How to Say "Can you Speak English?" in Chinese

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In this video we teach you how tell people you can speak some Chinese, and how to ask if people speak English. Here is the vocabulary:
你會說中文嗎？ Nǐ huì shuō zhōngwén ma? Can you speak Chinese/
會 huì can
我會說一點 Wǒ huì shuō yīdiǎn I can speak a little
你會說英文嗎？ Nǐ huì shuō yīngwén ma? Can you speak English

Пікірлер: 85

@foxiflakes8245 7 жыл бұрын

they knew I was a Laowai in Shanghai, I was at a jewelry store trying to buy something for my mom, the woman selling me this Jade dragon kept saying "I give you a discount, you remind me of my son" eventually we both stopped trying and the same lady actually was pouring tea for everyone (it was also a tea shop) and someone asked her "do you have any children?" she replied with "no, I have no children" and I'm just thinking "hol up"

@riclare 5 жыл бұрын

😂

@thew.a.p.slayer4061 5 жыл бұрын

Clare Apumami I don’t get it and it’s killing me

@yynyc 11 жыл бұрын

This is hilarious, especially the cut aways :D

@seanwalker4868 9 жыл бұрын

Good energy and chemistry. I enjoyed this.

@user-jc4fz7lp6v 8 жыл бұрын

it is my favorite channel..ben has humor and high quality video making skills. i am just so blessed to watch this! XD Thank u!

@IranianChinaLover 11 жыл бұрын

wow! what great videos! Shie she. great teaching style!

@infane 8 жыл бұрын

Primeiro de tudo eu quero aprender "English" depois "Chinise" ou os dois. Obrigado a vocês por nós ensinar os dois.

@rickylimka 11 жыл бұрын

Hi, I just found your videos and I love them! just want to comment on the topic, my lecturer said that when outside of China it's fine to refer Mandarin as 中文 because people will still understand that you're referring to Mandarin. But if you do it in China, people might get confused because 中文 literally means 'Chinese Language' and there are so many Chinese languages in China. 普通话 pǔtōnghuà -> 'commonly spoken language' might be better or 汉语 hànyǔ -> 'language of Han' which is even more precise

@BBsealful 11 жыл бұрын

Excellent videos you two are a great team! I am married to a 1st generation Mandarin speaking Beautiful Chinese girl and I want to learn the language. It is very difficult for me even know I live in the bay area with alot of mandarin speakers. I have subscribed to your channel and I hope to learn many useful things. I had one suggestion, when you teach a new word can you please slowly pronounce it emphasizing on the letters in each word? Its hard to say it right when you speak so fast! Thanks!

@lavendergeisha1 11 жыл бұрын

When I hear your opening music, I always want Chinese food.

@drayhzse 11 жыл бұрын

lol the outtakes are fun.

@Liao1208 8 жыл бұрын

我要開始聽郝毅博學英文了～

@user-lk8wc9oj4q 8 жыл бұрын

you are very good ^0^and funy

@twotfreigh4946 2 жыл бұрын

Peggy is gorgeous... great video

@dafergian 8 жыл бұрын

What's the differences of 會，能 and 可以 They both mean Can.

@pellezorz 11 жыл бұрын

I noticed there wasn't any line above the a in "ma". Does that mean that particular word doesn't have a tone, or something else?

@alexlee3834 11 жыл бұрын

simplified in Mainland China and Singapore

@IcyShard1001 11 жыл бұрын

They also use Traditional is GuangDong.

@EmMabuel5 10 жыл бұрын

I can help them practice their English or Spanish (n_n)

@moonhue5304 5 жыл бұрын

How do you say, " Beijing Welcomes You. " ?

@Kcacademy100 6 жыл бұрын

Is this the credit shifu guy?

@IcyShard1001 11 жыл бұрын

also 国语 , but thats used in Cantonese

@Monica-lu6gb 6 жыл бұрын

I don’t understand, is there a difference between 文 and 语?? Like 英文/ 英语

@balemohamad6135 4 жыл бұрын

Different character and pronounciation but the same meaning.

@Mustamaggara 11 жыл бұрын

he totally ducked the question oh god im so funny

@martinphipps2 11 жыл бұрын

Okay, true story: I once walked into a KFC in Taiwan and the girl at the counter said "外國人! 我不會講英語! 有人會講英語嗎?" and I said "沒問題! 我會講中文!" She was so relieved to hear that! Another time I went out to do some translation work and the people asked me "你會講中文嗎?" and I thought to myself sarcastically "No, I can read it but I can't speak it" Well, I guess a person could read Chinese and not know how it is pronounced but typing Chinese usually requires one to know how to write Chinese phonetically. :)

@lavendergeisha1 11 жыл бұрын

I was taught to say Wo hui shuo yi di-ar. Is that acceptable?

@eatham2261 4 жыл бұрын

This is super late but if anyone else is wondering, according to my chinese teacher when people use 一点儿 (yi diar) they normally speak with a Beijing accent. Since Beijing is the capital it is considered standard mandarin to say 一点儿 (yi diar).

@enantiomer2000 11 жыл бұрын

I think it depends on where they are from. I also hear a lot of 你會講國語嗎? I think I have even heard 普通話 used as well. Is this a regional thing?

@nonsouris 10 жыл бұрын

Singapore for the win

@Superflaze15 11 жыл бұрын

Or 华语 is what i usually use

@Dan-zy2bs 7 жыл бұрын

I already know Chinese

@namjoonsjams6866 6 жыл бұрын

same

@selinachen8687 8 жыл бұрын

That was funny at the end the girl said do u know english but he said Chinese

@adamclark1972uk 6 жыл бұрын

Yes. That made us all laugh.

@ash5540 6 жыл бұрын

duck is yaze because i already kniw how to say chinese

@brokenribbedbitch2229 6 жыл бұрын

Some people just say 你说英语吗？

@jovanngunter9370 4 жыл бұрын

They use traditional Chinese but simplified Chinese is much easier

@b33blebrox 9 жыл бұрын

Guys, can you please also provide simplified writing in your lessons? I don't think newbies ever learn traditional glyphs

@finnsalsa9304 9 жыл бұрын

b33blebrox To tell the truth...that what you said is pretty stupid. -_- Because newbies WILL learn traditional characters IF they WANT. I'm also learning traditionals and I know already about 500 characters in Japanese and 100 in Chinese, since I started learning Chinese in January and Japanese 2 years ago. : )

@otc0076 10 жыл бұрын

if they speak english, they will understand me in english . lol anyway, thanks. lovin your teachings

@jeffylau50 10 жыл бұрын

What is the point of asking them in Chinese if they can understand English?

@phoenix_star 10 жыл бұрын

I guess it's respectful socially. Imagine you worked in a shop and a French person came up to you and said 'Parlez-vous français?' and you didn't know a word of French. Would just be confusing and you'd be thinking 'Why are they speaking French at me?' (replace French with a more difficult, less well-known language and it adds to the confusion)

@Konata990 8 жыл бұрын

what do i say if i cant speak chinese ?

@freddylowe4900 8 жыл бұрын

You say: wǒ bú huì shuō zhōngwén，nǐ huì shuō yīngwén ma? This means: "I don't speak Chinese, do you speak English?" Hope this helps!

@freddylowe4900 8 жыл бұрын

+Shane839 They are very interchangeable, you can say either one. But, yīngyǔ refers to more spoken English whereas yīngwén refers to more written English. HOWEVER, wǒ shuō yīngwén is just as correct as wǒ shuō yīngyǔ. Personally, I always use yīngyǔ when I'm saying 'English language' no matter what the context is.

@trentb3037 7 жыл бұрын

you dont speak chinese

@squigoo 10 жыл бұрын

I learned it "yī diǎnr"...

@sak2407 10 жыл бұрын

it's same you can say both

@phoenix_star 10 жыл бұрын

Yeah. I got told it depends on where you are in China (correct me if I'm wrong)

@sak2407 10 жыл бұрын

i think you are right #renza88 . the confusion is becuase maybe #squigoo learned the word as "dianr" but it is "dian+er=dianr". "er" is just a particle word which makes meaning when added to some other words but not so necessary to use with "dian" but maybe people at some places like to use to make it sound better.

@shannonfickling449 10 жыл бұрын

I think the "r" sound added to certain words is usually a northern dialect. Like in Bejing they might say it that way. It's not wrong. The girl on youtube from yoyo chinese is from northern china and she talks about that in one of her videos.

@squigoo 9 жыл бұрын

thanks guys... wow looking back at this ive learned so much chinese in one year

@SuccessforLifester 6 жыл бұрын

Can I say :你会讲华语吗？

@2sisterscool 11 жыл бұрын

isn't it 英语?

@Mendaz 7 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I don't speak Italian.

@RThai12 11 жыл бұрын

Can you use 可不可以??

@shane_beast7751 5 жыл бұрын

免了同事陪啊坑里说

@shane_beast7751 5 жыл бұрын

。

@nonsouris 10 жыл бұрын

This is basic Chinese,I learnt it in kindergarten

@sirjamesofwappingers 10 жыл бұрын

duck is ya 鸭

@cold-j 10 жыл бұрын

she s got cold

@forgetmepls 10 жыл бұрын

Hui is Know... Not Able.......

@trentb3037 7 жыл бұрын

no hablo espanol

@user-tp1jo9sd6c 7 жыл бұрын

А я не говорю на русском, эх жаль.

@ArcaneEdits 6 жыл бұрын

verstehe ich nicht

@stephaniemichelle2790 10 жыл бұрын

Nin hao

@namjoonsjams6866 6 жыл бұрын

this is traditional Chinese lol

@essemmaech 11 жыл бұрын

Can I say "Ni ma"

@nagys36snn 5 жыл бұрын

Here, Ben 鸭子

@selinachen8687 8 жыл бұрын

你怎么说你会中文吗那个是你会中文不是英文我要你不来要说英文但是你要说中文呢好好笑啊

@dorjitashi2891 4 жыл бұрын

Xie xie

@ibrarmurtaza6894 7 жыл бұрын

why traditional characters ?

@OscarLight 8 жыл бұрын

oh I will teach you guys a new word ! (diu) say it at hk so every one will know you know chinese

@sugakookie9 8 жыл бұрын

+Oscar Light never say that it's a swear word. westerners always make the mistake of learning swear words

@OscarLight 8 жыл бұрын

wot m8?

@patrickfain9318 4 жыл бұрын

I understand her English better than him

@BinhLe-gq4em 9 жыл бұрын

U guys are pretty the girl is more hotter than the boy

@user-co3if8ht7f Жыл бұрын

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