Why Speaking Cantonese is Important to Me - 點解可以講廣東話對我嚟講係好重要
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- čas přidán 20. 05. 2020
- In this week’s video, I talk about why Cantonese is important to me as a CBC (Canadian-born Chinese). When I created my channel six months ago, I never thought so many people would be interested in my content. So let me know in the comments why Cantonese is important to you!
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Don't worry if you don't get everything at first. You should watch each video multiple times until you can follow along without the English subtitles and write down any words you are struggling with. Over time, you'll piece everything together the same way you did with your native language. My goal is to build a complete Cantonese immersion course that will get you to the conversational level. So stay tuned for the next video!
✨There's a free downloadable transcript to this lesson on my Patreon✨
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Could you please share the names of Cantonese podcast that you enjoy/recommend?
Brittany. 你会普通话吗？
I think Cantonese has a greater community of learners who have emotional reasons to learn, rather than business etc, which is a contrast to mandarin. I like to think that emotional reasons make it more likely to be successful in sticking with it, however it’s difficult with the lack of consistent Cantonese resource. So thank you Brittany for creating great regular content, and helping the Cantonese learning community grow.
Thanks for your continued support, James! It definitely motivates me to keep up the content!
Yes Cantonese (other Chinese languages as well) lacks learning material and ressources compared with other languages (or Mandarin), the kind of contributions like this channel are very valuable.
You are absolutely right. I’m learning Cantonese only because I want to show my support for Hong Kong.
My dad emotionally abused me. He would curse me out in cantonese, tell me things to specifically hurt me and bring me down. Nothing I did would ever stop him from getting angrier. When he did stopped talking or he went away it would feel like I could finally relax and breathe. I think eventually I associated cantonese with pain, shame, and guilt. I avoided cantonese and everything to do with my culture. I really want to take back this part of my identity. I have tried and quit after feeling discouraged by my progress but seeing the increase of cantonese content like this on youtube gives me strength. I'd like to try again.
Same here, except for me it was my narcissistic NPD mother. I'm now in the process of taking back the language and trying to become fluent.
@@Jabbawokeez4 Same here, friends. We're on the journey together!
I am a Cantonese speaking father whose children are using more English than Cantonese. I am very sorry to hear what happened to you. Your case sounds like someone I know. He surname is Chan too.
It was not right to emotionally abuse children. However, such unfortunate things do happen. May be the fathers do not realise they are inflicting hurt to their children. May be they are stressed at that moment. May be they are not great communicators (I wasn't when my kids were small). May be they were victims when they were small. May be a breakdown in communication (quit likely).
But please don't associate Cantonese with pain. Cantonese is a great culture. I am very happy my grown up children will occasionally chit chat with me in Cantonese. I am fine with even broken Cantonese. Try mix with decent people who are Cantonese speaking and discover your roots.
I am now conducting Cantonese classes to young adults. Trust me. There are young people taking classes.
All the best.
Best of wishes
I'm glad I'm not the only one.
雖然我唔係一個CBC或者ABC,但係我覺得你啲頻道好犀利喎.我唔係中國人但係我住喺香港.我而家學緊廣東話,對一個外國人嚟講,非常之難學,同埋 好難搵到某啲學習嘅資料.你啲字幕包括英文,中文(口語),亦都有粵拼嚟㗎,呢啲好難得. 一定要睇呀.. Thank you for your great work.
just in case, AlexinHongKong might help
你嘅廣東話的video好好睇！我係日本人。我學緊廣東話，因為我暗戀係香港人。 我嘅文法成日有錯， 但係我唔會give up 睇你嘅videos!
Thank you for your contents! They are very helpful for Cantonese learners. I hope I can speak Cantonese like you one day.
Hi. Just discovered this channel. I'm a CBC. My first languages are Taishan 台山 and Xinhui 新会. Taishan is my mother's dialect and Xinhui is my father's. Depending on which side of the family I spoke to, I switch dialects. As I grew older, I had more of my father's side of the family around, so spoke more Xinhui and less Taishan. Also, my parents sent me to Chinese school where they taught Cantonese. A lot of TV shows and movies I watched with my parents were in Cantonese. I would say I'm most comfortable speaking Xinhui more.
