The Tones in Mandarin Chinese | Beginner Lesson 2 | HSK 1

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  • @TokyoKazama
    @TokyoKazama 4 роки тому +1592

    I have no intention of learning Chinese and have no idea why this was recommended to me, but I found this really engaging to watch so what the hell. *Take ma sub*

    • @吴小先生
      @吴小先生 4 роки тому +105

      UA-cam knows u better than urself

    • @yasminhando
      @yasminhando 4 роки тому +25

      Omg me too! And I repeated everything

    • @hannacastro3608
      @hannacastro3608 4 роки тому +6

      @@吴小先生
      Looooool

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  4 роки тому +84

      That's wonderful! Thank you for subscribing!

    • @muhammadowais2873
      @muhammadowais2873 4 роки тому +14

      @@HarbinMandarin thank you for teaching us

  • @salmasaleh-s.m
    @salmasaleh-s.m Рік тому +19

    I think you are the best Chinese teacher in youtube

  • @TheWood0465
    @TheWood0465 4 роки тому +719

    This video is excellent.
    It is so hard to learn tonal languages for westerners. Breaking it down and comparing tones to colloquial English expressions is inspired.
    Thanks!

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  4 роки тому +67

      I'm happy that you enjoyed my lesson and find it useful. Thank you.

    • @spasiba24
      @spasiba24 4 роки тому +10

      Not only western , but easter too

    • @pedroferraz7412
      @pedroferraz7412 4 роки тому +3

      Its really are difficult but not impossible!

    • @spasiba24
      @spasiba24 4 роки тому +2

      @@pedroferraz7412 it's really difficult but possible!

    • @thatb1h855
      @thatb1h855 4 роки тому

      @@spasiba24 ?

  • @ivancastillosanchez975
    @ivancastillosanchez975 4 роки тому +24

    Mexican here that's willing to learn chinese, this's so self explanatory, great job, new subs.

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  4 роки тому +1

      Hi Ivan! Thank you for subscribbing! Happy learning!

  • @potassium6810
    @potassium6810 4 роки тому +2068

    u don't just learn Mandarin, you also practice your singing skills

    • @meliamedaverman3558
      @meliamedaverman3558 3 роки тому +118

      I literally lost my voice from learning this! 🤣
      The muscles ain't used to exercise with all these different tones. Lol
      I find that this is good exercise for your throat before singing.

    • @mustafajuventino9964
      @mustafajuventino9964 3 роки тому +5

      😂

    • @huaiwei
      @huaiwei 3 роки тому +26

      Tones are not the same as singing. Practically all of us speak with tones, even for non-tonal languages. Unless, of course, you speak like a monotonous robot.
      She already demonstrated those instances in English with similar sounding tones.

    • @OkkkkOO366
      @OkkkkOO366 3 роки тому +59

      @@huaiwei don't take it so seriously it's just some kind of jokes bruh

    • @hastin_6941
      @hastin_6941 3 роки тому +1

      I guess

  • @noselfcontrol
    @noselfcontrol 4 роки тому +715

    The hand movements really help, this is a great lesson. They all are ... thanks!

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  4 роки тому +30

      Thank you so much Cam!

    • @muhammadowais2873
      @muhammadowais2873 4 роки тому +4

      me too

    • @evlyn3442
      @evlyn3442 4 роки тому +9

      Me like this too when I learn to pronounce the pinyin...my hand move automatically hahaha...but I find it helps for me to memorize the different tones...I'm still in the beginning / basic of learning Mandarin...

    • @idontthink
      @idontthink 4 роки тому +1

      I agree. Just a small suggestion. It would be great if you do the pronunciation and the hand gesture at the same time. In this video, you start the pronunciation at the end of the gesture.

    • @law285
      @law285 4 роки тому

      She really have sense of teaching

  • @innerchildwontchange
    @innerchildwontchange 4 роки тому +249

    Who would know I’d call the Chinese tones “easy” one day... I know this is not all yet, but the teacher explains it very clearly that I could umderstand and apply it. woow amazing

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  4 роки тому +23

      Hi Hanne! I'm so glad to hear that. Thank you for your comment and happy learning!

    • @coffeejab3381
      @coffeejab3381 3 роки тому +1

      I agree ☺

    • @ah.s.3979
      @ah.s.3979 2 роки тому

      Hello

    • @ah.s.3979
      @ah.s.3979 2 роки тому

      I am agree

  • @bighit3406
    @bighit3406 4 роки тому +1091

    My mom barged in my room shouting 'what?!' 'what do you want?'

