28 April 2013

Summer term 2013 dates

All classes are on Wednesdays:
  • 1st May 2013
  • 8th 
  • 15th
  • 22nd
  • 29th
  • 5th June
  • 12th 
  • 19th
  • 26th
  • 3rd July
You're very welcome to attend your first class for free, to meet our tutor and see if the level suits you (there's no need to wait to the beginning of a term, just drop PuiPui an email if you're interested)

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: