Should I take the risk and learn chinese/mandarin?

Hi, Tay. I don’t think learning Chinese is taking a risk, I think it is a good challenge and great investment, you should give it a shot!

When it comes to Chinese language learning, many people will think it very difficult, but as far as I am concerned, learning Chinese is much easier than learning such language s English, French and Spanish. I’ll explain why.

First, there are no verb conjugations in Chinese. The infinitive of their verbs never changes. E.g. In Chinese, “to be” is always “是 (shì)” and verbs in Chinese always remain the same regardless of the person or tenses.

Second, the plural is always the same as the singular in Chinese.

Third, there are no gender distinctions in Chinese. Words in other European languages will usually change depending on whether the word is male or female. For example in Spanish you will need to learn which of the 3 words to say 'the' is appropriate for the situation - el, la, lo. You need to learn the gender of each word you learn, even if it doesn't appear to have a gender. So you will feel lucky that in Chinese you won't have to remember the gender of inanimate objects.

Fourth, Chinese grammar is really really simple and the words are formed very logically.

So, don’t worry, you definitely can learn Chinese language well as long as you are interested in it. After all, interest is the best teacher.

If you got any problems in Chinese language, just feel free to ask me. You can also take a free trial at https://www.google.com.hk/search?q=echineselearnin... to experience the real atmosphere of Chinese learning.

Good luck!

I would say yes. Believe it or not, Chinese isn't as hard as most people think. Granted, I know nothing about Chinese, but I have a very good friend who teaches French and Chinese. She is American and grew up speaking only English. According to her, French is actually MORE difficult than Chinese. Chinese grammar is actually among the most simple of any language. The pronunciation is somewhat difficult, but French is about as difficult. Chinese has the concept of tones that Western languages don't have, but there are only 4 tones, so it's not THAT hard. The writing system is of course the most difficult thing about it. There's no way around that, the writing is hard and requires actual study. But all in all, the simple grammar almost balances that out.

If you pick to discover Chinese then you should know that Chinese language is without a doubt one of the hardest languages for westerners to understand, and up until finally now finding out to communicate Chinese to a degree of proficiency outside of the classroom surroundings has been almost not possible but not if you decide on a program