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
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Swadesh lists and Other Colloquial Cantonese Wordlists
In the learning and teaching of languages, wordlists can be very useful. Here are a range of different wordlists for Colloquial Cantonese, including a free Swadesh List combining both Cantonese, Standard Chinese, English and Jyutping. Read More
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – Cantonese Resources 2020東京奧運 － 奧運粵語教材
Anyone following the Olympics with bated breathe? Australia being a sporting nation, we are all in the grips of the Olympic fever, and we are practically glued to the TV. In addition, so proud of Hong Kong for winning three medals to date – the first Olympic gold in 25 years, the first medals for Read More
My Cantonese Journey – A Guest Post
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
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
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
Free Online Cantonese Literature
Recent years have seen a rise in (Colloquial) Cantonese literature, both online and in print. These are very helpful for learners of Cantonese who wish to have more material to improve their Cantonese. Check out what free ebooks are available: Story Collections: Cantonese Learning Centre (CLC) EBooks Recommended for Beginner and Intermediate Levels. Read More
Free Online Resources for Learning Cantonese
Learning Cantonese does not have to be expensive. Here are a comprehensive list of free online learning resources for Cantonese, mainly for beginners and intermediate learners. Videos, podcast, grammar lessons, language tips and more to start you on your Cantonese learning journey. Read More
Cantonese Flashback: Readings In Cantonese Colloquial (1894)
While researching Cantonese literature to improve my Cantonese, I stumbled upon a century old book, Readings In Cantonese Colloquial: Being Selections From Books In The Cantonese Vernacular by James Dyer Ball (1894). Amazingly, the most of the text still makes good reading today. Download a free copy today. Read More