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Online Cantonese Class for adults

*All our classes are only offered online at this moment*
The new online session will start on 21st April- 9th July 2026, 10 weeks. The levels offered in this session are Beginner 1 , 2 & 3, Elementary, Intermediate 1 and Inter-advanced. Our sessions generally start in January, April and September. 


Beginner 1: Wed 18:00-19:30 (ET) or Wed 19:30-21:00
CAD 276

Apr 29 
May 6, 13, 20, 27
Jun 3, 10, 17, *24
Jul 8

For the class on the Jun 24th which is a public holiday in Quebec, we can discuss and postpone it by one week if everyone is available on Jul 15th.

Beginner 2: Wed 19:45-21:15 (ET) CAD 276

Apr 29 
May 6, 13, 20, 27
Jun 3, 10, 17, *24
Jul 8

For the class on the Jun 24th which is a public holiday in Quebec, we can discuss and postpone it by one week if everyone is available on Jul 15th.

Beginner 3: Thurs 19:45-21:15 (ET) CAD 276

Apr 30
May 7, 14, 21, 28
Jun 4, 11, 18, 25
Jul 9


Elementary : Thurs 18:00-19:30 (ET) CAD 276

Apr 30
May 7, 14, 21, 28
Jun 4, 11, 18, 25
Jul 9


Intermediate : Tue 19:30-21:00 (ET) CAD 276

Apr 28 
May 5, 12, 19, 26
Jun 2, 9, 16, 23, 30


Inter-advanced : Tue 20:15-21:45 (ET) CAD 276
*This is an immersion class*
Apr 21, 28
May 5, 12, 19, 26
Jun 2, 16, 23, 30

All fees include GST/HST and QST

*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 may be charged. Thank you for your understanding.

**Group classes require a minimum of 4 students. If there are 3 students, the class will be 75 mins long. For a class with only 2 students, the rate and length will be communicated with the students beforehand.

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Referral Discount

​Students will get a 10% 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:

Goal: Build A Strong Foundation In Cantonese & the Jyutping System (Cantonese Phonetics to Enable Self-Learning

  • Jyutping System  & Self-Learning Methods
  • Classifiers (Level 1)
  • Numbering System (Counting, Time, Date, Money)
  • Basic Greetings & Conversations (Name, Occupation, Nationality, Age)
  • Self-Introduction
  • Family Terms & Appellations
  • Negation ("Not")
  • Possessives 嘅 (ge3)  
  • Different Ways To Say "Thank You"
  • Simple Daily Activities & Sentence Structures
  • Time-Related Words
  • Seasonal Festivals
  • This/That/These/Those/Here/There
  • Games & Simple Presentations

Beginner 2 course highlights:

Goal: Reinforce Basics, Boost Confidence, And Deepen Cultural & Language Enjoyment


  • Classifiers (Level 2)
  • Colours
  • Spatial Concepts (Vocabulary & Grammar)
  • Places To Go & Asking For Directions
  • Relatives & Family Terms (Level 2)
  • Seasonal Festivals
  • Question Words (How to ask/ How to answer)
  • Aspect Markers (Beginner Level)
  • Games & Simple Presentations

Beginner 3 course highlights:

Goal: Enhance Listening & Conversational Skills Through In-Depth Practice (Fewer but more in-depth new topics, more speaking)

  • Classifiers (Level 3)
  • Adjectives & Related Grammar
  • Comparison
  • Aspect Markers (Advanced)
  • Places In The House (Grammar & Complex Sentences)
  • Stages Of Life (Vocabulary) + Story Telling of a Celebrity
  • Adverbs Of Intensity
  • Food Culture – Dim Sum Etiquette, Dialogues & Related Vocabulary (Including Classifiers)
  • Cantonese Swear Words (Cultural Context)
  • Seasonal Festivals
  • Games & Simple Presentations
  • Traditional Chinese Input Method through Jyutping


Elementary 1 course highlights:

Goal: Enhance Listening Skills and More Complex Syntactic Structures to Get Prepared for More Spontaneous Conversational Skills 

  • Focus on listening comprehension and question answering skills
  • More classifiers 
  • More aspect markers 
  • Hobbies
  • Daily Routine
  • Grocery Shopping and Prices
  • How Often/ For how long
  • Conjunctions
  • Adverbs & Related Grammar
  • Speaking and listening exercises through creative exercises, role plays, games, discussions etc. 
  • Noun phrases to give details of events



Elementary 2 course highlights:

Goal: Enhance Listening Skills and More Complex Syntactic Structures to Respond to Spontaneous Conversations


  • Focus on listening comprehension and more spontaneous speaking
  • Sports and Hobbies
  • Daily routine with Transportation
  • Dinner at a Chinese restaurant
  • Describe taste and texture
  • Conjunctions
  • Auxiliary verbs
  • More aspect markers
  • Passive Voice




Elementary 3 course highlights:

Goal: Enhance Listening Skills to get prepared for the Intermediate Level & Conversational Skills Through More Complex Syntactic Structures 

  • Focus on listening comprehension and more spontaneous speaking
  • Set up an outing with a friend
  • Shopping at a Store
  • Hotpot dinner 
  • Auxiliary verbs
  • Conjunctions
  • Common Expressions
  • More aspect markers
  • Relative Clause
  • Express Opinions




Inter-Advanced course highlights:

At this level, students should be able to follow the class which is 90% of time in Cantonese


Goal: Enhance Conversational Skills Through More Complex Syntactic Structures and Learn Advanced Vocabulary


  • 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