How I Communicate in China
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- Опубліковано 23 жов 2017
- Moving to China is hard enough and learning how to communicate can be a nightmare. So here are some of the tricks I use that have made my life easier and more enjoyable!
Here’s a list of the apps I use!
1. Hello Chinese
2. Microsoft Translator
3. Haiyu Translator: bit.ly/2RlUeIB
Other Apps:
1. Pleco
2. Chinese Skill
3. Duolingo
Apps you should have if you are in China:
1. WeChat
2. Alipay
3. MetroMan
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Living in China as Chinese, I didn't realize how hard it is to live here as a foreigner. I would definitely freak out if I had to try so hard to convey a message but no people would comprehend. You are doing a good job, and I would like to give you a big thumb-up. Hope you will continue loving our country.
"MY HEART IS NOT BEAUTIFUL" lol
Lol....
I laughed so hard for this hahahahah
that's so funny
kind of makes sense. In Chinese American = beautiful country
at least she got “beautiful” correct.
我心美贵不
As a Chinese work in Shenzhen, There is a suggesion for you: If you are aim for quickly comminication, using a native dict app will be better, for example, "Youdao Dictionary" App (popular in China, free and valid on Google Play play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.youdao.dict&hl=en and the official site is cidian.youdao.com/) , you can enter the complete Engligsh sentence or single word or phrase then translate it to Chinese, the translation result will be more localization and Chinese grammatical so that people can understand it easylier
Good effort you put into learning Chinese Poppy!!!
"My heart is not beautiful". It is hilarious. I can't stop laughing.
Kudos to your efforts, lots of expat in China just didn’t bother to learn and I’m glad to see you ain’t one of them. For a Beijinger living in Texas like me, I’d be seen as nuts if in go and about and didn’t speak English here (not as a tourist), idk why some expats in China think it’s Chinese ppl’s job to understand them not the other way around. Keep up the great work Poppy!
because white supremacy
Its part of legacy of white supremacy. There are still expats that live in Asia that never bother to learn Asian languages expecting all native Asians speak English to them.
Yeah it is total insulting when I meet an expat in China that been there for years and not speak a lick of Chinese. Also, Chinese people need to stop praise white people that speak bad Chinese. There are many Asians in USA that speak perfect English and no one even blink.
在国内我就拒绝讲英语，逼他们学
Martin Ma I'll tell you why. I lived in Beijing for four years, both in the expat heavy CBD and in the nongmin west of the city, and Chinese people did not want to help me with my trial & error efforts at learning Mandarin. They were more interested in scamming foreigners. So I said screw it and learned just enough to speak to landlords, bank tellers, and taxi drivers. I went in there with an open mind and left really disappointed at how Beijingers respond to foreigners.
Tony Perkins scramming u? U gotta kidding me? When Chinese struggle to learn how to say English,did those like u show hot-heart to help us through your own mind.By the way,we just don't know how to teach Mandarin systematically and China not only include Beijing,Plz not take it for granted
It's so cute that you said "draw Chinese characters" . My students said the same. :) It takes time to learn more practical Chinese. You've done a good job!
I'm from Shenzhen but now I've been living in Germany for almost five years, I even spent half a year in Romania in 2014, your videos about my hometown is very inspiring, make me feel like doing my own documentation about living abroad. Esp. the effort you put into learning Chinese is a proper way to truely explore the local life there:)
Love you attitude Poppy, so positive and willing to learn. Hope you have a good time in China, and get well soon.
Hi guys thank you so much for all the feedback and suggestions! A lot of you are asking similar questions so I will clarify them here, what I use:
1. Hello Chinese (to learn Chinese) - you can also use Pleco, Memrise, Chinese Skill, and more!
2. Microsoft Translator (phone app) I use everyday for translating menus, ordering food, or any basic conversation with people using 1 or 2 words
3. Haiyu Translator (translator gadget) I just got this so I'm still figuring it out but I'm planning on using it to have more in depth conversations with people because it translates long sentences very well and instantly. I'm also using it to help check my Chinese pronunciation.
I can only pin one comment at a time so each day I will pin a new comment to the top to give people more ideas for what to use when communicating!
Hope this helps! :)
All links are in description!
Where's Poppy Do you know that google translate can be used without an VPN?
Yes I probably should have mentioned that haha
For those really studying it Id also reccommed chineseclasss101.com (out of beijing) and rocket chinese. I personally did not find Rosetta stone helpful, id recommend Pimselur before buying those,
Awesome thanks for the advice!
