Colloquial Cantonese : the complete course for beginners / Dana Scott Bourgerie, Keith S. T. Tong, and Gregory James.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bourgerie, Dana Scott, author.

Tong, Keith S. T., author.

James, Gregory, author.

Series:

Colloquial series.

Colloquial Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cantonese dialects--Textbooks for foreign speakers--English.

Cantonese dialects.

Chinese language--Textbooks for foreign speakers--English.

Chinese language.

Chinese language--Spoken Chinese.

Cantonese dialects--Sound recordings for English speakers.

Chinese language--Sound recordings for English speakers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

New edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxfordshire, England ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Summary:

COLLOQUIAL CANTONESE is easy to use and completely up to date!Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Cantonese. No prior knowledge of the language is required.What makes COLLOQUIAL CANTONESE your best choice in personal language learning?Interactive - lots of exercises for regular practiceClear - concise grammar notesPractical - useful vocabulary and pronunciation guideComplete - including answer key and reference sectionWhether you''re a business traveller, or about to take up a daring challenge in

Contents:

Cover; Colloquial Cantonese: The Complete Course for Beginners; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Unit One Gāaujai: Meeting people; Unit Two Máaih-yéh: Shopping; Unit Three Sihou: Interests and leisure activities; Unit Four Sìhgaan: Telling the time; Unit Five Ngoihbíu: Physical appearances; Unit Six Gachìhn: Prices; Unit Seven Fāan-gūng: Commuting; Unit Eight Kéuihdeih jouh-gán mātyéh?: What are they doing?; Unit Nine Bōng ngóh jouh dī yéh: Can you help me?; Unit Ten Hái bīndouh?: Where is it?; Unit Eleven Giu yéh sihk: Ordering food; Unit Twelve Tīnhei: The weather

Unit Thirteen Yīfuhk: The clothes we wearUnit Fourteen Léuihhàhng gīngyihm: Traveling experiences; Unit Fifteen Dá-dihnwá: On the telephone; Translations of dialogues; Key to the exercises; Cantonese-English glossary; English-Cantonese glossary; Further reading; Appendix; Index of grammatical structures

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-315-74156-3

1-317-58354-X

OCLC:

890090272