Learning the Cantonese Language

Vocabulary Builder Cantonese
Primarily aimed to meet the requirements of children from 4-12, Vocabulary Builder Cantonese has proved popular with adults too!

Speech recording the chance to record cartoons and play them back in your own "cinema".

Nine games of varying difficulty, with points awarded for correct answers.

3 Options learn, games and record

Beautiful illustrations to reinforce your learning.

Gold award for completing all of the language games.

Over 100 words including colors, numbers, actions and simple sentences.

Help from the friendly tiger he speaks over 50 languages!

Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
Windows 2000/ME/XP/Vista

Talk Now Cantonese

Talk Now! is the world's best selling language learning CD-ROM series for beginners, used by more than eight million people to date. It's ideal for travelers, holiday makers, business people, school children, students and families. Anyone beginning to learn Cantonese will find the disc indispensable.

Nine topics first words, food, colors, phrases, parts of the body, numbers, time, shopping and countries.

Speech recording compare your voice with native speakers

Two quiz levels test what you've learned, earn points and monitor your progress.

Memory Games to improve your knowledge of key vocabulary.

Intelligent Software remembers words you get wrong and targets your weak points.

Automatic Localization lets you choose the language you learn from (more than 100 available).

Wide range of words from greetings and phrases to parts of the body, numbers and shopping.

Gold Award if you get all 1800 points when using the disc.

Printable Dictionary with color pictures.

iPod integration listen to Talk Now Cantonese wherever you are!

Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
Windows 2000/ME/XP/Vista

Talk Business Cantonese

PICTURE yourself doing business with someone who doesn't speak your language. The chances are you'll need more than "holiday level" conversation to get by. That's why Talk Business was developed. It teaches you basic business vocabulary so that you can concentrate on the important stuff and not waste time searching for the right words.

Will it work for me?

Talk Business is aimed at people who already have some experience of the language. You must feel confident enough to start up a conversation and keep it going.

The specialist phrases in Talk Business Cantonese are clearly spoken at a speed that you can easily keep up with and copy.

What will I learn?

Talk Business Cantonese gives you essential vocabulary for the workplace. It covers basics such as "what is your website address?" and "my computer crashed and I lost all my files" as well as more advanced discussion of exchange rates, product guarantees and marketing budgets.

Topics covered are: - Trading, buying and selling - Marketing, advertising and PR - IT, Internet, e-commerce and communications - Banking, finance, stock exchange and accounting - Business meetings - Business travel - Careers - Negotiations - On the phone - General business vocabulary

How does it work?

Watch and learn! See and hear how to speak Cantonese by watching video footage of native speakers.

Build confidence on a computer. Before testing your new speaking skills in the real world, record yourself, then play back to compare your pronunciation with a native speaker. (Note that we don't use electronic voice analysis: the human ear is usually more accurate.)

Play interactive games. The comprehension quiz prompts you to react to real life situations, while a challenging recording quiz tests your knowledge and pronunciation.

You earn points for every game you play. High scorers can go on to win bronze, silver and gold awards, which you can print out as a record of achievement.

You can learn on the move. Carry on learning in the airport lounge or on the ferry. Just print out the phrasebook sheets included in the program and take them with you.

System Requirements

Windows 2000 or later
Mac OS X 10.3.9 or above
CD ROM Drive (+ computer microphone)
QuickTime 6 or higher

Talk More Cantonese

With Talk More, you can learn Cantonese the EuroTalk way using over an hour of broadcast quality video and the latest interactive techniques.

Talk More is the latest series in the EuroTalk range for beginners to intermediates.

It is the next step up from our best-selling Talk Now! Cantonese. Increase your basic knowledge and prepare yourself for World Talk Cantonese, our intermediate level.

Talk More Cantonese is ideal for travelers, holiday makers, business people, students and families.

Nine topics ranging from shopping trips to leisure activities and business meetings.

Broadcast quality video of all the dialogue spoken by native speakers.

Speech recording so you can compare your pronunciation with theirs.

Cinematic dubbing enabling the on-screen characters to speak with your voice.

Multiple choice quizzes to test your understanding

Easy and hard games where you win marks for good pronunciation.

Automatic localization lets you choose the language you learn from.

Printable phrasebook print by section and take the print-outs with you.

