How to Learn Mandarin 1 -Chinese Wiki

So, you love China?
Chances are, you also like the Chinese language, and wish you could speak it.
 This can be a difficult task, unless you know how.
Mandarin Chinese isn't a very complex language (if you compare it to French or German) but it needs to be practiced daily, alone with your textbooks, in the real life if you have Chinese speaking friends or why not, online with the numerous online Mandarin schools that exist over there.
Are you ready? Let's go :)


Steps :)

Start small.
Don't push yourself to do too much. Purchase some books from a bookstore, look in the Guides and/or Languages sections to teach yourself the basics. If you can, contact a friend who lives in China, and they can get really good books from there. If you don't have one, try to find online pen-pals !

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Test yourself and have others test you.

 

But remember, this isn't an exam; it's helping you become fluent in Chinese.

 

 

Find opportunities to practice what you learn.

 

Maybe there's a Chinese restaurant down the road. If there are Chinese people there, go in and greet them in Chinese! You don't need to buy their food. They will be delighted that you are taking an interest in their culture. If you can't find any, go to Chinatown. Maybe one of your neighbors speaks Chinese. Make sure they speak Mandarin, though, or it could mean a very embarrassing visit!

 

 

Don't be too harsh on yourself.

Learning a language is a gradual process - you have to keep at it. Chinese in one of the hardest languages to learn, so take your time

 

 

If all self-teaching attempts fail, try taking a class in Chinese.

With the growth of Asian neighborhoods around the country, many classes taught by volunteers have popped up. They range in cost from $300 to $500 or more per year, plus other costs. You can also try an online Mandarin school.

 

 

Know your best way to learn.

Do you learn best by rewriting phrases? Rereading? Saying them out aloud? Hearing them said aloud? If you are not sure, practice differently with new unique ways to help you remember.

 

Rewrite every phase or word on the page.

This will help - as you can always refer to it if you have trouble

 

Learn the tones.

There are four tones. One type of tone is usually over each Chinese word. Each tone type is drawn over the word 'ma' to show the different ways of pronouncing it.