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Why learn Mandarin Chinese in Montreal?

A lot of people enjoy learning foreign languages. It is a great way to train your memory, improve your logic and discover a new culture. While taking language courses, you can meet new friends and have fun talking to them on different topics while your skills get better.

In addition to its educational benefits, some languages can become a valuable asset in your professional life. One of such languages is Mandarin Chinese.

It is the most spoken language in the world and one of the official languages of the People's Republic of China, the world's second largest economy.

As China is an important commercial partner of Canada and a lot of companies do business in both countries, a good level of Mandarin Chinese in addition to English and French will give you access to the best jobs in almost any area.

Not surprisingly, Mandarin Chinese courses are now offered in numerous language schools in Montreal and lots of tutors offer Chinese private lessons. So, why not take up a new language which can bring you so many benefits and so much fun?

How many years does it take to learn Mandarin?

One of the main reasons that stop us from taking Mandarin Chinese courses is the difficulty of the language. As it is not an Indo-European language, it has a very different phonetical system and vocabulary from English and French, which a lot of beginning students find pretty challenging.

Probably one of the most difficult aspects of Mandarin Chinese is its system of tones. Each vowel in that language can be pronounced with five different intonations which change its meaning. It is essential to learn to pronounce the tones correctly at the beginning level and that may take English or French-speaking students some time.

Another huge difficulty of Chinese is its writing system. As you advance in your course, you will need to constantly learn new characters to be able to read and write afterwards.

As a result, Mandarin Chinese is not a language you can learn to speak like a native speaker in a couple of years. Still, if you take a Chines course in a good language school or with an experienced tutor, your level of the language will steadily go up and it will bring you a lot of satisfaction.

What is the hardest Chinese dialect to learn?

As you probably know, Mandarin Chinese is not the only Chinese dialect spoken in China and there are numerous other dialects used in different regions. It can be good to know for students that Mandarin Chinese is far from being the most difficult one to learn among them.

For instance, Cantonese Chinese has 9 traditional tones which are almost two times more than Mandarin. You can imagine how difficult it is for students to master all of them given that they often sound the same to an English or French speaker's ear.

Another famous example is the Wenzhounese dialect which remained isolated from other Chinese dialects for a long period of time and kept a lot of ancient words and grammatical structures. As a result, even native Chinese speakers from other regions cannot understand it.

However, if you are not a linguist, it should be large enough for you to learn only Mandarin Chinese which is spoken and understood by most Chinese people. If you are interested in discovering another dialect afterwards, you can take a few lessons with native speakers of that language in Montreal or online.

What is the rarest language of China?

China is a country with a very rich cultural heritage and that is reflected in the diversity of languages spoken on its territory. According to different estimations, there may be over 120 of them around the country, with some being totally unrelated to Mandarin Chinese.

Some of the endangered languages of China include Bola, Anung, Chintaw, Lamu and many others.

Linguistics students in Montreal can choose to work on those languages as part of their master's or Ph.D. investigations, but you are very unlikely to find a course to learn them in a language school.

Improve your level of Mandarin Chinese with a Superprof tutor

Learning Mandarin Chinese in a language school can be a good option to improve your level of skills but it may not be suitable for everyone. A good alternative approach is to take in-person or online Chinese lessons with a private tutor.

The advantage of a private language course is that your teacher will adapt their teaching methods to your exact need, so you will advance faster and better enjoy the process.

They can take your interests into account when preparing their courses and tackles cultural and historical topics you are especially interested in.

Online learning can be an especially good option for students looking for flexibility because they can be taken from literally any place while being as effective as a face-to-face meeting. Wouldn't it be cool to chat in Mandarin Chinese with a native Mandarin speaker from the comforts of home?

Especially that now it takes almost no effort to find a good Chinese tutor teaching in Montreal or online because you have Superprof.

On our website, you can look for a teacher, read about their courses and teaching methods, browse through comments from other uses and set up lessons directly with them.

You can find the right Chinese teacher for you without losing any time and enjoy practising the language at your own pace.