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Erratum – Textbooks

Erratum 8 Aug 14

Erratum 2 Sept 14

Erratum 26 Apr 15

 

Extra Learning Resources (On YouTube)

Ep. 1 – 旅行 Leuih5 Hahng4 (YouTube) 

Daaih6 ga1 hou2! Fun1 yihng4 (welcome) sau1 teng1 (listen) Cantonese 4 Every 1! Gam1 yaht6 ngoh5 seung2 gong2 ge3 taih4 muhk6 (topic) haih6 ‘Leuih5 hahng4’. Hou2 do1 yahn4 lam2, yan1 waih6 ngoh5 haih6 Heung1 gong2 yahn4, ngoh5 yat1 dihng6 (must) haih6 hou2 jung1 yi3 heui3 di1 yiht6 ge3 deih6 fong1 leuih5 hahng4. Keih4 saht6 (indeed, in fact, actually), ngoh5 jung1 yi3 heui3 di1 siu2 siu2 dung3 ge3 deih6 fong1 leuih5 hahng4. Yan1 waih6 ngoh5 yat1 di1 dou1 mh4 jung1 yi3 yiht6 dou3 sehng4 san1 (whole body) hohn6 (sweat) ge3 tin1 hei3. Ngoh5 jung1 yi3 heui3 bak1 au1 (northern Europe) leuih5 hahng4. Yan1 waih6 go2 douh6 hou2 jihng6 (quiet), tin1 hei3 yauh6 (also) mh4 haih6 hou2 yiht6, tuhng4 maaih4 daap3 che1 hou2 fong1 bihn6. Yih4 che2 (moreover, furthermore), hai2 go2 douh6 hou2 do1 yahn4 dou1 sik1 dak1 gong2 ying1 man2, so2 yih5 (therefore, so) mahn6 louh6 (ask for direction) dou1 hou2 fong1 bihn6.

Neih5 ne1? Neih5 jung1 yi3 heui3 bin1 douh6 leuih5 hahng4 a3?

Ep. 2 – 巴士 Ba1 si2 (YouTube) 

Daaih6 ga1 hou2! Fun1 yihng4 (welcome) sau1 teng1 (listen) Cantonese 4 Every 1! Gam1 yaht6 ngoh5 seung2 gong2 ge3 taih4 muhk6 (topic) haih6 ‘Daap3 ba1 si2’. Sik1 jo2 ngoh5 hou2 noih6 (long) ge3 yahn4 dou1 ji1 douh6, ngoh5 haih6 yat1 go3 ba1 si2 maaih4 (enthusiast). Ngoh5 dak1 haahn4 mouh5 yeh5 jouh6, ngoh5 jauh6 hou2 jung1 yi3 daap3 ba1 si2 jau1 waih4 (surrounding; here and there) heui3. Hai2 Leuhn4 deun1 (London) daap3 ba1 si2 hou2 fong1 bihn6. Mh4 sai2 (no need) haahng4 hou2 do1 bouh6 (step), jauh6 yauh5 yat1 go3 ba1 si2 jaahm6. Gin3 (see) dou2 ba1 si2 leih4, san1 (extend) jek3 sau2 cheut1 leih4 (come out). Ba1 si2 jauh6 wuih5 tihng4 (stop) hai2 ba1 si2 jaahm6 bei2 (allow; permit; let) neih5 seuhng5 (go up; up). Yauh5 di1 yahn4 wah6, di1 ba1 si2 hou2 maahn6, daahn6 haih6 ngoh5 jauh6 hou2 heung2 sauh6 (enjoy) hai2 ba1 si2 douh6 tai2 cheung1 (window) cheut1 mihn6 (outside) ge fung1 ging2. Neih5 ne1? Neih5 jung1 mh4 jung1 yi3 daap3 ba1 si2 a3?

 

Mobile Apps

Canto Roman – Converts Cantonese text between the Jyutping and Yale romanisation systems.

Pleco – a multi-function app that may be helpful for you when you learn Cantonese Chinese.