Easy Language Learning » Languages http://www.surfandturfradio.com Sat, 10 Dec 2011 06:04:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Rocket Japanese Review – Learn Japanese Fast Online http://www.surfandturfradio.com/rocket-japanese-review-%e2%80%93-learn-japanese-fast-online http://www.surfandturfradio.com/rocket-japanese-review-%e2%80%93-learn-japanese-fast-online#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:33:03 +0000 Admin http://www.surfandturfradio.com/rocket-japanese-review-%e2%80%93-learn-japanese-fast-online Most of us would like to learn a new language, which can be very useful especially when you travel from one country to another for business or other reasons. One of the languages that people would most likely want to learn is Japanese and the easiest way for people to get access to a Japanese learning course is online. Rocket Japanese is one such online Japanese learning course. It was developed by Rocket Languages which sell other popular language learning tools such as Rocket Spanish, Rocket French and Rocket Chinese. Rocket Japanese is a very useful interactive audio lesson which anyone can easily follow. You do not need to sign up for courses which will require you to show up in their classes everyday and will take up much of your time. You can go at your own pace in the comfort of your own home. Learning Japanese has never been easy with this interactive audio course, because it is the closest thing that you could get to a one-on-one lesson. Rocket Japanese boasts of 31 lessons with each one as long as about 25 minutes. The audio course provides easy lessons on conversational Japanese which you can easily follow. If you are a traveler and would like to visit Japan sometime, or if you would just like to learn a new language, then the course offered by Rocket Japanese would be perfect for you. The audio course will provide you the basic things that you need to know about Japanese grammar, vocabulary and even culture. They bundle in a few software such as MegaVocab which trains you on the Japanese vocabulary, MegaAudio learning audio software where you can learn to speak and recognize over 1000 commonly spoken Japanese words. MegaHiragana is another bundled software that trains you on the Japanese handwriting. There is also a forum as well as technical support provided. Although there are other language courses online such as Rosetta Stone, Rocket Japanese is cheaper and it provides a good foundation to learn Japanese fast online.

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easy language system reviews]]> http://www.surfandturfradio.com/rocket-japanese-review-%e2%80%93-learn-japanese-fast-online/feed 0 Teach Kids A Second Language http://www.surfandturfradio.com/teach-kids-a-second-language http://www.surfandturfradio.com/teach-kids-a-second-language#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:39:01 +0000 Admin http://www.surfandturfradio.com/teach-kids-a-second-language It is not easy teaching your child a second language. But it is a rewarding experience teaching them and you can open their young to explore a new world of sights and sounds. Even if you’re not entirely fluent in another tongue, here are 5 simple ways you can help your child learn to speak a second language confidently and easily.
1. Remember the earlier, the better. By the age of two, a child’s brain is sucking up and processing all the information he or she comes in contact with, so it’s an ideal time to start learning a second language. You may think, “But he hasn’t even mastered ENGLISH yet!” That’s okay! Believe it or not, children can easily juggle two (or more) languages at once without the difficulty that their adult counterparts may have if they try to learn the same language when they’re older. Learning two separate languages will also not hinder your child’s reading or speaking ability. In fact, it will actually improve and broaden their vocabulary as they get older, since many foreign language words are used in English as well.
2. It is better to teach your child with some simple words and basic greetings first. Learning a language does take time and repetition, so only move on when your child feels comfortable and confident in using what he or she has already learned. If you’re not completely fluent yourself, but still want your child to have the benefit of a second language, purchase a good dictionary and work book to reinforce what you already know so that you can teach it to your child.
3. You can try to make studying language to be a fun time by setting aside a special “Language-Only” time. Practice the language together with your child through music, books or videos and use this time to speak and play together using only the second language. It’s a great way to build up the child’s interest in another culture and will help him learn the language more completely and thoroughly.
4. If your significant other speaks a foreign language, consider having him or her speak only in the foreign language to the child, while you speak to them in English. This will quickly help the child understand each language’s structure and differences, and he won’t be as likely to get confused. Remember though, language learning is a slow by steady process. Let your child know not to worry about making a mistake or sounding silly. That’s the only way he or she will become confident enough to speak the language on a regular basis.
5. Whenever possible, immerse your child in the second language as often as you can. Taking trips to the place where the language is spoken is a great way to make a language feel “real” to a child. Children mimic what they see, so seeing others speak and use the language in their day-to-day lives will show him that he can do the same!
The most important thing of all is to treat learning a second language like a fun “adventure” rather than a tedious chore. If you keep these tips in mind, it won’t be long before your child is equally comfortable and proficient in both languages! Good luck!

