6 Popular Misconceptions of the Chinese Language vs Cantonese and Other Dialect | SkillsFuture Language Courses

With the Chinese language gaining more and more recognition, it is expected that people would want to learn more of it. And as people learn to cope and learn, they will come face to face with misconceptions that are bound to block them in the path of learning. Here are 6 of those misconceptions and why are they are exactly just that- misconceptions.

It is very hard. With is written form containing about 50 000 characters, writing Chinese can be a bit challenging, but it ends there. Spoken Chinese is rather easier to learn, and all you need is experience and practice.

Chinese is just a single language and dialect. Not all people from China speak the same dialect. There are numerous regions leading to variations to it which lead to the third misconception.

It is just Mandarin or Cantonese. With various regions all over China, this misconception is truly a big deal. While Mandarin language might be the main language, Cantonese is just a small part along with many others.

A single character equates to one word. This does not hold true as a combination of multiple characters can also mean a single word.
It has no grammar. A language or dialect cannot work without grammar, so this misconception is rather exasperating.

It is without beauty and sounds monotonous. As one cannot dictate how an individual can perceive the beauty of something without understanding it, this misconception can be remedied by learning the language.

Various Chinese language school such as Chinese Edge’s WSQ approved Skillsfuture language courses will help you prove these misconceptions wrong, move through this learning block and begin to appreciate the beauty of this language. There are various institutions in this company all over Singapore and knocking on its doors would help you and your learning.