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.

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 m¿tyéh méng a?
Lesson 2: What do you like doing? - Néih j¿ngyi jouh m¿tyéh a?
Lesson 3: Where can we go to see an art exhibition? - Ngóhdeih hóyíh hái b¿n douh tái wájín a?
Lesson 4: What is the date today? - G¿myaht 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? - N¿ go dihnwá géi d¿ chín a?
Lesson 7: What presents do you give to your friends? - Néih sung m¿tyéh 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 m¿tyéh díms¿m a?
Lesson 10: What do you do at Chinese New Year? - J¿ngwok S¿nnìhn néih jouh m¿tyéh a?
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Appendix 4

About the author

Siu-lun Lee is Senior Lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has over 25 years of experience teaching Cantonese at the tertiary level. His research interests include applied linguistics, Cantonese studies, Chinese linguistics, sociolinguistics and language teaching pedagogy.

Summary

The first volume of Modern Cantonese aims to provide solid linguistic training to beginner Cantonese learners, highlighting cultural points with lively language scenarios.

Product details

• Authors: Siu-lun Lee, Siu-Lun (The Chinese University of Hong Kong Lee
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9780367539108
• ISBN: 978-0-367-53910-8
• No. of pages: 18
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); 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