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Lesson LibraryAbsolute Beginner Questions Answered by Olivia
Absolute Beginner
Absolute Beginner Questions Answered by Olivia
Olivia answers your most commonly asked questions in an easy-to-understand format.
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Contents
25 Video Lessons
1

Where Is Cantonese Spoken?

Learn where Cantonese is spoken

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 • 2 Minutes
2

What Are Tones?

Learn what the tones are

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 • 2 Minutes
3

What Is Jyutping?

Learn what is jyutping

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 • 3 Minutes
4

Do I Have to Learn the Chinese Characters?

Learn why it is important to know the Chinese characters

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 • 2 Minutes
5

What Are Radicals?

Learn what radicals are

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 • 2 Minutes
6

What Are Simplified and Traditional Characters? Do I Need to Learn Both?

Learn the difference between simplified and traditional characters

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 • 2 Minutes
7

How Should I Learn to Write the Chinese Characters?

Learn how to learn writing the Chinese characters?

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 • 2 Minutes
8

How Can I Type Cantonese?

Learn how to type Cantonese

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 • 1 Minute
9

Why Is Cantonese Different When It's in Writing?

Learn why Cantonese is different when written

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 • 2 Minutes
10

Some Characters Have Various Pronunciation, How Do I Know Which One to Use?

Learn what measure words are

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 • 3 Minutes
11

Why Do I Sometimes Hear nei5, and Sometimes lei5?

Learn why nei5 sometimes is pronounced as lei5

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 • 3 Minutes
12

How Do I Know When to Use m4 goi1, and When to Use do1 ze6?

Learn the difference between m4 goi1 and do1 ze6

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 • 2 Minutes
13

What Are Some Common Loanwords?

Learn some common loanwords

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 • 1 Minute
14

What Are Measure Words?

Learn how to use characters with different pronunciations

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 • 2 Minutes
15

What Are the Final Particles?

Learn what the final particles are

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 • 2 Minutes
16

Is the Number “2,” 二 (ji6) or 兩 (loeng5)?

Learn which character to use to mean "two"

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 • 3 Minutes
17

How Do You Use the Possessive Particle ge3?

Learn how to use the possessive particle ge3

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 • 2 Minutes
18

What Do You Say When Picking up the Phone?

Learn what to say when picking up the phone

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 • 1 Minute
19

How Can I Correctly Express Sequences of Actions?

Learn how to correctly express sequences of actions

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 • 3 Minutes
20

What Is the Way to Express Tenses in Cantonese?

Learn how to express tenses in Cantonese

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 • 2 Minutes
21

What Are the Negating Verbs in Cantonese?

Learn what the negating verbs are

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 • 2 Minutes
22

What Are the Taboos I Need to Be Careful of in Chinese Culture?

Learn about some taboos in the Chinese culture

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 • 3 Minutes
23

Is Watching Movies Useful for Learning Cantonese?

Learn about Cantonese movies

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 • 2 Minutes
24

What Is Cantopop?

Learn what Cantopop is

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 • 2 Minutes
25

How Can I Advance in Cantonese Learning Without Living in Hong Kong?

Learn how to advance in Cantonese learning without living in Hong Kong

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 • 1 Minute