Learning Chinese is not as hard as you might think. It just looks scary to Westerners because of the unfamiliar writing. Mandarin Chinese is refreshingly logical and straightforward to learn. 

This is my face. This is my mouth. This is my nose. This is my hair. This is my hat. This is me!

爷爷 yé ye (grandpa)   奶奶 nǎi nai (grandma） 爸爸 bà ba (dad)   妈妈 mā ma (mum)

<Chinese Made Easier> Book 1 (second edition) 《实用速成汉语》第一册，第二版

We often see visitor requests for things like 'how to learn Chinese fast'? Countries are a good start, but it normally takes a couple of months to get all the basics down. That said, it is very rewarding when you are finally understood!

Chinese characters are the written form of the Chinese language, and each character has a meaning and sound. ‘Pinyin’ is a system of taking these sounds and representing them with the Western alphabet.

The standard Chinese grammar is relatively simple compared to the grammar of Germanic and Romance languages. 

The Chinese language is the chief language of China, and also one of the most popular and developed languages in the world.‍‍‍‍

Wǒ xǐ huān xué xí hàn yǔ 。我喜欢学习汉语。

Nǐ míng tiān zěn me qù Běi Jīng? 你明天怎么去北京？

Wǒ jiā zài Niǔ Yuē 。我家在纽约。

Nǐ de shēng rì shì shén me shí hòu ？你的生日是什么时候？