I have met very few who know Cantonese.
2007-01-15 02:41:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ China
Well, its not mandatory to study Cantonese or Putonhua for
that matter to reside in Hongkong. Its an advantage of course
if you do. Before 1997, british civil servants were encouraged
to study cantonese or hakka for better communication purposes.
2007-01-15 05:13:12 · answer #1 · answered by CAPTAIN BEAR 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those that are open minded will learn a few practical phrases and daily use words. Beyond that, not many take up cantonese as it deviates much from Mandarin and not all the oral forms can be put into writtings.
LOL, I grew up in HK and after I took a leave of 10 years to study and work aboard, it took me almost 6 months to re-adjust to the language when I returned to take a job there a few years ago.
2007-01-15 04:52:08 · answer #2 · answered by minijumbofly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-17 01:31:54 · answer #3 · answered by sovak 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because English is used in Hong Kong.
2007-01-15 02:48:25 · answer #4 · answered by White Shooting Star of HK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish they did. Unfortunately most of them just plan to get by with the languages they already know. ... Maybe if the govt were to offer a tax cut and free lessons, it would bring about a momentum to become a one-language city.
2007-01-15 04:59:33 · answer #5 · answered by profound insight 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not neccessaraily for foreigners who could speak English.
2007-01-15 02:47:57 · answer #6 · answered by h2o 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Few, most study Mandarin because it is a more transferable dialect.
2007-01-15 02:45:09 · answer #7 · answered by MtnManInMT 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who cares!
2007-01-15 02:44:02 · answer #8 · answered by PURE REPUBLICAN 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya i think they do
2007-01-15 02:45:45 · answer #9 · answered by Spicy Ketchup 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