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By Amy Dinh
HOW TO DIFFERENTIATE ASIAN LANGUAGES
INTRODUCTION
A Couple of Reasons• Other East Asians being mistaken as Chinese
• “Ching Chong” or “Ching Chang Chong” language
What Inspired Me to Talk About Asian Languages
Mandarin Chinese
• Shrill
• Example:
• 你好 (N h o)ǐ ǎ
• 再見 (Zàijiàn)
Korean
• Poetic
• Example:
• 안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo)
• 안녕 (annyeong)
COMPARING SOUNDS – CHINESE, KOREAN, JAPANESE AND VIETNAMESE
Japanese
• Elegant
• Polysyllabic
• Example:
• 今日は (Kyō wa)
• さようなら (Sayōnara)
Vietnamese
• Nasally
• Choppy
• Example:
• Chào
COMPARING SOUNDS – CHINESE, KOREAN, JAPANESE AND VIETNAMESE CONT’D
• There are 11 dialects in South Korea alone
• 2 main regions that the dialects are in:
• Northwestern
• Central
• There are roughly 7 dialects in China
• The 2 that are most used is:
• Putonghua (Mandarin)
• Yue (Cantonese)
WHY IS SO DIFFICULT TO DIFFERENTIATE
Chinese Korean
• Split into northern, central, and southern regions
• Different enunciation
• Relatively difficult to understand Central Vietnam
• Split into eastern and western regions
• There are over 100 dialects
• Pitch
WHY IS SO DIFFICULT TO DIFFERENTIATE CONT’D
Japanese Vietnamese
• http://thinkzone.wlonk.com/Language/Korean-big.gif
• http://lechinois.com/character/speechsounds.html
ALPHABET CHART
Mandarin Chinese Korean
• http://files.myopera.com/vietnamese-tutor/blog/Picture1.jpg
• http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/33700000/HIRAGANA-KATAKANA-learning-japanese-33795018-523-593.gif
ALPHABET CHART CONT’D
Japanese Vietnamese
CITATIONS
• Shan, Jun. "Chinese Dialects." About.com Chinese Culture. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Nov. 2013.
• Yuhee, Ananda. "Dublekick's Side." Dublekicks Side. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Nov. 2013.
• Chung, L.A. "`Ching-chong'joke Spreadsignorance.“ MercuryNews.com. San Jose Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2006. Web. 05 Nov. 2013.
CONCLUSION – QUESTIONS?