Miguel Said:

How important is it to learn how to write Chinese?

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It would be easy for you to remember the Chinese symbols since you already knew Japanese. Japanese kanji originates from Chinese characters. In Mandarin, it is called hanzi. English is still the dominant language in terms of commerce, but it's good to learn Mandarin Chinese if you wish to do business with the Chinese in China even though it is not compulsory as most Chinese understand English.

Tony Said:

How can I make friends with the people who want learn Chinese language?

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There are quite a few sites that try to put Chinese speakers learning English together with English speakers learning Chinese. You can try http://www.livemocha.com which specializes in this, or also try the Q&A board at http://www.nciku.com which has both English and Chinese users. Various sites for foreigners living in China also have areas for finding a language partner, for example The Beijinger (see http://www.thebeijinger.com/index.php?a=… for their language exchange section).

Leon Said:

How long does it take an adult to learn Chinese as a foreign language fluently?

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For the first question, it is hard for a foreigner to learn chinese, But don't worry you still can learn it very well if you work hard.

For the second question, It depends on the way you are learning, where you are and how hard you work.
If you study chinese in china and you make lots of chinese friends, then you may speak fluently chinese in three months. And if you can't come to china and you haven't lot's of chinese friends, then you'd better pay more attention to your methods of learning chinese. My suggestion is that you can learn chinese online. Through this way you can have a very professional chinese teacher. This can save you a lot of time and energy. You know the teacher will cut your coat according to your cloth. By this way, if you work hard and come to the courses on time, you may speak fluently chinese after you finish all the courses.

I may suggest you one of the best online chinese school, echineselearning (http://www.echineselearning.com ).
It provides one-on-one online live chinese lessons with professional teachers from china. and you can take a free trial (http://www.echineselearning.com/free-trial ) see whether it suits to you

Troy Said:

How difficult is it to learn chinese compared to spanish?

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Chinese can be very difficult because you have to be so much in control of your cheek muscles. Be prepared for your cheeks to twitch involuntarily while you are learning!

Para mi, espanol era muy facil aprender, pero chino...???

Go for it!

Carmen Said:

Is Chinese easy to learn? How much is it cost to learn chinese?

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Answer to your first question:To learn any language at first is not easy.But trust that practice makes perfect. After you master the basic rules on Chinese learning, it will be not so difficult to you.
Answer to your second question: Cost of learning Chinese depends on what kind of learning mode you choose. Learning from schools, training certers, private tutors, videos, books may cost you some money. While, you can also choose to learn from some FREE resources. There are many resources free online, http://www.chinesehour.com/course/how-it… , where you can get free access to 200-hour online course, specially designed to learn at your own pace through multimedia courseware. You can practise pronunciation, grammar, reading and writing in each lesson.
Anyway, everything is possible. ^-^

Anita Said:

How can I learn to speak Chinese Mandirin?

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I'm assuming you don't know any Mandarin Chinese at all; so i suggest Instant Immersion language learners. I've been using it for Spanish help and it's really good! The entire thing of lessons 1,2, and 3 only cost about $40.00 and it has a part made for just practicing speaking as well as getting to know the language. Hope this helps!

You can google Instant Immersion if you're interested; your nearest electronic store may have it.