I'm not learning Chinese, but I knew that the language had many classifiers, and I needed to understand the concept better. I appreciate this video, because your in-depth explanation of Chinese classifiers allowed the concept to finally stick for me. Very good explanations!
You video is awesome! But I'd like to correct you a bit if you don't mind:) 9:07 一把筷子is actually a handful of chopsticks, and when you only have two chopsticks, you can't say 一把。一把筷子is usually used when many people are having a meal together, and you need like 5 pairs, so you say 可以递给我一把筷子吗？一把 is used when there is a relatively large quantity that fills your entire hand, example: 我抓了一把石子, meaning I grabbed a handful of rocks. If you grabbed just two rocks, technically you can still say 一把 if the rocks are big enough to fill your palm. But in the case of chopsticks, you probably need 6-8 in order to say 一把. Hope this helps!
Great video, thanks. If a classifier is used for quantity (lke "two books"), does number + noun with no classifier mean "second book"? Is that what you mean by quantity vs sequence?
So 两本书 means “2 books” (quantity). 第二本书 means “the second book” (sequence). 两 is 2 when counting quantity, 二 is 2 when counting a thing’s position in a sequence.
You know, I used to do that for my old videos, but then I realized that it dragged out too long and got repetitive real quick. If you need help with pronunciation, Grace Mandarin Chinese has some great videos on PinYin and pronunciation! ru-vid.com/group/PLwFUKjRMEUxw2IRsDA8GZGW1AZdgCoiAA
