Haha are you a night owl? In Cantonese, we call it 夜貓 (je6 maau1), literally "night cat"🌙😺 Thank you for your comment! Have fun learning Cantonese! :) Team CantoneseClass101.com
Thank you Olivia. Your 3-minute lessons are awesome. I've found Cantonese much easier to speak than Mandarin. My tongue does not hurt too bad at the end of the day by rolling, twisting, curling up/down etc...
Haha, that's true, Cantonese pronunciation is more "relaxing" compared to Mandarin. :) Thank you for your kind comment, glad that you enjoyed the lessons. Feel free to ask if you have any questions!
I am a native Cantonese in Hong Kong and I also can speak Mandarin. Yes, you know the main difference. Actually, Cantonese is more closer to ancient Chinese speaking and usage. Try to find native speaker, you may find Cantonese is an interesting language. (I am an old man !)
hell no, both Cantonese and Mandarin are separate chinese languages, so they are both hard chinese languages, so maybe you're wrong, cantonese (chinese) is not easy :(
I'm honestly very grateful for these. I grew up in a Singaporean Cantonese family, but speaking our regional/ancestral languages has been officially discouraged for a long time and my family only ever spoke to me in English and Mandarin because of it, so this feels a bit like coming home.
If you want to learn Cantonese well, I'd encourage you to learn a Cantonese phonetics system. You can do that by turning on Cantonese phonetics feature from a translation app like Pleco. Yale Cantonese phonetics system is usually the easiest to acquire for native English speakers, but there are other types of Cantonese phonetics systems, if you prefer them. Cantonese Pinyin is the system officially used in Hong Kong, but it never made sense to me during my self study of Cantonese, so I adopted Yale instead.
I try to learn Cantonese bcuz of wayv. Some of the member can speak cantonese very well and im very attracted to learn it so i can understand what they say. M goi!
That's a great motivation! Wayv has a lot of fans now and we hear that people are learning Cantonese because of them and we're very happy! They must be so impressed by your efforts, too! Keep up the good work! :) Team CantoneseClass101.com
Hey there, I don't know whether you're still here or not but hello fellow wayshennie! I take it you're a fan too ehe, pleased to meet you! Good luck learning Cantonese :)
WiseVoltage It’s a different language family from Mandarin, but in official terms it’s classed as a dialect within China. (It depends if you approach the question as a linguist or from a political / cultural standpoint.)
WiseVoltage I haven’t deleted any comments? Sorry, I’m not using the right terms - you can probably tell I’m not commenting from the perspective of a linguist. As you can probably guess, what I mean is that Cantonese is one of the five (?) language families (groups) within the broader definition of Chinese languages. Officially (politically) everything other than Mandarin is considered a dialect, even those that may technically be different languages and not mutually intelligible. Anyway, we agree on the wider point: It’s silly for anyone to say “I speak Chinese,” although it can be SLIGHTLY passable if they mean Standard Chinese which sometimes means Standard Mandarin or 普通话。
Vincent Gogh Yeah exactly! Those spoken by “ethnic minorities” are “technically” protected and allowed to be promoted in some settings, but regional dialects like Shanghainese have no such protections.
I got inspired to learn Cantonese after meeting a student from my university who speaks it fluently. He gave me a couple of demonstrations of the grammar structures and pronunciations, and I've been intrigued in Cantonese ever since. My second language is Korean and I've been studying it for 2 years now, and now I want to be able to learn and understand Cantonese as well. It's such a cool language 😁
Haaha that's great! What's your favorite HK film? Have fun learning Cantonese, and feel free to ask if you have any questions :) Team CantoneseClass101.com
That's a great motivation! I'm sure she'll appreciate your efforts in learning Cantonese for her! Feel free to ask if you have any questions. Team CantoneseClass101.com
Idk why I’m randomly obsessed with this Cantonese videos if I’m currently learning mandarin 😂😂 If I continue like that I will have a Cantonese accent while speaking mandarin haha
hahaa maybe you should be learning Cantonese instead! Thank you for watching and feel free to ask if you have any questions :) Team CantoneseClass101.com
Today unexpectedly a kid from Hong Kong joined my year group (i go to secondary school in the UK) unfortunately there’s been racist comments on him and it frustrates me so much because other students who has joined my school didn’t receive the same attitude, i’m sure it’s because he’s Asian. I don’t like how everybody crowded around him today so I decided to borrow Chinese dictionary’s until i figured people from Hong Kong speak Cantonese, so here i am! I want to welcome him as much as possible because it hurt me to see him look clueless and alone as it remembered me of my father’s story. I’m not entirely sure how this is going to work but i can at least tell him I have well intentions.
Wow! That's a great motivation! We're so impressed that you're trying to help him! He must be so impressed by your efforts! Keep up the good work, and feel free to ask if you have any questions! :) Team CantoneseClass101.com
When I was young (probably like 11) I wanted to learn an East Asian language. I tried to learn Japanese for more than 2 years, but it just didn’t catch me. Now I watched this video, and figured out, that Cantonese is such easier to learn and understand. Thanks for uploading this video!
