Is Mandarin Chinese hard to learn?

Is Mandarin Chinese hard to learn?

Interestingly, the hardest language to learn is also the most widely spoken native language in the world. But writing isn't the only difficult part of learning Mandarin. The tonal nature of the language makes speaking it very hard as well.

What is the hardest language to learn?

If you really want to be able to connect with people from Hong Kong, Macau, and Canton, you can still consider learning Cantonese. But you should still know that Cantonese is often seen as more difficult. Its use of “tones” can be even more challenging to western speakers than Mandarin. Mandarin only has 4 tones.

How long does it take to learn Mandarin?

It turns out that it takes 2,200 class hours to learn Mandarin for English speakers. If you put the rest of your life on hold and focused only on studying Chinese – at 5 hours of practice a day, it would take you 88 weeks.

Is Mandarin the same as Chinese?

Here's the short answer: Mandarin is a form of the Chinese language. Some call it a dialect. Chinese is an umbrella language term that encompasses multiple dialects/languages, including Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, and more. When you look at it closely, there are actually over 200 dialects of Chinese!

What is speak in Mandarin?

Learn Chinese. Although some people in China and across Asia speak Cantonese, the majority of Chinese speakers (about one billion) speak Mandarin. China has the second largest economy in the world, and Mandarin Chinese is the official language not only of China but also Singapore.