I'm half chinese, and my popo helped raised me speaking cantonese. Sadly my cantonese fluency didn't increase as my english fluency increased as I was raised in the US. There's a lot of phrases I can say, and even more that I can understand the basis of what they mean, but you breaking it down helps me understand the grammar and why these phrases mean what they mean. (I hope that made sense.) I just stumbled across your videos and they're helping me a lot fill in the blanks in my cantonese skills. So thank you! I look forward to learning more! :D
@CantoneseCorner6 жыл бұрын
Hi Lily! Thanks for commenting and sharing your story. I'm so glad I can help fill in some of the blanks! :)
@Vasily_Perov8 ай бұрын
Amazing. Love you so much
@CantoneseCouple6 жыл бұрын
This is awesome! What's your story? How did you learn Cantonese? :-)
@CantoneseCorner6 жыл бұрын
Hi Jordan! Hi Steve! Thanks so much for commenting!! I’ve been following you guys for awhile now and love your channel and your story!! Reminds me of my early days in so many ways, and I gotta say - serious admiration for doing so well with learning Cantonese in the States, Jordan! (Sorry, Steve, have to give Jordan special props! I tried and failed to learn in the States before coming to HK 😅) My story? In a nutshell, came to Hong Kong in 1988 with girlfriends (from HK) after university (UW Madison), met my husband (also from here) who didn’t speak hardly any English when I met him (and of course I barely spoke Cantonese) and now 25 years later we have two kids and speak each other’s language better but there are still some hilarious moments of miscommunication. 😂 I learned Cantonese any way I could - but like you guys, living with my awesome in-laws for awhile helped a ton since they don’t speak English at all. 😅 Thanks again for stopping by - I’m honored!!
@CantoneseCouple6 жыл бұрын
Very cool story! Thank you for sharing. Maybe we can partner up in the future somehow.
@CantoneseCorner6 жыл бұрын
That would be awesome!! :)
@MrThestevster5 жыл бұрын
I think I may start a Cantonese learning progress channel with my girlfriend. I think there should be an engaging and fun KZbin culture for Cantonese like there is for everything else :D BTW I really enjoy both of ya'lls channels so much!
@renownusa Жыл бұрын
Hi - Please do a video on OR. Like yes OR no. There seems to be a few diff ways, and I need a refresher. Wa zei, ding, ling oi etc but def doesn't seem to be covered on youtube at all! Mm Goy!
@wesleysin3 жыл бұрын
There is another way to say 15, 30, 45mins: yat go gwat, leuhng go gwat, saam go gwat, 1 gwat means 15mins, but that's kind of old style that old people use.
Please keep making these videos! So helpful! And I managed to find the Let's Talk Cantonese & 4 audio tapes on Amazon. Can't wait for my delivery!
@CantoneseCorner6 жыл бұрын
Hi Cindy! Thanks so much! I've been away for the month of May but am back in HK and aim to make another video today or tomorrow. Thanks so much for commenting and that's awesome that you were able to order the "Let's Talk Cantonese" book and tapes!! I'm so glad you find them useful ... will have another one up soon! :)
@CantoneseCorner6 жыл бұрын
Hi Cindy ... did you get your book and tapes (I'm assuming they are cassette tapes ... how is that going? :-) What do you think of the book? I'm curious to know how it's going!
@JM-zw8cq4 жыл бұрын
I’m liking your style of teachingZ. Would love to get a more structured type of layout with the very basics like when you started to learn....
@fusion42622 жыл бұрын
I am so relieved to have stumbled upon your channel as I have been meaning to brush up on my spoken Cantonese for some time now. Your channel is going to be a huge help and loads of fun too. Thank you.
@explorehongkong11495 жыл бұрын
How to ask.." how much time it will take","how long i have to wait ","what time it(bus,person,etc)will arrive"
@alexkhawajawaheed12704 жыл бұрын
Hi, thank you for this great lesson! I'm just wondering: is it common at all in Cantonese to use the "24h" format of telling time as it is in many countries outside of the United States? For example, do people in Hong Kong ever say, "sahp saam dim" to mean 13 o'clock (as in 1PM)? Tq! :)
@CantoneseCorner4 жыл бұрын
Hi Alex! I would say it is not common at all - at least I’ve never heard anyone say the time like that ☺️ I’ll be interested to see what others say ... for me, in all my 30+ years of living in HK, I’ve never heard anyone refer to time in 24h. Thanks for commenting and I’m so glad you like the lesson! :)
@alexkhawajawaheed12704 жыл бұрын
@@CantoneseCorner Thank you!!
@jesslynnatania31086 жыл бұрын
terima kasih anda banyak membantu saya,BANYAK TERIMA KASIH /\ .
@CantoneseCorner5 жыл бұрын
Hi Jesslyn -- I'm just seeing your message now which is so odd since I'm sure I went though all my videos before, but now KZbin has this new way of replying to messages that I'm still getting used to so maybe that's why! You're so welcome and I'm so glad I can help! All the best!
