

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

João Vitor Cool! Different languages really have different ways to express the same concept! And Thank you for the feedback and suggestion!

[@RaymondHng]

That's how I say it in Cantonese: I know how to speak...

[@amilipinocchio8047]

I also have problem easily confused with 有 and 要 at the beginning but as you talk more and practice more its will be fine especially when someone correcting your mistake that you unintentionally make.. It sure help

[@lucasmatias.coaching]

Wow!!! So useful this video.

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Lucas Matias.Coach_ Thank you!

[@axelm8328]

Thank you for the video :)

[@RiggyRly]

Thank you, this was really useful.

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Riggy Glad you like it! :D

[@bilingualchannel7862]

Riggy try thiskzbin.info/www/bejne/rIOUfadueZeeaKs

[@WolfusMandrago]

Great video!

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Wolf Drake Thank you! ;)

[@zahiram4738]

He’s been learning for at least 4 years I remember him trying to teach Nicki Chinese when they were still together Edit: nvm he says that later

[@EpicBlooFox]

Hi Grace, when John Cena says “对对对！” in response to “你会说中文吗” is that correct? Or do you have to say 会会会？thank you!

[@RaymondHng]

对/對 means _correct_

[@facemanfu1610]

Both ok

[@TheXuism]

I am Chinese and I am here cuz she is cute. Good job, keep going!

[@bruceeverett5372]

Nice video! Is it common to say “煮饭”？Is it exactly the same as "做饭“？

[@Tom-jg1ty]

做饭 is more general, it can refer to basically any type of cooking while 煮饭 is more related to cooking “rice” from my perspective. Anyway, 做饭 is definitely more commonly used !

[@darian5428]

老师，你怎么学习英文的？你的英文咋这么好？

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Darian 我常常聽英文的Podcast! 謝謝誇獎，不過，我還是有很多待加強的地方 :P （我常常听英文的Podcast! 谢谢夸奖，不过，我还是有很多待加强的地方 :P）

[@metalloproteases]

I was today years old when I learned John Cena can speak (some) Chinese

[@rokko_fable]

Miao is what cats say in English haha. Hey Grace, What do neko say in Taiwan? Nyan?

[@quienesxu]

Hi Grace, So 要 is “yau4” and not “yao4”?

[@TheTrueKayn]

Is this the correct pronunciation of Cheng at 2:41 ? To me it sounds more like chen. Is it supposed to be pronounced like this?

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Kayn97 Oh! Thank you for pointing out! I did pronounce more like “en”. I’ll make sure to be correct next time! Thank you! :)

[@serchsource8744]

The GRASSHOPPER IS good....Dang!! He have the muscles to back it up!!

[@cuongnguyenduy9808]

0:34 John Cena's theme song WWE . Legendary. LOL😂

[@loikkhalimov3323]

Your vds r great

[@bilingualchannel7862]

try this kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIOUfadueZeeaKs

[@Gens324]

Quick update not really related with the language but John Cena apologized to China a few days ago for saying that Taiwan is a country

[@spacetoast7783]

Spineless

[@kazukimanga]

To say how many months do I have to use a measure word? Because if I write 三月 it just means march, right?

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Ana Yes! That’s correct:) 三月=March / 三個月（Simplified: 三个月）= three months

[@白芸不想講話]

i m very like this video

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

rizzal tampan Thank you!

[@Andrew36597]

Since English does have ou and au sounds like in words such as “load” and “loud”, I believe he was making a mistake in grammar rather than pronunciation, I think he was probably trying to say “If you choose to be passionate” or “If you want to have a passion” though it ended up not making sense, but that’s just my guess

[@lingling2823]

Bruh wtf since when did John cena speak mandarin 👁👄👁

[@Likes_Trains]

3:26 ni hui cheng gong!

[@elina9781]

Thank you for your videos!!! and you are also very beautiful!

[@TennisGvy]

So 月 needs a measure word to express duration?

[@victorchen5663]

Yes 月 needs the measure word 個 (个in simplified), because if you don't use a measure word, then it means the months of the year. 一個月 one month 一月 January

[@captainclarky5352]

Learn from John Xina's good example

[@lado7317]

John Cena speaking mandarin is so random. thank you for the video.

[@PepinsSpot]

Sensory overload!!!!! I don't want to speak Chinese any more!

[@ernestogutierrez2673]

"Yoooo. Yaoooo." There's a really old commercial with Yao Ming where they say that lol

[@user-oh6wb5rj2q]

*会 Vs 可以 Vs 能* ? Thank you

[@RyuJinafan]

会 is knowing how to do something: 你会说中文吗？"can you speak Chinese?" 可以 is having permission to do something: 我可以去洗手间吗？"can I go to the bathroom?" 能 is being physically able to do something: 他不能起来 "He cannot stand up"

[@唐杰豪]

Could you analyze 大山 and 艾杰西

[@facemanfu1610]

Dont need to analyze 大山. He speaks better then more chinese people)))

[@wilfriedvomacka1783]

4:51 what does the cat says.

[@RonioFOX]

4:51 可愛!

[@Foreignerlin91]

seeing john cena and mark zukerburg, i think i see the biggest issue of trying to use their own intonations from English speaking to Chinese. John Cena esp, you can tell he's expressing himself quite naturally in how he'd say the sentence in english, but with chinese words.

[@blazingly8336]

Technically yao is grammatically correct in Cantonese so idk if he’s mixing mandarin and cantonese

[@mochi.m]

Very true as I am a Cantonese speaker, but I don’t think that is the case.

