Cantonese Opera

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What satisfied customers say about the Pimsleur CANTONESE audios:

This is the best program to begin learning Cantonese. The recordings in this set will mainly give you just the taste of Cantonese, or rather if you considered learning Cantonese hard and even impossible, this program will convince you that you can learn Cantonese easily.

If you're committed to learning Cantonese, you may as well just go and get Cantonese I. -- Laura De Giorgio, Canada

 

 

Of all of the languages that I've learned so far, Cantonese is the most difficult. Pimsleur makes learning such a complex language enjoyable and stimulating.

I really like the way the narrator goes into detail about the Cantonese word order and the variety of tones associated when speaking the language.

So far, my progress has been excellent. When I speak the small amount of Cantonese that I've learned, people tell me that I sound like a native speaker.

Who knows, I might even purchase the Mandarin in order to be knowledgeable of both Chinese dialects.

I think that anyone considering to study an Asian language should definitely try the Pimsleur Chinese programs. It would give that person such an advantage to a complex language. -- Millicent Y. Curtis, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

 

I am also a native Cantonese speaker - born and raised in Hong Kong. My caucasian wife purchased this system about a month ago and it has worked wonderfully for her. I have listened in on the CDs and have offered help from time to time. The system does what it is designed to do and NONE of the pronounciations are wrong. Some of the lessons and phrases are purposefully simplified for the beginners. The idea here is to equip the student with some basic conversation skills and not turn them into a native speaker.

Cantonese is a VERY difficult language. It has more exceptions than rules. There are multiple ways of saying the same thing. The Pimsleur system is well thought out and breaks it down so that leaning is fun and possible. -- C. Ng NH, USA