What do you think of Chinese language?
By Jellytang
@Jellytang (698)
China
13 responses
@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
23 Mar 07
I am a Chinese and I have learned Chinese since young. So it is like you ask me what I feel about air. Is it possible to describe what air feels like?
@Jellytang (698)
• China
23 Mar 07
Though you answer me like this, I still can not understand what you mean. Is the air around you clean or dirty? Sorry, I don't know where you are living now, so I can understand your feeling now. Would you please explain more clearly? Thank you !
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@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
23 Mar 07
Um.. ok, what do you want to know about Chinese? But hey, you are from China yourself!! :P
@Jellytang (698)
• China
24 Mar 07
As you know, China is quite large in its size. Most of my time, I live in Guangzhou. If you ask me about the air, I will tell you that is too bad. Just like some chinese, perhaps your chinese course is not so good too. Then I want to know about your chinese language level, and whether you will learn it further.
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@photons101 (60)
• Malaysia
2 Apr 07
For me,chinese language is not only wide spoken,historical,but it's also beautiful.
I love the traditional poems and literatures a lot.It had a strict format,yet,with diverting style and characters from various poet,and impressive meaning and messages.
and i enjoy using the laguage too.
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@Jellytang (698)
• China
3 Apr 07
Few people like the chinese poems or literatures,because they are too different to understand,even for the chinese people.
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@happylim (658)
• Malaysia
7 Apr 07
To my knowledge Chinese Language is the most beautiful but also the most difficult language to learn. Is it right.
I never been to China before but I love to learn Chinese Language. What about your standard of Chinese Language I mean university or collage?
Are you speak speak mandarine or contonese?
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@Jellytang (698)
• China
8 Apr 07
I speak candonese first.It is my own language.Mandarine,I also can speak standardly.Meanwhile,I can speak English better and little French.
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@Jellytang (698)
• China
3 Apr 07
Yes,you are pretty right!The chinese language is one of the hardest languages to learn in the world.
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@Jellytang (698)
• China
3 May 07
Though Chinese is very hard to learn,I have found that some people can speak chinese well.
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@a_ce_e (1422)
• Philippines
2 May 07
I found chinese language a very difficult to learn and understand. I am staying here in China for almost two years and my chinese language isn't good enough to communicate well. I am staying in Kunshan wherein people speak in different dialects. My colleagues can't speak english well, so nobody can be able to teach me chinese because we can't understand each other, so what to do? just help myself. We are three filipinos here in my company and i am really getting crazy everyday not having anyone to talk to. Communication is really a hard point. Sometimes, i just show them what i want them to do for me. In email communications they use chinese, so i just use translator via website in able for me to understand. But language variance isn't a hindrance in having friends, i have chinese friend but we speak each other seldom, we use word by word and most of the time we looks like deaf and mute..we just use sign language and graffiti..lol!
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@Jellytang (698)
• China
3 May 07
I am sorry to hear that.In fact,there are many persons can speak english well,maybe you have not found a proper one to help you.You said you are in Kunshan,and I don't know where is it.
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@niang03 (147)
• China
3 May 07
Yeahh, i'm still learning chinese rite now because i'm studying here although my major thought by english..Yeah,u rite, China is getting big and big and stronger than before,here, there are many companies which come from over the world,they invest too..Then don't forget, China is the country,which has big populations..u can meet chinese people around the world and they will help each other..Now a days,many people try to learn chinese and come to make business there..maybe i can say,China will compete with US in the future
@Jellytang (698)
• China
4 May 07
Through your expression,I know that you have realized the important of learning English.I hope you can stick on learning it and can speak excellent chinese.Thank you for your response.
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@feris0604 (303)
• Malaysia
3 Apr 07
I learnt the Chinese language when I was very young. My mother made it a mandatory for my siblings and I to know at least some characters in Chinese language. Although now, I speak mainly English, I still take Chinese language seriously. I can read and recognise many words in the language. Can you believe that I can easily translate articles from Chinese langauge to English in less than 5 hours?
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@Jellytang (698)
• China
4 Apr 07
I can not believe your chinese is so good.Because the chinese language is too hard to study.
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@youdontsay (3497)
• United States
1 Apr 07
I don't study languages any more. When I was younger I had to take foreign language in college. [I'm American] I was terrible at it. It was the hardest subject for me. So I can't imagine that at sixty-five years of age I'll be learning a new language of any kind.
But if I were a young person in college now who was studying for a degree in business finance or some related degree I might take Chinese because so much business is going there.
I don't expect to ever get to China myself.
@Jellytang (698)
• China
1 Apr 07
Nothing is impossible in this period.Maybe you will have a chance to visit china soon.And learning is nothing related to the age,which is many persons' view.If you do not know chinese language,it does not matter.Because no matter you go to which city,you can find many people help you,and they can speak English well.
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@yanjiaren (9031)
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6 Apr 07
Yes China is Great and strong..
I cannot speak much Chinese..I am learning but I can sing more lol..
here are some of my songs I learnt in Chinese..I hope you like them..
I love your country..
wo zhen de hao ai Zhongguo..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XOiydvho20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQMxsbzKH0c
wo shi xilaren..as you can see a guoilao lol..
@Jellytang (698)
• China
6 Apr 07
I think it is interesting that a person who is not a chinese sings a chinese song.How long have you learnt chinese language?
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@alfonseelric (894)
• Malaysia
1 Apr 07
I am not chinese and not from China. But i would like to learn your language. So apart of english this is the language i want to learn.. moreover.. this language can offer me a bigger oppurtunity in life. If i am YOU then i will be proud of the language... i am learning informally now from my friends.. :)
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@Jellytang (698)
• China
3 Apr 07
At the same time,chinese people are studying English very hard.Luckily,English is not so hard.
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@greensun11 (413)
• China
3 Apr 07
i am a chinese ,and i learn Chinese when i was younger ,if you want to learn Chinese ,i think i must be a good teacher and i also love to help you .In your E-mail you have said about Chinese name ,if my Chinese name is Li ming ,LI is my family name,MING is my last name,unlike the westerner.I think Chinese,English,French and all other language are all beautiful for the reason that they all can express the culture of that country .
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@femimi (872)
• Indonesia
1 Apr 07
I'm learning Chinese language in conversation with my mom and daddy. Since I was born in Indonesia, so now I better using Indonesian and English than Chinese language. I have no difficulties in grammar, but I really have difficulties in vocabularies :D So many words I don't know and hard to remember this time.
I can't write either, although I've been in Mandarin courses, but I only can write a lil bit, but it's achievement I think :D because seems hard to know all of the characters.
Wo xiang shuo yi dian dian hai ke yi :)
@Jellytang (698)
• China
3 Apr 07
You are so fun.Now you can spell the words.But can you write the chinese words out?
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@Jellytang (698)
• China
4 Apr 07
Reading understand the pinyin is already not easy.So will you study chinese continue?
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@femimi (872)
• Indonesia
3 Apr 07
Yupe, I can't write those words in Chinese characters, because I always forget how to write properly, maybe some easy character like ren, da, xiao, ni hao ma, etc, and also my own name, I still can remember it :)
Wo de zung guo hua hai bu da hao, dan shi wo hai ke yi du pinyin. Pinyin zen de bang mang wo hen duo, wo hai ke yi man man xue, dan shi hen duo hua wo dou wang zi le :D
Hope I still can learning by doing, I think more practise will be remain me more about the vocabularies.
@sepuliau (14)
• Indonesia
1 Apr 07
Chinese isnot my mother tongue. So, i started to learn chinese in the course. I found it so boring and difficult. BEcause Chinese not commonly used in Indonesia. Then, i went to Singapore and found out Chinese was very essential for global relationship. SO, i started to learn seriously. And now i have learned about 4 years then. I think Chinese becomes very important nowadays. The most difficult parts of the language are pronounciation, letters, and grammars.
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@Jellytang (698)
• China
3 Apr 07
Now that you have found the chinese language is so important in the future,why not go to china to study chinese in the local city?
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