My First Everyday Words in Cantonese and English: with Jyutping pronunciation - Softcover

Yee, Karen

9781542713399: My First Everyday Words in Cantonese and English: with Jyutping pronunciation

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1542713390 ISBN 13: 9781542713399

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

My First Everyday Words in Cantonese & English is unique in its focus on colloquial Cantonese, not formal written Chinese. This book introduces Cantonese language and culture to preschool children, and is ideal for families or caregivers who may not be fully fluent in spoken Cantonese or written Chinese.Starting with “Good Morning!”, this picture book contains the conversational questions, phrases and words needed to talk through a day in the life of a toddler. Each phrase is written in traditional Chinese characters and color-coded to the phonetic pronunciation and English translation. A special section for dim sum, a Cantonese cuisine and tradition of small, bite-sized plates, is also included.

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About the Author:

Karen Yee is a native Cantonese and English speaker. A graduate of Stanford University and The Wharton School, she is passionate about language and multilingual parenting. She was a National Spelling Bee finalist, taught English in Japan and currently leads a language specialist team at Google. As a mom, she searched for Cantonese books suitable for families where not everyone speaks fluent Cantonese, but found nothing. She developed this book based on what worked for her own family. She loves hearing ideas about bilingual parenting and sharing Cantonese language and culture, and can be reached at everydaycantonese@gmail.com

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