Friday, November 26, 2010

Ate. Eating. Will Eat. Nevermind.

I have found one major weakness in Chinese. You do not conjugate verbs. You learn one form of a verb and you are done. Forget Past, Present and Future. Learn one form and use it. This is usually how I figure out how to learn the most of a language immediately. Find the weakness that makes it so simple.

I am going to find a list online of the Top 50 or Top 100 verbs, Then translate it into Chinese using Gxxgle, Rxsetta Stxne, Yxu Tube, Chinese Friends and any other source. I will be cross checking these to make sure they are correct. This will be in my back pocket at ALL times. When I speak aloud or even in my head, anytime I use a verb I will say it in Chinese. When I do use a verb, I will highlight it on my list to know which I actually use.

After doing this for about 2-3 months I should be setup for success. I will publish a list as soon as I compile one. As of right now I only have about 15-20 verbs. This should get me started.

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