Will you teach your kids Chinese?

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

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  1. cynthia choy

    cynthia choy Guest

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    Of course! China will rule the world one day and it would be good to know Chinese!
     
    #641 cynthia choy, Jan 4, 2012
  2. Angelgirl109

    Angelgirl109 New Member

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    Yes! I don't want white-washed kids!
     
    #642 Angelgirl109, Jan 4, 2012
  3. simplicityo9

    simplicityo9 Member

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    yes yes, it's always good to know another language!!!
     
    #643 simplicityo9, Jan 4, 2012
  4. Soraiya

    Soraiya New Member

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    Mandarins useful, but I just can't bear learning it, its almost like saying swear words in cantonese at times.

    Would definitely pass cantonese down the line ;)
     
    #644 Soraiya, Jan 4, 2012
  5. Reddiver

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    My kids speak perfect Cantonese and Mandarin (thanks to the TVB's cartoons) but make them read and write Chinese is another story.
     
    #645 Reddiver, Jan 9, 2012
  6. mean_girl28

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    i would really like to teach my kids chinese. because they will live in an english speaking country but i still want them to know their backround and their culture
     
    #646 mean_girl28, Jan 10, 2012
  7. hunbun914

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    oh for sure!
    I would appreciate even if they could only speak and ideally read chinese, like myself.
     
    #647 hunbun914, Jan 23, 2012
  8. ping0321

    ping0321 Member

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    of course, in my opinion, Chinese people should know Chinese....
     
    #648 ping0321, Jan 31, 2012
  9. fookzster

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    I speak to my kids only in Chinese and no English. They will learn in school.
     
    #649 fookzster, Feb 14, 2012
  10. andyl

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    i speak to my kids in cantonese although its not all that great... so far they are still replying to me in chinese.. but that wont continue once they get older unfortunatley
     
    #650 andyl, Feb 15, 2012
  11. yellowtrash

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    being ABC myself, i'll try to enroll them in the same chinese school I went to when I was young. I doubt they will learn enough to be fluent these days.
     
    #651 yellowtrash, Mar 13, 2012
  12. peterwhite2016

    peterwhite2016 New Member

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    Learning Chinese can be a lot of benefit.
     
    #652 peterwhite2016, Mar 14, 2012
  13. Jetronic

    Jetronic Member

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    Definitely! But first, I need to work on mine, or else my kids will have better Chinese than me :( haha
     
    #653 Jetronic, Mar 15, 2012
  14. disordered_li

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    I was having this conversation with my friend the other day who is pregnant, told her it'll be a waste if she didnt teach him and it'll be better for the kids when he's older. I had friends at uni who were tryin to learn chinese when they were were about 20. Not that it can't happen. It's just they had to put more effort into learning something they cud have done when they were younger.
    Also, I REad in the papers the other day that there is going to be a cartoon on tele teaching kids basic mandarin. Should be interesting to see if it catches on with the kids. Haha!
     
    #654 disordered_li, Mar 15, 2012
  15. Kduong722

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    I regret I didn't
     
    #655 Kduong722, Mar 24, 2012
  16. huniiiiii

    huniiiiii Well-Known Member

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    Definitely! A lot of my cousins only speak English and its a shame because they cant communicate with the older generations.
     
    #656 huniiiiii, Dec 21, 2013
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