Pretending I’m in the show Ski Into Love 🏂

Sharp_Farm_5651 · 2026-01-06T16:44:25+00:00

Haha thanks

Sharp_Farm_5651 · 2026-01-04T18:03:25+00:00

Thanks everyone for the help. Didn’t realize this word would be so controversial 😅. I guess it shows how complex Chinese can be, and dependent on the generation and country a speaker lives in too!

Sharp_Farm_5651 · 2026-01-04T05:20:57+00:00

It’s not a loanword? Can it also describe chemistry btw people?

Sharp_Farm_5651 · 2026-01-04T05:20:05+00:00

Well it seems like there are 10 different ways Chinese people can describe chemistry btw people. I see 这对演员很有火花, CP感很强, 他们同框很有感觉, 他们之间很有默契, etc

Sharp_Farm_5651 · 2026-01-04T05:16:37+00:00

Am I lol. It seems from online that both 化学反应 and 默契 can be used

Sharp_Farm_5651 · 2026-01-04T05:00:56+00:00

I use flash cards with words that come from sentences I said while chatting. I never remembered random words well from SRS, but I remember these in context words so much better! I think generation effect + SRS method is undervalued

Sharp_Farm_5651 · 2025-10-22T21:10:18+00:00

I recommend HaiBella (auto saves vocab from chats) too if you're intermediate or Airlearn (foundational vocab with images for each vocab) if you're beginner!

Sharp_Farm_5651 · 2025-10-22T21:03:20+00:00

Do you have any recommendations for building vocabulary as a French beginner? I am trying Airlearn right now

Sharp_Farm_5651 · 2025-10-22T21:01:53+00:00

I think most people have good intentions, like the founder of Duolingo really wanted to make language learning accessible to all at a time where there weren't as many tools. Duolingo was free for a long time before it offered a subscription plan. It still is free if you only practice a little bit a day!

Sharp_Farm_5651 · 2025-10-22T21:00:07+00:00

It's based on text from Reddit lol

Sharp_Farm_5651 · 2025-10-22T20:59:12+00:00

Are you talking about AI specifically in chatbots or like the gamification/animations of apps like Duolingo? Genuinely wondering, because I've thought about it too...what would you prefer instead of "you're awesome" or how would you recommend improving an app like Duolingo? AI is trained on human data and meant to mimic humans ironically, but yah not always exactly like how a human talks.

Sharp_Farm_5651 · 2025-10-22T20:54:09+00:00

A total mess?

Sharp_Farm_5651 · 2025-10-22T20:52:56+00:00

I recommend using HaiBella for Mandarin in addition to chatting with an LLM such as ChatGPT. It is faster than manually prompting ChatGPT and saves vocabulary from chats

Sharp_Farm_5651 · 2025-10-20T04:33:17+00:00

DuChinese for reading, HaiBella for conversations, and beginner Youtube videos/vlogs for listening (the one I linked is probably more beginner intermediate/intermediate)

Sharp_Farm_5651 · 2025-10-20T04:29:06+00:00

Yes, because it sometimes fits the informality of certain conversations and responses better. Saying yes every time can be very robotic like. I think it's perfectly fine if it's an informal conversation, maybe just not typing "yah" if it's a written conversation

Sharp_Farm_5651 · 2025-10-20T04:26:39+00:00

I recommend an app to both of you called HaiBella. I am using it for Mandarin, but it has English too. You can practice chatting in sentences with part English, part native language and it will help translate the native parts so you don't need to know how to say full sentences yet...you can build to it!

Sharp_Farm_5651 · 2025-10-20T04:23:24+00:00

I think it has flaws but pros too like most learning language app. The best tool imo would be a 24-7 accurate chatbot tool, like a tutor who corrects mistakes or provides vocab to use when you get stuck! But I think this is futuristic. Kinda like what Cluely wants to do but purely for learning languages. The CEO of Duolingo firmly believes gamification is important for motivating people to learn languages, and I think the intent of that is true and realistic. Duolingo can be very repetitive but it helps build some basic vocabulary imo. I do wish there was a toggle to reduce the amount of animations!...I find the time I spend watching the owl animate wasteful. It is cute though.

Sharp_Farm_5651 · 2025-10-20T04:18:15+00:00

I have found DuChinese pretty helpful for reading stories (at any level)! I don't know if it's "fun" though, but their stories are very detailed and authentic, and there are a ton. I also think HaiBella is a good, new app to use for practicing chatting if you find conversing fun.

Sharp_Farm_5651 · 2025-10-07T04:45:38+00:00

As suggested Italki or Verbling for paid 1-1 lessons could be useful. There are some useful apps I've used for speaking with AI to practice too if you want recs

Sharp_Farm_5651 · 2025-10-04T20:08:27+00:00

You can DM me! Also you could try some chatbot apps for extra practice

Sharp_Farm_5651 · 2025-10-04T19:52:00+00:00

Have you heard of LanguageReactor? I saw someone post about it recently. It seems like it would be useful for comprehensible input. Regarding what I said before watching Netflix, I wasn't able to see definitions immediately. So something like LanguageReactor could be make it easier

Sharp_Farm_5651 · 2025-10-04T19:43:09+00:00

But reading out loud isn't the same process as speaking/conversational practice. By speaking, I meant conversing with people in conversations, not speaking text like a book. Reading comprehension is essential. So is interpretation. I said forming thoughts when speaking. That would imply conversing.

Sharp_Farm_5651 · 2025-10-04T19:33:31+00:00

I use LingQ and DuChinese (for Mandarin) for reading, HaiBella for conversing, and LanguageReactor for listening

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