The top-recommended platform for finding Chinese tutors and conversation partners online. The community consistently points to it as the fastest way to actually start speaking and understanding real Mandarin.
Apps can only take you so far — iTalki is where real progress happens. The community is unanimous: if speaking and listening are your goals, get a tutor on iTalki and do it early.
“Go to iTalki and try out a range of tutors (at least 10), doing a single lesson with each. Then pick 1 man and 1 women from your candidates and do 1 lesson with each of them each week (so 2 lessons a week).”
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“I've seen italki getting mentioned quite frequently but if you've had good experiences with specific platforms, tutors, or learning strategies that work for busy schedules, please share.”
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“added weekly speaking sessions with boraspeak, italki, and a ton of netflix and youtube with subtitles.”
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“Speaking and interacting with others is a crucial part of learning a language, and Lingoda offers hour-long lessons with excellent instructors and compelling teaching materials to get you there.”
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