Speaking MANDARIN CHINESE in San Francisco's CHINATOWN

[@kingsofthelalala]

My goal is to speak Chinese as fluently as you. *You’re such an inspiration JJ*

[@zhangannie5376]

She is so awesome

[@kevingmcallister632]

If you want to practice Chinese, I can actually help, I'm from China mainland and this is my Email: [e-mail]

[@Inokea]

That's cool that you finally got out AND came to my hometown! AA Bakery is my favorite place to buy the egg tarts, I usually get a dozen or two.

[@fifteenmilliondollars382]

@@kevingmcallister632 😥

[@tilda9068]

Btw your profile picture is mWah :3

[@cesarleiva2443]

JJsays showing her Mandarin skills Chinese guy: Yo pense que hablaba español. Lol

[@ATrueCanadianBeaver]

Creo que si también... Soy canadiense pero con raíz china y me gusta mucho el idioma español...

[@hanggeng7269]

Then next, I speak Russian: здравствуйте! Мене пожалуйста нужны лунные лепешки!

[@elle7981]

LMAO as a Spanish speaker he shook me when he spoke Spanish xD

[@nelsonestrabola3014]

@@hanggeng7269 здорово

[@kativ46]

I LOVE when you interact with Chinese people, they're so stricken when you speak Chinese to them and that ability lights up their faces with appreciation. AND, I love how good you are to your mother, it makes me cry.....such a lovely daughter, your mom is blessed.

[@blardymunggas6884]

Love how open she is to other culture. Even her best friend is black. That says alot about her as a person. I’ve just subscribed. Love you.

[@ATrueCanadianBeaver]

I agree... In my book, whoever love, respect and honour their parents are GOOD people, period. Thank you.

[@kaden4418]

@@blardymunggas6884 You never find people that open about anything, or... (like you said); “Open about other culture”! I can be a little bit of open myself when I want to. Sorry for interrupting.

[@cdeng]

Most of the older gerneration Chinese in San Francisco Chinatown speak either ToiShan ( a city in Guandong)(台山话) or Cantonese.

[@hanchee2664]

True taishan was my first language. I did not speak English until I was 7 years old. As such I eventually became an English speech and debate coach

[@pandabear153]

Hoisan boy here! Ngoi sae leng gong Hoisan va!(neet wa)

[@elainelee2491]

@@pandabear153 Me too! 😆

[@leonchea2710]

Me a confused taiwanese person every time in Chinatown.... eventually I did learn Cantonese though.

[@nightfall7512]

Chris Deng I feel like all Chinatowns speak mostly Cantonese anyway

[@dr.merlot1532]

The spanish accent on that Chinese person is incredible, If I didn't know his background, Id assume he is mexican or something. -Native here.

[@shreddder999]

Very common. People from all over the world live in California and they all seem to pick up Spanish very easily.

[@kaden4418]

@@shreddder999 English, Spanish, and Chinese are most likely some of the languages you would hear in California.

[@shreddder999]

​@@kaden4418 Plus Hindi and Urdu. Lots of Russians as well.

[@franciscovilcheavila960]

Here in Argentina there are lot of chinese people

[@kaden4418]

@@shreddder999 Mmm, where I live, (which obviously I can not say), I notice a lot of Hindi people. (And Spanish.)

[@vietfocus555]

In San Francisco, Cantonese is more popular to speak than Mandarin.

[@Lbyt21]

Every Chinatown in the US is Cantonese dominant

[@無名兄弟-i7m]

In Boston too

[@rocoloco8661]

I can't speak Cantonese. But I can speak Southern Min and Mandarin.

[@ethereall187]

mandarin is crap

[@damonliu3870]

Taishanese

[@ArekSuroboyo1]

I'm a local San Franciscan, at 4:38 you just missed the best dim sum place in San Francisco called "Good Mong Kok Bakery" on your right! a legendary place for dim sums.

[@RaymondHng]

No outdoor dining over there though.

[@ArekSuroboyo1]

@@RaymondHng no, the place is tiny.

[@RaymondHng]

@@ArekSuroboyo1 That too. She was looking to sit down some place to eat.

[@ArekSuroboyo1]

@@RaymondHng I was just giving a simple information.

