Comments on: How long does it take to learn Chinese? http://confusedlaowai.com/2010/07/how-long-does-it-take-to-learn-chinese/ 糊涂的老外 （hútu de lǎowài） Fri, 18 May 2012 07:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: 孔文翰 http://confusedlaowai.com/2010/07/how-long-does-it-take-to-learn-chinese/comment-page-1/#comment-601 孔文翰 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 07:06:00 +0000 http://confusedlaowai.com/?p=159#comment-601 "fluent in 3 months" is a load of bullshit. in only 3 months, there is no way you can consider yourself fluent in a foreign language. and by fluent i mean the ability to write, read, speak, and understand perfectly. it takes much time and effort. there are people who have been studying chinese for many years and still have problems. i have been studying putonghua for about 2 years and i would never even dare to call myself fluent. i can chat with chinese people about many topics, as long as they are kept basic. deeper things are really hard for me to express, and it is frustrating indeed. but i love chinese so i will consider studying it for the rest of my life. and i believe a lifetime is necessary to learn this beautiful language. in summary, language learning is a lifetime feat and cannot to completly learned in just 3 months. “fluent in 3 months” is a load of bullshit. in only 3 months, there is no way you can consider yourself fluent in a foreign language. and by fluent i mean the ability to write, read, speak, and understand perfectly. it takes much time and effort. there are people who have been studying chinese for many years and still have problems. i have been studying putonghua for about 2 years and i would never even dare to call myself fluent. i can chat with chinese people about many topics, as long as they are kept basic. deeper things are really hard for me to express, and it is frustrating indeed. but i love chinese so i will consider studying it for the rest of my life. and i believe a lifetime is necessary to learn this beautiful language. in summary, language learning is a lifetime feat and cannot to completly learned in just 3 months.

]]> By: NielDLR http://confusedlaowai.com/2010/07/how-long-does-it-take-to-learn-chinese/comment-page-1/#comment-485 NielDLR Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:39:00 +0000 http://confusedlaowai.com/?p=159#comment-485 Yeah I saw that. I'm reserving my thoughts on it for now. It's a tough subject, but I'm waiting to see more progress before I give my proper opinion. Since he announced it, I've been thinking about it. I'm more inclined to go for the early pessimistic outlook that it is impossible, but I'm giving myself some more time. I'll post a blog post soon in the coming month though. Yeah I saw that.

I’m reserving my thoughts on it for now. It’s a tough subject, but I’m waiting to see more progress before I give my proper opinion. Since he announced it, I’ve been thinking about it. I’m more inclined to go for the early pessimistic outlook that it is impossible, but I’m giving myself some more time.

I’ll post a blog post soon in the coming month though.

]]> By: Sara http://confusedlaowai.com/2010/07/how-long-does-it-take-to-learn-chinese/comment-page-1/#comment-484 Sara Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:49:00 +0000 http://confusedlaowai.com/?p=159#comment-484 I just had to post a comment to your old post, because Benny from Fluent in 3 months is trying Chinese now. I think it's not possible to be fluent in Chinese in three months, but it will be very interesting to see how he manages with his studies and what the outcome will be. Hopefully I'll learn a thing or two too! What you think about his project? I just had to post a comment to your old post, because Benny from Fluent in 3 months is trying Chinese now. I think it’s not possible to be fluent in Chinese in three months, but it will be very interesting to see how he manages with his studies and what the outcome will be. Hopefully I’ll learn a thing or two too!

What you think about his project?

