Language sense is one of the most important parts of any language. In daily communication, language sense can greatly improve the quality of communication. One of the key benefit of listening to the songs in a foreign language, can make the brain subtly accept the language sense. In addition, the sentences in the song are … Read more
Our verdict: Duolingo is a good, free way to start Chinese and build a daily habit. It won’t take you far on its own. Finish the whole course and you’ll be around HSK 3, able to handle simple sentences but not to read real Chinese or hold a natural conversation. Use it as a starting … Read more
How do we say “to be” in Chinese? Without this most basic verb, we cannot really communicate: it is usually the very first verb we get to know when learning a new language. As it usually happens, there are many ways to express presence in Chinese, because it is an old language, very rich in … Read more
In the process of the formation of a language, it is rarely all formed by an individual language, and there are often cross-lingual word exchanges, that is, one language borrowed words from another language. The purpose of borrowing foreign words is to enrich the language, especially the lexical system of the language. When two or … Read more
Learning colours is an essential part of learning a new language. Without any doubts, it is one of the most basic topics you need to go through: describing objects by their color is an essential part of life. In this article, we will talk about colors (颜色, yánsè) in Mandarin as well as explain their … Read more
Studying online is the way of the future: it is not only accessible and affordable, but also the best option if you need a flexible teacher that can tailor the teaching process to your individual needs. However, the best part of it is that it allows you to interact with a native speaker without having … Read more
Greeting people is the very first thing we learn when we start our journey with a new language. We could say this is how we invite it into our life. The very good news for you is that expressing greetings in Chinese is not very complicated. As we already explained in our articles about the words Please … Read more
In any of the cultures, a sincere friendship means great value to people. Sometimes, a good friend is like our family member. As human being, develop and maintain friendship has been a very important part of our life. There are many types and levels of friendship: friend, good friend, best friend, childhood friend, girlfriend and … Read more
As already explained in the post “Your Welcome in Chinese”, being polite in Chinese is quite easy. Chinese people are very direct when compared with their Korean or Japanese counterparts, and they don’t get offended very easily. Saying “please” in Chinese is actually less complicated than in English. English uses many expressions like “would”, “could”, … Read more
When compared to Koreans and Japanese, Chinese people tend to be very open and direct. This is why (contrary to what some people may think) Chinese language doesn’t have as many polite forms and elegant words to express respect and gratitude as for example Japanese. In fact, being polite in English is sometimes harder than … Read more
