Hello, I am currently taking a course in beginner’s Chinese (mandarin) and I was wondering from where in their mouth Chinese people speak. For instance, English is spoken from the most part in the throat, so where would one speak from to make Chinese pronunciation more accurate.
Daughter’s school is offering language using Rosetta Stone on-line course and we must choose.
I’m planning to live in Taiwan for a year, and I’ve signed up to take Mandarin Chinese at my university, but I want to make sure this will be beneficial to me? How vast are the differences in speech and writing? I’d like to add the the class I’d be …
I am still learning to write Chinese however, I want to write something special to my boyfriend. Any suggestions?
Is there a universally understood Chinese language, or a "simplified" version? I want to learn Chinese, but I don’t know if I should learn Mandarin, Cantonese, or other.
I’m Mennonite-Canadian female living in Richmond and I find when I work at a bank, I’m able to converse to people 1on1 in English ( I don’t understand Cantonese/Mandarin) but when it comes to talking, they talk in Chinese only, or when I start talking to them when they are …
Does Jackies Chan speaks cantonese or mandarin in his movies? Like in Armor of God, y’know, all of his movies he used to make with Sammo Hung in Hong Kong. So which one does he speaks?
Please translate the following sentence into English: 我的处世原则是，无论在哪种企业文化中，保持正直、诚实、真诚、公正的品质都是应对办公室政治的王道。 Feel free to email me if you have difficulty understanding some words. I’m sure 处世原则& 王道 are difficult words for you. I know their exact meanings but dunno how to explain them to you in English. English is my 2nd language. sorry.
Which is easier to learn cantonese and then mandarin or the opposite.And, when I learn the first language, will I spend to much time too to learn the 2nd language