On the southern coast of China and in Taiwan, the first day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar is the day when the ghost door opens. According to folktales and common beliefs, the …
What’s New at SkritterHQ
Along with the usual updates via our monthly newsletter, forum, and social media accounts, here is a video summarizing some of the stuff we’ve been working on over the last few weeks and months. 3.4.9 …
10 Useful Japanese Expressions for Beginners
Here are some polite phrases that are very useful when just starting to learn Japanese. This assumes you’ve already learned things like はい (yes)、いいえ (no)、and ありがとう (thanks)！ Learn these and you’ll be able to greet …
High-quality audio recordings for HSK 1-4 words and sentences + all single syllables
During the spring and summer, we have gradually upgraded and replaced audio for the most commonly studied items in Skritter. We believe that having high-quality audio is important, because just like neat characters provide a …
The Chinese Family Tree
In this #SkritterChineseTips lesson, we’re taking on the topic of the Chinese family tree which confuses even native speakers! ⠀⠀But don’t worry because you don’t need to memorize all the different titles. There are prefixes and …
Skritter Classroom client updates now out!
School is starting again soon, and the Skritter Classroom client has got some new updates to help make this next semester a success! The following changes are now live on Skritter Classroom: Student study progress …
Learning Japanese Through Music, Part 9: スネークイーター (Snake Eater)
Click here to see more of these posts! This series of posts covers Japanese songs, along with their lyrics, and translations so you can make sure you learn every word. When translating Japanese, and especially for things …
How to soften your tone with verb reduplication in Chinese
In Mandarin, we can repeat some words, usually verbs and adjectives, to soften the meaning and tone of expression slightly. Take a look at the gallery post below from our #SkritterChineseTips mini-lessons from Instagram. 1 …
Even more Japanese words you probably mispronounce when speaking English (even though you know Japanese)
Katsu 豚カツ (tonkatsu) is fried pork and a very popular dish in Japan. English speakers like to call it Katsu but pronounce it as CAT-soo, instead of the Japanese way, KAH-tsu. English pronunciation: Japanese pronunciation: …
Pride Month – Love is Love
June is known as Pride Month for the LGBTQI communities across the world. The terms taught in this #SkritterChineseTips lesson are inclusive and acceptable to use without causing offense in Chinese. Let’s celebrate by learning some basic …