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7:52 bus, salad, store, cherry, jazz, sofa 8:28 Cantonese tones 9:03 mother, horse 9:18 6 Cantonese tones 10:05 word order : subject verb object (SVO) 11:22 How to make basic sentences - you eat apple 12:00 12:48 how to make negative sentences 13:45 how to form questions - put the pronoun or name of the item first - then hai mat (what) at school (hai hok hau) - spoken 16:45 / zoi hok hau (written) 18:37 Learning by radicals 18:54 grass radical related to grass/herbs (flower, grass, tea, berry) 19:08 rain radical - rain, cloud, snow, thunder 20:52 Expressing thanks and forgiveness - thank you (*excuse me)- m4 goi1/do1 ze6 (when giving a gift) 23:35 Where is? (hai 2 bin1?) 24:30 where is the bathroom/toilet (ci3 so2)? 24:45 where is the metro station? 25:57 hotel (zau2 dim3) 25:53 parting advice 27:45 Hi, I'm Olivia. Nice to meet you 30:11 thank you (m4 goi3) 30:40 thank you (for a gift) - do1 ze6 31:15 you're welcome 32:40 hello & bye bye

@olivesOnPizza312

2 жыл бұрын

Iiuo

@tophightech19

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

one good reason: Cantonese is just a beautiful, musical language,🙂👍❤️

@CantoneseClass101

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind words! Have fun learning Cantonese! :) Team CantoneseClass101.com

@suspense_comix3237

10 ай бұрын

I’m a Canto speaker, I agree.

I’m a Linguist for me a language means: life, people, culture, identity. Hong Kong Cantonese is one of the most beautiful languages in the world and it must stay alive. Although I have learnt mandarin now I started to learn Cantonese and I adore it.❤

Many people are learning Cantonese for emotional reasons including myself. I started it a couple of years ago in supporting Hong Kong.

@CantoneseClass101

2 жыл бұрын

We're glad to hear that! Keep up the good work, and feel free to ask if you have any questions! :) Team CantoneseClass101.com

@Panda-gu9wz

2 жыл бұрын

I am honored to get your response. Your channel is very helpful for me to learn Cantonese. Million thanks.

@christianv-h3278

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Cantonese is a beautiful language, associated with a rich culture, but I also decided to start learning it to support Hong Kong and Hongkonger culture. This feels like a good place to say, 光復香港，時代革命. ✊

@nickyhk1804

2 жыл бұрын

That is why I’m trying to learn it!

@HanLuvsApples

2 жыл бұрын

God Bless ❤️

Im here to learn cantonese as a mark of respect to moses mcormack the great laoshu god bless his soul ❤👌🏻

I know how to speak and listen to people who speak Cantonese as their first or main language, and even translate from English to Cantonese, or from Cantonese to other languages and vice versa, but I never knew how to write with Cantonese.

Speak english, Norwegian, a little spanish now learning cantonese!

@CantoneseClass101

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! We love a language-lover! :) Have fun learning Cantonese, and feel free to ask if you have any questions :) Team CantoneseClass101.com

Thank you!❤❤❤

So motivating and rewarding to learn with you ❤

@CantoneseClass101

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind words! Have fun learning Cantonese! :) Team CantoneseClass101.com

I discovered your channel today and added several comments. To be honest, I am Chinese born in America but I am gradually losing my my mother tongue because I no longer have any need to speak Chinese! The phrase you will lose it if you don't use it and in my case, it couldn't be more true!! I spoke Chinese with my parents when I was child. I gradually spoke less and less Cantonese with my parents when I started school. My parents passed away more than 20 years ago! All my Chinese friends have no need to speak our language so we don't and we are all losing our mother tongue!! My wife speaks Hong Kong Cantonese. My dialect is different from hers. She has some difficulty with my dialect so, strangely, we communicate in English!! My dialect is from Guangzhou and hoi-peng. I don't know the relationship. I think Guangzhou is the region where my parents came from. What hoi-peng is I have no idea!! Maybe you could tell me? Lol!! My parents passed away before I had a chance to learn of my origin. I still know some words, I can longer carry on a conversation with a non-English speaking Chinese person. I have been speaking English for such a long time, I don't know if I'm able to relearn Cantonese!! Looks like I will be spending time on your KZread channel!!! Wish me luck!! My children obviously born in the US, can neither speak nor understand any Chinese!!

@CantoneseClass101

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Steven, Thank you for watching! It's great that you're picking up Cantonese again because of your root. Those everyday words and at least the sound of it will be refreshed and I'd think you'd be able to pick up words quickly :) GuangZhou and Hoi-peng are both located in the GuangDong province, where most people speak Cantonese. Although the accent is slightly different than Hong Kong Cantonese, it's very subtle. Have fun learning Cantonese, and feel free to ask if you have any questions :) Team CantoneseClass101.com

@williamyu8995

2 жыл бұрын

I'm in a very similar situation and have the same goal. Wishing you luck!

More than 2 yrs staying in Hongkong but still don't know how to speak cantonese...thank U, this is a big help for me

@amuykoko8904

2 жыл бұрын

Same😂

@CantoneseClass101

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! It's great that you're learning Cantonese because you're in Hong Kong. Immersion is a great way to learn the language! Have fun learning Cantonese, and feel free to ask if you have any questions :) Team CantoneseClass101.com

@williamyu8995

2 жыл бұрын

Is it easy to get by just speaking English?

@HanLuvsApples

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamyu8995 People are taught english in schools, but only for some schools now, most old people or aunties and uncles don’t know english because they were never taught english in the past, mostly teens, young adults and children is fluent in english. Hope it helps!

48:32 LISTENING PRACTICE

This really helped me a lot . I have a problem with talking in Cantonese but my understanding is already quit good because I hv a mother from Hk . I’ve got an internship in Oktober there , where I need to be able to speak the basics . (I am from Germany btw)

@CantoneseClass101

Жыл бұрын

That's great! Hope you have a great time in HK! :) Have fun learning Cantonese and feel free to ask if you have any questions. Team CantoneseClass101.com

Thank you

@CantoneseClass101

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment! Have fun learning Cantonese! :) Team CantoneseClass101.com

Brilliant video. Thanks so much. Do you run private classes in Hong Kong?

33:50 || See you soon 35:37 || Excuse me, do you speak english? 35:59 || Yes, a little, no 36:38 || Japan Spanish German Italian 38:35 || Excuse me ... 38:51|| Sorry.... 39:05 || I am really sorry 41:01 || 1 - 10 nunbers 41:39 || My phone number is ... 43:42 || 11 - 20 numbers 44:26 || 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 numbers 46:51 || Shopping - How much is this/that? 47:56 || Are there any discounts? 3:06:15 || Top 25 Cantonese adjectives 3:10:40 || Top 10 phrases to amaze native speakers 3:16:01 || Top 25 Cantonse nouns 3:22:35 || 10 phrases you always want to hear 3:26:02 || Top 25 Cantonese phrases 3:31:36 || Top 25 Cantonese verbs 3:37:27 || Writing system 3:39:14 || Pronouncing Cantonese sounds 3:40:32 || Top 5 Cantonese pronounciation mistakes to avoid 3:45:15 || Cantonese vowels 3:48:56 || Introduction to Jyutping 3:53:13 || What are tones? 3:55:19 || Top 10 hardest words to pronounce - Time stamps :)

@heartheart5543

3 ай бұрын

Thank you

Thsnks

@CantoneseClass101

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment! Have fun learning Cantonese! :) Team CantoneseClass101.com

Keep making more of these...

