I want to study Chinese.

I will  start to  study Chinese on September in 2011. What do you think? Is it hard? What should I know to be ready for study?  what should i know before the study?

Answer: First, Chinese is hard to learn. But nothing is easy in this world.  In my opinion,when you are learning Chinese, you should pay more attention to the pronunciation. Because i heard many foreigners say that the pronunciation is hard to study. Each Chinese word has 4 tones,many learners are confused about the second tone and the third tone.  But it's okay,you'll get used to it soon.  And the writing is important too,just practice it more often. Anyway,Chinese is amazing~!

Tips:   You can listening ti some Chinese songs and movies,it will helps you a lot!  Also,you can make friends with Chinese,they are all willing to help you!

Good luck!

J

I want to study Chinese

I will start studying Chinese in September of 2011. What can would you say about learning Chinese? (or "What do you think about learning Chinese?") Is it hard? What should I know to be ready for studying?

Hi! Chinese is reputed to be a difficult language to pick up, especially for non-Asians. There's no alphabet, only Chinese characters. Pronouncing Chinese may be difficult as well. I'd recommend you to learn hanyu pinyin (汉语拼音) so that you can learn how to pronounce Chinese better, and try to write some characters :)