It is amazing that being a mixed Chinese-Romanian girl like Emma brought up in ENGLAND can speak Mandarin with reasonable fluency. She doesn’t have many opportunities to practice except with her mother or grandmother. It is a great achievement compared to many overseas Chinese in many countries. She is a very intelligent girl.
@@tuppenceworth5485 A lot of mothers from other countries bringing up their children in the UK will speak to them exclusivley in english. Or what often happens is that the children rebel and switch to speaking to their mothers in english which of course effects fluency over time.
As long as she didn’t grow up in America. Our language training is not great. I grew up speaking English with a bit of Cantonese, but gradually over time spoke only English. She was obviously using the immersive method, being around family that spoke those languages helped impress these languages over time. It reminds me of Roger Federer who can also speak several languages.
Jessie is being really nice here. Raducanu's Chinese is really not that good. Her tones are off and she has a thick accent. No offense, just my humble analysis.
I was surprised by Emma's true fluency in Chinese, especially after hearing her scripted couple of sentences after the US Open. When she speaks informally its rather natural and you can tell she's been raised with Chinese speakers around her. That said, there's still a strong English style of sentence structure in the spoken Chinese. If Emma dedicates a year to Chinese training, I'm sure she can nail down the fluency.
You just do not have a mean spirited bone in your body, Jessie. I so love that you took a minute at the beginning of the video to explain that your comments are sincerely given to help people hear Chinese on an intuitive level, thus helping them learn. What can I say... You are simply a genuinely warm human being. This speaks well not only for your own family upbringing, but also speaks well of Chinese people in general. As we say in English, "you do them proud". Keep these great videos coming! 😇😇😇
I didn't even realize til Jessie said but hearing Emma talk made me smile too 😊😊😊 Was interesting to learn it's also called ping pang in mandarin! Learning new words like this is fun 😄😄 Thanks for another great video!!
Wow. Emma is great in speaking mandarin. I don't understand mandarin, but I can understand the rhythm though and she is good. My wife is from Shengyang same as Emma's Mom, so I am proud. Keep up the good work!
There are a few. Just search for her name + "speaking Romanian". She's not super fluent though, I think her knowledge of Romanian is on par with her knowledge of Mandarin. @John Doe Romanian is a Latin language with some Slavic influences especially in the vocabulary.
From what I've seen, she isn't fully fluent in Romanian, but this is because of too little practice... I'm sure she has the general knowledge of what she wants to say and what the words are, but her pronunciation and structure of speech could use more work. In my opinion, she has a pretty heavy English accent in Romanian but it's cute and incredible that she could learn or at least understand such different languages and cultures (Chinese, English and Romanian). There should be more videos of her right now on UA-cam because she just played in a tournament in Romania...
I'm a native English speaker but went to school in France for a year. When I arrived there I was more or less fluent after five years learning the language. At least I understood everything people were saying and could communicate anything I wanted to say. Even going in fluent it took months before I could think in French. I had people give me strange looks because they understood what I said but I just phrased it in a way no native speaker would.
Emma speaks Chinese much better than she speaks Romanian, and there is a logical explanation. At a very young age, when they start talking, most of the children stay longer with their mothers than with their fathers and more than likely Emma's mother only spoke Chinese when Emma's father was not at home or when they had some sensitive "girly stuff" to talk about. 😁 Honestly, I don't know how much Emma learned to speak Romanian from her father, but I think she learned more when she came to stay at her grandma in Bucharest. I think Emma understands almost everything she hears spoken in Romanian but she doesn't speak very fluently because she lacks practice and I bet she hasn't come to Romania for a long time. Something is very interesting, because Emma is, from a theoretical and practical point of view, an English language speaker who can perfectly learn two more languages, Chinese and Romanian. These three languages have totally different fundamental structures, and Chinese and Romanian are two languages very difficult to learn ...
It's hugely impressive despite her parents origins. She is only young and we here in the UK are renowned for being terrible at learning new languages both in our education system or as an adult. Most average Brits can't speak any 2nd language. Our language is used in most parts of the world so it is never deemed necessary to learn others. I would like to learn other European languages and I hope future generations try harder at it. Emma is inspirational.
