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Learn Mandarin Chinese with Paul Noble for Beginners – Part 2

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Learn Mandarin Chinese with Paul Noble for Beginners – Part 2

By: Paul Noble, Kai-Ti Noble
Narrated by: Paul Noble
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No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure.

Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by almost a million people to speak fluently and confidently in no time at all.

Take a simple, relaxed approach to learning a language that has been proven to succeed every time. Unlike more traditional language learning courses, Paul Noble’s unique method has no grammar tests, no memory drills and no chance of failure. Instead, Paul will help you build on what you learnt in Learn Mandarin Chinese with Paul Noble for Beginners – Part One and guide you through over 5 hours of everyday scenarios that are practical, fun, and effective. Just listen, interact and learn wherever you are.

You will learn a huge range of vocabulary in no time at all, and be able to quickly make your new knowledge work for you in a variety of everyday scenarios. Two native-speaking Mandarin experts (male and female) will help you to perfect your pronunciation as you progress through the course. Language learning has finally become fun, enjoyable and accessible.

This download is Part Two of a three-part course. Once you’ve finished Part Two, download Learn Mandarin Chinese with Paul Noble for Beginners – Part Three.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2018 Paul Noble and Kai-Ti Noble (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers Chinese Languages Language Learning Feel-Good
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I was really daunted by learning a new language. I found Paul nobbles approach by applying common words to every day life, really productive. . The sense of achievement as I flow through the books a second time is a confidence building buzz

A fun easy way to learn something ne

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As with Part 1 of this series, this is absolutely fantastic. I used DuoLingo and Memrise for a few months and felt pretty discouraged, but Paul's teaching is perfectly paced, with just the right amount of repetition and explanation. If you have any desire to learn Mandarin, this is the way! Best used when driving or walking or otherwise in a place where you can speak nonsense to yourself without feeling too embarrassed. For best results (in my experience) listen about 30-45 minutes a day most days and really try to pay attention. I also recommend other methods of learning such as AI-based apps like DuoLingo, or random Youtube tutorials. The more ways you learn at once the more you'll be able to make useful connections.

I've now completed all three parts of the beginners' course and have just begun the Next Steps book and I cannot recommend these books enough. While I could sort of remember some things with DuoLingo, it always felt like it slipped away pretty quickly. With these books, however, everything just seems to stick. It's like magic! And there's nothing quite like struggling up a steep hill and desperately trying prepare enough breath to speak the answer as Paul says in your ear, "So, how would you say, 'Can I sell your computer?'" :D

Thank you so much Paul and Kai-Ti and that poor other guy whose name I never remember! (And, as an Australian, you have an additional thank you for calling Chinese cabbage "wombok" so I would know what you were talking about!)

Just as good as Part 1

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I downloaded this thinking it was part 2 after the first 'complete set' . perhaps it could have been clearer. Don't make the same mistake as me. The complete set covers all this and is fantastic. now I'm hungry to learn more. thanks Paul

part of the larger complete set

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This is an excellent audio book for absolute beginners who have no idea of grammar. It starts with simple expressions, short sentences, longer sentences, and the first 2 of the 4 tones in Mandarin language. It's a progressive method that introduces you to the language's structure without needing to know grammar.

Sometimes it is difficult to emulate the pronunciation of some words because my hearing is not yet accustomed to some Mandarin sounds. I have to use a translating app to check on my pronunciation... sometimes with hilarious results!

**** Why only 3 stars? ****

Despite being an excellent beginners course, I give it 3 stars because the PDF manual could be much better. Rather than going alongside with the audio lessons, the manual (which is the same for parts 1, 2 and 3 except for the last 2 pages of each part) throws elements of the lessons in a different order, making it difficult to check the words in Pinyin. I'm still searching for the verb "to have" in the manual for part 2!

I also think the lessons should have more drills to allow the listener to repeat the words, sentences and questions a few times, and that the drills should be in the manual too.

Finally, the print is rather small and the characters are difficult to see without zooming the PDF, which is inconvenient.

I've bought the 3 parts and the intermediary complete course because I want to immerse myself into the basics of the language before starting a more wholistic Mandarin course (i.e. one that teaches listening, speaking, reading and writing Mandarin.

As I said, it is a good (excellent) start, but the manual needs to be redone.

A good start but the PDF manual could be much bett

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