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  • How to speak Mandarin Chinese with confidence

    How to speak Mandarin Chinese with confidence
    Apr 16 2025

    3 steps to improve your Mandarin Chinese speaking skills and speak with confidence.

    ––– Resources –––

    Free Speaking Template: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://danyopang.com/#speaking-template⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Learn to speak Chinese naturally: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://copypastespeaking.danyopang.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Chinese Speakers Community: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdA3A4CfDyRMkThYoHM0M330b0asYGcSW5Zq38wUEPAbM80FA/viewform

    ––– Socials –––

    Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thedanyopang ⁠⁠⁠⁠

    YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedanyopang⁠⁠⁠⁠

    -––👋 About Me–––

    Hi I'm Danyo.

    At 30 years old, I couldn't speak Mandarin Chinese.

    Now I'm 35, and I'm living my dream life and teaching others Chinese.

    Traditional methods failed me. Self-education healed me.

    I spent 12+ years training and working as a medical doctor in Canada but in 2019 I burned out. I quit my job to pursue my passion to learn Mandarin Chinese in Taiwan.

    I went from being afraid to speak to having multi-hour conversations with native speakers after 1 year of immersing myself in the language.

    Now I spend my time in Taiwan teaching others to improve level their Mandarin speaking fast using the Copy Paste Speak System ™.

    I share the best tips and resources for learning Chinese every week.



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danyopang.substack.com
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    38 Min.
  • How to restart Chinese learning after taking a break? (中文）

    How to restart Chinese learning after taking a break? (中文）
    Mar 23 2025

    Follow along with the full Chinese transcript here: https://danyopang.substack.com/p/learn-chinese-after-break

    After a long hiatus, I catch up with my good friend and fellow Chinese learner, Tom, in Mandarin about life, getting back into learning Chinese after taking a break, long-distance hiking, speaking confidence, and more.

    Click on the transcript button under the video or use the embedded captions to follow along for some Mandarin input.

    The captions and transcripts are automatically generated so there will be some mistakes but for the most part they are pretty accurate.

    These episodes are more laid-back and a great excuse for us to practice speaking Mandarin, try out new vocabulary, and make mistakes.

    My hope is that sharing it here will inspire others to speak more, make mistakes, and improve faster.

    Everyone loves showing themselves speaking perfect Mandarin but that's not always the reality.

    Before we can speak well, we need to practice a lot in a safe environment and make a lot of mistakes.

    Speaking is not about performance. Speaking is an opportunity to practice and play with the language.

    When you enjoy using the language, you inevitably improve.

    If you want to improve your speaking, here are some ways I can help:

    * Speaking Template: The exact template I used every day to improve my spoken Mandarin and make vocabulary stick.

    * Copy Paste Speak: The 8-step system that helped me understand and speak real-life Mandarin (not textbook Chinese) in 6 months without memorizing tons of vocabulary.

    * Chinese Speakers: Get 1-on-1 help from me to improve your listening, speaking, pronunciation, and conversations with fun daily exercises, personal feedback and a supportive community. Because I work with each learner personally I can only take a limited number of spots. Join the waitlist here.



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danyopang.substack.com
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    43 Min.
  • How I Learned Chinese in 1 Year (Self-Taught)

    How I Learned Chinese in 1 Year (Self-Taught)
    Feb 25 2025

    8 steps to speak fluent Mandarin Chinese from zero.

    ––– Resources –––

    Free Speaking Template: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://danyopang.com/#speaking-template⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Learn to speak Chinese naturally: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://copypastespeaking.danyopang.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Daily Chinese learning tips: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://danyopang.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

    ––– Socials –––

    Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thedanyopang ⁠⁠⁠⁠

    YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedanyopang⁠⁠⁠⁠

    -––👋 About Me–––

    Hi I'm Danyo.

    At 30 years old, I couldn't speak Mandarin Chinese.

    Now I'm 35, and I'm living my dream life and teaching others Chinese.

    Traditional methods failed me. Self-education healed me.

    I spent 12+ years training and working as a medical doctor in Canada but in 2019 I burned out. I quit my job to pursue my passion to learn Mandarin Chinese in Taiwan.

    I went from afraid to speak to having multi-hour conversations with native speakers after 1 year of immersing myself in the language.

    Now I spend my time in Taiwan teaching others improve level their Mandarin speaking fast using the Copy Paste Speak System ™.

    I share the best tips and resources for learning Chinese every week.



