Anyone know Chinese?

[JasonFox]

I need one line translated (from English) phonetically.

Danke,

Fox

[Cynic821]

Im not sure if chinese is a language, i could be wrong, but isnt it cantonese? arent there a few variations of it as well? More specific please.

[JasonFox]

I'm pretty sure it's a language. Has different dialects, with Cantonese being one of them. (Some people do classify the dialects as separate languages, but I don't really need to argue that point.) I'm not picky as to which one I use, but I know Mandarin is the most common.

[Jason Ramsey]

I have a few chinese friends. You wanna send me the line, and I'll have my wife ask them. If someone gets back to you in the meantime, then let me know :)

[aravance]

I speak Mandarin. What's the line?

[JasonFox]

PM sent to Aravance. Line is top secret for now. Oooooh, the intrigue! Or not so much.

[Drew Ott]

FWIW Mandarin and Cantonese derive from the same language, but Cantonese is now a slang version of Mandarin, and people who speak Mandarin can't understand it.

[aravance]

That's not true. People speak Mandarin and Catonese. Mandarin is considered the "universal" language of China. Cantonese derives from the region of Canton which is where Hong Kong is. It is a very popular dialect, and a lot of Chinese movies are spoken in Cantonese because that's where Hong Kong is. Most people who know Cantonese know Mandarin. But it's not the same vice versa.

[Noel Evans]

There are many dialects throughout China, though Id assume Mandarin as its the most widely spoken language in the world.

[spidey]

i know both.

[JasonFox]

Thanks to all. Aravance has provided me with a good Mandarin translation.