It used to be Cantonese but in the past decade, you hear many more Mandarin speakers. "Old" Chinese areas such as Chinatown still have a strong Cantonese presence, but the Asian suburbs of Toronto are dominated mostly by Mandarin speakers. But I'd say, even in those areas, it's like 40/60.
Cantonese and Mandarin are different Chinese dialects. Cantonese is spoken in southern China, particularly in Guangdong province, Hong Kong, and Macau, while Mandarin is the official language of China and is spoken by the majority of the population. They differ in pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar.
Chinese. While realistically Chinese is a number of different languages, Mandarin and Cantonese being two of the most prominent, the Chinese government claims that it is a single language, and that Mandarin and Cantonese are merely dialects.
Cantonese is a dialect of Chinese, but Chinese can refer to the broader language family which includes various dialects such as Mandarin, Cantonese, and others. So while Cantonese is a form of Chinese, not all Chinese languages are Cantonese.
Mandarin and Cantonese are two distinct Chinese languages with different pronunciations, vocabulary, and grammar structures. Mandarin is the most widely spoken language in China and is the official language, while Cantonese is mainly spoken in the southern regions of China, particularly in Hong Kong and Macau. Additionally, they use different writing systems: Mandarin is written using simplified Chinese characters, while Cantonese traditionally uses traditional Chinese characters.
No, there is no language called Mandarinese. It might be a mix-up of Mandarin (a variety of Chinese) and Cantonese (another variety of Chinese).
There are several, however, Mandarin is considered the standard, followed by Cantonese and then Shanghainese.
Cantonese is one of the dialects of Chinese. Cantonese only has a spoken form which is different from Mandarin Chinese. Its writing form is also the same Chinese characters.
While both Mandarin and Cantonese are part of the Chinese language family, they are distinct dialects with different pronunciations, vocabulary, and grammatical structures. As a result, Mandarin speakers may have difficulty understanding Cantonese speakers and vice versa, especially if they are not familiar with the other dialect.
Chinese is a broader term that refers to the entire language family, which includes various dialects such as Mandarin, Cantonese, and others. Mandarin, specifically, is the most widely spoken dialect of Chinese and is the official language of China and Taiwan.
The main languages of China are Mandarin Chinese (by far the most common, the one normally taught in foreign countries), Wu (Shanghainese), Cantonese (Hong Kong) and Min (Southeast China).
No, Mandarin and Cantonese are not the same language. They are both dialects of Chinese, but they have significant differences in terms of pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. Mandarin is the most widely spoken dialect in China, while Cantonese is mainly spoken in the southern region, particularly in Hong Kong and parts of Guangdong province.
Both Cantonese and Mandarin are considered to have ancient roots in the Chinese language. While Cantonese may have older roots than standard Mandarin, the modern standardized forms of both languages have been developed relatively recently.