Re: Where can I read stories in traditional Chinese?
Probably standard Chinese. I don't think the Cantonese version is used very much, is it?
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Written Cantonese is used, but to a lesser extent, mostly in informal settings (by Cantonese speakers only) such as some magazines, social media, some comic books, some books (sometimes possibly just...
View ArticleRe: Popular Written Cantonese Short Stories Turned Into Short Youtube Films
I agree, if anyone with a good handle on the text could translate at least one short story it would be a huge help. I am willing to work with 男人的浪漫 because I understood the text the most, but I would...
View Article相思萬千重
『相思萬千重』作詞：許冠傑/黎彼得作曲：許冠傑主唱：許冠傑聚也匆，分也匆，匆匆仿似夢，癡心空枉種， 相思萬千重。夢暗通，心暗通，追憶相與共，秋波輕輕送， 款曲付彩虹。#淚眼漸覺迷濛， 月明又掛空，過去待我刻意侍奉，以往共你恩深義重，那日再得喜相逢。是已空，非已空，不堪憶故夢，今宵空悲痛，相思萬千重。Repeat from #癡心空枉種，...
View ArticleRe: 印象
Quotekinoko 『浪子心聲』 <--- I was waiting for this one! :clap: Thanks a lot.I also like "tinchoi yau baakchi" (hint, hint)Keep up the good work! I love Cantopop!天才與白痴 might be the most time consuming...
View ArticleHokkien Luohan
Can anyone provide an English spelling (Romanization?) of Luohan 阿羅漢 / 阿罗汉 in Hokkien?
View ArticleRe: cantonese rap
A few examples:Kwokkin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opj5TAxyZBMHeyo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zijOzpues4oManhand - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKeGFlb2r08LMF -...
View ArticleRe: Mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power
I appreciate the help
View ArticleThe Inconsistencies of Pinyin (with aid)
I have seen various people, as well as talked with various people, who have been been able to grasp proper Mandarin pronunciation through pinyin. From what I've seen some students have "been learning...
View ArticleI am here to study : purpose of your stay
Hello every one !I'll be leaving to HK very soon and I would like to be able to explain why I'm there. Note that I hardly speak any Cantonese, but I feel familiar with the grammar since I've been...
View ArticleRe: cantonese rap
Thanks for posting these Michael.I didn't know about Kwokkin but I like his style, I just hope one day I have better Cantonese so I get more of what he's saying!
View ArticleRe: I am here to study : purpose of your stay
Can somebody explain how the first sentence is built ?The sentence can be parsed like this:| ngo5 ‘I’ | lai4 ‘come’ | nei4 dou6 ‘here’ | dou6 gaa3 ‘on holiday’ |How to combine the two ?Just add ‘tung4...
View ArticleCantonese sentence "endings" [video]
Interesting video on the power of sentence "endings" in Cantonese to convey mood....Cantonese sentence endings [video]
View ArticleRe: Hokkien Luohan
Here's a nice dictionary for you, it's from Taiwan (in recent years, Taiwan has been the main source of resources for westerners wishing to learn tainwanese/hakka, frankly, resources from the mainland...
View ArticleRe: Cantonese sentence "endings" [video]
In modern colloquial Cantonese, casual conversations among close friends and relatives abound in final particles. While some have relatively clear definition, most are not easy to define as they...
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