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I'm a Chinese. In my region, we don't simply call people - strangers or friends likewise - Meinu or shuaige, not unless you want to flirt with them so it would be deemed as rude sometimes. In Mainland, I have seen people call men as "Da Ge (big brother)" for man older than the speaker or "Xiao Di (younger bro)" for younger man/boy. "Xiansheng" also works. As for women, it's true they don't use "Xiao Jie"; instead I have heard people called "Da Jie (big sister) for any older women and "Xiao Mei (younger sister)" for younger women. Probably "Gu Niang" is also used but not as often as those that I had mentioned.
I worked as an actor in China for 15 years and I was surprised to discover that 老师 is also a term of address for an actor, and sometimes other workers in a film company like make-up people (化妆老师) and so on.
True. He is the reason why I sometimes watch the same scene over and over again, in order to master it. I think he gave advice for someone to watch the same drama back to back, because mastering that is like mastering 80 percent of Chinese, or something like that. Well, I thought that was too intense for me as a beginner, when I came across that comment, so over 30 dramas later, a year or so has passed and I wish I had toughed it out. 😂 Many of the dramas I watch have the same concept and conversations.
You are the best teacher available on youtube for chienese. Your content takes us from basic. I am learning this to impress my girlfriend as she is also learning chienese.
谢谢！Such a helpful video! I often wondered why Chinese people seemed secretive about their Chinese names! But of course, all those different characters!😁 Also, a very clear explanation of the 小姐 thing!😁 I am 63 and when I was younger I remember some people refering to a "lady of the night" as a similar euphemism for prostitute🤣
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Hey Andy, it's such an enriching and helpful lesson! You really do break it down to help us understand the context more. May I ask how do you ask for their name/address in online meetings
I asked my teacher about "Ayí" but she was clueless about it, maybe because I heard it pronunced "Ayeh", and I said that way. I sometimes hear vowels like "eh" or "ah" at the end of names or sentences in informal situations and I'm wondering why. Thank you Wú Lăoshī for this great video! I enjoy your content very much.
You can say it like AhYee in English. If you are sure you spoke with correct tones but native Chinese still cannot understand you, you may have the same problem like Mark Zuckerberg. How to improve your Chinese pronunciation?👇 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IoqGFfijuNw.html
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In Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore, Xiao jie (小姐) doesnt have negative conotation, just simply means "Miss". I noticed in Mainland China, people tends to.avoid Xiaojie, and change to 姑娘， in Taiwan and other southeast asia countries, 姑娘sounds very old fashioned, look like this people come from certain dynasty era...
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Hi Andy Your explanations are crystal clear, thanks. But I would prefer that you annotate everything in chinese as well. Certain phrases only display in English and lacks the Chinese equivalent.
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Actually it depends mainly on the culture and social norms of the area that you are staying. In Singapore, we call a lady 'xiaojie' and if you use the term 'meinu' you are seen trying to flirt with her.
Tiny different modes for different meanings of addressings someones...in native chinesse......it is no easy Andy .. .... In any case, excellent explanation....from 🇨🇱 CHILE thanks a lot... Xie xie zaijian....
Hello Andy, this is my first time on your channel. The content of each of the videos is very useful and informative for Chinese learners as well as for getting general knowledge about the Chinese people and the culture. I appreciate that and wish you best of luck for the future. I have a few questions to ask you, if you happen to have some free time, please give me your answers. The questions are: How do people (especially foreigners learning Chinese) learn Chinese for the very first time? Where do they start their learning if they are to learn from scratch?. Thank you.
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Nice video but I’ve never had this problem when speaking to Chinese in Chinese and even when I speak to them in English. They always manly tell me their Chinese name. Only few have used their English name they are called by. I’ve had the privilege of meeting Chinese from many different provinces of China🙂as well as being able to visit different provinces myself.
Maybe because you are a foreigner. It's common for us to ask a kid "你叫什么名字？" but we barely do that to an adult. For example, nobody has asked me that question for 5 years since my son went to kindergarten and I've always been called as “ Wu Zhengyue Baba” among the teachers and students
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I don’t know if it’s been mentioned, but English does have something very similar to xiǎojiě, namely, madam. For example, “excuse me, madam” and “she is a madam”.
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Andy, the "xioajie" euphemism reminded me that in English, "Madam" can mean a female pimp. In the movie "The Producers", Zero Mostel politely tips his hat and says "Thank you, Madam," and the pretentious working class landlady says, "I'm not a MADAM, I'm a CONCIERGE."
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Excellent teaching if it not too much to ask can you fix the reflection of screen it kept on distracting me and with my poor vision it can be difficult
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Hmm, this is why I don’t ever use my mandarin in public. Good to know I’ve made the right choice in not speaking to people for the last 10 years or I’d be making so many mistakes even though I’ve learned how to speak!
Andy, how do you talk about your wife to others? For example would you say: 我的太太是工程师 or would you say 我老这是工程师?” Suppose you are introducing your wife to a peer, do you say 这是我的太太. or 这是我老婆 ？ Is 太太 commonly used nowadays in China? Do people refer to their wife as 爱人 , 老婆 ,妻子, or something else? Thanks for your help.
It's still a little confusing. What if you dont have an american name nor a title? By replying with Jiao wo "your name" jiu keyile (sorry i dont have the correct punctuation), do people just all of a sudden stop being curious about what chinese letters your name is made of? Even though you introduce yourself as Instructor Wu, do people just stop wondering which "Wu" character your name uses? I assume it has to do with specically using the term "ming zi". Is there an implied obligation to clarify associated with that word?
