Learn the Chinese Alphabet in Less Than 20 min! Pinyin & Zhuyin (Bopomofo)

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:22 What is the Chinese alphabet?
0:57 Learn Zhuyin and Pinyin
2:08 The letters of the Chinese alphabet
2:48 Chinese Labial Initials: "ㄅB, ㄆP, ㄇM, ㄈF"
3:48 Chinese Dental Initials: "ㄉD, ㄊT, ㄋN, ㄌL"
5:01 Chinese Guttural Initials: "ㄍG, ㄎK, ㄏH"
5:43 Chinese Palatal Initials: "ㄐJ, ㄑQ, ㄒX"
6:44 Chinese Retroflex Initials: "ㄓZH, ㄔCH, ㄕSH, ㄖR"
9:00 Chinese Dental Sibilant Initials: "ㄗZ, ㄘC, ㄙS"
10:21 Chinese Medials: "一I/YI, ㄨU/WU, ㄩÜ/YU"
12:18 Chinese Finals: "ㄚA, ㄛO, ㄜE, ㄝE/YE, ㄞAI, ㄟEI, ㄠAO, ㄡOU, ㄢAN, ㄣEN, ㄤANG, ㄥENG, ㄦER"

[@MrChipman35]

0:22 What is the Chinese alphabet? 2:08 The letters of the Chinese alphabet 2:48 Labial Initials "ㄅB, ㄆP, ㄇM, ㄈF" 3:48 Dental Initials "ㄉD, ㄊT, ㄋN, ㄌL" 5:01 Guttural Initials "ㄍG, ㄎK, ㄏH" 5:43 Palatal Initials "ㄐJ, ㄑQ, ㄒX" 6:44 Retroflex Initials "ㄓZH, ㄔCH, ㄕSH, ㄖR" 9:00 Dental Sibilant Initials "ㄗZ, ㄘC, ㄙS" 10:21 Medials "一I/YI, ㄨU/WU, ㄩÜ/YU" 12:18 Finals "ㄚA, ㄛO, ㄜE, ㄝE/YE, ㄞAI, ㄟEI, ㄠAO, ㄡOU, ㄢAN, ㄣEN, ㄤANG, ㄥENG, ㄦER"

[@SingandLearnChinese]

Hi Bjorn: Thanks for pulling out the time stamps! Did you get the bopomofo from the blog post? :)

[@MrChipman35]

@@SingandLearnChinese No, actually I installed a Taiwanese keyboard layout. Thank you for making this great video. I feel like there's such few content about Zhuyin and this video was gold for me :)

[@mikerussell9171]

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[@user-se6zn6pq2e]

Thanks bro

[@langugelearning6623]

Am so confused about the middle thing's

[@nishamagar75]

I don't know Korean fluently and now I'm learning Chinese 😂😂 Rip my interest

[@laalmoonga]

Me too😅

[@nishamagar75]

@@laalmoonga all thanks to dramas i guess😭😭😂😂

[@laalmoonga]

@@nishamagar75 yesss

[@dilpreetsidhu2738]

Same here , first I was learning Korean then suddenly my intrest jumped to Chinese.

[@puran9973]

Me Too😳🤣🤣🤣

[@Whydontyoustudywithme]

I want to study Chinese because there are so many Chinese drama without English sub.

[@BeaestheticwithmeOfficial3e]

Yeah that's right

[@riri....]

Mm yes..really big problem for me..so I try to learn about chaines

[@FutureDr.K]

Same

[@pakistanarmysgirl8469]

I am learning chinese cuz i want to go to china after my graduation and the thing is that i am a 8TH grade student

[@a.shaikh2342]

You first start with hsk level one , then level 2 and up to 6 , .. don’t put yourself in these things in start these are so hard and it will demotivate you

[@falahfera6384]

Heyy, I'm Indian🇮🇳 After I started watching Chinese drama I felt like I was learning Chinese and then I couldn’t stop Because I like China so much😻💋

[@mishamisha8020]

Same thing happening with me😊

[@raguragu826]

Yes same too. I am indian 🇮🇳

[@ganeshsonawane6727]

Yes, when I was started watching k dramas then thers sometime no eng subway that's reason I wanna learn chinese, but now love that dramas so much and china also

[@rathodbhavna4413]

Me too

[@luckycharm3401]

@@ganeshsonawane6727 you mean c dramas ? Cause k dramas are Korean

[@chineekoh2589]

"Learning the Chinese alphabet in less than 20 minutes" *I can't remember a single thing.*

[@hamidbluri3135]

your name is like a Chinese guy

[@alyssa-jk4bh]

write everything down lol

[@chineekoh2589]

@@hamidbluri3135 it is, not my fault, my mom put me on this account. I might change it later.

