Chinese Has Become The Most Tutored Language

Chinese has become the most tutored language. The Chinese New Year (recently celebrated on February 19) is an example of this phenomenon. There are many schools which used the Chinese New Year to promote Mandarin courses to its parents and students. This is not a surprise because Mandarin Chinese has risen to the most popular choice among second languages in recent years.

Chinese’s number one position is somewhat of a surprise because Spanish seemed to be destined to stay as the most popular foreign language in the new millennium. For one, the US shares a 3000 miles border with Mexico – our Spanish speaking neighbor. For another, in 2013 over 33 million Hispanics lived in the US, making it the largest minority to date. However, the number one position of Spanish has been fading for years. More students are now saying huan ying instead of bienvenida (welcome) in high schools.

Why? Enter the phenomenon of Mandarin – the language of the Chinese. Its unprecedented growth came to be because China rose to the world stage in recent decades. The Chinese economy is today the second largest in the world. China is a country of manufacturing prowess, and is the most important trading partner for US enterprises.

There are more factors that contribute to the popularity of Mandarin. For one, most babies adopted in the US are from Chinese parents. Another is the ability to speak Chinese has become hot ticket on college applications as well as a starred addition to executive résumés.

The outcome of these trends have led to an exponential growth of the number of students in learning Chinese in the US.

If you’re not already familiar with Mandarin, now its the time to learn a few basic Chinese words:

Hello – n?h?o

I am fine – w? h?n h?o

Do you speak English? – n? huì shu? y?ngwén ma

Thank you – xiè xie n?

women – N?rén

I love you – W? ài n?

Yes, learning even these six words can be challenging. How are these phonetic symbols pronounced? (e.g. n?h?o – nee how). Or in what order do the Chinese structure their sentences? To answer these questions and many more check out TutorZ’ Mandarin Chinese tutors.

xiè xie n? (Thank you)