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      <title>Re: What's the best way to learn Mandarin?</title>
      <link>http://www.chinese-tools.com/forum/read.html?q=17%2C59625%2C213787%23msg-213787</link>
      <author>Mariablack</author>
      <description><![CDATA[See there are two ways to learn chinese - one is [url=http://www.chinesesphere.com/]learn Chinese online with tutor[/url] &amp; other is [url=http://www.chinesesphere.com/learn-chinese/]learn chinese online[/url]. So first you have to decide which one is suitable for you. If you want to learn chinese online you can fill the form available at http://www.chinesesphere.com/student/signup.php]]></description>
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      <author>Savannah</author>
      <description><![CDATA[The best way is to move to China and live there for 3 years!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:53:59 -0400</pubDate>
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      <author>Ghostking3</author>
      <description><![CDATA[will some one help me and teach me Chinese my skype is ghostking3 my qq is 1928965481.  please help]]></description>
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      <author>Aabbccddeeff</author>
      <description><![CDATA[很简单.
1:多练习
2:多阅读]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:08:22 -0400</pubDate>
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      <author>Alexsh</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I like to use flashcards. It works really great. I do it on my iPhone. There is a lot of applications, but few of them support Mandarin. 
I am using xCards for iPhone. They provide a lot of websets and you can have them in Mandarin. Sometimes translations aren't great, but acceptable. Anyway it's a best way for me by now.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:39:04 -0400</pubDate>
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      <author>Shenlord</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Best way to learn Chinese is to learn the tone system first and foremost.  If you do not use the 4 tones , you cannot be understood.  The best way is with a good teacher who can actually get you to understand the tones and how to do them.  Westerners just do not hear them naturally and do not reproduce them naturally either.  The best teacher is someone who is really fluent in both languages and understands how to create a bridge between the two.  If you are studying on your own, the most systematic  tone teaching materials I have encountered are the Michel Thomas Method: Speak Mandarin Chinese.   It starts out very slowly, but  it actually gets you to absorb the system.  Good luck on learning Chinese.  
JPS at [url=http://www.focuslanguage.com]Focus Language[/url].]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:13:02 -0400</pubDate>
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      <author>Darni</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Learning Chinese is not like learning other languages .Writing and reading are important as talking and listening.The basics are very difficult.Here is a good website to start with http://90325ymow6ex847pebl8uhhrft.hop.clickbank.net/]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:12:37 -0400</pubDate>
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      <author>Xiaofran</author>
      <description><![CDATA[If you have opportunity to come to China, so come here and try to communicate with native Chinese. 

If you have no chance to come here, so I suggest you ask an Chinese tutor and watch Chinese movie, listen Chinese song......

I am native Chinese from Shanghai, I don't mind if you contact me for practicing Chinese. 

E-mail: franlucky1108@gmail.com
Msn: xiaofran6@hotmail.com]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:34:52 -0400</pubDate>
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      <author>Bifa</author>
      <description><![CDATA[try to make outings with the teacher. Making
&gt; the teacher a friend will help a lot and you can
&gt; also keep in contact for future help. If she's
&gt; hot you can actually try and date the teacher.
&gt; Yeah I know plenty of students dating the teacher!
&gt; Plenty of practice with their Chinese, I mean
&gt; they have to since their girlfriend is their
&gt; Chinese teacher.


[sup]hahahaha, interesting. and it works sometime if your teacher is a girl and she is available smiling smiley :x0
well, go to school is a good idea. and as far as i know,if you focus on language, no need 2 years.if you wanna private tutor or partner, make sure not for short time but regularly and long term.
emmm, pinyin first and character next, be patient to the pinyin.[/sup]

