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New Language Page

Description
Mandarin Chinese is the official language spoken in Taiwan. The language has two dialects, the Taiwanese Mandarin (Hokkien) and standard Mandarin. Chinese Mandarin language uses its unique alphabetical order, unlike other languages. It consists of Chinese characters called logogram. The official language is used in schools and spoken by only 20% of the population, however Taiwanese Mandarin (Hokkien) is spoken by 70% of the population as well as used widely across the island. The official language is mainly spoken in Taipei and other cities

The other minority languages make up the remaining 10% of the population. English is also becoming more common on the island. It is now a compulsory subject in elementary schools. The other minority languages spoken are: Hokkien, Hakka, Taiwanese sign language, Japanese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Indonesian, Javanese, Dutch, and other different local dialects.

Word List
Some of the interesting common phrases in the Mandarin language used in Taiwan include terms such as “Nĭ hăo/ Nĭn hăo” which is a greeting term for hello, “Xièxie” means thank you, “Bù hǎo yì si” means excuse me or pardon me, “Duō-shǎo-qián” means how much, Bú yòng means no need, “Méi yŏu wèntí / Méi wèntí,” which means no problem among others.