How do I do to learn to speak Chinese, because I can already read  and write  a lot of characters?
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You can try those tutorial tapes. When you say you can already read and write alot of characters, do you also mean to say that you understand them? If you can read them then surely you know how certain words sound like. You'll just have to learn sentance structure etc. Maybe get a friend or someone who knows chinese and see if they can help you out. Sometimes speaking a language with others will help improve your pronounciation and such. Good luck.
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Find someone who can read chinese and go through the lang area and chang it to english.
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Hello, \n\nTht is great, i already speak and write in Japanese here are a few pointers. \n\n1.Pimsleur Recorded Books are great similar to Rosetta Stone, you could try lending it from the library, because to buy it, i mean Pimsleur will cost a handful.\n\n2.Living Language and Ultimate Japanese are also good as well \n\n3.Colloquial Japanese, which comes with a book or cd, which is great for people that want to brush up their Japanese.\n\n4.Teach yourself Japanese, this is great, because for people using romanji, which is latin letters, since it contains no Japanese script\n\n5.Teach yourself Japanese script, great for beginners coming to grips with the three written system, which are Katakana,hiragana and also kanji. \n\nThis book its great i mean it dosen't cost alot but it's very helpful, \n\n6.Let's learn Katakana\n7.Let's learn hiragana\n8.Lets learn Kanji\n\nYou also said that you are interested in writing as well, this book is great because it gives the kanji list of what pupil's must learn in Japan\n\n 9. *A guide to Reading and Writing Japanese  *\n\nIf you are like an advanced student and know how to write, i would recommend 10.*Minna no nihongo*\n\n11..*Japanese for busy people they have a great range it is very good as well. \n\nI also found this website www.byki,com, which is a free software download for Japanese and others, this can help you to come to grips with Japanese written and also spoken. \n\nFree websites are,\n\n1. http://www.japanese-online.com/\n2.http://www-japan.mit.edu/mit/KanjiQuiz.html\n3.http://japanese.about.com\n4http://www.thejapanesepage.com\n\nGood luck and take care
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Try china72. Write it in just like that.
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You have to use the Windows disk to install Chinese as a language as well. You have to call out the language bar from some place (I forgot where) and use hanyu or pinyin to do it.
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me too i would like to learn chinese becouse i am in beijing now
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i got hwta u mean ... lazy to study it ..lol\n\ntry listen to alots of songs and try to watch movies in thats language u want to learn ..to get used for the vocal side ..\n\nand when have time ..get paper and pen lol and start write anything in this new language ... and then let one know this new languae tell u is what u written is good or not ..wand where u have faults ...\n\ntry using the tahoo answer and any site for chat and chat with thes language ...\n\nthats after u got some courses ... by net or by some friends know thes language ... to know how to start to do what i said above ...\n\ngood luck in any language u want to learn ..
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You might want to start at\n\nThe XCIN Project\nhttp://xcin.linux.org.tw/\n\nkde-i18n-Chinese-Big5\nhttp://www.cims.nyu.edu/systems/platforms/linux/software/package/kde-i18n-Chinese-Big5_3.3.1-2.1.html\n\nThe following is rather old in internet terms:\n\nLinux Chinese HOWTO English Version\nv1.04, 2 June 1998\nhttp://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Chinese-HOWTO.html
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learn chinese or carry a translator
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Writing? When I learned chinese, I used the New Practical Chinese Reader, which is pretty good, because it comes with a workbook, and because they break characters down into their components. You should draw all over the textbook, because you can look back and see how you're progressing. Mastering Chinese takes a long time, but it is possible.Like I said, I would really recommend the NPCR, which Amazon has:\n\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/search/102-0249102-2318525?search-alias=aps&keywords=new%20practical%20chinese
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Patrick, it is extremely difficult to learn to read and write in chinese. the chinese language is not based on letters combining to form representations of phonetic sounds, like english and most other modern laguages. the chinese 'alphabet' is actually comprised of over 3,000 unique pictographs. also, they read and write their texts from right to left, a convention that is strange to those that speak english, and most of the european and slavic languages. does that help? :-)
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get yourself one of those learning cassete tapes or cds.\nalso, get a dictionary that translates whatever your language is into english, like the Chinese-English dictionary.\nLook up any english word in the dictionary and try using one word for everyday.\nget used to the language and watch English movies, first with subtitles then next without.\n\nhope i helped!\nsorry for the long answer!\ngood luck!\n:D
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Eerr... read and speak more? Or you can do a double major in Chinese Studies and English in the UNiversity.\n\n15062006: I think you should try to speak Chinese more. When you encounter any Chinese words that you do not understand, check the dictionary. It may sound 'duh' but I guess that is one effective way to improve your command of it.
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read more mandarin books, talk more, and listen more.... engage a tutor to coach u in mandarin..
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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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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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You should first know your learning style: can you learn from a language CD, person, book, etc.\n\nFocus on how you learn best.  If you can pick up differences in speech from a CD, Barnes and Noble/ Borders etc sell some really good tutorials.  Pimsleur is a set I have had success with.\n\nNext find a person or circumstance you can practice the verbal skills you are picking up.  Asian Societies/Japanese societies, etc.  practice. practice and practice some more.\n\nAs far as the written.  Pick up a set of books that teach written Japanese.  Start with Hiragana, then katagana, and finally Kanji.