Lesson 1: Hello! - 第一課：你好！

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Character Practice (Traditional)
Character Practice (Simplified)

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Sentences / 句子（geui jí）

你	好！				Hello!
Néih	hóu!
你	幾	好	嘛？		How are you?
Néih	géi	hóu	ma?
好好。					Very well.
Hóuhóu.
你	呢？				And you?
Néih	nē?
我	都	好好。			I’m very well, too
Ngóh	dōu	hóuhóu.

Cantonese Romanization and Pronunciation

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How to use the Pronunciation System

In these lessons we will be using the Yale romanization system, as it is one of the most widely-used romanization systems used in learning materials. Although I personally didn't like this system at first, due to the seemingly confusing representation of tones, it's actually easier than it initially seems.
N.B. Some resources may use different romanization systems, so I recommend becoming familiar with more than one.

Introduction to Cantonese

A few facts about Cantonese

What is Cantonese?

Cantonese is the official language of Hong Kong and Macau, and is spoken by over 60 million people across the world. Although much of it sounds very different from Mandarin Chinese, there are some common elements.