Happy Niú Year! Here are some auspicious sayings for the Year of Ox! We’ve also made a special Skritter deck that you can study for general terms, as well as terms specific to which …
JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) 2021
The JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) is a series of exams for non native Japanese speakers to measure your Japanese ability. Some jobs in Japan require that you pass a certain level to qualify for …
The Skritter Character Course
Most flashcard apps are good at helping you review, using algorithms to help you optimize your efforts to remember what you have already learned. Few flashcard apps do well when it comes to learning new …
New Year’s Resolutions in Chinese
2020 has been a tough one, but as the year draws to an end, it’s a good time to reassess your goals and resolutions for the upcoming new year. In this #SkritterChineseTips mini-lesson, we teach some useful terms for discussing how you can level up in 2021 and beyond…
3 Common usages of 了
了 le is one of the most important grammatical markers in Chinese, if not the most important one. Let’s learn the 3 most common uses of 了.
Taiwan Pride 2020
In this voice-over lesson, Iona introduces us to Taiwan Pride, 2020 which happened in late October 2020 in Taipei and is Asia’s largest pride event, marking its 18th anniversary. Watch the video, read the transcripts, then study the decks in Skritter!
Gratitude and Indigenous People
Let’s learn how to express our gratitude and address indigenous people appropriately around the world in today’s mini-lesson. Terms of Gratitude The most common way to express thankfulness, of course, is with 谢谢. For example, …
10 Things That Are Very Japanese
Some things that are Japanese aren’t necessarily “very” Japanese, like an affinity for rice, using soy sauce, or even Kanji (Chinese characters). With that said, here are 10 things that are “very” Japanese! Knives / …
Learn Chinese During “Dead Time”
Mobile apps for studying Chinese during life’s spare moments. This post was adapted from an Instagram gallery post here. What is dead time you might ask? “Time when there is little or no activity” Oxford …
Topic-Comment Sentences in Chinese
The basic sentence structure in Mandarin is SUBJECT-VERB-OBJECT, commonly known as SVO, however, you can also form sentences using the TOPIC-COMMENT structure. Learn how to use this in today’s lesson. A Typical SVO Sentence: 你 …