Chinese Language [5 Taiwanese Dramas] to Improve Your Chinese Have you ever complained about your Chinese learning materials? They might be dull and dry. And on some days, all you want to do is skip your training and watch some dramas on
Glossika Blog - English Edition [4 TV Shows] to Learn About Taiwanese Culture Have you been looking for TV shows to learn more about the people and culture behind Chinese (Taiwan)? Go on cultural and culinary tours to learn about the food, culture and people of Taiwan.
Chinese Language How to Choose the Right Words when Speaking Chinese Let's say that you're pretty confident with your Chinese word order and pronunciation. But you're still having trouble getting understood by Chinese people. This could be due to another issue: word choice! Recently
Chinese Language How to Get Chinese Word Order Right Word order in Chinese is easy — up to a limit. This Glossika guide will save you from making crucial mistakes in your journey to speak fluent Chinese.
Chinese Language Chinese Grammar: How to Use Modal Particles Modal particles can be used by itself or with different tones and parts of speech to indicate different moods. Compared to some languages (i.e. Indo-European languages), modal particles are one of the
The Interview Series Hangout with Glossika: A Taiwan-Poland Language Encounter When given the opportunity to be in a new environment, adapt to it the best you can – absorb the culture and learn to speak the language.
The Interview Series From Barcelona To Taiwan: The Chinese Learning Journey of Robert and Gemma Robert, the founder of HolaTaipei, plans customized tours for people visiting Taiwan. Gemma, a Spanish teacher at My Dear Teacher, has been teaching Spanish for 6 years. Robert and Gemma walked into the
Chinese Language Comprehensive Guide to Mandarin Chinese Pronunciation and Grammar Rules An Introduction to Mandarin Chinese Pronunciation and Grammar Rules Mandarin Chinese has a reputation of being one of the most difficult languages in the world. The reason for this common belief lies primarily
Chinese Language Chinese Alphabet Game: How to Get Started Learning Mandarin Chinese Brief Overview of the Chinese Language Mandarin Chinese, one of the most important and widely spoken languages in the world, has a long and rich history that originates from ancient times. To put
Chinese new year How Will the Year of Rooster (2017) Affect You? Team Glossika would like to wish you happy holidays! This year, we've prepared 3 surprises for you! Take the Chinese New Year quiz. See how many of the animals you can recognize and
Linguistics What is Denasalization? Denasalization Symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) These are uncommon among the worlds languages and represent languages that are currently undergoing a change between two stable states of articulation: nasal and non-nasal.
Japanese Language Hacking Kanji from Chinese - Part 1 In this article we're going to tackle some Sino-Japanese phono-semantic similar readings that all fall into the same class and all share the same phonetics with each other, although there are many different
Chinese Language Middle Chinese Readings Part 2 For more information about what is presented here, please consult Part 1 of this article. Here at Glossika we process a lot of Chinese characters. We've already published fluency courses for Beijing and
Chinese Language Middle Chinese Readings I recently calculated the readings of several thousand Chinese characters based on the categories given in old dictionaries. The data presented here is unique given the fact that I retain the palatal endings
