TIPS FOR CHINESE PODCASTS/AUDIO BOOKS? Please share the name, links, and also what level you think it will be a got fit for! Respond directly to this post please, so that it's all collected in one place. Also, if you would like to support me a little extra, check out my UA-cam memberships: ua-cam.com/channels/Z5lEoiKmkGCNiiFYnpG_BA.htmljoin
I'm fluent in Chinese and feel like I've learned about 50 percent of my Chinese from the Mandarin Corner podcast with Eileen here on UA-cam. I started out having to look up every other word and now can understand most of it without needing to look at the subtitles. I've listened to some of the episodes dozens of times while walking or cleaning, until I start memorize many sentences and expressions just from repetition. I strongly recommend it. It's also prepared me to watch a lot of other Chinese youtubers that don't cater to language learners.
Another great recommendation I recently got was to watch Peppa Pig in Chinese. It's actually extremely useful for leaning to talk about everyday things and actions which can be surprisingly difficult when you've already reached a high level in a foreign language.
For me, as a native Chinese speaker, I may sincerely recommend one podcast called 八分 (eight minutes) from 梁文道 (LEUNG Man-tao). It's actually NOT a Chinese learning podcast, but if you want to get to know more about the society in China and expand your Chinese vocabs into areas of current global events, history and literature review, this podcast is a must-listen. He indeed has a sense of humor and a knowledgeable mind! His mandarin is not standard, but the content is always inspiring, even for native Chinese speakers! If your Chinese has been advanced enough, check it out and you won't get disappointed.
I used to listen to “Learning Chinese through Stories” podcast. I haven’t listened to it for years but they still upload new episodes regularly. I like how they discuss a topic in a variety of ways so you could follow the conversation even if you didn’t know all the vocabulary. It’s also nice to listen to stories instead of listening to purely language learning content. The stories are told by a couple and they discuss the topic together. Therefore you can also learn expressions used in a conversation.
I started with 15 minutes a day reading 2-3 sentences before my brain was fried. After 3 months, I started one article per day which took 1 hour typically. I'm starting year 3 of self study and now read 10 pages of a novel per day. I always read the english paragraph first before the Chinese and go slow. I wish that I had done this years ago. Wishing you good luck with going back to Uni : ) !
This is great advice! Personally my life is a bit too chaotic to keep yp routines like this - but I do wish I could have done something like that too! Reading is difficult!
I was wondering how you had achieved your level of Chinese. In 2004 when I was 59, I visited Beijing and was amazed at the huge modern city that was so different from life in NZ and I was hooked. Back home I went to night class one night a week and quickly realized this was not going to work for me. A much younger friend and I put a notice up at the local university in Chinese (You help me and I help you) and thereafter I had a 'lesson' every day in exchange for polishing the English of my young and enthusiastic Chinese students. I had hoped to be competent enough to hold everyday conversations within 4 years and so I decided to abandon writing as it slowed me down. I now regret that decision. After 4 years of a lesson EVERY day from my team of over 50 students/helpers, I knew a lot about the language and a useful vocabulary, but I could not actually hold a conversation! Then I was made redundant from my job so I took a job teaching English in Huai'an, Jiangsu where almost nobody spoke English and I was forced to just say it! It was amazing and my speaking rapidly improved, but listening was always difficult - way too fast! : )) Like you I have striven to learn about the history and culture which provides so many points of common interest with the people you meet. Like you I married a Chinese (my age) who had a smattering of English and we now live in NZ where her English has improved dramatically while my Chinese has only improved a little. We get by well on an amalgam of both languages. I endorse everything you say about learning a 2nd language. My advice is to ensure you have Chinese native speakers, preferably young folk, around you to guide and inspire you as the journey is complex/tricky for an English speaker to master but it is definitely worth it!
I was delighted to see you back on your channel Miriam ! I followed you for a few years and now I follow Yonghong though I never know what you are talking about. Most of the time a kind soul gives a translation. You are such a loving family ! And so are both your families ! The boys are smart and beautiful. I hope to see what will happen next now that you are traveling. I wish you a safe and happy time ! Much love from an old Dutch lady in California ! 💕🌷
I started learning Chinese from absolute zero in April last year, so now 11 months have passed. Now I am in the middle of HSK 4 and am thinking of taking the exam (HSK 4) in May. And I won`t stop at this level for sure, because I really want to get more or less fluent, read books and consume all the other media content in Chinese. There is quite a weird wish that has always been in my mind - to read Liu Cixins books. ))) But I see that not everyone would have such a rare opportunity as I do have for the last few months, study Chinese every day, 4 to 6 hours a day. Because Chinese does really require much time and everyday routine, otherwise you just forget what you have learnt very quickly, and like... fall out of Chinese mode.
