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548748 No.548748 [Reply] [Original]

So is learning Mandarin worth it from a business and future planning perspective?

>> No.548759

you wont be able to just stop

>> No.548828

It's very tough to learn and foreign languages are not universally used in every job.

If you want to do this, have a very specific plan on how you will incorporate this language into your career.

If you're just thinking to learn it to "boost your market value", forget it.

>> No.548843

>>548748
I'm gonna go with Arabic (Though I'm tempted to do Persian instead) and Portuguese. Not sure I want to work in China, so I'm gonna skip Mandarin. Seems a huge market though.

Good question, we English speakers get complacent sticking with one language because it's so easy to manage with.

>> No.548895

Even after five years, you're still gonna be at a child's skill level, so I hope you're planning like 20 years out: http://pinyin.info/readings/texts/moser.html

>> No.548905

>>548895
>http://pinyin.info/readings/texts/moser.html
>learning Chinese
FUCK-THAT. no wonder chinks are such retarded scum

>> No.549707

bump

>> No.549726

All you have to know is:

>Taou ni maa
>Shaa bi

>> No.549735

I started learning mandarin with the age of 20 and its still very hard.
I've set my goal to be able to understand my chinese clients sidetalk at the age of 30. I keep it as a hobby. I have to notice my gf is chinese so i will keep in touch with mandarin most of the time.