Could you maybe leave some kind of update on how that Haiyu translator works out for you? Maybe a YT video or even just a comment or two on this vid. Probably a lot of people like me would be super interested in it if works as well as it says it should. I've been in China over Four years but still my language skills are still not really conversational, even with lessons, so something like this would be a great backup when out and about :o)
You are so cute, not because of your beautiful appearance, but because you have a sincere, open and friendly heart. I hope you can enjoy your life in China. We welcome all the people like you.
说人话
Hey Poppy!!! love the videos, keep up the great work!!
yo poppy ur cool but people use cities to live not to be used as some exotic getaway. keep up the lit vids, but chill out a lil bit my girl
Now I realise how easy for me to learn English and how easy to get conversational level in English. Keep up learning Chinese Poppy, you will definitely master that some day.
Love that little machine that you talk into that's fantastic thanks for the info and keep enjoying your selves there you are oh so lucky wish we could have done it way back but things were a lot different , stay safe
Haha yeah it's pretty fun to mess with! We will see if it makes a big difference!
Your words are sweet~ I'm from China, doing artificial intelligence in USA now. Hope to help a little for your ease in China with the new technology.
thanks for making this video, always wondered how you make do with the language barrier. good job!
Good work Poppy. Enjoyed your video every time!
The best way is to have Chinese friends. Thy will help in learning Chinese as well as living. Software translation is far from actual meaning of these words you meet in living.
but its hard to find Chinese friends if you don't have basics in Chinese
Most of the Chinese university students are very willing to make friends with people who speak English, especially Americans to practice English. So actually it's not hard. But you need some ways to find students.
Han Chen,
Poppy does not need to practice her English.
fareda Ur thinking is so weird...In big cities in China,like shenzhen,guangzhou,shanghai,Almost all the young people whose are in high level job could speak or know English to some extent..And Chinese are very willing to make friends and offer help to foreigners.If u set on ur mind learning Chinese,i think Chinese are more than happy to teach u Chinese.
When I was in China I relied on Pleco, you can download it too so you can use it offline
Second this - they have a BIG assortment of excellent dictionaries integrated with their app. My first version of this was on a Sony Clie
Respect for uploading even tho you're sick. Very helpful vid. Like!
Love these vids about your experience in China, makes me want to live there too!
I have to say you are making very educational videos. Good luck in learning the language
A very interesting video. You've done a fantastic job to learn the Chinese language, Poppy. Keep it up.
Thank you!!
Editing of your videos keeps getting better- hope you get 100K + subscribers within the next year as the content is better than most I've seen on youtube travel.
omg, I was thinking about introducing a translator to you by watching your last video. Glad to know you already have one :)
HelloTalk, Pleco and iTranslate are my go to apps for learning Chinese. HelloTalk is for conversations, Pleco is to define specific words and iTranslate is useful when I want to translate a whole sentence into either English or Chinese.
Poppy in Chinese: I am an american. Translator: state banquet for washing coal. haha almost killed me.
I'm moving to Shenzhen in a couple months. And this channel is really helping me with all the anxiety. Thanks a lot !
Girl, I love your channel. Super fun watching your travels in China! I’m currently in Alaska-and it’s cold and dark right now- so it’s great to experience China with you. Thanks!!
If you have VPN, and you want to buy something from the market, you can use google translate to translate it to Chinese, copy the Chinese word then use google search to find images of that product, and since you searched for the Chinese word the images will be of Chinese products which would be famous brands and the people in the market will be familiar with.
I love the way you said 'wo shi mei guo ren.' LOL! You better get a native instructor for a few hours to teach you Chinese pronounciation and the tones. Basically it doesn't take much time to learn (unlike say French) and it's vital to be understood. Of course you have a geat talent for languages and imho you are a communicational genius . On the other hand having lots of expat friends and an English speaking lover isn't so helpful for your Chinese.😜😜 Gambatte!
Lol, agree, but she's adventurous
Poppy! It is so nice to watching your videos. I'm planning to go to China soon and those advices are extremely helpful. Tks!
I have been waiting for you post :).
i really enjoy this vlog. I recommend using the Michele Thomas Chinese audio course (iOS app/ CDs etc) if you want to get comfortable with Mandarin within a month or so. Its a great place to get the must have Mandarin. Keep up the great content and good luck!
