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守護粵語、捍衛多元社會
Save Cantonese for a Diverse Society
Language Resources to Learn Cantonese
Links to online educational resources for learning & practicing Cantonese
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Self-learning resources (Jyutping romanisation) including reference materials (Sounds and Tones 聲母、韻母, Hong Kong Culture 香港文化) and specific lessons.
Foreign Services Institute [Course]
A more old-fashioned course hosted by LiveLingua (Yale romanisation). One of the few free online courses in Cantonese from beginner to advanced levels.
Learn Cantonese 學廣東話 (cantonese.ca)
Learning colloquial Cantonese spoken by today's youth in Hong Kong and in overseas communities such as Canada, the United States and Australia.
Canto Lounge (cantolounge.com)
A useful site for learning grammar and pronunciation, including Cantonese Guide, Jyutping Chart, and Cantonese Grammar, as well as a "Cantonese Particles Cheatsheet."
Learn Cantonese!
The site contains print-friendly Chinese reference sheets, tests, revision aids and a unique Chinese dictionary called CantoDict aimed to help you speak, read and write.
Textbooks
Textbooks for learning Cantonese
Community Resources
Learning materials created by Canto enthusiasts. Let us know if yours is missing!
Video materials / recordings (ordered from beginner to advanced)
BLM Cantonese - educational content for conversations around Black Lives Matter and racial/social justice.
Youtube playlist by Luisa Tam (SCMP), exploring Cantonese vocabulary and culture.
CantoneseClass101.com - (YouTube) - "The Fastest, Easiest and Most Fun Way to Learn Cantonese"
Dope Chinese with Gloria - plenty of entertaining videos in Cantonese (for beginners, intermediate, and advanced speakers), with subtitles!
粤语广东话系统学习 - a long series of videos by Huang Junfu (黄君榑) in Mandarin, introducing Cantonese grammar and pronunciation.
Fullness Language playlist, with simple conversations recorded in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English. You can adjust the playback speed if needed.
Speaking Cantonese with Miss Winnie - a YouTube channel offering a lot of shorts in Cantonese
Hong Kongese Speak Cantonese - an awesome playlist with recordings of short sentences, including Cantonese slang.
Canto Big Circle - a comprehensive set of videos covering grammar, tones, slang, and everyday dialogues
识听唔识讲,简短句系列 - a series of videos with every-day sentences pronounced in Cantonese and Mandarin (plenty of useful Canto expressions!), by Yaotaiyang Cantonese Training Centre (摇太阳粤语培训中心)
粵台 - Jyuttoi Cantonese, an Instagram account featuring Cantonese idiomatic expressions. Very useful for advanced learners!
Chatty Cantonese - a podcast for learners and lovers of the Cantonese language, with transcripts
*維多利亞*齋講 (Wàih-dō-leih-a jāaigóng) - a YouTube channel with readings in Cantonese
Texts and subtitles
For Kids and Families
Miscellaneous
Cantonese Immersion Programs (K-12) in the United States
Updated as of 2022 February
San Francisco Unified School District
Alice Fong Yu Alternative School
Address: 1541 12th Avenue
Level: K-8
Website: http://afypa.org/portal.php
Chinese Immersion School at De Avila
Address: 1250 Waller Street
Level: K-3
Website: https://wdaes-sfusd-ca.schoolloop.com
Herbert Hoover Middle School
Address: 2290 14th Avenue
Level: 6-8
Website: http://sfpta.org/Hoover
Garfield Elementary
Address: 420 Filbert Street
Level: K-5
Website: http://www.garfieldelementarysf.org/chinese-immersion-program
West Portal Elementary
Address: 5 Lenox Way
Level: K-5
Website: http://www.westportalschool.com
Sacramento City Unified
Elder Creek Elementary
Address: 7934 Lemon Hill Avenue
Level: K-6
Website: http://www.scusd.edu/school/elder-creek
Note: Uses Simplified Chinese instead of Traditional Chinese
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