Intermediate 08 - greeting cousins; you are more & more ... pretty!
You will learn how to say cousins in Cantonese, a few Chinese new year sayings, and uses of jyut6 lei4 jyut6.
Jul 01, 2025•25 min
Speak Cantonese on Day 1. Be fluent in Year 7 | Learn Cantonese by space repetition | 學廣東話
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Cantonese Masterclass 1B - Idea 3 - phrases to ask for clarification as beginners
Dear learners, Thank you for your kind support and words of encouragement. Meeting and engaging with some of you truly makes me happy! I'd love to continue spreading my knowledge and connect with more of you in the future! Designed for complete beginners, this video/audio masterclass consists of Year 1A & 1B. Year 1A consists of 18 audio recordings and 38 bite-size videos explaining key ideas. Year 1B consists of 18 audio recordings and 26 bite-size videos explaining key ideas. Publishing th...
Apr 28, 2025•3 min
Cantonese Beginners' 2 - Day 166 - Comparison using bei2 gaau3 with adverb
How to make sentences using bei2 gaau3, if an adverb is there? Join Poetic Cantonese Academy this May! Prepare your trip to Hong Kong in 6-7 months. I have reduced the price of each Year 1A & Year 1B from $338 to $198! 6 catch-ups with me each term. https://poeticcantonese.pathwright.com/library/
Apr 27, 2025•8 min•Season 4Ep. 76
Cantonese Beginners' 2 - Day 165 - Comparison using bei2 gaau3
Ever wonder how to use bei2 gaau3 in sentences? Join Poetic Cantonese Academy this May! Prepare your trip to Hong Kong in 6-7 months. I have reduced the price of each Year 1A & Year 1B from $338 to $198! 6 catch-ups with me each term. https://poeticcantonese.pathwright.com/library/
Apr 25, 2025•10 min•Season 4Ep. 75
Cantonese Masterclass 1A - Idea 31 - Ending particles change sentence tones
Free masterclass episode. This is easily one of my favourite lecture. I witnessed a scenario in Hong Kong and I told my student about it. Enjoy! Dear learners, Thank you for your kind support and words of encouragement. Meeting and engaging with some of you truly makes me happy! I'd love to continue spreading my knowledge and connect with more of you in the future! Designed for complete beginners, this video/audio masterclass consists of Year 1A & 1B. Year 1A consists of 18 audio recordings ...
Apr 15, 2025•3 min
Cantonese Masterclass 1A - Idea 13 - Ending particle 喎 wo3
Free masterclass episode - ending particle 喎 wo3 Dear learners, Thank you for your kind support and words of encouragement. Meeting and engaging with some of you truly makes me happy! I'd love to continue spreading my knowledge and connect with more of you in the future! Designed for complete beginners, this video/audio masterclass consists of Year 1A & 1B. Year 1A consists of 18 audio recordings and 38 bite-size videos explaining key ideas. Year 1B consists of 18 audio recordings and 26 bit...
Apr 14, 2025•2 min
Cantonese Masterclass 1A - Idea 7 - Tone 1, 3 & 6
Free masterclass episode - Cantonese tones Dear learners, Thank you for your kind support and words of encouragement. Meeting and engaging with some of you truly makes me happy! I'd love to continue spreading my knowledge and connect with more of you in the future! Designed for complete beginners, this video/audio masterclass consists of Year 1A & 1B. Year 1A consists of 18 audio recordings and 38 bite-size videos explaining key ideas. Year 1B consists of 18 audio recordings and 26 bite-size...
Apr 13, 2025•4 min
Cantonese Masterclass 1A - Idea 5 - Tone 2 & 5
Free masterclass episode - Cantonese tones Dear learners, Thank you for your kind support and words of encouragement. Meeting and engaging with some of you truly makes me happy! I'd love to continue spreading my knowledge and connect with more of you in the future! Designed for complete beginners, this video/audio masterclass consists of Year 1A & 1B. 1A idea 5 will be a free episode. Year 1A consists of 18 audio recordings and 38 bite-size videos explaining key ideas. Year 1B consists of 18...
Apr 13, 2025•3 min
Cantonese Masterclass 1A - Idea 2 - Tone 1, 2, 4
Free masterclass episode - Cantonese tones Dear learners, Thank you for your kind support and words of encouragement. Meeting and engaging with some of you truly makes me happy! I'd love to continue spreading my knowledge and connect with more of you in the future! Designed for complete beginners, this video/audio masterclass consists of Year 1A & 1B. Year 1A idea 2 will be a free episode. Year 1A consists of 18 audio recordings and 38 bite-size videos explaining key ideas. Year 1B consists ...
Apr 13, 2025•4 min
1-minute Cantonese (Intermediate 1, ep 3) - phones at social gatherings?
Join my February case study when you join Poetic Cantonese Academy. If you want to see results in 6-7 months, I would like to work with you personally to see results. You can preview Unit 1: Week 1 & 1.5; Unit 2: Week 3 for both Year 1A & 1B. Once you register, I will reach out to you. Or please send me an email if you are interested to join the case study. https://poeticcantonese.pathwright.com/library/ In this new series, I will express my thoughts on a certain topic in each 1-minute e...
Feb 11, 2025•2 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Cantonese Beginners' 2 - Day 164 - Festival 4 - Chinese New Year sayings
恭喜發財！ 祝大家心想事成, 身體健康, 蛇年行大運! Gung hei fat choi! juk daai ga sam seung si sing, san tai gin hong, se nin haang daai wan! Perfect time to brush up on Chinese new year sayings! In the podcast, I mentioned taking on 10 students in Februrary to be part of my case study. If you want to see results in 6-7 months, please register a free account on Poetic Cantonese Academy. This may include politely torturing you to make recordings and before & after videos, in a friendly way ;) You can preview Unit 1...
Jan 30, 2025•12 min•Season 4Ep. 74
Cantonese Beginners' 2 - Day 163 - Festival 3 - Cheung Chau Bun Festival related vocabulary
Continuing with this series to introduce key vocabulary for some Hong Kong festivals. Today, the Chung Chau Bun Festival! If you or your friends want to pick up or brush up Cantonese, I have a self-paced course starting in 2025 (with 7 regular catch up with me each course. Year 1A takes around 3 months, and Year 1B takes around 4 months to complete! Then you are all set to visit Hong Kong and speak to people! Try part of week 1 & 2 for free! https://poeticcantonese.pathwright.com/...
Jan 25, 2025•6 min•Season 4Ep. 73
1-minute Cantonese (Intermediate 1, ep 2) - what's the impact of social media?
In this new series, I will express my thoughts on a certain topic in each 1-minute episode. Today's topic is: What's the impact on social media on you? I plan to put podcast notes for this series, and more intermediate content like this for subscribed members. Interested? In any case, I will provide regular free content.
Jan 17, 2025•59 sec•Season 6Ep. 2
1-minute Cantonese (Intermediate 1, ep 1) - Do you prefer meeting at friends' house or outside?
In this new series, I will express my thoughts on a certain topic in each 1-minute episode. Today's topic is: Do you prefer meeting at friends' house or outside? It will be in full Cantonese, sometimes more informal, sometimes more formal. I will try to include various topics and levels. If you are not a beginners anymore and want to brush up listening, this would be a great place to start. If you want to dive deep into every single word of my response, I will provide podcast notes in my paid me...
Jan 10, 2025•58 sec•Season 6Ep. 1
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 162 - Festival 2: Dragon boat festival related vocabulary
Next up, we have Dragon boat festival. Just summary of major vocabulary or anything interesting I'd like you to know about. If you or your friends want to pick up or brush up Cantonese, I have a self-paced course (with regular catch up with me) set up, open for registration now! New term begins on 1 December! Year 1A takes around 3 months, and Year 1B takes around 4 months to complete! Then you are all set to visit Hong Kong and speak to people! https://poeticcantonese.pathwright.com/dashboard/...
Nov 13, 2024•7 min•Season 4Ep. 72
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 161 - Festival 1: Mid-autumn festival related vocabulary
That's right, Kahei is back :) Here to bring you more content! Ever wonder what we do and eat during mid-autumn festival? If you do, do you remember how to say and describe these activities? If you or your friends want to pick up or brush up Cantonese, I have a self-paced course (with regular catch up with me) set up, open for registration now! Year 1A takes around 3 months, and Year 1B takes around 4 months to complete! Then you are all set to visit Hong Kong and speak to people! https://poetic...
Nov 12, 2024•11 min•Season 4Ep. 71
Intermediate Listening 14- students' speech 13- a trip to Melbourne from Auckland
This is a speech as an assignment for my Year 2 Term 2. She had only picked up Cantonese her own before joining my Year 2 course by surrounding herself with Cantonese. I was impressed by her existing level before joining us. A slightly longer one, but is good practice for listening. I have extracted some vocabulary for you in the middle of this episode. Enjoy! Pick up your Cantonese starting in 2023. My group classes & self-paced course can help. https://poeticcantonese.com/online-group-less...
Jan 25, 2023•14 min•Season 5Ep. 14
Intermediate Listening 13- students' speech 12- a trip to Hong Kong
Pick up your Cantonese starting in 2023. My group classes can help. https://poeticcantonese.com/online-group-lessons/ For those who'd prefer a more flexible online course: https://poeticcantonese.com/poetic-cantonese-academy/ Let's listen to another great speech - listen it once, next review vocabulary, then another time.
