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Re: Chinese
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:17 am
by Loons
My Windows 7 came with something called "Microsoft SilverLight" which I double clicked at some point, and it told me that Microsoft silverlight was great and as an example of how great it was, tried to teach me Chinese. Weird, but true.
Wait, I was confused with the ASUS VIBE Fun Centre (powered by Microsoft Silverlight), and also only the first lesson was free.
Re: Chinese
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 6:54 pm
by Darrell
I too love the ChinesePod course, but when looking for free resources be aware of the public domain American Foreign Service Institute lessons
http://fsi-language-courses.org/Content ... ge=Chinese
Re: Chinese
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:49 am
by kgsbaduk
I got something from torrent online shop to try everything what i can
Rosseta Stone looks awesome.
Re: Chinese
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 6:19 am
by John Fairbairn
I got something from torrent online shop to try everything what i can Rosseta Stone looks awesome.
"Torrent" and "shop" don't seem to belong in the same universe normally. Are these legal downloads?
Re: Chinese
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 7:11 am
by kgsbaduk
legal if i will buy oruginal copy unitl 30 days pass . i think im gonna do that.
Re: Chinese
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 7:19 am
by flOvermind
That's what almost all illegal download sites say, and it's not true...
Re: Chinese
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 7:25 am
by kgsbaduk
its not true ? hmm ... i should uninstall app immidetly. Anyway i checked Rosseta Stone and this is great. Honestly recommend to all.
Re: Chinese
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:58 pm
by dtslife
Tengen wrote:The best online Mandarin language training resource happens to be free, but unfortunately it isn't for beginners:
http://www.slow-chinese.comAside from the usual books, I'd suggest using your local library to get your hands on some Pimsleur and/or Rosetta Stone if possible until you get up to speed for more advanced resources.
You'll also want to frequently look things up in a Chinese/English dictionary, but whether it's online or in book form is up to you.
Slow chinese is an amazing website. Just checked out the site, and it sells pdf documents with pin yin for 80 cents but the audio files are free.
Unfortunately for me, I read traditional chinese, but the conversational chinese aspect about the language is still very valuable.