This is crazy!

太厲害了 !

I don't understand anything!

我根本搞不清楚狀況 !

I can't believe she's Asian.

真不敢相信她是亞洲人

We're playing mahjong.

我們在玩麻將

(speaks Mandarin)

dǎ mājiāng

That means "play mahjong."

意思是「打麻將」

So mahjong is a really old game that originated in China.

麻將是源自於中國，一個相當古老的遊戲

It's one of the best games that I've ever played.

是我玩過最好玩的遊戲之一

It looks like chess and checkers and cards combined.

看起來像西洋棋、西洋跳棋與撲克牌的結合

I've never even seen it played

我從沒看過別人玩過

but I know it's supposed to be really fun

不過我知道這應該不錯玩

and there's a lot of yelling involved.

然後該大吼大叫

If you're losing, yes.

沒錯，如果輸的話

I really don't know what this game is.

我真的不知道這是什麼遊戲

I've only seen it played in Chinese dramas.

我只在中國戲劇裡看過

The best way to start learning is

剛開始學這遊戲最好的方式

to understand what the tiles are.

是先知道每個牌是什麼

You have three types of tiles.

有三種牌

You have suits, honors, and bonus, okay?

序數牌、字牌與花牌，明白嗎 ?

So usually we play on a square table

我們通常在方桌上玩

because it's just easier.

這樣比較順手

So now we're going to wash them

那麼，我們先來洗牌

and everyone turn them over onto their green.

各位把它翻過來到綠色這面

So wash them.

來洗牌吧

Like, rotate it.

轉一下

The grandmas, the aunts, everyone will play this around the table.

奶奶們和姑姑們一起圍著桌子打麻將

The kids will hang out

小孩子到處嬉戲

and they would just gossip over stuff.

婆婆媽媽就會開始八卦起來

Yeah, it was like part of growing up.

這就是成長的一部份

There was like, five sets of mahjong in my grandma's house

我奶奶家甚至有五組麻將盒

and she invited every human over to play.

叫得動的就邀請來玩

Everyone has a version of mahjong.

每個人都有自己的玩法

This is gonna be pretty basic like, Chinese version.

今天的是基本的中國式版本

It's just pretty much like a matching game almost.

簡單來說，就像是配對遊戲

It is a matching game.

可以這麼說

Is it like that one game Bullsh-t?

和 Bullsh-t 遊戲像嗎 ?

So I take two, you take two.

我拿兩個，你拿兩個

You take two.

你也拿兩個

You take two.

妳也是

It has to be the next one?

一定要拿下一排的嗎 ?

Yep.

沒錯

Faster guys, quick status.

加快，快轉

Everyone's fast in this game.

玩這個遊戲動作要快

Got it, got it.

來了，來了

Okay, so you can either choose...

好了，你要嘛可以選...

That's a dragon.

這是中發白耶，小姐

Girl! What are you doin'?

女孩兒 ! 妳有事嗎 ?

What do I do now?

我現在要幹嘛呢 ?

Nothing! Now he goes.

沒事，現在輪到他了

Two of a kind is good.

兩個一樣的牌是好東西

Ha! Bam! - He's crazy!

-哈 ! 碰 ! - 他手氣正旺 !

I feel like I'm getting in touch with my Asian heritage and I am winning at it.

我有種重回亞裔文化懷抱的感受，我手氣正好 !

So Mallory, when did you start playing?

Mallory 妳是何時開始玩麻將的？

I learned probably early on, like seven.

我很早就接觸了，大概七歲吧

My grandma and my mom would talk about it

我奶奶和媽媽會聊聊這個

and say "this is this" and "that's that"

像是，「這個是什麼」，「那個是什麼」

you have to match them and it's like a matching game.

妳要把它們配對，就像是配對遊戲

But I never played probably until I was in college.

不過，我到大學時才真的開始玩

How come?

為何 ?

My grandma died so then mahjong kind of left with her.

因為我奶奶去世了，麻將的記憶伴隨她走了

Wait! Wait wait wait! Did I win?

等等 ! 我贏了嗎 ?

Do you have pairs?

你有對嗎 ?

No!

還沒 !

Hide that two four!

把那兩個四藏起來

It has to be Pong, Kong, or Chow and then one pair.

必須有「碰、杠、吃」，然後還要有一對

Also, you should say "mahjong."

另外，你要喊「麻將」

Mahjong! Why?

麻將 ! 為什麼呢 ?

It's like Uno.

就像玩 Uno

So basically you have one last hand to play.

你只差最後一步就贏了

Yeah. Suck it.

認命吧 !

Wait wait. If I have three... - You know what they say?

-等等，如果我有三個呢 ? -你知道他們是怎麼說的嗎?

Three right?

三個嗎 ?

Mahjong.

麻將 !

Ah! You have mahjong?

啊 ! 妳麻將了嗎 ?

- Wait, does that mean you won? - Yeah

- 等等，所以妳贏了嗎 ? - 是的

Okay this game is rigged.

好吧 ! 顯然有人作弊

So fun 'cause I almost won.

很好玩，因為我幾乎要贏了

Not gonna lie it was hard, but it was fun, yeah.

不騙你，是有點難，但是蠻好玩的

How can you say that you did a bad job when you get three white dragons?

你都拿了三個白板，還敢說你輸很大 ?

I definitely feel more connected with my Chinese side, 'cause I remember learning these Chinese characters when I was in school

我真心覺得我對中華文化更加地有歸屬感，因為我還記得，當我在上學的時候，有學過中國字

and it totally reminded me of that stuff.

完全讓我回想起這些東西

I had a great time.

我玩得很愉快

I would love to invite friends over, gossip, play it.

我會想要邀朋友，一邊聊八卦一邊玩

Yeah, that sounds fun.

沒錯，聽起來很棒

Let's just all hang out and play this.

讓我們揪一揪來玩吧 !

Yeah, I'm down.

我加一

If there's alcohol, I'll be there.

有酒的話我就參一腳

You gave me these?

他們是你找來的嗎 ?

Leave me these ones?

這些小咖 ?

These Asians?

就這些亞洲人 ?