她用北方话和我打招呼。

She greeted me in the northern dialect.

这个地区的北方话有点特别。

The northern dialect in this area is a bit unique.

我们家乡的人都说北方话。

People in my hometown all speak the northern dialect.

学习北方话对我来说有点难。

Learning the northern dialect is a bit difficult for me.

他能听懂北方话，但不会说。

He can understand the northern dialect, but he can't speak it.

北方话的语音语气能够表现出北方人的直爽豪迈.

The intonation and tone of the northern dialect reflect the forthright character of northerners.

普通话以北京语音为标准音，以北方话为基础方言，以典范的现代白话文著作为语法规范。

This dissertation is concerned with the aspectual system in Chinese, especially that in Modern Standard Chinese and its basic dialect, Beijing Dialect.