Chinese Listening Practice With A NATURAL Tone and Speed: I've never said 'I love you.'

In this video, I'm mainly chatting with you guys and sharing my recent thoughts. I used a more natural tone and speed, and I haven't specifically chosen easy vocabulary for Chinese learners. If your Chinese is at an intermediate level, you should be able to roughly understand what I'm saying and learn some new expressions from it.

You can use this video for listening and shadowing practice, and you can also share your thoughts in the comments. It would be great if you can share your ideas in Chinese, as it will help you practice discussing deeper topics in Chinese.

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[ArtByAshleyJayne]

Your note from your mom made me cry!!! I agree with another commenter, my Western parents said "I love you" constantly to me growing up, but it was never backed up by action or real encouragement. To know that your parents supported you this much even when you went against medical school is just the most amazing thing. I would take THIS over "I love you" any day!

[lyah]

This video and your previous one with your mom are very helpful for learning real-life Chinese listening skills. The topic was very touching.

[Quadraginta]

而且每次我试一下跟我的同事聊天，我只听懂一半他们说什么。

我已经花了很多时间练习我的听力。我以为我的听力还是不够。

其实我的听力已经能够了。 大部分这个视频我听得懂。 我还有很多中文我听不懂，但是我的中文的水平能够看这个视频。

你的故事让了我很感动。

多谢你分享你的经验而感觉。

[RedmiSe-jrjr]

I've been watching this channel for a year now, and I'm from Kerala. I've loved learning about China since I was young, and now I've been admitted to the Central University of Gujarat for my MA in Chinese. Interestingly, I completed my bachelor's in Arabic. I've spent my whole life in my hometown, and I never wanted to leave, but now I'm preparing to travel 2, 000 km to Gujarat. The day I leave will be incredibly tough for me. Just as you mentioned, I’ve never cried or shown my emotions until I reached the railway station, and then the tears just flowed. My heart feels heavy leaving my parents behind. I've watched this video multiple times and now I understand why you couldn’t complete that sentence

[adamke]

I'm a college student in America and I went to a Chinese immersion school from K-8th grade, I’ve taken Chinese classes ever since but don't often get the opportunity to hear it outside of class anymore, especially in a natural cadence, so I love these kinds of videos! Please keep making them. 希望这个暑假能去台湾留学，提高我的中文！

[timonkeys]

Damn…. That was beautiful, you must have a great relationship with your parents, I’m envious.

[peach]

I really liked this type of video and your parents sound so lovely! I say "I love you" to my parents probably every time I talk to them. It's kinda just something you say like at the end of a phone call or when saying good bye. I hadn't thought of what it might be like to grow up in a culture where you don't say it, but it's clear from your stories of them and your emotion in the video that not saying it doesn't mean you don't love each other. In fact you can see it in the clear actions of your parents, and like what some other people are saying, I think the actions that show you love someone are more important at any rate.

[liza_Vetka-kw]

Thanks for the video!! My parents also don`t often say I love you, they believe that it should be shown in actions rather than in words! I think that yours have the same opinion.

[mysterynewsbrasil]

Wow, not only a great learning experience, but a beautiful story as well! Very emotional, beautiful, and informative.

[jl]

In Manchester, UK, when you jump in a taxi, they driver will (would?) ask: "where are you going to love?", no matter if the passenger is a man or woman. Sweet.
A friend of mine from Norway told me he once went into a shop and the owner said "how are you doing son?". My friend did not understand that it is just an endearing and sweet way of communicating. It causes one to like the community!

[reese]

视频太棒了！非常有用。谢谢老师！最近我对我父母说 “我爱你” 因为我们好久没见面了。 除了这没见面的时间，我很少地对他们说了“我爱你”😅

[buyungadil]

We're ethnic Chinese too. Even though we were educated in the English language, we still retain that non- expressive part of Chinese culture. I've never said, "i love you" to my parents & neither have they said the same to me. But all of us know, for a fact, that we love one another very much.

[egcrazycool]

Hello Shuoshuo laoshi. Thank you for sharing your story while simultaneously teaching us your beautiful language. This video made me very emotional. And when you got to the letter, I was struggling not to cry and keep it together. I come from a culture (the Latino culture) where saying I love you to our parents or our parents saying it to us is not a strange thing to hear. At least in my immediate family. You have awesome parents indeed! And you seem to be a reflection of who they are. Thank you for teaching us, Mandarin.
Ps: I know you are learning Spanish. I'm a native spanish speaker. Let me know if you need a friend to practise with😊

[skane]

It’s an excellent video that points out a very fundamental cultural difference between east and west in the way we (in the west) verbalize (over verbalize) our emotions. Thank you for sharing your personal story and deep deep feelings for your parents. This is a universal story that touches the heart which makes learning Mandarin very effective.

[producaldo]

For love, actions are more important than words! Great video!

[cesarlblum]

Amazing video ❤ Would love to see more content like this that discusses feelings and relationships. Also love it that you made it in a natural tone and speed.

[Angelofnine]

I'm Dutch and if I told my parents I love them, they would definitely think something was wrong or I was dying XD. We just never say these things out loud. There are other ways to express love than just saying the words. Saying words is easy. Showing love through actions and care is much harder and more meaningful.

[ZahidKhan-zqd]

I love this video. This video helps us to learn Chinese and same time teach about love, life and parents and child care . And many more .

[marioo]

I am mongolian from the north. I feel honestly very similar about my family. Very touching video!

[alistairmcmillan]

I grew up in a middle class English-speaking South African home in the 60’s and 70’s, and it was the same- we never said ‘I love you’ to each other, although we did love each other very much.

I’m really impressed by your candidness and how you open up to your YouTube audience. Just one thing I don’t understand: if you never doubted that your parents loved you, why did you feel that insecurity about the possibility of them leaving you?

You’re a very smart woman, doing such great work and earning well from it. Well done!