You are absolutely right about needing continuity of lessons/practice! Zero to HSK4 in a year is amazing but doable by young people and easy for small kids!
Thank you so much for your videos! I come from Switzerland and I started learning Chinese in 2016 at the University (but it was not my Major, I was doing a Political Science bachelor+master degrees). I started to learn this beautiful language because the classes were free, no charges and I was really poor at this time... So, this is not a great argument to start a language, I can't romantize the begining of this journey, but(!) I fell in love with this language and the culture ! It was love at first sight, if I may say. So, I keep learning Chinese over the years, even when I finished my master degree. I went to China twice, both for 6 weeks. I wish I could stay in China longer and learn this incredible language better! I tried to write it in Chinese: 我来自瑞士，2016年开始在大学学习中文（但这不是我的专业，我在读政治学学士+硕士学位）。 我开始学习这门美丽的语言，因为课程是免费的，不收费，而且当时我真的很穷...... 所以，这不是一个开始学习语言的好理由，我不能把这段旅程的开端浪漫化，但（！）我爱上了这种语言和文化 如果我可以说，这是一见钟情。所以，这些年来我一直在学习中文，甚至在我完成硕士学位的时候。我去了两次中国，都是6周。我希望我可以在中国呆得更久，更好地学习这门不可思议的语言。
I encourage anyone learning a language to study while they are able - five years ago I became sick and I no longer have the cognitive energy to study. It's so frustrating. I'm at about your level in Japanese and I'd love to keep progressing, but really all I can do is try and stop regressing!
I am from England but have lived in the Middle-East for over 6 years. Your language skills are inspirational Miriam, and make me think I should have tried a bit harder with learning more Arabic haha. I love your videos, sending well wishes to you and your family x
I am so very excited to receive my gift box from you. I’m sad it is your last one but I am so glad that I was so fortunate to join in time for this last one! You are very special and your videos are so wonderful to watch! Jana
Greetings from Kunming, Yunnan. I have lived in China 4 years and picked up bits and pieces here and there. I even tried a tutor but then COVID happened so that ended. Like you now I am married to a Chinese person and that has been the greatest help in l;earning more. For now here English is better than my Chinese but try to speak a little to her and her family each day a learn something new each day. Thanks for the insight here hopefully in another year I can speak as well as you do.
I took Chinese classes for a couple of years in high school but I didn't really invest any time in them and I've forgotten most things now. Ironically, my obsession with cdramas has taught me more Chinese than classes ever did. I can understand so much daily vocabulary now 😅
That's so true! I took German classes since the age of 13, and was never really any good, until my second year in High school when I actually began watching German movies and listening to German music, and suddenly my grades improved haha.
Your handwriting is cute and beautiful. I was left handed and forced to change, I am now using left hand to write again, is like a child's hand writing, but I love it. I love you hand writing Miriam.
I think your chinese handwriting is beautiful. I did a chinese language course in 2017,just basic conversations,not nearly HSK level 4,more level 1 and although I'm good with learning languages,I never really got a right feeling for the chinese language. My handwriting is not terrible,but I never got the flow of writing chinese characters. At that time I did watch chinese movies to understand the language more,but as a christian I did not feel comfortable with some of the topics in the movies. As you can see,a lot of 'buts' from me,haha,and you are right,2023 will be a year with lots a changes and maybe not the changes you are expecting! One thing for sure,the world is changing rapdly,Jesus is coming back,are you ready for that? Greetings and blessings from the Netherlands
My son is with a lovely Chinese sweetheart, I surprised her recently by asking Wèishéme 為什麼, she was so happy to hear that. I had a Chinese colleague who guided refugees with me into our langue. I still regret not taking her classes. Films are a great source, but nothing goes beyond daily lessons together with natives. And darn, all speak English and want to talk that with me 😂
I started learning Chinese (Putonghua) when I was living in HK at the University of HK. But it only made sense after I moved to China to live. I was then able to consolidate my years of learning and put the language into practice. My reading and writing was OK while I was living there but with Chinese you loose it if you don't use it. I can still speak and type in pinyin and that's about it. But it all comes back after 24/48 hours of being back in China. And thank you for your videos. I really appreciate it. I get to re-experience a slice of China.
Thank you for watching and for sharing! A language based on characters is really different to the ones with an alfabet, and it's the forgetting part that's the hardest!
Nope ,as a chinese, i think your writing is good,It`s correct and seems comfortable.learning a totaly different language and thinking by totaly different mind
I really like your videos. They offer a special perspective on the world. I hope you will keep them coming, despite the many changes that will happen in your life.
Tack så mycket Miriam! Jag gillar dig och din familj! Jag kommer ifrån Kina med bor i Sverige med min man Johan och min dotter Anna. Vi har aldrig träffas och du vet inte än att jag finns men jag känner att du är som min gamla vän. konstigt vad? Men...det blir kul att få träffa dig och fika någon gång i framtiden. Stort lycka till! Hälsningar från Jönköping.
Miriam, your Mandarin is excellent. Many overseas Chinese can't even speak Mandarin, and the younger generation of overseas Chinese are not keen to learn their mother tongue. Loss of their Chinese root. Nowadays, there are many opportunities to study Mandarin via online video or attend Mandarin class. Miriam's case she is fluent in Swedish, English, and Mandarin. Congratulations 🎊, you can understand Western and Eastern culture better than those who are only good in English.
Being a Chinese myself, I forgot some Chinese characters myself when I lived overseas for a few years so language environment is very important. It took me an hour to finish reading just one Chinese article on a newspaper after leaving China. Now I need only a few minutes to do the same thing when I am now in China.
I downloaded rosetta stone app like you recommended. My niece thinks it's fun. It definitely helps get me started with familiarizing with listening to the words.
Good advice for people who wanted to study Chinese language is to go to China to study full-time and interact with classmates and teachers. Broaden ones mind and understand China history and culture. Helping the western educated people to understand China better, promote world peace, happiness, and prosperity. I also hope overseas Chinese people who are English educated and have no knowledge of the Chinese language to make an effort to learn and understand Chinese culture. I am now a senior citizen overseas Chinese and am making an effort to learn Mandarin. Hope to travel to China and visit scenic and historical places.
Those seed cards look lovely, but I'd hate to see them get stuck in customs. Countries like NZ and Australia are very strict. Even here in Japan seeds can get stuck in customs. But maybe the fact it's embedded in paper will help it pass through ;-)
Hi Miriam, Netherlands here. Searching for information on a Sechuan pepper plant I found your treasure trove full of wonderful videos. The 3 videos I saw were wonderful and must have been a lot of work to make. Rest assure I will watch many more videos. Saterday Ill get the pepper tree in my garden. It probably will be a Zanthoxylum piperitum as the , zanthoxylum bungeanum you use is not for sole in my country. Is there still a webshop or other channel to buy your soap? If not I will have to buy a yak. Cheers and looking forward to learn more.
Hi, wow thank you!! I had so穿pepper ice cream yesterday (didn't mke it myself) and would recommend trying that too! This was with pineapple. Where do you live? We sell our soap online in China only
@@MiriamFollin Have to wait some 6 months when I , hopefully, can harvest my first peppers but I will certainly keep it in mind. Pirty I cant buy the soap online but dont worry, Ill go looking for a yak ;-) since I live in the Netherlands.
I am a Chinese native. I’m learning English, I know it is hard to learn a language so I’d like to help people who are learning Chinese. And if it is possible, we can teach each other through Ins....😁
I was 10 when my family immigrated to the US....did not speak a word of English, but learned quickly by watching TV and attending a school where the nuns spoke my native tongue. It helped that I had started to learn a second language (German) when I was 7 yrs old. (German and English share some common words) So transitioning to English was not as difficult for me as it was for my sisters, who were younger. So yes, watching movies is probably a good way to pick up another language.
Greetings from Australia ❤I came to Australia from France 🇫🇷 and being in the country certainly makes a world of difference to learn a language ⁉️👍I haven’t lost my accent though after all these years 😂😮wishing you and your gorgeous family lots of Love 💗
Closing Patreon to replace it with memberships sounds a bit odd to me. You have essentially the same work, but youtube takes a larger cut than Patreon so you'll earn less. By switching you'll likely also loose supporters. If you want to improve reading, I had good success by reading on the computer with a pop-up dictionary. If you don't know a character or word the pop-up dictionary provides an immediate translation so you are not really interrupted when reading. Alongside the reading, I used a text analyzer that provided a frequency sorted vocabulary list of the text that I put into a flascard program to aid the learning of the unknown vocabulary. Within a year of seriously starting to learn Chinese I finished my first book in Chinese. Admittedly the easiest book I could find （余华 ， 许三观卖血记), but nevertheless a real native level book. Unfortunately neglected my Chinese since 2016, so forgot most of it again.
It makes it one platform less, and I am struggling to keep up with everything! The blog posts I make on Patreon will be going on my coming website, and eventually I would not be offering a lot of extras. It is all about simplifying. I know it sounds weird to many people, but I need to try and see what it's like!
Mirian VI on the other channel that you are changing, I am worried about the children, at this age is not good to change a lot, I understand because I have an autistic son who is 36 years old, but I found through him that change affected a lot He in his development, I know that his children are healthy, but it is a tip from an elderly woman here in Brazil. South America. My English and Google Sorry.
Thank you for your care! ❤ I think people with autism will be affected by change in a different way. I hop the fact that Yonghong and I are always there will make it easier for them!
Elsker videoene dine og vil gjerne supporte deg videre med medlemskap nå som du forlater Patreon, men får det ikke til via paypal? Ser frem til å plante pepperkorn.
Now you are fluent in the language do you hope to use that to work?? What is it now you do for a living??? Would you ever be a translator?? Or do you do UA-cam as a ft job now??
I actually do not agree hahaha. When you enter a marriage, you have a love relationship, and Yonghong and I find it very difficult to change that into teacher/student relationship, even if only for 20 minutes. And he has quickly learned which words I understad and which ones I don't, so I don't learn much Chinese from him, the same goes for his family. For fluency it helps a lot though!
TIPS FOR CHINESE PODCASTS/AUDIO BOOKS? Please share the name, links, and also what level you think it will be a got fit for! Respond directly to this post please, so that it's all collected in one place.
Also, if you would like to support me a little extra, check out my UA-cam memberships: ua-cam.com/channels/Z5lEoiKmkGCNiiFYnpG_BA.htmljoin
I'm fluent in Chinese and feel like I've learned about 50 percent of my Chinese from the Mandarin Corner podcast with Eileen here on UA-cam. I started out having to look up every other word and now can understand most of it without needing to look at the subtitles. I've listened to some of the episodes dozens of times while walking or cleaning, until I start memorize many sentences and expressions just from repetition. I strongly recommend it. It's also prepared me to watch a lot of other Chinese youtubers that don't cater to language learners.
Another great recommendation I recently got was to watch Peppa Pig in Chinese. It's actually extremely useful for leaning to talk about everyday things and actions which can be surprisingly difficult when you've already reached a high level in a foreign language.
For me, as a native Chinese speaker, I may sincerely recommend one podcast called 八分 (eight minutes) from 梁文道 (LEUNG Man-tao). It's actually NOT a Chinese learning podcast, but if you want to get to know more about the society in China and expand your Chinese vocabs into areas of current global events, history and literature review, this podcast is a must-listen. He indeed has a sense of humor and a knowledgeable mind! His mandarin is not standard, but the content is always inspiring, even for native Chinese speakers! If your Chinese has been advanced enough, check it out and you won't get disappointed.
I always Listen to chinesepod on Spotify 😊
I used to listen to “Learning Chinese through Stories” podcast. I haven’t listened to it for years but they still upload new episodes regularly. I like how they discuss a topic in a variety of ways so you could follow the conversation even if you didn’t know all the vocabulary. It’s also nice to listen to stories instead of listening to purely language learning content. The stories are told by a couple and they discuss the topic together. Therefore you can also learn expressions used in a conversation.
I started with 15 minutes a day reading 2-3 sentences before my brain was fried. After 3 months, I started one article per day which took 1 hour typically. I'm starting year 3 of self study and now read 10 pages of a novel per day. I always read the english paragraph first before the Chinese and go slow. I wish that I had done this years ago. Wishing you good luck with going back to Uni : ) !
This is great advice! Personally my life is a bit too chaotic to keep yp routines like this - but I do wish I could have done something like that too! Reading is difficult!
@@MiriamFollin It is! : ) hehehe
I was wondering how you had achieved your level of Chinese.
In 2004 when I was 59, I visited Beijing and was amazed at the huge modern city that was so different from life in NZ and I was hooked. Back home I went to night class one night a week and quickly realized this was not going to work for me. A much younger friend and I put a notice up at the local university in Chinese (You help me and I help you) and thereafter I had a 'lesson' every day in exchange for polishing the English of my young and enthusiastic Chinese students.
I had hoped to be competent enough to hold everyday conversations within 4 years and so I decided to abandon writing as it slowed me down. I now regret that decision.
After 4 years of a lesson EVERY day from my team of over 50 students/helpers, I knew a lot about the language and a useful vocabulary, but I could not actually hold a conversation!
Then I was made redundant from my job so I took a job teaching English in Huai'an, Jiangsu where almost nobody spoke English and I was forced to just say it! It was amazing and my speaking rapidly improved, but listening was always difficult - way too fast! : ))
Like you I have striven to learn about the history and culture which provides so many points of common interest with the people you meet. Like you I married a Chinese (my age) who had a smattering of English and we now live in NZ where her English has improved dramatically while my Chinese has only improved a little. We get by well on an amalgam of both languages. I endorse everything you say about learning a 2nd language. My advice is to ensure you have Chinese native speakers, preferably young folk, around you to guide and inspire you as the journey is complex/tricky for an English speaker to master but it is definitely worth it!
Great
我英语不太好，听不懂你讲的英语，但我就是喜欢你的视频，每一期我都看，很关注你们的现状，希望你们选择一个好城市创业稳定下来，祝福你们一家平安幸福！
I was delighted to see you back on your channel Miriam ! I followed you for a few years and now I follow Yonghong though I never know what you are talking about. Most of the time a kind soul gives a translation. You are such a loving family ! And so are both your families !
The boys are smart and beautiful. I hope to see what will happen next now that you are traveling. I wish you a safe and happy time ! Much love from an old Dutch lady in California ! 💕🌷
I started learning Chinese from absolute zero in April last year, so now 11 months have passed. Now I am in the middle of HSK 4 and am thinking of taking the exam (HSK 4) in May. And I won`t stop at this level for sure, because I really want to get more or less fluent, read books and consume all the other media content in Chinese. There is quite a weird wish that has always been in my mind - to read Liu Cixins books. )))
But I see that not everyone would have such a rare opportunity as I do have for the last few months, study Chinese every day, 4 to 6 hours a day. Because Chinese does really require much time and everyday routine, otherwise you just forget what you have learnt very quickly, and like... fall out of Chinese mode.
You are absolutely right about needing continuity of lessons/practice! Zero to HSK4 in a year is amazing but doable by young people and easy for small kids!
我非常喜欢你的视屏，看看让我高兴。你的两个 孩子真可爱。我也喜欢你的老公的妈妈。我在巴黎学了中文三年了。除了我的中文课，我也看中国的电视和电影。每个星期在巴黎有一个约会 - 中国人来学法语，法国人来学 汉语。 我同意，写汉字挺难啊。。。虽然我还不说得好，但是今年我要考hsk4的试。我用一个手机软件叫quizzlet学汉字准备考试。
你的汉语已经很好了。
Thank you so much for your videos!
I come from Switzerland and I started learning Chinese in 2016 at the University (but it was not my Major, I was doing a Political Science bachelor+master degrees).
I started to learn this beautiful language because the classes were free, no charges and I was really poor at this time... So, this is not a great argument to start a language, I can't romantize the begining of this journey, but(!) I fell in love with this language and the culture ! It was love at first sight, if I may say. So, I keep learning Chinese over the years, even when I finished my master degree. I went to China twice, both for 6 weeks. I wish I could stay in China longer and learn this incredible language better!
I tried to write it in Chinese:
我来自瑞士，2016年开始在大学学习中文（但这不是我的专业，我在读政治学学士+硕士学位）。
我开始学习这门美丽的语言，因为课程是免费的，不收费，而且当时我真的很穷...... 所以，这不是一个开始学习语言的好理由，我不能把这段旅程的开端浪漫化，但（！）我爱上了这种语言和文化 如果我可以说，这是一见钟情。所以，这些年来我一直在学习中文，甚至在我完成硕士学位的时候。我去了两次中国，都是6周。我希望我可以在中国呆得更久，更好地学习这门不可思议的语言。
That's such a sweet, unexpected language love story! It's such a beautiful and unique language!
I encourage anyone learning a language to study while they are able - five years ago I became sick and I no longer have the cognitive energy to study. It's so frustrating. I'm at about your level in Japanese and I'd love to keep progressing, but really all I can do is try and stop regressing!
wow, I am expecting to join your IG little film club! PS: your Chinese calligraphy is neat and good!
So happy to hear that!! I will announce the march movie in a few days!
The first film is announced now! So head over to my Instagram!
I am from England but have lived in the Middle-East for over 6 years. Your language skills are inspirational Miriam, and make me think I should have tried a bit harder with learning more Arabic haha. I love your videos, sending well wishes to you and your family x
I am glad to support you and have joined your channel as a member. Best wishes for your channel to grow into millions subscribers soon.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! 🙏
I am so very excited to receive my gift box from you. I’m sad it is your last one but I am so glad that I was so fortunate to join in time for this last one! You are very special and your videos are so wonderful to watch! Jana
Aw, thank you so so much!
Greetings from Kunming, Yunnan. I have lived in China 4 years and picked up bits and pieces here and there. I even tried a tutor but then COVID happened so that ended. Like you now I am married to a Chinese person and that has been the greatest help in l;earning more. For now here English is better than my Chinese but try to speak a little to her and her family each day a learn something new each day. Thanks for the insight here hopefully in another year I can speak as well as you do.
Your Chinese hand writing is good enough, at least better than I (I am native Chinese).
I took Chinese classes for a couple of years in high school but I didn't really invest any time in them and I've forgotten most things now. Ironically, my obsession with cdramas has taught me more Chinese than classes ever did. I can understand so much daily vocabulary now 😅
That's so true! I took German classes since the age of 13, and was never really any good, until my second year in High school when I actually began watching German movies and listening to German music, and suddenly my grades improved haha.
Your handwriting is cute and beautiful. I was left handed and forced to change, I am now using left hand to write again, is like a child's hand writing, but I love it. I love you hand writing Miriam.
希望你能早日实现自己的梦想，我也希望自己能早日说出一口流利的英语。爱你的视频🥰🥰。
谢谢，我们一起加油！🥰
I think your chinese handwriting is beautiful.
I did a chinese language course in 2017,just basic conversations,not nearly HSK level 4,more level 1 and although I'm good with learning languages,I never really got a right feeling for the chinese language.
My handwriting is not terrible,but I never got the flow of writing chinese characters.
At that time I did watch chinese movies to understand the language more,but as a christian I did not feel comfortable with some of the topics in the movies.
As you can see,a lot of 'buts' from me,haha,and you are right,2023 will be a year with lots a changes and maybe not the changes you are expecting!
One thing for sure,the world is changing rapdly,Jesus is coming back,are you ready for that?
Greetings and blessings from the Netherlands
My son is with a lovely Chinese sweetheart, I surprised her recently by asking Wèishéme 為什麼, she was so happy to hear that. I had a Chinese colleague who guided refugees with me into our langue. I still regret not taking her classes. Films are a great source, but nothing goes beyond daily lessons together with natives. And darn, all speak English and want to talk that with me 😂
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Hahaha yes it's hard when you both want to learn each other's languages! 😂
Very interesting to hear your experience with learning the Chinese language. Thank you.
I started learning Chinese (Putonghua) when I was living in HK at the University of HK. But it only made sense after I moved to China to live. I was then able to consolidate my years of learning and put the language into practice. My reading and writing was OK while I was living there but with Chinese you loose it if you don't use it. I can still speak and type in pinyin and that's about it. But it all comes back after 24/48 hours of being back in China. And thank you for your videos. I really appreciate it. I get to re-experience a slice of China.
Thank you for watching and for sharing! A language based on characters is really different to the ones with an alfabet, and it's the forgetting part that's the hardest!
LOVED this video! Thanks, Miriam! All the best to you, Yonghong & family!
Miriam, love your new house renovations...lots of windows.
I hope you will continue with what was done to your house.
We will! Later this spring when the weather is warmer we will continue!
How about a Zhang Yimou film called Hang the Red Lantern! It’s old but so good!
I think I will have it in the film club! I have watched it only once, but it is unforgettable!
Really good and perfect share about chinese learning experience. Go and on
Thank you!
Thank you for the tips! I will definitely use them when learning spanish!
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Nope ,as a chinese, i think your writing is good,It`s correct and seems comfortable.learning a totaly different language and thinking by totaly different mind
Aw, thank you! I still need to improve though, I think I write like a little kid 😂
Your Chinese writing is very nice
Thanks!
Thank you so so much!!!
I really like your videos. They offer a special perspective on the world. I hope you will keep them coming, despite the many changes that will happen in your life.
Thank you Miriam! I will keep them up - and will hopefully be creating a lot more than I did last year!
@Miriam Follin 北欧米粒 That sounds great! Looking forward to your content. 😊
Very educational, thanks, good to know.
handwriting looks super good.
Hahah, thank you, but I don't agree!
