| EXAMPLE SENTENCES | ||
|---|---|---|
普通话是这个国家的官方语言。 Mandarin is the official language of this country. | ||
普通话的音节共有一千二百多个。 There are as many as 1200 syllables in putonghua. | ||
老师说的普通话不标准。 Teacher said the standard spoken Chinese is nonstandard. | ||
让中职生学习好普通话，成功参加普通话水平测试，并不是一件很容易的事情。 Content abstract: let secondary vocational students learn good mandarin, success in putonghua proficiency test, and not a very easy thing. | ||
对，我既会说广州话也会说普通话。 Yes, I can speak either Cantonese or Mandarin. | ||
普通话水平测试制度已在全国范围内实施。 The mandarin testing system has been carried out all over the country. | ||
除了普通话，你还懂中国其他方言吗？ Besides Mandarin, what other Chinese dialects do you understand? | ||
学门儿一个字符就是一个单词的普通话？ Should you get to learning Mandarin so each character can be a word? | ||
许多用人单位也会核查应聘者是否会讲普通话。 Many employers also check whether potential hires can speak Mandarin. | ||
有时，老师们还不能用标准的普通话授课。 Teachers sometimes could barely speak standard Mandarin, which, in theory, is the language of instruction. | ||