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[quote=LEMONCACTUS             ,33720]I'm also listening to Pimsleur, but very intermittently...Actually I think the accents are authentic and so you will probably be able to speak with reasonable intonation and using the tones which is the main thing. Also the language is 'useful' in everyday situations. You will sound like an adult!!Jabarootoo is 100% spot on. It is when the Chinese reply to you that you will have problems. Even after repeatedly asking my friends to slow down, they seem unable to... thus any reply may be virtually unintelligible. Nothing, really, short of being in this environment can improve your listening skills. I might add that I think my listening skills are my strongest now... simply because I would go and sit with my market friends and listen for hours, understanding virtually nothing... but it was all at 'normal' Chinese speed (ie: fastforward!!)Of course the other issue is dialect and regional accents. There are so many and they differ from town to city to province. Moving down to the South has been a real lesson for me in how putonghua dilutes into something that barely resembles Chinese to me.Griz, don't lose heart. Chinese is immensely difficult and progress seems slow but even by learning you're doing so much more than most people. The Chinese will be delighted with any attempts you make to engage them in conversation... and you can't beat that feeling of saying something in a different language and have someone else understand you... it's priceless.Continued good luck to you.[/quote]

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