Not necessary... I know someone with a foreign mother who taught himself his mother's tongue as a teen.. How fluent /good accent they have, I don't know as I don't speak /know Polish..
i dont know any mandarin at all and im not even studying but i just enjoy watching analysis videos about languages and i was pleased to have caught on on those pauses being very strongly rooted in English phrasing
I currently have no interest in starting Chinese right now. I’m learning American Sign Language and Japanese at the moment and getting ready to take a round of many tests to become certified in interpreting. Some day I will revisit Chinese. But I keep watching your videos and I stay subscribed because I like this casual style of video editing and intimate teaching space you’ve created. It feels very natural and easy to understand. Also, I really like your relationship with your husband. I like your cute relationship where you will impromptu yell across the house to get his attention for quick Cantonese assistance. It feels more natural! I will stay subscribed and eventually come back when I start leaving Chinese… someday.
lol she's so innocent! all she talked about in her interview was going to the park and favorite foods lol and she didn't want to stop either xD (part of that was delay in the audio, but she rambled on like I ramble on in the sentence!). From an American (me not her ofc) that's hilarious to me xD
Wow! That was a GREAT video! I just loved your reactions, Jessie. :) And yes, Emma's just too adorable for words. I know nothing as far as Chinese language is concerned. But I really enjoyed watching her speak it, and apparently with an impressive degree of fluency. Just another reason for me to find her so liakable. HAHA! I really loved the way you handled this whole thing, Jessie. It was very enjoyable and really informative. THANKS! :)
Great film Jessie laoshi! She really is lovely, like a breath of fresh air, amongst many boring athletes! Hopefully she might create interest in learning Chinese in the younger generation too.
Jessie, I got your comment. Thank you very much. I too am a great admirer of Emma and I am sure she will make further progress not only in her Tennis and achieve great heights, but also in learning her familial languages too. She is a brave attractive young woman who will adorn the firmament of British sports for a long time to come, who will be known not only for the fact that she has part Chinese and Romanian heritage, but just as a very accomplished young lady.
What a gift to leading sports manufacturers who want an ambassador in the Chinese market. I've heard that the Chinese press refer to her as the Chinese girl from England.
She will make some serious bank. Especially if she can follow up that US Open win some more success elsewhere. She's already got western brands like Nike, Wilson, Tiffany and Dior behind her. But she can be a brand rep for Chinese high end goods as well as other European makers. One British Talent Agency person estimated her earning potential at a billion.
This is probaly typical for children growing up bi- or tri-lingual. Our children grow up in Germany. They mostly hear French from their mother and grand parents, but German from multiple sources. They also learn English in kindergarten - sometimes British English, sometimes US English. I learnt British English in School and then spent 10 years in the US. A lot of people guessed that I was Australian. Probably not because my accent sounds Australian, but because they couldn't make sense of this combination of British, US and German influences.
I'm British and live in Germany. My 10 month old son goes to the Krippe and my wife is German. I'm looking forward to seeing how his language develops, although he only says dadadada right now!
The chinese family tree is so complicated! Growing up, I called my maternal gran 祖婆 and my paternal gran 婆婆, but when I had my son, I was told that he should call his maternal gran 婆婆 and his paternal gran 嫲嫲 (I'm canto). Why can't we just have one word for each type of relative like in english??
If you are Cantonese, 100% maternal gran should be 婆婆, paternal gran should be 嫲嫲. And having all those words, makes it all clear. As someone who knows almost all the Chinese titles, I have the question: "Why can't western languages have more titles like Chinese? Makes it a lot more clear!" hahahahaha
@@jayman748 Yes, I'm canto. Mum from Guangdong and dad from HK. I asked my mum why it's different from what we were told to call my grandparents and she just said that times changed lol. She was appalled that instead of titles like 表哥，表弟，表姐，表妹，大姐姐，細姐姐 etc, in English they would all just be called "cousin" lol. Her reaction was, "how can you tell what side of the family they're on and who is older/younger?" At least western families don't have to have a mini conference to determine what each relative should be called when you go for a visit 😂
@@jayman748 because western cultures dont care who is older and who comes from which side as the family. Youre related? Cool. Youre adopted. Whatever. My grandmother is simply grandmother. Theres no need to overcomplicate things because in terms of family....over here. doesnt matter. To us dividing family lines like that is almost rude. We dont often ask which side a grandma, grandpa, uncle, aunt, cousin..etc comes from. No one wants your whole family history in one go amd it would be weird to ask without a legitimate reason. Its like defining one side better than the other. And thats not a thing here
@yougafaith Possibly. I was born in the UK, so I'm not sure where my mum grew up. I think I do have some relatives in 新會。My grandparents lived in a village called "gu jeng", not sure how it's written in Chinese 😅
My parents are Hong Kongers. I call my Dad's Mum "por por" and Mum's Mum "noi poor" becaude they are so called "outside of the family name" i.e. outside of my Dad's side if that makes sense.
Standard Mandarin is not her first language. She's really fluent and I don't think for one second Mandarin speakers would not understand her. I've seen standard English speakers not being able to understand Scouse or a Geordie accent.
