Nicole Lau
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Nicole Lau
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Teaches
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Chinese (Cantonese)
Native
Speaks
English
Spanish
Dutch
Latvian
Digital nomad Chinese teacher who has taught 10k+ lessons and 400+ students with 7 years experience
Teaches
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Chinese (Cantonese)
Native
Speaks
English
Spanish
Dutch
Latvian
Digital nomad Chinese teacher who has taught 10k+ lessons and 400+ students with 7 years experience
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From ChinaLiving in Utrecht, Netherlands (16:40 UTC+03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Dec 16, 2016InterestsPets & AnimalsTravelHistorySports & FitnessFood
I was born and raised in Guangzhou, a stone’s throw from Hong Kong. I speak both Mandarin&Cantonese with standard accents.
I am passionate about languages, traveling, working out, dancing and food. I'm teaching full-time, I have taught 10k+ classes, meanwhile I'm living&traveling around the world.I've lived in Asia and Europe.
I've been to 30+ countries including Latvia, Iran, Turkey, Mexico, Australia and so on. I've dived, skydived, paraglided and gone for 1.5months long motorcycle trip.
I speak English well so I can explain grammatical questions clearly. I am also learning Spanish and the local languages when I stay there.Me as a Teacher
🌲Have taught 10k+ lessons with many regular students for over 6 years, teach full time so easy to book a free slot
🌲Tailor lessons according to students' levels and needs, various materials are provided
🌲Good at explaining the nuances&grammar of both Mandarin and Cantonese
🌲Have good understanding of English so can explain how Chinese is related to or different from English, also can understand the common mistakes that English speakers make
🌲Have many different interests and have lived&traveled in 8 countries, so we will have endless topics to discuss in class
🌲Standard Mandarin & Cantonese pronunciationMy lessons & teaching style
I like to keep my lesson practical and I can communicate with students in Chinese and English fluently.
- Before our class, I spend some time to learn about your purpose, proficiency level, preferred methods, and prepare the class accordingly.
- In the class, I encourage you to 1. speak Chinese as much as possible, 2. make your own sentences while I correct your pronunciation and gramma, and 3. write them down for future review; and provide you helpful feedback and tips for improvement.
- After the class, I provide you with text, audio, or video materials and assign homework if you wish.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Flashcards
- Articles and news
- Test templates and examples
- Homework Assignments
- Video files
- Quizzes
Education
2019 - 2023
Bachelor’s - Law
5.0
Rating
468
Students
10.4k
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Chinese (Mandarin) Lessons
Chinese (Mandarin)
Chinese (Cantonese)
Trial Lesson
157 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
HSK / Textbook / Conversation
A1 - C2Language Essentials5,893 lessons completed
USD 19.89+
Package with 8% off
✨30 minutes✨ Trial Lesson for new students (please schedule 30 minutes)
A1 - C2Language Essentials141 lessons completed
USD 15.50+
Availability
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Chinese (Mandarin)
Chinese (Cantonese)
Frances Reneau
203 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Teacher’s pick
Nicole is always helpful, punctual, patient, and kind. She remembers all kinds of details of our past lessons and knows which words I know (or should know!) and which words will be new.
Feb 19, 2024
Steve
432 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Teacher’s pick
Nicole is a very intuitive teacher with the patience and ability to adapt to different learning styles. It is always a positive experience to spend time with Nicole!
Aug 22, 2018
BenjaminH
161 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Today's material was quite challenging but Nicole was patient in helping me complete the exercises. I always appreciate her patience and understanding!
Apr 6, 2025
Trevor Kafka 康明
89 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Teacher’s pick
I'm always impressed with Nicole's openness, friendliness, and ability to clearly explain the nuances of both Mandarin and Cantonese, as well as how they relate to English words when further clarification is needed. Even 90-minute classes always fly by very quickly with Nicole!
Jun 30, 2021
BenjaminH
161 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
I had a very enjoyable and productive conversation today!
Apr 13, 2025
BenjaminH
161 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Today we did some work from an HSK book and Nicole made sure to point out key vocabulary and grammatical structure used in each text. Her explanations were conducive to my understanding and acquisition of those key points!
Mar 30, 2025
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