When I met my wife, she and her side of the family spoke English very well. In order to show respect for her parents, I do try to speak Cantonese. As I don't speak this dialect much anymore since I stopped going to Chinese school decades ago, I had to really concentrate to speak Cantonese. I do try to speak Cantonese to my in-laws because I found it a great opportunity to speak more Cantonese. Because I mostly speak Xinhui or Taishan, I make some mistakes because I sometimes use the wrong words. For example, rain in Cantonese is 落雨. In Xinhui and Taishan, it's 落水.
My literacy is pretty poor. I didn't really used my reading and writing much. Lately, I've been more interested in learning more reading and writing. The main reason is that I am rediscovering the Chinese (mostly Cantonese) songs I used to listen to a lot when I was younger. I had a hard time understanding Chinese songs mainly because my literacy was poor back then. You also lose the tonal quality of the words/characters in songs. I don't think I understood the meaning of much of the Chinese music I used to listen to.
The past 5 years or so, I have been rediscovering those Chinese songs. It started when my mother was wanting to listen to her old songs, but she lost all of her old records and CD's when they downsized their home. She asked me to find some songs for her. I found some and found I really enjoyed them. I then looked for other songs that I used to listen to back in the 70's and 80's.
With the internet and various translations apps and sites, I was able to look up the lyrics and pronunciations of the songs and tried to translate them. I had to get help from my mother-in-law as my reading was quite poor. I was never able to learn the songs because I had to memorise the sounds only. Now, having the tools to find the pronunciations with Jyutping that I never had back then, I am able to learn how to properly sing a lot of songs. I also understand the meaning of them as well. As I have learned how to sing dozens of songs, it has improved my literacy. I still feel my literacy is poor, but getting better with this exposure to Chinese.
I just started watching a few of your videos. It's great you have Chinese subtitles, so it helps improve my reading. I still find there are words and sayings in Cantonese that is still beyond me. I love having the exposure.
I wished that I had put more effort in learning Cantonese when I was in Chinese school. I didn't like going as it was another class after regular school and extra homework every day as well. I didn't appreciate learning Cantonese back then. I'm enjoying trying to learn more Cantonese, mainly through learning the Chinese songs I have in my collection.
I never truly appreciated my Cantonese background until one time I listened to an old school HK standup special (棟篤笑) on cassette as a kid. The comedians joked about the difference between using only plain speech (白話) and using a mix of proverbs and wordplay to liven up the conversation. To me, the variety and versatility of spoken Cantonese made me appreciate how lively and fun it is to use. I wish I could still find that special somewhere.
Proud Gong dong yan from KL, Malaysia!!
Found this as I was searching "cantonese youtubers." I am glad
It's one of the most expressive language in the world! You speak very well and proper, very proper and that's a good thing.
Heyy! I'm from NZ and it's only been in recent years that I'm realising the value of learning my family's language! I've started taking up tutoring lessons, but it's still really hard to practice/remember stuff when you aren't hearing Cantonese on a more regular day-to-day basis. Thanks for posting this, I will be sure to watch your other videos as well! :)
Thanks Kyla! 加油!
pick up a HKTV series of the 80s watch 2 series will make you more familiar to Cantonese, my kids learn Cantonese from them
Mad skills! Language is culture, and worth preserving - keep up the good work!
pls make more of ur videos
Oh girl, you've missed some staples for the Chow lineup! Some grouped as a series:
1. Fight back to School (1,3,2) in the order of funniest
2. All for the Winner, God of Gambling 2, 3
3. Royal Tramp 1, 2
4. Flirting Scholar
5. Hail the Judge
6. All's Well, Ends Well (1992) - Chow is not the only star but he shines at his prime.
I’ll have to check those ones out too! I only profiled the ones I could find on Netflix/Amazon (wanted to make it easy for people to find).
As a CBC struggling to find decent Cantonese learning content, thank you.
I will let you know why Cantonese is important to me. Even though I have no Chinese blood in my body, I grew up in a place with many Cantonese speakers (somewhere in Toronto). When i was in high school, it was not at all unusual for me to be in situations in which people would be freely switching between English and Cantonese in their conversations, and I have close friends who speak Cantonese at home. I encountered Cantonese frequently, and I developed a strong affinity for it, but despite my efforts, to this day I still have not succeeded in teaching it to myself. Now, I live far away from where I grew up, and sadly, the language is not at all relevant in my day-to-day life. Even so, I have learned the language of where I live now, which is vastly different to English, and it is still my hope that somehow one day I will be able to learn Cantonese. Indeed, this video showed up in my CZcams recommendations because of my continuing interests in finding ways to learn.
