台灣人會說英語嗎？| Can Taiwanese Speak ENGLISH?

[@iamnathank]

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[@王廷仰-g3m]

其實我們台灣都有在學英文，因為大部分的人都說講中文為主，但是說真的英文重要性。

[@nodobyhere2164]

你的觀察滿正確的！台灣學生在學校都得要學好幾年英文但很少人敢對外國人開口, 學生甚至覺得沒必要學英文, 因為很少機會使用到, 除非有計畫出國念書... 但如果你去觀光地區例如夜市之類的, 會很驚訝那些攤販的外語溝通能力反而很強, 因為想要賺觀光客的錢...所以講英文這件事在台灣其實不是會不會的問題, 而是需不需要的問題....

[@jonhomln]

要學會語言 首先要學會模他們說話 即使只會兩三個單字 但字字代表都是寶貴的經驗 (個人直覺和經驗)

[@cindyzero0103]

真的 語言是一種工具 不是知識 有需要才會去學著用

[@致良知]

果然賺錢讓人熱血沸騰,奮發向上 XDD

[@RilaQma]

觀光區攤販真的好厲害 日語韓語英語都會一些。還很流利呢。上次回去台灣的時候見識到了。好厲害👍

[@user-mc4jx7sc5g]

奇怪，我周圍的人反而大多覺得所有學科內，英文在未來比較重要。其他如國文數學物理化學生物等除非在專業領域不然學過就忘了(比方說即使是數理相關科系，也很少人記得大一學的微積分的證明.....)

[@potatosaladd]

Hi there. I'm Taiwanese, and I'm actually quite confident in my English proficiency. However, if I were the cashiers in the 7-11 you were at, I'd probably blush, giggle, and be nervous just like those people were. That's because I'm not very comfortable with a stranger saying hello to me, especially when it is a customer at the shop I'm working at. You might have noticed that Taiwanese don't usually greet the employees of a store like that. I've been surprised in the US when a cashier greeted me and asked about my day. I was caught super off guard, and I was really thinking in my head a thousand times how I should reply to that question. I wouldn't be nervous or unwilling at all when a foreigner asks me directions, or just questions in general on the road, but saying hi without a purpose would make me feel weird. I'd be thinking "do I know you", "who are you", "why are you talking to me", "is this person dangerous", before I even think about replying haha.

[@yct204]

在國外，不認識的人互相在路上、電梯裡問候、聊天，不是真的要你的serious answer，那只是一種問候、打招呼而已。你的想法是台灣人普遍的思維，或許也是台灣人的文化，但外國人不是這麼想的。大家彼此say hello 反而可以縮點彼此的距離。下次在路上聽到有人say hello, 就大方地和他/她打招呼吧！

[@貝格-k3f]

台灣人學英文多半是應付考試 但是生活中並不常用到 所以很快就會忘記文法跟單字

[@YuWei-co8rx]

林家揚 而且常常漏風 🤦🏻‍♀️自己講起來都覺得彆扭想咬舌頭

[@xij4020]

真的！！！考試完就忘了😅

[@治水大宇]

大學考試前我單字量少說有6000-7500考完勝一半，出了常用單字其他都忘了

[@陳育誠-r8b]

對

[@kenshinchoi9115]

大陆基本也是这样的

[@BethWan]

Yay, I was born in London and grew up there, came to Taiwan after a few years. I'm lucky that I can speak both English and Mandarin fluently, but then there's Taiwanese which I never got to learn well. It's sooo hard!

[@tonymoretti2347]

Beth I hear you calling, but I can't come home right now . Cause me and boys will be playing all niiiiiiiggggghhhht

[@Crawlingdreams418]

It is? what makes it so difficult? i'm just curious, i don't know much about Hokkien

[@BethWan]

@@Crawlingdreams418 For one, It does not have a dictionary (due to the fact that it does not have proper characters), the sounds are all mostly different from Mandarin, it's like a mix of Japanese and Chinese? You'll have to learn it from elders in daily life, but I only know the basics (eat food, quickly sleep, etc)

[@jjjjjjj1020]

真的，有些人說英文的時候會在意說錯或使用錯誤導致不敢開口說。

[@致良知]

哈　對阿　平常也很少機會講，跟外國朋友網上聊天　變成她再講中文　ｘＤＤＤ

[@keila4498]

