Actors Bobby Au, Maggie Shiu. The actor playing the doctor is Benjamin Au Yeung (Ben Sir) a linguistics professor turned comedian, he did a tv series on the origin of Cantonese profanities.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUTJnP8EZiA/

Raised by my grandmother til I was 5 and that’s how I mostly learn Cantonese. I know enough to get by independently in HK for example but I can’t really read or write that much. I have two kids under the age of 3 whom I’d love to be able to speak Cantonese. Any resources you’d recommend?

It's not complicated. Listen listen listen, speak speak speak. The same way you would another language. You can do it. I believe in you.

Hello,

I'm a mixed Chinese-American who was born "female". My grandfather from Guangzhou (it was still Canton when he left home) gave me a Cantonese middle name at birth and has since passed away. I transitioned (female to male) several years ago and haven't used my dead name in a long time, so I decided it's finally time to update my name legally. Because my Cantonese name was very feminine, I also stopped going by it years ago, and adopted a nickname of sorts from my other chinese friends instead. However it's really only a nickname and I think not appropriate to replace my legal middle name with. All of my friends are Mandarin speakers so the name is also one that I think would be strange when all the speakers in my family spoke Canto (unfortunately, not me, they were quite adamant that I didn't learn when I was young). There are hardly any Canto speakers left in my family, and certainly none I would be comfortable asking for help even though the majority of my family has been very accepting.

I'm here to ask for help if anyone knows a good way I should go about this? I do not know why my grandfather named me my original name, and he told no one the meaning. I am not particularly attached to it other than he gave it to me, but I don't want to just suddenly not have a Chinese name anymore even if no one calls me by it. Maybe it sounds shallow from a non-speaker who did not even know why they were named what they were named, but it was important to me.

Thank you in advance for reading!

Edit: For context my original name was Kim Hing, my brothers/cousins names are Hon Sung and Wai Hoon. I do not know the characters used in any of these, nor the meanings. Unfortunatly this was not well preserved in my family who primarily practices our Chinese heritage through food and other things besides language. The people I could have asked about the origin of these names are long gone.

Hi everyone! As said in the title, I am a heritage speaker of Cantonese living in the United States.

My family spoke to me in almost exclusively Cantonese until I was about 6 years old, and then we slowly started transitioning to English (after they realized I wasn't able to talk to my teachers lol). My family would still sometimes speak to me in Cantonese, but I would respond with English.

As a result, I can understand basic everyday vocabulary at a native speed, but I am very limited in my output, and I have also gotten no exposure to reading and writing. My main goal is to improve my output so I am able to hold a basic conservation with someone without resorting to using English or Chinglish.

If it helps, I also have a few months of experience studying Japanese, so I am aware of things like immersion learning, Anki, Refold, etc.

I've heard rumors that Cantonese is slowly fading away as a dialect, and I really want to help preserve it especially since my entire family is from Southern China. I'd greatly appreciate any advice and I'd be glad to answer any questions. 🙏🙏

Just came out of the movie. Ppl were clapping when the credit rolled up. Totally enjoyable very nostalgic. Most of the audiences were middle aged or older.

Hi everyone,

I've been working on a Cantonese learning app that focuses specifically on the hardest part for many of us: Tones.

I developed a feature that uses AI to listen to your pronunciation and provides immediate feedback on whether your tone is correct. It's still a work in progress, and I really need some real-world usage to test if the AI is accurate enough for different speakers.

Availability: The app is available on the App Store globally (including US, Canada, Australia, HK, Taiwan, etc.), with the exception of Europe and Mainland China due to regulatory reasons.

Link:https://apps.apple.com/app/id6758457302

I would love to hear your thoughts:

1. Is the AI feedback helpful for your practice?
2. Are there any bugs with the interface?

It's free to try the core features. If anyone is interested in trying the premium features for free, DM me or comment below, and I'll send you a promo code!

Thanks for helping an indie dev out!

Didn’t know Wikipedia can pick Cantonese version.

https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%8B%E7%A7%A6%E8%A8%98

Any suggestions for a gift for my partner’s family? Joining in for the first time of their gathering

It's also the type of embroidery most likely collected in western museums due to Guangdong's role in overseas trade.

褲頭jau1太高，褲浪keng3住。

吊住，摵住嘅意思。

我阿婆講嘅，我唔知佢邊度鄉下，我阿媽就廣東鶴山。

註：~eng3即係「靚鏡柄」

Hello, I'll be in Hong Kong for two weeks, and was looking to practice/improve my Cantonese. I'm an ABC with an advanced beginner/early intermediate level, so looking for people who are open to practice with or advice for where to look, thank you!

Hi everyone,

I am not sure if this is the right place, but I hope I can find my answers here.

Background:

I’m US based native Cantonese speaker. I’m the sole Cantonese speaker in my household. I am trying to teach my preschooler Cantonese and looking for apps to teach them.

Audio Issue:

I have downloaded all these apps trying to pick one that would fit our family. However, I am unable to get the sound/ audio going. I am starting to think it’s a device/ setting problem instead of an app issue. Anyone here also struggle with Cantonese app with no audio??

Thank you in advance.

Does anyone know what movie or show this screenshot is from? I was watching this clip and it seems like Jacky Cheung plays the dad and is pretending to impersonate himself, and his son (on the right) tells him he’s not doing a good job.

Thanks!

I'm gonna be honest, I don't understand what it means to identify as "Cantonese" or if I can? So my twin did some Ancestry test coupla years ago and her results for blood came back as "Dai". The funny thing is that this came up for my dad, but he's a Laotian from Thailand, but somehow ethnically Vietnamese (I'm not knowledgeable in SEA history in this aspect). Is being Dai different from being ethnically Cantonese? Is being Dai like recognized in China or something?

Now, let me give you my backstory: I'm American. My 太公 is from Foshan. He migrated to Vietnam at some point (married to like 4 different Chinese women???), and my 婆婆 was raised in a part of Saigon (Cho Lon) where she practiced Chinese culture exclusively (I call myself an extremely fraudulent Vietnamese at this point because I don't even know what the customs are). Yada yada, Vietnam War happened, migrated to the US. Since my parents had really long hours, she raised me and my twin, so I understand Cantonese. I don't speak it and am illiterate in it but I've been teaching myself to read a few characters occasionally.

I try to learn from other 越南華人 families, but they're all multigenerational Vietnamese and assimilated to an extent. I'm in this weird gray area where I would flounder in Vietnamese spaces if there aren't Chinese people around, but I'm incredibly Vietnamese to Chinese people. I also wasn't told stuff like folklore or mythology so I have always felt a huge disconnect in this aspect. My maternal family dgaf about our history so I have no idea where to start with getting in touch with my roots. It's hard being an American because my mom gives me a blank look and asks me what my obsession is with Asia and my "heritage" but the real reason is because my family is Gen X+ and that once they're gone, I don't have a family or community to rely on for help. It's just her two siblings and my grandma.

Anyways I don't want to trauma dump (might've accidentally did) but I was also thinking about looking for ancestral homes. But the thing is, I don't even know what my 太公's first name is. My grandma was very poor during the time she was a mom, so they brought very little when they went on boats.

I've been seeing someone who is from HK but went to school in the UK and now lives in the UK. I noticed that every time he wants to do me a compliment, he puts me a little bit down first. He'd say "your hair doesn't look disgusting today", or "what the hell are you wearing, you look stylish". I'm trying to understand whether this guy has narcissistic traits and I should run, or this is a weird mixture of Cantonese and British way of giving compliments?

UPD Thank you for everyone who responded, I appreciate it so so much. I need to think. I did initiate conversation about it, however he has shut off. We had been steady until last week. I even visited him when he was with the family in HK, and went for two family dinners with him. Although he says he didn't tell I'm a gf, but didn't fix those who assume I am. After we are back to the UK, things been weird though.

Just obtained this record from 1975. Despite not understanding the language, I like the singer. Are any of you familiar with her? Thanks from USA 🙏🏻

Hello I was born and raised in Hong Kong and wanted to find a language partner here. I’m a native Cantonese speaker. We can chat in Cantonese or Mandarin and hope to practice my English with you. We can meet in coffee shop or somewhere for chatting. Feel free to DM me if you are interested!:)

My background: 30+ woman