Do you consider the percentages of people who speak various languages in the world or would you say Spanish because Mexico is our neighbors? Chinese, Mandarin 13.69%, Hindi 2.82%, English 4.84%, Spanish 5.05%, Bengali 2.68%, Portuguese 2.77%, Russian 2.27%, Japanese 1.99%, German, Standard 1.49%, Chinese, Wu 1.21% (2004)
Obviously short of actually going to China and learning it there, what are the best options? Learning in a class or through a CD like Rosetta Stone or TeLL Me More? And Which program would be best?
Based on your experiences and knowledge, which language do you think is more prevalent (or is it kind of a split between the two language branches), and anything else you may wish to add. Thank you for your input!
I just want to write these letters in simplified chinese. "A" "D" "R" also if possible a translation for the letters in traditional and mandarin chinese… Thanks, Calvin
I know white people can be very racist but I am a very nice person, in fact I speak mandarin (badly) and love Chinese culture. yet I am always labeled as a racist the moment I walk in a Chinese mall or restaurant. The reason I find this odd is …
i’m not asking for the chinese characters 星期六. I’m asking for the pronunciation.
I have very limited time and i want to learn Mandarin, approximately how many hours and a day and for long would it take me to learn basic mandarin?