How to Learn Chinese Faster and Smarter

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❤️ Today I'll break down my 3-step framework to most effectively self-study new Chinese vocab!
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Being able to memorise a list of new words isn't enough - to be able to actually speak the language, you need to know how to actually mobilise them and use them in a sentence. In this video I'll walk you through the 3 steps of prioritising, memorising and mobilising new vocab, with key techniques that you can use to actually put these into practice in your own Chinese learning strategy.

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» Timestamps ⏱️
00:00 The Challenge of Chinese Vocab
01:50 1. Prioritisation: The Mechanics of Vocabulary
04:13 2. Make It Stick: Memorisation in Context
08:50 The Canto to Mando Blueprint Course
10:25 3. Make It Work: Real-World Mobilisation Beyond Spaced Repetition

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[lovelyleehere]

Watching Chinese dramas is also very helpful because you start recognising certain words because you’ll hear them so many times

[Oliver-jyhk]

I am a Chinese native. I’m learning English, I know it is hard to learn a language so I’d like to help people who are learning Chinese. And if it is possible, we can teach each other. I can communicate in English.😊

[shawpeter]

I'm Chinese, and I'm struggling with the IELTS test, every time I get bored with English studying, I'll turn to this channel and find out I'm not the only one struggling with language🤣

[derekkhoo]

Thank you Izzy for all the great tips on learning mandarin. You are a wonderful teacher 🙏😊

[Christikhan]

Been studying Chinese since 2002 and built
my career around it. Get to travel to China, visit factories and negotiate in Chinese a lot.
From that perspective I can absolutely confirm everything you say and suggest 🙂
One more thing that really helped me is writing about whatever topics I intend to talk about, be it private or business. It allows enough time to look up missing words or polish sentence structure. I think it’s valuable even if there is no one to correct it.
I personally find that characters are not a problem over time, but pronunciation and listening comprehension are a pain, especially when working in rural areas… this still is the hardest part for me. So sometimes I force myself to work through videos of Youtubers who speak very fast or not so clear.
That’s probably it: find your weaknesses and work on them. Good luck everyone!

[sweetsavage]

Recent I have not been learning Chinese...Kinda lazy!
But I've been watching Chinese drama ( I'm a Kdrama /Chinese drama addict) so watching Chinese Drama endlessly is really helping my accent and Chinese in general.
So I Highly recommend watching Chinese drama to all Learners out there. it's fun

[whaletune]

Thanks just for the software Anki, let alone everything else. I had a great experience way back in the 80's (which dates me) with a system just like this...and have been amazed that almost no one has had training systems like this since. Being a phycology student myself with a thesis in how memory works, such a technique was one of the best systems I'd found to create a deep memory trace (aside from mnemonics and such).

Thank you. Great video!

[marcoidini]

The most beautiful teacher Chinese teaching you will ever have

[nicoleyellow]

Thank you so much Izzy! Self-studying Chinese (or any language) is hard because there isn't anyone to guide us. But your videos give me the motivation to go on!

[lawrencehan]

I'm Chinese. I was attracted by your English pronunciation. You are beautiful and amazing. Thank you for sharing the good way to learn a new language.

[anshide]

Your pronunciation is very good! Great job on the tone! I’m so glad that our culture interests you 😊

[tkgoh]

You are really very talented and linguistic. Your Mandarin Chinese pronunciation is accurate.

[hungtrinh]

Thank you especially for the Pleco dictionary. It is so helpful, I have always been searching for something like that to know the meaning of each character in two-character words, it even has examples of words in a sentence, this sometimes helps to clarify the meaning of these words . Thank you !

[dlzlsuf]

I am in the beginning of the path of learning Mandarin , your words and advices are really inspired me Thanks a million

[Maxson]

Loved Dr. Izzy's British accent, it sounded cool and effective when used.

[sorenm.lairdsorries]

Thank you Dr. Izzy Sealey for your suggestions of learning tools for learning Chinese.

[LuisCri]

Thanks a lot Izzy! I learnt english many years ago, then, Chilean Sing language and russian A1. Your video is very useful to learn any language as harder as Chinese

[liamliu]

I can only say that one of the best ways to learn Chinese vocabulary is to read novels and watch Chinese TV dramas. I learned it unconsciously. This is their children's way. At least I didn't know Chinese characters at all when I was a child, but I can gradually learn Chinese characters from watching TV (although this way is slower, I still recommend reading wuxia novels).

[tonez]

Exactly what I was looking for - Thanks Izzy

[ellea]

You've really motivated me to start learning again. I lived in Beijing for 2 years and found it easy to pick up the speaking basics but gave up on the reading and writing pretty quickly.