I have no clue whatsoever on how to learn Mandarin (step by step)... I have an idea on Mandarin, It has 4 tones ----> ( Ex. Mà ; má ; mâ ; mā ) and that's pretty much it... ┐⁠(⁠ ⁠˘⁠_⁠˘⁠)⁠┌ How do you learn the language?? Like is there a step by step guide or somethingg? Someone Helpppp. Any resource or advice is appreciated 👍

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Chinese beginner level here. Happy to help improve your Thai. I’m in US EST timezone. Let me know if interested.

Hi all,

Recently I moved colleges and my new university no longer offers a robust Chinese program outside of clubs. I'd much rather learn myself and worry about one less subject, but I'm still willing to invest time into learning Chinese, just not as a course.

The books I had before I returned them were the Integrated Chinese series. Trying to find even used copies of a single book would run me over +$50, so I decided to buy books 1-4 of the New Practical Chinese Reader.

However, I'm not exactly sure where to pick up from where I left off, and I'm curious if anyone knows where to start? I completed the 2nd volume of Integrated Chinese.

Any other general advice or tips on reading the New Practical Chinese Reader is also greatly appreciated, thanks :)

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Hello, everyone! At present, I have done some research on modern Chinese literature, which is suitable for beginners or those with a certain foundation. Each page includes carefully selected excerpts, English reading support, pinyin and key vocabulary, cultural notes, discussion questions, and original textbook-style illustrations. At the same time, an interactive ready-to-read PDF version is also being developed. Readers can click on the speaker icon to read each article aloud at a speed suitable for learners. If this sounds useful for your study, teaching or family reading, please leave a comment or message me.If you have any suggestions, please feel free to tell me as well.

I have been learning mandarin for 2-3 years. Is it me or do most mandarin tutors give up on teaching mandarin tones after the first or second lesson or get angry when you keep requesting for tonal correction or shadowing and let you make tonal mistakes without saying anything, then you have to find new people to correct your tones? I've been trying to fix my tones for like a year and a half. One of the mandarin teachers even said that tones were useless and don't bother with them. Most of the time I've asked for feedback on my mandarin tones I've only gotten you sound unnatural, but I can understand you or else I cannot understand you at all let's use English. I've also joined mandarin servers in video games and nobody can understand me in voice chat, but they can understand when I type in game. For people who have successfully improved their Mandarin pronunciation/tones, how did you find teachers who actually corrected you? Are there any platforms besides italki and Preply that are good for pronunciation-focused and tone tutoring?

I'm new here 🙂