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- My suggestion:I suggest you read those stories books with pinyin above each character. You must master yinpin, the more skillfully the better. In fact, the pronunciation of mandarin is very easy, as long as you can read pinyin correctly. When I was a kid, I have already recognized plenty of characters even before kindergarten. The secret was that my mother taught me how to use pinyin, so I was able to read a lot of books before entering school. I think you can do this too.Good luck to you, Yuri.0 votedNovember 15, 20170
- Hi, Yuri, I am Chinese, from northeast China.I am glad you love to learn mandarin. It can be a great experience for you. I would like to give some comments of your impressions listed above.1) Chinese characters are charming in the world. Why? It's the only language which doesn't use letters to describe itself. Chinese history is pretty long, but we can still read books written thousands years ago.The characters barely changed. The pronunciation of some characters may change, but the meaning of them still remain. If you know Chinese, you even can read those old books written 2,000 years ago. That's cool, isn't?2) You did a great job! 100 Chinese characters are pretty useful after you fully master them. Although mandarin has a lot of words inside, they have features when you see them close. Once you have learnt all the single-component characters, you will find it easier to learn new characters than before, because the new characters are just combinations of those simple characters.3)Most pronunciations of Chinese characters are not difficult to make. I find it's tricky for foreigners to pronounce pinyin only like "j,q,x,ie,ue", for there are no such sounds in their languages. Getting more listening practice may be of great help.4)Just as what you've mentioned, handwriting is no longer that useful nowadays, especially for foreigners. Beautiful handwriting can leave a impression to people if you're really good at it. Can be a plus, but not necessary.5)I am 100% with you in this. It'll be of great help if you find a language partner. It's true to any language. Hope you find one, soon.0 votedNovember 15, 20170
纳迪娅你好！
很高兴你喜欢汉语。我叫Chen，我来自中国。我有几个中国朋友也在俄罗斯工作，她们在圣彼得堡（St. Petersburg）的孔子学院教汉语，所以我很喜欢来自俄罗斯的朋友。我能从你的作文中看出来，你已经学了一段时间的汉语了， 有了一定的基础，非常棒！
前几天，听朋友说，在圣彼得堡（St. Petersburg）举行过一场灯光秀，非常的漂亮。后来，我从中国的电视也看到了这个新闻。俄罗斯的艺术（art）真的是非常的厉害。我很佩服俄罗斯在艺术方面做出的成就。
如果你能成为italki上的学习好友，我会非常的高兴。另外，你要是在汉语学习上有什么困难，也随时欢迎讨论。
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0 votedNovember 15, 20170- Looking for a EXCHANGE partner who speaks English
Hi, Friends!
I am a Chinese, speaking mandarin. If you want to improve your mandarin level, welcome to add me as your language partner!
In exchange, I want to practice my English with you, and I think it's a win-win situation for both of us!
What do you think, Guys? ^_^
Yours,
Chen
November 15, 201710 You have a very interesting point here. No Chinese student will think about this question like you. It's really a fresh new perspective. I am Chinese, and I can give you some useful advice.
I can see from your short paragraph that you have troubles in learning tones, and you really want to find the formula of tones. However, there is no formula! You know, there are many accents of mandarin in China. For example, people of Beijing use different tones of mandarin from those of Shanghai, and those of Guangzhou, when they pronounce the same character. Why? Just because they come from different region! This kind of phenomenon exists everywhere in the world. In some districts of China, people only use 3 tones in there native accent, but they still talk freely with people from other districts. So, believe me, having troubles in memorizing the correct tones of mandarin is actually not a big deal.
You can even pronounce each character in always the same tone when you talk with Chinese people. Although people will feel strange about the way you speak, it's totally okay for them to understand you, as long as you can always give the CORRECT pronunciation. For mandarin, speaking the CORRECT PRONUNCIATION is much more important than giving the right tones. Don't let the tones bother you and slow down your Mandarin learning.
I would be happy if you can read to this line. If you still have questions about tones, welcome to discuss with me. I would be glad if I am helpful. ^_^
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