Class Time – Thursday, 6:00 – 7:30 PM ET
Class Size: 3 – 8 Students
Pre-requisites – no
Material – Cantonese for Beginners, Levels 1 &2 Curriculum (please enter your current address when you sign up so that our textbook will be delivered to you as soon as possible)
Becoming proficient in Cantonese is a long haul, but it starts somewhere to build a simple conversation. This Beginner Cantonese 1 course is designed for non-native speakers who live with Cantonese family members but have little or no experience in formal Cantonese learning. In this course, you will be introduced with the basic Cantonese sentence structures and vocabulary, as well as the application of Jyutping and tones, one of the standard Cantonese Romanization systems that is commonly used today. After studying this 8-week course, you will be able to ask and answer basic questions in Cantonese and hold a simple conversation with your family.
Writing – There will be 15 minutes in each session that is used to study traditional Chinese characters.
Some topics that will be covered in this Level 1 class:
- Basic greetings
- Nationalities
- Basic sentence structures to ask and answer open-ended questions
- Colors
- Numbers
- Classifiers (measure words)
- Hobbies
- Shopping and bargaining
Not sure which level fits you the best? Schedule a 15-minute coffee chat consultation with us.
| Class Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 9/14 | ||
| Week 2 | 9/21 | ||
| Week 3 | 9/28 | ||
| Week 4 | 10/5 | ||
| Week 5 | 10/12 | ||
| Week 6 | 10/19 | ||
| Week 7 | 10/26 | ||
| Week 8 | 11/2 |
Section 1Introduction
Lecture 1Zoom Login
Lecture 2Materials
I’m not living with a Cantonese family but live in Stanley HK. Is this the right class for me or is there another. I need to learn some of the language as many older people in my area don’t speak English.