How I learned Chinese Mandarin in 30 Days + tips on how to learn 2 languages | study with me

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  • Опубліковано 25 гру 2020
  • ✨Welcome back everyone✨
    ✨I am so excited to share with you my first 30 days of learning a new language! I'm by no means trying to say that I've become fluent or even an upper beginner because Mandarin is very content heavy and I want to learn the writing system too! It's simply my journey with the language :)
    ✨I chose Mandarin because I've always wanted to speak, read and write the language just like Japanese! I also love the way it sounds too!
    ✨It's been a while since I've uploaded as I've not been very well, but I'm back! I hope you enjoy the video! If you have any questions let me know in the comments or give me a shout on my Studygram :)
    ✨Some Resources I used:
    Notepad - Muji
    Website - YoYo Chinese
    Highlighters - Here are my fave Mildliners - amzn.to/3prrU7T
    Pens - Muji 0.38 Black Ink Gel Pen - amzn.to/3jXFNt7
    Apps - Chinesimple HSK 1, Duolingo, Chineasy
    ✨Books
    Easy Peasy Chinese - amzn.to/2OLb4El
    Easy Learning Mandarin Chinese Characters by Collins - amzn.to/3qsnAGR
    ✨Time Stamps:
    00:11 - Day 1-2 Learning Chinese
    01:33 - Day 3 Learning Chinese
    02:48 - Day 5 Learning Chinese
    03:58 - Day 8 Learning Chinese
    04:45 - Day 10 Learning Chinese
    05:05 - Day 14 Learning Chinese
    06:14 - Unboxing new Stationery
    07:04 - Day 18
    07:43 - Top 3 Apps for Beginners in Chinese
    11:32 - Day 19
    12:02 - Day 26 Practicing My self-introduction
    12:40 - Writing my final self-into and discussing what I've learned
    ✨Thank you for watching✨
    ✨How to find me:
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 588

  • @Princess2
    @Princess2 3 роки тому +2078

    Good luck , to people who are learning chinese
    It took me around 4 years to speak
    Chinese fluently.

    • @jazminelayah9302
      @jazminelayah9302  3 роки тому +138

      Thank you 💕💕 Yes I feel the same way with Japanese 😝

    • @kim-yg9rc
      @kim-yg9rc 3 роки тому +22

      aaaa how did u learn 🥺

    • @candiceswanepoelcanmurderm5160
      @candiceswanepoelcanmurderm5160 3 роки тому +129

      ONLY 4 YEARS BISSSSSS it took me 11 years to speak Russian and I did it 70 hours a week. But everyone brain works differently hehe

    • @rupa15440
      @rupa15440 3 роки тому +36

      Sis I'm here on 10 years ongoing! Started learning in 6th grade and now I am in my junior year of university.

    • @graysbygrace
      @graysbygrace 3 роки тому +13

      I am in my 4 year and yep I am not that bad but there need improvement.

  • @stephanieyan8268
    @stephanieyan8268 3 роки тому +1284

    If you're gonna watch C dramas to learn Chinese, I'd recommend watching modern dramas than historical ones. Because in many historical dramas, they may use archaic language that isn't used widely nowadays :D

    • @ailin7513
      @ailin7513 3 роки тому +73

      Thanks for your advice, you're right.. the modern dramas use more everyday phrases, but I feel like in historical dramas they pronounce words more clearly x'D

    • @laurikee433
      @laurikee433 3 роки тому +49

      "The Untamed" is not going to stop me lol ❤️

    • @jindipity4772
      @jindipity4772 3 роки тому +23

      Sadd because my faves are the historical ones, I personally watch cartoons because they use really simple words😂

    • @hermajesty4785
      @hermajesty4785 3 роки тому +7

      as someone who speaks fluent Chinese and was born in China (I lived there for about 7 years then I went to Adelaide), I don't even understand some of the stuff they say in the historical Chinese dramas. My mum really likes watching them lol

    • @skysurfer7177
      @skysurfer7177 3 роки тому +8

      I agree, but The Untamed is an exemption. Haha! Im learning chinese and I watch historical dramas most. Because of this I learned some ancient chinese terms/words. Hahaha!

  • @ivy6300
    @ivy6300 3 роки тому +575

    My biggest flex is that I can understand C dramas without the subtitles because I am fully Chinese. :)

  • @chxrryglo5s846
    @chxrryglo5s846 3 роки тому +837

    I was born Chinese so I was native until I moved to the US and started speaking English, now my Chinese is kindergarten level sduhsakjdhaskhdk

    • @wysteria6013
      @wysteria6013 3 роки тому +27

      I’m Chinese too lmao but it’s not my speaking that I have a problem with but the Chinese words

    • @montserratreyeshernandez3385
      @montserratreyeshernandez3385 3 роки тому +25

      Omg same with spanish im mexican and moved to the u.s at 6 and the only reason im still fluent(but elementary level)is bc of my family and bc i live in a 98% hispanic city i feel so embarrassed and ashamed that idk my own native language so im planning to study it more so i can make my family proud

    • @linnetteresendiz
      @linnetteresendiz 3 роки тому +16

      @@montserratreyeshernandez3385 it’s ok since u listened to the language at an early age, you’ll be able to learn easier since you can remember. I was born in the US but I need to work on my spanish too :,)

    • @luvensah
      @luvensah 3 роки тому +1

      same lmao

    • @alexandral9725
      @alexandral9725 3 роки тому +3

      SAME.. im really scared about not being able to understand chinese fluently now..

  • @leyiaah6862
    @leyiaah6862 3 роки тому +375

    Some tips✨
    1) For the layout of the characters, the box should have two lines, one going vertically and the other, horizontally in the middles, this allows the characters to be center and all of the chinese booklets for 3-10 in china have that layout.
    2) if your from america, its best to say 我是美国人, rather than saying 英国人 because that means your from the uk
    Just a reminder, its the hardest language to learn and natives only know about half of the 80,000 words and still gets them wrong daily. So your doing great hunny 😩 im native and im not even nearly fluent yet

    • @wwedddc5458
      @wwedddc5458 3 роки тому +1

      你好!你的名字又意思有漂亮!我真喜欢!

    • @leyiaah6862
      @leyiaah6862 3 роки тому +1

      @@wwedddc5458 哦,那不是我真正的名字,但谢了🥺

    • @wwedddc5458
      @wwedddc5458 3 роки тому +2

      ​@@leyiaah6862我知道啊,可是意思很漂亮的。不客气!因为你用这个词“正”,我学了一个生词和它的意思!所以,谢谢你!

    • @leyiaah6862
      @leyiaah6862 3 роки тому +2

      @@wwedddc5458 啊, 不客气, 祝你学中文愉快

    • @eliasebner3595
      @eliasebner3595 2 роки тому +3

      you are native and not fluent-? how old are you? I would understand if you were like 8 years old but if you are an adult, native chinese speaker and not fluent, what am I gonna do as a non native speaker lol?

  • @lihuicham1707
    @lihuicham1707 3 роки тому +174

    Hi Jazmine, I am not a native chinese in China. However, I am born as a chinese in Malaysia. Juz want to tell you that you are heading in the right direction in learning chinese. Chinese is no doubt the hardest language I have ever encounter ( I know and can speak fluently cantonese, chinese, english, malay and now a little bit of korean). This is because of the unique chinese character. (You can't really read them by words, unlike english, each of them are different, and each of them carries a different meaning)
    I am very happy that's someone is interested in learning chinese, it's such a beautiful language (despite I definitely agree on the difficulty)
    Keep it up ! I am sure that sooner or later you will be able to speak fluently in Chinese !!

    • @nisa9047
      @nisa9047 3 роки тому

      @@Hani-tr5ys wehh me too😭

    • @Sarah-bp2dv
      @Sarah-bp2dv 2 роки тому +1

      @Jerrica Halim i'm from Germany and i'm learning Englisch,french (in school) and japanese and korean (selfstudy)
      Someday I would like to learn Chinese, but I'm too scared to pronounce everything wrong

    • @tymanung768
      @tymanung768 2 роки тому

      Chinese grammar and much vocabulary are quite simple,
      but tones and writing are hard.

    • @sleepy4205
      @sleepy4205 6 місяців тому

      ​@@tymanung768its the opposite for me, the tones and writing will get easier overtime and the vocab and grammar will get harder, this is coming from a person who is fluent.

  • @S08_
    @S08_ 3 роки тому +336

    The Untamed is a great Cdrama and its the best series i've ever watched. I still haven't gotten over it lol

    • @sonialara2233
      @sonialara2233 3 роки тому +18

      This has been my mood for more than a year, I'm never getting over it

    • @S08_
      @S08_ 3 роки тому +31

      @@sonialara2233 i only found it in February 😭
      Don’t think I’ll ever get over it lol. I also wanna buy a flute now 😂😂😂
      Edit: i bought a flute...

    • @heikestoll1205
      @heikestoll1205 3 роки тому +16

      That’s why I started learning Chinese in the first place. I’ll never get over it.
      Did you know that Vikki has a language learning option for some shows? The Untamed is one of them!!!!

