Once you have those mastered, we teach you more complex parts of the language such as verb conjugation and the characters of the simplified writing system. Our language learning programs are built to scale naturally from simple, frequently used conversational phrases in context, to more complex components. Using this approach gives beginners a much greater chance of sticking with the language. Your program should scale gradually towards understanding and building confidence in speaking Chinese. You simply need the right approach and the right language learning program. If you are a beginning learner, Chinese doesn’t have to be overwhelming. As an example, learning the characters for birth (生 ) and day (天 ) will help you decipher that 生日快乐 is “happy birthday.” By focusing on learning a few characters, you can get up to speed quickly which can help you cover many of the more common situations of reading and writing. The Chinese writing system has about 200 primary characters. As with the sentence structure in English, many simple Mandarin sentences are built beginning with a subject followed by a verb, and then an object. However, don’t let that deter you, as Mandarin has several things in common with English, including a few elements of grammar and the sentence structure. It is the official language not only of China but of Singapore.Īt first glance, the Chinese writing system may seem overwhelming and unattainable. Mandarin Chinese is the main dialect and considered the “standard version” of Chinese. And as China enjoys the second largest economy in the world, your efforts toĪre definitely worth the commitment. With close to 1.2 billion native speakers of Chinese, it’s easy to see how Chinese is the most spoken language in the world.