@@beyondthestars4299 we speak cantonese because we have british heritage, our language has evolved to become different and you will often spot us mixing in english words in our sentences. Cantonese is more harsh in a way as the tones are not as smooth as Mandarin.
I studied in Hk when I was a kid, and I regret for not paying much attention in class to learn it fluently. I only knew the basics. And I left Hk to study back in my hometown and I wanted to continue to learn it. Thank u so much
I was born in US and Cantonese was my first language because my parents speak it. My English has far surpassed my Cantonese and im gonna use this to hopefully relearn and learn some Cantonese. As i get older i realize that i dont want to lose my second language. I used to be able to understand it pretty well but i dont have as good as understanding as i used to.
That's great! I'm so happy to hear that you're relearning Cantonese! Your childhood knowledge of the language will be useful in you path of Cantonese-learning! Keep up the good work, and let us know if you have any questions. Team CantoneseClass101.com
Awesome video. You lay it out much easier than other videos. I've been trying to learn Cantonese for the past few years on and off... In order to speak to my Wife's Family in Hong Kong. I can speak English (native) and French... But my vocal chords don't move the way they need to in order to pronounce a lot of Cantonese words. Thank you for the time and effort you have put in to making these.
Thank you very much for your message. We're glad to hear that our videos are helpful for you. Keep up the good work and feel free to ask if you have any questions. Cheers, Olivia Team CantoneseClass101.com
I am Brazilian and with this video I learn to English and Cantonese Your class are very good, thanks for this (Sorry if I write something wrong in English 😬)
Hi Raquel Nascimento, Thank you very much for your kind words! Have fun learning Cantonese, and feel free to ask if you have any questions. :) Team CantoneseClass101.com
That's a controversial topic... it's true that there are more Mandarin speakers around the world, because China has such a big population. But personally, I believe Cantonese used to be the main dialect in ancient literature, poems, etc. Now the debates of which dialect is more common become too political.
In many overseas communities Cantonese is more widely spoken still, though Mandarin is overtaking it in many places too, though Cantonese still remains strong. It basically comes down to the government of China pushing Mandarin education, even in the Cantonese speaking areas in mainland China, Mandarin is now taught exclusively in schools & Cantonese is under some threat there. Though there are also positives. There is no sign of it dieing out in Hong Kong. Nor is it under threat in my native city of Vancouver Canada where it is still the second most spoken language after English & the total number of speakers grows by 10,000 per year.
BudgieEntertainment that's funny I always had the opposite view. Cantonese sounds so much better imo. I always watch Chinese movies in Cantonese over Mandarin
The ancient languages were entirely different from any one existing in modern China. Nonetheless, Cantonese _preserves some more of_ that ancient language (Middle Chinese, to be exact, but there probably were many local variants just like with modern Chinese with Mandarin, Cantonese, Sichuanese and others) in terms of phonological structure than Mandarin. Mandarin is very phonologically poor and extremely regular. There is only about 1600 syllables (including tonal contours) in Mandarin. I think Cantonese has like 4000 or more, if I remember right. That makes Cantonese considerably phonologically richer and thus less reliant on context or polysyllabism to distinguish certain words. Characters that are different but read the same sound in Mandarin may yield the more logically expectable diversity of pronunciations when sounded in Cantonese.
ninjaspace1230 but you know that in the past it was also mainly spoken in the province guangdong which is the origin of that dialect and not just in hong kong, in general it gradually decreased over time because its not included in their education
That's wonderful! I'm happy to hear that you find Cantonese easy, your bf and his family must have helped your brain get use to the sounds and words and structure. Keep up the good work! Team CantoneseClass101.com
Thank u so much for your lessons. I grew up watching HK movies and Hk singers were my celebrity idols. People like anita mui, jacky cheung, leslue chung, sammi cheng etc...
I am learning Chinese because my Cantonese is not good and main thing is I am a student in a Chinese school so my teacher suggested me to go and check your channel and I really think it will improve my Cantonese one day Thank You so much for teaching me
Thank you for watching! It's nice that your teacher suggested our channel. Have fun learning Cantonese, and feel free to ask if you have any questions :) Team CantoneseClass101.com
I was born in Macau and was adopted to an American family at the age of 7. I have since forgotten how to speak cantonese entirely. At age 50, I'm eager to begin learning.
That's great! Your Mandarin background can help drastically in Cantonese-learning! Keep up the good work, and let us know if you have any questions. Team CantoneseClass101.com
I’ve been listening to your podcasts everyday and it has helped me learn Canto. I have basic understanding of Mandarin and can read some Chinese. So I think it helps. I also try watching TVB series in Canto and try reading the characters. I love Canto language. I’m from San Gabriel Valley area in CA. Lots of Canto speakers.
