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Cantonese Word of the Day – big (adjective)

Learn a little Cantonese everyday with the free Cantonese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!大 (daai6) big (adjective)他住在大屋。taa1 zyu6 zoi6 daai6 uk1He lives in a big house.大椅子在中間。daai6 ji2 zi2 zoi6 zung1 gaan1The big chair is in the middle.大狗daai6 gau2big dog大屋daai6 uk1big house大棕熊daai6 zung1 hung4big brown bearOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Cantonese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Cantonese Word of the Day – bored (adjective)

Learn a little Cantonese everyday with the free Cantonese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!悶 (mun6) bored (adjective)那群人非常悶。naa5 kwan4 jan4 fei1 soeng4 mun6The group of people are extremely bored.悶透了的父親準備回家。mun6 tau3 liu5 dik1 fu6 can1 zeon2 bei6 wui4 gaa1The bored father is ready to go home.非常悶fei1 soeng4 mun6extremely boredOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Cantonese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

New! My Tools for Premium Members Updated

Hello Listener, Just one of many redesigns coming your way! Recently became a Premium member? Don’t know your way around? Premium tools can really speed up your Cantonese progress. If you know how to use them, that is. When you visit My Tools you’ll notice a cleaner layout, descriptions, quick links, and video tutorials perfect for new members who have just started exploring the fast track to Cantonese fluency! Ready to start? Check out Word Bank and Flashcards! Since you’ll come across a lot of words and phrases in our lessons that you’ll want to remember, save them in Word Bank and drill them with spaced repetition Flashcards. More words means having more to say in Cantonese, after all! Want to review your lessons... Show more

Cantonese Word of the Day – meeting (noun)

Learn a little Cantonese everyday with the free Cantonese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!會議 (wui6 ji5) meeting (noun)老闆正在開會。lou5 baan2 zing3 zoi6 hoi1 wui5The boss is holding a meeting.我們明天早上十時半在城市公園酒店開會。ngo5 mun4 ming4 tin1 zou2 soeng6 sap6 si4 bun3 zoi6 sing4 si5 gung1 jyun2 zau2 dim3 hoi1 wui5We have a meeting tomorrow morning at 10:30 a.m. at the City Park Hotel.同事們正在開會。tung4 si6 mun4 zing3 zoi6 hoi1 wui5The coworkers are having a meeting.職員正在會議室開會。zik1 jyun4 zing3 zoi6 wui6 ji5 sat1 hoi1 wui5The employees are having a meeting in the boardroom.午餐會議ng5 caan1 wui6 ji5lunch meeting商業會議soeng1 jip6 wui6 ji5business meeting在會議室開會zoi6 wui6 ji5 sat1 hoi1 wui5meeting in the boardroomOwn a blog or website? Share... Show more

Spring’s In, So Spring Forward with Cantonese!

Hello Listener, Winter blues getting you down? Feeling a little drowsy and lazy? Neglecting those Cantonese studies ‘til tomorrow? Aw. Looks like you’ve caught the Cantonese Winter blues. There’s only one way to bounce back! You’ve got to Spring Forward! ...Meaning - Right here, right now, you’re forgetting a whole bunch of Cantonese vocabulary by doing nothing! They’re gone! Poof! And all that great Cantonese progress? It slammed on the gas pedal in reverse while you’re feeling blue. Stop feeling blue, start feeling awesome. You’ve got to Spring Forward with Cantonese! And luckily... Spring’s only a few days away. That means more sunshine, warmer days, and even more fun, fast, and easy CantoneseClass101 lessons... Show more

Find CantoneseClass101 on Google+

Hello Listener, Social media is all the rage nowadays. Networks are popping up left and right. And dropping off as well. Anybody remember MySpace? *crickets* Hello? Ah, well... In the meantime, CantoneseClass101 has made its way to Google+! In case Facebook isn’t your cup of tea but you’re looking to squeeze in some extra Cantonese learning in between reading your friends’ updates, pay us a visit! You can also stop by to ask a Cantonese related question, or just say hi! Or if you’re on every social media network (like us!) and just want to expose yourself to more and more Cantonese... What’s interesting at Google+ 1) Circles and Streams: Create a circle exclusively for Cantonese learning. Selecting to see the stream... Show more

New! Our iTunes Page Goes Live!

What’s old and boring? Daytime television. New and exciting? The InnovativeLanguage.com page on iTunes! That’s hundreds of Audio and Video lessons instantly available. Right here, right now! It’s no secret: We love iTunes. You can discover amazing content on iTunes like our fun and effective audio and video lessons. After all, it is where we got our humble start 6 years ago. And over these 6 years, we’ve gained supporters all around the globe, including Apple! With their support, we’re now able to bring you InnovativeLanguage.com on iTunes. The new page makes it easier for you to find the language learning solution you’ve been searching for and it brings together all 21 of our Language Learning 101 Podcasts and 19 Survival... Show more

Fall CRAZY in love with Cantonese

Listener, have you ever been in love before? Here at CantoneseClass101, we may not be able to teach you a thing about romance, but we can show you how to fall in love with the Cantonese language. Because when you fall in love with Cantonese... it will never leave you. Just like with real love, it will only get better. Sure, Cantonese has lots of grammar. Words you can’t pronounce? You bet. Sound hard? Wait, stop. The question of whether it’s “hard” or “easy” is not important. If you love something enough, obstacles don’t stand a chance against you. ‘Til death do you part, you and Cantonese are in it for the long haul! Since Valentine’s Day is all about love, fall CRAZY in love with Cantonese. The greatest advice of all:... Show more

Meet The CantoneseClass101 Team

Hello Listener, You’ve probably thought about it at least once. You know...about who is really behind the voice of your favorite CantoneseClass101 lessons. Who are these mysterious multilingual strangers? Where do they come from? What are their hobbies? Or maybe you just want to match a voice to a face. Here’s your chance to see the faces and learn a little more about our mix of native Cantonese speakers who bring you our weekly lessons. In fact, you’d be surprised to know just how international the team is! Almost all of them have lived and studied abroad at some point. Given their love for language and international experience, we knew they’d be perfect to teach authentic Cantonese the easy, fast, and fun way. ... Show more

Best Decision You’ll Ever Make For 2012

Welcome to the New Year! This is the year of DECISION 2012. If you haven’t yet decided to make 2012 an amazing year for Cantonese learning, then here’s something to think about. What’s the difference between speaking fluent Cantonese and knowing a few words? A decision. A decision to become fluent. Yes you’re right – it won’t magically turn you fluent. But nobody speaks great Cantonese by accident either. Nobody gets fluent by twiddling their thumbs and hoping “Maybe, I think, I’d like to try it..but I don’t know.” They decide to become fluent. Then they do it. They rampage through dictionaries, workbooks, audio lessons and any other material they can find. They speak and read and write and make mistakes, and make... Show more