Comments on: How I used a notebook to learn more Chinese, and why you should too

By: How to improve your Mandarin speaking skills with a tutor | Hacking Chinese

How to improve your Mandarin speaking skills with a tutor | Hacking Chinese — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 04:28:12 +0000

[…] the most effective way to approach it is to go through the trickiest problems with your teacher. Keeping a notebook is very helpful; otherwise you will forget most of the really interesting questi… Please note that you need to be at an advanced level before most of these minor differences really […]

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Best of Hacking Chinese 2024 | Hacking Chinese — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 07:03:10 +0000

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By: Training your Chinese teacher, part 2: Speaking ability | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese

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[…] the most effective way to approach it is to go through the trickiest problems with your teacher. Keeping a notebook is great; otherwise you’ll forget most of the really interesting questions. Please note that you need to be at a very advanced level before most of these minor differences […]

By: Pros and cons with travelling to learn a language | Hacking Chinese

Pros and cons with travelling to learn a language | Hacking Chinese — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 19:37:45 +0000

[…] Study while on the move – As noted above, travelling can be time-consuming and tedious, but you can use this to your advantage, too! If you’re on a long train ride or need to queue for tickets for three hours, use that time to consolidate what you have learnt. Take notes whenever you can, go through your notes and turn useful things into flashcards you can th… […]

By: 4 ways to get the most out of language classes - More Vietnamese

4 ways to get the most out of language classes - More Vietnamese — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 17:41:52 +0000

[…] don’t have to limit it just to what you’re studying, keep a list and ask your teacher any question about the language or even questions about the culture of […]

By: 4 ways to make the most of class time - More Vietnamese

4 ways to make the most of class time - More Vietnamese — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 11:00:07 +0000

[…] don’t have to limit it just to what you’re studying, keep a list and ask your teacher any question about the language or even questions about the culture of […]

By: 5 ways to learn languages through facebook - More Vietnamese

5 ways to learn languages through facebook - More Vietnamese — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 21:20:58 +0000

[…] translate, it’s probably not going to help you very much. I often copy sentences into my question notepad to get clarification later. You can probably pick up some good colloquial expressions and slang […]

By: How I pushed myself to learn more Vietnamese before leaving Vietnam | More Vietnamese

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:37:37 +0000

[…] I armed myself with a notepad and wrote down every English word I used in a Vietnamese sentence. I went through my list with a […]

By: Taricus

Taricus — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:19:01 +0000

Paper really is the best, because the act of writing is deliberate…. Also, in Chinese, it’s easy to throw pinyin out… You spoken Chinese will improve, but knowing how to text something and knowing how to WRITE are two different things. It’s not like other languages where spelling equals writing… There’s no sounding out your words in Chinese… Just use a pen and paper….

By: Libby

Libby — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:17:49 +0000

In reply to Sara K.. question: i'm trying to find fiction novels to read and was wondering which ones you have read over the years :-)