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Chris Foley has set himself a challenge to improve his tone pronunciation, and achieve a standard Mandarin accent in time for his Chinese wedding ceremony in one year. To reach his goals, he’s enlisted I’m Learning Mandarin founder, Mischa, as his language coach. Over the coming year, Chris will be documenting his progress over a…

*This podcast is available on Apple and Spotify On today’s episode, I interview Phil Crimmins. Phil is one of the two minds behind Mandarin Blueprint, a Mandarin learning course with over 4000 videos taking learners step-by-step all the way to Mandarin proficiency. Phil’s journey with Mandarin is really interesting. He graduated from Sichuan University in…

*This podcast is available on Apple and Spotify Welcome to the podcast! Today’s guest is Amanda, better known as “Miss Panda,” a renowned expert in Mandarin language instruction. Amanda boasts over 30 years of experience teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) and Mandarin Chinese. She’s also a published author, consultant, and the creative force…

*This podcast is available on Apple and Spotify In this episode, I have the pleasure of chatting with Jorrit, a Dutch blogger and the creator of the Kaohongshu website, about his Mandarin learning journey. Jorrit opens up about learning the language, living in China, and the challenges of maintaining his abilities after returning to a…

*This podcast is available on Apple and Spotify In this episode, I share our special live q&a session with Will Hart. Will should need no introduction to readers of this blog. Two years ago he burst on the Mandarin learning scene when videos of him speaking flawless Chinese after learning for less than two years…

*This podcast is available on Apple and Spotify In this episode, we’re diving into one of the most challenging parts of learning Mandarin: mastering tricky tone pairs. I’ll walk you through four of the most commonly mispronounced tone combinations and explain how to get them right. Join us Live This Sunday  This Sunday (November 3rd)…

*This podcast is available on Apple and Spotify In this episode, we bring you the recording of our October 20th session where we tackled questions on how to fix your tones. If you’re looking to improve your tones but aren’t sure how, this discussion is packed with insights from me, as well as server moderator,…

*This podcast is available on Apple and Spotify In this episode, I dive into one of the most common questions Mandarin learners face: Do you really need to memorise the tones for every new word you learn? Drawing from my personal journey of learning Mandarin and my experiences coaching other learners on my Pronunciation Academy,…

*This podcast is available on Apple and Spotify In a recent episode, we announced the launch of our Discord Server. In just over a week we’ve seen the server grow into a thriving hub with nearly 200 learners supporting each other to ace their Mandarin-speaking goals. And in today’s episode you’ll hear our first-ever live…