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So, I recently started learning Chinese for work. Since, I have to do it in a short time, I want to document my journey and perhaps obtain a learning framework for learning languages. Hopefully, my journey will help everyone else as well. I generally am able to learn things within 24 hours (if you count the actual hours). And so I have a bunch of techniques I use to learn things. I am not sure if they'll work for Mandarin, but I will try them nonetheless. Also, I would like to mention that speed learning is a real thing. If you want to learn the framework, look up the video or book "How to Get Good At Anything in 20 Hours". Learning objective: I should be able to converse in Mandarin fluently so as to conduct business meetings and communicate with people from the mainland. Scouting learning resources So, I went through a bunch of resources to see which one fits the bill. My goal was to find something that A) I am comfortable yet fast. Is easily accessible for continuous learning. C) Is free. So, with Mr. Google by my side, I started searching. I went to the bbc learning center online. I went through various other websites that claimed to teach Chinese. But, when I tried them out, I found them to be either too academic or too detailed (remember, I just want to converse and people will understand if I can't read literature). Finally, I googled "learn mandarin for business" and found this article and many like it about Zuckerberg. He's been learning Mandarin for 5 years now and he practices it everyday! Then, I went through a bunch of forums and reddits about it. Finally, I found a list of good android apps for learning Chinese. And I downloaded all the apps on the list and gave them a try. Out of all of those, I found Hello Chinese to be really helpful. So, that is the app that I am using right now. Low-Hanging Learning Objective: Learn Mandarin within 24 hours and then converse with someone in a real setting. Yesterday, I met someone who's agreed to show me how to learn Mandarin within 24 hours, which as you know is what I like to do when it comes to learning something. So, I may be letting go of the aforementioned app or using it simultaneously. I have already ordered a fresh batch of index/flash cards numbering about 300. Hopefully, they'll help me learn faster. I also read this article in the Guardian about this journalist learning Mandarin in 2 days and testing himself in an actual setting. So, I know it can be done. Here's the plan for the next few days: Stage 1. Find resources that claim to teach Chinese in 24 hours or less. Already found this site and this app. Stage 2. Try them out one by one. Create flashcards for memorizing things. Practice speaking and reading the language for about 10 hours. Stage 3. Practice listening to the language for 10 hours. Stage 4. Test listening skills by watching Chinese content online. Stage 5. Test conversation skills by going to a Chinese restaurant and striking a real life conversation. Stage 6. Come back. Take note of gaps. Improve. Rinse and Repeat until fluent. So, wish me luck guys. I will let you know how things go.
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Hi guys! My name is Emily, and I help translate health questions and answers into Spanish and Chinese for HealthTap. HealthTap is the leader in telehealth where doctors across 130 specialties can answer any health question for free and provide virtual consults 24/7 through our premium services. We are proud to announce that we have just launched HealthTap Translations, which will now allow people everywhere in the world access important information about their health online - no matter what language they speak! We are currently looking for volunteers to help us translate our library of doctor curated health questions and answers into different languages. This is a great way to practice medical terminology as well as gain exposure and experience in the translation space, as we’ve received high praise from Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes, Fortune, and CNN. Most importantly, as a HealthTap Translator, you will spread health and wellness ideas to millions of users internationally each day. To sign up, please click here: https://www.healthtap.com/translate For any questions, feel free to email: [email protected] -
I have created this app called: Beelinguapp, i think it is the most useful tool, with it you can hear and read texts in 2 languages side by side, using your native language as a reference. This has helped me with my german quite a lot to achieve a great level. It has some short children stories and also some interesting books and new articles. Please give me feedback about it and I will add it to the app to improve it! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.david.android.languageswitch
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Hello, I currently work in the customer service industry in the UK and come across people from all over the world speaking many different languages. My goal is to learn as many useful sentences in a few of these languages as I can to improve the level of service I give. I feel it is much more personal to be able to make the effort to communicate in their language if they aren't confident with English. That being said, any help, advice, or sentences in your language you feel would be useful in this situation you could give me, I would be most grateful for. Kind Regards. -
