Does anyone speak chinese

Mandarin Chinese. 我的中文是不好。 I thought I placed this thread in off topic if someone could move it there It would be appreciated.

Sucks for you.

(he said "My Chinese is not good, so don't waste your time checking Google)

@Deranged Midget： I thought I threw this in off topic. Sorry if someone could move it I would appreciate it.

@Deranged Midget Please lock this thread.

Out of the thousands of users on this site some of them are bound to speak Chinese.

@MasterJohn said:

No it isn't. It will be moved to Off-Topic.

Not a battle. And there is no Chinese language. It's usually either Mandarin or Cantonese, but I think there are dozens of dialects.

@Icarusflies : can you move this to off Topic, When I created the thread I thought I made it in off topic but I messed up and put it in the battle thread.

@icysloth I speak Mandarin but I can't read or write it.

@Shotgun: It so hard I have a test on monday and have no Idea what I am doing. I have been taking chinese for a year and a half and can barely hold a conversation.

@icysloth: I sympathise, I've been learning Japanese for a year and I couldn't hold a decent conversation either!

@BumpyBoo: I just wish it had an alphabet, what kills my grade is my character writing. and the teacher is relentless it takes up more time than all my other classes combined and I'm taking 16 hours right now, and its only a 4 hour class, the rest are all three and all math classes.

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@icysloth: I know, written Asian languages are so complex compared to ours! It does encourage respect for them though ^_^

@Dernman: Im learning simplified so I use 号

@Icysloth Why are you taking Chinese?

@Shotgun: I thought it would be useful for the future, but realized a long time ago I will never even reach a point of being conversational in it. The sad thing is I am a senior and need 2 full years of foreign language credit to graduate so I am stuck in the class.

@icysloth: Well, don't give up. Or, at least don't go to your class with that kind of mindset. They say that if you think you can't do it, then you won't be able to(something along those lines). Personally, conversational Chinese gets easier to use if you have someone to practice conversing with. You just have to put your time and energy into getting a hang of talking. It might become easier for you to speak in Chinese once you've had enough practice and familiarized yourself with it. As for composing Chinese writing....I wouldn't know how difficult writing can be(since I'm illiterate), but I think that if you stick to simple-to-the-point writing and avoid details and grammatical errors(like this guy http://www.chinasmack.com/2012/pictures/foreigners-chinese-composition-amuses-chinese-netizens.html), then your grades in that area might improve(?). I guess it depends on what your teacher wants.

So yeah, good luck and hang in there.

Well this is racist. Someone should lock this.

@logy5000said:

Well this is racist. Someone should lock this.

how so I am just sharing my experience in learning this language I haven't insulted any nationality or ethnicity, I just said the langauge is extremely hard to master, which in my personal experience it has been.

Mandarin is definitely a difficult language to learn. IMO, the most difficult due to the tonational side to it. Cantonese and the many other variations in China too.

I'm learning Japanese. It's a lot easier to grasp.

I have the vocab of a 5 year old, if that counts. I'm better at understanding though...just nothing complicated or specific like politics or nuclear engineering.

我会说中文，因为我去过上海也去过北京留学。可是，我还不是中国通。哈哈。

@icysloth said:

@logy5000said:

Well this is racist. Someone should lock this.

how so I am just sharing my experience in learning this language I haven't insulted any nationality or ethnicity, I just said the langauge is extremely hard to master, which in my personal experience it has been.

Oh sorry I posted in the wrong thread