Don’t study Chinese grammar rules

Nihao.  How are you? Are you having a good day?  We’re doing fine.  Let’s get started with Day 2 of your Chinese course. 

**RULE 2: Don’t Study Grammar
   Stop studying grammar.
   Stop studying grammar. 

Right now.  Stop.  Put away your grammar books and textbooks.  Grammar rules teach you to think about Chinese, you want to speak automatically– without thinking! 

With our system, you learn Chinese without grammar study.  Your speaking improves quickly.  You succeed.  You speak Chinese naturally. 

So Rule 2 is:  Don’t Study Grammar!

Have a great day and continue to improve your Chinese 🙂  

Take Care,
Mr.Peng

你(nǐ)好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)是(shì)彭(pénɡ)老(lǎo)师(shī)，你(nǐ)过(ɡuò)的(de)开(kāi)心(xīn)吗(mɑ)？我(wǒ)希(xī)望(wànɡ)你(nǐ)过(ɡuò)的(de)快(kuài)乐(lè)。今(jīn)天(tiān)我(wǒ)们(mén)来(lái)说(shuō)说(shuō)学(xué)习(xí)汉(hàn)语(yǔ)的(de)第(dì)二(èr)个(ɡè)规(ɡuī)则(zé)。

规(ɡuī)则(zé)二(èr)：不(bú)要(yào)研(yán)究(jiū)语(yǔ)法(fǎ)

重(zhònɡ)要(yào)的(de)事(shì)情(qínɡ)说(shuō)三(sān)遍(biàn)：不(bú)要(yào)研(yán)究(jiū)语(yǔ)法(fǎ)，不(bú)要(yào)研(yán)究(jiū)语(yǔ)法(fǎ)，不(bú)要(yào)研(yán)究(jiū)语(yǔ)法(fǎ)。

为(wèi)什(shén)么(me)呢(ne)?

因(yīn)为(wéi)你(nǐ)去(qù)研(yán)究(jiū)汉(hàn)语(yǔ)的(de)语(yǔ)法(fǎ)，相(xiānɡ)当(dānɡ)于(yú)你(nǐ)走(zǒu)了(le)一(yì)条(tiáo)弯(wān)路(lù)，选(xuǎn)择(zé)了(le)一(yì)条(tiáo)更(ɡènɡ)难(nán)走(zǒu)的(de)路(lù)。因(yīn)为(wéi)语(yǔ)法(fǎ)是(shì)用(yònɡ)来(lái)规(ɡuī)范(fàn)汉(hàn)语(yǔ)的(de)，作(zuò)为(wéi)初(chū)学(xué)者(zhě)，学(xué)语(yǔ)法(fǎ)完(wán)全(quán)是(shì)浪(lànɡ)费(fèi)时(shí)间(jiān)的(de)。

如(rú)果(ɡuǒ)你(nǐ)研(yán)究(jiū)语(yǔ)法(fǎ)，它(tā)会(huì)让(rànɡ)你(nǐ)思(sī)考(kǎo)着(zhe)讲(jiǎnɡ)汉(hàn)语(yǔ)，每(měi)讲(jiǎnɡ)一(yí)句(jù)话(huà)你(nǐ)都(dōu)会(huì)想(xiǎnɡ)着(zhe)应(yīnɡ)该(ɡāi)怎(zěn)样(yànɡ)说(shuō)，怎(zěn)样(yànɡ)说(shuō)汉(hàn)语(yǔ)才(cái)不(bú)会(huì)错(cuò)误(wù)。

最(zuì)后(hòu)会(huì)让(rànɡ)你(nǐ)的(de)汉(hàn)语(yǔ)口(kǒu)语(yǔ)表(biǎo)达(dá)能(nénɡ)力(lì)没(méi)有(yǒu)了(le)，因(yīn)为(wéi)你(nǐ)的(de)大(dà)脑(nǎo)总(zǒnɡ)是(shì)在(zài)想(xiǎnɡ)着(zhe)应(yīnɡ)该(ɡāi)如(rú)何(hé)说(shuō)才(cái)对(duì)的(de)。越(yuè)说(shuō)越(yuè)慢(màn)，学(xué)几(jǐ)年(nián)汉(hàn)语(yǔ)也(yě)说(shuō)不(bù)好(hǎo)。

好(hǎo)了(le)，这(zhè)是(shì)学(xué)汉(hàn)语(yǔ)的(de)第(dì)二(èr)个(ɡè)规(ɡuī)则(zé)：别(bié)研(yán)究(jiū)语(yǔ)法(fǎ)。

祝(zhù)你(nǐ)开(kāi)心(xīn)每(měi)一(yì)天(tiān)

彭(pénɡ)老(lǎo)师(shī)

PPS: Today’s Homework:

1. Read this rule 3~5 times.

2.Throw away your grammar books.
Really.   I’m serious.  Give them to someone else, or throw them in the trash!
Do it now.  Today. 

A Story From Sophia 

“My name is Sophia and I’m a student from US.  When I started learning with Mr.Peng, I just speak a few Chinese.  I had studied Chinese grammar many years, but I couldn’t speak.  

The first day with TPRS-Chinese system I thought I would study grammar.  However, he surprised me because he never taught grammar rules.  

Instead, he told a mini chinese story.  he told it many times, in a strange way. he constantly asked questions, and I answered the questions.  The questions were super-easy.   

Honestly, I was a little confused.  I thought he was kind of a crazy teacher 🙂  I thought I needed to learn more grammar.

I continued with TPRS Chinese and then, after only two weeks, something amazing happened.  My speaking improved!  My friends asked me, “How are you improving so quickly?’”

I realized that Mr.Peng was quite clever, and the stories and questions and articles were teaching me to speak Chinese, without studying grammar rules.  Wow! 

Sophia is a great student.  She learned extra fast because she listened to our lessons 5 hours a day. However, you can improve with just one hour a day.

You can get the same results… but you must follow Rule 2.

Sophia quickly improved speaking– when she stopped studying grammar.  This is your second rule.