Learn Mandarin with the popular ABC Kids podcast Soundwalks which takes you on an audio journey of discovery through forests, ...
I break down how to pronounce all six Chinese vowels across four tones, making it simple for beginners to follow along. My ...
Mandarin characters don’t tell you how to pronounce a word. They are more like pictures that represent an object or an idea. Burt: Correct! Mandarin characters don't give us the sound of a word, so ...
The number of people in Hong Kong learning Mandarin has increased. PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY For half a year, 10-year-old Kee Sum-yuet and her 8-year-old twin brothers have been going to a ...
To many learners encountering Mandarin for the first time, Chinese names often sound melodic and graceful — sometimes even like fragments of poetry. Yet this elegance is not accidental. It reflects a ...
It takes me about 10 to 15 hours to learn the languages that I showcase in my videos, and I’ve done this with around 56 languages to date. Obviously that is not going to get me fluent, but it’s enough ...