Is one year enough to learn Chinese?

Short answer: Yes, with sweat, a great teacher and effort you can learn to speak Chinese in a year. You can hold a conversation with someone, order in a restaurant, make a hack at a newspaper. But with a full time job, you are going to find the balance of time teaching, learning and having a life difficult.

Is Mandarin language hard to learn?

Mandarin Chinese Interestingly, the hardest language to learn is also the most widely spoken native language in the world. Mandarin Chinese is challenging for a number of reasons. But writing isn’t the only difficult part of learning Mandarin. The tonal nature of the language makes speaking it very hard as well.

How long does it take to learn Chinese fluently?

So according to the HSK levels, ‘more than two years’ will be the duration you should give to yourself to reach a good fluency – if you take 2 to 3 lessons per week. Chinese language levels at GoEast Mandarin At GoEast, our courses are designated as 6 levels with 10 courses. And it takes 45 hours or so to finish a level on average.

What does it mean to be fluent in Mandarin Chinese?

Fluency is an accumulation of many teeny things learnt over a long period of time. Each new thing you learn, no matter how small, will help you connect better with the Chinese culture and people – that’s something you can enjoy right from day 1. And if you keep it up, you’ll become conversationally fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

How to learn Mandarin faster and to a higher level?

Learn Mandarin faster and to a higher level. Focus on the right things. Beat the procrastination beast (or at least tame it). Learn in a healthy, happy and productive way. Just deciding you want to learn Chinese and trying to motivate yourself probably won’t work.

How many hours a day should you study Mandarin Chinese?

But that’s an illogical way of looking at it, and here’s why: Imagine 2 people decide to learn Mandarin Chinese. Person A studies Mandarin for 10 hours a day. Person B studies for 30 minutes a day. Both approaches could work well, depending on your life situation.