I’ve read somewhere that the key to a healthy and working brain even when you’re in the later years of your life is to keep on learning new stuff.
How? Let us count the ways.
1. Learn a new language.
2. Learn to play a musical instrument.
3. Play puzzles
4. Read
5. Learn a new skill
Of the above I am most interested in learning a new language. And being a Filipino it might make sense for me to choose Spanish. But I want to learn something else. I want an Asian language. Japanese would be one, Korean also, Indonesian, too. But I’m leaning towards the Chinese language.
The only difficulty is that I don’t know which type of the Chinese language should I learn?Mandarin? Cantonese? Fukien? Those are the familiar ones that I know of.
So dear reader, if you happen to know which Chinese language should I study, please let me know. I will appreciate your suggestion and opinion.
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You should learn Mandarin Chinese, which is used by most people in China, Taiwan, Singapore.
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Hmmm… I think kelangan mong malaman kung anu ung gusto mong gawin sa language na yan… if it’s for conversation, ang ginagamit ngyn eh Fookien…. (“,)
Pwede bang sumali? hehe
Fookien? Thanks, Rach! I’m not sure kasi before kung ano.
Are you also trying to learn a new language?
hei,buddy,nice to meet you,just now i visited your blog,have you make a desision which new language you will learn?
i am from shanghai,china.i think you have sound the city,if you want normal chinese,i think we cant talk about later,i think we can study for each other on msn in vioce and keyboard.
hope you can give me a response.carry on together.
You should learn Mandarin Chinese – check out popupchinese.com – it’s an easy way to learn a language spoken by over a billion people
im a half chinese and half filipino.. but i dont know how to speak in chinese languange.. is der anyone who could help me in learning fookien? im committed with a pure chinese and it is very difficult in my part.. pls help… gwen_keut@yahoo.com
I would go with Mandarin, is more relevant and useful… and does not have 9 tones like Mandarin