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From :   beolz12

Date : 2008-05-06 / 09:40AM

hey, im jacob. i am upsesed with the chinese culture an im going to Beijing and hong kong. and maybe shanghai with my friend. I was wondering if i learned mandarin. would i be able to understand what the other people are speaking that speak different Chinese. And when i go to hong kong. will they speak mandarin?

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 Jenny Li hotmail.com 
2008-05-06 / 11:02AM

Yes, the Hongkong government always try their best to promot mandarin. No worries.
Moreover, English is very common there.

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 Benny the Mandarin Teacher bennysland.com 
2008-05-06 / 06:39PM

Hi Jacob, welcome to China. If you come to Shanghai, don’t forget to give a quick call.

If you go to Hong Kong, most of will understand but their first language is Cantonese. Well, I think you can speak English there.

Benny



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