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Do you know these times when you’re sitting in front of your textbook, trying to learn these boring af vocabs you’ve seen 1000 times but still can’t remember and just wish to do something different (or hoping that the world explodes so you can at least stop)?

Well, there are more ways to learn a language and I think because we just learned how we “should” learn a language at school, we’re limited in creativity. Thanks to school it’s hard to think outside of this “textbook, vocab lists, tests, etc.” stuff but there are ENDLESS things you can do to learn a language.

Remember: everything you do in your native language, you can try to do in your target language!

This is for all the people who are tired and exhausted, who are thinking about quitting or don’t have fun with their target language anymore.

DON’T YOU DARE TO GIVE UP! YOU’VE COME SO FAR!

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Examples for different ways of learning a language:

write a diary

summarise an article about a topic you like (cooking, fitness, etc.)

listen to a podcast/radio

listen to music (while reading the lyrics)

try to sing along with music

read out loud while reading a book/magazine/blog/etc.

watch movies/series/videos

record videos in your target language or about how studying is going (progress, problems, etc.)

write a blog (well hello there :))

use apps that make it more fun (duolingo, memrise, lingodeer)

chat with native speakers

actually talk to native speakers ( I know what a crazy idea)

read websites about things you’re interested in

use social media only available in your target language

change the language of your smartphone

change the language of your pc

change the language of your life

play games in your target language (like not necessarily for learning it, I mean just playing a normal game IN your target language)  

take online lessons with teachers that make you forget you’re learning

do a challenge! (I love this one so much)

find a learning group

be active in forums (no matter about language learning or a forum in your target language)

find a language exchange partner. (You should, seriously.)

watch lessons on youtube

read a (children-)book (with audio)

talk to yourself 

think in your target language (a fun way is to tell a story about your life while it’s happening like “I went down the road with a stranger always behind me, who could it be? What does he want? It got quiet… too quiet. I tried to keep calm but was it really a coincidence? All in the middle of nowhere?” I know I’m bad at this but I hope you get what I mean, think of it like reading a book.)

learn vocabs with pictures, type in the word you want to know and ONLY look for pictures, try to feel the word. If you google for “strawberry” (in your target language and don’t know what it means) look at the pictures, the colours, how could it smell? Make a sentence with the new word. When was the last time you ate it? How was it?

Write a story/book online or just for yourself.

Make a mindmap

Use a topic jar (a jar where you put in notes with different topics on it, you take one every day and write/talk about it)

use social media to find groups interested in learning a new language or your target language

translate texts and act like you’re a famous translator who’s the only person on earth who can translate your target language (for example if you’re reading articles about historical stuff, act like you’re the only one who can find out what happened back then and the whole world is counting on you!)

try to solve random online tests

listen to a song/audiobook/whatever and write down what you hear

search for words you want to learn and build up (funny!) sentences with them or even whole stories

read comics/mangas/etc.

search for receipts  in your target language and pray to god you’re doing it right… if not, well you won’t forget the vocab again. Win-win situation. :p

search for language learning groups near your living place and actually meet them (stay safe and check everything before)

listen to children songs (I still remember the first children song I learned in English lessons… like… 11 years ago in 5th grade) these songs are supposed to stick… *cough* head shoulders knees and toes knees and toes *cough* sorry where was I?

connect with language learners over Skype (useful groups of course like German trying to learn French, Frenchman trying to learn Turkish, Turk trying to learn German)

write a list (you know… like I do right know so I don’t forget English)

describe things you see (more fun with a partner)

teach your target language to others

listen to audio while sleeping

take notes in your target language (I don’t mean for grammar rules or something like that, I mean notes you would take in your native language anyway)

write a letter (so much better than an e-mail)

write an e-mail (who has time for letters)

learn rimes 

learn jokes (it’s also useful for social interaction)

talk to your pets (at least if they listen to you, if I start to talk to my cat she starts yelling into my face)

translate songs and learn the vocab of it so you have more fun listening to it later

