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Originally Posted by Boerseun
To make a long story short, does anybody here know of a good, simple and easy primer site to learn Chinese?
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The best way, hands down, is cultural immersion. Go to the country and start asking where the bathroom is and how to find food and water. You’ll learn much more quickly if forced. Also, staying with a kind family which knows both languages can be of significant benefit. They can insist on speaking to you only in Mandarin, but at least they know what you’re saying to them.
Otherwise, the below are very well done:
Simon & Schuster: Chinese (Mandarin) I - 2nd Ed.: Learn to Speak and Understand Mandarin with Pimsleur Language Programs (Compact Disk)
Simon & Schuster: Chinese (Mandarin) II: Learn to Speak and Understand Mandarin with Pimsleur Language Programs (Compact Disk)
Simon & Schuster: Chinese (Mandarin) III: Learn to Speak and Understand Mandarin with Pimsleur Language Programs (Compact Disk)
Be cautious of calling it all “Chinese.” There is Mandarin and there is Cantonese, however,
Standard Mandarin is the “common,” "national," or “mother” speech… Putōnghuà.
Hao yùn, Péng.
