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Title: Learn Chinese, then practice with this program
Review: Had I known then what I know now, I would have never bought this, at least not now.The software is in phoenetic mandarin (pinyin) which isn't helpful in understanding what you are saying. Unless you have a basic understanding of chinese you will learn chinese with no context and therefore not be able to use a word of it (or sentence of it -- we don't know what we're learning, so how can we use it?). My son and I are learning it together and though he's a stud at it, even he can't figure out the meaning of what we are saying.A big disappoint given the hefty price. I thought Rosetta Stone's expertise would deliver a useful product, but alas, the beautiful diction of the speakers is about the only upside.....
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