Languages you learn | Easy Taiwanese Mandarin 8

Hello everyone, we are Easy Taiwanese Mandarin. I'm your host, Summer. Today, as you can see, I'm joined by two special guests, Kari and Janus. They've come to Taiwan for a trip. Let's see if they've learned any Chinese during this trip. May I ask, do you know how to speak Chinese? Ni hao. Very good. And you? Xie xie. Excellent. Today's topic is to interview you to see if you've learned any foreign languages. And how did you learn them? Let's get started. Let's go. Let's go. May I ask, are you learning any foreign languages? Er, yes. What languages are you learning? English. Yes, I'm learning English, German, and recently I'm learning Spanish. Yes. What kind of foreign languages are you learning? Korean. Are you learning any foreign languages? Yes, we're studying Japanese. English, Spanish, and Taiwanese. Japanese and Korean. Why do you want to learn Japanese and Korean? Because we're obsessed. We're obsessed. We want to learn languages that are similar to our own. I'm Spanish. Did you come to Taiwan to learn Chinese? I first came to Taiwan to learn Chinese because I used to work as an exchange student. But now I'm studying at a research institute. How long have you been learning Chinese? About five to six years. May I ask, why do you learn classical Latin? Because it's so popular. It's just an interest. I used to study art, and some of my works are in Latin. So I wanted to learn it, and I happened to have this course at school. When did you start learning English? In elementary school. Did you start learning English in kindergarten? Sort of. How long did you learn German? I started when I was in college, so it's probably been over seven years. I chose to study Japanese in high school, but it was pretty shallow. Which one did you speak better? English and Taiwanese. May I ask, why did you want to learn Taiwanese? I moved to Taiwan when I was young, so I had to learn it. Why did you want to learn Chinese? Because... At first, I was studying linguistics, and I thought that if I studied more languages, I could understand more of the world's languages, systems, and so on. So I thought, why don't I learn a foreign language? Why did you want to learn German? Was it because of work, or simply because you were interested? I didn't think too much about it when I was in college. I just thought it was fun, so I wanted to learn it. So how long did you learn Latin? A whole semester. It was really hard. Did you have any difficulties learning German at first? After all, it's a language we can't understand. German grammar is pretty difficult, so you have to memorize a lot of things. At first, I spent a lot of time memorizing grammar. I think the hardest part is not writing, but speaking. Because Chinese has a tone, I still don't know how to distinguish when to say one sound, two sounds, and so on. I think that's the hardest part. The problem is that the same Chinese has different words for different situations. Sometimes I use the wrong words, and it's a joke. What do you do in your free time? Other than going to cram school, what else do you do to learn Korean? I watch a lot of Korean-speaking videos, like variety shows or live broadcasts. I look for things I'm interested in, such as songs and poems. One of my classmates wants to be a translator, so she thinks that if she doesn't learn enough, she will go to a research institute or do some self-cultivation. I think it's important to develop a habit. You have to spend time and effort to learn. I think the basics are important, such as grammar and pronunciation. I think pronunciation is also a key to learning languages, so you can listen to more native speakers. I've seen some good YouTube videos, like Easy German. It teaches you how to learn German in a more everyday way. Since it's quite cold today, can you teach us how to say how refreshing the weather is in Japanese? Lastly, can you teach us how to say goodbye in Thai? Last but not least, Janus and Kari just learned a Chinese phrase. Let's listen to what they just learned. Awesome! That's all for today. See you next time!