"Study a couple hours a week, don't overload yourself" Well i study _a couple_ (15? 20?) hours a week and i love the language, I'm not overstressed. Thank you for the advice!!
That's great! There sometimes seems like a lot of pressure in the language study community to study for hours and hours a day, which is overwhelming to some people - pair that with the overwhelming task of studying a language like chinese and it's too much! That's what I meant by that, but of course, if you can study for longer, that's fantastic~ Hope the rest of the advice was helpful for you, good luck with your studies and thanks for watching!!
Finally, a video that teaches us how and where to start learning Chinese. I've been super confused, and I've been putting off Chinese for so long because I had no idea where to start. Thanks so much! I found this a very helpful video!
This is an expensive "studying tip" I have been using but if you're into VR and really VRChat you can join Chinese speaking worlds. I've been doing that and generally native speakers tend to gather around me and are curious why I'm learning and just want to learn about my country as well. A lot will have their mics off but I think most of them are willing to talk.
Pretty cool tip. How do you use VRChat? Via Oculus Quest or something else? Also, how do you make sure you join chinese speaking worlds and not just the English speaking ones? How do you even find the chinese ones?
Very nice hints. As I lived 5 years in China, working there, I learned most at the beginning from hearing and asking, but couldn’t read at all. Now I try to learn the characters, but to me it’s much harder to remember them, than the Pinyin/ spoken word. Now I find it very helpful to learn the radicals 部首. At least the most common ones. This way signs turn out to be put together from simpler parts and the story in it makes it much easier to remember. Like this one for example: you take the roof Mián 宀 and put woman nǔ 女 under it and it’s then 安 an, which is like protection. Woman under a roof= protection. I learned the radicals from a book, which has really neat explanations and drawings to it, to let you see and remember, where the radical came from. Like 子 has a drawing of a young male child, the legs bound together with a blanket. So zi is like child or son. The book is from Edoardo Fazzioli. It is translated into many languages and is very helpful. In German it is called „Gemalte Wörter“ which is like scetched words. In English it has a different name, you gotta look it up by the author. Parallel I worked with the „227 radicals of Chinese“ on Wikipedia, because you see better different ways of writing some radicals. And of course I had my radicals on flash cards, which really helps. Of course radicals like 龜 for turtle are quite complex already and are not very useful, but simple radicals, which make up most of the words are helpful to learn first, like 人 口 儿 力 ... and so on. Also on Apple store there is a free app to learn HSK 1-6 called Daily Mandarin. Unfortunately I haven’t seen it on Google, but I don’t know. Also Leo (free) is good for translation and looking up the correct order of strokes. You can listen to the sound as well watch the stroke orders.
@@myamygdala7 You are welcome. I am glad if I could help a little. To me words like 想 xiǎng, to like, to think, are really easy for me now. It consist of the tree, or wood 木 mù, and they eye 目 mù and the heart 心 xīn below. That splitting into the single radicals is very helpful. Which country are you from?
That's the trick, isn't it. By using the handy dandy websites and "apps" and "tools" you'll learn reasonably good conversation skills fast enough depending on the work you put in. But when the time comes to read or write, you're struck. In other words, you've become a talkative iliterate. That's why I go back to the old books to learn and, yes, with Traditional characters. If you want to start with Heisig's Remembering the Hanzi, Traditional character version, that's. good too, but be sure you have some speaking ability and know at least a few hundred characters first. Avoid the tons of book using Simplified Characters like the plague. It's a good shorthand but you would never learn English by first learning Gregg shorthand would you. Once you know Traditional, you'll pick up Simplified effortlessly. Just be aware that the Chinese Communist Party doesn't want you learning Traditional and for good reasons (from their point of view) but they don't have YOUR needs in mind.
I have watched some videos how to start learning Mandarin easily, however, this is the most comprehensive practical advice. The best thing is that she also shared some of her past experiences in making mistakes while learning as a beginner. And she is very generous to let us know all recommended materials and resources to follow her successful story in learning Mandarin. Thank you so much ! It is really a blessing to hear lots of invaluable insights of hers.
Tbh I find characters to be the easiest part of learning mandarin Another tip I find really helpful: study the character’s components (their origins, what they signifie,…) this way you might be able to guess what other characters or words mean
Yes, Listening to podcast, movies/shows, and songs I find help me and hearing the words and knowing what they means excites me..lol it shows the progress I have made and I feel cool.
