Only In Mandarin - Fresh Off The Boat

The struggle is real when you can only understand and barely speak.

[scholarlycat]

For those that don’t speak Mandarin. The grandmother is the only one who sounds like she speaks it fluently. Everyone else sounds like they just learned the language off Duolingo.

[Mezzy..]

"that's true."
"Is that the only phrase you can say in Mandarin?"
"That's true"

[computernerd]

The guy who only knows one phrase in Mandarin somehow managed to win the bronze medal.

[jeffhe]

He lost the game but won the dumplings. Seems like a win to me

[kardengl]

Kudos to the actor dad trying to speak Mandarin, he’s actually Korean, I think.

[heirannn_]

"there can only be one winner."


said every Asian household ever.

[nathanbiller]

“There can be only one winner”
“Yes, there can be only one”
*Eats cereal menacingly*

[aurexiia]

for the people who don't understand mandarin: the grandma is literally the only person who sounds like she can speak chinese fluently. everyone else sounds like they've just been taught only those lines.

[melitajay]

Everyone's dissing their accents but isn't the whole joke that they aren't fluent hence the competition lmao

[averagejoey]

It's really impressive that John krasinski learned Mandarin for this show

[dragonslayer]

I like when shows implement culture and traditions in stories even if they may not be 100% accurate.

[yilsa]

As someone who speaks Mandarin, I can say that I am on the floor right now with these pronunciations...🤣

[Karen-felu]

i love how most of the "chinese" actors are actually Korean and most "korean" characters are actaully Chinese

[damsie]

Legend says he's still saying 是真的

[stanleypines]

Man got bronze with one phrase and got dumplings. Eddie is the real champion.

[LordNightHowler]

I am so proud of this family. Their not ashamed of their heritage. I’m only like a 4th Chinese, but I still wish I learned Mandarin and a bit of Cantonese.

[CZORCH]

“Yes. There can only be one”
*intense silence*
kid: *sllllurpp*

[jason]

The grandma is the only one who can speak decent Mandarin, the rest speak Mandarin as good as my French.

[DesertFoxWITHAFREAKINGKNIFE]

I always were fascinated how chinese, japanese and koreans memorizing their languages, especially cantonese chinese

[celesea]

The grandma: Has fluent mandarin

Everyone else: Let's just say I have Duolingo plus