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How to use 怎么样 (zěnmeyàng) to ask someone how they’re doing in Chinese
怎么样zěnmeyàngHow ...? How about ...?怎么样zěnmeyàngHow ...? How about ...? FUNCTION To ask a person “How are you?”, or to ask how someone else is doing (“How is he?”) use the question word 怎么样 (zěnmeyàng), “how”: 你怎么样?Nǐ zěnmeyàng? How are you? (lit. “You-how?”)他怎么样?Tā...

How to use 也 (yě) to say “also” or “too” in Chinese
也 yěalso; too也 yěalso; too FUNCTION 也 (yě) means “also, too”. You can use it to say things like “I’m happy too”, or “She’s also a teacher”. Notice that 也 always comes before the verb:我也是美国人。Wǒ yě shì Měiguórén. I’m American too. (lit. “I-also-am-American.”)我也很高兴认识你。Wǒ...

How to use 了 to express a change of state in Chinese
了le(particle indicating a change of state)了le(particle indicating a change of state) FUNCTION Particle 了 (le) has several meanings, and you will learn them all one by one. In today’s lesson, it indicates that the state of something is about to change:我们走了。Wǒmen zǒu...


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There are so many Chinese learning apps & platforms out there. But very few of them are systematic and think about the learner, whereas NihaoCafe was designed specifically for Chinese learners

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What makes NihaoCafe
a unique platform
for Chinese learners?
Our In-House Platform
All the classes are held on our own, newly developed platform. No Skype. No Zoom calls. NihaoCafe platform is designed specifically for Chinese learners

Unique content
All NihaoCafe lessons have been carefully designed by language instructors, taking into account all the important aspects of Chinese learning

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What content will you
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Story Designed by Experts
Learning Chinese is much more fun with meaningful context. That’s why NihaoCafe’s lessons follow a real-life story written by experienced teachers from 0 to HSK 5

Vocabulary for HSK
You might want to pass HSK one day. So our content respects the HSK system and has all the HSK words appearing in the story

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By following a story with authentic dialogues, you’ll be able to effortlessly apply your knowledge in modern world

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But the real world doesn’t follow the rules of HSK! That is why our lessons are also full of live, modern language to help you get by in everyday life
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Apart from taking classes with your teacher and practicing your spoken Chinese, you’ll have a variety of exercises for each lesson

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