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New! MyFlashcards are Smart Flashcards

Hello Listener, Seen that iPhone 4S? It’s pretty smart and all. But is it making you smarter? Our new MyFlashcards are smarter now – but their goal is to make you smarter in too! If you’re a Premium Member, you know all about our spaced repetition system for learning lots and lots of vocabulary. However, we’ve recently made some BIG changes to the MyFlashcard system. Quick Overview: The Good Stuff In short MyFlashcards eliminates the “Where do I start?” “When should I study?” and “How much should I study?” by assigning you the words and dates. MyFlashcards 2.3 Update makes learning more efficient by: assigning you the words due today marking your progress, overall and by word stopping you when you’ve done enough ... Show more

Cantonese Word of the Day – girlfriend (noun)

Learn a little Cantonese everyday with the free Cantonese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!女朋友 (neoi5 pang4 jau5) girlfriend (noun)他的女朋友每十分鐘給他一個電話。taa1 dik1 neoi5 pang4 jau5 mui5 sap6 fan1 zung1 kap1 taa1 jat1 go3 din6 waa2His girlfriend calls him every ten minutes.男人正要送玫瑰花給他的女朋友。naam4 jan4 zing3 jiu5 sung3 mui4 gwai3 faa1 kap1 taa1 dik1 neoi5 pang4 jau5The man is about to give roses to his girlfriend.前度女朋友cin4 dou6 neoi5 pang4 jau5ex-girlfriend給你女朋友打個電話kap1 nei5 neoi5 pang4 jau5 daa2 go3 din6 waa2call your girlfriend開心的女朋友hoi1 sam1 dik1 neoi5 pang4 jau5happy girlfriendOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Cantonese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for... Show more

Suddenly, A New Feature Appears!

Click on it! It’s super effective! As requested by users, we’re introducing Explore Curriculum, and it is indeed super effective! That’s because it answers two big questions users have: 1) What is this series about? 2) What will I learn? Whether you want to preview, view, or review a season and the lessons inside, use Explore Curriculum. How’s it super effective, you ask? It addresses a big issue in learning language: spending time on something you’ve already learned before. If you already know it, isn’t the time better spent on something you don’t know? You can’t skip what you already know in a classroom, but at CantoneseClass101, you can! Explore Curriculum does just that. It provides a snapshot of seasons and their... Show more

Cantonese Word of the Day – onion (noun)

Learn a little Cantonese everyday with the free Cantonese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!洋葱 (joeng4 cung1) onion (noun)洋葱基本上分四種:黄、白、紅及甜的。joeng4 cung1 gei1 bun2 soeng6 fan6 sei3 zung2 wong4 baak6 hung4 kap6 tim4 dik1There are four basic types of onions: yellow and brown, white, red, and sweet.葱片cung1 pin3sliced red onionOwn 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!

Why You Need Cantonese Basics!

Before Michael Jordan was great. Before Bruce Lee was great. And before your favorite actor was great, do you know what they did? They sat around hoping to be great. Wait, no. They practiced their basic skills every day. This is why it’s important to get back to the basics of Cantonese and reinforce your listening, speaking, writing, grammar, and vocabulary. But we’re not talking about the easy stuff, man. We mean the necessary basics! If you learn just the Cantonese verb conjugation rules but can’t conjugate any verb immediately, on the spot, without looking it up?... ...You need to get back to basics! Being great in Cantonese requires knowing your basics 100%. With 25% OFF Basic, its time to get back to basics, and go... Show more

Cantonese Word of the Day – asthma (noun)

Learn a little Cantonese everyday with the free Cantonese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!哮喘 (haau1 cyun2) asthma (noun)哮喘發作的時候會呼吸困難。haau1 cyun2 faat3 zok3 di1 si4 hau6 wui5 fu1 kap1 kwan3 naan4Breathing becomes difficult when you have an asthma attack.哮喘發作haau1 cyun2 faat3 zok3asthma attack哮喘吸入器haau1 cyun2 kap1 jap6 hei3asthma inhalerOwn 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!

Tell Us Your Story!

Hello Listener, Once in a while, we like to pop in out of nowhere and ask: How you doin’?! As in, how is your Cantonese progress going? How has CantoneseClass101 helped you with learning Cantonese, school, traveling abroad, or with your Cantonese grandmother? We love stories from our listeners about why they started learning Cantonese, the adventures they’ve been on, and how Cantonese has become a regular part of their lives. Similarly, we also want to hear about your results and progress! Whether you have a crazy story for us or just want to drop a few thoughts on how CantoneseClass101 improved your language skills – we want to know. Tell us your story – email us at testimonials@cantoneseclass101.com

Celebrate the WTF Holiday – 30% OFF 3-Day Sale

Oh. Don’t act cute with us. We both know WTF means Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. In fact, it’s a holiday that was recently invented by us. Why? September is a relatively dry month – it marks the beginning of a new school year. It is the Monday of Months. We’re celebrating the WTF Holiday with a 30% OFF Sale on all premium subscriptions. WTF means the Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 30% OFF Sale from 9/21 until 9/23. By sheer coincidence, it also means Where’s the Fridge, and Welcome To France. Strange, we know. Click here and use Coupon Code WTF for 30% OFF. The fun and educational audio lessons are what our subscribers love the most! At 30% OFF for all premium accounts, you get to enjoy your favorite series with more of the... Show more

Win Cantonese Prizes – 5-Day Facebook Challenge

Hi Listener, Remember getting smileys on your homework? Where have those days gone? Smiley face stickers in first grade evolved into nasty red-inked comments from college professors. Learning should be fun and rewarding. Here’s your chance to practice Cantonese and win prizes with CantoneseClass101! You won’t get stickers, but something bigger and better to help you be awesome in Cantonese. There’s no such thing as too much practice. So, if you’ve been studying hard or easily breezing through, we want to give you an extra push. Join the Facebook Cantonese Only Challenge & Win Prizes Why? 1. You’ll become amazing with lots of practice. 2. Hint: Big Prizes for participants 3. Why not? ... Show more

A New Look at CantoneseClass101

Hello Listener, (For maximum impact, read in Old Spice Guy’s voice) Look at our homepage. Now back to us. Now back to our homepage. Now back to us. Look different? It should! With the help of our wonderful users, like you, we’ve listened to your feedback and came up with this. Designing the homepage has been like watching a baby grow. Our iTunes logo has also changed. You can see it on our Facebook and Twitter accounts! So when you download our free audio lessons on iTunes and see a new logo... do not be alarmed. It's still CantoneseClass101. The New We’ve decided it was time for a change here at CantoneseClass101. Why the change? Well, We’re not just a podcast website - but a language learning system. This... Show more