Be inspired by the Cantonese learning journey of a British man who started out with just a tiny Cantonese learning book in the 1970s, and today can read books and understand TV programmes and radio podcasts. Read More
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Your Ultimate Guide to Free Sagebooks Resources 基礎漢字500 on the Internet
Are you using Sagebooks 基礎漢字500 (basic 500 characters) ? Here’s a very comprehensive list of free resources, ranging form flashcards to character search games and advent calendars to help you as you go along. Read More
Valentine’s Day Themed Activities for kids (Cantonese)
Activities to help your child learn Valentine’s Day related vocabulary in Cantonese – Valentines and cards in cantonese and chinese, vocabulary, tracing, cute cartoon Read More
God of Wealth is Arriving Cantonese Song Lyrics 財神到粵語歌詞
財神到 God of Wealth is the most popular Hong Kong Chinese New year Song, and never gets old. Learn it with our free Cantonese lyrics (with Jyutping) printable. Read More
Chinese New Year Cantonese Vocabulary, Greetings and Banners 揮春
Chinese New Year in Cantonese -comprehensive lists of Chinese New Year Vocabulary in Colloquial Cantonese, Chinese New Year Greetings in Cantonese and Chinese banners 揮春 to print out. Read More
Cantopop Christmas Songs on YouTube
A Hong Kong Christmas would not be complete without Cantopop Christmas songs. Like Cantopop songs, some can be sad, A recurrent theme among many songs are heartbreak, being left on the shelf, loneliness, doomed romances. Read More
Cantonese Christmas Songs 粵語聖誕歌 on YouTube
‘Tis the Season to be Jolly! Here’s some Cantonese Christmas Carols 粵語聖誕歌 playlists to get into the festive spirit. Read More
Christmas: Faith-Based Advent Calendars and Jesse Trees
Advent is a season that many Christians observe in the lead up to Christmas, the birth of Jesus. This is a time for us to reflect and remember the true meaning of Christmas, and remember the most precious gift of all – Jesus. Here are a few ideas of how you can incorporate Chinese in this season, with free printables. Read More
Written Cantonese – For or Against?
Written Cantonese is not a new thing. However, it was only in the last few decades that written Colloquial Cantonese was used more widely, mainly due to the increasing popularity of messaging and chatrooms. There has been varying levels of acceptance and adoption for written Cantonese. Learn about the arguments for and against and make your own decision. Read More
What You Need To Know About Cantonese: the Vernacular and the Formal
Cantonese is not a straight forward language. What you read is not what how you speak. Linguists refer to this as Diglossia, where two languages are used under different conditions within a community, often by the same speakers. Learn more about Colloquial Cantonese, Formal Cantonese, Written Cantonese, and Standard Written Chinese. Read More