✨ Master Essential Chinese Characters on Menus

This is a two day course where I teach how to read keywords on a Chinese menu with fun stories!

By the end of this class, you'll easily know how to read these words in Chinese: rice, noodles, beef, fish, pork, mutton, chicken, vegetables, seafood, shrimp, egg, soup, spicy, stir-fry, and deep-fried.

Not only that, but you'll also join me for some fun challenges by reading a real menu and street signs together!

Living in Taiwan but Still Can’t Read a Menu?

You don’t need to memorize hundreds of Chinese characters.

You just need to start with the right ones.

If you’ve just arrived in Taiwan—or you’ve been living here for a while—you’ve probably experienced this:

You walk into a local restaurant, pick up the menu...

And suddenly, everything becomes a guessing game. 😵‍💫

Maybe you can speak a little Mandarin.

Maybe you can order food when there are pictures.

But when you see a menu filled with Chinese characters, you still have no idea what you’re looking at.

So you take out Google Translate.

You look for an English menu.

Or you simply point at something and hope for the best.

It doesn’t have to be this hard.

You Don’t Need to “Learn Chinese.”

You Need to Learn the Chinese You Actually Use.

One of the biggest mistakes beginners make is trying to learn Chinese characters the way they appear in textbooks.

But here’s the problem:

Many of the first characters you learn in a textbook are useful for building sentences...

…but they’re not necessarily the characters you urgently need to recognize in real life.

You want to learn words that can immediately make your daily life easier.

That’s exactly where we’re going to start.

Learn to Read Your First Taiwanese Menu

This mini-course is designed specifically for complete beginners who have never learned Chinese characters before.

No character knowledge?

Perfect.

You don’t need to memorize hundreds of characters, study complicated vocabulary lists, or spend months learning before Chinese becomes useful.

Instead, I’ll teach you the essential characters and keywords you need to start understanding real Taiwanese menus right away.

No wasted time.

No useless memorization.

Just practical Chinese you can actually use.

Chinese Characters Are Not Random Pictures

At first, Chinese characters can look like a bunch of complicated lines.

But once you understand how they work, they start making much more sense.

In this course, you won’t just memorize:

「This shape means chicken. Remember it!」

Instead, I’ll help you understand how Chinese characters are built.

You’ll learn:

✦ Basic Chinese character structure

✦ How strokes work

✦ How to break complicated characters into smaller, recognizable parts

✦ How one character can help you recognize another

✦ How to use visual clues and stories to remember characters more easily

Instead of forcing yourself to memorize a random image, you’ll start to see the logic behind the character.

If you are planing to to live in Taiwan long term, trust me, you want to know how to read characters, imagine you only know to speak your native language but don't know how to read...

Stop Memorizing. Start Making Connections.

Chinese characters are much easier to remember when they have meaning.

That’s why I use stories, visual associations, and character components to help you connect what you see with what it means.

The goal isn’t to remember a character for five minutes just to pass a quiz.

The goal is to help that character stick in your long-term memory—so the next time you see it on a menu in Taiwan, you think:

“WAIT… I KNOW THAT!” 👀

That moment is when Chinese characters stop feeling impossible.

And start becoming useful.

What You’ll Learn

By the end of this mini-course, you’ll be able to recognize essential characters commonly found on Taiwanese menus, including food categories, ingredients, and cooking methods.

You’ll learn characters and words that show on the menu.

And you’ll build a solid foundation and learn practical strategies that will make learning Chinese characters much easier in the future!

Your Final Challenge 🎯

At the end of the course, it’s time to put everything together.

Can you recognize the characters you’ve learned?

Can you figure out what different dishes are?

Can you understand the clues on a Taiwanese menu?

And most importantly...

Can you complete a real Taiwanese order sheet without relying completely on English?

This is your chance to test yourself in a fun, practical challenge and see just how much you can already understand.

You might be surprised by how much you can read!

🎁 BONUS LESSON

Must-Try Classic Taiwanese Dishes & Their Chinese Names

I’ll also introduce you to some of Taiwan’s most iconic dishes you absolutely need to know—so next time you see them on a menu, you’ll know exactly what to order!

Learn the names, what they are, and what you definitely shouldn’t miss while you’re in Taiwan. 😋

This Course Is Perfect for You If...

✦ You just moved to Taiwan and Chinese menus feel overwhelming.

✦ You already live in Taiwan but still depend on Google Translate every time you order food.

✦ You’ve never learned Chinese characters and have no idea where to start.

✦ You want to learn characters—but hate the idea of endless memorization and flashcards.

✦ You don’t want to waste time learning random characters you rarely see in daily life.

✦ You want a practical, beginner-friendly introduction to how Chinese characters actually work.

You do not need any previous Chinese character knowledge.

We’re starting from zero.

Imagine This...

You walk into a local restaurant in Taiwan.

There’s no English menu.

No pictures.

Just Chinese.

But this time, instead of immediately reaching for your phone...

You start recognizing things and condifently order what you want exactly!

That’s what I want this course to give you

Common Q & A

Q: Is this a live class?
A: No, it is a pre-recorded video course. However, you are welcome to ask me any questions related to the course. Simply leave a comment under the lesson.

Q: How long is this course?

A: 2.6 hours.

Q: How long do I have the access to this course?

A: Lifetime access.

Q: Do you offer practice sheets?

A: Yes!