Post your favorite song!!!!!! (1 Viewer)

[rayhere]

put your fav songs here

 

[Selfmate]

fav kpop song



fav western song



fav mandarin song



fav cantonese song

 

[Ahsoka]

fav kpop song



fav western song



fav mandarin song



fav cantonese song

I knew in theory that Mandarin and Cantonese are quite different, but until I listened to them back to back here I didn’t notice how different they are. But I don’t know if the difference is all able to be attributable to dialect, I’m sure at least some part is the small sample size. But still.

 

[Selfmate]

I knew in theory that Mandarin and Cantonese are quite different, but until I listened to them back to back here I didn’t notice how different they are. But I don’t know if the difference is all able to be attributable to dialect, I’m sure at least some part is the small sample size. But still.

I'll give you a pretty famous enough song that contains both mandarin and cantonese and I'll let you see if you can tell who sings what language

 

[Ahsoka]

I'll give you a pretty famous enough song that contains both mandarin and cantonese and I'll let you see if you can tell who sings what language

Girl sings in Cantonese and dude in Mandarin

 

[Selfmate]

Girl sings in Cantonese and dude in Mandarin

was it pretty easy since it was girl vs boy?

there are also plenty of songs sung in both mandarin and cantonese (separately) often with a lot of the lyrics changed to fit the melody and tones and stuff

 

[Ahsoka]

was it pretty easy since it was girl vs boy?

there are also plenty of songs sung in both mandarin and cantonese (separately) often with a lot of the lyrics changed to fit the melody and tones and stuff

To me the sounds they use are the easy differentiator. Especially when it comes to sh sounds, in mandarin those seem to be super common, while in Cantonese there don’t seem to be any of them and the closest you get are s sounds. There’s other differences in terms of phonemes, but that just seems to be the biggest standout difference.

 

[Selfmate]

To me the sounds they use are the easy differentiator. Especially when it comes to sh sounds, in mandarin those seem to be super common, while in Cantonese there don’t seem to be any of them and the closest you get are s sounds. There’s other differences in terms of phonemes, but that just seems to be the biggest standout difference.

and finally which sounds do you prefer - I understand that's a very complicated question

 

[Ahsoka]

and finally which sounds do you prefer - I understand that's a very complicated question

Depends tbh. I like the lightness that Mandarin has, particularly in regards to hissing sounds, but I also like the darker and richer sounds of Cantonese. In terms of which I’d rather learn as a language I’d prefer Cantonese for myself, but when it comes to listening I have to say both for different reasons. It’s a very cop out answer but it’s true

 

[rayhere]

I'll give you a pretty famous enough song that contains both mandarin and cantonese and I'll let you see if you can tell who sings what language

I meannnn as a Chinese person I can tell except the videos are blocked on my Chromebook rip

 

[Selfmate]

Depends tbh. I like the lightness that Mandarin has, particularly in regards to hissing sounds, but I also like the darker and richer sounds of Cantonese. In terms of which I’d rather learn as a language I’d prefer Cantonese for myself, but when it comes to listening I have to say both for different reasons. It’s a very cop out answer but it’s true

it's all good I can accept that

 

[Selfmate]

I meannnn as a Chinese person I can tell except the videos are blocked on my Chromebook rip

it was 好心分手
one of the rare songs that contain a substantial amount of both mandarin and cantonese

btw where are you from my friend?

 

[rayhere]

it was 好心分手
one of the rare songs that contain a substantial amount of both mandarin and cantonese

btw where are you from my friend?

I'm Chinese but I i was born in america 😅

 

[Selfmate]

I'm Chinese but I i was born in america 😅

cool cool do you know where your parents are from?

 

[rayhere]

cool cool do you know where your parents are from?

like in china?

 

[Tokki]

Heres a few!!

 

[Selfmate]

like in china?

yeap

like I come from Guangzhou which is in the cantonese speaking region and thus I can speak and understand both Mandarin and Cantonese

 

[rayhere]

yeap

like I come from Guangzhou which is in the cantonese speaking region and thus I can speak and understand both Mandarin and Cantonese

coolllllll! my dad is from nanchang and my mom is from hangzhou I went to Guangdong tho (ik not Guangzhou rip)

 

[Selfmate]

coolllllll! my dad is from nanchang and my mom is from hangzhou I went to Guangdong tho (ik not Guangzhou rip)

nice nice
always happy to see a fellow chinese on KPS

I've been to hangzhou as well
gorgeous city

 

[dark_tranquility]