﻿<rss version="2.0" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/" xmlns:yedda="http://yedda.com/xmlns/qna/1.0/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><channel><title>Learn Mandarin or other dialects</title><link>http://yedda.com/questions/Learn_Mandarin_dialects_Chinese_273603802715145/?src=rss:qb:qbs</link><description>Learn Mandarin or other dialects</description><language>en-us</language><image><title>Learn Mandarin or other dialects</title><url>http://static1.yeddacdn.com/images/Logo132X46_rmt9c1d22d.jpg</url><link>http://yedda.com/questions/Learn_Mandarin_dialects_Chinese_273603802715145/?src=rss:qb:qbs</link><description>Learn Mandarin or other dialects</description></image><item><title>Learn Mandarin or other dialects</title><link>http://yedda.com/questions/Learn_Mandarin_dialects_Chinese_273603802715145/?src=rss:qb:qbi</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I am curious- why is there more than one form of Chinese, as opposed to it being one uniform language? Has the government ever done anything to unify them?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator>june</dc:creator><foaf:maker><foaf:Person><foaf:name>june</foaf:name><foaf:gender>female</foaf:gender><yedda:age>24</yedda:age><foaf:homepage rdf:resource="http://yedda.com/people/1869188886912/?src=rss:qb:ap" /><foaf:img rdf:resource="http://static1.yeddacdn.com/resources/00000023634/8cbb9524c245cf8.jpg" /></foaf:Person></foaf:maker><yedda:post><yedda:type>question</yedda:type></yedda:post><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:41:18 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://yedda.com/questions/Learn_Mandarin_dialects_Chinese_273603802715145/?src=rss:qb:qbi</guid></item><item><title>RE: Learn Mandarin or other dialects</title><link>http://yedda.com/questions/Learn_Mandarin_dialects_Chinese_273603802715145/China_one_big_family_comprised_56_518517383677469?src=rss:qb:qbi</link><description>&lt;p&gt;China is one big family, which is comprised of 56 ethnic minorities. Dialects appear because people in every region use different languages. Although Chinese has various forms such as Mandarin, Cantonese, the Wu dialect and the Southeastern dialect, the government has made Mandarin the official language in China. So if you want to learn Chinese, choosing to learn Mandarin is a good choice. I suggest that you participate in one-on-one online Chinese learning courses. For example, &lt;a href="http://www.echineselearning.com/free-trial/index.html?ecl=ptEEEEEEye090802"&gt;www.eChineseLearning.com&lt;/a&gt; is a good choice for you. Learning pure Chinese pronunciation under the guidance of native Chinese teachers is a very effective way to learn Chinese. &lt;strong/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator>Jennifer Zhu</dc:creator><foaf:maker><foaf:Person><foaf:name>Jennifer Zhu</foaf:name><yedda:age>27</yedda:age><foaf:homepage rdf:resource="http://yedda.com/people/186433930621285/?src=rss:qb:ap" /><foaf:img rdf:resource="http://static1.yeddacdn.com/images/defaultUserIcon_rmt9c1d22d.gif" /></foaf:Person></foaf:maker><yedda:post><yedda:type>answer</yedda:type><yedda:thread previous="http://yedda.com/questions/Learn_Mandarin_dialects_Chinese_273603802715145/Learn_Mandarin_dialects_Chinese_273603802715145" /><yedda:rating>3.0</yedda:rating></yedda:post><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:11:41 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://yedda.com/questions/Learn_Mandarin_dialects_Chinese_273603802715145/China_one_big_family_comprised_56_518517383677469?src=rss:qb:qbi</guid></item></channel></rss>