Key is to Learn. Master. Use. Same here, my speaking is not good but I’m able to read 😅😄 never knew there was anything like HSK Online, I’m gonna check it out! Thanks for sharing😊
Definitely, actually using the language is the hardest (and scariest) part, but so so important to retaining and improving a language! Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed and I hope the app is helpful for you! ♥
Thank you for your advice. I have started to learn mandarin and your tips make sense. I agree, that there is a lot to learn and one thing that I like to ignore is the stroke order, because if you get the character right (others can read it without difficulty) I really don't see why it matters.
@@PhrogieBob In fact, not many Chinese people can write calligraphy.Calligraphy is already an art form, not a writing tool.Seeing words is like seeing people. It can show the writer's mood, his spirit and his experience at that time.
Really great finding this, moving to Beijing in a few weeks after 3.5 years in Hong Kong. Hope to share my journey on my TH-cam channel too. 😊 Lived 4 years in Shanghai but only got to HSK 3-4 something. Definitely aiming at 4 and then 5 coming year. Great content here! Greetings from a Swede in Hong Kong ☀️☺️
Very clear and comprehensive. I love that you don't beat about the bush. I just started my mandarin journey and am trying to compile resources. Thanks for your information.
1 of most important resources for any language is/are REFERENCE GRAMMARS--- they are like dictionaries or encyclopedias for each language, with compact, condensed grammar and etc? They are absolutely useful. There are in print and sometimes online, like Chinese Grammar Wiki (or reverse?) Zhu ni, hao yunqi!!! Jia, you!!!
trainchinese - is the good dictionary, it has a characters, you can see how you can use these words in your speech and also ( I think this is very useful) you can see how to write characters sequentially. moreover, it has both website and app💕
Interesting video! Many thanks to the author of the channel for the recommendations! The problem with many people is that they want to take a "magic pill" or get "secret knowledge" and immediately have skills and abilities. However, the truth of life is that knowledge, skills, and abilities do not come by themselves. You can't learn a foreign language without doing anything, without wasting your time and effort, just like you can't learn to ride a bike lying on a comfy couch, listening to lectures and watching videos about "modern methods of learning" on a bike. To really learn something, you have to really practice every day. You're going to fall down while you're learning, and you're going to get bumps - that's normal! The ups and downs of learning are an integral part of our lives. Motivation from success and depression from failure will always be your study companions. However, every student has problems in his or her studies that he or she lacks the knowledge to solve. It can be: poor memorization of words; no progress in language learning; the student can speak, but does not understand speech by ear; misunderstanding of grammar; incorrect pronunciation, etc. Agree that a problem you don't know how to solve is very demotivating. In order to find the answer to our question we have to spend a lot of time to read videos, articles and books by polyglots. In today's world, we have to solve problems as quickly as possible. I don't have time to study and analyze a huge amount of information. My goal is to master the basic knowledge of a foreign language as quickly as possible and already start earning money effectively in the international arena. I settled on the practical guide by Yuriy Ivantsiv " Polyglot's Notes: practical tips for learning foreign language". This book is always in my bag. If I have a problem while learning a language, I quickly find the answer in this book. There are many different techniques and tips for learning a foreign language in Polyglot Notes. I have made my own individual schedule and plan for language learning. Now I know what I am going to study, how I am going to study, when I am going to study and what results I am going to achieve. No problem could stop me! With an effective language learning plan my professional skills are more and more in demand internationally every day. Friends, don't stop there! Everyone has talents that millions of people around the world need! Learn the language and make your ideas and dreams come true! Thanks to the author of the channel for the informative and useful video! Your videos motivate me.
This is the kind of video I was looking for but maybe if you explained in a little more detail how you studied for the first few months, the first year, the 2nd year... etc. But your advice made lots of sense thank you. I'm trying to cash in on the early honeymoon period I've been studying 10 days now, where I'm totally motivated, by studying every minute of the day that I can squeeze in. Several hours a day currently. I'm focusing on sentence flash cards with Anki Chinese Spoon Fed and I found this wonderful book called Chinese Grammar Wiki (it cost money but I thought Wiki was free.. lol but it's great). The Anki cards show the sound and pinyin on side 1 and then side 2 includes the characters. I am doing my best to pay attention to the tones but I don't specifically test myself on them. The same goes for the characters. I studied a lot of Japanese and the characters were pure hell and I tried and gave up many times on learning to write the characters and settled for just reading them and being able to copy them off my phone if I absolutely have to write something. Even in Japan that was almost never except for my address. And yet the HSK test forces you to learn to write them?? What will you use this skill for except for the test?? I was interested in taking the test for fun as a way to prove my progress to myself but I know writing characters from memory is just terrible.
I’m what they call a false beginner and that makes it very hard to find a course that works for me. The HSK1 and 2 books bore me because I already know just about everything they teach but anything else I’d like WAYYYY over my head. It sucks.
I was 3 years in China. I can speak and writing but can't really know how to read because the character is really a lot. But since now I'm back to my country I almost forget everything. I'm so stressful now..I need to start from basic now. The thing is I don't have somebody to talk with..
Where do you get the textbook? Amazon doesn't seem to have that one for immediate order. Please advise. Thanks! Also, great breakdown. This helped a lot!!!
Hi Liss. thanks for the video. its motived me to do the selflearning. but i have question. i have the HSK 1 textbook do i also need the HSK 1 workbook too? thank you in advance. :)
Hey there! You definitely don't ~need~ to have the workbook as well - however it's extremely useful to have for practicing what you've learnt in the textbook and for getting a feel of what the exam is like (if you're planning to take the exam), but you could certainly study the textbook on its own without the workbook :) hope this helps! let me know if you have any more questions~ and good luck!
Good evening! 😊 can I ask where did you buy the said book (HSK) ? Or is there any sites or link where I can find or buy the said book? Thank you so much ☺️
Try to watch some youtube videos like "Chinese lessons for beginners" or "Chinese lesson 1" etc. They will tell you some general but usefull things. About sounds and tones, basic grammar. Usually they have native speakers as teachers so you can hear proper Chinese. In addition try to find some apps. I tried a lot. "HelloChinese" is very friendly to beginners I think.
You can also go to Coursera courses, there is one called "Mandarin Chinese for Beginners" and the teacher is a native speaker. It is free I think: in any case if you have to pay and do not want to the only difference is that you won't be able to take the "exams", the material is still free. I started to learn with that course and it is super helpful. There are "homeworks" with vocals, tones, grammar, reading etc. I recommend to also check out an app called "Pinyin Master" this app is just heaven for Beginners, is a two-four optional word game: you have to select an option depending on what you hear and it also comes with a complete Pinyin Chart (with audio).
Chinese is really a hard language i dont know if i can handle this so ı started learning korean korean is super duper easy for japan and chinese i suggest!
english is only my 2nd language and i think im probably 50% fluent in english, im worrying that im gonna have a harder time learning madarin thru english.
It’s going to take forever to be fluent in mandarin considering i want to learn the formal and informal ways/characters🥴😭memorizing so many characters too...omg
You should check out the channel "Grace Mandarin Chinese". I love her videos but I'm a beginner so I don't know if her chinese is 100% standard, I know she's from Taiwan.
I can not for the life of me tell the tones apart when listening normal speech. Not the super slow textbook speaking, but like normal people speaking normal Chinese as they do. I just can't tell which tone is which.
honestly, i feel your pain!! i still can't tell the tones apart most of the time in speech, except maybe the third tone. tones are still the worst part of my speaking too, quite often i'll say something with the wrong tone and my teacher etc will repeat it with the right tone and i'm like?? that's exactly what i said isn't it?? hahaha.
i’m taking mandarin for one of my alevels and i wanted to get ahead before i start as i know how difficult it will be! do you think following these steps will be helpful for me?
If anyone wants to learn chinese and can teach me a new language I’d be very happy to help! Currently learning German and is interested in French and Japanese, and anything relevant
What about korean? I'm currently learning korean and i can teach you what i've learned and i'm planing to teach people languages i learn so i can practice by teaching you
Could you recommend us some books to read? I read 牛郎织女 already and I am with a foreign version of 西游记, but I really don’t have almost any material more. Thank you in advance
Hi i am Chinese native, a freelancer. I can help you find some books, and i have some audio of Chinese essays , standard Mandarin, because i also do voice over work.
Hi there! Absolutely, if you can find them online try kids stories - for example i have Bambi and The Wizard of Oz in Chinese (these are great because the kids books generally also have the pinyin so it's super helpful for new words!). There's also some apps like Chairman Bao and DuChinese that have stories and articles with translations and pinyin!
You do not need them. You could get a free dictionary at google apps called hanping. In this apps you could learn all the characters in hsk 1 up to hsk 6. You could also google and look up 3000 most common words in learning chinese. This i found very useful. If you managed to learnt all this character, it is said you are already 95% a fluent reader of chinese character equivalent to most people who are well educated in mainland China Also you could watch lots of chinese drama in youtube. For free. You could pause rewind and jote down the word and look up in hanping. These are all free. Have a note book ready to start writing them out, those you would like to learn. These notes would allow you to relearnt them from time to time. Open up your note on a daily basis. 10 minutes per day should suffice. However spending more would definitely speed up the process. Thats how i self educate myself, with no previous chinese language schooling. Though, in my case, it would be a bit different from yours, as i am an overseas chinese with a teochewnese background. A side note,... you need to find a strong reason why you want to learn this language, otherwise it is eady to give up halfway. Good luck to you. Note: so far i have accumulate about 2,200 characters that i am familiar with. Though i keep forgetting them and i keep relearning them... while new vocab keep reappearing with new characters combinations.
Hello! In my personal experience: try to practice writing them almost daily but taking into consideration how your mode is or how do you feel (It is important to study the most when you are motivated because it helps you a lot). I used to write a single character at least 30 times a day and I also associated them with their meaning. Try to put lots of attention to the lines and directions with which you are writing them. Think it is like a game and try to remember them ocasionally while doing daily chores. Also if you are already in an advanced level with pinyin then move to character writing to practice more with them, get familiar and do not be afraid of making mistakes: you can learn from them. I also used to write with a pen I know I liked because it gave me more comfort. Learning a language I think is more like adopting a new "cell" into your brain. Be aware of it all the time, start to totally embrace it.
i like how everything is summarized in the description box
"Study a couple hours a week, don't overload yourself"
Well i study _a couple_ (15? 20?) hours a week and i love the language, I'm not overstressed. Thank you for the advice!!
That's great! There sometimes seems like a lot of pressure in the language study community to study for hours and hours a day, which is overwhelming to some people - pair that with the overwhelming task of studying a language like chinese and it's too much! That's what I meant by that, but of course, if you can study for longer, that's fantastic~ Hope the rest of the advice was helpful for you, good luck with your studies and thanks for watching!!
@@LissLearns Yes, great video, thank you very much!!
I would study a whole day
Wow dont know why
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Finally, a video that teaches us how and where to start learning Chinese. I've been super confused, and I've been putting off Chinese for so long because I had no idea where to start. Thanks so much! I found this a very helpful video!
Lmao ur profile i thought that was a piece of hair on my screen and i was trying to remove it with my finger , then i realised it was ur profile lol
This is an expensive "studying tip" I have been using but if you're into VR and really VRChat you can join Chinese speaking worlds. I've been doing that and generally native speakers tend to gather around me and are curious why I'm learning and just want to learn about my country as well. A lot will have their mics off but I think most of them are willing to talk.
Pretty cool tip. How do you use VRChat? Via Oculus Quest or something else? Also, how do you make sure you join chinese speaking worlds and not just the English speaking ones? How do you even find the chinese ones?
Very nice hints. As I lived 5 years in China, working there, I learned most at the beginning from hearing and asking, but couldn’t read at all. Now I try to learn the characters, but to me it’s much harder to remember them, than the Pinyin/ spoken word. Now I find it very helpful to learn the radicals 部首. At least the most common ones. This way signs turn out to be put together from simpler parts and the story in it makes it much easier to remember. Like this one for example: you take the roof Mián 宀 and put woman nǔ 女 under it and it’s then 安 an, which is like protection. Woman under a roof= protection. I learned the radicals from a book, which has really neat explanations and drawings to it, to let you see and remember, where the radical came from. Like 子 has a drawing of a young male child, the legs bound together with a blanket. So zi is like child or son. The book is from Edoardo Fazzioli. It is translated into many languages and is very helpful. In German it is called „Gemalte Wörter“ which is like scetched words. In English it has a different name, you gotta look it up by the author. Parallel I worked with the „227 radicals of Chinese“ on Wikipedia, because you see better different ways of writing some radicals. And of course I had my radicals on flash cards, which really helps. Of course radicals like 龜 for turtle are quite complex already and are not very useful, but simple radicals, which make up most of the words are helpful to learn first, like 人 口 儿 力 ... and so on. Also on Apple store there is a free app to learn HSK 1-6 called Daily Mandarin. Unfortunately I haven’t seen it on Google, but I don’t know. Also Leo (free) is good for translation and looking up the correct order of strokes. You can listen to the sound as well watch the stroke orders.
Thank you so much for all the advice and resources, I'll definitely be checking out everything you mentioned, esp the book!
@@myamygdala7 You are welcome. I am glad if I could help a little. To me words like 想 xiǎng, to like, to think, are really easy for me now. It consist of the tree, or wood 木 mù, and they eye 目 mù and the heart 心 xīn below.
That splitting into the single radicals is very helpful.
Which country are you from?
@@paulpaulsen7777 I'm from Greece!
