Haylie Chu

In the past 18 lessons I have had with Haylie, my command of Mandarin has improved immensely. Instead of just stringing words together, I feel that I can express a wider range of ideas while becoming more immersed within modern culture. As an additional benefit, my Cantonese also improves speaking to a native Hong Kong resident. If patience is a virtue, then Haylie would be quite a virtuous instructor. Combined with her humor, astuteness, and ability to read atmosphere, she can cater to individuals and be a true companion to your language learning journey. I appreciate her typing out each unknown word in English, Chinese Character, and Pin Yin as I recognize that takes quite a bit of effort. If you are looking for a vibrant, upbeat, and high-energy individual to take your language abilities to the next level, I strongly suggest to stop wasting your time and pick Haylie! 多謝老師每一個星期教. 我的中文水平越來越好因為你當我的老師. 除了很耐心以外你很聰明. 感謝你當我的老師!

Learning w/ Haylie is super fun. She's such a genuine and hilarious person that I always find that our one-hour lessons fly by in an instant. I don't want them to end! She creates a fun, non-judgmental space where I feel comfortable experimenting w/ the expressions and grammatical structures which she has explained to me. In general, she has helped w/ my Mandarin fluency a LOT! 谢谢你！

I loved my first lesson with Haylie! I didn’t think it was possible to find a Cantonese teacher who could use both of my native languages to explain Cantonese concepts, but Haylie can! 💯 I’m excited to continue learning :)

Out of the 10 speaking practice sessions I had with Haylie, I enjoyed all of them throughout. Haylie is engaging and very patient in correcting any mistakes in the session. Really enjoyed every session and always look forward to the next one. いつも勉強になりました、ありがとうございます！またよろしくお願いします！

Haylie is bright, knowledgeable, and fun to learn from! I love learning Cantonese from her, in English, with Japanese as our other common language to lean on for grammatical or cultural concepts that aren’t the same in English. 💕 Haylie has a plan for lessons but is always happy to pivot to make things more applicable for my learning goals or questions. Excited to keep learning with you, Haylie!

It was a great fun to learn with Haylie!