Hi Brittany, my story: For the first time in 38 years, I went to visit my family from my mother's side in Hong Kong. I was in doubt if my Cantonese would be good enough to communicate with them. Although I didn't understand everything, it was more than enough to be able to talk to my cousins, aunts and uncles. That made them and me so happy I'm more motivated than ever to improve my Cantonese. Can't wait to go back to Hongkong and a bit sooner than 38 years.
I am MBC. Canto is important to me coz my BF is Cantonese and I speak Fujian. We talk in English and sometimes friends asked us, "Hey! Why both of you never speak in Chinese?!" So I want to improve my Canto!
Such a big work. With Cantonese captions, pinying and English - incredible. You are like a treasure on CZcams. Found your channel today and you will help me with Cantonese. Thank you and good luck
Jyutping actually 😅
我們以前小時候都是看電視學廣東話。但現在離開馬來西亞多年後，都很少聽到別人說廣東話了。我的母語不是廣東話但是它是我的童年的一部分。
I agree, when I hear someone speaking Canto, it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside! I'm glad I found your channel and I think your Canto is great. Much better than mine!
This project has taught me that you can improve your Cantonese at any age. Hope my videos can help you with your canto goals!
👍proud of you as a CBC who can speak fluently Cantonese.
Oh, I am a visitor late by a year. I roam YT every day and tune in to just about anything. I am Cantonese and feel a lot of "chan cheng" when I come across another kwongfuyan. I am touched by your narration of all those kwongfuyan who came into your life. I do speak Cantonese periodically and must admit yours is better than mine. All the best.
Personally I watch these videos in an effort to resuscitate what little I know of the language. I lived in Guangdong about 20 years ago, and the expectation for foreigners was to learn Mandarin first. There were plenty of books, tapes, and at that time the city was bilingual - many people from other provinces meant that Mandarin was the lingua franca. So I became intermediate-level conversational. But the heart of the city was still Cantonese. So in my English classes I had a teaching assistant who translated what I said into Cantonese and little by little I was able to piece certain words and sentences together. Not so well as to speak - if your tones aren't pitch perfect you don't have a chance in being understood as a gwailou - but certainly to understand. o sik teng, m sik gong. So I watch these videos because I want to keep this part of my brain alive, I guess.
好開心見到你咁努力去整 video 俾大家學廣東話
仲要有粵拼同埋字幕喺下低添 :)
繼續加油，支持你！
Hi! I'm Michelle and am a Germany-born Chinese, my parents are from Guangdong and I learned Cantonese as my first language. When I was younger, I had a phase where I would rather not speak Cantonese but focus on German so that my parents could learn it better. Now I can communicate in Cantonese in everyday life/ household situations but not outside of these circumstances and sometimes it is really hard so find the right words when talking to my relatives. Therefore I want to improve my skills! At the moment, I am learning Mandarin at university, but it helps me to get a better insight to Cantonese too.
Greetings from Germany! And found you through James Wong!
Also, Cantonese feels like family for me. Whenever I hear someone on the streets here speak Cantonese, I am reminded of my family and I instantly like them haha even though I don't know them at all. It just feels so familiar. Because every person I've heard talking in Cantonese was indeed family or close friends which were almost like family!
My father-in-law was from Hong Kong and since he has passed away no one in our family speaks Cantonese. We all miss him so very much and are trying to honour his memory by preserving some of his culture for our children (second generation born in Australia). I wish he had taught my husband more but hopefully our kids will know more. Thank you so much for your channel. It is really helping.
So good a speech in cantonese almost crying out when I hear through the middle when those aunts offer you afternoon tea, which means they recognize you as one of them. Support you! I am also a cantonese from Canton.
Yes, Brittany... your Cantonese is quite good really, just keep it up. Cantonese is my mother tongue too. I always think that Cantonese is a wonderful 'language'!
Hello Brittany, first time here. I was born and raised in HK but have been living in Canada for over 40 years. You have very good pronunciation and proper tone, and the ease of pace is good, too. The only minute comment I have is you have a tendency to say Gong instead of Gwong for 廣東話. Outside of that, you are very good. Keep it up.
that's so cool to see how speaking Cantonese brings people closer together. i love that. i want to improve my Cantonese too!
