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 pmTag Archive: Chinese
More Than Just Chinese: A Guide to Tonal Languages
This week’s language of the week is Punjabi, so, just like many of you, we’ve been learning more about it.... View Article
March 18, 2020 5:24 pmHow Different Languages Say ‘Hello’!
Greetings are so important that every language on Earth has a different way to say hello. Have you ever wondered... View Article
November 20, 2019 2:00 pmYes, the Whole World Really Does Drink ‘Coffee’—Except Ethiopians and Armenians!
Happy Cappuccino Day! In today’s post, uTalk’s guest blogger Brian investigates the many different ways of saying ‘coffee’—and where the... View Article
November 8, 2019 10:00 amAlternative Valentine’s Days
Valentine’s Day is a moment we should all pause our busy lives to celebrate love and the important people in our... View Article
February 14, 2016 11:00 amThe 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 pmHow does a Greek person say ‘it’s all Greek to me’?
‘It’s all Greek to me’. This is what an English speaker might say when they don’t understand something at all. In... View Article
November 6, 2015 2:58 pmQuote of the week: 31 Jan 2015
“Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.” Chinese proverb For more like this, find us on Pinterest and We... View Article
January 31, 2015 11:00 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 pmWhy learn Chinese Chengyu?
Today’s guest post is by Joe Paterson, a student at Keats School in China. Joe explains Chinese chengyu, which are absolutely... View Article
October 23, 2014 10:24 am