Turn Your Friends into Your Chinese Learning Cheerleaders

In life, whenever you feel a bit down, the first persons you reach out to for help are your friends or relatives. If you’re feeling unmotivated, talking to your friends about your Chinese learning goals can and keeping them updated is a good idea. They’ll know how to cheer you up and advise you when you feel down.

Or into Language Buddies

If you have a friend that is also learning Chinese, you two will make an excellent learning duo.  What’s best than doing something you love with a friend? As language buddies, you can help, support each other and play Ninchanese together. It’s way more motivating to learn Chinese when you’re studying with a friend. Especially when you can battle in the Ninchallenges. Who’s going to win?

What If You Have No Friends That Are Learning Chinese Too?

It’s easy to make friends and share your journey with other learners of Ninchanese’s community. All you need to do is head to the Nincha chat to meet other learners just like you.

Your Challenge

Head to the Ninchanese chat and introduce yourself to the other learners. They’ll be glad to meet a Chinese learner like them. And so will you! Your purrfect language learning partner awaits!

Your second mission: play a Ninchallenge a day! Bonus points if you play with someone from the chat or with your language buddy!

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Literally: the time comes, fortune turns.

Let’s break this Chinese quote down:

• 时 shí means time
• 来 lái means to come
• 运 yùn means luck, as in “祝你好运！I wish you good luck!”
• 转 zhuǎn means to turn

In other words:

时来运转 is a very inspiring Chinese quote

Sometimes you feel the world is against you and you just can’t get a break. Uncool things keep happening to you day after day and you should want to hide in your bed until it all stops.

Looks like the Chinese know better. They know that no matter what life throws at you, you’ve got to keep being a trooper. Don’t give up. Just stay strong and keep forging ahead. The wheel of life keeps turning, and one day your fortune will change. You will get your lucky break. Just give it time.

Isn’t that a good way to look at things? Don’t you think it’ll help you go forward when things get rough? Keep trucking ahead, and your luck will change.

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In January, your good will to actively pursue the things you like abounds and your motivation is chock-high. That’s awesome! You’re working towards improving your life! Well, enjoy the moment and surf this positive improvement attitude. Milk it all you can, because, let’s face it, it won’t last…

But let’s not talk about this quite yet. So, if you’re feeling ready to study the hell out of Chinese?  Here are 5 language learning tips, for you to get even more pysched.

Done reading? Great, you’re now all set to go learn yourself some Chinese! Why not start by reviewing what you learned in 2013?

Chinese learning resolutions: Dealing with expectations; the key to better kept resolutions

What? Out of steam already? Resolution you made seem too… huge? We know, we’re no better.

Ahem.

Maybe it has to do with managing our expectations better; and being more realistic about the amount of effort we’re going to put in.

Yeah, that seems like a good start.

Chinese learning resolutions : One resolution a month…

The Khan academy team advocates monthly resolutions. I really like the sound of that.

Turns out doing something for 30 days is a way to trick your brain, as studies have shown that it takes about 30 days to form a habit.

Not that bad, heh? Yes, being persistent for a month all seems entirely more doable. And nothing’s keeping for me from doing it another month afterwards, if I want! Especially if my brain now thinks it’s a habit. Tee heehee.

So what new learning habit are you going to create this month?Let us know!

Your monthly challenge/resolution can be anything you want; but it shouldn’t take you more than an hour a day. And it should be enjoyable. Because remember, you’re doing it for yourself!

And to show you you’re not the only one there making resolutions, here’s my monthly resolution:

To listen to an hour of Chinese a day.

I’m starting with a month of Chinese listening because a/ it’s something easy to do in the background while working and b/ two of my team members, Wei and Alisa, speak Chinese around me and that’s a great source of input right there! Also, I’d really like to improve my listening comprehension!

Happy learning!

Sarah, from the Nincha Team

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Failing to succeed does not mean failing to progress.

This is a quote from the indie video game Antichamber. And it’s so true!

Failing is ok

Inspiration comes from everywhere, don’t forget that! So if you get a little discouraged about your progress in learning Chinese, just do something else for a while. Who knows what kind of motivational idea you’ll find there!

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