At 7:05 when Jessie be like "Why you speaking English??~" I laughed so hard because I feel like this is ALWAYS me. I'll be trying to practice my Chinese (albeit I'm a not native and so it's very bad (T(00)T) but when they only speak English back (speaking to people who are fully bilingual) it makes me so sad, as if you won't acknowledge I'm trying to speak with you/practice/I wouldn't be able to understand if you spoke chinese! ahaha In any case always look forward to all of your videos Jessie so happy to have found your channel!~我永遠支持妳! 加油! \(^(00)^)
I find that very disrespectful, kinda like the native speaker is looking down on the learner. How are people supposed to learn and become fluent in a language when fluent speakers don't speak back??? This happens a lot with Scandinavian people.
A girl with a NAME. Very popular tennis player nowadays. I'm a chess player. I can relate for being an athlete. Emma is a courageous and a very wise woman. She is pretty too. I like her as an admirer to her.
Not all Chinese speak Mandarin all the time according to the standard pronunciation either. They learn the standard ones in schools after repeatedly corrected by the teachers. So, even after they grow up, outside of work or formal occasion, when they are with friends and family, they switch back to the less standard pronunciations.
The phrase "I am really happy but we won" is also not correct in English. I think at that point she may have been thinking about what to say next but lost her train of thought and instead of saying something like "My opponent played very well but in the end we won so I am very happy" she seems to have jumbled things together in her brain and the result was using an incorrect grammar.
@@DanThomasUK 'but' is a linking word used to show a contrast so the usage is still incorrect. Sure, "But for" + reason is a valid usage although it is still used to show a contrast and thus the sentence here still fails to use correct English grammar.
I disagree and I have been speaking and reading English both British and American forever. Technically it isn't incorrect but for clarity it could be expanded. It's almost two sentences. It's incorrect if you want to quibble.
The UA-cam algorithm put your videos in my feed, and I thought your name was "Juicy" for the longest time until I actually read the name of the channel. 🤣🤣🤣 Great content. Keep up the entertaining videos!
retroflex just means your tongue is rolled back , right? because zh ch sh r also require the lips to be rounded and pushed outward. i shall look up retroflex but latin retro = back, latin flex = bend
Okay, Jessie… you can’t just tease that shoulder tattoo and not tell us what it is! Great analysis video, btw. I would have never know that Emma is half-Chinese and fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
@@Hawidaku Nah, because you're turning an innocent and fun comment about a shoulder tattoo into something that it really isn't. Women can speak for themselves btw. It's 2021. If Jessie thinks it's creepy, she can say so or remove the comment. Pretty sure she doesn't need you for that.
Chinese is one of the most difficult languages for a person living out of China. She is also fluent in Romanian and she lives in an English speaking country. Being fluent in three very different languages is not easy. She probably spent more time with her Chinese mother since her Romanian has a strong English accent.
Yeah Shenyang accent is very special, not all retroflex sounds are gone when they speak, some are still there, and there's erhua like most Northern accents.
@@ChinesewithJessie OK... now, I can safely say about whatever you're talking about: "It all sounds Chinese to me" even though you're writing in perfect English... LOL I speak 5 languages, including the impossible to learn Arabic (native speaker)... but, in this life, I will never speak Chinese...
In Cantonese: Daughter in law addressing husband’s mother - 奶（陽平）奶（陰上？） Mother is 媽，same as mandarin, grand ma on father’s side is 嫲，pronouncing like 馬in mandarin.
I'm glad you mentioned scripted. You see a lot of languages videos where people say "wow" to someone's language ability but it is scripted. To further evaluate how good it is, you need to see them speaking unscripted. Emma's Chinese is really good given her learning situation. It is always best to get a native speaker to evaluate how good your foreign language skills are. It doesn't matter what level you are, you should always aim to improve more and more.
I wonder if you’ve seen you tube of oriental pearl speaking Chinese. Last of her UA-cam I saw, she was in Japan and also speaks Japanese. But I don’t know enough of either language to know if she really speaks well.
Love Emma's smile, her delight at her tennis, her inelligence & visible compassion. I am also grateful to Emma for my partner is Chinese and since the propaganda for our UK Exit of the EU racism here has gone through the roof. So my Chinese partner has had insults even threats up until to now. As she cared for a very ill & mad older English man for 13 years 24/7 in his small flat she has suffered mental health problems. These things are extremely frightening & difficult for her. I note since Emma has become a darling, deserved, of the crowds, this hostility has slackened. Emma is a great tennis player too from getting to the 4th round at Wimbledon and with a unique achievement in winning the US Open from being a qualifier--and at 18! My partner's chosen English name is Jessica.
Hah! Some friends of mine are recent Grandparents (Their daughter just had a baby last January.) You can't believe how much effort they put in for the last six or seven _years_ picking out their "grandparents" names. According to them, you can't leave such things up to chance! (It ended up being "Nana" and "Grampus.")