[@davidk7441]

Really good on you, you're helping humanity with your diverse friend groups.

[@cdeng]

Welcome to San Francisco Chinatown! The Bakery you went to, we actually had our wedding cake from there 18 years ago.

[@hemikiwi817]

Loved seeing a different city. Ladies in the cake shop seemed really sweet. Your purchases seemed to be a hit at your friends birthday!!1

[@dericwarchild]

we love your videos like this , we enjoying watching you speak chinese.

[@emarcostar]

The man who told you he could speak Spanish, actually spoke Spanish perfectly 😯 El señor que le ha preguntado si sabía hablar español, hablaba español perfecto 😯

[@japanesentaiwanese6711]

I love that guy

[@foofm7543]

Did he come from Macau

[@hobojump7651]

Hong kong influenced by spanish ppls maybe in hundred year ago

[@RaymondHng]

@@foofm7543 We have a significantly large Spanish-speaking community in San Francisco.

[@foofm7543]

@@RaymondHng interesting, where do they originally come from ? And do the Chinese speak mandarin or Cantonese in San Francisco?

[@rdm1000]

You are such a joy to watch and listen to. Your language skills are always showcased by your charm and personality. I have been watching you for quite awhile and am always inspired. I have heard negative comments about interactions with native speakers and disagree 100%. It is both entertaining and interesting for this listener who has always aspired to speak other languages. Ignore the haters and continue educating us all.

[@parker3138]

You're really inspiring. I love watching your videos and seeing how all your hard work in language learning has paid off.

[@flannel_punk]

I love how you're so expressive with your hands and all people passing by are looking at you but you don't give a fuk 😂

[@movies-dh3nb]

你好 Ms JJ i always watch your videos and it really inspired me on learning mandarin chinese 你真的厲害, 謝謝妳

[@machimontano1959]

Love the sound of Mandarin, so pretty. You are inspiring me to learn it, I think I could do it, already speak three languages and understand a fourth one even though I don't speak it.

[@quintenmantez6934]

Keep it up!

[@amberliu7704]

I really like the way you speak Chinese, it's very gentle and kind and polite and impressive. Thanks for loving Chinese.

[@chloechuang2824]

Love how you pointed out the architecture as there is so much history in the buildings. If you look upwards, you can see the carvings and statues on some of the roofs.

[@markchen8802]

希望疫情早点结束 大家都可以去自己喜欢的地方

[@deacudaniel1635]

I'm surprised by the kindness of Chinatown people.The 月饼 seller even started to teach you how to say 月饼 in Cantonese.

[@KianSheik]

I knew you would run into that first situation pulling out mandarin there hahah. SF is mostly Cantonese and LA is more mandarin. I just moved away from there so it's nice to see videos of the streets!

[@Waltkat]

Ack! You passed one of the best dim sum places in the city at 4:40. Wish I could have run into you while you were here. I only speak English and Cantonese though, Lol. Glad you were able to pay us a visit and I hope you enjoyed your short stay.

[@toi2codon]

Most of Chinese in San Francisco Chinatown speak Cantonese.

[@HaswellCore]

But nearly all of them speak Mandarin, too

[@RaymondHng]

@@HaswellCore No, not really. There are separate television news broadcasts in Cantonese and Mandarin.

[@siakmoon8108]

Actually Taishanese. But Taishanese speakers usually understand and speak Cantonese.

[@HaswellCore]

@Wangbei Gao yeah, youre right, diving deeper into it every day. Still, didn't expect that.

[@Lbyt21]

@@siakmoon8108 yup. You’re correct. I’m one of them.

[@caleb7517]

Not going to lie, I personally think walking down the street talking to someone in a different language is always funny. Like the reactions you get. I live in the us, and speaking spanish is common, but speaking japanese isnt common. so i speak japanese here, and i get the weirdest looks. its fun!

[@asaasa7900]

It depends on the area of the US. I live in a small northern university town known for its music, so I know no Spanish speakers and a bunch of Japanese (but more importantly Hindi and Mandarin) speakers. Spanish is more abnormal for me to hear haha.

