Ricky
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Ricky
Community Tutor![]()
Teaches
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Chinese (Cantonese)
Native
English
Native
Speaks
Spanish
Japanese
Language lover and enthusiast
Teaches
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Chinese (Cantonese)
Native
English
Native
Speaks
Spanish
Japanese
Language lover and enthusiast
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From New ZealandLiving in Other, United Kingdom (11:55 UTC-06:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jan 24, 2020InterestsMedical & HealthcareScienceFilms & TV SeriesTravelFood
Hi, I am Ricky.
I was born in Hong Kong but I grew up in New Zealand. I have spent most of my adult life living abroad and my love of travel and exploration has brought me here to England, where I currently reside.
I love languages and learning about different cultures and traditions, especially when it comes to food! I would like the opportunity to share this passion with you and hopefully we can learn from each other!Me as a Teacher
As an active learner of several languages, I can understand many of the challenges that my students face. My goal is to provide a teaching environment where my students feel they can express as freely as they want, and are not afraid to make mistakes. It is also my opinion that learning, like many things in life, is more about the process than the destination, so keeping students engaged and interested is what I aim for in every lesson.
I believe that understanding the culture is essential to learning any language. That's why in my lessons, I will try to introduce my students to some cultural background, drawing from my own personal experiences wherever I can.My lessons & teaching style
My teaching style is quite relaxed, and I can tailor the lesson based on my student’s needs and interests. Having said that, I believe the best way to learn any language is through casual conversations with a native speaker, hence the lessons will generally be informal and conversational.
I’m always open to ideas so if you would like to focus on any specific topics or run a lesson a certain way, let me know!My teaching material
- Text Documents
- Image files
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Video files
- Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
93
Students
1,039
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Chinese (Mandarin) Lessons
Chinese (Mandarin)
Chinese (Cantonese)
English
Trial Lesson
43 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
Informal conversation practice in Mandarin
A1 - B2Conversation178 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 6% off
Mandarin Basics!
A1 - B1Language Essentials2 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 6% off
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Ashwin Wadwani
15 Chinese (Cantonese) lessons
Teacher’s pick
My fourth lesson with Ricky so far. He continues to show up on time and prepared for a great lesson. I feel I am progressing and I can attribute a significant amount of that to having Ricky continually guiding me in my cantonese learning journey. I look forward to continuing on in for the following months
Apr 18, 2020
Jędrzej Kubica
31 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Ricky, you're an amazing teacher! Thank you very much for the new vocabulary, idioms and grammar features. I appreciate how much work you put in our lessons :)
Mar 3, 2020
Phil
16 Chinese (Cantonese) lessons
Teacher’s pick
I had a really great lesson with Ricky today. I learnt lots of useful spoken expressions (including several ways to say someone got fired) and we discussed the difference between written and colloquial Cantonese. Ricky takes a lot of time to prepare for his classes and his enthusiasm for teaching his language makes them all the more enjoyable. Thank you so much!
Feb 23, 2020
Pamela Rutecki
6 Chinese (Cantonese) lessons
A great lesson as always!
Sep 10, 2024
Pamela Rutecki
6 Chinese (Cantonese) lessons
Lovely!
Aug 6, 2024
Pamela Rutecki
6 Chinese (Cantonese) lessons
Patient and friendly as always!
Aug 5, 2024
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