Comments on: How to fake sounding like a native Chinese speaker

By: Olle Linge

Olle Linge — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 06:57:01 +0000

In reply to f73wtuv0kt. Alas, not yet! But it's not forgotten, it's on my drafting board. :)

By: f73wtuv0kt

f73wtuv0kt — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 02:54:45 +0000

In reply to Olle Linge. Any update on the filler words/phrases in Chinese? Would be a super useful addition to this article!

By: Cat

Cat — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 11:41:38 +0000

This made me laugh out loud, I love it! Sounding slow and dense, losing subtlety and letting people think my Chinese is much better than it is are all things I’ve done before!

I also think the context people see you in also makes a big difference. For example, I’d been trying to make conversation with my Chinese hairdresser for ages and he barely seemed to register I was trying to speak Chinese yet when he met my Chinese husband he suddenly assumed I spoke perfect Chinese and wouldn’t stop chatting to me!

By: Olle Linge

Olle Linge — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 22:03:39 +0000

In reply to Ty. Yeah, I realised that when I edited the article, but it was too late to come up with a decent list then. I have an article about this in the works, but might take a while. Thanks for pointing it out!

By: Ziba

Ziba — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 19:02:15 +0000

I am a beginner and have no experience with learning chinese

By: Ty

Ty — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 23:29:28 +0000

Would someone mind giving some actual examples in Chinese of the phrases in Number 4 or a place I can learn them？I think they would be really helpful but I don’t know what the correct translations are and i’m hesitant to fully trust google translate.

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 01:02:54 +0000

and of course if you know a phrase or two in the local dialect, by using them you will instantly gain the reputation of being able to speak the local dialect!

By: Petr Novák

Petr Novák — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 19:39:56 +0000

That is really nice! Thanks, I am going to incooperate some of those tips for sure.

Funny thing is that even work, when you think about it, even with your native language. Speak slowly, just about things you really know about, let people think that they are smarter then you but leave them with impresion that you are that really cool guy who knows…:)

By: Juan

Juan — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 15:13:13 +0000

Ah, what a delight. Thanks David, I laughed to tears with number 7: I was there so many times while learning English. As for Mandarin, an effective one is swearing, obviously when you are in the right circles (not to be used with your Chinese family!). Anyone has a good list to share? Haha, sorry Olle…

By: Heike

Heike — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 05:09:49 +0000

Ooh, I love the slam of Trump at the end of an otherwise 100% non-political article. Well-done! If you believe the allegations against Trump, but you didn’t read a single Wikileaks email, the establishment has successfully brainwashed you.

Remember when Dan Rather got fired for reporting on documents he couldn’t authenticate?

The sad and/or scary part is either the intelligence agencies knew it was fake news and went with it anyway, or they are too stupid to track it back to 4Chan. Either way it stinks.

I asked my 12 year old, “What is 4 Chan?” She said, “Don’t go there.” I wish the intelligence community had the discernment of your average American 12 year old.