[@misterklister3564]

you pronounced measure as major, its more like mesh-ur

[@senpaiji]

Lol chill English is her second language

[@veriveryluvr]

Ritik Kumar that’s called helping each other out.

[@misterklister3564]

@@senpaiji Chinese is John Cena's second language and she corrected him.

[@amrin4277]

who is the interviewer talking to?

[@tangtienji]

我的過程=我的經歷，我的經驗，我的體會

[@YoutiaoVlogs]

你看不到我 you can't see me - John Cena

[@loikkhalimov3323]

Hey hi

[@MinSunYe]

I learned the true difference between hui 会 and keyi 可以 the hard way, I was talking over the phone with a Chinese friend and our connection started to get a little static so I asked 你可以听我吗？and he replied, sure 怎么了? And I was so confused. Techincally I was asking "Can you listen to me? (I have something I want to say). I then realized I should've said 你会听我吗？Meaning "Are you able to hear me?" I think a common misconception with learners is that these words can be used interchangeably, which I learned that was not actually the case and caused so much confusion xD You can bet I'll never forget the distinction between 会 and 可以 ever again

[@L-mo]

You are pronouncing _major_ instead of _“measure”_ . The first vowel sound is different and the middle consonant is also different.

[@squemish51]

What's the difference between 能 and 会? People have told me different definitions and some say that 能 refers to skill/ability more than 会.

[@chungchhen]

能 (neng, 2nd tone) means can / be able to - to do something but without any training or schooling. For example, you can eat spicy food. 会 (hui, 4nd tone) also means can but it's a skill you know from some kind of training or schooling, like can drive a car. 你现在明白了吗 ?

[@muhammadfaozan9056]

Imotional damage😂

[@loikkhalimov3323]

I miss China

[@sasino]

Bing Chilling 🥶🍦

[@cindyt6909]

I just watched this video and the Mark Zuckerberg video and noticed one English word you seem to be saying incorrectly. The word “pronunciation” sounds like you are saying “pronoun-sation”. Should be, “pro-nun-ci-a-tion”. Just wanted to share that with you. Thanks for your videos!

[@lartrak]

I'm a native English speaker, and said it that way until I was in my early 20s. Funny thing, no one even pointed it out until I was that age. It took me months of having to correct myself to start doing it right.

[@travelingsandy900]

Wow never knew John cena could speak Chinese

[@dan01]

我可以说中文 - tentatively. 我会说中文 - affirmative. :)

[@bilingualchannel7862]

try this kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIOUfadueZeeaKs

[@dan01]

双语频道bilingual channel Link video at 7.04 - 文法 - My (我的) - if usage is before a noun (my mother) correct. If to express ownership of item, ‘mine’ is used instead. Different expressions & grammatical rules in both Chinese & English languages. Both speakers are to be natural in their expressions. www.google.com.sg/amp/s/dictionary.cambridge.org/amp/british-grammar/pronouns-possessive-my-mine-your-yours-etc

[@cipher4811]

I was wondering if you know the word vegan .. can you please translate into chinese.. most of my chinese friend don't know vegan they think vegan and vegetarian are same..

[@GraceMandarinChinese]

Cipher X “Vegan” in Chinese is “純素食者（纯素食者）”. You can say “我吃全素” (Lit. I only eat vegetables). Haha a lot of my friends also thought these two words mean the same :P

[@Zdrange03]

Major ≠ measure

[@user-xv4he4mt4x]

早上好中国 现在我有冰淇淋 我很喜欢冰淇淋 但是 速度与激情9 比冰淇淋 速度与激情 速度与激情9 我最喜欢 所以…现在是音乐时间 准备 1 2 3 两个礼拜以后 速度与激情9 ×3 不要忘记 不要错过 记得去电影院看速度与激情9 因为非常好电影 动作非常好 差不多一样冰淇淋 再见

[@SoroushTorkian]

而且他叫西娜！

[@TerribleTonyShow]

lao gan ma

[@mrshah2043]

你好聪明

[@MichaelTranAussie]

I would've added it sounds like every single one of his 2nd tones is wrong?

[@화차-v7q]

0:48 passion for more $$$? "I started wanting to learn Mandarin to get our global company to be a true global company." 😂😂

[@leorosa]

Ni Bu yao Kan Wo

[@captainclarky5352]

Learn from John Cena's good example

[@roguewielder]

why does he look kinda like Arnold Schwarzenegger

[@hifrax]

i thought you're going to talk about his "lao gan ma review" video..lol

[@mhadnanali]

he is saying jong wen, with j sound. while it should be chong wen. ch like chocolate. don't you think it's a mistake?

[@jeungbou]

Is it just me or does John Cena talk like an early version of Google translate?

[@baeli3852]

Bing chiling

[@EugenMarianPopescu]

I can never learn chinese, that's for sure!

[@KimSamaVideos]

This is clickbait, I can't see John Cena in the video

[@cheersfor6323]

When you are speaking English I can recognize you using the third tone quite a bit...

[@lbb2rfarangkiinok]

小心点，Pronunciation 这个词你每次发音错啊.

[@thefeelingofunfair4052]

Back to the Spanish videos

[@jonecuntapay9561]

If he said mama huhu, he warns the audience that his Mandarin is so atrocious. He often use this syllables in Mandarin Chinese interview.

[@xmgly]

正好相反，我是学英语。

[@nedoopacaktheboygamer2810]

0:50 0:51 he sounds like a pro

[@martinphipps2]

Um... actually I think his Chinese is pretty good.

[@vinicioslucas7319]

我不知道他会说中文 ”-”

[@origamipretzel2162]

Wait he reminds me of Lucas from nct