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Pictographs & IdeographsPictographs & IdeographsMandarin has over 50,000 Mandarin has over 50,000
characters!characters!
Sun (a circle)Sun (a circle)
Moon (crescent)Moon (crescent)
BrightBright
Do Chinese people Do Chinese people speak “Chinese”?speak “Chinese”?
?????????? NO!!! In NO!!! In
China there China there are many are many languages but languages but they all use they all use the same the same characterscharacters
For Example…For Example…English Character Mandarin Cantonese
Hello 喂 Ni Hao Nei Ho
Goodbye 再見 Dzai Jyan Joi Gin
Thank you 唔該 Shyeh Shyeh m’ goi
Pardon Me 對唔住 Dway Bu Chee Deui m jyu
Please 請 Qing Cheng
You’re Welcome 唔使 Bu Ke Qi M’ Sai
I don’t understand 我唔明白 wo bu li jie Ngo m ming bak
Helpful Phrases in Helpful Phrases in MandarinMandarin
Tzuh swuh tzai nah = I need a toilet Ming tien tien = Goodbye (used like “see ya!”) Ju nee, yo yee guh. How duh, jo mua =
Have a good weekend! Wuh (ai / see wuh) nee = I (love / like) you Mah fah nee = Excuse me Wuh duh mai uh = Oh my gosh! Tai gway luh = That’s too expensive May joe, tsuh shu(r) = Weekly Team Quiz Day Shing nyen kwai luh = Happy New Year!!!
Mandarin (#1) vs. Mandarin (#1) vs. Cantonese (#2)Cantonese (#2) Mandarin is Mandarin is
language of the language of the majority & the majority & the capital Beijing…capital Beijing…
Cantonese is the Cantonese is the language of the language of the south and most south and most immigrants to US.immigrants to US. (most US Chinese (most US Chinese
food is Cantonese food is Cantonese inspired fusion)inspired fusion)
A Small Twist:A Small Twist:Wade-Giles vs. Wade-Giles vs.
PinyinPinyin How does a European say How does a European say
““ 唔該““ ? = Wade-Giles? = Wade-Giles Transliterate the sound into
the closest English sound (“shyeh shyeh” = “thank you”)
Mao didn’t feel W-G Mao didn’t feel W-G reflected well, ordered Pinyin reflected well, ordered Pinyin created in 1960’s created in 1960’s (Uses x & q (Uses x & q instead of t’ j’ and ch’)instead of t’ j’ and ch’)
Wei People & Wei People & the Yellow the Yellow RiverRiver
Broad Plains Broad Plains around Huang Ho around Huang Ho (Yellow River)(Yellow River)Flooding Flooding , ,
Loess Loess & the & the Wei PeopleWei People
“China’s Sorrow”
The Superhighway of The Superhighway of ChinaChina Wei people then Wei people then
conquered south conquered south to Yangtze River to Yangtze River Navigable to Navigable to
Qongching & Qongching & beyond with 3 beyond with 3 Gorges Dam!Gorges Dam!
The Xi (Pearl), The Last to The Xi (Pearl), The Last to FallFall South China is South China is
mountainousmountainousEffects on Effects on
language & language & politics?politics?Harder to Harder to conquer & uniteconquer & unite
Scenic GuilinScenic GuilinCormorant fishing on the Li River
China under the WeiChina under the Wei“Chung Kuo”“Chung Kuo”
Call selves “Chung Call selves “Chung Kuo”, or the Middle Kuo”, or the Middle Kingdom, the Kingdom, the center of the world.center of the world.
Emperor is THE Emperor is THE source of culture source of culture and civilization…and civilization…