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

If u know how to read chinese, then watch tvb serries that are in manderin and maybe that would help. If it doesn't help, then listen to Cantonese and Manderin Music, like the same song cuz thats how i learned manderin. Then go to a house with a karokee machine and u can test ur manderin with the music because u can hear what ur sating in the speakers. It really is useful.

 

the best way is probably to use the pimsleurs mandarin audio tape.

 

Watch mando episodes!
I think that's a pretty good way.. and songs too!

 

use a program called rosettastone combined with pimsleurs and u b fine.

 

just watch movies...it works. Watch Infernal Affairs, if you've seen it in Canto, watch it again in mandarin so you know what they're saying. and say those lines back again yourself.

 

Do it how i seen lots of peope do it... while sitting on the can

 

Take classes, sing along to songs, or look up words from the dictionary(boringest way)

 

Best way to learn chinese is to find an environment in which you'll be speaking or practicing chinese reguarly each day. Dating someone chinese could also help, but you'd have to be careful of the nagging...

 

i'd say watch a lot of movies or series.. but also have subtitles so that you have an idea what is going on still.

 

Hey !!!

First Looking for "Chinese Lesson" in YouTube.com

a lot of videos of chinese

 

find the chinese vcd's that get you ready for the chinese certification exams

 

there are tons of tutorial on chinese learning but by far watching tons of tvb helps too =p

 

Thak u for all those useful info. I am also learning chinese as well as cantonese.. Can any1 show me the way to learn the cantonese easily n quickly? THq very much..

 

if peeps wanna earn mandarin go watch more television progam .. spoken in manderin ofcourse then ..

 

you need to learn vocab first and the tones then movev onto grammer

 

I can speak some mandarin but I can't write or read.
Maybe some of the suggestion here will help.
I will try when I have the chances.
I too, doesn't have the time to attend classes.
Thank guys for all the suggestion and advise here.

 

Find a favorite song and sing along with it whenever you get the chance. This is how I learn some of my mandarin.

 

Watch Mandarin movie at home.

 

i think u should talk to your family members in mando, thts how i practice.

 

I definetly improved my Chinese thru watching chinese movies & series, as well as listening to lots of chinese songs. But I would reacon the best way is to attend a proper course