They speak Mandarin and a Taiwanese dialect that’s just different enough from Mandarin to be infuriating.
But also, even Mandarin isn’t entirely one language. There’s a ton of variation across the provinces. Beijing and Shanghai have their own dialects, for instance.
Cantonese is spoken in Canton province and Hong Kong, not Taiwan, i think Taiwan speaks mandarin
They speak Mandarin and a Taiwanese dialect that’s just different enough from Mandarin to be infuriating.
But also, even Mandarin isn’t entirely one language. There’s a ton of variation across the provinces. Beijing and Shanghai have their own dialects, for instance.
Yeah AFAIK Mandarin is official in Taiwan but a few others (chiefly Hokkien) are common.
If you know Chinese Mandarin, you would have a tough time understanding Taiwanese Mandarin.
I see, I don’t live anywhere near the area nor speak any Chinese languages, so it’s good to ve corrected