Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 152- I want to hike up to Lion Rock
After visiting the Walled City Park, you and your friend are exploring Kowloon, Kai Tak area, and potentially hiking up to Lion Rock.
Nov 18, 2022•10 min•Season 4Ep. 62
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Intermediate Listening 06- headed South to Rome, picking up new friends, my observation about Italy
5 September 2022. After my week in Turin, I was headed to Rome, where I met many friends, fellow travellers on the way. All the social skills that I've lost touch from years of staying in one city and perhaps covid lockdown, now is back to use again!
Nov 18, 2022•9 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 151- Is there English guided tour today?
Imagine you are exploring Kowloon, finding yourself in Sham Shui Po for a breakfast, then exploring Kowloon Walled City park. You asked: is there English guided tour today?
Nov 18, 2022•10 min•Season 4Ep. 61
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 150- 10 food that may surprise foreigners
10 food that visitors to Hong Kong may find surprising, disgusting, interesting, pleasant, etc. Go on the try them. You may like or hate them! Find out more about Poetic Cantonese Academy Year 1A for complete beginners. https://poeticcantonese.com/poetic-cantonese-academy/
Sep 17, 2022•9 min•Season 4Ep. 60
Intermediate Listening 05- Couchsurfing in Torino
Story of my week in Turin- couchsurfing the first night, went to balcony concerts and English & languages meetups. I will bring you travel updates, in Cantonese, you can tune in and immerse in Cantonese, while having fun topics and stories.
Sep 15, 2022•11 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Intermediate Listening 04- experience of speaking Italian on the street
On the last day in Genoa, I was applying my Italian in an unexpected way. Next day, off I went to another city, Torino. In this series, I will take you with me on my journey. You can listen to my adventure, in Cantonese!
Sep 13, 2022•10 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Intermediate Listening 03- Students' Speech 08
Well done to my students for completing their speeches! Now, it's time to showcase them and you can also learn something. I have broken down some vocabulary and left you with two questions at the end. My Year 1 & 2 online classes will resume in 1-2 weeks. If you are interested, email me kahei@poeticcantonese.com and I'll send you some course outline.
Sep 02, 2022•9 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Intermediate Listening 02- I took two weeks of Italian classes in Genoa
Hope you enjoyed the last episode. I will use this series to chat about my adventure & interesting topics. If you want to send me a voice message, you can use the link below! Guess which country I am going next?
Aug 31, 2022•12 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Intermediate Listening 01- I moved out of London to Italy
I wanted to to try a new approach. In this series, I will make episodes of my update or interesting topics, in full Cantonese, so you can tune in and just play me in the background. Level is intermediate. You can use other seasons/ series to learn new vocabulary. I'll get back to Beginners' 2 shortly!
Aug 16, 2022•10 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 142- You should go to Kowloon Walled City Park
Let's learn a few places to visit if you are interested in history and exploring nature. Join my podcast club to get notes for this episode, meet global learners, ask questions and practice speaking. Find out more on https://www.patreon.com/poeticcantonese
Jun 08, 2022•11 min•Season 4Ep. 52
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 141- Where should I go? What should I do?
Join my podcast club to get notes for this episode, meet global learners, ask questions and practice speaking. Find out more on https://www.patreon.com/poeticcantonese After another exciting day eating, touring, hiking and going to a friend's wedding, you ask your friend for some suggestion of where to go and what to do.
Jun 07, 2022•10 min•Season 4Ep. 51
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 139- "picking up" the bride
Join my podcast club to get notes for this episode, meet global learners, ask questions and practice speaking. Find out more on https://www.patreon.com/poeticcantonese In Hong Kong, it's typical to have an morning activity on the wedding ceremony day, called "picking up" the bride, where bridesmaids get the opportunity to torture the best men through a series of games or challenges in order for the groom to "pick up" the bride from her house. In this episode, I'll be teaching you some basic noun...
Jun 04, 2022•13 min•Season 7Ep. 49
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 138- Attending a friend's wedding
Let's learn some traditional, typical dishes for wedding dinners. Also a few phrases you can say to the groom and the bride. Join my podcast club to get notes for this episode, meet global learners, ask questions and practice speaking. Find out more on https://www.patreon.com/poeticcantonese
Jun 03, 2022•10 min•Season 4Ep. 48
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 131- classic dim sum 1
Join my podcast club to get notes for this episode, meet global learners, ask questions and practice speaking. Find out more on https://www.patreon.com/poeticcantonese You probably know a lot of dim sum names. So let's review some of them, and learn a few types of tea. You can refer to this quizlet flashcard for the dim sum names. https://quizlet.com/gb/600989240/food-3-dim-sum-in-cantonese-flash-cards/
May 25, 2022•11 min•Season 4Ep. 41
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 129- modern dessert- part 1
Join my podcast club to get notes for this episode, meet global learners, ask questions and practice speaking. Find out more on https://www.patreon.com/poeticcantonese We learned some classic Cantonese style dessert. Let's learn some modern ones.
May 09, 2022•8 min•Season 4Ep. 39
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 127- a few typical toppings on clay pot rice
Join my podcast club to get notes for this episode, meet global learners, ask questions and practice speaking. Find out more on https://www.patreon.com/poeticcantonese Let's learn some more food name! This time, different toppings on clay pot rice at Temple Street!
