I’m interested in learning Mandarin to a degree (enough to be able to navigate the streets, have a simple conversation, order food in a restaurant, not talk politics or on that level). I’ve taken Hebrew classes and Spanish classes and I caught onto both of those extremely quickly and I have a gift with languages. I will be taking three or four quarters of Mandarin Chinese at the local University and a year or maybe more or less afterwards (with more classes) I was thinking of spending four to six weeks in China while taking about 5 or 6 hours of intensive classes a day. How long do you think it would take for me?