You definitely can if you put your mind to it!
@@cantobritt do you wanna do a collab video?
I saw you on the local news, Brittany! Your content speaks volumes about the importance of the Cantonese language and how essential it is to our identities as overseas Chinese. You communicate so eloquently in canto and it's very inspiring. Keep up the great work!
You're speaking Cantonese pretty well. Good jobs💪💪 We also learn English from your channel. Thank you 👍👍
Great video Brittany! I studied at The University of Hong Kong last year and fell in love with Cantonese so I’ve continued to practice it as I’ve returned back to London now !
Whoa, nice! 加油 Amin!
This comment is for Brittany and comments below. I was born in Hong Kong , lived in Macau but moved to San Francisco when I was 12. I became so Americanized that I almost forgot my Cantonese.Just last week I saw a video another Canadian guy talked about learning Cantonese. I don’t know if it’s a Canadian or American thing but I am impressed. I’m impressed of the comments as well. Some of My relatives back in San Francisco don’t speak Cantonese and I don’t think there’s a desire to learn. Maybe because they think that Cantonese is just not that important. I used to think that until I went to Beijing for work back in 2008. Because of these videos I have more faith in young people living in North America now. . Thank you. You gave me hope.
By the way what software do you use for the subtitles ? I bet it takes forever !!
Loved it! Just what I need to take my Cantonese to the intermediate level! Thanks Brittany!
Thank you!!! I grew up in NYC with my family and Cantonese was my first language. Sadly, my Chinese has deterioted since leaving home. I am SO THANKFUL for your channel and hope it will help me remember and improve my Chinese!
Such a great video, Brittany! I am an ABC (American BC) and want to learn Cantonese to better connect with my family. I grew up in a multicultural home where Cantonese wasn't taught and I didn't have many opportunities to learn from my one parent who speaks the language. I have tried to teach myself over the years and have found that, at times, learning from textbooks can be overwhelming. So glad to run across your channel. I am excited to improve my Cantonese with the great content you've created for us!
Thanks that means a lot to me!
Thank you for sharing your story! I'm half Chinese and half Italian and my grandmother is from HK. I'm from NY too. You reinspired me to try to speak more Cantonese!
Can't help but say that you've come from heritages of loud and expressive speakers 😂.
@@lordkent8143 Haha yeah that's right so I turn out to be quiet and introverted lol
Thank you so much for your videos! I have been studying Cantonese for almost 2 years, mostly to be able to communicate with my grandparents more easily, but I also found that the culture and the sense of identity that came with learning the language was also very important to me. Your videos have helped me a ton!
Thanks for your continued support antdung! Keep it up 👍🏻
I am happy to stumbled upon your video. I need to hear Cantonese more, especially from a speaker like you with a strong, projecting voice. This is important because I am hearing impaired. I am hungry for more videos like yours.
Brittany, your voice is clear and pleasant to the ears...and you enunciate clearly.
I’ve been trying to level up my Canto for decades. But your take is perfect bc it’s similar to mine as an ABC. Thanks for your vids and time to level up ya!
This is the kind of content I needed, simple sentences, English subtitles, and of course Jyutping
I worked in HK for a few months and I fell in love with the city and the language. Now I'm trying to learn it for when I go back to HK (I hope I can go there next year).
Thanks Brittany!
Learning cantonese cause my hubby is hker ;) his parents only speak cantonese. love ur channel Brit!
Many thanks indeed for this, which is lovely to hear. I lived in Hong Kong for a year 24 years ago, on the back of a four-year Chinese degree at SOAS, back in the day when it was a slightly odd choice at uni. Although what I learned at uni was Mandarin and I lived in Beijing, going to Hong Kong left something so special within my heart and soul which will never be dislodged. I worked hard at Cantonese in that year, then left Hong Kong, never to return. But Cantonese has stayed with me, though I rarely speak it, though fluency in Mandarin also lends itself to a certain fluency in Cantonese, even if you rarely speak it out loud! It's such a lovely and fascinating language. I often guess my way from Mandarin to Cantonese - remembering the rule our teachers taught us at uni about the relationship between the tones of Mandarin and those of Cantonese eg the rising tone in Mandarin is usually always the low falling (ie its complete opposite) tone in Cantonese. If you know the system, you can make a fairly accurate stab at the right tone (ballpark). Why is Cantonese important to me? It's beautiful!
