We're excited to announce that Nina Freebird of Vocal Creations Berlin has just published "All Aboard! - Your First Train Ride", a new Beginner level German language lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAll aboard!Einsteigen bitte! It is Monday in Berlin.Es ist Montag in Berlin. The station clock shows 9 am.Die Bahnhofsuhr ...
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We're excited to announce that 章琦玮 - Zhang Qiwei has just published a series of four new Intermediate level Mandarin Chinese lessons - A Trip to Dalian? Lessons 1-4 - on Language Mentor! Lesson Scripts: A Trip To Dalian? #1Announcer: A Trip To Dalian? #1Qù Dàlián Lǔyóu? Yī去大连旅游？一 VocabularyCíhuì词汇 A: Auth...
We're excited to announce that Nina Freebird of Vocal Creations Berlin has just published "Newbie 3 - Question Words", a new German language lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptQuestion Words: "What", "Who", "How", "Why", "Where", "Where to", "Where from", "When" Where is Sarah?Wo ist Sarah? Sarah is at Hans's.Sarah i...
We're excited to announce that Nina Freebird of Vocal Creations Berlin has just published "Newbie 2 - To Be", a new German language lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptThe Verb Sein - To Be I am Sarah.Ich bin Sarah. I am gone.Ich bin weg. I am here.Ich bin da. You are at home.Du bist zu Hause. You are slow.Du bist lan...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published 20 new "Numbers" lessons for Mandarin Chinese via Language Mentor! These lessons will teach you how to talk about numbers in Chinese, from zero all the way up to millions. They also show how we talk about dates, time, money, identification numbers, etc. ...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Newbie #23: Go To Restaurant #8", a new Newbie level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Go To Restaurant #8Newbie 23: Go To Restaurant 8 VocabularyCíhuì词汇 A: FullBǎo饱 B: ReallyZhēn真 A: SpecialTèbié特别 B: FinishedWán完 A: Fin...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Newbie #22: Go To Restaurant #7", a new Newbie level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Go To Restaurant #7Newbie 22: Go To Restaurant 7 VocabularyCíhuì词汇 A: WaiterFúwùyuán服务员 B: SorryDuìbùqǐ对不起 A: Right awayMǎshàng马上 B...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Newbie #21: Go To Restaurant #6", a new Newbie level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Go To Restaurant #6Newbie 21: Go To Restaurant 6 VocabularyCíhuì词汇 B: ColaKělè可乐 A: Once, One timeYíbiàn一遍 B: AddJiā加 A: IceBīng冰 B: ...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Newbie #20: Go To Restaurant #5", a new Newbie level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Go To Restaurant #5Newbie 20: Go To Restaurant 5 VocabularyCíhuì词汇 A: OneYī一 B: "One" as classifierYì一 A: "One" as classifier - before a ...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Newbie #19: Go To Restaurant #4", a new Newbie level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Go To Restaurant #4Newbie 19: Go To Restaurant 4 VocabularyCíhuì词汇 A: MeaningYìsi意思 B: OrHuòzhě或者 A: BarbequedKǎo烤 B: SlowMàn慢 A: SayS...
We're excited to announce that Nina Freebird of Vocal Creations Berlin has just published "The Genitive Goes to Court", a new Advanced level German language lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptThe Genitive Goes to CourtDer Genitiv geht vor Gericht IntroductionThe genitive case is typically used with possessive pronouns. It...
We're excited to announce that Nina Freebird of Vocal Creations Berlin has just published "Passive Voice - An Aromatic Reading", a new Intermediate level German language lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptPassive Voice - An Aromatic ReadingDas Passiv - Eine aromatische Lesung When that day became dark, ...Als es an diesem...
We're excited to announce that Nina Freebird of Vocal Creations Berlin has just published "Newbie 1 - To Go", a new Newbie level German language lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptGehenThe Verb "Gehen"- "To Go" IntroductionIn German, the verb "gehen" translates as "to go", as well as "to walk" and "to leave". A few idioma...
We're excited to announce that we've just published "Grammar - Determiner Endings 3", a new Newbie level German language lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptDeterminer Endings 3Determiner Endings 3 - Singular-Neuter in Nominative and Accusative Cases IntroductionThis lesson focuses on two contexts where some determiners end wit...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Newbie #18: Go To Restaurant #3", a new Newbie level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Go To Restaurant #3Newbie 18: Go To Restaurant 3 VocabularyCíhuì词汇 A: CabbageBāocài包菜 B: SpinachBōcài菠菜 A: Paper napkinsCānjīnzhǐ餐巾纸...