]]> http://www.surfandturfradio.com/teach-kids-a-second-language/feed 0 Be A Master In Spanish Language With “Rocket Spanish” http://www.surfandturfradio.com/be-a-master-in-spanish-language-with-%e2%80%9crocket-spanish%e2%80%9d http://www.surfandturfradio.com/be-a-master-in-spanish-language-with-%e2%80%9crocket-spanish%e2%80%9d#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:33:10 +0000 Admin http://www.surfandturfradio.com/be-a-master-in-spanish-language-with-%e2%80%9crocket-spanish%e2%80%9d Spanish is one of the easiest languages to learn. Many of the words are similar to English and they often sound the way they look. The grammar is easy as well. It is completely possible to learn Spanish in less than 8 weeks. But you canâ??t do this in a classroom or on your own. The only way to learn Spanish really quickly is by doing the online Rocket Spanish course. The Rocket Spanish software offers more features and functions than any other kind of Spanish softwareâ??by far. And youâ??re told accurately what to do each step of the way. I truly believe that this is the easiest and best way to follow any foreign language course available today. Rocket Spanish is far less expensive than hiring a tutor or taking a Spanish course at a local college. And itâ??s much more affordable than some of its competitors. In fact, Rocket Spanish was designed to offer the most value for your money. First it neatly sets out a step by step method to master the language. Further deep you go into the course the more interesting it turns out to be. So it is very easy to learn. Rocket Spanish is an interactive course in which you get the opportunity to learn speak the language from the beginning of the course itself. That is how you master the spoken language so quickly. The audio tracks provided as part of the course help learn the sound and tone of the spoken words as it is used by the native people. The main part of the Rocket Spanish learning program is 31 audio lessons. They familiarize you with the spoken language. It has conversation course, grammar lessons and plenty of exercises. With this you will acquire some vocabulary. When you go further you will learn more of grammar and vocabulary. For this purpose the Beginner and Advanced Grammar lessons and Mega Vocab Software Game are provided. Actually it is fun to learn the Mega Vocab Software Game. To understand the spoken words of Spanish the Rocket Spanish has the Mega Audio Software Game. For the new learners of any language the hardest part of acquiring proficiency is to know how the word is correctly delivered in the spoken form. There enters the audio software game. This tool is very much user friendly so that no competing package can come anywhere near it. There is another very useful facility provided by the Rocket Spanish package buyers. The Learn Spanish Forum provides a twenty four hour service. If you have any questions you may send it to the Forum by email or post. There is a team of expert Spanish language teachers always ready to answer you queries immediately. So there is no delay to interrupt your studies.