@@hueypautonoman I will most likely never be a grandfather (which generally requires children, and at least one woman to say "Yes!") but in my family grandfathers are usually called "Papa." Which is weird, because in most families "Papa" is a term for a father. My two grandfathers were actually friends, so they were "Papa XXX" and "Papa YYY." (Insert their names) However my Dad was always "Grampa" to my nieces and nephews. I'm just "Uncle Douglas" on the rare occasions when they talk to me.
She probably doesn't have the accent for proper nouns like US Open, because she's only ever heard that spoken with a standard Mandarin accent. Whereas actual Chinese words like disappoint she learned in her original accent/dialect so the habit is hard to break.
8:00 don’t you say pó pó too? My friends from Hong Kong and even though they speak a lot of Cantonese there The person I got this information from was a mandarin speaker
My kids were born and raised in the US. Chinese school on weekend and their Mandarin sound just like her and possibly worse. Plus, they can speak half sentence in Chinese and the other half in English.
It is amazing that being a mixed Chinese-Romanian girl like Emma brought up in ENGLAND can speak Mandarin with reasonable fluency. She doesn’t have many opportunities to practice except with her mother or grandmother. It is a great achievement compared to many overseas Chinese in many countries. She is a very intelligent girl.
If her mother speaks Mandarin with her every day from birth, why should it be a problem?
@@tuppenceworth5485 Because you DO lose your fluency after a while. I speak from my own experience.
@@ricklee5431 Look, she is still living with her mother, so the chances of her losing her fluency are NIL.
@@tuppenceworth5485 It seems we are talking past each other and something is getting lost in translation here.
@@tuppenceworth5485 A lot of mothers from other countries bringing up their children in the UK will speak to them exclusivley in english. Or what often happens is that the children rebel and switch to speaking to their mothers in english which of course effects fluency over time.
Her dad is Romanian 🇷🇴 and she also speaks pretty fluent Romanian 😱 👏🏾! And of course English. 👍🏾
As long as she didn’t grow up in America. Our language training is not great. I grew up speaking English with a bit of Cantonese, but gradually over time spoke only English. She was obviously using the immersive method, being around family that spoke those languages helped impress these languages over time. It reminds me of Roger Federer who can also speak several languages.
@@taoist32 i did and I’m still trilingual 😤
as a Romanian I would like to let you know that she is not fluent at all.
she spoke very broken Romanian.
She doesn't speak fluent Romanian. She struggles... She speaks native English and almost-native Chinese.
@@aizensosuke5749 foarte urat din partea ta sa spui asta ,măcar încercă
I love how Jessie is so proud of Emma, like a mother to her daughter. She was so good!
Jessie is being really nice here. Raducanu's Chinese is really not that good. Her tones are off and she has a thick accent. No offense, just my humble analysis.
I was surprised by Emma's true fluency in Chinese, especially after hearing her scripted couple of sentences after the US Open. When she speaks informally its rather natural and you can tell she's been raised with Chinese speakers around her. That said, there's still a strong English style of sentence structure in the spoken Chinese. If Emma dedicates a year to Chinese training, I'm sure she can nail down the fluency.
You just do not have a mean spirited bone in your body, Jessie. I so love that you took a minute at the beginning of the video to explain that your comments are sincerely given to help people hear Chinese on an intuitive level, thus helping them learn. What can I say... You are simply a genuinely warm human being. This speaks well not only for your own family upbringing, but also speaks well of Chinese people in general. As we say in English, "you do them proud". Keep these great videos coming! 😇😇😇
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Jessie's cut aways are hilarious! I love this channel so much.
I didn't even realize til Jessie said but hearing Emma talk made me smile too 😊😊😊
Was interesting to learn it's also called ping pang in mandarin! Learning new words like this is fun 😄😄 Thanks for another great video!!
I love the Chinese language. And, the way you point out the various little differences in different regions adds so much.
Wow. Emma is great in speaking mandarin. I don't understand mandarin, but I can understand the rhythm though and she is good. My wife is from Shengyang same as Emma's Mom, so I am proud. Keep up the good work!
She is also apparently fluent in Romanian. I wonder if there are videos of her speaking that language...
Is Romanian a Latin language or a Slavic language?? 😃😃😃
@@John77Doe Latin
There are a few. Just search for her name + "speaking Romanian". She's not super fluent though, I think her knowledge of Romanian is on par with her knowledge of Mandarin.
@John Doe Romanian is a Latin language with some Slavic influences especially in the vocabulary.
