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    Thread: Links to good media for learning Mandarin
Post: Links to good media for learning Mandarin

idontknowkungfu Wrote:Cui Jian is Korean, and Wu Bai is Taiwanese. I don't know why foreigners make better Chinese music than natives. Thanks for the recommendations, but for the record, although his ...
zer0range Chinese and Hanzi 48 25,408 2012-09-22, 9:37 pm
    Thread: Cantonese
Post: Cantonese

http://www.fyan8.com/yueyu.htm and http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/...199,page=6 are the two best I've found so far. Thanks for the help!
zer0range Chinese and Hanzi 3 1,412 2012-04-22, 8:47 pm
    Thread: Cantonese
Post: Cantonese

Anyone have a source of sentences for beginners for Canto? Needs to have audio, ala Zhongwen Red/Blue series. Thanks!
zer0range Chinese and Hanzi 3 1,412 2012-04-20, 3:55 pm
    Thread: For anyone who likes meaningless character count statistics
Post: For anyone who likes meaningless character count s...

This is very interesting... thanks for sharing JimmySeal. I'm a little surprised that it only amounts to around 3500, I figured it'd be a bit higher. Please keep us updated... I'll be interested to...
zer0range Chinese and Hanzi 30 10,738 2012-02-01, 8:33 pm
    Thread: Chinese drama
Post: Chinese drama

I would recommend downloading PPStream and PPLive. Between the two of them, they have almost every drama China has ever produced, along with a ton more. (Streaming TV, movies, documentaries, sports br...
zer0range Chinese and Hanzi 3 1,889 2011-10-21, 12:05 am
    Thread: Chinese drama
Post: Chinese drama

I'm not familiar with those Japanese dramas, so I can't really tailor my response to you, but here are some popular dramas that I enjoyed. 蜗居 - Dark in spots, really captivating... I think it was ban...
zer0range Chinese and Hanzi 3 1,889 2011-10-20, 4:31 am
    Thread: Why I won't be renewing my AJATT+ account
Post: Why I won't be renewing my AJATT+ account

Quote:of course it is good to have a private space with a handful of members sharing the same goals, and are bound to uphold a certain quality in communication with each other. But you also noticed th...
zer0range General discussion 32 8,544 2011-09-26, 6:05 pm
    Thread: Why I won't be renewing my AJATT+ account
Post: Why I won't be renewing my AJATT+ account

I can't remember what it exactly stands for, but it's a link to something in Japanese (or whatever language you're studying). I'd pretty much agree with what you said. I signed up for the forums, whi...
zer0range General discussion 32 8,544 2011-09-26, 4:34 am
    Thread: A Norwegian guy speaking Japanese?
Post: A Norwegian guy speaking Japanese?

Zorlee Wrote:Practice a lot. Practice every day. Practice does not make perfect - perfect practice makes perfect. Your whole post was a gem, but for me, here's the gem within the gem.
zer0range The Japanese language 76 22,490 2011-09-25, 9:58 pm
    Thread: Willing to learn chinese, but how?
Post: Willing to learn chinese, but how?

I would add one point on top of donjorge22's argument for Mandarin over Cantonese, which is simply usefulness. You're much more likely to run into a Mandarin speaker who doesn't understand Cantonese t...
zer0range Chinese and Hanzi 8 3,069 2011-09-22, 3:28 am
    Thread: Willing to learn chinese, but how?
Post: Willing to learn chinese, but how?

Instead of a course, perhaps think about 5-6 hours of tutoring spread over a couple of weeks. Beyond a basic understanding of tones and pinyin, a course isn't going to help you very much. If you don'...
zer0range Chinese and Hanzi 8 3,069 2011-09-21, 3:28 am
    Thread: Those who have "Remembered the Hanzi"...
Post: Those who have "Remembered the Hanzi"...

Use RTH to learn how to learn and remember characters, and then take a pragmatic approach, learning characters that are unfamiliar in whatever materials you're using.
zer0range Chinese and Hanzi 23 5,605 2011-09-21, 3:24 am
    Thread: Willing to learn chinese, but how?
Post: Willing to learn chinese, but how?

How much is your Dad willing/able to help you learn? In the beginning, having a native speaker who can work with you on tones and pronunciation is a huge help. After that, I'd listen a lot, look for...
zer0range Chinese and Hanzi 8 3,069 2011-09-18, 3:26 am
    Thread: How often is Pinyin Tools wrong?
Post: How often is Pinyin Tools wrong?

要求 can be fourth or first.
zer0range Chinese and Hanzi 5 2,031 2011-08-24, 10:27 pm
    Thread: Good exercise book or textbook with engaging exercises?
Post: Good exercise book or textbook with engaging exerc...

