Do I need to have a friend that speaks the language to be able to speak it fluently, and how many years would it take to learn how to read and write fluently using rosetta stone?
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The reason I say mandarin is because I would have to write pinyin with a normal English keyboard, I know characters mean the same thing wether it’s Cantonese, Mandarin, or Japanese. Is there a reputable (free) download that will allow me to type in pinyin the tone number and just …
I’ve heard that Chinese is one of the most difficult languages in the world to learn. Despite that, I want to learn it. I have no idea where to start, and how to start. Do you have any recommendations on books? Software? CDs? Anything? Where should I start, I suppose, …
I take Mandarin in my high school and although the class has asked our teacher to tell us how to say our names in chinese he never had done so…which is why on this boring day I would like to know how to say my name…which is Chelsea:) Anyone?….Pleeeaaase?! By …
Like for Japanese I used Tae Kim’s guide to Japanese and lots of other sources and song lyrics and lots of stuff so I’m at intermediate and I know around 1000 kanji, like i can read ’em all but Iccan write like half of ’em. this is one yera after …
can someone please translate this to mandarin (in pin-yin) for me? ‘thats what i was thinking, but i didn’t want to say it’ thank-you
I’ve heard Rosetta Stone is good. Trying to compare that to taking local classes.
Did you understand the phrases from firefly and serenity? thanks for the feedback everyone. I was just wondering how accurate the random chinese phrases were in the tv series, firefly, and its corresponding movie, Serenity.
I have started to learn Mandarin and Cantonese, but can’t decide which one to learn. I know Mandarin is the official language of China, but I know many Chinese people also speak Cantonese. Which one is better to learn for speaking Chinese? Please help. (If you’re Chinese that would really …