A blog about learning Chinese

[feisnik]

http://chinese-resources.info/ links to various resources on the web to help you learn Chinese faster.

[Ed W]

Thanks Nik! The first link was about flashcards. That's a great idea to aid my regular chinese schooling.

[shaun]

Thanks Nik,

I'll give it a go later today.

Shaun

[Bob]

Here is a site that can help you pronounce basic Chinese words,

http://www.standardmandarin.com/chinesephrases

[Scottish_Rob]

Bob and Nik that is a great help, Xei Xei ni:icon_cheesygrin:

[Arnold]

Bob and Nik that is a great help, Xei Xei ni:icon_cheesygrin:

Rob .. correction : it's xie-xie ni :icon_cheesygrin: and xie-xie nong for those going to Shanghai :icon_cheesygrin:

[MLM]

I had found this to be rather helpful.

http://www.fsi-language-courses.com/Chinese.aspx

[maxx]

come on guys lets get it right its. Xie-xie or xie-xie r. Different dialect xie-xie r is more proper.

[Scottish_Rob]

Sorry my friend arnold, :huh: when I posted I was tired out, I'm so sorry sir it won't happen again xie xie ni:blush:.....lol:angel:

[Arnold]

come on guys lets get it right its. Xie-xie or xie-xie r. Different dialect xie-xie r is more proper.

Hahaha , not in LA it isn't . It's only xie-xie .

[ukbgblue]

not sure anyone has mentioned it yet, but livemocha.com is a great site to learn any language. It works a lot like Rosetta Stone, where you learn by looking at pictures. You can post written and verbal assignments and have them graded by people who are fluent in the language and are learning other languages. You in turn grad and help other's learn your spoken language. It is worth checking out and totally FREE!!!!
LIVEMOCHA.COM

[Willy The Londoner]

I should be learning the language but it is far easier for me to teach my Wife English than for me to learn page after page of Chinese that has gone from my head an hour later.

I try to learn a phrase a day but unless I use them regularly they are forgotten.   By next year I wiill have have forgotten completely Xinnian Kuaili and the reply 'Gong Shi Far Tie' - well that is what it sounds like.

Willy

[ttwjr32]

i have the same issue with this as i learn 1 day and forget the next:@

[Rhonald]

Well I signed up at livemocha and got a letter from some email address calling herself lonly10. The email was written in both English and French and she wanted for me to reply so she could send me her picture. She claims that reading my profile made her feel that we had a connection :huh: On my profile I said I was married and here to learn Mandarin. I should have cut and paste her message for you guys but I already deleted it.

Hopefully I will have good news about this site once I start trying out some lessons. I guess my 1st lesson was new signer beware.

[ttwjr32]

thats interesting Rhonald i was going to sign up but i guess i will
wait to see what you report on the site:icon_cheesygrin: