Would you like to learn Chinese?

Question

Nowadays there are more and more people choose Chinese as their 2nd language to learn.What do you think about this?In your mind is Chinese very hard to learn?If you have to learn a 2nd language would you choose Chinese?Why?And if you're learning another language why don't you choose Chinese?

Answer 1

1. I think that it's perfectly sensible for these people to choose Chinese as their 2nd language. Everyone knows that since China is growing, at such a fast rate at that, that learning Chinese would be extremely useful, especially when you're in the field of business.

2. Yes, definitely very difficult. I've been studying Chinese since Kinder, and I'm still not proficient enough to hold a straightforward conversation, although that probably is mostly my fault. It's still proof that Chinese isn't that easy to pick up.

3. I already have a second language, it's called English.

4. I would rather learn Japanese. It's based on interest basically. If you're not interested in it, you it won't enter your mind as easily as it would if you were interested in it. It's basically heart over mind, I guess. You need a lot of heart to learn something as significant as a language.

Answer 2

I think Chinese would be very hard to learn because there are many different tones you have to remember. If I had to choose a second language, I would choose Chinese because more and more people ARE learning Chinese and I want to be able to communicate. I am planning to go to a Chinese Language learning class sometime this year.

Answer 3

Ok, FYI, its not learning Chinese, its either Mandarin or Cantonese, or other minor dialects. Its hard to learn, sure, but I would highly recommend learning a second language, even if it isn't Chinese. I only learn little Chinese phrases since I live in the San Francisco, it has its uses. But I already know English, Tagalog(my first language), Arabic(it was a military thing) and French, a good chunk of Japanese, so don't really want to learn another language....

Answer 4

Well, since my native tongue is English, Chinese would be very hard to learn. I would have to learn a totally new alphabet. I am learning German right now. I was taking French but I couldn't quite pick it up. German comes easily for me.

If I had to learn an Asian language, it would be either Russian or Japanese, though.

Answer 5

I am learning Chinese and it is a wonderful language.

I speak Japanese, but have nine years of study and living in Japan. And, Japanese is a much harder language to write than Chinese.

It is a good thing to learn any language, and always interesting, too. Good luck with your Chinese.

Answer 6

I don't want to learn Mandarin, and I AM Asian! lol I've spent (wasted) nine freaking years "learning" Mandarin at Chinese School. All that money gone... and I still don't know how to read and write for crap. *shrugs* It's the mindset. I love Spanish, though. It's the easiest language to learn from the proffered selection of languages at your school. You have to want to learn something to actually learn it... so now, I can speak Mandarin, Spanish, English, and I want to learn Japanese! *smiles*

Answer 7

I love the Asian culture as a whole so if I had the chance to learn chinese, maderin, any of the old languages I would greatfully accept the challenges.

Answer 8

It's my native tongue!!
In that sense, I don't think it is that hard to learn!
But for you, it might be. There is no alphabet in Chinese. Good LUCK! LOL

Its all memorizing...its really not that hard, compare to English, with all the past, present and future tense!! AUGH!! hahaa...

Each to its own I think.

Answer 9

nooo0o0o....i love my language(Arabic)

Answer 10

not at all