What's the best way to learn mandarin at home?

Discussion in 'Chinese Chat' started by parcben, Jan 11, 2006.

  1. ceetal

    ceetal Well-Known Member

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    chinese karaoke! =)
     
  2. twins888222

    twins888222 Guest

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    yea i've been wondering whats the best way to learn manderin too!!!
     
  3. calvinz_ck

    calvinz_ck Member

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    go talking with the parent or friend
     
  4. Lechx

    Lechx Active Member

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    Whoaaaa nice site...
    do you guys know any sites with pronunciations? my chinese sucks so bad
     
  5. iamadog

    iamadog Member

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    it is hard though. try taking some class or mix with people who speak chinese. haha.
     
  6. SilverMoon

    SilverMoon Member

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    yes, singing along to lyrics is the best way ... karaoke! then u try and memorise the words and yah, otherwise watch a show with chinese subtitles .. thats ho wi kept improving mine!
     
  7. Fai

    Fai Well-Known Member

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    get a chinaman to help u out
     
  8. jwu37

    jwu37 Member

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    i learned by speaking with my parents growing up
     
  9. tamagodaisuki

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    watch mandarin shows and listen to mandarin songs usually helps. but if you can't pick up the words like me, then i suggest finding a friend to talk to you in mandarin.
     
  10. Marissa

    Marissa Active Member

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    You can listen to chinese music and read the lyrics. Try www.568.com you can listen to the song and read the lyrics. Watching series and read the subtitles...
     
  11. sir_denster

    sir_denster Well-Known Member

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    Practice always helps, right? So even if speaking to your mom only makes you realize how heavy your accent is, it's still better than not practicing at all. Find people to speak with, otherwise you're going to forget everything you learned in your course. Good luck!
     
  12. Newt

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    I find that watching TVB series helps me with my written chinese. I do not know about mandarin, but if you are learning, try TV shows!
     
  13. saiyung

    saiyung New Member

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    I learning mandarin too. I listen to the audio whenever I can.
     
  14. civica

    civica Banned

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    thank you
     
  15. driver2250

    driver2250 Active Member

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    have you found any friends that speaks mandarin to help you out.
     
  16. Kira Yamato

    Kira Yamato Member

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    OMG, thank you so much hkm! I've been looking for something like this for years!
     
  17. nyckeion

    nyckeion ....Boo....

    try listening to more mando music and watch more mando movies and try to understand thats how i learned =)
     
  18. HellGuard99

    HellGuard99 Well-Known Member

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    grab some wkbks from book stores and start off with Pinyins[pronounciations]
     
  19. My teacher says the best way to learn is constant practice. There are many chinese sites that can help you. Just google.