A good app is iTranslate because you speak English into it and it translates into Chinese with a voice in Chinese. Then a Chinese person can talk into it and you will get an audio English translation.
Thank you Poppy, your suggestions are very helpful, as I travel to China every so often for work. Looking forward to trying the apps you suggested.
You are awesome for even trying to get out of your comfort zone. I lived in Austin Tx my whole life and I regret not trying. Keep making your vids.
I think you need some Chinese friends, and take some classes.
lIke your positive attitude
Thanks for that Poppy. I've been looking for something like that app., maybe I'll give it a try. BTW, very good video, keep it up and have fun there.
Poppy, you are amazing!! so open-minded and love to try new things.
You should go to a class to learn Chinese, not only learning Chinese also you can make a lot of Chinese friends that can help you so much.
Hey Poppy! I'm from Beijing and i love your videos. It's so interesting to see things from a foreigner's perspective. I'd just like to share apps that we use on a daily basis: DiDi is for calling taxis; Gaode (高德) is for navigation; 大众点评 (DaZhongDianPing) is equivalent of trip advisor; 百度外卖 (Baidu Waimai) or 饿了么 (eleme) or 美团外卖 (meituan waimai) are all platforms for ordering delivery food; the two major bike sharing services are Ofo and Mobike, I'm not sure if this applies to Shenzhen; and of course, wechat is the most popular social media/messaging app that also acts like a wallet. If there are more that I missed, y'all can add to this!
Thanks Kevin for all these wonderful suggestions! Do these all have English translations as well? Or just in Chinese? I think DiDi is in Chinese...
Where's Poppy i use an english version of didi available in huawei app store.
Yah I think most of these have English as another language option that you can change in the settings. I just checked you can change DiDi to English
Hey Poppy, I am living in Shenzhen too, I really likes your attitude to living in a brand new culture, always trying new things and meeting local people, bravo, and good luck!
When she said“i’m American person” in chinese the telephone showed “MY HEART IS NOT BEAUTIFUL” i laughed like crazy.
You are so cute Poppy！Haha
Welcome back to China!
Some universities in China have have speaking sessions where foreigners can go and practice their spoken Chinese with feedback. I know this is true in Chengdu; Shenzhen might have something similar
That would be cool!
Dan D'Onofrio )
Good for you!!!! Hope you enjoy the rest of your stay in China! I obviously speak fluent Chinese and had no problem transitioning here. However, I cannot imagine how difficult it must be for you.
Informative video. Fun to watch. Thanks!
she makes very good and interesting videos
I think you can try using the app called "Hello Talk". You can just post something you wanna ask there, people will help you out in the comment section, most of the time within several minutes.
I use that APP too.
Hello Talk is great for correcting grammar
HiNative is also a good app for China and Chinese related questions!
Have you ever heard about "God's own country". If not you must visit there once in a lyf time😊
Prasad Prabha do u mean 天府之国?
Love your videos! I have been to Hongkong already and will go to Beijing next week! Thank you for all the advice!
that little gadget at the beginning is not half bad! like your videos, keep them up!
ur my idol. Im going backpacking soon. I hope to find a place to live. You're an inspiration, thanks!!
Have you ever tried showing people photos of the items you want to buy? I would think that would be more effective in many cases.
Yes I have. Sometimes if I'm at a restaurant I will take a picture of something a person is eating and then show them I want it. But then sometimes if I really like it I never remember what it was hahaha
Really interesting and inspiring to watch a tour video of China as a local Chinese! This makes me know what my country is lack of and figure the beauty that has been ignored.
You can find bacon in so many stores! Bacon is easy to find in big stores like carrefour and walmart. For half and half , I don't know about that but i do know there are a lot of places where you can buy very nice alfredo, mayonnaise or tamato imported sause for cooking pasta. I think its hard for you to explore everything by yourself). Ask Chinese people and you will get through it much more smoothly. We are willing to help! I am from Shenzhen and now I am studying in US, so if you are wondering about anything I am happy to help.
Hey there, next time, you do this: download iFlytek(科大讯飞), and then you'll go beyond and infinity in China.
buzz frickin' lightyear up in here!
I always feel weird that foreigners in China think Chinese should speak English or provide English services to them, though most Chinese try to do so. I had seen an India in Beijing mocking the cashier who was trying to provide English service to him. Imagine what if a Chinese who can only speak Chinese asks for services in a bank or a restaurant in NY or LA. That's why in Beijing, my home town, I always refuse to speak English to foreigners, even a word.
As an English speaker, I've tried learning three different languages and failed (I can say my name in french but that's about it). Languages like french and spanish are different from english because of feminine and masculine words, and languages like chinese and arabic are even harder because of the amount of different symbols. All that being said, I still understand not to travel to a foreign country not knowing their language if I'll be communicating with anyone. It's common courtesy and it's crazy to me that people will put themselves in such a situation where they don't understand anything.
My wife and i were struck with the lack of signage in the US customs when we arrived back from a 2 week trip. In China there were english signs to help us. The US needs to step up our game significantly.
陈秦德,
I think you are way too sensitive. The Indian you mentioned was just a bad Indian and I hope you can understand that there are good people and bad people. As for yourself knowing English but refuse to help other English speakers is not nice. Why being rude to strangers visiting your country?
u wanna be wit us u gotta speak like us you snapped same thing america
那你也太敏感了。。。语言就是工具。。。何必政治化
Very nice video!
LOL I’m a student studying abroad in America from shandong, I could be a really good translator, I’m glad you’re getting started!
Hey! Poppy, the reason why the "camera translator" cannot translate the milk box at 5:56 is that the Chinese characters on the box are their brand name which doesn't make sense literally and actually the translation ("alcohol one") is right by words haha!!
Haha that's so interesting!
I would recommend to use youdao.com in China. Just type in that website in ur browser. I believe is better than google translate.
NO ..
www.caiyunapp.com/
We were in China a year ago. Most the time on a tour, but my wife and I walked around by ourselves quite a bit. I used Yoyo Chinese before I went and learned quite a bit. It's great to see a persons face when you say something in their language.
amazing video! Your point of view of Shenzhen is neutral and delightful to me, a Shenzhen local. The people in the offices, their English might be a little better than the ones in this video. Watching your video reminds me of my one year training in Troutdale, OR, not easy but unforgettable. Thank you for posting all Shenzhen videos!
Firstly, let's spare a thought for all those poor souls who were in your position 20 or 30 years ago...without all the ingenious and practical gadgets available now.
But having said that, I still have to commend your tenacity and effort in utilising what's around you through trial and error.
Success awaits you!... :D
Thank you RespectOthers!
RespectOthers *Got any extra energy? Why don't you come along with me to say something on SerpentZA and ADVCHINA to penetrate their poor souls* ? .
@RespectOthers *The last video from ADVCHINA - " _ Why you will love China..and then probably hate it_ !" pretty much reflected Winston's mentality. He tried to generalize all expats that living in China into one kind "being excited, happy at the beginning... then roller coasting down to the hell". Lol. I think Winston forgot one critical thing that NOT all expats are full-time, professional negativity seeker. Lol... So, I don't think the roller coasting thing will happen to every expats* . What do you say?
Dr Aaron IV
You want me to join your quest and the first thing you did is to accuse me of something I'm not.
@RespectOthers *okay, that was a joke... haha*
Love your story, sometimes if you wanna buy things like whipping cream which is not very common in a grocery store, it will be better if you can just order them online, such as taobao. You can just type whipping cream in English in taobao. Honestly, I know what whipping cream is, but I just don’t know how to say it in Chinese. And it’s impossible for Chinese people to understand that awkward machine translate. Haha
I am a Chinese boy now studying in Philadelphia. I always watch your videos. You are a very interesting girl. Keep up the good work.
Hey Poppy~ Today is the first time I watch your video. Thank you so much for giving a "fair" impression of China. My city is Longyan, Fujian, but I am currently study in Canada. I want to invite you to my hometown and join my family for the "Chinese New Year ". I will be back China at that time. I haven't meet my family for a long time, and spend this period of time with them. Hope u have a good time in China anyway~
Welcome to SZ
Go taobao to find whatever you want.
And thank you Poppy for your videos about China
I really like your videos, and it is really helpful to learn English.
Hello Chinese isn't the good way to learn Chinese literally cuz it speaks just like robot. Chinese don't speak like that in real life. If you truly want to learn the standard Chinese(or Mandarin), I recommend the UA-cam channel called 'Yoyo Chinese'( ua-cam.com/video/hlzw-mcqBlU/v-deo.html ). BTW, I don't suggestion you to ask everyone on the street in Shenzhen about the pronunciation cuz they come from different places of China with their regional accent. Hope this can help you. Good luck!
Yeah I definitely speak Chinese like a robot right now haha it's not good!