@CantoneseClass101

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment! Have fun learning Cantonese! :) Team CantoneseClass101.com

I speak a different dialect of Cantonese. My dialect is from Guangzhou or "hoi peng" which has slight differences in the dialect you are teaching. You say "nei ho" I would say "nei ho mah" . "Mah" with low or falling tone. "Feng shui" spoken by me is "fon suey" the "o" is a hard sound as in the word "phone" and "suey" as in chop suey. "Sofa" for me is "saw fah".

@parsifal40002

2 жыл бұрын

I would pronounce the numbers with slight differences. "1" is "yeet", 2 gnei, 3, on the other hand is difficult to anglicize it is a diphthong, so here goes it kind of sounds like "th-lahm", pronounce "th" sound then the "lahm" sounds together. Told you it was hard! 4 is also not easy! Please bear in mind, my parents taught me these pronunciations when I was 4. I don't know to pronounce 5 in words. Closest is the "ng" sound , 6 is "lok" as in the movie character, Loki. 7 in my dialect identical to your pronunciation. 8 sounds like "vbaht" with a "b" sounded together with the "v". FINALLY, 10 in my dialect is "seep". The differences in your Cantonese and mine are subtle but they are there!

@marce_mscr4510

Жыл бұрын

Thanks foy telling us about your variant 😁 is it true that cantonese is getting replaced by Mandarin in Guangzhou nowadays? Greetings from Perú 🇵🇪

Cantonese language become attracted my mind when I hear in movie. I think I fall in love with this Language.❤️❤️

@CantoneseClass101

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment! Have fun learning Cantonese! :) Team CantoneseClass101.com

El cantonés es un idioma hermoso, deseo aprender ❤🥰

This makes me happy because I’m from Hong kong

@CantoneseClass101

Жыл бұрын

多謝收睇! :) Team CantoneseClass101.com

Hi Olivia I’m new in hongkong I’m always watching your videos and I learn a lot I hope I can see you too

@CantoneseClass101

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! Hope you enjoying living in Hong kong! Have fun learning Cantonese, and feel free to ask if you have any questions :) Team CantoneseClass101.com

how to learn cantonese in 3 hours... AND 57 MINUTES

@AndrewFerrer3d

3 жыл бұрын

and 57 seconds

@txxjiv

2 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewFerrer3d 58

@jasperplays9010

2 жыл бұрын

And 58 seconds

@wongherman1902

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t focus on that

@hansudowolfrahm4856

Жыл бұрын

because Cantonese so easy lol😂 like I learned Madarin to fluency in like 2 years but I already wanna give up listening to this for like 5 minutes. (I study this because Chinese in my city often speak Cantonese and little mandarin so I only need basic level to go shopping in Asian store)😂

my familys from china and i cant understand them and this helps a bunch, thaks!

@ziyeren5509

2 жыл бұрын

Lol i know leizhou dialect But not Catonese

I’m only here to make my Asian parents proud since I failed the six other times 😢

@CantoneseClass101

Жыл бұрын

Don't give yourself too much stress, try to find the fun side of language learning and it'll be easier for your brain to memorize new information. And also, reviewing are very important :) Feel free to ask if you have any questions. Team CantoneseClass101.com

the cruel tutelage of Pai Mei already taught me everything I need to know.

@CantoneseClass101

Жыл бұрын

🤣👍 Thank you for your comment! Have fun learning Cantonese! :) Team CantoneseClass101.com

@Imgonnahugyourmom

6 ай бұрын

I misspelled once, and he took my eye

come my friend, hopefully always healthy and successful always

@CantoneseClass101

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words! Have fun learning Cantonese! :) Team CantoneseClass101.com

I'm from Hk but idk y I'm watching this when dis is 2 years ago 🤣🤣 2021 I guess thanks covid

@CantoneseClass101

2 жыл бұрын

多謝收睇！ 😂 Team CantoneseClass101.com

@tomekovsky

9 ай бұрын

Not sure if you still see my comment after 2 years, but is it standard Hongkong dialect Cantonese in the video?

this course is great, but i'm not much good at English tho, so i suggest that this tutorial must have auto-translating subtitle at least.

