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Learn Mandarin with Youtube(1)
It is great that you can find lots of video to learn Chinese on Youtube. But searching could be time consuming and only some video clips are of good quality and whith while. Here’s a list of good ones you may find worth your time: 1. Learn Mandarin Chinese Lesson 1 – Introduce yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX9fFh5O_Lw…
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Great Cantonese Courses for Mandarin speakers
Just found a good link for Mandarin speakers to learn Cantonese: 轻松学粤语 http://hemanhong.inetradio.cn/program/3361.aspx 11 FREE LESSONS! You may find some good comparison between Mandarin and Cantonese too, but you need to know how to read Mandarin first. Enjoy!
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Cantonese vs Mandarin:(3)
We have learned some major differences in Cantonese and Mandarin pronunciation. You can also find this in Wikipedia: However, Mandarin’s vowel system is somewhat more conservative than Cantonese’s, in that many diphthongs preserved in Mandarin have merged or been lost in Cantonese. Also, Mandarin makes a three-way distinction among alveolar, alveopalatal, and retroflex fricatives, distinctions…
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Cantonese vs Mandarin:(2)
1)Let’s continue to compare Cantonese and Mandarin pronunciation B)There are some Cantonese sounds that do not exist in Mandarin. e.g. Sounds with the ending ‘m’: saam1 三(three)/衫(clothes) caam3 杉(fir) sim4禅（Zen) In Mandarin, they are pronounced as: san1三 shan1衫(clothes)/杉(fir) chan2禅(Zen) From the above, you know that the different characters with the same pronunciation with the same…
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How Do You Write: Love in Mandarin & Cantonese?
How do you write “Love” in Mandarin & Cantonese? The good news is it will be the same in both. There are two forms to write “Love” in Chinese: 1) Simplified ( Official form used in Mainland China and Singapore) 爱 2)Traditional (used in Hong Kong, Taiwan, etc.) 愛 Here’s how we write I love…
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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