Learn to Speak Cantonese I: A Beginner's Guide to Mastering Conversational Cantonese

by Jade Jia Ying Wu

Imagine falling in love with someone, but not speaking the same language as their extended family. This is the case for Gabriel, the narrator of this textbook, who is an American boy learning Cantonese to impress his girlfriend’s mom. In this Cantonese learning book, you will join Gabriel in his first meeting with Jenny’s mother, who is from Hong Kong and can only speak Cantonese. From having dim sum to describing his favorite pastimes, Gabriel will teach you everything you need to know to master basic conversational Cantonese. Free audio and flashcards downloadable from www.inspirlang.com/resource

139 pages, Paperback

Published March 29, 2018

Reviews

[Andy Xie]

I would highly recommend!

Great book for beginners! I learned a lot of conversational Cantonese! I learned Mandarin first, but now I'm learning Cantonese too!

[feux d'artifice]

Fantastic textbook on conversational Cantonese that breaks down the romanization and tonal system in a very clear way, and it's super fun too, has a fun storyline, each chapter has fun realistic examples with audio full of fun topics (mostly food hehe), highly recommend!!!