Learn the Most Important words First and talk to Chinese people in their Own Language!

What if you could hold conversations with Chinese people
in their own language, while only knowing 500 words?

- Looking for a powerful way to get started with Mandarin Chinese?

- Getting tired of studying words and phrases that you can’t really use?

- Do you want to become conversational quickly?

- Want to learn Chinese by yourself in an effective way? 

 

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Hey, have you ever tried to learn Mandarin Chinese?

 

They say that Chinese is a difficult language to learn and let’s be honest - yes, learning Chinese can be very tricky!

 

The idea that you will have to learn 1000’s of characters, the tones and learn how to pronounce lots of tricky sounds is pretty intimidating. On top of that, there is almost no overlap with English vocabulary. 

 

Is there a way to tackle such an intimidating language like Mandarin Chinese?

 

Despite being very bad at learning languages at school and my teachers having no hope for me, I somehow managed to become conversational in Chinese in only 5 months.

 

A few years later, I became fluent and I was regularly asked for working on interpretation jobs for western-based businessmen in China. 
 

In the end, only one simple principle changed everything for me…

 

How could a bad language student like me quickly reach a solid level in Chinese in just a matter of months? 

The girl that changed

everything

 

For some reason I’ve always been deeply interested in other countries and cultures. When I heard about the exchange program in China I was all in!

 

China was like another world to me. Different food, different people with different habits and a completely new language. .

 

After a few weeks I got to know a nice local girl and she became my girlfriend.

Only one problem, she didn’t speak a word of English…

 

So, I had to learn Chinese and I had to learn it fast.

 

At first, I wasn’t sure I had the confidence to learn Chinese quickly, if at all. But my girlfriend changed all that and forced me into the situation where I had to learn the language.

 

In the end, by the time I left China, my Chinese was pretty good.

 

I remember that night at 1 a.m. when I walked back from her place to my dormitory through drenching rains. After 1 year in an exchange programme, I had to say goodbye to her and I thought I’d never see her again. 

 

At the time it broke my heart, but it later started to change my perspective on things.

 

I’d learned to speak a new language in only five months, after being told when I was younger that I was terrible at languages. But I’d learned enough Chinese to find love.

 

So, for the first time in my life, I started believing that I could become successful at learning languages.

 

This changed my ability to learn foreign languages and eventually, my whole life.

 

And it was all because I picked up one basic principle that made it a lot easier for me to learn Chinese, and later also many other languages.

 

It wasn’t just because I was living in another country.

And it wasn’t just because I fell in love with a native speaker, although that did help.

 

Let me show you step-by-step how you can hold conversations in Chinese from the very beginning, even if you’re bad at grammar and memorizing words.

 

This might help you find a new job, discover the real China, or perhaps even meet someone special.

 

Whatever your goal, you’ll be able to do this with enough confidence that you’ll eventually forget you’re talking in another language.

 

The most important principle to learning Chinese quickly that most people forget

 

If you’re familiar with our method you know that learning first things first is the key to quick progress in the beginning.
 

The Pareto principle (also known as the 80–20 rule) states that you get 80% of the results from 20% of the work. This principle can be applied in language learning as well.

 

In language learning the ratio is more like 95-5, which means that native speakers only use 5% of the words, 95% of the time.

 

You see, languages contain hundreds of thousands of words but only a fraction of them are used daily by native speakers, and you only need a fraction of these words for your first conversations.
 

Besides that, your first conversations in a new language will always be the same.

 

You’ll be asked questions like;

- What’s your name?
- Where are you from?
- What do you do here?
- Do you live here?
- For how long have you been studying....?
 

Just learning a few answers to these questions by heart is not enough. You want to be able to construct your own sentences and speak naturally, right?


To create your first sentences you need important pronouns like: I and you; verbs like, can, do, want, be, have and a few nouns to get started.
 

But, just learning these important words isn’t quite enough…
 

At school or in traditional language courses you learn lots of words. Yet, most people can’t hold conversations in their target language after they finish their course.
 

Why?


Because to speak a language fluently you need to become good at two things:


1. You need to know a lot about the language. That means that you need to know many words and you need to know how the grammar works.

 

2. But what’s even more important, and what most people forget is that you need to know how to use these words and grammar rules in real, natural conversations.
 

So it’s not so much about “how much you know”, but about how well you can use what you’ve learned.
 

Which will help you communicate effectively with those around you and genuinely express who you are.
 

You see, learning a language is not just about learning a bunch of words. Your fluency is going to depend on how well and quickly you can put the words and grammar you know together.
 

