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Re: [chinastemcells] How much Chinese do you need? Cantonese or Mandarin?

I would say 100%.
Mandarin is the country language while Cantonese is a dialect.
Only overseas trained locals speak English - very few.
You can seek help from the hospital.

 
On 4/28/07, Deac Lancaster <deac88@...> wrote:

Hi,

How much Chinese do you need to get by fairly well?

Is Cantonese or Mandarin the most common dialect in the ShenZhen area?

thanks very much,
Deac
Thu May 10, 2007 3:03 am

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Hi, How much Chinese do you need to get by fairly well? Is Cantonese or Mandarin the most common dialect in the ShenZhen area? thanks very much, Deac... 		Deac Lancaster
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Hi Deac, Cantonese is the most common dialect in the Shenzhen area, but if you speak Mandarin everyone can understand you. I know that. Gabi. ... ...
Iordache Razvan
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hi deac i have just been, and got away with saying thank you in mandarin and smiling. kind regards anne...
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Anne and Gabi, Would you recommend buying this $90 LanguageTeacher machine? I know no Chinese at all of any flavor, so I wonder if it might get some use. I...
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deacl
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thanks deac! the beike people gave me a card with the places i needed to go written in chinese, and i had their mobile numbers just in case. i did not need to...
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Yes Deac, I recomand you to buy it. Gabi. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam...
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Gabi, Great, thanks. I'll order one up right away. cheers, -deac ;-) ... From: Iordache Razvan To: chinastemcells@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007...
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I would say 100%. Mandarin is the country language while Cantonese is a dialect. Only overseas trained locals speak English - very few. You can seek help from...
Stanley See HP
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