We always learn tons and tons of words when learning a language (Chinese in my case). So much so that at one point I thought I was turning into a walking talking dictionary (not really but you get the point). One thing that seemed super helpful was memorizing or understanding Chinese phrases as a whole. So although you need to breakdown the phrase and understand the words but it’s super useful knowing them as one so that your brain does not need to process through words in its mental dictionary.

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So you’ve finally decided on getting yourself language partners? Good decision! But now the question arises, ‘where to find language partners?’ IT’S 2024! You can literally connect with people across the globe, so ‘I don’t know anyone’ will definitely not work as an excuse. And in this blog post, I’m going to be telling you how I found my language partners and how, with just a few clicks, you can find yours too.

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If you’ve been learning a language for quite sometime now and are still debating on whether or not you need a language exchange partner, I’ll answer your doubt. YOU NEED ONE RIGHT AWAY! It’s a requirement. Language partners can help you enjoy the language and culture so much more and immensely increase your language immersion. At the same time you’re getting yourself a valuable friendship that goes a long way. Here are some reasons as to why you need one right away!

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Hi everyone! I’m Siya and welcome to my blog Si Whispers Chinese where I translate my passion for Chinese. For my first ever post, I thought what better way than to introduce myself and my reason for blogging so that you could hopefully picture a person with some personality behind the screen.

I simply wanted to share my journey, passion and experience learning the language with everyone out there (along with some Chinese drama fangirling) and in the process hopefully provide you with some helpful tips in your own journey.

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