Cantonese for Absolute Beginners
What you’ll learn
Master the tones, consonants and vowels in Cantonese
Learn basic vocabulary
Learn basic grammar
Hold casual conversations with native Cantonese speakers
Have the knowledge foundation to pursue intermediate / advanced Cantonese
Requirements
None except a passion to learn Cantonese!
Description
Cantonese is one of the most ancient, culturally-rich and complex languages in the world. It has 100 million speakers from all around the world.
This course is suitable for absolute beginners. Although Cantonese itself can be complex, I promise I’ll make it simple. I’ll walk you through learning Cantonese slowly, clearly and systematically.
In Part 1 of the course, we will talk about the foundations of learning Cantonese: the 6 tones, the vowels and the consonants.
In Part 2 of the course, I’ll teach you essential survival vocabulary that will be incredibly useful for anyone.
In Part 3, I’ll go over some basic Cantonese grammar. By the end, you’ll be able to form sentences and hold simple conversations with native Cantonese speakers!
Many people might be reluctant to start learning Cantonese because they are intimidated by Chinese characters. That’s why his course aims to get you off the ground by putting an emphasis on spoken Cantonese rather than written. Although you are still encouraged to try writing and remembering the characters, Jyutping (a Cantonese romanization system) will be given throughout the course, so memorizing characters is NOT required.
Don’t wait to get started! I promise learning Cantonese is an eye-opener and an experience that you’ll thoroughly enjoy!
Overview
Section 1: Welcome to Canto101!
Lecture 1 Introduction
Lecture 2 Getting Started
Section 2: Part 1: Jyutping – Cantonese Pronunciations
Lecture 3 6 Tones of Cantonese
Lecture 4 19 Consonants of Cantonese
Lecture 5 Amendment – Consonants
Lecture 6 3 Clipped Consonants and 2 Syllabic Consonants
Lecture 7 7 Long Vowels and 4 Short Vowels
Lecture 8 6 Long Gliding Vowels and 5 Short Gliding Vowels
Section 3: Part 2: Practical Vocabulary
Lecture 9 How to Greet and Thank People
Lecture 10 Numbers
Lecture 11 Counting in Cantonese
Lecture 12 Correction: 奶 nai (milk) should be in the 5th tone
Lecture 13 Food & Drinks
Lecture 14 Typo correction: 去 (to go) should be in the 3rd tone
Lecture 15 Places
Lecture 16 Transportation
Section 4: Part 3: Basic Grammar
Lecture 17 Pronouns + Basic Sentences
Lecture 18 Tenses 1
Lecture 19 Tenses 2
Lecture 20 Questions 1: What, Who, Why
Lecture 21 Questions 2: Where, When, How
Lecture 22 Possessions
Lecture 23 Quantifiers
Anyone who is interested in learning Cantonese,Anyone who wants to move to a Cantonese-speaking area (e.g. Hong Kong, Macau, GuangZhou),Anyone who is interested in Chinese culture
Course Information:
Udemy | English | 2h 16m | 606.19 MB
Created by: Boon Hong Donovan So
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