Archive for November, 2010
Type and Learn Chinese
To learn a new language, it is great to learn to write or type the new words when you learn them.
You may see some programs name “Type and Learn Chinese ( or the language you learn”. I highly recommend them. Because this was how I learn English too. It was hard for me to learn the single English words one by one, I learned them in the article or conversation. I also used a pen and paper to write the whole sentences or paragraphs where the new words are used.
To begin something useful, here’s the 1st example. How to type “明天就是中国新年了” (Tomorrow is Chinese New Year)
Typing tool:http://chinesebay.com/chinesetools/typechinese.php
Mandarin word of the day: http://chinesebay.com/blog/chinese-tools/mandarin-word-of-the-day/mandarin-word-of-the-day-archive/?cday=20101125
Cantonese vs Mandarin
Is it a war between Cantonese and Mandarin or Cantnoese-speakers and Mandarin-speakers? Haha, no. This column is more of a bridge between.
As a fluent Cantonese and Mandarin speaker, I love both languages and the people who speak either or both. So often that I found lots of inefficient communication between the two native speakers who use the wrong pronunciation or expressions (different Chinese characters) that leads to misunderstanding.
I can help them, with my articles here, in a series. I wrote an articles about Cantonese and Mandarin more than 10 years and published here, which has made khuang.com the #1 site about Mandarin and Cantonese differences in Google and other major search engines. If you are one of those searchers, I hope you will find my new articles or free lessons helpful. If you still have questions or request for new contents, please contact us.
My main purpose is to help beginners to choose the right Chinese language to begin with, or help Mandarin-speakers to learn Cantonese or Cantonese-speakers to learn Mandarin.