Jan 24, 2023•10 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Intermediate Listening 12- students' speech 11- an unforgettable trip to Europe
Let's take a listen to another good speech, recorded back in August 2022. Pick up your Cantonese starting in 2023. My group classes can help. https://poeticcantonese.com/online-group-lessons/
Jan 12, 2023•9 min•Season 5Ep. 12
Intermediate Listening 11- students' speech 10- my honeymoon trip
This is a speech from Year 2 term 1 class. Give it a listen and learn some potential new vocabulary. Year 2 classes are perfect for people who has learned a bit of Cantonese and can perform basic communication while travelling in Hong Kong. We will further build vocabulary to speak about these topics: - Chinese New Year traditions and turnip cake recipe - getting to know your colleagues at work - speaking about your travels and hobbies - booking a table; ordering food; asking for directions in t...
Jan 10, 2023•9 min•Season 5Ep. 11
Intermediate Listening 10- students' speech 09- a trip to Hong Kong
As my students from Year 1 term 3 and Year 2 on, you will be introduced short speech each term as well as other content we went through. Here is one from summer term in 2022. I have 8-10 group sessions this term starting in mid- January. Check out time and level here: https://poeticcantonese.com/online-group-lessons/ Send me an email for any questions or if you want to see a course outline. kahei@poeticcantonese.com
Jan 06, 2023•9 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Intermediate Listening 14- maxing out my social muscles in two straight days of socializing in Berlin
Hopped on a plane to Berlin to attend a yestheory meetup, which last for three days, followed by the premiere of Project Iceman on the forth day. I've built a pretty good momentum of meeting new friends during my trip, so meeting hundreds of people feel natural to me! And I did quite enjoy it. But two straight days of networking proved to be too draining for me. I ended up avoiding the crowd on the third day, but making myself re-join them on the forth day was so worth it. I'll tell you more in ...
Dec 14, 2022•13 min•Season 5Ep. 15
Intermediate Listening 14- The song I listened to while I was enjoying the beautiful night view
Finally I am reciting a song, just like a poem! Hey! Maybe that's why I name poeticcantonese! I googled and here are the lyrics. Feel free to listen to it too! Do you want to me translate the meaning too? Make a voice message to let me know! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jRNbtNy1K4 For full characters, see description of the youtube link. Lyrics: characters + jyutping 今[gam1]生[sang1]今[gam1]世[sai3] 幻[waan6]變[bin3]的[dik1]一[jat1]生[sang1] 默[mak6]默[mak6]期[kei4]待[doi6]一[jat1]份[fan6]愛[oi3] 踏[daap6]過...
Dec 12, 2022•6 min•Season 5Ep. 14
Intermediate Listening 13- my week of work & adventure on beautiful Corfu Island in quite season
Another time when I realized I was living my dream: teaching in front of the spectacular view of the Afionas Bay & Agios Georgios beach. I fell in love with this night view, reluctant to leave, so I pulled out my phone after lesson, and put some Leslie Cheung's songs on.
Dec 10, 2022•10 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Intermediate Listening 12- How I salvaged my journey from Ischia, Italy to Corfu, Greece
My ferry was scheduled at 6:45 am but the second time I opened my eyes after the alarm at 5:30 am, it became 6:30 am! Was I going to miss all my transportation connection to Greece?
Dec 03, 2022•8 min•Season 5Ep. 12
Intermediate Listening 11- My ideal work week on Ischia, Italy- work on an island; run, swim & hike in free time
This week was the first moment I realized I was living my dream- working online and not limited to one place; staying by the sea where I can enjoy running, swimming, hiking
Dec 01, 2022•10 min•Season 5Ep. 11
Intermediate Listening 10- eating pizza and sfogliatella in Naples & island escape!
Four days in Naples- this is the reason I came to see. This is somewhat what I expected, but I couldn't deal with the madness. I needed a change so I can continue travel and working. So it's time for island escape. Amalfi coast day trip, followed by a week on an island called Ischia.
Nov 29, 2022•6 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Intermediate Listening 09- experiencing the madness of Naples with a Slovenian friend
Having met a new Slovenian friend at a hostel in Rome, we were headed the same way, Naples. It was a shame because we had great conversation to start with. As he further told me his political views as we were travelling, I started to see him differently. But despite of our difference, we saluted, shoke hands then parted ways as he finished his short trip in Italy.
Nov 24, 2022•9 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Intermediate Listening 08- Stereotype of 7 nationality; pushing my social muscles to the max; seeing Trevi fountain 3 times in 24 hours!
I've said it. It may be a stereotype. But it's my observation but not conclusion. 1) The Italian: funny and loud 2) The American: chatty, chilled and relaxed 3) The Irish: unintelligible English. Sorry, it's probably just my problem 4) The British: a bit quite and reserved; complained about the beautiful sunset view because a tree was within the view 5) The Hong Kong: just quiet 6) The Slovenian: I don't know, we just talked basketball 7) Oh, the Mexican: I almost forgot about him...
Nov 21, 2022•9 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Intermediate Listening 07- How I met two friends in Rome and why I didn't like it
So three girls and I were set off to the Colosseum, missing one person on the way, and I had to part ways with them. Why? Take a listen.
Nov 19, 2022•9 min•Season 5Ep. 7
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