    • @wwxisonlyhuman
      @wwxisonlyhuman 4 роки тому +53

      Lol my mum was also frustrated 🤣😂

    • @bighit3406
      @bighit3406 4 роки тому +22

      @Li'l Squeak yep, 2x higher rising tone

    • @bighit3406
      @bighit3406 4 роки тому +13

      @@wwxisonlyhuman untamed! 😍

    • @wwxisonlyhuman
      @wwxisonlyhuman 4 роки тому +7

      @Li'l Squeak ig mum's always have that inbuilt 🤣😂

    • @imfine7324
      @imfine7324 4 роки тому +14

      not connected to the topic but why does ten looks like a drugged mona lisa in your pfp

  • @AetheismRules
    @AetheismRules 2 роки тому +2

    I have seen many videos insisting that the tones are really easy - if they were easy - we (foreigners) wouldnt find them so difficult and keep making mistakes !!
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP !! Much appreciated. This is one of the best "chinese tone" videos around.

  • @happylivelife
    @happylivelife 2 роки тому +1

    I thank u from the bottom of my heart cuz i was finding lesson of Chinese every where
    I wet to librar to find dictionary but failed
    Tried many apps websites again failed
    Then one day UA-cam introduced your channel and i just randomly clicked your video ad this time i succeeded
    Thank u very much now i can study peacefully

  • @자이-u2t
    @자이-u2t 4 роки тому +101

    Finally I found a good teacher for my Foreign Languange Subject.
    Your English Accent and pronunciation are Perfect!

  • @jakewood5475
    @jakewood5475 6 років тому +445

    You deserve more subscribers.

  • @taylormagnant4927
    @taylormagnant4927 4 роки тому +70

    I’ve been struggling with this for a while! It was a really good idea to compare it to english words - “what” for 2nd tone, “well” for 3rd tone, and “stop” for 4th tone. I had heard of questions=rising tone, but this was the first I’ve heard of the tricks for the others!

  • @desanipt
    @desanipt 4 роки тому +625

    I just never got the answer on one thing about tonal languages, like mandarin.
    If it's so dependent on tones for the meaning of words, how do they manage it in songs? Do they have to pick words whose tones will fit the melody of the song, or tones are just ignored and you have to be supposing which is the word intended?

    • @sghasas
      @sghasas 4 роки тому +53

      That's the exact reason why k-pop and related has fast-paced lyrics, to allow the tone to be correct

    • @sghasas
      @sghasas 4 роки тому +63

      Music in tonal languages usually do not extend to much the words, but uses more the melody and the space between the words

    • @가나-q6v
      @가나-q6v 4 роки тому +368

      @@sghasas Korean is not tonal language

    • @sghasas
      @sghasas 4 роки тому +20

      @@가나-q6v ooops

    • @director-of-the-BSF
      @director-of-the-BSF 4 роки тому +36

      Subject to the melody of the song, but most of the words are correctly pronounced in Chinese. I don't know if it was deliberately considered when writing the lyrics or by coincidence.

  • @rivalzcarnivore2767
    @rivalzcarnivore2767 3 роки тому +72

    She's so cute, her cuteness encourages me to learn Chinese.

  • @rizwanbutt4625
    @rizwanbutt4625 5 років тому +287

    Ma'am, this is one of the most fruitfull and easy to understand video regarding chinses tone, you have done really good job, awesome.
    xiexie laoshi

  • @S_for_Scientist
    @S_for_Scientist 4 роки тому +12

    One of my friend , challenged me to learn Chinese
    I hope I'll learn it
    You are such a nice tutor

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  4 роки тому +3

      Thank you so much! Best wishes with your studies!

  • @user-is7xs1mr9y
    @user-is7xs1mr9y 3 роки тому +28

    I'm a beginner in korean, so maybe that's why this was sugested to me. I watched it out of curiosity and although chinese is such an intimidating language, your way of explaining is so easy to understand. You have a gift. Maybe I'll give chinese a try in a few years because I really want to learn as many languages as I can, but I like taking things slow. As a native spanish speaker, it has always fascinated me the complexity of the chinese language. Loved the video!

