Chinese languages

hi
i am looking for someone preferably chinese to help me learn mandarin, i am a complete beginner so any help would be appreciated
xiexie

For'上進', try make progressor go forward

Md,
Glad to help, don't hesitate to ask if there is anything else you need to know. How long have you been learning Cantonese?

Md,
Sai Baak means uncle and Baak Mo means aunty. Its a polite way of refering to people older than you or in this case your friends parents.
There are lots of others too
Good luck with the Cantonese.

To James Campbell
Hi James
I think some one on this forum doesn't like you very much. the person? has put up things about you on everyone of the chineselanguage mesage boards.
Best wishes

geep = a tart taste in the mouth
geet = thick (eg: the sauce/ mixture was too thick)

Dear Kobo Daishi, You wrote: We call the Chinatown Service Center here in Southern California 華埠中心 (Mand: hua2 bu4 zhong1 xin1, Cant: wa4 fau6 jung1 sam1). Here in London the Chinese Community Centre is called '華人社會中心'(Wa4 Jan4 Se5 Wui6 Jung1 Sam1) I know that this is off topic but I find it very in...

nurse is written 護 士pronounced woo see in Cantonese

The characters for acupuncture are 針 灸 if you are interested they are pronounces jum gau in Cantonese and as zhen jiu in Mandarin
Hope this is helpful

Kobo -Daishi
'唐人街' is the usual term used in the UK for Chinatown, another less often heard term is 華埠(waa6 fau6)
Paul.