[@chineekoh2589]

@@alyssa-jk4bh even after reading, can't remember

[@alyssa-jk4bh]

@@chineekoh2589 ohh lol

[@timotheechalamet5797]

I find it so fascinating that Chinese people have to learn every single word individually

[@user-ui4xi3st7u]

I have a different perspective. Although English has only 26 letters, it needs to have one distinctive word to describe a thing or concept. When a new thing emerges, the English needs to come up with a new word for it, while the Chinese just needs a composition of some existing characters with relevant meaning or context to make up a new combined word. A few examples: 火=fire, 箭=arrow, 火箭=rocket; 电=electric, 脑=brain, 电脑=computer; 温=warmth, 度=degree, 温度=temperature. By learning a thousand common Chinese characters, it should be adequate for normal daily use.

[@timotheechalamet5797]

@@user-ui4xi3st7u wow that’s amazing. I didn’t even know this so thank you for telling me about this. now that you have said that I see what you mean however the beautiful Chinese symbols are still really intricate compared to English letters. But now I understand what you mean more thank u

[@alysimone]

It’s not that difficult actually. They all use the same radicals/components, so although they are technically all different, they’re not actually that difficult to learn.

[@kenfletcher1240]

They don't. Chinese characters are built of a limited number of components (admittedly more than English's 26). It is quite possible for a Chinese person to deduce the meaning (and pronunciation) of any new word they encounter.

[@timotheechalamet5797]

@@kenfletcher1240 oh wow I didn’t know that thanks for telling me. that makes more sense but either way i still think it’s such a cool language

[@alinanana174]

Now I realized how easy Korean is...... quite likes .... ooh ty tho

[@aarushipotnis]

Nono bro. Its only easy in the start but as you start learning from b1 it gets tough as hell! Compared to that Chinese is really easy, not for beginners but just learn all characters and done!

[@BTSArmy-jq7xx]

@@aarushipotnis ya but korean just needs practice!!! Also I guess that a hindi(Indian language) speaker can easily learn korean as the grammar is almost same!!!

[@aarushipotnis]

@@BTSArmy-jq7xx grammar is very difficult that's the problem of Korean. And obviously any Asian would find other Asian languages pretty easy cause it's related in one way or other but we also have to think about others na. Whereas Chinese grammar is similar to English

[@BTSArmy-jq7xx]

@@aarushipotnis I tried learning Chinese but the grammar sucks!! It's neither related to English nor any other language I know!! Also it needs way more practice than any other language!

[@BTSArmy-jq7xx]

@@aarushipotnis btw from where r u??

[@chelsealiatoro8632]

I'm done learning Korean and got improved my French. I'm also learning Japanese and Russian and now planning to learn Chinese. I was raised and born in Philippines who grew up bilingual.

[@saumyatiwari8876]

Please give a chance to Hindi too.....l assure you that you will be pleased ! By the way , lovely greetings from lndia ❤🇮🇳

[@user-kd1kf6us5l]

Hindi sounds bad too me anyway

[@priskruger314]

​@@user-kd1kf6us5l check out the mashup of atif aslam and rahat fateh ali khan for the song dekhtein dekthtein. Lovely song and all of mr rahats work showcases the beauty of the language

[@ameliasugrim3016]

Anybody got interested in learning chinese just to watch chinese dramas or is it just me? 🤷🤣🤣

[@speccles1237]

And to read chinese novels rather than searching for translations for hours...

[@jshalmi]

@@speccles1237 w

[@anavalencia4997]

哈哈哈

[@reginaabenakodjo3577]

Me for business

[@satishkh3936]

Same here

[@alinanana174]

Anyone here trying to be multilingual like wayv ??? Ok only me....

[@alinanana174]

@@linta2429 dude highfive mann

[@gabria5199]

They basically made me want to become a polygot but I'm pretty sure I'm gonna fail like mark's fried eggs but it's worth a shot.

[@wayvequalscrackheads3514]

Eyooo weishennie

[@wayvequalscrackheads3514]

Yeah I’m actually learning Chinese. I will have my first hsk exam soon😁💚

[@alinanana174]

@@gabria5199 yo it is worth cause beside mark making fried eggs xiaojun is standing there with fire extinguisher lol so yeah dont give up mannnn

[@bananaetmandarine]

17/11/2020 This is my first Chinese lesson, I'm a big fan of China , I hope one day I study, work and live there ( it's hard and impossible but may a miracle happen ) From Tunisia

[@rakenew7739]

Wish U all the Best👍

[@bananaetmandarine]

@@rakenew7739 thank you so much 🌼

[@rakenew7739]

@@bananaetmandarine You're welcome 😊

[@bellahu8775]

Welcome to China:)

[@aliabassi8045]

ربي يسهل (:

[@jazrelleontoy6795]

I was learning Korean Alphabet: Easy Language: Insane 🔥 While chinese: Language:Average Alphabet:Insaneeee

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

Korean has possibly the best writing system of any language ever devised. The main places where it breaks down are due to the period between when it was invented and when it gained widespread acceptance. But, it's still by far the best writing system for actually translating between written and spoken language that anybody has created. Probably the next best thing would arguably be IPA and that's rather limited in some other ways.