That's the trick, isn't it. By using the handy dandy websites and "apps" and "tools" you'll learn reasonably good conversation skills fast enough depending on the work you put in. But when the time comes to read or write, you're struck.
In other words, you've become a talkative iliterate.
That's why I go back to the old books to learn and, yes, with Traditional characters. If you want to start with Heisig's Remembering the Hanzi, Traditional character version, that's. good too, but be sure you have some speaking ability and know at least a few hundred characters first. Avoid the tons of book using Simplified Characters like the plague. It's a good shorthand but you would never learn English by first learning Gregg shorthand would you. Once you know Traditional, you'll pick up Simplified effortlessly. Just be aware that the Chinese Communist Party doesn't want you learning Traditional and for good reasons (from their point of view) but they don't have YOUR needs in mind.
I have watched some videos how to start learning Mandarin easily, however, this is the most comprehensive practical advice. The best thing is that she also shared some of her past experiences in making mistakes while learning as a beginner. And she is very generous to let us know all recommended materials and resources to follow her successful story in learning Mandarin. Thank you so much ! It is really a blessing to hear lots of invaluable insights of hers.
Tbh I find characters to be the easiest part of learning mandarin
Another tip I find really helpful: study the character’s components (their origins, what they signifie,…) this way you might be able to guess what other characters or words mean
Yes, Listening to podcast, movies/shows, and songs I find help me and hearing the words and knowing what they means excites me..lol it shows the progress I have made and I feel cool.
yessss, i totally get that feeling too! like watching a show and actually understanding at least the context is sooo satisfying!
i started doing some duolinguo lessons, worked just fine
Key is to Learn. Master. Use. Same here, my speaking is not good but I’m able to read 😅😄 never knew there was anything like HSK Online, I’m gonna check it out! Thanks for sharing😊
Definitely, actually using the language is the hardest (and scariest) part, but so so important to retaining and improving a language! Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed and I hope the app is helpful for you! ♥
Thank you for your advice. I have started to learn mandarin and your tips make sense. I agree, that there is a lot to learn and one thing that I like to ignore is the stroke order, because if you get the character right (others can read it without difficulty) I really don't see why it matters.
well it matters when you write with a brush i think, for example calligraphy
@@PhrogieBob In fact, not many Chinese people can write calligraphy.Calligraphy is already an art form, not a writing tool.Seeing words is like seeing people. It can show the writer's mood, his spirit and his experience at that time.
I love to write the characters!! xD
Really great finding this, moving to Beijing in a few weeks after 3.5 years in Hong Kong. Hope to share my journey on my TH-cam channel too. 😊 Lived 4 years in Shanghai but only got to HSK 3-4 something. Definitely aiming at 4 and then 5 coming year. Great content here! Greetings from a Swede in Hong Kong ☀️☺️
Very clear and comprehensive. I love that you don't beat about the bush. I just started my mandarin journey and am trying to compile resources. Thanks for your information.
thank you so much for watching, i hope it was helpful for you! good luck!!
1 of most important resources
for any language is/are REFERENCE GRAMMARS--- they are like dictionaries or encyclopedias for each language,
with compact, condensed grammar
and etc? They are absolutely useful. There are in print and
sometimes online, like Chinese
Grammar Wiki (or reverse?)
Zhu ni, hao yunqi!!! Jia, you!!!
trainchinese - is the good dictionary, it has a characters, you can see how you can use these words in your speech and also ( I think this is very useful) you can see how to write characters sequentially.
moreover, it has both website and app💕
Does the app require internet?
Wow thank you for providing a text book we can download I will start learning now
Love it! I'm a new learner and I take all your pieces of advice. Thank you. Ni hao! from Argentina! 👍 👍 👍 👍
Thank you so much! Super helpful for me, a brand new learner. Will take your tips to heart and follow them. You’ve given me a great path to follow!
I LOVE YOUR PERSONALITY!
thank you so much that was so helpful
I'm still struggling with pronunciation and tones also I find it too hard to recognize the characters
Really helpful. Thanks 😘. Love to hear ur accent 😍😍
Very good point about learning characters as you learn the vocabulary.
Grateful for this video! Thank you. ❤
Thank you so much for watching! Hope it helps! ♥
Melhor orientação para iniciar! Eu estava perdido com tantos materiais, agora vou seguir este caminho. Muito obrigado!
I just wanted to say, thank you for everything, ur time ur tips, I'm happy that you're trying to help ppl thx
Thank you so much!!
