If I Had to Learn Chinese Again From Scratch, I’d Do This

[@MandarinBlueprint]

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[@MKdence_]

I find it really nice that you begin every video with a bit of Mandarin. It's a really good way to show off your skills, bring the viewer in Mandarin mood and even do some listening exercise at the same time!

[@jay-ne6fx]

completely agree absolutely love it❤️

[@xiefangnan]

As a native of China, bloggers really speak very well.

[@cathybroadus4411]

I could listen to you speak Chinese all day long. It’s inspiring.

[@beiko9279]

I appreciate the little smirk you have every time you get extra engaged. It shows how much you care about this

[@trfisher78]

One of my Chinese colleagues once told me, Chinese only has a few words, but each word has many meanings.

[@MandarinBlueprint]

For those asking, when I said "chatbot" I was referring to the ChatGPT app!

[@OCUBOX]

TIP: I basically find those phrase videos, 230 etc, rip the audio to my phone. And listen (at first all the way for a week), then focusing on sections (You can use the A-B loop feature in VLC app, to repeat a section of that audio, till you can pronounce it perfectly, AND know that you're saying). Hope that helps. Just daily practice.

[@ThePyroGod]

That part about your father in law was very touching, it's incredible how many of those opportunities opened up by learning chinese

[@jeffcastaneda7010]

Hi, Luke. I'm a life member of the MBPM, currently on phase 4, level 23. I've been with Youse for about 9 or 10 months, and I have learned lots, but not enough yet to have a basic conversation. While I agree that reading by learning characters is absolutely necessary after learning pronunciation, I believe students would get a boos of ongoing confidence if we learned basic conversational mandarin after learning pronunciation and before learning characters. Jumping into learning characters immediately after the pronunciation mastery course is OK. But you did have the advantage of learning conversational mandarin through Pilmsleur before anything else. This gave you confidence and an adrenalin boost. On top of that, you actually went back to China to learn in full. I did not do the Speak and Repeat Kickstart Mandarin Course after learning pronunciation because that course became available after i started the MBP component. I'm now doing it in tandem with the MBP, but that is hard in terms of time management. I'm elven tempted to pause the MBP to dedicate my time to the kickstart module and finish it before I continue with MBP, if only because after 9 or 10 month I can hardly have a basic conversation in Mandarin. I know the ground up work from MBP will pay off eventually, but not being able to do basic conversations at this stage can be disappointing and demoralising. Don't get me wrong. I love the course and am chugging al9ng with it, but doing some self enquiry on the state of my Mandarin learning, I have concluded that after learning pīnyīn pronunciation, the n3xt step before learning characters should be learning basic conversation without characters, and then do the MBP. Anyway, than you for your video and for this wonderful opportunity to learn Mandarin in possibly one of the most effective ways to do so. ❤

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Hi Jeff, first off, thanks for signing up with us. We are constantly working to improve our course offerings, and that's why we launched the Kickstarter course to get you speaking from day 1. Besides that, we have also launched The Phrase Vault, which is another top-down course that is heavy on listening and speaking. Our entire suite of courses are aimed at providing Chinese learners with an all-rounded approach that will give you the most efficient way to achieve fluency, which can be as quick as 4-6 months for some of our members. But do note that I'm not saying it won't take hard work. You'll still have to put in the time to get there. We're just minimizing the detours and getting you there in the most direct and efficient route possible. We do hope that you keep at it, and feel free to jump around between the courses to see what suits you best; no single course is one-size-fits-all, and some may find one approach easier than the other. So find out which course you're most comfortable with, and get the most mileage you can out of it before shifting gears and trying another one. Good luck on your journey to learning Chinese!