[@jazrelleontoy6795]

@@SmallSpoonBrigade i agree

[@mnpaes]

Have you tried portuguese?

[@mogalhere]

idk why ppl think korean us soo hard.... im now almost fluent in korean so i can say, its not that hard....

[@ripfirecreations4676]

Yes

[@user-cm1pz9gx4z]

I'm a native Chinese speaker.Why am I whatching this 🤔🤔🤔

[@Li_ah12]

Teach me .

[@narjec]

😂😂

[@kuntinghsu]

I’m a Taiwanese person and the alphabet is actually not used a lot outside of school it’s only used in school so students can understand how to pronounce some Chinese words they haven’t learnt yet. So if you wanna get the basics down start from here!

[@liuzhou]

Yes, but it isn't "the Chinese alphabet". It's the Roman alphabet adapted to transliterate characters.

[@watertree1]

right, native students only learn it from G1 and shown on book G1 to G4.

[@winkingsmileface3807]

Nice!!!😊👍 That is very helpful to know!!!🤗 Thanks for that!!!🤗👍

[@channeparisxoxo]

Oh really ok good to know. Thank you for sharing.

[@user-vf7cn3oy8g]

​注音很难学。拼音比较容易。

[@Ekta-jg2ce]

Since I am a native Hindi speaker, this was not much difficult for me!! 😊 Thanks for this video!

[@beastxyz7779]

mai bhi

[@barkhaalisha5500]

Urdu here

[@learnchineseinurdu576]

If you want to learn, how to write Chinese language, please watch this video. you will enjoy it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mn7Gq5aLpc-qnpo

[@shardasingh3076]

I'm from India too

[@sohamdate7007]

Lol we Indians have it easy when it comes to pronunciation....

[@xu6532]

i'm studying chinese because i'm very very interested in poetry and music, i think that the poetry and songwriting from each language shows how cool they all are and a lot of that can't be translated perfectly :] so i'm learning lots of languages to appreciate them more. even though that's my main reason, this is actually the first language where i'm focusing on writing, spelling, reading, etc. first since i'm trying to practice that way of studying/learning, and i figured this out waaay faster than when i was learning japanese kana on my own lol. thank you for the video!!

[@kzoo2017]

Believe me, if you are Indian or know marathi Hindi or sanskrut it's most easy for you to learn Chinese Best of luck to all learners ,👍🏻

[@nanno50yearsago36]

What makes Indians to learn chinese fast? Like what is similar?

[@kzoo2017]

@@nanno50yearsago36 the basic vowels and consonants are too much similar and sound same

[@nanno50yearsago36]

@@kzoo2017 I see

[@pushparahi5681]

This video is so creatively made. I don't why this video has not much views. This is better than all other KZbin videos on Chinese alphabets.

[@SingandLearnChinese]

Thank you Pushpa! :)

[@kenfletcher1240]

There is no Chinese alphabet, so your comment is ridiculous!

[@pushparahi5681]

@@kenfletcher1240 I meant Chinese letters u idiot

[@kenfletcher1240]

@@pushparahi5681 Chinese does not have 'letters'. Who is the idiot?

[@pushparahi5681]

@@kenfletcher1240 you are obviously, cause you didn't probably check out the title of the video. Why are you even here 😂🥱🥱

[@amrendersharma6210]

Man I thought learning Chinese would be difficult but every pronunciation was so easy and exactly sounds like words in Hindi

[@user-yo5rb7cq3o]

Chinese phonetic symbols are borrowed from English pronunciation. So presumably correct. But since I just started learning English, I don't know if what you said is right or not. If you want to learn Chinese, we can form a language partner, which is very efficient, and I can learn English from you.

[@amrendersharma6210]

@@user-yo5rb7cq3o you speak Chinese?

[@user-yo5rb7cq3o]

yes,i am chinese . can you give me your email?

[@alyssa-jk4bh]

oh my gosh, I am literally crying, this helped me soooooo much. I was so confused about learning both but you actually explained what you should learn !!!!!!!! and I was able to understand everything, thank you 💙

[@prathamgupta3653]

I want to learn Chinese because Chinese is a vital and important language and also I love speaking and learning different languages

[@pass3d]

先把拼音学了，慢慢就认识的汉字多了。

[@Mikalu0514]

如果學了注音，在練習漢字的時候也會帶來幫助

[@duckmeat4674]

One of the best videos on the introduction of learning 注音!

[@SingandLearnChinese]

Thanks Duck Meat! :) Glad it was helpful ~

[@babyddeonu3714]

This is my first time learning chinese and your video is the first learn chinese video Ive watched

[@tiffanyaurum1154]

Aww me tooo

[@ichouuu4164]

Me too

[@_the_maurya]

me too

[@jienz1990]

Wow I hope you can keep learning Chinese. It's not that hard as many people might think.

[@nilleriynnincey6863]

My friend teaches Chinese, he teaches like this -V/\ to make it a little easier 😇My friend teaches Chinese.

[@pallavishrotriya230]

Done learning korean. Now wanna learn Chinese ❤️🎉 as an Indian, these languages are so easy. 😭❤️ Thank you so much god

[@SingandLearnChinese]

Done learning as in taking a break? Or as in you are satisfied with your fluency level now?

[@pallavishrotriya230]

@@SingandLearnChinese done as in I don't have to make efforts consciously to learn... Now I can express myself well in Korean and can understand almost everything I hear as well... And the way you have taught the Chinese alphabet here, I am motivated to learn Chinese as well❤️ tysmm😭❤️

[@rinaosmani9084]

@@pallavishrotriya230 how did you learn so well? KZbin?

[@pallavishrotriya230]

@@rinaosmani9084 yeppp. KZbin is such a huge help. No need of classes or anything. Just youtube... I have my youtube channel so I'm thinking of making a step wise video about how to go about learning korea to help people learning korean... I had a hard time figuring out so I think it would save so many people so much time.

[@cute-ml2xm]

@@pallavishrotriya230 Can you tell me too :) I am also learning korean (I know hangul) but I don't know what to do next so can you just tell me what to learn after hangul and where to learn it . please :(

[@celiasalas2277]

"Use your imagination"lol. That's why I love learning Chinese. Thank you so much for this video...and you even spoke Spanish!!!!!♡♡♡♡♡♡

[@SingandLearnChinese]

Haha ~ Un poquito ;)

[@sarwanyalingolu2245]

It's so tough to learn this . I appreciate chinese people

[@catmom1322]

Having taken French & Russian, the Chinese alphabet is similar (to me) to learning Cyrillic. Cyrillic has many diphthongs combined to make one letter rather than separating them out into separate letters. This, to me, is fun!

[@Hala20281]

I speak French but I found that Chinese is lil bit hard

[@tiineetussy]

I guess as a native German speaker, some pronunciations are easier but I just noticed that Chinese alphabet is funny bc for every single sound, there is a sign/letter. The different pronunciations in German just happens while talking/ speaking complete words but in chinese there is a sign for each sound xD

[@byakudsan7051]

I am Mexican. I have learned English and Japanese. I always loved how chinese sounds so today I start my learning. Hopefully I can learn it ❤

[@latebracelet9362]

Igual, como vas?

[@kk2bbysweet462]

you can do it!! I just started today, I can't wait to speak fluently as well:)

[@Quekan]

@@latebracelet9362 lo que dice sobre el que zhuyin evita confusiones en la pronunciación es algo que no había pensado, como por ejemplo en el caso de shi vs 尸 que evitaría esa i fantasma...

[@dumplingsuwu6691]

Actually I never knew that Chinese has alphabets, I thought I should just memorize every word and I can never read any new words unless I'm already familiar with it

[@vinicioslucas7319]

This alphabet is barely used to write a text, I've seen it used to characters that you can't write in you phone or to don't write a curse word... This is used in dictionaries and it shows how to pronounce some character. I can write "shui jiao", but it can mean 睡觉 (sleep) 水饺 (a chinese food) 谁叫 (who is called ...), And a lot of different words, so you still need to memorize the pronunciation and meaning of each character. If you are learning now, it's very hard at the beginning but it gets way more easier by the time

[@alinanana174]

Meanwhile hyunjin.....in ur profile

[@markovnikov5264]

Same here,😄😄😄😃

[@kenfletcher1240]

It doesn't.

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

Chinese doesn't really, there have been a few Romanization systems developed and bopomofo is pretty much exclusively used as an input method. Chinese does have an alphabet of sorts in the form of components. It's just that they aren't used the way that an alphabet is used. They're arranged into a character and can be used to guess the likely meanings and pronuncation of an unknown character. In the mainland you'll see Pinyin being used on signs as a way of helping people with poor literacy get around at times, but even with tone markers, which are usually absent, it's still a poor replacement for characters due to how many characters share the same spoken syllable and how many words only consist of one or two syllables in the first place. But really, any effort to try and view Chinese as having an alphabet is going to be misleading and of only marginal utility, at best.

[@etlay5684]

Used to learn Chinese alphabets pobomo...when I was young but have forgotten how to use them, now I can learn from this video, thank you.