我就真的不太敢對外國人講英文，雖然一般人生活上用不到英文(除非工作上需要)，但簡單的幫外國人應該是ok的，只是敢不敢講。 (熱心的人會用手機幫忙查翻譯) 這位先生把台灣人的情況說的非常準確。

[@keila4498]

我會嘗試看看，謝謝!^^

[@evonl26]

台灣常常會被笑你錯講英文或裝逼之類....HAHA! 但自從我從國外念語言學校回來後，深深感受就是要勇於犯錯才會進步，而且如果有看或聽到朋友講錯應該是要互相學習而不是嘲笑。這是我個人看法:") 我也是常常講錯，希望朋友糾正我，但有的人會覺得這樣不禮貌。To sum up, 語言就是能溝通，敢講最重要^^

[@ffdqfe]

我覺得台灣人不敢講英文的主要原因還是台灣人吧XD 會笑台灣人破英文最多的還是我們自己人

[@kevin1tw1]

7:20 "What are your" plans for the weekend? 是這樣嗎？講太快嚕

[@moonlightladygo]

很有趣而且有點出重點，順便跟著你的介紹學英文，感謝！

[@tofushow]

臺灣的學生基本上基礎英文都會，但大多害羞不敢開口。而且其實就算聽得懂也可能會要想一下才能用簡化的方式回答。基本上我就是……哈哈。不過未來相信會越來越好，也謝謝您介紹臺灣的事物。

[@watasiloo]

Most young people in Taiwan have attended children's English classes and have been learning English since elementary school. Basic conversation is no problem for them, but the lack of an environment where they can use English makes them awkward when speaking English. However, middle-aged and elderly people in Taiwan who have not received higher education do have more difficulties in using English. It is recommended that when you meet middle-aged and elderly people with low education, you should try to ask young people to help translate, or you can also use a translator.

[@TPpoloq]

Very fair review. Thanks for making this video. I'm also very surprised and happy that I can recognise one of the scenes you walk along!

[@iamnathank]

TPpoloq Thank you. It’s a good place to film, because it’s off the main roads and as a result, it’s nice and quiet :)

[@emmalinnn]

Taiwanese is too shy to conversation with foreigners (？ (I’m a student Taiwan) So , welcome to Taiwan, we are really kind with everyone ！

[@Qasibr]

Happy to have found this channel!

[@邢是霈]

Just like you mention in this videos, we don’t have much opportunity to speak English or hear someone speak English in daily life. So, the biggest reason I ‘v followed your channel is training my listening comprehension in English. Thanks your well done job.

[@clayjohn4415]

Thank you for introducing Taiwan to the whole world and welcome to Taiwan. There is one pint I can share that if a Taiwanese speaks English to another Taiwanese not in a working time, the listener sometimes may consider the speaker just wants to show off how great his/her English ability is. Of course those ABCs speak English in Taiwan because English is their first language. But that is an other case.

[@jasonpolaris]

I agree that Taiwanese can speak English, but just too afraid of speaking English. It is just a matter of confidence. I remember once I went to Fu Zhong station and saw a foreign traveler talking to the station staff and the staff's oral English is really fluent and I was impressed!

[@loveinatincanclintericka]

My husband and I love your videos. They’re so informative. They’re helping us to plan our trip there soon.

[@tinglvme]

Welcome to Taiwan :)

[@cooliipie]

He's going to love the women

[@finn1057]

Taiwanese can speak English, just only they afraid about grammar wrong

[@iamnathank]

Fair enough. Practice makes perfect :)

[@gonzalos4379]

Haha, you mean what you said

[@b721110]

me, too. Eventhrough I can use right words and grammar. I just afraid to make misstake.

[@Hibiscus03]

Yes! I am usually afraid of using wrong grammar!

[@hengyushen8163]

你这句话里就有不少语法错误

[@rico4153]

People under age 40 got English education more or less in Taiwan.We speak mandarin all daylong, so most people have less confidence to speak english.But I think the biggest problem is when we learning english it always just like learning math or other subjects.So many people only know express something by textbook's way.

[@iamnathank]

That's a very good point and I completely agree. There needs to be more focus on acquisition, rather than just learning and memorising.

