Speaking MANDARIN CHINESE in San Francisco's CHINATOWN
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3 жыл бұрынHi all, and welcome BACK to my channel!
Recently I went to California for a little birthday celebration and had a few hours to kill in San Francisco. I decided to take advantage of the opportunity and show you San Francisco's Chinatown! I hope you guys enjoy!
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@cesarleiva2443 3 жыл бұрын
JJsays showing her Mandarin skills Chinese guy: Yo pense que hablaba español. Lol
@ATrueCanadianBeaver 3 жыл бұрын
Creo que si también... Soy canadiense pero con raíz china y me gusta mucho el idioma español...
@hanggeng7269 3 жыл бұрын
Then next, I speak Russian: здравствуйте! Мене пожалуйста нужны лунные лепешки!
@elle7981 3 жыл бұрын
LMAO as a Spanish speaker he shook me when he spoke Spanish xD
@nelsonestrabola3014 2 жыл бұрын
@@hanggeng7269 здорово
@kingsofthelalala 3 жыл бұрын
My goal is to speak Chinese as fluently as you. *You’re such an inspiration JJ*
@zhangannie5376 3 жыл бұрын
She is so awesome
@kevingmcallister632 3 жыл бұрын
If you want to practice Chinese, I can actually help, I'm from China mainland and this is my Email: comeofagedingzi@vip.qq.com
@Inokea 3 жыл бұрын
That's cool that you finally got out AND came to my hometown! AA Bakery is my favorite place to buy the egg tarts, I usually get a dozen or two.
@fifteenmilliondollars382 3 жыл бұрын
@@kevingmcallister632 😥
@tilda9068 3 жыл бұрын
Btw your profile picture is mWah :3
@kativ46 3 жыл бұрын
I LOVE when you interact with Chinese people, they're so stricken when you speak Chinese to them and that ability lights up their faces with appreciation. AND, I love how good you are to your mother, it makes me cry.....such a lovely daughter, your mom is blessed.
@blardymunggas6884 3 жыл бұрын
Love how open she is to other culture. Even her best friend is black. That says alot about her as a person. I’ve just subscribed. Love you.
@ATrueCanadianBeaver 3 жыл бұрын
I agree... In my book, whoever love, respect and honour their parents are GOOD people, period. Thank you.
@kaden4418 3 жыл бұрын
@@blardymunggas6884 You never find people that open about anything, or... (like you said); “Open about other culture”! I can be a little bit of open myself when I want to. Sorry for interrupting.
@dr.merlot1532 3 жыл бұрын
The spanish accent on that Chinese person is incredible, If I didn't know his background, Id assume he is mexican or something. -Native here.
@shreddder999 3 жыл бұрын
Very common. People from all over the world live in California and they all seem to pick up Spanish very easily.
@kaden4418 3 жыл бұрын
@@shreddder999 English, Spanish, and Chinese are most likely some of the languages you would hear in California.
@shreddder999 3 жыл бұрын
@@kaden4418 Plus Hindi and Urdu. Lots of Russians as well.
@franciscovilcheavila960 3 жыл бұрын
Here in Argentina there are lot of chinese people
@kaden4418 3 жыл бұрын
@@shreddder999 Mmm, where I live, (which obviously I can not say), I notice a lot of Hindi people. (And Spanish.)
@cdeng 3 жыл бұрын
Most of the older gerneration Chinese in San Francisco Chinatown speak either ToiShan ( a city in Guandong)(台山话) or Cantonese.
@hanchee2664 3 жыл бұрын
True taishan was my first language. I did not speak English until I was 7 years old. As such I eventually became an English speech and debate coach
@pandabear153 3 жыл бұрын
Hoisan boy here! Ngoi sae leng gong Hoisan va!(neet wa)
@elainelee2491 3 жыл бұрын
@@pandabear153 Me too! 😆
@leonchea2710 3 жыл бұрын
Me a confused taiwanese person every time in Chinatown.... eventually I did learn Cantonese though.
@nightfall7512 3 жыл бұрын
Chris Deng I feel like all Chinatowns speak mostly Cantonese anyway
@vietfocus555 3 жыл бұрын
In San Francisco, Cantonese is more popular to speak than Mandarin.
