I believe we shouldn’t view language learning as something we do on the side and do just as study. It should be an integral part of our life where we live through languages each day, have experiences in them, and make friends thanks to them.

I have made a free guide of all of my favourite beginner mandarin resources! I want to help beginners who want to learn Mandarin but don't know how to start. Please retweet or share with a Mandarin beginner who you think could benefit! DM and I'll send it to you 😀!

I have written a free guide with all my favourite beginner Chinese resources! Which name grabs your attention? 1) Learn Fluent Chinese 2) Learn Chinese With Ace 3) Learn Chinese With Ease 4) Ultimate Beginner Chinese Guide P.S. reply to tweet if you want me to share it with you

I recently gave an interview entirely in Chinese (with English subtitles). If you want to hear all about my language learning tips and experiences check it out! "Zero to Aussie Chinese Champion - Here's How He Did It (in 3 Years)" youtu.be/OgTfAA_Bv4c?si=DOIm…

I've been studying Chinese for 3 and a half years quite consistently. I'm now almost at a B2 level across all key skills. Respect the B2! It takes a lot of effort to get there.

I've been learning Chinese since 2020 and I still don't have a Chinese name. I'm starting to think 一杰 might be a really nice Chinese first name for me/名字。

I respect all language learners for having a crack at things but I've especially got to give it to those people who learn languages distant from their mother language. However long it took me to learn French, it's taking me 4 times as long with Chinese!

Do you pay close attention to the size of your vocabulary when learning? Is it something you track? Or do you just enjoy moving through your resources and listening, reading and speaking without too much fuss?

People ask me how I remember words in conversation and don't worry about forgetting. I just focus on what I want to say and almost all of the language processing happens unconsciously. Language is too complex to manage consciously when speaking, you can only do a little.

Attending an event for The Dragon Boat Festival/端午节 I gave a brief interview. I didn't realise which broadcasting corporation it was but it turns out it was CCTV/中央电视台.

I have been so lazy with sharing language learning experiences. I've been learning so much Chinese and improving a lot. Soon I'll share my stand-up comedy debut from a couple of weeks ago... which I did in Chinese.

Does anyone know the rate of incidental vocabulary acquisition through reading and listening for learning Chinese as a second language (for an L1 English speaker)? Like, how many words are you acquiring per hour if you're consuming content at an optimal level of difficulty?

I have videos of the 5-6 Chinese oral exams I have done for the past 3 years. It's amazing to see the progress. I should make a video. At this rate I'll never make any content though. On Saturday I'm doing stand-up comedy for the first time... in Chinese! 单口相声！

What is actually going on in my head when I say things like, "keep the warm roomer?" I've been speaking English for 20+ years, it's my first language, and somehow I still put that stuff out.

It's a big pay off when I'm able to bounce between English, French and Chinese at social events. People are like, how many languages do you speak?! What is not seen is me walking home listening to a language podcast. This isn't some kind of "grindset" post. I do what I enjoy.

My Chinese is getting good!

I've started sentence mining online Chinese chats and it's sooo good