<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en-gb"> <link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://chineselanguage.org/forums/app.php/feed/topic/2618" /> <title>Chinese languages</title> <subtitle>Chinese languages</subtitle> <link href="http://chineselanguage.org/forums/index.php" /> <updated>2006-06-07T15:52:50+00:00</updated> <author><name><![CDATA[Chinese languages]]></name></author> <id>http://chineselanguage.org/forums/app.php/feed/topic/2618</id> <entry> <author><name><![CDATA[letmesee]]></name></author> <updated>2006-06-07T15:52:50+00:00</updated> <published>2006-06-07T15:52:50+00:00</published> <id>http://chineselanguage.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=16803#p16803</id> <link href="http://chineselanguage.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=16803#p16803"/> <title type="html"><![CDATA[Is Chinese really so hard to learn as a second language?]]></title> <content type="html" xml:base="http://chineselanguage.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=16803#p16803"><![CDATA[ Many foreign friends of mine are complaining to me that Chinese is so hard to learn: the ridiculously difficult writing system, the confusing four tones, the extensive system of measure words, so a lot of things to memorize… It seems that I should thank God just for being born Chinese. Is Chinese really that hard to learn as a foreign language?<br>Actually, I don't think so. At least, not that difficult as you imagined or heard about. You might be interested to know more about my opinion <a href="http://www.easechinese.com/Is-Chinese-really-so-hard-to-learn-A-52.html" class="postlink">here</a>.<br>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><a href="http://www.easechinese.com" class="postlink">EaseChinese.com</a> - A collection of reviews and recommendations of Chinese language learning resources, and more.<p>Statistics: Posted by <a href="http://chineselanguage.org/forums/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=906">letmesee</a> — Wed Jun 07, 2006 3:52 pm</p><hr /> ]]></content> </entry> </feed>