Learn cantonese with our cantonese story books how to study. Columnist leona wong talked about a cantonesemandarin language war happened in a lecture given by movie director pang hocheung for the hong kong book fair 2012. Master of arts from the chinese university of hong kong. Cantonese literature the many free books of hong kong golden. Rthk mandarin channels host chen jian on the right.
Cantonese opera is a centuriesold art form found in southern china. Sing yin cantonese dining located on the first floor of w hong kong, sing yin offers authentic cantonese cuisine with a modern twist. If the characters in the box below appear as blank boxes or garbage such as. If hong kong wants to keep cantonese alive, it must wake up to the. People traveling to hong kong for a short holiday will be probably better served by the lonely planet phrase book and app. Helmed by executive chinese chef johnny chan, the menu features everything from delicate dim sum and traditional delicacies to the freshest of the land and sea. Content covers vocabulary, grammar, useful expressions and oral practices. Proper cantonese is the variety native to the city of canton, which is the traditional english name of guangzhou. I also would be interested in the history of hong kong cuisine if there is something there. Some terms especially for the post office are out of date. This book is designed for english speakers learning cantonese. Theres a world of cantonese food, culture and people to discover, so dont just stand there, open the pages of this book and say something. Learn cantonese easily with our cantonese story books.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of greenwood press hong kong books online. Talk to me in cantonese hong kong university press. If hong kong wants to keep cantonese alive, it must wake up to the sounds of it. Fifteen true tales from the dark side of the city by feng chishun. A teach yourself guide teach yourself language this is probably as good as it gets when it comes to cantonese textbooks. Aided by an air of forbidden allure and the indication of a huge, untapped market, an. I loved this book much more than i thought i would. It should be noted that the vernacular in this book are often particular to the cantonese in hong kong and may not reflect the vernacular of cantonese spoken in guangzhou. To use this book, your web browser must first be configured to display chinese characters.
Separated from the mainland, the cantonese of southern china have preserved many chinese traditions lost in china, adapting them to their lives in the modern metropolises of asia and the chinatowns of western countries. Aesop in cantonese cantonese story bookaesop in cantonese. Cantonese literature the many free books of hong kong. Basic cantonese is ideal for students new to the language. Cecilie gamst berg is a norwegian expat living in hong kong. All books have links so click on them to learn more at amazon. Since there are very few books that help teach anything. Scmp went behind the stage of an allchildren cantonese opera group to see. A variety of useful daily expressions, dialogues, grammatical exercises and listening practice.
Handmade sauces, locally produced food and other artisanal delights. Were much cheaper than your local bookstore because we dont have a huge network of physical stores to maintain, we dont have a huge staff, and we dont have shareholders to pay. Complete cantonese learn cantonese with teach yourself. Our cantonese course is designed to develop practical communication skills in cantonese while working and living in hong kong. Cantonese is the dominant form of chinese in hong kong. The contents concern social life in hong kong, with the emphasis on raising the interests of the students to stimulate learning motives. Learn cantonese in hong kong intensive chinese courses. Mings brother was a star of cantonese opera, an authentic celebrity in that rebarbative form. While standard chinese is used for almost all serious documents and books, the fact that cantonese is never written down is just outright wrong. This book is written for mainland chinese, taiwan chinese and over seas chinese as well as foreigners who wish to learn cantonese. You learn canto with yale romanization system the best for english speakers. Columnist leona wong talked about a cantonesemandarin language war happened in a lecture given by movie director pang hocheung for. Dragon hostel hong kong is a 35 minute drive from hong kong international airport via the airport bus.
I have browsed some of fuchia dunlops books but they seem to be more concentrated towards sichuanhunan cuisine. Welcome every expats, foreigners and non native speakers of chinese. Together with its sister volume, intermediate cantonese, it forms a structured course of the essentials of cantonese grammar. Book the best chinese cantonese course in hong kong on language international.
Each chapter of his book comprises consists of five interdependent sections. Ho puikei was born in hong kong and studied at the chinese university of hong kong. She has created hilarious videos on youtube for anyone interested in learning. Yes its hong kong and all rooms are probably tiny, but we have also stayed in rooms in tokyo, beijing, shanghai, new york, bangkok, and other large populated cities, and this one is small. However, as in the two previous editions, the style remains simple, practical and interesting. Mainland censors denounced the book almost immediately, but in hong kong, it was an instant best seller. It surprised me that the most soughtafter schools in hong kong taught in english or mandarin, rather than cantonese, which is the default language for nearly the entire population. Ive heard several people mention that in hong kong, certain books and newspapers aimed at younger people are written in cantonese using. Welcome to the wikibook course on hong kong cantonese. Cantonese cuisine or more accurately, guangdong cuisine chinese. This, the third edition, adds more dialogue and diversified exercises. We have both mandarincantonese tutors, and all of them are na. Cantonese as a foreign language mastery in languages. Children keep cantonese opera alive in hong kong youtube.
