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ninjamtlt
Joined: Thu Apr 03, 2008 4:07 am
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 Which one should I learn, Mandarin or Cantonese? I have started to learn Mandarin and Cantonese, but can't decide which one to learn. I know Mandarin is the official language of China, but I know many Chinese people also speak Cantonese. Which one is better to learn for speaking Chinese? Please help. (If you're Chinese that would really help) Thanks.
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| Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:07 am |
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TrueBlue
Joined: Wed May 28, 2008 4:08 am
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Re: Which one should I learn, Mandarin or Cantonese? Mandarin is more widespread.
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| Mon Sep 15, 2008 3:25 am |
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Gina
Joined: Sun Mar 30, 2008 4:09 am
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Re: Which one should I learn, Mandarin or Cantonese? It would be Mandarin. Cantonese is quite similar to Mandarin. If you can speak Mandarin, Cantonese shouldn't be much of a problem.
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| Wed Sep 17, 2008 3:30 am |
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Manda M
Joined: Sun Oct 21, 2007 4:09 am
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Re: Which one should I learn, Mandarin or Cantonese? Mandarin definitely, it's the national language for China.
Cantonese is basically a dialect for one region of China, Guang Dong.
Cantonese is only spoken in Hong Kong and Guangdong province of China.
Most people in big cities in the province of Guangdong speak mandarin too anyway.
The Guangdong province used to be written as Canton, hence the language Cantonese
Mandarin is also an easier language to learn as there are less tones used.
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| Wed Sep 17, 2008 3:32 am |
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jade=)
Joined: Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:09 am
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Re: Which one should I learn, Mandarin or Cantonese? MANDARIN
if you're going to learn a hard language like chinese learn mandarin
it's going to a great asset for your future
you probs know alot of cantonese people because i think they're the main chinese people who migrated
i'm lucky enough to speak cantonese from my family
and i'm really struggling at mandarin at school, lol the teacher actually told me to drop it
like although i know cantonese my parents want me to learn mandarin because it's such a bigger asset, like me knowing cantonese wouldnt help me that much in the future
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tricia r
Joined: Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:07 am
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Re: Which one should I learn, Mandarin or Cantonese? I would think Mandarin
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| Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:50 am |
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genevieve l
Joined: Fri May 02, 2008 4:08 am
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Re: Which one should I learn, Mandarin or Cantonese? Mandarin is more common in Asia and more useful, but I speak Cantonese and I think it's way cooler. Also, we have better food and a more fun and entertaining culture. Hong Kong (where most Cantonese speakers come from) is such a tourist destination too. It is an amazing place to visit.
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| Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:51 am |
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insomniiac
Joined: Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:09 am
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Re: Which one should I learn, Mandarin or Cantonese? It depends on where you live or where you want to go. In my city, many people speak Cantonese, but I've noticed that in a lot of other places, people speak Mandarin.
Really, I believe that it is a bit more useful to speak Mandarin. In my experience, Cantonese-speakers tend to already know Mandarin anyway, (as they believe it to be more popular) but Mandarin-speakers don't often speak Cantonese.
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| Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:54 am |
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gossipstarrs
Joined: Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:10 am
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Re: Which one should I learn, Mandarin or Cantonese? definately mandarin ! china is rising and this is a really useful language
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| Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:55 am |
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Jeffrey C
Joined: Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:23 am
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Re: Which one should I learn, Mandarin or Cantonese? Cantonese if your target is Hong Kong. Mandarin otherwise.
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| Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:55 am |
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Jax
Joined: Sat Dec 29, 2007 4:08 am
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Re: Which one should I learn, Mandarin or Cantonese? Mandarin so you can watch Crouching Tiger Hidden dragon without sub-titles!!
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