PeacefulChaos Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Does anyone have any good resources? That's the language Astro would like to start next year! TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 I would strongly recommend getting a tutor or a class, at least for the early stages. The tones of Chinese are not optional - they are fundamental to the meaning - and they are not at all easy to imitate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 There are native tutors on Outschool.com. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 You can find Mandarin tutors on italki.com for about $10 per hour. It's worthwhile to start off with a tutor to say the tones correctly. We’ve used them for a few languages including Mandarin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 I don't know anything about learning Mandarin, however I highly recommend the Anki deck you can purchase from Fluent Forever. We've used those decks for Italian and German. There is a lot of focus on training your ear to hear the difference between different sounds in a language. It would hardly replace an actual tutor, but it has been great alongside a live tutor, or perhaps as a jumpstart. Anki itself is a great tool for language learning and worth the effort to figure it out. In fact you could use the Fluent Forever site just for the tutorials on that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 I don't know anything about learning Mandarin, however I highly recommend the Anki deck you can purchase from Fluent Forever. We've used those decks for Italian and German. There is a lot of focus on training your ear to hear the difference between different sounds in a language. It would hardly replace an actual tutor, but it has been great alongside a live tutor, or perhaps as a jumpstart. Anki itself is a great tool for language learning and worth the effort to figure it out. In fact you could use the Fluent Forever site just for the tutorials on that. Are there Anki decks one can purchase from the ap store or something?i scrolled through the instructions of making my own and no way. Let him and me never learn another language ever 😂 if that’s what needs done.Btw, I’m heading towards your neck of the woods soonish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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