Improve Mandarin Speaking with Chinese Rap Songs, Not Pop Songs!

[@morgansearle3912]

Rap Sunglasses Rita should definitely cohost with Regular Explanation Rita more often, she brings a powerful cool energy to the channel

[@RitaChinese]

Hahah thanks! Your voice is heard! 😎😄🙌

[@davidmolina5758]

Absolutely.

[@relaxwhc]

If you enjoyed this video, raise your hand to show Fan Laoshi your undying support 🙋✋💥

[@RitaChinese]

hahah thank you so much for your superpower!!

[@ollieanntan4478]

5:26 For the first rap. 7:32 for the second rap. I love this. What a great video. I'd love to see more examples of Chinese rappers.

[@leon-ns3gr]

I love learning about other cultures through music, and rap can be especially telling. Thank you for showing us some Chinese female rappers!! Just added them to my library. I especially loved the message of the second rapper, Rui Xue. And you know what's funny? I'm not even learning Chinese (yet). I just really enjoy your videos, your perspective, and the way you approach teaching the language. I am so fascinated by the way that the language sounds, and by all the idioms/classical sayings. I mean, we're talking about a language that's been spoken for thousands of years! That's amazing! It's very daunting, and I struggle to foresee a day when I would be able to speak it fluently, but I'm very thankful you have so many resources available for whenever I have the time to start learning!

[@werosification]

i've been listening to kafe hu on repeat, i'm excited to get more recommendations!

[@RitaChinese]

Yayyy let me know if you like it!

[@werosification]

@@RitaChinese the songs are great! i guess i'll have to add the show to my watchlist 😄

[@RitaChinese]

hahah enjoy!

[@ivomoreira42]

Another great video! I really like to learn with music, the only problem when it comes to Chinese is a good resource to look up the lyrics to sing along. Any tips?

[@RitaChinese]

Good question! You can just try search the title in Chinese with 歌gē词cí (lyrics), and there usually is transcript that you can look through

[@lilianademarchi5498]

Please do more of these great videos, how to improve Chinese with Rap songs. I'm learning Mandarin since 1.5 years and sometimes it's hard to find the motivation again, because the progress is quite slow. But with this video my motivation is immediately back :-))!

[@RitaChinese]

Awesome!! Glad to hear that! Will do for sure😄🙌

[@gudetamad]

omg you were a chinese rap columnist? what a dream 😭 我特别喜欢jinx和大包子的歌 love your content so much, hope you make more videos about rap

[@RitaChinese]

Will do! I'm thinking about which song to break down next time haha

[@Blackshadowdragon45]

老师给我们介绍的歌曲都很好。但是，对我来说，最后的歌曲特别好！(please correct my sentence if it's wrong lol. I haven't used Mandarin in a very long time). I discovered your channel recently and it really makes me want to start studying Mandarin again!

[@RitaChinese]

哈哈看到你的留言我太开心啦！Learning a language should be fun!

[@tydalm.9665]

Wow, the flow and beat of JinxZhou's song is really great. I love hip hop, but I don't like most of the stuff nowadays (when I hear autotune, I have to puke), but I'm old and grew up with the best rap in the 90ies. However she's really good, reminds me a bit of Eve in her good old days.

[@RitaChinese]

Hahah yeah, there're some huge changes in the so-called "new school" styles. While hip hop is so much more in mainstream music now in the US and even worldwide, the core of the music genre seems to have changed a lot as well, for better or worse. Anyways, Jinx is AWESOME!!

[@moiravanchristen]

What a GREAT tip!!! And a window to current Chinese trends as well. Just got yourself a new subscriber, you are awesome!

[@superoligarch_official]

My favorite is Lexie Liu - 佳人

[@RitaChinese]

Love her, too!! She's another cool talent in the scene! It's just her songs are more melodic

[@superoligarch_official]

@@RitaChinese True.. Besides, her English pronunciation is really good and the English lines make sense in contrast to other Chinese rappers xD Im a Fan 💪🏻

[@kaboom138]

I had never thought of using rap when learning Chinese. I have struggled with some Mandarin pop songs I try to learn with, especially when they don't follow or enunciate tones in their melody, which can add a challenge to English learning in my opinion. Thanks for the rap recommendations, hopefully this will make learning Chinese with songs more fun! 多谢了老师！

[@RitaChinese]

For sure! Hope you'll find it helpful and enjoyable! 不客气😊🙌

[@haghebert]

Rita gracias por existir. No sabes como me tranquiliza ver tus videos y aprender chino.

