How John Cena Learned Mandarin Chinese
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John Cena is a lot of things—pro wrestler, movie star, and all-around funny guy. But did you know that he also speaks Mandarin Chinese? And he’s actually pretty good at it—mistakes and all. I took a closer look at this fascinating story to find out not only why he learned, but how. And what that means for all of us who are struggling to speak in another language. Stick around! You won’t be disappointed.
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0:00 John Cena speaks Mandarin Chinese?!?
0:31 Why did John Cena learn Mandarin Chinese?
3:02 How John Cena learned Mandarin Chinese
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6:31 What’s wrong with John Cena’s Mandarin Chinese?
9:58 Shinsuke Nakamura
12:13 Arnold Schwarzenegger
14:31 Why John Cena’s Mandarin is so good
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16:52 Gal Gadot
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John Cena has a slight accent
My friends daughter speaks mandarin, and Cantonese
She’s not Chinese neither
Yea his tones are off sometimes but he’s way better than I.
They’re off all the time lol
Tones being off isn’t a big problem. There are many dialects in China and each has very different tones. Native Chinese people also struggle with getting the correct tones in Mandarin.
Currently I’m trying to improve my spoken English and extend my active vocabulary. In fact, i signed up for an English class, and tomorrow is my first day. Not gonna lie, I’m somewhat nervous, but there is nothing i wouldn’t do for the person I’m learning English in the first place.
Good luck! You can do it! Also, embrace your accent! I think it’s so unbelievably beautiful when people speak English, but they have their native accent. Not only because it sounds so beautiful, but it also shows that English is not your first language and how hard you’ve had to work. It’s something to definitely be proud of!
@@alb91878 Thank you for your kind words 🙂
Actually my accent in English is very natural. I don’t sound like a native English speaker by any means, but you wouldn’t know that I’m from Germany. My Girlfriend is from the UK, and she’s constantly telling me how much she loves my German accent.
@@Ioannis.Stf.1996 That person you’re learning for is a lucky soul!
Two weeks away from finishing my B2 French class with Alliance Francaise and still scared of a monologue Olly. Need to overcome it and understand that making mistakes is the only way to get better! Thanks for this!
Will you be taking DALF? If you want to prepare for a speaking part here are a couple of options:
a) speak to a relative on a given topic (you can get past exams online and prepare based on that), or… to yourself.
b) write a diary – it is an effective method to make you stop and think, but also use the language more freely. When I revised my first entries in English (I started them as a kid) I made so many mistakes 😀 Writing a diary made me so fluent in speaking I never had to actively learn how to speak English – I just did.
c) this might sound weird but… – learn the dialogues from favourite films and act them out. I remember rewatching certain scenes from Wasabi and repeating what characters said. The ‘tru’ scene is my absolute fav 😛
@@marikothecheetah9342 TCF then DALF. Thanks!
I’m learning Russian and watching the show “Кухни” has helped SO MUCH!!
Where do you watch it?
I’m trying to learn Russian too. Duolingo so far but it’s not that good.
People forget that language isn’t about being perfect, it’s about communicating. John Cena (and Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gal Godot) does well because he’s using language for its real purpose, communicating. My own experience was in going to France and getting outside the tourist areas like Paris. My French is nothing great, my Midwest American accent thick (and never going away), and I had the same fears everyone else does but I found that if I made the effort I really could communicate and many mistakes were forgiven (sometimes with a smile and an explanation of why what I said was funny/weird). It’s not about a perfect accent or perfect grammar, it’s about communicating. After I came home I stopped limiting myself to just “appropriate” levels of writing and started tackling French writing that made no concessions to learners. Sure, I struggled at times but by challenging myself I got better. Now with the internet I can do the same with video/TV/movies. If you want to learn a language then you have to put yourself out there and take a little risk. The vast majority of people will know as soon as you open your mouth that the language you’re using isn’t your first and will make allowances for that, especially if they themselves have tried using a language other than their first themselves. One might say that the only way to learn to use a language well is to spend some time using it badly and learning from one’s mistakes.
Fantastically put! I think that is so amazing and I’m so happy for you! I hope you have much more continued success! You have a fantastic mindset and I’m so glad that you shared your comments for others to read!
I am just about to complete a year streak in French on Duolingo but will not be continuing as it demands perfection eg a verb can end é, er or ez basically pronounced the same so not imho too important. I wish to communicate not rival Hugo, Balzac or other literary icons
@@cgisme just out of curiosity, what are some other methods or apps you plan on using? Lingq, memrise, drops, and watching a movie that I have seen a million times in my native language in my target language has really helped. I will pick a movie that I know very well or that I know my heart and watch it in my target language 50 different times and sometimes I will have subtitles on it and the target language and sometimes I’ll have no subtitles and other times I’ll have subtitles in English. It has helped me pick up a lot of vocabulary.
@@cgisme Duolingo is a tool, not a complete answer. I use it as part of my language learning, just as you might use flashcards or some other tool. If you really want to learn French you’ll need to expand beyond Duolingo. The more ways you use your target language the better you’ll be at it. Duolingo – or any other learning app – can help you learn a language, none of them can do it for you.
The guy is loaded, filthy rich and WWE still paid for the language learning. Mind blowing. On a slightly more congratulatory note, he’s done well in his career. So has Olly. Hello 😎
Yeah, I have a normal job, work in three languages at it, and in my spare time I learn Japanese. Where is my medal? Oh, that’s right, nowhere, because I’m not famous :/
Whether he is rich or not, he certainly worked hard to achieve that. You can’t buy it.
If I had half the time he has I’d be learning not one but three languages simultaneously at the current high intensity. Kudos to him, but money make such things easier.
When he asks Rosetta Stone 🤣 Mandarin is tough, but the fact he lived in China for a few months makes a crucial difference. For me it’s the tones that hold me back.
Mandarin is hard but if u spent a year in China, it would become easier cause there are many native speaker willing to become a speaking partner to perfected your chinese. Try speaking practice first then learn how to read later.
Love how you promote “owning your accent” and “no shame in speaking”. Great attitude. This works with acquisition of non-language-related skills too.
I loved this. My German teacher said that even though my German isn’t very good, my strength is that I’m “fearless.” I have embraced that… even if I’m not entirely sure it was meant as a genuine compliment! 🤣
Currently learning Spanish.
I appreciate this. About 10 years ago I gave a keynote talk in Taipei and wanted to use the little Mandarin I knew to apologize for not giving the talk in Mandarin. I botched it, of course. Afterward some students commented that they never knew a professor could have a sense of humor. The key is recognizing that you’re the dancing bear — it’s not how well you dance but that you dance at all. As an aside, I wrote the words in Hanzi and also, to be safe in Pinyin. The students there were puzzled by Pinyin.
I regret that I haven’t had the opportunity to get beyond a dabbling level of Mandarin, but even that is useful. Even without mastering the language, I’m very interested in psycholinguistics. For example, in Hong Kong, I pronounced Taipei as the Chinese Taibei, but it confused them because they didn’t recognize the Chinese word in an English sentence.
Money is a big factor … you gotta do the Bing Chilling
He also cravenly used his language skills to apologize to the CCP for saying Taiwan is a country.
if i made as much money selling my movies in China as he did, I would too
If you want to do business in China you pretty much have to do that sort of thing. We may not like it, but China is run by the Chinese and inside China their rules apply. I don’t like it either, but that’s the reality we live in.
@@carolgold-boyd9287would you prefer a China run by Americans perhaps? 🤨
@@stefanodadamo6809I recognize that China is a separate country from mine. I don’t want China telling us what to do. Likewise, we shouldn’t be telling China what to do. I don’t have to like them to understand that.
Look I do not like wrestling or fighting at all. However, John Cena looks 看起來 like a generally very nice person, and him trying to genuinely understand a different culture which is so different from the one he was raised in is very commendable. Despite never seen any wrestling, this makes him a sort of idol and example to me 🙂
Keen for that chinese story learning book.
Thirty years ago having an accent was a huge detriment. Many of my colleagues and college professors made not-so-nice comments about it. I’m glad to see that the attitudes changed dramatically. I’m fluent in three languages and can muddle through a couple more, and I’ve acquired an accent even in my native tongue because I mostly think in English, but now nobody bats an eye at that.
I started learning Mandarin but quickly found myself over my head
Another great Olly! You’re one of the very best!