can i learn cantonese language easily?
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Cantonese is not easy to learn for English natives because like they mentioned the tones are difficult to master.  Grammatically, Chinese is a very simplistic language, but the actual writing is very difficult to learn cuz it's all memorization, there's no alphabet.  Cantonese is also very slang-based, so the way you speak is different from the way you read, and sing.  Best way to learn is to immerse yourself into the culture and pick up some words.
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egyptian arabic is the simplest, and all the arab world knows how to speak egyptian slang, because they watch our movies and songs all the time, so its gonna be more useful.\nbut i have to tell u something, arabic is one of the most difficult languages in the world, its better if u can take courses (not online), and u need to practice with someone too.\nGoodluck:)
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Try to go to China and stay there for a period of time, which I think is the best way to learn spoken Chinese. Make sure your Chinese teacher speaks standard Chinese - Mandarin or Putonghua unless you really want to learn Cantonese or other dialects.
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Immerse yourself in the local culture. Grab a pocket translator or dictionary, and force yourself to speak the language.  Go to the markets, cafes, etc and listen to the language being spoken and you'll feel more comfortable to speak it as well.  Watch the local channels, put English subtitles, so you can try and match what you hear with the words on the bottom of the screen. Get some language tapes/CD's and put some headphones on, listen while you sleep, or when you're driving in your car, or walking. Best of luck.
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The Rosetta Stone stuff is good in that it teaches you how to think without translation. But for really learning how to learn to speak the language it will be slow. It doesn't give you dialogs or conversations to work with. What they do is teach you basic sentence structure, but each and every language is the same, meaning they don't take the mindset of the target language into consideration when creating the lessons. They just translate the lessons into the target language, this doesn't always work so well when the other language is not of the same mindset. \n\nI think it works better for European languages than Eastern languages because the mindset is so different in the East. I speak Mandarin and Mongolian and it is soooo different from European languages.\n\nPlus you get no explanations of anything what so ever. It's all guess work until you understand.\n\nBTW, you won't find any problem communicating there, I haven't met a Filipino who can't at least speak pidgin English!\n\nEnjoy!\n \nCheck out the sites below for some other options.
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Well.. For languages, you have to start somewhere, and being able to read a language regardless of whether you actually understand it makes it so much easier to conquer the basic level.\n\nIn Korean, reading is easy, almost like the English alphabet.\nBut for Chinese, there are thousands of different characters. You've got to memorise the meanings of the character, and also have to know what it means when paired with another. And on top of that, each character has a maximum of 4 different, you can say, pitches.\n\nSo, that's why I personally feel Korean's easier than Chinese.
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not very long. as i see it the language only consists of numbers and the learn yourself  chinese pamphlet is widely available from your local carry out shop
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you dont need to speak arabic in dubai english is the first langauge, u will have to go there and socilise with the people and get to know best way to do this is the bars yay teh bars beer yum ted likes already lol
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Trust me, it is. China is growing and mandarin can get you through with many people. I've studied Mandarin before, but then again, I am Chinese and speak Cantonese, so it would be so much easier for me to get the hold of the langauge, anyway, we were forced to learn it at school.
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I suggest taking a class for this language. You can take an online course lested below.
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It isn't too hard to learn. Spanish is the easiest. But german is actully easier than english. If you have a good CD that teaches German. I really liked A+ german. You can learn lots of words. It is best to have a teacher or someone who speaks it to help you get the hang of pronounciation. If you have opportunity to speak it with someone you are more likely to learn it and retain it. A language that you do not get to use is of no benefit. I learned it and didn't have anyone to speak it with , so I've forgotten a lot of it. My daughter learned spanish and has someone to speak it with so she has become fluent with it.
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u can learn portughese!! it's pretty similar to spanish!! // italian sounds good too/ FRENCH  it's like HARD GURL!! so stick to those 2!!:)
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Hello,\n\nThere isn't a fast way to learn Tagalog or any language, that is the honest truth. But you can structure your work so you'll cover a bit at a time and before you know it you'll be an intermediate speaker. \n\nHere  are some free pointers, i mean books and internet sources that you can try for some free lessons. \n\n1.http://www.seasite.niu.edu/tagalog/\n2.http://www.tagalog1.com/Outline.jsp\n\nBelow are some books that are good for learning Tagalog.\n\n1.Tagalog made nice and easy \n2.Basic Tagalog, for non-Tagalog and foreigners\n3.Making out in Tagalog\n4.Lonely Planet Tagalog phrasebook \n5.Conversational Tagalog: A Functional-Situational Approach\nby Teresita V. Ramos, is a basic introduction to Tagalog. Introduces a range of vocabulary and phrases, and includes plenty of notes of grammar. \n\n6.Teach Yourself Tagalog: Complete Course\nby Cora Castle and Laurence McGonnell, is an introduction to spoken and written Tagalog. Includes a course book containing dialogues, grammatical notes, exercises and cultural information, together with a CD with recordings of some of the dialogues and exercises\n\n7.Talk Now! Learn Tagalog\nby Eurotalk this is a basic introduction to Tagalog. Includes dialogues, exercises, games, tests and notes. This is a software program not a book. \n\n8.Tagalog-English/English-Tagalog Standard Dictionary\nby Carl R.Galvez Rubino\n\nAlso when you have a basic ground of Tagalog, you can pick-up some words they are saying. \n\nMabuting kapalaran! <----Good luck!
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I personally reccomend the Rosetta Stone language education software. It's specifically designed to teach people fast. My father was at conversational italian after an hour a day for six months, and was reading and writing it by the end of the year. I'm going to get a copy before I go to Japan. It comes in almost every language, too.
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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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Learning a different language such as English, in my humble opinion, should be taught by the lauguage that you want to learn. Finding a school that teach English in Thai in Hong Kong is almost close to impossible. I suggest that watching children program such as English cartoon is a good way to learn because they usually speak slowly and the vocabulary is easier to understand. Hope it help.
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The language spoken in Beijing is considered the most eloquent even to the people in Taiwan. I have used Transparent Language materials and feel that they are pretty good language software.\n\nYou will need to learn Pinyin (Mandarin romanization) first, then start learning characters. It's a lot to learn at once and can get overwhelming but will level off after a while.\n\nI haven't used software to learn Mandarin, I have lived here for almost 20 years, but you definitely need to hear the language constantly in order to grasp the tones. So you will want something that will give you lots to listen to.\n\nIf you are looking to only use it in or around Taiwan you may want to consider not learning the Mainland China dialect, there are some word usage differences. Plus the character system is the complicated and not simplified system you find in the Mainland. But if you will be using it in the Mainland stick to simplified and Beijing dialect.\n\nThe on-line course at hellomandarin.com sounds good too and they are located in Beijing. Looks reasonable and there is a demo.\n\nZhu ni hao yun! (Good luck!)