User Comments - nickle57

Posted on: Good Morning!

I still have trouble pronouncing hěn.  I keep wanting to say it like the english word hen.  It is the same with the word Zhōngguórén.  I can't say the rén part of the word.  I wish I knew some people who speak chinese locally so I could get them to tell me what I am doing wrong.  I am almost ready to annoy some of the people who work at one of our local Chinese restaurants.  I hear them speaking Chinese in the back.  Maybe I could get some pointers before they throw me out.

Posted on: Good Morning!

Thanks for the welcome.  I have gone over the first 6 lessons about twice so far.  I am really enjoying the site.  I can't wait to see how far I get in 2 or 3 months.

Thanks again

Posted on: Good Morning!

I just recently found this site and joined yesterday.  I have a couple questions.  1.  How long should it take following the lessons and practicing before someone should be able to feel comfortable listening and understanding someone talking Madarin?

2.  If the beginning lessons show ways of saying phrases that aren't used by people actually living in China then what purpose is it to learn them.  I work with a lot of different nationalities and they struggle with English sometimes.  I would think it would be weird to show someone English in a way which no English person would speak.

That being said I have gone through a few of the lessons and really have enjoyed them.  I work with about 6 manufacturing plants in China and would love to be able to converse with them without making them always have to use their broken english (Which is way better than my current non-existent Madarin) :)

Cheers.