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Hi. I'm a native Mandarin speaker currently living in Taiwan.
My main goal now is to improve my spoken and written English.
Looking for a language partner, and I'll be happy to help you with Traditional Chinese.
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Chinese (Mandarin)Native
Chinese (Taiwanese)Native
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- The languages in Taiwan How much do you know about the languages in Taiwan? Even if I'm explaining this in my language, I can't describe it properly. But maybe I can tell you the languages that most people know. I chose two of all to talk about it. First, one is the aboriginal languages, which is also called Austronesian or Malay-Polynesian languages. That's the most mysterious languages for me. We used to have more than 20 aboriginal languages in Taiwan, yet I'm not sure how many left now. However, it's lucky some people are working hard to keep those. The second one, maybe I can call those "Chinese" in English, or "Sino-Tibetan languages"(漢藏語系). It's a family language of all Chinese. And the biggest three in Taiwan are Mandarin, Taiwanese-Hokkien(commonly known as Taiwanese) and Hakka. Those three languages are totally different. Some of my friends asked me why I have to say "I can speak Mandarin and Taiwanese", They know only "Chinese". Based on the above, if there is someone speaking Hakka in front of me, I can't understand any. Also if someone only speak Mandarin, he won't understand when I speak in Taiwanese. That's why we learn Mandarin at schools, most people can talk to each other in Mandarin now. P.S. My friend also ask me "Why is Mandarin? Why not Orange haha..."July 18, 201600
- Have you ever work overseas? Have you ever work overseas? Have it changed your impression of the country? Under the trend of globalization, it's not impossible to work in different country. I think you might decide to work in a different place for some reasons. I worked in Australia for a year, it's a great experience, and I learned a lot. Also, I realized there are a lot different in cultures and countries. For example, "Chinese work hard" it could have some personal reasons, but I think it also can be according to one of the bizarre cultures, which some people follow "work more,and earn more money". But I saw some different when I worked in Australia. Mostly they leave their workplace when the time is off duty, even in a Chinese restaurant. What make it changed?I guess it may be the environment impact on such a transmutation. Do you also have the experience? Share your story with me or tell me about your opinion!July 17, 201640

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