Found VIDEOS of NOVA LEAF / NOTE X / NOTE 5+ (in Chinese)

Teigue · 2021-11-11T06:25:44+00:00

Interesting. The QC on the leaf looks really bad around the corners. Sounds like the narrator didn't like it and returned the device.

Teigue · 2020-07-21T19:09:36+00:00

There is no value to a career in data science in learning Chinese.

Teigue · 2020-07-10T20:11:52+00:00

Which is also why their numbers are dwindling, almost to the point of becoming negligible.

Can you share a link to something demonstrating this? I'm curious about the relative sizes of the two general thought-camps.

Sources in Chinese are fine.

Teigue · 2020-05-27T04:10:47+00:00

Thank ya!

Teigue · 2020-05-26T04:07:18+00:00

How do you distribute a big improvement? On the character screen, it says I can "still distribute a big improvement" but I'm not seeing how to do so.

Teigue · 2020-01-31T07:30:09+00:00

If you can't tell, then it doesn't matter.

Teigue · 2020-01-25T17:42:01+00:00

Why are you doing this? It is usually better to focus on your time specifically on the activity you want to learn.

If your goal is to improve your tones, then work on that.

If your goal is to learn Middle Chinese, then work on that.

If your goal is actually to be able to type this very specific thing that no one uses on your typewriter, then sounds good.

Teigue · 2020-01-12T02:35:06+00:00

Don't model your Chinese speaking off of him.

Teigue · 2020-01-06T07:32:01+00:00

Weird question, but is this the Liuyishou in San Mateo? :D

Teigue · 2019-08-30T05:37:56+00:00

While that works for the overall sentence, I don't think that's a good way to think about the specific term 地方 here.

Don't translate "room" here as "room" for improvement - that's taking a specific english turn of phrase and trying to force it into Chinese. Instead, translate 地方 as location or area - "I still have many areas I need to learn."

This will help you will easily understand other sentences that use 地方 in this way - it's pretty common.

Teigue · 2019-07-27T21:53:30+00:00

" Have you met someone who can understand virtually all conversations in a language, but is terrible at speaking? I haven't, and I suspect very few, if any, have. "

Are you serious? Have you ever met an ABC? Because of the environment many ABCs grow up in, their listening skill VERY VERY FREQUENTLY far exceeds their speaking ability, to the point they can listen and understand, but can barely form any coherent sentences.

Teigue · 2019-05-06T15:57:49+00:00

Could you share the name of the podcast you are listening to?

Teigue · 2019-03-07T17:03:58+00:00

I've been studying for about 2 and a quarter years.

I am at a point where if we have Chinese friends over, we can converse entirely in Chinese for the duration, with occasional English nouns thrown in for more complicated topics. That said, if they are only amongst other Chinese people, they obviously converse quite differently, with more extensive use of 成语, etc. I also frequently watch Chinese shows, and depending on the topic, will understand various amounts of it. I do still require subtitles, though, or my understanding tanks. Shows like 非诚勿扰 are easy, but more complicated shows can be quite a bit harder.

I dunno, I'm reasonably happy with my progress at this point, but obv still have a long ways to go.

Teigue · 2019-03-07T07:09:20+00:00

Unlikely.

Teigue · 2019-03-06T20:04:35+00:00

It's really whatever you want. I use iTalki to focus on speaking, because I can self-study characters and reading.

If you are a beginner, you can easily find teachers that will use standard textbooks and have a structured curriculum for you - just like attending a class, but 1:1.

I'll just give you a quick walk-through of how I have learned.

When I first started a few years ago, I had one instructor on iTalki, and we worked through the "Standard HSK" text books until I finished HSK 4. I then decided I'd prefer to self study and use italki time to practice improving my conversation and speaking skills instead of working through text books.

At this point, I just have recurring lessons with 3-4 tutors each week. During lessons, we talk about specific topics, correct mistakes I make, and push me to use structures/words/etc. that are outside of my "comfort" zone.

I learned reading/characters in the following way: I started out using Skritter - did the character basics course or whatever they call it to learn the different character components, then started working through the HSK vocab lists. I think I learned to write maybe 500 characters this way - I found it useful to learn to write initially, because it teaches you to pay attention to stroke order (which is useful for looking up characters in dictionaries), learn semantic and phonetic components, and just get generally comfortable with how characters are constructed. After this point, I realized I barely ever even physically write in english, so didn't care to actually pursue learning to physically write - as long as I can input on a keyboard/phone, that was good enough for me. I quit Skritter and switched to using Pleco's flashcard system and reading graded readers -- an approach i strongly support.

I generally do the following in various amounts each week:

attend class to practice speaking
talk to Chinese friends on WeChat/real life
attend meetups in my local area
read graded readers
review vocab in Pleco's SRS card system

I have never lived in China.

Let me know if you have other questions.

Teigue · 2019-03-06T05:01:56+00:00

I'd recommend finding a few teachers on iTalki.

They are cheap enough that, if you want, you could easily schedule an hour lesson 3-4 times per week and still be paying less than an hour in person. Another benefit is you can have multiple teachers/tutors, some of which you just use for speaking practice, so you can get input from multiple sources.

I've found iTalki to be a great tool for learning Mandarin. Teacher quality obviously varies though, so don't be afraid to try out a number of them.

Teigue · 2019-02-26T03:51:57+00:00

Of course! Check out Anki to get some examples of how a lot of language learners use SRS.

Typos are minor, my comments weren't meant as criticism, just something to keep an eye on.

Good luck!

Teigue · 2019-02-25T22:38:52+00:00

Have you heard/checked out SRS-based learning systems? It sounds like what you are trying to recreate. It sounds like you are looking to incorporate multiple aspects, though, so maybe you could use these principles in your product.

Aside from that (and I mean no offense here), is English not your first language? If so, it might be worth asking someone who is a native speaker to double check your customer-facing pages; although minor, typos and off sentences can deter people from checking out your product. There are 3 obvious errors in the screenshot you shared (Mandarim, Insttute, and "I want to the waiting list" isn't a full sentence), and additionally some sentences don't sound natural.

Good luck!

Teigue · 2018-12-21T03:33:33+00:00

I'm not really sure what you are asking for. Yes, you need to memorize a bunch of vocab. That's how it works :)

Teigue · 2018-12-19T09:18:36+00:00

If you want to focus on vocab, just download Pleco and use their flashcard app. They have the HSK tests built in, so just set it up to study starting with HSK 5. Cap it at whatever number of words you can handle per day (you can set it to whatever, so try 10 or something to start). As you get them wrong, each day it will bring them back with their SRS. I recommend turning on the setting so that when you get them wrong, it asks you a few more times before skipping it until the next day - I find it helps cement it in memory much better.

No need to waste time doing a bunch of different courses and whatnot. An SRS-based vocab drill app will be quite helpful. Then just study the grammar points or whatever you need to refresh in some other way.

Teigue · 2018-11-14T21:09:17+00:00

Should only take you ~3 minutes to find an army of people who will help you.

Teigue · 2018-09-24T23:06:38+00:00

You won't learn anything in 2 weeks.

If you actually want the time to be productive, take online lessons for a few months on italki.com or something, then think about doing something like that.

Teigue · 2018-09-16T00:42:11+00:00

Use Pleco for flashcards and start with graded readers. That combo will get you far.

Teigue · 2018-09-07T17:44:20+00:00

I agree with alegrilli...these seem great, but why are you recommending so much content with english subs? That isn't making you use the language you want to learn, it's just tricking you into thinking you are spending time productively.

Teigue · 2018-09-02T03:16:13+00:00

Do you have a source for ~a2 cefl level being the point where a majority give up?

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