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Colloquial Cantonese

The Complete Course for Beginners, 2nd Edition

By Dana Scott Bourgerie, Keith S T Tong, Gregory James

Published June 24th 2010 by Routledge – 296 pages

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    Description

    COLLOQUIAL CANTONESE is easy to use and completely up to date!

    Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Cantonese. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

    What makes COLLOQUIAL CANTONESE your best choice in personal language learning?

    Interactive – lots of exercises for regular practice

    Clear – concise grammar notes

    Practical – useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide

    Complete – including answer key and reference section

    Whether you're a business traveller, or about to take up a daring challenge in adventure tourism, you may be studying to teach or even looking forward to a holiday - if you'd like to get up and running with Cantonese this rewarding course will take you from complete beginner to confidently putting your language skills to use in a wide range of everyday situations

    Course components:

    The complete course comprises the book and audio materials. These are available to purchase separately in paperback, ebook, CD and MP3 format. The paperback and CDs can also be purchased together in the great-value Colloquials pack.

    Paperback: 978-0-415-47886-1 (please note this does not include the audio)

    CDs: 978-0-415-47888-5

    EBook: 978-0-203-85476-1 (please note this does not include the audio, available from http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk)

    MP3s: 978-0-415-56970-5 (available from http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/html/)

    Pack: 978-0-415-47887-8 (paperback and CDs)

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    Contents

    Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Gaāujai Meeting People 2. Máaih-yéh Shopping 3. Sihou Interests and Leisure Activities 4. Sìhgaan Telling the Time 5. Ngoihbíu Physical Appearances 6. Gachìhn Prices 7. Fāan-gōng Commuting 8. Kéuihdeih jouh-gán mātyéh? What are they Doing? 9. Bōng ngóh jouh dī yéh Can You Help Me? 10. Hái bīndouh? Where is it? 11. Giu yéh sihk Ordering Food 12. Tīnhei The Weather 13. Yīfuhk The Clothes We Wear 14. Léuihhàhng gīngyihm Traveling Experiences 15. Dá-dihnwá On the Telephone Key to Exercises Cantonese–English Glossary English–Cantonese Glossary Further Reading Appendix Index of Grammatical Structures

    Author Bio

    Dana Bourgerie is an Associate Professor of Chinese at Brigham Young University.

    Sample Audio

    Listen to Sample Audio For The Course:

    If you’re thinking about buying this course, why not listen to the audio tracks below for a taster?

    These samples are from the audio CD included in this great value Colloquial Pack, or available separately in the audio CD, to accompany the paperback.

    Unit 1, Dialogue 1 Role Play

    Unit 1, Dialogue 1

    Name: Colloquial Cantonese: The Complete Course for Beginners, 2nd Edition (Pack) – Routledge 
    Description: By Dana Scott Bourgerie, Keith S T Tong, Gregory James. COLLOQUIAL CANTONESE is easy to use and completely up to date! Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Cantonese. No prior knowledge of the language is...
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