Repeat after me: quizzes are not the enemy!
Our grade school days may have taught us to dread quizzes, which seemed designed only to call out our mistakes. As language learners, though, we need to reframe quizzes as our …
I never really liked being referred to as “ma’am.”
It always makes me feel old.
Although it sure beats hearing people shout “lady” to get my attention. It might not be rude in every culture, but it definitely isn’t polite …
Life is too short to not celebrate each other and each other’s proud accomplishments—big and small!
There are infinite events and moments in life worth celebrating.
From an engagement to landing a new job, acing your driver’s test to becoming …
How often do you claim that you need something when it’s merely something that you want?
Don’t worry, you’re not the only one.
People confuse their wants with their needs all the time. While humans really only need food, water, …
Remember when learning body parts was as simple as singing, “head, shoulders, knees and toes?”
Songs are extremely useful when it comes to learning a language. I only wish that my teacher had used the Chinese version of the song …
If you were your own mother, what would you name yourself?
Whether you like your birth name or not, there’s not much you can do to change it.
But let’s be honest—getting to name yourself would be pretty cool!
Fortunately, …
Māmā qímǎ. Mǎ màn. Māmā mà mǎ.
Huh?
Despite looking near-incomprehensible at first glance, these are indeed grammatically correct, while tongue-twisting, Mandarin sentences.
Chinese is often hailed as one of the most difficult languages to learn, with all of its …
