Quotes about "mandarin"

human sleep score decider - Bits and Banter [07⧸10⧸2026]

Librarian Mon Jul 13 Watch on YouTube ↗

0.000 you making progress with that? actually i'm making a little bit of progress on mandarin. Search ↗
8.420 i think i'm too old to learn a language because i never learned one except english kind of i just i don't think my brain is wired for it. oh, it would have been so nice to just be born in china, so i didn't have to learn mandarin it does feel like a downside to be born in america because like almost everywhere else you'd sometimes learn english or like a second language but in america, we just don't. like they try. they're like, oh you want to learn spanish? here's like two courses and then we're gonna give up. Search ↗

They added bonus bricks...this is not a drill (Lego Party)

Northernlion Sun Jul 12 Watch on YouTube ↗

2864.440 she wouldn't be like watchmaker. you know what i'm talking about every once in a while they get the overlap between what we're talking about in my very limited knowledge of mandarin chinese. i wonder what tricky track sneaky snail is drawing for the players. my god, it's the book. it doesn't. umbrella. Search ↗

when you don't take your normal pills - Bits and Banter [07⧸08⧸2026]

Librarian Sat Jul 11 Watch on YouTube ↗

1813.960 it could also be a dick that i guess grows a little bit every time you lie. that's a pencil dick? well then what the fuck is a i think they knew what they were saying with pinocchio dick. i don't watch livestreams but i wanted to say when nl speaks mandarin it reminds me of the scene in tropic thunder when robert downey jr. has to try and communicate with the drug dealers. what the fuck? he's speaking english. he's speaking english in the scene when he says he's a lead farmer. woyou mai, fay gee piao. wob. Search ↗
1893.560 incredible. we're fucking getting there, man. i can't wait to order at the chinese restaurant. me ordering imperfect mandarin? see, that's a joke, because you know what i fucking ordered? i ordered a number 20. i ordered a number 20 imperfect mandarin, bro. white boy stuns by ordering a number 20 imperfect mandarin? Search ↗
1923.520 i gotta bring him to richmond and see if he can actually order food there. kate, i can order food there because they speak english. the signs are all in chinese and i don't know whether it's... is there a difference between cantonese and mandarin writing or is it a simplified traditional... is that the schism? i don't know, but the signs are all in chinese, but the staff tends to speak. i don't know, i've never been to the restaurants because i get intimidated by the signs. Search ↗
1983.320 whiter than saying learning mandarin is problematic is actually learning japanese. that's true. that's a good point that's a really good end one to that joke. i really respect that one i thought i was trying to learn japanese because my mom's japanese, but i'm actually learning it cuz my dad's white. mm hmm. that's right that's right. that's that's see now that's an end to you don't see that happen that much for that's that's really funny i can't it's unsurvivable Search ↗
3179.140 they did have, i mean the vests are one thing. they're kind of dressed like the bedouin sound clash. i'm trying to decipher giga's mandarin. it's washer, ye, you had a hundred? not quite, not quite. what's that fourth character there? so because it's paired with the one before it, Search ↗

I said what I said man (Slay the Spire 2)

Northernlion Sat Jul 11 Watch on YouTube ↗

2325.720 i don't watch live streams but i wanted to say when nl speaks mandarin it reminds me of the scene in tropic thunder when robert downey jr. has to try and communicate with the drug dealers. what the fuck? he's speaking english. he's speaking english in the scene when he says he's a lead farmer. you know what the type of shit i'm trying to say? you know the type of shit i'm trying to say? big lunch. Search ↗
2428.440 nǐ chīr shèmā le? buddy, where's lunch? i don't see wùfān in that sentence whatsoever. i don't see any fucking wùfān. wrong word order, but most people would know what you mean. huge, huge, huge. it's nǐ wùfān chīr shèmā? incredible. we're fucking getting there, man. we are fucking getting there. i can't wait to order at the chinese restaurant. me ordering in perfect mandarin? Search ↗
2464.920 see that's a joke because you know what i fucking ordered? i ordered a number 20. i ordered a number 20 in perfect mandarin bro. white boy stuns by ordering a number 20 in perfect mandarin? oh man we don't want any of this garbage. well actually wait. i kind of like a true grit. Search ↗
2515.980 i gotta bring him to richmond and see if i can, if he can actually order food there. kate, i can order food there because they speak english. they speak english in richmond. the signs are all in chinese and i don't know whether it's... is there a difference between cantonese and mandarin writing or is it a simplified traditional... is that the schism? i don't know but the signs are all in chinese but the staff tends to Search ↗
2585.820 that i am, i'm white as fuck but i'm not that white. that's crazy. i'm from saskatchewan, pal. i could have told you that, okay? bet you're wearing a bunny hug right now, motherfucker. you want a stampede? actually, that's true. the only, the only thing whiter than saying learning mandarin is problematic is actually learning japanese. that's true. that's a good point. that's a really good end one to that joke. i really respect that one. Search ↗

what working overtime feels like - Bits and Banter [07⧸06⧸2026]

