Disclaimer: I started learning Mandarin a year ago, so I am still a beginner. All of what is written below is simply what I have observed, as an English speaker learning Chinese as a second language. Sincerely asking me for advice on this topic is a bit like asking your grandpa (who only recently learned […]
Tag: Chinese
Language versus Dialect
The next post I have coming up (it will be posted tomorrow) is a simple introduction to Mandarin. Mandarin is a dialect of Chinese. I think I should clarify the difference between a language and a dialect first, as many people get them confused. There isn’t a super clear distinction between the two, which makes […]
An Introduction to Written Chinese
If you want to be fluent in Chinese, you are going to have to memorize about 44,000 subtly different drawings of sheds, broken furniture, yoga poses…the occasional waffle iron. That’s what I see. -Bengt Washburn I mean…he’s not totally wrong. When starting on the journey of learning Chinese, probably the most daunting task is learning […]
