White Guy Teaches English in Chinese Park, Surprises Locals in Perfect Chinese

[@LaomaChris]

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[@OtomoTenzi]

Hey Chris, will you be going to Macau (澳門街) next? Would be interesting to see you guys interacting with the locals there, speaking Chinese and Portuguese!

[@OtomoTenzi]

Hey Chris, If you want to improve your Cantonese through watching HK films; I would strongly recommend that you watch ANY of the movies or filmworks directed or produced by Wai Ka-Fai (韋家輝). Ask ANYBODY who has lived in Hong Kong for at least 20+ years, and they will certainly know who Wai Ka-Fai is. I would compare him to very famous American directors like Oliver Stone or Sam Peckinpah; people who grew up in times of GREAT social distress, filled with all sorts of conflicts and turmoil... Things they have witnessed happen like WW2, Korean War, Vietnam War, ect. 死人, 冧樓, 撞機, 沉船, 炒車... Just lots and lots of people in trouble or dying everywhere! With exposure to all kinds of '蘇州屎' (Suzhou Shit) like that, it would surely have heavily influenced the themes in their movies and films. There is an old TVB drama called '義不容情 Looking Back in Anger (1989)'. It is very old, but it's still VERY POPULAR and many Cantonese-speaking people know about it. It's one of the most watched TVB series by Chinese people in Hong Kong and around the world. It reflects upon the old pre-1997 culture and society of Hong Kong and its people; involving events, situations, social interactions, and pop-culture references that simply CANNOT be recreated in modern times today. You can learn quite a bit about authentic Hong Kong history and culture from that show. There are some very intense moments and bloody feuds/conflicts with the characters involved. Trust me, you will want to pull your hair out after you watch it! This is because of the vast amount of 社會見識 (social knowledge) that you will gain after watching it, and not just from learning Cantonese. Trust me, you will learn ALOT. I first saw it on VCD format like many years ago, from a friend who used to run a videostore in New York Chinatown. Back then, it was only available in Cantonese/Manadarin audio with traditional Chinese subtitles. I had ZERO knowledge of Chinese back then, but my friends FORCED me to watch it because they said it will help me learn more about Chinese culture. It took me a LONG TIME, like FOREVER to finally figure out what the hell they were saying, but I eventually figured it out after watching it over and over again like multiple times over the years. With 50 episodes, it was ALOT to take in and digest for a non-Cantonese speaker! And coming from an Italian-American who grew up in New York, I am quite proud to have watched it myself during my own lifetime. You can probably find the episodes here somewhere on KZbin, so be sure to check it out!

[@Yotteiru]

Kudos to this language maverick for not only breaking language barriers but also embracing the playful side of communication.

[@ikena3]

Speaking different languages is not your only gift, your ability to connect with people is amazing.

[@raffaeleallocca2424]

Dude approaches a teacher, asks how to make people shut the fuck up, refuses to elaborate, leaves. Not all heroes wear capes

[@LaomaChris]

Love it!

[@eeldude]

Based on the wife's reaction at second visit, he went straight home and told her to "Shut Up". LOL. Chris, your Cantonese is sounding really good! I am an ABC who speaks Cantonese. My pronunciation is on point (according to a HK cab driver) but my vocabulary is more limited so ordering at Dim Sum is my jam.

[@OtomoTenzi]

@@eeldude Greetings from New York! Just spend more time in Cantonese tea houses, gossiping with those uncles and aunties (ah soks & ah saams). You will learn alot and very fast!

[@addaeus11]

The first guy had me in tears from laughing so hard! They way he was saying it as he was walking away. 😂😅

[@justinwong4149]

Your Cantonese pronunciation is actually improving a lot over the past year of videos. Very impressive!.

[@LaomaChris]

Really?? It's been so long since I spoke Cantonese hahah. But here trying!

[@darrenlau2778]

Yeah your canto is not bad considering. Would love to see more videos of it. And that parking garage area in SF chinatown brings back tons of memories from childhood. Parents would park there for our shopping trips.