Interesting video! Many thanks to the author of the channel for the recommendations! The problem with many people is that they want to take a "magic pill" or get "secret knowledge" and immediately have skills and abilities. However, the truth of life is that knowledge, skills, and abilities do not come by themselves. You can't learn a foreign language without doing anything, without wasting your time and effort, just like you can't learn to ride a bike lying on a comfy couch, listening to lectures and watching videos about "modern methods of learning" on a bike. To really learn something, you have to really practice every day. You're going to fall down while you're learning, and you're going to get bumps - that's normal! The ups and downs of learning are an integral part of our lives. Motivation from success and depression from failure will always be your study companions. However, every student has problems in his or her studies that he or she lacks the knowledge to solve. It can be: poor memorization of words; no progress in language learning; the student can speak, but does not understand speech by ear; misunderstanding of grammar; incorrect pronunciation, etc. Agree that a problem you don't know how to solve is very demotivating. In order to find the answer to our question we have to spend a lot of time to read videos, articles and books by polyglots. In today's world, we have to solve problems as quickly as possible. I don't have time to study and analyze a huge amount of information. My goal is to master the basic knowledge of a foreign language as quickly as possible and already start earning money effectively in the international arena. I settled on the practical guide by Yuriy Ivantsiv " Polyglot's Notes: practical tips for learning foreign language". This book is always in my bag. If I have a problem while learning a language, I quickly find the answer in this book. There are many different techniques and tips for learning a foreign language in Polyglot Notes. I have made my own individual schedule and plan for language learning. Now I know what I am going to study, how I am going to study, when I am going to study and what results I am going to achieve. No problem could stop me! With an effective language learning plan my professional skills are more and more in demand internationally every day. Friends, don't stop there! Everyone has talents that millions of people around the world need! Learn the language and make your ideas and dreams come true! Thanks to the author of the channel for the informative and useful video! Your videos motivate me.
I am American. With the captions turned on, I can understand you.
This was so informative! Thank you so much!
This is the kind of video I was looking for but maybe if you explained in a little more detail how you studied for the first few months, the first year, the 2nd year... etc. But your advice made lots of sense thank you. I'm trying to cash in on the early honeymoon period I've been studying 10 days now, where I'm totally motivated, by studying every minute of the day that I can squeeze in. Several hours a day currently. I'm focusing on sentence flash cards with Anki Chinese Spoon Fed and I found this wonderful book called Chinese Grammar Wiki (it cost money but I thought Wiki was free.. lol but it's great). The Anki cards show the sound and pinyin on side 1 and then side 2 includes the characters. I am doing my best to pay attention to the tones but I don't specifically test myself on them. The same goes for the characters. I studied a lot of Japanese and the characters were pure hell and I tried and gave up many times on learning to write the characters and settled for just reading them and being able to copy them off my phone if I absolutely have to write something. Even in Japan that was almost never except for my address. And yet the HSK test forces you to learn to write them?? What will you use this skill for except for the test?? I was interested in taking the test for fun as a way to prove my progress to myself but I know writing characters from memory is just terrible.
学习无捷径，只有不断的积累词汇，不断的尝试说出来。
I’m what they call a false beginner and that makes it very hard to find a course that works for me. The HSK1 and 2 books bore me because I already know just about everything they teach but anything else I’d like WAYYYY over my head. It sucks.
Thank you so much, for this useful tips 👍👌
I was 3 years in China. I can speak and writing but can't really know how to read because the character is really a lot. But since now I'm back to my country I almost forget everything. I'm so stressful now..I need to start from basic now. The thing is I don't have somebody to talk with..
Just subscribed, please carry on! Don't stop 🙏
You helped me a lot, excellent explanation. Thank you 😘
Great video, very useful. Thanks.
Qué hermoso este videoooo, literalllll, muchas gracias \:D/
Great video, thank you for all the tips ! :)
thank you for watching!
Where do you get the textbook? Amazon doesn't seem to have that one for immediate order. Please advise. Thanks! Also, great breakdown. This helped a lot!!!
Thanks for watching! I actually bought my textbook as part of my course package with my language school~
@@LissLearns Oh ok got it. I think im going to opt out for digital instead. So far everything is going smoothly. Xiè Xie 🙏🏾
Hi Liss. thanks for the video. its motived me to do the selflearning. but i have question. i have the HSK 1 textbook do i also need the HSK 1 workbook too? thank you in advance. :)
Hey there! You definitely don't ~need~ to have the workbook as well - however it's extremely useful to have for practicing what you've learnt in the textbook and for getting a feel of what the exam is like (if you're planning to take the exam), but you could certainly study the textbook on its own without the workbook :) hope this helps! let me know if you have any more questions~ and good luck!
