Chinese So Hard

6 tips to turn your laziness into an advantage to help you learn Mandarin Chinese or any language faster.

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–––👋 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.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danyopang.substack.com

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.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danyopang.substack.com

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

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Vocabulary + Flashcard Tracker (free): http://bit.ly/danyo-vocab

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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:

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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. 

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danyopang.substack.com

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. 

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danyopang.substack.com

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. 

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danyopang.substack.com

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. 

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danyopang.substack.com

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.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danyopang.substack.com

這集我們討論社交能力該如何加強！害羞的Tom和靦腆的Dan分享我們到底是怎麼交到朋友的！

In this episode we discuss the importance of social skills and how to improve them. Don't miss Dan's hilarious Freudian slip and Tom's impersonation of a timid young lad! 

Free Chinese learning resources:
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Who we are:
Two friends who love learning Chinese and like to shoot the s**t, all in Mandarin Chinese! We share our experiences learning Chinese, living in Taiwan, and everything else in between. Listen as we push our Chinese ability to the limit for your listening and learning pleasure (great comprehensible input).
我們是兩位特別熱愛學中文的好朋友。我們會透過天馬行空般的對話來分享在台灣學中文的體驗以及討論五花八門的人生話題。雖然我們的中文還有很大的進步空間，但我們都很喜歡挑戰。我們相信學語言需要鍥而不捨的精神，所以就讓本節目當我們學中文的操場和記錄吧! 中文好難哦

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這集我們討論完美主義。對學語言的人來說，當完美主義者是好事還是壞事？來聽聽我們的想法。

In this episode we discuss perfectionism and its implications on language learning.

Free Chinese learning resources:
http://danyopang.super.site
Follow us:
Danyo's IG: https://www.instagram.com/thedanyopang/
Tom's IG: https://www.instagram.com/sunmoonlaketom/

Who we are:
Two friends who love learning Chinese and like to shoot the s**t, all in Mandarin Chinese! We share our experiences learning Chinese, living in Taiwan, and everything else in between. Listen as we push our Chinese ability to the limit for your listening and learning pleasure (great comprehensible input).
我們是兩位特別熱愛學中文的好朋友。我們會透過天馬行空般的對話來分享在台灣學中文的體驗以及討論五花八門的人生話題。雖然我們的中文還有很大的進步空間，但我們都很喜歡挑戰。我們相信學語言需要鍥而不捨的精神，所以就讓本節目當我們學中文的操場和記錄吧! 中文好難哦

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danyopang.substack.com