Never ever wondered what chinese with scottish accent would sound like....now I am super curious.

Shannon is speaking so well!

This video deserves all the likes and comments. 👏

I LOVE how committed you guys are! And I think you’ve made the right decision, the future is here, and you guys are the perfect couple to represent how open-mindedness can bridge so many gaps!

PinYin is a genius creation not only for pronuniciation but also keyboard typing the Chinese. Good start 😊

on your way to winning street arguments with chinese grandmas

You two are amazing. Comparing the first day to the last day, there is a big difference. You two are very inspiring. Now I am thinking maybe I can try to self learn Mandarin.

As an American who crazily decided to study Chinese decades ago, has lived in Taiwan and China and still retains a decent amount of both spoken and written Chinese, you guys gave it a good try! 👍 It takes time and effort but it's not the most difficult language out there. Learning Chinese characters takes much time and effort but is absolutely necessary to function in China.

Enjoy and learn !

Wow You are doing it! Good luck Guys!

Hope you enjoy your Chinese language lessons!👍I’m learning Scottish in Scotland 😂

Ask your Mandarin teacher to recite the following: She sells seashells on the seashore. The sea shells she sells are on the seashore.

One proud mum here!! Fabulous video guys iv always wondered what you were like at school 😂😂 school together in Scotland now school together in China - amazing well done xx

Very nice, guys. Have fun there. Enjoy! ❤👍

This is pretty cool! Learning a few things will definitely enhance your experience in China!

Very interesting vlog that's unlike previous ones! To a limited degree, the 3 East Asian languages complement one another as Japanese and Korean languages use the Chinese characters (Japanese kanji and Korean hanja) and 60% of the vocabulary of both languages are borrowed from Chinese. Some words sound quite similar / same for all 3 languages. Have fun!

I am a big fan of yours and I am glad that you are starting to learn Chinese. You will be able to communicate with Chinese people and begin to understand this 5000 year old culture.

I truly appreciate that you two go out of your way to learn Mandarin and genuinely appreciate Chinese culture. 🥰

Study well and looking forward to listen to you speak mandarin

Learning Mandarin is useful for you if you plan to do travel Vlog...you be surprise that many places around the world that some people can speak Mandarin. It will give you another mile to communicate with people around the globe.

Amazing,you guys always surprised me

Taking a week long language course is a rather novel travel experience!! Easily one of the best and most rewarding experiences I’ve ever come across from among travel vloggers. Proud of you two. I hope you keep it up and continue to grow into your China journey by communicating with the Chinese people 👍🏽

There are 4 tones in Chinese pronunciation. It's a challenge for the foreigner.

u guys progress for 1 week is amazing... keep learning.. and keep up the good work

Good for you guys to learn a new language. It is always challenging to learn something new. You guys have done a good job. All the best. Johnny from Singapore

Mandarin is not an easy language, but nothing is impossible if you put your heart, willingness and time into it. Yes in a week you can learn some basic everyday stuff but if you want to learn how to speak fluently, it might take a few years. It’s also depends how fast someone learn. Some people only takes a year or so but some can take longer. Yes guys… mandarin is definitely a beautiful language and I hope you guys continue learning. All the very best.

Seems like you're the First vloggers to go to record and go to a language school. Awesome! 👍

You two are just a very cute couple! ❤. Your travel channel is fun to watch!! ❤❤

Thanks!

How, what a fantastic initiative you guys are taking. Huge respects!

Bravo for taking the time and effort on your travels to attend classes and learn a new language! You guys are doing great in such a short time, and it will definitely get better especially when you are in Chinese speaking environment. A good way to pronounce the words more accurately is to stick strictly to the four tones, pay close attention to the sounds from a native speaker and mimic as much as possible how they say it. All the best!

You have earned my respect with your commitment to learn chinese! Bravo! and I'm inspired to learn some basics before my trip later this year. Your video is different from the other foreign travelers in China - I l really liked it

I am Chinese who is living in Australia. I actually have my interview test in next weekend for being a international Chinese teacher, already pass the first part test ! 加油！

I live in Wales but my wife is Chinese from Nanning, I am completely useless at learning the language but both my daughters speak Mandarin and Cantonese fluently, so I have three translators with me when in China .

I'm a Cantonese speaker and started learning Mandarin in the last few months and can relate to this. I think given that's only 1 week, your mandarin is improving. The key is to keep speaking it and let the locals correct you. I'd also recommend watching Chinese cartoons with pingyu subtitles etc.

Woo! This is impressive 👍🏻👍🏻

We just left Kunming a few days ago. The flower market is amazing. We are in xiang ge ri le now.

You two have done very well in just one week, and that's a great school. I hope you guys plan to continue. Being there gives you the best opportunity to practice what you have learned. Keep up with your great work!

Really nice from you guys! you're taking it very serious❤️

I am so happy to see that you have reached the stage of learning Chinese radicals. Excellent job! Chinese radicals are as interesting as the roots of words in English and Latin-based languages like Italian. It’s wonderful to see you having this experience, and I am glad for you!

That is so wonderful. I wish you every success with your learning experience.

Wow well done for first time having conversation in Chinese🎉

What a healthy attitude! Actually going as far as to learn Chinese after a visit to China. If you have done another two weeks of slogging, Jimmy, you would surely be able order sweet n sour haggis from the local Chinese takeaway in Dear Green Place!

What.. You guys are crazy! Crazy hardworking. Impressed.

wow, you guys are awesome and so hard working. brilliant.

That's the right way to understand more about Chinese culture.

Good start 🎉🎉🎉🎉

It's really amazing! you guys are very brave to learn the most hard language in the world! And doing so good in such short time.

Wow that’s great 加油👏 keep on going ! Jia you

keep up the good work!

Well done Alan and Shannon

Always good to learn more new languages because it can help with retaining a sharp memory!

Amazing! You learned so fast!

It would be wonderful if you could spend an entire year studying Chinese :) That would be an opportunity for you to do more content in China and put into practice what you learn...

Good luck guys

this is amazing!

it must be a very special experience, good luck for your language learning!

love you guys

My friends, you are great. You can learn so much in one week. I hope you can continue to learn Chinese. When you know some Chinese, you can begin to appreciate China's ancient poems and discover the beauty of culture.

Learning any languages is fun but it's also a marathon and a daily routine.

I am impressed!

Well done! Definitely can tell the difference from day 1. Now go practice at the night market 😊

great job!

Good good study, day day up! Study hard and make progress every day!

Have every nice day !

Good job guys❤

you’re so cool!

You guys are doing great in just one week. With some basic vocabulary and understanding, surely it will help you get by with the locals a bit easier. Really look forward to see you practising your mandarin skills in your future vlog. Also, when it comes to writing Chinese characters, the basic rules of chinese stroke order are: top to bottome, left to right, and move from outside to inside if there is a frame....and have fun.

In Berlin I met a guy who was Asian with a English accent. In Scotland I met an Indian man with a Scotish accent. It really throws you for a second until you get used to it

真心为你们骄傲！继续努力~

the school is great fun, great effort

Props to you guys for trying to learn Chinese. 👍🏻

Is Keats your sponsor or you just want to learn? Either way, I am so impressed by how good students you both were. Sharon's note was so neat thats the note I want to borrow befefore any exams😊

You guys are hilarious, keep it up 😊

Hope you guys enjoy your time in Kunming

I've been doing mandarin blueprint for a year and have made amazing progress, I highly recommend diving into their course!!

We need Star Trek universal translators! 😂

wow, I'm super excited to know the outcomes, lol.

wow, next level 👍

6:30 There's a great Chinese poem about stone and lions you should try... :D

your handwriting is so good.

Very impressive!

Good Luck !. 😁😁😁😜😜😜😎😎😎🥸🥸🥸🤣🤣🤣

Excellent 🎉👍

Great! You will enjoy your trip in China more after learning some Chinese.

Language is a useful tool. I really would like to perfect my mother language Chinese first. My English is good enough to communicate. I want to learn Arabic and Spanish next . If time allows I will pick up French and Russian!

Great job！ lovely couple❤

You guys didn't learn anything related to travel? I wish you guys learn some practical stuff that you can communicate in restaurant, metro, taxi, hotel, shops etc.

Good job ❤

Kudos guys!! Just a little heads-up for learning chinese. At some point, you will have to get into the chinese characters because that's the only way to make sense of the language. By Ping Yin you will learn how to say certain things but eventually you will feel like you are trying to cast spells. Only getting to the characters you will start to see the grammars and logics of chinese. It's hard though.

Thumbs up for your courage and dedication🫡👍

Enjoy learning, dont put too much pressure on yourselves. Mandarin isnt easy, but take heart. 加油❤

学会了中文 你就获得了跟15亿人交流的语言能力！！

I think at the end of the week, I am not sure about you two, Steve would definitely sound Glaswegian. 😂

you guys are really encourage me to learn foreign language

It's so fun to watch you two learning Chinese. For beginners, it's a bit torturous. The four tones in Chinese are indeed a bit difficult.

Good try and well done 👍🏻

You might as well stay longer and learn even more because the expenses are probably lower than you staying in a hotel, transport, etc 😁

Fair play guys, ye made great improvents from basically zero in Day 1 to the end of the week. I speak basic Chinese and thought the teacher should have corrected your pronunciation on a "few occasions" especially with words beginning with X. Looked up the school online after and thought maybe about doing a refresher course there for a week as it seems pretty good. Tell me this though, were they lenient on your pronunciation because it was a "sponsored video" and it didn't cost you a lot? If I pay the fees they're quoting, I'd want them to be stricter with my mistakes if ya catch my drift! BTW I met ye both before in Guangzhou in January. I got you both a bit drunk in my pub in Guangzhou and ye were too hungover the next day to do Hotpot ha ha.

Wow, in such a short time, you both sound exactly like the local Chinese.