Yes that's right, the proper pronunciation of "five" 五 (ng5) is supposed to be said without open lips, the sound is produced while back of the tongue touches the upper palate. But nowadays many people say it with closed lips (m5) because it is easier. The same goes for 吳(ng4), 唔 (ng4), etc.
That's great! I agree that the skills and information we learn at a young age tend to stay in our long-term memory. You're lucky that you got the exposure that young :)
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Great lesson. Excellent tutorial. Hopefully 'learning Chinese' would not be naturally assumed to be mandarin. The title of this should actually be 'Chinese - Cantonese' since all the other videos on learning Chinese is really mandarin without acknowledging that mandarin is only a subset of Chinese. Great video.
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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: ua-cam.com/video/XmmktTDoS04/v-deo.htmlm18s ua-cam.com/video/sCFuKo_9YFc/v-deo.html Team CantoneseClass101.com
No. She uses a romanization called Jyutping. In that system, "j" respresents a palatal approximant (as in the IPA), that is the sound written as "y" in English and another commonly used romanization system for Cantonese called Yale.
Yutping is the biggest mistake the Cantonese-learning community ever made. Not that it's hard at all for dedicated students, it's just so consistently unintuitive for English, to be writing "chat" as "cat" and Y as J.
@@bravoalphahk absolutely agree! Glad I'm not the only one who was thinking that. Makes it harder for any one trying to learn the language. Wonder why they didn't spell it how it sounds. In other words, properly. 🥴
Although the video is right too, we also use 廿(yaa/ye) as twenty ,also we use 卅(saa aa) as thirty. After thirty, we also will turn 十 into aa. but the above sounds only work when the unit place is more than zero in counting. for example 56 could be ng sep luk or ng aa luk. 34 could be saam sep sei or saa aa sei 22 could be yi sep yi or yaa/ye yi but 20 could only be yi sep , NOT -yaa/ye- 30 could only be saam sep, NOT -saa--aa- 50 could only be ng sep, NOT -ng--aa-
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Most of the time it depends on the context, we try to avoid using it in a case that could cause confusion. Rule of thumb is, most of the baak3 "hundred" has a number in front of it (eg. jat1 baak3, ji6 baak3, etc). But I admit, it's not uncommon for us to have to verify.
There is a reason to use j instead of y. In IPA and many other phonetic systems, /j/ is pronounced as y. However, there are some other kind that uses y insyead, which may be easier for foreigners to understand.
So what is that reason then? You never explained lol. I dont understand why they don't spell it the way it sounds. Ie: chat and yat , instead of cat and jat.
Hello, I tried to signup on your website but it didn't send me any email from your website. I wish to learn more Cantonese, I live here in Hong Kong but I come from Australia. Philip
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The Jaa6 for 20 is very helpful because I’m always confusing it for either 1 or 2 because mandarin is Yi for 1, cantonese jat1 for 1 and ji6 for 2. So I’m like Jaa6 means what again? 😂
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Hello, Thank you for providing resources like this. This was the first video we introduced to our toddler to. Thank you and please continue to make more.
Very true. Actually, when referring to any language from the region of China, it is better not to use the word Chinese at all. Technically speaking, 華語 is the closest thing to an actual word for the 'spoken Chinese languages' as a group, but really there is no such thing as spoken Chinese. The word 'Chinese' when used in relation to language means the written language only (中文). However, as most Chinese people use 中文 to mean Spoken Chinese, it is only natural English makes the same mistake.
We are using the Jyutping romanization system, which is different than the Yale system. The most noticeable difference is using /j/ instead of /y/ For more details on Jyutping system, please check out this video - ua-cam.com/video/Os0JAm_8cHI/v-deo.html Team CantoneseClass101.com
Ginny D UN, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sent, huit, Neuf, dix, onze, doze, treise( or is this 30?), (Idk 14), katorse (i think ;-;), seize, dix-sept, dix- huit, dix-neuf, vingt, vingt de un (i think), vingt deux, etc,
Yes that's right, the proper pronunciation of "five" 五 (ng5) is supposed to be said without open lips, the sound is produced while back of the tongue touches the upper palate. But nowadays many people say it with closed lips (m5) because it is easier.
The same goes for 吳(ng4), 唔 (ng4), etc.
I learnt this when I was ten yrs old, I will never forget it.
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Thanks you sweety, this will help me a lot lot....happy new year to you
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Olivia,i love you, thank you for made it. It helps me a lot for my studying.
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In Cantonese, the English name uses the transliteration, meaning that it sounds similar. For instance, Olivia could be 奧利維亞 (ou3 lei6 wai4 aa3). ;)
Thank you I learned Cantonese so fast because of the Cantonese class 101.com to cha
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Thankyou for sharing this. 😇
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Great lesson. Excellent tutorial. Hopefully 'learning Chinese' would not be naturally assumed to be mandarin. The title of this should actually be 'Chinese - Cantonese' since all the other videos on learning Chinese is really mandarin without acknowledging that mandarin is only a subset of Chinese.
Great video.
Ah same as Korean just add 10. Sip il 십일 sip e 십이 sip sam 십삼 and so on. ☺
Good to know! Then it'd be easy for Korean speakers! :)
Yeah as someone mentioned below - 15 - the 5 here is incorrect - “ng” and “mg” - lips shouldn’t touch; same for 50.
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0:56 I have a question, so for the “romanization” of 13 is sap6 saam1 what does the 6 and 1 mean?
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: ua-cam.com/video/XmmktTDoS04/v-deo.htmlm18s
ua-cam.com/video/sCFuKo_9YFc/v-deo.html
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i need this lesson coz ill go there soon thank for the info i subcribe your chanel
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You should use y instead of j in a lot of cases (yut for 1, yee for 2 for example)
No. She uses a romanization called Jyutping. In that system, "j" respresents a palatal approximant (as in the IPA), that is the sound written as "y" in English and another commonly used romanization system for Cantonese called Yale.
Yutping is the biggest mistake the Cantonese-learning community ever made. Not that it's hard at all for dedicated students, it's just so consistently unintuitive for English, to be writing "chat" as "cat" and Y as J.
@@bravoalphahk absolutely agree! Glad I'm not the only one who was thinking that. Makes it harder for any one trying to learn the language. Wonder why they didn't spell it how it sounds. In other words, properly. 🥴
Very similar to Lao-Thai language.
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Although the video is right too, we also use 廿(yaa/ye) as twenty ,also we use 卅(saa aa) as thirty. After thirty, we also will turn 十 into aa. but the above sounds only work when the unit place is more than zero in counting.
for example
56 could be ng sep luk or ng aa luk.
34 could be saam sep sei or saa aa sei
22 could be yi sep yi or yaa/ye yi
but
20 could only be yi sep , NOT -yaa/ye-
30 could only be saam sep, NOT -saa--aa-
50 could only be ng sep, NOT -ng--aa-
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uhhh how is that related
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How do you distinguish jat1 baak3 (100) from jat1 baat3 (1,8)? I guess I mean how do you hear the difference between hundred and eight?
Most of the time it depends on the context, we try to avoid using it in a case that could cause confusion. Rule of thumb is, most of the baak3 "hundred" has a number in front of it (eg. jat1 baak3, ji6 baak3, etc). But I admit, it's not uncommon for us to have to verify.
There is a reason to use j instead of y. In IPA and many other phonetic systems, /j/ is pronounced as y. However, there are some other kind that uses y insyead, which may be easier for foreigners to understand.
So what is that reason then? You never explained lol. I dont understand why they don't spell it the way it sounds. Ie: chat and yat , instead of cat and jat.
Hello, I tried to signup on your website but it didn't send me any email from your website. I wish to learn more Cantonese, I live here in Hong Kong but I come from Australia. Philip
could I have video call classes?
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How about 31 to 38?
The Jaa6 for 20 is very helpful because I’m always confusing it for either 1 or 2 because mandarin is Yi for 1, cantonese jat1 for 1 and ji6 for 2. So I’m like Jaa6 means what again? 😂
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please how to get classes with a native teacher?
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how about decimal & fraction number, Madam?
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Thank you for providing resources like this. This was the first video we introduced to our toddler to. Thank you and please continue to make more.
Very true. Actually, when referring to any language from the region of China, it is better not to use the word Chinese at all. Technically speaking, 華語 is the closest thing to an actual word for the 'spoken Chinese languages' as a group, but really there is no such thing as spoken Chinese. The word 'Chinese' when used in relation to language means the written language only (中文). However, as most Chinese people use 中文 to mean Spoken Chinese, it is only natural English makes the same mistake.
High numbers are ya ng ya luk ya caat ya baat and ya gau are 25 through 29
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Turbo cantonese may count as 廿 卅 and 卌 but the counting speed is high
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Damn... I love you. Long time.
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how to say 1000 (thousands) and 10000 (tens of thousands) in cantonese?
omg the numbers are a bit similar to thai languange. number 3 in thai is sam. number 9 in thai is gao. 20 in thai yi sip!hihi
+미미미미 Thanks for the tips! It'd be a great advantage for Thai speakers! :D
Low numbers are ya yat ya yi ya sam and ya sei are 21 through 24
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Why do you use j instead of y?
We are using the Jyutping romanization system, which is different than the Yale system. The most noticeable difference is using /j/ instead of /y/
For more details on Jyutping system, please check out this video - ua-cam.com/video/Os0JAm_8cHI/v-deo.html
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Normal cantonese may count as 二十 三十 and 四十 but the counting speed is low
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Easier than counting in french, for sure
Ginny D UN, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sent, huit, Neuf, dix, onze, doze, treise( or is this 30?), (Idk 14), katorse (i think ;-;), seize, dix-sept, dix- huit, dix-neuf, vingt, vingt de un (i think), vingt deux, etc,
I mean, like, once you hit 70, soixante-dix, and 80,quartre-vingts. btw you spelled 13 has a z and 14 is quartorze
Ginny D lol i suck at french. But Yeah i have those Numbers aswell
Hate*
those numbers kill me
in fact, there is a speaking mistake about 5
but never mind, this is a common mistake that a lot of people make
hardest language ever to learn
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