SINGAPORE EXPATS FORUM
Singapore Expat Forum and Message Board for Expats in Singapore & Expatriates Relocating to Singapore
I would like to learn Mandarin
hi want learn mandarine too
hi LauraChen read your post, are u still teaching mandarin, love to learn
i jus moved to singapore recently and found mandarine is very necessary also would like to meet more friends.
i jus moved to singapore recently and found mandarine is very necessary also would like to meet more friends.
-
- Member
- Posts: 46
- Joined: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 9:40 pm
- Location: Choa Chu Kang
- Contact:
Nothing comes easy I guess. I have learn Japanese for 10 years and french for 4 years. Nothing can be compared to mere interest and hard work. of course a good teacher is a big bonus. With reading and writing skill, you will get a strong foundation compare to only conversational. Sometime you do know why you say things in certain way until you write it down, read it and compare with other structures.Gurine wrote:actually is mandarin very difficult to learn? i mean reading and writing..?
My 2 cents worth
Depending on what your first language is, Mandarin can be harder to learn for some more than others. Chinese Mandarin is not phonetic in nature, so learning to speak and write is a challenge if your mother tongue is phonetic in nature. Linguists will probably slap me down with the imprecise use of the term 'phonetics', but this means you (mostly) can't tell how to pronounce a Chinese character from the way it is written, whereas you could figure out how to read an English word by knowing how to parse and read its component syllables.Gurine wrote:actually is mandarin very difficult to learn? i mean reading and writing..?
Other Asian language speakers, esp. East Asian such as Japanese and Korean, will find a lot of commonality with Mandarin.
That said, there isn't a better opportunity to learn the language when you can use it daily in 'normal' situations, as opposed to some contrived scenarios in the classroom. Apart from English and Mandarin, I also learned German, Japanese and Malay, but lost most of German and Japanese after not having spoken them regularly.
There are Mandarin classes conducted by the NUS Extension School: http://www.nus.edu.sg/nex/.
NTU Confucius Institute conducts basic mandarin classes too:
http://www.ci-ntu.com/ci/viewarticle/3703
http://www.ci-ntu.com/ci/viewarticle/3703
I speak fluently & standard Mandarin.
Hey Guys!Is there still anyone interest to learn Mandarin as I would like to improve my english as well.
Who wanna exchange language with me can drop me a mail at solitary1117@hotmail.com
Besides,I would like to learn BASIC French too.
Look forward to hearing from you.

Who wanna exchange language with me can drop me a mail at solitary1117@hotmail.com
Besides,I would like to learn BASIC French too.
Look forward to hearing from you.

Well anyone interested to learn basic or intermediate Mandarin can email me too! huiqingevi@hotmail.com Have a good New Year 

Mandarin English Languae Exchange
I am looking for Mandarin language exchange during the day. Between 2 - 6 pm.
My mother tongue is English. Please PM or post your email address and we can get in touch.
boat boat
My mother tongue is English. Please PM or post your email address and we can get in touch.
boat boat
-
- Newbie
- Posts: 3
- Joined: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:19 pm
- Location: Singapore
Mandarin / English exchange
Hi Boatboat and all,
Anyone interested in Mandarin/English exchange during daytime? My native language is Mandarin (from Taiwan). It would be great to meet new friends and sharpen my English as the same time!
e-mail kuangju@gmail.com! Thanks!
Kate
Anyone interested in Mandarin/English exchange during daytime? My native language is Mandarin (from Taiwan). It would be great to meet new friends and sharpen my English as the same time!
e-mail kuangju@gmail.com! Thanks!
Kate

-
- Newbie
- Posts: 10
- Joined: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 1:06 pm
- Location: Singapore
English / Chinese Language
Hihi ..
If anyone's interested to learn chinese or english, feel free to contact me at kennethtancw@gmail.com
Thanks.
Kenneth
If anyone's interested to learn chinese or english, feel free to contact me at kennethtancw@gmail.com
Thanks.
Kenneth
hello there,
i'm local... i think my languages (english & chinese) are fairly good.
i don't mind teaching either of them if anyone here is interested. i'm not teaching for money or anything, just purely to share if anyone needs help with languages here.
can drop me an email at electro1012@gmail.com
i'm local... i think my languages (english & chinese) are fairly good.
i don't mind teaching either of them if anyone here is interested. i'm not teaching for money or anything, just purely to share if anyone needs help with languages here.
can drop me an email at electro1012@gmail.com

-
- Similar Topics
- Replies
- Views
- Last post
-
-
Would like your opinion on to retire or not
by qxq » Sun, 09 Jun 2019 8:39 pm » in General Discussions - 8 Replies
- 4900 Views
-
Last post by PNGMK
Tue, 18 Jun 2019 8:24 am
-
-
-
Would you like to play indoor cricket?
by Albury » Thu, 02 Jan 2020 3:12 pm » in Entertainment, Leisure & Sports - 0 Replies
- 1389 Views
-
Last post by Albury
Thu, 02 Jan 2020 3:12 pm
-
-
- 2 Replies
- 1855 Views
-
Last post by bgd
Sat, 23 May 2020 3:46 pm
-
- 2 Replies
- 1919 Views
-
Last post by sundaymorningstaple
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 2:18 pm
-
- 3 Replies
- 8441 Views
-
Last post by sundaymorningstaple
Sat, 05 Jun 2021 5:13 pm
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest