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The Taiwanese equivalent would be: Does he know how to speak Taiwanese? 他會曉講台語無? No, he doesn't. 他毋會。 The above is actually somewhat close to the Mandarin
by dak1 10y ago
The Taiwanese equivalent would be:
Does he know how to speak Taiwanese?
他會曉講台語無?
No, he doesn't.
他毋會。
The above is actually somewhat close to the Mandarin version, although many other phrases can vary much more significantly.
- komali2 10y agoThis is because we speak Mandarin Chinese in Taiwan, using Traditional, rather than Simplified characters, whereas people in Hong Kong speak Cantonese using Traditional characters. It's a different language entirely. Similar to how you can use Chinese characters (traditional or simplified, whatever) to write Vietnamese and Korean and Japanese, as used to happen many years ago.
- dak1 10y agoTaiwanese is as different from Mandarin as Cantonese is. Mandarin is the most commonly spoken language in Taiwan, partly because the Taiwanese language was more or less outlawed during Martial Law rule from 1949 to 1987. It's also the primary language for education. Taiwanese is still commonly spoken as well though, especially in southern Taiwan, and is actually becoming increasingly common (partly for political reasons, which are a different topic). For comparison: 他會曉講台語無？ (Taiwanese) 他會講台語嗎？ (Mandarin) I also intentionally used 講 instead of 說 for the Mandarin version, since both are valid and it makes it more similar. A bigger difference would be the standard greeting: 你好 (Mandarin) 你食飽未？ (Taiwanese)