Helping ABCs & ABTs find their voice in Mandarin.

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No one was catering to people like us, so we took matters into our own hands.

Real You Mandarin offers online Mandarin courses built for American-Born Chinese (ABCs), American-Born Taiwanese (ABTs), and other advanced Mandarin speakers who want to be able to express their real selves in the same way they are able to in English.

Grounded in contextual, real life scenarios, all content is video-based, realistic dialogue centered on topics you’d actually want to talk about with family and friends - from everyday topics like pop culture & current events, to meatier ones like mental health & media representation. Unlike standard textbook Chinese, our focus is on filling in the gaps of the vocabulary, slang, & common references most immediately useful to your life.

Watch the video to see what inspired us to get started, and the philosophy behind our first course, "Real You Mandarin: Beginnings."

Buy the course

We launched our first course "Real You Mandarin: Beginnings" in July 2024 and are so proud of the breadth of real life conversations we have helped students navigate.

Click the links below to preview a free lesson, review all the topics the course covers, and if it's a good fit, buy now to get instant access to all the course content.

What are our students saying?

"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.

"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.

"This course concept is brilliant and I'm so pleased I came across it!"

- Eileen C.

"You guys really hit the mark on creating something that isn't too easy nor too difficult / formal"

- Dan C.

Real You Mandarin:

The Blog

Learn more about the inspiration behind Real You Mandarin, why learning Mandarin is so different for ABCs/ABTs than those starting from scratch, how the shadowing technique will help skyrocket your speaking skills, and so much more.

Real You Mandarin:

The Podcast

Join Angela on a journey to elevate her Mandarin skills in real-time, with the help of her Mandarin teacher guests. In each episode, Angela engages in meaningful conversations with her guests using only the Mandarin she knows, while her guests provide live corrections along the way. This practical format allows both Angela and listeners to learn "grown-up" Mandarin and correct common mistakes naturally, offering an approachable way to help ABCs, ABTs, and other advanced Mandarin learners find their voice in Mandarin on the topics they actually care about.

Take your Mandarin learning to the next level by downloading episode transcripts that feature Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), Pinyin, English, and highlighted vocabulary.

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