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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Chinese. [/quote] Yeah, good luck with that![/quote] +1 Does anyone who tries to take up Mandarin gain proficiency if at least one parent doesn't speak it in the home? Not from what I can see. Seems like a colossal waste of time. Spanish is much easier and more useful.[/quote] We have 2 kids, one studying Chinese and the other Spanish. Parents speak several other languages (one parent immigrated here as a teenager) but neither Chinese nor Spanish. Chinese takes much longer to develop but if you or your kid are committed, they can learn to speak well over a long time. My kid has a great tutor and listens to podcasts - he speaks much better than I did at similar levels of 3 other languages. There are also a ton of online ways to enhance your conversation skills.[/quote]
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