how did YOU mastered Chinese?

utit

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Member since 09 October 2011

Shanghai

utit

25 December 2011 02:18:49

utit

25 December 2011 02:18:49

Shanghai

hi guys,

of course i know there are many ways. But it would be helpful to know the ways of those who really cracked the language.

thanks and looking forward to your posts,

regards
manoranjan

petergreece

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Member since 27 June 2010

Sala

petergreece

29 December 2011 17:16:12

petergreece

29 December 2011 17:16:12

Sala

Hi, I lived 4 years in China and due to a busy job and too many expats arround me I had a similar problem. Long time I did not pick up much, tried private teachers, was tired after the job, did not do homework etc. - all in all it seemed to be useless.

Then I tried to avoid to be always with the expats and immediately was in the middle of the language problem. What helped a lot was writing SMS in Pinyin. By looking for words, translating and typing them, I improved a lot.

Sounds funny, but worked!