24 September 2012

Autumn Term 2012 dates

All classes are on Wednesdays unless otherwise stated:
  • 26th September 2012
  • 3rd October
  • 10th October 
  • 17th October
  • 24th October
  • 31st October
  • 7th November
  • 14th November
  • 21st November
  • 28th November 
If you interested in joining one of the classes or for further information about fees please email PuiPui 
You're very welcome to attend your first class for free to meet our tutor and see if the level suits you (no need to wait till the beginning of a term).

17 September 2012

Autumn Term 2012

We're meeting up on Wednesday 19th September 2012 at 6pm
in the first floor cafe at Marks & Spencers, 173 Oxford Street, W1D 2JR (the one between Oxford Circus and Tottenham Court Road)
please email PuiPui for more details

Tones - the little numbers on this blog

Cantonese has six tones, we use numbers after each word to identify them
1 = High Falling - as in King
2 = Mid-rising - you??
3 = Mid-level - boon3 (half)
4 = Low Falling - kingdom
5 = Low-rising - ngoh5 (I, me)
6 = Low-level - ngoh5 dei6 (we) sounds like day

alas they're very important, see: