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3.0 out of 5 stars Cantonese learners, 9 Mar 2006

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I have married into a Hong Kong/Cantonese family and have been lucky enough to get alot of assistance with my learning this rather simple language. The cds are useful to master the pronounciation but does not actually teach you very much, using the book alone means you are not actually able to speak the language! Not very helpful for an absolute beginner but great for someone like me with a basic grounding and lots of assistance. If you do travel to Hong Kong though, everyone speaks English and are extremely helpful and will help you learn the language!! If you are an absolute beginner I would recommend trying a different title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book., 1 Aug 2006

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I took an interest in the language whilst meeting new friends at university. In the beginning i struggled somewhat mastering some of the basics, and these did take time, however after you learn these, the rest of the book becomes much much easier to proceed with. So dont be discouraged by the early struggles. If you have native speaking friends this can prove very helpful, but many people comment on how well i can speak it even after just a few months. I highly recommend this book, and its well worth the investment of time in the early stages to really get a good grounding. Its a harder language than Mandarin to learn, so give it some time and you should be pleased with what this book can teach you.

I also agree that the cds are more to help with pronounciation more than learning new words. But still useful.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant book - if you have a Cantonese speaking friend, 7 Jul 1999

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This review is from: Cantonese: A Complete Course for Beginners (Teach Yourself (McGraw-Hill)) (Paperback)

If you don't have a friend who can speak Cantonese, then don't buy this book - but do buy the Book + Audio Cassette version instead.

Used on its own, i.e. without the cassette, it provides a good lesson structure which you can follow with the help of a Cantonese speaking friend. I think that knowing a native speaker is pretty much a requirement to learn such a precise language anyway, as a small change in pronounciation makes a whole load of difference to the meaning.

The book uses funny dialogs and cartoons to help you learn, and also has exercises in each chapter to make certain you have understood everything that was taught. For example, making a meaningful sentance out of a 'jubbled up' one. To further check your progress there are revision chapters throughout the book, which are there to consolidate all of what you have been taught so far.

In summary, this book will not do a brilliant job of teaching you to speak Cantonese IF you intend to use it on its own. BUT like I've said, if you have a Cantonese speaking friend to teach you pronounciation then it provides a very good lesson plan for you to work from.

Highly Recommended.

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4.0 out of 5 stars pleasant and uses traditional script
In summary this is a very pleasant book to work with, the added humor makes it more fun to learn from, and the excercises are not too intimidating to a beginner. Read more

Published 9 months ago by Richard Almasi

3.0 out of 5 stars Good
It's a good book which displays how to pronounce the words phonetically. The phrases seem to be quite formal, such as 'how do i get to the airport' and what not. Read more

Published on 2 Jun 2007 by Lousson

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent method to quickly grasp basic Cantonese
This book is the best book I've seen for learning beginner Cantonese! It uses a remarkably simple, yet effective method for teaching the tonal aspect of the language. Read more

Published on 8 Aug 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Needs a tape badly!!
The book refers to a tape but didn't come with one. If you know someone that speaks cantonese its a good book, but if not, you will have a lot of trouble sounding out the words... Read more

Published on 22 Feb 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars A very good book with one irritation.
Lke most Teach Yourself books, this is a sensible, use-friendly text. You can certainly get ahead with the language. My only gripe is the method for showing pronunciation. Read more

Published on 7 Nov 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book for beginners!
This book has really helped me to learn Cantonese - very fast. The writer has a great understanding of the language and he includes interesting facts about the culture and way... Read more

Published on 30 Oct 1998

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