Learn (some) Mandarin Chinese

Chinese is a really hard language for us westerners to get to pronounce. I was in Beijing early this month and struggled to make myself understood, beyond pointing at items and food and holding us one or two finers.

A lovely young woman in one of the resturants within the Summer Gardens was very generous with her time - and patience frankly - helping us try and expand out vocabulary being Ne Hah (Hello)

I hope it helps.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• learn
• Mandarin
• Chinese
• Tourist

[simonstv]

Our rendition of Chinese may be horrible ... but we had nothing but the best of intentions when talking to this lovely woman :)

[krglongbourn]

she should be hired by americans to teach shes

great

[num3ric]

Haha, she says yes while perfectly knowing that you will never be understood with your pronounciation.

Don't forget mandarin is a tonal language!!

[snoopyhan]

Good try - her English sounds like Chinese, you guys' Chinese sound like English, haha

[F33bs]

Don't listen to that idiot.

Learning is never a bad thing.

[happy04chic]

hehe, the guys are cute for trying. ^^

[misfitsclan]

lol....you guys are horrible...