I am your 390th like!!

@CantoneseClass101

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment! Have fun learning Cantonese! :) Team CantoneseClass101.com

Shawn brothers' movies!!!

@CantoneseClass101

3 жыл бұрын

Great taste! :) Team CantoneseClass101.com

@youngnastyvangrougaloragra4945

3 жыл бұрын

@@CantoneseClass101 do ze saai.😁

Well Jackie Chan is why I’m learning cantonese. I hate the English dubbed movies and I want to watch cantonese movies without my eyes glued to the subtitles

@CantoneseClass101

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment! Have fun learning Cantonese! :) Team CantoneseClass101.com

@parsifal40002

2 жыл бұрын

I thought Jackie Chan spoke Mandarin.

Good evening, I have few questions regarding a sentence for example Hou2 mun6 aa3. Question is, what does the "Hou2" stand for ? When is it used ? Thanks in advance for response.

@CantoneseClass101

2 жыл бұрын

"Hou2" by itself means "very." But in Cantonese sentences, we use it in front of adjectives instead of the verb "be". For example, "He is tall" keoi5 hou2 gou1 (literally "he very tall"); "you are pretty" nei5 hou2 leng3 (literally "you very pretty") Hope this is helpful. Feel free to ask if you have any other questions. Team CantoneseClass101.com

唔該哂

@applealecconwozonki8795

7 күн бұрын

Bro google can't auto- translate it

@coyotethibodaux

7 күн бұрын

@@applealecconwozonki8795 bruhh if u watched the video you wouldn’t need google translate😭😭 i said m goi saai @ olivia

Dude when they said Jazz in canto and had the word covered I though it was Bird Shit. 😂 lol

@CantoneseClass101

2 жыл бұрын

Hahha yes they do sound kinda similar 😅 Team CantoneseClass101.com

very useful.I almost can understand what you talking aboutᵒ̴̶̷̤😊ᵒ̴̶̷̤

@CantoneseClass101

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Doreis Liang, That's excellent!! Feel free to ask if you have any questions. Team CantoneseClass101.com

@jiahaolin7665

3 жыл бұрын

I am your 390th like!!

Sana matito din ako cantonese

@CantoneseClass101

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! Have fun learning Cantonese, and feel free to ask if you have any questions :) Team CantoneseClass101.com

Have you a video with tones? I cannot hear them :( mandarin tones are way easier to recognize than the Cantonese one

@CantoneseClass101

3 жыл бұрын

To learn more about Cantonese tones, check out our other videos here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iqGhzdaNdNK5YJc.htmlm18s kzread.info/dash/bejne/pXd6162oj5y_dsY.html Team CantoneseClass101.com

Sounds like an exaggerated Vietnamese which makes sense considering the geographical and cultural proximities

@CantoneseClass101

Жыл бұрын

That's right! Have fun learning Cantonese and feel free to ask if you have any questions. Team CantoneseClass101.com

Teacher! I have a question:"酒店" is "hotel" but in asian also words call is"客店", can you tell know? Thank you and 多謝！

@CantoneseClass101

Жыл бұрын

That's right, it depends on which Asian region you're in. In Hong Kong, it's common to use 酒店; in mainland China, it's usually 飯店(饭店). I usually only hear 客店 or 客栈 in historical dramas. Feel free to ask if you have any other questions. Team CantoneseClass101.com

What does Lai Lan or Lailan mean in Cantonese? This was my great aunt's husband's surname. He was from Guangdong, China.

Do you teach Cantonese dialect from Guangzhou? That is the dialect I speak. My wife speaks Cantonese spoken in Hong Kong. I think you wrong about Bruce Lee. He speaks Mandarin. I believe Chow-yun Fat speaks Mandarin only but I'm not completely sure. My wife streams movies from China many featuring Chow-yun Fat speaking Mandarin. I could be wrong.

