Speak Cantonese on Day 1. Be fluent in Year 7

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Cantonese Masterclass 1B - Idea 3 - phrases to ask for clarification as beginners
Apr 28, 2025 – 00:02:46
Cantonese Beginners' 2 - Day 166 - Comparison using bei2 gaau3 with adverb
Apr 27, 2025 – 00:08:22
Cantonese Beginners' 2 - Day 165 - Comparison using bei2 gaau3
Apr 25, 2025 – 00:09:37
Cantonese Masterclass 1A - Idea 31 - Ending particles change sentence tones
Apr 15, 2025 – 00:02:55
Cantonese Masterclass 1A - Idea 13 - Ending particle 喎 wo3
Apr 14, 2025 – 00:02:03
Cantonese Masterclass 1A - Idea 7 - Tone 1, 3 & 6
Apr 13, 2025 – 00:03:50
Cantonese Masterclass 1A - Idea 5 - Tone 2 & 5
Apr 13, 2025 – 00:03:14
Cantonese Masterclass 1A - Idea 2 - Tone 1, 2, 4
Apr 13, 2025 – 00:04:19
1-minute Cantonese (Intermediate 1, ep 3) - phones at social gatherings?
Feb 11, 2025 – 00:02:06
Cantonese Beginners' 2 - Day 164 - Festival 4 - Chinese New Year sayings
Jan 30, 2025 – 00:11:32
Cantonese Beginners' 2 - Day 163 - Festival 3 - Cheung Chau Bun Festival related vocabulary
Jan 25, 2025 – 00:06:03
1-minute Cantonese (Intermediate 1, ep 2) - what's the impact of social media?
Jan 17, 2025 – 00:00:59
1-minute Cantonese (Intermediate 1, ep 1) - Do you prefer meeting at friends' house or outside?
Jan 10, 2025 – 00:00:58
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 162 - Festival 2: Dragon boat festival related vocabulary
Nov 13, 2024 – 00:06:49
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 161 - Festival 1: Mid-autumn festival related vocabulary
Nov 12, 2024 – 00:11:01
Intermediate Listening 14- students' speech 13- a trip to Melbourne from Auckland
Jan 25, 2023 – 00:13:45
Intermediate Listening 13- students' speech 12- a trip to Hong Kong
Jan 24, 2023 – 00:10:12
Intermediate Listening 12- students' speech 11- an unforgettable trip to Europe
Jan 12, 2023 – 00:09:17
Intermediate Listening 11- students' speech 10- my honeymoon trip
Jan 10, 2023 – 00:09:05
Intermediate Listening 10- students' speech 09- a trip to Hong Kong
Jan 6, 2023 – 00:09:29
Intermediate Listening 14- maxing out my social muscles in two straight days of socializing in Berlin
Dec 14, 2022 – 00:13:14
Intermediate Listening 14- The song I listened to while I was enjoying the beautiful night view
Dec 12, 2022 – 00:05:30
Intermediate Listening 13- my week of work & adventure on beautiful Corfu Island in quite season
Dec 10, 2022 – 00:10:12
Intermediate Listening 12- How I salvaged my journey from Ischia, Italy to Corfu, Greece
Dec 3, 2022 – 00:07:47
Intermediate Listening 11- My ideal work week on Ischia, Italy- work on an island; run, swim & hike in free time
Dec 1, 2022 – 00:09:35
Intermediate Listening 10- eating pizza and sfogliatella in Naples & island escape!
Nov 29, 2022 – 00:06:04
Intermediate Listening 09- experiencing the madness of Naples with a Slovenian friend
Nov 24, 2022 – 00:09:13
Intermediate Listening 08- Stereotype of 7 nationality; pushing my social muscles to the max; seeing Trevi fountain 3 times in 24 hours!
Nov 21, 2022 – 00:08:59
Intermediate Listening 07- How I met two friends in Rome and why I didn't like it
Nov 19, 2022 – 00:09:15
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 152- I want to hike up to Lion Rock
Nov 18, 2022 – 00:09:41
Intermediate Listening 06- headed South to Rome, picking up new friends, my observation about Italy
Nov 18, 2022 – 00:09:12
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 151- Is there English guided tour today?
Nov 18, 2022 – 00:09:50
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 150- 10 food that may surprise foreigners
Sep 17, 2022 – 00:09:17
Intermediate Listening 05- Couchsurfing in Torino
Sep 15, 2022 – 00:11:12
Intermediate Listening 04- experience of speaking Italian on the street
Sep 13, 2022 – 00:10:11
Intermediate Listening 03- Students' Speech 08
Sep 2, 2022 – 00:08:46
Intermediate Listening 02- I took two weeks of Italian classes in Genoa
Aug 31, 2022 – 00:11:51
Intermediate Listening 01- I moved out of London to Italy
Aug 16, 2022 – 00:10:05
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 142- You should go to Kowloon Walled City Park
Jun 8, 2022 – 00:10:35
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 141- Where should I go? What should I do?
Jun 7, 2022 – 00:10:04
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 139- "picking up" the bride
Jun 4, 2022 – 00:13:04
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 138- Attending a friend's wedding
Jun 3, 2022 – 00:10:27
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 131- classic dim sum 1
May 25, 2022 – 00:10:43
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 129- modern dessert- part 1
May 9, 2022 – 00:07:58
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 127- a few typical toppings on clay pot rice
May 5, 2022 – 00:12:33
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 122- Can I have a skewer of curry fish balls?
Apr 27, 2022 – 00:11:29
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 121- Can I try this t-shirt on?
Apr 26, 2022 – 00:10:48
Students' Speech 7- My friend: our wedding's translator
Apr 22, 2022 – 00:09:09
Students' Speech 6- Visiting my Grandpa in New Territories
Apr 19, 2022 – 00:08:35
Cantonese Beginners' 2- Day 112 - A plate of JaLeung please
Mar 24, 2022 – 00:11:16

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Very Effective

This approach to teaching is working well for me. My only issue is the volume inconsistency. Music is very loud, speaking is very quiet.
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Great for Learning Phrases

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Perfect for child of Cantonese parents

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Easy pace for digest

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