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46 - Learning to understand regionally accented Mandarin
Season 1 Episode 46
As soon as you leave the classroom, you will notice that people don't speak Chinese the way your teacher and textbook do. Why is that, and what can y…
5 years, 4 months ago
45 - The importance of tones is inversely proportional to the predictability of what you say
Season 1 Episode 45
Tones in Mandarin carry roughly as much information as vowels do, but still some people insist that tones are not very important, or even that native…
5 years, 4 months ago
44 - Lost in transcription: Saylaw, Ice Island and Aristotle
Season 1 Episode 44
Do you know the world's best footballer, Saylaw? What about Yàlǐshìduōdé? You probably do know them , even though you might not realise it.
Link: Los…
5 years, 4 months ago
43 - How important is reading speed on tests like HSK and TOCFL?
Season 1 Episode 43
Many students who take Chinese proficiency exams say that they understand the text, but can't read fast enough. Is that a valid complaint? And how fa…
5 years, 4 months ago
42 - Chinese language logging, part 2: A healthy, balanced diet of Mandarin
Season 1 Episode 42
How do you balance your learning to make sure you get a healthy diet of Mandarin? Logging how much you listen, speak, read and write is easy, but are…
5 years, 5 months ago
41 - Chinese language logging, part 1: Why and how to track your progress
Season 1 Episode 41
How much time are you investing into learning Chinese? Most people don't actually know the answer to this question! Why is it a good idea to log your…
5 years, 5 months ago
40 - It's time to level up your Chinese pronunciation
Season 1 Episode 40
Clear pronunciation makes communicating in Chinese much easier; the time to level up your pronunciation is now
Link to announcement: It's time to lev…
5 years, 5 months ago
39 - How to look up Chinese characters you don’t know
Season 1 Episode 39
There are many ways of looking up Chinese characters you don't know, but which is the best for students?
Link: How to look up Chinese characters you …
5 years, 5 months ago
38 - What's the difference between Chinese pronunciation and Pinyin? Does it matter?
Season 1 Episode 38
It's not uncommon for both students and teachers to treat Chinese pronunciation and Pinyin as the same thing, but they are not, and thinking that the…
5 years, 6 months ago
37 - Learning the second tone in Mandarin Chinese
Season 1 Episode 37
There are many different kinds of input methods available for Chinese, such as typing, handwriting, and speech to text, but which is the best for lan…
5 years, 6 months ago