~ ~ ~
哈哈！ I taught physics in University. Every year when Einstein's Relativity comes along, some students become VERY friendly with me. So I set a rule, anyone who wanted to go for outings must qualify as a rocket scientist.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:50:19 -0400</pubDate>
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      <author>Chinese.Fan</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hellow every dody
the best way to learn a language is to talk with native
i am a chinese and willing to make friend with you
please contact me
msn:liulijunjun@hotmail.com
skype:comfortablecn
qq:46999153]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:22:18 -0400</pubDate>
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      <author>Learnchinese8</author>
      <description><![CDATA[你好！
if you often talk with Chinese People, your Chinese will improved. and you also need some good lessons, I learned Chinese with the Rocket Chinese Premium, you can download it http://www.siniceram.com/product-review/learn-chinese.php , I feel it's good. you can try it.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:02:47 -0400</pubDate>
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      <author>Bill12</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I think the best way is to do a language exchange. I found many chinese (mandarin) speakers at [url=http://www.scrabbin.com]Scrabbin Language Exchange[/url] website... Good luck!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:27:39 -0400</pubDate>
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      <author>Liufutonge</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hi i'm a chinese teacher who only teaches foreigners in Shenzhen. i strongly recommend you a fatastic website to practice [url=http://www.chinese-ilab.com]www.chinese-ilab.com[/url],they offer you free games and downloadable mp3 ,audios and videos.My students really improved a lot by using that website.I hope that it can help you too.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:05:07 -0400</pubDate>
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      <author>Meitanzhe</author>
      <description><![CDATA[The best way is to buy Chinese magazines and newspapers on differnet topics, translate and learn new words and whole texts (it works really). And find Chinese friends and discuss new topics using new words with them!!! It works!!! That's the way I got Chinese, now I can speak it absolutely fluently!!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:47:26 -0400</pubDate>
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      <author>Zhiyuan</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Listen to Radio is the best way!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:25:49 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.chinese-tools.com/forum/read.html?q=17%2C59625%2C84362%23msg-84362</link>
      <author>Greg</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Apparently some people can't access the above link from China. Try this:
http://feeds2.feedburner.com/MandarinSegments]]></description>
      <category>Chinese language</category>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:33:46 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.chinese-tools.com/forum/read.html?q=17%2C59625%2C83008%23msg-83008</link>
      <author>Greg</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Here's a relatively long post on how to [url=http://mandarinsegments.blogspot.com/2009/06/howto-start-learning-mandarin.html]learn Chinese[/url].

It suggests a (free) first steps audio program, ongoing audio podcasts, learning to use a dictionary, getting a language partner, etc.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:37:22 -0400</pubDate>
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      <author>Chineseathome</author>
      <description><![CDATA[You can first learn some Pinyin. It is the basis to sttudy Chinese. Then I recommend you to find a professional tutor.

Chinese@Home's One-on-one Online Teaching (LiveClass™) is an innovative system which combines traditional one-on-one tutorial teaching methods with the latest advances in computerized education techniques.

Our curriculum is flexible and will fit in with your schedule! Time differences are not a barrier to learning with us, and you can learn Chinese whenever it’s convenient.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:46:15 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.chinese-tools.com/forum/read.html?q=17%2C59625%2C81049%23msg-81049</link>
      <author>Stevenlake</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Study with Chinese teacher in the beginning. So finding a good Chinese program on campus is really important!
Then find a good tool, such as Chinese electronic translator or other learning software to improve yourself at home.   

In addition, Watching a lot of Chinese drama is also a helpful hobby. 

Good tool for reference
http://www.penpowerinc.com/pce/standard_version/index.htm]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:26:16 -0400</pubDate>
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      <author>Zhang.Lily</author>
      <description><![CDATA[来中国吧 这样就能学好了]]></description>
      <category>Chinese language</category>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 16:59:18 -0400</pubDate>
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      <author>Dawei8888</author>
      <description><![CDATA[You can do what I did. Major in Mandarin in University. (Actually my major was East Asian Studies). Then go to China or Taiwan and make friends with people who are not very good and don't care to learn English. You'll learn much faster that way. Good luck!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 11:55:56 -0400</pubDate>
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      <author>Kaoru</author>
      <description><![CDATA[[color=#3333CC]Nihao, my name is Magaly , I'm from Peru and I started to study chinese one month ago, it's really an interesting language, I love it, I would like to find somebody to practice it, or maybe if sb knows chinese and wants to learn spanish or english we can exchange heheh...

my skype: mine_own_world
my msn: gatosdebronce41@hotmail.com[/color]]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:18:04 -0400</pubDate>
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      <author>Boner</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Moroes Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- 

&gt; If she's
&gt; hot you can actually try and date the teacher. 
&gt; Yeah I know plenty of students dating the teacher!
&gt;  Plenty of practice with their Chinese, I mean
&gt; they have to since their girlfriend is their
&gt; Chinese teacher.


It didn't work out for me cause after two weeks she wanted me to marry her and she always wanted to speak English!  She always gave me a little hell afterwards.(:P)]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:22:09 -0400</pubDate>
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      <author>Tangerine</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I started out the typical way: audio CDs, grammar books and practising characters until they came my nose out. Then I consulted the I Ching that told me to eat 12 tangerines a day. I followed this advice and even though i don't spend more than a few minutes a day studying, my command of Mandarin has improved tremendously. As a byproduct, i haven't had any bouts of scurvy either. 
 

