It’s one of the things I’m most proud of. I got to an advanced level and could do all my personal and professional things in Mandarin.īut if I were starting to learn Chinese again today, I’d learn it differently. Whenever someone asks me how to get started learning Chinese, I don’t tell them what I did. (More discussion on this in my article “ Being and Speaking Chinese“.) I give them advice on learning Chinese in this article!īy the way, I might refer to “Chinese”, but I’m writing about Mandarin, or pǔtōnghuà (普通话) or guóyǔ (国语) depending on where you’re from. Join Summary - How I’d learn Chinese again if I started from scratch In Mandarin got to the point where I could read and listen to the news and conduct job interviews (both as a job seeker and as a manager) - at least when it was necessary (often not with highly educated people working in international organisations).Learn how to pronounce all the sounds, including the tones and unusual consonants, and how they go together.Learn 1-200 basic words (without characters) and get the pronunciation perfect.Do this by listening to recordings, and preferably with a teacher.Learn the basic grammar rules, including word order, questions, statements, and using the various particles/conjunctions.Start building a vocabulary of 500 words including characters using the HSK flashcard decks on Anki, or using Skritter.Get a great tutor - someone who has studied the specific science of teaching Chinese. ![]() Step 1: Learn the PinYin pronunciation system
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