A Brief Introduction About Mandarin

A brief introduction about Mandarin

A brief introduction about Mandarin

Preface

Preface

Chinese is a language of great international importance in the present world of globalization. Modern Chinese (also known as Mandarin, Pu3Tong1Hua4 or Guo2yu3) is spoken in the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan, and increasingly so in Hong Kong. It is one of the four official languages in Singapore.

Chinese is a language of great international importance in the present world of globalization. Modern Chinese (also known as Mandarin, Pu3Tong1Hua4 or Guo2yu3 ) is spoken in the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan, and increasingly so in Hong Kong. It is one of the four official languages in Singapore.

There are significant communities of Mandarin speakers in USA, Mongolia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, the UK, Mauritius, South Africa, Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, Russia, and Vietnam.

There are significant communities of Mandarin speakers in USA, Mongolia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, the UK, Mauritius, South Africa, Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, Russia, and Vietnam.

Mandarin is also spoken by about 1 billion people all over the world. It is also one of the five official languages of the United Nations.

Mandarin is also spoken by about 1 billion people all over the world. It is also one of the five official languages of the United Nations.

With the growing belief that 21st century belongs to China, learning Chinese will improve employment opportunities in field of trade, tourism, business, education etc. in the near future.

With the growing belief that 21st century belongs to China, learning Chinese will improve employment opportunities in field of trade, tourism, business, education etc. in the near future.

Why Learn Pinyin ?

Why Learn Pinyin ?

For any Westerns who want a serious study of Mandarin, learning a Romanization system is very important. Pinyin is the Romanization of the Chinese “writes sound”. Romanization approximates Mandarin pronunciation with Western spellings and includes a tone mark to signify at what pitch to say a word. This provides a phonetic alphabet for Chinese, which otherwise would not have one. Without this, a nonnative would have an extremely difficult time learning the language.

For any Westerns who want a serious study of Mandarin, learning a Romanization system is very important. Pinyin is the Romanization of the Chinese “writes sound”. Romanization approximates Mandarin pronunciation with Western spellings and includes a tone mark to signify at what pitch to say a word. This provides a phonetic alphabet for Chinese, which otherwise would not have one. Without this, a nonnative would have an extremely difficult time learning the language.

The key to using Romanization is to use the letters as a reminder of what the authentic sound is like. That may sound a little obvious; trying to sound it out from the spelling alone doesn’t make for accurate Chinese. If followed as intended, the letter combinations are very close to the Chinese sound and can help in learning proper pronunciation.

The key to using Romanization is to use the letters as a reminder of what the authentic sound is like. That may sound a little obvious; trying to sound it out from the spelling alone doesn’t make for accurate Chinese. If followed as intended, the letter combinations are very close to the Chinese sound and can help in learning proper pronunciation.

However, Pinyin does not follow English letters exactly. While the symbols are generally close to how they are used in English, they represent Chinese sounds. Be sure and listen closely to each Chinese sound, it takes practice to pronounce accurately.

However, Pinyin does not follow English letters exactly. While the symbols are generally close to how they are used in English, they represent Chinese sounds. Be sure and listen closely to each Chinese sound, it takes practice to pronounce accurately.

For further inquiries, please contact Mr. Mohd. Zuraihi bin Maaz at 012-736 5262

For further inquiries, please contact Mr. Mohd. Zuraihi bin Maaz at 012-736 5262