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Month: January 2012

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Anyone wants to exchange languages? English or Portuguese~~ I want to learn Chinese Mandarin?

I am looking for anyone to do what the title above says. Via skype or shared talk I´d be honoured to teach you Portuguese or help you with English in exchange for Mandarin. I really want to learn that language 🙂 Dude I didn´t know it was against the rules …

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Which is closer to Mandarin pronunciation: Pinyin or Wade-Giles?

Question says it all. I use Pinyin b/c it is now a standardized spelling, even in Taiwan, but I’ve heard others say that the older Wade-Giles version is actually closer to Mandarin Chinese pronunciation. Is that true?

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need help for a presentation idea on a mandarin character?

I have to do a report for chinese on a mandarin character that has some interesting etymology/history. Any ideas? I kinda wanted to do a character that talked about a typical chinese food, but i’m open to any suggestion.

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Where is a place to Learn Mandarin Chinese in Sherwsbury MA or towns surrounding it?

I am not chinese and must learn it to talk to people I do things with.

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Mandarin Help? translation easy?

i just want to know if im suppose to pronounce "儿" or is it just there to make up the word Nar 哪儿 -你到哪儿去阿/ni dao nar qu a? is the "儿" suppose to be in there and not pronounced? or is it suppose to be written like this: -你到哪去阿? it’s …

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Why are most Mandarin speakers confused when they encounter–and talk to–Cantonese speakers?

So far, I’ve only met THREE Chinese guys who could CLEARLY UNDERSTAND both Cantonese and Mandarin and can speak both languages fluently. The rest are like, "What? What did he say?" (my friend’s translation.)

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Help with a short translation to Mandarin, please?

How would you write down the following line, please? No software translations, I can do that myself and I simply don’t trust them (does anybody?) "You are the most beautiful flower of the East. Thank you for cheering me up with your smile every day." Thank you!

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How hard will it be for me to learn Korean and/or Mandarin?

Considering the facts that I am a white girl with no Asian relations, grew up in a 99.9% white community, and speak English as a first language, is it possible for me to become fluent in Korean and Mandarin? I’m pretty smart (I get A’s in every subject), but I …

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  • Where is a place to Learn Mandarin Chinese in Sherwsbury MA or towns surrounding it?
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  • Help with a short translation to Mandarin, please?
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