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Originally Posted by Il Duce
I'm Malaysian and write, read and speak fluent Malay.
I'm also very fluent in spoken Cantonese and Hakka (Chinese dialects), a smattering of Mandarin and some Hokkien.
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smattering! Good word. It is okay if your smattering lies in PutongHua (it sounds ugly)
I speak Mandarin and Cantonese. I have been living in China for three years.
I love Cantonese. I think, depending on who is speaking, Cantonese sounds so exotic and elegant.