Hi WingChunBoyz, Thank you very much for your kind words! Have fun learning Cantonese! :) Feel free to ask if you have any questions. Team CantoneseClass101.com
I'm learning mandarin in school, but my mother's native tongue is cantonese, and I feel bad that she is the only one to can talk to my grandpa. I want to help her out, so maybe I can learn too. Although it's 1:57 am and I'm learning bc i was up drinking too much tea, but hey, maybe I can surprise her in the morning? I know that I can't learn as much as I want in one night, so it will be a work in progress
Currently learning Cantonese, and its so fun. :) Um goi saii, Olivia! :) You're such a big help especially for those like me who want to learn Cantonese. Keep up the good work.:)
There isn't much Cantonese speakers anymore😢, my mother wants me to learn Cantonese. Cause am a Cantonese, my grandparents, father & mother know how to speak but I don't know & I am currently learning Japanese 🏯😞but I will definetly come back & learn Cantonese so the Cantonese language won't die out!! 😩😩❤️❤️
Here in Hong Kong there’s about 7 million people. And about 94% knows how to speak Mandarin. Plus international people. It’s not dying out lmao. Coming from someone who’s Cantonese and still lives in Hong Kong. Also, Cantonese comes from somewhere in China.
I have always thought that Cantonese is the most beautiful language. I'm currently very new to leaning Mandarin and hope to also learn Cantonese in the future
Thank you very much for your kind words! Have fun learning Mandarin and hopefully we'll see you learning Cantonese here soon! :) Team CantoneseClass101.com
This is a good way to learn cantonese especially if you are in love woth tvb shows. As they will make you understand better the true language. Often hearing the chinese version, i think the impact and feel is lesser as is not from the original actor
Actually, a lot of Cantonese expressions are influenced by the English language because HK was once a British colony. Most Hongkongers actually use some english words to communicate in their daily lives, e.g. "Hi", "Hello", "Bye bye"
When I was little my mother taught me to speak taishanese (an uncommon Chinese dialect) and she never taught me mandarin or Cantonese, even though she knew how to speak both. I grew up listening to her talk and I understood what she said in Cantonese, but I was never able to actually speak it. I know it sounds stupid, but I understand and never speak it, but this will help a lot! Thank you!!!!
Same thing I’m taishanese as well, my mom also speaks both Cantonese and Mandarin, I know how you feel because I was never taught as well but Cantonese I understand but sometime scare you speak it, I understand it because of taishanese. Mandarin i don’t it’s hard I just get jealous because everyone just speak it, but I only speak taishanese.
@@choichoi4999 it totally is, contonese people needs to learn english in school to this day still, i have a friend who is contonese and lives in hong kong and speaks fluent english, and her parents too
We're glad to hear that! Thank you for sharing our video with your little sister! Keep up the good work, and feel free to ask if you have any questions! :) Team CantoneseClass101.com
Thank you for watching! Right, the infamous Chinglish language hahaha Have fun learning Cantonese, and feel free to ask if you have any questions :) Team CantoneseClass101.com
I found this,start to learn cantonese as i am going to Hongkong soon,but well hard for me to learn as i have to twist my tounge a lot,i speak english,mandarin and indonesia malay
hehe it's called traditional chinese not traditional mandarin :) I don't think traditional mandarin is a thing, never heard of it, but simplified chinese is a thing which is used along with mandarin.
Muchas Gracias!! Welcome back and glad to hear from you! Keep up the good work and feel free to ask if you have any questions! :) Team CantoneseClass101.com
I speak English and Cantonese too. But I listened to many Chinese movies, Chinese music, and practicing it with my grandparents with basic conversation.
That's great! Those are all effective ways for language learning, and I'm your grandparents appreciate your efforts very much! Team CantoneseClass101.com
That's great! Your Mandarin background can help drastically in Cantonese-learning! Keep up the good work, and let us know if you have any questions. Team CantoneseClass101.com
That's a great motivation! They must be so proud of you! Keep up the good work and feel free to ask if you have any questions! :) Team CantoneseClass101.com
@@TheRealLazyEntrepreneur I don’t know but personally where I am (It doesn’t mean it’s the same where you are) they speak more Mandarin then Cantonese.
How I remember numbers: First two sound like they start with a y. Next two are names. The middle is easy. 6 reminds of Luke. Next two are animals and the rest sounds fun. Thanks!
Thanks for making this video, it's very helpful since I can speak Cantonese but not fluent because I'm born in Canada. I often struggle with the 2 thank you and mix them up ALL the time.
My boyfriend is half Chinese and his family spoke Cantonese. He doesnt know any, but he wants to learn. I want to surprise him by learning Cantonese. I actually want to propose in Cantonese if i get the chance.
😅 That is so true! Don't rush into reading if you're not comfortable, just stick with speaking until you're ready :) Feel free to ask if you have any questions. Team CantoneseClass101.com
Thanks so much! Cantonese was my first language however growing up in Australia, I am speaking it less and less and only with my family, so it has become quite bad. So thanks for helping me improve? Do you know of any simple Cantonese videos or songs to listen to?
