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| prezbucky wrote: |
i've heard that there are multiple dialects, Mandarin and Cantonese chief among them... but all are written the same (one written language).
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No , not at all.....
dialect are different accent with the same language....some dialects of chinese are without words (only can be said but not be written)
Cantonese is not same as mandarin , different accent , differrent words
that's all....(maybe it is not clearly ....) |
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| #18 (permalink) Sat Dec 02, 2006 20:17 pm Say hello from China to all of u :) |
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cool
i mean i know they're different spoken languages... i'd just heard that Mandarin and Cantonese are written the same.
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| #19 (permalink) Sun Dec 03, 2006 15:27 pm Say hello from China to all of u :) |
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yeah , it is really funny. for example , enlish word "hello "can be translated in chinese "nihao" ( if you want to pronounce "nihao" in chinese , it maybe pronounced "NeeHau" , but in Cantonese , it will be pronounced "they ho" .
while written in chinese is the same "你好"
In here I have to say , the words marked blod are not exactly right but just for to be similar with the pronounce of english.
if you want to learn chinese or cantonese , you had better to look for a teacher . ^______________^! |
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| #20 (permalink) Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:49 am Say hello from China to all of u :) |
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Ni Hao,Handonger:
Personally Cantonese is the last dialect I want to learn! (Thank Godness!) hehehe. I like Dong Bei dialect very much! Very musical ! Once a time I saw an American boy speak Dong Bei dialect on TV, which is too funny ! I didn't know how I closed my mouth later! ahaha, virtually there are many more interesting dialects in China, which have more fun . Hmmmmmm,do you think so ?? :) |
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| #21 (permalink) Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:22 am Say hello from China to all of u :) |
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Hi Fangfang
Do you know cantonese standards ? that is Dongbei dialects and peking pronounce. As you have seen the dramas on CCTV-1 at the end of per year , the pronounce is only local dialect.
something you have never heard/seen that is interesting and supernatural ,but sometimes it is just so-so as for some persons.
you will find a lot funny things if you have time to travel in more places. |
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| #22 (permalink) Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:10 am Say hello from China to all of u :) |
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Hi,Handonger:
It is so interesting that the Dongbei dialect togethered with Peking pronounciation is related to Cantonese standards.(Really?) The Dongbei dialect is used by people who live in the North of China, but Cantonese seems to be another ball game, too far away!!!!!! |
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| #23 (permalink) Thu Dec 07, 2006 19:15 pm Say hello from China to all of u :) |
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what is "China" in Mandarin?
Guang Do?
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| #24 (permalink) Sun Dec 10, 2006 14:58 pm Say hello from China to all of u :) |
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What do you mean exactly??? Tom?
"China" =Zhong Guo (Chinese ) , I never heard of "Guang Do", do you mean "Guang Dong"? It is a province of China ,located by Hong Kong . By the way, "china" ="Ci Qi"
MMMMMMm,maybe you mean something else :roll: :roll: |
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| #25 (permalink) Thu Dec 14, 2006 18:57 pm Say hello from China to all of u :) |
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okay, hehe, I just had it wrong
xie xie
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| #26 (permalink) Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:43 am Say hello from China to all of u :) |
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Hi winton,
so nice that can see a compatriot in this forum, and would please tell me which province you come from? i live in zhejiang..
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| #27 (permalink) Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:58 am Say hello from China to all of u :) |
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hi Tom,
I haven't had lunch this noon, so,your image make me feel hungered ! i can eat five hamburgers now...even more !haha..
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| #28 (permalink) Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:17 pm Say hello from China to all of u :) |
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| welcome to the site winton and sureshchris!!! nice to have you here also.. |
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| #29 (permalink) Thu Jan 25, 2007 20:16 pm Say hello from China to all of u :) |
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| cornelius wrote: |
| welcome to the site winton and sureshchris!!! nice to have you here also.. |
same goes to you. Welcome to this interesting forum. :P
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