]]> http://www.surfandturfradio.com/be-a-master-in-spanish-language-with-%e2%80%9crocket-spanish%e2%80%9d/feed 0 Top Foreign Languages To Learn http://www.surfandturfradio.com/top-foreign-languages-to-learn http://www.surfandturfradio.com/top-foreign-languages-to-learn#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:33:12 +0000 Admin http://www.surfandturfradio.com/top-foreign-languages-to-learn “What are the top foreign languages to learn?” is probably the most frequent question I get asked by people who just start to learn a foreign language. The assumption behind this question is usually that learning any language is an endlessly tiring task. For many, it’s a lot like asking “Which mountain should I climb first? The Everest or the Kilimanjaro?” But what if I told you that you can master any language you set out to learn within 6 to 12 months? Would the choice of languages still be a problem? You may be working on one or even several languages already, then it’s good that you know which languages you want to master. But if you don’t, you might be tempted to ask questions like “which are the top foreign languages to learn”, and “which language is the most useful?”, “which one should I start off learning?” Some people may tell you that “the answer to your question “depends on the goal you want to achieve”, but something tells me that it’s not the answer you’d like to hear. If you have ever asked one of those questions, I suppose you don’t feel strongly towards a particular language and just want to hear some general language learning tips, or maybe you just want to pick up a foreign language as quickly as you can. But what if I tell you that the differences among all those “candidate languages” are almost negligible once you apply the right techniques? What if learning one foreign language is just as easy as learning another one? Which language would you choose to learn then? The fact is, you should never listen to anyone who’s had a good or bad experience with a particular foreign language. Just because someone had a horrible time with Chinese doesn’t mean you will too. Everyone will feel differently about a specific foreign language according to his or her own education, background and social experience. By the way, did you know that Chinese is one of the simplest languages in terms of complexity? The very reason that many people find Chinese such a demoralizing language is that Chinese is dramatically different from all alphabet-based languages. Asking a European to switch to a tonal language all at once is just as demanding as asking you to write with your right foot. However, the same issue is not an issue at all for a new-born baby. Teaching a baby to speak a tonal language with much fewer grammar rules (Yes, day-to-day Chinese has much fewer grammar rules) could actually be more manageable than teaching the same baby a European language with a huge vocabulary and stringent grammar rules such as German. With all that said, the top foreign languages to learn are: Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Arabic, Russian Those include the official languages of the United Nations. Since you are already reading this article, I presume that your English is well beyond “basic”, which is why English is not included here. How about German, which is not an official language of UN? Let’s see. . . 25% of the European population speak it and it’s the second most popular internet language in the world. The reason German is not listed as a UN Official language is highly political. It should, in fact, be one of the top foreign languages to learn.

