Chinese languages

Hi Anatoli Distinguishing between "I WILL NOT do this" and "I WOULD NOT do this" is mainly based upon context. For "will", since it's saying what you will do in the future, mavbe can add a "将" in front of the sentence. eg. 我 (将) 不会这么做。 But, it seems a little ...

Hi If I were you I wouldn't do this. 如果我是你(的话), 我不会这样做. The words in brackets are optional. If = 如果 我 = I 是你 = were/am you 不会 = would not (in this context) 这样做 = do this There are many Chinese equivalents of "if", like “如果“, ”倘若“, “要是”, and they basically mean the same thing. In Chinese t...

Can someone give a few examples of sentences like:

If I were you I wouldn't do it.

I need not a real condition (If the weather IS fine) but unreal (If the weather WERE fine).

If you're not lazy - find a good textbook - that's the only answer. At least you don't have to learn the sounds but you have to associate the words to characters. "Teach Yourself Cantonese" is not too bad - all texts are both in Yale and characters if you want to learn to read Cantonese, t...

Hi, Thomas, Thanks for pointing me towards Cangjie! I tried it out. The system does come pretty close to what I was looking for. It still does not come 100% naturally to me yet, as I need to learn how to identify the basic building blocks within the characters. Once I get that sorted out, I should ...

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I'm following this topic, please post your thoughts.

Anatoli

Hi all, I am desperately looking for a working Cantonese IME. After going through tons of broken links (don't suggest to google), useless popup "download sites", and some programs that don't work on a Western PC, I realized I won't be able to get it without someone's help. Trouble is I am ...

Can someone provide a working link to Ziguang Pinyin and some instructions on how to install it in English, please?

Hi all, Sorry if these topics were discussed on this forum but I'd like to get more web resources for Cantonese learners. I had trouble finding good Cantonese learning sites, at least not as good as you could find for Putonghua or Japanese (if interested, send me a message, I'll share with you). If ...

Thanks Valdis, Someone ridiculed my first version of my surname, so I changed the characters. I am happy with the way my first name is spelled, I saw it on the web too. Would be be good if a Chinese person checked it too. 阿纳托利·提沓叻夫 BTW, I think in Chinese IMHO, you have to say country, th...