Do you know of any online resources that would assist in self-learning mandarin?
HelloChinese is a pretty good app to start.
I wouldn’t use Duolingo. Not an effective tool for learning in general and utter trash for Asian languages.
As a starter, Duolingo isn’t bad. Sure, it’s mostly slop at this point so keep that in mind. And only stick with it until you realise the mistakes.
So far, I really like this website, Immersive Chinese: https://console.immersivechinese.com/
I made good progress at first with the Pimsleur method, but it is very expensive. https://www.pimsleur.com/learn-chinese-mandarin/
This would also be a good post for !languagelearning@sopuli.xyz
I found this podcast really helpful, especially with tones
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Dimsum Hanyu Pinyin - Learn Mandarin Chinese
Dimsum Mandarin - Learn Mandarin Chinese
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I also use the hello chinese app, but super chinese is cheaper if you can get either on sale
there’s lots of manderin tv shows on youtube
oh and anki flashcards app
I also really like the hanping chinese dictionary app, and the pleco dictionary app
goodluck!
go to China
It’s in the planner. Prefer to be a little proficient before visiting though.
good idea
I’ve made really good headway learning Arabic using italki, but idk what mandarin tutors are charging so price may vary