[@e-genieclimatique]

in brief: This video provides a detailed introduction to the Chinese phonetic system, often referred to as the Chinese alphabet. The video emphasizes that this "alphabet" is designed primarily to assist with pronunciation, since written Chinese relies on character-based radicals instead of a typical alphabet. The Chinese phonetic system is colloquially known as "Bopomofo," named after the first four letters: bo, po, mo, fo. The video covers two main systems for writing the Chinese phonetic system: the Pinyin system, which is widely used in mainland China, and the Zhuyin system used in Taiwan. The Pinyin system uses Latin letters, whereas the Zhuyin system uses unique symbols. The host suggests that learners start with Pinyin due to its familiarity and ubiquity, but advises considering learning Zhuyin as well to avoid common pronunciation errors that come from applying English pronunciation to Pinyin. The video then proceeds to provide a comprehensive walkthrough of the Chinese phonetic system, offering unique mnemonic devices for each initial (beginning sound) and medial (middle sound) in the system. These sounds are divided into several groups based on their pronunciation characteristics: -labial initials, -dental initials, -guttural initials, -palatal initials, -retroflex initials, and -dental sibilant initials. Each initial is illustrated with a corresponding example, Pinyin representation, and Zhuyin symbol. The host connects each symbol to a memorable image or idea to aid learning. The video also introduces three medials, providing similar mnemonic techniques for each. The video emphasizes that proper Chinese pronunciation also involves different tonal qualities, but leaves this topic for another discussion. The text is providing a mnemonic and visual guide to learning the Chinese alphabet, specifically focusing on the zhuyin system, also known as Bopomofo. - The symbol ㄠ is described to look like two bent knees of someone who's fallen, with its pinyin being AO. - The next symbol, ㄡ, is reminiscent of a bow tie in the process of being tied, pronounced OU in pinyin. - For ㄢ, the best English equivalent given is the 'a' sound in the Spanish word for bread, 'pan'. The pinyin is AN, with the zhuyin potentially resembling a baker's hat. - The pinyin for ㄣ is EN. It's best compared to the "-un" part in the phrase "young'un", suggesting an older person referring to a child. - The pinyin ANG corresponds to the symbol ㄤ, described as being similar to the word "wrong" without the 'wr', or like an 'a' sound followed by 'ng'. - ㄥ is likened to the word "dung" without the 'd', spelled as ENG in pinyin, with the zhuyin resembling a nose sniffing dung. - Lastly, ㄦ (pinyin ER) is compared to the uncertain sound of "err..." one might make when hesitating in speech. The text encourages multiple repetitions of these lessons, possibly with songs in Chinese, to aid learning. It also suggests visiting the website singandlearnchinese.com to download a Chinese pronunciation chart, and to check out the Sing & Learn Chinese song teaching videos for further practice. It ends by encouraging learners to share their new knowledge and promising more videos in the future.

[@jasminaspinant9886]

Thanksss

[@robertricard187]

I've been struggling with my 80 yr. old brain for awhile with the alphabet, and had just about given up. Then I chanced upon your video, and it has been given in such a clear, precise and professional way that I am amazed. Thank you so very much, young lady, I shall revert back to this video as needed, but you set me on the proper path.

[@SingandLearnChinese]

@Robert Ricard I'm so glad this video was helpful (and even more impressed that you are working on Chinese!) If you are interested, you should join the email list and come to the free Friday afternoon classes/Q&As. We talk about vocab and pronunciation and everyone's welcome :)

[@leixi9044]

Honestly speaking , this is such a great teaching and learning lesson for Chinese alphabets in accordance with English alphabets and those impressive pics to help learners memorize better ! Great job and thx!

[@SingandLearnChinese]

You're welcome, and thank you for the kind words!

[@Cloudyconfusion]

This is one of the best language teaching videos I’ve seen if not THE best and most memorable. Bravo!! You’re an amazing teacher, can’t wait to watch more of your videos.

[@SingandLearnChinese]

Thank you @allie cloud! Glad it was helpful :)

[@nacuyong]

I want to learn Chinese because I heard it's one of the most important languages in business and manufacture... and I also enjoy watching chinese dramas :)

[@_sylj]

I have been speaking fluent Cantonese and some Mandarin for my whole life but somehow I still don't know how to write and properly read so I am putting up a challenge for myself to learn Chinese properly and also try to learn some Korean. This was a really helpful video thanks!

[@SingandLearnChinese]

That's great! Keep at it and you should pick it up much easier because you have a head start, knowing how to listen/speak :)

[@lovelimlegion1057]

This video is really helpful. Thank you so much for this! I love it! This is one of the best videos I have searched so far. :)

[@switchlers]

I like the tutorial even if this is only for less than 20 mins! I might not easily remember them all but I got the gist of how to pronounce them bc you used common & simple English words as an example!! Great video for a beginner like me!

[@lovegod7416]

Love how how you share the Chinese alphabet thank you!

[@shawn6417]

Thank you so much. Recently I start to learning Chinese. This helped me so much for beginner as me.

[@taiwobadmus8787]

I love to learn Chinese language because of my obsession for Bingya Yuan, Zhao Lusi, Cheng Yi and Allen Ren.

[@painn333Q]

My chinese learning experience is ... very strange. I never learnt how to pronounce letters, I just went into vocabulary and grammar, surprisingly? This worked ...

[@kpopdramablforlifearmyfore2537]

learning korean and chinese at the same time korean for kpop and chinese for drama and this video was really helpful

[@izzatisaffary6780]

Im glad i found this video! I want to start learing Chinese! I think its a beautiful language. This will be my 5th language to learn.

[@sethlangston181]

I love these mnemonics for Bopomofo! It reminds me of when I was learning Japanese Kana using mnemonics.

[@SingandLearnChinese]

Hi @Seth Langston! Neat, what mnemonics did you use for the kana?

[@ayushmanV]

Ka ga sa ja ta da da, ha ba ha ba.. lyk dat, right😅

[@tin_sarte2508]

Thank you for this! I hope for many more videos :) from a lady who is very eager and happy to learn chinese :)

[@EBArtista84]

I'm a Spanish speaker. Who's not very fluent yet in Spanish, but I like languages. I can speak Spanish, Tagalog, and Portuguese. I love kung fu movies and would like to learn Chinese to understand whats going on in the martial arts movies I love to watch. I learned a lot from this video. Gonna have to watch over and over to get it. Thanks!!

[@ashfaqahmed5088]

Your teaching skill is so good

[@linakleim707]

That was sooo helpful, thanks for your AMAZING video! It's so cool to actually have the chance to learn the pinyin with KZbin! :) Thanks a lot!

[@SingandLearnChinese]

Hi Lina! Glad to be of service :) Yes, I had a hard time finding good zhuyin teaching videos on youtube, so decided to make one myself.

[@phylanselmo981]

Thank you! 🙏 For your video ☺️ You are a great teacher 🙂

[@sarangae.0]

Am from tunisia and this is my first chinese lesson i learent alot so far

[@dallyannrio2778]

The problem is I'm not good at imagining. Except from imagining that Darren Chen became my boyfriend😂

[@christiann3234]

Lol

[@Rankyu]

Lol

[@jienz1990]

Learn Pinyin instead. It's much easier and much more commonly used.

[@reginaabenakodjo3577]

In your dreams😂😂😂😂😂

[@aprilrahee]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@joaored69]

This might be the best by far of all intro for beginners. cuz most of the videos starts without giving background on what and how this language works.

[@lovegod7416]

I just want to say i appreciate your teaching very interesting too- alsolike am talking to an American. Lovely way to learn!

[@yenelimendis9739]

Great teaching...easy ways to chat up was really helpful...thank you and keep it up

[@Uniquecapture]

I'm learning Chinese using a tool that shows flash cards in hanzi for you to read. When you hit the space bar it gives an audible pronunciation and also shows the pinyin. For me I found that using this method I picked up pinyin without really thinking about it. At the start I would write down the hanzi character followed by the pinyin followed by my best attempt to write it phonetically in English. I did find that my home grown phonetic approach had a tendency to lose the tonal content a bit so beware lol. I now find that I can read the pinyin and in many cases I don't need the pinyin either. The biggest hurdle I have now encountered is trying to understand someone speaking to me. It's the classic ask a question you have practiced only to find you don't understand a word of the reply lol.

[@ernestosolorzano7846]

You were a great teacher. A multilingual teacher at that.perfect english,great spanish and of course southern accent. I lived my entire life in Texas. Southern accents are still heard all over. Like yall come back now ya hear. And i always say gal instead of girl. Thanks

[@SingandLearnChinese]

Thank you @ernestosolorzano7846! Glad this was helpful to you :) That's the first time I've heard of having a southern accent, really fun ~

[@Zaraathv]

I really want to learn Chinese language.. Because my best friend and BF is from china.. And I want to go China.. That's why I'm so serious for Chinese language... 💜🥰😘🇨🇳💜🇮🇳

[@KieranTong]

@Sing and Learn Chinese This was a great video! Xie xie. This is the first video I've found that teaches the pronunciation of the Chinese alphabet. Plus you have a very lovely and pleasing voice. You have a new subscriber. I look forward to hear you sing in the other videos. I wish I saw this 12 months ago when you uploaded it. haha.

