Does your Chinese sound like what's in the video? Please avoid this Mandarin pronunciation mistake

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  • čas přidán 8. 09. 2024

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  • @chantalpino
    @chantalpino Před 3 lety +654

    Laoshi knows his audience well 😂😂 clicked because of the thumbnail, stayed for the helpful advice

    • @xXJ4FARGAMERXx
      @xXJ4FARGAMERXx Před 3 lety +3

      老帅 (Laoshi) also has a third tone! Waddyaknow!

    • @teaty3872
      @teaty3872 Před 3 lety +2

      I also clicked because of the thumbnail hahahahahhahahahaha

    • @natbat69
      @natbat69 Před 3 lety +1

      plz fr- i just saw wuxian and clicked BAHHAH

    • @ranyuo977
      @ranyuo977 Před 3 lety

      Hahahahaha

  • @sayeolamaeve3729
    @sayeolamaeve3729 Před 3 lety +1296

    Nobody here because they saw Wuxian in the thumbnail? Okay.....

    • @ayi3455
      @ayi3455 Před 3 lety +22

      I sometimes hear Wuxian actors pronouncing words not identical with standard Putonghua.
      CMIIW.....

    • @peihongyu
      @peihongyu Před 3 lety

      yeah :)))

    • @hannacastro3608
      @hannacastro3608 Před 3 lety +7

      Me me me 🤣
      Xiao Zhan forever ❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @chenfeiyus
      @chenfeiyus Před 3 lety +1

      present !! LMAOO

    • @hannacastro3608
      @hannacastro3608 Před 3 lety +22

      @@ayi3455
      The untamed was dubbed 🙄. That’s not WuXian (Xiao Zhan) real voice, it was a voice actor 😏

  • @skyib8499
    @skyib8499 Před 3 lety +342

    The fact that I came for the Wei Wuxian clip and ended up finding this incredible key to improve my pronunciation. Definently staying with you

  • @_anais._.
    @_anais._. Před 3 lety +163

    I am so glad we Mandarin learners can all come together and appreciate The Untamed on this awesome lesson video 😂😂

    • @iliana2003
      @iliana2003 Před 2 lety

      @Χρυσή Πετρίδου Προσπαθώ κι εγώ να μάθω κινέζικα (μόνη μου), και οι τόνοι είναι τόσο δύσκολοι😭

    • @iliana2003
      @iliana2003 Před 2 lety

      @Χρυσή Πετρίδου Ευχαριστώ πολύ για τη συμβουλή! Θα προσπαθήσω να πείσω τους γονείς μου να ξεκινήσω μαθήματα κινεζικών!

    • @iliana2003
      @iliana2003 Před 2 lety

      @Χρυσή Πετρίδου Δεν έχω discord, αλλά πες μου το user σου για να το έχω σε περίπτωση που φτιάξω:))

    • @iliana2003
      @iliana2003 Před 2 lety

      @Χρυσή Πετρίδου σορρυ αλλά όχι😭 απλώς προσπαθώ να μάθω τους τόνους όσο πιο καλά μπορώ, οπότε βλέπω πολλά βίντεο σχετικά με αυτούς. Νομίζω πώς θα το δω όμως!

  • @barbaravale14
    @barbaravale14 Před 3 lety +391

    I liked this "da da da" method!
    By the way, I love this drama!

    • @nicoleraheem1195
      @nicoleraheem1195 Před 3 lety +3

      Same

    •  Před 3 lety +1

      I love how he teachs and that he uses dramas

    • @averybie1904
      @averybie1904 Před 3 lety +1

      That's genius, never heard anybody teach this way, making so much sense

  • @thelanguagefantastic
    @thelanguagefantastic Před 3 lety +294

    I can't believe you chose a clip from the Untamed - as you absolutely should!! I was already learning Chinese, but it was the show that motivated me to enrol in HSK5 classes and continue improving. Thanks for the lesson!

    • @MzCoruscant
      @MzCoruscant Před 3 lety +1

      What is HSK class. I'm a beginner in learning Chinese. Can you please recommend good sites/ place. Thanks.

