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Are there many major differences between Cantonese grammar and Mandarin Grammar I should be aware of?

I hear Cantonese uses a lot of 尾音 Which 尾音 should a beginner try to learn to use and understand first?

For learning: Chinese (Cantonese)
Base language: English
Category: Language

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    First answer:You can learn well the Mandarin grammar,because there has many information about Mandarin,and only a few about Cantonese grammar.So the first step you may ignore the Cantonese grammar,while the two language`s grammar is very closed.When you be skilled with the Mandarin,you can find some difference between Mandarin and Cantonese,
    Second answer:the 尾音 including:[p]、[t]、[k]、[n]、[m]、[ŋ].
    it different from Mandarin because Mandarin has no the 4 尾音 like [p]、[t]、[k]、[m].
    you can know more about Cantonese in
    http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B2%A4%E8%AF%AD

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