10 Beginner Mistakes To Avoid While Learning Chinese
When you try something new, you are bound to make mistakes. What I have found is that many people make the same predictable mistakes over and over again. By reading through this list, you will be better prepared to both recognize and overcome these mistakes when they eventually happen to you.
Knowing isn’t the same thing as doing.
Think back when you were learning how to ride a bike. Did you learn by reading a bunch of articles and books on how to ride a bike? Did you learn by watching videos or see other people do it? Of course you didn’t. The fastest wary for you learn how to ride a bike is by getting on a bike, and finding a unch of different ways to fall before you figure out how to stay on.
It is the same as learning a foreign language. You might be able to learn some things from reading books, and watching videos. But the best way by far is getting out there, practicing and applying that knowledge. Don’t expect to be perfect on the first try, but keep trying and get engaged.
You can look for online Chinese radio stations, get Chinese friends to practice with you, rent Chinese movies.
Believing the advertisements.
The commercials for programs that claim you can “Learning Chinese in 15 days” are outright lies. Many eager students believe these advertisements and fall into, wasting both time and money. It takes hard word and dedication to learn a new language. If you place your expectations so high, you will just set yourself up for failure.
Chinese is absolutely one of the hardest languages to learn, but the benefits you reap will last you a lifetime. Keep yourself focused on the end goal, and make daily progress to get you there. Don’t fool yourself; you will eventually get there although it is going to be hard.
Tones? WTF are these tone things?
Chinese is a tonal language, with 4 different tones. The tones are easily the most challenging part about Chinese for English speakers. There are 4 tones, and if you pronounce a character with the wrong tone, it could completely change the meaning of what you’re trying to say.
The tone problem is why I believe beginners should avoid learning from books. It is impossibe for you to learn how to pronounce words correctly from books, you should listen first hand what the words sound like. The best benefit about having an in person tutor or software or learning online is that you can hear and learn the correct pronunciation.
These are just the first 3 of 10 mistakes that all Chinese beginners make which will slow them down and are very frustrating. Read on to learn how to recognize and avoid the 10 common makes people make learning Chinese.
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