Wow, what a story! Thanks for sharing, Damian. I really like hearing Mandarin speakers take a stab at Cantonese and vice versa! I think it's beautiful and sometimes everyone can even get a good laugh out of it :)
Abc here. My cantonese is very basic. I speak chinglish to my grandma. My parents speak cantonese and English. I tend to respond back in english but I would like to speak more cantonese. I think it's important to keep this language as it's so uncommon.
I've been studying Cantonese so that I can better communicate with my wife's family. Thank you so much for putting out such great content! Your videos are very helpful even for someone like me who has started learning Cantonese in adulthood. The subtitles also really help for reading practice!
Thank you for the Jyutping subtitles
Because Cantonese is my culture and my identity. I was born a Hongkonger and will die as a Hongkonger regardless of my citizenship or where I reside.
I am hongkonger. You speak fluent cantonese and your pronounciation is perfect.
Dem feels... ABC here! (Australian BC). We got a pretty robust Cantonese speaking community in Sydney. Though these days it's probably closer to 50/50 Canto/Mando split. I can speak Canto with decent fluency. But was too lazy as a kid to learn reading and writing. It's my biggest regret... 😭
I'm an ABC (American) who grew up in a place without a huge Cantonese-speaking community. In my experience, the dominant Western society has subtle ways of making people ashamed of their background and encourages linguistic and cultural assimilation at the expense of one's heritage. So I wouldn't be so quick to discount your younger self as simply "lazy."
On another note, I too am pretty illiterate in Chinese - I only know about 600-800 characters according to this test hanzitest.herokuapp.com/. Some sources say you need to know about 3000 to be able to read the news. For reference, Chinese people graduate high school knowing about 4500, and well-educated Chinese people know 8,000+ characters.
I've been using Remembering the Traditional Hanzi by James Heisig to learn 3k characters. It uses mneumonics to help you memorize them well. It doesn't include pronunciation or words that are commonly created with the character though, so I use different dictionaries, like Pleco, MDBG, and CantoDict to look those up if necessary. So far, I've gone through 100+ characters this way. About 1/3 of them were familiar to me already, but the book totally changed my way of understanding the character & for the ones I would recognize in context but not be able to really recall, the book has helped a loooot. I would recommend this method to you as well. You can find some very heated debates about the Heisig method online or in YT comments, as well, if you want to know the pros and cons!
I'm happy to share resources with others also striving to improve their language abilities! Let me know what you think!
Cantonese is cool! 💕
Hi! I'm in the U.S. and I'm learning Cantonese because it's my boyfriend's first language and his family speaks it at all family gatherings. They all told me I don't need to worry about learning it, but his mom has his sister translate for us when she wants to ask me questions or get to know me and this makes me sad. I'm still a beginner, but I find your videos SO helpful! Thank you so much!
If you’re motivated to learn then you definitely should! I have a playlist for beginners you should check out if you haven’t already. Good luck!
Good Cantonese. Keep it up.
We came across your Instagram page! Very thankful for your resources! We are trying to teach our kids Cantonese and hope to preserve it for future generations.
Thanks! I just checked out your guys’ channel, 加油 in teaching your kids Cantonese!
Staying true to your roots!!! that’s always awesome!
Thanks for sharing, Brittany! I'm improving my Cantonese for reasons of heritage, speaking to some family members more easily, and also to be able to work with Cantonese-speaking low-income communities. That is my dream! I'm an ABC (American, gotta distinguish cause I saw some people are from Australia. Sorry about the term "ABC" kind of overshadowing you all, Aussie Cantonese people). However, my parents were born and raised in a non-Chinese country, so even they have different language abilities, especially in terms of literacy, when compared to Chinese folks who are from China, HK, Singapore, etc. I hope to improve my speaking skills to fluency and become literate to be able to use Cantonese in my everyday life!
Wow, what an inspiring story, Almonds! 加油!
Not many of my fellow ABC friends speak Cantonese (they all speak either Mandarin or Taishanese at home) and the ones that do, don't necessarily have a desire to keep learning it. I'm so glad you decided to start this channel! I think you've done an amazing job with the clean and clear subtitles, jyutping, etc etc. It is obvious that you have put a lot of effort and dedication into this and I feel grateful to be a part of the beginning
Thanks so much for your kind words! And I don’t want to give away too much but your Taishanese friends might like one of my videos coming out soon 😉
@@cantobritt Oooh intriguing.. I'll keep an eye out :D
My son will going china for 1 year so i want him learn more cantonese
I am an English/Mandarin speaker and have been in Hong Kong for over a year now and am learning Cantonese. Thanks for the videos!