For textbooks, you could try getting ahold of DLI Mandarin materials. If I recall correctly, some of the advanced materials are mostly Chinese. http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?...-download/ ...
zer0range Chinese and Hanzi 11 4,403 2011-08-23, 6:08 pm
    Thread: White People Can't Read Japanese.
Post: White People Can't Read Japanese.

I speak Chinese and I get the same thing when I talk to people on skype sometimes, although it seems to happen more often to Japanese learners. No, I don't need you to type pinyin...
zer0range The Japanese language 97 19,720 2011-08-15, 7:34 am
    Thread: The DLPT (Defence Language Proficency Test)
Post: The DLPT (Defence Language Proficency Test)

Just another small update.. took the upper level DLPT again and scored a 4 in listening and a 3 in reading.
zer0range JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 24 20,469 2011-08-03, 7:46 pm
    Thread: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)
Post: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)

Cool troll dawg.
zer0range Off topic 567 98,533 2011-07-31, 11:36 pm
    Thread: Need advice on where to start & resources
Post: Need advice on where to start & resources

Hehe, yeah the Chinese have a way with names.
zer0range Chinese and Hanzi 6 2,140 2011-07-27, 1:11 am
    Thread: Need advice on where to start & resources
Post: Need advice on where to start & resources

http://www.zhongwenred.com/ Granted, I've been out of the beginning resource game for a couple of years, but at the time, this was the best available. It's got practical sentences and dialogues, reco...
zer0range Chinese and Hanzi 6 2,140 2011-07-26, 1:57 am
    Thread: Dunning-Kruger effect and Japanese skill assessment
Post: Dunning-Kruger effect and Japanese skill assessmen...

aphasiac Wrote:http://forum.koohii.com/showthread.php?tid=7248 He genuinely believed he could understand Chinese, until he was tested; where it was revealed he couldn't speak or understand the most b...
zer0range Off topic 42 7,890 2011-07-24, 11:11 pm
    Thread: The new MBA are around the corner.
Post: The new MBA are around the corner.

Clearly you're just Apple haters.
zer0range Off topic 51 6,800 2011-07-02, 12:29 pm
    Thread: For anyone interested in AJATT..
Post: For anyone interested in AJATT..

tarkonis Wrote:Ive posted days 11-20 thoughts :) I'm not married and have no kids myself.. I can't imagine what it must be like learning something 'around' them, so to speak. Keep it up and you'll get...
zer0range General discussion 81 21,688 2011-07-01, 11:18 am
    Thread: Effects of Japanese keywords on later Mandarin studies
Post: Effects of Japanese keywords on later Mandarin stu...

nadiatims Wrote:@zerOrange How do know 15,000 characters? Wouldn't you have to start delving pretty deeply into archaic or classical texts to get any use out of those? Classical, yes, archaic... that ...
zer0range Chinese and Hanzi 25 6,045 2011-06-27, 9:14 pm
    Thread: Effects of Japanese keywords on later Mandarin studies
Post: Effects of Japanese keywords on later Mandarin stu...

I have no way to really accurately count how many characters I know. I suspect somewhere around 15,000, and if I sit down to read a newspaper, I will still miss a few characters. And yes, we're talki...
zer0range Chinese and Hanzi 25 6,045 2011-06-27, 7:59 am
    Thread: Learning RSH after RTK: What to do with multiple keywords?
Post: Learning RSH after RTK: What to do with multiple k...

What you're going to realize after you've finished RTK/RTH and get a few months in to actually studying Chinese, is that the keywords for these characters is about as important a choice as what socks ...
zer0range Chinese and Hanzi 5 1,749 2011-06-24, 10:27 pm
    Thread: A gift for a Japanese connoisseur of coffee
Post: A gift for a Japanese connoisseur of coffee

kainzero Wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_Luwak I'll second this... it's no joke. Very smooth, full flavor.
zer0range Off topic 8 1,821 2011-06-10, 7:08 pm
    Thread: AJATT Silverspoon- Thought's opinions?
Post: AJATT Silverspoon- Thought's opinions?

ta12121 Wrote:I wouldn't say I'm familiar with efficiency study methods. I just stuck with it. I still believe that it will probably take me 3-5 years for my goals of fluency. But only time well tell,...
zer0range Learning resources 145 39,803 2011-05-28, 9:52 pm
    Thread: AJATT Silverspoon- Thought's opinions?
Post: AJATT Silverspoon- Thought's opinions?

ta12121 Wrote:So 1.5-2 years to become fluent, doesn't sound so off. It doesn't sound so off to you because you're familiar with efficient study methods, I mean, you're on a forum that is all about SR...
zer0range Learning resources 145 39,803 2011-05-02, 11:47 am
    Thread: A few basic phrases I picked up...
Post: A few basic phrases I picked up...

Yep.
zer0range Chinese and Hanzi 9 1,887 2011-04-21, 1:58 am