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Hi there!
Let's learn Cantonese by taking a look at all the tone variations of the word "faan/faahn" starting with the first high tone fāan (jyutping: faan1)
So this video is a little all over the place -- (it's been awhile since I've posted and I'm a little rusty lol :) Like for instance, I completely overlooked adding "fāan" 番 as a definition which means the points you need to score in mahjong before you can win!
And you might be confused when I start talking about how the two characters 番 and 返 get confused when being used to mean "return" or "circle back" ... and while this may not be something a beginner will be interested in, I find it fascinating how characters get misused and how they sometimes don't exist at all for Cantonese words/sayings.
To that end, here's the link to the conversation over on cantonese sheik about which character is used for "return or go back to something you're thinking about" and return as in "moving back to something":
www.cantonese.s...
If you haven't used cantonese sheik before, definitely check it out!
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Happy learning!
Sue Marguerite
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