I am a member of GuavaTalk. I am living in Beijing, China, which is an adventure in itself, and in my spare time, I enjoy reading, keeping up with the Boston Red Sox, and hanging out with my wife, Lynn.
Knowing how to ask for directions and to direct cab drivers where to go is essential in China’s cab-abundant cities.
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In smaller cities or smaller hotels, you’ll need this phrase to make sure you have a place to stay at night.
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Having a basic knowledge of Chinese tones is essential for efficiently learning the language and accurately communicating your meaning. Get a quick overview in the helpful video below!
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We’re trying to put together a set of 10 free survival Chinese lessons. Each video is 3-5 minutes in length and is centered around a key survival Chinese phrase like, “Do you speak English?” or “I want to go to XYZ place.” If you memorize these 10 phrases, you’ll pretty much manage [...]
We came out with another fun promotional video that also is very educational! The phrase described is pretty much equivalent to the American, “What’s going on?” “What’s up?” or “How are you?” It’s funny that growing I never learned this phrase, even though I spoke Chinese to my parents everday!
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I’ve been reflecting a bit on this topic for the past few days. Before I moved to China in May 2007, I had vague ideas about why learning Chinese would be important for my future. I knew generally that China was a place of growth and opportunity. Moreover, I knew that with [...]
The vast majority of our initial sign-ups from around the world have been friends and friends of friends, so we have been trying to figure out how to reward our friends for their help.
We have come up with a GuavaTalk Affiliate program. It is pretty simple.
Email us at service ‘at’ guavatalk.com [...]
For facebook lovers, we have created a GuavaTalk fan group. Please join and help us spread the word about our service! When you join, we will show up as a product or service that you are a “fan” of on your facebook profile. If you can do this, we’ll be VERY appreciative.
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The beta web-site has now been out for over a week, and we have been getting great feedback on it! This is definitely rewarding. With limited advertising to friends and family, we were pleasantly surprised to get a significant number of beta customers sign-ups during the week between Christmas and New Year’s–traditionally a [...]
Here’s a fun little promo video that we made for GuavaTalk. Please forward it on to your friends!
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