  • @Purple__
    @Purple__ 3 місяці тому +1

    The way you explain the tones in the 1-5 range is so extremely helpful, just these two videos helped me so much already

  • @feihongyuan6374
    @feihongyuan6374 3 роки тому +2

    I just transferred to a Chinese-Buddhist school and one of the subjects we need to study is Chinese Mandarin, I’ve been having a hard time pronouncing Chinese words because of their puzzling tones. Now I’m practicing through YT tutorials, and this is very helpful.
    谢谢,老师!

  • @Jus_da_tip
    @Jus_da_tip 3 роки тому +2

    This lady is an amazing teacher. I never thought I wanted to learn Mandarin but she makes it so engaging and easy.

  • @kelvinkeel
    @kelvinkeel 4 роки тому +89

    This video came out of nowhere in my recommendation. But I found so well explained and smooth that I ended up my day learning Mandarin. How come? Great Teaching!

  • @ilesanmiabayomielijah4981
    @ilesanmiabayomielijah4981 3 роки тому +11

    You know...this is going so much easy for me. I'm a Yoruba from Nigeria and our language is also tonal. Maybe that's why I feel so connected to China

  • @Cennwulf
    @Cennwulf 11 місяців тому

    This is great - I am 61 years old, I always knew Mandarin was a tonal language, but now I know what that means - THANK YOU!!!

    • @GardenNHS
      @GardenNHS 10 місяців тому

      I think...Chinese has 4000 or 5000 years history.
      Pin Yin tones.
      ā Singing tone. 🎼 🎵
      á Questioning tone. ?
      ă Thinking tone. 🤔
      à Rejection tone. N😡! NO! 👎

  • @ronald3639
    @ronald3639 3 роки тому +2

    I find chinese very easy. People find it difficult bevause of its alphabets and I personally find saying the tones quickly difficult. But this video helped me a lot. It changed my perspective towards Chinese.

  • @peipeixi
    @peipeixi 4 роки тому +24

    I’m a complete beginner in Mandarin. The reason I want to learn is because I’m part Chinese but I did not grow up in China. I think it’s a beautiful language. This is really helpful! Thanks

  • @BlueCielo22
    @BlueCielo22 4 роки тому +4

    I think this video gives everyone hope that that can in fact learn Chinese. I never thought I would be able to learn Chinese mainly because I never understood the tones and how they're pronunced but after this video I'm amazed at how well you're able to explain the different tones to English speakers. Well done 👍
    Obviously it will take a very long time with practice and patience to learn but it's still more achievable than I thought!

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  4 роки тому

      Thank you so much for your comment Skye! Happy learning!

  • @mariai9577
    @mariai9577 3 роки тому +5

    I'm not planning to learn Chinese language , but I watched this video and it's amazing! I like how you explain everything, your voice is clear and sounds good.
    You're very talented teacher!
    Keep doing this great job!
    Wishing you a big success and millions of subscriber! All the best!

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  3 роки тому +2

      Hi Maria. Thank you so much for your nice comment! 😃

  • @fagumajhi4352
    @fagumajhi4352 3 роки тому +1

    Many Roles of Teacher in world... unbelievable

  • @ramonaiamandi2536
    @ramonaiamandi2536 4 роки тому +2

    You are an EXTRAORDINARY TEACHER ! Pls don't stop teaching us ! Thanks !

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  4 роки тому +1

      Thank you Ramona! I will keep making new lessons!

  • @peekabae5788
    @peekabae5788 4 роки тому +21

    This video helped me to finally comprehend the tones with which Ive been struggling very much... Thank you so much excellent video!!!

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  4 роки тому +2

      You are very welcome! I'm so happy to hear that the lesson was helpful!

  • @tiposiniestro151
    @tiposiniestro151 4 роки тому +62

    I could never pronounce correctly 2nd and 3rd tones, I really heard almost no difference and therefore I couldn't pronounce them differently.... till I saw this video. Thank you.

  • @costrio
    @costrio 2 роки тому +3

    The reference to English words is very helpful, IMO. For the neutral tone I think of it like Morse Code. The long tone and the neutral (shorter) tone. That's the mnemonic I'm using for now. Thanks for such clear, distinctive vocalizations, it helps to understand the subtleties, to me.

