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Cantonese vs Mandarin:(1)
The Cantonese vs Mandarin or Mandari vs Cantonese Series (1) Although Cantonese use the same set of Chinese characters (almost… maybe 5% difference), there are a lot of differences between Cantonese and Mandarin. Not just the differences in pronunciation, but also in grammar and word usage. Today, we are starting a series to show the…
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1421, The Year China Discovered America
This is a great book to read. 1421, The Year China Discovered America by Gavin Menzies (Author) “OVER TEN YEARS AGO I STUMBLED UPON AN INCREDIBLE discovery, a clue hidden in an ancient map which, though it did not lead to buried…” (more)
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How to say: “Will you marry me?” in Mandarin 2
Now the 2nd way to say “Will you marry me?” This is used by a lady to ask a man: nǐ yuànyì qúwǒ ma ni3 yuan4yi4 qu2wo3 ma? 你 愿意 娶我 吗？ you be willing marry me question? (= Are you willing to marry me?) yuan4yi4 愿意= to be willing qu3 娶 = to marry…
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How to say: “Will you marry me?” in Mandarin
In Mandarin, there are two ways to say “Will you marry me?” The first one is for a man to say it to a lady: jia4 gei2 wo3 ba, hao3 ma? 嫁 给 我 吧，好 吗？ Marry to me question, good question? (Marry to me, will you?) Want to know the 2nd way? See you…
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Great Youtube: Welcome to Beijing
I got the words from a friend: 群星 – 北京欢迎你 词：林夕 曲：小柯
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Chinese Chat Room Superstars
Did you notice that the most popular China chat (one of the first ones) has been recently relocated to Chinesebay? As the founder of ChineseBay, I want to give thanks to the super stars who have been supporting this great chat room all the time: Shine, mouse, tt, louse, Cooper, sikkony, nano, hy, hq, jessi,…
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Great Youtube:China the beautiful
Great Chinese Music and Beautiful Scenes: Thank you, Nano, who referred this video “Beautiful China” with my favorite song: By the way, I’m also trying to help a bit with the already most popular site China the beautiful: ChinaPage (more than 2,800 pages, a lot of work and efforts invested by Dr. Pei )
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I love movies, but not Batman The Dark Knight 2008
I agree with the review by http://kaibo2.com/wp/archives/24 Batman should a movie against violence but showing the violence. Enjoy made-in-china consumer products, try to export more made-in-US hi-tech, not the weapons. Made-in-China used to be of low quality. Not any more. Only less than 1% of those products may have problem, just like those made in…
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LearningDict: He is my boss 佢系我老细 (Cantonese)
How do you say “he is my boss” in Cantonese? 佢= he 系= to be 我 = my/I/me 老=old 细=small but 老细=boss. LearningDict:佢系我老细 ( <<– click and learn the pronunciation and more. Compare Cantonese & Mandarin ( <<–click and you will see ) 他是我老板 ta1shi4 wo3 lao2ban3 is the Mandarin version.
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LearningDict:I hate you
How to say “I hate you” in Mandarin and Cantonese? Love often comes with hate. There’s a Chinese saying “The more you love, the deeper you hate.” You’ve already known I and you in Chinese. Now learn the word for hate. 我恨你 = I hate you (<<- click and learn. Please that Jyutping and Yale…