Chinese languages

babycham_12 wrote:cool
how many languages are there in china???

wow, this is a question, there are many regional dialects in china... hoho... such as different languages in Shanghai, Chaozhou, Xiamen, etc. However, Mandarin is the official language in mainland China.

ripper159 wrote:thank you for the brilliant translation. it's nicer of you if you can help me explain the usage of "与 - 和" meaning "and". in which case do we use 与 or 和?

from my point of view, they are the same while meaning "and"

babycham_12 wrote:so im guessing that u speak chinese pretty well...
did u grow up in china or something?!

yep, i grow up in china, can speak Mandarin, Cantonese and Hakka.

:wink: okz.... but isnt that kinda hard to teach over the internet?!.. oh well sounds fun :D :lol: well, it depends on what you wanna learn. if you only want to know the meaning of chinese characters, then I can translate it into English, however, if you wanna learn the pronunciation, then,..... we...

babycham_12 wrote: its not fair... i wanna kno chinese... everyone knows chinese except me

i can teach u then, if u wanna learn.

simonyeah wrote:

danteferry wrote:In this respect, can someone help me record on tape some Catholic prayers (seven) into Hakka pronunciation? I can e-mail the texts. Thank you! - Dante Ferry, Manila, Philippines

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I can speak hakka, I can do that if you still need help.

my email is rubiesluo@hotmail.com

danteferry wrote:In this respect, can someone help me record on tape some Catholic prayers (seven) into Hakka pronunciation? I can e-mail the texts. Thank you! - Dante Ferry, Manila, Philippines

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I can speak hakka, I can do that if you still need help.

kwoods wrote:some guy said the following to me. and i have searched and searched, and cant find what it means. I asked earlier if he spoke english, and this was the response

"na ni shi zhong guo ren hai shi"

I think it means "are you a chinese or...?"