DAAI SENG AAI
Daai Seng Aai is a textbook and workbook set that introduces colloquial Cantonese and the information needed to begin learning the language. The goal of the project is to celebrate the unique characteristics of the language and to encourage its usage beyond speaking it.This website is a space for linking the Cantonese learning resources referenced in the books and additional resources to aid self studying of the language.
REFERENCES
Resources referenced in the making of the Textbook
INTRODUCTION (PAGE 1)
•https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/粵Hong Kong Cantonese (page 3)
•https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_ Kong_CantoneseLoanwords (page 4)
•https://ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk//handle/10397/5824Code-Switching (page 4)
•https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code-switching_in_Hong_KongScript Styles (Page 6)
•https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_script_stylesChinese Characters 漢字 (page 7)
•https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_characters
•https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_character_classification#Traditional_classification
•https://hanziyuan.net (Chinese Etymology)
•Chinese Pictograms: The Pictographic Evolution & Graphic Creation of Hanzi, published by SendPointsBasic Chinese Radicals (Page 9)
•https://www.cantoneseclass101.com/chinese-radicals/
•https://www.mandarintutor.com/resources/commonradicals
•https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_(Chinese_characters)SPELLING OUT CANTONESE WITH JYUTPING 粵拼 (Page 11)
•https://jyutping.org/en/docs/english/
•https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyutping
•https://cantoneseeveryday.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/cantonese-•romanization-system-jyutping-initials-and-finals/Cantonese Grammar (Page 15–23)
•https://www.cantoneseclass101.com/blog/2021/03/18/cantonese-grammar-overview/Cantonese Pronouns (Page 16)
•https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantonese_pronouns
•http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/1492/“THOUGHTS IN THE SILENT NIGHT”《靜夜思》(Page 25)
•https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiet_Night_Thought
•https://cantoneseforfamilies.com/thoughts-in-the-silent-night/
•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZF0zqIqBD8
Resources referenced in the making of the Workbook
Character Strokes (page 1)
•https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroke_(CJK_character)Numbers Zero to Ten (page 3)
•https://ling-app.com/yue/cantonese-numbers/
•https://youtu.be/g6mQyXp2_kw
•https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_numerology食咗飯未呀 sik6 zo2 faan6 mei6 aa3 (page 9)
•https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/食咗飯未呀矇查查 mung4 caa4 caa4 (page 12)
•http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/10930/
More resources
Additional Resources for learning cantonese
Compiled Resources
•https://sites.google.com/stanford.edu/cantonese/language-resources
•https://www.savecantonese.org/education
•https://cantoneseforfamilies.comTraditional Chinese Stroke Order Tool
•https://stroke-order.learningweb.moe.edu.tw/characters.do?lang=enChinese Stroke Order Tool
•https://www.chineseconverter.com/en/convert/chinese-stroke-order-toolBasic Stroke Order Rules
•http://blog.tutorming.com/mandarin-chinese-learning-tips/7-basic-rules-to-chinese-stroke-orderChinese Characters to Jyutping Converter
•https://www.howtostudycantonese.com/chinese-characters-to-jyutping-converter/Cantonese Dictionaries
•https://cantonese.org/
•https://cantowords.com/
•http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/scripts/wordlist.htmVariety of Cantonese Learning Resources
•http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.ukLearn Jyutping
•https://jyutping.org/en/YouTube Channels
•https://www.youtube.com/c/InspirLang
•https://www.youtube.com/c/BrittanyChan888
•https://www.youtube.com/c/madewithlau
大聲哎 Daai6 Seng1 Aai1 means
“To shout at the top of your lungs.”
Colloquial Cantonese, although often viewed as solely a spoken language, can be transcribed using Chinese characters. For example, native speakers will text/make social media posts using colloquial terms and grammar.Daai Seng Aai aims to promote colloquial, Hong Kong Cantonese as a written as well as spoken language.
The books are not a definitive resource for learning colloquial Cantonese, which is why this website exists. Please use the resources and have fun learning!You can access the books through the links below.
Contact
This project was made for the BFA Capstone of artist Jasmine Hui Tin-Wai.If you are interested in more of Jasmine's work or would like to chat about the Cantonese language, you can find them through the social links here.