Archive for July, 2008

Mandarin or Cantonese?

Sunday, July 6th, 2008

Mandarin Chinese (普通话 putonghua) is the most widely spoken Chinese dialect. The other very important dialect is Cantonese. Other dialects are far less important and only spoken by a much smaller group of people. The difference between Cantonese and Mandarin however leave the learner with a question. Which one of ...

Cantonese learning resources

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

As I am in Hongkong, I also have to learn this language. To get started I searched for some resources on this language, which has been described as very difficult, and easy as well. Depends where You come from, I believe. Let's go over some resources: RTHK - naked Lunch: Cantonese ...

11 years of independence

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Today is the 1st of July 2008. 11 years ago the British left Hongkong and a new age began in Hongkong. 11 years ago the Chinese were taking over Hongkong. Since this date another part of the world that now is belong to the Chinese. While looking out of the office ...

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