Instructions
Difficulty: Challenging
Step1
To successfully master a language, your desire cannot be built on the same foundation that saw you begging for a clarinet then one month later saw it get pushed under your bed.To honestly determine your desire, write down on a piece of paper the things you have wanted to do in your life and have done successfully. Compare them with the things you have not done. Compare all of those with the ideas that acted as a catalyst for your decision to learn Chinese. Take those and learn from them.
Step2
Maintain a strict daily schedule of practice. To do this, you have to treat it like school, or work. Devote at least 30 minutes a day.
Step3
Now that you have the desire and the schedule, you need help. This may be as simple as letting a friend or family member know you have decided to learn Chinese. Let them know how they can help you. Ask around, find a family member or friend who wants to learn it with you. As you stick to your schedule you will help each other to keep going and be successful.
Step4
Find the right kind of materials. Look online at online bookstores for the best selection of beginning Chinese books and tapes. A tape is a must. Since Chinese has five tones, you will need to hear and mimic those tones. Just reading them will not help. A word that sounds like one word or sound to our untrained ears, changes in meaning depending on the tone assigned to it. In these books will be a myriad of exercises to help with the basics. While some may give a slight introduction to writing characters, do not concern yourself with characters yet. There is no need to write characters until you can first speak.
Step5
Once you have a list of basic words, make flash cards. Use these to test each other. Also, make cards to tape on to things around your house or school room. On these cards write the Chinese word for the very object you taped it to.
Step6
When you wake up in the morning and have your first lesson, take those words or sentences with you and use them constantly. Incorporate them into your routine. When you see something on a sign, or when someone says something and mentions a word you know, tell them the Chinese translation, or tell yourself. The next day use those same words, in addition to the new words for the day. You will be amazed at how fast you pick up words and how quickly you will be able to form basic sentences.
Step7
Question. This step is especially true if you have someone as a mentor or know someone who speaks Chinese fluently. As you go through your day, write down words or phrases you want to know. Look them up, ask people, learn how to say them. Don't worry about why yet. Just learn how, the why's will come as your understanding increases.
Step8
Save money. If possible, save money over the course of a year or two and plan to make a trip to Taiwan or China as a reward for your efforts. It will be an experience you will never forget. While there, use your Chinese to get around. Many speak English and can help, but do all you can do on your own. Prior to doing this, make a list of questions that you may want to ask and learn how to say the in Chinese. Questions yield answers and answers propel learning.
Step9
Above all, have fun! ...And remember, Yu can do it!
hohohohx.........
Rabu, 26 November 2008
Chinese Book
What Makes Learning Mandarin so Easy with Your System?
SPEAK E-Z CHINESE In Phonetic English simply eliminates many of the complications of learning Mandarin. Our book translates the Chinese language into user-friendly words and phrases that can be read and then pronounced in straightforward phonetic English. The beginning student of Chinese no longer needs to decipher the old fashioned, ineffective Wade-Giles Chinese-to-English system, or trudge through the current, but just as difficult Pinyin Romanization method, in order to speak Chinese. As a native English reader and speaker, you can sound out the words and phrases in exactly the same way you learned to pronounce your vocabulary in grade school. It's that E-Z!
Just try it:
English | Chinese Pinyin | Phonetic English |
next | xia yí ge | shee-ah ee guh |
You see, with phonetic English you can already pronounce a word correctly in Chinese! It’s ideal for the traveler who is looking for a quick and easy guide for communicating effectively while visiting China. The English phonetic system is obviously the most helpful!
What's the deal with the "free downloadable audio version"
you provide at the Cathay Cafe?
Although our book translates Chinese words and phrases into phonetic English, we understand the importance of hearing the correct tones with pronunciations spoken by native Chinese. In SPEAK E-Z CHINESE, we promised our readers the audio version of the book at no extra cost! We fulfill our commitment at this website.
How or Where do I purchase SPEAK E-Z CHINESE?
SPEAK E-Z CHINESE In Phonetic English is available for $11.95 USD. Our retailers include Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, B. Daltons, Chapters, Borders and most independent book sellers. Wholesalers include Ingram, Baker and Taylor, Whitaker (UK) and Thorpe-Bowker (AU). In addition, the e-book version of SPEAK E-Z Chinese can be downloaded here for only $6.00.
Animated Character
Last updated November, 2005
Now you can download the zip file and use it off-line (2.6MB)
The characters in this page are in UTF-8 codes. It is suggested to use Internet Explorer higher version in order to view Characters and Pinyin. When you finish viewing the stroke order, select another character. The [back to the top] link will bring you back to the top of this page. If you need any characters with animated strokes, send a message to me at txie@csulb.edu (California State University, Long Beach) and I will be happy to add them. Or try to download and use eStroke software program which will show ANY character in animation - Tim Xie
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Dr. Tim Xie
Dept. of Asian and Asian American Studies
California State University, Long Beach
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