Thank you for watching! It's great that you're learning Cantonese again because of your background. Have fun learning Cantonese, and feel free to ask if you have any questions :) You can search for Cantonese videos or songs on UA-cam by searching with these keywords 廣東話 (Cantonese) or 廣東歌 (Cantopop). Team CantoneseClass101.com
With an immersion like that, you'll surprise how much your brain absorb just from hearing them speak! That will become helpful when you're learning Cantonese, so keep up the good work! And feel free to ask if you have any questions! Team CantoneseClass101.com
I prefer & like this video format of learning Cantonese than in your previous video. It is a lot easier to understand and learn, especially for beginners.. thank you so much.
Thank you for watching! Learning from Ip Man would be entertaining too hahaa Have fun learning Cantonese, and feel free to ask if you have any questions :) Team CantoneseClass101.com
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Narukomi na sa yo ta na mo sa nan da sako nani mo nani mo
Kinda easy but not that hard
Hi madam.i want to learn what the word mean,thanks and God bless
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And here I am at 01:42 AM learning Cantonese...
Haha are you a night owl? In Cantonese, we call it 夜貓 (je6 maau1), literally "night cat"🌙😺
Thank you for your comment! Have fun learning Cantonese! :)
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And here I am at 01:40 AM learning Cantonese, waiting until 1:43 AM so I can beat you.
Dunduckuty Wow, that’s the way to study
@ me at 4 in the morning rn..
Me at 1:30 AM...
Thank you Olivia. Your 3-minute lessons are awesome. I've found Cantonese much easier to speak than Mandarin. My tongue does not hurt too bad at the end of the day by rolling, twisting, curling up/down etc...
Haha, that's true, Cantonese pronunciation is more "relaxing" compared to Mandarin. :) Thank you for your kind comment, glad that you enjoyed the lessons. Feel free to ask if you have any questions!
😁😁😁
I am a native Cantonese in Hong Kong and I also can speak Mandarin. Yes, you know the main difference. Actually, Cantonese is more closer to ancient Chinese speaking and usage. Try to find native speaker, you may find Cantonese is an interesting language. (I am an old man !)
lindsay vu That's a illusion -- from both native speaker
hell no, both Cantonese and Mandarin are separate chinese languages, so they are both hard chinese languages, so maybe you're wrong, cantonese (chinese) is not easy :(
Hi 我係香港人 呢度都教得幾好 希望更多人識講廣東話啦
Hi I'm a HongKonger and this video is a good lesson for Cantonese learners, I hope more and more people speak Cantonese
多謝收睇同支持！ 👍️
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do je lou syu
點解我無聊到係到睇人教廣東話。。。
無聊嗰陣最好睇UA-cam，哈哈！
Not the only one
+1
同感😂😂🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♀️
冇解
I'm honestly very grateful for these. I grew up in a Singaporean Cantonese family, but speaking our regional/ancestral languages has been officially discouraged for a long time and my family only ever spoke to me in English and Mandarin because of it, so this feels a bit like coming home.
Thank you very much for your kind words! We're glad to hear that! Feel free to ask if you have any questions. :)
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If you want to learn Cantonese well, I'd encourage you to learn a Cantonese phonetics system. You can do that by turning on Cantonese phonetics feature from a translation app like Pleco. Yale Cantonese phonetics system is usually the easiest to acquire for native English speakers, but there are other types of Cantonese phonetics systems, if you prefer them. Cantonese Pinyin is the system officially used in Hong Kong, but it never made sense to me during my self study of Cantonese, so I adopted Yale instead.
I don’t know why but i find Cantonese and Mandarin so mesmerizing. They sound so smooth
Mandarin sounds kind of robotic and communist to me. Cantonese is more soulful and musical.
@@Wizardsleave69communist..? how can a language be communist?
@@sourwinee when it's the official language of the CCP and it's taught in all schools deliberately to destroy regional dialects.
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@@sourwineeCantonese is ancient Chinese and mandarin is a man made communist language
I try to learn Cantonese bcuz of wayv. Some of the member can speak cantonese very well and im very attracted to learn it so i can understand what they say. M goi!
That's a great motivation! Wayv has a lot of fans now and we hear that people are learning Cantonese because of them and we're very happy! They must be so impressed by your efforts, too! Keep up the good work! :)
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Me too
Hey there, I don't know whether you're still here or not but hello fellow wayshennie! I take it you're a fan too ehe, pleased to meet you! Good luck learning Cantonese :)
Im chinese, i speak chinese, and im learning it with english
好厲害！👍
“Chinese” is technically Mandarin - Cantonese is Cantonese, a dialect.
WiseVoltage It’s a different language family from Mandarin, but in official terms it’s classed as a dialect within China. (It depends if you approach the question as a linguist or from a political / cultural standpoint.)
WiseVoltage I haven’t deleted any comments? Sorry, I’m not using the right terms - you can probably tell I’m not commenting from the perspective of a linguist. As you can probably guess, what I mean is that Cantonese is one of the five (?) language families (groups) within the broader definition of Chinese languages. Officially (politically) everything other than Mandarin is considered a dialect, even those that may technically be different languages and not mutually intelligible. Anyway, we agree on the wider point: It’s silly for anyone to say “I speak Chinese,” although it can be SLIGHTLY passable if they mean Standard Chinese which sometimes means Standard Mandarin or 普通话。
Vincent Gogh Yeah exactly! Those spoken by “ethnic minorities” are “technically” protected and allowed to be promoted in some settings, but regional dialects like Shanghainese have no such protections.
I'm glad you use Traditional Chinese to teach Cantonese in your videos.
I got inspired to learn Cantonese after meeting a student from my university who speaks it fluently. He gave me a couple of demonstrations of the grammar structures and pronunciations, and I've been intrigued in Cantonese ever since. My second language is Korean and I've been studying it for 2 years now, and now I want to be able to learn and understand Cantonese as well. It's such a cool language 😁
We're glad to hear that! Keep up the good work, and feel free to ask if you have any questions! :)
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My brain : Let's learn some cantonese
(After 1 minute)
Me : Alright I'm done
true LOL
We've all been there! Practice 1 minute today, and 2 minutes tomorrow, then keep building up to train your brain! :)
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giving up says enough about motivation i guess :) .
haha same here
same~ hahahaha
I want to learn this dialect because I'm addicted of watching Hong Kong Films. Thanks!
Haaha that's great! What's your favorite HK film?
Have fun learning Cantonese, and feel free to ask if you have any questions :)
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I adore Tsui Hark and John Woo movies!
Same with me.especially the old stephan chow movie
ahaha....
J God yay🤗 多謝你啊啊啊
Going to learn a bit of Cantonese because I think it will put such a big smile on my Chinese grandmas face ❤️🇭🇰
That's a great motivation! I'm sure she'll appreciate your efforts in learning Cantonese for her! Feel free to ask if you have any questions.
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Idk why I’m randomly obsessed with this Cantonese videos if I’m currently learning mandarin 😂😂 If I continue like that I will have a Cantonese accent while speaking mandarin haha
hahaa maybe you should be learning Cantonese instead!
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@@CantoneseClass101 you guys are adorable uwu
Today unexpectedly a kid from Hong Kong joined my year group (i go to secondary school in the UK) unfortunately there’s been racist comments on him and it frustrates me so much because other students who has joined my school didn’t receive the same attitude, i’m sure it’s because he’s Asian. I don’t like how everybody crowded around him today so I decided to borrow Chinese dictionary’s until i figured people from Hong Kong speak Cantonese, so here i am! I want to welcome him as much as possible because it hurt me to see him look clueless and alone as it remembered me of my father’s story. I’m not entirely sure how this is going to work but i can at least tell him I have well intentions.
Wow! That's a great motivation! We're so impressed that you're trying to help him! He must be so impressed by your efforts! Keep up the good work, and feel free to ask if you have any questions! :)
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I’m learning this because of the sweet girl from the Asia shop to make her happy 🥺
When I was young (probably like 11) I wanted to learn an East Asian language. I tried to learn Japanese for more than 2 years, but it just didn’t catch me. Now I watched this video, and figured out, that Cantonese is such easier to learn and understand.
Thanks for uploading this video!
Thank you for sharing your story!
Have fun learning Cantonese, and feel free to ask if you have any questions :)
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I know right, took me and my brother 2 years after our birth to learn it!
Hi! I’m from Hong Kong, so I already am very fluent in cantonese, but I just wanted to say this video was very clear and concise. Good job!
Why don't hong konger don't speak mandarin?
Just curious
@@beyondthestars4299 we speak cantonese because we have british heritage, our language has evolved to become different and you will often spot us mixing in english words in our sentences. Cantonese is more harsh in a way as the tones are not as smooth as Mandarin.
@@pokemongo7563 understood
So hong konger used to speak mandarin before British rule?
@@beyondthestars4299 Cantonese has been here even before Mandarin but some of us speak mandarin 48% because of people coming from china
Thank you very much for your kind words! ：）
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I studied in Hk when I was a kid, and I regret for not paying much attention in class to learn it fluently. I only knew the basics. And I left Hk to study back in my hometown and I wanted to continue to learn it.
Thank u so much
As a Cantonese native speaker, she sounds super accurate and standard, like someone from radio!
Thank you very much for your kind words! Have fun learning Cantonese! :)
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This language has something in it it makes me feel happy idk why.
We're glad to hear that! Keep up the good work, and feel free to ask if you have any questions! :)
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I'm so thankful for this channel, hardly any apps that can explain cantonese well! Love learning from here and would highly recommend!
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I was born in US and Cantonese was my first language because my parents speak it. My English has far surpassed my Cantonese and im gonna use this to hopefully relearn and learn some Cantonese. As i get older i realize that i dont want to lose my second language. I used to be able to understand it pretty well but i dont have as good as understanding as i used to.
That's great! I'm so happy to hear that you're relearning Cantonese! Your childhood knowledge of the language will be useful in you path of Cantonese-learning! Keep up the good work, and let us know if you have any questions.
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I feel the same exact way. Like I can understand it when my relatives talk to me but I can barely reply back to them.
Cantonese teacher : what is *5* in cantonese?
Student : *mmmm......* ? (Still thinking)
Cantonese teacher : you're right! it's *ng* (readed like mmm.....)
Hahaha yes! Now everyone can remember it easily :D
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You're right even you don't know how to pronounce just say "mmmm" 🤣🤣
m
Haha
ng is 5 in cantonese say ng as 5 in cantonese
Awesome video. You lay it out much easier than other videos. I've been trying to learn Cantonese for the past few years on and off... In order to speak to my Wife's Family in Hong Kong. I can speak English (native) and French... But my vocal chords don't move the way they need to in order to pronounce a lot of Cantonese words. Thank you for the time and effort you have put in to making these.
Thank you very much for your message. We're glad to hear that our videos are helpful for you. Keep up the good work and feel free to ask if you have any questions.
Cheers,
Olivia
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thank you i learned to you previously i work in macau i have a cantonisse frnd .i familiar ur teaching
I am Brazilian and with this video I learn to English and Cantonese
Your class are very good, thanks for this
(Sorry if I write something wrong in English 😬)
Hi Raquel Nascimento,
Thank you very much for your kind words! Have fun learning Cantonese, and feel free to ask if you have any questions. :)
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Why Cantonese isn't as popular as Mandarin
That's a controversial topic... it's true that there are more Mandarin speakers around the world, because China has such a big population. But personally, I believe Cantonese used to be the main dialect in ancient literature, poems, etc. Now the debates of which dialect is more common become too political.
In many overseas communities Cantonese is more widely spoken still, though Mandarin is overtaking it in many places too, though Cantonese still remains strong. It basically comes down to the government of China pushing Mandarin education, even in the Cantonese speaking areas in mainland China, Mandarin is now taught exclusively in schools & Cantonese is under some threat there. Though there are also positives. There is no sign of it dieing out in Hong Kong. Nor is it under threat in my native city of Vancouver Canada where it is still the second most spoken language after English & the total number of speakers grows by 10,000 per year.
BudgieEntertainment that's funny I always had the opposite view. Cantonese sounds so much better imo. I always watch Chinese movies in Cantonese over Mandarin
The ancient languages were entirely different from any one existing in modern China. Nonetheless, Cantonese _preserves some more of_ that ancient language (Middle Chinese, to be exact, but there probably were many local variants just like with modern Chinese with Mandarin, Cantonese, Sichuanese and others) in terms of phonological structure than Mandarin. Mandarin is very phonologically poor and extremely regular. There is only about 1600 syllables (including tonal contours) in Mandarin. I think Cantonese has like 4000 or more, if I remember right. That makes Cantonese considerably phonologically richer and thus less reliant on context or polysyllabism to distinguish certain words. Characters that are different but read the same sound in Mandarin may yield the more logically expectable diversity of pronunciations when sounded in Cantonese.
ninjaspace1230 but you know that in the past it was also mainly spoken in the province guangdong which is the origin of that dialect and not just in hong kong, in general it gradually decreased over time because its not included in their education
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I can relate aswell
Omg same this is why I'm here 😂😂😂
My bf gets it all the time 😂
I type Cantonese in search engine and your channel is the first one to pop out. I have subscribed. Thanks!
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My family already speaks Cantonese, and I already know a lot of Cantonese, but I’m still here because there is no problem with coming here.
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Haha samee
This is so easy to learn. My bf and his family all speak Cantonese and id like to learn it.
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Same
I’m here because I really want to talk to my grandma. I can speak a little but there is still a big language barrier so thank you for this video!
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Thank u so much for your lessons. I grew up watching HK movies and Hk singers were my celebrity idols. People like anita mui, jacky cheung, leslue chung, sammi cheng etc...
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I am learning Chinese because my Cantonese is not good and main thing is I am a student in a Chinese school so my teacher suggested me to go and check your channel and I really think it will improve my Cantonese one day Thank You so much for teaching me
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I was born in Macau and was adopted to an American family at the age of 7. I have since forgotten how to speak cantonese entirely. At age 50, I'm eager to begin learning.
Half drunk on UA-cam: think I'll try and learn some Cantonese
This is so useful. Thank you so much. I'm dating someone from Hong Kong and I'm secretly learning Cantonese.
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I can't believe how much I learnt from this single video!
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Great thank you 非常好了👍多谢🙏 i has learned pu tong hua beginning levels
Because my parents are Hong Kong ren. 大家好了
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She teaches so well.... we appreciate
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I’ve been listening to your podcasts everyday and it has helped me learn Canto. I have basic understanding of Mandarin and can read some Chinese. So I think it helps. I also try watching TVB series in Canto and try reading the characters. I love Canto language. I’m from San Gabriel Valley area in CA. Lots of Canto speakers.
