Is there anyone here who does not understand chinese but likes Jay's music?

[ilcooljay]

Hi everyone ! I want to know that any one here who's not understand chinese but like Jay's music ? Because I'm one of them. Actually I used to learn Chinese but only one year so I can undersand the meaning of Jay's songs for a little. When I listen to Jay song at my home,my dad always think it's kinda weird because i told him that sometimes I don't know what Jay's singing about. But I always told my dad that i think when people listen to the song ,they don't have to undersand the meaning but they should listen to the beat of the song and the tone of the singer.Then you can understan that this is happy song or sad song. And i think the singer,like Jay,who make the people like his music eventhough they not understand his language is really cool. Do u agree with me?

(PS. I'm thai and i like jay so much because of the reason i told u above and i think his music and his tone are really great. Besides he can make Thai people like his music eventhough most are not understand chinese. Now Jay has a lot of fans in thailand.) :)

Jay ni hen diao ! :laughing:

[sesamestreet]

Does this go here?

You are going to be :ninjasta: :profanit: :bonk: :chair: by Lepencil and other mods


but seeing you are new here...........

[babyxv]

YES there are A LOT of people here who don't understand mandarin but like jay's music.

[azndreamer88]

yup i dunno mandarin but i love Jays music....

[lepencil]

Seems like this topic should have been somewhere else instead. :hmm:

*waves magic wand*

~lepencil

[Winston]

i can proudly say its me, i can speak cantonese thats it

i think its good that i cant speak mandarin or understand wat he's saying most of the time i think its just words stuck in to make the song sound good lol....

but im sure his slow songs do have meaning

[ilcooljay]

Sorry, I should post this topic in discussion,right? I really sorry but I kinda new here. Hope u guys notangry me. :oops:

PS.Thanks every1 4 ur opinions. :wink2:

[lepencil]

Don't worry about it, ilcooljay.

Be sure to post any new topics in the correct forum in future. :wink2:

This is off-topic, but we do have a number of Jay fans from Thailand as well. You might wish to check this topic out:
http://www.jay-chou.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4122

~lepencil

[w4t3r_lily]

i can't speak mandarin fluently..actually my chinese is sucks..but i still can understand a little..if i have a problem i just ask my mom..she understand chinese and can't speak fluently..but she often say that jay's voice is like whispering not talking..

[ddooll]

ha... neither do i... i like Jay's music but don't understand mandarin... wellz... i can understand a little... but luck i'm fluent in cantonese...

off topic: the title of this topic doesn't make sense...

[azndreamer88]

ooh ddooll im pretty fluent at cantonese too^_^ and i kinda understand mandarin a bit cause some are cognates of cantonese=D.....i like Jays songs when i listen to them but when i look up the lyrics...i like the song even more sometimes^_^

[luckypurple]

me!!!...i'm not chinnesse i dont understand the language but i love Jay's music..

Vicky

[ddooll]

OoO... finally someone edited the title of this topic... sounds much better.

aiyah, but being fluent in Chinese isn't enough. it would be better if i can read and write chinese. but i'm working on it... and being fluent in Mandarin would be good, too...

[azndreamer88]

wow haha ive been learning how to read and write chinese too! and ive been learing mandarin! haha, anywayz i kinda think being fluent in cantonese is enough except if i could improve myself...then why not? ya know what i mean?

[ddooll]

yea, i know wut u mean... i get really upset with myself when i see some entertainment news on newspaper and i can't read a single word of it... i won't ask my parents to read it to me or else they'll know i'm obsessed with Jay... then, they'll make fun of me...
u have ur whole life ahead of u, so why not improve urself, rahs?

[SnowFlakes]

Hi...i'm new here...from KL...i'm a chinese but i don't know chinese...well...a little actually...i learnt chinese std 1 & 2 but thatz it... :wink2:
and my dad wants me to learn now...so i tell him that i learn lotz of chinese when i listen to chinese music...like jay for instance...and i get my friends to translate it for me...so my dad has to buy me music cd's... :bleh: ....hehe

[sUm^MeR]

Well, the only time I would speak chinese is when I'm karaoke-ing or rapping Jay's songs. :oops: Other than that... my Chinese would turned out to be a joke on those who's fluent in Chinese.

But to enjoy music, you don't have to care that much about the language barrier. I started to like Jay only by listening to his music, not having the slightest idea of what he's talking about in his songs. BUt after I found more than one songs of Jay that sounds amazing, I curiously started to look for the lyrics, and amazed by them also. (especially Vincent's lyrics). And now, Jay songs is one of the useful tool for me to improve my Chinese.

[tongzilla]

ilcooljay, and everyone else, a very similar topic has been recently discussed (or still discussing) in depth, and may be found here: http://jay-chou.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4124

Tip: ilcooljay, check if your topic is posted before starting a new discussion. Don't worry, I have made that mistake also countless times...now the search function isn't working, it's a bit tricky...but check recent topics.

[ilcooljay]

I wanna thank who change the name of the topic 4 me.when i first create it i think it kinda sound weird too but that's b/c i'm not goot at English :oops:

I wanna say sorry to creat the topic that sound the same as the other's topic.I should look carefully b4 i made it :depresse:

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My Fav song :Crazy in love

Got me lookin so crazy right now
Your love's got me lookin so crazy right now
(Your love)
Got me lookin so crazy right now your touch's
Got me lookin so crazy right now
(Your touch)
Got me hoping you page me right now your kiss's
Got me hoping you save me right now
Lookin so crazy your love's got me lookin
Got me lookin so crazy your love

[haylee]

ooh ddooll im pretty fluent at cantonese too^_^ and i kinda understand mandarin a bit cause some are cognates of cantonese=D.....i like Jays songs when i listen to them but when i look up the lyrics...i like the song even more sometimes^_^

same with me 2!!! :yeah:

[Winston]

i cant speak mandarin at all

but i can speak cantonese really well

bah... oh wells :wink2:

[JiE_LuN'z_BabE]

umm ME!!! hahahaha.. im chinese and i dun understand it that much... too bad i dont understand what Jay's saying.. but atleast i can feel it.. :yeah:

[BooMiE]

I'm Thai too and i can't understand Chinese at all. But i really like jay's music..and i totally agree with you..ilcooljay...Jay is so talented he can created a song that make some people who don't even understand chinese can understand his music...and that's including me..

[Smonkkey]

Yeah like some of you i can't understand chinese at all, well just a few words. Mostly in cantonese. Hopefully i'll be able to learn soon. Well for you that have seen the comercial, its like apple jacks, the reason we like it is cuz we just do. We don't care if it doesn't taste like real apples, as long as it tastes good. So we look Jay Chou, cuz we do... there....

[GuArDiAn AnGeL]

yes i can garantee that there are lots of pple on this site that doesn't speak mandarin that well..and still like jay' music...everyone here is attracted to jay's soft voice and unique melodies...

[Chuci]

I wouldn't have a clue what Jay sings, I can't understand Mandarin, besides the basic Ne How Ma?

But I look up all the translations, ping yin and just love the music for the music itself. . .

I think I could like it without knowing what it is about. I mean, an jing, you can really tell its a sad song without even knowing what the lyrics are. . .

