I'm also Chinese,can speak conversational mandarin cuz I also went to Chinese school but since we live in the Philippines,I wasn't able to hone my mandarin enough,so I'm not fluent.Are there any overseas chinese there too who have the same problem?currently a college student.Thanks!
2007-05-21 13:37:37 · 3 answers · asked by theowlery_hedwig 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
in Hong Kong, Cantonese is widely spoken so you need to be proficient in it. While in Taiwan, it is mandarin. There is a difference. in Hong Kong not many are conversant in Mandarin but this is changing.
2007-05-21 14:48:34 · answer #1 · answered by galgal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Taiwan, we speak Mandarin.
In Hong Kong, they speak Cantonese, but they learn Mandarin too in school, so Mandarin is okay for them.
If you want to live in Taiwan or Hong Kong,
knowing just a little bit of Mandarin would help a lot!
Like you need to know how to read numbers in mandarin so you know what people are talking about when they are talking about money.
We have a lot of foreign teachers here, and they don't speak Mandarin, but they learn quick enough.
2007-05-22 07:00:24 · answer #2 · answered by Cherry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A little bit helps tremendously. As you get used to life in any of the places you mentioned, and continue speaking the language, you get more and more proficient, as well as fluent, in the language.
2007-05-21 20:41:34 · answer #3 · answered by JADE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