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danyopang.substack.com
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    23 Min.
  • Learn Chinese Fast for the Rest of Your Life

    Learn Chinese Fast for the Rest of Your Life
    Feb 18 2025
    What if I told you that you have everything you need to learn Chinese or any language fast, already in your head?We've all learned to speak our first language fluently as children, without fancy apps or AI. But for some reason, with all these fancy tools, it seems even harder to stay focused and learn a language. The truth is, you don’t need another app or AI tool, it’s not the answer to your language learning. These tools have become a distraction. The most powerful tool is one we already have, it’s your brain.The problem? We live in a world designed to distract us from reaching our goals and our brain hasn’t caught up. The good news? You’re already good at languages. You just need to tweak the fundamentals and build an environment that helps you learn instead of hurts you.This is the simple three-step system I used to teach myself Mandarin Chinese in just one year without grinding vocabulary and burning myself out. But before we fix the problem, we need to understand why it’s happening in the first place.The Problem with LearningYou keep studying, but it doesn’t feel like you’re learning.You keep memorizing, but it doesn’t feel like you remember.You keep highlighting, but nothing sticks.The problem isn’t your effort—it’s your focus.Whether it’s learning a language or learning any skill, learning can be broken down into two key steps: consumption (gaining knowledge) and creation (applying knowledge).Think back to when you learned to walk. We consumed first by watching our mom and dad walk and then we created by trying to walk ourselves, falling and getting back up.When you learned your first language, you listened to your parents speak (consumption), then mimicked their words (creation), first poorly and later fluently.We balanced consumption with creation.But today, that balance is gone. We live in an age of endless information, where consumption is effortless, addicting, and never-ending. We all carry $1,000 supercomputers in our pockets, designed to distract us, hijack our focus, and keep us addicted to passive consumption.We live in a world with an information obesity epidemic. Just like processed food is designed to make us crave more, cheap, flashy content spikes our dopamine and keeps us scrolling. It rewires our brains to crave stimulation, making it harder to sit still, read, or focus deeply. It’s the “brainrot” generation we’ve all heard about—hooked on hyper-edited videos, unable to concentrate without constant stimulation.But here’s the hard truth: You are what you consume. If you feed your brain junk, you’ll output junk. If you let social media hijack your focus, it will steal your ability to think deeply, create, and grow. You don’t have your own ideas because your mind is packed with other people’s ideas.If you don’t control your information diet, someone else will—and they don’t have your best interests in mindBut we already know the real key to learning. It’s not about how much information you collect—it’s about how much you retain, remember, and use with confidence. How do we do that?Learn Languages Faster in 3 Steps1. Stop Consuming the Bad StuffThe first step to taking control of your finances is cutting out debt. The first step to taking control of your life? Eliminating time debt.To learn languages faster, cut out the hours you waste on bad consumption.Bad consumption—mindless scrolling, endless distractions, procrastination—drains your time and energy. It takes up space in your mind, rent-free, keeping you stuck.I still remember a story one of my professors told during my first year of university in Canada. He was a doctor, fully aware of the dangers of smoking, yet he couldn’t quit. He tried countless times, but nothing worked. Then he had his first child, and everything changed. The thought of his baby girl breathing in second-hand smoke was unbearable. That was his breaking point. He quit cold turkey.This story stuck with me because it proves something important: change is hard, but with the right reason, it can also be easy.The same applies to quitting distractions and procrastination. We procrastinate because, deep down, we don’t have anything more important to do—or at least, nothing that feels more urgent. But when something truly matters—like my professor’s daughter mattered more than cigarettes—procrastination stops being an option.Your soul craves something more meaningful.The writer, Joseph Campbell, called it “following your bliss.” What does that mean for you?* Why do you want to learn Chinese?* What do you want to do with the language?* Where will you travel? Who will you meet? Whose life will you change?When you find your bliss—something bigger than just yourself—procrastination loses its grip. Wasting time on distractions won’t even appeal to you anymore.2. Consume the Good StuffTo help me learn fluent Mandarin Chinese, I surrounded myself with native content—podcasts, videos, ...
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    18 Min.
  • Learn Chinese Fast with a SECOND BRAIN

    Learn Chinese Fast with a SECOND BRAIN
    Feb 9 2025

    Build a second brain to help learn languages faster so you can remember more, stop translating and speak fluently.

    ––– Resources –––

    Free Speaking Template: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://danyopang.com/#speaking-template⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Learn to speak Chinese naturally: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://copypastespeaking.danyopang.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Daily Chinese learning tips: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://danyopang.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

    ––– Socials –––

    Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thedanyopang ⁠⁠⁠⁠

    YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedanyopang⁠⁠⁠⁠

    -––👋 About Me–––

    Hi I'm Danyo.

    At 30 years old, I couldn't speak Mandarin Chinese.

    Now I'm 35, and I'm living my dream life and teaching others Chinese.

    Traditional methods failed me. Self-education healed me.

    I spent 12+ years training and working as a medical doctor in Canada but in 2019 I burned out. I quit my job to pursue my passion to learn Mandarin Chinese in Taiwan.

    I went from afraid to speak to having multi-hour conversations with native speakers after 1 year of immersing myself in the language.

    Now I spend my time in Taiwan teaching others improve level their Mandarin speaking fast using the Copy Paste Speak System ™.

    I share the best tips and resources for learning Chinese every week.



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danyopang.substack.com
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    18 Min.
  • Why You Cant Speak Mandarin Articulately (5 Step Solution)

    Why You Cant Speak Mandarin Articulately (5 Step Solution)
    Jan 27 2025

    I share how I learned to speak more articulately and improved my speech in English and Mandarin (works for any language) using these 5 steps.

    ––– Resources –––Free Speaking Template: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://danyopang.com/#speaking-template⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn to speak Chinese: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://copypastespeaking.danyopang.com⁠⁠⁠⁠Daily Chinese learning tips: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://danyopang.com⁠⁠⁠⁠––– Socials –––Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thedanyopang ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedanyopang⁠⁠⁠⁠–––👋 About Me–––Hi I'm Danyo. I was born and raised in Canada and spent most of my life training and working as a medical doctor.But in 2019 I burnt out and quit my job to pursue my passion to learn Mandarin Chinese.When I arrived in Taiwan I couldn’t say a sentence without freezing up and panicking. Within 6 months I was having hour-long conversations.Getting conversational in Mandarin changed my life.It’s helped me travel the world, make lifelong friends, and expand my work opportunities.I documented my journey on Youtube, in podcasts, and even in livestreams, interviews and presentations, all speaking in Mandarin Chinese.So I know this method works. Unfortunately, learning Chinese has become too complicated.That’s why I created this channel and resources: to help fellow learners avoid the same mistakes as me.



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danyopang.substack.com
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    17 Min.
  • How to learn a Chinese by just LISTENING

    How to learn a Chinese by just LISTENING
    Jan 17 2025

    A step-by-step guide to learn a new language subconsciously by listening & language acquisition (without "studying").

    ––– Resources –––

    Free Speaking Template: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://danyopang.com/#speaking-template⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Learn to speak Chinese naturally: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://copypastespeaking.danyopang.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Daily Chinese learning tips: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://danyopang.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

    ––– Socials –––

    Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thedanyopang ⁠⁠⁠⁠

    YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedanyopang⁠⁠⁠⁠

    -––👋 About Me–––

    Hi I'm Danyo.

    At 30 years old, I couldn't speak Mandarin Chinese.

    Now I'm 35, and I'm living my dream life and teaching others Chinese.

    Traditional methods failed me. Self-education healed me.

    I spent 12+ years training and working as a medical doctor in Canada but in 2019 I burned out. I quit my job to pursue my passion to learn Mandarin Chinese in Taiwan.

    I went from afraid to speak to having multi-hour conversations with native speakers after 1 year of immersing myself in the language.

    Now I spend my time in Taiwan teaching others improve level their Mandarin speaking fast using the Copy Paste Speak System ™.

    I share the best tips and resources for learning Chinese every week.



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danyopang.substack.com
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    25 Min.
  • Why You Understand but Can't Speak Fluently (Step-by-Step Solution)

    Why You Understand but Can't Speak Fluently (Step-by-Step Solution)
    Jan 8 2025

    A step by step guide on how to go from understanding to speaking fluently in your target language like I did with Mandarin Chinese.




    ––– Resources –––

    Free Speaking Template: ⁠⁠https://danyopang.com/#speaking-template⁠⁠

    Learn to speak Chinese: ⁠⁠https://copypastespeaking.danyopang.com⁠⁠

    Daily Chinese learning tips: ⁠⁠https://danyopang.com⁠⁠

    ––– Socials –––

    Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thedanyopang ⁠⁠
    YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedanyopang⁠⁠

    –––👋 About Me–––

    Hi I'm Danyo.

    I was born and raised in Canada and spent most of my life training and working as a medical doctor.

    But in 2019 I burnt out and quit my job to pursue my passion to learn Mandarin Chinese.

    When I arrived in Taiwan I couldn’t say a sentence without freezing up and panicking. Within 6 months I was having hour-long conversations.

    Getting conversational in Mandarin changed my life.

    It’s helped me travel the world, make lifelong friends, and expand my work opportunities.

    I documented my journey on Youtube, in podcasts, and even in livestreams, interviews and presentations, all speaking in Mandarin Chinese.

    So I know this method works. Unfortunately, learning Chinese has become too complicated.

    That’s why I created this channel and resources: to help fellow learners avoid the same mistakes as me.



    Get full access to Chinese Speakers by Danyo Pang at danyopang.substack.com/subscribe
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    27 Min.