23 Mar 14, 12:51AM
(22 Mar 14, 11:04PM)VectorM12 Wrote: My Chinese friends told me that intonation is the key aspect of learning Mandarin. That's why Google translate sucks at Mandarin and that's why chinese have such a funny accent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35vZthhqzJQ
Yeah, i speak Mandarin fluently and i agree. Intonation is very important in learning Mandarin as a beginner. Also i can say that it is harder to learn Mandarin than english. English has 26 letters and you can sound things out. Mandarin has over 1000 of words and you must remember them, so its much harder to write and remember.