Cantonese is primarily spoken in the Guangdong province of China, with major cities including Guangzhou, which is the provincial capital, and Shenzhen. Additionally, Hong Kong and Macau, both Special Administrative Regions, predominantly use Cantonese as the main language. Other cities in the region, such as Foshan and Dongguan, also have significant Cantonese-speaking populations.
Mandarin is the main language in China. It is spoken by most of the population, especially in the north. Cantonese in the 2nd most spoken language in China and is spoken by mostly people in the south of China like Guongdong province. The two are actually as different as German and English, that is, they are two entirely different languages.
It works the same as speaking any language. If you known Cantonese, you can speak it. You also take classes to learn it.
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).
The main cities in China are Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. These cities are known for their bustling economies, rich cultural heritage, and significant contributions to China's development.
It depends where you are. Standard Mandarin is your best bet for most places in China and Taiwan, and is about %50 in the US, Canada, etc. Yue Cantonese speakers were the first immigrants to non-Chinese places, but they've pretty much evened out with Mandarin now. In places such as Singapore and Malaysia, where a Chinese language is one of the spoken languages, it's usually also Cantonese. However, the greatest percentage of Chinese speakers are Mandarin speakers. There are also a couple of less-known dialects in other parts of China.
The main language is Mandarinmanderin and cantoneseChinese and EnglishChineseMandarin also known as Chinese!Answer:There are over 200 different languages (generally referred to as "Chinese" by westerners) spoken in China. The number grows substantially if the dialects are counted. These generally are from six different language groups and are not understandable among speakers of each group - in the same way that German, French and English are related but mutually unintelligible in Europe.However, Putonghua or Standard Chinese a standardised form of the Mandarin group of dialects spoken in northern and southwestern China, is the official national spoken language of mainland China. Some regions such as Taiwan (Taiwanese Hokkien), Hong Kong (English/Cantonese) and Macao (Portuguese/Cantonese) do not follow this standard. Other autonomous regions such as Tibet and Mongolia also use regional languages.
Cities in China, or anywhere else, are not known for their commercial production of apples.
The written language in China is Mandarin, which uses Chinese characters. The Huang He is also known as the Yellow River in English.
"Scallop" in Cantonese is known as Conpoy, which is a type of dried seafood product.
China has had many names in history( in the english language) , and used to be known as Cina/Sina (in the west). This word comes from the persian language (spoken in Iran) which calls it "Cin".The first recorded use in the english language was in 1555.
No. Hong Kong is an independent region that falls under the special administrative region status of the People's Republic of China. It is a reasonable, yet incorrect, belief that Hong Kong is a part of Guangdong, however. The capital of Guangdong is Canton (also known as Guangzhou), which is the origin of the Cantonese dialect which is the predominantly spoken language in Hong Kong. The christening of "Guangdong" in English was romanized by the Cantonese pronounciation of the province. The word for "Cantonese" in the dialect itself can roughly be translated to "Guangdong speak". Cantonese is most heavily concentrated in Hong Kong, Macau, and parts of Guangdong, initiating ties between the three.
No, Cantonese is not one of the official languages of the United Nations. The UN recognizes six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. While Cantonese is a major Chinese dialect, the official language of the UN related to Chinese is Standard Mandarin, also known as Putonghua.