Hi guys
welcome to Zoe.languages
today I'm very happy to make this video in Istanbul in Kadıköy
my favorites neighborhood
our favorites neighborhood
with my dear libanese friend Hanine
hello everyone
Hanine I can say she's the first and the only
lebaness i know who can speak fluently Chinese
I am super impressed
introduce yourself
should I use chinese or english
English first
Let's talk Chinese later
OK, all right
hello everyone
I'm Hanine from Lebanon currently living in Istanbul Türkiye
I'm a language enthusiast and I'm learning Chinese
I'm so happy to meet Hanine
I can feel that how the language can connect each other
It's so amazing to see that
we are into each other's culture and country
Do you know Lebanon is very special for me
Lebanon was the first country
I visited in the Middle East I can say it was the entrance
it was my entrance to the Middle East
at the time I didn't even speak Arabic
same as me in China, really? yeah
yeah I can feel like after knowing her personality
I feel like Hanine is like my Lebanese
my lebanese version lebanese Zoé
so in this video we would
like to share with you
guys our adventure in each other's country
and how we learn each other's languages Arabic Chinese
we gonna speak in Chinese and Arabic
I am gonna speak in Lebanese dialect
I'm gonna try my best
Well Hanine
Next, I will ask you a few questions in Chinese
When did you start learning Chinese
In fact, because I am
Translation major, at that time
In university we should choose
an elective course
So I choose Chinese as an elective course
But my translation field is not Chinese
oh oh
Not Chinese but French and English to Arabic
Then did you go to China?
Well then I decided I should
Go to China to learn about her culture, but what?
I just went for a trip
how long did you stay
I went twice, the first time
3 months
3 months for the second time
3 months both times
Then when you traveled to China
You didn't speak Chinese at the time
Well I could just say hello and goodbye
Like when I went to Lebanon
Hahaha yes but my tone at that time
not very correct so
even I spoke simple words
But people couldn't understand what I was saying
when did you plan
to learn Chinese seriously?
I went to China in 2019
Then I came back to Lebanon
I think I should come back to China
But this time I would like to communicate with locals
So I decided to major in Chinese
so I can study Chinese at university
Oh, so is it Chinese major?
hmm yes yes
actually
Chinese major is only available in Lebanese University
Only one university has this major
because
I really don't know very few Lebanese people
learning Chinese
So how long have you learned Chinese ?
more than two years
Very good you speak very well
One thing I'm curious about is that
why China
you know
China and Lebanon
In fact, geographically and culturally
still far away
Many Lebanese do not know
What is the real China like
There are many stereotypes just because of the understanding of China.
Well then
Many Chinese even
don't know where Lebanon is
Why are you so interested in China?
go again and then learn Chinese
And then want to go again
I actually traveled a lot
But for me
China makes me feel every time
different feeling very special feeling
Is it just like there is a sense of belonging
right
it's like feeling of belonging
I feel the same way in Lebanon
then you tell us
Your story in Lebanon
in Arabic
I said at the beginning of the video
Lebanon is the first counntry I visited in the Middle East
I was just interested in the Middle East in general at the time
I read a lot of books about it and watched a lot of related videos
but before I went to lebanon
I was still a little afraid
Why?
We still have stereotypes
Everything is unfamiliar, unfamiliar areas, unfamiliar people
unfamiliar culture
So I was actually a little scared
But when I got to Lebanon, all my fears disappeared immediately
What's your favorite thing about Lebanon?
all hahaha
Everything
I was there before the port exploded
I know what's going on in Lebanon right now
become very bad
Love everything, especially the food
You know I'm a foodie, Lebanese food is amazing and famous in the world
you know i love healthy food
bland food
Lebanese food is well balanced
Well balanced with a variety of salads
that taste i was like this is
you know this is for me the taste
when i try lebanese food
but it's it's like familiar
i have a familiar feeling i feel just like this food is for me
do you prefer Taboule or Fatouch
I like both, it's hard to choose
Well, I choose Taboule
You know I live in France and I have Taboule here too
But the Taboule here is not authentic, there are a lot of bulgur
The most important thing for Taboule in Lebanon is parsley
right
we put a lot of fresh parsery
Another thing is people, food is very important, people are also very important
I don't want to generalize, but all the Lebanese I've met
all good
nice, open, hospitable
So I met a lot of friends there
I have a Lebanese friend, Sarah
Hello dear Sarah
I went to her grandfather's house
Not in Beirut, but in the countryside
The villages around Beirut
Villages around Beirut
I still remember
There were a lot of dishes
First there is an appetizer
There are different kinds of salads
lots of salads
I thought that was all for lunch
I ate a lot and then I was full
But then there is the main course, and there are other dishes
I really feel
You know in China we have the same culture
share food
Very important
it's like from the food we can connect with the people
i totally agree
this is our stories next time if
we have more time because tomorrow
i'm gonna leave oh
i don't wanna leave
and we will share more detail
more details
Okay now to eat so now it's
time for dinner we are gonna eat
we're going to eat hot pot
go for hot pot
authentic hot pot
The most authentic hot pot in Istanbul
hmm let's go guys
hello hello
Hanine brought me to eat authentic today
authentic hot pot
she knows istanbul
better than me which Chinese food is good
like i feel like i'm in paris
I know better than you which Lebanese restaurant is good
Hanine now
To make a dip that she likes very much
Okay tell everyone where we're going now
we're going to prepare the sauce
Sauce
go go go
right
this
peanut
i don't like peanuts
sesame oil
Oyster oil
how to say Oyster oil in arabic
I do not know either
we need to take pictures
later
What is hot pot and how do we eat it
For me, hot pot is not just food, but an experience
It is not for one person, it must be eaten and shared by a group
If you like spicy food
here is the soup with the sauce
If you don't like spicy food, one side is spicy and the other side is not spicy
you can put a sauce on the side
have everything
meat, chicken, vegetables like this
then get some meat
If you like spicy food, put it here
I don't like spicy, put it here
let it cook until cooked
then clamp
now we will eat
what did you put
beef
Stir it until it's cooked
into the dip we prepared earlier
delicious
we're going to eat now
Bye-Bye
goodbye