by Hedwig Mui & Chok Siong Wee.
Hey guys! I’m a Chinese and I’m here to tell you some interesting facts about the Chinese language. First of all, the Chinese language (华语-simplified chinese/華語-traditional chinese) is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages. About one-fifth of the world's population, or over one billion people, speaks some variety of Chinese as their native language. Some examples of dialects are such as Cantonese, Hokkien, Hakka, FooChow and etc.
As some of you guys may know, there’s a new club that just started this year and it’s the Chinese Club! It’s supervised by 4 Chinese teachers in the school and its president is Chai Kah. On the first meeting of this club, we had a Chinese New Year celebration with lots of biscuits, cakes and drinks! Too bad I have no pictures for that but I’ll show you some from a Chinese New Year celebration at home.
Traditional cakes eaten during Chinese New Year
Just two weeks ago, we had our second meeting and the president taught us numbers in Chinese. It was so much fun. We learned how to write, how to pronounce and how to put them into use. Last week, during the third meeting, we learned how to address our family members, such as father, mother, brother, sister, etc.
Chinese characters
This club is not only open for Chinese students, it’s for everyone. So if you are interested and want to join, just look for the president, Chai Kah!
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