I speak shanghainese at home (dialect of shanghai, china) and English - i was born in australia I can understand more than speak mandarin and canto but i cant read it or write it. :'( Even though I used to go to Chinese school (I am chinese for those that haven't realised yet). I only know a few characters in chinese (medium, sea, small, big, the numbers and my name) I can say 1-10 in cantonese!! I am currently learning French at school