问 wèn - to ask - 问题 wèn tí - question / problem - 有问题 yǒu wèn tí - have a question/problem - 没有问题 méi yǒu wèn tí - don’t have a question/problem - 问问题 wèn wèn tí - to ask questions - 没问题！méi wèn tí - no problem - 你有问题吗？nǐ yǒu wèn tí ma? - Do you have any questions?/ Do you have a problem? - 你有什么问题？nǐ yǒu shén me wèn tí? - What problem/question do you have? - 请问 qǐng wèn - may I ask… / Excuse me Example sentences: 1. 请问一下，火车站在哪儿？qǐng wèn yī xià, huǒ chē zhàn zài nǎ’r? - Excuse me, where is the train station? 2. 你可以问问题。nǐ kě yǐ wèn wèn tí. - You can/you’re allowed to ask questions. 3. 我没有问题了。wǒ méi yǒu wèn tí le. - I don’t have (any more) questions. (Audio + how to write the characters can be found below!) Suggested practice activities (Inspired by our Weekly Checklist). 1. Do shadowing (listen and repeat) with the audio. 2. Write the sentences in characters. 3. Test yourself writing out the new word in characters to memorise. 4. Add the new word to your Mandarin flashcard app to learn it. 5. Make sentences of your own with the new word. 6. Use a dictionary (e.g. Pleco) to search for other example sentences using the key word in context. 7. Break down the characters of the new word - have you seen these characters before? Where? What key radicals are there? What components have you seen before? Make links between this word and others you know (synonyms/antonyms etc.) Submit your speaking / writing for feedback!

Step 1: Learn a new word (written + spoken). Step 2: See it applied in an example sentence. (Context). Step 3: Choose a skill to practice: A. Write your own sentence using the key word + submit for feedback. B. Listen + repeat the example sentence for pronunciation practice (shadowing) + submit for feedback. C. Write the example sentence to practice characters + submit for feedback. 生词 New word: 过 guò - to spend (time) / to celebrate (a holiday/birthday) > there are also many other usages of guò. E.g. 我和朋友过了我的生日。 = I celebrated my birthday with my friend. Wǒ hé péng you guò le wǒ de shēng rì. 为了过新年，我们去看烟火。 = to celebrate New Year, we are going to watch fireworks. Wèi le guò xīn nián, wǒ men qù kàn yān huo.

大家好！Hi everyone! 2025年快结束了！2025 is nearly over/finished. I will be celebrating New Year’s Eve with my family. I’ll also think about my goals for 2026 and if I’ve met my goals for this year! (Both language-related and otherwise). (我会和家人过新年，也会想一想我2026年的目标是什么。。。） How is everyone celebrate the New Year? (你们怎么过新年？）🎉

Step 1: Learn a new word (written + spoken). Step 2: See it applied in an example sentence. (Context). Step 3: Choose a skill to practice: A. Write your own sentence using the key word + submit for feedback. B. Listen + repeat the example sentence for pronunciation practice (shadowing) + submit for feedback. C. Write the example sentence to practice characters + submit for feedback. 生词 New word: 生气 shēng qì - angry / to get angry E.g. 我很生气。 - I’m (very) angry. Wǒ hěn shēng qì. 他 生 我的 气。 He is angry with me. Tā shēng wǒ de qì. 你 让我 很生气。 - You make me (very) angry. Nǐ ràng wǒ hěn shēng qì.

大家好！Hi everyone! 😊 It’s the time for setting goals for the New Year. I like to set 10 goals for each year, which includes my one(s) for language learning. My suggestion for language learning is to pick a big, inspiring goal, then break it down into realistic, achievable chunks. This year (aside from maintaining my Mandarin of course!) my goal is to re-gain my fluency in speaking French. 🗣️🇫🇷 I learnt French for years in school and reached a decent intermediate level. However, as the saying goes, if you don’t use it you lose it. When I started learning Mandarin, that became my priority and I stopped practicing French almost completely. Therefore, over the years, my French passive knowledge has remained but my active skills of speaking and writing have diminished greatly. So my plan this year is to change that! I have a trip to Marseille booked in May and I would love to be able to speak more confidently and fluently again by that time. My approach is going to be… ✅Step 1: Shadowing practice to improve pronunciation and intonation (I already do a lot of this using apps / podcasts/ videos etc., but I want to practice more regularly.) ✅ Step 2: Speak with others and get feedback (This is the biggest area I need to work on!) ✅ Step 3: Daily immersion (I listen to French music a lot! But I need to incorporate more speaking immersion into my daily/weekly routine). ⭐️My big, inspiring goal is: Speak French more fluently by May. 🎯 My smaller, more realistic daily / weekly targets: > Listen to French podcasts a few times a week. (Comprehensible input). > Shadow French phrases/sentences several times a week. (Using apps/textbook audios/youtube videos/ podcasts etc.) > Find a language partner and practice speaking French with them, with feedback. > Speak out loud to myself in French more often e.g. narrating my daily activities, express my thoughts out loud using French. This can help me to realise very quickly what I can and can’t say. 📝 You can use our Weekly Checklist resource to help you plan your smaller targets and make consistent progress towards your goal this year: https://trusty-weekly-flow.lovable.app