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Thread: HELP! I want to learn Mandarin
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[quote=PAPAALHAWAII ,35087]My two cents is not going to be that inspiring but... I started with the college course Integrated Chinese. I listened to that tape for three years barely moving along. I couldn't speak with anyone. I just kept listening. Then I started branching out. I got books and tapes from friends, including Pimsleur. Then I found a tutor. I teach her English, she teaches me Chinese. She is a retired teacher so she is patient. I am a teacher, so I am patient. That really kickstarted it but I don't think I could have done it without the three years first. Now I'm at nearly four years, I listen to ChinesePod--I like it--I've found any number of sites on the web with audio and/or video. And I can carry on a bare conversation. I can hear the sounds now, most of the tones. I know enough words where the tone matters, like hao3 ma for ok vs. hao4 ma for number. I can ask shi shenma yisi and repeat the word that I didn't understand. This is a huge leap forward. My two cents? Keep at it.[/quote]
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