[@jeffcastaneda7010]

@@MandarinBlueprint Thank you for your kind reply, Luke. I am sorry if I was not clear in my comment. All I was trying to say is that I believe a newcomer to the MBP method would probably be better off starting with the habits bootcamp course (as I did), next doing the pronunciation mastery course, then the listening and repeat Mandarin kickstarter course, and then (and only then) start the MBP course. I have bought the Phrases Vault, but will use it in conjunction with the MBP, as they are linked. That’s why I bought it. As for doing the hours, I’m with you. I do my reviews in the morning before I leave for work, and I do my studying in the evenings. I listen to immersion audios during the day at work, and I read elementary materials on DUChinese and now the Chairman Bao’s materials. Anyway, I am hopeful to be able to have elementary conversations in Mandarin sometime soon. Once again, thank you for your reply. Much appreciated. 谢谢 你🙏。

[@bautistaprioletta8694]

I took a Mandarin minicourse at uni but switched to japanese which is my main target language. But your videos are the best out there, I apply the advice on my own goals and will definitely learn Mandarin when "sort of" mastered japanese. Keep it up!!

[@MandarinBlueprint]

awesome!

[@theadoniscast]

Mattvsjapan is better imo

[@marlynrojo2872]

I find your video very interesting. I've learned a lot on how to find Chinese learning, speaking, writing d easy way. Thanks for d tools.

[@tahall5646]

I really liked listening to this. Your advice is very inspiring.

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MrTduffle]

I have just started learning Mandarin for many various reasons and even at my early stages of learning the language, I could tell your Mandarin was crisp. I can't wait to be there. Thanks for the video. Time for some more Mandarin pronunciation.

[@shibaghimire3125]

You guys should consider giving pdf transcripts of these videos in english along with pinyin and mandarine. It would be so useful. At least give it to those who have bought your courses.

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Gotcha! We have started doing that for any videos that actually teach Chinese. Perhaps we should also do it for these more theory based videos aswell

[@86BusinessSolutions]

Fantastic job Luke! We have similiar backgrounds as I was in Beijing in 1996 and have been overseas the past 25 years so I completely relate to your story and feeling towards China. I just signed up for some of your courses and will check back in after some time back in the states visiting family! Thanks again for sharing and your inspiring me to keep up my daily study habits! Jia you..Jia you!!! Da Xiong...Not Da Shan who also is one of my Mandarin idols!!!

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Thank you so much for your kind words and for sharing your story! Have a great time with your family and let us know if you need help with anything

[@sherezadeetchebarne7043]

Hi Luke, thanks for this video. My native language is spanish and I learnt english, french and italian. I was kinda terrified in choosing chinese as my 4th foreigner language (was trying to choose between German, Arabic and Chinesse) but thanks to you I've realised that the process is not different from learning other foreign language; I feel totally related to your journey in learning chinesse. I made lot of mistakes learning english (my first foreign language) and I struggled a lot. When I learnt french I didn't make the same mistakes, I had already a path to follow and my 3er language was even better, so much easy. For me worked really well first learning few basic vocabulary and then full immersion. At the begining I only understood barely 5% of the video or movie, and little by little my comprehension started to increase and it's really motivating beeing aware of your achivements. For example, I watched a Netflix serie called Lupin in french, and I've seen that serie about 5 times, and each time it was a novelty for me because I was able to understand things that I didn't catch the previous time. I tell myself things like "congratulations Liz, now you understood about 80%". I do love Harry Potter, and I read and listened to almost the 7 books in all my languages, I don't get tired of reading/listening them and, as I know the story (almost by heart now) is easier for me identifying and asociating new words and expressions. It will surely help me with chinesse too. I'm going to continue doing my pre-learning research of chinesse, and in about few weeks I'll be joining Blue Print. Btw, I love the passion you put in this language :) See you soon.

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Thank you for sharing your language journey! It’s inspiring to hear how you've successfully learned multiple languages and is now ready to take on Chinese. Thank you for your kind words! Be sure to check out our free resources in the description to help you study

[@wojiaohanxuejia]

谢谢，老师🎉

[@ligia765]

Wow!! thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!!!!!!

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Glad it was helpful!

[@blackdiamond6293]

This is the wakeup call I needed 😫👌🏾 Thanks

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Glad we could help 😊

[@lachycummings3765]

Great video Mate. About to start my Mandarin study journey, trying to go with a less is more approach in terms of apps, so I don't bombard myself, so thinking of using SuperChinese for a structured learning course, an pleco for flashcards/dictionary/graded readers, so just trying to start out with two apps. That, plus talking to my chinse gf and friends.