  • @kashifkhan1850
    @kashifkhan1850 3 місяці тому

    Thank you! I’ve just started learning Chinese, and your lectures have been incredibly helpful. I’ve already learned so much. I really appreciate your guidance-you're a truly exceptional and knowledgeable teacher.

  • @shadrachwilson1211
    @shadrachwilson1211 6 місяців тому

    This lazy is a really good teacher. I like the way she takes her time to explain and pronounce the words. I'm really enjoying this!😊

  • @Letti11
    @Letti11 3 роки тому +9

    I'm speak fluent English & Spainsh....I'm trying to learn Chinese. Your usage of your hands while saying the tones really really helps. THANK YOU for your knowledge!

  • @LynnXternal
    @LynnXternal 4 роки тому +36

    I found this in my recommendations randomly, and the English word examples have been really insightful to understand the tones. (aah, what, well, stop)

  • @Mr.Dziej72
    @Mr.Dziej72 4 роки тому +4

    This is an extremely clear and succinct video. Great instruction, and particularly helpful in comparing the tones to how certain English words are said. Thank you.

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  4 роки тому +2

      Glad it was helpful! Thank you very much!

  • @anasmirza346
    @anasmirza346 2 роки тому +1

    你真是一位非常棒的老师,一定比其他的在线教中文课的老师讲得好得多,我只想给你鼓励一下,你作的视频很有帮助,谢谢!

  • @tobiaskaradut9567
    @tobiaskaradut9567 4 роки тому +1

    This is such a simple but so important lesson for beginners like myself. Something that doesnt get teached by duolingo for example. Of course, doulingo doesnt replace a teacher but for really early beginners it can get frustrating. This helps to make it way better and help to step up ones mandarin game. Thank you.

  • @rayart3507
    @rayart3507 4 роки тому +27

    This is perfect, I actually study Mandarin for almost 6 years in school (it's also a subject in school) but I still struggle with the tiniest things like making simple sentence or pronouncing words. At this point, people would expect me to be fluent but I barely knows anything 😃 so thank you, it's really helpful 😄

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  4 роки тому +2

      Hi Saki! Thank you very much for your lovely comment!

    • @neefah88
      @neefah88 2 роки тому

      oh Gee thanks lol... im a beginner and yet you have me questioning myself!!!! but i shall keep going lol

  • @umeshmishra191
    @umeshmishra191 3 роки тому +4

    It is the best channel for Chinese learning.Thank you!

  • @eduardadhi110
    @eduardadhi110 3 роки тому +8

    Your lessons are so clear !! This is the mandarin teacher we all need 👍

  • @painandsuffering2079
    @painandsuffering2079 3 роки тому

    This is a good thing I encounter this video from the past *2 YEARS* because I have a speaking test, thank you

    • @painandsuffering2079
      @painandsuffering2079 3 роки тому

      Also the note is that I have to redo the video cause I am a forgetful man so this will be hard cause I have lots of things in my head like sui- I mean yeah ( that is a joke I was thinking of learning and such so yes)

  • @carmenchen3588
    @carmenchen3588 2 місяці тому

    Learning Chinese but was never taught tone when I was in Chinese school so watching this has helped me have a more understanding on how to read the characters

  • @thomasanderson3003
    @thomasanderson3003 4 роки тому +6

    Been trying to learn chinese through duolingo and couldn't figure this out. This is awesome!

  • @necro699
    @necro699 3 роки тому +4

    This is PERFECT for me as I just started learning Mandarin from Rosetta Stone. You are great. This is a godsend. THANK YOU so much. I definitely subscribed. You're teaching is great.

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  3 роки тому

      Thank you for subscribing! Happy learning!

  • @thetongueofangels1882
    @thetongueofangels1882 4 роки тому +8

    I wasnt planning on learning any asian languages but now you've got me thinking about it😅❤ ill save this for later

  • @Meena777_
    @Meena777_ 2 роки тому

    Great teacher ever to learn a Chinese language... I hope it will help me learn so fast and easily... Clear voice

  • @md.yasinsiddique3464
    @md.yasinsiddique3464 3 роки тому +2

    Hello i am From Bangladesh 🇧🇩 and I learn your language through your channel, easy to understand ❤️❤️❤️ take love

  • @camalakko7084
    @camalakko7084 4 роки тому +9

    I was studying French, I don't know how but I am here and looking at this right now.