[@friendsgroup123]

@@LaomaChris Not everyone from Guangdong can speak Cantonese , but your Cantonese is pretty good compared with people who aren't the Cantonese mother language speaks.👍👍

[@winniehoo1705]

Try to forget the Beijing accent while you speaking to Cantonese. Or forget your mandarin too. You’ll see other world.😊

[@OtomoTenzi]

@@friendsgroup123 Ironically, more people in Vietnam and Malaysia can speak Cantonese than Guangdong! 🤔

[@Gavriel-og6jv]

6:21 This is a great, understanding man; nice to find people like this when you are new at using a language.

[@pilau]

that first old man is classic!!!!... golden comedy cause you know he going home and telling that to his english speaking grand kids

[@ginyuTV]

shut up! don't talk to me! 🤣 Laoma we need t shirts with this on it !!

[@chenyang9336]

leave me alone … stop talking…

[@breadnewbie6326]

shut up 😂

[@fengwei7723]

看来老马是铁了心坚决学好粤语啊，加油！佩服

[@jayf4612]

So enjoyed this video. I'm kind of surprised to hear that Taishanhua is still used quite a bit in San Francisco's tang yen fau, as the young lady was saying. I would have thought that Mandarin took over, but I did know that Cantonese is still the main dialect spoken in Chinatown. We used to go out there every other summer when my dad and mom took us out there in the 1970s. Dad was from Kaiping and mom was from Taishan. Good to see the Kaiping connection as well as the Taishan connection is still strong with San Francisco's Chinatown after all these years. Keep teaching up the good people with your English seminars. You are providing a valuable service to the Asian American communities.

[@LaomaChris]

Appreciate it Jay! It was really cool to see this little enclave where a lot of people didn't even really speak much standard Cantonese or Mandarin. But everyone was super helpful, and it's clear that they really help each other out

[@OtomoTenzi]

@@LaomaChris Your honest and sincere attitude says everything about you, Chris!

[@moncheung4246]

老马牛啊，粤语都识讲！语言天才啊！佩服佩服！

[@cheeloonyip2244]

马老师讲粤语好标准

[@comptonfootballclub9816]

dude, your cantonese is way more understandable than the other guy (you know who i am talking about) on youtube man. seriously, your tones are almost getting on point and you are responding back appropriately which means you understand what others are saying. that is really impressive. respect. now, your mandarin is off the hook. stop being so hunble chris. lol

[@alurreb978]

No need to compare. You can compliment his Cantonese without bringing another KZbinr down (and yes, Ik who you’re talking about).

[@xtianchen7977]

its crazy how we know who youre talking about 😆 we too into this

[@ye561]

😂🎉

[@Heoi_Bikuni88]

Are you referring to the guy that couldnt understand or speak Canto, yet seems to "shock" ppl w/his perfectly spoken language? That guy? Just wondering if we are referring to the same person.🤔.

[@milotv3414]

@@Heoi_Bikuni88 xiaoma ?

[@cindyt6909]

So cool to see that you were in my hood! Thanks for talking to the locals and making them smile. I'm sure it made their day 🙂

[@seto37ify]

Chinatown is where I grew up and this is close to my heart. Could you learn a little bit of Taishan and do a second video? The locals would love it!

[@randomname931]

Bro, your cantonese is damn good for a non native speaker.

[@iambrea]

Love seeing people smile!

[@JoeARedHawk275]

Lol first person just wants people to stop talking to him 🤣

[@一个大肘子]

作为一个北京人，我听广东人说粤语只能听懂一点点，但老马的粤语我能听懂一大半🤣

[@helenleong3746]

主要是，老马说得慢，发音没有很大问题，所以你能慢慢理解。广东人讲粤语的语速肯定比老马快很多

[@fungmeiho2976]

👍 I think your Cantonese has improved a lot. You're so much better than my own daughter! She only recognises it's Cantonese when I'm scolding her🤣

[@LaomaChris]

hahaha it's tough! I wish i had more Canto speakers around me here in the DC area

[@fungmeiho2976]

@@LaomaChris Yes, Cantonese is very tough. My daughter says it's because of the tones, much like Mandarin. But you've mastered Mandarin so I'm very sure your Cantonese will be just as good. I'm quite sure there are many Cantonese around. It's just that they won't speak in Cantonese unless they hear you speaking it first. Because you are a foreigner, they don't expect you to speak Mandarin, much less Cantonese! I love watching their reactions when you speak to the Chinese in Mandarin. And then they start talking to you so warmly😊 I'm Cantonese and I'm trying to learn Taishanese. Super tough. My late Grandma spoke it and so does my Dad and his siblings. Strange thing is they don't speak to any of the kids so none of us can speak Taishanese. I can understand them but I can only speak the very basic like greetings.

