I think I've read an article somewhere that Malaysian hokkien ppl are able to preserve more hokkien culture than Fujian itself.

I grew up in an era where everybody speaks cantonese in kl, seeing how the new generation doesnt even understand cantonese is just sad. So sad. Cantonese is a beautiful dialect and it's more closer to the classical chinese than mandarin if you know the history.

New system eh... Last time no such thing.. 😂

From my understanding, teachers in sjkc have problems trying to prevent the students from using dialects in their written essay. Very often they use some Cantonese words when constructing a Mandarin sentence. Only teachers can spot such mistakes.

Can't blame the kids though. They listen to all dialects at home. 😅 Kinda mix up everything, like rojak Chinese..

I think same as usage of malay too. Kids tend to use mix up phrases like.... "sos cili" and "chilli sauce" 😆

We Malaysians are lucky to be able to learn to speak various dialects and languages.

To have them in written form, it is very challenging. Thus schools are the best place to learn the languages properly.

you sure about path of dying? as i understand, the hongkies are very proud of cantonese

yes me too, i grew up in that era. when i visit HK, you cant imagine my joy to be surrounded by cantonese speaking ppl.

This post has been edited by tahfeikei: Jan 18 2020, 07:57 AM

let time decides. Irrelevant will be phased out, relevant will stay.

The last time we went to HK...
Outside one makan shop..
We queue behind one couple..

Heard the waitress answered them in Mandarin, say full house.. No empty seats..

After they left, we spoke Cantonese to the same waitress... She replied instantly, yau yau... yau wai... But had to split.... 4 of us... 2 at one small table. Another 2 at another small table... 👌😉

Yeah we felt so at home .. 😆 👍

yes, dont speak mandarin there...either cantonese or english.

I speak Cantonese English BM Mandarin Hokkien and Taishanese

And I am all fo preserving dialects

The place I stay in have some older ppl that could speak Taishanese, but their adult childrenl forbade them to speak it at home with their grandchildren

And that is Sad....

Chiu heh lo

Tap toi in HK, ho jing siong.

Yes, it's good to preserve

let culture die

culture come and goes

Soon all people will either speak chinese, indon, english and yindian and some proud euro and jap language.

Many china towns in the USA are still speaking cantonese. Canada even more.

But in malaysia, I think Cantonese will slowly become obsolete one day, not now but in a few more generations.

This kind of statement makes me confuse. Is Mandarin you ancestor’s language or not?

Because when i debated in SJKC thread, i said leave the job of memperkasakan mandarin to PRC because that is their national language, people come and tell me that mandarin in the language of malaysian chinese ancestor’s and we must preserved that. But again all of my chinese friend and colleague who went to SK can’t speak mandarin and only speak their family’s dialect at home and with their friend who share the same dialect.

So the question now, how significant is mandarin according to history of chinese migrating to kepulauan melayu?

00s now only can speak English and mandarin

not significant

my grandmum can't even speak mandarin

mandarin is a language for communication

those idiot chinese racist know shit!

You ik zak sohai

Owai

Liddis oso konfius, u mmg bodo!
Dun even know how to google.
And ppl wonder why Msia education sux and grads jobless!

If mandarin isn’t your ancestor’s language, why people die die want Malaysian to accept mandarin as part of their culture’s history?

And if most malaysian chinese can’t communicate in mandarin by default, why force them to learn mandarin when we already have BM and English as communication language.

Most of my non-mandarin speaking friends speaks english or BM among themselves when they meet people who speak different dialect then theirs.

you hao dou jak tai ling ngong la,
ngar lin chap lap you kina.