Language: Chinese


My First Week Speaking, Reading and Writing Chinese

My First Week Speaking, Reading and Writing Chinese

written by Benny Lewis

It’s the end of week 1 of what has definitely been the mission that has stirred up the most interest and discussion since I started the blog! I can confirm that after this initial exposure to the language, I have not quite been “humbled” into saying what I’m attempting is impossible just yet, despite what […]

My study material

Language Mission: Mandarin in 3 months!

written by Benny Lewis

Note: This mission has ended – I reached a lower intermediate level of Mandarin after 3 months and used it to successfully travel China and interview people! This video shows the level I had just before leaving Asia. As explained in the video, I was in Taipei, Taiwan, and this was day one of my […]