Cantonese Resources for Non-Fluent Parents
‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ is a timeless classic that has been enjoyed by children and adults alike in multiple languages across the world. The singsong chanting aspect of the story is equally delightful in both Cantonese and English and I’m so pleased to have created a written Cantonese version for AJ. How I… Continue reading We’re Going on a Bear Hunt: Cantonese Translation
The theme of week seven of Sing and Sign is all about the doctors. Now hopefully your baby won’t have much call for visiting the doctors outside of routine appointments, but when they do visit the doctors, it can be helpful to use baby signs to help out them at ease. *No bears were harmed… Continue reading Doctor Heals Me Song (Baby Sign Language – Week 7)
For our sixth Sing and Sign lesson, we focused on something your baby has in abundance: feelings! Whilst AJ isn’t old enough to understand what I’m signing, it’s important to me to get into the habit of talking about his emotions so I’m prepared to validate all the wonderful, messy feelings he will experience growing… Continue reading Expressing Emotions and Positive Parenting (Baby Sign Language – Week 6)
When I first met AJ's dad, he was working as a zoo keeper. So I am particularly delighted to bring you my translation of Dear Zoo, a charming story about the zoo sending lots of different animals in hopes of finding the reader the perfect pet. My partner still works with animals and we are… Continue reading Dear Zoo: Cantonese Translation
One of the main barriers Cantonese learners have is the fact there’s frustratingly few resources for made for us, especially when it comes to apps. The overwhelming majority of Chinese learning apps are catered for Mandarin and the few that advertise Cantonese content are just glorified dictionaries. I wish there were more high-quality Cantonese apps… Continue reading Drops App Review
Even though he can’t read, AJ already has a favourite author- he adores every Eric Carle book we have. Something about the bold illustrations makes him wiggle with excitement. Written Cantonese and Jyutping Translation Thanks to Cantonese for Families, I read ‘Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?’ in Cantonese nearly everyday. I printed… Continue reading Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Cantonese Colouring Printables and Translation
AJ loves buses. Even though he’s only 6 months old, he loves watching bus, being on a bus, and being sang ‘The Wheels on the Bus’. I end up singing the nursery rhyme to him multiple times in a day. I then came across this video from Twinklebots Cantonese that inspired me to learn how… Continue reading The Wheels on the Bus Cantonese and Jyutping Lyrics
So you may know by now I have a book obsession. I cannot stop buying them, especially if they are in written Cantonese and Jyutping. Well, Hambaanglaang’s graded readers promise all that plus more! I bought 15 readers (out of a total of 40) across 4 levels from their store in Hong Kong to see… Continue reading Hambaanglaang Graded Readers Book Review
Mama Bear Cantonese 