May 05, 2022•13 min•Season 4Ep. 37
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 122- Can I have a skewer of curry fish balls?
Let's learn some classic Hong Kong street snacks and their corresponding measure words, so you know how to convey quantity and find out how much for how many exactly! Join my podcast club to get notes for this episode, meet global learners, ask questions and practice speaking. Find out more on https://www.patreon.com/poeticcantonese
Apr 27, 2022•11 min•Season 4Ep. 32
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 121- Can I try this t-shirt on?
Join my podcast club to get notes for this episode, meet global learners, ask questions and practice speaking. Find out more on https://www.patreon.com/poeticcantonese Last episode, you learned measure words associated with some nouns, objects you may need to use when buying souvenirs at Temple street market. This episode, you will learn a few more, and apply some rules you have learned to have a basic communication with shopkeepers. I doubt they don't speak English at all, but why not impress t...
Apr 26, 2022•11 min•Season 4Ep. 31
Students' Speech 7- My friend: our wedding's translator
Well done with the speech! Speech is about a minute long but work has been put in! I introduced a few vocabulary before playing the speech, and gave some feedback at the end. Enjoy!
Apr 22, 2022•9 min
Students' Speech 6- Visiting my Grandpa in New Territories
We have been doing speeches, so I would like to praise my students by showcasing their wonderful speeches! We worked on the speech for weeks and many edits. After the speech, I also gave a bit of additional feedback, because I want you to be perfect! Enjoy this one for now, and more to come!
Apr 19, 2022•9 min
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 112 - A plate of JaLeung please
Join my podcast club to get notes for this episode, meet global learners, ask questions and practice speaking. Find out more on https://www.patreon.com/poeticcantonese In this episode, you will learn other side dishes you may find in a congee shop. Fried noodles, fried dough with rice rolls, my favorite! Feeling very very nostalgic as I record these! Try a cup of cold or hot soya milk!
Mar 24, 2022•11 min•Season 4Ep. 22
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 111 - A bowl of congee and a plate of rice noodles rolls please
In this episode, you'll learn a few popular congee that I go for all the time, and variety of rice noodles. Check out my personal blog for some cool pictures. You can get episode notes, available in traditional characters, jyutping, yale tone marks, and yale tone numbers by supporting me on my patreon page. Have fun learning and ordering! Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/poeticcantonese Personal blog https://snookist.wordpress.com/2015/04/27/the-ultimate-hong-kong-food-guide-i/...
Mar 23, 2022•11 min•Season 4Ep. 21
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 102- A bowl of red bean and sesame dessert please
Join my podcast club to get notes for this episode, meet global learners, ask questions and practice speaking. Find out more on https://www.patreon.com/poeticcantonese After the picnic at Sun Yat sen park, your friend recommended a classic Hong Kong style dessert place in Sai Ying Pun. You'll learn a few classic Chinese style dessert.
Mar 09, 2022•11 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 101- A plate of roasted pork on rice please
Join my podcast club to get notes for this episode, meet global learners, ask questions and practice speaking. Find out more on https://www.patreon.com/poeticcantonese While strolling in historical Sheung Wan, you came across this old-school style restaurant, hanging with roast meat outside. In this episode, you'll learn a few popular meat, vegetables, how to say soup, ginger sauce, soy sauce, oyster sauce and sugar for a smooth ordering experience.
Mar 02, 2022•11 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Students' Speech 5- Introducing a friend in Philadelphia
Another good speech from another student. She has really good listening ability when she first started lessons with me, so we mostly worked on getting her speaking going. By making some short speeches, I think it really helps with forming ideas in Cantonese!
Jan 14, 2022•3 min
Students' Speech 4 - A trip with my best friend
I met my student when I was trying the #90dayscantochallenge on Instagram. She was in Canada back then, but now moved to Hong Kong. This speech came out really great- with great stories and use of vocabulary. Just to say, she's been learning Mandarin to HSK 5 I believe, so she has good Chinese foundation. Plus! We edited the speech for quite a few weeks to get this good! Overall, I am very happy! Enjoy the story! Did you understand the story? What happened during her trip in China?...
Jan 13, 2022•5 min
Students' Speech 3- A trip to Hong Kong
Same speech topic from another student. You can hear a different approach from him. I am particularly pleased with his improvement on tones!
Jan 12, 2022•4 min
Students' Speech 2- A trip to Hong Kong
Another student's speech, showcasing her ability to speak after 3 terms of hard work! I'm starting new waves of Year 1 and Year 2 online lessons. Upon completing of year 1, I hope to prepare you with enough Cantonese to get by for a trip to Hong Kong. Topics include getting a drink, organizing time to meet, meeting new friends, ordering food, talking to taxi drivers and bargaining at local markets. Upon completing of year 2, I hope to get you ready to potentially move to Hong Kong! Topics includ...
Jan 11, 2022•3 min
Students' Speech 1 - Introducing their family members
Big smiles on me when hearing my students' speeches. So I thought it'd be great to share their speech after completing my Year 1 Cantonese course!
Dec 21, 2021•3 min
Cantonese Beginner's 2- Day 92- Which ones are better? I'd like more. No, less please.
Let's learn how to say, better, tastier, later, more and less when buying fruits or items.
Oct 02, 2021•11 min•Season 4Ep. 2
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