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Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.42,0:00:05.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello! David Snopek here.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.22,0:00:12.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today I'm going to record a short video in English to go along with an article on my blog.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.88,0:00:17.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to try to switch between English videos and Polish videos more often
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.36,0:00:21.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that you can practice listening in English as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.85,0:00:26.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway, in this video I'm going to do 2 things.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.33,0:00:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,1. I'm going to walk you through how to use Memrise.com,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.00,0:00:34.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is a website that helps you learn words and phrases in a foreign language.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.86,0:00:42.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been using it for about 2 or 3 weeks, learning how to read a menu in Chinese.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.10,0:00:49.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're wondering why I'm learning Chinese, or want to read my full review of Memrise, please read the article on my blog.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.06,0:00:54.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are links in the description below and on top of the video.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.94,0:01:00.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2. Carrie and I are going to go eat at a Chinese restaurant
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.29,0:01:04.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we're going to record the whole thing so you can come with us.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.04,0:01:07.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alright, let's go!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.10,0:01:12.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alright, here is Memrize.com.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.12,0:01:16.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can log in with Facebook.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.49,0:01:20.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here is my home screen after logging in.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.46,0:01:22.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here are the courses I'm taking.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.32,0:01:27.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you can see "Learn Basic Chinese: read a menu!".
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.90,0:01:32.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here are all the levels in this course.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.10,0:01:35.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Memrise has a very unusual metaphor.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.29,0:01:42.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you "plant" a new level and then "water" old items to review them.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.33,0:01:44.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So each level is a plant.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.53,0:01:47.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First you plant it and then you water it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.03,0:01:52.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see I have 14 items that are ready to be watered.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.29,0:02:00.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when I first log in I come here and click "water 14 items".
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.49,0:02:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is beef.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.06,0:02:10.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's asking me, "What is this Chinese character?" and I have to type the English for it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.85,0:02:16.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is meat. The other meat.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.99,0:02:20.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is chicken.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.17,0:02:25.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chicken egg noodles
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.52,0:02:29.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is this one.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.36,0:02:35.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is egg.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.75,0:02:43.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beef fried rice. Here is beef fried rice.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.71,0:02:48.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And here you see I have just completed my watering session.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.34,0:02:52.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can continue watering or I can go back to my course.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.76,0:02:56.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see that I got all the answers correct.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.18,0:02:59.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I earned this many points.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.17,0:03:04.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to go back to the course.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.61,0:03:13.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you learn a new level, you are "planting" it. So let's go to a level I haven't done: "5 more dishes!"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.86,0:03:17.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here are all the items that will be in this level.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.40,0:03:19.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are all the things I'm going to learn.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.60,0:03:25.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To begin I click "Start planting."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.67,0:03:32.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Soy sauce fried rice. Ok, so this part means soy sauce.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.49,0:03:35.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's "fried" and that's "rice."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.13,0:03:42.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I have to choose a "Mem" to help me remember it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.68,0:03:47.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, actually I think this one's the best.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.95,0:03:58.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is what each of those characters mean. That will help me remember this the best... sauce oil fried rice.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.21,0:04:03.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alright, now I'm learning "preserved vegetables and pork noodles".
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.50,0:04:09.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then we simply start reviewing what we've learned, just like before when I was watering.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.26,0:04:13.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So green vegetable and pork noodles.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.17,0:04:18.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hmm, that was green vegetable shredded pork noodles. I think this one.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.52,0:04:22.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ooh, I got it wrong. It was this one.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.69,0:04:27.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, green vegetable, meat (shredded), noodles.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.06,0:04:32.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Red braised pork noodles... I think that's this one.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.20,0:04:33.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.91,0:04:45.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then you continue to learn the new items and review, learn new items and review until you are done with the level.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.60,0:04:54.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that was Memrise! As you can see there are many new levels you can learn and many more courses you can do.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.07,0:04:58.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're interested in my full review of Memrise, please read the article on my blog.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.91,0:05:01.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a link below.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.00,0:05:06.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alright! We're about to go to a Chinese restaurant so I can practice reading the menu
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.87,0:05:11.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to see how much I can read after learning on Memrise for a couple weeks.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.89,0:05:17.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're bringing our chopsticks, which we bought in Chinatown in San Francisco.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.57,0:05:22.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's going to be awesome. I love Chinese food. Let's go!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.18,0:05:46.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is your favorite Chinese food?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.50,0:05:49.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cream Cheese Wontons.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.67,0:05:51.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, what's your favorite Chinese food?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.58,0:05:55.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My favorite Chinese food is Vegetable Fried Rice.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.89,0:06:43.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok. So, the menu does have Chinese on it, however I don't know many of the characters.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.74,0:06:49.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I recognize this one is "cow" and this one is "meat" so that means "beef".
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.63,0:06:54.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I've got "Beef Tenderloin". There's another beef... beef... beef...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.86,0:06:59.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, and that one means "fried" -- that third character right there.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.35,0:07:07.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I can recognize a little bit, but I think I need to spend more time before I can really read the menu.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.54,0:07:11.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mmm... The tea smells good!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.48,0:07:22.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mmm... It's very good!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.16,0:07:25.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think I might just get some soup...
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.95,0:07:29.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok. I've got to find my Zodiac.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.37,0:07:39.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Actually, I've never really paid attention to the Chinese Zodiac, so I'm not sure which one is me.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.61,0:07:47.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've got to find 80, which would mean... 81...
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.05,0:07:49.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh jeez... 84...
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.75,0:07:53.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hey!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.58,0:08:01.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,1983... Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Pig are extremely nice, good-mannered and tasteful!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.09,0:08:04.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That sounds really complimentary!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.68,0:08:25.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How was your food?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.33,0:08:27.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was fantastic! How was yours?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.73,0:08:29.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was delicious.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.81,0:08:35.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, our fortune cookies.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.34,0:08:39.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me see...
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.96,0:08:47.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You will be fortunate in the opportunities presented to you. I like that!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.84,0:08:56.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now is a lucky time for you. Take a chance!