@Lbyt21 3 жыл бұрын
Every Chinatown in the US is Cantonese dominant
@user-lh2hx5xf4e 3 жыл бұрын
In Boston too
@rocoloco8661 3 жыл бұрын
I can't speak Cantonese. But I can speak Southern Min and Mandarin.
@ethereall187 2 жыл бұрын
mandarin is crap
@damonliu3870 2 жыл бұрын
Taishanese
@parker3138 3 жыл бұрын
You're really inspiring. I love watching your videos and seeing how all your hard work in language learning has paid off.
@angelp4724 3 жыл бұрын
JJsays you are an awesome learner! Love how respectful you are and open-minded X ❤️! My friend has been teaching me ☺️😊
@dericwarchild2954 3 жыл бұрын
we love your videos like this , we enjoying watching you speak chinese.
@chloechuang2824 3 жыл бұрын
Love how you pointed out the architecture as there is so much history in the buildings. If you look upwards, you can see the carvings and statues on some of the roofs.
@jendunn 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the tour!! I lived there for many years & it’s nice to see the place again!
@brilliantlightphoto 3 жыл бұрын
I LOVE these videos - you inspire me so much!!
@hemikiwi817 3 жыл бұрын
Loved seeing a different city. Ladies in the cake shop seemed really sweet. Your purchases seemed to be a hit at your friends birthday!!1
@Pichupete98 3 жыл бұрын
love this kind of videos to study chinese! so helpful
@flannel_punk 3 жыл бұрын
I love how you're so expressive with your hands and all people passing by are looking at you but you don't give a fuk 😂
@rdm1000 2 жыл бұрын
You are such a joy to watch and listen to. Your language skills are always showcased by your charm and personality. I have been watching you for quite awhile and am always inspired. I have heard negative comments about interactions with native speakers and disagree 100%. It is both entertaining and interesting for this listener who has always aspired to speak other languages. Ignore the haters and continue educating us all.
@daphnelim5085 3 жыл бұрын
雪蓮! 欢迎來my City San Francisco , I have been watching your video for a while, really like you and your Mom💕💕💕 your Cantonese 👍👍👍
@davidk7441 2 жыл бұрын
Really good on you, you're helping humanity with your diverse friend groups.
@machimontano1959 3 жыл бұрын
Love the sound of Mandarin, so pretty. You are inspiring me to learn it, I think I could do it, already speak three languages and understand a fourth one even though I don't speak it.
@quintenmantez6934 3 жыл бұрын
Keep it up!
@moogledoodle1103 3 жыл бұрын
Lol the little effects you added on were so cute! Love these types of vlogs, keep it up!
@cheahd 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing us around!,
@movies-dh3nb Жыл бұрын
你好 Ms JJ i always watch your videos and it really inspired me on learning mandarin chinese 你真的厲害, 謝謝妳
@emarcostar 3 жыл бұрын
The man who told you he could speak Spanish, actually spoke Spanish perfectly 😯 El señor que le ha preguntado si sabía hablar español, hablaba español perfecto 😯
@japanesentaiwanese6711 3 жыл бұрын
I love that guy
@foofm7543 3 жыл бұрын
Did he come from Macau
@hobojump7651 3 жыл бұрын
Hong kong influenced by spanish ppls maybe in hundred year ago
@RaymondHng 3 жыл бұрын
@@foofm7543 We have a significantly large Spanish-speaking community in San Francisco.
@foofm7543 3 жыл бұрын
@@RaymondHng interesting, where do they originally come from ? And do the Chinese speak mandarin or Cantonese in San Francisco?
@yinchingchan9598 3 жыл бұрын
謝謝雪蓮的介紹，塗鴉真的很好看！
@youngraymond9293 Жыл бұрын
Awesome you are in my neck of the woods! Welcome to San Francisco!
@cdeng 3 жыл бұрын
Welcome to San Francisco Chinatown! The Bakery you went to, we actually had our wedding cake from there 18 years ago.
@hanbaoshashou 3 жыл бұрын
you're so amazing, so many languages you can speak!❤️
@eat_pray_porg8450 3 жыл бұрын
It's awesome to see you on our side of the country, JJ! I hope you had fun at Yosemite and at your friend's birthday party. Stay safe and healthy and I hope you have a good trip back home, too. Take care!