[@Uncle_Beach]

老马你的粤语比我这来了广东20年的人都好很多！真是语言天才！

[@guanzipo9718]

老马的粤语进步很大

[@naturalmedicinewriting5208]

When you clapped on 4:28 and the birds flew behind you it was a really cool movie effect

[@LaomaChris]

Hahah that actually happened a bunch of times throughout the shoot

[@brianlew86]

Laoma is crushing it with his Cantonese. WTG!

[@PartyLinguist]

Yo! Fellow American linguist here~ I recently moved to KL, Malaysia (from Thailand) where I'm learning Cantonese and also improving my Mandarin (Malaysian style). Your Cantonese is doing awesome 👍 I will be catching up soon hah

[@raymondng18]

Good most KL Chinese converse in Cantonese besides mandarin, English and Malay and other Chinese dialects as well so you should be able to learn fast here.

[@peterwong612]

犀利啊马思瑞嘅粤语，真系唔错啦已经

[@cod_magno3625]

Dejaste de hacer los subtítulos en español, la verdad soy fan de tus vídeos y me gustaria continuar poder viendo tu contenido y entenderlo

[@熊仁豪]

这期真的挺有意思

[@florahuang89]

Welcome! 欢迎来旧金山

[@egee1010]

Awww great video! Yes most Chinese people in San Francisco speak Cantonese and Taishanese. Mandarin is less common. Your Cantonese is very good. Can understand what you’re trying to say! Good job!

[@sg-te9pu]

This is amazing.

[@johnnywalter7209]

Very good deal 👍👍

[@xyz-pf1yz]

met a taishanese retired man chef in HongKong. he was in his 70s. he emigrated to and lived in Boston USA for over 30 years working in a restaurant in China Town. he knew no English. he was accompanied by his America born daughter to revisit HongKong as he lived there before moving to the US.

[@OtomoTenzi]

Did his daughter speak any Cantonese?

[@oscarperez7636]

I'm pretty sure the guy who asked you how to say "shut up" wanted to know it to say it to his wife but somewhat in my mind tell me that it was the first and the last time he tried it jajajaja. Btw someday I hope to be able to talk Mandarin as fluently as you talk, even when there are grey days I look for your videos 'cause they make me feel happy. Probably the reason is that you are like my predilect model, take care Chris thank you so much for your content

[@Buckeystown]

I would but don't go much past Rockville. Tempted to have lunch at some of the restaurants you visit down county.

[@manwheat5150]

在美国教英语也很有市场的样子~~ 小马居然还会粤语，牛

[@nickteoh5089]

he used the weapon his sifu gave him against his sifu @2:05 🤣🤣🤣

[@Gavriel-og6jv]

8:14 Chris nailed it here 😂 this is the kind of reactions or behavior from Chinese people on the street that i find funny: the grandpa came back, how come? why?? 🤣

[@MrWompz]

That first dude was having a good day man! He felt the power of a new language.

[@leungjason164]

As a person who grows up in Kongmoon(Jiangmen) and living in HK, I feel very familiar with these aunties and uncles.

[@hd-tw6gi]

这个视频好玩，我看着好开心😂

[@jal5020]

Love this

[@paull8722]

Wow your canto is great!

[@karmaunder261]

Wow! You are in my hood in the 415! San Francisco. The City! He is on Kearny St in Chinatown.

[@Cal_Pal]

Tambien hablas cantones? Que grata sorpresa. Eres my impresionante!

[@Jojojojo-py8ie]

你粤语说的好准

[@pollyliang8885]

OMG,Chirs. If I knew you were in San Francisco, I would like to see you.

