Whats the difference with Cantonese and Mandarin, the way it is spoken ?
I know that both are different but not sure of the exacts differences.... I think Mandarin is a bit easier , but yeaah...I know that Cantonese is spoken in Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong province, including Guangzhou .. And Mandarin is most areas primary spoken language, including Beijing and Shanghai, also the main dialect in Taiwan and Singapore.

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Whats the difference with Cantonese and Mandarin, the way it is spoken ?
I know that both are different but not sure of the exacts differences.... I think Mandarin is a bit easier , but yeaah...I know that Cantonese is spoken  in Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong province, including Guangzhou .. And Mandarin is most areas  primary spoken language, including Beijing and Shanghai,  also the main dialect in Taiwan and Singapore.

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They are two different languages. That is how different they are.

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4 tones vs 6-9 tones
and
different syllables
example
Chinese "wo" and Cantonese "ngo"

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Might be akin to Portuguese vs Spanish and Italian.  Might have the same lexicon of origin and have a few words that sort of sound the same and have the same meaning, but clearly a different language  complete with its own original words and definitions.

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