@CantoneseClass101

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Steven, Both Bruce Lee and Chow-Yun Fat speak Cantonese and spent many years living in Hong Kong. They probably learned how to speak Mandarin, since the two dialects are similar. Movies from China often have the actors' voices dubbed so maybe you were listening to a voice actor's voice, instead of the actors' :) Feel free to ask if you have any other questions. Team CantoneseClass101.com

No one: Me: trying to speak Cantonese to my Cantonese Mom and Grandparents but they dont understand a thing im saying.

@AstralVoidz

Жыл бұрын

Lol😊

@CantoneseClass101

Жыл бұрын

😂👍 That's a great motivation! I'm sure they'll appreciate your efforts in learning Cantonese! Feel free to ask if you have any questions. Team CantoneseClass101.com

What happened at 48:18 asking me about things I never learned lol

Cause i work here in Hongkong

I am brazilian and learning 普通话 almost 6 years, how similar cantonese tones are similar to mandarim ? I hope they are not too distinct, cantonese language is just awesome, i want to learn this after i master mandarim, japanese and korean i am studying together all these languages , hope become the first brazilian who can speak fluent these languages, maybe someday i will add vietnamese as well.

@CantoneseClass101

Жыл бұрын

Mandarin and Cantonese are different dialects under the Chinese language umbrella, so while you'll find some words and terms are similar, some can be different. Nevertheless, your Mandarin background will be very helpful in learning Cantonese! Keep up the good work and feel free to ask if you have any questions. Team CantoneseClass101.com

@poxiaozhiguang

10 ай бұрын

很可惜，虽然在语法上两者基本没有区别，但不管是书面形式还是发音上，两者的出入还是很大的，不过只要您用心学，至少作为广东本地人，我还是觉得粤语很简单的 Unfortunately, although there is basically no difference in grammar between the two, there are still significant differences in both written form and pronunciation. However, as long as you study it with your heart, at least as a native of Guangdong, I still think Cantonese is very simple

@jordangarcia91

10 ай бұрын

多谢，您的评论来的正好！我一定要努力学习！@@poxiaozhiguang

m4 ho2 ji3 si1: is this standard?? I only ever hear m4 ho2 ji3 si3.

@CantoneseClass101

2 жыл бұрын

They're interchangeable :) Feel free to ask if you have any other questions. Team CantoneseClass101.com

'' BUT DONT WORRY THERE ONLY 6 TONES'' ---------ONLYYYYYY SIXXX TONESSSSSSS----- My brain was crying after heard '' only six tones' :'D

@CantoneseClass101

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂 Thank you for your comment! Have fun learning Cantonese! :) Team CantoneseClass101.com

Is funny watching this as a hker myself 😭

@CantoneseClass101

Жыл бұрын

多謝收睇！😅 Team CantoneseClass101.com

Whats the number after the letter example “m4”

@jang3499

3 жыл бұрын

The number is the tone

@CantoneseClass101

3 жыл бұрын

The numbers behind the romanization are tones. Since the same pronunciation in different tones has different meanings, that's an essential part of Cantonese language. :) To learn more about Cantonese tones, check out our other videos here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iqGhzdaNdNK5YJc.htmlm18s kzread.info/dash/bejne/pXd6162oj5y_dsY.html Team CantoneseClass101.com

Nothing sexier than that Hong Kong accent omg

@CantoneseClass101

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind words! Have fun learning Cantonese! :) Team CantoneseClass101.com

I thought m4 goi is excuse me?and do sei is thankyou

I’m mong Kong

Plz introduce myself in Chinese language in simple way

@HongKongEclectic

5 жыл бұрын

gurung amrita say Ngoh Giu NAME, eg. Ngoh Giu Gurung = My name is Gurung. Literally “I’m called Gurung” For pronunciation the Ngoh sounds a lot like “Or” and Giu sounds like “g-you”

@gurungada108

5 жыл бұрын

For interview can you help me plz

@tidamrrgood5350

2 жыл бұрын

@@gurungada108 go to most popular vid and click on it

May be helpful to people with basic level but too much too fast for a complete beginner .

