I don't know how to learn Chinese characters. Who can help me?

I was fooling around in Trade chat on world of warcraft today and I said "Ni hao" in trade and some gold farmer whispered me this .-. What does it mean?

1. I hear, I forgot I see , and remember I do, and I understand 2. Continuous adaption to suit whims of others undermines excellence 3. Knowledge is to know what one knows and what one does not know 4. A book holds a house of gold

I think it would be great if my children could start to learn some Chinese for kids at an early age. I really want them to get started on it but I'm not sure what Chinese books for kids I should get for them. One is 5 and the other is 7. Thanks in advance!

I was once acquainted with people from Tianjin and Beijing. I noticed that when they speak Mandarin, the "w" sounds like an English "v". For example, "wen" sounds like "ven", "wang" sounds like "vang". Is this sound variation part of the Beijing or Tianjin dialects of Northern Chinese (北方話)? Where else does this sound change occur?

She always say "Ok, good luck, see you tomorrow, la" What does "la" mean in Chinese?

:) We have 2 new students from China, but they don't know English yet. I want them to feel comfortable :)

Do You teach how to read and write Chinese characters? Is conversation included for beginners, intermediate and advanced? How much do you charge for the course?

Hey thanks for reading. Can someone help me out and tell me what this says? I would greatly appreciate it. No website translations please. 不能告诉你，在不经意间，觉得你很可爱 不能告诉你，我喜欢天天和你在一起，尽管不能见面 不能告诉你，因为在乎你，所以常生你的气 不能告诉你，我做了一对小青蛙，要送你一个 不能告诉你，在不和你说话的日子里，我在墙上开始画正字 不能告诉你，关于我的小秘密和你的小幼稚

I really want to learn Chinese but I don't have the money to take classes. I've been downloading some great audio lessons with pdf transcripts but I just don't know where to start. What should I learn first? The four tones? grammar? writing ? survival phrases ? I'm just very confused. Can anybody help? does anyone know a good free website that can help ? Maybe that has all the grammar rules as well.. thanks !!!

I noticed that in Chinese, "if" clauses always start with "如果", but sometimes also end with "的話". Is "的話" optional? How do you know when to use it?

I speak French and English fluently. (French is my native language). I'm thinking about learning a third language and my choices are: Mandarin or Arabic. Since I plan on getting involved in public/international affairs, both would be very useful. Any suggestions? Have you learned either of those languages? Did you take classes? (I want to be able to speak either one of those and write as well)

I want a chinese book from you. I really love to speak chainese.

If possible may I have the Beijing dialect, if needed, characters and pinyin please. How do I say "I really miss you and I hope we all stay friends until I am able to visit again" "I would also like to keep contact with you and all my other friends" 非常感谢! :)

Can anyone answer me in Chinese?

please don't make the sentences too hard :) 1. 經驗 2. 胡說 3. 儘管 4. 世界 5. 反复 6. 文明 7. 故鄉 8. 搬運 9. 發生 10. 思想 Please make them REALLY simple because i need to memorize them, haha thanks. Sorry I wouldn't usually let other people make sentences for me, but it's mastery test and it has to be grammatically correct.