any suggestions for foreign language?

Laylah
Sun, 14 Jan 2007 10:07:54 +0000

Yes, I agree with Parentstwo - beginner level Mandarin is not that hard. I would be surprised if someone couldn’t pick up subsistence level Chinese within a couple of weeks, at the most. What IS difficult is getting past that plateau, it really does require an immersive experience. Ditto with reading and writing actually - if you’ve got a decent memory, you can pick up 15-20 characters per day, no problem.