Just a far warning about HelloChinese since I felt burned: I was really cruising with HelloChinese and feeling like I was getting a solid base and then they unceremoniously put up a paywall after one of the intermediate practices.
So, I turned to a saved comment from a comrade here pointing to this blog as just an all around resource, and used b-ok to download two of the textbooks from this page. I miss the gamification and it sucks to basically start all over, but I'll be building an Anki flashcard set to replace that.
I pay for it and don't regret it. The Teacher Talk episodes stop about half way after the HSK-1 bookmark (Spare Time being the last one), but I found them all super helpful for reviewing the lesson and adding some cultural notes that could otherwise be missed. I really like the speaking and writing exercises as well, so I still pay.
Just a far warning about HelloChinese since I felt burned: I was really cruising with HelloChinese and feeling like I was getting a solid base and then they unceremoniously put up a paywall after one of the intermediate practices.
So, I turned to a saved comment from a comrade here pointing to this blog as just an all around resource, and used b-ok to download two of the textbooks from this page. I miss the gamification and it sucks to basically start all over, but I'll be building an Anki flashcard set to replace that.
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I pay for it and don't regret it. The Teacher Talk episodes stop about half way after the HSK-1 bookmark (Spare Time being the last one), but I found them all super helpful for reviewing the lesson and adding some cultural notes that could otherwise be missed. I really like the speaking and writing exercises as well, so I still pay.