At school we learn a lot of words and grammar. The problem is that we don’t spend enough time practicing what we have learned.
 

We don’t spend enough time constructing sentences that are personal to us.

Just learning is not enough, you need to activate what you learn inside your brain.
 

In other words: you use it, or you lose it!
 

By using what you’ve learned you aren’t just less likely to forget new words, you also train your brain to quickly produce sentences in your new language. 

If you practice doing this long enough, you’ll eventually become fluent.

The Ideal Chinese Course for Complete Beginners
 

 

 

But where can you find a language course that not only teaches you the most important vocabulary, but also trains you to form sentences, so that you can eventually hold conversations with native speakers?

 

 

We tested all major language learning courses but we couldn’t find anything which came close. We wanted to create something better than any other course on the market.
 

My friend Lucas and I spent years of our life trying to figure out what the most important words for beginners are (in Mandarin) and how to teach them in an effective way.

We wanted to create the ideal course for those who want to learn a new language from scratch. A course that focused on real results.

 

After more than a decade of trial and error and having learned more than 10 language ourselves, Lucas and I came to the conclusion that if we wanted a program that teaches you how to speak Chinese from the beginning, we …

 

- Should teach the minimum amount of words that you can use to make the maximum amount of combinations.

 

- Should focus on the most important vocabulary that you’ll need for your first conversations

 

- The materials should come with native speaker audio and video learning tools

 

- The focus should be on the student; our priority is to let the student construct their own sentences!

 

- The program should be super user-friendly.

 

It wasn’t easy, but after years of testing, experimenting and seeing our students getting results we finally launched the ultimate recourse for beginners.
 

And we’ve called it:


 

VocaBooster Mandarin!

With VocaBooster Cantonese we’ve hand -picked the most important words in Mandarin for you, so that you can start speaking Mandarin, right away!


 

But WAIT, who are you guys?

Who exactly are you guys and what do you know about learning Chinese?
 

Well, Lucas and I have dedicated the last ten years of our lives to learning foreign languages and we’ve tested all the major courses and methods.
 

Not only have we learned many foreign languages for fun, we’ve also lived in many different countries where we had to speak multiple languages on a daily basis. We designed this course for people who want to speak a foreign language in the real world, not just to pass an exam.
 

This language learning journey has brought Jan to over 100 countries and I’ve learned over 10 languages. Lucas speaks even more languages than Jan.
 

Over the years we’ve also interviewed many of the world's most accomplished language learners. We’ve learned what works and implemented it in our own methodology.


We also regularly speak at language events all over the world. We don’t just give these talks in English. Below you can see Lucas giving a presentation in Russian, in various cities in Russia, and even in Kyrgyzstan.

 

Helping people from all over the world to learn foreign languages is what makes us feel alive.

I’ve known Jan and Lucas for a few years and I’ve always found their language learning ideas and tips extremely useful. I was so impressed by Lucas’ story that I even mentioned him in my TED talk as a very inspiring polyglot. The talk has been watched by over 4.5 million people. 

We’ve had dozens of hours of conversation about language learning, so I know that these guys know their stuff about language learning, especially when someone is just starting. 

 

Highly recommended!

Lýdia Machová 

TED speaker and Founder of Language Mentoring

I have tested most language applications, books and courses out there and I can honestly say that language boost uses one of the best methods. It gets you from A-B very quickly and cuts out a lot of the useless rubbish a traditional language school might teach you. 

If you are a real stickler for detail and grammar etc. it could be a bit light, but if you are just looking to pick up and start using the language quickly, I can highly recommend these guys!

Ed Davidson

La Ferpection, Double Deutsch

Jan and Lucas have more experience learning foreign languages than almost anyone on the planet. 

If you want to learn to speak a new language and learn quickly, I recommend you pay attention to what these guys have to say!

Olly Richards

Author and Founder of iwillteachyoualanguage.com

We´ve learned over 10 languages this way, including Mandarin...

How much Lucas learned in 2 months with VocaBooster...

Will VocaBooster Mandarin

work for me?

This program has been designed for:

  • Absolute beginners
     
  • People who tried to learn Mandarin Chinese in the past but can’t utter a proper sentence

 

What you will get...

Now, let us tell you exactly what you will get when you enroll in VocaBooster Mandarin; 

1. DECODE

The VocaBooster Mandarin eBook with:

The most important vocabulary in Mandarin. We’ve added images and translations for each word for better memorization. 
 

Example sentences for the words that we teach. This way you learn to make sentences from the start and will better memorize the new vocabulary. 

Achieve 100% comprehension of every little detail with the word-by-word translations that we’ve added. 

