Saturday, May 14, 2011

Learning Chinese The Fast Way

By Paige Thompson


The Chinese language is one of the most complex languages very different from most other languages in general. We will talk about a couple of the ways available to make learning Chinese easier for you. As you make progress it's important to be patient with your progress no matter how slow it comes. You won't be fluent right away that comes with time and practice.

With the differences between the characters of the Chinese alphabet and the letters of the English alphabet it's no surprise the Chinese "picture" alphabet is hard to grasp the concept of. Radicals are the groups of characters you will learn to recognize.

After accomplishing this you will have a better understanding of what the characters mean when you see them in written form.

Anyone interested in learning the Chinese language should ask their children to learn with them. The reason for this is that your children have the ability to learn languages faster than you. If you make it into a game they can play instead of a chore they have to do they will pick it up faster. Because of the speed at which a child can learn a new language it is helpful to work with a child. Because of all of the materials available your kids will want to learn Chinese and it'll be fun for them too.

While you will eventually want to learn the characters in your study as you start out it will be helpful to avoid overwhelming yourself, see the words in a familiar form first. Using Hanyu Pinyin for pronunciation technique however is not a great idea, so you will still need to learn proper Chinese pronunciation. Transitioning from your native tongue to the Chinese language can be difficult but there are many tools available to help.

Approach learning Chinese more of an adventure than a chore. You will likely enjoy the process more as you learn new words and become familiar with Chinese characters. Learning Chinese can be hard work but making progress is not impossible with the right books, movies and study materials. With the information expressed here you can make the process simple as you remain consistent every day.




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