@ptg01 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing ! Thanks for sharing... Trip down memory lane as I used to live in the Bay Area and visit SF Chinatown back in the early 80's ! Your Mandarin is SUPERB ! I took 10 years of Mandarin Chinese classes (including history, geography and language itself) yet I am nowhere close to your capabilities ! Not even close... Your intonation is also spot on. Well done !
@nedear88 3 жыл бұрын
I love this episode....great adventure in San Francisco China Town, I have not going there for many years since I moved out of San Francisco. Thanks for sharing. p/s your Mandarin speaking so fluent as well as your Japanese.
@amberliu7704 3 жыл бұрын
I really like the way you speak Chinese, it's very gentle and kind and polite and impressive. Thanks for loving Chinese.
@ATrueCanadianBeaver 3 жыл бұрын
LOVE YOUR VLOG!!! Keep it up...
@ripdoxyyy 2 жыл бұрын
Your Mandarin flows so nicely. Great video!
@deacudaniel1635 3 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised by the kindness of Chinatown people.The 月饼 seller even started to teach you how to say 月饼 in Cantonese.
@jayf4612 3 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed that video quite a bit. Our dad used to take us out to San Francisco every two years back in the 1970s and 80s. He had a lot of relatives from Hoiping(Kaiping). SanFrancisco's Chinatown is one of the best. Pretty amazing how many Mando speakers there are now from what I'm told as I haven't been there in a while. I guess I could get by with my broken Mandarin, but definitely need to brush up on it again.:)
@l8sli8 3 жыл бұрын
Thats so cool! didn't know u were visiting, I live around the area!
@anthonymiu489 3 жыл бұрын
That's so awesome that you visited!! Very close to home for me
@myfindingme2942 3 жыл бұрын
Nice video! You speak really good mandarin! I live in SF! Welcome to SF. Hope you had a good time when you were here and thank you for supporting sf Chinatown! Stay safe!
@stone1488 Жыл бұрын
This gave me inspiration to learn Mandarin, and now I’m going to learn with a friend so the both of us can speak chinese
@markchen8802 3 жыл бұрын
希望疫情早点结束 大家都可以去自己喜欢的地方
@nathancometa2226 3 жыл бұрын
awwww you are awesome sweetheart...seems like you got the San Francisco welcome.....you also have the idea of what the architecture was like.
@royginola5184 3 жыл бұрын
This is amesome, I start to watch your video from here and I am so proud of you to speak a fluent mandarin and share the lifestyle in US. Look forward to see your live video in HongKong after the pandemic. Stay healthy!
@YVRKato 3 жыл бұрын
I love the diversity of the birthday party!!!
@KianSheik 3 жыл бұрын
I knew you would run into that first situation pulling out mandarin there hahah. SF is mostly Cantonese and LA is more mandarin. I just moved away from there so it's nice to see videos of the streets!
@yaxinju7618 3 жыл бұрын
Love your video! Love from China.
@julietortiz7873 3 жыл бұрын
i really like that you add subtitles both in mandarin and in english,,, loving ur vlogs btw 8)
@heidiw3615 3 жыл бұрын
Jillian has more friends in SF that I have in the whole world.
@ussfrhni8085 3 жыл бұрын
Love this channel
@jazyng6139 3 жыл бұрын
jj I love your video
@odietamo9376 2 жыл бұрын
This was fascinating to watch! I live in San Francisco, near Chinatown. I have done my shopping there for years and years. I know every place you went. I like how people in Chinatown are simultaneously no nonsense but friendly. A long time ago I took night classes for a year in conversational Cantonese. It’s of little help, but better than nothing. I really admire your tremendous skills.
@wonwonchan5683 3 жыл бұрын
I work in the financial district of SF and I went to CT during my lunch hour almost everyday before the pandemic. Now I have been working from home since March and have not been there since. I didn’t know how much I missed it until I watched your video. 😢
@billiboombastic3658 3 жыл бұрын
Yes!! Omg so cool
@jimmymars1249 3 жыл бұрын
Your conversation between people sound lively and fun,but not lonely.I had been to Chiba town in San Francisco once last three and a half decades.
@luigidorigatti4588 3 жыл бұрын
Your chinese is insanely good, and your such an inspiration
@tylerwaxman7512 3 жыл бұрын
感觉得到你的朋友会是多么地喜欢你，祝他生日快乐，笑口常开
@jiml1285 3 жыл бұрын
Welcome to California!
@phoswings3653 3 жыл бұрын
hi girl, you can speak fluent Chinese Mandarin language, it is very so cool, carry on.
@caleb7517 3 жыл бұрын
Not going to lie, I personally think walking down the street talking to someone in a different language is always funny. Like the reactions you get. I live in the us, and speaking spanish is common, but speaking japanese isnt common. so i speak japanese here, and i get the weirdest looks. its fun!
@asaasa7900 3 жыл бұрын
It depends on the area of the US. I live in a small northern university town known for its music, so I know no Spanish speakers and a bunch of Japanese (but more importantly Hindi and Mandarin) speakers. Spanish is more abnormal for me to hear haha.
@Dusolo 3 жыл бұрын
Girl , you are rock 👍😁
@hobissprite928 3 жыл бұрын
Your Mandarin is incredible! It’s nice seeing people who actually learned the language rather than those clickbait videos. Keep up the good work:)
@bertoperez2007 3 жыл бұрын
That's cool you came to my area, actually I'm 2hrs east but that's ok lol....its good to see you over here and making videos , enjoy your content keep it up
@dongzhenying3405 3 жыл бұрын
San Francisco Chinatown super old since Gold Rush
@hanchee2664 3 жыл бұрын
Even further than that, the Chinese came over here because they serve as crew members for the sailing ships that were looking for a way to India. With the perils of disease the crews was diminish captains develop a conscription process by Shanghai the Chinese sailors. When they got here they jumped ship and hid in Chinatown.
@liu-tw1ej 2 жыл бұрын
生日快乐！
@mathewweeks9069 6 ай бұрын
Your awesome and awesome video be safe out there ❤😎👍🙏
@fabionogueira7750 3 жыл бұрын
Im Loving this kind of video, makes me want keep studying chinese. Kisses from Brazil.
@corey9876 3 жыл бұрын
I can be your teacher haha
@toi2codon 3 жыл бұрын
Most of Chinese in San Francisco Chinatown speak Cantonese.
@HaswellCore 3 жыл бұрын
But nearly all of them speak Mandarin, too
@RaymondHng 3 жыл бұрын
@@HaswellCore No, not really. There are separate television news broadcasts in Cantonese and Mandarin.
@siakmoon8108 3 жыл бұрын
Actually Taishanese. But Taishanese speakers usually understand and speak Cantonese.
@HaswellCore 3 жыл бұрын
@Wangbei Gao yeah, youre right, diving deeper into it every day. Still, didn't expect that.
@Lbyt21 3 жыл бұрын
@@siakmoon8108 yup. You’re correct. I’m one of them.
@TheRealJimmy831 3 жыл бұрын
The look on the face is epic. I speak other languages. And when speak their languages getting the same look of surprise is always entertaining to me.
@palavoyz 3 жыл бұрын
You are an inspiration, pretty much soon you will learn to speak cantonese too.
@ritahuang7779 3 жыл бұрын
雪蓮真的很喜歡的博主之一，善良熱情，還有很喜歡看雪蓮媽媽！！
@manchuckmi 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for a nice trip to San Francisco Chinatown. You sound just like a tourist from China.
@elfedjoseph4212 2 жыл бұрын
Ah that is a charming video, thank you JJ! You mentioned the Monkey King referring to the murals... I was given the book "Journey to the West" as a birthday present and loved the character of Sun Wukong; I remembered the "Tales of the golden monkey " (?) TV series in the past which , though entertaining, did not to the story justice IMHO ! :)
@kevinh573 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, I am a fan. Can't believe you are in now in my city. Would love to come and say hi.
@mrchow489 3 жыл бұрын
Ur canto sounds pretty good to me. Keep it up. 👍
@aquiji2595 3 жыл бұрын
Wowowow I live near here and it's so cool to see you roaming around somewhere I've been :DD
@musicalbwayfreak 3 жыл бұрын
Sf’s China town is mostly Cantonese speaking
@SwimmerPrince 3 жыл бұрын
@MrHoppers002 make cantonese great again!!
@tracy_5577 3 жыл бұрын
Nyc’s chinatown is also full of Cantonese speakers
@dbuc4671 3 жыл бұрын
Literally every CT is majority if not all Cantonese populated. and the reason why most Chinese in the US are from Guangdong province or hong kong is because the very first Chinese settlers and immigrants were cantonese. it wasn't until like 1900's that people from mainland china started coming to the US
@jimhepler5915 3 жыл бұрын
@@dbuc4671 That was true, but it does depend on which one today. The Flushing Chinatown popped up after people starting coming over from Taiwan and the mainland, is probably the biggest one in America now, and is not predominantly Cantonese - ethnically or linguistically. But the historical one in Manhattan still is.
@jamesshelton7395 3 жыл бұрын
@@jimhepler5915 Yes. Predominantly Mandarin speaking IN Flushing China Town.
@lnnttr 3 жыл бұрын
I live in the Bay Area (near San Francisco) this video is so nice 🥺💗 I’m glad you liked it there
@sumyungai1 3 жыл бұрын
How fun!
@joyseng 3 жыл бұрын
Lots of the candles on the Chinese pastries!
@fiercingdragon 3 жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work!
@Waltkat 3 жыл бұрын
Ack! You passed one of the best dim sum places in the city at 4:40. Wish I could have run into you while you were here. I only speak English and Cantonese though, Lol. Glad you were able to pay us a visit and I hope you enjoyed your short stay.
@josephchan530 2 жыл бұрын
Gee, girl. You know more Chinese culture than most ABC. Love it. Keep up with you good work.👍👍👍
@user-dx4iw3nw1q 3 жыл бұрын
哈哈，说实话，想看妈妈上镜了又。
@yuliusichsan537 2 жыл бұрын
hi JJ nice vlog
@jojikoyuri3768 3 жыл бұрын
Cool! You were in SF. I wish I could've met you.
@camt6326 3 жыл бұрын
Welcome to San Francisco! It is a nice city, but expensive for most to live here. I m a big fan of you and your mom. Wish she was here in SF with you also.
@kimiyyensf4393 3 жыл бұрын
哈哈哈 好玩 月餅， 你中文一出口就好親近， 英文很好聽 可以學你英文口語了
@addielmartinez9120 3 жыл бұрын
嗨 jj。 What I really like about the SF chinatown that you just showed us is the influence of "west coast hispanic/mexican" culture, which you can see throughout the video in various ways through the architecture, and the murals (which you kept calling graffiti, which is but they are, but "mural" culture is something of its own thing)
@asunkuerens 3 жыл бұрын
Multi cultural friendship, so beautiful...
@Emanistan 3 жыл бұрын
I lived in SF for about 20 years & used to spend a lot of time in Chinatown, including the AA bakery (I recognize the ladies there), so this brings back a lot of bittersweet memories. It's so strange to see the streets and stores so empty from the lockdown. Even the bakery: usually the place is packed and there's a pandemonium of chatter as people shout out their orders.
@meghanchan7209 3 жыл бұрын
Custard buns are my favorite to. ❤
@jackloke4185 3 жыл бұрын
If I have a friend like you, then I would look forward to my birthday every year :)
@Allankho 3 жыл бұрын
You are super cute, the best and funniest. Please keep doing this. You are the Embassdar between East and West. Thank you.
@ArekSuroboyo1 3 жыл бұрын
I'm a local San Franciscan, at 4:38 you just missed the best dim sum place in San Francisco called "Good Mong Kok Bakery" on your right! a legendary place for dim sums.
@RaymondHng 3 жыл бұрын
No outdoor dining over there though.
@ArekSuroboyo1 3 жыл бұрын
@@RaymondHng no, the place is tiny.
@RaymondHng 3 жыл бұрын
@@ArekSuroboyo1 That too. She was looking to sit down some place to eat.
@ArekSuroboyo1 3 жыл бұрын
@@RaymondHng I was just giving a simple information.
@tracyaukerman4584 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!👍👍👍👍👍
@FutureDr.K 3 жыл бұрын
Happy Mid Autumn Festival 🎉🎊
@Charlen1 3 жыл бұрын
I love this one.
@jlcdrivewayramps7343 3 жыл бұрын
Your Chinese is better than I thought. 加油 !!
@Dakren12 3 жыл бұрын
Haha!!! I know that bakery you went to! That's actually the owner and she's the nicest person
@HPLow 3 жыл бұрын
simply amazing
@michaellim2811 3 жыл бұрын
I thought you could speak fluent Cantonese...... mostly because I hear you sing in perfect Cantonese. I love when you and your mom sing together.....
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