Question Mandarin Language

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  1. Chosen

    Chosen Well-Known Member

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    I would like to learn Mandarin from nothing. Can anyone please provide me with good sites or pdf books etc..?!
     
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    pentadrian Wandering donut

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    Deathblade's post is a good place to start. But honestly, unless you plan to study or work in China the effort needed to get a passing mastery of the language is utterly mind boggling for casual learners. But you do you
     
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    Really nice to see /pol/ here lol. Thought I was the only Nazi here...
     
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    Westeller Smokin' Sexy Style!! Staff Member

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    Oh, that went from irony to wtf in no seconds flat. Wtf mate
     
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    You wont understand that. It's not like I wanna roast the jews. My political leanings are nationalist socialist. The short form is nazi. Pol is kinda full of nazis, some just larp while some actually are jew haters white supermacist.
     
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    Thanks for reminding me. I totally forgot about it
    Well, i like their novels and it is for my career as well so 2 birds with 1 stone :D
    Thanks for this site it looks like a very good one
     
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    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt. At first I thought it was irony and I just didn't get it cuz internets. Thanks for clarifying. And how nice, you don't wanna "roast the jews". I guess thanks are in order
     
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    vyragd horo a qt

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    qidian just proved that a while ago
     
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  11. Vex

    Vex Eat-Sleep-Repeat

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    Unless you are ready to vest a good amount of time and a large part of your grey Cells, I wouldn't suggest learning mandarin.


    If you are interested I believe Duolingo offers Mandarin Courses.
     
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    Sorry to disappoint you, I may be German, but I'm not a nazi :<
     
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    Saitama.sensei [[xiantian lifeform]]

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    Get married to a chinese girl.

    Shes going to be totally OCD about teaching you chinese ....
     
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    What happened with Qidian? I'm not following the whole story.
     
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    If what's on the site is right then they don't offer Mandarin at all. Anyway thanks for the site
     
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    good luck!
     
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    Thanks for the thread...
    I'm just starting to learn mandarin...
    Thanks for all the useful info
     
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    Elawn 『Binge Reader』

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    Fluent in Mandarin is pretty good. Chris (the webmaster) teaches you to learn pinyin first and foremost and honestly it's really helpful and detailed and the best way I've found so far.
     
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    Since you started etc.. do you have any recommendation for someone who still didn't start?!
    Thanks for the site
     
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