We’ve added simple grammar notes to help you understand the structure of the language. You don’t have to memorize anything yet. 
 

The most important thing at this stage is to get a feel for the language and to understand how the language works.

 

2. STORE

Now you have an idea of how the language works, it’s time for some serious input. Read the eBook again in small chunks of 20 entries each time. 

Listen to the native audio recordings carefully and repeat the keywords out loud, followed by the example sentence. 

Try to memorize the key word first, later you can also try to memorize the translations of the example sentences.

Each study session shouldn't take longer than 20 minutes.

 

3. ACTIVATE

    Once you’ve studied the content from the ebook and you’ve listened to the audio over and over again, it’s time to train your output.

    A great way to do that is by using Anki.

     

    We’ve included an Anki Flashcard Deck* with the content of the course. This will allow you to reinforce the words and sentences that you have learned by using Anki’s Spaced Repetition System.  

     

    These flashcard decks are a great tool to keep everything that you learn fresh in your mind and not forget it anymore!

     

    *The Anki app is free for desktop and Android users, they have a paid version for iOS (Iphone users).

     

    What do our students say about VocaBooster?

    You learn the vocabulary in context and that really helps to memorize and to remember things. These are the words that you're going to use constantly, so I think for beginners this is really, really great! I highly recommend it!

    Conor Clyne

    TsarExperience.com

    First I thought, that the example sentences wouldn't have such a big impact on the learning progress, but when I realized that I started placing adverbs and pronouns in the right position just after having studied some phrases before, I knew that was effective.

    Florian Araújo

    Germany

     

    I must say that I am very happy with it! I have learned German for more than a year but mainly enriching my passive vocabulary (with Assimil and LingQ). When I will have learned the 500 words and sentences, I have the feeling I will finally feel more comfortable in speaking.

    Adélaïde Caudron

    France

    Your courses seem to be the perfect middle ground in-between saying a few cursory words, and really going for greater fluency with Glossika being my presence for that.

    Peter Pure

    USA

    Join VocaBooster Mandarin Today!

    Life-long Access

    $67

    One-time payment

    PDF study sheets with;
     

    - The most important vocabulary in Mandarin,
    hand-picked by us (magical 2.5%)
    - Example sentences
    - Grammar notes

    High quality MP3 recordings

    Anki Flashcards* with;
     

    - Native audio recordings
    - Example sentences 

    *The Anki app is free for desktop and Android users, they have a paid version for iOS (Iphone users).

    YOU ARE PROCTED BY OUR

    30 DAYS MONEY BACK GUARANTEE

    If you don’t find VocaBooster Mandarin useful, just let us know within 30 days and we will give you a refund.  No questions asked.


    Jan & Lucas

    Frequently asked question

    Isn’t VocaBooster just a word list? Can’t I just download a frequency list from the internet?
     

    No, VocaBooster is much more than that. Although this course is based on the essential vocabulary (the Magical 2.5%), we provide you more than just a word list.


    All entries come with images, native audio, word-for-word translations and grammar notes. We also provide flashcard decks so that you can learn the content in an interactive way using the “Anki” app on your smartphone.


    VocaBooster provides training materials that will be useful to you for the first 3 to 6 months of your learning journey.


    What does VocaBooster offer that similar products on the market don’t?

     

    VocaBooster Mandarin is the only resource that makes use of the More-with-Less Method


    With the More-with-Less Method you’ll achieve the maximum amount of speech with the minimum number of words. In fact, we won't teach you more than 500 words in this course.

     

    But how will you be able to speak Chinese with only 500 words? 
     

    When we created this method we made sure that we handpicked only the most important words that you need for your daily conversations. 

     

    Isn’t VocaBooster too expensive?


    Learning a language with VocaBooster will give you a head start towards attaining fluency. We have spent hundreds (if not thousands) of hours on research – selecting, translating, checking and testing the most useful content.


    The good news is that all this hard work has made it possible for you to save lots of time and frustration in learning vocabulary that is irrelevant for beginners.

    If you want to save time, avoid frustration and gain momentum in your Chinese studies, this small investment in yourself will definitely pay off very quickly.

    Who is VocaBooster for?


    For beginners who want to reach a conversational level of a language in record time!
     

    Learning with Vocabooster will be highly effective for those who practice what they’ve learned with real people.


    It can also be a great tool for intermediate level students who can already hold simple conversations. In such cases, VocaBooster can help you to think, translate and speak faster and more fluently.

    Can I get my money back if I don’t find VocaBooster useful?

    Yes. If you don’t find this tool useful, just let us know within 30 days and we will give you a refund. No questions asked.