Chinese Posts
Our world is an amazing place. Often, the more you travel, the more you feel like you haven’t even scratched the surface — spectacular sights, a melting pot of flavors, thousands of different cultural ethnicities. Different languages add to the mix. There are a few cities around the world that showcase an immense amount of diversity and culture in one place. […] Read more
Making 2020 the year you finally do it! How Long Does it Take to Learn a New Language? A question that everyone wants to know! Classroom teachers, businessmen, students, and politicians wonder all the time about this issue. However, there is a difference between the questions “How long does it take to learn a language?” […] Read more
NOTE: This article is not an endorsement by Live Lingua for swearing. But it is a critical part of communicating in any language, so you might as well learn them now. Here is how to curse in Chinese. We won’t beat around the bush here. The verbal expression of frustrations is often the only available […] Read more
When you’re learning a language, it’s important to stay motivated and keep putting in the work in order to see results. Here are some tips to help avoid overwhelm and stay motivated. When you’re learning a language, it’s important to stay motivated and keep putting in the work in order to see results. Once they’ve […] Read more
As one of the leading providers of video calls and conferencing, Skype is one of the easiest ways to speak with friends and loved ones in different locations. The service is also used by companies across the globe to communicate with clients (here at Live Lingua, we teach all of our immersive online language lessons […] Read more
It’s that time of the year again. Are you prepared? No, I don’t mean the time of year when the new Star Wars movie is going to be released (though I, personally, find that equally exciting). It is what is collectively known as the “Holiday Season”. What this entails can mean a different thing […] Read more
The best way to learn Chinese is to practice — over and over and over. To help, we’ve compiled this extensive guide to the basics of the Chinese language. We’ve added in some cultural pointers and taboos to help everything makes sense (and help you to not embarrass yourself on a trip to China. And, […] Read more
Hello — nǐ hǎo Excuse me — jiè guò yī xià Thank you — xiè xie How are you? — nǐ hǎo ma I am good — hǎo de I’m sorry — duì bu qǐ Can you repeat that, please? — qǐng zài shuō yī biàn I can’t understand what you’re saying — wǒ bú […] Read more
Very few foreign language learners did not suffer from the jitters when they had to speak the language for the first time. Inside the classroom, the situation is different because you are among fellow students and your language instructor. The level of fear when you have to try speaking the language in front of native […] Read more
Before speaking of a language family tree, it might be useful to introduce the concepts of familiarity and kinship in languages. There is a genealogical classification for languages used as a criteria to understand their kinship and, as a result, to include them in a particular linguistic family. This is true whether you’re talking about […] Read more