]]> http://www.surfandturfradio.com/top-foreign-languages-to-learn/feed 0 The Road To A Perfect International Language http://www.surfandturfradio.com/the-road-to-a-perfect-international-language http://www.surfandturfradio.com/the-road-to-a-perfect-international-language#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:37:53 +0000 Admin http://www.surfandturfradio.com/the-road-to-a-perfect-international-language by Philip Yaffe Some time ago, a friend and I decided to try to establish guidelines for building a “perfect language” that ultimately could be adopted as the world’s common language. We did not intend to create such a language. We just wanted to lay down standards against which any candidates for this high office (living, dead or artificial) could be objectively judged. Our primary criterion was that it should be easy to learn. We started from what we called the Facility Principle: What you don’t have to do is always easier than what you do have to do. We wanted to find out what is really basic to language, i. e. what elements are fundamental, what felements are secondary, and what elements are entirely unnecessary. This we would use to judge how close existing languages came, or how to create an artificial language that virtually everyone could rapidly learn and use. Our method was to identify what elements could be removed without fundamentally damaging a language’s capacity to communicate. To ensure that we would not “over-intellectualize”, we decided to test our ideas by finding at least one language, living or dead, that did not possess the element we thought could be safely deleted. If we found such a language, we would know that this feature truly wasn’t absolutely essential. Between the two us, we were fluent in or had working knowledge of Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Swahili, so these were our reference points. We started with irregularities. Few people would argue that irregular verbs are fundamentally necessary in order to communicate, so our perfect language should have no irregular verbs. Does such a language exist? Yes, Swahili has no irregular verbs. If you can conjugate one verb in that language, you can conjugate them all, and in all tenses. We also looked at irregular spellings. Clearly, a phonetically spelled language would be easier to learn than a non-phonetic one. Just consider all the endless hours French-speaking school children spend with their “dictées” and English-speaking children spend with their “spelling bees”. Although they are disguised as games and competitions, their real purpose is to help children master the thoroughly chaotic misuse of the alphabet in their native tongues. Does a phonetic language in fact exist? German comes very close, and so do Italian and Spanish. Swahili, however, is fully phonetic. If you can say a word in that language, you can spell it, and if you can read it, you can say it. We also immediately dismissed noun genders; English lives without them very nicely. What about pronouns? They too are not fundamental; in Italian and Spanish they are hardly ever used. We even discovered languages that make no distinction between singular and plural. At first, we had difficulty accepting this because singulars and plurals just seemed to be so basic. However, eliminating them makes perfect sense. Why should a language constantly distinguish between one of a thing and two to infinity? To say “I see a dog” clearly means that I see only one of them. But to say “I see dogs” is undefined. It could be two, ten, twenty, a hundred, a thousand, a million, etc. Some languages define “singular” not as one, but one, two or three. “Plural” then means anything from four to infinity. By establishing this set of considerations, did we create an ideal blueprint for producing a clear, concise, easy-to-learn universal language? Actually no. We thought we did; however, it turns out that the Facility Principle has a fatal flaw. When we consulted a linguist during our investigations, he pointed out that it may be possible to eliminate a grammatical feature in a language only because it contains another feature that compensates. But this would not be true of all languages. Thus, eliminating something from Language A because it adds nothing to communication could be crucially important in Language B, where its absence would damage communication. We were not discouraged, but we decided to change direction. Despite the flaw of the Facility Principle, we still felt that irregular spellings had little to recommend them. However, since we could not necessarily eliminate them based solely on the Facility Principle, we looked around for another principle that would allow us to exclude them. This we called the “Comprehension Principle”. The Comprehension Principle states: What is not important for communication in the spoken language should be even less important in the written language. This is only common sense. When we are in a conversation, we must understand what the other person is saying instantaneously, and vice versa. We cannot stop every couple of seconds to have something repeated to be certain that we have correctly grasped its meaning. If we did, conversation would be impossible. When we read, if we have a problem understanding something, we can always look at it again and study it, which is not the case when we speak. It therefore seems logical that the written language should be simpler and more straightforward than the spoken language. In English, French and some other languages, it is just the opposite. The written language is very much more complex than the spoken language. According to the Comprehension Principle, all of the things in the written language that are not in the spoken language are not necessary for communication. Therefore, they can be considered merely decorative and expendable. This brings us back to phonetic spelling. If a word is not written the way it is pronounced, what purpose does it serve? Very little; in fact it is counterproductive. As argued by no less an authority than Voltaire (1771): “Writing is the portrait of the voice; the more they resemble each other, the better (L’ecriture est la peinture de la voix; plus elle est resemblante, mieux elle est. )”Nevertheless, it is amazing how ferociously some people will defend chaotic spellings. One of the principal arguments is that current spelling is a “conveyor belt of culture”. Thus, we spell “pharmacy” with “ph” to remind us that the word is derived from Greek, and we spell “farmer” with an “f” to remind us that this word isn’t. But why should the way we write a word reflect its origin? Language is for communication; it should avoid useless complications such as non-phonetic spelling. “Phonetic” itself should be spelled with an “f” as it is in Dutch, Italian and Spanish. Its Greek origin is of interest mainly to linguists but it shouldn’t be imposed on the rest of us. When the written language loses touch with the spoken language, it also loses touch with reality. Even the august Academie Française now permits elimination of the “accent circumflex” (the little hat) in many words where it serves only to remind us that in Old French there used to be an “s” in the word which is no longer there. It is also introducing numerous other reforms to make the language more consistent and less of a barrier to clear communication. One article I read opposing spelling reform in English concluded with the startling statement: “Spelling is beautiful. Believe it”. Spelling is not beautiful; it is a tool. As with any tool, loading it with useless complications can only reduce its effectiveness, not enhance it. In writing, the only thing that is beautiful is a well-structured, well-crafted text. Judging writing by how well the author masters chaotic spelling is like judging a painting by how well the artist works with defective brushes. If the language-proud French can reform their spelling, surely we English-speakers can do likewise. And the sooner, the better. Philip Yaffe is a former reporter/feature writer with The Wall Street Journal and a marketing communication consultant. He currently teaches a course in good writing and good speaking in Brussels, Belgium. His recently published book In the “I” of the Storm: the Simple Secrets of Writing & Speaking (Almost) like a Professional is available from Story Publishers in Ghent, Belgium (storypublishers. be) and Amazon (amazon. com). For further information, contact:Philip YaffeBrussels, BelgiumTel: +32 (0)2 660 0405Email: phil. yaffe@yahoo. com,phil. yaffe@gmail. com

