Re: Written vs Spoken Cantonese
So I should learn both languages at the same time? :OHow should I do this? :|
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QuoteSimon Pettersson QuotemilgenceCantonese and Mandarin only refer to the pronounciation of the language. The written language is the same for the whole of China.Not quite true. Cantonese and...
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No needs to learn writen Cantonese. If you want understand Chinese language well, you must learn Mandarin with traditional characters. Use this audiocourse: "Practical Audio Visual Chinese". And you...
View ArticleRe: Life in Hong Kong After 1997?
funkmistah_j wrote:How has life in Hong Kong been after 1997?Generally speaking, life goes on without major changes. The HK way of life is still being preserved. However, there are two growing trends...
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I went back to Hong Kong to work in October 1997, it was still a lively society. in three years, I could feel the increasing effect on opening up Hong Kong's gates to Mainland China. The second year I...
View ArticleStandard Chinese to Cantonese mappings
I am working on a converter to translate Standard Chinese to Cantonese. Has anyone done any work on creating a list of Standard Chinese to Cantonese mappings, something like this?這個 > 呢個那個 >...
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If your goal is to learn Cantonese, then the mapping may help. However, if your goal is to automate (or help automate) translation, then I'm afraid no one-to-one mapping will cover "80%" of the...
View ArticleRe: Written vs Spoken Cantonese
I have a few questions that I wish to be answered.Is learning Mandarin before or at the same time as Cantonese really the best method to learn Standard written Chinese for Cantonese?Surely there must...
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> I find it a little daunting to learn both languages at the same time or Mandarin before Cantonese, especially since I'm not a big fan of Mandarin.If you want to learn Mandarin "anyway," then it...
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QuotebullioSo I should learn both languages at the same time? :OHow should I do this? :| Well, start with one then do the other. You don't need a complete knowledge of Mandarin. You need the vocab and...
View Article舊年 gau6 nin4*2 粵 last year
A friend has told me that in the expression 舊年, gau6 nin4*2 , last year, gau6 may be pronounced with a different tone. As far as know, only the tone of nin changes from usual low falling to high...
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Does anyone know of a website similar to the format of this website, or similar to [www.mdbg.net], for Hokkien?
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Get the book 用粵語學中文 (Learn Chinese using Cantonese) by green wood press, it's a book that teaches you standard written chinese with cantonese pronounciation (and it also has spoken cantonese...
View Article"What's the difference between..."
I was wondering if there' s a simple pattern for asking the difference between two things.For instance, I was staring at two trays of 花生糖 (peanut candy) at a street-vendor's and wanted to ask what's...
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「呢兩種 ( or 兩樣) 有乜唔同?」「呢兩種 ( these two kinds) 有乜 ( have what) 唔同 ( difference)」**「呢兩種 ( or 兩樣)」 can be omitted if you point at the objects while you asking the question.
View ArticleRe: Written vs Spoken Cantonese
Thanks for the answers.About the advice telling me to only learn spoken Cantonese to begin with, I can't neglect the writing in the beginning because my most useful skills for now will be reading and...
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> And wouldn't it be better to learn words such as places and names gradually over time as I stumble upon them rather than learning how to pronounce a lot of characters in a language I don't...
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I can imagine what the vendor is going to respond, "Just buy both!" :hungry:
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