Month: May 2010

No online translators please! Can anyone who actually knows Mandarin help? Here’s the sentence : "I don’t understand what you really wanna say to me". Thanks for the help!

I really want to learn how to speak both, since I want to visit China and all over the world. It needs to be free, on audio, easy to learn, and slow enough for me to understand and explain some Chinese ways and stuff. Thank you for the help!

Also, which one would you recommend to learn for use in the western world?

Easy 10 points. I need to literally write "Family Tree" But can’t find anything on google. Also, if there is (i’m not sure) and simplified version, that would help (: thanks in advance.

I am looking for a comprehensive book or tool, but I really don’t have the money for the Rozeta Stone version. Are there any other good ways to learn to read, write(not completely necessary), and speak well?

Can you please tell me how to pronounce the words hospital and surgery in mandarin chinese? thanks.

Hi, I have a number of questions about Mandarin pinyin pronunciation: 1. How do you know when "i" in pinyin should be pronounced "uh" or "ee" or "er" as in the English word "fur" (examples of usage in chi and shi)? I’ve heard it as all these ways and am …

I want to learn how to say some words in mandarin chinese, so I can talk to some of my chinese friends in chinese. These are the words/phrases I would like to learn how to say in mandarin chinese: -How are you? -school -My name is… -dance -dog -cat Thanks …

I’ve tried to speak chinese for a while now on my own. I can type a bit of pinyin easily. I tried speaking it to a family member of mine, Lili and she said I said it wrong, lol. I don’t get to see her much so I was hoping …