This short course is meant for people who have no prior knowledge of Cantonese but have a strong desire to learn and a need for its use as soon as possible. This book is principally designed for newcomers to Hong Kong (especially international students) who wish to overcome the language barrier in their new living environment.

The aim of the course is to introduce the fundamental structure of the Cantonese language, as well as common and useful Cantonese vocabulary, phrases and expressions that can immediately be put to use in daily life.

The emphasis will be on the practical side of the language use, so as to meet everyday needs while residing in Hong Kong. In a relatively short period of time, learners will grasp the most useful and practical phrases or expressions to make life here easier and more enjoyable. In addition, there are sections on the culture and life in Hong Kong that will hopefully help you in the transition stage.

Many people say that Cantonese is a difficult language to learn, but I believe that given the right learning material and environment, it is no more difficult than any other second language. I hope that this course will help in this regard.

Chow Bun Ching

BA, MA, Cert TJFL

Honorary Lecturer

University of Hong Kong

About the Author
Chow Bun Chinghas dedicated more than twenty-five years to teaching written Chinese and spoken Cantonese to expatriates of varied backgrounds in the University of Hong Kong. As a lecturer at HKU, Ms Chow teaches language courses at all levels. She has also been in charge of the Cantonese Section at the Chinese Language Centre of the School of Chinese. Ms Chow was awarded a Faculty Teaching Excellence Award from the Faculty of Arts in 2009. Herresearch interests are in the area of the teaching and learning of Chinese/Cantonese as a foreign language. Ms Chow has published several textbooks that are widely used over the world. She is the co-author of Living Cantonese for Intermediate Learners (1997, Jyutping version 2017), the author of Learn Chinese Using Cantonese (2008, Jyutping version 2016), Spoken Cantonese for Non-Chinese Speaking Students (2009) and Decoding Chinese Characters (2016).

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《闽南话教程(第3版)》由厦门大学出版社出版。
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林宝卿，厦门人。1939年6月出生。长期从事音韵、方言、汉语与中国文化等学科的教学与科研工作，为厦门大学中文系教授，曾两次到马来西亚讲学。退休后为厦大闽南语学会教学顾问，厦大嘉庚学院兼职教授，漳州师院闽台文化研究所特聘研究员，厦门鹭江讲坛报告人。主要专著与教材有《普通话教程》、《闽南人学习普通话手册》、《永安方言》（与人合作）、<闽南话教程》、《闽南话口语》、《闽南方言与古汉语同源词典》、《汉语与中国文化》、《普通话闽南方言常用词典》等，参加编写《福建省志·方言志》及县、市方言志多部。在《中国语文》、《古汉语研究》、《方言》、《厦门大学学报》等刊物.上发表学术论文近80篇。

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林希，20世纪30年代生于天津，祖辈在天津办洋务开洋行，父亲在一家外国公司供职，母亲出身于书香门第。1952年毕业于师范学校，曾做过教师、杂志编辑，后为天津作协专业作家，并于1982年加入中国作协。

1955年，因受“胡风案”株连，被定为“胡风分子”；1957年，被错划为“右派”，随后堕入生活底层，通过繁重的体力劳动来养家糊口，长达25年之久。1980年获平反，重新开始写作，推出了《蛐蛐四爷》《丑末寅初》《高买》《相士无非子》等小说代表作，其中，《小的儿》获第一届鲁迅文学奖，《天津闲人》被改编成电影并入选北京国际电影节。