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Lessons are divided up into Sounds and Tones Lessons, Grammar Lessons, Language Skills, and Vocabulary. The Grammar and Language Skills lessons build upon each other, while the Vocabulary and Sounds and Tones are more stand-alone. Lessons include many sound files. Please be patient while they load. Yale Romanization The lessons below use Yale Romanization. Understanding the romanization is important for Westerners trying to learn the language. |
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Cantonese Lessons |
Sounds and Tones |
Grammar Lessons |
Language Skills |
Vocabulary Lessons |
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ST1: General Notes |
GL1: Personal Pronouns |
SL1: Greetings |
VL1: Colors |
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ST2: Initials Quiz |
GL2: Equative Verb |
SL2: Introductions |
VL2: Continents and Countries |
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ST3: Vowel Distinctions |
GL3: Predicate Adjectives |
SL3: Numbers and Counting |
VL3: Places |
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ST4: Tone Distinctions |
GL4: Locative Marker |
SL4: Telling Time |
VL4: Family Terms |
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ST5: Sounds Quiz |
GL5: Possessives |
SL5: Days and Dates |
VL5: Occupations |
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ST6: Tones Quiz |
GL6: Choice-Type Questions |
SL6: Common Phrases |
VL6: Adjectives: State of Being |
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GL7: Measure Words |
SL7: Telephone |
VL7: Classroom Objects |
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GL8: Aspect Markers |
SL8: Comparison/Contrast |
VL8: Animals |
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VL9: Verbs O, 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Essays
Why learn Cantonese?
(and a few challenges you will face)
A Few Points on Learning Cantonese
Comparing Cantonese and Mandarin
which is more difficult?
Additional lessons will be posted periodically
Last update: 17 December 2005
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