How Does He Sound Native After Only 2 Years of Chinese_! 学中文2年到接近母语者水平，他怎么做到的？.

If your Chinese weren't so poor, you wouldn't have this wife. Sometimes I answer the phone, start speaking, and they have no idea I'm a foreigner. I often argue with him in Chinese, but I never win. Your entire process of learning Chinese has been about two or three years, right? Yes, about right. Hello everyone, I'm Jiajia. Today's topic we're going to discuss is how to learn Chinese well. Of course I'm not the one to discuss this topic, as Chinese is my native language. I have invited a guest, Among all the foreign friends I know, he is... The best Chinese speaker, and the one with the best pronunciation, among foreigners. Then he must be... Hello everyone. He is my husband, Zimeng. Hello, everyone! After we uploaded the Aachen video last time, Many comments below are praising your good command of Chinese. Many people are also very curious about how you learned Chinese. So today, we're going to talk about this topic with everyone. Alright, no problem, let's get started. First, tell me what level your Chinese is at now? It's hard to say, but I took a Chinese exam last time. That would be HSK Level 6, probably only available three or four years ago. Yes, the official level is HSK6. Because when he took the test, HSK Level 9 hadn't been updated yet, right? Yes. Just how good is his Chinese, really? I can give you some examples, Because we've lived together for so many years, right? Then there are several specific situations, For example, when I lived in Chengdu with him, Every time he goes out, he is praised. For example, a taxi driver, Then the restaurant staff will all compliment your good Chinese. Yes, this still comes up quite often. But many foreigners seem to have had this experience as well. Say something like "Hello, thank you," or whatever. Then, wow, your Chinese is so good, really impressive! Yes, but it's a bit different in Sichuan, Because everyone speaks Sichuan dialect, And then, many older generations of Sichuan people, He actually isn't very good at Mandarin. So when we were in Chengdu, Many people told him, Oh, your Mandarin is even more standard than mine. You're speaking too formally, like this. Yes, occasionally there still are. But it might be related to the pronunciation of Mandarin. It's probably not a word or anything like that. Yes, we still have Trump. Then there is another example, For example, we often order takeout in Chengdu. And delivery riders often called him. Communicate, communicate, communicate. When finally opening the door, The delivery rider noticed, oh, you're a foreigner, aren't you? I thought he was an old Chinese man. Yes, it's a bit difficult at first. Since my pronunciation has already been quite good for a long time, And sometimes I answer the phone, Then I start speaking, They had absolutely no idea that I was a foreigner. Then they spoke very quickly, I couldn't hear very clearly. And sometimes it's a bit difficult, Because they thought I was Chinese, But yes, it wasn't originally. Then there is another example, I'm Chinese, right? But often I argue with him in Chinese. I can't win an argument. Then there's nothing else I can add, is there? I might just naturally enjoy arguing. Or debate. Now let's talk about your experience learning Chinese. How did you start? And then learned what, like this. Yes, I guess I should start from the first time I went to Taiwan. At that time, I couldn't speak Chinese at all. At that time, I actually didn't have any interest in learning Chinese. Because I thought I was studying for about half a year. Then I returned home, I may never have the chance to speak Chinese again. So at that time, I had absolutely no desire to study. But later on, I really grew to love living here. Including this culture, history, and so on. And the economy is so dynamic, So I feel extremely active, I find it very interesting. Then I decided I would come back again, Maybe working there, or doing an internship, I guess. Or what, let's study again, And at that time, I decided that if I ever came again, I must learn Chinese. So I can gain a deeper understanding of this culture, This place. That's when I started teaching myself. You'll have classes later too, right? However, the class duration might be around one or two years. Mainly in Taiwan and Beijing, At that time, progress might be the greatest. The linguistic environment is certainly very important. But not everyone has the opportunity or time to learn a language locally. Many people learn Chinese. The biggest difficulty is learning so many words. But I can't find a native speaker to practice with. 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Regarding various inputs, For example, books, And then the video, Music Various kinds of content will be included. So there was a course like this that lasted for two or three years. Along with self-study, That's why you progress very quickly. Yes. Then, I think the most important thing might be, Living in a place with this Chinese environment, I don't know how to put it, but... This exposure is extremely important. That was when I was there, For example, in Taipei, Or in Beijing, Later in Chengdu, How do you say it? You cannot escape this language. You will encounter it every day, If you do not use this language, You can't live properly there. You can't eat. You can't do public things there. I don't know, public transportation and stuff like that, Or you can't go to a certain place, Go to a hotel or something like that, You must use this language. I have personally observed, and my own summary, Why is your Chinese so good? For example, he just said, He really enjoys listening to music. And I am always amazed every time, Because every time we go to the KTV, Or we, He often plays Chinese songs. I will find out, Good heavens, It's the song he's listening to. It was entirely during the time I was growing up, These are very classic songs. Even the songs he knows, More than I know. Of all Chinese pop songs, And including some classic songs, You know it all, I am truly amazed. Yes. I don't know why either, But possibly, You often hear these songs outside. And then he's inside your mind, And then you've just kept wanting to find out, What song is it exactly? Then you'll look at the lyrics, What do you mean by "look at him like that" and so on? And then you gradually get used to it, I started to fall in love with these songs. Then go to KTV and stuff like that, You can do it yourself, How do you say it, Perform it. Yes The second reason I summarize is, He loves imitating very, very much. Not just Chinese, English too, He really enjoys imitating various English accents. And sometimes even have to imitate. Imitating Sichuanese speech and all that stuff, etc. Yes. I think this is the second reason. And the third one, What I have discovered myself is, When we were in China, He looks up words anytime, anywhere. It's just encountering an unfamiliar word outside. He will immediately take out his phone to look it up, Then add to