Real-Life Chinese Conversation with Yanyan
Can you recognize the characters as they fly past?
Meet Yanyan
@easymandarinteacher has been teaching Chinese since 2008, and her 133K followers get the benefit of every one of those years. This reel is classic Yanyan: a real-life conversation, played at real speed, with a challenge — can you recognize those characters? It's the gap every learner has to cross, from flashcard Chinese to street Chinese, and she builds the bridge one reel at a time.
Seventeen years of teaching shows in what she chooses to film: not textbook dialogues, but the Mandarin people actually speak.
Yanyan, if you're reading this: we'd love to have you join ImChatty as one of our early tutors. Your reels train learners to recognize real conversation — live 1:1 practice on ImChatty is where they finally get to hold one. With your experience, you'd be exactly the tutor nervous beginners need on the other side of the exchange. Early tutors get priority placement, a real say in how the platform develops, and first pick of session slots as we grow. And of course, I've followed you, drop me a message if you're interesting in chatting!
- Real-speed, real-life Mandarin — not textbook dialogues
- Teaching Chinese professionally since 2008
- 133K learners follow her conversation challenges
Do I need an account to start practicing?
No. You can start a conversation in seconds without signing up. Just choose your target language and you're in — no email, no profile required.
What languages can I practice on ImChatty?
French, English, Chinese, Russian, and more coming soon — whatever your practice partner speaks. The partner matching filter lets you sort by target language.
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