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Will Mandarin Become the Future Language of East Africa?
xiàn zài现在 ，yuè lái yuè越来越duō多de的dōng fēi东非guó jiā国家xué xiào学校kāi shǐ开始jiào教pǔ tōng huà普通话 ，bǐ rú比如kěn ní yà肯尼亚 、tǎn sāng ní yà坦桑尼亚 、lú wàng dá卢旺达hé和wū gàn dá乌干达 。
Now, more and more East African countries' schools are starting to teach Mandarin, such as Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda.
kěn ní yà肯尼亚de的xiǎo xué shēng小学生kě yǐ可以xuǎn zé选择xué学pǔ tōng huà普通话 ，wū gàn dá乌干达shèn zhì甚至bǎ把pǔ tōng huà普通话biàn chéng变成le了bì xiū kè必修课 。
Primary school students in Kenya can choose to learn Mandarin, and Uganda has even made Mandarin a compulsory subject.
zhōng guó中国zài在fēi zhōu非洲jiàn建le了hěn很duō多kǒng zi xué yuàn孔子学院 ，bāng zhù帮助xué shēng学生xué xí学习zhōng wén中文 。
China has built many Confucius Institutes in Africa to help students learn Chinese.
hěn很duō多rén人jué de觉得xué学zhōng wén中文kě yǐ可以ràng让tā men他们zhǎo dào找到gèng更hǎo好de的gōng zuò工作 ，yě也néng能hé和zhōng guó中国zuò做shēng yì生意 。
Many people think learning Chinese can help them find better jobs and do business with China.
tǎn sāng ní yà坦桑尼亚hé和lú wàng dá卢旺达yě也yǒu有zhōng wén中文bǐ sài比赛hé和zhōng wén中文lǎo shī老师péi xùn培训 。
Tanzania and Rwanda also have Chinese language competitions and Chinese teacher training.
qí shí其实 ，hěn很duō多dōng fēi rén东非人yě也huì会shuō说sī wǎ xī lǐ yǔ斯瓦希里语 ，zhè这shì是yī zhǒng一种hěn很zhòng yào重要de的fēi zhōu非洲yǔ yán语言 。
In fact, many East Africans also speak Swahili, which is a very important African language.
zhōng guó中国yǒu xiē有些dà xué大学yě也kāi shè开设le了sī wǎ xī lǐ yǔ斯瓦希里语kè chéng课程 。
Some Chinese universities also offer Swahili language courses.
suī rán虽然yǒu xiē有些rén人dān xīn担心xué学zhōng wén中文huì会yǐng xiǎng影响běn dì本地yǔ yán语言 ，dàn但xiàn zài现在dōng fēi东非de的xué shēng学生hé和lǎo shī老师dōu都hěn很huān yíng欢迎xué xí学习pǔ tōng huà普通话 。
Although some people worry that learning Chinese might affect local languages, students and teachers in East Africa now warmly welcome learning Mandarin.