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Does mandarin speaking people understand cantonese?

Georgie
Hi, no they don't. There are two different languages. 
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eoniii
Nope. Different. Even in characters (grammars and like).
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CheriLyn
They're different. But I think it is really easy for someone who knows one to learn the other because most words match one-for-one in the same sentence structure. 
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KmjSsk
its completely different mayb only in some ways in writing, speaking wise mayb a few words. usually people only speak cantonese in hong kong or some other southern parts of china. 
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Ceki

the difference

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bannie

its different enough that mando and canto speakers will not understand each other 

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