Shanghaiist: Avril Lavigne practices her Chinese

zhaoyuban

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:55:45 +0800

Amelia, you're in no position to be criticizing anybody's Chinese. You've been studying for four years? Christ. I hate Avril Lavigne, and I never thought I'd defend her, but her pronunciation is pretty damn good for someone who's never studied the language.

Beijing Sounds

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:59:06 +0800

"According to Shanghaiist (h/t to Danwei), Lavigne is poised to make a lot more than mere BJS Bucks by localizing her product with some nips and tucks of Zhonglish..." Instant Zhonglish improvement -- guaranteed

Misha

Wed, 16 May 2007 01:48:19 +0800

I self can speak Madarin, but I don't live in China and I think she did it very well, because someone from really can not speak Chinese DUH!

Amelia Breit

Wed, 02 May 2007 16:58:19 +0800

I am not a native speaker, I am American and while I think her attempt at singing in several different languages, none of which she speaks...except for her limited knowledge of the english language, is commendable I have been learning mandarin for 4 years and have to cringe at the horrible pronunciation. But I have to admit I could understand what she was saying, and yet it was so very...very bad. (hen huai de chang ge)Ta shi ee ge sha gua! (I probably spelled that wrong, (wo dui bu qi).

Hien

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 04:24:50 +0800

I agree i fink her accent is bum im having a real hard time figuring out wot shes saying she pronouces everything so white-ified. But can't blame her for trying...

areyoukidding

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 22:49:39 +0800

ARE YOU KIDDING. Thun, are you sure you're a native speaker? (And if I have to ASK, then that's pretty bad) Look at how she pronounces "xihuan" and "wo". ALL of my Chinese friends are laughing at her. Drunk Americans at KTV in Shanghai can sing Chinese better than she can.

Thun

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 11:42:16 +0800

I am a Native Mandarin speaker, and considering she has no knowledge of Mandarin or Japanese, I feel that her versions of Girlfriend are fine. You can't expect her to pronounce it perfectly. She does pronounce a few parts better than most Mandarin learners. She can pronounce "wo zhi dao ni xi huan wo", and "bu shi yi ge mi mi" flawlessly. Of course, her neu sounds bad, it's hard to say, but it sounds fine and I love her effort to entertain her international fans. Not like other artists these days that don't try to appeal their other fans.

wangbang

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:55:01 +0800

So what if her pronunciation is off? Big deal. It's pretty cool that she did this, I think. You people who are ragging on her should go see a doctor to remove the gigantic bug that's up your ass.

chantel

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:09:59 +0800

i like ur girlfriend veido

Clark

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:22:18 +0800

the lyrics sounds fine to me, Arvil was quite popular when she got her 1st and 2nd album out,since she is foreigner,I don't think most young listener would mind her accent,however,they might think "ni xu yao yige xin de" is a awesome sentence.

Lu

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:42:25 +0800

She seems to have the most trouble with the nv in nvpengyou, sounds like 'new' when she sings it. And she has the additional problem that the Chinese lyrics don't fit the melody very well, but that's not really her fault. Interesting how Gang-Tai singers sing in Chinese with crappy English choruses, and now here's a Canadian singer who does the exact opposite. I wonder how China is going to appreciate this song.

Mouse Loves Rice

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:11:00 +0800

Yeah, those lyrics are silly.

elaine

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:03:09 +0800

eek... I don't know which offends me more, the inane mandarin lyrics in a horrible laowai accent... or the inane lyrics in general. God, I can just imagine the kind of girl who would listen to this song. "Like, omg! He's totally with this like total bitch and i'm like whatever, he would like, totally be better off with me, so like, i like, cornered him at that party and like effin date raped him. Like, hot!"