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by muraali
Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:19 am
Forum: Mandarin language forum
Topic: Peng you
Replies: 39
Views: 91043

Re: Peng you

I happen to know the darnest little Chinese bookstore with Chinese books about every item. Huanghe Shudian (Yellow River bookstore) in Amsterdam!
by muraali
Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:18 am
Forum: Mandarin language forum
Topic: Malaysian Mandarin Accent
Replies: 17
Views: 61677

Re: Malaysian Mandarin Accent

It is quite common in everybody's mind that native Bei Jing people do not speak standard Mandarin unless they speak slower and don't add er2 after every word.
by muraali
Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:18 am
Forum: Mandarin language forum
Topic: Chinese alphabet
Replies: 61
Views: 171241

Re: Chinese alphabet

In the spoken chinese language, each character is connected with a syllable of the language. In the different chinese dialects (at least 8 main dialects) the pronunciation of the characters is different but the meaning of the chartacters is the same and a north chinese (speaking mandarin dialect) ca...