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Hi, you can call me Ursi (it's a nickname). I'm in my twenties and am Asian, but a 'native' English speaker, since I was born in and grew up in England. I'm learning Mandarin. I have been for a few years and I got quite good, but I had nobody to talk to or practice with and have ended up forgetting a lot. I'd like to practice talking in Mandarin and writing in Chinese characters. In return, I'd be happy to help you with anything you wanted to know about England or English. I'm quiet but I talk more when I get to know someone better and I love to learn new things. I'm not sure what other information I should give, you can just say hi, I'm quite a friendly and open person. =^_^=
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    I mean use 汉语 to refer to language. In a class discussion I said something like 我会说中文。The teacher said don't use 中文 here, use 汉语 instead. So then I'd be using 汉语 to mean Mandarin. I know there are many other people who speak Mandarin, other than just Han people, so I wanted to know if I'd offend someone I was talking to if I just said I can speak 汉语. I thought using 普通话 would make more sense?
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    April 18, 2015
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    Thanks =). I think I understand.
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    April 18, 2015
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    Use of 中文 and 汉语 When I first began to learn Mandarin my tutor told me that 中文 is what you call written Chinese, so it's more the literature part and 汉语 is what you call spoken Mandarin. However, since there are other ethnic minorities in China I was wondering if you actually used the words 汉语 when speaking to a Chinese person who you knew wasn't of 汉 descent, could it be offensive? She didn't have any idea if it was or not.
    April 18, 2015
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    It depends on what type of English you want to learn. Depending on where and when a T.V. show is set, it could teach you something completely different. For example, if you watch an American show you will learn to talk with an American accent. A British show set in the Victorian era will teach you a British accent but you will learn words that might not be widely used anymore. Also, different accents and dialects can be learnt. So, I'd suggest watching a lot of different shows so that you can have a better understanding of English in the future. II agree that you should watch things you find interesting. Maybe something that has a Mandarin and English version? That way you can watch both and know the basic story while you follow along (I've done that with books too) and you can do it with any level of difficulty. Hope that helps. ^_^
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    April 17, 2015
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