Quote Originally Posted by testament11 View Post
buti ka pa bro. samantalang ako, basic nalang ang alam
Yes, I still remember my Mandarin, I went to Taiwan a few years back and the Taiwanese I was conversing with was shocked to find out that I was not a native, I told him that I was a Filipino, but pure Chinese and he was surprised that my Mandarin was good. It pays to read the Chinese local newspaper and watching Destiny's Chinese channels on a regular basis.

Mandarin has over more than 5,000 words, to study the language takes patience and determination to learn but I guarantee it will be worth your time once you learned it.