    • @cxy7426
      @cxy7426 3 роки тому +1

      omg omg YES

    • @lililili-jq3il
      @lililili-jq3il 3 роки тому +1

      If you are looking for another c drama to look . I recommend word of honor it’s same auhter if I remember it’s right but the drama start is just terrible but it’s getting so much better ☺️and it’s bl like the untamed

  • @xexwxw5538
    @xexwxw5538 3 роки тому +223

    I love jasmine tea it’s myyyy favourite ,and I love how we have similar goals I’m learning Japanese and sometimes Chinese 💓

    • @jazminelayah9302
      @jazminelayah9302  3 роки тому +13

      Me too! But I love coffee almost just as much ☕️ That’s so cool! Good luck 💕😆

    • @xexwxw5538
      @xexwxw5538 3 роки тому +2

      @@jazminelayah9302 Thank you beautiful 💓

  • @sakura-fy5tw
    @sakura-fy5tw 3 роки тому +57

    If you want ideas on chinese dramas that you should watch then I recommend the following (I watched all of them, they are really good):
    - Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms (AKA Eternal Love)
    - The Wolf
    - The Romance of Tiger and Rose
    - Ashes of Love
    - Skate into Love
    If you watch any of them, hope you enjoy ♥️

    • @clavensap8279
      @clavensap8279 3 роки тому

      The only thing I watched on your list is skate into love, Thanks for you recommendation tho :D

    • @zylous7603
      @zylous7603 3 роки тому +5

      The untamed as well!

    • @nursyafiqah2865
      @nursyafiqah2865 3 роки тому +1

      Try watch : Put Your Head On My Shoulder and also Love o2o too! ❤️

  • @jpolachini
    @jpolachini 3 роки тому +161

    Girl, i also make notes in japanese while I'm studying chinese or korean. My notebooks are a completely mess that only I can understand lol lately I've been studying thai too xD

    • @fatima_0935
      @fatima_0935 3 роки тому +1

      How did you learn Korean

    • @mariyaxox-gm1nj
      @mariyaxox-gm1nj 3 роки тому +15

      @@fatima_0935 ik u arent asking me😅 but i learn from a website called Howtostudykorean. Its free and it has everything you need, from vocab to grammar and it explains everything really clearly and well. I really recommend it! :) i also recommend Koreanjun. I havent been through the entire website but it looks promising from what i've seen so far and its also free!

    • @lynaawen5761
      @lynaawen5761 3 роки тому +1

      I also do the same 3 languages

    • @user-lw8hm6zc9q
      @user-lw8hm6zc9q 3 роки тому

      I kinda feel like you're PRAIKANTOPINI fan too lol hahahaha

    • @jpolachini
      @jpolachini 3 роки тому +1

      @@fatima_0935 I'm learning in an online course made by brazilians who are graduated in Korean language, so idk if this course will help you cause it's in Portuguese ...

  • @kaykay131
    @kaykay131 3 роки тому +107

    I highly recommend "The Untamed " for the Chinese drama. So great and you can learn many words from that. I am a Chinese leaner too. Chinese is a little difficult in my opinion. But you are great. I started learning that since I am 5 and now I am 14. Even 8 years I don't know everything.😆😆

    • @gwenivercall
      @gwenivercall 3 роки тому +5

      Whatever you watch (and I love the Untamed too!) it's best to watch it on youtube - not because the subs are great (they're not) but because on top of the English there are subs in Hanzi - it's been great for me to recognize characters which I practiced and hear them pronounced too. Also, I've often paused the video and copied out the character to look it up online if I'm not sure. It's how I found out the many meanings of 'gǔn', haha.

    • @demonschnauzer1555
      @demonschnauzer1555 2 роки тому

      The Untamed is how I learned the words 闭嘴 滚 and 无聊

    • @somewherebetweenrealities
      @somewherebetweenrealities 11 місяців тому +1

      ​@@demonschnauzer1555lmfao Lan Zhan 😭

    • @revatijagdale761
      @revatijagdale761 4 місяці тому

      From where you are learning????

  • @SimpleChineseYoutube
    @SimpleChineseYoutube 3 роки тому +94

    30 days is incredibly fast! 10 years later and I still feel like I know nothing!

    • @study6415
      @study6415 3 роки тому +4

      Big fan

    • @knmid
      @knmid 2 роки тому +1

      You didn't even watch the video lmao

  • @melindawang8568
    @melindawang8568 3 роки тому +86

    I'm Chinese (born in the U.S.) and am fluent and even I often forget characters. My mom, who lived in china for 32 years forgets characters even more than me so don't worry.
    Anyway, here are some drama/tv show recommendations
    Not all of them are for beginners but if you're there for the plot, these are all pretty good
    Love o2o
    爸爸去哪儿 (I don't know the english name but this one is for beginners)
    General's wife
    The best of you in my mind
    Word of honor
    Begin again
    Sweet first love
    Professional single
    My girl
    Maiden holmes
    Goodbye my princess
    The long ballad
    You are my hero
    Go ahead
    (comment if you have a specific genre you like and I'll see what I can find)

    • @hatdoghatdog1570
      @hatdoghatdog1570 3 роки тому +3

      what do you think is the hsk level where you can understand most c-dramas?

