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99% of the Chinese people speak Mandarin. When the Chinese choose to speak their native language they mainly do it at home and when they're with their friends. When in public and at work people speak Mandarin. The native languages are fairly different from each other, but people can guess what others are trying to say. For example When talking about a giraffe people might describe it as a long necked deer, and the other people can guess that they are talking about a giraffe. People learn Mandarin in Middle School (our Middle School and our High School). In each of the 22 provinces of China there are groups within Minorities that speak different languages, they also speak the majority language.