Archive for December, 2010

How hard is it to Learn the chinese language?

i have always had an interest in the chinese culture and would like to learn chinese, How hard is it to learn the chinese language? How long roughly would it take?

Thank you :)

Does anyone know any good websites with statistics about the Chinese language?

I'm looking for evidence on why people should NOT learn Chinese as a second language. It's for a debate.

Things like number of people who do not learn a second language, difficulty in learning Chinese and similar stuff would be most useful. I keep getting evidence for the other side... >.<
我会中文，但是我对英文的网站比较有兴趣。

Is the Chinese and Japanese language basically the same?

Just with a few differences? I was going to get a Japanese language CD today, but I really want to learn the Chinese language. Also, know of any free Chinese or Japanese online lessons lol? The writing looks like it would be the hardest to learn. I'm pretty good at pronunciations.

How to invite the student from China to itself on a visit. The purpose-studying of the Chinese language.?

How to invite the student from China to itself on a visit. The purpose-studying of the Chinese language.

What is the official chinese language?

I always thought the official chinese language was mandarin, but people have told me that it is called "chinese". Who is correct?