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你好 Chinese Learners! 😃 | 你好 Chinese Learners! 😃 | ||
"Chinese grammar? Frankly it's not difficult, there is no conjugation or gender or even declension!" | "Chinese grammar? Frankly it's not difficult, there is no conjugation or gender or even declension!" | ||
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So what is it in reality? | So what is it in reality? | ||
<span link>Consider exploring these related pages after completing this lesson:</span> [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/%E6%98%AF...%E7%9A%84|是...的]], [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/How-to-ask-a-question-in-Chinese|How to ask a question in Chinese]], [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Modal-Verbs-and-Auxiliary-Verbs|Modal Verbs and Auxiliary Verbs]] & [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Chinese-adjectives|Chinese adjectives]]. | |||
==Is Chinese grammar as easy as they say?== | ==Is Chinese grammar as easy as they say?== | ||
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This means that even if Chinese grammar is indeed simpler at the beginning (no conjugation to learn, the dream, right? 🤩) it will take a lot more effort to succeed in mastering the rules of an advanced level. | This means that even if Chinese grammar is indeed simpler at the beginning (no conjugation to learn, the dream, right? 🤩) it will take a lot more effort to succeed in mastering the rules of an advanced level. | ||
➡ This is why the “I learn on the job” method works wonderfully well when you are just starting out. | ➡ This is why the “I learn on the job” method works wonderfully well when you are just starting out. | ||
With a small vocabulary base + some basic grammatical rules, we can already formulate our first sentences from the first weeks of learning without any problem. | With a small vocabulary base + some basic grammatical rules, we can already formulate our first sentences from the first weeks of learning without any problem. | ||
'''No need to dig deeper into complicated grammar when you start.''' The most important thing when you start is to practice as much as possible with all the basic structures of the Chinese language. | '''No need to dig deeper into complicated grammar when you start.''' The most important thing when you start is to practice as much as possible with all the basic structures of the Chinese language. | ||
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➡ How do you know if it's the right time for you? | ➡ How do you know if it's the right time for you? | ||
It's very simple, the right moment is when you start noticing all those little words that you didn't even notice before. | It's very simple, the right moment is when you start noticing all those little words that you didn't even notice before. | ||
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For example the first time we learn the particle 把, we usually see it with the following pattern: | For example the first time we learn the particle 把, we usually see it with the following pattern: | ||
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* "我把书放在桌子上" | * "我把书放在桌子上" | ||
Which means: "I put the book on the table" | Which means: "I put the book on the table" | ||
This sentence is both simple and general enough that you can adapt it to many different situations. | This sentence is both simple and general enough that you can adapt it to many different situations. | ||
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It's a lot harder than it looks! | It's a lot harder than it looks! | ||
Because natives love to omit the particle 把 when speaking, which makes learning it even more difficult for Western learners who are tackling this rule for the first time! | Because natives love to omit the particle 把 when speaking, which makes learning it even more difficult for Western learners who are tackling this rule for the first time! | ||
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… put the 把 particle into practice in a real situation! | … put the 把 particle into practice in a real situation! | ||
And it is far from obvious! | And it is far from obvious! | ||
The idea for quickly mastering a new rule is to make as many attempts as possible. | The idea for quickly mastering a new rule is to make as many attempts as possible. | ||
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It is only by training yourself to use the rule in real situations that this reflex will become more and more natural. | It is only by training yourself to use the rule in real situations that this reflex will become more and more natural. | ||
==How to speed up the process== | ==How to speed up the process== | ||
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It is to use it in practice! | It is to use it in practice! | ||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/二-(èr)-versus-两-(liǎng)|二 (èr) versus 两 (liǎng)]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Describing-People-with-Suffixes-家-者-师-员-生-手|Describing People with Suffixes 家 者 师 员 生 手]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Questions-with-不-(bù)|Questions with 不 (bù)]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/不-(bù)|不 (bù)]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Express-"excessively"-with-太-(tài)|Express "excessively" with 太 (tài)]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/How-to-ask-a-question-in-Chinese|How to ask a question in Chinese]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Use-the-verb-去-(qù)|Use the verb 去 (qù)]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Plurals|Plurals]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Connect-two-nouns-with-是-(shì)|Connect two nouns with 是 (shì)]] | |||
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Negation-Use-不-(bù)-or-没-(mei)|Negation Use 不 (bù) or 没 (mei)]] | |||
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