Chinese / Cantonese

by **Dixie** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 12:49 pm

This is a question for our Chinese members: Is Cantonese a language different from Mandarine? Or is it a variety of the language?

by **jonrey10** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 5:05 pm

As far as I know, it's a variety of language for the Chinese...

by **francine** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 5:49 pm

i think it's one of the dialects (minor languages) in china.

by **Dixie** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 12:18 pm

That's what I thought, but sometimes I heard such things like, "X speaks Cantonese", etc... So now I was just hesitating... hehehe sorry guys. You see, you've got a really ignorant friend. :mrgreen:

by **greatJim** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 2:23 am

the difference between cantonese and mandarian is when Dixie said in cantonese,she was a lady.and when in Mandarian,she was a girl.

:roll:

by **Tonyoung** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 8:38 am

All of you are correct.
Cantonese is a varity of Chinese.
Mandarine is our offical language.
But some words,phrase,pronuncation are totally different from one other.

by **Sunny** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 5:31 am

yes. the Cantonese is different from Mandarian, the pronunciation of some words just change the tonality, for some
words, is utterly difference from Mandarian. For example, one, two ,three in Mandarian is Yi, Er, San, but in Cantonese is Ya, Yi , San. and some words just exist at Cantonese, for example, it is nothing, you are welcome in Mandarian is Xiao Yi Si, but in Cantonese is Sa Sa Shui, Sa Sa Shui the meaning in Mandarian is give some water to.., and so on

by **Dixie** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 9:57 am

Yes, that's a feature of all dialects and language varieties. Thank you, guys!

by **takeshi** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 4:15 pm

right!most of people in south China particularly in Guangdong province and Hongkong,Macau speak cantonese.and Hongkongese don't know mandarin,cos most of the pronounications are different.cantonese is my mother language and i know mandarin as well.
China is a large country and there are various and uncountable dialects in China.contonese is just one of them.

by **MissLT** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 6:54 pm

Tonyoung wrote:All of you are correct.
Cantonese is a varity of Chinese.
Mandarine is our offical language.
But some words,phrase,pronuncation are totally different from one other.

And it's cool that people who speak Cantonese won't understand people who speak Mandarin unless they've learned Mandarin. However, people who speak Taiwanese could kinda understand people who speak Mandarin. Samething for Shanghai. Right?

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