31 August 2017

Autumn term 2017

All classes are on Wednesdays 6-8pm at the Camden Chinese Community Centre 9 Tavistock Place London WC1H 9SN

  • 20th September
  • 27th
  • 4th October
  • 11th
  • 18th
  • 25th *no session*
  • 1st November
  • 8th
  • 15th
  • 22nd
  • update! *no session* on the 29th Nov
You're welcome to attend to your first class for free, to meet our tutor SuiMay and see if the level suits you (I'd describe it as an intermediate mixed level class). There's no need to wait to the beginning of a term, just email PuiPui789 AT gmail.com if you're interested.

If you're a beginner, SiuMay also teaches at the Leicester Square Chinese Community Centre on Saturdays please contact them directly 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: