When it comes to Mandarin, ABCs (American-Born Chinese) need so much more than the ABCs.
     
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Real You Mandarin is an online Mandarin course tailor-made to meet the unique needs of American-born Mandarin speakers just like you.


Do you have relatively strong Mandarin speaking skills but feel blocked by vocabulary, character recognition, and even cultural differences when you try to express yourself in real life, particularly with native speaking family and friends?


Do you feel like standard Mandarin courses fall short in catering to your specific needs? We recognized this exact gap and developed a course that is neither limited to foundations like pronunciation and grammar that are too basic, nor tries to cover the entirety of the Mandarin language, which would be excessive. 


Knowing that you value being able to speak confidently on meaningful topics but have other priorities in life that make a heavy time commitment prohibitive, our self-paced course prioritizes only what matters. The curriculum focuses specifically on real-life scenarios and topics that will allow you to discuss important topics with friends and family on a deeper level. 



Read more about our story in our feature on TaiwaneseAmerican.org

We focus on the topics you've been wanting
to talk about but haven't had the words for.
"I really enjoy the content. It's relevant and nuanced in the way a close friend teaches you to better communicate with them in their language!" - Will T.
PART ONE: 
Expressing Your Opinion

Module 1: Dating & Relationships
  • Matching on the Apps
  • Other Vocab Related to
    Dating & Relationships
  • Flirting
  • Rejecting Advances
  • The First Date
  • One Night Stand
  • Friends With Benefits
  • Defining the Relationship (Fail)
  • Defining the Relationship (Success)

Module 2: Pop Culture
  • Binging Netflix
  • Other Vocab Related to TV & Streaming
  • Watching Movies
  • Other Vocab Related to Movies
  • What Kind of Music Do You Like?
  • Influencers
  • Other Vocab Related to Social Media
  • Asian-American Representation
    In Recent Movies
  • Other Vocab Related to
    Media Representation
Module 3: Current Events & News
  • How Do You Get Your News?
  • Other Vocab Related to the News
  • The Economy
  • Other Vocab Related to the Economy
  • Taiwan's 2024 Earthquake
  • Other Vocab Related to Natural Disasters
  • 2024 Summer Olympics
  • Other Vocab Related to Sports
Module 4: Politics
  • Presidential Election
  • Other Vocab Related to Politics
Module 5: Religion & Spirituality
  • Spiritual But Not Religious
  • Mind, Body, Spirit
    (Wellness) Activities
  • Other Vocab Related to
    Religion & Spirituality
PART TWO: 
One Step Deeper

Module 1: Filial Piety vs. Individual Freedom
  • Forging My Own Path
  • Other Vocab Related to Filial Piety vs. Individual Free Will
Module 2: Growing Up As A Minority
  • Being the Minority vs. Being the Majority
  • Other Vocab Related to Minority vs. Majority
Module 3: Pressures Around Marriage & Children
  • Pressures & Expectations
  • Other Vocab Related to Marriage & Children
Module 4: Mental Health
  • Taking Care Of Your Mental Health Is Important
  • Other Vocab Related to Mental Health
Module 5: LGBT
  • Coming Out
  • Allyship
  • Other Vocab Related to LGBT
Module 6: Commonly Used Phrases & Slang
  • Onomatopoeias With Meaning
  • If You're Not Sure, Say These!
  • Words With Negative Connotations
  • Words With Positive Sentiment
  • Describing People
  • Situational Metaphors
Module 7: Common Knowledge References
  • Everyday Life
  • Culture
  • History
Module 8: 14 Days Of Frequently Used Idioms & Proverbs
  • Talking-Related Idioms (Days 1-2)
  • Mood, Feelings, & Attitudes (Days 3-7)
  • Ways of Behaving & Acting (Days 8-12)
  • Describing the Extent of Something (Days 13-14)
Module 9: Topics & Words To Be Careful About
  • Taboo Topics
  • Homophones & Other Common Mistakes
Module 10: Texting & Online Lingo
  • Texting Lingo
  • Online-Related Lingo
"My hope has been to connect more with my heritage and my family. Language learning has definitely been a part of that! It’s very cool to continue crossing paths with people who have shared experiences of identity, heritage, and belonging." - Carol Y.

Sample Course Material

Clip of Video Dialogue:
   
Note:  You're encouraged to practice speaking through shadowing and echoing each video!

Snippet of Transcript:
Example vocab flash card:Note: You're shown the top half and the second half is revealed once you want to see the answer. 
The answer includes audio pronunciation.



"You guys really hit the mark on creating something that
isn't too easy nor too difficult / formal"
 
- Dan C.
Who We Are

Real You Mandarin is an online language course created by Co-Founders Angela Lin and Jane Liu. 


Angela is Taiwanese-American, with extensive language learning experience across multiple languages and learning techniques. As creator and co-host of the But Where Are You Really From? Podcast, she has spent years discussing the unique cultural and identity challenges faced by Asian-Americans, and brings that exploration as inspiration for this course.


Jane, a native of Taiwan, brings 4 years of experience teaching Mandarin to students globally. Raised in Taiwan but having lived in Australia and Europe for several years, she offers a special blend of Taiwanese heritage and Western perspectives.


Combining their unique cultural points of view and language abilities across East and West, Angela and Jane were inspired to fill the very apparent gap they saw in the market and finally create a Mandarin language resource tailor-made for this oft-ignored audience. ABCs (American-Born Chinese) need so much more than the ABCs. Join us on this journey to unlock the real you!

Join Our Community And Unlock the Real You Today!

Real You Mandarin
($125 one-time fee)

  • Immediate access to the entire course
  • Part One dips your toes into important conversations in daily life, covering 5 thematic modules: Dating & Relationships, Pop Culture, Current Events & News, Politics, and Religion & Spirituality
  • Part Two goes one step deeper with 10 additional modules: Filial Piety vs. Individual Freedom, Growing Up As A Minority, Pressures Around Marriage & Children, Mental Health, LGBT, Commonly Used Phrases & Slang, Common Knowledge References, Frequently Used Idioms & Proverbs, Topics & Words To Be Careful About, and Texting & Online Lingo
  • Each module features realistic video-based dialogues and vocabulary, with 60+ video lessons and 1600+ vocab flashcards in total
  • Each lesson includes:
    • Pre-built Anki digital flashcards of mentioned vocabulary to solidify retention
    • Transcripts that include Traditional Chinese, Pinyin pronunciations (including tones), and English translations
    • Shadowing & echoing speaking practice opportunities
  • Access to the free Discord community to meet, engage with, and study with fellow students

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