Chinese Mandarin vs Cantonese
I am a chinese person and my mother tongue is Cantonese (my parents were from Guangzhou), but they came to Canada. I was always interested in the Chinese culture, but what always blocked me from getting to know China better was the language. I speak Cantonese, but when i go to China, most people speak Mandarin. When i mean China, some people think of Hong Kong.... THEY ARE 2 TOTALLY DIFFERENT PLACES! I mean, i can barely understand and speak it. My parents and some chinese friends told me that it wouldnt be hard because i can read speak and write in Chinese. I just find that really difficult to speak. Can anyone give me any tips on how to improve my mandarin or if you were in my position, what would you do?
October 8, 2010
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I think the best way to learn mando is coming to china and register in classes like me.... the only problem with that is that I can't access MS global atm -_- ... at least I'll learn mando =D
You should watch ''autumn's concerto''. It's a taiwanese drama (well taiwan made. The main male char is an american born taiwanese lol).
Anyway plot isnt too bad. Just watch with english subs. I watched it during like autumn break. There are like 20x 1hour eps. Really nice to watch. If you play a classical instrument you might like it even more.
Oh and it's a love story lol. Anyway... Beginning isnt that 'happy'.
Last of all, it's an idol drama. Frortunately though, it's not one of those taiwanese dramas where the same bloody thing keeps happening to different people lol. Some parts are kinda cheesy too but yeah. Overall, it's a great show xD
[quote=ducki516]cool!
lol yea, my parents are from fuzhou [/quote]
I speak Taiwanese =D is it at all any similar to fj ? I always wondered cos half the words are jap influenced O.o
@sorainie: I know, was just telling people who didn't know what it meant
@CaptObvious: LOL Well... my bad
[quote=DrMother]Mandarin is the official or main language in China. The words are very similar, off by one one, two letters.[/quote]
The Chinese language includes all dialects. In fact, Mandarin is the Beijing dialect which became the official representative of Chinese.
Anata dake ga ima watashi wo shinji yo.
When you learn mandarin, don't copy the Mainland China accent. It sounds really horrible and annoying, when they accent their "rrr" sounds. Learn the Taiwanese dialect.
Ngoh sik gong siu siu....yeah...
If you're young enough, you can enroll in a school on the weekends to help improve.
I went to one on Saturdays for a few years...
I can understand and speak it pretty well, but writing is a little iffy now. (Born in the States)
and the teensiest bit of Taiwanese
@sorainie: Well, i cant seem to find a god sow that makes me want to watch Got any recommendations? LOL i can write chinese but cant pinyin because i speak cantonese
Cantonese is A DIALECT NUUUUUUU
[quote=sorainie]wo bu zhi dao[/quote]
Lol, that translates to "I don't know", anyways take classes
[quote=Narutouzum78]I'm canto..and I'm from Hong Kong .-.
I'm taking Chinese classes in school right now lawl.
Wo shuo zhong wen [/quote]
Ew Bronx Science. Hong Kong Canto Ftw <3
at the moment i'm learning russian teehee
[quote=sorainie]wo bu zhi dao[/quote]
You seem to kno your pinyin pretty well XD That means you should speak mandarin. Any tips?