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Pranesh Anthony · 2 May 2025
In my team, most people are fluent in Mandarin and naturally switch to it during casual convos or even in meetings. I only know basic phrases and sometimes I just sit there awkwardly, pretending to understand. 😅 I want to blend in better and not feel like the odd one out, but picking up a new language as an adult while juggling work isn't easy. Anyone else face this at work?
Do you just slowly pick it up or go for proper lessons?
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Zahid · 4 May 2025
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Yup, same here. Most of my teammates speak Mandarin too. I ended up joining weekly group classes after work.. not super intense but it gave me structure. And now I can at least follow the gist of convos!
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