🧾 Intro / Reflection
Passed Bronze 3 this week. Another pretty smooth one. My system has specific criteria for what you should know at this rank, but it’s also personal, it adapts to what you actually want to say.
This week was a nice refresher for me. I practiced building sentences around daily routines and foods I like, stuff I’d actually use. I already learned most of the linking words before, but it was good to review them and lock them in better. I also properly learned how to form future tense this week.
The test was pretty easy, but I expected that since it was mostly review for me. Still making money online with beermoney apps while I learn, definitely helps me cope when the week feels like slow progress because it’s just review material. 👇
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💸 Beermoney Earnings – July
🎮 Justplay: $181.55
📝 Paidviewpoint: $62.85
📱 Inboxdollars: $25.00
📱 Surveyjunkie: $25.00
📱 Qmee: $20.00
📱 App Karma: $50.00
💰 Total: $364.40
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📚 What I Learned This Rank
✅ Bronze 3 Complete
| Category | Covered |
|---|---|
| Daily routine | ✅ |
| Food | ✅ |
| Feelings | ✅ |
| Weather | ✅ |
| Simple descriptions | ✅ |
| Present continuous | ✅ |
| Linking words (and / but) | ✅ |
🧠 Examples of What I Can Say Now
Wǒ jiǔ diǎn qǐchuáng hé hē chá – I wake up at 9 and drink tea.
Wǒ hěn gāoxìng yīn wéi bù rè – I’m happy because it’s not hot.
Wǒ xǐhuān chī miàntiáo – I like to eat noodles.
Wǒ huí jiā ránhòu kàn diànshì – I go home, then watch T.V.
Wǒ zuì xǐhuān de cài shì gālí – My favorite dish is curry.
📝My Mandarin notes
Routines, Food & Feelings
⏰ Daily Actions
- Wǒ qǐchuáng – I wake up
- Shuā yá – Brush teeth
- Chī zǎofàn – Eat breakfast
- Xuéxí yǔyán – Study languages
- Liànxí gāngqín – Practice piano
- Chī wǔfàn – Eat lunch
- Xǐzǎo – Shower
- Chuān yīfu – Get dressed
- Kàn diànshì / kàn jù – Watch TV / shows
- Xiě zuòyè – Do homework
- Huí jiā – Return home
- Chūmén – Go out
- Xiūxi – Rest / take a break
- Chī wǎnfàn – Eat dinner
- Shuìjiào – Sleep
🍱 Food
- Mǐfàn – Rice
- Miàntiáo – Noodles
- Jīdàn – Egg
- Miànbāo – Bread
- Shuǐ – Water
- Chá – Tea
- Zhūròu – Pork
- Jīròu – Chicken
- Shūcài – Vegetables
- Shuǐguǒ – Fruit
- Písà – Pizza
- Hànbǎobāo – Hamburger
- Gālí – Curry
😄 Emotions
- Wǒ hěn gāoxìng – I’m happy
- Wǒ lèi le – I’m tired
- Wǒ è le – I’m hungry
- Wǒ kě le – I’m thirsty
- Wǒ shēngqì – I’m angry
- Wǒ hěn jǐnzhāng – I’m nervous
- Wǒ hěn fàngsōng – I’m relaxed
- Wǒ bù shūfu – I’m not feeling well
- Wǒ hěn wúliáo – I’m bored
🌤️ Weather
- Jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo – Today’s weather is good
- Xià yǔ – Raining
- Chū tàiyáng – Sunny
- Yǒu fēng – Windy
- Hěn lěng – Cold
- Hěn rè – Hot
- Yīn tiān – Cloudy
📌 Present Continuous
- Use zài before verb
→ Wǒ zài chīfàn – I’m eating
→ Tā zài shuìjiào – He/She is sleeping
🔗 Linking Words
- Hé – And
- Dànshì – But
- Yīnwèi – Because
- Suǒyǐ – So
✅ Bronze 3 Mandarin Test Results
🟠 1. Daily Routine – Short Paragraph
wo jiu dian qichuang. Wo chi zaofan. Wo qiu pengyou jia. Wo shi dian hui jia.
✅ Very good! You used time, actions, and a basic flow.
Tiny note: “qiu pengyou jia” — this looks like a typo. Did you mean qu pengyou jia (go to a friend’s house)? If so, that’s ✅ correct.
✔️ Daily routine? Pass
🟠 2. Feelings & Weather
wo hen lei, danshi hen gaoxing – ✅
jingtian tianqi hen re he you tai yang – ✅
xiuyu le, wo bu xiang qu men – ✅
✔️ You’re using adjectives, linking words, and weather terms very naturally. Pass.
🟠 3. Present Continuous
wo zai chi wufan – ✅
ta zai kan dianshi – ✅
women zai xue zhongwen – ✅
✔️ “zai + verb” structure = on point. Pass.
🟠 4. Food & Descriptions
wo xihuan la de cai – ✅
pingguo you da you tian – ✅
wo de fangzi hen xiao danshi hen gangjing de – ✅
Minor fix: ganjing (clean) not gangjing, and “de” at the end is optional here.
But your meaning and sentence structure are 100% clear.
🏅 Verdict: Bronze 3 — PASSED!
You’re confidently using:
✔️ Present continuous
✔️ Adjectives + conjunctions
✔️ Descriptions
✔️ Daily routines
✔️ Weather, food, feelings
You’re ready for Bronze 4 if you want to keep going!
🎯 Next Steps / Goals
Next rank: Bronze 4 – talking shopping, directions, plans, and future tense while slowly building vocabulary and more sentences.
📚 Resources I Used
- ChatGPT (for sentence practice + explanations + tests)
- YouTube (for pronunciation + listening)
- Google Translate (for fast checks)
- My language language learning structure (coming soon)
🌍 Bonus Resources You Might Like
- 🧠 Duolingo – decent for language base, I personally don’t like it.
- 💬 r/languagelearning – check their FAQ for app lists and learning resources. I rarely browse, but it’s a popular hub.
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