Tack så mycket Miriam! Jag gillar dig och din familj! Jag kommer ifrån Kina med bor i Sverige med min man Johan och min dotter Anna. Vi har aldrig träffas och du vet inte än att jag finns men jag känner att du är som min gamla vän. konstigt vad? Men...det blir kul att få träffa dig och fika någon gång i framtiden. Stort lycka till! Hälsningar från Jönköping.
Åh, så fint! Ja, en fika låter jättetrevligt! ❤
Hi from France. So interesting to watch you. Many thanks
Thank you so much!
New video🎉so excited!
Miriam, your Mandarin is excellent. Many overseas Chinese can't even speak Mandarin, and the younger generation of overseas Chinese are not keen to learn their mother tongue. Loss of their Chinese root. Nowadays, there are many opportunities to study Mandarin via online video or attend Mandarin class.
Miriam's case she is fluent in Swedish, English, and Mandarin. Congratulations 🎊, you can understand Western and Eastern culture better than those who are only good in English.
Being a Chinese myself, I forgot some Chinese characters myself when I lived overseas for a few years so language environment is very important. It took me an hour to finish reading just one Chinese article on a newspaper after leaving China. Now I need only a few minutes to do the same thing when I am now in China.
Wow, that's crazy! At university here they all write essays by hand, I really understand why they do that, to keep up with all the characters!
I downloaded rosetta stone app like you recommended. My niece thinks it's fun. It definitely helps get me started with familiarizing with listening to the words.
I'm so glad to hear it! When Yonghong studies Swedish on the app, Sansan often helos him, and they both have a good time haha.
I think you would be better than HSK 4, but good luck on the test when you end up taking it!
I'm not sure actually, I feel like I'm good at communicating, but my vocabulary is so tiny!
Change is scary but always good. Wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors. ❤
Thank you!
Good advice for people who wanted to study Chinese language is to go to China to study full-time and interact with classmates and teachers. Broaden ones mind and understand China history and culture. Helping the western educated people to understand China better, promote world peace, happiness, and prosperity.
I also hope overseas Chinese people who are English educated and have no knowledge of the Chinese language to make an effort to learn and understand Chinese culture.
I am now a senior citizen overseas Chinese and am making an effort to learn Mandarin. Hope to travel to China and visit scenic and historical places.
Those seed cards look lovely, but I'd hate to see them get stuck in customs. Countries like NZ and Australia are very strict. Even here in Japan seeds can get stuck in customs. But maybe the fact it's embedded in paper will help it pass through ;-)
I hope so hahah, but I might have to look into it 😅 Europe would be no issue at least. But I'll look into the US, Canada, Australia etc.
Wonderful Miriam!!! Wish you the best in the year of the rabbit! 🐰
The same to you 🎉🐰🧧
Hi Miriam,
Netherlands here. Searching for information on a Sechuan pepper plant I found your treasure trove full of wonderful videos. The 3 videos I saw were wonderful and must have been a lot of work to make. Rest assure I will watch many more videos.
Saterday Ill get the pepper tree in my garden. It probably will be a Zanthoxylum piperitum as the , zanthoxylum bungeanum
you use is not for sole in my country.
Is there still a webshop or other channel to buy your soap? If not I will have to buy a yak.
Cheers and looking forward to learn more.
Hi, wow thank you!! I had so穿pepper ice cream yesterday (didn't mke it myself) and would recommend trying that too! This was with pineapple.
Where do you live? We sell our soap online in China only
@@MiriamFollin Have to wait some 6 months when I , hopefully, can harvest my first peppers but I will certainly keep it in mind. Pirty I cant buy the soap online but dont worry, Ill go looking for a yak ;-) since I live in the Netherlands.
力安好可爱
I hear Scottish tones when you speak English.. Did you learn from a Scottish person? Love the channel.
Northern Irish too
Great info
So inspiring
Thank you!
Best of luck with your Chinese studies.
Thank you!
I am a Chinese native. I’m learning English, I know it is hard to learn a language so I’d like to help people who are learning Chinese. And if it is possible, we can teach each other through Ins....😁
如果你花一点时间，学习一点文言文，唐诗宋词，或者目前现代流行的古风歌词，会让你与众不同。古文是中华文化中的瑰宝，值得你花一点时间，尝试接触一点点。
I was 10 when my family immigrated to the US....did not speak a word of English, but learned quickly by watching TV and attending a school where the nuns spoke my native tongue. It helped that I had started to learn a second language (German) when I was 7 yrs old. (German and English share some common words) So transitioning to English was not as difficult for me as it was for my sisters, who were younger. So yes, watching movies is probably a good way to pick up another language.
I think so too! I have a friend who watched a lot of English cartoons as a child, and her English was aways really good!
@@MiriamFollin Hope your friend didn't talk like Donald Duck English? ha ha...if you know what i mean 🤣
Greetings from Australia ❤I came to Australia from France 🇫🇷 and being in the country certainly makes a world of difference to learn a language ⁉️👍I haven’t lost my accent though after all these years 😂😮wishing you and your gorgeous family lots of Love 💗
Closing Patreon to replace it with memberships sounds a bit odd to me. You have essentially the same work, but youtube takes a larger cut than Patreon so you'll earn less. By switching you'll likely also loose supporters.
If you want to improve reading, I had good success by reading on the computer with a pop-up dictionary. If you don't know a character or word the pop-up dictionary provides an immediate translation so you are not really interrupted when reading. Alongside the reading, I used a text analyzer that provided a frequency sorted vocabulary list of the text that I put into a flascard program to aid the learning of the unknown vocabulary. Within a year of seriously starting to learn Chinese I finished my first book in Chinese. Admittedly the easiest book I could find （余华 ， 许三观卖血记), but nevertheless a real native level book. Unfortunately neglected my Chinese since 2016, so forgot most of it again.
It makes it one platform less, and I am struggling to keep up with everything! The blog posts I make on Patreon will be going on my coming website, and eventually I would not be offering a lot of extras. It is all about simplifying. I know it sounds weird to many people, but I need to try and see what it's like!
And thanks for the advice on reading! ❤️
很喜欢你的视频，基本上你们的视频我都会看！顺便问下你在国内用的什么VPN，能不能推荐一下！谢谢！
我用两个，一个是ExpressVPN ，还有Astrill. 最近，Astrill 用的比较好！
@@MiriamFollin 谢谢回复！
I am 66 years old, studying Spanish in Mexico. Hard❤
I understand that it's hard, but the reward will be even greater! ❤
Shouldn't tear your homework those are for fond memories years later
I only tore a few, I still have lots left! ❤
Mirian VI on the other channel that you are changing, I am worried about the children, at this age is not good to change a lot, I understand because I have an autistic son who is 36 years old, but I found through him that change affected a lot He in his development, I know that his children are healthy, but it is a tip from an elderly woman here in Brazil. South America. My English and Google Sorry.
Thank you for your care! ❤ I think people with autism will be affected by change in a different way. I hop the fact that Yonghong and I are always there will make it easier for them!
I would love to participate but I don't have Instagram😢
Elsker videoene dine og vil gjerne supporte deg videre med medlemskap nå som du forlater Patreon, men får det ikke til via paypal? Ser frem til å plante pepperkorn.
Åh, går det inte att bli medlem ? Så tråkigt i så fall!!
@@MiriamFollin Fikset det med en annen mulighet.
Your handwrithing is not ugly at all.
your hand writing is better than my husband's 😊
Haha
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您们需要了解更多可以联络我哦
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Now you are fluent in the language do you hope to use that to work?? What is it now you do for a living??? Would you ever be a translator?? Or do you do UA-cam as a ft job now??
I wanna learn Swedish or Norwegian
在8:16的电影叫什么名字？😊
是 苏州河，我特别喜欢，看了好几次❤️
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你写的已经非常好了，比我这个土生土长的中国人写的都好😂😂😂
不会吧😂 我觉得我的字像个小孩子的
你的中文字写的不错
太难看了我觉得😅
Mili, 好想你啊❤
我竟然出现在你的视频里🤭
做一个我学习中文的视频，必须要有你 ❤️❤️❤️
👏👏👏👍👍👍😃😃😃
说的太好 可惜一句没听懂h h😂
the fastest way to learn a language is to marry the native speaker
Maybe! But beware because not all partners are good patient teachers! : )) However they are excellent for practicing.
I actually do not agree hahaha. When you enter a marriage, you have a love relationship, and Yonghong and I find it very difficult to change that into teacher/student relationship, even if only for 20 minutes. And he has quickly learned which words I understad and which ones I don't, so I don't learn much Chinese from him, the same goes for his family. For fluency it helps a lot though!
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I don't believe you're allowed to send plant seeds across the world. There are strict laws against that.
I guess it depends on the country, I'll look into it!
妳的华语已经很好了，我完全不会华语