The community's top recommendation for real conversation practice with native Chinese speakers. Flexible scheduling and a huge pool of tutors make it the go-to platform when apps stop being enough.
When you hit the wall with apps and need actual speaking practice, iTalki is where the community sends you. It's the fastest path to real conversational ability in Mandarin.
“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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“Focus almost exclusively on pronunciation in your lessons. You can memorise words in your own time, but mastering producing the tones is going to be your main hurdle at the start.”
r/ChineseLanguage user (ankdain) · read thread →
“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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