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Learn Cantonese Language


Hong Kong laws states that English and Chinese are the official languages, but does not state which form of Chinese. Whereas Mandarin and Simplied Chinese characters are the standard in the People's Republic of China, Cantonese and traditional Chinese characters are the de facto standards in Hong Kong.

Here are some books about learning to speak Cantonese:

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Conversational Cantonese Chinese: Learn to Speak and Understand Cantonese with Pimsleur Language Programs (Simon & Schuster's Pimsleur)

By Pimsleur

Pimsleur
Audio CD

Conversational Cantonese Chinese: Learn to Speak and Understand Cantonese with Pimsleur Language Programs (Simon & Schuster s Pimsleur)
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This Conversational program contains 8 hours of interactive audio-only instruction, effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions.

HEAR IT, LEARN IT, SPEAK IT®

What is the Pimsleur® difference?

The Pimsleur Method provides the most effective language-learning program ever developed. The Pimsleur Method gives you quick command of Cantonese Chinese structure without tedious drills. Learning to speak Cantonese Chinese can actually be enjoyable and rewarding.

The key reason most people struggle with new languages is that they aren't given proper instruction, only bits and pieces of a language. Other language programs sell only these pieces -- dictionaries; grammar books and instructions; lists of hundreds or thousands words and definitions; audios containing useless drills. They leave it to you to assemble these pieces as you try to speak. Pimsleur enables you to spend your time learning to speak the language rather than just studying its parts.

When you were learning English, could you speak before you knew how to conjugate verbs? Of course you could. That learning process is what Pimsleur replicates. Pimsleur presents the whole language as one integrated piece so you can succeed.

With Pimsleur you get:

  • Grammar and vocabulary taught together in everyday conversation,
  • Interactive audio-only instruction that teaches spoken language organically,
  • The flexibility to learn anytime, anywhere,
  • 30-minute lessons designed to optimize the amount of language you can learn in one sitting.

Millions of people have used Pimsleur to gain real conversational skills in new languages quickly and easily, wherever and whenever -- without textbooks, written exercises, or drills.

Conversational Cantonese Chinese includes the 10 lessons from Pimsleur's Basic Cantonese Chinese plus an additional 6 lessons.

The 16 lessons in Conversational Cantonese Chinese are the same first 16 lessons in the Pimsleur Comprehensive Cantonese Chinese Level 1.

Chinese (Cantonese): Learn to Speak and Understand Cantonese with Pimsleur Language Programs (Pimsleur Quick and Simple)

By Pimsleur Language Programs

Pimsleur
Audio CD (4 pages)

Chinese (Cantonese): Learn to Speak and Understand Cantonese with Pimsleur Language Programs (Pimsleur Quick and Simple)
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Q&S Cantonese Chinese includes the first 8 lessons from the Pimsleur Comprehensive Level I. 4 hours, audio-only, effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions.

Basic Cantonese Chinese: Learn to Speak and Understand Cantonese with Pimsleur Language Programs (Pimsleur Basic Language Series)

By Pimsleur

Pimsleur
Audio CD

Basic Cantonese Chinese: Learn to Speak and Understand Cantonese with Pimsleur Language Programs (Pimsleur Basic Language Series)
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This Basic program contains 5 hours of audio-only, effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions.

HEAR IT, LEARN IT, SPEAK IT®

What is the Pimsleur® difference?

The Pimsleur Method provides the most effective language-learning program ever developed. The Pimsleur Method gives you quick command of Cantonese Chinese structure without tedious drills. Learning to speak Cantonese Chinese can actually be enjoyable and rewarding.

The key reason most people struggle with new languages is that they aren't given proper instruction, only bits and pieces of a language. Other language programs sell only pieces -- dictionaries; grammar books and instructions; lists of hundreds or thousands of words and definitions; audios containing useless drills. They leave it to you to assemble these pieces as you try to speak. Pimsleur enables you to spend your time learning to speak the language rather than just studying its parts.

When you were learning English, could you speak before you knew how to conjugate verbs? Of course you could. That same learning process is what Pimsleur replicates. Pimsleur presents the whole language as one integrated piece so you can succeed.

With Pimsleur you get:

  • Grammar and vocabulary taught together in everyday conversation,
  • Interactive audio-only instruction that teaches spoken language organically,
  • The flexibility to learn anytime, anywhere,
  • 30-minute lessons designed to optimize the amount of language you can learn in one sitting.

Millions of people have used Pimsleur to gain real conversational skills in new languages quickly and easily, wherever and whenever -- without textbooks, written exercises, or drills.

The 10 lessons in the Basic Cantonese Chinese are the same as the first 10 lessons in the Pimsleur Comprehensive Cantonese Chinese Level 1.

The 10 lessons in Basic Cantonese Chinese are also the first 10 lessons in the 16-lesson Conversational Cantonese Chinese edition.

