Sun 23 Sep 2007
RTHK - I’m on the radio
Posted by 馬先生 under Cantonese
I managed to get on the RTHK English Channel regarding the pleasures and pains of learning Cantonese. The program name is “Same Same But Different Between English and Cantonese”, and specifically “Learning Cantonese”.
I admit I was super nervous and neither my English nor Cantonese was at its best, and sounded quite broken to my ears for both my native and target language.
I was also quite pressured to instantly think of something to say and subconsciously know that many people would hear my mistakes. I think I speak better when I’m calm and relaxed, as this time my heart was beating super fast like at a job interview.
Hong Kong
September 23rd, 2007 at 2:19 am
Well done!
For some reason, I have a feeling that you will be on TV soon…
September 23rd, 2007 at 7:57 am
I heard your interview on RTHK and found it inspirational.
I have lived in Hong Kong just over 2 years and started to learn Cantonese when I first got here for about the first 6 months. I don’t go to school now but still practice here and there and meet up with a local friend and get my best practice then. Although, my Cantonese is very limited and my understanding more so, I gain a lot of satisfaction when I use it and feel I gain so much more from my Hong Kong experience. I hope that slowly but surely I will get better with time.
September 23rd, 2007 at 9:51 am
the motivation part, i think that is true, there is not enough motivation for cantonese
you got on the radio, cool !!
September 28th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
That was a great segment. Very informative for all learners of Cantonese. I think the content was clear and I didn’t have any problems - for the first time that you and your wife are on radio, i thought it was excellent. It was good that you actually spoke Canto and didn’t just talk about it in English.