What exactly does “The Chinese language” mean? Does it mean Mandarin, or are other langs like Cantonese, Hakka, and Teochew included?
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When first considering learning Chinese, “Shanghainese” caught my interest, because apparently they only use two tones? Tones didn’t turn out to be so bad. That is cool it is being promoted.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNSWuNuOwRk This is a really interesting talk about the topic. Unfortunately no English subtitles but suitable for an intermediate learner. Also the powerpoint slides have English so that’s useful. Speaker is Nathan Rao of the Teatime Chinese podcast. A great podcast for listening practice!
