Speak Chinese Like a True Canadian, Eh?
Mark Carney
Xi Jinping
The only Mandarin course designed specifically for Canadians. Learn essential phrases like “Where is Tim Hortons?” and “The Leafs will definitely win this year.”
* Results may vary. Not responsible for confused looks from native speakers.
Featured Phrases
Essential Mandarin for surviving (and thriving) in the Great White North. Each phrase carefully curated for maximum Canadian-ness.
Where is Tim Hortons?
蒂姆霍顿斯在哪里？
Dìmǔ Huòdùnsī zài nǎlǐ?
Sorry, eh?
对不起，嗯？
Duìbuqǐ, ēn?
I need a double-double
我需要双双咖啡
Wǒ xūyào shuāng shuāng kāfēi
The Leafs will win this year
枫叶队今年会赢
Fēngyè duì jīnnián huì yíng
It's not that cold, only -30
不太冷，只有零下三十度
Bù tài lěng, zhǐyǒu língxià sānshí dù
I love communism
我爱共产主义
Wǒ ài gòngchǎn zhǔyì
Why Learn Chinese the Canadian Way?
Traditional Chinese courses teach you boring phrases like “Hello” and “How are you?” But when you're in Beijing desperately searching for a Tim Hortons, will those phrases help? We think not.
Our revolutionary curriculum focuses on what really matters: coffee orders, hockey commentary, weather complaints, and the 47 different ways to apologize in Mandarin. Because saying sorry once is never enough when you're Canadian.
Learn Chinese the way it was meant to be learned: with maple syrup and a healthy dose of self-deprecating humour.
AI Voice Generation
Hear every phrase pronounced by our state-of-the-art AI, trained on authentic Mandarin speakers (not your cousin who “lived in Beijing for a summer”).
Curated Categories
From Hockey to Tim Hortons, from Apologies to Weather Complaints — every essential Canadian topic covered.
Practical First
No textbook fluff. Just the phrases you'll actually use (or at least the ones that'll make your friends laugh).
Ready to Impress Your Friends at the Dim Sum Restaurant?
Start learning essential Canadian-Chinese phrases today. It's free, it's fun, and it's probably more useful than that French you learned in high school.
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