    • @connie_83
      @connie_83 3 роки тому +4

      @@hatdoghatdog1570 I mean I'd say that maybe 2 or 3ish? Regardless, watching C-dramas will help regardless, if you're on beginner levels theres also loads of Chinese children's shows or dubs of english ones that you can listen to to help! My brother was learning mandarin (my family is chinese so he's the only one that doesn't know it yet) and he just watched the mandarin dub for My Little Pony on Netflix. It sounds rather silly but a lot of children's TV shows use language thats easy to understand and actually used!

    • @yaffaz254
      @yaffaz254 2 роки тому

      the English name for 爸爸去哪儿 is 'Where are we going Dad?'.
      btw its been quite a while since i last heard about that tv show lol

    • @dashataranlonglosttwin
      @dashataranlonglosttwin 2 роки тому

      Falling into your smile
      Mountain and ocean

    • @zanelemini9521
      @zanelemini9521 2 роки тому +1

      whenever i see word of honor and the long ballad i get happy💕

  • @yourstrulyangela
    @yourstrulyangela 3 роки тому +6

    i'm chinese and i'm fluent in mandarin but i'm still learning how to read and write in chinese because i never got the chance to learn when i was little/when i lived in china
    i was born in new york but my parents flew me to china when i was just a few months old because they couldn't take care of me and work full time jobs so they flew me to china for my grandparents and extended family to care for me. i moved florida when i was 4. i still occasionally go to china every 2-3 years 🇨🇳

  • @themistbrt9008
    @themistbrt9008 3 роки тому +37

    I would recommend you to watch Chinese drama about school. It can be quite cliche when it comes to romantic scenes (idk if you like that, but I really do haha). It's a good way I think to listen to everyday conversations between Chinese people and also to get familiar to the pronunciation by listening to common conversations topics

  • @lou-by8uj
    @lou-by8uj 3 роки тому +18

    im chinese and your handwriting is better than mine *teach me your ways-*

  • @nallyssaw
    @nallyssaw 3 роки тому +3

    I'm so grateful i found this video. I'm literally struggling w mandarin class this semester. This video help me a lot ♥️ thank you for this!

  • @AlexHernandez-on3ng
    @AlexHernandez-on3ng 3 роки тому +8

    Ahhh this is such an inspiration. As a newbie in Mandarin the real struggle for me is how to pronounce the e and r.

  • @cherriesinthespringofficial
    @cherriesinthespringofficial 3 роки тому +38

    Aww 非常好! This was really inspirational~ You've come so far in your Chinese. And congratulations on over 800 subscribers 👏🏾

  • @kurogame2392
    @kurogame2392 2 роки тому +2

    You're inspiring me! I started to learn Chinese a month ago, but i really have no idea where should start. Thanks✨♥️

  • @simk7227
    @simk7227 3 роки тому +4

    this was so inspiring and aesthetically pleasing!! inspired me to continue learning korean and japanese again ^^

  • @joshuawang8529
    @joshuawang8529 3 роки тому +8

    Your tones are extraordinary for a Chinese beginner. Keep going 💪

  • @pumpkinman9460
    @pumpkinman9460 2 роки тому

    Thank you for the motivation! It’s been difficult picking up my notebook because it’s so daunting, but working through it a little at a time is better than nothing! May peace be upon you.

  • @oniaon
    @oniaon 3 роки тому

    wow your videos are so peaceful and relaxing to watch! i love them :)

  • @user-qb4ke6gm5b
    @user-qb4ke6gm5b 3 роки тому +22

    i just talk with people and watch youtube but i really need to start actually studying i need to start actually learning more characters :(

  • @Lufigueroaa
    @Lufigueroaa 3 роки тому +3

    i liked this already and i didn’t even finish the whole entire video aha , my goal is to learn chinese and japanese as well ✨ you’ve inspired me so well thanks for the vid 🙏🏽

  • @turnip8749
    @turnip8749 2 роки тому +5

    I’ve been trying to learn mandarin since 2017 and only recently do I feel like I’ve made great progress! Don’t worry, and keep trying!