[@MandarinBlueprint]

It sounds like you have an amazing plan in place! Wishing you the best of luck as you move forward. As a special gift to help you on your journey, we're offering you free access to our MB Challenge, where you'll learn up to 260 characters and gain the ability to read without pinyin in just 30 days. Here's the link to get started: www.mandarinblueprint.com/mb-lite/

[@StefanFFenberg]

Great video, thanks for sharing your experience. As a German trying to learn Chinese, are there any tools you might know which are also supporting German language?

[@javielucho06]

Great advice. Thanks so much. Greetings from Venezuela!

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Most welcome :)

[@OCUBOX]

Feel you might be talking to me about the top heavy part. I'm interested in speaking Chinese Mandarin. And so have been focused on just learning those everyday phrases and pronunciation. Then using the 2000 words or so videos to drill down to the single words. Took me about 3 months of daily practice to master the 1st 230 phrases video. Currently on the 2nd 230 phrases videos. But also mixing in with the individual words, so have 4 months to complete those. Then I'll find more phrases and words. But you're saying it would be better to do the f'in characters part too...which I believe is unnatural. So I focus on how any native learns. They can speak BEFORE they can write it. That's my method or theory for super fast progress. And it's holding up, so far...

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Here's why we believe this will be counterproductive in the future : www.loom.com/share/efb30820aef5461da3909a1427b22ead

[@amywang3983]

I like to see every one of the videos! ❤❤❤

[@Operius88]

can you make a video for beginner chinese learners; regarding the usage of zhongwhen, (Chinese), Han Yu (Also apparently chinese), and poothonghwa, (Mandarin) Thanks!

[@Soreto23]

Its 3 min on google to see the difference between them in usage

[@Juliedonofrio]

Zhong wen is referred to Chinese language in general, also between Chinese people. Han Yu is the Chinese language, a bit more specific, like you could say I learn Chinese, in this case is han yu; while you know Chinese, you'd say Zhong wen.

[@Raeling]

This is the issue I’m having and it makes me want to quit. Learning all the radicals, and HSK1 and then I forget. Just trying to memorize the characters and watching Chinese dramas. I have spent $ with everyone’s “Method” and have gotten nowhere. What you’re explaining makes sense. I’m also Chinese lol, but American born. My parents did not speak to us in Chinese at home. So it’s very familiar to me at the same time.

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Hi! You can try our free challenge here: www.mandarinblueprint.com/mb-lite-sh/

[@Raeling]

@ Thank you. I’ve been watching your videos and considering your program. The most recent one I watched that was the connecting words was a little overwhelming but at the same time I believe you lol when you say that you get used to which ones to use when.

[@Raeling]

@ .Ok I will try the challenge thank you! In the past, and with French which I had in HS, the frustration is that I can understand a lot of French but I can’t join the conversation. I know enough to get around but lots of holes in my knowledge. What you outline with your struggles in learning yourself-it’s the exact same struggle i had. I will try your challenge thank you!

[@cbglv]

your content is very inspiring, thank you so much!

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Glad you think so!

[@3jadie杰德]

I am a native Chinese girl and I want to practise my English, would anyone like to join me? I can practice Chinese with you.

[@deboradoubai2797]

I speak french, I'm not too bad in english😂 and I want to practise my chinese😅

[@connor.chan.jazzman]

I speak only English and I'm day one trying to learn Mandarin so I can visit Taiwan eventually

[@3jadie杰德]

@@connor.chan.jazzman We could be study partners, how do I contact you, do you have a wechat, perhaps you could email me.😄

[@3jadie杰德]

@@deboradoubai2797 WOW~ We can practice on each other.

[@3jadie杰德]

@@deboradoubai2797 WOW~ We can practice on each other.

[@Gaiafreak6969]

What kind of help does customer support assist with? Content questions?

