Find a chinese friend there and talk with them using chinese;or see some chinese  movies and follow their voices

多和中国人交流，掌握最基本的拼音，多度中国诗词

多出去走動，和人交流，多去人多的地方，例如天壇之類的!

http://www.italki.com/discussion/78967    Hope this may help.       Chinese is one of the hardest language in the world, even for Chinese student we've also been written those difficult character for thounds of times in primary school.  I think harships reward, and don't be too afraid, some greetings and oral Chinese are not that hard.  Good luck ~ ~