Wow congrats on the face reveal! Keep up the videos Brittany
Thanks Matt!
Thank you I share the same sentiment about my native language. Cantonese is part of being 唐人
I really want to truly thank you for starting this channel. I have had a hard time learning canto in the past and really want to become fluent to talk to my grandparents. So thank you from a fellow ABC!
Brittany, is the sewing field still strong in NY? We used to have lot's of sewing business in Montreal, we still have some but very few compare to the 80's. Listening to you makes me think of my auntie in NY, she works as seamstress. Fond memories, only relative at NY. She super bright, she immigrated in NY at her 30's and was able to pick up English. Thank you
I’d say it’s relatively vibrant! I’m sure it’s not as big as it used to be, but the industry is still quite visible if you walk around the garment district!
Yesss I am here for this! I can speak conversationally but I really want to become a more fluent speaker. I can barely read or write so I'm working on those skills too. Thanks for making these videos!
I just love the sounds of Cantonese bc that's home for me 💜
Thanks Angie! Make sure to check out my intermediate playlist. Also I have worksheets for learning traditional characters on my Patreon if you’re interested!
Hi Brittany, thanks for your new video and it's nice to see you on your channel, you look pretty :).
Your voice in English is so sweet. (of course your Cantonese is sweet too :)
Thanks again and wish you always happy and healthy.
Thanks Lucia! Wishing you good health too!
Great 👍!
I love this so much! Cantonese means a lot to me, as well, and it's so great to find content creators who speak Cantonese. I, like you, speak mostly Cantonese/Chinglish at home with my family. However after my grandpa passed away and my grandma moved away, I had very little reason to speak Cantonese at home since everyone understood English. At my core, culture is so important to me that I want to be able to express myself in my mother tongue. Thank you so much! A little fun fact: my grandparents started out working in a garment factory in California when they immigrated from China :)
any reason to be connected to your roots is a great thing, language being the most underrated but probably the hardest way to stay connected. great job, keep it up.
BRITTANY!!!!! I love this! Thank you so much for sharing. :)
我想學廣東話因為我想同多啲人溝通。幾年前我有個阿婆住係我屋企，佢只識廣東話，普通話同埋英文都唔識。我無辦法就學啲廣東話同佢講嘢。
梗係除咗頭先講啲嘅，學廣東話都有好多好處嘅啦。而家我去到香港都容易哂，以前廁所都搵唔到都唔識點問。我知我語法好差希望你識讀我寫緊咩。
Wow, what a nice story! Thanks for sharing :)
Caligula, 你说你不会讲廣東話，但是寫得廣東話很好。我提议你。 你 寫“ 識讀我寫緊咩” 应该寫 “識睇”。讀的意思出聲念(read out loud).睇=看
@@yw1921 真的吗？谢谢你哦。好的，谢谢你改正，下次会这么用
Wow i just came across your channel and i love it already!! Thank you for your content, I look forward to learning cantonese! :)
just found your channel and its really helping me!! thank you
I couldn't have found a better time to find your channel. As a CBC as well and as someone who doesn't speak an ounce of Cantonese, I'm really starting to get into it in hopes to try and communicate with my popo. My gunggung recently passed away and I wish that I could've had the chance to speak in Canto with him more. Keep it up because your videos mean more to your viewers than you think :)
Thank you for your kind words, Sarah! I hope to continue making videos to support your efforts and many others like yours :) 加油!
Thank you for the effort. The pronunciation subtitle is really helpful to tech my CBC husband speaks Cantonese!
Don't stop with your content. Super lovely this is!
Nice work! I just started taking canto lessons mostly to reconnect with my parents on a deeper level. Subbed :) Super cool that canto has been relevant in multiple aspects of your life as well.
This is a great video! I saw your post on SAC and am currently re-learning Cantonese in San Francisco. It's really nice to hear about your experience.
Good job 👍👍
Really feeling how family connects you to language and culture. Been digging your channel and hope you continue to have success with it!
Thank you!!