[@Trippznn]

this was a cool vid man! I really enjoyed!

[@justinlew4656]

Hey whenever you have the time you should go checkout this restaurant called Kamlok it’s very good. If you ever go back to Sf Chinatown.

[@OtomoTenzi]

Yeargh, small cozy place located downstairs in the basement... Nice tasty HK/Cantonese-style home cookin'. I remember going there when I was in SF. Have you also been to Ling Nam Siu Koon?

[@coolewily8185]

还记得18年去旅游到过这个唐人街的小广场 好多老头老太

[@BamBamXVideos]

Your cantonese is actually very good and better than mine. Your tones are good enough. But of course it's never wrong to work more on it.

[@jonmbal]

12:13 jajajajajaja los dos viejitos peleándose 😂😂😂.

[@leonxd321]

As a chinese, I hope one day I can also come to the US and teach American people how to speak English

[@JacobYuanHang]

Dude I live right next to the park like 3 mins away and I like ur vids, wish I would have known 😂

[@josephhaddad7169]

this is amazing! keep it up G

[@刘永武-v3q]

这期节目不错

[@leewong2860]

歡迎老馬來到灣區。

[@mikemath9508]

i mean compact chairs and tables is uncomfortable. but you got the muscles to lug some barstools and high bar 2x2 table.

[@ASpec818]

Dang you were in my hood! Would’ve been nice to run into you for some lessons lol

[@JamesZJi]

the old grandapa now yelling "don`t talk to me" all day everyday to his wife.

[@silverflamez]

Your Cantonese speaking with a Mandarin accent is...the reverse of me. I speak Mandarin with a Cantonese accent LOL. I agree with the people you were conversing with. Your Cantonese is understandable and you get your point across... be it a bit polite/less slang. 👍 (which tbh is not a bad thing to error on the side of polite)

[@waifengwong4994]

我就说听到好多台山话，后面小妹妹出来说全是说台山话的，哈哈

[@kathywong4394]

Language talent !

[@augustsong5861]

It is Portsmouth Square in San Francisco，in Chinese is 花园角。I live in San Jose. Chris come over to south Bay.

[@LaomaChris]

I'm planning on being in the south Bay soon! Any locations where a lot of Chinese people hang out like this park?

[@augustsong5861]

@@LaomaChris Of course，Welcome！For me，cities like Cupertino，Milpitas or Fremont all have a big Chinese community. I will give you a list of address as your options. 😄

[@LaomaChris]

That would be awesome! I'm gonna be filming in that area in a few days.

[@augustsong5861]

@@LaomaChris cool

[@Jimmy_Chow]

12分那里是两位老人在互相礼让东西，来回还礼的动作，比如对方给了一个东西给他，他不好意思收受，就推脱不要的意思😃

[@Ding_You]

在打架还是礼让东西

[@烏龍-l4e]

@@Ding_You 禮讓東西

[@N16Ken]

LOL... set up a table? My goodness it's so hilarious!!! Hahahaha.... And bro your Cantonese got better?

[@coolewily8185]

老马，意大利宇航员萨曼莎在推上发的国际空间站上拍的照片配了中文诗《兰亭集序》里的一段，“仰观宇宙之大，俯察品类之盛，所以游目骋怀，足以极视听之娱，信可乐也” 这几句我们中国人都觉得配的很贴切很绝妙，但是现在想知道这个翻译成英文是什么样的，英文里还会体会到那个诗里的美妙意境和细节嘛，想请您翻译一下，好奇作为一个外国人意大利航天员是怎么理解到中国诗句里那些意境的，如果是通过英文的翻译，这个怎么表达啊😂 感觉很难

[@yuyangl.6998]

老马讲粤语居然有种北方人讲的感觉？？？哈哈哈这说明真正的把普通话学好了

[@karltota8848]

can someone please explain to me why there are numbers in the words at 7:15 . is that for tone?

[@feifeihuo6281]

你d 粤语好好 很久以前住过SF，那时唐人街真的不用说英文，很多广东的老人都是说潮州话客家话，我都听不懂他们的话，哈哈😄。

[@tonysofla]

Girl in tan t-shift (Ivy) was cute, my style.

