Can anyone teach me Cantonese?

Discussion in 'Chinese Chat' started by 761349, Feb 9, 2008.

  1. 761349

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    Can anyone teach me Cantonese? I am a CBC, and i am absolutely hopeless at Cantonese. I can understand some of it, but i don't even try to speak it cause i don't know how.

    Could some people on here please teach me how to speak Cantonese? Possibly through Private messages/email/audio recordings?

    I would really appreciate it, and i can exchange English and French in return!

    Thanks!
     
  2. shw

    shw Well-Known Member

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    try do download pimsleur canto.
    pretty good for you i think.
     
  3. 761349

    761349 Member

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    Where can i find it?
    Is it free?
     
  4. hkm91450

    hkm91450 Well-Known Member

    Try this site:

    www.cantonese.hk

    It is the blog of an Australian living and working in Hong Kong. He only started learning Cantonese 2 years, had very little exposure prior to it, and can now speak pretty much like a native HKer. He has lots of helpful MP3 recordings and transcripts for learning.

    Also try this site:

    http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/

    It is basically a Cantonese resource site. There's also a very good Cantonese<->English dictionary that comes in handy once you have a good base with Cantonese, and would like to learn more via reading text.

    Nonetheless, the easiest way to learn is to practice lots by talking and learning from friends or family. Also, watching or listening to Chinese songs, movies, and TV shows can help too. Maybe start out by watching children's programs, and then progress to watching TVB dramas... (lol, start light, or else you'll end up like so many other PA members here, TVB addicts)

    Good luck.
     
  5. shw

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  6. kdotc

    kdotc 안녕하세요빅뱅K-Dragon입니다

    best way is to tlk to friends
     
  7. AsianInvasion

    AsianInvasion Well-Known Member

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    Try watching some TVB :D, it helps my canto alot!
     
  8. neko-pochi

    neko-pochi Well-Known Member

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    French? I take it as you're from Quebec, Montreal maybe? >_>
     
  9. cadeline

    cadeline Well-Known Member

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    I learned my Cantonese from watching TVB!!!!
     
  10. 761349

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    neko-pochi, I'm from Vancouver, Canada!

    Okay, ill try those sites and try to find the program on a torrent site, as well as watch some TVB and talk to my parents in cantonese!
     
  11. necronrised

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    I WAN TO LEARN CANTO TOO!
    I tink it helps to hear ppl speak which can be hard when no one speaks e language arnd u.
    although e best way is watch TVB drama but i cant sit still in front of the tv. it bores me to death!
    guess i will try the bit pogramme
     
  12. Blobbyy

    Blobbyy Well-Known Member

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    did you know that cantonese is originally not a language, but a dialect. speaking. lol.... the best way to learn speak canto is to talk to people who speak canto and watch lots of TVB.
     
  13. 761349

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    I got the Pilsmeur program, and I'm going to try it out. I'll tell you guys how it goes!
     
  14. hkm91450

    hkm91450 Well-Known Member

    I heard Pilsmeur sucks though, no offense. I heard that it's very very basic, the voices are awful, and its mainly aimed at foreigners attempting to learn a few phrases here and there for vacation or basic communication to "survive" in a Chinese city.
     
  15. 761349

    761349 Member

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    What do you recommend then?

    I have no other resources :(
     
  16. drkbcbot

    drkbcbot Well-Known Member

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    Well... you can add me and I can speak cantonese with you guys. I also have a ventrilo server that I'll let a few people on so we can speak cantonese there ^^
    drkbcbot@hotmail.com - MSN
    darkbcbot - AIM
     
  17. fafeifa

    fafeifa Well-Known Member

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    ask edison chen to teach you canto :p
     
  18. 761349

    761349 Member

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    I don't wanna have naughty pictures taken with him :p
     
  19. ahwai83

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    watching tvb series is definetly a very gud way to learn cantonese
    hehe.....
     
  20. jojolamby

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