Excellent, and funny too. Thanks !
I watched dramas and after finishing them and heard chinese it was like hearing my own language 😂😂
很棒啊，中文我觉得还是写字比较难，学习语言环境很重要，我学习英语自己一个人在家背单词提升不是很高，现在主要是看英文新闻和小说学习了
Excellent video very informative
Thank you this is really helpful ❤
study and practice the tones from the very beginning
Amazing content, thank you!
thank you so much!!
Good evening! 😊 can I ask where did you buy the said book (HSK) ? Or is there any sites or link where I can find or buy the said book?
Thank you so much ☺️
I just bought my hsk1 but I don’t know how to start . Do you have some tips for a beginner that doesn’t know nothing about Chinese ?
Try to watch some youtube videos like "Chinese lessons for beginners" or "Chinese lesson 1" etc. They will tell you some general but usefull things. About sounds and tones, basic grammar. Usually they have native speakers as teachers so you can hear proper Chinese. In addition try to find some apps. I tried a lot. "HelloChinese" is very friendly to beginners I think.
@@olesyaplekhanova1413 thank you!
You can also go to Coursera courses, there is one called "Mandarin Chinese for Beginners" and the teacher is a native speaker.
It is free I think: in any case if you have to pay and do not want to the only difference is that you won't be able to take the "exams", the material is still free.
I started to learn with that course and it is super helpful. There are "homeworks" with vocals, tones, grammar, reading etc.
I recommend to also check out an app called "Pinyin Master" this app is just heaven for Beginners, is a two-four optional word game: you have to select an option depending on what you hear and it also comes with a complete Pinyin Chart (with audio).
Love your videos, please post more! :)
4:18 Haha 😂 very British „Bu(h), I forget tones...“ Yeah, you dropped the „t“ from But as well 😂👍
Just joking, I know what you mean..
Chinese is really a hard language i dont know if i can handle this so ı started learning korean korean is super duper easy for japan and chinese i suggest!
Very helpful thanks
Hello, i want to learn Mandarin Chinese..any book you suggest? Thank you so so much
If am not mistaken, to get HSK 6 you need to know 5000 words
谢谢 💛。this really helps me a lot .
Hi love your vids I wanted to ask if the Chinese book is in simplified or traditional chinese
Simplified
Thank you so much! The HSK textbooks are all in simplified :)
english is only my 2nd language and i think im probably 50% fluent in english, im worrying that im gonna have a harder time learning madarin thru english.
It’s going to take forever to be fluent in mandarin considering i want to learn the formal and informal ways/characters🥴😭memorizing so many characters too...omg
Love your content. Can I take a lesson with you?
There is *REALLY* useful Udemy course for beginners “Chinese Mandaring Language for Beginners: Make Big Progress“
You should check out the channel "Grace Mandarin Chinese". I love her videos but I'm a beginner so I don't know if her chinese is 100% standard, I know she's from Taiwan.
谢谢 for your video and description
I can not for the life of me tell the tones apart when listening normal speech. Not the super slow textbook speaking, but like normal people speaking normal Chinese as they do. I just can't tell which tone is which.
honestly, i feel your pain!! i still can't tell the tones apart most of the time in speech, except maybe the third tone. tones are still the worst part of my speaking too, quite often i'll say something with the wrong tone and my teacher etc will repeat it with the right tone and i'm like?? that's exactly what i said isn't it?? hahaha.
great video. sr but im using diz for learning english
Can we download this standard course book online?
Google: "HSK 1 standard course scribd"
Really informative vid
thank you!
I bought the HSK book, where is the audiofiles? Is there a place on the web you can find them or what?
You should either have a CD included, or a QR code on the back of the book to scan~
Thank you!
i’m taking mandarin for one of my alevels and i wanted to get ahead before i start as i know how difficult it will be! do you think following these steps will be helpful for me?
加油🥰🥰
可以的。加油哈!
im Chinese and yet I'm still here...
why?
_because I can't read or write any Chinese, sobs_
You are not alone.
No short cuts? I turned the video off at 35 seconds. Not really. Great tips!!
123 go the video is going to start
Do you have any recommendations for textbooks if you are learning with traditional Chinese characters? :)
as an chinese I came here for learning ENGLISH
As an Russian I came here for learning Chinese and English ....
Does HSK cover Mandarin Chinese and the mainland characters?
HSK is the official Chinese language exam created in Beijing. So you will only learn Mandarin characters (not from Taiwan or any dialects) ☺️
@@feina2145 Okay, thank you so much :)
Hello maam...how can we prepare for hsk exam from home????
