Follow the steps that a chinese kid learns chinese. Start from learning pinyin. After that learn common characters, words and simple sentences. When you learn pinyin, there are some child songs to help you to remember.

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We can help each other in studying English. I can teach you the basic that Chinese kids learns from a school. We just need a app to communicate.

Hi lamar I have found the best books for learning chinese is 'Chinese made easier' by martin symonds a set of 5 books from beginnner to advanced. A great set, i have used many books but have found them boring or dont fit my needs, martin symonds book set is great. good luck

I suggest that you study some basic Chinese characters or start from simple sentence and dialogue. Have a good luck