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Hold a 20-minute conversation in Mandarin

Daniel's climb

Day 72 of 365Guided by Juno, Daniel's Muse· 5h ago
15
day streak
1020
XP · level 5
1,710 min
of 9,000 min
Ahead
pace 123%
19% to the summitPlan says 1,387 min by today

This week

5 open
Ask Lin three questions about her week
Prepare them in advance. Listen to the answers without translating in your head.
Due Nov 7
20
Shadow one podcast clip
Pick 60 seconds. Repeat it five times until you sound like the speaker.
Due Nov 7
20
Learn 20 new characters
Food and numbers first. Write each one three times.
Due Nov 7
25
Drill zh, ch, sh and r
Two minutes in front of a mirror, every day this week.
Due Nov 8
10
Tone pairs: 10 minutes a day
Second vs third tone. Record one pair each day and compare it with the app.
Due Nov 8
10
Write 我, 你, 他 and 好 ten times each
+15 XP
Listen to one slow podcast episode
+15 XP
Introduce yourself without notes
+20 XP
Order bubble tea in Mandarin
+60 XP
Review every flashcard due this week
+15 XP

Camps

2/6 reached
20 minutes, all in Mandarin
9,000 min · by Aug 24
10-minute conversation
7,000 min · by Jun 15
HSK 2 practice test
5,000 min · by Mar 30
First 5-minute chat
3,000 min · by Jan 12
1,290 min to go
Order dumplings in Mandarin
1,200 min · by Oct 27
Pinyin and the four tones
300 min · by Sep 15

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Log

  • Nov
    3
    50 min+10 XP

    Lesson with Lin.

    via web
  • Nov
    2
    30 min+10 XP
    via web
  • Nov
    1
    25 min+15 XP

    Practiced the Lunar New Year greeting for Nai Nai. Xīnnián kuàilè!

    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    31
    25 min✓ Ask for directions in a role play+30 XP

    Flashcards

    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    30
    15 min+10 XP
    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    29
    30 min+10 XP
    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    28
    30 min+10 XP

    Podcast on the commute

    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    27
    55 min+15 XP

    Lesson with Lin. She only switched to English once.

    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    26
    25 min+10 XP
    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    25
    35 min+15 XP

    Lin says my third tone finally dips instead of crashing.

    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    24
    25 min+10 XP

    HelloChinese

    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    23
    35 min+10 XP
    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    22
    15 min+10 XP
    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    21
    35 min+10 XP
    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    20
    65 min✓ Learn the numbers 1 to 100+35 XP

    Lin lesson: tones in full sentences, not just single words.

    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    18
    15 min+10 XP
    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    17
    25 min+10 XP
    via web
  • Oct
    16
    30 min+15 XP

    Ordered dumplings in Mandarin in Chinatown. The waiter answered in English, but she understood me first.

    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    15
    30 min+15 XP

    The word for computer is 'electric brain'. Best word so far.

    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    14
    20 min✓ Review every flashcard due this week+25 XP
    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    13
    50 min+10 XP
    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    12
    25 min+10 XP
    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    10
    25 min+10 XP
    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    9
    15 min+10 XP
    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    8
    25 min+10 XP
    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    6
    55 min+15 XP

    Lesson with Lin. Talked about my weekend, badly but all the way through.

    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    5
    25 min+10 XP
    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    4
    30 min+10 XP

    Anki review

    via web
  • Oct
    3
    15 min+10 XP
    via Juno (Muse)
  • Oct
    2
    20 min+10 XP
    via Juno (Muse)