I would like to learn Mandarin

yoong · Post by **yoong** » Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:21 pm

I speak mandarin. I would love to learn Spanish/German.

Anyone is looking for a language partner?

Please drop me an email at: [email protected]

joslinsui · Post by **joslinsui** » Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:43 pm

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.

Gurine · Post by **Gurine** » Thu, 20 Nov 2008 2:58 pm

actually is mandarin very difficult to learn? i mean reading and writing..?

hamamatsu1999 · Post by **hamamatsu1999** » Thu, 20 Nov 2008 7:29 pm

Gurine wrote:actually is mandarin very difficult to learn? i mean reading and writing..?

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.

My 2 cents worth

agapedage · Post by **agapedage** » Sat, 22 Nov 2008 7:03 pm

I agree with you, learn a language you must know how to write and read.

qtguy · Post by **qtguy** » Wed, 03 Dec 2008 4:19 pm

Gurine wrote:actually is mandarin very difficult to learn? i mean reading and writing..?

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.

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/.

madura · Post by **madura** » Sun, 28 Dec 2008 6:27 pm

NTU Confucius Institute conducts basic mandarin classes too:

http://www.ci-ntu.com/ci/viewarticle/3703

MOON.YUE · Post by **MOON.YUE** » Sun, 28 Dec 2008 11:54 pm

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 [email protected]
Besides,I would like to learn BASIC French too.
Look forward to hearing from you.

HQEV · Post by **HQEV** » Mon, 29 Dec 2008 4:18 pm

Well anyone interested to learn basic or intermediate Mandarin can email me too! [email protected] Have a good New Year

tengku · Post by **tengku** » Wed, 14 Jan 2009 1:52 pm

Anyone is taking HSK exam this year ?
Wanna study together ?

boatboat · Post by **boatboat** » Thu, 15 Jan 2009 2:41 pm

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

meowmeow2003 · Post by **meowmeow2003** » Mon, 16 Feb 2009 1:37 am

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 [email protected]! Thanks!

Kate

kennethtancw · Post by **kennethtancw** » Tue, 17 Feb 2009 1:24 pm

Hihi ..

If anyone's interested to learn chinese or english, feel free to contact me at [email protected]

Thanks.

Kenneth

joycie · Post by **joycie** » Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:55 pm

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 [email protected]

MrJelly · Post by **MrJelly** » Sun, 22 Feb 2009 1:05 am

i want to learn piano........any volunteer?

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