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Best Chinese Learning Blogs
My mission was simple. Go out and search the world wide web to find the best bloggers that blog about learning Mandarin Chinese. What kind of blogs? Chinese language blogs that talk about language learning resources, tips for speaking, offer listening practice, etc… There are many blogs about living in China and while these [...]
Continue reading...World Bra Tour: German Bra Commercials
15. April 2009
In the United States when I think of ladies underwear I think of Victoria’s Secret. If you were to ask me to name another store I wouldn’t know how to answer. Victoria’s Secret is a staple in any American mall, men lust over their sexy models, and it seems like every woman loves shopping there. [...]
Continue reading...Talking with Beauties: Female Foreigners Speaking Korean
1. April 2009
After featuring foreigners who spoke Chinese really fluently, I decided to look into foreigners who could speak Korean fluently. In my search I came across a KBS (Korean Broadcasting Show) called “미녀들의 수다.” “Global Talk Show” is the official English translation of the show according to KBS, but other English translations include: Talk with beauties, [...]
Continue reading...Genki Japan: Fun Japanese Learning Songs
24. February 2009
In my random searching for good or fun Japanese learning materials I came across a website which takes a very unique approach to Japanese learning. It’s called GenkiJapan.net (though for some reason when you get to the site it redirects to GenkiEnglish.net). “Genki” in Japanese means “energetic” or “fun” and “Japan” means Japan the country [...]
Continue reading...Top 10 Foreigners Who Speak Chinese Better than Me
19. February 2009
Considering my parent’s are immigrants from Taiwan and I’ve been studying Chinese since I was a kid you would think I would be pretty good at Mandarin. However, I suck. While it doesn’t take much to find someone who speaks better Mandarin Chinese than me here are 10 non-native Chinese speakers who rock the language. [...]
Continue reading...Panda, Nature’s Language Master and Teacher
18. February 2009
For better or for worse , I’ve started to notice a trend in foreign language education. Apparently, pandas are the most qualified to teach children foreign languages. Of all of nature’s animals–monkeys, giraffes, sharks, owls, etc … — pandas are the one animal who’s language ability surpasses all the other animals and is the animal [...]
Continue reading...Text to Speech: Your Own Language Slave
23. January 2009
TTS or Text To Speech is the process of converting any written text to spoken speech by way of a computer. In the past the quality of these text to speech tools was pretty bad. It would sound like robots were talking to you instead of humans. However, a lot of progress has been made [...]
Continue reading...Welcome to DipToGo
DipToGo is a blog dedicated to exploring world culture and interesting language learning articles and tools. Find a text to speech website to help you brush up on your French, or watch videos of foreigners speaking Chinese really well. Our goal is to make the world just a little bit smaller :)
17. April 2009
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