[@priyamahto2745]

Thank you so much ma'am. U really explained well❤️

[@brian2928]

This is the best video! Seriously awesome. I recently moved to Taiwan, and it helped me learn bopomofo really easily! :D

[@matildawolfram4687]

Amazing video! Many thanks to the author of the channel for the recommendations! The problem with many people is that they want to take a "magic pill" or get "secret knowledge" and immediately have skills and abilities. However, the truth of life is that knowledge, skills, and abilities do not come by themselves. You can't learn a foreign language without doing anything, without wasting your time and effort, just like you can't learn to ride a bike lying on a comfy couch, listening to lectures and watching videos about "modern methods of learning" on a bike. To really learn something, you have to really practice every day. You're going to fall down while you're learning, and you're going to get bumps - that's normal! The ups and downs of learning are an integral part of our lives. Motivation from success and depression from failure will always be your study companions. However, every student has problems in his or her studies that he or she lacks the knowledge to solve. It can be: poor memorization of words; no progress in language learning; the student can speak, but does not understand speech by ear; misunderstanding of grammar; incorrect pronunciation, etc. Agree that a problem you don't know how to solve is very demotivating. In order to find the answer to our question we have to spend a lot of time to read videos, articles and books by polyglots. In today's world, we have to solve problems as quickly as possible. I don't have time to study and analyze a huge amount of information. My goal is to master the basic knowledge of a foreign language as quickly as possible and already start earning money effectively in the international arena. I settled on the practical guide by Yuriy Ivantsiv " Polyglot's Notes: practical tips for learning foreign language". This book is always in my bag. If I have a problem while learning a language, I quickly find the answer in this book. There are many different techniques and tips for learning a foreign language in Polyglot Notes. I have made my own individual schedule and plan for language learning. Now I know what I am going to study, how I am going to study, when I am going to study and what results I am going to achieve. No problem could stop me! With an effective language learning plan my professional skills are more and more in demand internationally every day. Friends, don't stop there! Everyone has talents that millions of people around the world need! Learn the language and make your ideas and dreams come true! Thanks to the author of the channel for the informative and useful video! Your videos motivate me.

[@eduardar675]

Im Brazilian and learning my fourth language (Chinese), its really funny how similar the sounds in Chinese can be with Brazilian Portuguese!

[@bagussup]

kudos for making this video, it is so useful for many people

[@SingandLearnChinese]

Thank you!

[@MewMewShadowKat]

this is so great! Can't wait to learn more! I'm learning Mandarin to talk to my students and try to learn their culture and order dumplings hahaha

[@getsemanicantos6947]

This is the first video that finally is good and makes sense

[@meenaloswal01]

Loved the examples you've chosen 👍

[@user-qq9pu9zs3t]

It's hard for the beginner to learn Zhuyin without knowing Chinese characters. I highly recommend people who don't know much about Chinese to learn Pinyin first.

[@agiirrl6135]

Your comment answers well my question. Thank you.

[@nvdvf4k72]

But I have a doubt how many division that chinease language have and which one is want to study to speak chinease 😔🥶🥵please reply

[@mdtalha1075]

Let me know what i have to learn for learning Chinese bcoz perhaps their are lots of division in Chinese so I totally got confused

[@khudrangnv9123]

@@agiirrl6135 I want to learn Chinese . Can you please tell me where should i start.. like I'm confused .

[@user-eo7jq1fm2q]

Can i get your phone number i just want to learn Chinese

[@estikararas11]

Your video helps me in pronounciation of bopomofo, thank you very much

[@bongtraveler3669]

Namaste 🙏 from 🇮🇳 Thanks for guide us "mam" about 🇨🇳

[@travelwithdana]

This was very helpful in learning pin-yin ! Learning Mandarin is such an exciting journey 🥰🤓

[@SingandLearnChinese]

Glad it was helpful @travelwithdana, keep us updated on your learning journey!

[@savannahmm7747]

THANK U SO MUCH I APPRECIATE IT 😭💖

[@Critic144]

O superb. A great clarity that I got regarding Chinese characters and pinyin.

[@creativetags-anam9846]

I was trying to learn Chinese l found many videos but this was the best video and everything is clear

[@afiyaateeq6246]

I'm 19 years old girl from India. I'm here to learn Chinese language bcuz I'm fond of learning languages 😌 ur video helped me a lot. Thanks for your support ❤️❤️ Few months ago I also learned Korean language it's very interesting language i really enjoyed learning.

[@MTROYALBHAI]

Me too

[@brandigirl313]

Best explanation on KZbin!!!😘

[@SingandLearnChinese]

Thanks @Brandi nesbitt! :)

[@user-tq5ik2pw3q]

I‘m a native chinese speaker. And I'm trying to find some guys speaking English, especially the native speaker, to help me improve my oral English. If somebody needs a chinese partner to practice Chinese, I will glad to help. I think both of us will learn a lot form each other. If you need a chinese friend, please common below for more detials.

[@Ukrainiangirlll]

I need!!!✋🏻

[@irisgilbert1525]

This is the best, I'm glad I came across this 😩😩 Duolingo doesn't have an alphabet for Chinese yet

[@lolsuprise5094]

Im sri Lankan and this is how we pronounce in sinhala as well so it was much easy for me to learn pinyin thanks you

[@SingandLearnChinese]

Oh, interesting! I don't know sinhala, but that's a fun fact :)

[@lovelymochii7738]

After seeing Chinese character I realized how easy Korean is.. But still keep going

[@prashantdeshmukh4272]

Thank you for the video. Great explanation ☺️

[@gopikakrishna2910]

You are the teacher I was searching for

[@pearla6750]

Actually it's really easy for French speakers , a lot of letter sounds exactly the same in French and I absolutely love it!

