--- product_id: 26125053 title: "Chinese Now! 8.0" brand: "transparent language" price: "€ 39.84" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 6 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/26125053-chinese-now-8-0 store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # Chinese Now! 8.0 **Brand:** transparent language **Price:** € 39.84 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Chinese Now! 8.0 by transparent language - **How much does it cost?** € 39.84 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/26125053-chinese-now-8-0) ## Best For - transparent language enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted transparent language brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description With Learn Chinese Now!, you'll learn by immersing yourself in Mandarin Chinese. You'll participate in real conversations, read interesting articles, and watch intriguing videos from China. In order to simplify the new learner's task, this software uses a writing system called Pinyin, which presents Chinese words using the English alphabet. Chinese is normally written using a system of special characters that are very different from the English alphabet. Pinyin represents the sounds of Chinese in a way that is more recognizable to English speakers. Review: Don't Bother - Don't bother with this software. It is a really pathetic package. First of all, it crashes all the time. Obviously, this package isn't supported since there is no patch for the crash on their website. But secondly, there is no uniform strategy to their teaching methods. Basically, this is just an engine that speaks chinese along side pinyin text. And a few games are thrown in to the mix. The speech analyzer which another reviewer commented on is useless. I can say entirely different words than I am supposed to and it still indicates I am speaking correctly. Really, I'm surprised that this package is even on the market. You won't learn Mandarin with it. So it's a waste of time. Review: Flawed program with some saving graces. - I wanted to like this product, I really did. CN! has a few unique and very helpful features, but the organization and lack of Chinese characters make it dificcult to recommend. First off, the program is not in Chinese. It is in pinyin, which is a phonetic transcription of Chinese using roman letters. Thus, this program does not even attempt to teach you to read and write Chinese. If you're more interested in speaking and listening, you're pretty well covered. The really good feature is this thing that lets you hear a native speaker, record your speach, and listen to them both. The computer even draws graphs comparing the two--the pitch graph helped me learn my tones faster than working with a human teacher. (The computer doesn't grimace and shake its head every time I say something wrong!) Learning tones is the hardest part of learning Chinese for many native English speakers; if you're having trouble there, the program may be worth $40 for the pitch meter alone. However, you seem to be locked into Transparent Language's course, which involves listening to and repeating dialogs. I wanted to use the program as a simple talking flashcard, and I've found this difficult. There's a feature that tries to do this, but it's difficult to add words, and you can't make word lists that cross units. All in all, this is a great speech tool stuck in an otherwise awkard program. If they made the user interface cleaner, and made it easier to build lists of index cards, this program would be a very valueable tool to have while you're taking a Chinese class. Oh yeah, it crashed all the time under NT, but that might just be my computer. It works fine under 95. ## Images ![Chinese Now! 8.0 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/512GWEEVR3L.jpg) ![Chinese Now! 8.0 - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61ZJ90K3C6L.jpg) ![Chinese Now! 8.0 - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51ZDBV0BBJL.jpg) ![Chinese Now! 8.0 - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/5146M1V9H2L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐ Don't Bother *by G***G on August 14, 2001* Don't bother with this software. It is a really pathetic package. First of all, it crashes all the time. Obviously, this package isn't supported since there is no patch for the crash on their website. But secondly, there is no uniform strategy to their teaching methods. Basically, this is just an engine that speaks chinese along side pinyin text. And a few games are thrown in to the mix. The speech analyzer which another reviewer commented on is useless. I can say entirely different words than I am supposed to and it still indicates I am speaking correctly. Really, I'm surprised that this package is even on the market. You won't learn Mandarin with it. So it's a waste of time. ### ⭐⭐ Flawed program with some saving graces. *by T***O on July 31, 2000* I wanted to like this product, I really did. CN! has a few unique and very helpful features, but the organization and lack of Chinese characters make it dificcult to recommend. First off, the program is not in Chinese. It is in pinyin, which is a phonetic transcription of Chinese using roman letters. Thus, this program does not even attempt to teach you to read and write Chinese. If you're more interested in speaking and listening, you're pretty well covered. The really good feature is this thing that lets you hear a native speaker, record your speach, and listen to them both. The computer even draws graphs comparing the two--the pitch graph helped me learn my tones faster than working with a human teacher. (The computer doesn't grimace and shake its head every time I say something wrong!) Learning tones is the hardest part of learning Chinese for many native English speakers; if you're having trouble there, the program may be worth $40 for the pitch meter alone. However, you seem to be locked into Transparent Language's course, which involves listening to and repeating dialogs. I wanted to use the program as a simple talking flashcard, and I've found this difficult. There's a feature that tries to do this, but it's difficult to add words, and you can't make word lists that cross units. All in all, this is a great speech tool stuck in an otherwise awkard program. If they made the user interface cleaner, and made it easier to build lists of index cards, this program would be a very valueable tool to have while you're taking a Chinese class. Oh yeah, it crashed all the time under NT, but that might just be my computer. It works fine under 95. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best available for Mandarin Chinese *by N***R on August 21, 2001* First of all, it DOES work under Windows 2000 and I've never experienced a single crash. Second, there is a strategy to the exercises. The repitition and tools for marking words you don't know are good. Just listen to the dialogs until you become comfortable with what is being said. I've found it extremely helpful. It's no substitute for an instructor, but is a strong supplement. Overall, it's the best Mandarin Chinese tool available. 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