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I'm learning mandarin in school, but my mother's native tongue is cantonese, and I feel bad that she is the only one to can talk to my grandpa. I want to help her out, so maybe I can learn too. Although it's 1:57 am and I'm learning bc i was up drinking too much tea, but hey, maybe I can surprise her in the morning? I know that I can't learn as much as I want in one night, so it will be a work in progress
Good luck 😁
At first I thought it was harder than Mandarin, but then I realized this is really fun!
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Currently learning Cantonese, and its so fun. :)
Um goi saii, Olivia! :) You're such a big help especially for those like me who want to learn Cantonese. Keep up the good work.:)
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@@CantoneseClass101 thank you so much! :)
Thanks u so much for teaching the Cantonese clearly & easily.Im from Indonesia 🇮🇩 & I can speak Cantonese.
There isn't much Cantonese speakers anymore😢, my mother wants me to learn Cantonese. Cause am a Cantonese, my grandparents, father & mother know how to speak but I don't know & I am currently learning Japanese 🏯😞but I will definetly come back & learn Cantonese so the Cantonese language won't die out!! 😩😩❤️❤️
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Here in Hong Kong there’s about 7 million people. And about 94% knows how to speak Mandarin. Plus international people. It’s not dying out lmao. Coming from someone who’s Cantonese and still lives in Hong Kong. Also, Cantonese comes from somewhere in China.
@@rob_nnz I mean in Malaysia, duh
@@misak_ying8127 You could’ve said in Malaysia. It’s not my fault that YOU forgot to include that.
thank you! it is fun to speak a little bit of cantonese to my chinese friends now!
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this is to my grandma nagging me to learn cantonese.
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Mine is also cantonese but struggles with english so I’m here lol
thank you madam..just now at 6am im learning cantonese♥️😍
Very informative videos I'm a new learner and I will use this once I start my work in Macau. You speak clearly and easily to understand. Thank you!
I have always thought that Cantonese is the most beautiful language. I'm currently very new to leaning Mandarin and hope to also learn Cantonese in the future
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This is a good way to learn cantonese especially if you are in love woth tvb shows. As they will make you understand better the true language. Often hearing the chinese version, i think the impact and feel is lesser as is not from the original actor
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Actually, a lot of Cantonese expressions are influenced by the English language because HK was once a British colony. Most Hongkongers actually use some english words to communicate in their daily lives, e.g. "Hi", "Hello", "Bye bye"
although this is true, i dont think its unique to cantonese. 嗨, 拜拜, ハロー, バイバイ are all used in languages which werent british colonies
@@oilylondon that's right. hi, hello, and bye are universal.
Yeah, we also sometimes mix in english words in sentences.
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When I was little my mother taught me to speak taishanese (an uncommon Chinese dialect) and she never taught me mandarin or Cantonese, even though she knew how to speak both. I grew up listening to her talk and I understood what she said in Cantonese, but I was never able to actually speak it. I know it sounds stupid, but I understand and never speak it, but this will help a lot! Thank you!!!!
Same thing I’m taishanese as well, my mom also speaks both Cantonese and Mandarin, I know how you feel because I was never taught as well but Cantonese I understand but sometime scare you speak it, I understand it because of taishanese. Mandarin i don’t it’s hard I just get jealous because everyone just speak it, but I only speak taishanese.
Thanks to you I learn a little bit of Cantonese now, love from the Philippines 🇵🇭
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Superbly delivered channel. I am learning from you wishing I could have spoken Cantonese when I lived in HK.
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Really helpful. I am learning cantonese for my gf and the few words I know come from here.
That's great! Your gf must be so impressed by your great efforts! Keep up the good work! :)
She's good at Cantonese and English, that's impressive.
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Bc britain used to control hong kong
@@Bamjammers-gl9gi it's not relevant to how good she is at English
@@choichoi4999 it totally is, contonese people needs to learn english in school to this day still, i have a friend who is contonese and lives in hong kong and speaks fluent english, and her parents too
I’m from Hong Kong and I showed my little sister this video and she is very good and cantonese
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Love this! Grew up in the US but born in Hong Kong. I speak Cantonese but cannot carry a convo in full Cantonese. We call it “Chinglish” :)
Thank you for watching! Right, the infamous Chinglish language hahaha
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I love it! You are a wonderful teacher Olivia!!
Thank you so much!
I am subscribing to your channel. Very useful!!
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When someone yells/roasts me in Cantonese.
Me:That’s it! *pulls up this video*
I found this,start to learn cantonese as i am going to Hongkong soon,but well hard for me to learn as i have to twist my tounge a lot,i speak english,mandarin and indonesia malay
This is so useful thank you. I work in a casino so I am pretty much looking after elderly Hong Kong ladies all day. This is great content
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my mom is a chinese and my father is a bruneian, i'm jealous when my other cousins speak in cantonese while i can't
.. so here am i !!
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Personally, I’ll start with learning the tones of Cantonese then start speaking. However, if you can read Traditional Chinese, it should be easier.
hehe it's called traditional chinese not traditional mandarin :) I don't think traditional mandarin is a thing, never heard of it, but simplified chinese is a thing which is used along with mandarin.
