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Language Hacking Mandarin: Learn How to Speak Mandarin - Right Away Bilingual Edition

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I had to learn [a new language] in a handful of days for a TV interview. I asked Benny for help and his advice was invaluable. - Tim Ferriss

Ten years ago, Lewis spoke only English. But constant travel, along with a buoyant attitude, has unmasked the polyglot within. - National Geographic

What if you could skip the years of study and jump right to speaking Mandarin? Sound Crazy? No, it's language hacking. It's about learning what's indispensable, skipping what's not - and using what you've learned to have real conversations in Chinese - from day one!

Unlike most traditional language courses that try to teach you the rules of a language,Language HackingMandarin shows you how to learn and speak Mandarin Chinese immediately through proven memory techniques, unconventional shortcuts and conversation strategies perfect by one of the world's greatest language learners, Benny Lewis, aka the Irish Polyglot.

The Method
Language Hacking takes a modern approach to language learning by focusing on the essential conversations that learners need to start speaking from day one. There's no need to study every word and grammar rule before you start using the language. Instead,Language Hacking applies the 80/20 principle to language learning, giving you the most versatile phrases and most effective shortcuts to help you get fluent faster. Through speaking, you get the practice you need to progress and the confidence to use the language.

Each of the 10 units culminates with a speaking mission that you can choose to share on the italki#LanguageHacking learner community (www.italki.com/community) where you can submit your missions, give and get feedback and extend your learning beyond the pages of the book.

The audio for this course is available for free on library.teachyourself.com or from the Teach Yourself Library app.

You don't need to go abroad to learn a language any more.
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    1473674271
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1473674271
  3. Edition
    Bilingual
  4. Publisher
    Teach Yourself
  5. Publication date
    February 1, 2022
  6. Part of series
    Language Hacking
  7. Language
    English
  8. Dimensions
    6.75 x 0.63 x 9.25 inches
  9. Print length
    256 pages
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Irish native Benny Lewis speaks over ten languages - all self-taught. In 2003, he spoke only one language: English. After university, he moved to Spain and was soon frustrated that he could not speak Spanish after six months of studying. So he decided to abandon traditional learning approaches and just start speaking - and everything changed. Today Benny is known as The Irish Polyglot and speaks Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Hungarian. He is the author of the bestselling book on language learning,Fluent in 3 months. He also runs the largest language learning blog in the world, www.fluentin3months.com, where he breaks down the language learning process for busy people. Lewis is a full-time 'language hacker', and devotes his time to finding better, faster, and more efficient ways to learn languages. For the first time, he has applied his methods to helping people learn specific languages in his new Language Hacking series.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Teach Yourself; Bilingual edition (February 1, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1473674271
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1473674271
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 0.63 x 9.25 inches
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In 2003, Irish native Benny Lewis spoke only one language: English. After college, he moved to Spain and was soon frustrated that he could not speak Spanish despite months of trying. So he decided to abandon traditional learning approaches, and everything changed.

Today Benny is the known as The Irish Polyglot and speaks over 10 languages, several at a fluent level. He also now runs the largest language learning blog in the world, fluentin3months.com, which receives more than half a million unique visitors every month, and he makes frequent videos on his YouTube channel to encourage newbie language learners.

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ROBERT NORMAN
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy read and Easy to understand.
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2024
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The book is easy to read and understand and Not sure if I have master the language but it is fun and enjoy learning.
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JD
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book with practical tips
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2023
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Great book for learning Mandarin Chinese, with many hands-on exercises and tips on how to improve. Well worth the buy for the e-copy.
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Bookish
5.0 out of 5 stars Best way to start a language...
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2022
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I got the French version of this when it came out, so was excited to see a new Mandarin book. This series really does nail the learning approach for a beginner. It doesn't overwhelm, gives you just the language you need, super simple explanations, and offers conversational language. I think the most motivating thing to stick with a language is to start hearing yourself speak it. It's fun, but in depth, and the 'hacks' which are really tips for acquiring language) are incredibly useful and practical. The illustrations are quite good too. The audio on the app is convenient. I recommend this highly for anyone starting a new language.
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wamo
5.0 out of 5 stars Good for jump starting my long dormant language learning
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2022
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I have purchased a couple of these Language Hacking … books in different languages and found them helpful as an additional tool to vary my learning and broaden my foreign language skills. I had a couple of years of Mandarin Chinese decades ago and was looking for a book to help me ease back in. I would suggest that you use a more traditional textbook (several by Tuttle publishing come to mind) as your primary resource.
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