I am a beginning Mandarin Chinese learner and am wondering about beginner Chinese conversation. Is it appropriate to begin a Chinese conversation with both Ni hao and Ni hao ma, or is it redundant. Chinese conversation example: A: Ni hao. Ni hao ma? B: Hen hao. Xiexie. Ni na?.... Thank you! (And I do know that I am missing the tones for the pinyin, I'm simply cutting them out for simplicity).

I recently took an interest in learning Chinese, but I don't have any resources. Back when I was learning Japanese, it was made pretty easy and structured. I found many step by step guides on what it is that I should do. 1. Learn the HIragana 2. Learn the Katakana 3. Learn the Kanji 4. Learn Sentence Structure Also, there was a very nice website with the Kanji categorized by grade level making it easy. http://japanese.about.com/library/blkodarchives.htm Is there anything like this link above for learning Chinese? Preferably Mandarin.

I can speak Chinese alright, but my mom wants me to take classes to learn how to read and write. I really hate to do that crap. I am also learning Spanish in school and I think Spanish is more important in America than Chinese because many more people can speak Spanish. I will never in this lifetime do both. What do you guys think?

Translated in English please. and what does "leng de budeliao" mean too. Translated in English please.

I know in daily Chinese if I wanted to say January 1st, 2009 I would say 二零零九年一月一日. However, if I wanted to say Monday, January 1st, 2009, would I say 二零零九年一月一日星期一 or 二零零九年一月星期一一日？

My girl is Chinese and she wants me to find out what this means. Its a game we play since i speak to her is Spanish she speaks to me in Mandarin Chinese. It doesn't hurt to cheat just a little.. Please.. I got no idea what this means.

Its for my tattoo and I need a plain easy symbol (particularly Chinese) for love, life and life. please help me. nothing to long. thank you

I'm learning simplified Mandarin Chinese, but I'm not sure if I'd said these correctly. Do these sound/look correct? Let me introduce, this is my friend Hong Wang. 我来介绍一下， 这是我的朋友王红。 How many roommates do you have? 你有几室友？ I have two roommates. 我有两个室友。 I often speak French with international students. 我常说法文跟留学生。 He often helps us practice Chinese. 他常帮助我们练习中文。 Are these correct?

I need the phrases "ni de di yi ge chong wu jiao shenme?" "ni shi na li ren?" and "dan shi?" translated, a chinese speaking person hacked my WoW account and I'm talking to them. Or rather, attempting to. xD

Are there any language websites (I'm currently learning Mandarin Chinese and Spanish) I can use to practice my reading and conversations?

I don’t know anything about Chinese names. I want to know if there is any Chinese name that sounds similar to “Minalga.” So far the best Chinese name I've come up with is Mi-Nao, but I have no idea whether it's actually a real Chinese name. So, is Mi-Nao a real Chinese name? Does anybody have any suggestions for a suitable Chinese name?

hi, I’m looking for Chinese help (again) I want to say "I can only go ice skating on the holidays" I think, it's this sentence: "我唯一放假的时候可以滑冰" "wǒ wéi yī fàng jià de shí hòu kě yǐ huá bīng" I’m worried about, if 唯一 and 可以are in the right spots, or if I have words wrong I hope anyone can help, thanks

For example, my chinese book says "Do your mother and father both work" = "Ni mama he ni baba dou gongzuo ma?" BUT "Is that your older brother" you say "Na shi ni de gege ma" -- why only use "de" in the second instance?

I'm keep reading about the different forms/dialects of Chinese that is spoken in China. I was thinking on taking up Mandarin Chinese, but I'm not sure if I will be able to communicate with people from all over the country, since I love to travel all through out the area. Can someone give me some advice, tips, directions, and help with this problem? Also, could you also give me links to where I can buy Chinese learning material or links to different torrents which can be of some help? If this is of any help, I am also fluent in German, Dutch, Spanish, Russian, and French, next to my native tongue of English. Even though I grew up with German being spoken around me. I would also like to add that I would like to learn to read the language too, since I'm big into World Studies and History.

I can write Chinese character to pin yin by setting the language bar. But my question is, when I type Chinese character by input from pinyin, I want to show both character Chinese AND also the pinyin bellow the character?

I am currently working on a story which has got quite a few Chinese conversations in it. I need someone to translate a few English sentences into Chinese, but not Chinese pinyin (e.g. 'ni hao' and 'xie xie'). if possible, could my sentences be translated in the mainland tongue (I don’t know whether it is mandarin or Cantonese)? The sentences I need the Chinese translation are: "please help me. my head hurts." "give me food. I am hungry." "I don’t like you. Take me home." "I’m scared. take me home." "I hate you. I hate this place. I don’t want to stay here. Please take me back home." any and all help with be greatly appreciated. Cheers!

In Chinese pinyin, if I get the Chinese tones wrong, will I still be understood?

What’s the best book you can suggest for each language? I've read "Japanese: The Easy Way" by Karen Sandness and "Speak E-Z Chinese". If anyone knows these books can you tell me your comments about them?