  • @s_ilfu5143
    @s_ilfu5143 2 роки тому +5

    I was born in America, during when i was a child there weren’t many chinese th shows I could watch like Ciaohu, it’s a chinese show for kids and the mascot is a tiger. My parents spoke different dialects. I also have a baby sitter who spoke Taitonese (didn’t spell that right) So i learned how to listen and adapt very quickly.
    Although I can understand what they can say most of the time, i can’t speak mandarin very well because mandarin and cantonese sound the same to me so my mouth will say what ever is easiest on my mouth.
    I was pushed to learned chinese when 11, i didn’t learn much because i felt that my chinese teachers were jumping subject tk subject way to fast. Also being around small children didn’t get my excited to learn.
    I dropped out, my sister did too following me.
    When seeing other people who speak my assumed language better than me, I feel ashamed. I regret not pushing myself, but when i did back then I would cry if i didn’t get it right. I would make myself frustrated that i wasn’t perfect.
    Or seeing other chinese people reaching great highest when i’m below them, content. I do want to learn I truly do. Because I know I have an advantage, i can ask others around me yet I don’t use that advantage. Because if i try to start learning i’m afraid of getting things wrong and asking my parents and them ridiculing me. It makes me not want to learn.
    I cant blame them, both my parents didn’t even get into highschool, I know they mean no harm. They don’t know how to parent well, because they aren’t parent well. So i’ve done my studies on my own, i’ve learned how to shut my feeling.
    My sister she looks up to me as a mother figure because my mom is not. I can speak to her, she is annoying yes. I don’t understand her just as my mom doesn’t understand me.
    The thing is my sister follows me right? So when i learn she learns that what my mom also tells me. Another reason for me to learn more because it will benefit my sister.
    I always didn’t like this, i didn’t understand why my sister couldn’t do it on her own while my whole life i’ve done things myself. I didn’t ask teacher nor parents to help me understand things. I figured it by myself, so why doesn’t she have to?
    It was selfish of me and i still think like this now. I’m ultimately ashamed of myself lot doing better.
    I’m sorry this is me ranting about myself not hate to the creator you are doing
    great!
    I’m 13 btw not an adult, but when i go to highschool i will try to get into the mindset of learning mandarin by myself. I hope that I won’t give up and half ass it.

  • @bobbythesnail5663
    @bobbythesnail5663 3 роки тому +1

    'I Hear You' is a great show - currently self-studying Chinese so thanks for this video ☺

  • @KonamiAi
    @KonamiAi 3 роки тому +4

    Yasss! Someone else who reviews their Japanese while practicing Chinese! I started with numbers, and in some cases, contextually, I can understand a written sentence because of a Japanese Kanji! I know this doesn't always work due to there being a lot of characters that are the same, but have different meaning, but it definitely helped me to ease into the study of Chinese feeling like there was at least SOMETHING I knew! I might be adopting some of these techniques! Thank you for this video! ❤

  • @dnaawesome5459
    @dnaawesome5459 3 роки тому

    This is the second video if yours I'm watching and I'm definitely subscribing. I love ppl like you and smart tokki. U guys motivate me so much to keep learning the languages. Thank you!

  • @albgres181
    @albgres181 3 роки тому +1

    3:46
    Wow! That's such a good way of learning and remembering!
    Amazing! ⭐

  • @TheMadnessangel
    @TheMadnessangel 3 роки тому +7

    I am already learning Japanese since 5 years now, and just found chinese is such beautiful language, but i forgot how to start from beginning to learn a new language. This video is so inspiring and motivating for me !

  • @emilywyq
    @emilywyq 3 роки тому +5

    C drama recommendation:
    Go go squid (2 seasons)
    Love scenery
    A love so beautiful
    Love 020
    Meteor Garden
    Put your head in my shoulder
    Well intended love (2 seasons)
    Ode to joy (2 seasons)

  • @nicemcqueen
    @nicemcqueen 2 роки тому

    you really inspiring me^^ i always get lazy when i want to learn chinese, because sometimes it's getting bored. But because of your productive learning, i kinda inspired by your style of study! thank you and your chinese character is very beautiful!

  • @ElinaUngarova
    @ElinaUngarova 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much for this motivation! You're just amazing!

  • @peiquiwu6794
    @peiquiwu6794 3 роки тому +5

    I’m Chinese and I think your great and your pronunciation is good I’ve never seen a American with so good pronunciation

  • @frisyaakhlasha2831
    @frisyaakhlasha2831 2 роки тому +1

    Woah thanks a lot. Your video is so refreshing to watch and keep my spirit to learn chinese. you also give some inspiration that I don't notice before to learn chinese easier. Thank you so much.

  • @priscillaye5049
    @priscillaye5049 3 роки тому +1

    i just came from your video about your japanese learning journey and you've inspired me to learn japanese over the summer! as a chinese-american, 1) your pronunciation and progress blew me away, and 2) i respect your diligence and hard work so much! it must be a bit trippy to learn simplified chinese after learning japanese kanji haha ;)

  • @dalgomkim7572
    @dalgomkim7572 3 роки тому

    I commend you for what you have accomplished! You actually inspire me 😊

  • @ngongoc8777
    @ngongoc8777 2 роки тому

    "It is not much, but it is something" - I like this quote!

  • @aurelialvesc
    @aurelialvesc 3 роки тому +3

    Green tea is my favorite!! Chinese tones remind me somehow of trying to hit the right notes when I sing . Merry Christmas and happy new year. Already following you on Duolingo btw.