    • @sasino
      @sasino Před 2 lety +1

      Also thanks for choosing the first episode, to avoid spoiling it for those who are still watching it :P

  • @sabrinarajan
    @sabrinarajan Před 3 lety +40

    As a part-time private Mandarin tutor, thank you for putting out this video. 👍🏽 It's so frustrating that books and apps teach something that isn't correct in real life. It also makes the students unnecessarily confused between the second tone and the third tone. 🤦🏽‍♀️

    • @ChineseZeroToHero
      @ChineseZeroToHero  Před 3 lety +3

      你是韩国人吗?我也在学韩语,很难,今天去买炸酱面,老板娘问我要不要筷子我没听懂😭

    • @sabrinarajan
      @sabrinarajan Před 3 lety +3

      @@ChineseZeroToHero 我不是韩国人。但是我有很多韩国朋友,而且我也有教韩国人英文和中文。我也非常喜欢"BLACKPINK"这个女团,经常观看她们的视频,甚至还学会了几首韩国歌。因此,我多多少少听得懂韩语。您现在住在韩国吗?不要气馁,毕竟韩文和中文有一些字是相似的。加油!화이팅! 😁

    • @felixontheinternet4784
      @felixontheinternet4784 Před 2 lety +1

      Exactly this. 谢谢老师!

  • @Amy-mf4gd
    @Amy-mf4gd Před 3 lety +32

    Got here because of xiao zhan.. But also loved your video because I am learning Chinese and that too because of xiao zhan and Wang yibo

  • @liumahir
    @liumahir Před 3 lety +13

    That's revolutionary stuff. I am learning chinese for over 20 years, but I always struggled with the 3rd tone. I would say my pronunciation is fairly good for a foreigner, which does not mean much(compare yourself always to native speskers in terms of pronunciation). I had always the concept of letting the tone drop and than immediately let it rise again in my head. Thank you for your explanation. Your explanation of the 3rd tone should become the standard explanation.

  • @baizhuwaitingroom7057
    @baizhuwaitingroom7057 Před 3 lety +13

    I'm a simple man, I see Wei Wuxian and a Chinese lesson in one thumbnail, I click. I considered studying Chinese even before reading the story because of my friends, but I lacked something that'd keep me obsessed and engaged and give me that necessary push without having to constantly bother others and embarrass myself. And then Chinese web novels and The Untamed blew up lol
    Also that's a nice explanation, makes it even clearer to understand. Though I still struggle a lot with figuring out the correct pronunciation when there are more than two 3rd tones in a row

  • @andik70
    @andik70 Před 3 lety +135

    So every book teaches this wrongly. The question though is: whyyyyy? (do they do that). Great vid btw.

    • @Haylla2008
      @Haylla2008 Před 3 lety +21

      Yeah I don't know how many times I've been put off trying to pronounce a word with a third tone because of how unnatural it felt to try to fall and rise all in one letter sound. I think it's maybe taught that way because when it's in the context of the word, it naturally sounds like it falls when you go into the third tone then rises when you come out of it despite the fact that the tone itself is flat. I'm so glad he explained it this way. I don't think I ever would have figured that out on my own (as dense as that sounds).

    • @qqingtomo4591
      @qqingtomo4591 Před 3 lety +11

      Likely because that's what's first taught to children native to the language (as in, when we're 2-4 first learning to talk). We gradually grow out of it and into what standard pronounciation used commonly. Though even I'm not too clear as to why. In younger years teachers let it slide with a reminder, but as you grow older to pronounce it like that is asking for embarrassment.
      My guess is it's related to children learn to pronounce the tones with imagery and imagination to , the first tone is flat, so the sound made is flat, the second goes up, your tone rises too, the same concept for the fourth which is written downwards, but not for the third. It goes two directions, so teachers have kids prononce it falling then rising it, and 'combine it'.

    • @TheHothotheatlive
      @TheHothotheatlive Před 3 lety +5

      @@qqingtomo4591 I'm curious - is that actually how it's taught, say, in China? We all learn Chinese as kids in Singapore and I've never learnt it that way, I just directly learnt it as the single sound that it is

    • @TheHothotheatlive
      @TheHothotheatlive Před 3 lety +4

      Even though I don't think it's helpful, I actually don't think it's wrong - I just think one reason foreigners have a hard time with this is because in English, you put stress on either the first or second syllable of a 2-syllable word. (English is a stress-timed language, and Chinese is a syllable-timed language.) If you unconsciously emphasise or lengthen "xi-" or "-ang" in "xiang", even to a miniscule degree, you won't get a third tone. Whereas if you do falling-rising while putting equal emphasis or length on the syllables, the whole word "xiang" comes out to an overall third tone.
      Or if you're just doing the falling-rising on just one syllable/letter, doing it really quickly (and with falling rising in EQUAL measure) does come out to a 3rd tone too!