From what I've seen, she isn't fully fluent in Romanian, but this is because of too little practice... I'm sure she has the general knowledge of what she wants to say and what the words are, but her pronunciation and structure of speech could use more work. In my opinion, she has a pretty heavy English accent in Romanian but it's cute and incredible that she could learn or at least understand such different languages and cultures (Chinese, English and Romanian). There should be more videos of her right now on UA-cam because she just played in a tournament in Romania...
She played in Romania and heard her speaking Romanian. I think she’s fluent too.
Speaking one language but thinking in the other. She is exactly a good example.
I'm a native English speaker but went to school in France for a year. When I arrived there I was more or less fluent after five years learning the language. At least I understood everything people were saying and could communicate anything I wanted to say.
Even going in fluent it took months before I could think in French. I had people give me strange looks because they understood what I said but I just phrased it in a way no native speaker would.
Emma speaks Chinese much better than she speaks Romanian, and there is a logical explanation.
At a very young age, when they start talking, most of the children stay longer with their mothers than with their fathers and more than likely Emma's mother only spoke Chinese when Emma's father was not at home or when they had some sensitive "girly stuff" to talk about. 😁
Honestly, I don't know how much Emma learned to speak Romanian from her father, but I think she learned more when she came to stay at her grandma in Bucharest.
I think Emma understands almost everything she hears spoken in Romanian but she doesn't speak very fluently because she lacks practice and I bet she hasn't come to Romania for a long time.
Something is very interesting, because Emma is, from a theoretical and practical point of view, an English language speaker who can perfectly learn two more languages, Chinese and Romanian. These three languages have totally different fundamental structures, and Chinese and Romanian are two languages very difficult to learn ...
It's hugely impressive despite her parents origins. She is only young and we here in the UK are renowned for being terrible at learning new languages both in our education system or as an adult. Most average Brits can't speak any 2nd language. Our language is used in most parts of the world so it is never deemed necessary to learn others. I would like to learn other European languages and I hope future generations try harder at it. Emma is inspirational.
It's beyond obvious she is fluent in Chinese thanks to mommy
I don't know if it's "beyond obvious" but it's clear she's got a decent command of the language.
Not necessary... I know someone with a foreign mother who taught himself his mother's tongue as a teen.. How fluent /good accent they have, I don't know as I don't speak /know Polish..
I come here for your cuteness... but end up staying for your knowledge and insights. Thanks.
haha not only does the interview show her fluency, definitely knows what to say to make her relatable and likeable to Chinese people!
i dont know any mandarin at all and im not even studying but i just enjoy watching analysis videos about languages and i was pleased to have caught on on those pauses being very strongly rooted in English phrasing
Came here for Emma. Stayed for Jessie! I'm blown away by both these talented women!
I currently have no interest in starting Chinese right now. I’m learning American Sign Language and Japanese at the moment and getting ready to take a round of many tests to become certified in interpreting. Some day I will revisit Chinese. But I keep watching your videos and I stay subscribed because I like this casual style of video editing and intimate teaching space you’ve created. It feels very natural and easy to understand.
Also, I really like your relationship with your husband. I like your cute relationship where you will impromptu yell across the house to get his attention for quick Cantonese assistance. It feels more natural! I will stay subscribed and eventually come back when I start leaving Chinese… someday.
No really though! I'm not planning on learning Mandarin anytime soon but I love these videos.
A speaking Chinese reaction, without swearing, sacrilege.
superb, Jessie speaks so well in English n Chinese
Quite good despite some Chinese accent in her English.
LOVED THIS ANALYSIS OMG LOVE TO SEE MORE
lol she's so innocent! all she talked about in her interview was going to the park and favorite foods lol and she didn't want to stop either xD (part of that was delay in the audio, but she rambled on like I ramble on in the sentence!). From an American (me not her ofc) that's hilarious to me xD
This is fascinating - a brilliant film. Couldn't be any clearer. Outstanding.
Fluent! And almost no accent! 😻 and she loves hot pot and Napa cabbage. Definitely a Chinese kid.
Emma is so cute speaking Chinese
Wow! That was a GREAT video! I just loved your reactions, Jessie. :) And yes, Emma's just too adorable for words. I know nothing as far as Chinese language is concerned. But I really enjoyed watching her speak it, and apparently with an impressive degree of fluency. Just another reason for me to find her so liakable. HAHA!
I really loved the way you handled this whole thing, Jessie. It was very enjoyable and really informative. THANKS! :)
"let's look at these four retroflex sounds"
Meanwhile I hear the exact same sound four times. I definitely need to work on my ear for Chinese.
Great film Jessie laoshi! She really is lovely, like a breath of fresh air, amongst many boring athletes!
Hopefully she might create interest in learning Chinese in the younger generation too.
Emma is so talented in many ways.
