How should one start learning Chinese? Hi! I am an American, a native English speaker who would like to learn more about Chinese language and culture. I have a few Chinese friends and some have suggested that I try meeting people for language exchange online. I know a few phrases like "Ni hao ma?". I speak some intermediate Spainish but, Chinese is much more dificult to learn as I can not read it. Spainish uses an alphabet almost identical to the english alphabet. I guess my question is "Where should I start?'