[@socrs]

I remember I was in the Taichung station talking to the guy in basic Chinese about how to get to the high speed rail, but forgot the word for it in Chinese. He kept looking at my wife who is Japanese for help. I told him in Chinese that she is Japanese and he kept still talking to her instead of me. She didn’t understand a word but looks Asian. Ha ha

[@iamnathank]

Soc Seamon Lol!

[@Christine92238]

I think you've done a good research on this topic, I am a Taiwanese and I can say about 50% young generation in 20 to 40 ages on in Taiwan can speak basic English. If the native English speaker would speak slowly and do not use too much slang English. Yes, about 50% young people can understand your intention and help you.

[@lee-tanlu6065]

Agree! Just like the most of the comments, our school system mostly required us to write and memorize the vocabularies instead of having real interaction with foreigners (include all the ethnicity). I'd also be shy if there is a foreigner spoke English to me back in school, but honestly, I believe most of the Taiwanese will love to interact with and help out foreigners! Of course, it will totally depend on the person's goal of learning English. P.S. I like your video's style that walking around your neighbor (I assume), makes me miss TW a lot!

[@iamnathank]

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[@Tzu-hsienYang]

你出現的地方在我家附近，或許可以跟你聊聊(英文程度到還好)

[@holly4328]

Oh my…I'm sooooo excited cuz I think I live somewhere near you!!!!!!!! I hope someday I can see you!

[@RilaQma]

I am a Taiwanese.. ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و✧* have been living in Singapore for the past 16 years . I miss Taiwan so much. ♡thank you for your wonderful video. Please share more about Taiwan. Thank you♡

[@franco6557]

I like your video, it's helpful to English listening!

[@cyd.6268]

Glad you can understand the Taiwanese (perhaps some Asian) ways of being "shy". Cuz coming from Taiwanese culture and with "shy" personality, some of us do not be treated like that in foreign countries, and a great number of westerners think it as kinda rude (as being not helpful, not approachable , or even disrespectful depends on vary aspects). There's not really a fair judgement in terms of who is right and who isn't, though. Just a thought.

[@CutieMoli]

I thought that Taiwanese spoke better English than any other European countries I've been too.

[@allenshair]

CutieMoli Dear, I noticed you use past tense, that you've come here, and proved you wrong? ?😄😄 , I personally think most Taiwanese speak poor English, some can't even speak simple words, I am Taiwanese 😁

[@CutieMoli]

Allen Hsieh You're English is fine though... I lived in Taiwan for a year and most of people would speak English to me, even though I lived in Tainan.

[@allenshair]

Tainan ? were you an exchange student for NCKU ? haha

[@CutieMoli]

Allen Hsieh no, I was in high school (Sheng Kung Nu Zhong) an exchange student with the Rotary. :)

[@allenshair]

that is a girls' school , so you are just a teenager ? so young haha

[@mingmin8305]

勇於開口說出是第一步……但是台灣人都太害羞了怕說錯……

[@erika-sy3ob]

就怕咩 我也不想怕 明明英文日文都會一點 但遇到就變白痴

[@MickWen]

教育文化的關係，台灣教育多是用減分的方式，在這種要求完美的教育文化下，做的好沒鼓勵，做不好會被責備，在對話上就是，會覺得開口但講錯了是一件羞恥的事…最後變成，不要做就不會出錯，表現在很多地方都是這樣

[@erika-sy3ob]

Cheng-Kun Wen 沒錯 覺得很可惜 雖然我覺得我的家庭很幸福 完全不責備成績 但在這樣的教育下 還是成了分數的奴僕

[@family9559]

As long as we are willing to improve our English, many efforts should be made to achieve that.

[@Shuiyuncao]

__EN_US/UK__ when i learn english, i think the most important thing is understanding and the valor you speak to foreigners, then grammar, so Taiwanese, don't be afraid when your grammar get wrong, try to do y' best(taiwanese from taoyuan here) __ZH_TW__ 我覺得當你在學一個語言時，最重要的一件事情是「理解」根與外國人說話的「勇氣」，再來才是文法，所以台灣人們，當你文法錯誤時別害怕，做到你覺得最好就對了

[@shinyingtsai3383]

