29 April 2015

Summer term 2015 dates

All classes are on Wednesday evenings:
29th April
6th May
13th
20th
27th
3rd June
10th
17th
24th
1st July

You're welcome to attend to your first class for free, to meet our tutor SuiMay and see if the level suits you (there's no need to wait to the beginning of a term, just email PuiPui you're interested)

6 January 2015

Beginners classes spring 2015

SiuMay is teaching a new Saturday beginners class (subject to a minimum number of students) at the chinese community centre Leicester Square WC2H 7DW www.ccc.org.uk

January 10th 17th 24th 31st from 12.30 to 2pm.
February 7th 14th 28th from 2.30 to 4pm
March 7th 14th 21st from 2.30 to 4pm

To enrol please call 020 7439 3822 for further 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: