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Why Chinese is much easier to learn than French?
Apr 27, 2008 09:13
  • VERONICALEE
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Because French vocabulary has so many words!

For example animals names. Where Chinese needs just a combinaison of few descriptive characters (male, female, small) French needs dozens of different words. Let's illustrates with two species pig and sheep.

　　　猪 (male + pig) cochon
　　公猪 (male + pig) verrat
　　母猪 (female + pig) truie
　　小猪 (small + pig) porcelet
　　野猪 (wild + pig) sanglier
　母野猪 (female + wild + pig) laie
　小野猪 (small + wild + pig) marcassin
羊 (sheep) mouton
　　公羊 (male + sheep) bélier
　　母羊 (female + sheep) brebis
　　小羊 (small + sheep) agneau
　小母羊 (small + female + sheep) agnelle
　　山羊 (hill + sheep) chèvre
　公山羊 (male + hill + sheep) bouc
　小山羊 (small + hill + sheep) cabris

As you see for "pig", you have 7 different words in French : cochon, verrat, truie, porcelet, sanglier, laie, marcassin, and only 1 in Chinese : 猪, which you add descriptions (male, female...).

Another way to explain it, if you now how to say "horse" 马 in Chinese, you automatically know how to say "mare" 母马 (female + horse) and "foal" 小马 (small + horse). But if you know "cheval" (horse) in French, you have no way to guess "jument" (mare) and "poulain" (foal) which are totally different words.
Do you want to know China more?
I think you can learn some Chinese culture first.
You will find the charm of China.
Of course ,you should at least know a little mandarin.
You can make some Chinese friends or take some free courses on line.There is a "Nihao Chinese"program which is a free trail on line!!!
Visit http://www.echineselearning.com/
you will find a surprise.
May 9, 2008 00:35
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  • JINGJING
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yahhhh,french is difficult for me to learn,but i am intrested in it
May 9, 2008 00:39
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  • ALICIAYIYI
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I like Spanish and I am learning it.

May 17, 2008 04:44
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WOW, you must be an expert on "Pig" :p
May 17, 2008 08:34
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Alicia,

I spend most of my first eight years of my life in Costa Rica, there as a boy I learned Spanish like a Costa Rican, so, if ever in need of help with your Spanish I can help you, so I think...
May 17, 2008 08:36
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(((WOW, you must be an expert on "Pig" )))

You know. I just notice it, funny!
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