[marvel]

yes i'm definitely sure there's a lot of people love jay's music even though they don't understand mandarin...well, i'm one of them. i'm indonesian born chinese, and no one in my family understand mandarin. i used to learnt it for about 6 months & that's just bcause i want to be able to sing jay's song....wuaah but it's still difficult for me. know what? i surfed internet to get jay's lyric cause the album released here don't attached it. and when i got it i have to translate it into pinyin (i use a software....sooo manually!!!!)
but i think it's ok not knowing the words or the meaning, i still can enjoy it veeeery much!!! i'm still waiting for his fourth album to be released here...hopefully soon....ooohh can't wait!!!

[girl_next_door]

:laughing: YUP! that's wud be me!!!

hehe...i can only understand VERY basic chinese cos i took this beginners chinese course in my first year at uni...but i've got a LONG way to go till i'm fluent and can communicate in chinese. I mean my cantonese (i also speak hakka) is fine...i just really have to get cracking with my mandarin. But you know, I've learnt a lot from listening to Jay. Who said idolising someone wasn't educational? :bleh: ..hehe

[Sporks]

I know absolutely no Chinese at all because I'm Korean (and I don't really understand much Korean music either :dry:). However, I do love Jay's music. His voice is so...beautiful...*sighs*

Ahhh, he makes my day.

[AbSoLuTe..JaY]

Ha ha ... me too, I am a Thai and don't know chinese..but Here in Thailand many people especially teenagers was influenced by Taiwan or Chinese singer eventhough we can't understand what they sing at all !!! But the music that touchs us ..you know human always try the new things..I found that Jay's style is quite rare and different to thai songs and I like it much..

Anyway , the most difficult for us who can't understand chinese is WE HAVE TO SPEND MORE TIME TO TRY TO READ THE LYRICS ( IN ENGLISH WRITING) AND SING ~!!!! That's why i am going to joy the Chinese class soon...

[mjay]

Yep, me too! I'm chinese but i nv learn mandarin b4 so i can't read or write chinese characters(I can only write a few like jay's name & song titles)
I always look up the translations 4 his lyrics which makes the songs even more meaningful than b4!

[panda_shine]

Hmm I guess thats somewhat me?! I can only speak Cantonese and write a little Chinese. But I dont speak or know Mandarin.. and I still hooked to Jay's music coz I like his beat and style. When my Mom found out I started listening to Jay's music she thouht I was weird coz in the past I've always listened to English songs only..and now I into Mandarin songs when I dont even know any! But I am thinking of taking Mandarin lessons :)

[ghost]

i onli know vietnameses, english and i like chinese music

[$+@@ryEyEdFaJayC]

...i can understand bits of mandarin ...i cant read his lyrics...den i hav to have my mom tranlate some for me..grr...i'ts quite confusing....

[SW33T_S3NSAT10N_D3S1R3]

Hey I know vietnamese to, my mom n dad r from vietnam!!! :wink2: I can't understand Jay's songs, cause I don't know chinese, but I don't care his lyrics r kool!!! Jay has a great voice n he's so talented. hmmmmm........... :)

[michiev]

Speak both mandarin & cantonese so i kinda understand the things he sing, however when it comes to the deeper meaning behind never heard before words i am at a loss...heheheheheh....

oh well all i have to say is that his songs are great and per my convo with my chinese speaking friends all his songs have deep meaning behind them. :) :love:

[viruskangta]

i can speak cantonese and mandarin,..but have no idea how to read in chinese,..
but wutever, Jay's songs r good and i can always look up the meanings if i dont catch the meanings when he's singing:P :happy: :happy:

[Ashed]

I don't understand anything but I'm buying his CDs. His songs are great, there's so much variety in each of his albums and that's what I like about his music, it never gets repetitive.

Anyway, I know there are tons of people who don't understand Chinese and still listen to Chinese music. Thai people for instance... :D

[Seltsi]

I am one of those people...xP, I'm Hmong, but I love listening to music I don't understand,not just chinese but also Jap, Korean,Viet, etc. b/c like ilcooljay said, you can listen to the beat and tone of the song and thats enough...but I am learning mandarin in school right now...hopefully soon I will understand Jay's songs! =)

[asiangrl5154]

hahha i dont even understand a word jay sings aobut!!! im only fluent in english and vietnamese! hehe i dont know..i like his beats and his voice,,stly and everything about jay so even if i dont understand anything..i can listen to him forever!!

[jtayk]

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

U know what icooljay I had posted a similar post like yours quite long ago in www.jaychou.com and reading yours is like reading mine . Ha ha.

Before I like Jay , I never interested in Chinese or other Asian artists. Well let say, I don't like them at all and I thought I never will. Until I heard Ye Ye Pau De Cha in Panasonic add on the TV, I started to think " What a great music" and later I found out more about this guy called Jay, and now I am soooooo addicted to his look and his music :blush: :blush:

Now I'm into Jay's music though I don't understand it at all and I have never leant Chinese. I enjoy his music and the way he sings. I also enjoy other asian songs like A Better Day from JTL , too. Can't believed Jay really changed my attitude!!!! :excited:

[Jam]

2 days ago, saturday, i was playing Jay's CD in my office... my malay colleague was sitting behind and when she heard "Yi Fu Zhi Ming", she came over and told me that she love that song!! i was like.. :excited: wow! and asked her why, she said that the melody and the feel of the song is really great.. and she called "San Nian Er Ban" the ping pong song. :laughing:

[roberta]

well, i suck at chinese, but now, jay helped me with it a bit (cuz of my addiction to him) i learned new words, and i learned new meanings! thx jay! hey, dun think so harsh becuz i suck or anything. i learned chinese real late...

[E-Ping]

Yep, me too! I'm chinese but i nv learn mandarin b4 so i can't read or write chinese characters(I can only write a few like jay's name & song titles)
I always look up the translations 4 his lyrics which makes the songs even more meaningful than b4!

Haha...the same here.I'm not from chinese school that's why i couldnt write and read chinese words.I have to rely on the traslation and the pin yin of Jay's lyrics to sing along with him and as well as to know what his songs mean.Sometimes, i would even ask my mom to help me to traslate Jay's songs...ehehe.And oh...the one and only Jay's song i could sing from the beginning to the end is "An Zing" :blush: (without the help of the traslation lyrics)..i just listened to it for like.......many many times and now i think it's just a piece of cake for me to sing An Zing :yeah: My next target: is to sing Qing Tian from the beginning until the end and from the end until the beginning..lol (kiddin') :D

[Elisya]

I don't understand chinese. But I like Jay's songs. Well yah I depend on the hanyu pinyin and also the translation. Hehehehe :laughing: Sometimes I asked my freinds to translate lyrics and stuffs but I kinda feel bad coz it kinda make her have a hard time even though she doesn't mind lor. :angel:

[squal87]

Yea I only understand a little bit of Chinese but I like listening to Chinese music, some songs sound very good and that's the only that matters for me even though I don't understand the lyrics. I think there's a lot of people out there who don't understand Chinese but like listening to Chinese music...it's pretty common :D

[nocturnal]

i have limited understanding of chinese so i don't know what jay is sing half the time. but his songs provide an opportunity to learn the language. so thanks to all the people over the internet who have bothered to translate the songs, and put in pin yin for people like us and helped us along the way including this forum! so yeah, happy birthday jay-chou.net!

[megann]

(posting using my friend's account, sry -.-;;;;;)

i don't think you need to have perfect understanding of chinese to listen to jay at all. i know chinese pretty well but still can't understand half of what he's saying. my mom(chinese) didn't even know he was singing in chinese!

[qi_guai_nu_ren]

hehehe it;s cos of jay and his songs tht im learning mandarin now..so all thanks to jay ~!! like i sed b4 in another topic, music trancends all languages..esp jay's music~!!

[swoc77]

well if you have The One concert dvd, in the intro or somewhere they show massives amounts of ppl from different countries screaming and talking about jay. i thought it was pretty cool. and i'm sure like you guys in this topic, a lot of them dont understand jay's music or even mandarin in general, but still enjoy it.

[durianseed]

hey hey~!
m one of them...m a sg malay actually...i do listen to other chinese songs...but dun really bother to know their translations...
but in Jay's case...i think he's a talent...good thing i've a fren who translate n write down his hanyu pinyi for me to sing his songs
one thing good abt jay is tat...he's such a mumbler singer...i can easily get away singing it wrongly..hee~ :bleh:
i'm glad to have found n join this forum! :excited:

[polaris^^]

me me! i know how to speak canto, but not mando...sometimes i wish i continued learning mando so that i would understand what he sings ...oh well, that was like when i was in year 2..didn't know about jay then lolz!

i kinda know what hes singing sometimes but most of the time i don't. but it doesn't matter i guess...i like his music becoz its so different, i like the beat to his songs and the style!!

*sigh* wished i could speak mando, so learning how to sing his songs would be so much easier!

[muzikanjel]

im really happy now because i sent a friend the song Qing Tian and shes auzzie..and she hasnt stopped compliemnting on it! she luvvvvs it! she says she understands the song even tho she doesnt know wat jays singing bout (even tho i told her), she can feel jay!! wow! this is so great! jays song is soo powerful!

[coldmetaljay]

hey hey~!
m one of them...m a sg malay actually
i'm glad to have found n join this forum! :excited:


:welcome:
Its always good to see people from different races and cultures to come together and discuss about Jay's talents!!! If im not wrong, u are the first malay to join in this forum?? Anyway, enjoy your stay in jay-chou net forum cos once u are in here, u will be addicted to life (provided u behave nicely and follow the rules here http://www.jay-chou.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=692 :laughing:

[ashley]

Its always good to see people from different races and cultures to come together and discuss about Jay's talents!!! If im not wrong, u are the first malay to join in this forum??


I know of a Malaysian malay member in here - shai^cello .

Anyway, I don't understand much chinese and it's such agony to hear Jay on the radio (when he came to Malaysia) and to watch his interviews and not know what is happening.

But thanks to the great bunch of translators here, I am able to keep up with some of his news. :flowers:

[princess`bobo]

hmmmz me used to understand very little chinese but after i discovered JAY ~ manz he has inspired me to learn more and more chinese....

fanx JAY ~ ur such an inspiration.... :)

[meemaw]

i dont speak mandarin, even though i speak cantonese..but ever since i've started listening to jay's music, i've been trying to learn mandarin through his songs>_< jay's such a great inspiration! i can even sing some of his songs now :laughing:

[mazdaspeed_FC]

I can speak cantonese fluently, but even though i dont un mandarin that well i still loooove his songs. I was one of the first to lineup for Jays newest cd when it came out where i live (richmond) ^^ its awesome... the more i listen to it the more i love it

[jessica]

yea, i know wut u mean... i get really upset with myself when i see some entertainment news on newspaper and i can't read a single word of it... i won't ask my parents to read it to me or else they'll know i'm obsessed with Jay... then, they'll make fun of me...
u have ur whole life ahead of u, so why not improve urself, rahs?

haha, you don't?... i do most of the time... i'll be nagging my mom to translate if i don't go online to check... she knows i'm obsessed :oops:

i don't understand mandarin, but i still love Jay's music... i think it doesn't matter sometimes cause when Jay mumbles, even ppl who understand mando can't make out what's he singing about :bleh: :laughing:

[cinsin]

i speak cantonese but i've been taking up mandarin language classes this year since i dropped it 8 years ago, i was doing it to get extra credit but now i totally suck at it so now i'm doing it so i can understand jay's songs. i've learnt heaps of mandarin from listening to his songs and from watching television.

when i first listened to fantasy 2 years ago i didn't really understand and couldn't read the lyrics but now when i go back and listen to it everything makes sense.

[waterundry]

Yap!!!!!I`m Malaysian(Malay)...know zero Mandarin,but fall in love with Jay`s music...so passionate and makes me feel relax and great..so I start to learn Mandarin step by step till now....Thanks 4 all the great website that transelate Jay`s lyrics into english....Thanks alot....

[aDays]

hehe. i'm korean and just started to get into chinese/taiwanese music, but it's kind of hard i guess cuz of the language barrier, but it's worth it.

[kahel]

i'm a filipina and currently exploring music from the east and I am definitely ecstatic that i ran into Jay's music. Even though I fail to understand most of his songs lyrics (i do understand a few phrases here and there), it's the music that counts. and jay's music really can cross that language barrier.

though it would be nice to understand the song lyrics. i just hope i'll have time to learn mandarin...

and it would e nicer if his albums would be available here...Ü

[shouling]

no one i know can understand how i can listen to music that i dont understand. they get mean about it sometimes too.

most of the music i listen to these days are in other languages than English. i just tune out what others say. i like it and thats all that matters to me.

[Lengie]

I don't understand a word of chinese and I'm Chinese! Is that just not right? It's all my parents fault, they never taught me or my brothers, so I miss out on the words Jay is trying to express, but I do read the translations I see on the Fourm. I have always listened to Asian music, anything good and asian is alright with me, but for Jay, he's just naturally good..

[rosiean86]

If you're Chinese, and you don't think your Chinese is good, going back in the summer or whatever really really helps...I'm fluent in Mandarin (kinda? lol my parents say i suck at it but i understand most of jay's songs) and can read & write some (yay Chinese school! :) ) but I'm also really into korean music..which of course I can't understand..maybe a few phrases here and there. So I understand how you guys feel.

[nmarayong]

i'm also one of these people. Before i listen to Jay's songs i didn't know any Chinese at all. But when i listen to them, i could feel his emotion through the tone and lyric of his songs. So i guess, it doesn't matter what language you speak, Jay's songs can reach to your heart and entertain you :D he's also my biggest encouragement to learn Chinese :bow:

[jusmate]

Yeah!
I'm one person , who don't understand chinese language!!
But I like jay 's songs~
anyway, I tried to learn chinese to translate jay ' songs

[J squared]

Well...my manderin iz far from good!...
i can understand little bits here and there...and i slowly piece them bit by bit together..."hopefully getting da rite meanings...
lolz...i cant read ching that well....either...so yea...

[J squared]

oh really>? is that so?
well i hope listening will improve my chinese^^
Jay also sings bits of his native language...min nang yu...
^^
its kool!

[lil~jo]

wow...it improves chinese? i beta listen more!
not that i already dont^^
i wanna learn jay's otha dilect aswell!

