Month: March 2011

I was learning mandarin but I’m starting to notice that everyone in my city speaks Cantonese and not Mandarin. I was wondering if Cantonese was harder? Also which is more useful in business?

My school offers the choice to take Mandarin and I’m considering taking it next year. But I’m a bit worried about whether I should or not. I would like, if possible, any tips about the language? I know the writing is similar to Japanese kanji, which I understand. But I …

I am totally new to Mandarin Chinese and I want to learn. Where should I start?

I understand a little bit of Mandarin, but not enough to decipher this entire clip. Can someone help me understand the parts I left blank? The full audio file is here: https://www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/chinese/audiolab_level1/1_N/L.9a.mp3 Sorry if it’s a little long but the vocabulary is beginners’ Mandarin. Thank you so much in advance!! …

I want to be a foriegn exchange student in taiwan. Learning chinese is super hard! I dont understand some of the patterns they write and talk! What are some good keys to learning the languge?

I’m 13, and I want to learn Mandarin. I’ve only been taught Cantonese and English. Is it possible/will it be difficult for me to learn and become fluent in Mandarin?

Taiwan has its own military, its own legal system, its own currency, its own political parties, its own elections, it issues its own visas and passports, and in addition to speaking Mandarin, many Taiwanese also speak a dialect not spoken in mainland China. So what is up with people not …

I need to following translated into Chinese(Mandarin) for a story i’m creating. PLEASE WRITE IN ENGLISH CHARACTERS. Thankyou "Good morning Ehuang, how are you daughter?" "I’m great mum, I’m going to work today but the weather is nice" "Eat well and have a nice day" WRITTEN IN ENGLISH CHARACTERS

And why is it that people say more Mandarin-speaking immigrants are arriving in NA? Why didn’t they arrive before?