Laoshu Laoshi

I'm Qing. My husband Tom wants to learn Chinese to keep up with our bilingual toddler Bea and read her favourite books. Tourist phrases and generic beginner courses do not meet that need. If you start on Duolingo, you'll be learning for 2 years before you learn the word for nappy. Tom brings his own vocab - he can scan in Bea's favourite book; the app finds the words he needs, teaches them, and expands his world with a themed neighbour, stories, games and conversations that reuse his existing vocabulary as well as the new words.