Sino-Tibetan

Notes: This is the Chinese language spoken in Hong Kong and parts of southern mainland China. While not mutually intelligible when spoken, the Chinese languages share a more or less similar writing system.
Speaker: (N)

Notes: This is the official language of China and Taiwan, although it is by no means universally used or understood throughout those countries. The written characters have been simplified by the Chinese government and are not all legible to speakers of other Chinese languages. The accent marks in the transcription indicate rising, falling, or dipping tones.
Speaker: JoAnne Shao (N), Max (S)