You know how sometimes people get the lyrics wrong to songs, totally mixing it up for what they think they’re hearing? (For instance, “Hold me closer, Tony Danza” instead of “Hold me closer, tiny dancer”). …
Kanji/Hanzi Cartoon Character Challenge #8
Chinese and Japanese learners unite. This character challenge works for both languages! Below is an image of a scene, however it’s made up using Chinese characters only. The goal is to look at the image, …
Skritter Dev Notes (2.3.4)
Hi, we’ve got some brand new Android beta and website updates for you guys (version 2.3.4). We’re working on a couple larger features that are almost ready to release, but we decided to not include …
Chinese Valentine’s Day – The Qixi Festival
This blog post about the Qixi Festival comes to you from Sam Silverman and the wonderful team over at Tutor Mandarin. Please check out their site and we hope you enjoy learning all about Chinese …
Skritter iOS Beta Preview!
Earlier in the month, we started internally testing the 2.0 beta on iOS and the results are quite promising! I’ve been studying an average of 18 minutes per day with the app and really enjoying the …
Kanji/Hanzi Cartoon Character Challenge #7
Chinese and Japanese learners unite. This character challenge works for both languages! Below is an image of a scene, however it’s made up using Chinese characters only. The goal is to look at the image, …
Kanji/Hanzi Cartoon Character Challenge #6
Chinese and Japanese learners unite. This character challenge works for both languages! Below is an image of a scene, however it’s made up using Chinese characters only. The goal is to look at the image, …
Skritter Dev Notes (2.3.1)
Greetings Skrittizens, A new Android beta and a website update await you. If you’re not in the Android beta and want in on the action, check out this article. If you’re one of our more China-inclined …
Learning Japanese through Music, part 3: 上を向いて歩こう (Sukiyaki)
Click here to see more of these posts! Often times the best study tactic is the one you enjoy most. Music is an incredible way to study a language without feeling like you’re “studying”, and …
Skritter Dev Notes (2.2.6 release)
Hi Skritterers, we just pushed out a new Android beta update (2.2.6), and the website already has most of these features already live. Here are some highlights from the last release: Add dropdown with additional …