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Hi there! We can help you with any questions. But questions about content can be asked in our community here: www.skool.com/mandarin-blueprint-free/about

[@Gaiafreak6969]

@MandarinBlueprint ok Cool I'm sold

[@marianne3802]

Reading and writing is by far the hardest part of learning Chinese for me, but listening and speaking is much easier. Thank you for your tips!

[@Divoonatam]

For me: 1. Listening 2. Reading 3. Speaking 4. Writing

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Most welcome

[@justarandomhandle1]

honestly its the opposite since my hearing can be a bit of a struggle

[@Divoonatam]

What is the easiest and hardest for you?@@justarandomhandle1

[@woodenvita]

@@Divoonatam Hi, I am Chinese, I can teach you Chinese and you can teach me English. We can communicate and learn from each other.

[@S.Korolev]

Personally for me, habbit trackers are the best way to get anxiety. 😅 the need to tick something off is really stressing haha I prefer doing what I like without worrying too much about building habbits. Focusing more on purpose and sense has given me more benefit than artificial programming of my behaviour. Also I do not have much trust in habbits that can be established without a really significant reward. I was waking up at 3-4 am for many years and have not developed any habbit. Now I am going to bed at 3-4 am 😅

[@Marina.bishkek]

十分感谢🎉

[@peterrandu7666]

good

[@СтепанСмирнов-п4д]

Very interesting and easy to follow. Though my native language is not English)

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Thanks for watching! We're always working to make our content accessible to everyone.

[@dtk7439]

11:34 of course you choosed one punch man as an example 😂

[@xiaorongZheng-o8i]

I am a Chinese girl ，I love sport ,reading。I want to learn English ，if you want to learn Chinese ，you can sent message to me，

[@a.m.4479]

Hi! I speak English and want to learn Chinese!

[@agustinmatis2923]

​@@a.m.4479 @xiaorongZheng-o8i Yo! Sorry to message you again, but I think KZbin didn't show you my message, I'm writing from my other account this time, can you see my messages now?

[@coolbinny5532-4]

Heyyy do you have discord or WhatsApp?

[@Satyasam108]

I have a question for you. I am learning at the moment arabic. To reach my desired B2 fluency level might take me another 8 Month. Since I have decided to learn Mandarin after that, I thought to start 'easying in' to it already. I am thinking to buy your pronounciation mastery course and try to get used to the mandarin wordflow and pronounciation for the next eight month. Do you think this is a good idea? Or would you suggest something else? I also have accsses to the Pimsleur mandarin courses. Thank you for your time.

[@MandarinBlueprint]

We’ve replied to your previous comment on another post, Let us know if you have any other questions.

[@Comrade_Broski]

Does watching chinese shows with english subtitles work against learning or is it helpful?

[@MandarinBlueprint]

I'd say have both subtitles on screen

[@Comrade_Broski]

That story about your father in law hit me right in the feels 😢

[@Satyasam108]

How long does it take to rich the 3000 sign level for the average joe?

[@MandarinBlueprint]

It depends on you , but if you're learning with us, here's an estimate : www.mandarinblueprint.com/blog/chinese-fluency-with-mandarin-blueprint/

[@ugandaknuckles590]

Hi. What are the payment options for the courses ? Thanks

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Great question, Credit cards/ Debit cards and paypal

[@sreyahong2808]

Dear Luke and Phil, I just reach Level 3 and only have 14 characters. Is it too early to start Immersion? If so when should I strart?

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Never too early, as long as you're okay with not understanding much. The immersion packs you get from level reviews (level 13 onwards) are the best for early immersion, as well as watching Mandarin cartoons (e.g. 小猪佩奇)

[@Engwhiz1]

Chinese language is a legend.

[@carlapinto3126]

Hi Luke, I went to school in China for 6 years and left China in 2012. I passed my HSK level 4 at the end of my 1st year learning mandarin. I was fluent at the time but have not really used in years. I would like refresh my Mandarin. Does MB provide an initial exam to assess Mandarin level prior to starting? Thank you

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Hey Carla, yes, we do! Our scoreboard helps you identify your strengths and weaknesses, and then we provide recommendations based on the results. You can take the test here: scorecard.mandarinblueprint.com

[@carlapinto3126]

@@MandarinBlueprint thank you I will check it out.

