when i said close i dont mean if they can understand each other, of course they cant, it’s totally diff lang. but like how spanish is closer to french than english is vietnamese in anyway closer to chinese than let said english?
I know to speak Mandarin perfectly, you need to master the tones, and that one word can have vastly different meanings depending on tone, often embarresingly different sometimes. However, will tone errors hinder communication, if you get the tone wrong, will people just have no idea what you’re asking, or …
they will two reaction: its either they get stunned by me asking them in mandarin or they will just reply me back in english (which i dont mind at all) Too bad i cant speak cantonese if im not mistaken speaking mandarin is sort of look down upon? is hokkien …
I grew up learning cantonese and then english (im better in english than cantonese). I want to learn mandarin instead so how long will it take me to learn mandarin if i already know cantonese? Plus my parents and sister know mandarin so we might try to speak to eachother …
points that matter: rate of people which speak that the idiom if matter for getting a job which language is better and why what language has future in bussines area
English? What is their Comparitive ratio?
I’m trying to learn Mandarin but when the only place i can find it is Borders, but it cost so much! Does anybody no where i can find cheaper ones?
Either numbers or symbols for tones will do. My advisor at school (Traditional Chinese Medicine) makes the best stuff for acne & dermatitis- it just seems more appreciative to ask her for it in her native language. I only wish I could hear you say it, too. My pronunciation is …
I’m doing a report for myMandarin Chinese class. The thing is, i love J-Pop and J-rock, but don’t know a single Chinese rock band ( if there really no similiarities between the two, i apologize. I’m an idiot 🙂 Give me some awesome rock bands from Hong Kong, Taiwan, or …
I need to know because I am writing the characters on my drawing for art. Please no translators! I could do that myself, but I know they’re not right! Thank you guys so much! XD