Congratulations to both Brittany and Jared on your excellent content on learning and teaching Cantonese! Just quickly the "係 hai6 + verb" is an emphatic sentence. The "係 hai" here is the so-called copula or auxiliary/linking verb and translated as "is indeed", also acting just like the "do" verb in English. 佢係有耳仔㗎 can be translated as "It DOES have ears!"
Raymond’s explanation is perfect! I would like to add that 係 means “yes”, so “indeed” is a good translation. It gives a sense of confirmation to the sentence. However, “indeed” and “do” are not as commonly used on everyday conversation. I would like to use the word “really” as a replacement for the translation. “Really” is 真係 in Cantonese. So we can use it as an abridged word. In the story, it would be “turtle really has ears!”. Another example I would like to give. Let’s say two people having a conversation. A: You don’t like to drink water B: (to answer A) I really don’t like to drink water. Can B say “I don’t like to drink water.”? Yes, but I believe it sounds better as a confirmation to say “I really don’t like to drink water”. Translate that to Cantonese would be… A: 你唔鍾意飲水。 B: 我係唔鍾意飲水。 This is a confirmation of what A said.
jared is absolutely right, as children we just absorb the rules of a language without asking why. sometimes not always, asking why will hinder your progress
I really enjoy watching this video!! Brittany have really demonstrated how English speaker should be taught to learn Cantonese. This is not about professional teacher or skills but making learning fun! Hope more people know this awesome video!!
I've discovered the HBL channel a while ago and it's wonderful, it's really hard to find such resource for Cantonese learning. The visual cue for the tones is perfect.
Thank you Brittany and Jared for introducing me to HBL. I just ordered the full set of books. This is a great resource for me to learn how to read the characters and will make it easier to teach my husband and little one as well. Just want to say Jared is doing so well with his Cantonese and I really enjoyed this video. Thank you for sharing!!
I found out about hambaanglaang from something you posted a while back and it's been so helpful! I love having some Cantonese books I can read to my kid with the help of the jyutping. Thanks for sharing about this resource.
Thank you so much for telling us about the hambaaglaang resources. I just checked out their videos and they're great for someone who is a beginner like me. Cantonese is such a beautiful language and I'm so embarrassed for not learning it sooner, especially since both my parents speak Cantonese. Thank you for taking the time to make wonderful videos.
Jared is amazing! I’ve been w my husband for 20 yrs. We live in a multigenerational household where my Cantonese speaking parents speak Cantonese w my kids, yet my husband barely knows any Cantonese. my kids have to translate for my husband. I can’t blame him bc I’m also extremely bad w languages myself.
I would like to get a set for my brother's son, and can't wait for the intermediate and advanced sets to come out as well, so I can get them as a set as well.
The nice thing about Cantonese words is that when you learn to pronounce a certain character, you can easily learn many different words (as words are often a combination of characters). If you learn the word 海 (hoi2) you can easily learn any word that has the character 海 in it. I wonder if Jared can recognize some characters simply by seeing those characters a lot (Hambaanglaang can be useful for recognizing Chinese characters )
Hey Brittany, I just ordered the full set using your coupon :)!!! I am German and learning Cantonese with a passion right now. By the way where in Germany did you go to College/University, Jared? Keep up the good work man your Cantonese is progressing so well :).
@@cantobritt Dong1 jin4 gaaa3 laaaaa3. Mou5 man6 tai4! Everything for the Cantonese language. I also got Jade's books and all the books from SOW Publishing. I am from western North-Rhine Westphalia so pretty far away from Munich. But should you guys ever come to Germany let me or even the whole channel know 🙂.
Thank you for sharing the 冚唪唥粵文讀本 Hambaanglaang Cantonese Graded Readers. If you can pronounce Hambaanglaang using the right Cantonese tones, it will be fabulous. I am sure you know how to say the 6 tones. So the name of the readers is Ham6 Baang6 Laang6. They are all in 6 tones. I will be checking out their materials too. Thank you again for sharing that! All the best to you and your family!
Congratulations to both Brittany and Jared on your excellent content on learning and teaching Cantonese!
Just quickly the "係 hai6 + verb" is an emphatic sentence. The "係 hai" here is the so-called copula or auxiliary/linking verb and translated as "is indeed", also acting just like the "do" verb in English. 佢係有耳仔㗎 can be translated as "It DOES have ears!"
Thank u, Raymond
Great explanation.
Raymond’s explanation is perfect! I would like to add that 係 means “yes”, so “indeed” is a good translation. It gives a sense of confirmation to the sentence. However, “indeed” and “do” are not as commonly used on everyday conversation. I would like to use the word “really” as a replacement for the translation. “Really” is 真係 in Cantonese. So we can use it as an abridged word. In the story, it would be “turtle really has ears!”.
Another example I would like to give. Let’s say two people having a conversation.
A: You don’t like to drink water
B: (to answer A) I really don’t like to drink water.
Can B say “I don’t like to drink water.”? Yes, but I believe it sounds better as a confirmation to say “I really don’t like to drink water”.
Translate that to Cantonese would be…
A: 你唔鍾意飲水。
B: 我係唔鍾意飲水。
This is a confirmation of what A said.
I’m looking for someone who can help me to improve my Cantonese 🗣
graphical jyutping is so neat!
jared is absolutely right, as children we just absorb the rules of a language without asking why. sometimes not always, asking why will hinder your progress
Those graphics for the Jyutping are so cool!!
4:35 the phrase“係有、係冇” is something we speak when the answer to be told from a guess/question
Thanks for sharing. I am trying to learn Cantonese with my husband who is a native speaker.
I really enjoy watching this video!!
Brittany have really demonstrated how English speaker should be taught to learn Cantonese.
This is not about professional teacher or skills but making learning fun!
Hope more people know this awesome video!!
Oooh thanks for sharing hbl! I cant believe it’s free 🙏
I've discovered the HBL channel a while ago and it's wonderful, it's really hard to find such resource for Cantonese learning. The visual cue for the tones is perfect.
This is so amazing! Thank you both for doing this! Wishing you the best for future success!
Thanks kind stranger! - Brittany & Jared
That's so cool you did the narration for Hambaanglaang! 👏 Great idea to show the learning process with Jared as well!
Thank you Brittany and Jared for introducing me to HBL. I just ordered the full set of books. This is a great resource for me to learn how to read the characters and will make it easier to teach my husband and little one as well. Just want to say Jared is doing so well with his Cantonese and I really enjoyed this video. Thank you for sharing!!
I found out about hambaanglaang from something you posted a while back and it's been so helpful! I love having some Cantonese books I can read to my kid with the help of the jyutping. Thanks for sharing about this resource.
You’re a great teacher, I’m going to try put this method to good use myself :)
Thank you so much for telling us about the hambaaglaang resources. I just checked out their videos and they're great for someone who is a beginner like me. Cantonese is such a beautiful language and I'm so embarrassed for not learning it sooner, especially since both my parents speak Cantonese. Thank you for taking the time to make wonderful videos.
Love this, and I will definitely be checking that out to help me. It's exactly what I needed!
Great job Jared! Thanks awesome! 👍
Thanks for sharing this awesome resource!! This type of video is super helpful, keep up the great content.
Great video, hambaanglaang is such a great resource !!
Jared is amazing! I’ve been w my husband for 20 yrs. We live in a multigenerational household where my Cantonese speaking parents speak Cantonese w my kids, yet my husband barely knows any Cantonese. my kids have to translate for my husband. I can’t blame him bc I’m also extremely bad w languages myself.
I would like to get a set for my brother's son, and can't wait for the intermediate and advanced sets to come out as well, so I can get them as a set as well.
Noooo saw your discount code just after I purchased the whole set. Dang!
The nice thing about Cantonese words is that when you learn to pronounce a certain character, you can easily learn many different words (as words are often a combination of characters). If you learn the word 海 (hoi2) you can easily learn any word that has the character 海 in it.
I wonder if Jared can recognize some characters simply by seeing those characters a lot (Hambaanglaang can be useful for recognizing Chinese characters )
Very proud of you guys. This is even fun for me to watch. 10 Likes.
Hey Brittany, I just ordered the full set using your coupon :)!!! I am German and learning Cantonese with a passion right now. By the way where in Germany did you go to College/University, Jared? Keep up the good work man your Cantonese is progressing so well :).
That’s awesome, thanks for your support! He studied at the LMU in Munich.
@@cantobritt Dong1 jin4 gaaa3 laaaaa3. Mou5 man6 tai4! Everything for the Cantonese language. I also got Jade's books and all the books from SOW Publishing. I am from western North-Rhine Westphalia so pretty far away from Munich. But should you guys ever come to Germany let me or even the whole channel know 🙂.
very interesting. Cantonese tones are just like musical tones.
Love it 🤩🔥
He always reminds me of Peja Stojakovic
i want to buy this set
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Is Jared mixed Chinese??
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Thank you for sharing the 冚唪唥粵文讀本 Hambaanglaang Cantonese Graded Readers. If you can pronounce Hambaanglaang using the right Cantonese tones, it will be fabulous. I am sure you know how to say the 6 tones. So the name of the readers is Ham6 Baang6 Laang6. They are all in 6 tones. I will be checking out their materials too. Thank you again for sharing that! All the best to you and your family!