    • @Jchouseart
      @Jchouseart 3 місяці тому

      So did you succeed in this language please

  • @gulamansari7630
    @gulamansari7630 4 роки тому +608

    To learn Chinese, you should forget all other languages first...

    • @rezagrans1296
      @rezagrans1296 4 роки тому +26

      HeeeeHehe good advise, just use the reset machine from MIB (97')

    • @rezagrans1296
      @rezagrans1296 4 роки тому +2

      @Sharifah Bahari
      Sharifah Bahari
      gazgazgaz😘😍😘😉🌺
      Khobi juju, Afghani Asti..?

    • @AhmedThaking
      @AhmedThaking 4 роки тому

      @@rezagrans1296 kose nanet reza tu irani asty?

    • @painandsuffering2079
      @painandsuffering2079 3 роки тому +4

      That would be hard

    • @ilesanmiabayomielijah4981
      @ilesanmiabayomielijah4981 3 роки тому +1

      I don't need to discard my other languages. Have any one noticed Yoruba is also tonal?

  • @terigon5192
    @terigon5192 3 роки тому +3

    She teaches so well but I blushed when she said "very good" it made me want to do even better

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  3 роки тому +2

      Thank you Terigon! I'm sure you will do better and better!

    • @terigon5192
      @terigon5192 3 роки тому

      @@HarbinMandarin many thanks, I have been following your channel for over a week now and I've learned a lot of things :D

  • @gamingexpert2879
    @gamingexpert2879 3 роки тому +2

    Hi Yishuang
    I'm an Indian
    And Your lessons are very interesting
    I watch your one lesson three times a day

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  3 роки тому

      Hi Jasmine. I'm happy to hear that! Happy learning!

  • @thegkroom3304
    @thegkroom3304 3 роки тому +1

    I am learning this because once I am fully grown I want to work in China. I am really into it. Like what I feel about the culture and people is beyond my comprehense. And I am continuously thinking about it. Even learning mandarin from now.
    Ma'am I think the way you teach is gonna speed up my learning. A big thank you to you.
    Well, a new subscriber here🙋
    Lots of Love,
    Bhavani swami,
    India.

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  3 роки тому

      Thank you for subscribing to my channel! Happy learning!

  • @madelinesamaniego8382
    @madelinesamaniego8382 3 роки тому +4

    So helpful, I’m starting learning Chinese by myself and the 4 tones where quite confusing. Thank you!

  • @somqng_
    @somqng_ 4 роки тому +4

    Thank you for making this!! I don’t usually have courage to learn new languages because I think I’m pronouncing it wrong. This helped so much!!

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  4 роки тому

      You are very welcome! I'm glad that my lesson was helpful.

  • @Cookingwithkawish
    @Cookingwithkawish 3 роки тому +22

    You are amazing ❤ your lecture ❤❤

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  3 роки тому +3

      Thank you!

    • @Cookingwithkawish
      @Cookingwithkawish 3 роки тому

      @@HarbinMandarin yes 👍👌❤

    • @semprelazio8864
      @semprelazio8864 3 роки тому +1

      @@HarbinMandarin never new about different tones in language. Very fascinating. I gave your video a like as was very impressed by your presentation. If I was to learn Mandarin I would have found a fantastic teacher 😁

  • @rndmchnnl20
    @rndmchnnl20 3 роки тому +1

    Your teacher skill is so good! I love it

  • @lizzyliz258
    @lizzyliz258 Рік тому

    Thank you so much for this amazingly detailed video . I have been studying Mandarin for 8 months and I swear I thought I was “tone death .” After this video I actually understand , identify, and hear the tones ❤.
    Thank you thank you !!

  • @bhavanachouhan7293
    @bhavanachouhan7293 4 роки тому +138

    I mean really , just a tone can change the meaning...... 😲😲

    • @吴小先生
      @吴小先生 4 роки тому +24

      Yes exactly... Chinese students would have exams about tones

    • @bhavanachouhan7293
      @bhavanachouhan7293 4 роки тому +16

      @@吴小先生 really but i don't get how do u guys learn the term to write... 🙁

    • @吴小先生
      @吴小先生 4 роки тому +12

      Bhavana Chouhan this is the hard part about Chinese...

