198. The Dastardly Deed of Decoding Grammar

This week, Phil Crimmins delves into the topic of improving Chinese grammar by connecting with your local Chinese community. Phil shares his personal experience of how immersing himself in the Chinese community helped him to master the language and provides tips on how you can do the same. He also talks about the Mandarin Blueprint team's recent YouTube videos, which will provide you with even more practical insights and strategies to accelerate your Mandarin learning journey. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced learner, this episode will provide you with valuable insights and inspiration to take your Chinese to the next level. So tune in and join the conversation! 🔴 Subscribe for more free Mandarin Chinese training: https://www.youtube.com/@MandarinBlueprint?sub_confirmation=1 _____________________________________ ✅ FREE RESOURCES What type of Chinese learner are you? Take this 2-minutes quiz to find out now! ▶▶ https://mandarinbp.com/quiz Subscribe to the Mandarin Insights Newsletter ▶▶ https://mandarinbp.com/newsletter Free course: "The Legends Of Language Learning" (interviews with experts): ▶▶ https://mandarinbp.com/LOLL Free Tone Pair Chart with audio flashcards ▶▶ https://mandarinbp.com/tonepairs 418 Phrases to sound more fluent In Mandarin (with pdf and audio flashcards) ▶▶ https://mandarinbp.com/phrases Get our free study checklist: "How to Speak Fluent Mandarin" ▶▶ https://go.mandarinblueprint.com/fluent-chinese-checklist Blog: Useful articles on Mandarin Chinese posted regularly ▶▶ https://mandarinbp.com/blog Podcast: Luke & Phil diving into everything Mandarin-related ▶▶ https://mandarinbp.com/podcast _____________________________________ ✅ OUR COURSES All-Course Bundle: Get all of our courses as a bundle and save 40% ▶▶ https://www.mandarinblueprint.com/courses/bundle/ Pronunciation Mastery: ▶▶ https://www.mandarinblueprint.com/courses/chinese-pronunciation/ The Mandarin Blueprint Method: Our flagship course ▶▶ https://www.mandarinblueprint.com/courses/mandarin-blueprint-method/ Mandarin Immersion Masterclass: ▶▶ https://www.mandarinblueprint.com/courses/mandarin-immersion-masterclass/ Habit-Building Bootcamp: ▶▶ https://www.mandarinblueprint.com/courses/habit-building-bootcamp/ The Mandarin Blueprint CHALLENGE! - Achieve basic literacy in Chinese in 15 days: ▶▶https://www.mandarinblueprint.com/challenge _____________________________________ ✅ LET’S CONNECT Instagram ▶▶ https://www.instagram.com/mandarinblueprint Twitter ▶▶ https://twitter.com/mandarinbp Tiktok ▶▶ https://www.tiktok.com/@mandarinblueprint Facebook ▶▶ https://www.facebook.com/mandarinblueprint Pinterest ▶▶ https://www.pinterest.com/mandarinblueprint/ LinkedIn ▶▶ https://www.linkedin.com/company/mandarin-blueprint _____________________________________ ✅ CONTACT US We’ll get back to you within a few hours: [email protected] _____________________________________ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro About Finding Chinese Communities in your area & MB's YouTube channel 8:08 Matt on finding advanced grammar materials 17:56 Jack on less common usages of Chinese characters 20:00 Lucas asking about Chinese Idioms or 成语 25:16 Jack Wyldeck on Time to Get Real About Sentences 26:15 David Knudsen on the insanity challenge 28:05 Jack Wyldeck comparing the differences of the word 'life' 30:37 Florine van Meer on writing stuff down 32:08 Jack Wyldeck on cultural differences 35:16 Merideth Ezell on morpheme’s 37:50 Jack Wyldeck on sentence structure 40:48 Merideth Ezell on different meanings to questions 43:27 Jack Wyldeck on using hell as a prop 44:21 Merideth Ezell on taking questions too literal 45:45 Kimberly Wong on 'for a moment' 47:25 Abigail on direct translations