Manadrin Chinese?

Question

i really want to learn Chinese i think its called Manadrin Chinese or something like that however i cant afford $350 for rosetta stone and my parents will not help me because they feel it is stupid how could i learn it cheap or free?

Answer 1

Mandarin Chinese has a system of tones--not horribly difficult, but if you don't take it seriously and master it, no one will understand you, ever. This means you have to listen to an awful lot of Chinese before you start to get it right. The cheapest answer is to get some Chinese friends and some Chinese tapes and listen to them a whole lot.

Learning to speak and understand Chinese is much, much easier than learning to read it or write it. Even if you learn the 2nd two, they just won't stick in your brain very well without constant practice.

Answer 2

You can actually download Rosetta Stone (illegally) on p2p thingys (kazaa, limewire, etc.); but as someone who has first hand learned mandarin, I do not recommend learning it. It is a horribly difficult language! If you're living in North America and want to speak a Chinese language, learn cantonese, it's less difficult and more commonly spoken.

Answer 3

recommend a website if you are a beginner.
http://www.hellomandarin.com/ilovechinese/index.html

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Answer 4

Wait until college, then take a course. Maybe buy a book about it first to see if you are still interested. Chinese is pretty tricky, and I believe you really need a teacher to learn the language correctly.

Answer 5

you can make chinese friends.
By the way,i'm a chinese.

Answer 6

Hello,

There are lots of way of learning Mandarin.

Here are a few books that i would recommend,

Colloquial Chinese
Teachj yourself Chinese
Berlitz Chinese
Ultimate Chinese
Living language Chinese
Not to forget a good grammar and a good dictionary as well.

Pimsleur reocrdede conversations are like rcorded convaersations where you can play it on your mp3 player or your cd player. Check it out from your local library before buying becaus eit isn't cheap.

Here are a few websites,

http://www.latrobe.edu.au/chinese/sam-les.htm
http://chinese.rutgers.edu/class_content_simplified_chinese/level1/class1-to-9/class1/dialog_en.htm
http://www.ocrat.com/voa/
http://www.chinese-tools.com/learn/chinese
http://www.csulb.edu/~txie/ccol/content.htm

Hope they help you out.

Answer 7

Mandarin needs formal schooling. It is a very difficult language. It is very different from English and the pronunciation is tricky. If you cannot afford formal schooling, a Chinese friend who will teach you and practice with you will help.

Answer 8

hi!~ r u still wanna learn Chinese? i am a chinese, teach Chinese literature in a local colloge. i have taught a Vietnam friend learn Chinese online by Yahoo Messager. i give him some languge materials by e-mail beforehand, then we go online every evening, i teach by micphone.
if u or someone else interest about this way, e-mail me! it's totally free! because i wanna excise my english ,we can help each other! :) my e-mail adress: [e-mail] my chinese name is Ma Yi.

Answer 9

The best way to learn Chinese is to get yourself a chinese friends. I have difficulty in learning Japanese because i don't have Japanese friend.

Answer 10

You most likely will be illiterate in the language. Y'know, my family tried to ridicule me for learning Korean, but I never let that get me down.