Cantonese still has many features of Ancient Chinese, including the use of the final consonants. It has six tones and while it has fewer initial consonants, it has several syllables that are distinctly different. The majority of Chinese immigrants before the middle of the 20th century spoke Canto...
There are many Chinese dialects. Sometimes it is very hard to identify different dialects. However, according to linguists, there are seven main dialects of the Chinese language. Mandarin is one of the popular and main dialects. Other dialects are further divided into sub-dialects. ...
The predominant dialect of Xiang is influenced by Mandarin Chinese. This language is divided into New Xiang, spoken in the capital of Hunan, Changsha, and Old Xiang, used in other Hunan areas. The old variant of Xiang has some features in common with the Wu language-five tones and more di...
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A Whole New Language In many cases, it's best that new language learners focus on listening and speaking the Chinese language before moving on to reading and writing. Why? Because learning the Chinese characters, although fun, is like learning a whole new language inside of an already difficul...
Many Chinese learners also want to speak authentic Chinese. Chinese is a tonal language, with emphasis on roundness. And the native language of many people in other countries has no tone. So for them, it is almost impossible to pronounce each key value accurately. There are ways to make the...
Not long after that, I spent two years learning official Chinese language in Hong Kong. One day, at a party with fellow students and teachers I tried to make a small talk with my female Chinese teacher. “Have you ever flown in planes?” However, with my terrible Chinese tones, I made...
week, then you should be able to get by as a tourist and in simple conversations in 3-6 months, and get to basic oral fluency in about a year and a half to 2 years. You still won’t know ‘all the words’, but you’ll be able to use the language without too many difficulties...
25/10/2023 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #LearnChineseTips, #MasterChineseTonesMastering Chinese tones is vital for clear communication in Mandarin. As a Mandarin teacher, I’ve seen many students struggle with tones. Today, I’ll share practical tips to help non-native speakers improve their ...