@lexaaxel9166 жыл бұрын
Perfect format - but I like your tangents too. This makes it so much clearer. My books presented in a weird way so I never really understood why you could use a number to represent 10 min, 20 minutes, etc. :)
@CantoneseCorner6 жыл бұрын
Hi there!! Sorry I wasn't able to reply right away...been gone for awhile but now I"m back and trying to catch up! I'm so glad I was able to make it clearer...I love how simple things can be in Cantonese. :) Thanks for liking my tangents and the format too!
@reneec46056 жыл бұрын
Thanks for these videos, I was born in Australia, I can speak Cantonese but unfortunately can't read it. So this is really helpful!!!
@CantoneseCorner6 жыл бұрын
Hi Renée! I’m really glad you find them helpful!! I’ve never been to Australia but would love to go ... so many friends of mine are from there or studied there. As you probably know, I’m partial to the Yale system and Chinese U has a really good character reader set/system if you’re ever looking for a formal way to learn characters. Anyway, thanks for commenting - I really appreciate it!
@rowenatagbar92335 жыл бұрын
I like the way you teach slowly and very clear the way you speak, but i hope in your next video with cantonese character please.
@CantoneseCorner5 жыл бұрын
HI there, thanks for commenting, I appreciate it and am glad you like it! My later videos do have Chinese characters ... the earlier ones not so much. Happy learning! :)
@littlesulteros52256 жыл бұрын
Ms Margaret please help me.tell me what is the cantonese of ALWAYS, BECAUSE, SOMETIMES, NEXT TIME, Last week, Before and After please can u please make a video about it🙏😊😊🙏🙏
@CantoneseCorner6 жыл бұрын
Verginia Manzano yes! I will add it to my “to-do” list ... thanks for the suggestion - those are all so useful to know and to know how to use them. Stay tuned! 😁
@littlesulteros52256 жыл бұрын
Cantonese Corner thank u so much! Ur videos r all very helpful to me😊👏👏 bcoz of ur Siu Meng Siu Meng video song I learned what r the meanings of that song that the little girls I am taking care of used to sing and even sing with them😊😊 I love learning from u😍😍😘😘😊👍👍👍
@manchuckmi6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your efforts
@CantoneseCorner6 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! :)
@petermaylath88865 жыл бұрын
Hi, it's great... could you make a video on how to order milk tea/奶茶 in 廣東話?唔該嗮你!
@CantoneseCorner5 жыл бұрын
Yes, I will! Just seeing this now, but will try and fit a quick one about ordering the famous Hong Kong milk tea soon!
@actionjumper426 жыл бұрын
Wow that 踏 thing is so weird but also very interesting. Thanks for sharing
@CantoneseCorner6 жыл бұрын
That pretty much sums up cantonese in a nutshell LOL! :) Thanks for commenting!
@serak19776 жыл бұрын
This format is really great. I really like the little quiz sections too. 我好鍾意睇你嘅videos👍😊
@CantoneseCorner6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!! I'm so glad you like it and I'm going to try and do more of the quizzes in future videos ... stay tuned! :)
@sebastianlifoon5 жыл бұрын
You deserve more views,im already subscribed to your channel
@CantoneseCorner5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the support :)
@francispunzalan78365 жыл бұрын
very helpful, very nice, i’ll be competitive now 😊😍👍
@CantoneseCorner5 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you think so, and I'm so glad to hear it! Happy learning!! :)
@nepalipranks5726 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the Tutrial n it’s very useful Please update more
@CantoneseCorner6 жыл бұрын
Nepali Pranks you’re welcome! Glad you find it useful and I’m working on a new one ... having some technical difficulties 😖 but it should be up soon!!
@sonnydea54026 жыл бұрын
Nei ho ho leng!
@CantoneseCorner6 жыл бұрын
sonny dea ☺️☺️☺️😅😅😅
@AndrewHardacre4 жыл бұрын
Best resource I've found in 20+ years!
@CantoneseCorner4 жыл бұрын
Andrew Hardacre Thank you so much! 🙏
@sannywong97186 жыл бұрын
These videos are so helpful. Please keep doing them.
@CantoneseCorner6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for commenting, Sanny! I'll do my best :)
@fungkeihung6 жыл бұрын
wow, how can you speak decent cantonese?
@CantoneseCorner6 жыл бұрын
By speaking, speaking a bit more, and then speaking even more ... :-D I wasn't always right, but luckily had people who were happy to correct me (even if it WAS discouraging at times!). It never seemed like work to me...and I've been able to meet so many more people than had I not learned to speak, so that kept/keeps me going, too. Thanks for commenting! :)
@sandyg2445 жыл бұрын
Oh my god where can I learn more
@CantoneseCorner4 жыл бұрын
Hi there! Just noticing your comment - thanks so much! If you're still interested in learning more, check out my lessons at www.cantolingo.com. :) Happy learning!
@maximliubavin69366 жыл бұрын
love your lessons but Cantonese is not Chinese )))