So you want to learn Chinese? GREAT! - What does that actually mean? Being able to speak Chinese is life-changing, and which Chinese, how you speak it and even how you learn it is going to have a profound impact on YOUR Chinese?
Should you learn Mandarin (普通话 / 官话) or other dialects / languages like Cantonese (粤语) or Hokkien (福建话) first? Should you learn them at all? Do you really need to learn how to write if you just want to speak? Should you learn Simplified (简体字) or traditional characters （繁體字）? What about transliteration systems? What about Mandarin accents? Beijing (北京儿化音)? Taiwan?
In this clip I cover your options based on experience right across Asia so that your decision to learn Chinese will serve you best. It's a fascinating world to be diving into - but one that's best done eyes wide open.
#Chinese #Mandarin #Cantonese #Pinyin #Zhuyin
To get a jump start on your Chinese Handwriting - and start to develop a mature 'adult' handwriting style from the very beginning, check out this two part series I put together:
Part 1 - How to Write Chinese 漢字 / Japanese Kanji like an Adult
https://youtu.be/ZrC4g-wAXj8
Part 2 - How to Write Semi-Cursive Chinese 漢字 / Japanese Kanji - The Essential Shapes
https://youtu.be/JWqLtCvuhqU
Check out this clip where I compare how hard it is to learn Thai compared to Chinese
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