Cantonese lesson 4: NUMBERS 數字 (days of the week, months)

[@TheWatchmanOfTheEnd]

You have a very effective teaching method compared to almost every other Cantonese source I have looked for. Thanks for getting straight to the point and making things very vocal and clear.

[@5minutecantonese]

welcome to 5 minute Cantonese 😀

[@lindatrangle]

The end of the video makes me miss my Cantonese great grandmom who passed away so much! She taught me these numbers when I was 2 or 3 years old. 😢

[@5minutecantonese]

I am sure it must be a wonderful memory. I am happy that this video connects you and your memory with your grandma. ♥️

[@beardan76]

Your. nephew learned the numbers very easily!

[@mariahcare5890]

I’m a French speaking person with Cantonese origins trying to learn Cantonese . I really enjoy your lessons. Fun and straight to the point !

[@5minutecantonese]

Thank you very much ☺️

[@avadong1402]

Mandarin speaking, trying to learn Cantonese. Great easy to understand lessons. Thank you Amanda!

[@5minutecantonese]

You are most welcome Welcome to 5 minute Cantonese

[@bitkarek]

i love when things are simple (the months dont have names, thats great) :D awesome

[@Cantonesepod]

I love the kid learning the number at the end. I did watch it till the end!

[@5minutecantonese]

Thank you very much! I am glad you like that part.

[@angefee1755]

Bonjour from Paris! This lesson brought me beautiful souvenirs when I was still in Guangzhou. 😊

[@5minutecantonese]

Oh nice! I am so happy to hear that!

[@busyazn]

Thanks! 0:20 zero =ling4 0:25 one = yat1 0:30 three = saam 2:24 days of the week day = yat6 week = sing1 kei4 month = yuet6 year = nin4 (sounds like ling) 2:40 How to say month ---> number of the month + yuet ex: January = yat1 + yuet6 3:28 How to say day of the week ---> sing1 kei4 + number ex: Monday = sing1 kei4 + yat1/ Tuesday= sing1 kei4 + y16 / Sunday = sing1 kei4 + yat1 4:30 example:

[@kkumar116]

Excellent Madam! You are Genius,Teaching in Most Simplified Way,Thank you very very much.

[@5minutecantonese]

You are welcome 😊

[@alexplatt1289]

I'm an English speaker, and my girlfriend is Cantonese. So I am trying to learn to speak with her, your lessons are so helpful so far, and I am looking forward to getting through them all and practicing with my gf! Thank you.

[@5minutecantonese]

@@alexplatt1289 Great! I am sure you can make it!😁

[@fenniedesai1938]

I love ur way of teaching 💓

[@5minutecantonese]

Thank you very much 😊

[@Bunny.8i]

Days start at 2:20, Dates explained: 4:20

[@marce_mscr4510]

This was very useful, please keep teaching us cantonese. Thank you ☺️ ❤

[@5minutecantonese]

You are most welcome 😀

[@anitatroung5511]

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[@5minutecantonese]

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[@MGDsTV1]

Excellent thanks for sharing

[@5minutecantonese]

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[@turairajratnam5109]

hi amanda your teaching is excellent i am just enjoy learning the way you teach.. i am in malaysia .. but here they speak cantonease with a different tone buy anyway its interesting learning with you dho chea..

[@5minutecantonese]

Thank you very much

[@Shinkaizen]

M goi Amanda. So far your videos were very helpful. I'm convinced and I'll start subscribing 😊 I'm studying one video per day, don't mind me commenting everyday 😅 (Except sing kei sei due to my Mandarin class. It was very helpful for me to pickup Cantonese real fast).

[@5minutecantonese]

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[@blobby7760]

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[@5minutecantonese]

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[@5minutecantonese]

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[@huynhmartin207]

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[@mhetotdway9153]

love it easy to understand😊

[@5minutecantonese]

Thank you very much for the comment. Enjoy learning!

[@m.omarahsan]

Your lessons are really beneficial. May i know about the Romanization you use, Is it called Jyut Ping ?

[@5minutecantonese]

my current lessons (from lesson 39 onwards) are all using jyutping. For the earlier lesson, I combined yale and jyutping system as i thought it might be easier for English speaker. But I received the comments that it's better to standardized to one system. So I have chosen jyutping.

[@m.omarahsan]

This is great, I have been in Hong Kong from last 6 years but was never able to learn. Never had access to good learning material as well. But thanks to you, you are teaching in a very simple way. Can you also suggest any English to jyutping book which i can get in Hong Kong ? which might help me to built up good vocablary ?

[@marylobo-pn2pt]

Thank you very much. How to distinguish between Monday and Sunday if both are 'sing kei yat'?

[@5minutecantonese]

The main difference is the tone, Monday is jat1 and 日(Sunday) is jat6. more tone practice on lesson 74 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWHVhZp6ic6Gf6s

[@musicatyu5152]

Love it!

