yes,it's always difficult to learn a foreign language cause it has different grammar and letters. however, there's absolutely a way to learn it well. it depends on you. if you enjoy watching tv shows or soap operas, just watch some chinese programs just like i learn english by watching Friends again and again.you can learn while entertaining. or ,if you love reading , Chinese novels will be a good choice. and talking with chinese people can be helpful to the usage and memorization of chinese words. anyway,it will take you several months to feel the progress , but never lose your patience and confidence,just believe yourself and remember:no pains , no gains. break a leg~~~

I would not say Mandarin is "difficult". As a spoken language it's very easy. Verbs don't change, tenses are easy to form. Not to make too easy to learn they combined it with a rather tricky writing system. Now that is difficult, but you can manage that too with the right method. And when you start learning to read, consistency is the key. Otherwise you forget what you learned rapidly.

assalam 3leikum Chinese is a language with suffering at the beginning of learning it while it will be extreme easy if you just step over the first barriers. Trust me! There would be no harsh experiences after 2 years' beginning. Just be patient! P.S. You know there is no slippy ways..

yes,some people said mandarin is very difficult to learn,but it doesn't means you can't learn it well.firstly,I think you can see some chinese movies, view many times until you can understand most of chinese sentences without english subtitle.the same way to learning english,isn't it?,and the second way i think is you can make some chinese friends(here is a good way to know some chinese friends,you can learning something from each other),when you don't know something and ask him/her,avoid the same mistake when you using it next time.yes,you can read some chinese books as well,if your chinese not so well,choose some simple books suitable for your chinese level.just never give up if you are really want to do something,I hope your chinese getting more and more better.加油哦！：）