8 September 2013

Autumn Term 2013

All classes are on Wednesdays:
  • 25th September 2013
  • 2nd October
  • 9th 
  • 16th
  • 23th
  • *half term*
  • 6th November
  • 13th
  • 20th
  • 27th
  • 4th December
You're very welcome to attend your first class for free, to meet our tutor SiuMay 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: