Some noodles and wontons please
Noodles and wontons?
3 2 1 what's going on everybody
It's Xiaoma
And my buddy Dave over here
What's up Dave
How are you doing?
First of all happy Chinese New Year everybody
We are in Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Which has just got
This crazy amazing Chinese New Year parade going on
It's so cool over here.
And um...
What we are going to do guys, today
Dave and a couple of other really nice people, have been teaching me
This amazing language called Fuzhounese.
I don't know if you guys have ever heard of that
But it's actually a really rare Chinese dialect.
Of the 1.4 billion people in China
Only about 10 million people speak it
Mostly located in the city of Fuzhou.
However...
New York City, particularly this area of Brooklyn
Has a lot of people who speak Fuzhounese.
So, over the past week or so
Dave and a couple of other nice people have been teaching me some of this Fuzhounese
Which is a really cool language
And it's got really great culture and food
So um...
So we are going to go test it out, today
And I'm a little bit nervous because, I don't know, you know, I speak mandarin but
Fuzhounese is like a totally different language
It's like Spanish vs French.
I'm kind of nervous because this is actually my first time I'm going to be using Fuzhounese in a while
So...
How's my Fuzhouhua?
Not bad!
Oh my god.
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Lets get onto the video, and I'm feeling a little bit hungry
Lets go get some food at this restaurant over here.
Up Up Restaurant?
It says "Fuzhounese restaurant"
It says Up Up Restaurant
Up Up Restaurant okay
Two, can we sit? Okay.
Thank you
Alright, let's see if you can order in Fuzhounese
Want wonton soup?
With peanut sauce?
[Fuzhounese] I would like fish balls
Fish balls
Fish balls?
Yeah
Get the man some fish balls!
Fish balls coming right up!
What do you want, Dave?
I don't know what I want.
You can get...the peanut sauce [noodles]
It's good!
Let's get the peanut noodles and wontons
The noodles?
The noodles and the wontons
Peanut noodles and wontons?
Yeah, one order of peanut noodles and wontons
Do you speak Fuzhounese?
So what do you think about my Fuzhounese?
It's amazing, dude!
Thank you!
Dude I'm so happy!
I am really nervous
Because I've never actually really used Fuzhounese
Mandarin I speak all the time in restaurants
But Fuzhounese I've never actually really used
So this is so cool
Oh man, I'm addicted to this firecracker stuff
We've gotta get some more firecrackers guys
Hello
How much are these?
$1 for 4
$1 for 4?
Ok and then this one?
2 for?
2 for $3
[Seller] Yes
Do you speak Fuzhounese?
Yeah, of course!
Oh, for real?
Hello!
How much for these?
Two for $3!
$2.30...
I understand what you're saying!
Great job man!
No, I appreciate that!
Happy New Year!
My friend Dave here taught me
Nice job dude!
I want to buy this one
Cool!
I'll get this one then
For you, a dollar!
A dollar?!
Thank you!
Lets buy some fireworks baby!
Oh, do you have a lighter?
How do you say "I need a lighter"?
"Oui" means "fire"
Fire!
I'll give it to you for free!
For free?!
Thank you!!!
Look at this guys!
Knowing Fuzhounese in chinatown gets you stuff for free!
That's amazing!
[woman speaking Fuzhounese]
Do you know where the subway is?
The subway...
Yeah, where is it?
Over there, by...61st street
Oh, 61st street
Okay, thanks!
Gotta get some fruits though, gotta gets some fruits man.
Yeah, I love fruits.
Loving fruits
Get some nutrition.
We got some, we got some good ones over here.
Big grapes
Yeah, these are huge grapes.
What are those? The yellow ones?
Dragon fruit
That's dragon fruit?
Yeah
I didn't know there was a yellow dragon fruit.
How do you say "oranges"?
Do you speak Fuzhounese by the way?
Do you speak Fuzhounese?
Fuzhounese?
Fuzhounese? No?
Mandarin, then?
Yes, I do speak Mandarin
So, how much for these tangerines over here?
Price by the pound?
$2 per pound?
Can we get a pound?
For sure
They're good!
Are these tangerines good, by the way?
They're a little sour to be honest
Sour?
Are you looking for something sweeter?
That's a sweeter one
No worries, I prefer them on the sour side
You only want a pound, right?
Yes, just a pound, please
Okay great, thanks!
Thank you!
Your Chinese is really good!
You're too kind!
[John, in Mandarin] Can you speak Fuzhounese?
Yes!
Oh, I mean no!
No? Oh, I see
How do you say...candy?
"tong"
So in Fuzhounese..."I want candy"
I want candy
Alright, lets get some candy!
I need a little uh...
Do you like candy?
Yeah.
There is a guy here that I know
This guy has traditional Fuzhounese candy.
Oh, Fuzhounese candy, I love!
[Fuzhounese] I want candy
I want to buy candy
Hi
1?
Do you want 1?
Uh, sure.
Well, 2, hmm....
Okay
Do you speak Fuzhounese?
What?
Do you speak Fuzhounese?
Yes, yes I can
How much is this?
This one...one for a dollar
Two, two dollars!
One dollar?
This, one dollar!
For this one, that'll be another dollar!
And together, that'll be two dollars!
Two dollars!
Your Chinese is great!
Really great!
Oh, I appreciate that, thanks!
That's so crazy that you can speak Fuzhounese!
So...two dollars, then?
Yeah
I can't believe you can understand what I'm saying
Yeah, I guess!
But I can only speak a little bit of Fuzhounese, though!
Hey guys, that guy speaks Fuzhounese!
Thanks man!
Dude you know what's cool, you know what's interesting?
I've actually got, he didn't remember me, but I've actually bought stuff with him in Mandarin last time
And he thought it was cool that we spoke Mandarin
And he didn't remember us this time
But we bought from him in Fuzhounese from him this time and he was so siked
[Dave] he was freaking out [Xiaoma] That was so amazing
Dude, I feel like the energy you get from people when you speak their true native language is really amazing.
They start opening up, and they are willing to welcome you.
It's so beautiful, it's just a beautiful feeling.
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Chinese, or any other language you want to learn
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Nice, nice.
Oh, this is a big one.
Oh it's windy... oh that's a big one.
That's the big one
This is the big one?
Yeah, that one
Wow, there's so many fireworks outside today
How about...
Actually, first, where did you guys get those fish balls?
Where did you buy the fish balls?
The fish balls...where did you get them?
Oh, the fish balls!
That way?
We're a bit hungry again
My restaurant
Do you want any fireworks?
We'll go get some fireworks first, I'm pretty hungry right now
Thanks guys, we'll be back in a bit!