The five languages (and language groups) that call a potato an “earth apple”. And Chinese, the “Earth Bean”.
How to say cheese in different languages, including French, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and more.
How to say Good Morning and Good Evening in Chinese. (And also when to use these expressions!)
Three ways in which knowing Chinese helps you learn Korean — as well as a couple of ways in which it’s no help at all!
A review of using Skritter to learn thousands of Chinese characters (Hanzi).
How I’d Learn Chinese from scratch if I were going to start again. A guide for beginners
Here are over twenty interesting facts about the Chinese language — all kinds of things you either need to know if learning Chinese, even if you didn’t realise it. I see a lot of misinformation about the Chinese language out there, occasional odd political correctness, and just confusion. I like to help out and explain a…
Basic everyday Mandarin Chinese phrases to sound natural in conversation