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How to say ‘Happy New Year’ in 20 languages
Posted by simonager under English, French, German, Italian, Learning a language, Spanish
New Year is celebrated around the world, though not necessarily on the same day everywhere. In some cases, such as in Chinese and Vietnamese communities, there are celebrations for both solar New Year on 1st January according to the Gregorian, and Lunar New Year, the date of which changes every year. In the Eastern Orthodox [...]
Tags: arabic, catalan, french, german, italian, mandarin, new year, spanish, voc
Will the successful Olympics in Beijing encourage more people to study Chinese?
Posted by simonager under Cactus Languages Abroad, Learning a language
It is quite likely that there has been a increase in interest in all things Chinese, including the Mandarin language, since the Olympics in Beijing.
There certainly has been a massive increase in interest in learning Chinese in recent years. This is due to a number of reason, including the rapid growth of the Chinese economy, [...]
The Influence of the Olympics on Chinese as a Language
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Cactus Tailormade, Learning a language
Will the successful Olympics in Beijing encourage more people to study Chinese?
It is quite likely that there has been a increase in interest in all things Chinese, including the Mandarin language, since the Olympics in Beijing.
There certainly has been a massive increase in interest in learning Chinese in recent years. This is due to a [...]
Mandarin Chinese: A History of the Language
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad
Mandarin speaker Simon Ager looks at the making Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin Chinese is a member of the Chinese branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. It is closely related to the varieties of Chinese spoken in soutern China, such as Cantonese and Shanghainese, though mutually unitelligible with them.
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