Colloquial Cantonese - The Complete Course for Beginners

Specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Cantonese. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

List of contents

Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Gaāujai Meeting People 2. Máaih-yéh Shopping 3. Sihou Interests and Leisure Activities 4. Sìhgaan Telling the Time 5. Ngoihbíu Physical Appearances 6. Gachìhn Prices 7. Fāan-gōng Commuting 8. Kéuihdeih jouh-gán mātyéh? What are they Doing? 9. Bōng ngóh jouh dī yéh Can You Help Me? 10. Hái bīndouh? Where is it? 11. Giu yéh sihk Ordering Food 12. Tīnhei The Weather 13. Yīfuhk The Clothes We Wear 14. Léuihhàhng gīngyihm Traveling Experiences 15. Dá-dihnwá On the Telephone Key to Exercises Cantonese–English Glossary English–Cantonese Glossary Further Reading Appendix Index of Grammatical Structures

About the author

Dana Bourgerie is an Associate Professor of Chinese at Brigham Young University.

Summary

Specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Cantonese. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

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Product details

• Authors: BOURGERIE, Dana Bourgerie, Dana Scott Bourgerie, Dana Scott (Brigham Young University Bourgerie, Dana Scott Tong Bourgerie, Bourgerie Dana Scott, Gregory James, Gregory (University of Hong Kong) James, James Gregory, Keith S T Tong, Keith S T (University of Hong Kong) Tong
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781138371866
• ISBN: 978-1-138-37186-6
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Colloquial Series
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / General, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Chinese, Language: reference & general, Language: reference and general, Language teaching and learning, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT)