{"id":5805,"date":"2015-08-10T06:39:15","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T06:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/?p=5805"},"modified":"2024-05-12T10:02:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T10:02:17","slug":"hellochinese-say-ni-hao-to-chinese-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/hellochinese-say-ni-hao-to-chinese-language.html","title":{"rendered":"HelloChinese: Say \u201cNi Hao\u201d To Chinese Language"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Learning Chinese has many benefits. Millions of people around the world would like to give it a try, but there are so many excuses. Serious studies require serious time investments. Mandarin Chinese is so different in many ways from English and other languages. For complete novices, it is just difficult to understand from where to begin. The question that often comes to mind is: how can I get my money back if I realize learning Chinese is not for me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks goodness for \u201cHelloChinese<\/a>\u201d, because you can now test your learning abilities for FREE. Just one-click installation, and you get all of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Access to dozens of lessons on everyday topics.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Basic and useful vocabulary covered.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Plenty of interactive exercises. <\/strong>For example, at the very beginning you are not taught a list of new words. You are asked multiple-choice questions immediately. The more you play \u2013 the better you memorize the right answers. The same application is with grammar. You are not overwhelmed with long explanatory paragraphs. Drag-and-drop and matching exercises will help you to get the sentence patterns intuitively; otherwise, there will be small hints.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Opportunity to practice comprehension and speaking skills. <\/strong>\u201cHelloChinese\u201d has excellent exercises to test your listening skills. The app also \u201cforces\u201d users to speak more, which is crucial for successful studies. There are many different types of exercises for improving speech and pronunciation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Writing Chinese characters exercises. <\/strong>This aspect is what I liked most of all. I have been a loyal user of the \u201cSkritter<\/a>\u201d app for months. I like \u201cHelloChinese\u201d software very much because it looks as the developers have gone further and made the interactive handwriting even more flexible and convenient.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    How It Works<\/h2>\n\n\n

    The lessons are grouped together in thematic units, like \u201cBasic Phrases\u201d, \u201cFood\u201d, \u201cMoney\u201d, \u201cLocations\u201d, \u201cHealth\u201d, \u201cDoing Business\u201d, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Keep the track of lessons provided or skip to another thematic unit by completing \u201cShortcut\u201d interim tests. This feature is helpful for intermediate and advanced students who can use \u201cHelloChinese\u201d app to refresh their knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You will be taught in a more intuitive learning way, not in a traditional manner. Someone may even find that there is lack of explanations and instructions at some point. \u201cHelloChinese\u201d is a simple but fun app that gives you a lot of interactive activities with Chinese material.<\/p>\n\n\n

    Pros & Cons<\/h2>\n\n\n

    We have reviewed the app ourselves and have the good and the bad. We believe that they are as the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Pros<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. The studying process is not boring. Learners are not overwhelmed with information. They are taught in a very precise and careful manner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. It is very easy to navigate between all lessons and their sections.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Users are granted full control over the app\u2019s settings. You can switch off either Chinese characters (may be good for novices) or pinyin (important option for advanced learners), or use them both.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. One may find that the each lesson\u2019s vocabulary is a little bit tiny, but for me personally, quality beats quantity in this case. The authors have hand-picked only useful words and phrases for most everyday situations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Cons<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. I am not sure if the technology behind microphone questions is perfect. I purposefully\u00a0pronounced some words wrong,\u00a0and it still said they were correct!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. The only suggestion is to pick less difficult characters for the first lessons. I remember the time when I was a complete beginner in Chinese and did not know even \u4f60\u597d, \u8c22\u8c22 or \u518d\u89c1! On those days, I would get stuck if someone asked me to write \u4f60. So, adding a couple of exercises that teach users to write basic strokes or radicals would be a nice improvement.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n

        The Verdict<\/h2>\n\n\n

        It seems to me that the \u201cHelloChinese\u201d team members know very well what their app\u2019s users want. They also have covered really important topics. Moreover, they have met Chinese learners\u2019 special needs like providing them a great opportunity to practice handwriting and the tricky Chinese tones<\/a>. One more good feature of \u201cHelloChinese\u201d is the reminders that keeps users motivated and don\u2019t let them forget about this particular app and about learning Chinese language!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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