Where can I look to learn mandarin Chinese? Any websites or books?

Would Chinese learning benefit my future if I want to do business internationally, or would Spanish be the better route? I am 19 years old in college, but like to think ahead. Any Ideas? And how hard is it to learn Chinese from scratch?

Is it really as hard to learn Chinese language as people say? How did you learn Chinese language, thru class/immersion/etc? Can you explain the different tones? How long did it take you to become fluent (at least on a basic level)? Is it worth it to learn Chinese language?

I NEED CHINES LANGUAGE IN MY WORK ( CHINES TOUR GUIDE IN LUXOR _ EGYPT FOR CHINES TOURESTS WHEN COMING TO VISIT EGYPT.

I want to take daily Chinese lessons for my trip to China. Can you recommend some good daily Chinese lessons?

How do I say shut up and get out of my way in Mandarin Chinese? I really want to know because I get so annoyed in Chinese class. LOL Thanks!!!)

I was just wondering if pinyin is the mandarin Chinese in the English alphabet without the characters. Does it mean the same thing as the Chinese characters? It is easier for English speaker to learn Chinese?

I am 14 and I regret not learning Chinese cause both my parents are Chinese and they can speak it and read and write it fluently. I really want to learn Chinese and I know some basic stuff but I want to know the best way to learn Chinese. Thanks!

so i have started to learn mandarin chinese cause my parents know it and i feel ashamed cause i am 14 and full chinese. so i know all the basics like hello, this that, love, goodbye, how are you, long time no see, all that stuff. but i was wondering why is there so many mandarin words for one word for english equivalent, like for run there is zou and pao, how do i know which to use? can you give me a list of words that have multiple mandarin words for 1 english word like run and hurt? i dont know which to use and it is killing me! thanks!

I am speaking with a Chinese friend. I am still studying and I am not yet familiar with the writing yet so I have to translate what I am saying to her. If I made any mistakes please correct me This is what was translated: I am learning Chinese. This is good language! Please help me understand the Chinese language! ^^ 我正在学习中文。这是良好的语言！请帮助我了解中文！ ^ ^ Do you speak Japanese and Chinese? I speak Japanese and a little Chinese. ^^ 你会讲日语和汉语？我讲日语和一点点中文。 ^ ^ I hope we will be great friends! 我希望我们能够很好的朋友！

If there are any kind friends they would help

Starting with Shang Dynasty. I am interested in Chinese culture and I want to know the orders of the Chinese dynasty. My daughter is 9 and I hope she can learn some kids Chinese. So I want to know some good kids Chinese websites for her.

Seems like a useful phrase to know in China. Can someone tell me the characters as well as the pinyin with tones?

I've always liked both Chinese and Japanese languages. As it is, I watch a ton of anime on a regular basis, but I'm currently learning Chinese in college. I'm wondering what kind of media there is out there that is in Chinese which I could use as a learning aid. Something that would appeal to male youth, not necessarily soap operas with bad acting or children's cartoons. What's out there?

Hi guys I need this to show to the taxi driver once I want to get to my hotel from the airport. Could you translate this into Chinese? "Driving Directions: DRIVE ON YING BIN AVENUE, CONNECT TO YANG PU BRIDGE THROUGH LUO SHAN ELEVATED, GET OFF YANG PU BRIDGE AT HUANG XING ROAD EXIT, GO STRAIGHT AND TURN LEFT TO GUAO SHUN ROAD. "

im trying to create my own cover for my ipod and i want to put life on the back in Chinese. Whenever I look it up on the interent, they give me different symbols and i dont want to put the wrong symbol on it and think it means something else. Also, is it two symbols or just one? And if it is two, is there a way I can just put one part of the symbol and it still mean life? Thanx

其實...我在國外因為我父母出國工作.為了有個好生意 what i'm trying to say is that i'm out of the country because in order to get/have a good business, my parents work abroad. or i'm out of the country because my parents work abroad in order to get/have a good business.

For those of you who know or have heard multiple Chinese dialects, which one(s) do you think is most beautiful-sounding?