Month: February 2026

In this article, I will continue the story of how I learnt Chinese. In previous parts, I have already talked about why I started learning and what...

Reading is one of the most important skills when learning a language. It’s an excellent way to expand vocabulary, learn grammar and improve your...

Image credit: Bartek Ambrozik Have you ever finished an exam and felt that you could have done better? Have you ever felt annoyed at your teacher...

This is a guest article by Julien Leyre of the Marco Polo Project. The publication of this article coincides with the start of this month’s...

If you are already literate in Chinese, which font you use to display characters on screen isn’t very important, but for second language learners,...

YouTube and similar platforms offer a treasure trove of content that can help you learn Chinese, whether you’re watching videos in Chinese or...

In a recent article, I talked about the pros and cons of taking a course that’s too difficult for you. We saw that if you have the time, motivation...

The most important factor determining how much Chinese you learn is how much time you invest. What you study and how also matter, of course, but if...

So you’ve learnt some Chinese, but then you took a break. Maybe you become too busy, maybe you lost interest, maybe something else, it doesn’t...

I have been inspired by many people in my life and in many different areas. When it comes to learning things, Scott H. Young runs one of the most...