[@stephendavis5530]

So Monday is sing1 kei4 yat1 and Sunday is sing1 kei4 yat6? The only difference is the tone? I had to watch the video several times. That seems to be the case. 🙂

[@5minutecantonese]

Yes, you are right!

[@stephendavis5530]

@@5minutecantonese Thanks for the reply! 🙂

[@kabagis612]

Hi Amanda, What is the cantonese of "numbers"?

[@5minutecantonese]

sou3 zi6 數字 😉

[@mrcobbs6227]

Nei hou Amanda. Is it also okay to say the year 2021 like this: yi chin ling yi sap yat nin...?

[@5minutecantonese]

Hi! thanks for watching. We won't say in this way. We say yi ling yi yat nin or just yi yat nin.😊

[@mrcobbs6227]

@@5minutecantonese Do ze saai Amanda, for the clarification. I find your channel's the best there is. It's concise and clear and direct. Keep up the good work. San Nin Faai Ngok! By the way, to say Jan 2 is yat yeut leung yat...?😇 doei m zyu, too many question...

[@5minutecantonese]

You are welcome! Yat yuet yi yat as we read this out like numbers😊

[@mrcobbs6227]

@@5minutecantonese Do ze saai💯

[@teresatran8612]

Amanda, what do the numbers ending the words mean? For example: "Luk6" (number 6) and "sap6" (number 10). What are they related to? Thank you.

[@5minutecantonese]

Those are tones. I will explain this on lesson 73 onwards. Stay tuned 😉

[@teresatran8612]

@@5minutecantonese Thank you so much. Take care!

[@bitkarek]

search for jutping explanation... there are 6 tones and those numbers tell you which tone you should use.

[@teresatran8612]

@@bitkarek Thank you

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[@5minutecantonese]

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[@YRoshani]

Is Sunday and Monday both 'Sing Kei Yat'? What's the exact tone pronunciation difference?

[@5minutecantonese]

Monday is tone 1. Sunday is tone 6

[@5minutecantonese]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWHVhZp6ic6Gf6s You can watch this video.

[@RussellCatchpole]

My wife sat on the other side of the room asked why I frantically wave both my hands every time I start a lesson 😂🙌

[@5minutecantonese]

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[@laibaminhaj2888]

Hi then how do u differentiate between Monday n Sunday in Cantonese?

[@5minutecantonese]

@@laibaminhaj2888 For us, they sound very different. Our ears are very sensitive with tones. But it's hard for us to tell the difference between from n and l.

[@Hkamerica273]

Can I swap the pronunciation for number 0 as Ning instead of Ling ? I prefer say with the N cause Hong Kong people tend to do that often

[@5minutecantonese]

The official pronouncation is ling4. I can't tell you to swap🤫 here. I recommend to stay with "l" for this one. 😉

[@Hkamerica273]

@@5minutecantonese no I prefer NING. It sound better off the tongue like most hk people agree

[@rychxrd]

Thank you for this. Today is 二零二四年三月三十一日. Is it correct? And does 星期日上午 mean Sunday morning?

[@5minutecantonese]

Yes! Everything is perfect! 😉

[@rychxrd]

@@5minutecantonese thank you, ma'am.

[@KhanhNguyen-vy8zs]

Hi Amanda, I checked on a dictionary, they pronoun month as yut6 instead yuet6.

[@5minutecantonese]

That one is a pretty s version. The newest one from jyutping is jyut6 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@apschweiz]

Can i clarify the 年，written as nin but sounds like lin ?

[@5minutecantonese]

I guess it's my bad pronunciation. We Cantonese couldn't tell much the difference between n and l. Only when we really conscious about that. Sometimes I guess I just don't notice. I am so sorry about that

[@apschweiz]

@@5minutecantonese oh no pls dont apologise. I was only clarifying.

[@5minutecantonese]

@apschweiz 😉 yup! nin4 is the correct pronunciation.

[@Freshmarketers]

Wait so monday and tuesday have the same names?

[@5minutecantonese]

no, sing1 kei4 jat1 (Monday) sing1 kei4 ji6 (Tuesday) 😁

[@Freshmarketers]

@@5minutecantonese wow Do je! Fantastic you reply to each and every comment and that too so quick. Applause 👏 You should tell us all how you manage to do some many things 🙂 I love your teaching. Thank you!

[@5minutecantonese]

@@Freshmarketers I really need to prioritize the time. But once it becomes a routine. Things become easier.

[@joecostner1246]

these numbers behind the words are very confusing in this context. I see sam 1 is 3 and sei 3 is 4... better use the normal rising falling high low ... strokes above the vowels I say

[@trevormerritt1834]

I struggle so hard hearing the difference between Monday and Sunday…

[@5minutecantonese]

@@trevormerritt1834 💪🏻