Librarian Thu Jul 09 Watch on YouTube ↗

4124.560 i don't know if you guys know any korean people, i'll save you an oral loss. you're not supposed to eat the bibimbap with chopsticks. i know it's an asian food, so our caucasian brains are like, well obviously you eat this with chopsticks. they'll make fun of you bro, you eat it with a spoon. and also the other thing is if you ever go to a restaurant that has bibimbap and you've been wanting to try it, always check and see if they've got dolsot bibimbap first because dolsot bibimbap literally better. how's mandarin going? Search ↗
4183.260 here is 500 american dollars in traveler's checks. oh, you're right. i didn't say traveler's checks. i forgot lu xing. i only said here's 500 us dollars check. oh my god, people who didn't grow up around chinese people really can't speak a lick of mandarin, huh? yeah, obviously. how the fuck would i speak mandarin if i didn't grow up speaking mandarin? Search ↗
4210.700 all of a sudden i remembered how to say airplane and i don't want to though because i don't think you guys are mature enough to handle this to be honest with you. i don't think you're ready. seeing how you've reacted to the the mandarin so far i don't think you're ready. get them librarian, get them. i still don't understand the mandarin arc. what's to understand? there's plenty of reasons to learn a language beyond like uh you like what kind of cartoons they make not to soul read you i'm just i mean i know what website i'm on and i'm making an assumption. Search ↗
5778.840 i forget what she said. i said, and she just looked at me like, what's wrong with you? and i just, it was the end of the interaction anyway, but i just left. i was like, i can't be doing that. i can't just be speaking chinese to chinese people who are speaking to me in english and then expecting them to be like, wow. oh, you know, well, you know, like the most obvious words in mandarin, huh? Search ↗

Now watch this chip (Normal Golf Game)

Northernlion Thu Jul 09 Watch on YouTube ↗

608.800 please stop calling the person i'm playing mahjong with my opponent by the way. they're not my opponent. fate has deigned to make us enemies, but i got no problem with them. that's my sibling. they're my best friend. we're both playing mahjong. they're my best friend. apparently we're both learning mandarin as well. they're my best friend. you're my little best friend. i don't give a hoot if your toots stink. even that was pretty all right, man. that was a little too hard. statistician. wait, i can do this. statistician. Search ↗

If we lock in we're only one stroke away (Normal Golf Game)

Northernlion Wed Jul 08 Watch on YouTube ↗

2391.160 and also the other thing is if you ever go to a restaurant that has bibimbap and you've been wanting to try it, always check and see if they've got dolsot bibimbap first because dolsot bibimbap literally better. sorry if you're like an executive at korean air or whatever and i'm blowing up your whole spot. the dolsot makes it 10 times better. just don't burn your tongue on it. fucking power. how's mandarin going? not even fucking with you? my teacher called out sick this week. so whatever we persevere. ni shou, ni shou. Search ↗
2487.300 oh, you're right. i didn't say traveler's checks. i forgot lu xing. i only said here's $500, $500 us dollars check. i forgot about the lu xing zhe piao. oh my god, people who didn't grow up around chinese people really can't speak a lick of mandarin, huh? yeah, obviously. how the fuck would i speak mandarin if i didn't grow up speaking mandarin? librarian, how do you say brain in mandarin chinese? Search ↗
2538.640 i need to know because i need to say use your brain which would be something like well i don't know use is yong though i'll tell you that much and i could ask you how much is the airplane ticket all of a sudden i remembered how to say airplane and i don't want to though because i don't think you guys are mature enough to handle this to be honest with you i don't think you're ready seeing how you've reacted to the the mandarin so far i don't think you're ready i don't think you're prepared for this Search ↗
2588.960 get him, librarian. get him. i still don't understand the mandarin arc. what's to understand? there's plenty of reasons to learn a language beyond like, uh, you like what kind of cartoons they make. not to soul read you, i'm just, i mean, i know what website i'm on and i'm making an assumption. also, having a hobby is not an arc, man. it's called being alive. why not korean? because we've already got someone in the house that speaks korean, man! Search ↗

death gun - Bits and Banter [07⧸03⧸2026]

Librarian Mon Jul 06 Watch on YouTube ↗

5775.800 my bluetooth dongle doesn't work. are you wired on everything? like do you have a wired mouse? it's a hybrid. what does that mean? it's plugged in right now, but i can, it's a wireless, but i have it plugged in. you know, he's learning mandarin, so. that's true. there's something. why are you not responding ludwig? Search ↗
5814.060 what something funny about a grown man drinking apple juice it's funny to you because your mandarin is so good it's funny to you in a 37 year old man wants to drink a delicious beverage no, you got me beat already. well, you've actually used it though, which is like that's way beyond yeah, but now my wires are crossed. oh, i mean, you know in china anymore. oh Search ↗
5993.820 he put it in the work. what university did you study at for your whole life? i realized that people are like why are you learning mandarin? like do you have a particular interest in chinese food? not really. history still got a lot to learn. i think it's mostly just because it's the language that gets you maybe like the most attention as a white guy just for knowing a little bit. no it's just that you love the road to empress so much. there is that too. Search ↗

It's just one shot how hard could it be (Normal Golf Game)

Northernlion Sun Jul 05 Watch on YouTube ↗

3489.620 you can't take a picture of this. it's already fucking gone. not enough fade on that. my mom got annoyed when you started learning mandarin. is your mom chinese? because that actually seems like really valid. it seems like it'd probably be like annoying as fuck. one suck ahead of the cum shot. oh shit, that's good. one blow ahead of the splooge. ice berm, only what i can have. we can make this work. we can make this work. Search ↗

We played Slay the Spire 2 wearing haptic vests (ft. Kate and Ludwig)