]]> http://www.surfandturfradio.com/the-road-to-a-perfect-international-language/feed 0 Easy Spanish Course Software – How Practical is It? http://www.surfandturfradio.com/easy-spanish-course-software-%e2%80%93-how-practical-is-it http://www.surfandturfradio.com/easy-spanish-course-software-%e2%80%93-how-practical-is-it#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:33:31 +0000 Admin http://www.surfandturfradio.com/easy-spanish-course-software-%e2%80%93-how-practical-is-it Easy Spanish course software helps both adults as well as children on acquiring another important language. Speaking Spanish is not only fascinating but important as well, as hundreds of millions of people from 21 countries already speak Spanish as their first language. Luckily we don’t have to take long evening courses in order to learn Spanish. Read more in the following review.
Quick overview
Easy Spanish course software offers an excellent way to learn a language by enabling learners to hear how a native Spanish speaker pronounces words and phrases correctly and accurately. One of the reasons that make these solutions highly effective is the fact that most of them use visual and audio interactive multimedia in order to teach us how to speak correct and accurate Spanish.
Learning a new language by memorizing plain text is difficult, many of these programs are aware of that, which is why many of them use advanced techniques other than text memorization: interactive lesson plans and audio that helps you practice correct pronunciation.
Important benefits
Now that we understand how these solutions work, we need to know their main benefits:
- Effectively practices on pronouncing Spanish words and sentences correctly.
- Once you learn how to speak Spanish, you can easily learn other Latin-based languages such as French and Italian.
- Uses ‘motivating’ interactive multimedia.
We could count other important benefits provided by this advanced technology, simply because many important countries use Spanish as their main language.
Spanish is considered quit easy to learn and thanks to these tools, learning process is simplified, providing us an opportunity to easily acquire this popular language.
Quick summary
Easy Spanish course software is a great tool that assists both beginners and intermediate students to learn this beautiful language. Until today one of the most popular ways to learn Spanish was taking evening classes and using boring grammar guides. This technology offers a different approach.

]]> http://www.surfandturfradio.com/easy-spanish-course-software-%e2%80%93-how-practical-is-it/feed 0 Language Course http://www.surfandturfradio.com/language-course http://www.surfandturfradio.com/language-course#comments Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:33:48 +0000 Admin http://www.surfandturfradio.com/language-course When anyone wishes to learn a foreign language such as Spanish, French or Chinese, the best way for him/her is to go for a suitable and extensive course which will not only enable him/her to read the language properly but will also help him to speak that foreign language fluently as well as correctly. Of course this will require a continuous and meticulous training on the student’s part, which in turn will allow them to adapt to the language properly and clearly.

To facilitate the student to learn a new language or a foreign language, a good assimilation of the course content is the first and foremost requirement. The content of the course must be adequate enough to permit the learner to have a complete hold on the language. Loquella, one of the pioneers in language learning websites offers extensive courses on languages such as Spanish, French and Chinese. At Loquella the courses are designed at par with the standards that are set by the Foreign Service Institute.

Since the courses at Loquella have been designed in accordance to the Foreign Service Institute method, the learning of a language becomes easy and enjoyable. Loquella puts emphasis on learning to speak the language properly. Thus they have developed scientific and innovative methods to teach a language. There are various language drills which are used to teach a language. The audio lessons also play a major role in making the learning easy and accurate.

The most significant feature about enrolling with Loquella is that it is flexible. Since it is an online teaching site, the learner can learn the language at their own convenience. Loquella also offers various other options to learn a language. The learner can choose the options as per their requirements or wish. This makes the site more flexible and agreeable.

While learning a language at Loquella, the learners get to choose their way of studying from four different options. The first option though only shows the other three options in an order Loquella would recommend for learning. But one can choose according to their wish. The second option enables the learner to listen to the audio lesson first and then read the sentences afterwards. The third option allows the learner to read the English sentences first, then listen to the audio lesson and then learn the foreign language sentences covered in both the English and audio lessons.

