Tag: Mandarin
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How long does it take to learn Mandarin Chinese in 2025
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A number of influencers claim to have mastered Mandarin within just six months. But is this really possible? And just how long does it actually take to learn Chinese? Table of Contents Introduction Recently I watched a YouTube video which got me thinking about the question: how long does it take to learn Mandarin? The…
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My Top Five Podcasts For Learning Mandarin at an Intermediate to Advanced Level
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In previous posts, I’ve discussed how listening to podcasts has played a crucial role in my Mandarin learning. There are two reasons why I value podcasts so highly as a tool for learning to speak Chinese. The first is that they typically contain informal, natural language and expose us to how native speakers express themselves…
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How to Get Hooked on Mandarin Learning (Podcast)
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*This podcast is available on Apple, Spotify and Google One of the most rewarding parts of running this podcast and creating Mandarin-learning content is receiving messages from learners whose lives have been changed in profound ways after taking our learning advice. Recently this podcast has featured several of these inspiring stories, and today’s episode features…
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Channeling Jealousy into Curiosity is the Key to Mandarin Progress (Podcast)
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*This podcast is available on Apple, Spotify and Google On today’s podcast episode, I have a really insightful chat with one of my students on my coaching programme, Lewys Thomas. Lewys has been learning Chinese for a few years but recently realised that, despite getting a tonne of input, his speaking skills weren’t improving. After…
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App Developer Reveals 5 Tips for Chinese Sentence Mining (Podcast)
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*This podcast is available on Apple, Spotify and Google On today’s podcast episode, app developer Karl Baker talks in Mandarin about his five top tips for mining Chinese sentences. Karl began learning Mandarin several years ago as a way of communicating with his Chinese wife’s family and he’s previously written for the I’m Learning Mandarin…
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How to Practice Speaking: Live Q&A with Will & Mischa (Podcast)
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*This podcast is available on Apple, Spotify and Google If you’ve listened to this podcast for long, you’ll know that our purpose here is to support learners like you to achieve your Mandarin-speaking goals. So on today’s podcast episode, I’m broadcasting a live Q&A session I recently hosted together with fluent Mandarin speaker and YouTuber,…
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Sorry but Nobody Ever Learned Chinese By Making Mistakes
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One of the most fashionable ideas in language learning is that we learn by making mistakes. This idea is appealing for obvious reasons. Beginner and intermediate language learners, particularly those studying Mandarin, are often afraid of speaking. Typically, this is due to feeling embarrassed and self-conscious about making a fool out of themselves. So to…
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From Zero to Fluent in Two Years. I’m Learning Mandarin Listener Nails Spoken Mandarin (Podcast)
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*This podcast is available on Apple, Spotify and Google Hello and welcome to another episode of the I’m Learning Mandarin podcast. On today’s podcast, I broadcast the first of what I hope will be many Chinese monologues submitted by listeners to this podcast. Today’s recording is by Clement, an I’m Learning Mandarin listener from France…
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How the Dunning Kruger Effect Makes Chinese Learners Overestimate Their Skills
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Will Hart is an Educator, fluent Chinese speaker and I’m Learning Mandarin contributor. In this blog post, he explains how a psychological phenomenon known as the Dunning Kruger effect led him to overestimate his ability at an intermediate level in Chinese. He offers three key lessons Chinese learners can take from his experience. The Dunning-Kruger…
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The History of Chinese Attitudes Towards Mandarin Speaking Foreigners (Podcast)
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*This podcast is available on Apple, Spotify and Google Two weeks ago I announced my plans to open up the I’m Learning Mandarin podcast to you, offering you the chance to record your own podcast episodes in Chinese to be broadcast on I’m Learning Mandarin. And since then several of you have been in contact…
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