There is no better way of learning Chinese than to literally be thrown right into it. Steve Kaufmann, perhaps the most well-known polyglot there is, once expressed the need to throw yourself into the language and accept those words that come your way, not specifically limiting your progress to “I rather focus on the basics […]
If you’re learning Japanese, you’ve likely heard about WaniKani – the popular web-based tool that promises to help you learn 2,000 joyo kanji and 6,000 vocabulary words in just over a year. But is WaniKani actually worth the hype? In this in-depth WaniKani review, we’ll break down everything you need to know about this kanji […]
Technology is here to make our life as Chinese learners easier. Quizlet or Anki have already made flashcards digital, including some spaced repetition functionalities; but Hack Chinese takes this another step further with ease of use, a low learning curve, and specialized for Mandarin Chinese. Hack Chinese lets you quickly set up your cards which […]
— By our student Jaap From all the graded readers out there, Du Chinese is one of my favorites. It has super high learning value because it combines audio with reading, so it’s good for listening and reading practice — and the app is super slick and works better than anything else out there. I […]
Here’s a cat (named Nincha) that can fly, tell stories, and teach you Chinese. Ninchanese combines a ton of ways to teach Chinese to kids and teenagers — as well as adults, using animated stories, questions, voice speaking and character drawing.When you study with Nincha, it feels like you’re playing a computer game. This platform has […]
GoEast met up with Imagin8 Press, and as a small Chinese learning community ourselves, we’d love to help this company from Verona, Pennsylvania. We also think it’s great for our Chinese language students to read graded Chinese readers. Why it’s great to learn with graded Chinese readers: Unlike flashcards, you’re learning vocabulary in context Language […]
Dong Chinese is one of the many apps that came out as a necessity for learning Chinese, and each has their own flavour. GoEast Mandarin’s student Peter Olson developed Dong Chinese — and his software is special because it’s allows for a very casual way of learning. Dong Chinese lets you learn through looking at […]
Yoyo Chinese is the largest online Chinese learning platform, having taught Chinese to over 500,000 students worldwide! With 1,000+ short video lessons that are structured into courses with a curriculum that’s easy to follow. Created by real Chinese language learning experts who understand what it really takes to learn Chinese, it makes learning much less […]
Tandem is an app for learning Chinese, but unlike many other learning apps, it involved real people. Which is interesting! Tandem basically matches speakers of language X who want to learn language Y, with speakers of language Y who want to learn language X. For instance, in the case of this reviewer, someone who speaks […]
You can learn some Chinese with Duolingo, but you can’t learn Chinese (in the way that you mean this question) with Duolingo. Neither is it likely you can obtain fluency learning Chinese with five minutes a day, even if you keep up your streak for over a year. Let us explain. The good: Chinese with […]