What is Dongbei accent?
The Dongbei accent, a.k.a. the comedian’s accent: The sound: unpolished, earthy, the “peasants’ version of Putonghua”. Watch this comedy skit featuring Zhao Benshan, China’s most famous comedian and a native of Dongbei. The people: thanks to Zhao Benshan, the Dongbei accent has been elevated to national prominence.
What language do Dungan speak?
Although it is derived from the Central Plains Mandarin of Gansu and Shaanxi, it is written in Cyrillic (or Xiao’erjing) and contains loanwords and archaisms not found in other modern varieties of Mandarin….Dungan language.
| Dungan | |
|---|---|
| Native speakers | 110,000 (2009 censuses) |
| Language family | Sino-Tibetan Sinitic Mandarin Dungan |
How do you say I miss you in Shanghainese?
There seems to be no standard transliteration system for Shanghainese and the various sources used for this page use different systems….Useful Shanghainese phrases.
| English | 上海闲话(Shanghainese) |
|---|---|
| I miss you | 老想念侬个 (lao23 xing3 ni5 nong3 aak1) |
| I love you | 侬爱你 (ngu eh nóng) 吾老欢喜侬额(Ngu long hushin long lah) |
Why is Mandarin Chinese called Mandarin?
When Jesuit missionaries learned this standard language in the 16th century, they called it “Mandarin”, from its Chinese name Guānhuà (官话/官話) or ‘language of the officials’.
What language is spoken in north east China?
Northeastern Mandarin
| Northeastern Mandarin | |
|---|---|
| 東北話 / 东北话 Dōngběihuà | |
| Native to | Jilin, Heilongjiang, Liaoning and Inner Mongolia provinces of China; (Overseas, United States-New York City, Russia-primarily in Primorsky Krai) |
| Region | Northeast China, Russian Far East (Taz) |
| Native speakers | (82 million cited 1987) |
Does northeastern have Chinese?
The rigorous Chinese program at Northeastern provides courses at all levels that count towards exciting minors including Chinese and East Asian Studies, as well as the Asian Studies major.
What nationality is Dungan?
Dungan people are known to be a mix of Arab-Chinese ethnicity. They immigrated to Karakol and nearby Deishan village in the 1880s to escape religious persecution. To this day, they are holding on to their Dungan culture, despite certain Russian words seeping into their language.
How do you swear in Shanghainese?
- 册那 (ca na) A fairly common Shanghainese Swear Word.
- 脑子坏脱了 (nong nozi wate la) This phrase essentially insults someone’s intelligence in a soft, humorous way.
- 戆浮尸 (gang vousi) Translated directly, “戆浮尸” means “stupid floating corpse”.
- 弄想哪能? (nong xiang naneng)
- 阿乌驴 (a wu lü)
- 瘪三 (bie san)
- 戆逼样子 (gangbi yangzi)
- 戆驴 (gang lü)
How do you say goodnight in Shanghainese?
Nóng hō! 夜里相好! Yà lī xiāng hō! 晚安!
