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Started by Legend, Dec 20, 2016, 06:31 AM

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the-pi-guy

Sep 20, 2018, 01:18 PM Last Edit: Sep 20, 2018, 02:42 PM by the-pi-guy
I'm really glad that Mandarin is the most popular Chinese language.  But, Cantonese is more popular in America... 

Having more than 4 tones would be beyond awful.  I feel like I might have a chance with 4 tones, but having like 6/9 tones like in Cantonese would be terrible, I think. 

One thing I am really liking about learning other languages is that you learn more about your own language, because you have to be more conscious about the sounds, and structure. 

While learning Japanese, I was more aware of certain English sounds.  Like I felt like there was a missing "a" sound, that we have in English.  It's similar to the "ugh" sound.  Chinese has this sound, in their "e".