    • @qqingtomo4591
      @qqingtomo4591 Před 3 lety +3

      @@TheHothotheatlive Oh, I'm Malaysian, and most Chinese I know have experience with our teachers teaching with this method. (Especially when words without any tones, 轻音, exists n most of us couldn't really pronounce the difference) I'm not too sure if it's what's used by other Chinese in other countries though.

  • @z_mono4573
    @z_mono4573 Před 3 lety +25

    I am a very simple girl, I see Wei Wuxian, I click.

  • @arletvargas634
    @arletvargas634 Před 3 lety +34

    Me: didn't realize the untamed thumbnail...
    Me when I watched the first example: *subscribe*

  • @nicoleraheem1195
    @nicoleraheem1195 Před 3 lety +47

    Your lessons has improved over the years. You guys are becoming more organized.
    The hard work is appreciated 💜

  • @charlottepasseron9568
    @charlottepasseron9568 Před 3 lety +29

    Two of my favorite things combined : learning Chinese and The Untamed😍🤭

  • @FrayRober
    @FrayRober Před 3 lety +11

    Thanks, John! Ten years learning chinese and it I have finally heard third tone is low and flat! You´re an amazing teacher! Thanks a lot!

  • @placebo6956
    @placebo6956 Před 3 lety +45

    谢谢老师!I find that this is the tone pattern I have the most trouble with.

  • @ctangtxy6609
    @ctangtxy6609 Před 3 lety +140

    Me: Knows Mandarin very well
    Also me: click into the video because of its thumbnail 😂
    I’m a HUGE fan of The Untamed 😅

  • @mordecai5225
    @mordecai5225 Před 3 lety +8

    Six years of study, thousands of conversations, and only now do i learn how the third tone is actually pronounced lol

  • @Manabi05
    @Manabi05 Před 3 lety +3

    I'm a simple woman I saw xiao zhan so I clicked 🤭 But I stayed for your good lesson (+1 subscriber !) It was really helpful to hear the rythm with the DA DA DA methode so thanks !

  • @jayqie
    @jayqie Před 3 lety +5

    You are definitely one of the best teachers online! Could you do a lesson how the tones relate to one another. I think for most English speakers we tend to forget that the tone before each tone affects how the next tone is pronounced. For example, if a first tone precedes a second tone, then that means the first tone which is the highest sounding tone dictates where the second tone starts to rise from. That second tone will definitely rise from a high note to an even higher octave because of the first tone. It will sound very different compared to a second tone coming off a third tone

  • @samyconpro9430
    @samyconpro9430 Před 3 lety +11

    Me a simple kid, I see Wei Ying, I CLICK lol

  • @klemmichard8916
    @klemmichard8916 Před 3 lety +5

    It took me a year in China and 10 years of linguistics behind to really get it. Thanks for confirming it.

  • @hoshf47
    @hoshf47 Před 3 lety +11

    i was having trouble with the 3rd tone, so this helped a lot!

  • @littlecup5695
    @littlecup5695 Před 3 lety +177

    Me: This will be very userful...
    See Wei Wuxian
    Me: OH MY FUCKI-
    Quickly Click

  • @Piestonight
    @Piestonight Před 3 lety +1

    No idea why this is in my recommended, but really interesting video and you have a really relaxing voice!

  • @MagicCritical
    @MagicCritical Před 3 lety +1

    i don't know if CZcams recommended this video because of The Untamed or because i study chinese but i will subscribe because in any case i'm winning 😂❤️ i love how you explained it! it makes me realize the differences between the tones when there's many of them, thanks a lot!

  • @cassandra2968
    @cassandra2968 Před 3 lety +2

    You have helped me out so much with this tone!! The 3rd tone is the reason why I always skipped learning Mandarin :(

  • @richardhartung1576
    @richardhartung1576 Před 3 lety +6

    i truly love this pronunciation guides. Merci

    • @richardhartung1576
      @richardhartung1576 Před 3 lety +1

      I want to get the Ultimate Bundle~ may i get an coupon ? :P
      Lovely greetings from Germany

  • @dhl567
    @dhl567 Před 3 lety +1

    哇,从小到大学的都说第三声是先降后扬,所以给外国人解释的时候都是这样说的,从来没想过其实是low flat,你的发音很清楚(在我听来哈哈)。感谢解释!

  • @matthewheald8964
    @matthewheald8964 Před 3 měsíci

    Third tone is a low falling tone in most cases, falling-rising in isolation. Good explanation.

  • @romakhajiev9535
    @romakhajiev9535 Před 3 lety +5

    We really appreciate the hardwork you are doing

  • @diai557
    @diai557 Před 3 lety +2

    FINALLY! I KNEW IT! Thank you for explaining!😀

  • @xxkq0
    @xxkq0 Před 3 lety +29

    It’s simpler than this. The sound of the 3rd tone is dependant on the tone after it. The first example has the 2nd tone, low-high after it, so you get the mid-low part of the 3rd tone but the low-high part of the 3rd tone is left out. If it’s followed by another 3rd tone, you get the low-high part but the mid-low part is cut out. And if it’s followed by a 5th (no) tone, essentially the tone pattern spreads over the two syllables: mid-low-high spreads over 胆子 for example.

    • @ChineseZeroToHero
      @ChineseZeroToHero  Před 3 lety +3

      AH! Cool, never thought of it that way!

    • @ChineseZeroToHero
      @ChineseZeroToHero  Před 3 lety +3

      The chemistry of tones

    • @TheHothotheatlive
      @TheHothotheatlive Před 3 lety +6

      Yes but this doesn't apply in Taiwan, Singapore and Southern China, where the 3rd tone stays as the 3rd tone no matter what :)

    • @ChineseZeroToHero
      @ChineseZeroToHero  Před 3 lety

      @@TheHothotheatlive Yeah i noticed that

    • @yxjl
      @yxjl Před 3 lety +1

      This might be useful:
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Chinese_phonology#Tone_sandhi

  • @international_perspective

    This is the first time since since using your 0 to hero course I've found such a pin point accurate lesson on intonation. Of course, it was you that made and posted it :)
    Thankyou so much for recognizing this common mistake and taking the time to help us correct it!
    Regards from Gold Coast, Australia.

  • @SlunkyBoi
    @SlunkyBoi Před 3 lety +4

    That’s very much for this video! Very helpful, I’m positive I’ve been saying 3rd tone wrong in some situations

  • @sugxrpluum8590
    @sugxrpluum8590 Před 3 lety +10

    I am a very simple person. I see MDZS/The Untamed, I click.

  • @julioliarts
    @julioliarts Před 3 lety +1

    I have literally 0 experience with chinese but this was very interesting and seeing the untamed thumbnail interested me
    Thank you for sharing this!

  • @als8627
    @als8627 Před 3 lety

    this guy is good, very easy to follow, never thought about this 3rd tone like this, know understand it much more after years living in China lol

  • @miaaa8156
    @miaaa8156 Před 3 lety +2

    This is literally the most helpful thing ive ever seen thank you

  • @michael0830
    @michael0830 Před 3 lety +3

    Excellent lesson!!! Using the DA syllable really works wonders!!!

  • @kickyouinhalf
    @kickyouinhalf Před 3 lety

    This is going to come in really handy the next time I go back to China. Thanks for uploading these videos!

  • @metatronyt
    @metatronyt Před 3 lety +27

    When you Say that the third tone doesn't usually rise, and It should be a flat low tone, Is that the case also in Beijing? Because all of my teachers were from Beijing, and they would enunciate the third tone a lot more than people from other areas of China. Could It Be a regional thing? Thanks

    • @Sayurichyan
      @Sayurichyan Před 3 lety +5

      even in the regions that would raise the end in 3rd tones, it is usually way way subtler than most learners do, so keeping it flat with a tiny implied but unvoiced raise is usually enough. the problems is usually learners say it in way that is identical to the 2nd tone.

