Why Learn Chinese
Learning Chinese has many benefits. Learning Mandarin Chinese is the way to go, unless family or travel reasons make another version of Chinese necessary.
Many believe Chinese to be a very difficult language to master, and with thousands of symbols to grasp and understand, written Chinese is a challenge. However, spoken Chinese is much easier. For example, there are no conjugations, no plurals, no tenses, and prepositions are very simple and straightforward. However, learning most European languages at the spoken level is more difficult than mastering spoken Chinese.
Chinese is also a language of the future. Emerging as an economic powerhouse, the world’s great powers now count China among their members. Already its economy is the second biggest, and it is hard to look anywhere without seeing something made in China. It stands to reason that the shifting economic balance will be directly responsible for a similar shift in opportunities, to the benefit of those who learn to speak Chinese. Let’s face it – if you were a Chinese businessman, would you not prefer to speak to a foreign partner or supplier who spoke your language. I know I would.
One in five or the world’s people live in China, and China purchases a lot of goods and services from the USA. More and more communication will take place in Chinese, of that there is no question. Would it not be better to be able to participate without the help of a translator?
Vacation and travel opportunities are huge in both Taiwan and in China. Your trip is much easier if you can communicate directly with local people as you travel, and it enriches your travels. You will get more out of it.
Culturally, Chinese history is absolutely fascinating, and a knowledge of Mandarin will enrich the cultural experience no end.
Not surprisingly, Chinese is being studied more and more in Europe and also in the USA. And Chinese skills can be a great thing to be able to include on a college application. For job opportunities advertised, you will notice more and more that Chinese speaking skills are being mentioned as a requirement or as a desired skill. Why would you want to exclude yourself, or your children from an increasing number of opportunities. The answer is that you shouldn’t want to.
It is a simple fact that your brain benefits from learning a second language, Chinese or otherwise. So you could say that learning Chinese is good for your health – your financial health, your physical health, and your mental health.
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by harry on December 25th, 2009 Tags: chinese language, learn chinese, learn mandarin, learn to speak chinese, learning Chinese
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