2 years ago I was learning Mandarin through that channel + watching some Taiwanese reality shows(cuz some said it was easier to pick up the language than the actual Mandarin accent and tone) and guess what? I'm fluent in Chinese already. Understands 99.9% of Mainland Chinese shows.
You should really try the app memrise to learn!
this hello chinese app is awesome! i got my kids to download it on their ipad and have them do a lesson a day. Thank you for your recommendation.
It’s a pretty awesome channel! As a Chinese I’ll highly recommend to try the temples(some of them are over a thousand yrs) in the mountains if you prefer less touristy and more mysterious areas. Also Yunnan province and Tibet are extremely stunning! If you have any questions plz feel free to ask me ;)
when u said ur American in chinese，it sounds so bad^o^，its like dont know how to vibrating vocal cords.
American = mei guo ren. Guo sounds like Cho as in Chorus but with a "g" sound. Ren is pronounced as "rern" or maybe "r-urn" with the "r" sound. Any chinese pin yin that ends with "uo" sounds like "cho" as in chorus but with the sound of the first alphabet, eg guo is with g sound, if its "k" then the k sound - kuo is k-cho...sounds like "cho" but with a k sound with ends it with the "o" sound...kind of dragging it a bit to end with the "o" sound....ok i hope u get what i'm trying to say lol....kuo also sounds like kore-o
Thank you for shareing your communication experience in china .i enjoy it
Thanks hun I always enjoy you two girls and your adventures
EASY WAY: find a Chinese boyfriend
She already has a BF.
Find another one.
yes, find another Chinese BF for backup, ok.
boy friend, girl friends are okay too lol
you mean finding a boy dash friend.
Spending more time with Chinese friends, less time with your boyfriend, is most effective way. Dumping the old one, and finding a new one (Chinese), is even better.
Poppy, if you want to learn Chinese, there is an app called LingoDeer that is amazing for learning Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. It's free, no ads, and constantly updated and improved, it's a must along with Pleco, and Google Translate.
Extremely useful.. by the way I was just in lake atitlan and now presently in Antigua because of you and travellight
Just found your site. I love it. Please include the most common words you usually in Chinese daily. Thanks
xie xie :)
Simply amazing!
I’m a Chinese college student in Baoding (a city in Hebei province) and I have several American friends here. We help them to figure things out and teach them Chinese as much as we can and I think they have pretty good life in China. I think we would be friends if we’re in the same city! I hope you’ll learn more and have some Chinese friends who can speak English so that they can teach you or help you to work things out! Anyway, I think you are really brave living in a whole different country! I love the US very much and I hope I’ll live there for a while one day!
Keep going!Don't give up Poppy!Maybe you could bring a friend that could speak both Chinese and English to China with you so it would be easier for you!😁
Hi Poppy, love your videos, especially since I also live in Shenzhen. Love see how similar our experiences are😊 I wanted to suggest the supermarket METRO they have almost everything you need for western or chinese cuisine. And at a reasonable price.
I - although I don't speak Chinese- can use all the online shops like Taobao, JD, Yhd and there I can find really everything. Even stuff from my favorite German drug store. Keep up the good work 👍🏾
Awesome I will check it out thank you!
Nice Video!
love your mindset. I always make an attempt to learn the language of where I'm at and make local friends there.
Wow I thought my life in Germany was hard one, yours really make a difference. Anyway, I like your positive attitudes and good luck!
I'm just starting self-study myself and do a mix of Duolingo/Rosetta Stone/Pimsleur. Then I watch Taiwanese Dramas on Viki. Keep a look out for the Google Pixel earbuds! There are some top 10 mpop songs out there that are good to listen to too. Much respect for living the dream! subscribed!
Poppy!you are best!
Old school italian chefs would be rolling in their graves if they found out that you used half and half for your carbonara...lol Thanks a lot for your videos on China. As a CBC I am learning a lot about my roots from your channel and others similar to this.
Thanks for you vids. I am busy arranging my stuff to work and live in China Hangzhou. I'm a South African. Soo your ideas helped me alot.
Awesome!
Great video! You are learning to speak Chinese like a true GuangdongYan ; )
Thanks Poppy. You make me missing my home country!
Hey Poppy, great video and the way you are trying to get around with the language is rally interesting! Why not try to make a friend who is a Chinese but also had lived in US for a while? I guess that would be the best way to understand China and communicate with other people.
wow a Hero you are! It's beautiful your perseverance!