[@nayanashree2119]

Please please reply and call and and you keep the Chinese school app please I will not tell the secret for my Indian school I promise 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😔😔😔😔😔🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@nayanashree2119]

Please call me for my number please

[@polymathfreelancers1869]

RIP to my mouth and tongue. 🤐 Thank you for this video. Everything is very clear and the video is fun to watch and follow.

[@roserosalie5679]

Wow I didn't expect it to be this easy since our alphabet have a letter for every sound I knew everything you were saying n it's easier to pronounce

[@ganeshsonawane6727]

This video helps me so much for speaking chinese i wanna being an actor so I am studying some languages thnks for making video on it 😍😘

[@williamdennis7250]

Good job! I really enjoyed your presentation. I can write Japanese Kanji, so writing these will be a breeze, but pronouncing them, that'll be a whole new ball of wax! Thank you.

[@ayushmanV]

can u explain ur Japanese learning journey.. till Kana, it was a cakewalk, but kanji still gives headache😅😅

[@hewhoshallnotbenamed6259]

Did anyone elses mouth get tired from saying these? Kudos to everyone who can speak chinese 👏

[@MTROYALBHAI]

Me too

[@youme8496]

Wow tysm!! I had no idea where to start with pinyin and i was rlly lost. This vid is so helpful ty

[@SingandLearnChinese]

You're very welcome @You Me :)

[@AD-wg8en]

I love learning languages beside my own study :) So I think I'll start learning chinese from here.

[@Phy-sy5zj]

Thank you for this great lesson. ☺️

[@SingandLearnChinese]

My pleasure! :)

[@user-ei3kt2nh9w]

I already am Taiwanese and I know all this, but just wanted to review it 😂

[@SingandLearnChinese]

Oh neat! Whereabouts in Taiwan?

[@SingandLearnChinese]

@@user-ei3kt2nh9w Haha, I know that of course :) I meant, which part of Taiwan? South? North? Yilan, Tainan, etc? :)

[@user-ei3kt2nh9w]

I think it’s all the same

[@Jennie-ck8jf]

@@user-ei3kt2nh9w No

[@user-ei3kt2nh9w]

ELAF_ ARMY what do you mean

[@walaahmad5714]

God bless your exploration 😭👍🏼 I finally able to know letters

[@destinybolduc-riccardi1581]

You broke this up rlly well. Thx

[@vipnetworker]

I’m only 3 minutes into this vide and it is already one of the most impressive instructional videos I’ve ever seen. I’m so impressed. I’m still terrified to learn Chinese, but slightly less now with her.

[@SingandLearnChinese]

Thanks @vipnetworker! Happy to be of service :D

[@edwardlim4553]

For those kids don't like to write Using tooth- pick sticks to form 人‘ after that add a small stick 一 to 人 became 大 Add 二 to 人 became天 . Add two small sticks to 大 became头....买卖 灾火🔥火灭灾火土 太犬 头. From 人 ，move two sticks apart became 八入 then bend two sticks became 儿, add a small piece together to form 又叉 又 write using two u, u and add l, 出 凹 巾帼 离 山 巨 叵 匠 臣 尺层.using handphone software, as long write 70% similar word will appear Learn with Google translate

[@ananyajere]

@@edwardlim4553 yay I understood nothing 🗿🗿🗿🗿💀

[@XiaoSunJing]

I'm just here to learn Chinese so I can read.... ehem... bl mangas.... But nonetheless this is the best and easiest video for u to get started in learning Chinese. Her voice is so alive I feel like a kindergartner. Thank you for the free lessons!

[@dantemelillo8944]

The way that this helped me is undesirable great video

[@feynmantechnique7312]

thank you so much thats a wonderful video for couraging beginners to learn more about chinese...

[@cooliipie]

Thanks so much for the video! I put it off for a long time. Wasn't difficult at all when explained well

[@SingandLearnChinese]

You're very welcome! Yes, a lot of things aren't as hard as they seem once we start ~

[@marieltaruc6458]

hi I'm confused why do we need to learn zhuyin? I'm confused because when i try to read chinese all I can see is symbol there is no alphabet

[@SingandLearnChinese]

@@marieltaruc6458 zhuyin and pinyin are for pronunciation only. As you say there is no formal "Chinese alphabet" (see beginning of the video and answers to some of the other questions in the comment section) You don't have to learn zhuyin, but you will need to learn pronunciation somehow. Zhuyin is the Taiwanese pronunciation system, pinyin is from Mainland China.