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Words in the North and South

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ID: QW0347 Intermediate
While Mandarin is spoken widely throughout China, there are some notable differences in diction between the North and the South . In this Qing Wen, learn about about some of the most important differences.
Vera,Tom
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
这个词语我没有听到过
zhè ge 这个cíyǔ 词语wǒ 我méiyǒu 没有tīngdào guo 听到过
I've never heard this word before.
我们今天讨论的包括ChinesePod用的都是普通话
wǒmen 我们jīntiān 今天tǎolùn 讨论de 的bāokuò 包括Chinesepod ChinesePodyòngde 用的dōu 都shì 是pǔtōnghuà 普通话
Everything in our discussion today and including what's used on ChinesePod is Mandarin Chinese.
在南方我们一直会说外公外婆
zài 在nánfāng 南方wǒmen 我们yīzhí 一直huì 会shuō 说wàigōng 外公wàipó 外婆
In the South, we always say: wàigōng and wàipó.
北方要叫姥爷姥姥
běifāng 北方yào 要jiào 叫lǎoye 姥爷lǎolao 姥姥
In the North, they'll be called: lǎoye and lǎolao.
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