Basic Mandarin
Software for Learning Chinese
There is no shortage of software vying for the growing market of Chinese language learners. Here we list a few of the ones that stand out due to popularity, quality or personal experience with it. Should you have any suggestions for the inclusion of specific software on this page, please let us know.
Understanding Chinese Pinyin
Simply put, pinyin is a way to take the many thousands of ideograms that make up the Chinese language and put them into a more accessible Romanized format (read: use letters us Laowai are familiar with, as opposed to the random lines that Chinese seem to have no problem with)
Survival Chinese
This section of Lost Laowai is designed to teach you some basic survival Chinese - words and phrases that will get you by.
It is advisable to also visit our section on Chinese pinyin, as Chinese is a rather complicated language and even saying basic things can be difficult without an understanding of this core concept.
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