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You should have enough vocabulary in your head now to be able to make up sentences on your own. The next time you’re out and about, try and make up sentences in Chinese about the situations around you. Use the words and phrases that you have learned so far in the course. If possible, even say them out aloud. If you get enough practice doing this, it will be much easier for you to come up with sentences when you are actually in a real dialogue, and don’t have the luxury time to think.

Having gotten this far, you are aware of how easy (or how difficult) it is to pick up Chinese. However, Chinese is regarded by most as being one of the most difficult languages for English speakers to learn, mainly because it is so foreign with barely any crossover vocabulary between English and Chinese. In our last tip, we talked about the respect you will receive from Chinese speakers hearing you speak their language. Now imagine the respect you will get from English speakers hearing you speak one of the most difficult languages out there to learn!