Travis,
I am a caucasian whos speaks both Mandarin and Cantonese. I would be interested to know where you learned to speak Cantonese.
Cantonese community in Taiwan
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Tavis Allen
Re: Cantonese community in Taiwan
Matt,
I learned (and continue to learn) from my good female friend who was born in Guangzhou and moved to S.F. Cali about 5 years ago. I am far from being fluent with either dialect, but I continue on. She feels very special knowing that I want to learn her language and culture. Basically, she will teach me words based on where we are (a restaurant, for example) and then I will construct sentences with that new vocab. My 2 year progress is slow because I am in Indiana and she is in Cali.
What about yourself? Where did you learn Cantonese. Are you fluent, how many years, etc.?
Tavis
I learned (and continue to learn) from my good female friend who was born in Guangzhou and moved to S.F. Cali about 5 years ago. I am far from being fluent with either dialect, but I continue on. She feels very special knowing that I want to learn her language and culture. Basically, she will teach me words based on where we are (a restaurant, for example) and then I will construct sentences with that new vocab. My 2 year progress is slow because I am in Indiana and she is in Cali.
What about yourself? Where did you learn Cantonese. Are you fluent, how many years, etc.?
Tavis
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Matt
Re: Cantonese community in Taiwan
Travis,
That is great. Keep up the effort...I assume you don't get much opportunity to speak Cantonese in Indiana??? I lived in Hong Kong from 92 to 94....so I have been studying Cantonese for about 10 years now. After returning from Hong Kong I received a B.A. degree in Mandarin. I am with you in that I prefer speaking Cantonese over Mandarin.
That is great. Keep up the effort...I assume you don't get much opportunity to speak Cantonese in Indiana??? I lived in Hong Kong from 92 to 94....so I have been studying Cantonese for about 10 years now. After returning from Hong Kong I received a B.A. degree in Mandarin. I am with you in that I prefer speaking Cantonese over Mandarin.
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Jordan
Re: Cantonese community in Taiwan
Gentlemen,
Tavis Allen, James Campbell, Thomas Chan, Matt McGee,
I have been reading and enjoying your conversations. They have been informative and motivating for me. I have been studying Mandarin and more recently Cantonese for about 1 year. I use tapes, books, Chinese language movies and even a Chinese language radio station. Here in the New York City Cantonese is far more widely spoken. I live outside the city but work there. I have a long way to go but it is a lot of fun to learn!
Jordan
Tavis Allen, James Campbell, Thomas Chan, Matt McGee,
I have been reading and enjoying your conversations. They have been informative and motivating for me. I have been studying Mandarin and more recently Cantonese for about 1 year. I use tapes, books, Chinese language movies and even a Chinese language radio station. Here in the New York City Cantonese is far more widely spoken. I live outside the city but work there. I have a long way to go but it is a lot of fun to learn!
Jordan
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Matt
Re: Cantonese community in Taiwan
Travis,
Thanks for your post. I am new to this site, however I think that it is a great forum to express ideas concerning the Cantonese language as well as sharing information on learning methodologies. Being a caucasian, I am always fascinated with people who have a desire to learn the language.
Thanks for your post. I am new to this site, however I think that it is a great forum to express ideas concerning the Cantonese language as well as sharing information on learning methodologies. Being a caucasian, I am always fascinated with people who have a desire to learn the language.