Hello! Can you help me to translate this sentence in Hindi, please? - Who travel for love finds a thousand miles not longer than one - Thanks in advance,
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Can someone here help me translate a document from english to one of the following languages: arabic, french, russian, chinese and german in order to add subtitles to a video? It's of very high importance, it exposes the CURE of schizophrenia and other important things related to it that no one has ever talked about. Humanity needs this message u r g e n t l y. If two or more people agree on helping me with one language, I can divide the document in two parts and so on. Thank you in advance. -
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“Taiwan Chinese Education Center” is a Chinese language school where you can learn Chinese online from professional Chinese language teachers in Taiwan. Even if it is difficult for you to study abroad, you can enjoy learning practical Chinese at home while feeling Taiwan. One-on-one Chinese lessons of 50 minutes per lesson are available for $20. More than 95% of our Chinese teachers have Chinese teacher certification, so you can learn Chinese from professional Chinese teachers. You can choose from more than 70 Chinese teachers and take lessons at a date and time that is convenient for you. You can learn not only traditional Chinese characters and phonetic symbols, but also simplified characters and pinyin. We offer a wide range of lessons from those who are learning Chinese for the first time to intermediate and advanced students who want to improve their Chinese skills, as well as lessons for young children. For more information, please visit our official website. Taiwan Chinese Education Center official website https://taiwanchinese-global.net/
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hello, can anyone Please tell me that what its written in Chinese in the given image I want to know how to spell it , meaning of it. i guess its traditional Chinese, please tell me also how its read left to right or right to left ? 1st pic is centre, then from the left and right Thank you!
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大家好！I wanted to share my free pop-up dictionary that allows you to learn Chinese while watching your favorite shows on Netflix and reading on the web. You can bookmark new words and export them to flashcard decks. Both ‘s’ and ‘b’ will save/bookmark words. You can download the extension for free here: https://www.inkah.co/ Here’s also a short video tutorial on how to use it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7srrvsXi2k I hope you all find this helpful! 加油！ -
Hello linguaholics! I'm conducting a survey on Chinese language learners, to understand how we discover new words in the language. Your responses would really be invaluable to my Master thesis, which is centered around Chinese vocabulary learning and it's aimed at the creation of a prototype . The survey shouldn't take more than 5-6 minutes of your time and it's completely anonymous. https://forms.gle/Gv7DmLMCiqFUbpU39 If you have any comments or want to share your personal experience on discovering new vocabulary, we can also have a discussion here of course! -
Hi everyone! I am looking for some advice from some fellow Mandarin Chinese learners :)) For a little background, I have been living in Shanghai for about a year now, and been studying Chinese at East-China Normal university. But it's not really working out for me, so i was wondering what everyone here would reccomend? I have looked into That's mandarin and their online learning platform NihaoCafe cause they seem to have a more unique way to teach that might work better for me than the university classrooms. But please let me know where you studied and what you thought of it, it would really help me out :)) Thanks a ton in advance.
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Hey, my dear friends! I just found out an amazing Chinese learning tool. eChineseLearning has been teaching Chinese online for over 14 years，they’are definitely qualified for any level Chinese learner to stick with！！ I was completely shocked how they respond to my injury, I been told all of their teachers are native speakers, and eChineseLearning is constantly recruiting those who have the certification to teach Chinese from all around the world！ check it out if you are interested！ definitely worth a try -
I am a student and I was frustrated to learn all the Chinese characters. My teacher advised me to use a teaching textbook in the classroom " Chinese characters made easy for everyone" This method has helped me learn a core group pf over 600 characters from A to Z and learn easily all the family characters ( 3000 characters). you learn the main character such as love, you will learn easily the other family characters and their compositions. You will also have exercises to practice the main characters. I wanted to share my experience and I am planning to take the HSK exam.. My writing has improved. Marta, Student.