    • @romansampo
      @romansampo Před 3 lety +2

      I learnt my mandarin in Beijing and in my experience the 3rd tone before a 2nd tone isn't quite flat, it is low and falls a bit. You are basically truncating the rising bit. I know in places like singapore the 3rd tone tends to be low and flat though.
      You really hear the full (low fall+rise) 3rd tone only when it is at the end of intonational phrase.

    • @audreygao7644
      @audreygao7644 Před 3 lety +1

      Hi! I'm from Beijing, so hopefully I can answer your question. What do you mean by enunciate?

    • @metatronyt
      @metatronyt Před 3 lety

      @@audreygao7644 I meant to Say that to me It sounds like people from Beijing have stronger and more pronounced tones. I also noticed that Beijingers also strongly pronounce the "ing" "ang" etc

    • @metatronyt
      @metatronyt Před 3 lety

      @@Sayurichyan I understand, thanks!

  • @kyliejones7201
    @kyliejones7201 Před 3 lety

    I'm really glad you put Wei Wuxian on the thumbnail because I clicked so fast 🤣 and this was super helpful!! This makes tones make so much more sense

  • @D4rkLigHtLP
    @D4rkLigHtLP Před 3 lety +5

    Thank you so so much! This "da da da" helps a lot when practicing tones! :)

  • @mrcsanselmo
    @mrcsanselmo Před 3 lety

    I had notice this while hearing chinese speakers, but didnt understand why. Thanks for the explanation

  • @kaungmyatlin5450
    @kaungmyatlin5450 Před 3 lety +1

    老师,您这个视频真的有效了!
    我以前二声和三声分不清,现在才清楚了。
    多谢老师🙏🏻

  • @anastasiial8
    @anastasiial8 Před 3 lety

    3rd tone is always the tricky one
    glad i had a chance to watch your video and improve it a little
    thank you)

  • @carmcarm8230
    @carmcarm8230 Před 3 lety +1

    Great topic, thanks

  • @cwtj3240
    @cwtj3240 Před 3 lety

    I love learning when I see xiao zhan in it ❤️ thanks for incorporating the untamed scenes in your lessons🥲💕

  • @emmabloom1793
    @emmabloom1793 Před 3 lety +38

    Why am I watching this when I'm a native speaker?😂

  • @YamiHW
    @YamiHW Před 3 lety +1

    The thumbnail made to click on this video, best decision ever ❤️ you have a new subscriber

  • @user-og5jl4yf1r
    @user-og5jl4yf1r Před 3 lety +1

    i'm learning mandarin and this is really helpful, thank you!!

  • @johnroekoek12345
    @johnroekoek12345 Před 3 lety

    @Chinese zero to hero Two thing I noticed in this lesson.
    N - We tend to say a short quick n, but it should be pronounced as a thick N.
    A - Da sounds like a few a's (Daa). Dan has a short a.

  • @TheDragiix3
    @TheDragiix3 Před 3 lety +1

    As a European I'd like to share some advice that really helped me! I have been taking singing lessons ever since childhood and the practice of intervals in classic music really helped me in combination with tone training for chinese pronounciation! If you struggle greatly with the correct tones even after some times, you might try to really take a step back completely, do some vocal training and them maybe get together with a chinese friend and learn to read traditional poetry :) This helped me a lot with my every day pronounciation after getting stuck for a while

  • @Amy-mf4gd
    @Amy-mf4gd Před 3 lety +2

    You are doing a great job!! ✨ I hope with your help one day I can have conversation with xiao zhan about him and China and ofcourse.... 🤩

  • @poogissploogis
    @poogissploogis Před 3 lety

    Thank you so much! I always struggled with third and second tone back to back!

  • @keylavalle-palma6139
    @keylavalle-palma6139 Před 3 lety +1

    You're dope! You're the best! Using Wei Ying to teach us this. Thanks!

  • @seiyantm
    @seiyantm Před 3 lety

    I'm learning Chinese and I watched The untamed a time ago, of course this video would appear in my homepage 🤣
    I loved it! I'm subscribed now

  • @111ena
    @111ena Před 3 lety +15

    I don’t speak or write Chinese, but this is still interesting so im gonna stay :D
    (also because I saw wei wuxian lol)

  • @user-bi1ns9gd6x
    @user-bi1ns9gd6x Před 3 lety +1

    OMG!! It's magic!! Thank you so much!!!!!!

  • @taknaknak4957
    @taknaknak4957 Před 3 lety +1

    Love this.. DaDa in my country means Chest/Bosom

  • @laoshu8311
    @laoshu8311 Před 3 lety +1

    Your Røde is superbly adjusted.

  • @es4666
    @es4666 Před 2 lety

    You are wonderful!! I love your style of teaching - efficient and effective.

  • @charmaine_8.30
    @charmaine_8.30 Před 3 lety

    ahhhhh...I love your lesson..!! I want to learn mandarin because of this drama! Thank you sir.

  • @alfitesciuba4464
    @alfitesciuba4464 Před 3 lety +2

    I'm so glad to see this video. It's been a while since I started noticing that this bloody third tone actually doesn't rise as I had always read about. You are the first who explicitly sais that the third tone is just flat and low. Thank you!

  • @abcdefg-en6dn
    @abcdefg-en6dn Před 3 lety

    I'm so glad that I found this useful channel by watching the untamed. I'm a beginner, only in HSK 1 and be keep going ;)

  • @yaelthesnail
    @yaelthesnail Před 3 lety

    This is so helpful! Everything I heard from actual Chinese speakers didn't quite fit with the "falling-rising tone" description. This clears it up!

  • @JamesYShih
    @JamesYShih Před 3 lety

    Had issues with the third tone for years this a great way to put it into context. Thanks!

  • @eli-du9jr
    @eli-du9jr Před 3 lety +2

    wow im so glad that i have found this video!! i think studying with my favourite dramas might be a nice motivation for me 🥰

  • @simonm8221
    @simonm8221 Před 3 lety +2

    Fantastic fantastic explanation ! Perfect to practice along. I found such clarity only in classes at 北语速成学院 (BLCU intensive college) and nowhere else. Thank you

  • @findingnemo9295
    @findingnemo9295 Před 3 lety +1

    I learned a lot watching this video, and this guy is so good I felt the need to fix my accent and was saying the words along with him until I remembered I don't speak Mandarin😂

  • @darianprotho6622
    @darianprotho6622 Před 3 lety

    Third tone is indeed pronounced as in the sign which is first down then up.
    But there is one rule in chinese pronounciation which is "it should flow naturally". If you keep this in mind then the changing tone is acceptable.
    For instance. Try to read third tone + third tone without changing the first one into second tone. You will feel uneasy or even exhausted and it also slow you down. By changing the tone according to the tone rule it sounds smooth and easy. Compare them and see for yourself.
    Back to the third tone it self. If you pronounce a third tone by itself then you should pronounce the origin tone which is fall then rise but pronounce this in a sentence woudnt make sense as it "again" will exhaust you and sounds weird.
    So in a middle of a sentence "the falling then rising in the third tone" is vanished and it is just like put them together and pronounce as if flat tone as in the video. But this flat tone will sound lower than the flat tone in first tone. You can try to pronounce it like the original tone but quicker and let lose, I mean dont force yourself to make the falling then rising effect so obvious indeed just let it "smooth" and simplify the tone as low flat tone and it will sounds like the one in this video.
    Of course you can pronounce the origin third tone in the end of the sentence or at a pause since it won't affect "the flow of your pronounciation".

  • @Faith-pg1vv
    @Faith-pg1vv Před 3 lety

    oooh I love this method. it's brilliant. ive been looking for something to really help me perfect the tones, and this is it ^^ thank you!

  • @Ace_Maus
    @Ace_Maus Před 3 lety

    I've struggled with this for almost a decade! 😭😭😭 Thank you so much!

  • @Lunatic4Bizcas
    @Lunatic4Bizcas Před 3 lety

    This is great and very helpful. I really appreciate this. This is precisely what I need.

  • @edmundlubega9647
    @edmundlubega9647 Před 3 lety

    Rare to find a man teaching a language and actually sounds like he knows what he is talking about

  • @slamdunk406
    @slamdunk406 Před 3 lety

    I figured out this issue like 6 months ago or so. It can be very confusing for those just getting started. Very important topic!
    谢谢你的重要的内容! 👍

  • @nhzziara4204
    @nhzziara4204 Před 2 lety

    😍❤wow cool, i always find it hard to pronounced the third tone. Because i usually confused it with the second tone. Thank you very much, this is very helpful🥰❤❤ 多谢

  • @WordbellLanguanges
    @WordbellLanguanges Před 3 lety

    I missed your channel. Happy to meet this again. 👍

  • @nighteyesiv
    @nighteyesiv Před 3 lety

    CZcams recommended this to me because I've been watching MDZS on Tencent. I'm learning Korean and have Japanese on the back burner but your videos are so nice and I've been enjoying a lot of Chinese media lately so...subscribed and added to the list of languages I'd love to learn one day!

  • @darrylkassle361
    @darrylkassle361 Před 3 lety

    This guy is a genuis. The da da system is simple but BRILLIANT!!!!

  • @hannacastro3608
    @hannacastro3608 Před 3 lety +17

    I saw Xiao Zhan photo I clicked on the video as fast as I can 🤣.
    I am one of Xiao Zhan’s international fans, from Sweden 🇸🇪. Xiao Zhan forever ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @Victoria-jj1kr
    @Victoria-jj1kr Před 3 lety

    this method is helping a lot !! i highly appreciate your effort! thanks this video my chinese has become a lot better

  • @ValentinaOtoniRibeiro
    @ValentinaOtoniRibeiro Před 3 lety

    That was an amazing way to explain it!! Thankyou so much

  • @HaswellCore
    @HaswellCore Před 3 lety

    Thanks man, I learn best by shadowing and always failed to reproduce the sound on my own following the V-shape rule

  • @Jennie_B_Gaming
    @Jennie_B_Gaming Před 3 lety

    I don't watch dramas, so the thumbnail reference is lost on me. But, I still immediately subscribed. This video has the clearest and simplest explanation for tones I've ever seen. I'm very interested in your course now. My brain is like an unsorted spreadsheet of Chinese words and sayings. I can't always put it together to form coherent thoughts, and too afraid to use what I know. I want to change that.

  • @wilhelmu
    @wilhelmu Před 3 lety

    I dont make this mistake but I can see you are a good teacher so I'm going to subscribe to you

  • @des6853
    @des6853 Před 3 lety

    I think that thinking instead of the 3rd tone as dipping down helps to avoid from trying to rise. the sound drops quickly, lower into your throat, and if there is a “rise” it’s only back to the original pitch you started the word with.

  • @linghaozhou4695
    @linghaozhou4695 Před 3 lety

    I think there is an exception that when two third tone characters are together, the first one is always pronounced second tone, e.g. 想(2)起(3)

  • @masterofdizzzaster
    @masterofdizzzaster Před 3 lety

    Omg this video is fantastic, thank you so much, im getting back to learning Chinese

  • @cherniavskyiod
    @cherniavskyiod Před 3 lety

    感谢老师,这个视频为我的发音有了很大的帮助!

  • @Pletzmutz
    @Pletzmutz Před rokem

    The metaphor that stuck with me the most is bouncing a basketball. Just focus on pushing the ball down, the ball will bounce back on its own.

  • @anlingitalia
    @anlingitalia Před 3 lety

    My former Chinese professor wrote his Doctoral Dissertation on this phenomenon. Nice video! Thanks for helping all of us Chinese learners out here. I will continue to practice Chinese in videos :)

  • @lisamoultrie1334
    @lisamoultrie1334 Před 3 lety

    Most clear explanation of third tone! This Da Da Da exercise is awesome. Thanks!

  • @MiracleLSmith-bg4mi
    @MiracleLSmith-bg4mi Před 3 lety

    This was very helpful. Thank you very much for this video!

  • @helenlaetitiaanderer7261

    Wow I was feeling so stupid for not being able to pronounce it the way EVERY book and app explains it... turns out they explain it wrong omg thank you!

  • @martinlaoshi
    @martinlaoshi Před 3 lety +1

    Very clear way of explaining things, subscribed.

  • @xshadowscreamx
    @xshadowscreamx Před 3 lety

    These are important lessons for the future.

  • @Jenh_
    @Jenh_ Před 3 lety

    I just started learning Mandarin and finding this channel is like finding gold.