It is our education which emphasizes so much on only exams and tests. Taiwanese ppl r seldom motivated to speak out or practice speaking it in classrooms. Our education wants us to memorize just grammar and vocabulary itself, just in order to do multiple choices instead of using it. When we need to speak, ppl usually worry that: "Oh , do i speak grammatically,right?" or simply we can't respond to native speakers, 'cuz our textbooks r just way too old fashion. Ppl r afraid of making mistakes and feeling embarrassed while they r using the language. These r all thanks to our "no mistakes" and "only one correct answer" education culture. Otherwise, I think most Taiwanese ppl, if they do finish their education through junior high and high school, I believe their English level is definitely fine. Here is my second language learning experiences as a Taiwanese, just for ur references. =)

[@xtina0623]

Another reason why clerks at 7-11 are shy when you greet them might be that Taiwanese people don't usually greet clerks (in general), so they were hesitant to respond, whatever language you were speaking in.

[@iamnathank]

Christina Chuang That is certainly possible, but that was just one example. It has happened on numerous occasions to various people in various situations. It really depends where in Taiwan you are though. Many young people in Taipei & some of the larger cities seem more open & confident. It also depends on your personality etc...

[@liguo109]

This is Taiwan I have to say that's because people don't usually say hello to a stranger specially foreigners in old East Asia country like Japan or China. it's more like a traditional habit, and yes most of Asians are very shy specially young girls. but if you ask for help young people are friendly. that's a big different between west and east. when I came to Australia at first place I couldnt understand English at all, but my good neighbour still sat next to me and talked about his life stories about 2 hours.

[@jingwencheng5612]

Hi, I am a Taiwanese and I live in Europe but go back to Taiwan now and then, therefore I know English, we should really collaborate some day

[@ptsai514]

I'd say rarely. Great video mate. Walked a lot of places.

[@ShinHuaWu]

有些日本人也覺得，就算不會中文一樣可以在台灣生活。其實是看個人心臟多大顆啦 😆

[@family9559]

Learning to speak English in Taiwan can be difficult, but we Taiwanese people don’t give up! With enough strategies, good methods, right resources, and perfect practices, we Taiwanese people can start speaking English confidently. Though I am from Taiwan, I hope that I could command English a little better than you one day.

[@iamnathank]

If your comment is a reflection of your English ability, I'd say that your English is already quite good.

[@family9559]

@@iamnathank In Taiwan, meeting new people and making friends can be overwhelming, but with a little effort and methods to encourage Taiwanese people to speak English! It will be awesome. Thank you for your videos.

[@RabbitsGoJumping]

Nice topic ! Informative.

[@seniorsperspective5967]

We were fine without Chinese because the Taiwanese people were so helpful. They would find a person who could speak English to help us or we would just figure it out. One thing we did was make sure we had our address written in Chinese to give the cab driver.

[@joshlam7499]

大學時，曾在7-11工讀，若遇到講英文的顧客，就會開始先在腦海中把要說的句子完成，再想下文法有無錯誤或語意是否通順，最後才會從嘴巴講出來。生活中原本就沒什麼機會能練習說、聽，一下突然要講，就會莫名緊張。但進入職場後，因工作而需要接待許多外國朋友，雖然基本的對話都能溝通，但是就不太敢主動攀談。他們反而會鼓勵我要多開口講，不要因為怕講錯會丟臉而不開口。遇有口誤地方，對方也會告訴你哪裡說錯。英文的說與聽，反而是在職場上一直練習，久而久之，也就不會害怕開口說英文了。

[@hazzieW]

About some of us Taiwanese's shyness or reluctance to speak English, I think a large part of it stems from how we educate our kids here. Taiwan, as some other Asian countries, has a much more test-oriented education. Rather than encouraging kids to try things, most kids here are often taught from little that making mistakes is wrong. (Hopefully, this mentality has been changing bit by bit.) This thy-shall-not-make-mistakes attitude stays with the kids when they grow up. So, even if they do know some English, they may not want to try because they don't want to make mistakes. (Or, you've no doubt met some that were brave enough but started conversation with "sorry, my English is not good," while you were amazed by them speaking your language in their country already.) Also, despite English being a core subject in Taiwan, most of us just don't have much chance to use it in our daily lives, so we are sorely out of practice even though some of us might actually know the grammar and stuff. Generally speaking, kids here can read & write English better than they can listen & speak it. Why? Because English tests in schools usually have larger proportions for reading & writing!

