https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:30:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2539102 Mon, 02 May 2016 15:21:29 +0000 snowjewelz 2539102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePumps: News will speak "proper Canto" haha. So what they say what can be written! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2539101 Mon, 02 May 2016 15:20:52 +0000 snowjewelz 2539101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: @regberadaisy: Yeah, if you learn Chinese, all of mainland China/Taiwan/Hong Kong learn the same "written" Chinese. Only difference is whether the words are simplified or traditional. </p> <p>Cantonese is really a spoken dialect though most words can be written down, it's still considered "slang".</p> <p>I didn't move to the US till I was 13! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2539072 Mon, 02 May 2016 14:56:36 +0000 PurplePumps 2539072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hmm, I didn't even know there was a slang way to write at all! I thought all written Chinese was "proper" they way Mandi is spoken and like the way Canto news reports are done (which I have no idea what they are saying, even though I speak Canto! :bummed: ) My husband (white) has such a hard time understanding how I can say that the new report is in Cantonese, but I have no idea what they are trying to say... until I'm like, ok, imagine they are speaking Shakespearian "proper" English. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2539067 Mon, 02 May 2016 14:50:12 +0000 regberadaisy 2539067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: LoL me either. That was money wasted. But no, my mom didn't even make it to 2nd grade. And whatever education my dad had was self taught. I was born in a teeny tiny village in China. School was for the "rich"! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2539063 Mon, 02 May 2016 14:47:49 +0000 sunny 2539063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: If you have gone through any formal education to read &amp; write, I think you would have learned the "proper" way since the textbooks are all written that way. But I'm not an expert... I only did Saturday morning classes for a few years and I can't really read or write anymore! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2539058 Mon, 02 May 2016 14:44:32 +0000 regberadaisy 2539058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: but what if the person can't speak mandarin? First off, I can't read Cantonese or mandarin so I'm speaking out my butt. LOL! But like my mom can speak Cantonese but not mandarin. Just wondering if @stiletto_mom: mom is the same. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2539055 Mon, 02 May 2016 14:41:13 +0000 sunny 2539055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: My mom always told me that in written form, you always do the "proper" mandarin way. I think the only times you'd really use the slangy stuff is when you see it in comic books. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2539049 Mon, 02 May 2016 14:30:56 +0000 snowjewelz 2539049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: It's written Chinese... So it's not in the spoken/slang canto way haha. Written Chinese technically is the same as Mandarin I guess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2539044 Mon, 02 May 2016 14:25:17 +0000 regberadaisy 2539044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: but aren't you writing mandarin? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2538745 Mon, 02 May 2016 10:28:35 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2538745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is very cute. So happy for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2538622 Mon, 02 May 2016 09:03:11 +0000 stiletto_mom 2538622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: Or have a good chuckle at it. xD </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2538621 Mon, 02 May 2016 09:02:53 +0000 snowjewelz 2538621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stiletto_mom: I hate writing Chinese.. It's so exhausting hahaha! But she will love this! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2538616 Mon, 02 May 2016 08:59:16 +0000 stiletto_mom 2538616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: Now to go practice a few rounds before writing in my wobbly, blocky kindergarten-esque Chinese handwriting haahahah </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2538608 Mon, 02 May 2016 08:57:20 +0000 snowjewelz 2538608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stiletto_mom: So excited for you :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2538601 Mon, 02 May 2016 08:55:04 +0000 stiletto_mom 2538601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: Thanks a million!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2538598 Mon, 02 May 2016 08:53:05 +0000 snowjewelz 2538598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stiletto_mom: </p> <p>婆婆，你的禮物將會在十二月收到！</p> <p>Po Po, ni de li wu jiang hui zai shi er yue shou dao! </p> <p>Yours isn't wrong.. I really just added 將會 which sounds better, i can't explain it lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2538592 Mon, 02 May 2016 08:50:56 +0000 stiletto_mom 2538592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: I called my own grandmother "por por", so I think I'll stick with that.</p> <p>=D Aahhh I'm so excited. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2538587 Mon, 02 May 2016 08:48:53 +0000 snowjewelz 2538587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bc por por is very canto/traditional... in mando/simplified its more like wei por </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2538586 Mon, 02 May 2016 08:48:46 +0000 stiletto_mom 2538586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: Thank you so much. What is the translation in pin-yin? (I'd like to know what I'm writing) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2538583 Mon, 02 May 2016 08:48:21 +0000 stiletto_mom 2538583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like, is this all wrong?</p> <p>"你的禮物十二月送到" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2538582 Mon, 02 May 2016 08:48:02 +0000 snowjewelz 2538582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>婆婆，你的禮物將會在十二月收到！</p> <p>This is traditional. Lemme give you simplified </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2538577 Mon, 02 May 2016 08:46:57 +0000 stiletto_mom 2538577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe traditional then? I am not sure, I believe she chose "Simplified" for her computer language, so I thought I'd stick with that?</p> <p>Either or. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2538569 Mon, 02 May 2016 08:42:31 +0000 snowjewelz 2538569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Me... Gimme a sec I'll go on my phone to do this. </p> <p>You def want simplified, not traditional? Cause canto people mostly read traditional </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2538566 Mon, 02 May 2016 08:41:22 +0000 stiletto_mom 2538566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I can figure out "Por-por" and "your gift" as well as "December 2016" or just "December".</p> <p>Not sure if I should word the in between "Will be arriving" or "you will receive" .... ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-here-fluent-in-written-chinese-canto#post-2538555 Mon, 02 May 2016 08:35:20 +0000 stiletto_mom 2538555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Being born Canadian, I can speak but struggle a great deal to write. And I'm not about to use Google translate to help me. Yet, I haven't announced my pregnancy to anyone.</p> <p>I'd like to write a part of a card to my mother in Chinese. I'm hoping someone can post the translation with simplified characters here (or PM me) so I can "copy" it into the card. </p> <p>LOL My sad, sad attempt at connecting. But I'm going to try.</p> <p>I'd like to translate, "Maternal Granmother (Por-por), your gift will be arriving in December 2016!"</p> <p>If someone could type that out for me, and tell me the literal pin-yin I'd be forever grateful. I would usually ask my aunts how to write this, but I'd like to tell my mother about our pregnancy before I tell my other family. </p>