We're excited to announce that we've just published "Grammar - Determiner Endings 2", a new Newbie level German language lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptDeterminer Endings 2Determiner Endings 2 - Singular-Masculine in Nominative Case IntroductionIn this lesson we focus on what endings determiners use when they precede a sin...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Newbie #17: Go To Restaurant #2", a new Newbie level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Go To Restaurant #2Newbie 17: Go To Restaurant 2 VocabularyCíhuì词汇 A: MenuCàidān菜单 B: OrderDiǎn点 A: DeliciousHǎochī好吃 B: WelcomeH...
We're excited to announce that we've just published "Determiner Endings 1", a new Introductory level German language lesson, on Language Mentor! This lesson is the first in a series of lessons that will teach you what ending to use with determiners such as diese, jede, welche, mein, dein, ihr, unser, etc. As the lesson explains...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Newbie #16: Go To Restaurant #1", a new Newbie level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Go To Restaurant #1Newbie 16: Go To Restaurant 1 VocabularyCíhuì词汇 A: TimeShíhou时候 B: WhenShénme shíhou什么时候 A: NowXiànzài现在 Announcer:...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Newbie #15: Wait, Arrive, See, Feel, Know", a new Newbie level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Wait, Arrive, See, Feel, KnowNewbie 15: Wait, Arrive, See, Feel, Know VocabularyCíhuì词汇 A: WaitDěng等 B: ArriveDào到 A: To lookKa...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Newbie #14: Need & Walk", a new Newbie level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Need & WalkNewbie 14: Need & Walk VocabularyCíhuì词汇 A: NeedXūyào需要 B: Go, Leave, or WalkZǒu走 A: RoadLù路 B: WalkZǒulù走路 A: Mo...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Newbie #13: Coming & Going", a new Newbie level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Coming & GoingNewbie 13: Coming & Going A: ComeLái来 B: Suggestion particleBa吧 A: Suggest come - i.e. an invitation to comeLái ba来吧 B...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Newbie #12: Is & Are", a new Newbie level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Is & AreA: ThisZhè这 B: IsShì是 A: What is this?Zhè shì shénme?这是什么？ B: This is salad.Zhè shì shālā.这是沙拉。 A: Is this salad?Zhè shì shā...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Newbie #11: Would Like To", a new Newbie level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Would You Like To?Newbie 11: Would You Like To? A: WantYào要 B: Would like toXiǎng想 A: Would like to have or Would like toXiǎngyào想要 B: What do ...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Newbie 10: Like", a new Newbie level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: LikeNewbie 10: Like A: LikeXǐhuān喜欢 B: Do you like me?Nǐ xǐhuān wǒ ma?你喜欢我吗？ A: Do you not like me?Nǐ bù xǐhuān wǒ ma?你不喜欢我吗？ B: Why don't you lik...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Newbie 9: Drink", a new Newbie level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: DrinkNewbie 9: Drink A: DrinkHē喝 B: You drink what?Nǐ hē shénme?你喝什么？ A: You want to drink what?Nǐ yào hē shénme?你要喝什么？ B: You not drink what?Nǐ bù...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Newbie #8: Eat", a new Newbie level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: EatNewbie 8: Eat A: EatChī吃 B: I ate.Wǒ chī le.我吃了。 A: You ate.Nǐ chī le.你吃了。 B: Did he eat?Tā chī le ma?他吃了吗？ A: Who ate?Shuí chī le?谁吃了？ B: We ate....
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Newbie #7: Have, Want, Give, Please", a new Newbie level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Have, Want, Give, PleaseNewbie 7: Have, Want, Give, Please A: I want.Wǒ yào.我要。 B: You want what?Nǐ yào shénme?你要什么？ A: I want water...
We're excited to announce that Mathilda Ren (任回驳) has just published "Introducing Friends", a new Beginner level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer:Introducing FriendsJièshào Péngyǒu介绍朋友A: Hello Wei Zhang!Nǐ hǎo Zhāng Wěi!你好张伟！ B: Hello Xia Li!Nǐ hǎo Lǐ Xiá!你好李霞！ A: This is my friend Na Wang.Z...
We're excited to announce that 章琦玮 - Zhang Qiwei has just published "Looking For a Hotel on the Street", a new Intermediate level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Looking For A Hotel On The StreetZài Jiē Shàng Xúnzhǎo Bīnguǎn在街上寻找宾馆 VocabularyCíhuì词汇 A: HotelBīnguǎn宾馆 C: Reservation or ...
We're happy to announce that we've just released the Android and iOS versions of Chinese Language Mentor and German Language Mentor.But wait - while these new apps are listed as separate apps on the respective app stores, they're precisely the same as the "universal" Language Mentor app, except for the fact that the target language, i.e. the l...