At Loquella, the learner can get the flexibility of learning and practicing one option as many times as he wishes. Proper pronunciation is a must have for any learner as it enables him/her to get understood better. Thus conversations in formal and informal topic are also covered to make the learner ready for the day to day usage of the language. Be it Spanish, French or Chinese, conversing in that language is a must do for the learners. It sometimes depends of the determination of the learner as well as interest shown in the the language to get imbibed thoroughly.

At Loquella, learners from all age groups can learn a language proficiently and accurately. The innovative methods and the techniques used by then are unique and definitely noteworthy. For further details please visit loquella. com.

]]> http://www.surfandturfradio.com/language-course/feed 0 Give The Gift of Languages This Holiday Season http://www.surfandturfradio.com/give-the-gift-of-languages-this-holiday-season http://www.surfandturfradio.com/give-the-gift-of-languages-this-holiday-season#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:39:00 +0000 Admin http://www.surfandturfradio.com/give-the-gift-of-languages-this-holiday-season We live in an increasingly global society – our neighbor is from Puerto Rico, our co-worker from South Africa and our child’s teacher from Sweden! We realize as adults how hard it is to learn a new language at this point in our life, but it’s not too late for our children!
Time & Newsweek ran feature articles on the window of opportunity for second language learning – reported to be between birth and ten years old. It’s true! Why? A growing number of brain studies indicate that young children learn languages easily and retain them longer if they are exposed to new languages early in life. Experts agree that while a baby is learning one word for an item, it is just as easy for his young brain to learn a second word for the same item.
Recent studies out of York University show that children who received instruction in two languages scored twice as high on language tests than their monolingual peers. These bilingual children also read sooner and demonstrated advanced problem solving capabilities. (Dr. Ellen Bialystok, 2001)
Latest research suggests that children learning through a bilingual format will outperform their mono-lingual peers in grade school as they experience advanced cognitive development. And the added benefit of learning a second language before middle school? These children will speak the new languages with native or near-native pronunciation.
You see how quickly your child learns new things between the ages of birth and five – why shouldn’t a new language be next on the list of important things to bring into her life? Give this gift early enough, and your child will read sooner, score higher on standardized tests and have better opportunities in life. With many linguists, educators and experts agreeing that sooner is better, begin the bilingual fun now!
By six months old a baby has the ability to learn all the languages of our world – all at the same time. Up until the age of five a child still has the ability to learn five languages simultaneously. By middle school we all know learning a new language is no longer as easy as it used to be in elementary school. Children whose brains have been wired to learn languages early in life will experience advanced success in learning any language of their choice later in life.
Find a fun way to bring the language learning into your family’s daily routine. Look for programs and products that use a bilingual format for children ages birth – five. Reason being that as the young child is still acquiring skills in their native language, the new language should be presented in a seamless bilingual format with both languages presented side-by-side. This allows for better retention and higher self esteem.
Make the second language journey easy and fun for you and your child. Sing, dance and play together as you enjoy learning each new word on the path to becoming bilingual for successful travel through our very global society.

