what is your reason to learn Mandarian ?
2006-10-28 22:52:30 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Because I have been fascinated with China most of my life, they are polite people. They hold you in high respect when they hear you speak their language, they also (politely) laugh a lot when you make mistakes pronouncing a word as it can sometimes completely change the meaning of the word.
2006-10-28 23:10:49 · answer #1 · answered by Social Science Lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have not yet started mastering the basics but here are my reasons why I began learning:1) Many doors are open to people who know different languages. 2) Chinese literature is the oldest on the planet. They happen to be the first people to invent the printing press. Imagine the knowledge you can absorb and share? 3) The Chinese Olympics are near It would be nice if you can talk in Chinese 4) Cursing in a foreign language makes me feel good *harharhar* I tried bad mouthing in spanish. By the time he translated it he can't fight back. Your out of the scene.
2006-10-28 23:13:02 · answer #2 · answered by Y!'s Guy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't learn Mandarin anymore (was hopeless) but I did try to learn a few things before I went travelling in China. Its only polite to make an effort to learn at least a bit of language of the country you're travelling in, and it makes it much easier to get around.
I can totally understand, with China only becoming more and more influential and powerful, that a lot of people would find it very useful to learn Mandarin and many employers would like to have a fluent Mandarin speaker on their team.
2006-10-28 22:57:02 · answer #3 · answered by Grant K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm 14 years old and am learning Mandarin in China now, alone. my parents ask me to do so, because of its' rapid shift in everything and I bet in the future Chinese language will be an international language like English does. I think it'll be useful for me.
2006-10-28 23:45:45 · answer #4 · answered by wonder why 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you determined in learning to communicate Chinese then you need to now that the ideal option is a Course for Mandarin.
2016-06-04 00:21:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Because I live in Taiwan. Learning casually though, so it's a slow process. Can obviously not learn by reading, but just listening...and nothing sounds even vaguely familiar to any European language. They have some sounds that can't even be written using the alphabet! (one sound is a simultaneous pronounciation of "z" and "r"!!)
2006-10-28 23:15:42 · answer #6 · answered by Vango 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friend is English and she believes that being bi lingual is a very useful qualification to be able to earn a very decent job in the future. But the main languages that ar very useful nowadays are French, Mandarin Chinese and English...
2006-10-28 23:43:59 · answer #7 · answered by uaddict_101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I lived in Taiwan for two years when I was 19. I started leaning then (I am 24 now). For the things that I was doing in Taiwan, I needed to start learning it. After that, it really sparked my intrest, and knew that it would give me many opertunities in life. I have also studied in Beijing.
I study it because it intrests me, and I think that it is going to be useful in my life.
2006-10-29 05:38:11 · answer #8 · answered by mike i 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because there are 1000 millions people on this world that speak chinese. it is important.
2006-10-28 22:56:51 · answer #9 · answered by yahooanswers 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because chinese women are so beautifull.
2006-10-28 22:55:23 · answer #10 · answered by Alfred E. Newman 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