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上周，在星期六的上午，我打扫了我的房子。下午我本想读书，但是我看了一部很有意思的电影。上星期日我睡过头。好好休息了一下之后,我继续去看书了。
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If you're looking for HIGH QUALITY Chinese-learning material, packaged in fun and practical videos, check out ABChinese on Youtube! Learn how to say "You're Welcome" in THIS video:
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https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jtc-chinese-learning/id1474067517 The most difficult part of Chinese as a studying goal - pronunciation! Chinese counts 4 different tones! If you pronounce one of them inccorect you will change the meaning of the word dramatically! That’s why JTC offers you a speech recognition tuner which allows you to check your pronunciation skills not only during the lesson but also in our interactive vocabulary and unique pinyin table which allows you to practice every existing syllable in Chinese using all 4 tones! Besides pronunciation JTC offers you interactive lessons, learning cartoons, games for words learning and a glimpse of a Chinese culture! After each successful finished lesson student can get a part of a story with our JTC guide - Sun Wu Kong! There are a lot of extra features you can find in JTC to learn Chinese and China culture in easy and efficient way! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jtc-chinese-learning/id1474067517 We wish you good luck in your Journey to Chinese!
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Hi guys, I just want to tell you about my project which makes learning Chinese characters much more fun! You will find it here: https://www.instagram.com/chineseffect_daily/
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What is Lingodeer? Many of you might be familiar with the app called "Duolingo." Lingodeer is very similar, but alongside the same style of gamified lessons that Duolingo provides: Lingodeer offers professionally made grammar notes on every single skill, features full native audio recordings on every word and sentence, has built in grammar review features, has a global leaderboard (And friends leaderboard) for competition, features video stories at the end of every skill, has built in pronunciation practice (Sentence shadowing capabilities), and features 10 languages to learn (with Italian on the way) taught in 13 languages. The app is available on iOS and Android. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask me (I run their online forums as volunteer work and have followed the app since it was released, I have also completed the first half of Japanese and Korean on the app).
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Hey there! I'm a 20-year-old English guy and I'd like to practice any of these languages: French (Intermediate) Italian (Intermediate) Spanish (Intermediate) Portuguese (Beginner) Irish (Beginner) Mandarin (Beginner) I find it useful doing a penpal thing through emails but I'd be up for other things like Skype etc. Let me know -
Preply.com is a global educational platform that pairs tutors with students who wish to gain/improve their knowledge. We currently offer over 40 different subjects of which more than 27 are language courses. Studies are available both locally and remotely and this allows for flexibility in schedule alongside accessibility to students in remote/rural areas. All you need to do is select the language you'll like to learn, go through the tutors' profiles, check their reviews and availability before you proceed with booking a lesson. You can start out by leaving messages for tutors and negotiating with a couple of them before making your final decision. In case you need help, there's a user friendly Preply live chat.
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Do you guys have any favorite Chinese songs? When I first started learning Chinese I would randomly download a bunch of songs and filter out the ones I didn't like. As a result I have a couple of songs that I love and keep on reply almost every day. I also got some nice Cantonese ones in the process too; I can't understand them though. I think one of the best things about listening to Chinese songs is the more words you learn the more of the song you understand. It's kind of like the song your listening to is a mystery, but a couple of months later after you learn some more Chinese you can understand it. It just feels so good to be listening to the song you've had for months and suddenly be like "I know what he's saying!". Do you guys have any favorite songs? I'll link some of mine. Post yours below!
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Hi everyone I love learning languages. It is my passion! I started a blog where I share my journey of learning languages. I try to explain the things that I studied and learned in a simple way, I believe that it is a good practice for me. If you are interested in learning Japanese, Korean or Chinese, please take a look at my blog, you might like it! https://mylanguageslearningjourney.blogspot.com/2017/11/japanese-another-usage-of.html#more
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I can easily memorize 20 words a day if play daily. But like all study, really need to study consistently. Now I able to recognise 300+ words just from this app Playstore:- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jensonm.learnchineselite Blog:- http://learn-memorize-chinese.blogspot.my/2016/04/this-is-website-that-can-enable-you-to.html Youtube:-