[uniquizm]

I don't really understand the Chinese language, YET. But I am slowly trying to learn it since my boyfriend's family speaks Cantonese and Mandarin only. :oops: And I just love listening to Chinese music. Jay is one of my favorite artists. :)

[faithlykeachld]

im mandarin and i dont really understand what hes saying unless i look at his english lyrics =D

[lil~jo]

Well...yea//sumtimes i find dificulty understanding....when its unclear...
well lucky u uniquizm! u're gonna learn how to speak manderin fluently FAST!
^^

[J squared]

ha...looks lik i beta get a boyfriend lik that!
i need to learn real fast!
cuz all my relatives tease me a lot for being an asian who cant speak TT^TT

[lil~jo]

dont worry bout that!
i get teased too!
as everybody said b4...u'll learn fast if u listen to more ching music loh.

[wishing_star]

yea im one of the pple who dunno wut he's saying but i think i kinda do by the way he sings and his music is cool but i really like his music!!!





jay supporter 4 life!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lil~jo]

yea thats rite, its sumfing about him that the way he sings u kinda can guess wut he iz singin about.
he's just talented in that way, not many singers can convey their songs well enough for us to understand!

[pop]

i'm in the same boat as some of ya'll here as me too can't speak or understand mandarin well...but i can sing his song! :laughing: i managed that by listening to his songs uncountable times but sometimes i don't understand a word i'm singing! :laughing:
anywayz i do my part by searching the translations and the pin yin lyrics to help on my singing of his songs..thanks to jay-chou.net :)

[pinkypat_6]

I don't understand chinese at all. :laughing: But music is music, sometimes you don't have to understand the language but you could absorb the great tunes (that jay compoesed). and make you feel great at anytime. :yeah: Take lots of us for example, we can't understand a thing in jay's song but we can sing along, the tunes lyric stick in your head. go completly out of control listening to something you don't understand.Wow...Diao aye! :excited:

[lil~jo]

Yes, I believe not only the lyrics is important, but the actual music on the score is very important too. Jay has composed so many great songs that I makes us still feel comfortable listening to him even though we don't understand much of it ^^
I just borrowed the music book of his from my friend, I boy....Its SOOOO COOL@!!

[Odium: De_Vangelis]

I speak very little of Mandarin...and mostly I know nothing about the meaning of the lyrics in Jay's songs. I like the music. It is catchy and soothing to listen to, even the rap ones. After I check the translation...The more I'm in love with the songs. He composes all the songs in such a way that they are 'emotionally well-expressed'...The music/melody really depicts the lyrics very, very well.
Hehehe...That's why he is so DIAO!

[wey_zsho]

that would be me... i'm still in the process of learning my mandarin... i'm trying...

but i'm really in love with cpop and kpop....

i think chinese and koreans are very good when it comes to music...

jay is one of my favorites...

and lee hom is another...

i think both of them have the looks and the talent... :blush:

[lil~jo]

As I said before, Jay conveys his music not only in his lyrics, but in the actual music score! *^^*
I agree lee hom is also a nice singer, I have this VCD of Jay Chou vs. Wang Lee Hom....It was quite interesting to watch *^^*....very good music even though half of the time I did not understand.

[wey_zsho]

As I said before, Jay conveys his music not only in his lyrics, but in the actual music score! *^^*
I agree lee hom is also a nice singer, I have this VCD of Jay Chou vs. Wang Lee Hom....It was quite interesting to watch *^^*....very good music even though half of the time I did not understand.


wow!!! :excited: was it a concert vcd??? i love them both... :blush:

theyre both sexy and talented! :love:

[lil~jo]

Yeah, they are, *^^*
I think Wang Lee Hom just made a new album.
Its quite good*^^*
Not as good as Jay but yeah, its good*^^*
They both have totally different styles of singing, its very interesting to listen to both of them one after another.

[wey_zsho]

Yeah, they are, *^^*
I think Wang Lee Hom just made a new album.
Its quite good*^^*
Not as good as Jay but yeah, its good*^^*
They both have totally different styles of singing, its very interesting to listen to both of them one after another.

me... im not sure whom i like better between the two of them... and they have different music... i mean they have their own trademark songs ryt???

i think lee hom sings better with ballads... have u heard ni pu tsai already??? its a good one...
and i think jay is better doing raps... though i also like his smooth voice...

ahhh! i like them both... :laughing:

[jayz_girl]

i think many ppl like jays music but do not understand chinese... tee heeheee but i know many ppl whu do understand chinese but still haf trouble understaneding jays song :D

[lil~jo]

jayz_girl: oh really? most of my friends are the other way round. Can't understand chinese very well, but only can understand Jay. *^^*
How interesting....

[andrea]

I'm a chinese who knows nothing bout writing in chinese or even speaking in mandarin :blush: (just know how to speak a bit of "out tuned" cantonese - sad but true)
That's why i only listened to english songs since young and i think chinese songs are boring, ordinary and imitation to the western ones...but hey THANKS to Jay, now i really loved listening to chinese songs as well and even start learning to speak fluently in cantonese and picking up mandarin as well :)
The first song that caught my attention by this talented guy was "kai bu liao kao", when he was the featured artiste of the week at the Myfm radio station in Malaysia...then i started to listened to the other songs in the Fantasy album and GOsh...the songs are marvellous especially when it is composed by the singer himself also (in this entire world, i guess everyone knows how to sing but composing songs are just totally different) and i start to pick up his previous album Jay and look forward to his compositions up till now...
and you know what,the marvellous thing is that i can utter mandarin slangs 99% perfectly well when i'm singing his songs...other than that in my daily conversations, it's juat sooooo embarassing :blush:
Love ya Jay :love: and i'll be by ur side now and forever

[lil~jo]

Thats great to hear Andrea.
I also see you're new to this forum....am I right>?
Welcome...if you are*^^*
I think I was exactly like you, not knowing anything about manderin, just really weird pronouced cantonese....do you listen to the twins?

[cowboy]

Alright, I finally decided to post in this forum after 2 months. I'm a born and raised American. I'm from Nebraska, one of the "whitest" states in America. I didn't know anything about Chinese, or Asian culture until I went to Taiwan this last summer to teach. That's where I was introduced to JAy and his music.

I do speak some Chinese, and can even read some, but I am by no means fluent. I think there are a lot of us here (which is self0evident by the vast amount of posts in this thread.) To quote wackycashew, "I think it is amazing that Jay's music can touch and bring together people no matter what language they speak." It is true. Jay is a musical genius, and you don't need to speak Chinese to realize that. Hell, he doesn't even usually write the lyrics to his songs.

So there it is. I'm the American cowboy in an almost entirely Asian forum talking about an artists hardly anybody in my home has heard of........

and it's f*ckin great.8)

[Maven]

yup i dun understand mandarin too well but i like jay.

i'm taking mandarin in school tho and it helps a lil.

[Merriana]

yup i don't speak chinese...
but my parents do...
so sometimes i asks them jay's translation... :angel:
so when i don't have the pinyin for jay's song, i'll just humming whatever i hear from jay...
whether the wrong pronounciation or not... :)

[lil~jo]

This is soo cool to hear, a european listens? wow....that is great!
How long have you been learning manderin cowboy?
I'm an asian born in NZ, and all the Chinese I try to talk to (after learning manderin) say I have this european accent while I speak, is that the same for you?

[cowboy]

This is soo cool to hear, a european listens? wow....that is great!
How long have you been learning manderin cowboy?
I'm an asian born in NZ, and all the Chinese I try to talk to (after learning manderin) say I have this european accent while I speak, is that the same for you?

