Dialect Awareness

方言意识

About this concept

Major dialect groups: Cantonese (粤语), Wu (吴语/Shanghai), Min (闽语/Hokkien), Hakka (客家). Understanding regional variation, loanwords, influence on Mandarin.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~30 cards at level C2.

Examples

粤语: 唔该 (thank you)Cantonese expressions

吴语: 侬好 (hello)Shanghainese

功夫, 点心Cantonese loans in Mandarin

普通话 vs 国语 vs 华语Mandarin terminology (PRC/Taiwan/SE Asia)

More C2 concepts

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