Speaking and Listening Skills

1315 topics in this forum

1. Interpreting is a separate skill to being proficient in speaking both languages

   By LinZhenPu, June 4, 2016 at 12:21 PM
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   • June 5, 2016 at 06:38 AM

2. So many different approaches for improving listening skills - Which ones are most effective? (T.V. shows, podcasts, "binging"?)

   By 丹尼尓, May 29, 2016 at 03:16 PM
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   • 歐博思
   • June 4, 2016 at 05:20 AM

3. Tones and pronunciation becoming more difficult?

   By wushucrab20, May 22, 2016 at 08:26 PM
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   • 歐博思
   • May 28, 2016 at 02:29 AM

4. To Use or Not To Use Chinese Subtitles

   By Yadang, May 10, 2016 at 06:08 AM
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   • imron
   • May 10, 2016 at 08:26 AM

5. How do you tell another person how to say a word or expression?

   By Pegasus, April 29, 2016 at 03:25 PM
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   • Pegasus
   • May 3, 2016 at 02:23 PM

6. American trying to Speak Cantonese! 1 2

   By Pokarface, April 5, 2016 at 02:43 AM
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   • Lumbering Ox
   • April 30, 2016 at 12:06 AM

7. How to say grammar school?

   By jd144, April 12, 2016 at 07:08 PM
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   • Flickserve
   • April 14, 2016 at 02:38 AM

8. Pinyin is making me a sad little ogre. Hard to tell them apart.

   By Lumbering Ox, April 11, 2016 at 02:54 AM
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   • eddyf
   • April 11, 2016 at 04:09 PM

9. How to read 身着?

   By kavanin, March 30, 2016 at 07:57 PM
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   • kavanin
   • April 3, 2016 at 02:37 AM

10. Struggling with the second tone 1 2

    By Andrew78, March 29, 2016 at 10:08 AM
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    • Flickserve
    • April 2, 2016 at 08:43 AM

11. Listen to Chinese Audio Podcasts w/ PDF transcripts and tons of dialogs

    By Serge Melnyk, December 13, 2011 at 09:28 PM
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    • levietbao
    • March 25, 2016 at 01:49 PM

12. am i saying the word THIS right?

    By polarizing, March 14, 2016 at 12:18 PM
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    • Flickserve
    • March 18, 2016 at 04:59 AM

13. My first try on a full 相声 welcome you to join the journey

    By yedafu, February 10, 2016 at 08:29 PM
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    • yedafu
    • March 13, 2016 at 06:55 PM

14. Chinese Podcasts (w/ transcripts?) 1 2 3 4 8

    By xentropic, October 28, 2006 at 02:47 PM
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    • StudyinginDongBei
    • March 5, 2016 at 05:54 AM

15. 1st/2nd tone—2nd tone (changing to 1st tone)—strong final character: 2nd tone tone sandhi question

    By 歐博思, March 4, 2016 at 07:09 AM
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    • 歐博思
    • March 4, 2016 at 07:09 AM

16. Finding an Italki tutor for tones and other pronouncation issues.

    By Lumbering Ox, February 24, 2016 at 11:33 AM
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    • TheWind
    • March 2, 2016 at 03:12 AM

17. Riddle from the film Hidden Tiger Crouching Dragon 2 1 2

    By lips, February 29, 2016 at 04:12 AM
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    • Shelley
    • March 1, 2016 at 01:21 PM

18. Smart playlists for varied, repeated listening

    By Guest realmayo, January 17, 2015 at 02:25 PM
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    • mackie1402
    • February 23, 2016 at 07:47 AM

19. Youbian dubian (有邊讀邊) : any example ? :)

    By boctulus, February 19, 2016 at 02:13 PM
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    • boctulus
    • February 20, 2016 at 09:05 PM

20. Smartphone App to

    By StChris, January 23, 2016 at 11:38 PM
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    • Luxi
    • February 20, 2016 at 03:59 PM

21. Group conversations - Difficult to manage?

    By davoosh, January 5, 2016 at 08:37 PM
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    • valikor
    • February 12, 2016 at 02:44 PM

22. 相声 transcripts?

    By yedafu, February 1, 2016 at 07:06 PM
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    • roddy
    • February 8, 2016 at 04:44 PM

23. A small barrier has fallen

    By Flickserve, January 25, 2016 at 12:11 AM
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    • Bigdumogre
    • January 25, 2016 at 12:02 PM

24. Two versus one simultaneously

    By Flickserve, January 20, 2016 at 12:18 AM
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    • Guest
    • January 23, 2016 at 07:45 AM

25. Mandarin singers to learn Chinese tones & pronunciation?

    By twinmatrix, December 17, 2015 at 03:17 PM
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    • 歐博思
    • January 11, 2016 at 04:24 AM