Read again Jenen, I'm an American not a European. Cowboys don't much like being confuzed with Frenchies. I'll forgive the mistake this time. :wink2:

I was first introduced to mandarin in Taiwan this summer (and yes I did wear my cowboy boots there). I had 7 weeks of immersion to learn what I could. I came out with a lot. I've been told my accent is really good, but I deffinitely sound like a "foreigner" because my grammar and a little cuz fo the pronunciation. I have the hardest problem with the tones.

[Jerria]

gee how can i miss this thread.....its jus such a perfect description to myself...*huh?*

Ok i don kno a single word in chinese(well, actually i can count to ten in mandarin..hehehe lol)....not mandarin, not cantonese...but still i listen to chinese songs...not only Jay's but also other artists.....

[andrea]

thanks for making me feel welcomed here, Jenen!!! :wink2:
yeah, i'm pretty new here and seldom post any reply coz i'm quite bz with my studies but now i'm having a 2 months semester break :yeah:
i listened to twins b4 and also other chinese singers but i guess no one can be compared to Jay and his music (sorry if this compliment offended you) :dry:
and i just bought his latest album which comes in 11 mv of the "Ye Hui Mei" album and two new songs!!! He just look so superb macho in his "Qing Tian" mv...and the new songs are very meaningful and touchy...

:cry: :love: :cry: :love: :cry: :love: :cry: :love: :cry: :love: :cry: :love: :cry: :love: :cry: :love: :cry: :love: :cry: :love: :cry: :love: :cry: :love:

I will be staring off into space, then i will forget you
And then tightly close my eyes
Thinking bout that day, when there will be someone who'll take your place
So that i will not think about you anymore

[lladee]

hey..i'm not someone who fits your description as not understanding chinese but listens to jay...but i personally don't find anything wrong with it at all :) and it shows how popular he is all the same..haha. so you guys shouldn't feel weird-if you do-and anyway, i don't understand korean and japanese but i listen to kpop and jpop too. heh. sometimes it's just the feel...

[lil~jo]

Cowboy: so sorry for saying you're a European...
Hope I didn't offend you...I just thought European was a general term.
Andrea: Nah, I'm not offended...the twins are good
but like you, I still think Jay is loads better*^^*

[Elisya]

That would be Me? Well ok lah...I understand chinese a bit...not that good though. Anyway....I don't feel weird or anything listening to Jay's songs or even other artists songs. In fact, I'm learning new chinese words...that's the great thing... :laughing:

[evenstar_sc]

Hmm...after reading all of the posts here i don't feel too bad about being Chinese and not knowing mandarin well. I am learning to speak mando and conto, and the only way to do it is thru practise and trial and error. Though my mandarin might not be perfect at least it's understandable...It's never too late to learn, so cowboy, jia you! It's admirable that you're willing to learn about other cultures.

I do like Chinese music in general and Jay's music in particular has made me notice Chinese music even more. Though i might not understand what they're singing about, I mean, I listen to jpop and kpop as well! but there's always the option of pinyin and English translations to solve that obstacle. It's true what cashew said, that Jay's music can transcend the language barrier and definitely you don't need the lyrics to know wheather he's singing a happy or sad song. Though with Jay and Fang Wen Shan, you never know for sure what the lyrics might mean.

[shulla-san]

I can't speak mandarin and I don't understand Chinese but I love Jay's music. I love his voice.

[CynthiUH]

I'm not chinese, or asian. I was born in the USA. And yea, I don't understand a word in any of the songs, but I like them.

[SugarTink]

I only understand a few pharases in chinese but i still love him to death! I am planning on learning chinese so i can speak it fluently. I think it is important for ppl to know the langueage of there heritage

[lil~jo]

I agree totally!
Well, mum forced me to learn Chinese...and boy...now i thank her!!!

[aznbballer]

i can only speak canto fluenty and i'm bout half half in mandarin.. less than half even buh honestly, nort triing to sound corny or anything... buh chinese music espically jay chou and soughta s.h.e have helped meh with meh mandarin studies and how to speak it. i mean b4 i listen to jay music i used to get lyk 40 on meh chinese test. dun laugh! buh now i keep on getting around 70 which is a great improvement 4 meh buhn still nort great

[l3abystarz704]

yeah i'm one of those people haha i'm not chinese but i listen to jay cuz he has a nice voice n music. I don't really know what it is that attracts me to his music but yeah i like his music...i want to know more about him so that's why i'm here haha ^^

[mandy012]

well...i'm chinese from thailand but don't understand it at all..jz know some phrases( like ni hao) :wacko: now i decide to take chinese course jz to talk to his dancer(named simon) hehe i met him at the hotel jay stayed(dusit hotel) he's so as cute as jay(for me) :bleh: he's my inspiration :yeah: :yeah:

[christinetang]

well, i guess me one of them guys who doesn't know mandarin at all except only a few phrases which i hate cos i dont understand what jay is singing except in An Jing, when he says ' wo hai yao ai ni' which is all i know :cry: and oh yeh yes and no :dry:

i am also another who is chinese who doesnt know how to read chinese fluently because i have been studying chineses for a good 6-7 years and ive totally forgotten most of the words and you will never guess that chinese is my first language :glug:

even though i dont understand what jay is saying i can always feel the expression and emotion that jay puts in his song and the mood of the song too. It helps with the translations that other j-c.net members have done to help others understand jay's songs better, which i am truly grateful to youse all :)

Its weird, cos my dad knows a little mandarin but he doesnt understand what jay is singing maybe because he doesnt like his type of music eh :cry:

Well i dont understand what he is saying but still i love his songs anyways :love: :love:

[qingqing]

Yeah, I don't understand Chinese but i like Jay's music and other songs of other Chinese's artists. : )

[the one]

i'm a filipino...but i like jay's music. but i can understand a few chinese phrases in his songs like "wo ai ni" means "i love you", xiang means "miss", etc. etc. etc. so basically i can comprehend with what he's trying to say in his songs... :)

[mliza]

ey guyz!! :wave: i belong to this group.. :wink2:

i only know a few mandarin words.. so i rely on english translations to understand the lyrics. i can sing some of his songs coz' there's pinyin, but i can't sing the fast ones or the rap parts.. :)

i agree, it really is frustrating if you cannot read the articles or the understand the interviews ~

but when it comes to his music, it can just cut across language barriers..

just luv his music!!

[charmed_1009]

Hmmm...I can speak Chinese...but I'm atrocious at writing and reading.........

I learnt Chinese because of Jay..i used to hate Chinese culture..claiming that English Western...is better...but jay changed my view completely...well...it's those loser singers like jolin who bring down Chinese culture's reputation...oops...off topic..sorry

[tommy]

Yeah.. i think manderin iss suchh a complicated language to learn.. learning to write every individual character and reading every individual chracter.. i've got poor memory.. so im pathetic in both areas.. =PP .. speaking..? bleh.. im wayy off

[sweep]

I don't speak chinese but I like Jay's music. Before I do not know names of chinese artists but know only their faces. Now I'm becoming interested in other artists as well.

[^steffie^]

i'm only trying to learn chinese because i love chinese music. i'm a filipina so i don't really understand jay's songs oftentimes. but i still manage to get translations and pinyins so i can sing along. i just really love to listen to his music.