Pimsleur learners progress from either the Basic or the Conversational to the Comprehensive Level 1, and not from Basic to Conversational edition.

English for Chinese (Cantonese) Speakers

By Pimsleur

Pimsleur
Audio CD

English for Chinese (Cantonese) Speakers
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Q&S ESL Cantonese Chinese includes the first 8 lessons from the Pimsleur Comprehensive Level I. 4 hours, audio-only, effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions.

Chinese (Cantonese): Learn to Speak and Understand Cantonese with Pimsleur Language Programs

By Pimsleur

Pimsleur
Audio Cassette

Chinese (Cantonese): Learn to Speak and Understand Cantonese with Pimsleur Language Programs
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With Pimsleur Language Programs you don't just study a language, you learn it -- the same way you mastered English! And because the technique relies on interactive spoken language training, the Pimsleur Language Programs are totally audio -- no book is needed!

The Pimsleur programs provide a method of self-practice with an expert teacher and native speakers in lessons specially designed to work with the way the mind naturally acquires language information. The various components of language -- vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar -- are all learned together without rote memorization and drills. Using a unique method of memory recall developed by renowned linguist, Dr. Paul Pimsleur, the programs teach listeners to combine words and phrases to express themselves the way native speakers do. By listening and responding to thirty minute recorded lessons, students easily and effectively achieve spoken proficiency.

No other language program or school is as quick, convenient, and effective as the Pimsleur Language Programs.

The Comprehensive Program is the ultimate in spoken language learning. For those who want to become proficient in the language of their choice, the Comprehensive programs go beyond the Basic Programs to offer spoken-language fluency. Using the same simple method of interactive self-practice with native speakers, these comprehensive programs provide a complete language learning course. The Comprehensive Program is available in a wide variety of languages and runs through three levels (thirty lessons each) in French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. At the end of a full Comprehensive Program listeners will be conducting complete conversations and be well on their way to mastering the language. The Comprehensive Programs are all available on cassettes and are also on CD in the six languages in which we offer the Basic Program on CD.

Vocabulary Builder Cantonese

TOPICS ENTERTAINMENT
Released: 1999-01-05
CD-ROM (PC)
Windows 95

Vocabulary Builder Cantonese
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With Cantonese Vocabulary Builder, you can learn to express yourself in a completely new and different language. Learn Cantonese quickly and easily and know common words and phrases for business or tourist situations!

Conversational Cantonese Chinese : Learn to Speak and Understand Cantonese with Pimsleur Language Programs (Conversational) (Audiofy Digital Audiobook Chips)

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Conversational Cantonese Chinese : Learn to Speak and Understand Cantonese with Pimsleur Language Programs (Conversational) (Audiofy Digital Audiobook Chips)
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Pimsleur has been a recognized name in language training for decades, and updated Audiofy audiobook chip editions pack the eight cassettes or CDs of an introductory Pimsleur Conversational course onto a tiny memory card that's affordable, durable and portable. Each Audiofy audiobook chip, hardly larger than a stamp, holds an unabridged Conversational course with eight hours of digital audio, and saves the last listening position automatically (unlike CDs). Created for adult learners, this Pimsleur Conversational Cantonese edition offers 16 half-hour lessons, providing "meet and greet" language skills to enrich upcoming travel, begin adjusting as a new arrival, or surprise and bond a bit more closely with foreign-born relatives and acquaintances. Lessons emphasize good pronunciation and courteous interaction with native speakers. In addition, original purchasers of this title qualify for a $50 rebate toward the expanded 30-lesson Comprehensive Level I edition purchased directly from Audiofy. Note: Purchase of the Conversational edition alone does not qualify for any rebate. This Audiofy audiobook chip edition can be played on Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh desktop computers or laptops (Microsoft Windows XP/2000/Me/98, or Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and above) using an SD memory card slot or adapter, like those for digital cameras. Audiobook chips also move seamlessly to most Palm OS and Pocket PC handheld PDAs with SD expansion slots, as well as Treo and Windows Mobile "smartphones" (Palm OS 5.2 or Windows Mobile 2002 and above). Audiofy audiobook chips offer "no look" audio navigation, ideal for anyone hindered by the small displays on some devices. Since university linguist Dr. Paul Pimsleur designed courses that are almost entirely audio-based, they are suitable for traveling, commuting or exercising. With Audiofy audiobook chips, this proven technique is now more convenient than ever.

An English and Cantonese dictionary,: For the use of those who wish to learn the spoken language of Canton Province

By John Chalmers

Printed by De Souza & Co
Unknown Binding (258 pages)
 

An English And Cantonese Pocket-Dictionary: For The Use Of Those Who Wish To Learn The Spoken Language Of Canton Province (1859)

By John Chalmers

Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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How Cantonese Learn Putonghau

By Wang Li

Beijing University Press
Paperback
 

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