First  Previous  1  2  3  4  5  6  Next  Last
Post Reply Chinese Dialect
1408 cr points
Send Message: Send PM GB Post
21 / M
Offline
Posted 5/7/10
If you speak a dialect of the Chinese language, which one do you speak?

For my part, I speak Teochew.
930 cr points
Send Message: Send PM GB Post
19 / F
Offline
Posted 5/8/10
hakka, hokkien and cantonese.
Posted 5/10/10
actually ..how many dialects are thr?
1408 cr points
Send Message: Send PM GB Post
21 / M
Offline
Posted 5/12/10

lily132 wrote:

actually ..how many dialects are thr?


Hella lot.
Posted 5/13/10
i heard tha it is around 20+ is it?
512 cr points
Send Message: Send PM GB Post
21 / F
Offline
Posted 5/23/10
apart from mandarin..cantonese is widely used
1408 cr points
Send Message: Send PM GB Post
21 / M
Offline
Posted 5/24/10

blackistar5 wrote:

apart from mandarin..cantonese is widely used


Not really. It is slowly dying away. Most of the Cantos I know (And a good deal, to be sure) do not show any fluency in the language, thanks to good ol' fashion assimilation.
192 cr points
Send Message: Send PM GB Post
23 / M
Offline
Posted 5/24/10, edited 5/24/10

orangeflute wrote:


blackistar5 wrote:

apart from mandarin..cantonese is widely used


Not really. It is slowly dying away. Most of the Cantos I know (And a good deal, to be sure) do not show any fluency in the language, thanks to good ol' fashion assimilation.


aperently all dialects are dying away
1408 cr points
Send Message: Send PM GB Post
21 / M
Offline
Posted 5/25/10

bubopop wrote:


orangeflute wrote:


blackistar5 wrote:

apart from mandarin..cantonese is widely used


Not really. It is slowly dying away. Most of the Cantos I know (And a good deal, to be sure) do not show any fluency in the language, thanks to good ol' fashion assimilation.


aperently all dialects are dying away


Well, some are, some aren't. Cantonese in foriegn shores dies away because it is simply impractical to use it. Apart from Chinatown, where else will you use it. It only survive as long as it has because there are speakers around for it to even be communicated. Teochew, my language, is dying away because speakers often live far and few between. This will leave natives speakers who want to practice the language is practical conversation high and dry.

Take for example learning Spanish: The procter will hand out materials to practice the language, via writing, spelling, and all that, but, these learners are lacking in a practical application of the language. Therefore, they will only sound ridiculous in the ears of native speakers, having only learn from text book and lax teacher, willing to allow for butchery of the language because he knows that it isn't the students' first language.
Posted 5/29/10

orangeflute wrote:


bubopop wrote:


orangeflute wrote:


blackistar5 wrote:

apart from mandarin..cantonese is widely used


Not really. It is slowly dying away. Most of the Cantos I know (And a good deal, to be sure) do not show any fluency in the language, thanks to good ol' fashion assimilation.


aperently all dialects are dying away


Well, some are, some aren't. Cantonese in foriegn shores dies away because it is simply impractical to use it. Apart from Chinatown, where else will you use it. It only survive as long as it has because there are speakers around for it to even be communicated. Teochew, my language, is dying away because speakers often live far and few between. This will leave natives speakers who want to practice the language is practical conversation high and dry.

Take for example learning Spanish: The procter will hand out materials to practice the language, via writing, spelling, and all that, but, these learners are lacking in a practical application of the language. Therefore, they will only sound ridiculous in the ears of native speakers, having only learn from text book and lax teacher, willing to allow for butchery of the language because he knows that it isn't the students' first language.


but its true that contonese is still widely used in hong kong....and in some places such as malaysia and singapore chinese.
apart from that hokkien is also widely used.
1408 cr points
Send Message: Send PM GB Post
21 / M
Offline
Posted 5/29/10

cruck wrote:


orangeflute wrote:


bubopop wrote:


orangeflute wrote:


blackistar5 wrote:

apart from mandarin..cantonese is widely used


Not really. It is slowly dying away. Most of the Cantos I know (And a good deal, to be sure) do not show any fluency in the language, thanks to good ol' fashion assimilation.


aperently all dialects are dying away


Well, some are, some aren't. Cantonese in foriegn shores dies away because it is simply impractical to use it. Apart from Chinatown, where else will you use it. It only survive as long as it has because there are speakers around for it to even be communicated. Teochew, my language, is dying away because speakers often live far and few between. This will leave natives speakers who want to practice the language is practical conversation high and dry.

