Language. [ speaking chinese ] [ speaking chinese ] when rong rong lee started teaching mandarin to American Students back in the 1980s, scenes like this were rare. But as china has become a Major Economic power, interest in its language has grown dramatically. I think their ability to converse fluently in mandarin will serve them incredibly well, in a variety of ways going forward. I knew that when i grew up, like, chinese would be, like, a good thing to just have in my tool belt, i guess, for when applying for jobs and stuff like that. Learning mandarin not only prepares you for the future, it proves you can take on a big challenge. All languages require you to pronounce words correctly. But mandarin goes further. You also need to pronounce them with the correct tone. Theres first tone, second tone, third tone, and fourth tone, and those are all unique ways to pronounce a word. So, you can put together a sentence thats like ma, ma, ma, mand that means mom scolded the numb horse. Its
[ speaking chinese ] when rong rong lee started teaching mandarin to American Students back in the 1980s, scenes like this were rare. But as china has become a Major Economic power, interest in its language has grown dramatically. I think their ability to converse fluently in mandarin will serve them incredibly well, in a variety of ways going forward. I knew that when i grew up, like, chinese would be, like, a good thing to just have in my tool belt, i guess, for when applying for jobs and stuff like that. Learning mandarin not only prepares you for the future, it proves you can take on a big challenge. All languages require you to pronounce words correctly. But mandarin goes further. You also need to pronounce them with the correct tone. Theres first tone, second tone, third tone, and fourth tone, and those are all unique ways to pronounce a word. So, you can put together a sentence thats like ma, ma, ma, mand that means mom scolded the numb horse. Its the same word. If you dont pron
When rong rong lee started teaching mandarin to American Students back in the 1980s, scenes like this were rare. But as china has become a Major Economic power, interest in its language has grown dramatically. I think their ability to converse fluently in mandarin will serve them incredibly well, in a variety of ways going forward. I knew that when i grew up, like, chinese would be, like, a good thing to just have in my tool belt, i guess, for when applying for jobs and stuff like that. Learning mandarin not only prepares you for the future, it proves you can take on a big challenge. All languages require you to pronounce words correctly. But mandarin goes further. You also need to pronounce them with the correct tone. Theres first tone, second tone, third tone, and fourth tone, and those are all unique ways to pronounce a word. So, you can put together a sentence thats like ma, ma, ma, mand that means mom scolded the numb horse. Its the same word. If you dont pronounce the tone correc
Mandarin is chinas official language. [ speaking chinese ] [ speaking chinese ] when rong rong lee started teaching mandarin to American Students back in the 1980s, scenes like this were rare. But as china has become a Major Economic power, interest in its language has grown dramatically. I think their ability to converse fluently in mandarin will serve them incredibly well, in a variety of ways going forward. I knew that when i grew up, like, chinese would be, like, a good thing to just have in my tool belt, i guess, for when applying for jobs and stuff like that. Learning mandarin not only prepares you for the future, it proves you can take on a big challenge. All languages require you to pronounce words correctly. But mandarin goes further. You also need to pronounce them with the correct tone. Theres first tone, second tone, third tone, and fourth tone, and those are all unique ways to pronounce a word. So, you can put together a sentence thats like ma, ma, ma, mand that means mom