What languages are spoken in Hong Kong?

Answer 1

Languages Spoken in Hong Kong People in Hong Kong speak Cantonese. Mandarin is spoken in mainland China, but there are different dialects. For example, Shanghai people speak Shanghai dialect, while Beijing people speak the formal Mandarin. Hong Kong, especially under British rule was a cosmopolitan city that embraced English and Chinese as equal.

It is almost impossible to find a job in Hong Kong that pays decently or that deals with the public if you don't speak English and Chinese. French is also popular but less so than English.

Answer

Short answer: Cantonese and English (officially), and often Mandarin Hong Kong, whilst now a semi-independent region of China, was formerly ruled by the British, therefore the territory is officially bilingual between Cantonese and English.

The general day-to-day language is Cantonese, the language spoken throughout the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. This region includes the cities Macau, Guangzhou (Canton) and Shenzhen. Most people within the extremely urban areas have a generally good knowledge of English, and this is taught on the school curriculum.

Many people speak Mandarin Chinese, which is the official language of China. This is related to cultural reasons, and often due to the mass Immigration of Chinese to Hong Kong when China became a communist state. Other dialects/languages spoken include Fujianese (a dialect of Mandarin spoken in the Fujian province of China, mostly spoken by Fujian region migrants), Wu (a major dialect of Mandarin), Shanghainese (a dialect of Wu), Tibetan, Korean, Japanese, Malay, Vietnamese and Portuguese (from the Portuguese rule of Macau across the river).
People from Hong Kong mainly speak Cantonese, and also English and Mandarin.
Mostly 3 languages: English, Cantonese and Manderin...
They speak English and Cantonese.
The people of Hong Kong speak English, because it was a British colony. They also speak Cantonese, which is the Chinese dialect of that part of China.
cantonese
English and Chinese r the official ones
mandarin
The dialect of Chinese spoken in Hong Kong is Cantonese. In addition, many also speak Mandarin as it has been taught in schools for quite some time. English is also widely spoken, with Hong Kong having been part of the British empire for 99 years, ending in 1997.
Cantonese is the official language of Hong Kong although English is still widely spoken
Cantonese and English are official languages of Hong Kong
Hong Kong's "de facto" language is Cantonese. However, many citizens are conversant in Mandarin and English as both are taught-at times as a compulsory subject-in schools.
The languages spoken in Hong Kong are: Cantonese (dialect), Mandarin, and English.
The main language spoken in Hong Kong is Cantonese although English is also widely spoken across the island.
English and Chinese are the official languages as defined by the Basic Law of Hong Kong. The official Chinese dialect in Hong Kong is Cantonese and is spoken by most of the population. Mandarin is spoken or at least understood by many in Hong Kong. English is widely understood and is spoken by more than one-third of the population.
The main language is Cantonese, but others include Mandarin, English, Thai and Japanese.
The official language is Cantonese but Mandarin and English are also widely spoken.

Answer 2

The 2 official languages of Hong Kong are:

1. English
   
2. Chinese
   

There is no law that indicates which Chinese dialect is official. The main language of Hong Kong is standard Cantonese, spoken by 87.5% of the population at home daily.

Around 50% of the population can speak English.

Here is a list of major languages spoken in Hong Kong:

1. Cantonese
   
2. Native Yue dialects
   
3. Hakka
   
4. Minnan Chinese
   
5. Taishanese
   
6. Shanghainese
   
7. Mandarin
   
8. Hong Kong Sign Language (HKSL)
9. English
   
10. French
11. German
12. Japanese
13. Korean
14. Filipino
15. Hindi
16. Indonesian
17. Thai
18. Vietnamese
19. Arabic

Hong Kong Sign Language (香港手語), or HKSL, is the deaf sign language of Hong Kong. It derived from the southern dialect of Chinese Sign Language, but is now an independent and not mutually intelligible, separate language.

Answer 3

Cantonese and English are the main languages spoken in Hong Kong. Mandarin is also becoming more widely spoken due to increasing interactions with mainland China.