Extras disc includes free world atlas game. Challenge yourself, friends and family to know exactly where each country in the world is and much more.

Talk The Talk Cantonese

TALK The Talk is designed with teenagers' social lives in mind. It concentrates on the words and phrases young people need for social conversation, including plenty of useful, up-to-date vocabulary. It then builds their spoken confidence, allowing them to compare their accent to that of a native speaker.

Will it work for me?

This program is best suited for teenagers who are beginning to get to grips with Cantonese. It's best if you know some basic vocabulary before you start.

Because it's aimed at recent beginners, everything you hear will be clearly spoken at a speed that you can easily keep up with.

What will I learn?

To talk about the things that are relevant to you. We won't bother you with lots of information you won't need or don't find interesting.

Talk The Talk teaches phrases like "I'll send you a text message later" and "we won the game on penalties". Topics include family, school, hobbies, traveling, home, technology, work and sport.

How does it work?

Watch and learn! See and hear how to speak Cantonese by watching video footage of native speakers.

Build confidence on a computer. Before testing your new speaking skills in the real world, record yourself, then play back to compare your pronunciation with a native speaker. (Note that we don't use electronic voice analysis: the human ear is usually much more accurate.)

Play interactive games. The comprehension quiz prompts you to react to real life situations, while a challenging recording quiz tests your knowledge and pronunciation.

You earn points for every game you play. High scorers can go on to win bronze, silver and gold awards, which you can print out as a record of achievement.

You can learn on the move. Carry on learning in the airport lounge or on the ferry. Just print out the phrasebook sheets included in the program and take them with you.

System Requirements

Windows 2000 or later
Mac OS X 10.3.9 or above
CD ROM Drive (+ computer microphone)
QuickTime 6 or higher

The ultimate goal of the course is to speak the Cantonese language accurately and easily. The course provides for the assimilation of all basic forms and patterns of the language by the guided imitation, memorization, and manipulation of a large number of sentences and by practice of common everyday situations.

The course has a handy glossary presenting a romanization, characters, and a brief definition. It was designed for an intensive language program and uses all the basic grammatical structures of the language and a vocabulary of several hundred words.

This edition includes a printed text book and an audio MP3 CD.

Learn Cantonese to Travel Hong Kong

By Anna Yuen

Due to the Olympic fever, a lot of travelers are eager to visit Hong Kong and see how this international city in South China assisted in the equestrian games.

I am a Hong Kong Chinese, and am born to speak Cantonese, so I am here to introduce some useful and interesting phrases for you to speak while traveling to Hong Kong. You might use them for daily greeting, bargaining or in a restaurant.

Learn Cantonese Phrases for Fun

Though everybody in Hong Kong speaks English, you would come across people saying some Cantonese phrases everyday. Knowing what they say would be fun. Speaking some Cantonese would be extra fun. You might even shock the locals.

Unlike Mandarin, Cantonese don't have a standardized phonetic system. Hence there is no standard way of learning it. I have therefore base on the sound and try to make a close translation. Bear in mind, English tone is usually slightly higher than Cantonese. Read my Anna-invented translation, and try to lower your tone a bit. This will make your pronunciation more close to the real one.

Jo sun

Good morning

Mmm goi

Thank you - this is used in the same way as 'thank you' in English.

Dor tse

Thank you - for receiving a gift or a big favor, like someone introduce you a job or give you business. Therefore, when you buy something, the salesman will usually say 'dor tse' instead of 'mmm goi'.

Lei ho ma?

How are you?

Or ho ho

I'm fine

Sik jor farn mei?

Have you eaten yet? This is an extremely common Cantonese phrase used to start a conversation. Chinese (not only Cantonese) usually show their caring of others by asking whether they've eaten yet.

Gei dor tsin?

How much?

Paang d la

Cheaper please

Fai d La

Hurry up please

Ho ho sik

Yummy, very delicious

Mai darn

Show me my bill. Say this after eating at a restaurant. You would hear people saying this when they are ready to pay and go.

Gung hei fat choi

Wish you making lots of lucky money. This is another extremely common Cantonese phrase. If you come to Hong Kong during Chinese New year, you would hear everybody saying this to each other. It is a Chinese tradition.

Anna is a Hong Kong Chinese. She loves travelling, especially China travel. Her website is all about the top tourist cities in China.

http://china-travel-golden-route.com/

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