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Hyperpolyglot Yves
Manchu
German
Native
Swiss German
Native
Chinese (Mandarin)
English
Croatian
Spanish
Portuguese
Russian
Persian (Farsi)
Italian

From Switzerland

Living in Zurich, Switzerland

Polyglot licensed teacher, teaching German, Swiss German, Manchu and Classical Chinese. 🆕 I also teach Classical Chinese (available under Manchu) ✅ Native speaker of German and Swiss German (Bernese). ✅ Fluent in 7 other languages, conversational in more. ✅ Member of HYPIA (https://www.polyglotassociation.org/members/yves-trachsel) ✅ Master’s degree in Sinology and Linguistics, Bachelor's degree in Translation. ✅ Certified teacher of German (DaF/DaZ). ✅ Several years of professional experience as a teacher of Modern Chinese, Classical Chinese (University) and German. ✅ Multiple years of experience as a medical interpreter and translator (Mandarin<>German/English). ✅ I am fascinated by everything language-related and find immense joy in imparting my knowledge with my students. ✅ I am trained, linguistics-savvy and well-read. If you need explanation to a complicated grammar phenomenon in German, you won't hear answers like "it just works that way, I don't know why" from me. ✅ Thorough, patient and cordial. ✅ I tailor-make all my classes suited to your personal needs, goals and your language level. ✅ I employ a wide variety of teaching methods (according to your needs) such as discussions, video, image description, reading practice, vocabulary exercises etc.) ✅ I also offer test preparation. ❗ My study materials are designed for adult learners. I therefore do not offer classes for children.
My teaching material
  • PDF file
  • Text Documents
  • Image files
  • Articles and news
  • Graphs and charts
  • Homework Assignments
  • Test templates and examples
  • Presentation slides/PPT
  • Quizzes
  • Audio files
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Trial Lesson
277 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
The Manchu language for beginners (Grammar class)
A1-A2
Language Essentials
200 lessons completed
USD 52.00+
10% off
The Manchu language for intermediate/advanced students (Reading class)
B1-C2
Language Essentials
43 lessons completed
USD 52.00+
10% off
Classical Chinese 文言文
A1-C2
Language Essentials
37 lessons completed
USD 36.00+
10% off
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Manchu
Structured lessons·9
Patient·8
Pronunciation·4
For beginners·75
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Student Luisa
Luisa
67 German lessons
Teacher’s pick
Yves is a talented linguist who has the passion of learning and teaching languages. His class is always well-prepared, full of content, individual-tailored and full of fun. He is a teacher who is punctual, on one side flexible about the need from the student, on the other hand side strict with the quality of the teaching. It is a good experience to learn language with Yves.
Student Kaixian
Kaixian
45 German lessons
Teacher’s pick
Yves 是我在italki 上见过的最厉害的德语老师。他的课程内容超级多,一个小时的学习内容够我消化一个星期。他的专业能力过硬,任何中德翻译,解释都信手拈来。而且人超级好,情商智商双高。上他的课是种享受,让人感到愉悦。真希望有一天我的的德语也能够像他的中文那么好。
FrickeSabine
6 Swiss German lessons
Ich hatte heute 1 Stunde mit Hyperpolyglot Yves und es hat mich sehr gefreut, so einen netten Lehrer kennenzulernen. Da ich schon etwas Berndeutsch spreche, konnten wir uns auch gleich unterhalten und es hat prima geklappt. Yves ist sehr gut auf meine Bedürfnisse eingegangen und hat abgefragt, welche Ansprüche ich an den Unterricht habe und was ich erwarte. Er hat alles, was ihm aufgefallen ist, korrigiert. Und das finde ich gut. Es kann gut sein, dass ich noch weitere Stunden buche, aber zur Zeit kann ich das noch nicht entscheiden. Es war auf jeden Fall eine schöne Begegnung.
Student Jingwen
Jingwen
76 German lessons
Teacher’s pick
Punctual, communicative, talented, a down-to-earth modest friendly genius. The 1 hour class consisted of everyday speaking, asking about my days, correcting my diary (homework), asking me to retell what I had read (homework), revising the last lesson’s materials, doing new translation exercises in different levels. Always lots of new words and grammatical tips. The homework always has varieties, writing, reading and listening, along with great, interesting and up-to-date material, it’s very effective. And Yves is always so encouraging. I still can’t believe I actually know such a person as Yves in real life (online)!
FrickeSabine
6 Swiss German lessons
Ich hatte heute meine zweite Stunde mit Hyperpolyglot Yves. Es hat mir sehr gut gefallen, er ist sehr geduldig, hat Humor und lässt dem Schüler auch Zeit, sich zu verbessern. Das finde ich toll, denn manchmal fällt einem das ja selber schon auf, dass das sprachlich nicht ganz richtig war, was man gerade gesagt hat. Yves korrigiert mich, das finde ich gut und wichtig. Ich werde sicher noch einige Stunden bei ihm nehmen.
Helena
1 Swiss German lesson
Yves undertook a needs assessment prior to the lesson and was prepared and organized. He provided me with lots of quick feedback and suggestions for next steps.