Comments on Cantophilia - Love of the Cantonese Language: First-Month Feedback Needed

Edwin,

I think a good place to source plent...

2007-12-24T15:03:00.000-05:00

Edwin,

I think a good place to source plenty of daily spoken cantonese are TVB series dramas (modern period ones). These are easily available on the net these days. Cartoons like McDuff are textbooky but still good.

Hi Edwin,

Firstly, thanks for the effort in...

2007-12-23T23:05:00.000-05:00

Hi Edwin,

Firstly, thanks for the effort in creating this site and keeping it updated.

I think there's a good mixture of content on the site. Most of it is entertaining and funny. I would like to see more dialogues (one-to-one) that use "everyday" Cantonese. I hear constantly that Cantonese is filled with slang but i don't often get to see this in my textbook material. Also, i

Martin,
Thanks for your comments. I find bo...

2007-12-23T18:12:00.000-05:00

Martin,
Thanks for your comments. I find both positive and negative ones helpful.

Anonymous #2,

About the transliteration, I ...

2007-12-23T18:10:00.000-05:00

Anonymous #2,

About the transliteration, I received a comment from a reader who actually find the juxtaposition format helpful. Anyway, I will see if I can include both formats in the future posts.

The content of the New Cafe podcast surely sounds interesting. But I think the hosts speak too fast and they sometimes overlap each other. I will probably find some easy parts to

Hi Edwin,

Content - You've had a good mix, ...

2007-12-22T19:57:00.000-05:00

Hi Edwin,

Content - You've had a good mix, covering tongue twisters to McDull to debates over pronunciation. It's good to cover as many areas as possible, and you're doing really well. Here's to hoping you keep it up.

Difficulty - I'm not sure I'm the best person to comment on this because of my very basic understanding of Cantonese, but I've found all of your posts useful and

Edwin,

This site is truly a great resource ...

2007-12-22T18:31:00.000-05:00

Edwin,

This site is truly a great resource for Cantonese learners. I really appreciate the amount of time it must take you to prepare this content. I'd say the level of difficulty is just right, and the content has been very entertaining. A few suggestions:

1. I've been taking a lot of sentences from this site and pasting them into my SRS (Mnemosyne). However, some of the

Edwin

I think what I notice most about the ...

2007-12-22T10:17:00.000-05:00

Edwin

I think what I notice most about the material you've put up is that it is all real content as opposed to the contrived, slowly spoken material in most courses. This makes it extremely useful to my eyes as it helps make real conversation more accessible

Keep up the good work!

Thanks, Neil, for your comment.

I have take...

2007-12-22T08:21:00.000-05:00

Thanks, Neil, for your comment.

I have taken a quick look, and there seem to be a lot of horse-racing clips in YouTube.

The problem is that the commentators usually speak very fast and use a lot of slangs.

I will see what I can do.

Hi Edwin,

Congatulations on what you have d...

2007-12-22T04:59:00.000-05:00

Hi Edwin,

Congatulations on what you have done to date on Cantophilia. I check your site every day for new uploads.

I'm working on learning a couple of the tongue twisters as well as the Digital Life song and extracts from the politicians' exchange.

I find them challenging but within my capability at this stage. They are easier to learn because they are ineresting and

Comments on Cantophilia - Love of the Cantonese Language: First-Month Feedback Needed

Edwin,I think a good place to source plent...

Hi Edwin,Firstly, thanks for the effort in...

Martin, Thanks for your comments. I find bo...

Anonymous #2,About the transliteration, I ...

Hi Edwin,Content - You've had a good mix, ...

Edwin,This site is truly a great resource ...

EdwinI think what I notice most about the ...

Thanks, Neil, for your comment.I have take...

Hi Edwin,Congatulations on what you have d...