Learn Chinese – Free eBook

Learning Chinese – Our Advice

Studying and learning Mandarin Chinese is a long process and we want to help you with doing so.

Many people start learning Mandarin online or in their home country. However, sooner rather than later pretty much everyone who seriously wants to learn Chinese will come to China to study there.

There are a lot of options, from studying in big cities like Beijing or Shanghai or going for a complete immersion Chinese course in a smaller city like Chengde.

At LTL, we recently launched a brand new Chinese language course you can use online.

Also have a look at our how to learn Chinese Ebook or visit us in China for a “real life” Chinese course in one of our schools in Beijing, Shanghai or Chengde.

Studying Chinese is a lot of fun, but can also be quite frustrating at times. An important part is to get the tones right at the beginning and to not forget that if you want to reach fluency, then learning Chinese characters is obligatory.

DID YOU KNOW – Chinese grammar is actually relatively simple at least at the beginner level and pronunciation – except the tones – quite manageable when compared to many other languages.

The main difficulties are mastering the tones, learning characters and remembering vocabulary which can be challenging as Chinese words do not sound in any way similar to their English counterparts. To help you go through your Chinese language journey we’ve made a list of useful resources to help you excel in Mandarin in no time.

We also provide courses for full time workers who want to study Chinese part time. We offer part time Chinese courses in Shanghai and Beijing.

If you have any questions or feedback regarding the learning materials on this page or our Chinese courses, please email us using the contact button above.

Learn Mandarin – Animal Names

Sometimes translating Chinese works back into English makes for some pretty funny and memorable results. Chinese animal names in particular can be fun to work out. Here are some of our best examples: