ByAlex Foo
So you’re thinking of learning to speak Chinese… and as you dive deeper, you learn that there are actually different languages of Chinese, ie dialects. So Cantonese vs Mandarin – Which should you start to learn to speak? A usual post will go into the pros and cons but I like to take a step…
ByAlex Foo
This is a real easy question to answer… And all you have to do is answer ONE question – yep that’s it. Just one. WHY do you want to learn to speak Chinese? … waiting for your answer here… … If you don’t know WHY and just want to learn for the helluvit – check…
ByAlex Foo
I’ve been thinking of making an entertaining video to explain why traditional chinese language classes are usually a big FAIL [leadplayer_vid id=”5064250CEDA66″] Yes, the video is made by another company who has quite a fair few marketing muscles and dollars to create this. Much better than me as a talking head to convey essentially the…
ByAlex Foo
Hiring a Mandarin Tutor costs not only money but even more importantly your valuable time as well! So here are 3 ways to tell if your Chinese teacher or tutor is qualified to help you: Does your Mandarin tutor hold an official looking piece of parchment scrawled with the Bachelor/Masters Degree of Mandarin Chinese Teaching…
ByAlex Foo
I help out and work part-time ocassionally in retail. Unfortunately ChinaSpeak doesn’t pay for all my bills 🙁 And one of the great things about retail is that you get to meet real people! As you probably know, I like dabbling in a lot of languages and Espanol – Spanish is one that I’m more…