As we all know, Chinese is the most difficult language in the world. For the Chinese native speakers, we have no feeling. But look at the following examples, you will understand how painful it is to learn Chinese in the eyes of foreigners.
The top three languages in the list of the world’s ten most difficult to learn published by the United Nations are Chinese, Greek and Arabic. Arabic, as the third place, has long been known for its complexity and obscurity. Arabic is made up of 28 letters. Each letter has another 12 pronunciations according to different pronunciation symbols. That is to say, there are 336 pronunciations in 28 letters. And there’s no vowel yet, which is a real headache to learn. But our mother tongue surpasses Arabic to become the first, which shows how difficult it is for foreigners to learn Chinese.
But with the improvement of our country’s international status, more and more people are learning Chinese. Everyone has heard of Ivanka’s daughter’s Chinese level. Singing children’s songs and reciting Tang poetry is a formal and cadenced style. After all, there is no preferential treatment for the granddaughter of the president to learn Chinese, which shows that the little girl has worked hard. Zuckerberg recently offered a high price of $100000 to recruit Chinese nannies, which also caused quite a stir.
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Today we will talk with you about making a process to learn independent Chinese and where to start online learning Chinese language. If you are looking for secret ways to learn Chinese in a day, you are not here. In the article, I tell you my personal experience of self-study, which helps me communicate on a basic level during my stay in China. Obviously, this article will not be written in a day. As I gain new useful knowledge about Chinese language self-study, I will supplement the already existing sections. Success in learning a beautiful and interesting Chinese language!
Why are you learning Chinese?
As in any business, before starting, you need to understand what you are doing for it. Learning a foreign language can be exciting, or it can be unbearable torture. Decide what sugar you need for specific goals. In the end the process of learning any language can go on for many years, without a clear understanding of what you want to achieve. And remember, learning a language is a state of mind. The process of meeting happiness then results will not be long.
MandarinTing Program with Dmitry Yung
Perhaps, you know, for a long time, the culture channel has been shooting and publishing the MandarinTing program. The essence of the project is that people with zero knowledge of a particular foreign language, “sit at their desk” and have a basic knowledge of the language being studied within 16 lessons. Online Chinese course was launched in the summer of 2016.
Pros and cons of learning Chinese online with MandarinTing
Dmitry Yung, a person fluent in many languages and a teacher with many years of experience, works on a well-established program.
no water. Only useful phrases and moving expressions are studied.
The lessons are divided by subject, which helps to assimilate the material.
The program consists of another 8 people who instill a sense of group learning.
Part of the lesson is conducted by invited native speaker from China. There is an opportunity to ensure correct pronunciation.
Training is free
Hieroglyphs are not practically studied. There is only one text.
Most of the lessons are taught by Yung himself. As someone who does not initially speak Chinese, he does not have the correct pronunciation. You need to check the pronunciation of third-party methods.
To begin, highly recommend MandarinTing. Of course, after 16 lessons, you will not learn to speak fluently and even more to understand the Chinese language. However, after completing half the course, with the proper approach, you will be able to write short lessons about yourself, be able to introduce yourself, tell your family, ask for directions to the right place, etc. First of all, the knowledge gained here in China was really useful for me.
Yung talks about the many nuances of learning Chinese from scratch, giving analogies and associations. The main thing is that he presents the material in a way that makes it easy for us, Russian people to understand. After all, there is very little similarity between Chinese and Russian languages, right?
You can independently examine the methods of learning from Chinese online using the Yung method. Here is the first lesson of his series. At the end of the article you will find a collection with all the course materials.
Ansmile Chinese, a textbook for learning Chinese from scratch
Collect Chinese Ingredients for Me Recommended by Foreigners Currently living in China and learning Chinese on their own. Really liked the manual, training is logical, step by step. Please note this manual in English.