1 Month 1 Language

1 Month Kanji Challenge

14 Day Langblr Challenge

30 Day Langblr Challenge

34 Hour Langblr Challenge

55 Days of Vocabulary Challenge

90 Day Vocab Challenge

100 Days Challenge For Langblrs

100 Hour 40 Day Language Challenge

A Question A Day Challenge

Build Your Vocab Challenge

Composition Challenge

Fiction Writing Challenge

Langblr Accent Tag

Langblr Culture Challenge

Langblr Music Challenge

Langblr Vocab List Challenge

Langblr Diary Challenge

Langblr News Challenge

Original Langblr Content Challenge

Linguistic Diversity Challenge

Indigenous Language Awareness Challenge

Vocabulary Challenge

SpeakingIn20 Langblr Challenge

A Book In Target Language Challenge

Brick-By-Brick Language Learning Challenge

Review Challenge

Subtitles Challenge

Summer Language Challenge

Translating Challenge

Challenges for certain months: 

February Polyglot Challenge

March Polyglot Challenge

April Polyglot Challenge

May Polyglot Challenge

May Polyglot Challenge

August Polyglot Challenge

September Polyglot Challenge

September: 30 Day Langblr Resource Photo Challenge

October Polyglot Challenge

November Polyglot Challenge

December Polyglot Challenge

December Polyglot Challenge

10 Polyglot Things to Do This September

10 Polyglot Things to Do This October

This is meant to be challenging. I’ll be posting more resources over time while I do this myself, keep that in mind.The goal is to be around B1, kind of in the sweet spot between A2-B1 or approaching B1 by the end of this. But don’t beat yourself up if you aren’t by the end!

NOTE: The quizzes currently have a response limit because of the site used but I am currently working on replacing them with different links & printouts <3 If you run into an issue and need me to send you the quiz questions, just let me know. 

Make sure you read all the additional text here carefully as there’s a whole lot of resources coming!

Things you’ll need:

A language learning app that includes Korean. I don’t care what app you use but it needs to have grammar and vocabulary. Like duolingo, lingodeer etc! You choose. You’ll be doing the light workload on this app.

Flashcard app! Anki and quizlet are the top two. 

Basic supplies for taking notes & learning like a notebook and a pen. If you want to do these digitally, go for it. 

Hinative or Hellotalk! These are apps/sites to speak with native speakers, ask questions, and get help with pronunciation. 

If you do not know how to read the Korean alphabet, learn that before you start this fast track. It can be done in less than three hours. 

Talk to me in korean (TTMIK) account

How to study korean (HTSK)

Daily tasks:

One small lesson on your language app, best done in the morning right after you’ve woken up and started your day. 

Listen to a short audio in Korean 1-5 times per day. This can be a song or you can watch a whole ass k-drama episode. I don’t care what it is lol!

Vocab vocab vocab! Go through your vocabulary flashcards ONCE OR TWICE every day! use the “learn” option on quizlet for easier learning. (You should be reviewing the vocabulary for that day twice per day, not ALL of your collective vocab.)

Week One Assignments:

Do this in whatever order you’d like, but leave the quiz & end of week assignment for the end. ABBREVIATIONS: HN/HT = hinative/hellotalk

TTMIK Level 1 : All 26 Lessons ! I personally don’t listen to them, I just read the lesson. This is up to you, I recommend taking light notes 

HTSK Unit 1 Lessons 1-8 Vocabulary; Put all of the given vocabulary words into your flashcard app / make flashcards and run through them. Use this site to help explain things that you might not completely understand from TTMIK as HTSK is more in depth. 

6 pronunciation posts on HN/HT for critique, provide a dialogue typed out so they’re aware of what you’re trying to say. 

Watch Test your Korean Listening Level 1  and evaluate.

End of week assignment: Review all of your vocabulary once and take the Week One Quiz !

Week Two Assignments:

Refer back to week one’s assignments if you have issues figuring out how you’re supposed to use certain sites. For this week we are going to be doing the same thing we did last week with TTMIK and HTSK!

TTMIK Level 2 : All 30 Lessons ! Vocab & Notes

HTSK Unit 1 Lesson 9; Vocabulary & Refresh

3 pronunciation posts on HN/HT for critique; provide dialogue.

2 text posts on HN/HTto be corrected by natives; must be at least 4 sentences. 

Reply to 5 native Korean’ speakers on HN/HT 

Watch Test your Korean Listening Level 1 and evaluate again.

Listen to your favorite Disney song in Korean

Watch 12 Grammar Points In One Sentence and take a few notes.

Read This Post ; Take notes & Create a flashcard set (learn them)

End of week assignment: Review all of your vocabulary, refresh on any grammar you’re uncomfy with Week Two Quiz! (this one is tiny)

Week Three Assignments:

Get ready to cram some phrases and such in this week. This week is all about progress with speaking. You’ll be focusing on learning how to create sentences that make sense & gathering the necessary vocabulary and grammar to do that is a train wreck. Buckle up. 

TTMIK Level 3 : All 30 Lessons! Vocab & Notes

HTSK : Only used to clarify what you don’t understand with TTMIK

Korean Slang Post : Make flashcards and learn

Korean Ordering Post : Make flashcards and learn

Write down everything you do one day (e.g. watch tv, go to the bathroom, cook) you need at LEAST 10 things. Now write it in Korean. Learn these phrases and words. 

Post 5 pronunciation posts to HN/HT for critique

Reply to 15 natives in Korean  on HN/HT

Post 7 text posts on HN/HT that must be 4 sentences or more. Try to use the vocabulary you’ve learned this week. If you don’t know how to say it/write it, look it up and add it to your notes and flashcards

Make a flashcard deck for the food you commonly eat. 

Watch Test Your Korean Listening Level 2 and evaluate

Watch 30 Fun and Useful Korean Phrases   and learn what you can.

End of week assignment: Review all of your vocabulary, refresh on your grammar.  No quiz yet! It’s on the way!

Week Four Assignments: 

Home stretch for this damned thing. It might be a little intense but it’s necessary for progression. Be prepared to do a LOT of practice. We’re once again heading towards sentence building. 

TTMIK Level 4 : All 30 lessons. Vocabulary & Notes. 

TTMIK Level 5: Lessons 1-5. Notes.

HTSK is used for clarification on stuff you don’t understand & vocab if you need it. 

Post at least one text post to HN/HT per day in Korean with at least 3 sentences. Adding a picture gives it extra flavor keke

Reply to at least 3 people per DAY on HN/HT in Korean. 

One pronunciation post per DAY on HN/HT with dialogue for critique

Watch an episode of something or a korean youtuber in korean without subtitles, you don’t need to pay attention but it needs to be in the background. Do this once per day.

Review vocabulary and brush up on any grammar you’re having trouble with. 

Watch 30 Advanced Korean Words and learn them.

Try to “test unlock” levels on duolingo/lingodeer/whatever app you use to see how far you’ve advanced. 

No quiz yet! It’s on the way!

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

They’re not super aesthetically pleasing, sorry! I don’t have time to spend an hour per worksheet right now OTL. I’ll make more and keep updating this post!  <3

Week One Korean “Write in the blank” Worksheet

Week One Korean Vocabulary Worksheet  (KEY)

Week One Korean Worksheet 2

Week Two Anagram Game! (Scroll down! The other two have some glitches because of the Korean uwu)

I also recommend This Study App ! I’ll be uploading all of the notes, PDFs, etc here  :D This way even if you can’t print it out you CAN annotate the PDF, have my flashcards, notes, summaries etc! 

Here’s the Study Group Link to the App mentioned above! All notes, flashcards, etc will be there as resources for everyone.  I recommend making your own flashcards on quizlet/anki/here too but if you don’t have time to make all of them, I will be making resources available

QUIZLET FLASHCARD SETS (in progress, will update over time)

I found THIS PDF of TTMIK levels 1-9 :D If you can’t study online daily, download this so you don’t have to download ALL of them individually

If this is too difficult don’t push yourself too hard. Don’t be afraid to search tumblr for fun stuff too! This is supposed to be a fun challenge !!!