[@ApollonianShy18]

Love your formate.. that thing with the parts makes it easier to follow a long and find out how much is there left till the next part of the video... ofc if you see

[@hobbietdays]

so lucky to have content like this available for free

[@RitaChinese]

Haha glad you enjoyed my content😄🙌❤️

[@bbailey2532]

Thank you for this channel and your efforts. I'm just starting out and was if the same thought process - that rap would be another solid learning resource. Thanks again. 🕊✌🦋

[@JulianaParadiso]

You're the best Rita! So happy you made another video about Chinese rap! I still listen to the song by Kafe Hu you spoke about in the last video. I hadn't heard it before. ❤️

[@RitaChinese]

Awesome! Glad to hear that haha😄🙌 Happy you are enjoying their music!

[@chihebabdou377]

I can't wait 😭😭😭

[@RitaChinese]

Almost here! 😄🙌

[@rogergreaves6781]

That was brilliant!! I wasn't even aware of Chinese rap! The style, flow and lyrical content of these rappers is 👌👌 Xie xie ni Fan Lao shi 🕶🤘

[@davidmolina5758]

Does anybody else think that in 0.75 the songs oftentimes have a brutal flow? 🔥

[@wugawd1516]

Damn fan laoshi spitting hot fire in this video. Can't wait for your demo tape. Keep up the great work! I know you will feature the male rappers soon. Please break down 那吾克热，the chinese Eminem's lyrics. He spits so fast you might have to slow the video down even more!

[@RitaChinese]

Hahah thanks! I've been listening to Chinese rap for 2 decades, but to be a rapper? That's a different story in another life😆 那吾 used to use the stage name "Lil Em," and yeah, I'll have to slow it down at 0.1x speed to break it down😂

[@fbernal99]

I'm old so I don't like rap but I can see the benefit to help learn Chinese. Thanks!

[@RitaChinese]

Hahah yeah I know not all people are into rap music. Anything with natural pronunciation and tones that you find interesting to watch or to listen can make good practice materials!

[@msjacquelineb19]

Thank you for these suggestions! I'm not really into rap but I think I'd be happy to give these a go. ☺️

[@RitaChinese]

Awesome! Yeah just give it a try. Or anything with natural pronunciation and tones that you find interesting can make some good practice materials!

[@marcvangastel2157]

OMG what these rap girls are saying and how they are doing it, is so great, so powerful and so necessary. Absolute world class artists, actually like them more than the "originals" for the message they are bringing. Very brave heroes. Thank you for teaching us again in your own incredibly powerful way. Too bad I can only give you one thumb up, you deserve all my fingers and toes. I think you should do an entire video with the best raps, because it is at the end of a long video about learning Chinese, and my recipients will find it hard to watch to the end. Yes, I know, that's what you do...

[@Jakikannskxnyl]

Thank you for introducing us to these really cool rappers! ❤

[@RitaChinese]

It’s my huge pleasure talking a bit more about Chinese rap music😎😄

[@lilyjohnson9832]

Thanks for another great video! Where’s the best place to look up lyrics (ideally in pinyin with tones)? Can you please add the artists and song titles to your video descriptions for these videos?

[@RitaChinese]

If you know the Chinese name of the songs, you can just search it in Chinese with 歌gē词cí (lyrics), and there should be a transcript for it somewhere. As for pinyin, you'll have to use Google Translate or other apps to get through the characters!

[@TheAnimeq]

Insightful , thanks for sharing the tips!

[@ManfrediVullo]

7:50 哈哈哈哈哈

[@RitaChinese]

🤣🤣🤣

[@weikruse9869]

很高兴在周末听到Chinese Rap!

[@RitaChinese]

哈哈希望大家都来一边听中文说唱一边学中文😄 一石二鸟！

[@MiasinLearnArmenian]

❤️ we love your videos, 加油老师

[@RitaChinese]

谢谢你！开心😄🙌

[@paoyogapao9993]

Great! Duo xie!! 💜

[@lilu6151]

what about Chinese drama ost? Do you think they are good to learn? drama like Princess Agent.

[@skylarz2113]

真棒👍

[@RitaChinese]

🙌😄

[@vlad85ilver]

Is there a difference between a male and female speakers speaking Mandarin? Like how if its differentiated in Thai and Japanese.