Take for example learning Spanish: The procter will hand out materials to practice the language, via writing, spelling, and all that, but, these learners are lacking in a practical application of the language. Therefore, they will only sound ridiculous in the ears of native speakers, having only learn from text book and lax teacher, willing to allow for butchery of the language because he knows that it isn't the students' first language.


but its true that contonese is still widely used in hong kong....and in some places such as malaysia and singapore chinese.
apart from that hokkien is also widely used.


In Singapore, Putonghua is recognised as an official language. Additionally, the government set up a campaign to teach everyone Putonghua.
Posted 5/29/10

orangeflute wrote:


cruck wrote:


orangeflute wrote:


bubopop wrote:


orangeflute wrote:


blackistar5 wrote:

apart from mandarin..cantonese is widely used


Not really. It is slowly dying away. Most of the Cantos I know (And a good deal, to be sure) do not show any fluency in the language, thanks to good ol' fashion assimilation.


aperently all dialects are dying away


Well, some are, some aren't. Cantonese in foriegn shores dies away because it is simply impractical to use it. Apart from Chinatown, where else will you use it. It only survive as long as it has because there are speakers around for it to even be communicated. Teochew, my language, is dying away because speakers often live far and few between. This will leave natives speakers who want to practice the language is practical conversation high and dry.

Take for example learning Spanish: The procter will hand out materials to practice the language, via writing, spelling, and all that, but, these learners are lacking in a practical application of the language. Therefore, they will only sound ridiculous in the ears of native speakers, having only learn from text book and lax teacher, willing to allow for butchery of the language because he knows that it isn't the students' first language.


but its true that contonese is still widely used in hong kong....and in some places such as malaysia and singapore chinese.
apart from that hokkien is also widely used.


In Singapore, Putonghua is recognised as an official language. Additionally, the government set up a campaign to teach everyone Putonghua.


what is putonghua?
1408 cr points
Send Message: Send PM GB Post
21 / M
Offline
Posted 5/30/10

cruck wrote:


orangeflute wrote:


cruck wrote:


orangeflute wrote:


bubopop wrote:


orangeflute wrote:


blackistar5 wrote:

apart from mandarin..cantonese is widely used


Not really. It is slowly dying away. Most of the Cantos I know (And a good deal, to be sure) do not show any fluency in the language, thanks to good ol' fashion assimilation.


aperently all dialects are dying away


Well, some are, some aren't. Cantonese in foriegn shores dies away because it is simply impractical to use it. Apart from Chinatown, where else will you use it. It only survive as long as it has because there are speakers around for it to even be communicated. Teochew, my language, is dying away because speakers often live far and few between. This will leave natives speakers who want to practice the language is practical conversation high and dry.

Take for example learning Spanish: The procter will hand out materials to practice the language, via writing, spelling, and all that, but, these learners are lacking in a practical application of the language. Therefore, they will only sound ridiculous in the ears of native speakers, having only learn from text book and lax teacher, willing to allow for butchery of the language because he knows that it isn't the students' first language.


but its true that contonese is still widely used in hong kong....and in some places such as malaysia and singapore chinese.
apart from that hokkien is also widely used.


In Singapore, Putonghua is recognised as an official language. Additionally, the government set up a campaign to teach everyone Putonghua.


what is putonghua?


普通话- Putonghua Mandarin.
554 cr points
Send Message: Send PM GB Post
18 / F / Chiba Prefecture,...
Offline
Posted 5/30/10
I'm only like 25% Chinese if not less, but
my father claims that my grandpa spoke cantonese :3
slmaylai's Avatar
Level 6 Girl
737 cr points
Send Message: Send PM GB Post
Offline
Posted 6/1/10
Cantonese and Mandarin
First  Previous  1  2  3  4  5  6  Next  Last
You must be logged in to post.