A cantonese book with mp3 cd chan kwok kin, hung betty isbn. Customer service in the california united states only, pacific time m f not gift quality dog eared 101 and as follows lowest grade of books. Book of the later han in cantonese englishcantonese dictionary. Another form of gwai lo used to rudely describe white people. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Cantonese is a variety of chinese originating from the city of guangzhou also known as canton and its surrounding area in southeastern china.
Cantonese language simple english wikipedia, the free. Writing, highlighting,outside well worn, marks, scuffs, heavy stains, tears,stains that do not obscure text, taped rips,heavy folds and dj. A teach yourself guide teach yourself language this is probably as good as it gets when it comes to cantonese textbooks. The cantonese pronunciation in this book is romanized using the yale system, which is one of the main romanization schemes used for the instruction of cantonese for foreign students. Often, people use the word cantonese to refer to the guangzhou dialect, hong kong dialect, xiguan dialect, wuzhou dialect and tanka dialect of yue. Matthews and yip present a fresh and accessible description of the contemporary language. Cantonese audiobooks im looking for cantonese audiobooks, books read aloud in cantonese.
Translation memories are created by human, but computer aligned, which might cause mistakes. All books have links so click on them to learn more at amazon. On your computer or app for the android, iphone or ipad. Interactive cantonese by betty hung, 9789622791961, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The chinese university of hong kong the independent learning. They also publish some textbooks by esther chow and betty hung who teach cantonese at the univeristy of hong kong. It is the local language in current use within the province of guangdong, china, official language in the special administrative region of hong kong, as well as in the special administrative region of macau, and used in many overseas chinese communities in southeast asia and elsewhere, with kuala lumpur and ho chi. Street cantonese paperback december 31, 1995 by betty hung author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The biggest challenge for english speakers is the tonal system, but with a bit of practice youll find cantonese quite easy to pronounce. A concise cantonese phrase book and guide to cantonese language, essential cantonese contains basic vocabulary necessary for communicating in cantonese. The bestselling guide to the etiquette and customs of hong kong a. A cantonese for sale military collectibles for sale. Buy interactive cantonese by betty hung online at alibris.
Book in cantonese, translation, englishcantonese dictionary. Nov 05, 2015 heres a list of 6 best cantonese textbooks for beginners. A chinese and english phrase book in the canton dialect or dialogues on ordinary and familiar subjects for the use of the chinese resident in america, and of americans desirous of learning the chinese language. Talk to me in cantonese hong kong university press.
Cantonese is an east asian language which comes from canton, southern china. A cantonese book with mp3 cd chan kwok kin, hung betty other titles by this author. A quick reference to cantonese, especially the words and expre. Cantonese gwong dong wa is a widely spoken chinese language.
Wong fei hong or huang fei hung traditional chinese. China books a cantonese book with mp3 cd chan kwok. Cantonese is a variety of the chinese language spoken in and around the city of guangzhou formerly known as canton in southern china, by the majority population of hong kong and macau, and as a lingua franca of guangdong province, eastern guangxi province, and some neighboring areas. For aural comprehension, if you can buy or rent cantonese movies with subtitles that is a good way to learn. Feb 09, 2012 linda and shannons acceptance speeches are entirely in cantonese. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Subs by marten go additional photos, info and artwork please visit our bruce lee facebook fan page. Have you ever considered learning cantonese, but been put off by the unusual look of the characters. A comprehensive grammar was designed as a reference book, basic cantonese is more pedagogical in orientation. This is the one book on cantonese grammar that every learner of the language should probably buy in addition to their main textbook. Cantonese is a leid spoken in an aroond the ceety o canton now guangzhou in soothren cheenae, bi the majority population o hong kong an macau, an as a lingua franca o guangdong province, eastren guangxi province, an some neighborin auries. May 14, 2010 learn cantonese with 491,390 views 21. You might also like to try a short cut to cantonese yinping cream lee. Linda and shannons acceptance speeches are entirely in cantonese.
The book is organised by both syntactic categories and language functions, providing comprehensive treatment of grammatical structures and paying special attention to idiom and speech registers. See more ideas about art, coloring books and color. Cantonesehow to study cantonese wikibooks, open books for. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions starting at. However, linguists prefer to keep the name cantonese for the yue dialect of guangzhou canton and hong kong. Wohng feihuhng 18471924 was a martial artist, a medical doctor of traditional chinese medicine, and revolutionary who became a chinese folk hero and the subject of numerous television series and films. If you are truly serious about becoming fluent in cantonese then you need to study more than just this book. The pronunciation of cantonese words in mainland china and hong kong is essentially the same. A cantonese book by chan kwok kin, betty hung waterstones. A good cantonese book for selfstudy is no sweat cantonese by amy leung.
This is for a visually challenged person who wants to readlisten to contemporary spymystery novels like robert ludlum books for example read aloud in cantonese. Im available to provide additional photos or answer any questions regarding my listed items. This book is for learners of cantonese who aim to take their knowledge of the language beyond the phrasebook level. How to say no in cantonese learn japanese, cantonese. We used a cantonese book by chan kwok kin and betty hung who both teach chinese at hong kong university. Cantonese culture goodreads meet your next favorite book.
It is the only book of its kind with serious pattern drills both for tone practice and grammarsentences patterns and all the written material is on the mp3s an appreciated, and rare, feature. Most of this body of poetry has used classical chinese grammars, but composed with cantonese phonology in mind and thus needs to be chanted using the cantonese language in order to rhyme. The new hudson shakespeare book 1908 the tragedy of. This book is for learners of cantonese who aim to take their knowledge of the language beyond the phrase book level. It is the traditional prestige variety of the yue chinese dialect group, which has about 68 million native speakers. Cantonese grammar book basic cantonese if youre really intent on getting a reference book, i have to recommend the classical basic cantonese grammar text by virginia yip and steven matthews. Welcome to the wikibook course on hong kong cantonese.
A journey of discovery through the hidden world of chinese customs and culture book, this is one of the most wanted clare baillieu betty hung author readers around the world. Hong kong cantonese wikibooks, open books for an open world. The book includes chinese characters and yale romanization. It is commercially available in hong kong and it comes with an audio cd for pronunciation. Cantonese is an analytic language in which the arrangement of words in a sentence is important to its meaning. To use this book, your web browser must first be configured to display chinese characters. She is the coauthor of a cantonese book and hong kong unveiled.
Heres a list of 6 best cantonese textbooks for beginners. The 3rd edition 2009 comes with 195 mp3 tracks on a cd rom. Buy a cantonese book by chan kwok kin, betty hung isbn. You can switch seamlessly between devices and keep your progress. Essential cantonese phrase book by philip yungkin lee. Learn cantonese cantonese books, courses, and software. If the characters in the box below appear as blank boxes or garbage such as. With aaron kwok, ekin cheng, shinichi chiba, kristy yeung. Betty hung is an assistant lecturer in the school of chinese at the university of hong kong. Cantonese sounds arent that different to english ones, although there are some unique vowel combinations. Found 0 sentences matching phrase book of the later han. Buy a cantonese book by chan kwok kin, betty hung from waterstones today. The only drawback is they dont use characters and they use yale in the book, which i found frustrating to read, but its an excellent text that.