Before You Get Started
The Yale System
The Tones
Motivation & Inspiration
Cultural Notes
Essential Phrases
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Good morning! Jóu sàhn (2:00)
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How are you? Néih hóu ma? (3:36)
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How are you? (more casual) Néih dím a? (2:44)
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How are you? (Lunchtime) sihk jó faahn meih a? (3:28)
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Sorry - two ways to say it (2:37)
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Thank you - m goi and do jeh (4:11)
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Thank you, please, excuse me - m goi (2:54)
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You're welcome / No need to be so formal - m sái haak hei (1:51)
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Question words: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How and Which (4:15)
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Question words: How much/many? (1:29)
Quiz Time #1
Vocabulary
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Numbers 0-10 (2:55)
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Two - number yih and quantity léuhng (2:26)
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Pronouns (2:39)
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Mr, Mrs & Miss (3:13)
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Daddy & Mommy - Bàh bā & Màh mā (2:31)
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Siblings - hīng daih jí muih (1:30)
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Friend - pàhng yáuh (2:15)
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Scenery, view - fūng gíng (1:49)
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Tissue, Kleenex - jí gān (1:52)
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English and Cantonese (language) (1:54)
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OK/good/very - hóu (4:21)
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A lot, many - hóu dō (3:07)
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Big, Large, Older - daaih (3:36)
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Comfortable - syū fuhk (2:18)
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Trouble - màh fàahn (2:36)
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Actually - kèih saht (1:35)
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To be - haih (2:47)
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To have - yáuh móuh (2:25)
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To learn - hohk (2:11)
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To speak - góng (1:52)
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To know - jī dou and sīk (3:53)
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To call or be called - giu jouh (giu) (2:24)
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To pass, surpass and comparative usage - gwo (2:47)
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To want/need (something) - yiu (4:02)
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To understand - mìhng baahk (2:36)
Quiz Time #2
Connections
Grammar & Sentence Structure
Dialogue 1
Dialogue 4
Dialogue 5
Dialogue 6