What are these numbers?

@CantoneseClass101

2 жыл бұрын

The numbers behind the romanization are tones. Since the same pronunciation in different tones has different meanings, that's an essential part of Cantonese language. :) To learn more about Cantonese tones, check out our other videos here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iqGhzdaNdNK5YJc.htmlm18s kzread.info/dash/bejne/pXd6162oj5y_dsY.html Team CantoneseClass101.com

@changezasad7046

2 жыл бұрын

M4 Goi1 !

We don't say "Yi Go". We say "Ni Go"

I cannot distinguish one tone from another which is why I failed to learn Cantonese 😢

im tryna understand carti while he rapping

@CantoneseClass101

2 жыл бұрын

That's a great motivation! :) Feel free to ask if you have any questions. Team CantoneseClass101.com

Oh, I speak Cantonese, I'm just here to.... hear

Go go Bah Si Zai Hai Mat? (What is this bus thing?)

nei sik m sik gong jing man aa? do you speak english?

@CantoneseClass101

3 жыл бұрын

Good job! 👍️ Have fun learning Cantonese! :) Team CantoneseClass101.com

BB細聲啲

lost at si si si si si si

@CantoneseClass101

Жыл бұрын

To learn more about Cantonese tones, check out our other video here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iqGhzdaNdNK5YJc.htmlm18s And for more in-depth explanations, check out this lesson on our site! www.cantoneseclass101.com/2015/11/06/ultimate-cantonese-pronunciation-guide-8-cantonese-tones/ Team CantoneseClass101.com

m4 goi1 sai

@CantoneseClass101

5 жыл бұрын

m4 sai2 haak3 hei3~ ("you're welcome") Team CantoneseClass101.com

You can't just move to HK and get a job ...you need a working visa!

Cantonese is 9 tones bout not 6 tones！

@CantoneseClass101

Жыл бұрын

There are different system, and for our company, we teach the system that uses 6 tones. The three extra glottal stop (-p/-t/-k) sounds are expressed in the romanization rather than tone. Feel free to ask if you have any questions. Team CantoneseClass101.com

Bruce Lee was born in San Francisco.

this would be better without the non cantonese speaking "co-teacher"

@CantoneseClass101

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment! Have fun learning Cantonese! :) Team CantoneseClass101.com

because we are stupid

Have you a video with tones? I cannot hear them :( mandarin tones are way easier to recognize than the Cantonese one

@CantoneseClass101

5 жыл бұрын

To learn more about Cantonese tones, check out our other videos here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iqGhzdaNdNK5YJc.htmlm18s kzread.info/dash/bejne/pXd6162oj5y_dsY.html Team CantoneseClass101.com

@thihal123

3 жыл бұрын

You’re correct that Cantonese tones are a lot harder to distinguish. Even native Mandarin speakers have a hard time with Cantonese tones.

@robingrg8110

3 жыл бұрын

Watch the video from bigining. The numbers represrnt tones. Sometime we find answers in unexpected ways. Watch the video from begining. Cheers

@hmrhuang

3 жыл бұрын

That's because there are far fewer tones and inflections in Mandarin! Many Chinese consider Cantonese to be the more "scholarly" dialect...

@johnhuynh7741

3 жыл бұрын

I guess the reason why I hear it so vividly is because Vietnamese has a whole bunch of vowels and tone marks that make many different sounds that sound so similar. Cantonese is surprisingly easy for me but I still need some work. You just need to really train your ears to hear it. Just like Japanese, although Japanese doesn't have tone marks, it does have pitch accents and you should look out for them. :3c

I’m fluent in Vietnamese tones, and canto tones are still hard to differentiate lol

@CantoneseClass101

3 жыл бұрын

That's great! Your Vietnamese background can help drastically in Cantonese-learning! Keep up the good work, and let us know if you have any questions. Team CantoneseClass101.com