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Thanks a lot , Mr.Wu.... cool lesson🤙🏽 (.... by the way, the explanation about the word “ prostitute “ and the way you acted out made me laugh😄!!.. so funny). As a spanish speaker, I appreciate your efforts doing these videos. Some day , I ‘ ll take the Hsk 1 examination. Just subscribed . Regards🇵🇪.
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Pardon my ignorance, Wu Lao Shih, but is the character for your family name simplified? I suspect it is written the same way as the State of Wu from the Three Kingdoms. Am I correct?
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Really learning a lot from your videos :D May I ask, I'm quite confused with "laoshi," it's like I'm hearing an "r" in the end. Is that how "shi" is sometimes pronounced? Thank you! :D
That's because "shi" has the same tongue position like "r" in Chinese.Check out this video to know more: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LH3yhKGg3lk.html
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Ming means name, kuai means chopsticks, pang means fat. Q1.Why there is a need to add zi next to these words? Q2. When we need to add zi? Q3. When does one use zi with the roof radical and without?
And monosyllables were dominant in ancient Chinesw because we had less things to describe while disyllables are dominant in modern Chinese. That's why it doesn't work if you just say 名ming or 筷kuai with its literal translation in English.
Chinese is a contextual language. The other syllable works like a certain context for listener to know what you are talking about. l explained more in this video👇 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BGm3ftiEjTQ.html
In the first example of a formal greeting, why is it okay for A to use "你“ instead of "您“ in his follow-up to B's response? (B: "叫我Andy就可以了“ A: “Andy,你好！） Is it because some social connection has already been established between A and B, so A can refer to B in a more casual manner?
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Good question. You can ask your date what she prefers you to address her with the expression in the video: 怎么称呼你？Zenme chenghu ni? How do I address you?
Hello👋 love how u break down the sentences. It makes it a lot easier to follow along but I do have a question... Would it make sense if I said 我是 (name) instead of 我叫 (name)?
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In my country we use that word a lot and generally used when addressing any female stranger politely -- even use it on waiter. It's just cultural differences I guess. We also ask the name of a person we but don't really asked about how it's written because not all Chinese in my country are able to read/write Chinese although they could speak the language. Once I was in Beijing and I addressed the officer at the subway as xiao jie because it was so natural to me 😅 then my son pointed out my mistake. 😂
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Andy, thank you for your wonderful personality and way of teaching Mandarin. I'm curious, why would one call a blue-collar worker, "master"? 'Master' in English is from 'master and servant'. The master is the superior, the boss. In the olden days it was for addressing a person of a notable status, higher than your average mister. Secondly, if milkman has anything to do with prostitution, I missed it. Milkman jokes usually refer to the extramarital affair by the wives. I'm not saying you're wrong because I could very well be ignorant of the matter. Please give me some links that show the connection you're claiming. Finally, did you study in the US? Your English is mainly American. And it is very good. There are people who have gone to America and even after so many years of still living there, who speak less clearly. Thanks again for your truly useful Mandarin lessons, look forward to your reply!
1.This is my hypothetical answer angain. Master was the original meaning for "shifu"and it has become a modern address for a blue collar worker maybe because: 1.They share something similar that the blue collar workers are technicians in their fields, like driving or repairing, etc. 2.We want to show our respect in calling them "specialists" instead of addressing "manual workers".
2. The only link between "milkman" and "xiaojie" is they both mean something else and most natives can read between the lines. That's why l say it must be quoted.
l learnt English in China and l've never been to US before. But l am a linguist focusing on phonetics and l have been working with Americans for over 11 years.
兄台 is an old way to call some one "brother" which you can hear in some Chinese movies or dramas. To know the modern one, check out this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6RyCkBrnL0I.html
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3:48 Laoshi andy I wanna know why we have to ask their name meaning exactly ? Even though we don't need to know their name means Like if she said that her name is Zhāng Xiâoli Then we would know her name that's it ! But Why we have to ask like Shénme Zhāng ? Shénme Xiāo ? Shénme li ? 🤓😷 I mean is there any particular reasons why we have to ask them 🤓😷
In my area of china They just call each other Big sister Little sister First sister Second sister I think it's communist thing. Group identity. Then there's the nick name Double words Hao Hao Tong Tong Ru ru Pong pong... etc Then so and so husband Fu. .. Aunt, uncle, etc etc
Great video. I have a question though about addressing middle aged professional women. Is there an equivalent to Madam? Would that be 夫人 furen? Or does this sound outdated?
Hi, Can anyone help me? When I watch a Chinese's drama,Chinese people usually call their family name. Just wonder if they have two or more friends which have the same family name, how do they call in this situation? 😅 If they have two people they can call Big and Small ( eg 老 张 & 小 张） How do they call if they have more than two? Thanks in advanced.
Good question.But the answer is NO. Check out this video to know about piaoliang & meinu:ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RVfqNCK2NSQ.html
No. Everybody learns everything by making mistakes and correct them. For Mandarin, don't worry about pronouncing wrong tones especially, check out this video to know more:ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BGm3ftiEjTQ.html
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How do you say, "Dude"? As in "Dude, If you go outside they´ll kill you." I was watching The Untamed and a particular word as translated to Dude but I don't remember the characters for it
