Chinese (Mandarin) teacher Samuel Zhao

Samuel Zhao

Professional Teacher
Teaches
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
English
Speaks
French
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Finnish
German
From ChinaLiving in Montreal, Canada (00:36 UTC-04:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 21, 2020
InterestsMusicFilms & TV SeriesReading
Hello everyone! My name is Sam. I am a native Mandarin speaker who is enthusiastic about teaching Mandarin Chinese and English. I also enjoy learning foreign languages and cultures. I studied Business Management at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. After finishing my study, I started working as an accountant while teaching Chinese as a private tutor at the same time. Besides Mandarin and English, I can also speak French and Russian. I am currently learning German and Swedish in my spare time. I also enjoy playing the piano and the violin, traveling, going to music concerts and cinemas.
5.0
Rating
102
Students
1171
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate

Chinese (Mandarin) Lessons

Chinese (Mandarin)
English
Trial Lesson
58 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Conversation Practice
A1 -  C2

Conversation

309 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Package with 20% off
HSK preparation
A1 -  C2

Language Essentials

63 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 11% off

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324 Reviews

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Chinese (Mandarin)
English
Student Martin Smith
Martin Smith
7 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Teacher’s pick
We worked on HSK grammar and pronunciation. Sam was very helpful.
Sep 4, 2020
Student Elle
Elle
2 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Teacher’s pick
Great first lesson with Sam! I am an American Born Chinese so I know accents and a bit of vocabulary (know enough to order food in a Chinese restaurant), but need help with everything else. Sam was very patient and mapped out a comprehensive curriculum, which I'm excited to start. Highly recommend!!
Aug 11, 2020
Student Ronald
Ronald
256 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Today we revised a long term learning plan. Sam is highly skilled and provided amazing resources completely tailored to my needs. He understands my level perfectly and aims teaching at this level. This was another great lesson - thank's Sam!
Mar 9, 2025
Student Deklan/Tashi
Deklan/Tashi
2 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Teacher’s pick
Thanks, you really helped me learn the correct way. I appreciate how you analyzed and helped me improve the way I said things 👍
Aug 29, 2020
Student Ronald
Ronald
256 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Today we started the lesson with warmup conversation, which led to a discussion of words relating to extreme weather and temperature zones. These warm up lessons are very useful, because I always end up learning new words that are relevant to my every day conversation. We then moved on to some HSK for dialogues, which had new vocabulary, structures and grammar. Lots of opportunity for speaking and pronunciation practice. Another great lesson – thanks, Sam!
Mar 16, 2025
Student Ronald
Ronald
256 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Today, after some conversational practice, we reviewed my answers to some questions about friends that I wrote for homework. We then reviewed an introduction I wrote about one of my friends. We covered a lot of new vocab and grammar in the process - this was a very useful lesson – thanks, Sam! Another great lesson!
Feb 16, 2025
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