• Language Resources to Learn Cantonese

    Links to online educational resources for learning & practicing Cantonese

    broken image

    Cantonese Alliance of North America

    An important hub of Cantonese language materials, including apps, dictionaries, romanisation and Chinese character converters, plus Language Resources section.

    broken image

    Chinese University of Hong Kong (Yale)

    Self-learning resources (Yale Romanization) including reference materials (i.e. sounds and tones 聲母、韻母, Hong Kong culture 香港文化) and specific lessons.

    broken image

    Foreign Services Institute [Course]

    A more old-fashioned course hosted by LiveLingua (Yale romanisation). One of the few free online courses in Cantonese from beginner to advanced levels.

      broken image

      Learn Cantonese 學廣東話 (cantonese.ca)

      Learning colloquial Cantonese spoken by today's youth in Hong Kong and in overseas communities such as Canada, the United States and Australia.

      broken image

      Learn Cantonese!

      The site contains print-friendly Chinese reference sheets, tests, revision aids and a unique Chinese dictionary called CantoDict aimed to help you speak, read and write.

      broken image

      Cantonese Learning (Jyutping)

      Self-learning resources (Jyutping Pronunciation) including reference materials (i.e. sounds and tones 聲母、韻母, Canto pop 廣東話流行曲) and specific lessons.

      broken image

      Langpal 話朋 (Web & Mobile App)

      Langpal is a modern language learning tool offering interactive features like personalized phrasebooks, flashcards, quizzes, and AI-powered grammar feedback to help users learn languages such as Cantonese and Mandarin effectively.

    • Textbooks

      Textbooks for learning Cantonese

      broken image

      Colloquial Cantonese: The Complete Course for Beginners

      Dana Scott Bourgerie, Keith S. T. Tong, Gregory James

      broken image

      Complete Cantonese Beginner to Intermediate Course

      Hugh Baker, Ho Pui-Kei

      broken image

      Learn to Speak Cantonese I

      Jade Jia Ying Wu

      broken image

      Learn to Speak Cantonese 2

      Jade Jia Ying Wu

      broken image

      A Feng Shui Master - Learning Cantonese through Stories

      Lee Siu Lun

      broken image

      More than Cantonese Two-Part Allegorical Sayings​

      André Loo, Carolyn Chen

      broken image

      Cantonese for Everyone

      Chow Bun Ching

      broken image

      Cantonese: A Comprehensive Grammar

      Stephen Matthews, Virginia Yip

      broken image

      Cantonese in Communication: Listening and Speaking (Book 1) 邊學邊用：粵語聽說教材 (一)

      香港中文大學雅禮中國語文研習所

      broken image

      Cantonese in Communication: Listening and Speaking (Book 2) 邊學邊用：粵語聽說教材 (二)

      香港中文大學雅禮中國語文研習所

      broken image

      Cantonese in Communication: Listening and Speaking (Book 3) 邊學邊用：粵語聽說教材 (三)

      香港中文大學雅禮中國語文研習所

      broken image

      Basic Sentence-final Particles in Hong Kong Cantonese 香港粵話基本句尾詞

      Yuen-lam Tsang

      broken image

      Learn to Speak Taishanese 1: A Beginner's Guide to Mastering Conversational Taishanese Chinese

      Jade Jia Ying Wu

    • Community Resources

      Learning materials created by Canto enthusiasts. Let us know if yours is missing!

      Video materials / recordings (ordered from beginner to advanced)

      • ​Learn Cantonese Daily - a very popular Cantonese blog by InspirLang, great for beginners! Available also on Spotify.

      • BLM Cantonese - educational content for conversations around Black Lives Matter and racial/social justice.

      • Youtube playlist by Luisa Tam (SCMP), exploring Cantonese vocabulary and culture.

      • CantoneseClass101.com - (YouTube) - "The Fastest, Easiest and Most Fun Way to Learn Cantonese"

      • Dope Chinese with Gloria - plenty of entertaining videos in Cantonese (for beginners, intermediate, and advanced speakers), with subtitles!

      • 粤语广东话系统学习 - a long series of videos by Huang Junfu (黄君榑) in Mandarin, introducing Cantonese grammar and pronunciation.

      • Fullness Language playlist, with simple conversations recorded in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English. You can adjust the playback speed if needed.

      • Speaking Cantonese with Miss Winnie - a YouTube channel offering a lot of shorts in Cantonese

      • Hong Kongese Speak Cantonese - an awesome playlist with recordings of short sentences, including Cantonese slang.

      • Canto Big Circle - a comprehensive set of videos covering grammar, tones, slang, and everyday dialogues

      • 识听唔识讲，简短句系列 - a series of videos with every-day sentences pronounced in Cantonese and Mandarin (plenty of useful Canto expressions!), by Yaotaiyang Cantonese Training Centre (摇太阳粤语培训中心)

      • 粵台 - Jyuttoi Cantonese, an Instagram account featuring Cantonese idiomatic expressions. Very useful for advanced learners!

      • Chatty Cantonese - a podcast for learners and lovers of the Cantonese language, with transcripts

      • *維多利亞*齋講 (Wàih-dō-leih-a jāaigóng) - a YouTube channel with readings in Cantonese

      • 點點dimdim - a series of videos and vlogs in Cantonese (with subtitles in Mandarin) by Dimdim 
      • EasyCantonese - real dialogues in Cantonese, with Jyutping and English subtitles (not that easy actually)
      • TVB Anywhere Life - News in Cantonese (with subtitles)

      Texts and subtitles

      • ​CantoCaptions - a Google Drive containing subtitles for YouTube videos and Cantonese movies

      For Kids and Families

      Miscellaneous

      • MtzCherry - a YouTube channel with vlogs and livestreams in Canto
      • Cantonese with Brittany - a YouTube channel with learning materials for beginner and intermediate speakers, as well as a lot of entertaining vlogs!

    • Cantonese Immersion Programs (K-12) in the United States

      Updated as of August 2024

      San Francisco Unified School District

      E.R. Taylor Elementary School

      Address: 423 Burrows Street, San Francisco, CA 94134

      Level: PK-5

      Website: https://www.sfusd.edu/school/er-taylor-elementary-school

       

      George Moscone Elementary School

      Address: 2576 Harrison Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

      Level: PK-5

      Website: https://www.sfusd.edu/school/george-r-moscone-elementary-school

       

      Gordon J. Lau Elementary School

      Address: 950 Clay Street, San Francisco, CA 94108

      Level: K-5

      Website: https://www.sfusd.edu/school/gordon-j-lau-elementary-school

       

      Hillcrest Elementary School

      Address: 810 Silver Avenue, San Francisco, CA

      Level: K-3

      Website: https://www.sfusd.edu/school/hillcrest-elementary-school

       

      Jean Parker Elementary School

      Address: 840 Broadway, San Francisco, CA 94133

      Level: TK-5

      Website: https://www.sfusd.edu/school/jean-parker-elementary-school

       

      John Yehall Chin Elementary School (K-2 only)

      Address: 350 Broadway, San Francisco, CA 94133

      Level: K-5 (Cantonese bilingual education is K-2 only)

      Website: https://www.sfusd.edu/school/john-yehall-chin-elementary-school

       

      Monroe Elementary School

      Address: 260 Madrid Street, San Francisco, CA 94112

      Level: K-5

      Website: https://www.sfusd.edu/school/monroe-elementary-school

       

      Spring Valley Elementary School

      Address: 1451 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA, 94109

      Level: K-5

      Website: https://www.sfusd.edu/school/spring-valley-science-elementary-school

       

      Sutro Elementary School

      Address: 235 12th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94118

      Level: K-5

      Website: https://www.sfusd.edu/school/sutro-elementary-school

       

      Ulloa Elementary School

      Address: 2650 42nd Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94116

      Level: K-5

      Website: https://www.sfusd.edu/school/ulloa-elementary-school

       

      Visitacion Valley Elementary School

      Address: 55 Schwerin Street, San Francisco, CA, 94134

      Level: 1-5

      Website: https://www.sfusd.edu/school/visitacion-valley-elementary-school

      Note: No longer taking new enrollments as of 2024

       

      E.R. Taylor Elementary School

      Address: 423 Burrows Street, San Francisco, CA, 94134

      Level: PK-5

      Website: https://www.sfusd.edu/school/er-taylor-elementary-school

       

      Las Americas Early Education at Moscone Elementary School

      Address: 801 Treat Avenue San Francisco, CA 94110

      Level: PK

      Website: https://www.sfusd.edu/school/george-r-moscone-elementary-school

      Note: Preschool is on the opposite side of George R Moscone Elementary School

       

      Noriega Early Elementary School

      Address: 1775 44th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94122

      Level: PK

      Website: https://www.sfusd.edu/school/noriega-early-education-school

       

      Commodore Stockton Early Education School

      Address: 1 Trenton Street, San Francisco, CA, 94108

      Level: PK

      Website: https://www.sfusd.edu/school/commodore-stockton-early-education-school

       

      Alice Fong Yu Alternative School (K-8)

      Address: 1541 12th. Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94122

      Level: K-8

      Website: https://www.afypa.org/

       

      Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila

      Address: 1250 Waller Street, San Francisco, CA, 94117
      Level: K-5
      Website: https://www.sfusd.edu/school/chinese-immersion-school-cis-de-avila

       

      Garfield Elementary School

      Address: 420 Filbert Street, San Francisco, CA, 94133

      Level: K-5
      Website: https://garfieldelementarysf.org/chinese-immersion-program/

       

      West Portal Elementary School

      Address: 5 Lenox Way, San Francisco, CA, 94127
      Level: K-5
      Website: https://www.sfusd.edu/school/west-portal-elementary-school

       

      Herbert Hoover MS:

      Address: 2290 14th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94116
      Level: 6-8
      Website: https://www.sfusd.edu/school/herbert-hoover-middle-school

       

      Chinese Education Center at Edwin and Anita Lee Newcomer School

      Address: 657 Merchant Street, San Francisco, CA, 94111

      Level: Designed for English learners, assigned to another school after a year

      Website: https://www.sfusd.edu/school/edwin-and-anita-lee-newcomer-school-limengxiankanglixinyiminxuexiao

       

       

      Sacramento City Unified School District

      Elder Creek Elementary School

      Address: 7934 Lemon Hill Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95824

      Level: K-6

      Website: https://eldercreek.scusd.edu/

       

       

      Private Schools

      Wah Mei School

      Address: 1555 Irving Street, San Francisco CA, 94122

      Address: 1400 Judah Street, San Francisco, CA, 94122

      Address: 75 Hawthorne St, San Francisco, CA, 94105

      Level: PK

      Website: https://www.wahmei.org/

      Note: Extracurricular programs serve children ages 3-17

      Cookie Use
      We use cookies to ensure a smooth browsing experience. By continuing we assume you accept the use of cookies.
      Learn More