Mandarin is harder to learn because to pronounce the words is really hard and there is also way more letters in the alphabet to learn
There are many sorts of Chinese around the world and even in Asia so, no, not every Chinese child will learn Mandarin. Some may learn Cantonese, Vietnamese, Thai, Malay, etc. Some for instance may even learn English (if they grow up in the US, Australia, UK, etc).
Mandarin, 普通话 is one form of the Chinese language that can be used to indicate Chinese. However, keep in mind that while mandarin is Chinese, not all Chinese languages are mandarin. Chinese language can be Cantonese, Min, Hunanese, Hakka, and more. So, Mandarin is not completely same as Chinese, it is simply the standard and most common dialect of the Chinese language.
Preferably start learning the national language - Mandarin Chinese. If you plan on staying in Shanghai for a longer period of time than you would be doing so in other areas, you may benefit in learning the Shanghainese dialect (after all, regardless of what you learn - you'll pick up the Shanghainese accent if you learn either one enough)
Mandarin is the official language in China. It is also sometimes called Putonghua. All Chinese students are required to learn it, but it is not necessarily their mother language, which varies from state to state (they speak different dialects, but the dialects vary so much they are not at all similar to Mandarin and you have to speak it to be able to completely understand)
if prolific means most spoke so and so,i'm pretty sure its Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin is one of several dialects of the Chinese language. So, if you learn Mandarin, your are learning Chinese.
It depends on your purpose. If you want to learn Mandarin for free, you can go to Chinese-tools or Chinese-forum to learn, and there are some tools so that you can learn it easily. But if u have no base of Mandarin, you need a teacher to follow. And you can find a professional teacher at a very good Mandarin School. Of course, you need check the school carefully, as their scale and quality of teaching vary, as well as their environment. As far asI know, Mandarin Garden is pretty good, and they also have free Mandarin Language Exchange Courses. So you can ask more info on their website. See related links.
There are many sorts of Chinese around the world and even in Asia so, no, not every Chinese child will learn Mandarin. Some may learn Cantonese, Vietnamese, Thai, Malay, etc. Some for instance may even learn English (if they grow up in the US, Australia, UK, etc).
Mandarin, 普通话 is one form of the Chinese language that can be used to indicate Chinese. However, keep in mind that while mandarin is Chinese, not all Chinese languages are mandarin. Chinese language can be Cantonese, Min, Hunanese, Hakka, and more. So, Mandarin is not completely same as Chinese, it is simply the standard and most common dialect of the Chinese language.
Mandarin Garden!!!!! try it! www.madaringarden.org It is not just can learning chinese kongfu and painting, also can learning taiqi , making dumpling. chinese knot and so on.
The expression is Mandarin for "How are you?" so it would be a Chinese person.
Preferably start learning the national language - Mandarin Chinese. If you plan on staying in Shanghai for a longer period of time than you would be doing so in other areas, you may benefit in learning the Shanghainese dialect (after all, regardless of what you learn - you'll pick up the Shanghainese accent if you learn either one enough)
For many learners, they think that the Chinese language is hard to learn with it's written structure and Pinyin. Actually, the characters are all formed according to a set of rules. The structure of the Chinese characters is divided into two main types-single characters and compound characters. There are also different forms of compound characters, such as the left-right structure, up-down structure, half-encircled structure, and so on. As long as you grasp these laws, learning Chinese characters will be an easy thing. Nowadays, online Chinese is a popular way to learn Chinese, which also can supply you with good opportunities to study the Chinese language.
Chinese isn't the name of a language - Mandarin is the most widely common language in the Sino-Tibetan group. There are approximately 885 million first language speakers of Mandarin, but even Mandarin has dialects, so there exists a Standard Mandarin. The rest of China, and even some Mandarin natives, speaks different Chinese languages.
Mandarin is the official language in China. It is also sometimes called Putonghua. All Chinese students are required to learn it, but it is not necessarily their mother language, which varies from state to state (they speak different dialects, but the dialects vary so much they are not at all similar to Mandarin and you have to speak it to be able to completely understand)
One superstition is the number four is bad luck. The Chinese Mandarin word for four sounds similar to the Chinese Mandarin word for death. So, in some elevators in China, there is NO fourth floor.
if prolific means most spoke so and so,i'm pretty sure its Mandarin Chinese