Lesson LibraryLevel 3 Cantonese

Level 3 Cantonese

Start here for our official curated pathway for Level 3. This course is aligned with level B1 of the CEFR.

50 Lessons, 38 Assessments • 10hrs

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The Post Office in Hong Kong

Learn about describing a completed action using the verb complement 好晒

14 Minutes • Audio

Looking for the Manager in Hong Kong

Learn how to ask questions in Cantonese using 乜

13 Minutes • Audio

Skipping Class in Hong Kong

Learn to ask "how?" using 點

13 Minutes • Audio

Hong Kong Bank Security

Learn how to use the pattern 越

14 Minutes • Audio

Guess Who Moved to Hong Kong Island?

Learn how to talk about opposites

13 Minutes • Audio

Hong Kong Pharmacy Lifestyle

Learn how to use a complex colloquial construction that means "no wonder"

12 Minutes • Audio

Buying a Computer in Hong Kong

Learn how to omit "this" and "that"

13 Minutes • Audio

Help Me! I Can't Leave Hong Kong!

Learn how to say "or"

13 Minutes • Audio

A Full House in Hong Kong

Learn how to say "therefore"

13 Minutes • Audio

Going on a Business Trip in Hong Kong

Learn how to say "as soon as" and "as late as"

14 Minutes • Audio

When Can You Pay Me Back those Hong Kong Dollars?

Learn how to use the Cantonese question word "when"

12 Minutes • Audio

Why Didn't You Answer My Cantonese Call?

Learn how to use 得閒 ("someday"/"when you are free") plus a verb phrase

11 Minutes • Audio

You Can't Take This to Hong Kong

Learn about measure words

11 Minutes • Audio

Talking About Your Age in Cantonese

Learn about making comparisons using the pattern A 不如 B

13 Minutes • Audio

The Hong Kong Disappearing Act

Learn how to use the preposition 同, meaning "with"

12 Minutes • Audio

In a Hong Kong Emergency Room

Learn about a pattern where a verb and noun are split it into two parts, and "so very much" is added between them

10 Minutes • Audio

A Hong Kong Recovery

Learn about time phrases

10 Minutes • Audio

Food in Hong Kong

Learn a pattern that allows you to ask a question then immediately make a suggestion

10 Minutes • Audio

The Case of Mistaken Identity in Hong Kong

Learn how to use some sounds that are unique to Cantonese

13 Minutes • Audio

A Vegetarian Goes to Hong Kong

Learn how to use a common sentence pattern to say you are allergic to something

11 Minutes • Audio

Hong Kong Noodles

Learn how to say "I told you"

11 Minutes • Audio

A Trip to the Hong Kong Cinema

Learn about omission

10 Minutes • Audio

Standing Room Tickets Only on the Chinese Train

Learn how to say "even if"

11 Minutes • Audio

Getting Cantonese Takeout

Learn different ways to say "oneself"

10 Minutes • Audio

A Mysterious Animal in Hong Kong?

Learn how to talk about something that is original or natural, or "used to be"

11 Minutes • Audio

Concerts in Hong Kong

Learn how to say "both" or "all"

13 Minutes • Audio

Buying a Laptop in Hong Kong

Learn about a new sentence structure and why electronics can be so inexpensive in Hong Kong

12 Minutes • Audio

Nothing's Perfect in China

Learn two useful Cantonese sentence patterns, and why Hong Kong is a great place to shop for certain products

10 Minutes • Audio

Have You Been Made a Fool of in China?

Learn a tricky verb form

9 Minutes • Audio

Do You Need a Pharmacy in China?

Learn how to talk about needing or wanting things

12 Minutes • Audio

Avoiding Complexity in China

Learn how to communicate resignation or reluctance

11 Minutes • Audio

Going on a Cantonese Book Hunt

Learn about a Cantonese sentence pattern used to introduce hypothetical cases

11 Minutes • Audio

Forgotten Your Cantonese Password?

Learn how to count without using numbers or determiners

10 Minutes • Audio

You Should Do as You're Told in China

Learn how about the construction 照 + verb, which expresses ideas such as "do as you're told" or "things will not change"

12 Minutes • Audio

You Really Need a Chinese Bank Account

Learn a little bit about banking in Hong Kong and how to add emphasis to some of your statements

12 Minutes • Audio

An Important Chinese Shipment

Learn how to use 大概 to say the time estimate "about"

11 Minutes • Audio

The Best Yoga Class in Hong Kong

Learn how to use 咗 to indicate a certain state has been reached

12 Minutes • Audio

A Glass of Chinese Whiskey for Me Please

Learn how to ask for favors

11 Minutes • Audio

A Special Birthday Treat in China

Learn how to talk about special cases and circumstances

12 Minutes • Audio

Are you an Expert on Chinese Tea?

Learn some more advanced ways to say you are something, using 有

9 Minutes • Audio

Have You Ever Gone on a Blind Date in Hong Kong?

Learn how to form rhetorical questions

11 Minutes • Audio

Are You Going on Holidays Soon in China?

Learn how to use the adverb 就嚟, meaning "soon"

12 Minutes • Audio

A White Christmas in China

Learn how to describe places

11 Minutes • Audio

Making Last-minute Travel Plans in China

Learn how to communicate finality using the verb complement 晒

12 Minutes • Audio

Let's See a Cantonese Movie Later

Learn how to talk about a completed action using the verb complement 定

11 Minutes • Audio

An Unexpected Chinese Opportunity

Learn how to use the negative form of 得 using an example conversation

11 Minutes • Audio

Chinese Construction Keeping You Awake?

Learn how to negate reversed verbs

11 Minutes • Audio

A Troubled Chinese Past

Learn four nouns you can use to refer to the past

11 Minutes • Audio

Taking an Overdue Nap in Hong Kong

Learn how to say that something is long overdue, using the verb complement 返

10 Minutes • Audio

Is Someone Nagging You in Cantonese?

Learn how to talk someone into doing things

11 Minutes • Audio