Chinese So Hard

By Danyo Pang

Every week, I share lessons, tips and resources about learning Mandarin Chinese and languages in general so that you can learn faster, talk about the topics that matter to you in Chinese and live the ... more

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The podcast currently has 87 episodes available.

Chinese So Hard episodes:

January 08, 2025 Why You Understand but Can't Speak Fluently (Step-by-Step Solution)
A step by step guide on how to go from understanding to speaking fluently in your target language like I did with Mandarin Chinese.

––– Resources –––
Free Speaking Template: ⁠⁠https://danyopang.com/#speaking-template⁠⁠
Learn to speak Chinese: ⁠⁠https://copypastespeaking.danyopang.com⁠⁠
Daily Chinese learning tips: ⁠⁠https://danyopang.com⁠⁠
––– Socials –––
Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thedanyopang ⁠⁠
YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedanyopang⁠⁠
–––👋 About Me–––
Hi I'm Danyo.
I was born and raised in Canada and spent most of my life training and working as a medical doctor.
But in 2019 I burnt out and quit my job to pursue my passion to learn Mandarin Chinese.
When I arrived in Taiwan I couldn’t say a sentence without freezing up and panicking. Within 6 months I was having hour-long conversations.
Getting conversational in Mandarin changed my life.
It’s helped me travel the world, make lifelong friends, and expand my work opportunities.
I documented my journey on Youtube, in podcasts, and even in livestreams, interviews and presentations, all speaking in Mandarin Chinese.
So I know this method works. Unfortunately, learning Chinese has become too complicated.
That’s why I created this channel and resources: to help fellow learners avoid the same mistakes as me.
...more
28min
January 02, 2025 Teach Yourself a Language in 15 Minutes a Day in 2025 (Daily Routine for Fluency)
How to learn a new language faster by learning passively without studying boring methods like textbooks and flashcards. This is my daily routine that helped med learn Mandarin Chinese fluently.
––– Resources –––
Free Speaking Template: ⁠https://danyopang.com/#speaking-template⁠
Learn to speak Chinese: ⁠https://copypastespeaking.danyopang.com⁠
Daily Chinese learning tips: ⁠https://danyopang.com⁠
––– Socials –––
Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thedanyopang ⁠
YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedanyopang⁠
–––👋 About Me–––
Hi I'm Danyo.
I was born and raised in Canada and spent most of my life training and working as a medical doctor.
But in 2019 I burnt out and quit my job to pursue my passion to learn Mandarin Chinese.
When I arrived in Taiwan I couldn’t say a sentence without freezing up and panicking. Within 6 months I was having hour-long conversations.
Getting conversational in Mandarin changed my life.
It’s helped me travel the world, make lifelong friends, and expand my work opportunities.
I documented my journey on Youtube, in podcasts, and even in livestreams, interviews and presentations, all speaking in Mandarin Chinese.
So I know this method works. Unfortunately, learning Chinese has become too complicated.
That’s why I created this channel and resources: to help fellow learners avoid the same mistakes as me.
...more
23min
December 25, 2024 How to Learn Chinese as a Lazy Learner
6 tips to turn your laziness into an advantage to help you learn Mandarin Chinese or any language faster.

––– Resources –––
Free Speaking Template: ⁠https://danyopang.com/#speaking-template⁠
Learn to speak Chinese: ⁠https://copypastespeaking.danyopang.com⁠
Daily Chinese learning tips: ⁠https://danyopang.com⁠
––– Socials –––
Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thedanyopang ⁠
YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedanyopang⁠
–––👋 About Me–––
Hi I'm Danyo.
I was born and raised in Canada and spent most of my life training and working as a medical doctor.
But in 2019 I burnt out and quit my job to pursue my passion to learn Mandarin Chinese.
When I arrived in Taiwan I couldn’t say a sentence without freezing up and panicking. Within 6 months I was having hour-long conversations.
Getting conversational in Mandarin changed my life.
It’s helped me travel the world, make lifelong friends, and expand my work opportunities.
I documented my journey on Youtube, in podcasts, and even in livestreams, interviews and presentations, all speaking in Mandarin Chinese.
So I know this method works. Unfortunately, learning Chinese has become too complicated.
That’s why I created this channel and resources: to help fellow learners avoid the same mistakes as me.
...more
17min
December 20, 2024 How To Learn Any Language Easily (Avoid These Traps)
2025 is right around the corner. Turn your language learning around, break through plateaus and get fluent in the new year.
––– Resources –––
Free Speaking Template: https://danyopang.com/#speaking-template
Learn to speak Chinese: https://copypastespeaking.danyopang.com
Daily Chinese learning tips: https://danyopang.com
––– Socials –––
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedanyopang
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thedanyopang
–––👋 About Me–––
Hi I'm Danyo.
I was born and raised in Canada and spent most of my life training and working as a medical doctor.
But in 2019 I burnt out and quit my job to pursue my passion to learn Mandarin Chinese.
When I arrived in Taiwan I couldn’t say a sentence without freezing up and panicking. Within 6 months I was having hour-long conversations.
Getting conversational in Mandarin changed my life.
It’s helped me travel the world, make lifelong friends, and expand my work opportunities.
I documented my journey on Youtube, in podcasts, and even in livestreams, interviews and presentations, all speaking in Mandarin Chinese.
So I know this method works. Unfortunately, learning Chinese has become too complicated.
That’s why I created this channel and resources: to help fellow learners avoid the same mistakes as me.
...more
23min
October 24, 2023 What Language Learners Get Wrong About Learning - Dr. Benjamin Keep | E55
I had a fascinating discussion with Dr. Benjamin Keep about the common misconceptions about learning, the science of learning and how to best learn languages based on science.
Dr. Benjamin Keep is a Stanford trained cognitive scientist specializing in learning and instruction.
Ben's YouTube channel: @benjaminkeep
Ben's newsletter: https://www.benjaminkeep.com/
💎 Free Chinese Lessons Every Week: https://mandopress.substack.com
💬 Chinese Speaking Course: https://copypastespeaking.danyopang.com
⚡ Language Learning Study System (In Notion): https://languagelearneros.danyopang.com
Vocabulary + Flashcard Tracker (free): http://bit.ly/danyo-vocab
7-Day Chinese Foundation Course (free): https://bit.ly/danyo-course
Best Chinese Learning Tools (free): https://bit.ly/danyo-tools
Learn Top 100 Chinese Characters (free): https://bit.ly/danyo-characters
Learn 214 Chinese Radicals (free): https://bit.ly/danyo-radical
SOCIALS:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedanyopang
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedanyopang
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thedanyopang
...more
51min
August 24, 2023 Russian Guy Masters Chinese By Talking To Strangers - VictorTalking | E54
Today's guest is Victor, who learned fluent Chinese, Korean, English using a technique called social learning.

Victor's Youtube: @VictorTalking
Victor's Website: victortalking.com

Free Learning Resources/Cheatsheets:
zaap.bio/danyo

Follow us on Instagram:
Danyo @thedanyopang
Tom @sunmoonlaketom

About Us:
Hey! We are Danyo and Tom, two friends who met in Taiwan and we both love learning Chinese! We chat in Mandarin about all things related to learning Chinese from the learner's perspective. Practice your Chinese with us! New episodes of Chinese So Hard (中文好难) every week.
...more
51min
August 10, 2023 Indian Learner: "Chinese is a very logical language" - Samridhi/苏老师 | E53
Today's guest is Samridhi, who started learning Chinese in India and now speaks fluently and now teaches Chinese! Let's hear her fascinating story.

Samridhi's IG: @chineselanguagestudygram
Follow Samridhi: https://linktr.ee/themandarinstory

Free Learning Resources/Cheatsheets:
www.linktr.ee/danyopang

Follow us on Instagram:
Danyo @thedanyopang
Tom @sunmoonlaketom

About Us:
Hey! We are Danyo and Tom, two friends who met in Taiwan and we both love learning Chinese! We chat in Mandarin about all things related to learning Chinese from the learner's perspective. Practice your Chinese with us! New episodes of Chinese So Hard (中文好难) every week.
...more
53min
July 17, 2023 Pronunciation Expert: "I Started Speaking After 1 Week" - Will Hart | E52
Danyo interviews Will Hart who learned fluent Chinese with amazing pronunciation living in the UK and without any official teachers!

Will's Twitter: https://twitter.com/William60566648
Will's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@will3267/featured

Free Learning Resources/Cheatsheets:
www.linktr.ee/danyopang

Follow us on Instagram:
Danyo @thedanyopang
Tom @sunmoonlaketom

About Us:
Hey! We are Danyo and Tom, two friends who met in Taiwan and we both love learning Chinese! We chat in Mandarin about all things related to learning Chinese from the learner's perspective. Practice your Chinese with us! New episodes of Chinese So Hard (中文好难) every week.
...more
45min
June 28, 2023 Spanish learner: "I'm Lazy But I Learned Chinese" - 胡语明 | E51
Danyo interviews 胡语明 from Spain who learned fluent Chinese and even teaches Chinese. We discuss how he learned his Chinese and we dig deep into his secrets for other Chinese learners and what he would do differently.

Free Learning Resources/Cheatsheets:
www.linktr.ee/danyopang

Follow us on Instagram:
Danyo @thedanyopang
Tom @sunmoonlaketom

About Us:
Hey! We are Danyo and Tom, two friends who met in Taiwan and we both love learning Chinese! We chat in Mandarin about all things related to learning Chinese from the learners perspective. Practice your Chinese with us! New episodes of Chinese is Hard (中文好难) every week.
...more
57min
June 21, 2023 Nigerian Girl Speaks Perfect Chinese Shares Her Secrets - Labake [乐佳] | E50
Danyo interviews 乐佳/Labake from Nigeria who speaks perfect Mandarin and she shares her secrets for learning Chinese fast and getting over the fear of speaking.

Tom unfortunately wont be joining us for some time because his internet connection where he lives is pretty slow but hopefully he can join us soon!

Free Learning Resources/Cheatsheets:
www.linktr.ee/danyopang

Follow us on Instagram:
Danyo @thedanyopang
Tom @sunmoonlaketom

About Us:
Hey! We are Danyo and Tom, two friends who met in Taiwan and we both love learning Chinese! We chat in Mandarin about all things related to learning Chinese from the learners perspective. Practice your Chinese with us! New episodes of Chinese is Hard (中文好难) every week.
...more
1h 5min

FAQs about Chinese So Hard:

How many episodes does Chinese So Hard have?

The podcast currently has 87 episodes available.

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