<?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/6966" /> <title>Chinese languages</title> <subtitle>Chinese languages</subtitle> <link href="http://chineselanguage.org/forums/index.php" /> <updated>2009-09-27T17:41:56+00:00</updated> <author><name><![CDATA[Chinese languages]]></name></author> <id>http://chineselanguage.org/forums/app.php/feed/topic/6966</id> <entry> <author><name><![CDATA[Dreammama]]></name></author> <updated>2009-09-27T17:41:56+00:00</updated> <published>2009-09-27T17:41:56+00:00</published> <id>http://chineselanguage.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=26434#p26434</id> <link href="http://chineselanguage.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=26434#p26434"/> <title type="html"><![CDATA[How much time and what methods to study Chinese? (Newbie)]]></title> <content type="html" xml:base="http://chineselanguage.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=26434#p26434"><![CDATA[ Greetings all. Newbie here. no . not niu bi.<br><br>long time resident in Beijing from America who never studied chinese but, finally reached a point where I want to start it and think that i should ask some questions and get to know you all.<br><br>I have a basic understanding of the tones, pinyin and can speak enough to order some foods, get around on buses or taxis and piss people off if need be. .hehe<br><br>so my first question is this.<br><br>1. how much time do you spend studying? and what methods do you suggest to begin?<br><br>thanks <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>-------------------------<br><a href="http://www.intelligenceverte.org/" class="postlink">recette regime vegetarien</a><p>Statistics: Posted by <a href="http://chineselanguage.org/forums/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=6304">Dreammama</a> — Sun Sep 27, 2009 5:41 pm</p><hr /> ]]></content> </entry> </feed>