    • @bhavanachouhan7293
      @bhavanachouhan7293 4 роки тому +1

      @@吴小先生 is it really too heart😟😟

    • @吴小先生
      @吴小先生 4 роки тому +12

      Bhavana Chouhan not really that hard once you get to know the system 😂 personally feeling, Chinese grammar is simpler than most of the languages’ in the world

  • @Miraihi
    @Miraihi 3 роки тому +4

    I've picked up tones pretty easily (Thanks to this lesson), but can totally imagine myself ignoring them in actual conversation :D

  • @DisneyAndSpiritLover
    @DisneyAndSpiritLover 3 роки тому +9

    Ever since watching CDrama, I've picked up so many words in Mandarin Chinese. It's such a beautiful language to me. I can't help but want to learn more & more of it. I'll never be fluent but at least I can learn & have fun. Thank you! Xièxiè. :)

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  3 роки тому

      Bú kè qi! I'm happy to hear that! Happy learning, and I believe you will become fluent!

  • @faroutgolf3650
    @faroutgolf3650 Рік тому +1

    Chinese lady, I love your teaching skills they are the best for me...

  • @MinhTruong-uy6te
    @MinhTruong-uy6te Рік тому

    This is definitely the best pedagogical method I've seen. And the teacher is great!

  • @meliamedaverman3558
    @meliamedaverman3558 3 роки тому +16

    I swear practicing the 4 different tones is another way of exercising/warming my throats before singing. Lol
    My throat is kinda sore now haha

    • @OkkkkOO366
      @OkkkkOO366 3 роки тому

      You should learn cantonese then for it is having like 9 tones

  • @svarahorejsi2959
    @svarahorejsi2959 4 роки тому +34

    "How can we make it as difficult as possible to say something?" The inventor of Chinese probably.

    • @klararosengren5314
      @klararosengren5314 3 роки тому +2

      Then came Cantonese....🙄

    • @svarahorejsi2959
      @svarahorejsi2959 3 роки тому +1

      @@klararosengren5314 Is that even more difficult?

    • @klararosengren5314
      @klararosengren5314 3 роки тому +9

      @@svarahorejsi2959 it has nine tones instead of just four. So... Make your judgement 😅

    • @svarahorejsi2959
      @svarahorejsi2959 3 роки тому +2

      @@klararosengren5314 I heard a story about a guy trying to order a beer but instead he asked for waitress's sister. It was just a tone different.

    • @klararosengren5314
      @klararosengren5314 3 роки тому +1

      @@svarahorejsi2959 😂 oh shit... But well, yes, I have come to realise the danger in ignoring the tone. Just go through all the combinations of different tones in your head and you'll cringe at all the ridiculous sentences you can come up with XD

  • @mustafajuventino9964
    @mustafajuventino9964 4 роки тому +495

    Now arabic seems to me the easiest language ever 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @haideria2433
      @haideria2433 4 роки тому +32

      Hahaha same already I speak arabic fluently

    • @mustafajuventino9964
      @mustafajuventino9964 4 роки тому +9

      @@haideria2433 wow congrats

    • @cueiyo6906
      @cueiyo6906 4 роки тому +23

      @@mustafajuventino9964 don't worry Arabic is second hardest xd

    • @milkyway6021
      @milkyway6021 4 роки тому +16

      Been learning arabic since i was a kid thank god. But what if I've been learning mandarin too

    • @cueiyo6906
      @cueiyo6906 4 роки тому +58

      @@milkyway6021 I'm a Cantonese speaker and Mandarin is childishly easy. Mandarin is the easiest Chinese dialect of all and when I found out it only had four tone I blew up, Cantonese 6 tones (and additional 3 more) and they all sound the same to a non-native speaker. Ppl would never realize the simplicity of Mandarin if they aren't a Chinese speaker of another Dialect :P

  • @mahmoudmahany3489
    @mahmoudmahany3489 2 роки тому

    I rarely comment on UA-cam videos, but I'm really glad that your channel showed in the videos recommendations.
    Thank you so much for your efforts and great explanation :)

  • @Miss_Prowlheart
    @Miss_Prowlheart Рік тому +1

    She is an amazing teacher, I do appreciate this a lot

  • @risingsun2419
    @risingsun2419 4 роки тому +12

    I subscribe! I’m learning Chinese and the pronunciation it so hard!

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  4 роки тому +1

      Thank you for subscribing! Happy learning!

  • @DarkittyShadow
    @DarkittyShadow 3 роки тому +7

    I just started learning the language and was so confused about the tones, this was really helpful ❤️ new sub here, greetings from México 😊

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  3 роки тому +2

      Hola Clau! Welcome to my channel! Happy learning!

