When it comes to learning a second language, it’s no secret that being immersed in an environment surrounded by the language will help. This includes Chinese! When learning Chinese, it’s always recommended to pay a visit to China and immerse yourself in the language’s culture and its people. But, obviously, that’s not always possible for...
Besides enrolling in a reliable online mandarin class, finding yourself a language partner is one of the best ways to get better at conversing in Chinese. While Chinese lessons online can help you learn more vocabulary, you won’t be getting better at Chinese conversations unless you have a language partner, preferably, someone who is a...
Everybody is eager to learn a new language as fast as they can. However, this cannot be accomplished overnight, and it requires constant hard work and practice. Vocabulary acquisition is one of the most significant and interesting areas of language learning. In order to understand spoken or written Chinese, we first need to understand a...
Who do you think are better learners? The extroverts or the introverts? Well, there is no 100% correct answer to this question. But what we know is that extroverts and introverts learn languages differently. Studies have shown that introverts who enjoy being alone more than being around others are quick to pick up foreign grammar...
Are you currently taking up Chinese classes in Singapore? If you are, there’s a huge chance that you might be facing a challenge in learning and retaining as much vocabulary as you can! Many people want to learn Chinese as fast as possible. Therefore, they focus on learning the most important words first and practice...
As they say, ‘two is better than one’. But many people have concerns about bilingualism and learning more than one language at a time. Does learning two languages confuse the learner? Will learning two languages be less effective than just learning one at a time? If you are thinking of enrolling in Mandarin classes in...
If you have enrolled in Mandarin classes in Singapore, you may have an excellent grasp of the basics. This includes learning to read simple words, knowing how to form Mandarin sentences, and knowing how to write the basic characters. However, the ultimate test is to take your learning out of the classroom and to converse...
With over 50,000 Chinese characters, memorising at least half of them is certainly daunting, but it isn’t impossible, and we’ll help you with that! If it makes you feel better, most people who are already fluent in Chinese know less than 10,000 of these characters. In fact, experts say that an educated Chinese person only...
If you are in the business industry, at some point, you might have to talk money matters to a Chinese native. That is why so many business professionals choose to enrol in a Chinese course in Singapore before they go on business trips to China, or before striking up partnerships with Chinese-speaking companies. China is...
