Join my self-paced online course in 2025, Year 1A & B, with regular catch up with me after each unit! https://poeticcantonese.pathwright.com/ Want a 5-page Cantonese sentence structure & grammar cheat sheet & learning roadmap for beginners? Subscribe to my newsletter: https://poeticcantonese.activehosted.com/f/1 Short listening exercise, introduction of "lou5 dei3 fong1" - old place/ spot (aka tacit location where good friends know without stating where), and brief explanation of dif...
Dec 21, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Building on what we learned about Did you + eat breakfast - "lei yau mo sik jou chaan?", let's try how to say did you have breakfast yet? - "lei sik jor jou chaan mei aa?"
Dec 21, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Supplementing day 36, let's build up sentences of "Did you + verb" questions. We also looked at "Do you + verb" questions in this episode. Example: Do you know where is Time Square? Do you want to go eat? Do you speak Cantonese? Do you like Hong Kong? Do you eat meat? Did you eat breakfast?
Dec 12, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 70
In this episode, we discussed how to say " I eat... ", " I don't eat ...", "I ate" and " I did not eat". Example sentences: 1. I eat cakes. 2. I don't eat meat. ( One way to say you are a vegetarian or vegan in Cantones) 3. I ate breakfast. 4. I didn't eat breakfast.
Dec 12, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Join my self-paced online course in 2025, Year 1A & B, with regular catch up with me after each unit! https://poeticcantonese.pathwright.com/ Want a 5-page Cantonese sentence structure & grammar cheat sheet & learning roadmap for beginners? Subscribe to my newsletter: https://poeticcantonese.activehosted.com/f/1 We exchange contact information, trying to persuade everyone to go on a hike on Sunday. To say "yes", as in "sure, that's a good idea", you can go with "hou2". In this episod...
Dec 11, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Join my self-paced online course in 2025, Year 1A & B, with regular catch up with me after each unit! https://poeticcantonese.pathwright.com/ Want a 5-page Cantonese sentence structure & grammar cheat sheet & learning roadmap for beginners? Subscribe to my newsletter: https://poeticcantonese.activehosted.com/f/1 Finally we finish dinner at the Japanese restaurant. We got the bill, then plan for future events, and exchange contact information.
Dec 11, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Applying what we learned about ending particles, we'll try some sentences you can incorporate them. Example: it's late already! It's 10 pm already. Really? It is 10 pm already? It is. It is just 10 pm! Still at the Japanese restaurant, let's learn what to say to get the bill.
Dec 08, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 66
If you want to speak like my student, sign up for my classes! Just kidding! If you want to speak like him, put in work like him! He has been working extremely hard almost every day in the past 2.5 years as far as I know. I am super happy for him! In this episode, enjoy the speech of my student talking about Hong Kong people's hobbies. If you want to learn the sentence structure, grammar and vocabulary first, please go to intermediate 06.
Dec 07, 2020•5 min•Season 2Ep. 7
I was on my way from Caye Caulker to my Spanish school in Quelzaltenango in Guatemala. Supposed to arrive at around 12 noon but ended up arriving late in the afternoon after being stranded! Enjoy this episode with pictures in my blog. I only translated this blog in real time from English to Cantonese by reading it after a few years. https://snookist.wordpress.com/2014/08/19/on-the-road-to-quetzaltenango/
Dec 07, 2020•7 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Further our discussion of the use of a few ending particles, we dive a bit deeper to find out when we changes the tone (6 Cantonese tones) of the ending particle Join my self-paced online course in 2025, Year 1A & B, with regular catch up with me after each unit! https://poeticcantonese.pathwright.com/ Want a 5-page Cantonese sentence structure & grammar cheat sheet & learning roadmap for beginners? Subscribe to my newsletter: https://poeticcantonese.activehosted.com/f/1...
Dec 07, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 65
In Beginner's Day 42, I introduced 6 ending particles and briefly introduced a few examples(la1, ga3, ge3/2, wo3, me1, le1). In this episode, I'll attempt to illustrate why and how we use ending particles (la3, ja3, je1, a3). These are the most commonly used ones and should get you a long way.
Dec 04, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 64
In this episode, I'll prepare you to my student's speech. I'll lay out and explain 1) grammar/ sentence structure and 2) potential vocabulary for you before the next intermediate episode. You will probably be learning Cantonese for 1+ years to be comfortable with this.
Dec 03, 2020•14 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Amazed by your Cantonese, your friend asks: what languages do you still speak? Do you like learning Cantonese? Amazing! I only speak Cantonese! Join my self-paced online course in 2025, Year 1A & B, with regular catch up with me after each unit! https://poeticcantonese.pathwright.com/ Want a 5-page Cantonese sentence structure & grammar cheat sheet & learning roadmap for beginners? Subscribe to my newsletter: https://poeticcantonese.activehosted.com/f/1...
Dec 02, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Spending a few days in this beautiful island in Belize! Cantonese script is here in my blog entry https://snookist.wordpress.com/2017/01/13/%e6%88%91%e7%9a%84%e5%bf%ab%e6%a8%82%e6%99%82%e4%bb%a31-3-%e5%8a%a0%e5%8b%92%e6%af%94%e6%b5%b7%e6%b5%b7%e5%b3%b6-caye-caulker/
Dec 01, 2020•5 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Join my self-paced online course in 2025, Year 1A & B, with regular catch up with me after each unit! https://poeticcantonese.pathwright.com/ Want a 5-page Cantonese sentence structure & grammar cheat sheet & learning roadmap for beginners? Subscribe to my newsletter: https://poeticcantonese.activehosted.com/f/1 Applying "for how long" in day 49, let's try to ask "How long did you go to Thailand for?"