I think I might have been tired while I was watching that video, but thanks, I didn’t notice what I was writing
Awesome!! Good teacher Ms. Olivia..many thanks..
i love so much cantonese.. just becoz i always watching HK movies 😅 i wish my chinese friends in malaysia could speaking cantonese also than mandarin
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Hi Olivia, dues to my job, I was ausent, but Im back and ready for to learn with you, my favourite teacher. A big hug from Venezuela!
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I speak English and Cantonese too. But I listened to many Chinese movies, Chinese music, and practicing it with my grandparents with basic conversation.
That's great! Those are all effective ways for language learning, and I'm your grandparents appreciate your efforts very much!
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I took Mandarin since the first grade, now in 9th, I recently took interest in Cantonese
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I'm trying to learn Cantonese to get closer to my dad. (He's from Hong Kong) We aren't close.
That's a great motivation! He must be so impressed by your efforts! Keep up the good work! :)
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I need to hear this lesson at half speed.
Thank you im 12 yrs working in hk but i dont know how to speak.... I learned so much here..thank u mmmmh goi sai heheheh
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thank you! my grandparents have always wanted me to learn cantonese
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Thanks so much! My moms side of the family is Chinese and speaks Cantonese. I’d love to learn it some day. 💗
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I am someone who wants to conversation with Chinese people here in America. I’m told Cantonese is the best option over Mandarin,is this true?
@@TheRealLazyEntrepreneur I don’t know but personally where I am (It doesn’t mean it’s the same where you are) they speak more Mandarin then Cantonese.
How I remember numbers: First two sound like they start with a y. Next two are names. The middle is easy. 6 reminds of Luke. Next two are animals and the rest sounds fun. Thanks!
Haha good association trick to memorize the numbers! 👍🏻 Thanks for sharing :)
"GOOD JOB!" even though I have barely made it past the first sentence. I'm practicing though!!
That's great! Practice makes perfect !!
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I'm out here learning Cantonese out of spite and luckily stumbled upon this video. Thank you so much!
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Thanks for making this video, it's very helpful since I can speak Cantonese but not fluent because I'm born in Canada. I often struggle with the 2 thank you and mix them up ALL the time.
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when u know mandarin but not cantonese 🥲
Same here... 😂😂😂
My boyfriend is half Chinese and his family spoke Cantonese. He doesnt know any, but he wants to learn. I want to surprise him by learning Cantonese. I actually want to propose in Cantonese if i get the chance.
That's a great idea and motivation! He must be so surprised and impressed when you show off your Cantonese skill!! All the best!!
Speaking in Cantonese: that’s easy
Reading Chinese: oh no
Reading Cantonese: O H M Y G O D
😅 That is so true! Don't rush into reading if you're not comfortable, just stick with speaking until you're ready :)
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在YT上用中文學粵語的超少，只好用英文搜尋結果直覺一直跑去看中文🤩
感謝大大！！！
唔使客氣 (m4 sai2 haak3 hei3) "you're welcome" :)
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The best prestige language that the Cantonese people must preserve!
Wow I’m so glad I found this! My family speaks very improper Cantonese so it’s hard to learn 😅
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Im fluent in it without learning
Thanks so much! Cantonese was my first language however growing up in Australia, I am speaking it less and less and only with my family, so it has become quite bad. So thanks for helping me improve? Do you know of any simple Cantonese videos or songs to listen to?
Thank you for watching! It's great that you're learning Cantonese again because of your background.
Have fun learning Cantonese, and feel free to ask if you have any questions :)
You can search for Cantonese videos or songs on UA-cam by searching with these keywords 廣東話 (Cantonese) or 廣東歌 (Cantopop).
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the fact that my parents are cantonese but i'm here LMAOOO
They'd be proud of you hahaha
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Thank you miss Olivia I'm ofw in hongkong so I really need learned a Cantonese...I hope I can do it !
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I love the way you speak, very clear
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I'm learning so much from these videos. Thank you
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I watched this 20 minute video and am now fluent in Cantonese.
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Its a tough life with your mom speaking Cantonese and the rest of her family speaking it and Mandarin
With an immersion like that, you'll surprise how much your brain absorb just from hearing them speak! That will become helpful when you're learning Cantonese, so keep up the good work! And feel free to ask if you have any questions!
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Thank you for the cantonese lessons Olivia, it helps me a lot!
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Oh, ur my life saver, my bf is from Hong Kong I wanna understand his family and make a surprise for him to learn a little bit from u ! 🎉
I prefer & like this video format of learning Cantonese than in your previous video. It is a lot easier to understand and learn, especially for beginners.. thank you so much.
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nice video.i just wanna learn the basic cantonese only coz next year i'll travel to hk and macao.
i should give this lesson a try. So far i’ve been learning using the Ip Man series I got from my local library :)
Thank you for watching! Learning from Ip Man would be entertaining too hahaa
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I love the u teach in details , im gonna learn it for sure , Thanx
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