[@gregfam6250]

I love 娃娃的>! I can tell you're closer rapper! 😁

[@RitaChinese]

That's a super popular rap song!! Love it, too😄 I'm just a rap music listener who dares to rap along with great songs😆

[@EvgeniyShulzhenko]

谢谢 老师

[@RitaChinese]

不客气！😄🙌

[@badillosway154]

How can I get these rap songs into an ANKI deck with translation and pinyin as you have it on your videos?

[@RitaChinese]

Maybe you can find the Chinese lyric on some websites then use Google Translate to add pinyin to it.

[@badillosway154]

@@RitaChinese thank you! Also, sent an email regarding a question about your online coaching. When time allows, can you take a look? Thank you!

[@RitaChinese]

@@badillosway154 for sure, I just replied!

[@TheHoonJin]

is there a website to watch the show with eng subs? C:

[@RitaChinese]

You can check out Tencent Video’s YT channel and see if they have English subs

[@QuizmasterLaw]

哇！我很开心！！

[@RitaChinese]

耶耶耶！久等了！

[@FabulousMcGrady]

非常好！ 谢谢你！ 我最近发现了中国的摇滚乐。 我最喜欢听唐朝乐队。

[@RitaChinese]

不客气！唐朝很经典啊👏😄

[@xeptly5270]

Can you review Julien Gaudfroy's Chinese?

[@RitaChinese]

Thank you for your recommendation! Will do!!

[@musaad9326]

期待

[@RitaChinese]

😄🙌 一起说唱起来！

[@daydream_artist2090]

Thank you so much Fàn laoshī!!!! This video was very helpful to me!!! 谢谢!!! ( ◜‿◝ )♡

[@RitaChinese]

You’re very welcome! Glad to know that you find it so helpful😊

[@mohamed-ej9om]

Thanks Fan laoshi, 太棒 😊

[@RitaChinese]

很开心你喜欢我的视频！😄🙌

[@mohamed-ej9om]

where can I find these songs with transcription

[@RitaChinese]

You can try search the Chinese names of the songs with “歌词lyrics”😊

[@joyuna]

太棒了！！

[@RitaChinese]

耶！！

[@whowantsusernames]

I actually decided to put in the effort to really learn Rui Xue’s song and I have to say I was able to learn a lot of useful words and expressions much faster than I normally do. I also enjoyed annoying my husband by constantly asking him: “錯了嗎 ?”. Just one thing I’m still confused about is, what does she mean about airing dirty laundry? According to my dictionary this Chinese expression is used to say don’t talk about ugly family matters in public. Google translates this part as “it’s her fault she’s ugly”. What kind of situation is she referring to?

[@RitaChinese]

Haha glad to hear that the method works!! The lyrics was referring to victim blame - the girl got sexually assaulted/harassed but her family think it’s her fault and won’t tell anyone or police🙁

[@whowantsusernames]

@@RitaChinese I see. Thanks for clarifying!

[@arvinwinatha5925]

There's a song named Lazy Susan, Masiwei is rapping on Chinese in this song. Break it down laoshi :v

[@RitaChinese]

I actually mentioned it in my Shangchi analysis video😆🙌

[@relaxwhc]

原来北京人不知道“超级白” 😂😂😂💥 kzbin.info/www/bejne/lafOqoN9rJxkbrs

[@pansaltman]

❤❤❤👍👍👍🌹🌹🌹

[@ApollonianShy18]

Today i learnt sth new thanks to you Xie xie, laoshi

[@RitaChinese]

Bú kèqì!!

[@uniquexie9970]

Fan Laoshi! DEBUT!

[@RitaChinese]

哈哈哈哈大家看着开心就好😎😆

[@dit5564]

我一个正八经的中文母语者，为什么看了这么多集范老师教中文的视频？我是怎么了？

[@RitaChinese]

哈哈看着觉得有意思就好！

[@tomsmith7129]

听说唱我只听封面中间的 【手动狗头】

[@RitaChinese]

哈哈哈

[@wavygravy1945]

these rappers look like corporate material compared to beat down dirt gritty original rappers.

[@laurentlebesgue6756]

我正在看着你看着你目不转睛。。。🌝

[@RitaChinese]

哈哈上次的歌练得不错！

[@MarkusBlue]

Perhaps your secret talent is rapping? 🤣

[@RitaChinese]

Hahah rapping great artists' great songs at most😆😆