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Learning Chinese in China: 10 Things That Actually Helped Me (A Foreign Student’s Honest Take)
When I first landed in China, I knew maybe ten words of Mandarin. Nǐ hǎo. Xiè xiè. And somehow I thought jiǔ — which means alcohol — was how you say the number nine. Spoiler: it is. But the first time I tried to order "nine beers" at a restaurant, I accidentally said it in a tone that made it sound like "alcohol forever," and the waiter just stared at me. Learning Chinese is hard. Let's not sugarcoat it. The tones, the characters, the fact that mā can mean "mom" or "horse" depending on whether your voice goes up or stays flat — it's a lot. But after two years in China, I can now hold proper conversations, read menus…
Learning Chinese in China: 10 Things That Actually Helped Me (A Foreign Student’s Honest Take)
When I first landed in China, I knew maybe ten words of Mandarin. Nǐ hǎo. Xiè xiè. And somehow I thought jiǔ — which means alcohol — was how you say the number nine. Spoiler: it is. But the first time I tried to order "nine beers" at a restaurant, I accidentally said it in a tone that made it sound like "alcohol forever," and the waiter just stared at me. Learning Chinese is hard. Let's not sugarcoat it. The tones, the characters, the fact that mā can mean "mom" or "horse" depending on whether your voice goes up or stays flat — it's a lot. But after two years in China, I can now hold proper conversations, read menus…
When I first landed in China, I knew maybe ten words of Mandarin. Nǐ hǎo. Xiè xiè. And somehow I thought jiǔ — which means alcohol — was how you say the number nine. Spoiler: it is. But the first time I tried to order "nine beers" at a restaurant, I accidentally said it in a tone that made it sound like "alcohol forever," and the waiter just stared at me. Learning Chinese is hard. Let's not sugarcoat it. The tones, the characters, the fact that mā can mean "mom" or "horse" depending on whether your voice goes up or stays flat — it's a lot. But after two years in China, I can now hold proper conversations, read menus…
Learning Chinese in China: 10 Things That Actually Helped Me (A Foreign Student’s Honest Take)
When I first landed in China, I knew maybe ten words of Mandarin. Nǐ hǎo. Xiè xiè. And somehow I thought jiǔ — which means alcohol — was how you say the number nine. Spoiler: it is. But the first time I tried to order "nine beers" at a restaurant, I accidentally said it in a tone that made it sound like "alcohol forever," and the waiter just stared at me. Learning Chinese is hard. Let's not sugarcoat it. The tones, the characters, the fact that mā can mean "mom" or "horse" depending on whether your voice goes up or stays flat — it's a lot. But after two years in China, I can now hold proper conversations, read menus…
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