Thank you for your video. Very good tips to start studying chinese. Where can I buy HSK 1 Standard Course? I am in Panamá.
Maybe you can download it on pdf
Hi there, thanks so much for watching. You can usually find the HSK course books on Amazon or other online retailers!
If anyone wants to learn chinese and can teach me a new language I’d be very happy to help!
Currently learning German and is interested in French and Japanese, and anything relevant
I can help with french i studied it since kindergarten
What about korean? I'm currently learning korean and i can teach you what i've learned and i'm planing to teach people languages i learn so i can practice by teaching you
Doa Elwakach i could start with French! Add me on WhatsApp? +49 1723839489
J • what is your mother tongue?
@@user-te8rc1gd3m i'm beginner at korean it's hard to memorize vocabulary
How to remember tones of every Chinese word?
good question, i have no idea, i wish i could remember them all!
Sing more Chinese songs 🎶
TQVM where to buy HSK book ?
我要听你说中文话和我要看到你写中文话。
你好，如果你看我的ins，你可以看到我的中文！thank you for watching the video!
Could you recommend us some books to read? I read 牛郎织女 already and I am with a foreign version of 西游记, but I really don’t have almost any material more. Thank you in advance
Hi i am Chinese native, a freelancer. I can help you find some books, and i have some audio of Chinese essays , standard Mandarin, because i also do voice over work.
Hi there! Absolutely, if you can find them online try kids stories - for example i have Bambi and The Wizard of Oz in Chinese (these are great because the kids books generally also have the pinyin so it's super helpful for new words!). There's also some apps like Chairman Bao and DuChinese that have stories and articles with translations and pinyin!
Hahaha.....， I'm here to learn English.🙉
Where it I download it?
Where can I buy a HSK book?
Every time you say HSK I hear hey cheesecake😂
hahahaha now that's all i can hear too!!!
Where i can buy that textbook?
Can u tell me plz from where I can purchase these books?? Plz reply
Online. I can't tell you specifically because I don't know where you live. Try searching online.
@@LissLearns OK thank u. I live in India. But thanks for reply. I will search online . Do these books Contain CDs also of audio??
English with Lucy intro, who knows, like
谢谢你😊😊😊
How much is the book?
Ni hao Liss, where I find this book?
you can try using the Chinese characters! It will help you
I don't have money for these books,, i gonna study with Chineseskills only for my bigginer level.
You do not need them.
You could get a free dictionary at google apps called hanping. In this apps you could learn all the characters in hsk 1 up to hsk 6.
You could also google and look up 3000 most common words in learning chinese. This i found very useful. If you managed to learnt all this character, it is said you are already 95% a fluent reader of chinese character equivalent to most people who are well educated in mainland China
Also you could watch lots of chinese drama in youtube. For free. You could pause rewind and jote down the word and look up in hanping.
These are all free.
Have a note book ready to start writing them out, those you would like to learn. These notes would allow you to relearnt them from time to time.
Open up your note on a daily basis. 10 minutes per day should suffice. However spending more would definitely speed up the process.
Thats how i self educate myself, with no previous chinese language schooling. Though, in my case, it would be a bit different from yours, as i am an overseas chinese with a teochewnese background.
A side note,... you need to find a strong reason why you want to learn this language, otherwise it is eady to give up halfway.
Good luck to you.
Note: so far i have accumulate about 2,200 characters that i am familiar with. Though i keep forgetting them and i keep relearning them... while new vocab keep reappearing with new characters combinations.
whats mean madrerain chinese!
ngl 8:16 is why im here
Please give me tips for writing chinese characters it's so hard for me
Hello! In my personal experience: try to practice writing them almost daily but taking into consideration how your mode is or how do you feel (It is important to study the most when you are motivated because it helps you a lot). I used to write a single character at least 30 times a day and I also associated them with their meaning.
Try to put lots of attention to the lines and directions with which you are writing them. Think it is like a game and try to remember them ocasionally while doing daily chores.
Also if you are already in an advanced level with pinyin then move to character writing to practice more with them, get familiar and do not be afraid of making mistakes: you can learn from them.
I also used to write with a pen I know I liked because it gave me more comfort.
Learning a language I think is more like adopting a new "cell" into your brain. Be aware of it all the time, start to totally embrace it.
@@chaosart152 thanks💗💗
@@clariyane try using this: www.hanzi5.com/bishun/548c.html
@@kys892 THANKYOOUUUUUUUU!!❤️🍒
How can i get hsk 1 pdf free download