You Can Learn Chinese

10 stars if I could. Amazing podcast. Jared and John help clarify the vast, mysterious landscape new learners are confronted with when starting their Chinese learning journey. This is high quality content that helps you get right to the point. I have super useful takeaways each and every show. Jared and John have an obvious passion for language learning backed by a huge amount of experience and knowledge. Their mission seems to be to help listeners get a handle on all of the various components that go into learning Chinese, and then give you tips on how to put that together into a program that works for you. They give you background, proven studies, and context that help you find your direction and progress into this engaging language. They are engaging and a delight to listen to.

I started studying Chinese about four months ago, and this podcast has become the highlight of my commute. It has a lot specific to China and learning Mandarin, but it also has great advice from which learners of /any/ language could benefit. For now I am self-studying and it can be overwhelming how many programs and resources there are available now, and while this new abundance is wonderful, it’s easy to get buried in it. This podcast has helped me sort through everything to make a study plan and a path forward. Jared and John seem like really wonderful people genuinely interested In bridging cultures through language and sharing their love of Mandarin. Sure, they may be in it in part to sell their series of readers, but those seem like genuinely great accessible books that I look forward to reading once I’m just a bit more fluent. The podcast is making me realize why my studies of previous languages have succeeded or stalled.

The interviews of fellow learners have given me so much inspiration of the past few years. Every time i feel like throwing in the towel on learning mandarin I throw on this podcast. You guys have been a huge part in keeping my mandarin learning journey on track over the past several years! Thank you, 韋浩

Hi guys. Here I am in Beijing, (again), this time winding up a month here and just finished listening to episode 125 your interview with Dave Landis. He mentioned age and learning a language. I started learning Chinese when I was 68 and I’m still going strong at 76. So it’s all going to depend on the person. I stumbled on your podcast because I am limited to what I can reach here. I wasn’t sure going in how it would be because I’ve been listening to Chinese language podcasts, but it’s been absolutely refreshing and every podcast is a learning experience. Jia you!