DaveAgain wrote:Steve Kaufmann has a how I learnt Cantonese video that you might find interesting.
Thanks! I don't think I've watched that one.
DaveAgain wrote:Steve Kaufmann has a how I learnt Cantonese video that you might find interesting.
Axon wrote:
I think a low-stress approach for you, assuming a Cantonese track, would be:
- Pimsleur Cantonese to start
<- at this point you will have exceeded the expectations of any of your extended family
- Assimil Le Cantonais and FSI Cantonese simultaneously (alternating days?)
<- at this point you will have surpassed the vast majority of foreigners who start learning Cantonese
- OPLingo Cantonese Conversations (yes, it's cool young adults from Hong Kong in 2021, but it's not wrong Cantonese, just a little different)
- The Basic and Intermediate Cantonese textbooks by Yip and Matthews
- Hundreds of hours of Cantonese-language media on YouTube - ask your extended family for recommendations
<- at this point you will have a stronger command of Cantonese than many young adults in the Cantonese-speaking diaspora
Lawyer&Mom wrote:What would you recommend as a low stress approach for Mandarin?
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As you said, everybody in your new family understands and can communicate in Mandarin.
Mandarin is huge in comparison to Cantonese, both in terms of the number of speakers and the amount of learning resources.
Let's face it, learning both Mandarin AND Cantonese to a high level would easily take you 5-10 years of near-full time study. So why not settle for something that gives you more mileage?
DaveAgain wrote:I think you should prioritize learning how to eat with chopsticks.sfuqua wrote: Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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