[@a7728162]

Very fair comment. Thank you for the video ~

[@TheHunterTravellerChannel]

You make many good points about people not feeling the need to speak English here. I often get elderly people who speak to me in English here in Taichung because they have lived in the U.S.A. But there is a confidence issue for sure. I'm teaching mostly young people and what I find is that one mistake teachers make if they don't have very enthusiastic or confident students, is that they don't incorporate into the teaching why it is useful for them to learn English and how it can benefit their lives in the future. If one can relate this to their interests, even something like mentioning how awesome Marvel comic books are or travelling around Europe for example, then it certainly engages them more. I'm terrible at learning languages, but fortunate enough to have a Taiwanese friend who did the Australia working holiday for two years. But still, I think Taiwanese culture got back into her system and we do struggle sometimes. Anyone who is coming here, as Nathan said, speak slowly and clearly because they also have to do the mental translation in most cases.

[@brainwashkenny1]

Depend on where you are. If you're in Taipei City, most of citizens here can speak English. I worked in an online game company before. Lot of employees here speak 2 or 3 foreign language, such as English, Germany or Japanese. I can speak English and Japanese.

[@iamnathank]

brainwashkenny1 Judging from your comment, I agree. Your English is very good! Better than my Chinese 😁I agree. It is very area dependent.

[@rabbitmiss2790]

I love the way you introduced everyone about Taiwan. Actually my mom has never learned English but she always used body language and simple words to talk to some foreigner who came from Thailand and Vietnam. Ha ha ...welcome to Taiwan.

[@iamnathank]

Thank you so much!

[@subwayvivi]

Your judgement is quite correct! Most of the people here are able to understand basic English. However, the English education here focus more on the reading and writing ability so most of my friends are afraid of speaking English even though their English are quite good!

[@magdalenechoy9126]

So true. We were in Taiwan last month and eating mostly in food courts and night market. Couldn't try local restaurants that didn't have English/ picture menus .Some tourist attractions had no English description either :( e.g. 228 museum )

[@林曉如-s5u]

I am from Taiwan and I can speck English very well!

[@Will0605]

*speak

[@Samuelwu0517]

我必須要說，雖然我自己是會說英文。可是我認識的很多外國朋友就算在台灣住了好幾年會說的中文還是那幾句“你好” “謝謝”之類的幾個簡單句子😂😂😂

[@allen6887]

據說中文算很難學的語言，雖然我們當地人是感覺不出來.......所以不怪他們XDD

[@FalconWindblader]

客觀來看，中文真的是全世界最難學的語言之一。地球上沒幾個語言有硬性聲調規則的，而中文就是少數的一個。一個音可以有幾十個字，對聲調不敏感的人非常吃力。書寫系統全世界都是表音的東西為大多數，中文用的卻是少有的表意的東西，而且還很難上手。中文文法相對的簡單，但也因此用詞搞得很雜亂。 但是在台灣住了幾年，會說的中文還就只是那些打招呼用的東西的話，那就是他們心態上的問題。閣下那幾位朋友，應該都很少出去見人，很少跟當地人講話的說。

[@mrstarrynight8988]

其實這也沒什麼 很多人出國不也都待在china town 幾年過去英文還是差

[@FalconWindblader]

Lance Lu 唐人街也得看你是哪國哪個城市的唐人街。有些唐人街雖然幾十年下來還是很多華人在住，但幾代下來其實已經變成過半數是在講英文或其他當地的主流語言的了。

[@高长恭-b8y]

哈哈哈哈。中国文字的精髓是他们此生学不来的

[@turner9324]

真正懂得尊重台灣文化的外國朋友。 Nathan , I wish all foreigners coming to Taiwan would be like you!! Respect our law, Respect our country , and Respect our Taiwanese people! ( ...do Not like CJ.) kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5a9oIieptGGqJY

[@mdrums1428]

great video! btw another reason Taiwanese can be shy to response to greetings is that we are not familiar with the "how are you" sort of questions since we rarely use questions to greet people.

[@mocassin92]

I enjoy your videos. Keep going! I lived there '79-'92 and plan on returning in a few years. Your videos are very informative and nostalgic for me. I also think it is very clever and professional to include Mandarin subtitles.

[@iamnathank]

Shake_N_Bake Cheers :)

[@jimforboy]

HI, Taoyuan is my home. And when i watch your this video. The scene is very near where i live. So amazing!

