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Portrait of a 77-year-old woman who just finished 3rd grade but speaks 11 Young-languages

Sunday, March 13, 2022 08:44 (GMT+7)

Just graduated from 3rd grade, this 77-year-old woman in China has taught herself 11 languages ​​and has been a tour guide for almost 25 years.

According to SCMP, Mrs. Xu Xiuzhen, 77, has been a street vendor and tour guide in Yangshuo district, Guangxi, southern China, since 1998.

In 2018, Xiuzhen became widely known when videos of her talking to foreigners in multiple languages ​​were posted on social media.


Portrait of a 77 year old woman who has only completed 3rd grade but speaks 11 languages ​​- 1

Portrait of a 77-year-old woman learning to communicate in 11 languages ​​by herself – Photo: SCMP

Xu Village is located at the foot of Moon Hill, a popular tourist destination. Due to the large number of foreign visitors, local people have shifted from farming to small businesses that cater to tourists. Xu was no exception.

To make ends meet, Xu, who dropped out in third grade, began to learn different languages ​​to attract more foreign customers.

“We can make more money by guiding foreign tourists. Me and other villagers like to learn different languages ​​and I speak the most.” Xu proudly boasted.

The grandmother also shared that she learned foreign languages ​​by converting words (in all languages) into Chinese characters based on pronunciation and then memorizing them. For example, in French, “hello” is read as “bonjour”. Mrs. Xiuzhen will remember it as “Beng” and “Shu” in Chinese pinyin.

Repeating words in his head before bed and right after waking helps him become proficient in basic conversations with strangers.

Using this method, Xiuzhen taught herself 11 different languages, including English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Italian, Hebrew, Russian, Danish, and German.

Thanks to her enthusiasm and kindness, Ms. Xu has left many good impressions on tourists’ hearts and made many foreign friends.

In 2002, he helped a Canadian student recover from a stomach ache. She gave her the nickname “Mother on the Moon Hill” as a thank you written in her notebook.

Thanks to the money saved over the years, she supported 3 children to build a house. Almost 25 years as a tour guide, although he may have been “retired” for a long time, he does not want to stop.

Source: https://www.doisongphapluat.com/chan-dung-cuba-77-tuoi-chi-hoc-het-lop-3-nhung-noi-duoc-11-thu-…

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