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Life & fun · January 24, 2012

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Learn Chinese - fun, fast and effective

I've recently launched a startup called Native Tongue. Our vision is to make language learning fun, fast and effective. We've released our first product "Mandarin Madness", which is to learn Mandarin Chinese vocabulary. Its available on android and iOS. Its for beginners to intermediate, including those with no experience. Please go here for more information and to download the app: http://mandarinmadness.com/ Our company website is http://nativetongue.com/ We would love to get some feedback on our mobile apps. We would also like to speak to people interested in language learning and…

Learn Chinese - fun, fast and effective launched on January 24, 2012 with 12 votes, #79 of 306 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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Mandarin Madness is a mobile app for learning Mandarin Chinese vocabulary, available on Android and iOS. Designed for beginners to intermediate learners with no prior experience, the app is created by Native Tongue, a language learning startup. The product focuses on making vocabulary acquisition fun, fast, and effective through its mobile platform.

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I've recently launched a startup called Native Tongue. Our vision is to make language learning fun, fast and effective. We've released our first product "Mandarin Madness", which is to learn Mandarin Chinese vocabulary. Its available on android and iOS. Its for beginners to intermediate, including those with no…

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