Playing Dumb until I Suddenly Speak Fluently in Asian Languages
2023 ж. 26 Шіл.
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You won't believe their reactions when I play dumb and suddenly speak their language fluently. I've studied 5 different Asian languages through audio lessons and I'm taking it to the streets to meet new people. Let's see what happens!
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Wow nice :D. I live in Vietnam and have been learning for almost 4 years. It's not bad but it's a slow process. Looking forward to videos in vietnamese. Good luck!
I have heard that Vietnamese is one of the hardest languages out there....(from Xiaomanyc). I live in a diverse University town (Halifax Nova Scotia) and I love hearing all of the different languages from students around the world......
You could make bank working for the United Nations!
Xin Chao! Viet is hard...:)
I asked my Vietnamese coworker why the language always sounds like they are yelling at each other. He said it's because they use mostly single syllable words. It's an interesting language.
I love how happy everyone is to hear you speak their language. The best part is you know they went home and told everyone about this blonde lady who spoke so fluently. You gave them all a great story!
Ha ha, I wonder about that too sometimes.
I look at faces of white people when Asians speak English with them. They make fun and laugh to death afterwards.
I totally agree The Asian people just love it when a western speaks their language You are doing a great job 👏
@@OrientalPearl do you think you can make a community post about the server? I left the link in your comment.
@@OrientalPearl it's not always about how well you speak the language but that you are making a honest effort to try to learn the language and culture..the fact that you speak so fluently would i'm sure make some of them go home and talk about this for sure
Everyone talks about how well you speak but I’m more impressed about how well you Listen/Comprehend. Comprehending a native speakers pace is hard!!!!
Especially in Korean because they speak so fast.
So true. Most people don't understand that comprehending a new language can be more difficult than speaking it, and it's a totally separate skill. One can learn to speak but have difficulty comprehending or one can easily comprehend but be unable to speak.
She’s gifted. It’s not easy to learn a new language and say it fluently and switch back and forth between languages. But don’t stop yourself from learning a few words to speak with the locals. People are always amazed when you try to speak with them.
As much as we don't want to admit it, it's a genetic thing. Some people are just better at retention and retrieval of information than others.
Many asian also feel that English is difficult language to learn. I hope English native speakers understand how they struggle to use English. Please don’t laugh at our pronunciation😭
@@ryotarot4422 Exactly. Alot of languages can be put into groups. And learning a single one of those makes learning the others a whole lot easier. English/French/German/Italian/Spanish/ETC is one. Japanese/Chinese/Korean/ETC is another. Same with the Polynesian languages. Hawaiian/Samoan/Maori/Fijian/ETC.
@@x808drifter Yeah I think you are way off the mark lol Even though English was born out of a mix of old European languages, It's still very different! And English is actually one of the hardest languages to learn despite also being the most spoken language on earth - It's so popular because of the British empire. As a second language it's very difficult to fully grasp the complex grammar rules, pronunciation variations, and vast vocabulary.. Not to mention we have an American variation which adds to that.
@@MartyMacFry age has something to do with it too. In my 20's my brain was a sponge. I'm 55 now and I can't remember a sequence of 5 numbers after 30 seconds. And I am not a druggie either.
I left an expensive camera in a taxi in Tokyo and the driver chased after me for over an hour to return it. In Los Angeles, my iPhone was totally gone,... in 5 minutes.
Its how people are raised and how people are disciplined in other places. its interesting
This reminds me of a high school friend who studied all sorts of languages (Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin) in High School, he was from El Salvador and was living in the US, so add Spanish and English) and majored in Japanese at UCLA. We all lost contact with him after he graduated though. I imagine he went to Japan to escape family expectations of some sort. He hid a lot of stress, and I don't think it was from studying so many languages (successfully) at once.
Lol, cool story, "bro". One word of Chinese from him, and we'll immediately recognize the accent as Tsing Tsang Americant. Don't ever use the word "fluent". Without 30 years, you're fluent in nothing, including English.
@@notfiveo They won't be surprised but they still like it.
@@azedel7151 They are not surprised even when they visit another contury and some random person speaks their language. But they get easily triggered if you don't. It's like ,, how you dare not speaking my language after i've honoured your contury with my presence here''😁
@@aaabbb-py5xdWhat's the matter with you? Where in the comment do they mention the word "fluent"? Also you don't always need 30 years to become fluent in a language. There are people that spend 30 years speaking a language but they're not fluent, and there are people that spend 10 years or less learning and speaking a language that are fluent. It just depends on the person, methods and how much time they've spent immersing themselves in the language they're learning. Plus, you never really stop learning a language anyway. You always keep learning. Would you be able to guess from my comment whether I'm from an English-speaking country or not?
WOWW EL SALVADORRRR
My Mom could speak four languages, and I was hoping the gift had been passed on to me... not so much. You are blessed.
Languages are learned not a gift you acquire.
Ya' know what? This actually made me cry because of how happy the native people were to see the respect this American has that she took the time and effort to learn their language. Contrast that to how angry we feel, here in the U.S., when folks who have been here for many years still "don't speak English". Kudos to this woman who represents America very well.
OMG! Im literally in tears because of the EXACT reason you described. Thought I was a little too deep in my heart chakra but hearing another soul feel this, has genuinely made me excited that others feel this too! thanks
She might singlehandedly undo the bad reputation Americans tend to have abroad. Loud and obnoxious.
The difference is there country isn't over run by foreigners
There government is the inverse of ours in regards to foreign interference & immigration, thus the people behave differently.
its because asian countries usually are pretty racist tho, nothing more
I always see how people's hearts open up once you talk in their native language. How they become so much nicer and calmer and happy to speak with you once you're talking in their vernacular. I now teach my kids (they're 10 and 6) Italian and English (we speak Hebrew at home). I know Hebrew, Arabic, English and Italian. and a tiny bit of Spanish. I started learning French. I hope to know as many languages I will be able to. I love languages so much. They bring people together.
Everyone you speak with in your videos just lights up when they discover that you speak their language. You've made a lot of people very happy!
I think she pays them. When I'm in Germany i'll speak to them. Literally no body cares this much
@@thetragicschoolbuspodcast- white worshipping from Asians
@@thetragicschoolbuspodcast maybe its because some countries still know and appreciate honor, while other countries seem to have no sense of that anymore.
I LOVE THESE LANGUAGES BUT THEY'RE HARD TO LEARN! 😢
Right? I would love to learn japanese so badly but its tough.
Dude no you learn what do you want But if make hardwork you did that's
Nothing worth it is easy
@@nicoleavery7238 tell him dude But if you're learn other language is so Esaily but Made it Hardwork you become a win person --So a god blessing dude
Give yourself a good enough reason to learn. It will make it more difficult to not learn that language than it is to learn. Needing something is a much stronger motivator than wanting something.
I love how easily you code-switch between say, Mandarin and Japanese, or Korean and Japanese. It's clearly a sign of how comfortable you are with each language. My bilingual friends do it all the time. (BTW I just noticed around 7:20 that you almost even started haggling like my Cantonese friends, LoL)
Hats off to you, my Dear. In the 70's I had the pleasure of living and working in Kyoto as a grad student at the U. of Foreign Studies. I love languages, and worked at my Japanese while I was there. Believe it or not, I still have a dear friend who now lives in Osaka. I did learn to converse in sentences, albeit with a limited vocabulary, and people did understand me. Lucky girl! Pimsler is of interest to me and I will take a look-see. Winter is coming, and I love to study. Thank you for the inspiration. I subscribed with a smile....
It's amazing how much you can connect with people when you can speak their language! They are not only happy and more friendly, but impressed as well!
That's actually the best part of being a polyglot 😊
you know what I enjoy most about these episodes? It's how fast you effortlessly switch between languages while having a good time, and you are such a lovely person. not exactly the same as code switching (my mother did that sometimes between German and English, as well as my family between English and Japanese ), but close. Korean and Vietnamese are significantly different from Japanese and Chinese (speaking and written). That's quite a challenge. I have a difficult time learning both Japanese and French and then maintaining some level of fluency. 日本語は覚えられるけどフランス語なら難しい。ドイツ語も。。。母はドイツ人だけどさ。本当にえらいですね！ ５か国語を話せる。
Thank you so much. It just takes a lot of practice and the right environment and you get used to switching back and forth.
I'm german and can instantly switch between english and german, but sometimes i only know a word in only one language and either i switch within the sentence (if a friend understands english) or i pause talking to remember or look it up... What is code switching? I would love to learn an asian language but i don't have the perseverance and disciplin to keep studying.
@@doragonsureia7288 Technically, code switching is when you use multiple codes (languages or dialects) within one conversation. Anming is definitely doing that. What I think akinoshimo is referring to is switching codes mid-sentence. The funny part about this is, you might be doing it without even realising. I'm German, too, and speak English very well. I use more English in a day than I do German, truth be told. When I was at uni, speaking to a friend who also spoke English very well... apparently, we used such a mix of German and English that other people were unable to follow our conversation. I had no idea we were even doing that! As far as I was concerned, we were speaking German, with maybe the odd English word thrown in here and there, but not that it was that bad - but this was confirmed by multiple other people, so I guess I just have to believe it.
@@Yotanido lol, thats actually funny.
For the algorithm!! I really like your videos. As a German watcher who likes Asian culture I really like the stuff u post on YT and all your achievements u worked so hard on. You really have my deepest respects
I’m very impressed with how interesting your videos are, and how much positive energy you put out and receive when you’re talking with people. Puts a smile on my face and makes me wish I had learned how to speak another language. 😊
These are so wholesome!! you're so clever and inclusive!! Go girl, languages are an amazing skill
Thank you so much for being so kind.
Ive been subscribed to you for years, since the beginning of your channel. Watching your progress has been wonderful.
Awesome! Thank you for being such a great support!
Wow! I loved this video! I am also an American studying Japanese every right now. Definitely going to check out the resources you added in the description. Appreciate it!
You just inspired me as a black woman to learn koerean and Chinese language I already love there culture ., I’m fully fluent in English , partially Spanish ! But seeing you do it , I feel like why not learn all of them .
I speak English and German, and have become familiar with several other languages when I lived in those regions, but never became conversational in them. They were Arabic, Dari, Croatian and Pashto. I learned enough phrases to get by and do my job, but once the locals started talking at a hundred miles per hour, I was completely lost. Listening to people like you who can instantly transition seamlessly from one language to another and back again simply amazes me. I don't have any plans to ever learn an Asian language so I don't remember how I found your channel, (probably KZhead recommended vids) but once I heard you speaking, I was hooked because, like you, I think languages are just incredibly interesting and fun to learn.
Amazing.
"but once the locals started talking at a hundred miles per hour, I was completely lost." I think many of us can relate to this. When my wife's sisters are speaking Spanish I usually don't even know the subject matter they are discussing.😆😆😆
Wow, you must have been to some amazing places.
Dari and Pashto eh? And Arabic. I think you have/had an interesting job . . .
Thank you for providing subtitles. It really helps my learning process.🙏
You're welcome 😊
wow, I was one of your new followers when you were just starting around 5k subz and now your almost on your million followers. Amazing! So happy for you!
I can watch these over and over. Love them.
I also love learning languages. Currently, I speak 5. Dutch (native), English and German (school), Turkish and Polish (self study).
Im swedish thats studying english and spanksh in school, and im self studying korean! i know how hard it is so good luck!
Good for you! Your efforts in studying and conversing with others (like Oriental Pearl does) are always appreciated. 👍👍 Best regards from Northern California, USA.
That’s amazing!
Oh yeah?? I'm Polish. Let's test out ur skills....🧐
@@Trish-eo2qb Cmon dont push them like that
I love how everyone's faces light up when you speak to them in their own language! They are so eager to talk to the pretty blonde girl who speaks so well. I so enjoy seeing how polite and friendly they all are!
White worshipping from Asians.
I’m impressed. Your switching between languages is effortless. Well done 👍
Just saw your video today. I'm married to a first generation Chinese American woman for over 20 years. Amazing family and culture. Your video was so fun!
Thank you for sharing. It's so funny when you speak Japanese, Chinese or Korean to them and see there expession look on there face. Be safe and may the lord watch and bless you wherever you go. Aloha from Hawaii
I'm moving to Japan in less than 2 months (to Niigata to be exact, so really close to were you are in this video!) after studying it at university for 4 years, I really hope I will be able to talk to people like you do, you're a really big motivation for me! I also studied Chinese for 2 years now but I am even less confident with that...
That’s so cool that you’re going to move to Niigata. I just went there for the first time.
These videos make me smile. People are so delighted to be able to communicate with you. My son is studying Chinese and Korean himself
Really like seeing you in the vid (s) interacting and speaking with those you meet. Thank you for sharing.
I am as shocked as anyone else how well you have this gift of interest and a mind that works well. Most of all I love how you make people happy with this gift. God Bless
@xofficialOrientalPearl 1
That was great OP. You always light up their faces.
You’re what I aspire to be! Because I really want to learn those languages you’re speaking😭🙏🏻 you’re amazing girl!!!
You are awesome and what you do is so wholesome and good. The reaction of the people when you suddenly start speaking their language is priceless. You bring out the good nature in people. Completely refreshing in a world gone mad. I do hope others will subscribe and support your work. Come on people what does it take to hit like and subscribe?
It's great to see you receive such positive reactions in Japan. My 100% Japanese appearance but not quite fluent Meiji-era influenced Nihongo caused only confused stares. "Hmmm, not a gaijin. Maybe he's from some ultra-remote, old fashioned island." It would've made for interesting YouTubing. But that was 50 years ago. I need to update & prepare with Pimsleur before I ever go back. 😀 Thanks for the recommendation!
I love their program. I’ve been a customer since 2015.
OMG, hearing you speak Vietnamese at 1:00 makes me smile. Your content is always amazing!!
I’m glad you liked that. I just started.
Your videos are amazing, they are the friendliest people in the world, so welcoming and kind.
I really love to see the happiness between the conversation.
Awesome video! Thanks for the journey....
Always love your content!!!!
You just blow their minds lol, you are just amazing keep shocking and making them wonder that it’s not a barrier any more. Keep up the good work and keep them smiling.
I just subscribed! I'm glad you said something about the algorithm because I didn't realize it was that significant.
When I heard you doing Vietnamese lessons at the beginning, I about freaked out...lol. I have no doubt you'll surpass my Cantonese and probably even my Taishanese speaking skills someday very soon. Enjoyed this video.
Ha ha, we can encourage each other to keep on going.
This is awesome touring around with you. Your way of connecting with everyone individually, no matter the language never ceases to amaze me 💜
Hi Wushaw. I’m so glad you came back to visit again.
@@OrientalPearl I wouldn't miss it!
I love your videos so much! My brother and I have discovered Pimsleur through your videos and are currently learning Japanese together because we’re planning on visiting (hopefully) soon!
I can listen to you all day! So very inspiring.
Fellow Michigander here, really enjoy your videos! Gives me a bit of an escape from the everyday Pure Michigan
I’ll be in Michigan in September.
Great job in learning these hard languages specially since E Asia uses different approach to how to say phrases
You are so amazing.. I’ve been subbed for years and your content keeps getting better!
Love to watch your interactions with the people and the scenery is so beautiful!!
I think you’re channel is wonderful♥️♥️♥️I love your videos and are very well made. Keep up the good work and you do make us Americans proud. Take care and keep them coming🙏💚❣️
I served inKorea for 4 years in the Army. My first wife was South Korean and I learned a little Korean. I could understand the Koreans when they were talking about me. Most of the time they weren’t saying anything bad about me. When I would speak to them in Korean they would freak out. It was so much fun. I love watching your videos.
I'm currently learning mandarin chinese by myself on duolingo. I've always been fascinated by other languages and I really want to learn more. Thank you for your videos xx
Ok i subbed, my father and Uncle (both fluent in Japanese) traded with the Japanese before WW2, then during the war he work in translating/decoding etc, he left the family home when i was 4. So i have always been fascinated with languages but one needs another speaker/student to converse with, another family relative taught English in Osaka, they said it was a real test on ones stamina (long days) and if things went wrong (often) the foreigners were blamed and if it went right the school admin claimed the accolades. But the Students MUST always come first they (F/R) said. Keep up your great work, enjoy life to the fullest, one never knows what is coming around the corner, especially whats happened in the last 3-4yrs.
You’re always interesting, Anming. You truly are an oriental pearl.
Just finished level 2 of Japanese on Pimsleur and have to say your recommendation was absolutely spot on. This is by far the best tool I have used so far. I’m aiming to finish level 5 by the end of September for when I visit Japan and am looking forward to using it a little. 😄
You are a language polymath! I am so proud to see a fellow American showing their skills and heart. In gratitude.
The world needs more people like you ❤
For real to brighten their day
Aww, that makes me so happy.
Just found you. Awesome channel...one of the best language channels.
Another really great video filled with such a feel-good factor. A joy to watch - I'm definitely along for the ride 👊
I’m glad you’re here for the adventure. I hope you subscribed.
Well ...apart from knowing the language your personality and social skills play massive role in your success here. Admiring!❤❤❤ Sending lots of love from London......🙋♀️
This is such a beautiful thing, everyone is so excited to have you share in their language and culture.
Another subscriber sweetheart. I love watching you surprising people when they least expect it.
Thank you so much for subscribing!
I worked in a kindergarten where a mom is from China. I taught the kids in the departement how to say hello in Chinese and the mom was so happy.
You certainly have a talent for languages.
I'm always amazed at how authentic your videos look. You are truly a great representative of America.
Aww, thank you!
Just discovered your channel....really enjoy it. I'm going to go check out Pimsleur right now for Spanish.
I guess youtube thought I should know about you because of what I've watch. And today, after months of thumbnails, I finally watched. You're the real deal with languages. Full stop. I think you're very talented, determined and willing to engage with humanity. I worked on 4 romance languages, 2 at a time, for about 2 years recently. Not ideal, but there was a reason. And at a certain point I could feel my mind's ability to see what was easy and what was hard for me to digest, but I could feel myself absorbing faster the more I did. Having studied Japanese many, many years ago, I had a true gauge of "hard," so Italian went down like cotton candy, but Portuguese was hard to digest. But I feel like watching you, that you've "broke through," and now you have that roadmap in your mind for HOW to learn a language and new ones aren't as hard as maybe your first foreign language.
I had a brother who recently passed that spoke Korean. He was in the US Army, and they sent him to learn Korean and then stationed him there. When he came home, he got a job where he met many people visiting America. He always enjoyed speaking to visiting Koreans in their own language. They were always so surprised and grateful. He was able to help many people with directions and other things. My son was also stationed in Korea, and my wife and I visited him there. I enjoyed the visit and seeing the sites. We visited Chinatown there. Enjoying your videos. How to Asian people react to your long blonde hair? My granddaughter had long blonde hair as a young girl living in Korea, and all the young girls called her princess and wanted their pictures taken with her.
Another great vid! Keep up the korean practice, you got this!
I have to say, the faces on everyone who is amazed at your command of their language, is beautiful to behold. Absolutely amazing x
The *best* role model for any woman on earth is still going strong! Always watching and wishing the best for you maam!
I love how when I watch your channel I never know what languages will be spoken.
Thanks Paul. I really appreciate all of your support. How are your studies going?
@@OrientalPearl not terrible 😆. I got over ambitious buying online class credits for Korean and got burned out with online tutoring I think. I’m not conversational with Korean yet so classes are kind of stressful to take. Currently I’m focusing on reading Korean books. I’m trying to slow down my reading to better understand the words and grammar and hopefully learn more. I enjoy reading books anyway so it’s a good activity but I don’t think it will get me conversational quickly but I’ll take slowly rather than burning out.
It really gets me pumped up to work harder at my Japanese lessons after watching your videos. 😁❤ After my first trip to Japan just before the pandemic hit the world I didn't know enough Japanese so I couldn't really talk to people. I did know about 200 words but you don't start up conversations with something random like that. 😋 I memorized some phrases I knew could be handy traveling in the country by myself for a month and yes, they broke the ice every time I needed to ask something. Starting with fluent English makes people clam up and hesitate, but if you start of in Japanese and ask them politely if they speak English there were never any problem to find a way to communicate. Even if their English was really poor. You never get tired of the appreciering smiles you get when you try speaking Japanese. One idea for a video maybe is asking Japanese people about their view on foreigners who at least try and those who don't bother and expect everyone to understand English. Keep up the good work! 👍
It makes me so happy to hear that these videos motivate you to study Japanese!
@@OrientalPearl Do you have any good tip about how to get Hiragana and Katakana to stay in your head? :P This is my largest hurdle at the moment. I can memorize words and phrases and remember them but this... I'm not sure I want to sit every day for hours just writing them down on after another, page after page... Keep up the good work!
Very cool video! I really enjoyed watching. Thanks!
You’re such an amazing person! All the best💚
Japan looks like a beautiful country. From everything I see, the Japanese people are extremely appreciative of the fact that you can converse with them as if you had lived there all of your life.
I think most Asian cultures feel this since most foreigners are either tourists or English teachers that never really try to learn the language properly. I know quite a few people here in Japan who were pushing over a decade and never became conversational :( Tbf, if you're coming from a Western culture, learning an East Asian language is quite difficult!
@@RoninDays "if you're coming from a Western culture, learning an East Asian language is quite difficult!" True. I've read that the three languages most difficult for Westerners to learn are Mandarin, Arabic, and Japanese.
"Japan looks like a beautiful country." It is. My wife and I went there. Japan is clean, organized, modern, and safe. The people are very polite. My Costa Rican wife's conclusion: "Los japoneses son muy cultos" (The Japanese are very cultured.) Indeed.
@@jim2376 Su esposa es muy inteligente.
@@jim2376Are they a “melting pot” society?
You're always so entertaining.
1st time watching..enjoyed & I subscribed!!
I love your video's! Always watch them as soon as I see a new one
As a Vietnamese, im happy to see you trying to learn Vietnamese. I heard from foreigner that Vietnamese is a very hard langauge to learn and as a Vietnamese who returned from abroad, i also find learning vietnamese to be difficult task. I wish you luck on your learning journey
Thank you. I’m excited to learn this new language!
Soon you will be the Ambassador for all of Asia! We need more people like you for the future of all. Keep up the great work!
What i enjoy the msot about your videos is the amount of universal love that you and eveyone you meet have! It is amazing
Wow!!your really smart..like watching your videos..love the expression from them when you speak their language
Nice to see you back with more great videos thanks! You are so talented and great with Asain Languages.
Ha ha, I didn’t go anywhere though.
Love these videos! I’ve always been so jealous of those who take to learning languages so well! Officially subscribed now. Keep it up! ✌🏼
I once knew a total language geek who knew 7 languages. One time we were grabbing a beer and he was speaking Persian to the person at the bar to his right, and French to the person I had been speaking English to, to my left. And he really thought nothing of it, just shrugged his shoulders at people's amazement.
Enjoyed your show! ❤❤❤
I love your videos. You spread so much joy, so inspiring.
Thank you so much!
wow, your channel is not boring!! I have been teaching english online to japanese students as a Filipina teacher. I love the clear japanese sceneries in your videos. I find your video very interesting and very relevant. Thanks for all the hardwork you're putting into this. Yes, we'd love to see more!
I enjoy your videos very much. The people you interact with are delightful, and you too, lol. Sending love to you all from Maine, USA. Cheers, Thomas
I've been a Subscriber For Months now and love your Clips.
If I could subscribe twice, I would. You being a polyglot in Asian languages being an American from Detroit is truly amazing.
Thank you for subscribing. If only more people were like you.
I am a subscriber as of today! Here in Europe it's rare for someone to study an Asian language, but I can clearly see what you are missing out on. In addition, there's no shortage of job opportunities if you possess a knowledge that few others have. But not everyone is as gifted with languages as this girl is.
Your Korean is so good. You are definitely a natural. Thanks for shattering 🙂
I am blown away by your linguistics...... the japenese girl was correct. You are so smart! Very entertaining, i love it.
I just love the style of your videos, you’re super friendly and so cool. Your editing is crisp and easy to follow. Huge fan ❤
Thank you so much friend.