chinese writing and language by sofia handelman and erik huovilainen
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Chinese writing and language
By Sofia Handelman and Erik
Huovilainen
introduction
Chinese writing is very different from our writing. We think Chinese writing is strange and
Chinese people think our writing is strange. We use letters that have one sound and Chinese
people use symbols that have more than one sound. You will learn about Chinese writing.
Cantonese and Mandarin are similar because they have similar characters when writing so
they can understand each other, and that both languages Cantonese and mandarin both use
characters. Mandarin and Cantonese languages are very different. They are written
differently and they are pronounced very different. You will learn about Mandarin and
Cantonese language.
Cantonese and Mandarin are similar because they have similar characters when writing so
they can understand each other, and that both languages Cantonese and mandarin both use
characters. Mandarin and Cantonese languages are very different. They are written
differently and they are pronounced very different. You will learn about Mandarin and
Cantonese language.
In China
I
n China, kids from grades 2-4 must practice writing
Chinese characters for 2 hours every day to help
them remember the many characters. It must be
hard to remember all that and start a new language
that’s very different if they must learn a second
language.
learn
I
think Chinese writing is interesting. If you want to
learn some more, go to www.ActivityVillage co.
uk/Keening Kids Rusv.
Learning mandarinL
earning Mandarin Chinese is a very tricky thing to do these days. It is also one
of the hottest topics on the Internet. Thousands of people from around the
world ask the same questions over and over again about Mandarin such as …
H
ow many people speak Mandarin Chinese in the world?
A
round one billion people speak Mandarin Chinese around the world. The
Mandarin language has more native speakers than any other language spoken.
Mandarin
W
here is Mandarin Chinese spoken?
M
andarin Chinese is mostly spoken in China, Taiwan,
Singapore, and Malaysia. It is also widely used in many
Chinese communities (Chinatowns) around the globe.
Mandarin Chinese is also one of the six official languages
used by the United States.
Concluding paragraph
I
t may be hard and different, but it also can be fun to learn and useful if you’re
moving to China. But there’s over 50,000 characters, that’s a lot of characters,
I do say so myself. So, if want to learn Chinese writing, start learning! Chinese
writing can be so amazing if you give it a chance. Kids learn Chinese language
at grades two to twelve, because there are five billion characters and sounds to
learn. I think that it is too much characters and sounds to learn. If you want
learn more about Chinese language go to http://10 facts about Chinese
language/.com. Chinese language is very interesting.