What good software to learn Chinese other than Rosetta Stone ?

Question

interested in Chinese language, i used to use Rosetta stone, but the just write the letters and words in chinese, and tell me what they mean in English as a whole, till now they didn't say the letters. i'm so confused with it


anyone knows a good software other than rosetta stone ?

Answer 1

You can try Pimsleur as a first step. Obviously, it depends on how you approach learning it, but if you're immersed, it's gonna be about 5 to 6 years on average, given you have a good grasp on at least 60% to 80% of common speech or vocabulary within the first two years. If you can't get through that as soon as you can, and you take your time, you might be talking upwards of a decade to be able and get through a conversation. Nothing is impossible, but the truth is, you're just not gonna become fluent without being immersed. It's a thought process, and not really a flash card game. Most surveys actually show most successful amateur learners to do best with movies and a pocket translator. It's usually a bit harder getting the ball going doing that, then say an organized program, but don't be too intimidated by Chinese. Most people will understand the basic language structure within their first 300 vocabulary words. Just remember that there is no right or wrong way to go about it. It's all a matter of 50% memorization, and 50% immersion. Most people start running away at the thought of having to memorize a large amount of material, but that's what learning a new language is. Not very avoidable in this case. As for reading and writing in Chinese, just learn pin yin first, and decide later if you want to learn characters. Basically, learn to speak and understand it first, reading and writing it is going to take years and years. Good luck, and have fun.....

Answer 2

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Answer 3

It's not really a software, but I really like Chinesepod. They have relevant topics and are good for novices to advanced learners. Check out the website (chinesepod.com). It's not just podcasts, but they actually have exercises and explanations and such.



I haven't tried this, but I always basically enjoy a series called Teach Yourself. They have tons of different languages though each are by different authors so the quality can vary, but they're always who I try out first.



Just search around a little. Go on Amazon and check out some reviews and such. If you type into Google "How to learn Chinese", you'll get tons of results whether for products or free lessons and courses online. Which reminds me..Check out word2word.com and look up courses on Chinese. i always find useful things there!

Answer 4

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Answer 5

These days you can learn how to speak German over the internet. Check out this online course, it's voted as the best German online course of all time: http://www.rocketlearner.com/german The course is very easy to follow, I was able to learn German in just 3 months.



I live in New York City, I wanted to go to a German language teacher but that would have cost me over $800 per month. Good thing with this internet, $800 it's a lot of money for me.

Answer 6

If you have got basic Chinese, why not try to learn Chinese from movie, especial related to Chinese traditional culture. like Kungfu Panda...

Answer 7

Hi,

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Check it out.

Answer 8

If you just made a decision to understand this well-liked language Mandarin why don’t you find out at the most popular online course

Answer 9

you are a native english speaker. i'm a chinese interested in English language . Maybe we can help each other .consider it !

Answer 10

in my opinion, you need an e-dictionary.