[@exponentzero]

@27:56 "and of course, a chatbot". all right, excuse my ignorance. how do I get and use a chatbot? Did you already do a video about this?

[@groberkriegproductions]

Chagpt is a good place!

[@DCCXXV]

there are plenty, chatgpt, gemini etc. google them

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Hey there , you can search your google play store or app store for options

[@exponentzero]

@@MandarinBlueprint thank you. btw, I love your video "Mandarin Pronunciation: Everything You Need to Know in Under 1 Hour". I'm just starting out on the Mandarin learner's journey! 😉

[@shenlee2577]

Could you please explain why you it helps to learn how to read chinese to be able to speak Chinese manderin?That part is not really clear for me

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Hey Shenlee, Sure . We explain this here : www.mandarinblueprint.com/blog/does-reading-help-you-speak-chinese/

[@shenlee2577]

@@MandarinBlueprint Thanks i listened to the video and read the article, very insightful. One question on the article though. Phil says it's more important to get more more input/messages in a certain time, so don't analyse every word or sentence you don't know. Should I still make flashcards then from the words/characters I didn't know when reading something and study those (repeat those) or just keep reading as much as possible cause doing flashcards and (practising them out of context) also takes time? Isn't making flashcards and practising them from the words i don't know from a article or book also a bit of over analysing and time consuming. I hope my question is clear.

[@TysonTheRand]

Im buying your course fo show

[@cynthiaolukoya5598]

I clicked on the link in the bio of your channel, which redirected me to fill a form of which I did and I was sent and invitation on my mail but I am lost I can't find the skool community I was to join. Can you help me out.

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Hey Cynthia, Sure here's the link : www.skool.com/mandarin-blueprint-free/about

[@petrosstefanidis6396]

Thanks for the tips! I'm determined to go through a lot of pain rather than watching Peppa the damn pig to learn a language 🙈 That sounds horrible! Additionally, I really like your pronunciation in English 😂, you're helping me a lot with that, besides Chinese.

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Peppa pig rocks

[@bryanvanloo5454]

❤ thank you Luke

[@hasandemirci7992]

Thanks Luke

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Any time!

[@deryugituberschlechthingh6911]

how to learn without subtitles？i dont understand what they are saying in chinese，but i can say much more！at least it feels like this！how to learn chinese words？

[@MandarinBlueprint]

You'll even have to learn characters and words if you want to master Chinese, as just listening and speaking will give you limited mileage. Fluency in Chinese requires learning characters and there's no away around it.

[@xXx-lfg]

I want to be able to watch the actors in Chinese movies rather than having to never see them and read the subs...That's my mission.. lol

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Lol keep practicing. Soon you'll get there

[@conraejohannes8195]

you are one punch man

[@danielribeiro2869]

Tai Hao Le

[@makiudon-qb7gh]

I sucked so hard at Chinese that I swapped over to Korean.. 对不起

[@woodenvita]

Hi, I am Chinese, I can teach you Chinese and you can teach me English.

[@mrright9512]

Tell me more about this AI Chat bot please.

[@MandarinBlueprint]

As mentioned in another comment, I was talking about ChatGPT.

[@Soreto23]

Sooo u are 36, u have been to China when u were 19, and u also told that before coming there u studied for a year, so u have been learning for 18 years?😅 How old were u when u came to China for the second time with better Chinese?:)

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Phil here, I know that there was a big gap between Luke going to China at 18 and when he came back, I think about 7 years

[@Phatom300]

Wow you're 36? You look 30 tops

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Thank you :)

[@victoricus1]

hey, I know why you like ワンパンマン, it's cos you look like one)

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Haha... I'll take that as a compliment that I work really hard!

[@mingzhumingzhumingzhu]

You are the hands-down the Prophet of Mandarin Learning 🫡🙌✌️ Thank you for creating the Blueprint

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Thank you for your kind words :)