Greetings Dear Readers ...Quite a bit has been happening at The Language Collaborative lately!Language Mentor Version 1.4 ReleasedWe've just released a shiny new version of Language Mentor on the Apple App Store and the Android Play Store. We've been working on this update for the last few months. We haven't made major changes - just...
We're excited to announce that we've just published "Grammar - Pronouns 3 - Dative", a new Beginner level German language lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptPronouns 3 - The Dative Case IntroductionIn these sentences we use the nominative case for the pronoun that serves as the subject of the sentence, the accusative case for ...
We're excited to announce that we've just published "Grammar - Pronouns 2 - Accusative Case", a new Newbie level German language lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptPronouns 2 - The Accusative Case Nominative & AccusativeIn these sentences we use the nominative case for the pronoun that serves as the subject of the sentence...
We're excited to announce that we've just published "Grammar - Pronouns 1 - Nominative Case", a new Newbie level German language lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptPronouns 1 - The Nominative Case IntroductionThis lesson is the first in a set of lessons covering German pronouns. In these lessons we take an approach that d...
We're excited to announce that Nina Freebird of Vocal Creations Berlin has just published "An Unforgettable Gallery Visit", a new Beginner level German language lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAn Unforgettable Gallery VisitEin Unvergesslicher Galeriebesuch Hi! Today I visit a gallery in Berlin.Hallo! Ich besuche heute ...
We're excited to announce that Nina Freebird of Vocal Creations Berlin has just published "A Nice Walk Ruined", a new Beginner level German language lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptA Nice Walk RuinedEin Ruinierter Spaziergang Hi! My name is Nina. I live in Berlin.Hallo! Ich heiße Nina. Ich wohne in Berlin. This city is...
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We're excited to announce that Mathilda Ren (任回驳) has just published "An Old Song About Sorrow", a new Advanced level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptNotes:1. Shū is usually translated as "book" but in this case it means "write". Bóshāndàozhōng means "Bo Mountain path", and bì means "wall of mountain".2. Old Ch...
We're excited to announce that we've just released the newest version of Language Mentor (1.24) on both the Apple app store and the Android Play Store!If you'd like to give it a spin, install it on your smartphone and select "Chinese, Mandarin" in the app's setup screen.This release is a milestone for us in two ways:It's our first release for the i...
Lately I've run across several articles written by Idahosa Ness. With each article I've become more impressed. He combines (IMO) an excellent understanding of the language learning process with 'tech facility' – the ability to creatively use online resources to make language learning faster, easier, and less expensive.Here are a few of my favorite ...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Newbie #6: Greetings", a new Introductory level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: GreetingsA: GoodHǎo好 B: Hello.Nǐ hǎo.你好。 A: How are you?Nǐ hǎo ma?你好吗？ B: I - very good.Wǒ hěn hǎo.我很好。 What about you?Nǐ ne?你呢？ A: I - a...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Newbie #5: We Love Plural Pronouns", a new Introductory level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptA: We Love Plural PronounsIWǒ我 WeWǒmen我们 B: You - singularNǐ你 You - pluralNǐmen你们 A: He - or she - or itTā他/她/它 TheyTāmen他/她/它们 B: We lov...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Newbie #4: I Love Singular Pronouns", a new Introductory level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptA: I Love Singular Pronouns B: IWǒ我 A: I love.Wǒ ài.我爱。 B: I love you.Wǒ ài nǐ.我爱你。 A: You love me.Nǐ ài wǒ.你爱我。 B: Do you love me?Ni...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Newbie #3: Get the Tones Right! #2", a new Introductory level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Get the Tones Right! #2B: SleepShuìjiào睡觉 DumplingShuǐjiǎo水饺 A: The city of ShanghaiShànghǎi上海 HurtShānghài伤害 B: HourXiǎosh...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Newbie #2: Get the Tones Right!", a new Introductory level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Get the Tones Right!A: BookShū书 CookedShú熟 CountShǔ数 TreeShù树 BentWān弯 FinishWán完 LateWǎn晚 Ten thousandWàn万 B: AskWèn问 KissWen...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Newbie #1: The Sounds of Chinese", a new Introductory level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptThe Sounds Of ChineseInitial Consonantsshēngmǔ声母b p m f d t n l g k h j q x z c s zh ch sh r y w Finals 韵母 Yùnmǔ a o e i u ü ai ei ui uo ue u...
We're excited to announce that 章琦玮 - Zhang Qiwei has just published "Rigid Customer Service", a new Intermediate level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Rigid Customer ServiceSǐbǎn De Kèfú死板的客服 Yuki: My cell phone is lost, ...Wǒde shǒujī diūle, ...我的手机丢了，…… I'd like to - suspend service - k...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Talking About Weather", a new Beginner level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Talking About WeatherTán Tiānqì谈天气 A: Today the weather is really nice!Jīntiān tiānqì zhēnhǎo!今天天气真好！ B: Yes!Shì a!是啊！ A: How's the weather...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Visiting A Home", a new Beginner level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Visiting A HomeBàifǎng Jiātíng拜访家庭 InvitationYāoqǐng邀请 A: I'd like to invite you to come to my home this weekend.Zhège zhōumò huānyíng nǐ dào ...
