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Tuesday, December 26th, 2006

Back in the New year …..

I’ll be back after the new year with more in January.
Thank you for visiting.

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Wednesday, December 13th, 2006

Video Lessons

I found on Youtube a member who uploaded a bunch of Videos explaining various English vocabulary in Cantonese. Her intention was to teach Cantonese people some English vocabulary, however, I think an Intermediate Cantonese learner would be able to understand her explanations and make good use of these videos to learn how to say […]

6 Comments » - Posted in Cantonese by 馬先生

Saturday, December 9th, 2006

I met Ho Kwok Wing (河國榮)

Finally my dream to meet Ho Kwok Wing came true. Ho Kwok Wing mentioned on his blog that he would be at Whampoa Gardens in Hong Kong today (9/Dec/2006 at 3pm), so I immediately rushed to meet him. I am extremely happy that both Ho Kwok Wing and his wife took the time […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Cantonese by 馬先生

Friday, December 1st, 2006

Monologue: Breakfast at McDonald’s

Download - 0:51min
今朝早我哋一家大細一齊去麥當勞食早餐.
Gam1 ziu1 zou2 ngo5 dei6 jat1 gaa1 daai6 sai3 jat1 cai4 heoi3 mak6 dong3 lou4 sik6 zou2 caan1.
This morning our whole family, young and old, went to McDonalds together to eat breakfast.
我哋買咗幾款食物, 例如早晨套餐.
Ngo5 dei6 maai5 zo2 gei2 fun2 sik6 mat6, lai6 jyu4 zou2 san4 tou3 caan1.
We bought several styles of food, for example, […]

4 Comments » - Posted in MP3 - Monologues by 馬先生

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Monologue: Breakfast

Download - 0:47min
If you are a Cantonese learner I would appreciate to know how difficult you found this.
 
我每朝早晨光初露嘅時候就起身.
Ngo5 mui5 ziu1 zou2 san4 gwong1 co1 lou6 ge3 si4 hau6 zau6 hei2 san1.
Every morning I wake up when the sun rises.
早餐嘅時候, 我鍾意食兩塊多士同埋飲一杯奶茶.
Zou2 caan1 ge3 si4 hau6, ngo5 zung1 ji3 sik6 loeng5 faai3 do1 si6*2 tung4 maai4 […]

10 Comments » - Posted in MP3 - Monologues by 馬先生

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

Monologue: Movies

Download - 0:45min
今日我去行街買影碟
gam1 jat6 ngo5 heoi3 hang4 gaai1 maai5 jing2 dip6*2
Today I am going shopping to buy VCDs
原來電影分好多種類
Jyun4 loi4 din6 jing2 fan1 hou2 do1 zung2 leoi6
As it turns out, movies can be divided into many types
比較普遍嘅有幾種
Bei2 gaau3 pou2 pin3 ge3 jau5 gei2 zung2
There are several types that are common
例如喜劇, 喜劇通常都會用一啲誇張嘅動作詼諧嘅對白而做出搞笑嘅效果
Lai6 jyu4 hei2 kek3, hei2 kek3 […]

6 Comments » - Posted in MP3 - Monologues by 馬先生

Friday, November 17th, 2006

Ho Kwok Wing (河國榮) speaking Cantonese

Here is a video of my idol Gregory Rivers speaking Cantonese before the Teresa Tang memorial concert:
Length 1:45min

Gregory singing a Cantonese song at the Teresa Tang memorial concert:
Length 3:20min

1 Comment » - Posted in Cantonese by 馬先生

Monday, November 13th, 2006

Monologue: 5 a day the colour way

Download Part 1 - 01:10min

Download Part 2 - 01:14min
今日個題目係蔬果。
gam1 jat6 go3 tai4 muk6 hai6 so1 gwo2.
Today’s topic is fruit and vegetables.
每一日食五種唔同顏色嘅蔬果係非常之重要嘅。
mui5 jat1 jat6 sik6 ng5 zung2 m4 tung2 ngaan4 sik1 ge3 so1 gwo2 hai6 fei1 soeng4 zi1 zung6 jiu3 ge3.
It’s extremely important to eat 5 types of different-coloured fruits and vegetables everyday.
噉,究竟係邊五種顏色呢?
gam2, gau3 ging2 hai6 […]

1 Comment » - Posted in MP3 - Monologues by 馬先生