Nov 30, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Day 5- I was crossing border for the first time! From Cancun to Belize City! Off to a beautiful island Caye Caulker! Cantonese script, from the middle part of this page: https://snookist.wordpress.com/2016/12/27/%e6%88%91%e7%9a%84%e5%bf%ab%e6%a8%82%e6%99%82%e4%bb%a31-2-%e5%a2%a8%e8%a5%bf%e5%93%a5couchsurfing/
Nov 27, 2020•5 min•Season 3Ep. 4
In this part of this series, you will learn a few potential phrases you may hear from your mother/ father-in-law and how to respond. I also recommended a few things to say back to them to thank them.
Nov 26, 2020•12 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Putting the numbers in use, you can now say the followings: Monday - Friday; January to December, responding to people's question: when did you go to Thailand?
Nov 26, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Day 4 of my trip. I was lining up with a couch-surfing friend and didn't off to a perfect start ... Scripts for the episode: https://snookist.wordpress.com/2016/12/27/%e6%88%91%e7%9a%84%e5%bf%ab%e6%a8%82%e6%99%82%e4%bb%a31-2-%e5%a2%a8%e8%a5%bf%e5%93%a5couchsurfing/
Nov 25, 2020•5 min•Season 3Ep. 3
18 July 2014, starting off my trip at Cancun, the beginning of my 8-month trip! Here is the scripts mostly in spoken Cantonese form https://snookist.wordpress.com/2016/12/22/%e6%88%91%e7%9a%84%e5%bf%ab%e6%a8%82%e6%99%82%e4%bb%a31-1-%e6%88%b0%e5%85%a2%e8%b5%b7%e8%a1%8c%e5%a2%a8%e8%a5%bf%e5%93%a5/
Nov 24, 2020•5 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Here is one for numbers! From one to 1,000,000 in about 10 minutes! (Wonder how? I skipped most of them! But you'll get the idea!) Join my self-paced online course in 2025, Year 1A & B, with regular catch up with me after each unit! https://poeticcantonese.pathwright.com/ Want a 5-page Cantonese sentence structure & grammar cheat sheet & learning roadmap for beginners? Subscribe to my newsletter: https://poeticcantonese.activehosted.com/f/1...
Nov 23, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Other than swimming, hiking and diving, you also met two friends who are from Hong Kong while you were travelling in Thailand! Let's learn how to say that. Join my self-paced online course in 2025, Year 1A & B, with regular catch up with me after each unit! https://poeticcantonese.pathwright.com/ Want a 5-page Cantonese sentence structure & grammar cheat sheet & learning roadmap for beginners? Subscribe to my newsletter: https://poeticcantonese.activehosted.com/f/1...
Nov 22, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 59
You friend said s/he went to Thailand. You as well! You asked "where in Thailand?" , "is it fun?", "what did you do?"
Nov 20, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 58
In this episode, you will learn to ask and respond to the question " Where did you go for holiday?". Also saying "me too". We will further look at the use of ending particle - wo3.
Nov 19, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Join my self-paced online course in 2025, Year 1A & B, with regular catch up with me after each unit! https://poeticcantonese.pathwright.com/ Want a 5-page Cantonese sentence structure & grammar cheat sheet & learning roadmap for beginners? Subscribe to my newsletter: https://poeticcantonese.activehosted.com/f/1 In this episode, we will revisit how to say "I went + place." We will also change this to a question- where did you go last week- to spark more conversation!...
Nov 17, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 56
In this new series is for people who already speak and understand Cantonese. Next around 10-20 episodes will be about my travels in 2014. Scripts can be found in my blog (these were written as I was travelling!) https://snookist.wordpress.com/2016/12/14/%e6%88%91%e7%9a%84%e5%bf%ab%e6%a8%82%e6%99%82%e4%bb%a31-0-%e5%87%ba%e8%b5%b0%e6%97%a5%e8%a8%98-day-2/ Say hi to me on Instagram! @poeticcantonese
Nov 16, 2020•6 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Responding to "what sports do you like to do?", one friend suggests swimming. S/he also asks "do you like swimming?" You say "No, I don't like swimming" and further expresses what you like to do - running.
Nov 15, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Further discussing what the group like to do, let's learn how to say "sports". We will also learn to ask the rest of the group - "What sports do you like to do?"
Nov 13, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 54
After ordering, old and new friends are sitting together, trying to break the ice by asking the newcomers the deep question: do you like Hong Kong? Join my self-paced online course in 2025, Year 1A & B, with regular catch up with me after each unit! https://poeticcantonese.pathwright.com/ Want a 5-page Cantonese sentence structure & grammar cheat sheet & learning roadmap for beginners? Subscribe to my newsletter: https://poeticcantonese.activehosted.com/f/1...
Nov 11, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 53
In this episode, we will continue to use measure words to do some ordering: - A bowl of beef rice - A plate of sushi - A cup of beer 8 more commonly seen measure words: yat1 tiu4- long, curve, soft e.g. cable, string, hair yat1 ji1- long hard, sticky like. e.g. wooden stick, pencil yat1 jeung1 - flat, e.g. paper, table, chair, bed yat1 bun2 - book-like objects, e.g. book, dictionary, magazine yat1 faai3 - slice , e.g. biscuit, leaf yat1 bou6 - some electronic products, e.g. TV, phone, computer, ...
Nov 09, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 52