We're excited to announce that 章琦玮 - Zhang Qiwei has just published "What To Eat?", a new Beginner level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: What to Eat?Chī Shénme?吃什么？ A: I'm hungry.Wǒ è le.我饿了。 Let's go out and eat.Wǒmen chūqù chī ba.我们出去吃吧。 My treat.Wǒ qǐng kè.我请客。 B: Okay.Hǎo a.好啊。 Wh...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Taking A Taxi", a new Beginner level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Taking A TaxiDǎ Chūzūchē打出租车 A: Sir, we go - Beijing Hotel.Shīfu, wǒmen qù Běijīng Fàndiàn.师傅，我们去北京饭店。Note: "Shīfu" is a courteous form of addres...
We're excited to announce that 章琦玮 - Zhang Qiwei has just published "At Starbucks", a new Beginner level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: At StarbucksZài Xīngbākè在星巴克 A: I want a cup of white chocolate mocha.Wǒ xiǎngyào yìbēi báiqiǎokèlì mókǎ.我想要一杯白巧克力摩卡。 B: Short, tall, grande or v...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Sending A Package", a new Beginner level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Sending A PackageJì Bāoguǒ寄包裹 A: I'd like to mail a package.Wǒ xiǎng jì gè bāoguǒ.我想寄个包裹。 B: What's inside your package?Nínde bāoguǒ lǐ shì...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Haircut", a new Beginner level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: HaircutJiǎn Tóufa剪头发 A: I want to get a haircut.Wǒ yào lǐfà.我要理发。 B: How do you want it cut?Nǐ yào jiǎnchéng shénme yàng de?你要剪成什么样的？ A: I'd like a tri...
We're excited to announce that 章琦玮 - Zhang Qiwei has just published "At A Restaurant", a new Beginner level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: At A RestaurantZài Fàndiàn在饭店 A: I want a dish of cucumber salad.Wǒ xiǎngyào yìpán liángbàn huángguā.我想要一盘凉拌黄瓜。Note: Literally... I ~ want ~ a di...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Bar And Coffee House", a new Beginner level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Bar & Coffee HouseJiǔbā Hé Kāfēitīng酒吧和咖啡厅 A: Long time no see. Shall we chat this evening?Hǎojiǔbújiànle, jīnwǎn liáoliáo ba?好久不见了，...
We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "Asking For Directions", a new Beginner level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Asking For DirectionsWènlù问路 A: Excuse me, how do I go to the Bank of China?Qǐngwèn, qù Zhōngguó yínháng zěnme zǒu?请问，去中国银行怎么走？ B: Go stra...
We're excited to announce that 章琦玮 - Zhang Qiwei has just published "Pop & Piracy #4", a new Intermediate level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Pop & Piracy, #4Liúxíngyīnyuè Hé Dàobǎn, Sì流行音乐和盗版，四 A: How much do you think that tickets for a May Day vocal concert cost?Nǐ juédé W...
Our shiny new user forums have received their first post – chrisd has asked "where are you in the development process?". This is a big enough question to justify a blog post – on this shiny new blog.This update includes:Language Mentor DevelopmentLesson DevelopmentAuthoring Tool DevelopmentEvangelizing the Language Mentor PlatformHow You Can HelpLa...
We're excited to announce that 章琦玮 - Zhang Qiwei has just published "Pop & Piracy #3", a new Intermediate level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Pop & Piracy, # 3Liúxíngyīnyuè Hé Dàobǎn, Sān流行音乐和盗版，三 A: The news media doesn't talk about this?Nèixiē xīnwén méitǐ bù tánlùn z...
We're excited to announce that 章琦玮 - Zhang Qiwei has just published "Pop & Piracy #2", a new Intermediate level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Pop & Piracy, # 2Liúxíngyīnyuè Hé Dàobǎn, Èr流行音乐和盗版，二 Xiaoyin: Actually ...Shìshíshàng ...事实上…… some part of the Chinese people alread...
We're excited to announce that 章琦玮 - Zhang Qiwei has just published "Pop & Piracy #1", a new Intermediate level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! Lesson ScriptAnnouncer: Pop & Piracy, # 1Liúxíngyīnyuè Hé Dàobǎn, Yī流行音乐和盗版，一 A: Xiaoyin, could you help me with something?Xiǎoyīn, kěyǐ qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ ...