Cantonese Lessons

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Ever wondered how people in Hong Kong celebrate Christmas? In this video, you will learn some useful Cantonese words and phrases related to Christmas shopping centres and photo spots. Discover how to say shopping centre, check in, photo spot, Christmas decorations, and Christmas lights and more in Cantonese with easy examples. Plus a quick tip to help you learn more Christmas vocabulary faster. Love Cantonese? Subscribe to my newsletter and receive a free useful checklist based on this video: https://youtu.be/45c40VpqdBk * Click the link to access it * https://kit.wecancanto.com/ Chapters: 0:00 1. Intro 0:17 2. Vocab 1 0:51 3. Vocab 2 a, b, c 1:58 4. Vocab tips 2:24 5. Vocab 3 2:44 6. Vocab 4 3:02 7. Vocab 5 and 6 (Plus a useful question) 3:32 8. Recommendation (Jyutping is used for the Cantonese pronunciation in this video.) (Tones were demonstrated by hand gestures.) #cantonese #learningcantonese #cantoneselesson #jyutping #shoppingcentre ----------------------------------------------------- Audio: Glad Piano Logo by Muzaproduction Oneul - Warm Winter Happy Piano by maxkomusic Media: Video by Nicole Michalou : https://www.pexels.com/video/a-woman-hanging-dried-slice-orange-in-a-christmas-tree-5738535/ Video by KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA: https://www.pexels.com/video/group-of-friends-taking-5978959/ Video by Bonus Studio : https://www.pexels.com/video/people-waiting-in-line-6229548/
Learn Cantonese With Me: Christmas in Hong Kong 🎄
Vocab in Cantonese: jyun4 waat6 圓滑 tactful/ smooth in dealing with people (adjective) tyun4 jyun4 團圓 reunion (noun) jyun4 mun5 圓滿 satisfied / complete / perfect (adjective) “圓” is a Chinese character that means more than just “round.” You’ll learn how it appears in everyday Cantonese vocabulary and idioms in my latest Youtube video. Love Cantonese? Subscribe to my newsletter and receive a free useful checklist based on this video: https://youtu.be/45c40VpqdBk * Click the link to access it * https://kit.wecancanto.com/ #cantonese #learningcantonese #cantoneselesson #jyutping #round #circle #currency #perfect #unity #fufill #idioms
Lost In Translation 😶
In this Cantonese lesson, we’ll go through the Chinese character 圓 (jyun4) — a word that means more than just “round.” You’ll learn how it appears in everyday Cantonese vocabulary and idioms related to family reunions, dreams, communication, and even money, Love Cantonese? Subscribe to my newsletter and receive a free useful checklist based on this video: https://youtu.be/45c40VpqdBk * Click the link to access it * https://kit.wecancanto.com/ Chapters: 0:00 1. Intro 0:29 2. Basic meaning with examples 0:47 3. Meaning 2 with examples 1:15 4. Meaning 3 with examples 1:31 5. Meaning 4 with examples 1:45 6. Meaning 5 with examples 2:01 7. Meaning 6 with examples 2:21 8. Two idioms with examples 2:59 9. Recommendation (Jyutping is used for the Cantonese pronunciation in this video.) #cantonese #learningcantonese #cantoneselesson #jyutping #round #circle #currency #perfect #unity #fufill #idioms ----------------------------------------------------- Audio: Glad Piano Logo by Muzaproduction Gift shop by Oneul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki6ufg1oy0s Happy Piano by maxkomusic
More Than Just a Circle: Exploring the Meanings of “圓” in Cantonese
Some useful phrases for asking questions: bin1 go3 邊個 Who/Which one bin1 joeng6 邊樣 Which one bin1 di1 邊啲 Which ones bin1 dou6 邊度 Where Mat1 je5 乜嘢 What mat1 si6 乜事 What happened? gei2 si4 幾時 When gei2 dim2 幾點 What time gei2 do1 幾多 How much/ How many dim2 zou6 點做 How to do it? dim2 gaai2 點解 Why For a more detailed video on this topic, there is a video in my YouTube channel. #questionwords #what #why #which #who #when #how #cantonese #learningcantonese #cantoneselesson #jyutping
A Useful List 📋 For Asking Questions In Cantonese
