The surprising truth about Chinese grammar, 2

<h1>Chinese has been hyped up by the &ldquo;big foreigners&rdquo;</h1> <p>I think the hype around Chinese tones, and how incredibly difficult (and therefore unique) they are, comes from foreigners who speak one of the big European languages. These are also the &ldquo;foreign&rdquo; languages that native Chinese speakers are most likely to come across.</p> <p><strong>For example:</strong><br /> English<br /> German<br /> French<br /> Spanish</p> <p>And no, these languages don&rsquo;t use tones to distinguish between the meaning of words.</p> <p><a href="https://saldelasmontanas.medium.com/the-surprising-truth-about-chinese-grammar-2-d361c4dc65b6"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>