Hi! I would like to learn CHinese Mandarin.
I am very new and I have zero knowledge in Chinese. Any advice on how and when should I start? And how long will it take for me to learn Mandarin?
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Hi.Jenny! Just start now! Find your perfect Chinese teacher and begin with basic daily Chinese. Then, try to conquer PINYIN, the Chinese Phonetic system and you can gradually learn more about Chinese!
- ViviChinese teacher with a bachelor's degree, focus on YCT/HSK courses, patient and detail oriented.
You'd better find the most part you really want from learning Mandarin, and then start to learn right away. BTW，I'm learning Korean recently, we can exchange our learning experience.
To learn a language well, we must first listen and listen to what the locals say.Then start learning from pinyin and follow the lead.The specific time required to learn Mandarin depends on how much time you can put into it every day and your acceptance of Chinese.
Hi Jenny，it”s Ida，about your question，we should make clear what goal do u want to achieve，and start with Pinyin，tones and sentences structures，with a tutor”s help you will make it easier，but if you want to save cost，I can give u another advice，help you make a selflearning plan，looking forword to your reply🥰
We can start from PinYin, after that you can recognize characters by PinYin, I believe you can make good progress by accumulating little by little.Happy New Year ,Good luck!
Mastering Pinyin first, because it will help you read and pronounce Chinese words accurately. Be patient and Persistent.
Okay, no problem! I can help you. Welcome to my class.
I learned English, Japanese, I speak Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, some simple Japanese, I think the best place to start learning any language is now, and then there is no quick fix for learning a language, you need to persevere. Of course, the time and energy spent on simple communication and mastery are completely different, and everyone has different time and effort, so how long it takes to learn depends on how much time you are willing to spend on learning. thank you. Have a good day.
Start like a native speaker, Maybe at the beginning, you feel kind of hard, slowly you’ll get it. Trust me and trust the process .
I think you should learn Chinese from now on ,and you should learn from the basic pinyin ,then words ,sentence, how long you learn depend on how can accept a lesson.
learning Chinese is not as hard as you think, just do it! And do the simple dialogue in Chinese needs about 2 mouths.
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