What language is most difficult to learn?

Mandarin
Mandarin As mentioned before, Mandarin is unanimously considered the toughest language to master in the world! Spoken by over a billion people in the world, the language can be extremely difficult for people whose native languages use the Latin writing system.

Which language is harder Chinese Korean or Japanese?

Korean and Japanese are at the top of the “most difficult” level – with Japanese having just a small edge on Korean for it’s use of 2 alphabetic structures PLUS the use of Kanji – Chinese characters (in total 3 alphabets essentially) instead of just one alphabet like in Korean.

Can Mandarin speakers understand Korean?

Korean and Chinese can’t understand each other. They have a distinctive language family, Chinese belongs to the Sino-Tibetan (also known as Trans-Himalayan family) while Korean is a Koreanic language (consisting of the modern Korean language collectively with extinct primeval relatives).

Is Korean or Mandarin harder?

Relatively, Korean would be an easier language to learn. Thanks to its phonetic alphabet and more simplistic grammar rules, Korean is not the most challenging Asian language to learn. Chinese on the other hand is much more widely spoken. This means that finding study materials and practice partners would be easier.

What is the Chinese comma called in Mandarin?

The Mandarin name of the Chinese comma is 逗號(dòu hào). It is the same as the English comma, except it takes the space of one full character and is positioned in the middle of the line. It is used to separate clauses within a sentence, and to indicate pauses.

What do you learn in a Cantonese course?

This beginning course in Cantonese emphasizes pronunciation drill, sentence pattern analysis, and the development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Fundamentals of character reading and writing will be introduced. The course also provides an introduction to the culture of Cantonese speaking regions of the world.

How do you use quotation marks in Mandarin Chinese?

Quotation marks are called 引號/ (yǐn hào) in Mandarin Chinese. There are both single and double quote marks, with the double quotes used within the single quotes: 「…『…』…」 Western-style quotation marks are used in simplified Chinese, but traditional Chinese refers to the symbols as shown above.