[@angelp4724]

JJsays you are an awesome learner! Love how respectful you are and open-minded X ❤️! My friend has been teaching me ☺️😊

[@raymondyoungcpa]

Awesome you are in my neck of the woods! Welcome to San Francisco!

[@myfindingme2942]

Nice video! You speak really good mandarin! I live in SF! Welcome to SF. Hope you had a good time when you were here and thank you for supporting sf Chinatown! Stay safe!

[@ptg01]

Amazing ! Thanks for sharing... Trip down memory lane as I used to live in the Bay Area and visit SF Chinatown back in the early 80's ! Your Mandarin is SUPERB ! I took 10 years of Mandarin Chinese classes (including history, geography and language itself) yet I am nowhere close to your capabilities ! Not even close... Your intonation is also spot on. Well done !

[@nathancometa2226]

awwww you are awesome sweetheart...seems like you got the San Francisco welcome.....you also have the idea of what the architecture was like.

[@stone1488]

This gave me inspiration to learn Mandarin, and now I’m going to learn with a friend so the both of us can speak chinese

[@daphnelim5085]

雪蓮! 欢迎來my City San Francisco , I have been watching your video for a while, really like you and your Mom💕💕💕 your Cantonese 👍👍👍

[@odietamo9376]

This was fascinating to watch! I live in San Francisco, near Chinatown. I have done my shopping there for years and years. I know every place you went. I like how people in Chinatown are simultaneously no nonsense but friendly. A long time ago I took night classes for a year in conversational Cantonese. It’s of little help, but better than nothing. I really admire your tremendous skills.

[@Pichupete98]

love this kind of videos to study chinese! so helpful

[@ripdoxyyy]

Your Mandarin flows so nicely. Great video!

[@kotnakerry3819]

Your mandarin is more fluent than that of the staff in the bakery. You speak really fast. LOL

[@pamelaaat]

Maybe the staff use Cantonese more often?

[@patricktam4278]

That’s because SF Chinatown speaks Cantonese, and really more of toishan.

[@allenyuen54]

I m Canadian hongkonger Your Manchurian accent Chinese ( mandarin)way better than mind Hongkonger against mandarin If your speak Mandarin to us We feel thats a insulting

[@allenyuen54]

@@pamelaaat She has second generation Cantonese accent ABC

[@El-sc4wu]

@@patricktam4278 Yeah, the Chinatown near me (I live in Texas) speaks mostly Cantonese too.

[@brilliantlightphoto]

I LOVE these videos - you inspire me so much!!

[@elfedjoseph4212]

Ah that is a charming video, thank you JJ! You mentioned the Monkey King referring to the murals... I was given the book "Journey to the West" as a birthday present and loved the character of Sun Wukong; I remembered the "Tales of the golden monkey " (?) TV series in the past which , though entertaining, did not to the story justice IMHO ! :)

[@luigidorigatti4588]

Your chinese is insanely good, and your such an inspiration

[@jendunn]

Thank you for the tour!! I lived there for many years & it’s nice to see the place again!

[@iebgener1529]

Hey, JJ: I was in SFO and I retraced the 2 bakeries you visited...specifically the moon cake bakery and the pastry shop. I asked the moon cake man, do you remember the white girl that speaks perfect Mandarin? He said of course I do. You know when a caucasian wants to learn our language and culture to the extent she did, she deserves recognition and admiration. The pastry shop was so busy I didn't want to distract them with small talk, but I have to say what a great bakery you found...great pastries, great prices.

[@jimmymars1249]

Your conversation between people sound lively and fun,but not lonely.I had been to Chiba town in San Francisco once last three and a half decades.

[@anthonymiu489]

That's so awesome that you visited!! Very close to home for me

[@nedear88]

I love this episode....great adventure in San Francisco China Town, I have not going there for many years since I moved out of San Francisco. Thanks for sharing. p/s your Mandarin speaking so fluent as well as your Japanese.

[@kevinh573]

Wow, I am a fan. Can't believe you are in now in my city. Would love to come and say hi.

[@chrisjackowski591]

there are second and third china towns in SF. at irving st. and judah st. I hope u went to visit those two places.

[@musicalbwayfreak]

Sf’s China town is mostly Cantonese speaking

[@SwimmerPrince]

@MrHoppers002 make cantonese great again!!