In this video, we will go through the basic question words in Cantonese. Chapters: 0:00 1. Intro 0:13 2. Chinese Character 1 1:26 3. Chinese Character 2 1:38 4. Chinese Character 3 2:13 5. Chinese Character 4 2:49 6. Recommendation (Jyutping is used for the Cantonese pronunciation in this video.) (Tones were demonstrated by hand gestures.) #cantonese #learningcantonese #cantoneselesson #jyutping #questionwords #what #why #which #who #when #how ----------------------------------------------------- Audio: Glad Piano Logo by Muzaproduction Gift shop - Oneul:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIwgaN0SD1I&t=21s Happy Piano by maxkomusic
Basic Question Words in Cantonese
Transcript: 唔好成日掛住打機啦， Don’t spend all your time on video gaming, 陪我出街啦。 Come and accompany me. 掛住？ Missing it? 唔使掛住啦， I don’t have to “miss” it, 我而家咪打緊囉。 I’m playing right now. 間嘢咪喺地下嗰層囉。 The shop is on the ground floor. 地下？ On the ground? 地下冇喎。 It’s not on the ground. 無啦啦買嘢俾我， Buying me something without a reason, 咁有心。 you’re being so thoughtful. 有心？ On purpose? 我冇心㗎。 I’m not doing it on purpose. 你今日好有問題喎。 Something’s wrong with you today. 問題？ Questions? 我冇嘢要問呀。 I don’t have anything to ask. Homographs are common in Cantonese like many other languages. They are words that are in the same form but have different meanings. 1: 掛住 (gwaa3 zyu6) miss/ doing something attentively/ hanging something 2. 地下 (dei6 haa2) the ground floor/ the ground 3. 有心 (jau5 sam1) considerate/ on purpose/ being determined 4. 問題 (man6 tai4) problem/ question For a more detailed video on this topic, there is a video in my YouTube channel. #homographs #question #problem #considerate #purposely #hometown #countryside #ground #groundfloor #miss #attentive #cantonese #learningcantonese #cantoneselesson #jyutping
You have a QUESTION❓or a PROBLEM 🤨?
In Cantonese, we come across different homographs in our everyday lives. I’ve picked five examples to discuss in this video. Chapters: 0:00 1. Intro 0:29 2. Example 1 0:50 3. Example 2 1:12 4. Example 3 1:51 5. Example 4 2:19 6. Example 5 2:57 7. Recommendation (Jyutping is used for the Cantonese pronunciation in this video.) (Tones were demonstrated by hand gestures.) #cantonese #learningcantonese #cantoneselesson #jyutping #homographs #question #problem #considerate #purposely #hometown #countryside #ground #groundfloor #miss #attentive ----------------------------------------------------- Audio: Glad Piano Logo by Muzaproduction My Television - Oneul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDooW1qQDfM Happy Piano by maxkomusic
Don’t Get Mixed Up: 5 Examples of homographs in Cantonese
日頭 jat6 tau2 Daytime 日出 jat6 ceot1 sunrise 上晝 soeng6 zau3 morning 下晝 haa6 zau3 afternoon 日落 jat6 lok6 sunset 夜晚 je6 maan5 nighttime/ evening 凌晨 ling4 san4 early hours For a more detailed video on this topic, it can be found on my YT channel. #partsoftheday #daytime #nighttime #sunrise #sunset #cantonese #learningcantonese #cantoneselesson #jyutping
🌅🌃 Parts Of The Day In Cantonese
Love Cantonese? Subscribe to my newsletter and receive a free useful checklist based on this video: https://youtu.be/45c40VpqdBk * Click the link to access it * https://kit.wecancanto.com/ To tell the time in Cantonese, you can check out this video: https://youtu.be/fQe5b0TIbhM How do we say daytime/ nighttime/ morning/ evening in Cantonese? In this video, we will go through different parts of the day in Cantonese. Chapters: 0:00 1. Intro 0:06 2. Daytime and nighttime 0:15 3. Sunrise and Sunset 0:23 4. Different Parts of the Day 1:38 5. In real life situation 2:07 6. Recommendation (Jyutping is used for the Cantonese pronunciation in this video.) (Tones were demonstrated by hand gestures.) #cantonese #learningcantonese #cantoneselesson #jyutping #partsoftheday #daytime #nighttime #sunrise #sunset ----------------------------------------------------- Audio: Glad Piano Logo by Muzaproduction Winter Magic Oneul:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW3HU-GmHZQ Happy Piano by maxkomusic
Parts of The Day in Cantonese
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