    • @xiangzhang1127
      @xiangzhang1127 3 роки тому

      I am Chinese. I tell you that you don’t need tones to learn Chinese. You can understand Chinese when you speak.

    • @harunrashid6052
      @harunrashid6052 3 роки тому

      Hi m

  • @watanabepolyglot3433
    @watanabepolyglot3433 4 роки тому +6

    I never knew I needed you in my life 🤣♥️

  • @shadhinbaruanishu7544
    @shadhinbaruanishu7544 2 роки тому

    You are such good teacher, I am learning from you for 3 days now, and finally I am certain that I will really learn speaking Chinese now!

  • @MusicalEmperor
    @MusicalEmperor 3 роки тому +1

    I think you are best teacher for teaching Chinese in the whole world
    Thanks😘❤️❤️

  • @sharicass1712
    @sharicass1712 4 роки тому +51

    Me: I'll never learn Chinese, it seems difficult
    Also me: *here I am catched by the difficult Chinese I thought I would never learn* :3333
    thanks, very good video :333

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  4 роки тому +4

      Thank you Shari! I'm sure you can do it!

  • @MegalopsykhiaLIN
    @MegalopsykhiaLIN 4 роки тому +368

    Chinese is the easiest language in the world! -Said by a Chinese.

    • @切坦潘迪特
      @切坦潘迪特 4 роки тому +39

      朋友 汉语 是 难 语 😂 i know my chinese isn't good ! But chinese is really hard to speak , write and understand 😥😭

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  4 роки тому +75

      I agree! (also said by a Chinese)

    • @切坦潘迪特
      @切坦潘迪特 4 роки тому +9

      @@pronoun7629 我学习汉语 💞 我是留学生

    • @toxicbee990
      @toxicbee990 4 роки тому +4

      Ikr

    • @切坦潘迪特
      @切坦潘迪特 4 роки тому +30

      Easiest language is indian HINDI language ! Approx 32 or 36 character and each character has 12 different form . That's it !! . Native can read easily after 1 week study 👍 yeah it's true ✌️

  • @dunai2012
    @dunai2012 4 роки тому +19

    One of the most difficult languages in the planet. I'll give it up.

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  4 роки тому +16

      Don't give up! Watch more videos!

    • @shirin3166
      @shirin3166 4 роки тому +7

      @Oh yeah yeah chill

    • @rezagrans1296
      @rezagrans1296 4 роки тому +2

      @Oh yeah yeah
      YiikeS lol the Manerz oinkoink🐖🐷🐽

    • @veenitamalviya179
      @veenitamalviya179 4 роки тому

      @Oh yeah yeah it still takes three years oh man I am learning spanish through Duolingo and man I will have to work on spanish for three years..

  • @vasudevisrani8796
    @vasudevisrani8796 3 роки тому +1

    Your teaching system is very good.
    Everybody can learn chaines easily. Thanks.

  • @noonecares2823
    @noonecares2823 4 роки тому +1

    謝謝,這個課程令我學識了許多普通話!
    Thank you so much, this lesson made me learn more Mandarin!

  • @cornkun
    @cornkun 6 років тому +5

    Thanks for this,im having problem with tone no 2 & 3,now i know how it pronounced.

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  6 років тому +2

      You are very welcome. I am so glad to hear my lesson has been helpful.

  • @rizwanbutt4625
    @rizwanbutt4625 5 років тому +7

    I have been overwhelmed to watch this video, amazing.

  • @pony7752
    @pony7752 4 роки тому +4

    Thank you, thank you so much. So clear your explanation 🤩🤩🤩

  • @li-tl1dw
    @li-tl1dw 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much for this!! I’ve been learning Chinese for almost 2 years now and I’ve never been able to pronounce any tones correctly... but this video really helped me understand!!!

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  3 роки тому

      Thank you very much for your comment! I'm very happy to hear that!

  • @anowarulhuquerony9220
    @anowarulhuquerony9220 2 роки тому

    I want to learning mandarin language your teaching is very very well..I think you are a great professor

  • @rachell1512
    @rachell1512 4 роки тому +18

    DIJDWIFWI IM SO HAPPY I CAN DISTINGUISH THE TONES NOW YASSSSS

  • @OkkkkOO366
    @OkkkkOO366 3 роки тому +10

    Mandarin/cantonese are my mother tongue and I'm here just to see how mandarin is taught for foreigners

    • @OkkkkOO366
      @OkkkkOO366 3 роки тому +2

      @Natty Fatty it's totally accurate, this is how mandarin is taught when I was primary student
      I was wondering why she didn't teach the characters for each word as well,but maybe she wants the learners to master it in a way that english-speaking people can perfectly relate to,then only she'll proceed to introduce the chinese characters

  • @dajapa
    @dajapa 4 роки тому +4

    Thank you for the lesson and, I loved the drawings! The horse is very cute and handsome ^c__^

  • @ARCrystals
    @ARCrystals 3 роки тому +2

    I never quite understood the tones in the Chinese language until now ty!

  • @smileybri1165
    @smileybri1165 3 роки тому +1

    The way you taught this was awesome, super easy to learn! I love the chart in the top left, totally helps you visually how to say each sound

  • @user-tl9zy1cz3e
    @user-tl9zy1cz3e 4 роки тому +4

    Xiè xiè this will help me with my Chinese classes 😁😁

  • @edisonkenny12
    @edisonkenny12 4 роки тому +10

    I found the long lost teacher i wish i had. Harbin was too cold for me.

    • @edisonkenny12
      @edisonkenny12 4 роки тому +1

      我找到了我希望我能学过的老师。 哈尔滨太冷了。我以前在无锡读书。谢谢老师

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  4 роки тому

      不客气!哈尔滨冬天确实很冷,哈哈

  • @edwardz.8638
    @edwardz.8638 4 роки тому +5

    Omg this is really helpful, thank you! and you're so pretty😊

  • @andrewjkm1
    @andrewjkm1 3 роки тому

    Thanks - great explanation. Given that people watching you (live or on video) will see the reverse of what you see, you may want to reverse your hand movements, so that, from the viewer's perspective, they see the same angles/movements as you have on your chart.

    • @HarbinMandarin
      @HarbinMandarin  3 роки тому

      Thanks for the suggestion! On my new videos my hand movements match the tone marks.

  • @SpecialAgente9takada
    @SpecialAgente9takada 4 роки тому +1

    That's the first time I hear a super easy explanation of the tons in Mandarin! Thank you very much!!

  • @malathalassaf9172
    @malathalassaf9172 4 роки тому +4

    The thing is I’m Arabian and we use something similar to tones in the Arabic language but it’s still hard for me to get the Chinese tones right

    • @magdalenatalik
      @magdalenatalik 4 роки тому +1

      You guys don't have tones, just long and short vowels ;)

    • @malathalassaf9172
      @malathalassaf9172 4 роки тому +2

      Actually I said similar to tones and they are called حركات so google that or something

    • @magdalenatalik
      @magdalenatalik 4 роки тому

      @@malathalassaf9172i know what harakat are, I know Arabic 💓

    • @malathalassaf9172
      @malathalassaf9172 4 роки тому +1

      Cool, so you get what I’m trying to say?

  • @danieln.9233
    @danieln.9233 4 роки тому +36

    I do not know what is with these tones, but I heard some Chinese arguing ... they spoke very quickly, not even the tone.

    • @vinay--kumar
      @vinay--kumar 4 роки тому +5

      Haha. Exactly.

    • @kcgazusay
      @kcgazusay 4 роки тому +21

      lol that actually still has the tone but it's too quick for you to recognize it.

    • @月半琳
      @月半琳 4 роки тому +2

      exactly

    • @吴小先生
      @吴小先生 4 роки тому +1

      sometimes they use dialects and most Chinese can’t understand either

    • @yiumyoumsan6997
      @yiumyoumsan6997 4 роки тому

      @@吴小先生 So how do Chinese manage to communicate with each other then? Is there any standardized Chinese?

  • @rezagrans1296
    @rezagrans1296 4 роки тому +52

    as if the symbols weren't
    crazy complex enough lol

  • @elliekwong3180
    @elliekwong3180 4 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing this. This is very helpful as I try to learn some Mandarin in my spare time. It is good to learn the dialect. Recently, I saw on UA-cam that this white guy was speaking Mandarin with a Cantonese accent. . . amazing!

  • @janprudente6429
    @janprudente6429 3 роки тому +1

    This was the best tone lesson I’ve found