| v> | | | | this part of China the most. |
| | | | Once you are ready for your trip, be sure to bring any |
| If you want to learn Chinese, the one way that you | | | | learning materials with you. Many people in the major |
| can do so is in China. There are many different | | | | cities in China speak English, although those on the |
| dialects of Chinese that you can learn. When you learn | | | | outskirts of town do not. Chances are that you will |
| Chinese in China, you will learn from the area where | | | | have no choice but to learn to speak Chinese if you |
| you stay. | | | | travel outside of the major cities in China. You may |
| If you want to learn Chinese, the one way that you | | | | rely on a guide to speak for you, but you should try to |
| can do so is in China. There are many different | | | | master this skill yourself. |
| dialects of Chinese that you can learn. When you learn | | | | After you have learned a few words in Chinese and |
| Chinese in China, you will learn from the area where | | | | have picked up the alphabet, you will be able to start |
| you stay. | | | | to communicate in Chinese to others. Although your |
| Bracing Yourself for a Whole Different World | | | | language will be rusty at first, you will soon get the |
| Learning Chinese from English can be difficult - more | | | | hang of it. Chinese is not a difficult language to master, |
| so than learning other languages. The reason for this is | | | | once you select a dialect and learn the alphabet. As |
| that you do not have the luxury of translating with a | | | | soon as you pick up the concept of the language, you |
| book. The alphabet is different in Chinese. The first | | | | will then be able to pick up an increasing number of |
| thing that you need to learn if you are going to learn | | | | words. The more you force yourself to speak |
| this language is the alphabet. Once you learn the | | | | Chinese, the better off you will be. You will find that it |
| Chinese alphabet, you can start recognizing words. | | | | becomes easier to communicate in this language the |
| It is best for you to take some classes in Chinese | | | | more you use it. |
| before you decide to embark on a trip to China to | | | | Out of Sight; Out of Mind |
| learn Chinese. You can take a few classes at your | | | | Once you return from your trip to China, you should |
| local community college or even online. You should | | | | use Chinese as often as possible so that you can |
| have some sort of a head start when you want to | | | | retain the language. If you do not use a language, you |
| learn Chinese, before you actually get to China. | | | | will lose it - even if it the native tongue that you were |
| Deciding the Dialect | | | | taught to speak when you were a child. If you want to |
| Before you start learning Chinese, be sure that you | | | | continue to converse in Chinese, then you will have to |
| know which part of China you will be visiting so that | | | | make it a point to engage others in conversations in |
| you can learn that particular dialect. For example, if you | | | | the Chinese language, even after you return from your |
| are planning on visiting Hong Kong, you will want to | | | | trip to China. |
| learn Cantonese, as this is the dialect that is spoken in | | | | |