(This message sponsored by the CCGA (California Citrus Growers Association) and is not entirely truthful) Hey, folks, it's Friday!  ;)]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:14:43 -0400</pubDate>
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      <author>Graham.Acre</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hi, I am oscar, I´ve just started study chinese since the last year and I´ve been enjoying studying this languages but I need help about improving this because I don´t have any contact to practice it safely, only my chinese teacher but she is busy, if anyone of yours are interested in helping me to improve my chinese add me &quot;Gilbert_Meister_1988@hotmail.com&quot; and if you like it I can help you to learn spanish, thanks.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:32:42 -0400</pubDate>
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      <author>Ponpon</author>
      <description><![CDATA[try to make outings with the teacher.  Making
&gt; the teacher a friend will help a lot and you can
&gt; also keep in contact for future help.  If she's
&gt; hot you can actually try and date the teacher. 
&gt; Yeah I know plenty of students dating the teacher!
&gt;  Plenty of practice with their Chinese, I mean
&gt; they have to since their girlfriend is their
&gt; Chinese teacher.


hahahaha, interesting. and it works sometime if your teacher is a girl and she is available :) :x0  
well, go to school is a good idea. and as far as i know,if you focus on language, no need 2 years.if you wanna private tutor or partner, make sure not for short time but regularly and long term.
emmm, pinyin first and character next, be patient to the pinyin.:)]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:58:29 -0400</pubDate>
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      <author>Moroes</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Going to China will help for sure.  First so a semester of Chinese to get your base of the language.  You need the base to get you started.  Then you can start following Karis's advise and more.  Their cheap DVDs will make it easy to access dramas and movies in Chinese (Movies work! If it wasn't true how come everyone in this world knows words like &quot;HI!&quot; and &quot;FUCK YOU!&quot;).  In fact you can watch Hollywood movies translated into Chinese!  Usually learning Chinese at a college you will see a lot of Japanese and Koreans there.  Go make freinds with them as its easier than local Chinese.  Most likely they can't speak good English, so you know Chinese will be used.  You can practice Chinese while having a hair cut with the hairdresser, have a chat with the person massaging your feet while you try a foot massage.  

This one is optional but it has gotten a lot of guys speaking Chinese fluently!  Go to bars and meet those bar girls.  They might just want your money but you want their time to practice Chinese with you.  Basically like a tutor.  Tutor, Escort, Bar girl, Hooker same thing!  You pay them money to spend time with you to practice your Chinese!

And if you are that dedicated!  Go read a Chinese Newspaper and translate it everyday!  

Also try to make outings with the teacher.  Making the teacher a friend will help a lot and you can also keep in contact for future help.  If she's hot you can actually try and date the teacher.  Yeah I know plenty of students dating the teacher!  Plenty of practice with their Chinese, I mean they have to since their girlfriend is their Chinese teacher.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:36:35 -0400</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.chinese-tools.com/forum/read.html?q=17%2C59625%2C70887%23msg-70887</link>
      <author>Xiangxue3</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I don't think Chinese is so difficult because I use it everyday.And some of my foreigner friends also learn Chinese very quickly.They start to study  Chinese only one year ,but  we can communicate very well in Chinese now just because they live with us and they need to speak in Chinese everyday.I thought  English is very difficult but now I realise that English is not so difficult just I need to use it more often.So if anyone wanna practise your Chinese or have any questions about Chinese ,you can contact me and I would be more than happy to help you because I can also improve my English.You can install MSN to contact me,My MSN is xiangxue3@tom.com.  If you travell to Beijing or live in Beijing,maybe we can chat with each other  face by face.]]></description>
      <category>Chinese language</category>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:52:38 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: What's the best way to learn Mandarin?</title>
      <link>http://www.chinese-tools.com/forum/read.html?q=17%2C59625%2C67721%23msg-67721</link>
      <author>Brian98</author>
      <description><![CDATA[If you're just getting started, the best way is to get personal attention from a teacher. You can save a lot of time and money if you have a teacher who can not only explain concepts to you, but also knows how to help you correct your mistakes. 

Just finding a native speaker isn't the same -- knowing a language/subject doesn't automatically qualify someone to teach it. That's not to say that practicing with them isn't helpful, but if you really want to &quot;learn Mandarin completely&quot;, you should find a teacher with experience and a system to help you.

If you can't find someone qualified in your area or want to learn from home, you can [url=http://www.guavatalk.com]learn Chinese online[/url] with GuavaTalk. They have trained teachers and Chinese conversation classes to help you learn to speak well.

If you do have friends who are native speakers, try to set up times to practice chatting with them regularly.

Good luck! Hope that helps!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:11:02 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: What's the best way to learn Mandarin?</title>
      <link>http://www.chinese-tools.com/forum/read.html?q=17%2C59625%2C65427%23msg-65427</link>
      <author>Ohhlive</author>
      <description><![CDATA[各位有需要要学普通话的可以来找我啊，我应该可以帮助你们提高哦。 
Chinese Boy seeking language friends

I'm a native chinese I'm currently study english hard every day,I think I can be of assistance to you for learning chinese, I hope I can receive you message,and adding me in. 

让我们互相进步吧！ 

My email: 240126800@qq.com 
My skype: 912358066@qq.com
My QQ   : 240126800]]></description>
      <category>Chinese language</category>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:39:25 -0500</pubDate>
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