[@tracy_5577]

Nyc’s chinatown is also full of Cantonese speakers

[@dbuc4671]

Literally every CT is majority if not all Cantonese populated. and the reason why most Chinese in the US are from Guangdong province or hong kong is because the very first Chinese settlers and immigrants were cantonese. it wasn't until like 1900's that people from mainland china started coming to the US

[@jimhepler5915]

@@dbuc4671 That was true, but it does depend on which one today. The Flushing Chinatown popped up after people starting coming over from Taiwan and the mainland, is probably the biggest one in America now, and is not predominantly Cantonese - ethnically or linguistically. But the historical one in Manhattan still is.

[@jamesshelton7395]

@@jimhepler5915 Yes. Predominantly Mandarin speaking IN Flushing China Town.

[@jckncoke]

Ahh you walked by Gourmet Kitchen, they have really good fried chicken drumsticks. 4:24

[@hobissprite928]

Your Mandarin is incredible! It’s nice seeing people who actually learned the language rather than those clickbait videos. Keep up the good work:)

[@eat_pray_porg8450]

It's awesome to see you on our side of the country, JJ! I hope you had fun at Yosemite and at your friend's birthday party. Stay safe and healthy and I hope you have a good trip back home, too. Take care!

[@phoswings3653]

hi girl, you can speak fluent Chinese Mandarin language, it is very so cool, carry on.

[@dongzhenying3405]

San Francisco Chinatown super old since Gold Rush

[@hanchee2664]

Even further than that, the Chinese came over here because they serve as crew members for the sailing ships that were looking for a way to India. With the perils of disease the crews was diminish captains develop a conscription process by Shanghai the Chinese sailors. When they got here they jumped ship and hid in Chinatown.

[@ritahuang7779]

雪蓮真的很喜歡的博主之一，善良熱情，還有很喜歡看雪蓮媽媽！！

[@kimiyyensf4393]

哈哈哈 好玩 月餅， 你中文一出口就好親近， 英文很好聽 可以學你英文口語了

[@stran6347]

在纽约7号线的發拉盛Flushing 木兰餐厅和新世界超市三楼的餐厅都有卖好吃的流沙包

[@Duccali]

Girl , you are rock 👍😁

[@royginola5184]

This is amesome, I start to watch your video from here and I am so proud of you to speak a fluent mandarin and share the lifestyle in US. Look forward to see your live video in HongKong after the pandemic. Stay healthy!

[@jayf4612]

Enjoyed that video quite a bit. Our dad used to take us out to San Francisco every two years back in the 1970s and 80s. He had a lot of relatives from Hoiping(Kaiping). SanFrancisco's Chinatown is one of the best. Pretty amazing how many Mando speakers there are now from what I'm told as I haven't been there in a while. I guess I could get by with my broken Mandarin, but definitely need to brush up on it again.:)

[@yaxinju7618]

Love your video! Love from China.

[@fuquanpi11]

If you have chance one day in the future, welcome to Sydney, will take u to Sydney China town.

[@winstonl7814]

At the 5:20 second mark my uncle used to own a travel agency the next block over from where you are eating lunch

[@cheahd]

Thanks for showing us around!,

[@limthawat]

you are incredible speaking excellent mandarin. I wish i could do it as well as you do. Unfortunately, i only manage to understand it quite a bit as my dialect is Chaozhou. Good video indeed.

[@jiml1285]

Welcome to California!

[@wonwonchan5683]

I work in the financial district of SF and I went to CT during my lunch hour almost everyday before the pandemic. Now I have been working from home since March and have not been there since. I didn’t know how much I missed it until I watched your video. 😢

[@michaellim2811]

I thought you could speak fluent Cantonese...... mostly because I hear you sing in perfect Cantonese. I love when you and your mom sing together.....

[@joyseng]

Lots of the candles on the Chinese pastries!

[@heidiw3615]

Jillian has more friends in SF that I have in the whole world.

[@RaymondHng]

Welcome to San Francisco where you are in the oldest of four separate Chinatowns in the city where 粵語 is mainly spoken and 繁體字 is written everywhere. 1:11 I use to go that non-descriptive apartment building on the left a few doors down in my younger days.