[@iamnathank]

王華翰 Awesome

[@wfireC]

I was not shy to speak English when I was young and lived in Taipei because I lived near a university and we rent out our apartment to an American family who came to study Chinese. I played with their young daughter.

[@silverchairsg]

When I went to Taiwan, I saw lots of Japanese and South Korean tourists. I've always wondered how they managed to get around, assuming they probably don't know much Mandarin. I guess they use English and Google Translate.

[@iamnathank]

Sounds about right :)

[@Ann-m8i]

我本來也不敢開口，但出國幾次以後就漸漸的敢開口了 雖然我還是不一定聽得懂全部

[@iamnathank]

陳奕安 我本來跟你一樣。我們一起加油吧！

[@allen6887]

出國都用破英文溝通，其實有時候反而覺得去國外講沒壓力，因為人家又不認識你XDD 而因為是觀光客，就算講的破人家也會覺得正常，講起來反而沒壓力。

[@yahakoror5]

To a native English speaker here in Taiwan, is it good enough if I can understand most of your talking without looking at the script?

[@iamnathank]

yahakoror5 That’s amazing. Well done!

[@yahakoror5]

@@iamnathank Thanks for your respond! That indeed helps me build my self-confidence talking in English to a foreigner in real life! Have a nice day

[@iamnathank]

You, too :)

[@Yuanmaolin]

2:32 是南平市場耶 原來你住桃園!

[@jennychiang386]

Your videos are insteresting! I wish your videos show English and Chinese both. I want to learng English by this way. Thank you.

[@iamnathank]

Thank you!

[@ChefReytams]

The best thing why i always come back to taiwan. Taiwanese people have manners and most of all they are not racist!

[@yoyo_wang]

旅遊還可以，作生意還是要會說一些當地語言，其實學會當地語言相對可以幫助你融入這個國家或地方的文化，因為會有一些俏皮話、俚語、歇後語等等，就會有一些當地人的認知價值的意味在裡面，這些都可以在談生意時有一定程度的幫助。至於旅遊就隨便了，比手劃腳都可以，反正不常來。而如果只是居住，工作環境可用英語溝通那其實也不用特別學中文 語言不只是個溝通工具，它還可以幫助你融入這個社會認知的價值

[@林秉洲]

Taiwanese don't get used to speaking English as often in day-to-day basis. English is not a mandatory skill they have to know in life. Tip for you guys, please slow your English speaking or use some simple mandarin words you know. That is easy for them to digest, appearing as friendly talk. That would be much helpful, easily let Taiwanese is willing to communicate with you. Treat them as you are like fresh Chinese learner. Show your empathy, exchange different positions and you will know how to do better! Btw, welcome to the lovely country and enjoy your life in Taiwan, oh...you've been here for a decade... Anyway, I bet that is definitely a wonderful journey more than you originally thought. Right? :)

[@a0345779]

我的工作是個裝璜工人，有一次老闆叫我跟其他師傅到天母幫一個顧客處理房子的一些小問題，到達現場後才發現屋主是個英國人不會說中文。現場師傅們都呆住了，幸好我過去對英文小有興趣，雖然不是很流利但基本溝通還行，就這樣工程順利進行，而我就陪這屋主聊足球...........。

[@uscbruin213]

Nice channel. I was actually surprised when I visited Taipei that I could talk to most young people fairly easily

[@iamnathank]

uscbruin213 Thanks. Yes, Taipei is definitely more English-friendly.

[@MrIvlong]

台灣會說英文其實還不普及,文化、歷史因素,主要是政府的政策 In fact, Taiwan can not speak English. Its cultural and historical factors are mainly government policies However, English foreigners come to Taiwan to have professional benefits. As long as they learn Chinese, they can become English teachers in Taiwan and teach in various units

[@lipaknitjsr]

Hi Nathan, Please let me know how did you learn Chinese . Have you taken any Chinese class or all by yourself , from internet or books etc.