This is awesome
Thank you so much for making this channel, I'm so glad I found it! It's so hard to find resources for levels between absolute beginner and native so this is incredibly useful for me to start practicing conversational sentences with jyutping and subtitles as aids 😊👏
OMG i love love love your channel and how you want to help people discover cantonese. It's honestly such a beautiful and expressive language we need more people like you!!! please keep doing what youre doing girl we love you!
I originally started learning Cantonese to be able to communicate with my Chinese friend’s family. Now, we’re no longer friends but I’ve just fallen in love with the language and culture. I actually have some videos of me on my channel speaking Cantonese, I would love for you to check them out!
Your Cantonese is really good! 加油!
Cantonese with Brittany Thank you so much!
Hi Brittany
I love your channel. I stay in S.A.
I am self studying. Your clarity and pace of teaching Cantonese help me to stay motivated.
I enjoyed the video and the way you express your thoughts in Cantonese. I have been following other channel using English to teach Cantonese but yours is, to me, totally upper-handed. Subscribed already, and looking forward more to come.
So great to find this qualitative channel for cantonese learner and speaker thank you from France!
Glad you like the channel and thanks for your support! I’ve actually been getting more and more viewers from France so welcome!
I love your video, especially this one since I could see your face now. You look cute, too! Keep up the good work!
I just found out your channel. Where I live in Arizona there are very few canto speakers. Thank you for keeping Cantonese alive. I am able to practice my rusty Cantonese thru your channel. Keep up the good work.
That’s an awesome lesson Brittany. I’ve found it very useful. It’s great you speak clearly and not too fast. I’ve only just discovered your channel and I think it’s a great resource. I started learning Cantonese about 5-6 years ago and I’m now at the stage I’m comfortable speaking to native speakers but I still make mistakes. I totally agree with you about people treating you differently if you speak Cantonese to them in Guangzhou! I’m really looking forward watching more of your videos. Thanks from a kiwi and keep it up!
Hi Brittany, I stumbled on your channel by accident and thank you for starting this channel! I am trying to improve my Cantonese including speaking, writing and reading. It's great that your channel has excellent subtitles. I hope you will make a video soon on recommending resources to help with reading and writing.
I have quite a few friends who can speak Cantonese, some as their first language. As I have heard more and more of it, and learnt more and more of and about the language, I have felt increasing fondness of it's expressiveness and sass. Exploring it has also opened new insights into the deep, rich culture of my Chinese friends.
Good job, Brittany. Don't stop broadcasting in Cantonese!
Great content
I wanted to learn Cantonese simply because its pronunciation sounds funny to me.
Love how Cantonese sounds😊 part of my heritage and trying to bring it back
I’m learning Mandarin and Japanese as well and there’s tons of good CZcams resources for those languages. A TON. Cantonese is a little trickier, which is why I really appreciate Brittany’s content! 👍
Found this video on reddit. Nice
I grew up with native Vietnamese-Accent Cantonese. My English has Queens NYC accent (it is my second language but became my dominant language through repetition and schooling). Sadly there wasn't much Cantonese schooling for me. I had to learn Mandarin in Saturday school & later in college but failed (I didn't retain any). I had to learn Spanish in middle and high school to pass. My Spanish got high scores but I DIDNT retain much. Sad since I met, dated, and now married my wife who is Puerto Rican/Dominican/NYCer. She's fluent in Spanish/English and knows how to read Latin, read French but not able to pronounce French, beginner Italian read/speak Japanese intermediate but not conversational, beginner in Korean. She wants to get into Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese.
What an interesting story! As a completely unbiased person, I think you and her should focus on Cantonese 😉
@@cantobritt lol very UNbias. I'm happy there's so many Cantonese resources. Growing up I kept hearing from my CANTONESE speaking family that *it was a dying language and that I should learn Mandarin.* My Mandarin instructors tended to be very strict and without Mandarin speaking friends to practice with,....I just couldn't retain it. *Most of my ABC cousins couldn't retain any of their Chinese.*
Your channel and other Cantonese channels give me hope that the language survives to the next generation. ❤
Found you on on Subtle Cantonese Traits group. I'm an ABC, but I feel like my Cantonese is getting worse since I'm not surrounded by any from where I currently live. I'd like to find a group where I can communicate with others and improve my Cantonese.
i think your cantonese is great!! bravo to you for your efforts, keep spreading your love for cantonese! i dont know many people (born overseas) who know how to speak as well as you do