You already know two words. Can you construct a brand-new sentence from them?
I wantquiero
coffeecafé
So how would you say “I want coffee.”?
That's LanguagePath.
The LanguagePath Method™
Reason it out — don't cram it in
You won't memorize phrases. You'll construct real sentences, then listen and rebuild them. Every step reuses what you already built — so the language compounds.
1 · UNDERSTANDGet one piece of the language.
2 · CONSTRUCTBuild a sentence you've never seen.
3 · SAYSay it out loud before you reveal.
4 · HEARListen and compare with the target.
5 · REBUILDReuse those pieces in the next sentence.
Language Bridges™
You're not always starting from zero
Every language you already know hands you free bridges to a new one. Words stick on first contact when you spot the connection.
English — information
French — informations
Spanish — información
Portuguese — informação
Real sentences you'll learn to build
Tap any phrase to hear it — then you'll build them yourself.
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Short, interactive pages on specific skills and situations — each one teaches you something real, then hands you straight into a course.
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Do I need an account?
No. Your progress is saved in your own browser's local storage. Nothing is uploaded to a server.
How is LanguagePath different?
You don't memorize phrases — you reason them out. The teacher gives you a piece, you build real sentences yourself, say them aloud, then reveal and check. Every step reuses what you already built.
Which languages can I learn?
Nine flagship courses (Mandarin, Arabic, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, Telugu, Farsi) plus dozens more in the picker. Each Path rolls a new eastbound line of cities from languages you can practise here.
What is Path?
Path is LanguagePath’s race: construct a sentence at each city. Misses cost days; a clean build costs nothing. The eighty-day clock is the rule, not the title. Explore → Path, or tap Play Path above.
🧠 How this works
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🔊 Voice
Pick the most natural voice your device offers. A female voice is chosen automatically when available.
The 3 rules of the method
🗣️ Say everything out loud. Silent reading doesn't build speech. Speak before you reveal.
⏸️ Always pause and try first. When you hit a challenge, actually work it out — getting it slightly wrong is how it sticks. Then tap Reveal.
🔁 Don't fear forgetting. Everything comes back through use in later steps. Keep moving; understanding beats memorizing.
Your course (≈10 min each)
Do roughly one a day. They build in order — each lesson reuses the last.
🎧 Lessons
Tap to begin. Speak each answer aloud before revealing.
🔁 Spaced recall
Your daily warm-up. Sentences you've built come back at growing gaps — but don't recall them from memory. Rebuild each one from its pieces, every time; that's what makes them permanent. Read the English, work it out aloud, then reveal.
🧩 Build
The real test of the method: brand-new sentences you've never seen, made only from words and structures you've already learned. You can't recall these — you have to construct them. That's fluency in miniature.
👂 Listening drills
Real conversations hit your ear with no subtitles. Here you only hear the language — work out the meaning, then reveal. This trains the skill you'll actually use in real conversations.
🗣️ Shadowing
A powerful way to develop more natural rhythm and pronunciation: hear a line and repeat it immediately, copying the rhythm and melody — not translating. 10–15 focused minutes beats an hour of tired mimicry.
✚ Chunk builder
Heard a useful phrase out in the world? Capture it here. Every chunk you save joins your Recall, Listen, Shadow and Quiz automatically — so it actually sticks.
📺 Resources & daily plan
Free listening you can understand and enjoy — the comprehensible-input piece. Mix these with your lessons.
💬 Real conversations
Full exchanges you'll actually have, start to finish. Tap 🔊 on any line, or play the whole conversation. Try covering the English and reading the other language aloud.
🎯 Quiz
Test yourself across everything you've learned. Multiple-choice both ways, plus a typing challenge. You need 80% to call a set solid.
🤖 Conversation partner
The practice no drill gives you: a real back-and-forth. Chat with an AI partner that stays at a beginner level and gently corrects you — a powerful way to turn what you've learned into speech.
🌍 Culture & etiquette
Speaking well is half of it — these unwritten rules will make locals warm to you instantly.
🗂️ Pocket phrases
Grab-and-go reference for real situations — greetings, numbers, emergencies that you just need ready. Search or filter, tap 🔊.
🔊 Sounds
Quick grammar
🌐 Hub
Your command centre — progress across every language, one daily plan, a single review that spans them all, and a phrase explorer that shows how your languages connect.
Mandarin time & dates: notes and examples
Days, months and telling the time in Mandarin with pinyin and tone marks.
To say “I like tea” in Mandarin: 我喜欢茶(wǒ xǐhuan chá). Built from 喜欢 = like; 茶 = tea.
To say “I'd like to drink water” in Mandarin: 我想喝水(wǒ xiǎng hē shuǐ). Built from 想 = would like to; 喝 = drink; 水 = water.
To say “Come here” in Mandarin: 来这里(lái zhèlǐ). Built from 来 = come; 这里 = here.
住 pairs with 在 for 'I live in…'.
To say “I live in Dubai” in Mandarin: 我住在迪拜(wǒ zhù zài díbài). Built from 住 = live; 在 = in; 迪拜 = Dubai.
More phrases for this topic
Mandarin
Pronunciation
Meaning
今天
jīntiān
today
明天
míngtiān
tomorrow
现在
xiànzài
now
现在几点？
xiànzài jǐ diǎn
what time is it?
分钟
fēnzhōng
minute(s)
Written by the LanguagePath editorial team from our own course material. Pronunciation guides are approximate English respellings; tap any phrase in the app above to hear it. Native-speaker review of every course is ongoing — tell us if you spot an error.
Time & dates
Mandarin time & dates
Build dates by stacking: year + month + day, and time with 点 (diǎn, o'clock).
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