Mandarin and learning

i juz ate my dinner at my favorite duck rice at the one behind the fruit stall of Sin Tatt Garden - Raja Uda ( i happens not to know the name of the shop even though i went there tonnes of time

the two INDONESIAN maids there can speak

---indon ( of coz la, takkan bangladesh meh)
---Bahasa Melayu ( 2 x 5 oni merrr)
---good piece of Penang Hokkian ( u will thought it was spoken by a hokkian lang if u didnt see her face )
---English (she can understand u, but will reply u in Malay/Indon instead)
---Mandarin!! (even tho the pronounciation is abit off, but its already far better than alot of those who has Chinese name)

So, i know it's not your fault that you are unable to conversate in Mandarin
but, YOU CAN LEARN
i've asked her, her duration in Malaysia is only around 6 years and she has zero knowledge of chinese before she came here

so the next time you wana say that u cant speak in Mandarin, try add the word 'YET' at the end of that statement

Happy Learning :)

Comments

Anonymous said…
Ur article reminded me of my few friends. They are not chinese educated but yet they manage to speak fluently mandarin after 2 - 4 years of studies. I always admire them to have such determination.
December 12, 2007 3:04 AM
LeangFM said…
im actually "shooting" at alot ppl wan hehehheh
December 13, 2007 11:19 PM
Unknown said…
I'm self learning at home too. I can understand chinese but i can't speak properly... very slow and pronunciation off and always say wrong thing :P But now i wanna learn to read.
December 20, 2007 7:55 PM
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