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Thread: what's the most difficult part of learning Chinese?
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[quote=APAULT,35877]Whats the most difficult part of learning Chinese? Everything! :( Many times friends have taught me a few phrases, I spend hours practicing, then I go out and try them for real. Rarely does anyone understand... it's quicker to go to the fridge to get a 'bing pijiu' than try to get someone to understand what I am saying. It is difficult to make the basic sounds which are so different from English and other Euro languages, and I cannot tell the difference between the tones (maybe that relates to my total inability to sing), and the characters are fascinating in their complexity (and I am coming to the conclusion that I might be able to learn to read quicker than speaking!). And then there are the Engl:Chinese dictionaries (book or electronic)... great if you can read Chinese characters, but I need Pinyin. If only I could get a small Chinese language brain implant. But no worries, I have a great excuse - most of the time I am with people who want to improve their English, that is why I was (and will be) in China, so that's what I do. And when I am out on my own (often) I buy ineteresting food that I would not have bought if I understood Chinese, I end up in hotels I would most definitely have avoided, I travel to places I had not intended to and see unexpected things and meet interesting people I would have missed. And it is amazing what 'conversations' you can have with local people if you buy a beer at a small shop, grab one of the plastic stools and sit down and smile at the passers by![/quote]
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