Will you teach your kids Chinese?

Discussion in 'Chinese Chat' started by the_alphabetman, Jan 17, 2007.

  1. kenlee

    kenlee Well-Known Member

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    as from coming from a very traditional chinese family i hate the fact that my niece and nethpew know so liitle chinese. Funny thing is that their dad does not know how to speak any english.

    Yes i would teach my kid chinese not only to cause i want them to keep our heritage, but also because China is becoming such a huge market it would give them a upper hand if they do decide later on to work there.
     
  2. my dad's american so i grew up only speaking english. i started taking chinese classes in college. i wish my mom would have taught me growing up. because of that, i plan to teach my kids chinese.
     
  3. ghostsxy

    ghostsxy Well-Known Member

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    i was born and raised in canada as a chinese but growing up most of my friends were from hong kong so i speak mostly cantonese, so my english is horrible now lol
     
  4. M.K. Sun

    M.K. Sun Member

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    yes, of course, we must appreciate our language and culture
     
  5. annimone

    annimone Member

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    definitely, why not?
     
  6. jochelle

    jochelle Member

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    definitely...chinese/mandarin is getting more common in the society now...
     
  7. pigki520

    pigki520 Member

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    yes i would.. even if i marry other kind of asian but not chinese guy... i still want to teach my kids chinese too :)
     
  8. cheungy8

    cheungy8 Active Member

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    defo gonna tach my kis chinese, espcially hakka. hate to see our language and tradtions die with new generations.
     
  9. csw9023

    csw9023 New Member

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    of course.I think it's a little sad when I see Chinese who only speak English, like they lost a part of their heritage.
     
  10. laitang2000

    laitang2000 New Member

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    i'll would never want my kids to learn hakka mainly because it sounds too rowdy! especially when the older lot are speaking it
     
  11. boldy

    boldy New Member

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    yes i will

    Yes i will, but its in what kind of enviroment they r in that makes a big difference, which effects at the rate of learnig
     
  12. wendesigns

    wendesigns Member

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    ofcourse....

    it does depend on my knowledge of the language which is acually pretty poor. hehehe..
     
  13. r74259

    r74259 Member

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    yes i will
     
  14. R0ok13

    R0ok13 Member

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    I'll teach my children chinese, it's our native language and I want my children to understand their grandparents.
     
  15. cry_babi

    cry_babi Member

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    I'm an ABC, but no matter what i will definitely teach my children Chinese.
    Chinese is my favorite language! ^_^
     
  16. jlim01

    jlim01 Member

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    def teach them chinese, gotta keep the family line intact. I dont want my kids to be some kids dont dont kno nothin bout their culture
     
  17. wizama

    wizama Member

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    If I have children, I will try to teach them chinese. At least they can talk to my parents.
     
  18. dlai8679

    dlai8679 New Member

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    u cant call urself asian...if u dunt teach ur kid chinese....
     
  19. yiubun

    yiubun Well-Known Member

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    Hell yeah...
    my parents never made me do chinese
    but i've done it for 10+ yrs

    and I hope that my children will be fluent with both chinese and english.
     
  20. chebs

    chebs Member

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    yeah, sure, it can't hurt to know an extra language or two. I hope they'll speak it better than me anyway!