Disclaimer: I started learning Mandarin a year ago, so I am still a beginner. All of what is written below is simply what I have observed, as an English speaker learning Chinese as a second language. Sincerely asking me for advice on this topic is a bit like asking your grandpa (who only recently learned […]
Tag: Mandarin
Language versus Dialect
The next post I have coming up (it will be posted tomorrow) is a simple introduction to Mandarin. Mandarin is a dialect of Chinese. I think I should clarify the difference between a language and a dialect first, as many people get them confused. There isn’t a super clear distinction between the two, which makes […]