   Feel free to:       ♥ do the prompts in any order       ♥ pick and choose which ones you want to do       ♥ alter them how you see fit       ♥ tag with #moltres langblr challenge       ♥ respond to them in your native or target language (TL) 😚

day 1. What is the “birthday song” of your TL?

day 2. What are your favourite names in your TL?

day 3. What sounds do animals make in your TL? (eg. in English, cats say “meow” and cows say “moo”)

day 4. How do people take their tea/coffee where your TL is spoken? How do you take yours?

day 5. Show us your TL handwriting!

day 6. What is the word for your favourite color? What are some things (plants, gemstones, etc.) that are this color?

day 7. What’s your favourite weather and why?

day 8. Describe a legend/myth/folktale from your TL

day 9. What street food is popular where your TL is spoken?

day 10. Why do you want to learn this language?

day 11. What words/phrases in your TL do you think are cute or interesting?

day 12. Write out your to-do list for today

day 13. List some words in your TL related to the sky (“moon”, “clouds” etc.)

day 14. Are there any words that are difficult to pronounce in your TL?

day 15. Write a haiku about your favourite animal!

day 16. How do people refer to loved ones in your TL? Are there common pet names or diminutives?

day 17. Describe your dream house

day 18. How are people named in your TL? Any naming practises or traditions?

day 19. If you could travel to any city where your TL is the predominant language, where would you go?

day 20. Any grammar differences between your native and target languages?

day 21. Have you watched any shows/movies in your TL? If yes, share your thoughts! If not, is there anything you want to watch?

day 22. Sketch a few types of plants/flowers and write down the names for them in your TL

day 23. Listen to the current #1 hit song in your TL. What do you think?

day 24. Are there any upcoming holidays celebrated by speakers of your TL? What traditions are associated with this holiday?

day 25. What has been the most challenging thing about learning your TL?

day 26. What are your favourite smells or flavours and why?

day 27. Find a recipe (written or video format) in your TL and try to make it! Or just share a recipe that looks yummy :)

day 28. Describe your favourite outfit (if you want, post a pic!)

day 29. Do you have advice for others learning your TL?

YouTube

1. 룰루랄라 스토리랩- Lululala Story Lab

2. 콬 TV

3. tvN D STUDIO

4. 배틀그라운드 ー PLAYERUNKNO BATTLEGROUNDS

5. B-PLAY 비플레이

6. MuD[뮤드:뮤직드라마] MusicDrama

7. 썸카페

8. STUDIO DIA 스튜디오 다이아

9. 딩고 스토리 / dingo story

10. ShortPaper

11. Real Ending

12. 라이프타임

13. SUKFILM 석필름

14. 리스트업 List-Up

15. 감성클릭 Gamsung click

16. 바닐라씨 vanillasee

17. 닉TV

18. 픽고 PickGo

19. 내맘에콬 KOK TO MY HEART

20. 씸플 SSIMPLE

21. 퍼센트스튜디오

22. CheezeFilm

23. 딩고 뮤직 / dingo music

24. 라잌댓 LIKE THAT

25. K-POP HeyoTV

V Live

1. PLAYLIST ORIGINALS 플레이리스트 오리지널

2. 콬TV (WHYNOT)

3. BPLAY 비플레이

4. 렛필름

5. 웹드라마 초관심

6. tvN D

7. Dingo Story 딩고스토리

Wondering what vocab to learn? Are you curious whether your vocabulary is varied enough?

Here are some of the topics you might want to expand in your target language:

life and death (eg. stages of life, vocabulary for funeral)

family (members of family, family tree)

appearance (parts of the body, clothes, verbs of movement, fashion, diets, hairdressing)

character (eg. adjectives describing character, personality types, temperaments, emotions, feelings of love, hate, interest etc.)

health & sport (eg. parts of the body, diseases, going to the doctor, going to pharmacy, types of accidents, maintaining healthy lifestyle, fitness, gym, cosmetics, going shopping, mental health, sports, olimpics)

hobby and holidays (eg. activities of free time, night life, types of holidays in your country or in your target language’s country, active and passive way of spending free time, friends, games)

art (painting, drawing, films, literature)

house (eg. types of houses, living in a city, on a countryside, different types of rooms at home, neighbors, garden, chemicals for cleaning, activities like cleaning floors, washing the dishes, moving out, renovation)

food (eg. types of food, preparing dishes, traditional meals, writing a recipe, healthy foods, eating out) 

media (eg. TV, press, internet, news, types of presenters, types of programs, social media, ads)

technology (eg. types of jobs in IT industry, computer, phone, internet)

travel (eg. types of vacations, days off, business trips, places to go, travel agency, types of tourism, monuments, summertime, nature, names of countries, weather, plans and animals, foreign languages)

work & school (eg. professions, looking for a job, job interview, office work, dream jobs, balancing professional life with private, jobs in politics, being a celebrity, summer jobs, business, time management, subjects at school, stages of education)

society (eg. culture, social rules, savoir-vivre, law, government, idols, crimes, terrorism, wars, politics, religions, casework, classes in society, race discrimination)

You can add your own suggestions by sending them to me so that I expanded that list or by reblogging.

This is my personal method to language studying, I thought it would be helpful. A link to a PDF can be found here 

How this works: 

Language studying consists of fours skills: writing and speaking (active skills) and reading and listening (passive skills). I have compiled a list of language learning activities that provide a comprehensive approach to those fours skills and can be useful to visual, auditory or kinesthesic learners (or a mix). 

You can set an estimate of the points you’ll get in week or day, or even try to improve a previous score. 

You can try to go though the list in order

You can print the list, stick it to the wall and throw darts at it, just have fun! 

Masterlists:

Level A: 

Daily Routine  ✔*

Emotions (1,)  ✔

People (Relations)

Colors, in different shades, tones, tints and hues ✔

Food + Cutlery

Beverages

Seasons + Weather Conditions

Furniture

Electronics, Gadgets

Items of Clothing + Accessories

Housework

Hobbies

Locations Around the City

Transportation

Jobs

Nature

Body Parts 

Animals

Art and Entertainment

Education

Map of the World, Known Countries

Society (religion, heaven, hell, death, medicine, money, dollar, bill, marriage, wedding, team, race (ethnicity), sex (the act), sex (gender), murder, prison, etc)

Social Media

Time

Numbers

Directions

Materials

Shapes and Lines

Other Common Adjectives

Other Common Verbs

Level B:

In an Emergency

At Work/ At the Office

Politics Vocab

Acts of Crime

Vacation and Travel Vocab

National and International Holidays and Celebrations

Dieting and/or Exercising 

Stationery

Math / Measurements

Hair and Skincare Products  ✔

Make-up and Cosmetics  ✔

Flowers

Space, Stars, Constellations, Zodiac Signs

Musical Instruments

Smells, Noises

Menstruation 

Laundry Stuff

Being Ill (At the Doctor’s/Dentist’s) Vocabulary

Kitchen Appliances

Garden Appliances

Curse Words

Level C: 

Different Types of Vehicles 

Inside a Vehicle

Roads and Signs

At the Bank

At the Post Office

At the Theater/Cinema

Common Medical Conditions

Medical Supplies

At the Airport

At the Train Station/Subway

In Port

At a Science Lab!

Mythical Creatures, Urban Legends, Fictional Characters, etc 

Obviously it’s not perfect, however, I think that after finishing this list I’ll be pretty damn proud of my skills. Feel free to change anything you feel like is misplaced and/or needs improvement. 

