Which is the best audio method to learn chinese mandarin?
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go meet a chinese person and ask the t teach you. the best way to learn is from who has the experice
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My girlfriend uses it. Its a simple program which she downloaded from the net. If you are asking how to use it, Well its simple, If you want to type a chinese word then you have to know how it sounds like, for example you want to type Wa(means I in chinese) then you type WA and the program will show you a list of chinese words to choose from, if you know which it is, you just pick it and then type the next word and so on...
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Windows has built in pinyin for chinese.  you just have to install it on to your computer. here are the steps.\n1. start -> control panel -> regional and language options\n2. click on language tab then on install east asian languages then on apply\n3. insert windows xp disk (if needed)\n4. Then restart\n5. repeat step 1 ~> click on advance tab\n6. then click on desired languages (traditional, simplified chinese)\nthen click on apply.\n\nafter you should be able to read and write chinese using the language bar on your computer.
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With practice... lots of practice.  Best way is language tapes, and a personal recorder. Record yourself speaking, then play the recording back. Listen at how you sound. Practice speaking the words that are not quite right. In time, you will get better.
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I assume by Chinese you mean Mandarin.  If that is the case, then Mandarin should be your choice, although it is more fun to curse in Cantonese.
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I teach Chinese (dreams_to_print@yahoo.com).  Become my penpal.  Polyglot.com offers native penpals.  Get CDs to hear the pronunciation; mimic.  Pimsleur is popular.  Transparent Language is better.  The United States Armed Forces Institute course is the most comprehensive and the most expensive.\n\nChinese is actually very easy.  It has no verb conjugations, no tenses, no noun declensions, no prepostions.  Words are short, usually one or two syllables.
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Mandarin is extremely hard to learn to speak. First the pronunciation is quite difficult, and then there is the issue of tones. There are roughly 5 toes in Mandarin, and so you can say "ma" 5 different ways, and each one has a vastly different meaning. for example #1: mom, #2: horse, #3 ok, #4 scold, #5 (indicates a question)\nIf you truely want to learn to speak mandarin you need to MOVE to Taiwan or China. I have been living in Taiwan for 5 years and that's the only way to successfully do it. I tried for 2 years in my home country and learned nothing. \nGood luck.
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Arabic,Spanish or Mandrian Chinese
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besides reading, like everybody is saying, if you are trying to learn the language practice with close captions you will learn the spelling, the pronunciation and how to use the word according to the situation. music lirycs, with the music of course, is a fun way to expand it. hopefuly you will try with "polite" music. good luck.
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I'm currently playing with their demo disc, and it's quite good.  If you don't have a teacher, the Rosetta Stone software from Transparent Language is the best.  However, it helps to also use the English version so you can tell what exactly the picture is trying to say. I was playing with Mandarin and couldn't tell if the sentence was trying to say the table is under the boy or the boy is on the table!  Rosetta Stone software would also be a good supplement to a language class.
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Yes, I use http://www.chinesepod.com
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I'd recommend Mandarin Chinese.  It is very different from English and so it will stimulate new and different parts of your brain.  Also, China may be taking over the world soon.\nIf not that, how about International Sign Language?  Again, a very different language, and a useful one, too.
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It's always good to learn as much as you can. If you have the opportunity to do so, grab it.\n\nWhen I was in school, I studied Mandarin Chinese for two years. I loved it, but never had a chance to pursue those studies any further. For years, I have wished I could speak the language fluently. You just never know when you might use it.\n\nI spent five years taking the police emergency calls (e.g. 911 in the States) and the number of times I needed to get interpreters on the phone to help people was phenomenal. By far, the most common language I needed to get an interpreter for was... Mandarin Chinese. I remember a time I received a call from a woman who was clearly desperate. The operator who diverted the call to me couldn't work out what service she needed (whether she wanted Police, Fire, or Ambulance) so she put the woman through to Police. I couldn't understand what the woman was saying, but I was able to recognise what language she was speaking. After about ten minutes, I finally established (with the help of the interpreter) that her mother had had a suspected heart attack and she needed an ambulance - not police at all.\n\nIt takes only three minutes without air, and a person begins to die.\n\nI had lost at least ten minutes already, and that didn't count the time it took to ascertain basic details and transfer the call to the ambos, who in turn would have to get another interpreter for the finer details, and of course, the time it would take for the ambulance to reach the woman.\n\nDid she make it? I don't know.\n\nBut had I been able to speak Chinese - or had she been able to speak English - she would have had a fighting chance.\n\nI strongly urge you to learn another language if you have the opportunity. You never know when you might use it - and you never know when it could save a life.
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If you want to learn a language without spending any or too much money?  One way is to get the materials from your local public libraries, they can be CDs, books, tapes and so on.  These days, they have it on both Mandarin as well as Cantonese.\n\nIf there's a local Chinese community club/society, often times, they may have a Chinese or Mandarin lessons for beginners at no cost or small fees.  \n\nWhen it comes to your school (high school, college & university), there might be an Asian Student Club.  Join them.  Or, try to meet your fellow Asian schoolmates.  After that, interaction is very important.\n\nFinally, practice.  That's the single most important and effective way for you to master Chinese.  You listen, speak, read & write.  You will need a partner or friend to do this with you.  Never be afraid of making mistakes, that's how we learn and improve.\n\nOh, one short cut, watch tons of Chinese movies or tv series.  I find TV dramas the best, though long and boring, I think more effective than watching a movie.  This is to improve your listening skills.   \n\nRemember, practice x 3.  That's the key.  Incidently, that's what I am trying to do for myself.   Good luck and happy learning.
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The best way to learn a language is to go to the country where they speak the language you want to learn. However, there are manyh language schools in the world offering different types of courses, you could check them out too. \n\nBasically, if you want to be good, you have to know your grammar and in order to do that, you have to study and do exercises. Take every chance you get to speak and experiment with what you have learnt until you feel more comfortable using it. It doesn't have to be perfect at first, just as long as you are able to communicate. This is an excellent thing to do because it gives you self-confidence and you begin to get a feel for the rhythm and use of the language.\n\nIn order to improve your pronunciation, you have to listen to cassettes or dvd's etc, copy the sounds you hear and repeat again and again. It can be repetetive, but if you are a perfectionist, it's the only way to get your pronunciation even half-decent.\n\nOtherwise, you just have to keep practising as often as possible. A language is not something that you'll pick up in a day, you have to stick wtih it and practise regularly, otherwise you'll forget what you've learnt as quickly as you learnt it!
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or you could find those language learning CD that teach you the pronunciations.\n\nTo learn a language, not only you need to read and write, but also important to speak well.
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Try Michel Thomas's audio CDs, He does French, and he is very very good. I'm using it myself, it isn't free, but it is the easiest and best way to learn a language. No memorizing, no homework, no books, no work, just listening.\n\nCe Bonn!