For English Natives learning Chinese at home, what methods worked best for you? For other Native English speakers who are learning Chinese: I am learning Chinese, with the help of an iTalki teacher/C

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For English Natives learning Chinese at home, what methods worked best for you? For other Native English speakers who are learning Chinese: I am learning Chinese, with the help of an iTalki teacher/Colloquial Chinese Textbook, Rosetta Stone, and using Pleco for vocab study, with occasional use of HelloTalk app, but there still seems to be something missing... The biggest issue is not being able to speak it during daily activities (going to be working and living in the US for at least another few years, so immersing myself in the language is not an option) How have you dealt with not being able to use the language constantly throughout the day?

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Though I'm taking Chinese classes at my school, I'd have to say that listening to Chinese artists/songs (with translations, of course) has helped me learn a few new words here and there, but nothing major. I haven't really looked around for translations of everything I listen to, so, if you're willing to try, I'd just start out with a group called EXO-M, because finding translations for every one of their songs won't be too hard. Some other artists that I listen to are Lollipop F, JPM, G.E.M.. but again, I haven't bothered with translations. I hope this helps!

yeah, I understand, the same case when I learn English. I would say the best way is to get some useful learning materials that match you level and practise more, Good luck.

Making some chinese friends and talking with them when you feel free,you can discuss some games/ daily routine.ect~

dear , i see that your Chinese is become better and better .You do it well and now you are living in Beijing,it is good for you to learn the Chinese .I advise you that to listening more Chinese music which also mark the english words for the song and Watching TV .....if you like ,we could talked on the Skype ,i am interested in English then we could help each other .My skype is aileenwu47

language is used for communication, so if you want to learn a second language, you'd better try to get the environment, listen more and speak more. So search around your work place or home, see if you can find a native chinese speaking person, or search language partner though italki and practice some time every day. When I start to improve my oral english, I go to english corner every weekend, It's much much better than studying only at home by myself. Good luck.

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