🎬 Streettalk Ep.1 高 - Mandarin from the Streets

Hi welcome to Better in Chinese Street Talk Today we're in China and we'll be interviewing people on the street about their daily lives Want to improve your listening skills Let's go Hello What's your last name My last name is Gao Miss Gao nice to meet you How old are you this year Twenty-one So are you already working or still in school I just graduated and haven't started looking for a job yet What was your major in college I studied early childhood education Preschool education—so do you plan to become a teacher later I might change careers So do you like your major I kind of like it but right now I don't feel like pursuing this major So what kind of industry would you like to work in later I think any field would be fine right now I'm going with my gut I could do anything Where are you from I'm from Suzhou originally So which city in China do you like the most I think the one I like the most is Suzhou Why This is the place where life has nurtured me and I find it very beautiful—it's also a city of gardens Do you speak English My English isn't very good not very good at all It's fine Besides English do you speak any other foreign languages I only know a little bit of others like Japanese but I'm not proficient None of them can achieve a level of communication fully equivalent to that with native speakers That already surpasses many others as most people wouldn't be able to do it How tall are you I'm 163 Do you have any siblings I'm an only child What's your favorite animal I like little dogs and bunnies Do you keep these little animals I used to have a bunny but I don't anymore So will you still want to keep little rabbits or dogs like that in the future Yes I'll still keep dogs and cats and other small animals in the future Which country do you like the most other than China I like Switzerland Have you ever been to Switzerland Not yet Which countries have you visited I haven't traveled abroad yet What are your hobbies My hobby is scrolling through my phone What's your favorite fruit I like eating strawberries Do you like drinking beverages I enjoy drinking milk tea all kinds of drinks and I love anything sweet Very refined I also enjoy sweet things What's your favorite food Aside from sweets I like eating spaghetti It's very delicious What time do you get up every day I've been waking up every morning at six o'clock lately That early Are you going to class No I just want to get up earlier not sleep until noon Wow that's really determined So what time do you go to bed every day I've been sleeping earlier lately around ten or eleven at night Wow that's so healthy really great Do you like exercising I don't like exercising So you just scroll through your phone most of the time Yes I mostly just lie around and scroll through my phone Okay what's the first thing you do when you wake up every morning Check your phone Look at your phone Alright new humans Hello What's your last name My last name is Gao Miss Gao hello May I ask your age Twenty-one So are you already working or still studying I just graduated and haven't started looking for a job yet So what was your major in college I studied early childhood education Early childhood education So do you plan to become a teacher later on I might switch careers Do you like your major I kind of like it but right now I don't feel like pursuing this major So what industry would you like to work in later I think any field would be fine right now I'm going with my gut I'd be happy doing anything Where are you from I'm from Suzhou originally So which city in China do you like the most I think the one I like the most is Suzhou Why This is the place where I was born and raised—I find it very beautiful and it's also known as a city of gardens Do you speak English My English isn't very good not very good at all It's fine Besides English do you speak any other foreign languages I only know a little bit of others like Japanese but I'm not proficient None of them can reach the level of fully communicating with foreigners That already surpasses many people most others wouldn't be able to do it How tall are you I'm 163 Do you have any siblings I am an only child What's your favorite animal I like little dogs and bunnies Do you keep these small animals I used to have a bunny but I don't anymore Would you still want to keep these little rabbits or puppies and such in the future Yes I'll still keep puppies and kittens and other small animals in the future Which country is your favorite other than China I like Switzerland Have you ever been to Switzerland Not yet Which countries have you visited I haven't traveled abroad yet What are your hobbies My hobby is scrolling through my phone What's your favorite fruit I like eating strawberries Do you like drinking beverages I enjoy drinking milk tea all kinds of drinks and I love anything sweet Very stylish I also enjoy sweet things What's your favorite food Besides sweets I like eating spaghetti That's really delicious What time do you wake up every day Lately I've been getting up at six every morning That early— are you going to class No I just want to get up earlier and not sleep until noon Wow that takes real discipline So what time do you go to bed every day I've been going to bed earlier lately around ten or eleven at night Wow that's so healthy really great Do you like exercising I don't like exercising So you just scroll through your phone most of the time Yes I usually like lying down and scrolling through my phone Okay so what’s the first thing you do when you wake up each morning I open my phone and check it Alright new humans