]]> http://www.surfandturfradio.com/give-the-gift-of-languages-this-holiday-season/feed 0 Why Chinese (Mandarin) Is One of the Easiest Languages to Learn – Reason 2 http://www.surfandturfradio.com/why-chinese-mandarin-is-one-of-the-easiest-languages-to-learn-reason-2 http://www.surfandturfradio.com/why-chinese-mandarin-is-one-of-the-easiest-languages-to-learn-reason-2#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:32:54 +0000 Admin http://www.surfandturfradio.com/why-chinese-mandarin-is-one-of-the-easiest-languages-to-learn-reason-2 In my 1st article I discussed how Mandarin Chinese is an easy language to learn because of the lack of verb conjugations. Now I want to demonstrate to you how easy Mandarin Chinese is when we look at how they describe verbs in the Past Tense. Using English again as a comparison lets take the verb “to go” as an example. I go -> I went What relation does the word “go” have with “went”? NONE! There isn’t even 1 common letter between them! So think about how hard life is for the foreigner who is learning English that they must simply memorize these words that have no logical relation to one another. How about Chinese? SO EASY! In Chinese when you want to describe past tense you simply ad the sound “le” after ANY verb and it becomes past tense.   So using the verb “to go” as an example, in Mandarin Chinese it goes like this: I go -> I go “le” In order to simplify things above, I have used the English words of course.   But that’s all you need to learn in Mandarin Chinese.   Learn the verbs and just add “le” when you want to express that verb in past tense.   SO EASY!  It’s kind of like how we add “ed” to regular verbs in English. I play -> I played But of course in English we have many exceptions to this “ed” rule, making foreigners wonder if it even is a rule at all.   French of course is the same which is again why I struggled with 10 years of French.   But after only 2 years of learning Mandarin Chinese it was already better than my conversational French. Let me show you yet again how easy Mandarin Chinese is when using the Past Perfect tense.   Look at these 2 English sentences: I ate fish I have eaten fish Both are using the verb “to eat” but the meanings are completely different.   The first sentence is referring to something in the recent past (perhaps today or yesterday) while the other referring to eating anytime in the past, perhaps many years ago, conveying the idea that I have eaten fish at least once in my life at some point.   In English the verb again must change (“ate” becomes “eaten”) and further we need to add the verb “to have” in order to convey this meaning.   Mandarin Chinese? Again VERY EASY.   Simply add the word “guo” to any verb and you convey the idea of Past Perfect.   So the 2 sentences above would be “ I eat “le” fish I eat “guo” fish Notice how I kept the verb as “eat” in the above examples, as that is how it goes in Chinese.   Keep the original verb exactly as is and just add “le” or “guo” depending on what kind of past tense meaning you want to convey. Hopefully in these 2 short articles I have already built up your confidence in your ability to master this surprisingly easy language.   But I have not even begun! In the next article I will show you how easy it is to express Future Tenses.

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easy learn mandarin]]> http://www.surfandturfradio.com/why-chinese-mandarin-is-one-of-the-easiest-languages-to-learn-reason-2/feed 0 How to Learn New Language http://www.surfandturfradio.com/how-to-learn-new-language http://www.surfandturfradio.com/how-to-learn-new-language#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:33:26 +0000 Admin http://www.surfandturfradio.com/how-to-learn-new-language There are a number of ways to learn new language. Depending on personal learning style, you will be able to take grasp of a foreign language in no time. Although most experts believe that it’s in the crucial ages of 3 – 8 that most people are able to take on a new language that is separate from the first one they have learned, it’s never too late for anyone who would like to be able to understand a foreign dialect of their choice. There are however some pointers that you need to keep in mind to make this possible. Do you still remember your grammar lessons in school? Do your remember finding the subject matter a breeze or do you end up getting bored? As some people are innately inclined to easily understand sentence construction and tenses, most people actually find the subject hard, in some cases even in the language that they naturally speak. It’s one thing to be able to know how to use a language, but to break it down into patterns and rules brings to it a completely different focus. Grammar is important so that we can all develop the correct way to formulate sentences in our minds before we express it orally and in paper. This is especially important in learning a foreign language that has a number of meanings for just one word because a simple misuse can easily change the real meaning of the message you are trying to express. Unfortunately, most languages cannot be straightforwardly translated word for word because you first need to consider the different grammatical rules that apply. This is the theoretical aspect of language learning. As for the practical aspect of language learning, some people would rather focus on the conversational level when they learn new language because it is what’s practically being used in everyday life. This is also the easiest learning style because, if for example you migrate to another country. In this situation, in order to cope with the new environment, your brain will be forced to assimilate into the new style of communication. Thanks to the brain’s innate ability to naturally adapt to new styles of speech and language, you will find that constantly talking to people who speak a different language will make it easier for you to learn new words and have a wider vocabulary. In learning a new language, the process starts with developing your vocabulary by knowing what certain words mean, then developing them into phrases then once you get a hang of that, You can then start constructing short simple sentences on your own. With enough practical knowledge you will be able to construct complex structures in no time. But in order to fully have an understanding of the new language, it’s important that you put into practice what you learn from study. Without one or the other, your effort to learn new language will only be put to vain as nothing can become of theory without practice and vise versa. Luckily, many language programs have already been developed in order to give you training on both aspects. By using a program that is grounded on the basis of theory and practice combined, you will find that taking on a new language will be as easy as a walk in the park.

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