Jessie, I got your comment. Thank you very much. I too am a great admirer of Emma and I am sure she will make further progress not only in her Tennis and achieve great heights, but also in learning her familial languages too. She is a brave attractive young woman who will adorn the firmament of British sports for a long time to come, who will be known not only for the fact that she has part Chinese and Romanian heritage, but just as a very accomplished young lady.
Thank you for this video! I love tennis and this was so cool to see :)
8:37 made me burst out laughing xD
What a gift to leading sports manufacturers who want an ambassador in the Chinese market. I've heard that the Chinese press refer to her as the Chinese girl from England.
I love the little bits of comedy in these videos
She will make some serious bank. Especially if she can follow up that US Open win some more success elsewhere. She's already got western brands like Nike, Wilson, Tiffany and Dior behind her. But she can be a brand rep for Chinese high end goods as well as other European makers. One British Talent Agency person estimated her earning potential at a billion.
This is probaly typical for children growing up bi- or tri-lingual. Our children grow up in Germany. They mostly hear French from their mother and grand parents, but German from multiple sources. They also learn English in kindergarten - sometimes British English, sometimes US English.
I learnt British English in School and then spent 10 years in the US. A lot of people guessed that I was Australian. Probably not because my accent sounds Australian, but because they couldn't make sense of this combination of British, US and German influences.
I'm British and live in Germany. My 10 month old son goes to the Krippe and my wife is German. I'm looking forward to seeing how his language develops, although he only says dadadada right now!
The chinese family tree is so complicated! Growing up, I called my maternal gran 祖婆 and my paternal gran 婆婆, but when I had my son, I was told that he should call his maternal gran 婆婆 and his paternal gran 嫲嫲 (I'm canto). Why can't we just have one word for each type of relative like in english??
If you are Cantonese, 100% maternal gran should be 婆婆, paternal gran should be 嫲嫲.
And having all those words, makes it all clear. As someone who knows almost all the Chinese titles, I have the question: "Why can't western languages have more titles like Chinese? Makes it a lot more clear!" hahahahaha
@@jayman748 Yes, I'm canto. Mum from Guangdong and dad from HK. I asked my mum why it's different from what we were told to call my grandparents and she just said that times changed lol. She was appalled that instead of titles like 表哥，表弟，表姐，表妹，大姐姐，細姐姐 etc, in English they would all just be called "cousin" lol. Her reaction was, "how can you tell what side of the family they're on and who is older/younger?" At least western families don't have to have a mini conference to determine what each relative should be called when you go for a visit 😂
@@jayman748 because western cultures dont care who is older and who comes from which side as the family. Youre related? Cool. Youre adopted. Whatever. My grandmother is simply grandmother. Theres no need to overcomplicate things because in terms of family....over here. doesnt matter. To us dividing family lines like that is almost rude.
We dont often ask which side a grandma, grandpa, uncle, aunt, cousin..etc comes from. No one wants your whole family history in one go amd it would be weird to ask without a legitimate reason. Its like defining one side better than the other. And thats not a thing here
@yougafaith Possibly. I was born in the UK, so I'm not sure where my mum grew up. I think I do have some relatives in 新會。My grandparents lived in a village called "gu jeng", not sure how it's written in Chinese 😅
@yougafaith Not sure how I can do that anymore since they changed the private messaging system a while back lol
EM ..you ar the best..lov you🙂💚💚💚👍
My parents are Hong Kongers. I call my Dad's Mum "por por" and Mum's Mum "noi poor" becaude they are so called "outside of the family name" i.e. outside of my Dad's side if that makes sense.
Her mother is from Shenyang so that explains the Northeastern accent
OK... at 4:50 , she misspoke... She didn't mean neither 'but' nor 'because'... Simply 'we won' (meaning 'because we won'... or 'we won after all')
分析能力很强 老师！
Ah, the polyglot community is a tight knit one!
When I hear the interviews I can tell that the Language logic is way more consistent compared to the first video.
Standard Mandarin is not her first language. She's really fluent and I don't think for one second Mandarin speakers would not understand her. I've seen standard English speakers not being able to understand Scouse or a Geordie accent.
At 7:05 when Jessie be like "Why you speaking English??~" I laughed so hard because I feel like this is ALWAYS me. I'll be trying to practice my Chinese (albeit I'm a not native and so it's very bad (T(00)T) but when they only speak English back (speaking to people who are fully bilingual) it makes me so sad, as if you won't acknowledge I'm trying to speak with you/practice/I wouldn't be able to understand if you spoke chinese! ahaha
In any case always look forward to all of your videos Jessie so happy to have found your channel!~我永遠支持妳! 加油! \(^(00)^)
I find that very disrespectful, kinda like the native speaker is looking down on the learner. How are people supposed to learn and become fluent in a language when fluent speakers don't speak back??? This happens a lot with Scandinavian people.