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]]> By: kailin524 http://confusedlaowai.com/2010/07/how-long-does-it-take-to-learn-chinese/comment-page-1/#comment-81 kailin524 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 20:52:05 +0000 http://confusedlaowai.com/?p=159#comment-81 I agree with Sara. You can't really tell how long it would take you to learn a certain language, and in this case, Mandarin is quite hard to learn at first. I've been learning Mandarin (self-study with the help of the internet) for 2 months now, although my study routine is quite messed up sometimes 'cause of my work. It's really quite hard to learn Chinese in just three months. It's just different when you are not used to characters. When you mentioned about having full immersion plus really putting a lot of effort in learning, I think one can learn Mandarin quickly, though I can't come up with an estimate of how many months. But as Sara mentioned, probably after 4 years of extensive studying, one can say that he/she is already fluent in Mandarin.<br><br>I would like to invite you to check out our online application at <a href="http://l-lingo.com" rel="nofollow">http://l-lingo.com</a> I have been personally using our application to learn Mandarin, since I've always wanted to learn it. The great thing about this is that it's not boring and it's so easy to use, not to mention a large bulk of the lessons are free. We would like to invite you to check out our application and give your feedback, because we would like to shape our program to give learners a great learning experience. A lot of the feedback that we get from our users have already been integrated into the program, 'cause we believe that the users should be the one to determine how they want their learning to be like. We would appreciate it if you could check out our free language learning application. I agree with Sara. You can't really tell how long it would take you to learn a certain language, and in this case, Mandarin is quite hard to learn at first. I've been learning Mandarin (self-study with the help of the internet) for 2 months now, although my study routine is quite messed up sometimes 'cause of my work. It's really quite hard to learn Chinese in just three months. It's just different when you are not used to characters. When you mentioned about having full immersion plus really putting a lot of effort in learning, I think one can learn Mandarin quickly, though I can't come up with an estimate of how many months. But as Sara mentioned, probably after 4 years of extensive studying, one can say that he/she is already fluent in Mandarin.

I would like to invite you to check out our online application at http://l-lingo.com I have been personally using our application to learn Mandarin, since I've always wanted to learn it. The great thing about this is that it's not boring and it's so easy to use, not to mention a large bulk of the lessons are free. We would like to invite you to check out our application and give your feedback, because we would like to shape our program to give learners a great learning experience. A lot of the feedback that we get from our users have already been integrated into the program, 'cause we believe that the users should be the one to determine how they want their learning to be like. We would appreciate it if you could check out our free language learning application.

]]> By: NielDLR http://confusedlaowai.com/2010/07/how-long-does-it-take-to-learn-chinese/comment-page-1/#comment-77 NielDLR Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:32:30 +0000 http://confusedlaowai.com/?p=159#comment-77 Yeah, I think it is paramount to go to China for at least some time to<br>solidify the language. I have all this Chinese knowledge in my head, but I<br>don't use it, but once one goes to China, it acts like a Pandora's Box<br>unleashing all the knowledge you have.<br><br>Concerning the German. I agree. Studying different languages, means<br>different methods. I'm however keen to start learning a new language, just<br>to have a comparison with my Mandarin acquisition. Then I can improve on<br>both methods.<br><br>Good luck with your studies! Yeah, I think it is paramount to go to China for at least some time to
solidify the language. I have all this Chinese knowledge in my head, but I
don't use it, but once one goes to China, it acts like a Pandora's Box
unleashing all the knowledge you have.

Concerning the German. I agree. Studying different languages, means
different methods. I'm however keen to start learning a new language, just
to have a comparison with my Mandarin acquisition. Then I can improve on
both methods.

Good luck with your studies!

]]> By: Sara http://confusedlaowai.com/2010/07/how-long-does-it-take-to-learn-chinese/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Sara Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:44:01 +0000 http://confusedlaowai.com/?p=159#comment-76 It's hard to say how long will it take to learn Chinese. I studied it for 1,5 years in Finland and now 4 months in China. Only when I get to China my speaking and listening started to improve. But still after about 2 years I'm still in the beginning of the journey. I can survive in daily living and maintain a relationship, but lots of work need to be done. I hope to say that after BA degree and 4 years of studying I could finally say that I'm fluent in Chinese.<br><br>I do have experience in language learning because in Finland we have to study English and Swedish. I also tried German once. But those languages are so different from Chinese that I need new methods for it. It's hard to say how long will it take to learn Chinese. I studied it for 1,5 years in Finland and now 4 months in China. Only when I get to China my speaking and listening started to improve. But still after about 2 years I'm still in the beginning of the journey. I can survive in daily living and maintain a relationship, but lots of work need to be done. I hope to say that after BA degree and 4 years of studying I could finally say that I'm fluent in Chinese.

I do have experience in language learning because in Finland we have to study English and Swedish. I also tried German once. But those languages are so different from Chinese that I need new methods for it.

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