Ho teaches cantonese as a foreign language in hong kong. From beijing to hong kong, pang hocheung part 1 on the left. In fact, when hong kong was handed back to china from the united kingdom in 1997, only a fourth of the residents of hong kong spoke mandarin, the official language of mainland china. Cantonese books suggested by cuhk cantonese with hong. The official languages of hong kong are chinese and english, as. We were given the option to get a larger room but at additional costs. Guests can arrange travel visas, or buy discounted attraction tickets, at the hostels front desk.
Book a table for the hong kong club, aerocity, new delhi serving cantonese cuisine. This book was written for the british while they still governed hong kong. Hong kong cantonese wikibooks, open books for an open world. Complete cantonese beginner to intermediate course. Mr ho has more than 30 years experience of teaching cantonese to. Theres a fun new way to learn cantonese in hong kong. Hong kong cantonese has some minor variations in phonology, but is largely identical to standard guangzhou cantonese. Chinese proficiency test hsk preparation course, mandarin course for cantonese speaker and teens mandarin. Learn cantonese for all levels in hong kong and worldwide. There are fewer and fewer cantonese languagelearning books being published. Click here to find out more about the things to do in hong kong with our travel guide. The bestselling guide to the etiquette and customs of hong kong and other southeast asian cities. Chinese mandarin cantonese teacher hong kong learn. This book is the most comprehensive, selfplaced material in cantonese learning available today.
The best books on hong kong 1 hong kong by jan morris. Whether you are looking to learn more about a specific hong kong dish, or simply after some inspiration, our market tasting and ingredient shopping cooks tour of hong kong food is for youits 4 to 4. It will need though to be complemented by the routledge grammar books elementary and intermediate cantonese by yip and matthews, but these have no characters and no mp3 and cannot be used as primary text. With more than 200 episodes about 10 minutes each, naked cantonese is a fun and engaging podcast about using cantonese in daily situations in hong kong. It is the local language in current use within the province of guangdong, china, official language in the special administrative region of hong kong, as well as in the special administrative region of macau, and used in many overseas chinese communities in southeast asia and elsewhere, with kuala lumpur and ho chi.
It challenges you to learn cantonese at a rapid rate. The ultimate guide to hong kong book stores highlights of hong kongs best sources for english language books, including art books, used book shops, specialty book stores, and online retailers. Sing yin cantonese restaurant is a feast for all the senses thanks to the innovative interior design, which reimagines the vibrancy of hong kongs streets in this 126seat temple to the most delicate of chinese cuisines. This is the principal language of kwangtung province in southeast china, parts of neighboring kwangsi province, hong kong, and macao. If you would like to learn cantonese in hong kong, both our intensive 24 cantonese course and our intensive 15 cantonese course offer local and overseas students fulltime study at our hong kong centre with hong kong immigration department student visa sponsorship included the courses are based on either 24 hours per week or 15 hours per. This book is a sequel to a cantonese book, a popular textbook designed for beginninglevel learners. While not the perfect resource, it goes a long way in bringing cantonese into the classroom for instruction although cantonese is typically learned through immersion. Text, vocabulary, patternswordsphrases, pronunciation, and exercise. Virginia yip is associate professor at the department of modern languages and intercultural studies, chinese university of hong kong.
Learn cantonese cantonese books, courses, and software. A practical and fun textbook for cantonese beginners. Granted i did live in hong kong for many years, but this is an intriguing book regardless well written, engaging great characters the focus is on his family a deeply flawed father and outgoing, extremely likable mother, with many well described locals. That being said, i was wondering if anyone has some good cookbook recommendations on cantonesehk cooking. Attend cantonese school in hong kong and come to realize that there is a calmer and quieter side too.
This meaning may be specified as canton language or guangzhou language in english. The hong kong club is one of the best places to eat cantonese food in aerocity and also asian, chinese, oriental in south delhi areas or near igi airport at andaz delhi. In hong kong, use a little cantonese, the locals language. Initially overwhelming, hong kong is a feast for the senses with flashing neon signs, skyscrapers and steamfilled eateries on every corner. The staff can also speak a variety of languages, including english, mandarin, cantonese, vietnamese and. Im a native cantonese speaker and also fluent in english and there are lots of slang phrases i have a hard time translating to english and this book helps with it. You can choose the language you like to learn mandarincantonese.
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