5 Simple Tips to Speak Chinese Fluently Chinese language is one of the fastest growing spoken languages globally. It is the business that pulls the interest to speak Chinese. The tourism of China is worth a sight. The economy of China is booming too. The expanding job opportunities call to learn to speak Chinese fluently. Here are quick simple tips to make you speak Chinese language like a pro 1. Learn simple phrases first1 Well few greeting words helps to break the ice, so few greetings, common questions, words you ought to learn by heart. o How are you? -Nǐ hǎo ma? (Nee-haoww-mah?) o Hello - Wèi (way) o good- Hǎo means o not good-Bùhǎo means o Thank you - Xièxie. (sshyeah-sshyeah) o I am sorry -Duìbuqǐ. (dway-boo-chee) o Do you have? -Yǒuméiyǒu …? (Yoh-may-yoh ...?) 2. Make your own dictionary You are the best teacher of yourself. Even when you go to learn Chinese language course, you will often find institutes asking you to make a small dictionary for yourself with pronunciation and meanings. So if you are comfortable with English, grab words that sound similar and make your own dictionary. For exampleo o o o
Coffee- KĀ FĒI) Hacker- HÀI KÈ Hamburger- HÀN BǍO Tofu- DÒU FU
And so on. You could do that in your native language as well. It becomes easy to remember and relate it too. 3. Target oriented In order to speak Chinese fluently whether you are attending a Mandarin course or not, you must have a selftarget. Tell yourself that you must learn at least 50 words per week. You could segregate them as per your interest. Tell yourself one week you shall concentrate on Chinese cuisine names, the next week on names of vegetables, then Chinese articrafts and so on. For exampleNames of cuisines • • • • 1
Gong Bao Chicken Ma Po Tofu Wontons Cha siu (Cantonese roast pork)
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Names of vegetables2 • • • •
bō cài for spinach hóng luó bó for carrot huáng guā for cucumber mǎ líng shǔ for potato
and so on. 4. Speak more, interact more The basic line to speak Chinese fluently is to speak and interact more. The more you listen, the better you understand the tone and the intonation of the words. So irrespective of the fact whether you are fluent or no, make an attempt to speak to the natives. Get hold of multimedia, watch Chinese movies, dramas, songs, learn few colloquial phrases etc. You will find in mandarin course, has precisely 4 to 5 tones to pitch in. Therefore more you interact, better are the chances of fluency. 5. Love the language and have fun When you are set to speak Chinese fluently, it is imperative that you first love the language. If there is no love, the zest to try to improve oneself is nil. Take the learning process as a fun time. If you opt for institutes coaching you in the language, go for those who make the learning experience fun and loving. Happy Mandarin is one such institute, where you learn to speak naturally. You don’t have to make that extra effort. In a nutshell, practice makes you perfect. Go ahead speak the language with ease.
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