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  • čas přidán 23. 08. 2024
  • "They’re in shock when they hear me speaking Chinese".
    Speaking Chinese brings a job, friends and free food.
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Komentáře • 76

  • @onetwothree2901
    @onetwothree2901 Před 4 lety +100

    This in my recommended a day after Torrells premier wow

  • @wh7824
    @wh7824 Před 4 lety +41

    I speak Mandarin since i was 5 year old, and i swear if i just hear him speak Mandarin without seeing his face, i would have thought he's native Chinese. So good

    • @KAKA-22-1
      @KAKA-22-1 Před 3 lety +1

      not really true... he speaks good but not really like standard mandarin sounds like beijing mandarin... hoping people know more about chinese that should not just believe the western talking lots of shit about China. We made amazing nation also made a amazing for the world.

    • @user-dx9ux4rq4e
      @user-dx9ux4rq4e Před 3 lety +2

      @@KAKA-22-1 Beijing china is not the only dialect 😂

  • @bart5940
    @bart5940 Před 4 lety +22

    You're an inspiration. You're going to be big one day. Whether it's in the pharmacology scene or whatever you do. Your commitment, friendliness, intelligence, EQ, willingness to help....at just 18 years old... You are going to achieve so much and I've got mad respect for you.

  • @itsamario
    @itsamario Před 4 lety +22

    ​ Jimah Ruland-Umata You're doing excellent brother, Chinese is a difficult language even for Asian language speakers like me and here you are speaking fluently. I wish I could be as fluent as you are. Kudos to you my man!

    • @francois9747
      @francois9747 Před 4 lety +1

      @Jacky Phantom Polynesians are basically asians that evolved differently for thousands of years.

    • @mereanawi6194
      @mereanawi6194 Před 4 lety +4

      @@francois9747 that's right, Maori come from Polynesians who migrated from South East Asia. They lived alone in NZ for 800 years and throughout that time developed in to the distinct Maori culture adapting to NZ weather which was much colder.

  • @wingmorgan6674
    @wingmorgan6674 Před 4 lety +13

    Jamah your pronunciation is spot on! Good on you and enjoy your study in Beijing.

  • @bumcurryone5085
    @bumcurryone5085 Před 4 lety +9

    Speaking other languages the cure for racism learning about cultures 💯✊

  • @SuperMarksman33
    @SuperMarksman33 Před 4 lety +11

    A lovely young man.

  • @bangguodu989
    @bangguodu989 Před 3 lety +10

    Learn Chinese for:
    Knowing the oldest culture in the world ❌
    Free food ✔

  • @PersephoneParadox
    @PersephoneParadox Před 4 lety +52

    Im 11 right now and im Maori but im trying to learn Korean, Mandarin and Russian at the same time.. shit..

    • @duchuyedisonvu
      @duchuyedisonvu Před 4 lety +2

      good luck bruv, you got this!

    • @lt3k666
      @lt3k666 Před 4 lety +3

      switch to one main and one alt when taking a break from main. example main mandarin and alt korean. kia kaha 加油我的哥哥

    • @timkruse9912
      @timkruse9912 Před 4 lety +1

      your young!!! you got time!!!!! good luck

    • @bumcurryone5085
      @bumcurryone5085 Před 4 lety +1

      If u can't speak Maori and want to lean those other languages ur an abomination I'm a Indian raised by maoris call me a hori eah bei

    • @PersephoneParadox
      @PersephoneParadox Před 4 lety

      @@bumcurryone5085 haha yea i get that but, my father and my brothers father-inlaw say at least 1-26 Maori words a day so im basically learning 4 languages instead of 3. ;-;

  • @antonella3379
    @antonella3379 Před 4 lety +5

    wow he’s awesome! i took chinese in school and can’t remember anything lmao

  • @mereanawi6194
    @mereanawi6194 Před 4 lety +2

    Good for you man that's awesome.

  • @walkinshawkiwi
    @walkinshawkiwi Před 4 lety +8

    You need to start a youtube channel like that white and black dude in the states that can speak mandarin and cantonese

  • @damarismarsters9957
    @damarismarsters9957 Před 4 lety +2

    Absolutely amazing

  • @mochapella
    @mochapella Před 4 lety +2

    Pharmacology is also very important now. It's a winning combination! Good Luck! Manuia!

    • @calvinl9426
      @calvinl9426 Před 4 lety +2

      Big pharmaceutical companies makes money out of people illness and never intended to cure anyone, their main agenda is to push the sales of there pills not to cure patients because when people are cure they won't buy anymore pills, not good for business

  • @marypoppins123
    @marypoppins123 Před 4 lety +3

    Inspirational🙏😉❤️

  • @ramondrongonui1024
    @ramondrongonui1024 Před rokem

    Right on brother build bridges not walls the world will be a better place...

  • @kevinchen7903
    @kevinchen7903 Před 3 lety +1

    Wow he is excellent

  • @samanthaw4955
    @samanthaw4955 Před 4 lety +2

    Awesome...let's build more bridges people.

  • @izzydubmusic
    @izzydubmusic Před 4 lety +2

    Awesome

  • @user-xq4tf4dl1k
    @user-xq4tf4dl1k Před 4 lety +2

    Woow. He's good.

  • @lawrencemingson6562
    @lawrencemingson6562 Před 4 lety +4

    为什么没有人用中文 give comments? Haha I’m in the States, I miss the kiwi accent!!!

  • @DNYL_
    @DNYL_ Před 4 lety +1

    Bruh were you at the Chinese Speech comp in Rotorua in 2018? I think I saw him there...

  • @erikfilo3277
    @erikfilo3277 Před 4 lety +1

    Very well aoteaora! ❤️

  • @wockster
    @wockster Před 7 měsíci

    Nice one bro! 说得很好!

  • @525229851
    @525229851 Před 4 lety +2

    wow, i'm stunt, good on ya!!!!

  • @joash3714
    @joash3714 Před 4 lety

    That's awesome man

  • @totoro8148
    @totoro8148 Před 3 lety

    as a Chinese, his mandarin accent is better than me!

  • @kelstonify
    @kelstonify Před 4 lety +1

    Too much👍👍☝️

  • @matthewmann8969
    @matthewmann8969 Před 4 lety +4

    Maori pride

  • @vwwilson8625
    @vwwilson8625 Před rokem

    Kei te tautoko, he rawe te reo Hainamana, i ako au i nga reo Hainamana pakupaku noa i tētehi paetukutuku tūtaki wāhine Asian, he humārie, māhaki hoki rātou, he rawe ki te kōrero ki ngā wāhine Hainamana, he tino ataahua hoki rātou
    Wǒ zài yīgè yàzhōu jiāoyǒu wǎngzhàn shàngxuéle yīxiē jīběn de zhōngwén, tāmen fēicháng qiānxū, gōngjìng érqiě fēicháng piàoliang
    yes the Chinese reo is awesome, I learnt some basic Chinese, talking to Chinese ladies on an Asian date site, they very respectful, humble, nice to talk to and very beautiful as well

  • @maoriprincess_1624
    @maoriprincess_1624 Před 4 lety

    Ae Tama, love your kaupapa.

  • @rebeccabrown4238
    @rebeccabrown4238 Před 3 lety

    I miss nz

  • @iziizii
    @iziizii Před 4 lety +1

    It's the guy from torell's video 👁️👄👁️

  • @ye_zybeatz4141
    @ye_zybeatz4141 Před 4 lety

    :31 mixtape coming soon?

  • @someperson298
    @someperson298 Před 3 lety

    i wanna learn russian it sounds cool too

  • @firehorse5206
    @firehorse5206 Před 4 lety

    Massive bro

  • @CallMeDistortedCuh
    @CallMeDistortedCuh Před 4 lety +2

    Chur to tha farkin chur jimah

  • @pisfa13
    @pisfa13 Před 4 lety +1

    now I wanna learn Chinese🤦‍♀️

  • @PattyBrahh
    @PattyBrahh Před 4 lety +1

    Watch Torrell - get recommended...... Okayyyyyyy 😂

  • @ronaa9073
    @ronaa9073 Před 4 lety

    这个普通话挺标准的,再过几年更不得了

  • @porkbone42
    @porkbone42 Před 4 lety

    Zhu zhu

  • @user-gf2vn4ro1q
    @user-gf2vn4ro1q Před 4 lety

    毛利
    小五郎

  • @lemonz0880
    @lemonz0880 Před 4 lety

    marry meee

  • @jesseburgess2728
    @jesseburgess2728 Před 4 lety +1

    prolly wanna rethink goin to china after the corona outbreak this is no joke im tryna make but lord have plz bless everyone in china hopefully this all go's away:)

    • @RealmofGenghisKhan
      @RealmofGenghisKhan Před 3 lety +1

      China is one of the safest countries out there now, because they acted quickly on it unlike US, Brazil etc

    • @smolpp585
      @smolpp585 Před rokem

      @@RealmofGenghisKhan that didn't age well

  • @seekingthetruth3410
    @seekingthetruth3410 Před 4 lety +3

    Nice one Boy, but do you speak Maori

    • @jimahruland-umata5433
      @jimahruland-umata5433 Před 4 lety +9

      Why do you ask?

    • @Trajan2401
      @Trajan2401 Před 4 lety

      @@jimahruland-umata5433 ,why not?,i was gonna ask the same thing.

    • @jimahruland-umata5433
      @jimahruland-umata5433 Před 4 lety

      @@Trajan2401 why?

    • @mr.m2659
      @mr.m2659 Před 4 lety +6

      @64 Kiwq- because he can visit a country of 1.4 billion and be able to converse with most of them? Not to mention the large amount of people that speak it as a 2nd language. I have heard him speak Maori though, Maori is a much beter base to learn Mandarin from than English

  • @alienwatch2121
    @alienwatch2121 Před 4 lety

    Big deal

  • @Davina.J
    @Davina.J Před 4 lety +1

    Awesome