The uTalk Guide to Mandarin Pronunciation
If you’ve started learning Mandarin Chinese and don’t have any knowledge of any other east Asian languages, you might have... View Article
June 26, 2020 8:47 pmCategories for Mandarin
The Story of the Chinese Zodiac: Why 2020 is the Year of the Rat
Here at uTalk, we’ve spoken a little before about the traditions surrounding the Chinese New Year, which involve all kinds... View Article
January 24, 2020 5:00 pmCounting the days: Reuben can’t wait for his 4th Junior Language Challenge
In today’s blog post, father and son Joseph and Reuben share with us their JLC story and how learning made... View Article
March 3, 2016 4:54 pmThe Year of the Monkey
Happy Chinese New Year! 恭喜发财！ Today is the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year. The period before Chinese... View Article
February 8, 2016 2:53 pmStop thinking about it and get going!
In the spirit of ‘Linguists Anonymous’, I am Felicity Jones, 45, and I am mildly addicted to learning other languages.... View Article
January 28, 2016 3:32 pmEuroTalkers try… Chinese Mooncakes
Every year on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunar calendar, millions of ethnic Chinese celebrate... View Article
September 23, 2015 7:02 pmA Language Journey
Today we’ve got a fantastic guest post from Kelly Wang – English teacher, accidental traveller, cake whisperer, dinosaur believer – on... View Article
April 9, 2015 2:08 pmHow well do you know Chinese New Year?
Happy Chinese New Year! Here’s hoping the Year of the Goat (or possibly Sheep) is a good one. See how much... View Article
February 19, 2015 5:23 pm10 reasons to visit… China
China is an amazing country, one that should be on every traveler’s must visit list. Few countries possess the wide... View Article
February 9, 2015 10:00 amA language learning love story
Why learn a language this new year? Well, for one thing, you never know where it might take you. Meet... View Article
January 13, 2015 4:54 pm