Trying to learn Chinese, whats the best way?

[Trikat]

Originally posted by: Pepsei
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bai ren kan bu dong

No offense, but it is Box Box Box Box Box. I don't think anyone can understand that.
Plus that pingyin doesn't have any accents/tones. Hehe.
<--- Chinese.

Nimen dou hen ben!

 

[kirkaptain]

wo shi bai guei

 

[ScottMac]

Radio China (Shortwave) has "Learn to Speak Chinese" programming.

Check out the schedule in "Passport to World Band Radio" for the schedule.

They're a pretty strong station, you should be able to get it on a reasonably priced radio.

Good Luck

Scott

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Originally posted by:
translation from google is much better: whites fail to understand

I know. I was just translating each character separately.
As a whole, it would read better as "White people do not understand when they see it".

kan = see

 

[EvilYoda]

I'd try putting out ads (craigslist maybe) looking for people with previous tutoring/teaching experience as one-on-one once a week or something would probably teach you quickly.

 

[TreyRandom]

Join the Army as an intelligence analyst, be sent to the Defense Language Institute, and get paid to learn it.

Well... that *might* be a little extreme. But it worked for me!

Originally posted by: Pepsei
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bai ren kan bu dong

Zheige (or zheiwei, whichever you prefer) bai ren kan de dong... even without tones.

 

[goodoptics]

Originally posted by: TreyRandom
Join the Army as an intelligence analyst, be sent to the Defense Language Institute, and get paid to learn it.

Well... that *might* be a little extreme. But it worked for me!

Originally posted by: Pepsei
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bai ren kan bu dong

Zheige (or zheiwei, whichever you prefer) bai ren kan de dong... even without tones.

Good for you!

 

[JS80]

get a chinese gf