Updated 13 Feb 2025 Lantern Festival (Yuánxiāo jié (元宵节) ) is the first significant holiday after the Lunar New Year break. It coincides with the first full moon of the month, and is synonymous with beautiful …
Giving Compliments and Answering Tricky Questions in Chinese
In this 2-part video deck, you’ll learn some ways to compliment family and friends. In the second part, you’ll learn ways to tactfully deflect tricky questions. This lesson is perfect for the holiday season where …
Daily Routine in Mandarin Chinese
In this video, Iona takes us through her typical daily routine. You’ll learn lots of useful beginner-friendly terms for your morning, afternoon, and nighttime routines. Study all the terms on the Skritter app – the …
Real-Life Self-Introductions in Mandarin Chinese
In this blog, we explore four authentic self-introductions in Chinese, complete with small talk. You’ll first hear dialogues with Iona and then we’ll break down key words and phrases.
The 3 Body Problem
The “3 Body Problem” is a highly anticipated Netflix series based on Liu Cixin’s award-winning sci-fi novel. It explores humanity’s first contact with an alien civilization from the planet Trisolaris. Watch as Fiona and Iona discuss the show, and introduce some Chinese terms to learn. Learn even more by downloading the Skritter app and studying the deck.
Skritter CEO’s Top Tips for Mastering Chinese on Youtube
In this video, Skritter CEO Jake, shows us a real-time study session of how he uses YouTube to study Mandarin. In this video specifically, he makes use of the Chrome extension “Language Reactor” and watches along to a recent Skritter video, teaching slang, entirely in Mandarin Chinese.
Toilet Terms In Chinese
In this video lesson and Skritter deck, Skritter sisters Iona and Fiona Tian teach you some basic toilet terms in Mandarin Chinese, as well as host a toilet-themed quiz that enlightens you on the origins of the word for toilet in Chinese. You’ll learn how to say “you need the toilet”, as well as different ways to say a “Number 1” and “Number 2”.
Children’s Games in Chinese
In Taiwan, Children’s Day is celebrated on the 4th of April, so in celebration of this National holiday, we’ve put together a Skritter study deck featuring some popular games that kids play. We also made …
Chinese Slang 2024 Edition
Wanna keep up to date with what the cool kids are saying? Learn these 10 slang words in Chinese to stay ahead of the curve. Jake’s Top Tips for Mastering Chinese on Youtube Watch how …
5 Common Adverbs in Mandarin Chinese for Beginners
Learn 5 super common single-syllable adverbs in Mandarin Chinese.
Adverbs in Mandarin Chinese are words that describe how, when, or to what extent an action is done, similar to their use in English. They are usually placed before the verb in a sentence. Watch the video for examples and a better understanding of how to use these adverbs in Mandarin.