  • @samgarcia2833
    @samgarcia2833 6 місяців тому

    Love your note taking techniques. You are very inspiring 🎉

  • @yuliia5634
    @yuliia5634 3 роки тому +6

    I always get so inspired to learn languages after I see your videos. Thank you!❤️ If you choose to learn Mandarin from Japanese it will change the language only for this course. All other courses will still be in English when you switch courses.

  • @xinnichen
    @xinnichen 3 роки тому +2

    skate into love is a cute drama! go ahead is also another fav! if you are into light-hearted historical dramas i'd also recommend the romance of tiger and rose!

  • @Vulspen
    @Vulspen 3 роки тому +4

    Very good, ive learned a lot of chinese without much study, i dont know how i did it. You inspire me to study hard like this to improve my chinese ❤️

  • @sofia.szakmany
    @sofia.szakmany 2 роки тому +2

    My fav part:
    "It's so messyyy"
    *shows us perfectly organized, neat CHINESE MANDARIN notes*
    I luv ur videos, they are so inspiring💖 Thank u for creating real quality content💖

  • @Azure-3-
    @Azure-3- 3 роки тому +12

    As a native Chinese speaker I can say that your pronunciation is great 😊

    • @barkhanag1203
      @barkhanag1203 2 роки тому

      Hello ,can you help me on my chinese .... 🥲

  • @commoncola
    @commoncola 3 роки тому +2

    Videos like this really make me wanna study Mandarin!

  • @selena311lol
    @selena311lol 3 роки тому +1

    Pronunciation is really good!!!! I'm trying to learn reading/writing after being in a western country for majority of my life. This is motivating.

  • @omichaela2314
    @omichaela2314 3 роки тому +14

    You’re so brave to learn Chinese and Japanese at the same time! At school I’m learning German and I constantly mix it up with Italian and Spanish 😰 Outside of school, I’m currently focusing on Japanese.
    頑張ってください!💖

  • @hokiangkokkpm-guru5425
    @hokiangkokkpm-guru5425 2 роки тому +6

    FYI, Chinese words pronunciation has only 5 sound groups: yin, yang, shang, qu, and neutral. If you are interested to know more how these sounds created, you may search them from the Internet, or UA-cam: Chinese pinyin tone mark.
    Note: If the sound of the words are pronounce wrong, it may bring another meaning. Beware of that.

  • @user-vd9lc5ij8o
    @user-vd9lc5ij8o 2 роки тому +1

    哇~ 好棒呀!! Fighting!!加油🥳🥳

  • @Alankrita_Singh
    @Alankrita_Singh 3 роки тому

    Really love to watch this channel and this video is superb

  • @mlktae
    @mlktae 3 роки тому +1

    I love your videos! I subscribed and followed you. My procrastination always gets the best of me and I get lazy to study which is why I'm still a beginner in French, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. I admire that you can stick to your routine. I hope we can learn together!

  • @su-wy3nz
    @su-wy3nz 2 роки тому

    I started teaching myself Chinese and Japanese together this month. So glad to see that the strategies I laid out for myself are what you are also doing. I stayed in China for a year but did not learn the language very well so when I got back home to Zimbabwe I thought of learning it myself. Then I realized how Japanese is similar to my mother tongue Shona so why not do both, it might take me long to learn but it's all good.

  • @albatenebris2626
    @albatenebris2626 3 роки тому +1

    Omg it helped me a lot, i was looking for some apps, sites and stuff. Thank you so much

  • @anxiety_spaceartz8993
    @anxiety_spaceartz8993 2 роки тому +1

    jazmine i love ur videos!!!!! im learning chinese to talk to my friend dion, she can speak english, but i have autism and i think it will let me tell her about my worries without everyone knowing! this video will help alot!! tysm

  • @victoriamaunder7058
    @victoriamaunder7058 Рік тому

    Wow your writing and pronunciation is amazing you have inspired me to learn Chinese properly

  • @hajarmeskine1804
    @hajarmeskine1804 3 роки тому +1

    I'm obsessed with stationary and language learning too 😍

  • @thejensetterkive
    @thejensetterkive 3 роки тому

    I needed this! If I can start today

  • @bright3695
    @bright3695 3 роки тому +6

    I love China because I m so obsessed with chinese dramasss,their tradition ,culture etc...🥰❤

  • @geraldinedorville
    @geraldinedorville 3 роки тому +13

    I started following you in Duolingo! 💖

  • @user-xl5bb9hb8b
    @user-xl5bb9hb8b 3 роки тому +1

    i think learning languages is so fun + i’m learning multiple too so it makes me happy seeing others do it too! one thing i try to tell myself is it’ll take forever to be fluent & a lot of natives still get things incorrect & some of them will even tell you that. heck i’m an english native speaker & my grammar is still so bad lol moral of the story, no one is ever truly perfect in speaking a language, native or not.

  • @danb1349
    @danb1349 3 роки тому +1

    Inspirational. Keep at it Jaz!

  • @SamiHime
    @SamiHime 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks for the inspiration~ good luck with studying Japanese and Chinese ✨ I'm gonna add you on duo

    • @jazminelayah9302
      @jazminelayah9302  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you so much サミちゃん! Your comment means a lot 💕 Yey! I’ll add you back 😊

  • @pumkinpatchwork
    @pumkinpatchwork 3 роки тому +3

    4:55 if you haven’t watched the Untamed I HIGHLY recommend it

  • @meigie
    @meigie 3 роки тому

    4:22 You both Smart Tokki and you are my favorite study vlogger!

  • @stellaqian1645
    @stellaqian1645 2 роки тому

    Good job girl. You're amazing.

  • @nikkishy3024
    @nikkishy3024 3 роки тому +3

    Me as someone who learned Mandarin for the last 20 years of my life and still is far from mastering it, when I saw the title of the video I was like HOW?!!?!?!? 😂😂😂

  • @saranajib2926
    @saranajib2926 2 роки тому

    Well done dear jazmine👏❤️

  • @nguyenthiyennhi2032
    @nguyenthiyennhi2032 3 роки тому

    Your video is so useful to me now. Tks so much❤️

  • @ariunsanaab3203
    @ariunsanaab3203 3 роки тому

    wow, people often don't put much learning Chinese videos, so I'm glad you did, and let us update GL :)

  • @weltschmertzz
    @weltschmertzz 2 роки тому

    I highly recommend "You are my hero" or any Ma Sichun drama. Her smile makes me feel happy for some reason ☺️

  • @icecreamcookie9677
    @icecreamcookie9677 3 роки тому

    This was a really nice video! Ive been learning mandarin at uni and this gonna be my third year of learning chines, i'll be getting soon intermediate certificate, however it is still quite hard for me to grasp the tones , especially when I want to speak faster . I think the grammar parts are quite difficult even though my tutor always says how chinese grammar is easier than english lol dont know about that...but yea I would say if someone actually wants to start learning it , dont worry and take it slow , this comes from a person that is fluent in 3 languages (dont want to brag about it lol) it actually takes a lot of years to get that solid intermediate level

  • @channeparisxoxo
    @channeparisxoxo 3 роки тому

    Waw, thank you girl!! I am gonna follow your path. I might adjust it, but so far I like it. My native language is Mexican Spanish, then English. So, here it goes my 3rth one. Thank you so much.

  • @sofiaaa
    @sofiaaa 2 роки тому

    Hi! I’m learning Chinese and is it okay if I don’t have books? Chinese Mandarin learning materials are pretty hard to find in my area and we can’t really travel since I’m still a minor and I’m not allowed to enter the city :(( Or, do you know any websites where I can download PDF versions? T - T

  • @lhizamhae143
    @lhizamhae143 3 роки тому +1

    Your the best of vlogging a language

  • @dessiayo
    @dessiayo 3 роки тому

    your notes are so prettyy

  • @xinling7601
    @xinling7601 3 роки тому

    Your handwriting is so good, congratulations 👏

  • @raydai9541
    @raydai9541 3 роки тому

    Your handwriting is really good!

  • @tezcat815
    @tezcat815 Рік тому

    thaks u so much i really loved this video, i speak spanish and i want to learn both chinese and japanese in english and you gaved me a looot of resources, mil gracias linda !

  • @falynn3879
    @falynn3879 3 роки тому

    your writing is so perfect

  • @jackylay7479
    @jackylay7479 2 роки тому

    wonderful.......you do it the best

  • @cratillionsatome828
    @cratillionsatome828 3 роки тому +1

    A few C-drama recommendations would be
    1.The brightest star in the sky (absolutely love this one it is my a time favorite even though I also watch k-dramas. God tier)
    2. Skate into love (this show is soo good I can't even explain it in words but if you like some ice sports than this is really good. Its based in college)
    3. Chef hua (very relaxing show but also fun)

  • @cksimoes
    @cksimoes 3 роки тому

    oh I enjoyed so much see you studying

  • @TanKLoveR
    @TanKLoveR 3 роки тому

    Great video Jazmine, as a fellow Chinese learner I know the beginning can be overwhelming, right now I'm trying to get out of a rut and finish hsk 3 and start with 4. If you want to watch some Chinese dramas I recommend 都挺好, 棋魂,The first half of my life and Nirvana on fire if you like fantasy it's really good. Keep it up 加油

  • @04dipaola
    @04dipaola 3 роки тому +40

    I dont know if you 've ever seen it but i highly reccoment ''the Untamed'' as a series . You can find it on youtube,btw love ur videos

    • @jazminelayah9302
      @jazminelayah9302  3 роки тому +5

      Thank you for the rec! I’m gonna look into it 😊 also I’m so glad you enjoy my videos kk 💕

    • @285049
      @285049 3 роки тому +7

      I absolutely love the Untamed, the story is really good and there are so many "moral grey" characters. Plus the main leads characterizations are like "love it". The Untamed is actually based on a web novel by the name of Mo Dao Zu Shi, or The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation. Which is a BL (Boy Love) novel, or a relationship between two men. The Untamed itself does not have any BL elements between the two leads due to China's ban on presenting Homosexuality on public television (though the crew was not shy in hinting that there may be something more between the two leads 🤣)
      But anyway, the show does have a lot of Chinese idioms used throughout, especially between the main characters (they do come from prominent sects after all), so it might be a good idea to use online resources to look up some of these idioms. But other than that, I hope you have fun. If there is anything about the show that confuses you. Feel free to reach out to me.
      By the way, Netflix has it to where you can turn on Mandarin Subtitles if you need to read them while watching the show because they can talk really fast. (This goes for all C-Dramas)
      Good luck.

    • @TiinkerBells
      @TiinkerBells 3 роки тому +5

      @@285049 That's not true. Wangxian are still canon in the show. It's just not explicit. The producers were careful in order to bypass censorship, but it absolutely does have "bl elements". From the references to Tu'er Shen to a scene of Wangxian literally doing wedding vows. www.pulp-usu.com/pop/2019/11/15/6-times-the-untamed-was-like-censorship-who-and-gave-the-gays-their-rights

    • @clavensap8279
      @clavensap8279 3 роки тому

      I have only watch a few episodes and gave up T^T

  • @jaydenrasmussen1674
    @jaydenrasmussen1674 2 роки тому +2

    For everyone complaining about the title, read the description please lol. I know she should've said it in another way, 'my journey with a new language' for example. But in the description, it clearly states:
    "I am so excited to share with you my first 30 days of learning a new language! I'm by no means trying to say that I've become fluent or even an upper beginner because Mandarin is very content heavy and I want to learn the writing system too! It's simply my journey with the language :)". It's just a small mistake, y'all needa chill.

  • @gillianl8932
    @gillianl8932 3 роки тому

    Not sure if you already knew this but there’s actually free writing practice sheets that you can find online. The website allows you to input whatever Chinese character you want and you can choose to have the sheets show you practice strokes or not, traditional Chinese etc. So it basically customisable and you can print/download.

  • @Someone12549
    @Someone12549 3 роки тому +1

    Im a chinese! Really amazed by how accurate your pronunciation is and your persistence to work through all 30 days! Your chinese handwriting is also neat consider that you are just learning them! Happy for your achievement :D
    Some C-dramas to recommend (I love watching chinese dramas):
    - 如此可爱的我们(ru ci ke ai de wo men) : a short series on the lives of a few high school students, really cute and funny
    - 微微一笑很倾城 (wei wei yi xiao hen qing cheng): a really popular chinese drama, i think the english name is love 020? Although the female actress is filled with controversy, this is still indeed a good drama.
    There are more but I watch more historical dramas than modern dramas and I think it is easier to understand modern ones so Ill reco this two first. :D
    All the best for your learning journey! Even though Im 5 months late haha

  • @present9001
    @present9001 3 роки тому

    I LOVE YOU SO MUCH ❤❤❤

  • @dietrichdietrich7763
    @dietrichdietrich7763 2 роки тому

    Watching your video made me cheerful

    • @dietrichdietrich7763
      @dietrichdietrich7763 2 роки тому

      I haven't been the same without Ke Ke but Ke Ke would of loved this video, rest in Heaven long Live Ke Ke the cat! My cat has passed away now but she still loves you

  • @jin39838
    @jin39838 3 роки тому

    omg you are doing so well girl!!! and also your Japanese. btw I'm a Chinese living in Japan right now. keep going!!

  • @user-tm4lt3sc7h
    @user-tm4lt3sc7h 3 роки тому

    your accent is already rlly good!

  • @lazybaby525
    @lazybaby525 2 роки тому

    You are very disciplined as far as I see

  • @costillabustamante5401
    @costillabustamante5401 3 роки тому

    This is sooo nice

  • @jannona_joy1796
    @jannona_joy1796 3 роки тому +1

    i had learned mandarin on duolingo too it looks so easy on it

  • @saemarine
    @saemarine 3 роки тому +4

    Honestly, in my opinion, don’t learn a few languages at the same time (unless it has the same alphabet as you) bc you will get more unmotivated and you will rush 🥺 so I reccomend you to study 1 language and study for it for a few years and move on to the next language

  • @annabelreeves6329
    @annabelreeves6329 3 роки тому

    watch Triad Princess!! its based in Taiwan so the accents are different than what you might be used to + theres some native dialect, but such a good show!!