Misc:

Apocalypse Vocab

basics

name: meaning of name: nicknames/titles: age: gender: location: birthday: strengths + example where it's shown: weaknesses + example where it's shown: how it affects others:

emotional depth

attachment style + how it manifests in the story: physical fear: emotional/abstract fear: happy memory: sad memory: object of significance: philosophical outlook/belief: what characters are ignorant about themselves: how confident are they: goal: long-term dreams: what they're embarrassed/ashamed to tell others about: regrets: source of pride: source of misery: what they admire above all else: do they believe in fate:

personality

mbti: enneagram: big five: character archetype: star sign: who they pretend to be on the outside: who they actually are/how they feel towards the mask: mental health conditions: how it manifests for them: iq: eq: humour: reputation:

habits

bad habits: mannerisms when stressed: mannerisms when content: mannerisms when scared: mannerisms normally: verbal mannerisms/distinctive speaking style: how do they move across a room: what do they say and what remains unsaid: how they express love: hobbies:

appearance

defining features: eye shape + colour: hair texture + colour: skin texture + tone: vibe: height: build: clothing: any bodily disfigurement (scars, etc.): overall attractiveness: their opinion on their appearance: appeals to:

relationships

who they trust most: what they wish they could do for them: what's holding them back: who they hate most: what they wish they could do to them: what's holding them back: relationship with the protagonist: relationship with the antagonist: siblings: relationship with them: parents/step-parents: relationship with them: previous broken relationships: why did it break: what others expect of them: who believes in them: their mentor character/who they look up to: political/religious/other affiliations: what makes them different from every other character: non-human relationships + why: romantic "type" + why: relationship dynamics:

backstory/background

primary emotion towards their past: primary feelings while in their past: where did they grow up: defining incidents: earliest childhood memory: saddest memory: happiest memory: major accomplishments: their opinion on it: notable people in their backstory: effect on them today: trauma: what have they already lost: financial circumstance:

progression

And this is MoonIvy's other amazing post, which includes a list of everything they read so far in order of difficulty which is a great reference list if you are looking for something to try, and includes some suggestions on listening study things you can try too.

MoonIvy is part of the group managing the Heavenly Path site I keep mentioning, that just has so many phenomenally organized media recommendations, a good guide to starting to read, and lots of linked resources:

This post is the unofficial sequel to 10 iconic Mandopop songs from Chinese class. No one asked for it, but I watched to chronicle what I could remember before more fades from my memory! I saw these movies in Chinese class in high school and college, and I had to do some sleuthing to find some names.

The synopses are from IMDb, revised by me. I put links to watch for free on YouTube when I was able to find one, but they might not work in your country.

1. 《和你在一起》 Together (2002) A violin prodigy and his father travel to Beijing, where the father seeks the means to his son's success while the son struggles to accept the path laid before him.

Watch on YouTube

2. 《谁的青春不迷茫》 Yesterday Once More (2016) Lin Tianjiao, the top student in her class, is struggling to cope under intense academic pressure. After she is nearly caught cheating on a test, she befriends Gao Xiang, a free-spirited slacker.

Watch on YouTube

3. 《活着》 To Live (1994) Based on the novel by Yu Hua, four generations of the once-wealthy Xu family experience the difficult changes of the Chinese Civil War, the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution.

Watch on YouTube

4. 《喜宴》 The Wedding Banquet (1993) To satisfy his parents, Gao Wai-Tung, a gay man in a fulfilling relationship with his partner Simon, marries his female tenant Wei-Wei. Things get out of hand when his parents come to visit.

This one

Also this one

Here’s another

Why not one more

HSK 1 LIST

Simplified and Traditional (with pinyin), exercises and sentences examples Link

TONES

*Tone explanation (but with words with more than 1 syllable, which is great because the hard part is when a word has 2 o more syllables) Link

More tones! Link

*Youtube vid explaining tones and exceptions (like tone modification and the half 3 and 4 tones) Link Link2  (edit 1)

** Tone pairs youtube vid by Yoyo Chinese (Individual tones 0:00-8:30 // Tone pairs 8:30-27) Link (edit 10)

Tone pairs chart + Exercises from said chart (edit 9)

Tone pairs + audio for all the tone combinations  Link (Edit 11)

*Exercises: (edit 7)

which tones do you hear (tone pairs)

another which tones do you hear (single syllab or tone pairs) 

match pinyin + tone to the sound

match the sound to the pinyin + tone

differenciate between tones

tone speaking practice (listen and repeat recording yourself)

PINYIN

Pinyin introduction (follow the “Pronunciation Index”) Link (edit 10)

Pinyin chart from Yoyo chinese Link (edit 9)

*Pinyin and tones self quiz (i love this one) Link

*Course: Phonetics with Chinese Characteristics (edit 8)

Youtube (in english) Link

Youtube (in spanish) Link 

Exercises: (edit 7) 

Pinyin spelling

READING, TEXT + AUDIO 

Text with characters, pinyin, english translations and audio Link

Characters with pinyin and audio. Traditional and simplified option. If you click on a word the meaning of it pops up, but not the whole sentence Link

Dialogues with characters, pinyin, translations (in Spanish) and audio Link

Spanish web with different topics and sentences. it has games to practice too Link (edit 4)

Youtube reading for kids. Link1 Link2  (edit 2) (If you  cant find any audiobooks with text, there’s probably someone reading a book of it on youtube) 

Du Chinese (App) Link

Beelingua (App)

Chinese little fox: You might think oh this is a web for kids but listen there are tons of stories, with little cartoon videos easy to follow, and with extra resources to review the vocab and listening, give it a go. (edit 13)

SENTENCES

Chengyu list (edit 8)

125 lessons with different sentences. It has characters, audio, pinying and different exercises to test them in each lesson.  Link

Diferent dialogues (directions, weather, introductions, shopping) with audio characters, pinyin and english Link (edit 1)

* Podcast: 2/3 sentences, broken down by topic and by words Link (edit 2) [I use this one when im in the street and i repeat what they say trying to memorise it]

WEB COURSE (edit 5)

From ”ChineseClass101″. Those have characters with the option simplified/traditional, pinyin and english translation. It also comes sometimes with a brief cultural insight and grammar lesson, all with audio and class trasncription. Really useful because besides the audio class, you have a vocab list with the audio option played 0.5x slower

Getting Started

Absolute Beginner Season 1

Level 1 Chinese

FLASHCARDS

Anki, HSK 1 vocab Link

Anki, HSK 1 grammar Link

*TOFU learn ( Web / App) this is like a flashcard app but with the option to quiz yourself (with 6 choices to answer instead of the usual 2) and the exciting part: it can quiz you on the writing too! It has many deck choices too. Big fav of mine (edit 12)

DICTIONARY (edit 6)

Character dictionaries:

Line dict = Pinyin, with audio, english definition, sample sentences and animated stroke order. Also a daily “Today’s expresion/quote” addittion which is cool.

Chinesepod = simplified and traditional, english translation, sample sentences 

Sentence dictionaries:

Chinese yabla = breaks the sentence into words, each one with pinyin and english translation.

EXTENSIONS 

*Language Learning with Youtube, Chrome extension. Allows 2 sets of subtitles (example: vid of Idol Producer)  (edit 9)

*Zhongwen: Chinese-English Dictionary by: Christian Schiller. Allows you to hoover over the hanzi and shows the pinyin and meaning. Chrome extension, Firefox extension (edit 4)

BOOKS (edit 4)

(Not free, sadly) For grammar and some course book i would recomend

HSK 1

New Practical Chinese Reader 1 Textbook/Workbook

OTHER (random interesting stuff that I don’t know where to put them)

Learn Chinese with Poems, free course (edit 9)

Learn Chinese with Songs, free course (edit 9)

**Frecuency list –> Most common characters and words in: books, movies, components and by HSK. Simplified and traditional options. (Sound, definition, animated stroke order, sentence examples w audio, and writting practice. Very interesting and complete.) (edit 9)

Media input (Videos and Audios with transcriptions and timestamps you can get back to. First click on the character shows pinyin, second click shows meaning.) (edit 9)

Youtube Channel: Learn Chinese with Movies, series and animation (edit 12)

What are your favourite songs and shows to inmerse yourself in mandarin? Please tell me!

My favourite links have a (*)

I might get back to this post and add more useful links when i find more (each time i edit this post i add a little “edit 1 / 2 / 3…”). [This post looks better on the original post/blog, since the linked webs are highlighted and easier to see, and also is more up to date]