favorites. Yes. One might need this curiosity to do it. You're right outside, When I see something I don't recognize, Then how should I say it, I had to look it up to find out what it means. Otherwise, I won't be able to rest easy. Yes And the last point, then, It was when I was in China before, You still tend to read Chinese books more often. There are also news articles in Chinese. It might be a bit less now. Hmm, Certainly. It was a bit more back then, It's also related to the work I was doing back then. Read some articles and the like. There is still, But there definitely aren't that many. Yes. Yes. My own summary is these four points. So, why is your pronunciation so good? I think it's still because you love imitating. What other reasons are there? Why is your pronunciation so good? Your pronunciation is so good, That might be because of this imitation thing, Including I don't even know why myself, But I myself have noticed that I have a strong accent, I'm not feeling very well. It's the same with me speaking English, you know. I just hope I can be as standard as possible. The same goes for English. Including when I speak with a native English speaker, I also like how he might naturally adapt to his way of speaking. If it's a British English accent, I might suddenly start speaking in that kind of British English myself. Yes. Your adjustment, Yes. Adjustment If it's something from the United States, I might also experience this change. In China as well, If I talk to someone from the south, My accent will gradually become a southern accent. If I were to speak with someone from the north or someone who speaks Mandarin in the ordinary way, I speak relatively standard Mandarin. It's hard to say why. You were still speaking with a Taiwanese accent before. Then, once you get to Beijing, you end up speaking standard Mandarin like this. Yes It's a bit like that, Of course not, I wouldn't be able to speak these dialects perfectly or at all. But there's just a tiny bit of an accent like that, Yes. It's just that you can't stand people with an accent. So you'll also make more effort to make your use of various languages more standardized. A bit, perhaps. It seems to be something relatively natural. I wouldn't even choose something like that myself. But I naturally adapted. I don't know why, Then the next question is, Does Chinese bring you any benefits in life? First, let me say one thing, You say, It's just that if your Chinese isn't good, You wouldn't have this wife of yours. It's because before I met you, I have already made up my mind. I don't want to be with someone who doesn't understand my culture or speak my language. That's when I realized how good your Chinese is. That's why I'd be willing to go on a date with you. That's lucky, because by then I had already learned to speak Chinese. Otherwise, you wouldn't have this wife, would you? Yes, there isn't this child yet. And there's no such child either, yes. Then I truly feel this is indeed a significant advantage, We just, Of course, we know one. But at that time, it definitely wasn't the purpose. And now, We have a child, right? Then he was almost three years old. Then he is studying two languages. Chinese and German And now I'm in this state, No matter what language we are speaking, I can understand it too. So I think this is a significant advantage, But aside from these personal reasons, I feel that I can understand. Getting to know a place as unfamiliar to me as China. An unfamiliar place at first I think it's a significant advantage. If you don't know, Perhaps other countries, The countries in Europe, and so on. There might still be many people who have English, or something like it. Or perhaps you might still have many English resources about this country, and so on. They might still be acceptable as well. But if you don't speak Chinese in China, Then you basically have no way of gaining a deep understanding, And actually, it also goes back to what I just mentioned about why I started learning Chinese. At that time, That's because in that situation, if you don't know this language, You can definitely have a great time there too. But you are right there on the surface, You are unable to deeply understand, Actually, China is an entirely different world. If you don't know Chinese, It's hard to explore this world. Yes. That's why I think this is a significant advantage. Then I was very happy that I had accomplished this big task. Our child has arrived, Yes, our child has arrived. Alright, then the last one, then. Can you give some advice to people learning Chinese? How to learn Chinese well? OK, first of all, if you want to learn Chinese, You just need a strong motivation, I think, Because as a minimum, as a European or as a Westerner, Learning Chinese is a very difficult thing. You're definitely going to spend a lot of time on it, This process will certainly be painful. I think it is, And if you want to know how to get through this pain, Then you must have a very strong purpose. Or a very strong motivation would be needed. I have already mentioned some of my personal motivations. But everyone might have their own motivation, It may be related to individuals on a personal level. or related to their careers, Or possibly anything related to their not knowing the travel methods, etc. Or perhaps my own family also has Chinese people. Who knows, But I think, But I think it's fine as long as you have this motivation. Then, you already have a solid foundation. Starting from this foundation, I think you should find some topics that interest you personally. or any other resources you may be interested in, Then, your learning process will be a bit more comfortable. Not so forced learning, Use this language more often. Then go to places where this Chinese environment exists, You can go to certain places in Southeast Asia, You can go to mainland China, You can go to Taiwan or wherever else, it doesn't matter. Anyway, you can go to a Chinatown anywhere in the U.S. You just need this environment. Perhaps over there it's Cantonese and Hokkien. That is very likely. Very likely, Yes I think the motivation is truly real. Why is learning German so painful for me? And progress is very slow, isn't it? It's because I have absolutely no motivation, After knowing each other for so many years, No motivation at all, Keep speaking Chinese. We don't even speak English. So I've always felt it wasn't really necessary. And in Berlin as well, You can also survive speaking English. So I just don't have much motivation. That's why I've been making very slow progress all along. Yes. Then I think that if you want to truly learn this language, You'd最好 spend about a year there or so, at the very least. Then gradually adapt to this environment. In that case, progress will definitely be the fastest. Then you realize your progress is rapid, Your motivation will also be stronger. That's it for today's video. Our child is coming over. Then bye-bye. Bye-bye, good luck! Keep it up with learning Chinese, Come on, Chinese! Yes, bye-bye,