Courses, Grammars, Dictionaries, Phrases, Written Cantonese
by Hugh Baker and Hanson Ho
- an introduction to the Cantonese language. Uses Yale romanization and includes Chinese character versions of all the dialogues. Available with cassettes or CDs.
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by Eurotalk
- uses games and quizzes that introduce basic Cantonese vocabulary, phrases, culture, and more. A handy print and picture dictionary produces entries with both text and pictorial references. Also features a recording tool, so you can compare your pronunciation to that of native speakers, and you can change the onscreen help and menus to the language of your choice.
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by Keith S. T. Tong and Gregory Jones
- a good introduction to the Cantonese language. Uses Yale romanization and introduces a only small number of Chinese characters so that you can try to recognise them.
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by Pimsleur
- a conversational course with 16 lessons that provides a good introduction to Cantonese.
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by Pimsleur
- a conversational course with 30 lessons that provides a good introduction to Cantonese.
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by Glossika
- Glossika's audiovisual method helps you master comprehension and achieve fluency. Great on its own, or the perfect companion to your ongoing studies.
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by Chik Hon Man and Ng Lam Sim Yuk (Editors)
- features over 6,000 of the most commonly used single-characters and over 12,000 terms to illustrate the use of the characters. Contains Cantonese and Mandarin readings for all entries.
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by New Asia - Yale-in-China Chinese Language Center (Editor)
- over 15,000 of the most commonly used words and phrases; a brief introduction to Cantonese pronunciation in accordance with the Yale System of Romanization; a comparative chart of four systems of Romanization; and grammatical notes for beginners.
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by Sidney Lau
- has 22,00 Cantonese entries based on about 3,600 main words of which some are the same characters with different pronunciations. It contains many colloquial Cantonese expressions commonly heard.
Available from: The Publication Sales Unit (puborder@isd.gov.hk) of the Hong Kong Government Information Services Dept. and http://www.chinabooks.com.au/ChinaBooks/
by Philip Yungkin Lee
- pocket-sized dictionary containing the 3,000 most common Cantonese words. Different meanings of the same word are clearly distinguished. Also has notes on Cantonese pronunciation.
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by Christopher Hutton
- offers a survey of the commonest slang and colloquial phrases used in Hong Kong, including taboo language not hitherto found in any dictionary. It is Cantonese-English, arranged alphabetically according to a widely-used transcription system.
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by Virginia Yip and Stephen Matthews
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by Virginia Yip and Stephen Matthews
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by Virginia Yip and Stephen Matthews
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by Chiu-yee Cheung and Tao Li
- contains a comprehensive collection of phrases in characters and romanization, as well as notes on Cantonese culture, practical information, a guide to Cantonese pronunciation and grammar, and a two way dictionary.
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by Philip Yungkin Lee
- features thousands of key phrases, useful information on making social and business arrangements, descriptive listings of typical menu items, and a 2000-item word list of terms relevant to the needs of tourists and travellers.
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by Simon So
- a collection of Cantonese phrases in characters and Yale romanization with literal English translations and explanations of their meaning.
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by Don Snow
- discusses the development of written Cantonese from 19th century poetry to contemporary usage in magazines and newspaper columns.
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Other Cantonese courses and other learning material by Sidney Lau are available from:
http://whitey.net/en/buy-sidney-lau-cantonese-course-books.htm
FSI Cantonese Basic Course
http://www.fsi-language-courses.org/Content.php?page=Cantonese
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