[@mibelydisla]

aaaah como amo tus videos!

[@alexdrew6503]

Like the green hat! 😂

[@romerryu7760]

我很好奇一句英文不会的是以什么种类的签证留在美国

[@xjwqj1907]

第一位哥们好好笑哈哈哈哈哈哈啊哈

[@hanyi9897]

你是语言天才

[@LaomaChris]

不是不是，只是脸皮厚而已

[@cod_magno3625]

También podrías agregar consejos para aprender inglés

[@kigwenzhou9042]

hahahahhahahahahah !!!第一位大佬真是活宝，回去要运用在上班同事摸鱼场合 哈哈哈哈

[@bkcalvine]

"White Guy" is a bit of a reach ... but still so impressive as always, Chris! 你廣東話已經進步了！

[@LaomaChris]

😅😅🤣

[@rjdsolocamping3333]

The first guy sprinted home to tell his wife to "shut up , dont talk to me "

[@phoebehung3680]

Your Cantonese is better than me

[@elainelee2491]

Hey Chris, did you move to SF? I live in the SF Bayarea! I hope I get a chance to run into you!

[@eric20ify]

First guy was trying to tell him something 😂

[@albertkent4220]

dont talk to me 和leave me along，哪个更委婉些

[@helenleong3746]

都不算很粗鲁，不过意思有一点点微妙的区别，前者强调 别说话 ，后者含有一种 麻烦你走开 那种意思 总的来讲，应该是leave me along让人感觉舒服一点，别人听了会往 无奈 委屈 那方面联想，dont talk to me别人会想你是不是生他气

[@jackhoo8940]

目测几个大叔都是台山人，满满的台山音。

[@Br8kz]

Do you teach Mandarin or is it just English to none English speakers? I’d like to learn some mandarin

[@Trumppower]

Haha this so cool.

[@zengzhuotian]

哈哈学语言也可以摆地摊有创意

[@拿包子喂五毛狗]

广东话说得很好啊

[@LingLiu2014]

I live in England for 34 years and my Mandarin is terrible...novice at best even though I'm Chinese :(

[@cuibin1636]

老马很会聊天啊

[@VincentBLortie]

Doesn't 绿帽子 (green hat) have another meaning in Chinese? I just had to rush to the comments when you put it on

[@秋凉茗]

"绿帽子" means your partner cheated, eg：你的女（男）朋友给你戴了一顶绿帽子.it means your partner cheated🤣

[@TheNoticeable]

Ok now what does the 2 meanings of green hat means??

[@AngelLWJ]

老马的粤语发音比这些路人还要好😂

[@fengBen-lp2dg]

不可能，他们只是有方言口音而已，老马完全就是北方人说广东话

[@AngelLWJ]

@@fengBen-lp2dg 但我觉得他的粤语发音比视频里大部分的人都好，（我是母语粤语的广州人)

[@jennifer1568]

旧金山好多台山人吧。

[@hayashi174]

@@AngelLWJ 你怕不是個假廣州人，他發音是還可以，但要你說比這裡面的還好，就有點搞笑了

[@AngelLWJ]

@@hayashi174 里面噶其他人大多数都有其他口音，唔系纯正粤语发音，我唔知你点睇得出我系假广州人？😂

[@jwhite4474]

Latin people like ethnicity disappeared centuries ago in the Latium, currently Lazio, in Italy. That term generally has a bad use.

[@hans1783]

😂😂😂 He spent years being pestered without knowing how to told them off.

[@ninoeimred6276]

Hello sir. I just subscribe to your channel. I want to learn Mandarin also.

[@JustFiddler]

kamu keren sekali ! Matur suksma 🌹🥺☘️

[@nefertari_Kaneko]

很多老人都不懂英文，为什么要背井离乡呢？还是只是暂时去旅游探亲？ 我觉得那个不要跟我说话可以说：can you please just leave me alone？会不会感觉稍微礼貌点？比shut up好多了吧😂比don't talk to me.都稍微好些吧？