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大家好，我是美華你可以叫我“美”。我是中文初学者。Even though I do not know much vocabulary and struggle with understanding spoken Chinese at normal speed I believe it is important to start using the language as soon as possible. 我喜欢看爱情电影和电视剧，唱歌和写故事也诗歌。I am just about to start watching "Accidentally in Love" (惹上冷殿下) on Netflix and my favourite Chinese song at the moment that I enjoy singing along to in Pinyin is called "A Bit Sweet" (汪苏泷 - 有点甜). 😊 If you would like to follow along on my Chinese language learning journey you can find me on Instagram @meiwah_meihua I post in Chinese to try and practice my writing skills and to keep track of my progress. In my Stories I speak Chinese as well for practice. I'm still a beginner so open to corrections :)
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Chloe
Chinese (Mandarin)
Apr 12, 2022
美华 knows her target of Chinese learning very clearly，and knows how to learn more effectively.I think she is a potential student because of this.great!
Chloe
Chinese (Mandarin)
Apr 8, 2022
美华 is a cheerful and lively sunshine girl, who loves life and learning, has many accomplishments.before the class, she carefully explained her Chinese learning experience to me, which left a deep impression on me.during the class, she did a very great job!she has a very good pronunciation and listening, and learned new words and expression very quickly,we had a great time! thank you for joining the class, wish you have a wonderful journey in your study life！
Carina
Chinese (Mandarin)
Apr 1, 2022
Mei的发音很棒。不要紧张，自信一点，相信自己。说的越多，对你的帮助越大。加油！
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    What drove me to start learning Mandarin Chinese may be a bit unusual🫣I wonder if anyone here has a similar experience with why THEY started learning a foreign language. Let me know in the comments. For me it was when my grandma and dad passed away. I was sooo sad and my days were either filled with tears or a feeling of numbness as the pain was so great. Focusing my mind on learning Chinese gave me something else to focus my emotions and thoughts on and made me feel closer to my deceased loved ones. My dream and aspirations with the language is to be able to understand the romantic C-dramas and Taiwanese dramas without subtitles😄🙈 (lame I know but I’m a sucker for those sappy romances), travel to China and Taiwan and be able to connect with the people through their language, be able to connect with Chinese speaking people no matter where I meet them😃, use Mandarin Chinese as a gateway to learning Cantonese and most importantly be able to write a letter to my grandfather that he can read and understand🥰 I also want to be able to write a letter to my dad and grandmother in Chinese characters. Even though they’re not physically here I still want to be able to do that for them and myself💖 Tell me, is family or love one of the driving forces behind your language learning journey? I’d love to know☺️
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    One of the things I’m most grateful to iTalki for is that it allowed me to find a language exchange partner (or rather for her to find me). Although we’ve only had one Live On-Camera conversation it was very helpful and fun and the two of us have kept in contact via WeChat through text messages and voice messages. She was the one that actually reached out to me first and I’m glad that she did. I hope we’ll be able to have a video chat again soon😊 I was incredibly nervous because at that point I had only been learning Mandarin Chinese for 1 month and wasn’t sure I would be able to understand her or have enough vocabulary to express much for 30 whole mins! Yes, there were many moments I didn’t totally understand but at the end of my half an hour of Mandarin time I realised that OMG I just had a conversation in Chinese Mandarin!😄💪🏽 It really boosted my confidence and made me determined to keep learning so that I could continue to have conversations with her and other people going forward. Did you meet your language exchange partner(s) on iTalki? Mention them in the comments and thank them for their part in your language learning journey. Also let me know your best tips for how to make the most of your time with a language exchange partner! My best tip is: always treat your language exchange partner as a person and a potential friend rather than a tutor or teacher. What’s the difference? Well maybe don’t show up to the chat with all the corrections you need made on something or expect them to be able to teach or clarify grammar rules nor ask them to make lessons for you. Instead try to get to know them and let them get to know you. It’s not wrong to ask for help with a piece of writing but don’t let that be the whole focus of your time. Also, remember that they’re not trained to know grammar rules so don’t expect that either. Do you agree or disagree? Let me know in the comments😊 加油！💪🏽
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    I got some really helpful tips and a boost of extra motivation from what you've shared Kai so thank you. I've actually made the first steps in implementing some of them and I'm looking forward to seeing the results in a couple of weeks, months and seeing what works and what doesn't and just improving everyday 😁 Exciting
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    Kia ora Samuel. You're post and discussion reminds me of the languages here in the Solomon Islands. There are many languages at risk, not because of English (which although is one of our supposed national languages lacks competency and proficiency) but because of the rise of intermarriages leading to households speaking SI Pidgin (a local creole). I often wonder if there's a space to create content for these languages, many of which aren't written and exist largely as a spoken language. There's just so many! I might start with my own mother tongue (of which I understand more than I speak but still am left confused during conversations most of the time). How did you go about collecting material?