[@antoniogutierrezjr7471]

Glad u made it to the Bay Area California next xio man should. Come not sure if there is any Fujian Chinese here yet

[@xinli9824]

I am amazed at how you seemed to know what you are doing in that pastry. Here in Shanghai (at least where I live), it is so much easier to find a western (-ish) style pastry than a Chinese one (baguettes and croissants are very available here). I haven't seen most of the pastries you bought and I have never eaten a 流沙包 either, so fascinating to see things I don't know about my culture in America.

[@jjsaysnyc]

Oh, you have to try 流沙包！I think you would love it! It’s my favorite dessert! ☺️☺️☺️

[@JP-pq9xi]

Chinese culture is dying and comments like this really prove it

[@gladisg6223]

Enjoy yr video 雪莲. Thanks for introducing dim sum. Wonder who painted those beautiful chinese graffiti ?

[@shirokisasaki3233]

Actually the old Chinatown in SF is home to Cantonese immigrants so few people speaks Mandarin,but if you go to Flushing in Queens you will find a lot of Mandarin speakers.

[@moogledoodle1103]

Lol the little effects you added on were so cute! Love these types of vlogs, keep it up!

[@julietortiz7873]

i really like that you add subtitles both in mandarin and in english,,, loving ur vlogs btw 8)

[@jojikoyuri3768]

Cool! You were in SF. I wish I could've met you.

[@mathewweeks9069]

Your awesome and awesome video be safe out there ❤😎👍🙏

[@strongopinionsweaklyheld2811]

you should tie knots on the ear strings so it fits tighter. if you cross the ear strings over like that it allows the virus to enter more easily from the gaps on the sides.

[@yinchingchan9598]

謝謝雪蓮的介紹，塗鴉真的很好看！

[@meghanchan7209]

Custard buns are my favorite to. ❤

[@tylerwaxman7512]

感觉得到你的朋友会是多么地喜欢你，祝他生日快乐，笑口常开

[@GrazzCity]

Our China town here in sf is the original China town. And mostly Cantonese is spoken

[@KaiChao1005]

I went to that Chinese School at 3:05.

[@hanchee2664]

I went to Chinese School for 6 years but left behind all of my knowledge

[@kenlobel2965]

My Daughter did too.

[@scottscott232]

Wow, I've never really paid much attention to listening to any of the Chinese languages being spoken. But the language sounds so very very beautiful. It's so musical, and I like the 'Sh' sounds.

[@Aikman94]

IKR.

[@lnnttr]

I live in the Bay Area (near San Francisco) this video is so nice 🥺💗 I’m glad you liked it there

[@neoyi6705]

能说中文的老外很多，但是认识汉字的老外可不多见。雪莲棒棒的！

[@elainelee2491]

Omg..... when were you in SF? I live near there!

[@harryyuen8499]

I missed SF Chinatown due to the pandemic. You're going to love Yosemite National Park!

[@fabionogueira7750]

Im Loving this kind of video, makes me want keep studying chinese. Kisses from Brazil.

[@corey9876]

I can be your teacher haha

[@ussfrhni8085]

Love this channel

[@wongfeihung1847]

Come to Vancouver's Chinatown!!!!

[@hanchee2664]

third Largest Chinatown now is in Houston Texas it took over Chicago's ranking.

[@YVRKato]

I love the diversity of the birthday party!!!

[@tracyaukerman4584]

Thanks for sharing!👍👍👍👍👍

[@Dakren12]

Haha!!! I know that bakery you went to! That's actually the owner and she's the nicest person

[@johanh6755]

Cute video, and nice pastries

[@murphylin2798]

love you, 雪莲， 中秋佳节快乐， 爱你， supports you always

[@TheRealJimmy831]

The look on the face is epic. I speak other languages. And when speak their languages getting the same look of surprise is always entertaining to me.

[@sumyungai1]

How fun!

[@wandasanchez551]

You're in my hometown. People here speak Cantonese. There is a bakery owner from Peru who speaks Spanish and Cantonese. He is Chinese.

[@sushh1]

7:12 that bakery, (AA Bakery & Cafe) on Stockton probably has the best egg tarts in San Francisco.