[@iamnathank]

Geralt Of Rivia I mostly self-studied at home. I mainly used these books: www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B006CC7ZHG/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1517183527&sr=8-6&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=audio+visual+chinese+books&dpPl=1&dpID=41rVV9e2VJL&ref=plSrch

[@johnaaronlee3972]

我覺得難的是聽力 因為如果聽不懂 那也更不用提如何跟他們講 如果聽得懂但不會說 那其實大不了使用翻譯軟體給他們看。 我發現英語的日常對話中所常用到的單字量很多很雜且豐富多樣化 尤其是動詞分的很細以及太多抽象名詞的運用 加上需要用到很多虛詞(如介詞 連接詞 質詞 多詞片語等 )的各種配合，動詞三態變化 等等很多文法上的專有細節或說語言習慣上的繞來繞去 另外還有英語很喜歡把一個名詞後面跟著很長的關係子句，再來還有連音 總括來說如此多的字詞種類及變化就意味著需要馬上聽懂短短幾秒鐘所涵蓋的多種及高變化的一連串發音所代表的意思 不像每天講中文所用到的字詞不管怎麼用大概跑不掉那幾個聲音的組合 咖單純 我會有這種有點怪的想法應該是因為我對英語的理解尚處於呆板態吧 我也好奇有沒有人跟我一樣有類似的感覺 (這些是自從我開啓youtube英文字幕後的感想)

[@sharon1259]

完全講中，正在學英文的我 > < ! 一樣的心情!

[@Russianbro777]

Interesting Serptenza brought me here , he is a mainlander visitor and you are in Taiwan. You guys sound almost the same. Mainland China is interesting but Taiwan I would visit 1st.

[@gotammy9899]

It is really specific that you don't live in Taipei but in Taoyuan city! This is near the place I live! Nice video and nice analysis.

[@iamnathank]

go tammy Thank you. Taoyuan is an awesome city.

[@LaoFan-o9t]

我還記得我小的時候，英文是只有英文老師在說得東西，甚至連功課好的同學也只有背英文，沒人在說英文的，後來我長大直到超過17-8歲的時候才漸漸的碰到幾個外國人，我到如今也只能跟他們中文溝通或簡單的比手畫腳加英文的猜對方的意思，但我發現比我小三歲以上的弟弟妹妹們的平均英語能力就比我們這一代強得多，越小的學弟妹英語能力越好

[@譚美-g7w]

這是一個好影片，加油喔!

[@brucesung]

Excellent video. Thank you for sharing. Yes, not only keep it simple, but also keep it literal. There are things we say commonly without much thinking, yet they may not mean what you want them to mean to the listener. For example, "How is it going?" (??How it what going??) "What's up?" (Uhh... the stock market?) So just go with the plan old "how are you" and everyone will understand you.

[@spokenlang1417]

I've made an interview with my Taiwanese friend and... wow, they love to travel ;)

[@kphw1022]

I think there's one point you are missing here. It's not common to chat with strangers or people you are not close to on random topics in Taiwanese culture. I've been living in Canada for 8+ years, random people say "how are you" on the street often. At the cafe I've been working for 6+ years, it's like "mandatory" I ask how the customers' days are or if they have any weekend plan. I remember these were all cultural shocks when I just came here.

[@iamnathank]

kphw1022 Good point!

[@johnaaronlee3972]

Most of taiwaneses seem able to speak a bit basically , especially for young people including me , if they exactlly know what people say . But when it comes to harder and faster conversation to me , I even can't say anything out ,because l barely understand the meaning , so it seems to me the fist thing to be better on my English is to raise the listsening up .

[@azizzizou2056]

Brother we are both from Africa and we move to Taiwan wow it's beautiful experience

[@nataliedroopy9964]

英語很重要。 會英語。能選擇更好的工作。 很多人說。洋人來台灣 為什麼不講中文。 因為 在中文還沒變成國際語言之前。本來就是要講英文啊。 去 法國。 德國。瑞典。歐美國家。你覺得 講中文 通嗎。 等中文變成第一國際語言。再說吧

[@yinjl7777]

Not only English but also can speak Japanese, it’s really shock when I was shopping in different stores, especially I bought 水煎包， the old lady can speak both of languages very well!

[@negusante3472]

Hey kyle,remember me? I was your student from cam school My name is Pacino

[@hchs710658]

I'm Taiwanese. I think students in Taiwan have more opportunity for writing than speaking. It's the reason why you said in the video.

