Modern Cantonese Book 1 - A Textbook for Global Learners

The first volume of Modern Cantonese aims to provide solid linguistic training to beginner Cantonese learners, highlighting cultural points with lively language scenarios.This book provides daily conversational scenarios, such as introducing yourself and others, ordering food, going out with friends, shopping, planning a weekend, and talking about hobbies and leisure activities, as well as holidays and festivals. The scenarios cover daily settings with essential learning points, and on completion of the course, learners will be able to understand questions and statements in Cantonese conversations and will be able to discuss familiar everyday topics using simple sentences in Cantonese.The book is ideal for students seeking to learn Cantonese as a second language at the novice level, based on ACTFL speaking proficiency guidelines. It may also be of interest to language teachers and linguists in the field of Cantonese as a second language.

List of contents

Contents

A Note on the Volumes

Preface
Introduction

How to use this book

Meet the characters in this book

Lesson 1: What is your name? - Néih giu matyéh méng a?

Lesson 2: What do you like doing? - Néih jungyi jouh matyéh a?

Lesson 3: Where can we go to see an art exhibition? - Ngóhdeih hóyíh hái bin douh tái wájín a?

Lesson 4: What is the date today? - Gamyaht haih géi yuht géi houh a?

Lesson 5: What time are we going to see a movie? - Ngóhdeih géi dím heui tái hei a?

Lesson 6: How much is this phone? - Ni go dihnwá géi d chín a?

Lesson 7: What presents do you give to your friends? - Néih sung matyéh béi pàhngyáuh a?

Lesson 8: What is your phone number? - Néih ge dihnwá houhmáh haih géi d houh a?

Lesson 9: What kind of dim sum do you like to eat? - Néih séung sihk matyéh dímsam a?

Lesson 10: What do you do at Chinese New Year? - Jungwok Sannìhn néih jouh matyéh a?

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Appendix 3

Appendix 4

Product details

• Authors: Siu-lun Lee, Siu-Lun (The Chinese University of Hong Kong Lee
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9780367539092
• ISBN: 978-0-367-53909-2
• No. of pages: 18
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 233 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Print on Demand
• Subjects: Education and learning > Miscellaneous; FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / General, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Chinese, Language teaching & learning material & coursework, Regional Studies, Literature: history & criticism, Regional / International studies, Language acquisition, Language teaching and learning material and coursework, Language teaching theory and methods, Literature: history and criticism, Cantonese, Applied linguistics for ELT