Can4Every1 on YouTube

Learning Cantonese can be challenging due to its fast speed and 6 melodic tones*. That is why I created @can4every1 on YouTube—a dedicated space for my students and Cantonese learners worldwide! Here, you will find my popular ‘Cantonese in Slow Motion’ (慢遊🚴廣東話) series, designed to help you master listening skills at a manageable pace. I also share practical tech tutorials, like ‘How to use Google Input Tools to type in Chinese’. I hope you will find them helpful!

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📄 Transcripts for ‘Cantonese in Slow Motion’ (慢遊🚴廣東話) videos:

Note: Click the links below to watch the short videos (mostly around 1 minute) on YouTube.

🎥 Ep. 1 – 旅行 Leuih5 Hahng4 (‘Travelling’) (on 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’ (travelling; leisure trip). 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 (not even a bit) 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 (‘Bus’) (on 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 (know) 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 (slow), daahn6 haih6 ngoh5 jauh6 hou2 heung2 sauh6 (enjoy) hai2 ba1 si2 douh6 tai2 cheung1 (window) cheut1 mihn6 (outside) ge fung1 ging2 (scenery). Neih5 ne1? Neih5 jung1 mh4 jung1 yi3 daap3 ba1 si2 a3?

🎥 Ep. 3 – 春天 Cheun1 Tin1 (‘Spring’) (on YouTube)

Hai2 yat1 nihn4 leuih5 mihn6 (inside; within), ngoh5 jeui3 (the most) jung1 yi3 cheun1 tin1 (spring) ni1 go3 gwai3 jit3 (season), yan1 waih6 cheun1 tin1 ge3 tin1 hei3 mh4 haih6 hou2 dung3, yih4 che2 (moreover) juhng6 yauh5 hou2 do1 taai3 yeuhng4, hou2 sik1 hahp6 (suitable) cheut1 heui3 jouh6 wahn6 duhng6 (exercise; sports) tuhng4 saan3 bouh6 (stroll).

Tuhng4 maaih4 deui3 ngoh5 leih5 gong2 (to me), cheun1 tin1 doih6 biu2 (represent) yat1 nihn4 ge3 san1 hoi1 chi2 (start). Jau1 waih4 (everywhere) dou1 chung1 muhn5 (full of) hou2 do1 gei1 wuih6 (opportunity). So2 yih5 haih6 yat1 go3 goi2 bin3 jih6 gei2 (change (my)self) ge3 hou2 sih4 hauh6 (time).

Gam2, neih5 ne1? Neih5 yauh6 jung1 yi3 yat1 nihn4 leuih5 mihn6, bin1 yat1 go3 gwai3 jit3 a3?

🎥 Ep. 4 – 夏天 Hah6 Tin1 (‘Summer’) (on YouTube)

Fun1 yihng4 (welcome) gai3 juhk6 (continue) sau1 teng1 (listen to (e.g. radio programme)), ‘Maahn6 Yauh4 Gwong2 Dung1 Wa2’! Ngoh5 haih6 ‘Ken’.

Hai2 hah6 tin1 (summer) ge3 sih4 hauh6 (during; at the time), neih5 deih6 jeui3 (the most) seung2 jouh6 di1 mat1 yeh5 ne1? Haih6 mh4 haih6 hai2 hoi2 bin1 (by the sea) douh6, yat1 louh6 yam2 yat1 bui1 dung3 ge3 yeh5 yam2 (a drink; beverage), yat1 louh6 tai2 syu1 ne1? Dihng6 haih6 (or) hai2 gung1 yun2 douh6, tuhng4 jek3 gau2 saan3 hah5 bouh6 (a stroll), gan1 jyuh6 tuhng4 nguk1 kei2 yahn4 yeh5 chaan1 (picnic) ne1?

‘Yat1 louh6… yat1 louh6…’ – a sentence pattern denoting two actions happening at the same time.

Bat1 gwo3, seung2 jouh6 mat1 yeh5 dou1 hou2 (whatever (you) do), gei3 jyuh6 (remember) yiu3 yam2 do1 di1 seui2 a3! Yan1 waih6 hah6 tin1 tin1 hei3 hou2 yiht6 a3!

* The number of tones varies among different theories.