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    continued…Flashcards aren’t bad and can certainly serve a purpose so please don’t come for me. Personally I just haven’t found them as helpful as other methods. If you’ve signed up for a subscription of Anki or Quizlet then don’t despair. You can still use them. Just make the most of it. Instead of just having the word I suggest having example sentences included in your Flashcards so you know HOW to use them. If you have paid Quizlet then also include pictures. 5). Start using the language as soon as possible. Not necessarily day 1 but if you’re in Month 3 or 4 like me and haven’t started talking then this is your friendly encouragement to just do it! And you’re in the right place. iTalki is great for that. You’ll never feel ready but you have to start somewhere. And using it doesn’t mean just talking. I write a diary every day in Chinese even thought it’s one or two sentences. Writing in that language may not be your main goal but I still think it’s worth putting some time into it because when you start learning a new language you’re discovering it and getting to know it. And one of those aspects especially for non-romanised languages like Chinese are the characters. 6). Find a community. I joined an online class and to be honest it was their presence and getting to know them that has pushed me in times that I felt like not doing anything towards my Chinese language learning. Never underestimate the power of a supportive, friendly and interactive community. Some of my biggest surprises and achievements was realising that I could understand the articles in The Chairman’s Bao at HSK Level 2, attending an online Zoom Call and realising at one point that I understood most if not all of what was being said and listening to the audio of a story for the 3rd or 5th time after some time had passed and realising that I understood it!😮 I hope these tips will be helpful to you and I wish you the very best in your language learning journey☺️
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    Learning Chinese was not a New Year’s Resolution but I’m so glad that I started and I’m keen to continue. My learning methods have slowly evolved since I started 4 months ago and my top tips are as follows: 1) Use stories to learn (I’m currently testing out Olly Richard’s’ program Story Learning and have found some Graded Readers with text and audio that I haven’t yet purchased but I’ve found the previews quite good and am working on purchasing one to try - let me know if you’ve tried them yourself and if there’s any other recommendations). 2) Get lots of Comprehensible Input (I’ve used Channels on YouTube with teachers who use this method as well as the Mini Stories on the free version of the app LingQ. I also listen and read the articles on The Chairman’s Bao according to my level). I used to listen to some podcasts on here at iTalki but due to lack of time I haven’t kept it up and have gone off the app to other sources. Which leads me to my next tip 3). Find what interests you. This can be hard as a total beginner and beginner because there’s so many words we don’t know. Therefore the material we can understand may be limited and not exactly suited to our taste and the things we are interested in are written or produced at a level we’re not yet at. But there are options out there. You just have to look. Let me know in the comments if you’re having trouble looking for interesting material and what you’re interested in (i.e. reading, podcasts, music, etc) and I’ll see if I can help. Sorry in advance if I can’t. 4). If you have the time don’t waste it on flashcards. There are better ways to learn new words that don’t involve you sitting there memorising words in isolation. See above for some options. This may be controversial so take it with a grain of salt. It’s just based off my experience. I have a limited amount of time and motivation😄 so I’d rather spend it on something that will generate more motivation in me and have results. Continued in comments…
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    I’ve been listening to the mini podcast episodes that are posted in Chinese 中文and that’s been really helpful. I like that they have the transcription as well because I’m still at that stage where I struggle to understand the language spoken at normal pace. What I do is listen to the podcast and try and see how much I can understand. Then I read the transcription and see if I caught the right words. I then listen to the podcast 3 more times or so, twice whilst reading along with the transcript and once without to consolidate the words and meanings in my mind. However one suggestion would be for the creators to add English translations so that we, the language learners, can double check to make sure we’re understanding it correctly.
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