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Qingming Festival 清明节（清明節）
“The Qingming Festival (traditional Chinese: 清明節; simplified Chinese: 清明节; pinyin: Qīngmíngjié, or Ching Ming Festival in Hong Kong, Vietnamese language: Tết Thanh Minh), meaning Clear and Bright Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival on the 104th day after the winter solstice (or the 15th day from the Spring Equinox), usually occurring around April 5 of…
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Great Cantonese Courses for Mandarin speakers
Just found a good link for Mandarin speakers to learn Cantonese: 轻松学粤语 http://hemanhong.inetradio.cn/program/3361.aspx 11 FREE LESSONS! You may find some good comparison between Mandarin and Cantonese too, but you need to know how to read Mandarin first. Enjoy!
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Cantonese vs Mandarin:(3)
We have learned some major differences in Cantonese and Mandarin pronunciation. You can also find this in Wikipedia: However, Mandarin’s vowel system is somewhat more conservative than Cantonese’s, in that many diphthongs preserved in Mandarin have merged or been lost in Cantonese. Also, Mandarin makes a three-way distinction among alveolar, alveopalatal, and retroflex fricatives, distinctions…
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Cantonese vs Mandarin:(2)
1)Let’s continue to compare Cantonese and Mandarin pronunciation B)There are some Cantonese sounds that do not exist in Mandarin. e.g. Sounds with the ending ‘m’: saam1 三(three)/衫(clothes) caam3 杉(fir) sim4禅（Zen) In Mandarin, they are pronounced as: san1三 shan1衫(clothes)/杉(fir) chan2禅(Zen) From the above, you know that the different characters with the same pronunciation with the same…
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Cantonese vs Mandarin:(1)
The Cantonese vs Mandarin or Mandari vs Cantonese Series (1) Although Cantonese use the same set of Chinese characters (almost… maybe 5% difference), there are a lot of differences between Cantonese and Mandarin. Not just the differences in pronunciation, but also in grammar and word usage. Today, we are starting a series to show the…
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What Phonetic System We Should Use for Cantonese?
Earlier on this web site, I just chose a phonetic Cantonese romanization system at will. After some good research, I found that we need to adopt the most popular system called Jyutping, which has a lot of good features. More on that soon. (Special Thanks to Mike, who just reminded us to improve as soon…
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2 Dimsum Names in Cantonese
Comment | Copy This Shrimp Dumpling (蝦餃 har gau): A delicate steamed dumpling with whole or chopped-up shrimp filling and thin (almost translucent) wheat starch skin. Recipe at Roseskitchenette Chiu-chao style dumplings (潮州粉果 chiu-chau fun guo, 潮州粉果 cháozhōufěnguǒ): A dumpling said to have originated from the Chaozhou prefecture of Guangdong province, it contains peanuts, garlic…
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Listen, follow, practice and let us review what you’ve learn
Hi, all. Here’s a great way to check what you have learned. Call in to record and let us listen to see if you have mastered the Cantonese sentences.
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A Sweet Girl Counting 1 to 10 in Cantonese
Want to learn the exact words for 1 to 10 in Cantonese? Come Here
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If you are lazy, or just want to relax and learn…
You can actually come “Here to learn more of the basic useful Cantonese.