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

goto english.cctv.com you can get streaming video and they have a couple of programs that teach chinese
if you have dish network you can get on tv

 

everypne seems to be learning mando now.. my sis is learning it! i wanna learn now!!! it seems cool to know all diff languages!

 

chat with your friends and watch movie with Mandarin in it with subtitles.

 

oh yeah, you can take a course in school too.

 

ez... watch more mandarin drama... hahhaha

 

watch mado tv shows...listen to mando music....i think thats the easiest way to learn a language =D

 

watch drama...try to talk to someone can speak chinese

 

I find it hard to learn languages...but if you have someone to speak with it really helps...or go visit Chinatown (well, be careful as people have made fun of my Chinese too)

 

I learned it on my own from watching TV. It helps.

 

get mandarin friends and speak to them with mandarin so you can utilize it more

 

watch mando tv series, watch mando tv series, watch mando tv series, and watch more mando tv series espcially the modern ones. many of the modern mando series shows you typical conversations in mandarin that people have.

 

you can buy cd rom packages, you can get them online, i brought a set in hk, its quite good, but i dont have time to use it

 

Best way for listening:
listen to music in mandarin, watch TV or film in mandarin without subtitles (you'll get the hang of it quite soon, if you already know the language somewhat)
Best way for speaking:
well, listen to music and try to do singalongs, serious, I owe half my japanese and french speaking skills there, that's THE BEST way to lose accents, if you have any.
But beware, if you are working in Beijing, it would be wise to listen to mainland Chinese singers, as Taiwanese have a somewhat different way of speaking, even though both language is mandarin.

A side note:
if you can read chinese, try go to forums and sites, just like PA here, that is written in Chinese, since films and TV and music cannot give you a real grasp of the spoken language (in the slang and colliqual sense) and the fact that you may not know the slangs affects your listening skills immensely.

 

yea i agree

 

If you know how to read Chinese, I would say watching Taiwan/Mainland China series with subtitles or listening to Mandarin song while looking at the lyrics are really helpful in improving one's mandarin.

 

www.chinesepod.com
over 300 short audio clips

 

in youtube any videos

 

I watch tw dramas.

 

best I would say speak to ur siblings and parents or children! just speak, no problem
lol

 

ya it hard 2 learn a different language...i assume u speak cantonese? if u do mandarin is just like cantonese only a bit different in pronunciation, I am trying to learn mandarin too try watching mandarin dramas