Chinese!

[CoolNard]

So what do you want to know about Chinese, Nyororin?
*acts professional but is actually an amateur*

[Hisgashi]

Me the troll? Or whose the troll?

[CoolNard]

I believe she was refering to SonOfBanzai. O.o

[Hisgashi]

Okey Dokey. Now, back to the 'lesson'

[NekoNekoChan]

I'd definatly be interested in learning chinese. I'm currently interested in learning chinese, japanese, and korean. I'm tackeling japanese first.

[Nyororin]

Originally Posted by Hisgashi

Me the troll? Or whose the troll?

I was referring to SonofBanzai.

[Nyororin]

In regards to Chinese... I`ve always been interested in learning it. I had originally planned to study Japanese for a while, then move on to Chinese or Korean. Life intervened and things didn`t go quite as planned, however.

The biggest worry I would have with studying it is that I wouldn`t be able to do the tones correctly. That is a new one for me as it isn`t in English or Japanese.

So a starter question - How does the tone system work in Chinese?

[CoolNard]

Originally Posted by Nyororin

So a starter question - How does the tone system work in Chinese?

Well, like i said earlier on, Chinese words are categorized into different pitches, according to how they're said.
There're four different classifications altogther. This is their correct order, from first to last.
-normal pitch.
-high pitch, rising alittle to the end.
-low pitch, rising alittle to the end.
-short and sharp pitch.

It's hard to describe how they really sound like, you'll have to hear them for yourself. ^_^
hope that helps.

[Hisgashi]

I'll teach you all soon....When I finish my manga

[SonOfBanzai]

Originally Posted by Nyororin

Ignore him. He`s not Japanese, and is a troll.

This is ling. I Japanese. Please respect Japanese peoples.