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| OrlMoth Groupie United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6307 days ago 77 posts - 83 votes  2 sounds | Message 9 of 11 10 October 2007 at 11:13am | IP Logged |
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@ Aritarus - Yes, there's a bunch of Cantonese speakers around here. There's a growing community of immigrants. There's at least one Chinese restaurant per two blocks in my neighborhood, all owned by Cantonese speakers, and all more than 1 year old (they are here to stay :-). Also, nearby there's a small apartment complex that is full of Cantonese speakers, and I think it's owned by them, too. Up till today, I've only seen 1 banner in Cantonese (with no Spanish in it). I was learning Hawaiian, but I decided to switch to Cantonese as soon I found out whether they spoke Cantonese or Mandarin. I still haven't "blown my cover" to them, since they tend to be kinda wary of Mexicans (with a good reason, plenty of Mexicans are jerks to them. We're not too well exposed to other cultures, so we tend to be a bit ignorant on the subject). I think I'll blow my cover as soon as I can explain in Cantonese that I'm learning their language, and somewhat introduce myself. I have some experience in being an immigrant, so I know how they must feel about some guy speaking a few broken words in their language to them! But when someone can somewhat communicate in your native language, there's no problem. (Except I was in a more immigrant friendly nation, the USA).
@ edwin - Thanks for the site! I've come across a few postings there through google, but I didn't realize it was still active (so many dead forum communities nowadays...) I'll lurk around a bit then join when I see how things work there. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| OrlMoth Groupie United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6307 days ago 77 posts - 83 votes 2 sounds | Message 10 of 11 18 October 2007 at 12:50pm | IP Logged |
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Oct 18- I feel like I'm outgrowing Pimsleur. I'm about done (lesson 18) and it's getting easier. As a challenge, I've decided to try to finish the remaining lessons before October ends. I can get started on FSI. I've gone through 1 lesson per two days, but since work has ended for the rest of the month, I plan on studying more intensively, doing 2 lessons a day.
My goal is to be able to speak at a basic level by the end of December, and it seems realistic now. Edited by OrlMoth on 18 October 2007 at 12:56pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| edwin Triglot Senior Member Canada towerofconfusi&Registered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6407 days ago 160 posts - 183 votes 9 sounds Speaks: Cantonese*, English, Mandarin Studies: French, Spanish, Portuguese | Message 11 of 11 26 November 2007 at 10:33am | IP Logged |
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Orland,
I am making some materials for Cantonese learners. You may want to check it out: http://www.cantophilia.com/ Edwin. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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