Add Oil Cantonese

Online Cantonese Class for adults

*All our classes are only offered online at this moment*
The new online session will start on 3 Sep- 10 Dec 2024, 12 weeks, 1.5 hours each. The levels offered in this session are beginner 1 , 2 & 3, elementary 1 & 3, intermediate 1. To sign up, please email us. For students interested in inter/ advanced classes, please get in touch to discuss further. Our sessions generally start in January, April/May and September. To enroll, please simply email us!


Beginner 1 : Tue 19:30-21:00 (ET) CAD 264 + 39.53 (taxes)= 303.53 

  

 Sep 10, 17, 24
 Oct 1, 8, 22, 29
Nov 5, 12, 19, 26
 Dec 3


Beginner 2: Mon 19:30-21:00 (ET)    CAD 264 + 39.53 (taxes)= 303.53 

  
Sep 9, 16, 23, 30
Oct 7, 21, 28
Nov 4, 11, 18, 25
Dec 2

 

Beginner 3: Wed 19:30-21:00 (ET)  CAD 264 + 39.53 (taxes)= 303.53 

Sep 11, 18, 25
Oct 2, 9, 23, 30
 Nov 6, 13, 20, 27
Dec 4

 
Elementary 1: Tue 20:00-21:30 (ET)  CAD 264 + 39.53 (taxes)= 303.53   

 

Sep 3, 10, 17, 24
 Oct 22, 29
Nov 5, 12, 19, 26
Dec 3, 10


Intermediate 1: Thurs 19:30-21:00 (ET) CAD 264 + 39.53 (taxes)= 303.53
For heritage speakers with basic listening comprehension skills but struggle to speak in full sentences

 Sep 12, 19, 26
Oct 3, 10, 24, 31
Nov 7, 14, 21, 28
Dec 5


Inter/ Advanced : Wed 20:00-21:30 (ET) CAD 220 + 32.95 (taxes)= 252.95
For heritage speakers with good listening comprehension skills who wish to enrich your vocabulary and discuss various topics in depth

Sep 11, 18
Oct 23, 30
 Nov 6, 13, 20, 27
Dec 4, 11

*Once the term has started, we are sorry that no refund is possible except certain circumstances such as emergency or health concerns in which case an administration fee will be charged. Thank you for your understanding.

**Group classes require a minimum of 4 students. If there are less than 4 students in a scheduled class, the rate or duration is subject to change which will be communicated with the interested students.

Referral Discount

​Students will get a 15% off if a new student is successfully referred to any class and both of you register in the same session. Applicable on group class only  (min. 4 students).

Beginner 1 course highlights:


  • Basic greetings (name, occupation, nationality)
  • Make simple questions with the negation word 唔 (m4)
  • Possession 嘅 (ge3)  
  • First 5 classifiers
  • Numbers, year, month, days and time
  • Aspect markers 緊 (gan2) , 咗 (zo2)
  • Auxiliary verb 會 (wui3, wui5)
  • Question word
  • Speaking and listening exercises

Beginner 2 course highlights:


  • Introduction of 48 Chinese radicals in 12 weeks (optional depending on students' interest)
  • Aspect markers 咗 (zo2) and  過 (gwo3)
  • More classifiers
  • Family and address
  • Price and currency
  • Comparison ( 過 gwo3 and 啲di1) 
  • Speaking and listening exercises through role play, games etc
  • Reinforce the use of question words through speaking

Beginner 3 course highlights:


  • 48 Chinese Radicals in 12 weeks (optional depending on students' interest)
  • More classifiers (11 classifiers)
  • Passive voice: 將 (zoeng1) and 比 (bei2)/ 被 (bei6)
  • Transportation and directions
  • Colors and shopping
  • Use of before/ after 
  • Aspect markers 完 (jyun4), 倒 (dou2), 晒 (saai3) 
  • Speaking and listening exercises through role plays, songs, games etc. 
  • Speaking around past/future events, description of events/ people, basic commentary, expression of emotions etc.


Elementary course highlights:


  • 48 Chinese Radicals in 12 weeks (optional depending on students' interest)
  • Focus on listening comprehension 
  • More classifiers (19 classifiers)
  • More aspect markers 
  • 得 v.s 可以
  • Relative clause
  • Hobbies
  • Weather
  • Speaking and listening exercises through creative exercises, role plays, games, discussions etc. 
  • Speaking around events with conjunctions to convey a more complex idea, more advanced commentaries, expressing your opinions etc.



Inter-Advanced course highlights:

Textbook: Teach Yourself Cantonese by Hugh Baker and Ho Pui-Kei

  • At this level, students should be able to follow the class which is 90% of time in Cantonese
  • Classes focus mainly on speaking as students are supposed to have had a grasp of basic grammar and syntax. More complex grammar notions will be mentioned whenever required
  • Speaking exercises revolve around social, cultural or even political commentaries
  • Reading and writing can be taught if there's a demand