粵語 VS. 官話 ... ? I wanted to learn Mandarin first, but I found out that classes weren't available in my area. So, I just joined a Cantonese class. I am a beginner and have no previous knowledge of the language. I'm a fairly quick learner, but I am starting to have doubts ... I've checked on the web and with my Chinese friends, and they have told me that I should have looked harder for a Mandarin class instead. I have been told that Mandarin is more useful / common AND easier to learn. On the other hand, I saw on the web that if I plan on learning BOTH languages, Cantonese would be better to learn first. As of now, I am confused and do not know if I should continue classes or try and /find/ a Mandarin class .... ?