From 1989 to 1994 I studied Chinese at universities in the UK and Taipei. The variety of spoken Chinese I learnt was Mandarin and I learnt to read and write Modern Standard Chinese in both traditional and simplified characters. In addition, I'm familiar with a number of phonetic transcriptions systems: Hanyu Pinyin, Wades-Giles, Yale and Bopomofo, and have studied some Classical Chinese.
While in Taiwan, China and Hong Kong, I picked up a bit of Cantonese and Taiwanese
I speak Mandarin fluently and can write Modern Standard Chinese quite well, but am only able to have very basic conversations in Taiwanese and Cantonese.
從一九八九年至一九九四年，我在英國和台灣的大學學習中文了。在英國我學的是簡體字及漢語拼音，在台灣我學了繁體字，注音符號及一點文言文。在台灣，香港及中國大陸，我也學了一點台語及廣東話。
我國語說得差不多流利的，我寫的中文也還好。不過我的台語及廣東話還差的遠了。
从一九八九年至一九九四年，我在英国和台湾的大学学习中文了。在英国我学的是简体字和汉语拼音，在台湾我学了繁体字，注音符号和一点文言文。在台湾，香港和中国，我也学了一点闽南话和广东话。
我普通话说得差不多流利的，我写的中文也还好。不过我的闽南话和广东话还差的远了。
Details of my experiences of learning Mandarin, Cantonese and Taiwanese.
Information about written and spoken Chinese
Chinese language learning materials
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