[@evachang9124]

Thanks so much for your sharing, i love so much for your videos. And i think you are totally correct, if you want to meet a Taiwanese who can speak good English outside of big cities, u might need more lucky. However, if you need any help from Taiwanese anywhere , they are not shy to use the body languages to try their best to help u. hahaha....^^ Enjoy stay in Taiwan. ^^

[@snowdog03]

Eva Chang 👌

[@joemcdougall595]

Looks like at 中壢老街溪

[@reneechen2264]

If you work in the tech area you will be amazed. Those fluent in English are generally highly educated. People working with food stalls don't usually need a master's degree.

[@iamnathank]

Chen Reed Sure. Your profession matters & will have an impact on your English ability.

[@andyandys5356]

I'm assuming they blush when you talk to them because they're worried that foreigners will laugh at them if they say the wrong things.but mostly its the Taiwanese people that likes to laugh at themselves.foreigners are happy to see you make the effort

[@sugino666]

Thank you for making this video. Many Taiwanese only learn English from textbook, and learn just a bit speaking and listening for the English test. So even a taiwanese who always did a good job for English test, he/she can read and write English, but probably can not talk/chat in English fluently. By the way, listening to different accents is a huge problem to us.

[@BabyUist]

我習慣和外國人講話的點是常打歐服美服game 和人對噴 為了能5秒打出流暢的酸言酸語

[@reneechen2264]

They might not know how to answer "how are u". They might think it was a real question. I was like that when I was little. :(

[@牛p]

語言都一樣只要敢講還是可以溝通的 There is no different between any language if you try to speak and it still can be a conversation that help everyone in their relationship with foreigners

[@rockett6554]

We Taiwanese are super friendly and very helpful. If you're lost in Taiwan. You can ask anyone you meet. We are very glad to help you even if we don't speak English.

[@Jona-wb8ey]

If you open a small shop in Taiwan, you can post an announcement at the door: "Sorry, the store manager can only speak English." This will be accepted. But I can't guarantee the business of this store is good or not. XD

[@worldhighspeedtrainconquer6785]

Hmmm, I guess Singaporean are the most linguistic countries in the world where locals are well preformed English, Malaysian, Mandarin, Cantonese or either other languages gave them opportunities to have high pay salaries job there. And they also have more free visa's in many countries. For living environments, I really don't know.

[@dizzzziedazzle]

Hey hi quick question I’m going to taiwan in sept , is it possible to get a local like uni student to go around taiwan with me? For example to Korea, i met uni student who’s willing to accompany me around Korea for free. Their-aim is the practise their English.

[@iamnathank]

Good question. You could try. I don't see why not really.

[@Darts-Doves]

Do you have any tips for learning taiwanese mandarin

[@AlmagerLin]

Wow! You really understand taiwanese!

[@johnson621202]

I agree your opinion...

[@putrioshyn]

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[@傳票拿來ww]

I agree your onion

[@WaterFallingDown]

Actually, we are going to put English into our official language list....XDD

[@kyle8614]

I can tell from his accent and the way he spoke in the video that he's not a native speaker of English. However I assume he's been to UK and stayed there for a while, because he speaks with a slight UK accent.

[@iamnathank]

"Not a native English speaker" Lol. Thanks for the laugh.

[@money-fo6kk]

台灣地區資源分配不均，各地能接觸新事物皆然不同，水平上有差距。

[@Joanna_twca]

It might also be a great luck to go to a rural area in term of learning the language. I will say that your Mandarin is perfect!! Perhaps better than mine sometimes lol Many of my Taiwanese friends claim that they perform better on reading and writing compare to listening and speaking skills. They are, as you mentioned, very shy and they do not have the opportunity to speak English in many cases. So, it might be fair to say that they are just a little bit lack on self-esteem? (of course, not counting the population who didn't receive any English education) My English skill was also quite poor when I was living in Taiwan. However, it just automatically bumped up after I moved to Canada. And my Taiwanese skill and Mandarin skill are...gradually getting down these days. Everything is about the environment, I swear!!!!

[@iamnathank]

The environment is an important contributing factor when learning a language.

[@hsu5219]

A very interesting topic! As we know, even Taiwanese people cannot speak English at all , they will still try their best to help the forefingers in some ways ~~~😉🤔😆~~~

[@fxxxxxxb4]

Hi, i have a question about is it foreigner who mother language is English , are they really care about the pronounciation and grammar of others people ?