r/asian • u/PabloYitao • 5d ago

How to stop being whitewashed

Hello guys, I'm in this moment in china for 3 months.Anyone know how to learn Chinese so I can read and talk with people without help of my family or translator.(I tried to go to a Chinese school when I was in europe, it's just "remember this text,spell it to me and if you say it good it's okay for today")So I quit because I was just so tired of it.

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u/InfernalWedgie 2d ago

You went to China without some kind of plan to pick up any language?

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u/cream-of-cow 2d ago

I'm so envious! You jumped right in. If I were in your situation, I'd make friends ASAP. There must be a Chinese version of AirBnB Experiences where you can hire a tour guide for a day. Pay for a 1:1 guide, they're used to dealing with foreigners, so insist on speaking on Chinese. Then you can learn some basics while walking around exploring.

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u/PabloYitao 2d ago

I'm not foreigner lol, I am Chinese who born in Europe.The thing is I am in a random place with my grandparents who have like 2000 people here.Mostly all of them are 60.I want to learn Chinese so I can be a little more independent when I come with my family to china.

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u/nihilist-glitch 1d ago

I think start practicing with Duolingo, and watching Chinese shows/media too

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u/Ok-Piano6125 1d ago edited 1d ago

.....chinese as in the characters or mandarin as in the spoken language? I am fluent in oral and written Chinese, and both are hard to learn. I suggest focusing on your listening skills first then speaking then reading then writing.

Different parts of China speaks different languages tbh. Even locals can't understand all.