@@JamesJiansen aww thank you for expressing this James and exactly~ I’m glad you share in my sentiment about this \(^0^)
A girl with a NAME. Very popular tennis player nowadays. I'm a chess player. I can relate for being an athlete. Emma is a courageous and a very wise woman. She is pretty too. I like her as an admirer to her.
Not all Chinese speak Mandarin all the time according to the standard pronunciation either. They learn the standard ones in schools after repeatedly corrected by the teachers. So, even after they grow up, outside of work or formal occasion, when they are with friends and family, they switch back to the less standard pronunciations.
Glad to know I'm not the only one with a crush on her.
Her talking in Mandarin is very calming almost like poetry
In English you could put a comma in place of "because" as a slight pause and then say we won with a slight raising of the tone as an emphasis.
EMMAZING 😍
The phrase "I am really happy but we won" is also not correct in English. I think at that point she may have been thinking about what to say next but lost her train of thought and instead of saying something like "My opponent played very well but in the end we won so I am very happy" she seems to have jumbled things together in her brain and the result was using an incorrect grammar.
I speak 4 languages and if I'm going back and forth or translating in my brain I do it too and then 🤪 just blank 😆
There are some ways that would be correct… consider the case where “but” means an implied “but we would be/that is obvious because…”.
@@DanThomasUK 'but' is a linking word used to show a contrast so the usage is still incorrect. Sure, "But for" + reason is a valid usage although it is still used to show a contrast and thus the sentence here still fails to use correct English grammar.
I disagree and I have been speaking and reading English both British and American forever. Technically it isn't incorrect but for clarity it could be expanded. It's almost two sentences. It's incorrect if you want to quibble.
Mix Chinese accent is very common in Australia.
The UA-cam algorithm put your videos in my feed, and I thought your name was "Juicy" for the longest time until I actually read the name of the channel. 🤣🤣🤣 Great content. Keep up the entertaining videos!
A very good chinese teacher
That canto part was HILARIOUS!
THERE'S A KITTY
HELLO KITTY
😻
It’s very good.Mandarin is a beautiful language ❤
Her mandarin is so good especially when she grew up in other country.
The random British got me. 😂
Do you mean English with an English accent?
I've always heard 白菜 referred to as "Chinese cabbage".
First time i've heard it called "napa cabbage" lol.
All of my grocery stores say "Napa". It's just marketing
Where I live its called Bok Choi which is the cantonese pronouciation
握手🤝涨姿势了
retroflex just means your tongue is rolled back , right?
because zh ch sh r also require the lips to be rounded and pushed outward.
i shall look up retroflex but latin retro = back, latin flex = bend
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroflex_consonant
What about Kevin Rudd's Chinese? (He's a former Prime Minister of Australia).
the cantonese family members skit at the end is hilarious
Okay, Jessie… you can’t just tease that shoulder tattoo and not tell us what it is!
Great analysis video, btw. I would have never know that Emma is half-Chinese and fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
It is literally none of your business or concern, get a life
@@Hawidaku Phi's life is literally none of your business or concern, get a life
@@Hawidaku you must be a real blast at parties.
@@martinlaoshi because I shut down creeps? No I suppose I’m probably not a blast at a party for dudes that are creeping
@@Hawidaku Nah, because you're turning an innocent and fun comment about a shoulder tattoo into something that it really isn't.
Women can speak for themselves btw. It's 2021. If Jessie thinks it's creepy, she can say so or remove the comment. Pretty sure she doesn't need you for that.
Chinese is one of the most difficult languages for a person living out of China. She is also fluent in Romanian and she lives in an English speaking country. Being fluent in three very different languages is not easy. She probably spent more time with her Chinese mother since her Romanian has a strong English accent.
So is non-retroflex normal for Shenyang? When she started talking I thought she must be from the south.
I thought so too. My parents are Tiew Chiew and Hakka, and their ㄕ become ㄙ.
Yeah Shenyang accent is very special, not all retroflex sounds are gone when they speak, some are still there, and there's erhua like most Northern accents.
@@ChinesewithJessie Fascinating, thank you.
@@ChinesewithJessie OK... now, I can safely say about whatever you're talking about: "It all sounds Chinese to me" even though you're writing in perfect English... LOL
I speak 5 languages, including the impossible to learn Arabic (native speaker)... but, in this life, I will never speak Chinese...
辽宁很多地方就是东北味+平卷舌不分，hilarious😄
It's 2024 now and there are more clips of Emma speaking Mandarin. 2022 Wimbkedon and 2024 Australian Open. Hope you can do a revisit video
2:05
CCCCCAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTT
looks so fluffy
8:48 - That guy's reaction when the Mandarin came out? Yup, that's me from here. Sound effects included.
It's because of her Chinese mother ❤️
It may be quite some time before Emma and her mother can visit Shenyang and as to playing WTA tennis....
Language is for communication, not for being analyzed nor studied.
Stupid comment from from stupid people
"Im happy, but we won" is like... i wanted to lose, and that didn't happen, but I'm in a good mood regardless. Bit weird.
😂
Maybe what she meant was “I’m happy (but of course I’m happy) because we won”. Not sure how that would translate to mandarin
In Cantonese:
Daughter in law addressing husband’s mother - 奶（陽平）奶（陰上？）
Mother is 媽，same as mandarin, grand ma on father’s side is 嫲，pronouncing like 馬in mandarin.
Fascinating reaction video.
I'm glad you mentioned scripted. You see a lot of languages videos where people say "wow" to someone's language ability but it is scripted. To further evaluate how good it is, you need to see them speaking unscripted. Emma's Chinese is really good given her learning situation. It is always best to get a native speaker to evaluate how good your foreign language skills are. It doesn't matter what level you are, you should always aim to improve more and more.
I wonder if you’ve seen you tube of oriental pearl speaking Chinese. Last of her UA-cam I saw, she was in Japan and also speaks Japanese. But I don’t know enough of either language to know if she really speaks well.
I agree that this would be interesting
Btw, it’s not Emma’s too shiny, it’s Emma’s too bright. 😊
大驚小怪!
Her mother is Mainland Chinese, so it is reasonable that she can or cannot speak Mandrain.
Love Emma's smile, her delight at her tennis, her inelligence & visible compassion. I am also grateful to Emma for my partner is Chinese and since the propaganda for our UK Exit of the EU racism here has gone through the roof. So my Chinese partner has had insults even threats up until to now. As she cared for a very ill & mad older English man for 13 years 24/7 in his small flat she has suffered mental health problems. These things are extremely frightening & difficult for her. I note since Emma has become a darling, deserved, of the crowds, this hostility has slackened. Emma is a great tennis player too from getting to the 4th round at Wimbledon and with a unique achievement in winning the US Open from being a qualifier--and at 18! My partner's chosen English name is Jessica.
Interesting
Amazing video, thanks for sharing, 谢谢
"....and off topic, like always" LOL that got me good.
Just came across your channel, looks very interesting, do you live in UK, just when you said spot on it reminded me of our speech here! haha!
Hi Chris, I live in China, but I've got some British friends here and I watch lots of British TV series :)
It's funny that in America we just call grandparents anything. Every family has their own terms.
Hah! Some friends of mine are recent Grandparents (Their daughter just had a baby last January.) You can't believe how much effort they put in for the last six or seven _years_ picking out their "grandparents" names. According to them, you can't leave such things up to chance! (It ended up being "Nana" and "Grampus.")
@@tarmaque I'm not a grandfather yet, but I've already decided I want to be called Pops.
@@hueypautonoman I will most likely never be a grandfather (which generally requires children, and at least one woman to say "Yes!") but in my family grandfathers are usually called "Papa." Which is weird, because in most families "Papa" is a term for a father. My two grandfathers were actually friends, so they were "Papa XXX" and "Papa YYY." (Insert their names) However my Dad was always "Grampa" to my nieces and nephews. I'm just "Uncle Douglas" on the rare occasions when they talk to me.
The correct phrase is "long overdue."!
1:43 “It’s impossible not to know it’s been on the news everywhere“
Me who doesn’t know: 🙂
Bravo Ema
2:05 "Interesting. Interesting... *_KITTY_* " 🙂
She probably doesn't have the accent for proper nouns like US Open, because she's only ever heard that spoken with a standard Mandarin accent.
Whereas actual Chinese words like disappoint she learned in her original accent/dialect so the habit is hard to break.
She said "BING CHILLING" at 6:08 !!!!!!!
So, they don't use retroflex sounds in Shenyang or the rest of Dongbei?
I think she said '这次我们赢了‘
8:00 don’t you say pó pó too? My friends from Hong Kong and even though they speak a lot of Cantonese there The person I got this information from was a mandarin speaker
My kids were born and raised in the US. Chinese school on weekend and their Mandarin sound just like her and possibly worse. Plus, they can speak half sentence in Chinese and the other half in English.
China is famous for being benevolent on tennis players. Emma quick, run.
as long as the big C don’t make beautiful attractive tennis player disappear 😱
3 people with 1 cat each, first pair is in America, the other, China, the last, Spain, do the cats speak different languages or just the people?
Ahh she is from the UK that's why she has mix Chinese.
Fun fact. Raducanu actually had a brother named Anaconda. Unfortunately he passed away due to snake bite, possibly self-inflicted.