The following are the best resources for this dive, broken down by beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
This Chinese (Cantonese) Resource Handbook Below
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Chinese (Cantonese) - Resources
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Basic Cantonese Grammar & Workbook
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Good for learners with some experience. This book introduces the essentials of Cantonese grammar in a straightforward and systematic way. Special attention is paid to topics that differ from English and European language structures. This site provides free downloads in multiple file formats.
Category: Other Books & Resources
Skill Levels:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
Cantolounge’s Complete Cantonese
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This website includes a complete guide that can help you to master Cantonese. They offer a free downloadable PDF, videos with tips on how you should learn Cantonese, as well as some suggestions on resources you can use to assist in the learning process.
Category: Other Apps & Websites
Skill Levels:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Cantolounge’s Intermediate Resources
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This website has many resources for Cantonese, they are not resources that teach you how to learn Cantonese, but resources that are only in native Cantonese that can help you strengthen your reading, listening, and speaking skills.
Category: Other Apps & Websites
Skill Levels:
- Intermediate
CantoneseClass101
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This is a popular Cantonese course that includes downloadable podcast-styled lessons, videos, grammar explanations, and a vocabulary database and dictionary. Premium members gain access to PDF lessons, grammar reviews, dialogue audio, and interactive learning.
Category: Self-Study
Skill Levels:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
CantoneseClass101.com YouTube
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CantoneseClass101.com
Category: Video
Skill Levels:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Colloquial Cantonese
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This book equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Cantonese in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. This site provides free downloads in multiple file formats.
Category: Other Books & Resources
Skill Levels:
- Beginner
DLIFLC
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A basic Cantonese guide with useful phrases and basic words, including their pronunciation.
Category: Other Apps & Websites
Skill Levels:
- Beginner
Essential Cantonese Phrasebook
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This book presents all the everyday words, phrases, and expressions you will need when traveling to Hong Kong and Canton (Guangdong). This book includes a pronunciation guide and grammar notes explaining the basic sounds and sentence patterns of the language, essential Cantonese expressions for meeting people, asking and answering simple questions, and starting up friendly conversations. This site provides free downloads in multiple file formats.
Category: Other Books & Resources
Skill Levels:
- Beginner
Glossika Cantonese
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Glossika improves your fluency through a highly repetitive ‘listen and repeat’ approach. It uses an adaptive learning algorithm and structured content to help you improve. Definitely not a conventional course but you’ll be amazed at how effective it is at improving your fluency if you use it daily.
Category: Self-Study
Skill Levels:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
Instant! Cantonese Downloadable
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If you want to learn authentic, street-wise Cantonese, then this is the little red book for you. This site provides free downloads in multiple file formats.
Category: Other Books & Resources
Skill Levels:
- Beginner
Learn Cantonese 學廣東話
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This site offers information for learning colloquial Cantonese (Yue Chinese) as it is spoken in Hong Kong and overseas countries such as Canada, the United States, and Australia. The site is categorized to introduce and teach you the basics such as numbers, then on to thematic vocabulary.
Category: Other Apps & Websites
Skill Levels:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
Live Lingua Project
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The Live Lingua Project provides two basic Cantonese courses (Volume 1 and Volume 2). Each course will have a printable and downloadable PDF with an audio transcript.
Category: Other Apps & Websites
Skill Levels:
- Beginner
Mango Languages (Cantonese)
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Mango Languages helps you to study foreign languages by adapting to how you learn using smart technology. Compare your own recordings with those of native speakers. Mango also gives tips on Cantonese culture.
Category: Other Apps & Websites
Skill Levels:
- Beginner
My Languages .org Cantonese
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My Languages .org has a list of vocabularies that are categorized thematically and provide you with pictures and Cantonese writing.
Category: Other Apps & Websites
Skill Levels:
- Beginner
Chinese (Cantonese) - Resources
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