[xiang jian dan ai]

i am chinese but i am not really good in mandarin...i don't understand his songs but i love listening to them anyway because of the melody...so catchy! :) just like i guess the others, i just download lyrics in pinyin. :)

because of jay, i am starting to discover other great asian/chinese artists. david tao is an example. he also has a great voice and his songs are similar to jay's, r&b-ish. i am also learning mandarin because i watch chinese entertainment shows hoping to get a glimpse of jay. i guess i have been improving. :)

[kirasuran]

hahaa so many ppl who dont knoW!!!! i think i should really start to learn soon cos like most of my friends know how to write some at least and i cant even read that many or write that many and i also neeed to learn how to rad Jay's lyrics cos i wanna know how to reaD!!!!!!!!!! this really sux....haha Jay is the best and i jus like NEVER understand his songs but they sound so good that i listen to them so much

[Dita511]

I'm learning Chinese at uni, and I knew a tiny bit from friends in high school. I actually love not knowing everything that is being said in Jay's songs, because every time I come back to a song I haven't heard for awhile I might understand a little more than before - and its really encouraging; just like discovering more about the songs with each new listen :) :happy:

[Dong Feng Puo]

My best friend's Vietnamese boyfriend does! He doesn't know any Chinese nor does he usually listen to Jay's style of music, but he really likes Jay and David Tao. He's a musician who writes, plays the guitar and DJ's... so he's probably pretty picky when it comes to music. Just goes to show how language cannot hurt good music from spreading. =)

[Jay1988]

i know to speck little onli ...
i even dunno read chinese word more than 10 word ...
but i still like jay song by singing it with pinyin
and the meaning by english translate

[soapie]

me me.. i loooveee his music, but don't speak/understanding Chinese....

however, because of Jay, I am more interested in learning chinese just so i can understand his lyrics!

[greyhavens]

i love jay's music. i'm really into melody of the song and voice of the singer. if it appeals to me even if i don't understand the lyrics, am still going to listen to it. my friends even laugh at me when they saw jay's albums on my desk and ask if i can understand his songs and i said "no". but, what the heck. i love his music even if i don't understand it.. well... in my opinion, music crosses all language barriers...

[aznsweet_sakura]

i understand mandarine tho..i cant reead or write it..only a some words im still learning tho...lyk at chinese scool....so painful :worry: i can speak gud cantonese.... :-) yea.....im trying my best to learn as much mandarine as i can lyk reading and writing....but it takes ages for the words to cum out..so i listen to jay more than i speak mandarine.....yea... :imstupid:

[SyAoRaN_StyLe]

the only word i know in chinese are nihao (nihaoma) xiexie and wo ai ni hahhahaa
like you see i don't speak chinese but i wish to learn it in few years

[Nikky]

I don't know ne Chinese except "wei" and now "diao" from Jay's slang. That's all. But his music is more. I love his beat & just the sound of the Chinese language. I soooo wanna learn Mandarin!! But loking up his lyrics REALLY does help.

[seira]

i know chinese a little....i'm still learning..........but i like jay's songs very much.................

[ask4more_jay]

Not me but my friends. I let them borrow my CD's and they loved it! They don't idolize him as much as us, but they do enjoy it =P

[pyre]

Me, I am Viet and would like to learn both Canto and Mando. I listen to his songs but what captivates me is the melodies. I then go on JCNET to read the translated lyrics!

[creAtive]

Cant speak mandarin but hears Jay songs hmmm !!! really reflects me. Thanx to the translation here i m able to understand jay songs. thanx a million. :-) anywayz when i first here jay's songs i wasnt attracted to the lyrics but the tunes and music . then i begin to search for more till i can say addicted to his songs. :D

[lilmxmissile]

I am Chinese..but I can't read or write it.. With Jay, I am willing to listen to Mandarin songs..and try to understand them. His songs have literally made me WANT to learn mandarin! I can speak Cantonese..I would translate everything that Jay says from Mandarin to Cantonese..and then be like.. OOOOhh.. I GET IT! haha.. I still get a kick out of that even now! :-)

[xinerz]

i can speak mandarin, and i can read little bits and pieces like "little" and "big" and "middle".... =_=;; (i'm abt, american born taiwanese) but i love listening to him! i try to learn when he sings and i look at the lyrics~but it's kinda hard... heh heh i understand some of what he says, but not all of it. eg, when he sings secret signal, the only part that i really understandis like, two parts of the chorus~that's about it. :sweat: i need to improve my mandarin skilzz~but yeah! he does make me wanna learn more chinese! :D i hate being so illiterate =_=

[azndragon1987]

I never really understood what Jay was singing about, but after reading lyrics over and over, as well as listening to them a lot, I think I'm beginning to understand more and more. Of course, I'm still a far way off from understanding his songs first time listening to them :P

[Jen12ny]

I speak cantonese (but I can't read words that are too "complicated" if you know what I mean) but I don't speak mandarin (I will be learning soon, I am earning money to take course) so I sometimes understand some expressions in his songs, but far from everything. :)
Anyway, music is an international language :D

[Sang]

yep yep! me here :) only know canto, i do know a little mandarin, anyways... i just love jay! cant get enough of him :) his music and his voice just takes my breath away :D

[thupham]

yup, i can't understand chinese at all, but i plan to learn chinese, yet i still listen to jay's music

[BBoPPy]

*raises hand* me! I'm a filipino/filipina, I don't know how to speak chinese (canto/mando) but I'm learning... I understand small words/phrases like "wo ai ni", "ni ai wo" etc.
and I usually don't listen to the lyrics of the song (I know weird) even for english song I don't listen to the lyrics... I always listen to the melody/beat because I think thats what makes a song nice or enjoyable and when I listen to songs I usually make up a dance for it on the spot hehe (the beat/melody helps me with dance moves and stuff...but unfortunately I'm not a good dancer, I'm just an amateur =P)
Jay's songs are good and Jolin's and F4 and twins and Edison and...haha I can go on forever.kk.

[la0sgurl]

haha I don't understand a single word xcept for if he says "ai ni" hahahah Yeah.. Bangkok huh? That's pretti cool ^^; I'm laotian! haha sa bai dee? :s I don't know how to say it in Thai. >_< I'm one of those people that love Jay and have no idea what he's saying! I come here for translations! xP

[jaychou_21]

I am a Filipino and I didn't understand even just single Chinese word...
until I discovered Jay's music. :rolleyes:
I know quite a few Mandarin words now,thanks to Jay. :wink2:
Even if I don't fully understand the original content of his songs,
I'm satisfied and blissfully fulfilled just by listening to his songs. :shiny:
His music connects me to the rest of Asia.
Jay's music is my universal language! :happy:
Jay,thank you for the music.
I salute you! :bow:
You're one musical prodigy! :thumbsup:

Hey,BBoPPy! :wave:
Glad to see a fellow Filipino in this thread! :-)

[Selina4eva]

not me =) i'm a chinese yea..but i know some frenz of mine do.well,not actually,he's from indonesia and he likes jay alot.he can speak chinese thou

[jade]

I'm english so i have no idea what he's saying, but i'm learning mandarin so i can pick up random words, I normally look up the english lyrics at Jay sites so I sort of get what he's talking about.
**Jade**

[abcd]

well i speak cantonese and not mandarin but ive been listening and watching a lot of shows in mandarin and im able to understand some of jay's lyrics partly because they are similar in cantonese and partly because i picked up some mandarin...
but i still need to read the translations in order to understand his songs...

[rain_jay]

oh im not good in chinese too,but i can speak and understand,definately not in writing :wacko: ,the most outstanding chinese ive learn to write is my own name :tongue:
but still im a jay fanatic.We can learn from his song.although sometime we don't really know what Jay is singing about.you can still find Hanyu Pinyin rite?then just see tru the lyric book.it should be alright i think. :happy: not bad we can still learn little by little

[abcd]

hahah the most ive learn to write in chinese is also my name! among other very very simple words such as man, tall, small and the numbers 1-3 heheh..
and ive noticed that i have learned a bit more thru jay's songs hehhe...thx goodness we have the translators, otherwise i would just be lost

[hil_sky]

I'm a Cantonese but I understand a bit of Mandarin. I think most of his songs are sad. I don't know.

[liwei_jay]

me.. me.. me... :excited:
i used to dun understand a word he sings..
cuz really dunno much chinese words...
but then when i fall in love with his music.. :love:
and begins to learn chinese... :using his songs too :blush:
i'm proud to say that sumtimes ppl also dunno that i dunno chinese... :bleh:
there's still this small prob of me dunno how to write chinese though... :bleh:
dun think Jay can help me with that...
unless he's willing to teach me like in "dong fung po" that MV.. :whistle:
i would :love: to learn from him... :wink2:

[JaYwAh]

i totally agree with you all the way ilcooljay..im vietnamese, but i love jays music!! i agree you dont have to understand the music in order to enjoy it....the melody n tone are enough to understand it..of course..you can alwayz go back n look up the lyrics..kekeke..in most cases i guessed right about what the song may be about...jay is just good like that!!

[Onigiri]

I speak cantonese so I listen to alot more canontese/HK music and when Jay was creeping into the HK music industry I was sort of skeptical about listening to him. But I ended up listening to him because so many friends recommend me to and I'm totally in love with it!!!

Of course now I really want to learn mandarin and I'm kinda slowly learning by watching and listening to Jay XD I dislike how some other of my skeptical friends say to me but you don't understand mandarin so why do you listen to him?? But there are translations and I guess its also the music that makes it cool to listen to. Like people like a song for the music but then they realise what the lyrics are singing about and its like that for me with Jay XD

[carmenita]

Hey JayWah , i'm oso a Vietnamese ... Well, i became addicted to Jay like love at first sight , man. Still remember the day i watched his video An hao on MTV ...since then i've gone crazy over this music genius ....

His tone and music are simply addictive , no mater what language you speak or understand. But not to forget that the lyrics add up a lot to the "DIAONESS" of Jay's music ...

[luvmervyn]

me!!i never like to listen to chinese songs since i was young.all this while ive been listening to english song cos i tin chinese songs no quality.sorry,im jus being honest.n ive never paid a ticket for chinese movie cos i tin is a waste of money except jacky chan's movie.but now no longer watch his movie.but jay's songs are really an eye-opener for me especially "papa has returned".dat song was actually my life,the words i wanna say all this while.bcos of jay, i start to to have confident with chinese music industry(not hong kong one pls).i start to watch chinese entertainment show jus to catch a glimpse of him altho i dun really know what's happening cos the taiwanese chinese is kind of hard for me as new learner. i start to tune in to chinese radio station jus in case they may play his songs.some of the lyrics were alien to me with addition the way he sings but i like the rhythm very much.whenever i see jay news or jay on tv,my frens n boyfren will be in deep trouble.they will be forced to translate to me word by word.pity them.really appreciate them.my boyfren used to cut short the translation n i will scold him.he is a big fan of jay also.if there's any new jay's concert vcd,he be the first one to grab it.n he is more anxious than me when he sees jay news on tv.he will ask me to keep quiet cos he wans to listen(cos i keep pestering him to translate to me).He is a very supportive fan,always stood by jay's side.actually it was him who told me alot of jay's stuff until i gradually lik jay even more.there's was once he bought the incomparable concert vcd n i accidentally dented the box,his face turned dark.it was jus a box,the outer one somemore.n even say that i dunno how to take care tins in a raised voice.

[Neol]

Me too. I'm thai like you. Nice to meet you ka.
:D I can't understand chinese language but i use the translation in this web, it is more usefullness for me to understand and teach me to sing Jay's songs.:roll:

[cookielmy]

I finally found a thread which is the most suitable for me! .. I'm one of them who don't understands Mandarin,but LOVE Jay's songs.. I wonder why.. i think the tune of the music is too fantastic, that don't even need to understand what he is saying and yet still love the songs! ... But I do understand cantonese.. :) pretty fluent actually.. How nice if Jay sings in cantonese.. *hehe* his cantonese is really cute in his new movie Initial-D

[khiahsu]

Hey,I see I'm not alone!:wave:

I can't speak Mandarin for nuts, but I somehow manage to spout really crappy Cantonese for the sake of communicating with elder relatives. But I agree with Nikky, that looking up lyrics of Chinese songs do help. However- I think the words used are rarely ever conversational- I can't imagine using em' in everyday conversation!

[rui_li]

Hi All, this is a very good topic, i also dont know much about mandarin but when i heard jay song i feel something different than the other song, the way he create a song and chose the tone is extremely good, i'm a music player as well and hear his music only is enough for me to know that he's really one in million singer that can do this, especially his words, after knowing most of the meaning from his song i became more and more like it, somehow when i heard his song i feel like i experienced also the situation that he describe in his song. i never know any good singer that can create a song the way he did, bravo jay!!!

[mizannoyingx3]

well i'm not mandarin but i'm chinese. some parts i can understand since it kinda sound like cantonese but mostly i just listen to the tune. :tongue: XD my parents say the same thing. but i dont care i just like the melody. even if i dont understand what its saying. :oops:

[LaEtitiA]

Ya...I'm really not alone...so many jay's fans at here can't speak and understand mandarin but still support and listen to his music...how wonderful! I'm Malay...never have any formal lesson in mandarin...but i'm really into jay's music...it's ok if i can't understand the mandarin lyric, as long as i enjoy his music, i always think i understand it...

One more thing that wonderful is even though we are not understand mandarin but we are together support him...

Really cool, guys!

[crazygiggles13]

i dont understand manderin...i speak canto..but i still reali love jay's songs :D
i jsut have to get the translations cuz my manderin is VERY limited..i can say like hello, goodbye and "i dont speak manderin" <--which must look very weird when i say it but anyways..haha...
translations are very handy, his songs are so deep and meaningfull!!!
love his voice too!

[kaye21]

i can believe that i havent posted in this thread before...might be because i was newly infected with the Jay Virus....


anyway...i am filipino/filipina....without any chinese blood....oops might have to ask the old folks about this....dont know zilch mandarin and cantonese before...but now, im starting to learn through music and movies

i just loved jay's music first time listened to it...more than F4 which got me started on this wonderful journey into Asian music...

its without a doubt that Jay's artistry and diaoness that makes me like him more and more over the years...i'll make sure all the people around me learn to appreciate Jay and his music...might intro him to my future kids too...

[cpxsally]

Hi everyone ! I want to know that any one here who's not understand chinese but like Jay's music ?

:wave: I speak and understand canto. But at chinese school, i went there for three years and learned alittle bit of mando in two of those yeras. So i understand a little of jay's songs.. but even if i don't understand it, i can still sing it because i know how to read pinyin :-) . But before, i didn't understand a single bit and still <3ed him :rolleyes:

[wuding]

I used to not understand a single word in Mandarin, but after discovering Jay's music, I've got to say, he makes me want to learn the language and music. Now, I can understand some Mandarin and am learning to play the piano =)

I love Jay Chou and the way he influences my life <3

[rozmary]

i dont know mandarin but i really love the music of jay chou. it actually made me buy books on mandarin so i could understand the song. try doing the same. the more you would appreciate the music and the lyrics, as well.

[watiwat]

i'm an australian with a filipino background.. before i was introduced to lee hom and jay's music, i didn't know any mandarin at all..

and now i'm learning slowly through music :D it's such amazing compositions.. and while i believe that leehom's the one to sing for love songs, as the melody usually has a very wide vocal range.. jay's instrumentals are what keeps me coming back to jay :D

i'm now very interested in learning how to speak mandarin, simply so i can understand jay's songs without having to look up the translations :-)

[Winnx]

thats me :]
i can speak cantonese though.
and ive been going to chinese school for mandarin for about...5-6 yrs and i still dunno how to speak it LOL
i love the beat to his songs and his smexy voice xD

[ricepaddies]

i can't understand chinese but i still love jay...which is kinda weird...i think i'm more attracted to the instrumentals and his voice rather than the lyrics...but I do plan on learing madarin in college...it's gonna be so awesome...

[kwonsang26]

That's a funny question because I think if I understood mandarin then I would've joined a mandarin Jay Chou fansite knowing that they may have better sources about Jay then we do.

Overall,I think most people here don't understand mandarin,but we all still appreciate the artistic beauty & depth of Jay's music & that sexy voice.:oops:

[jylyves]

i can only understand a limited amount of mandarin. and so, I still can't understand most of the chinese songs i hear. but what i like about Jay Chou's songs is that you don't need to understand the words to know what he's singing about. you can feel it just by listening to the melody and his voice. ^^

[damselfly]

me...so me. But i can understand a wee bit if i play the songs rreally slow orread the romanized lyrics.

[80slitenite]

yup. that's me too. lol. my grandfather was chinese (canto), but no one taught me.=( i enjoy all asian music even tho i don't understand, which is probably why i don't like too many Jay ballads, cuz understanding the lyrics is part of liking a ballad. hopefully i'll learn one day.

[jazlyn87]

hehe .. i'm half banana so i understand very simple mandarin before i listen to jay .. and after listening to jay , i managed to understand a little bit more ..

[olivia_kristie]

I only know a little Chinese, and when I heard Jay's song or other Chinese songs, I usually understands like 10-20% of the lyrics. But that was a great achievement for me, since although I'm an Indonesian born Chinese, me and my whole family cannot speak chinese at all. I begin to learn Chinese when I was like 18 or so, and gave up 2 months later.. Since then, I only learn Chinese from movies and of course songs.. ^_^ I think even though we don't really understand what jay is singing, we can still love his songs..It just like there's somethin good in those tunes n melodies..

[tazhs]

yeaaa. me. im learning mandarin so i understand bits and pieces only. haha.

[OrangeDew]

that would be me! but i'm trying very hard to learn and understand him. i actually have a lot of friends who can't understand Mandarin and yet are completely in love with his music. there were about 20 of us who went to his concert in hk last december and in that group, only 5 persons can understand Mandarin.

[Sukai]

haha I would be one who only understands perhaps 10% to 20% of his lyrics.. I'm glad I still understand the message he sent through his songs!!

it's great to understand 100% of his songs but I bet it would be sad to keep thinking of them cos Jay is just too good in "sad" songs!

[yongkailoon]

I am one of this kind that can't understand and speak in Mandarin but still likes his song. Of course I will do some homework by finding the translation for the lyrics so that I know what the song is about. Well, at least I can sing along some slow songs like An Jing by memorizing the lyrics. :D

[browneyes]

It's awesome to see so many... I don't even understand anything and yet he's my favorite artist of all time. I like every song he has and though I don't get the meaning behind them until I read the lyrics, it just sounds really good. I also listen to a lot of other Asian music that I don't understand at all. "You don't have to understand music to like it"

[hk-kc-jc]

well.. i get cantonese but not mandarin, if i was really crazy about the song i would look the lyrics up and go along with the song cos i can still read chinese..

but i often get the meaning of his slower ballads than his fast rap songs and some of his zhong guo feng cos the lyrics are too hard to understand!

[BabyAngel]

Me doesnt know very well in mandarin but i definitely like his song very much ... his song is always be my 1st priority ~

[watiwat]

i don't understand mandarin.. but Jay's music has inspired me to learn it =D

i love singing in different languages, and Jay's music is just so beautiful =)

[plushietiger]

I know absolutely no mandarin but am a crazed fan :D
I can basically understand the emotions in the song since well Jay's such an amazing singer ><
I also come to appreciate the background music and all the rhythm/overlaying tunes and instruments playing, the timing etc. And i just love it even more.
The real weird thing is though when i can sing it after playing it many many times like my most play is 833 for one song i think? So when i sing it in my head i'm like
"I have no idea what i'm saying. Oh well!"

[British Jay Fan]

Me! I'm a white British girl and have to rely entirely on the translations of this site!

[adjaycent]

I speak fluent Mandarin, but sometimes Vincent Fang's lyrics are way over my head and if I'm feeling lazy, I won't look up the meaning of it. :P

Mostly, like everyone else here, I listen to his music for the beats and melody!

[shadowcats2]

I am a white Canadian girl, and I have only taken a few basic Mandarin lessons last year. The rest I have learned from Mandarin music/drama. I could only understand about a quarter of what Jay said at the Toronto concert. I plan to keep on learning, because I have loved Mandarin since the first time I heard a Mandarin song(I think it was Wakin Chow) several years ago. Then I heard Jay and was completely mesmerized with his music. Now I listen to tons of Mandarin singers/bands, but Jay is always my favorite.

I can try to speak a little Mandarin now, but I think I still am very hard to understand because I need way more practice.

[kobe24]

I speak fluent Mandarin, but sometimes Vincent Fang's lyrics are way over my head and if I'm feeling lazy, I won't look up the meaning of it. :P
Mostly, like everyone else here, I listen to his music for the beats and melody!
same here...i need to refer to lyrics for verification

[lee-vee-argh]

when i first heard jay's songs my mando SUCKED (still does now, but to a lesser extent. lol) but i absolutely loved them!
which just proves how awesome his music is if it can overcome such a language barrier.
GO JAY! ^_^

[Jay-Chou<3]

I agree. My mando sucks (big time) yet I am still hooked to Jay's music even though I can't understand what he is saying without the translations.

[Ms.Zhou]

i dont know any mandarin except basic things like hello how are you and stuff. i always ask my parents to translate jay's songs for me and i do read the translation.
i just need to know what the songs mean so i can feel it too ! :p

but my parents say that his lyrics are beautiful words so they dont quite understand it too since my parents weren't born in china or taiwan ~